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Year: 1868




The withdrawal of Mr.. Black from this Inn
peachment case, however, gives blue look TO
this guano job of Alta Vela ; for Mr. Black has
keen eye for the main chance.


The Western Union Telegraph Company and
Its Commercial Agency.


The attempt of the Western Union Telegraph
Company to secure monopoly Of the lines all
over the country has been mainly melted by
the desire to make money outside the legitimate
business Of telegraphing by controlling COM
mercial intelligence, peddling 1t out or trading
upon 1t before it becomes known to the public.
For this purpose the managers have sought to
exercise authority over the press; to make
their own employees the agents for the col
lection and transmission of news; to establish
marine and commercial agencies Of their own,
and to make newspapers as well as individuals
entirely dependent upon them for reports and
information of every description calculated to
affect prices. We have already fully exposed
the evils of this attempted monopoly, and have
shown that telegraph line thus operated
would be serious injury to commerce instead
of great public benefit.


| The Western merchants are beginning to
| feel the danger and annoyance of this policy OF
the Western Union monopoly, and to under
| stand that the control of commercial news by
the telegraph company is calculated to work
much injury to individuals and to leave busi-
ness men at the mercy of spectators. We
publish to-day the preamble and resolution on
this subject adopted few days ago by the
Chicago Board of Trade and the comments of
Chicago paper on the subject of the Western
4 Union Commercial News Agency. 1t is
charged that the company keep back private
commercial dispatches and forward those Of
their own agency, not only for the purpose OF
compelling business men to patronize the
agency, but also to enable parties to use the
news for their own benefit in advance
of its circulation among the subscri-
bers. The Chicago Board Of Trade declare
| their determination to do all In their power
| to promote the success of the Pacific and At
lantc line, which is about to be completed to
| Chicago, and other contemplated opposition
lines. It will not be long before every news
paper and every merchant in the country will
recognize the necessity of opposition in the
telegraph business, and will do all in their
power, by subscription Of capital and In the
distribution of their patronage, to encourage
and foster all competing lines
Year: 1868

This gallant soldier and gentleman leaves
us tomorrow for the headquarters of his
regiment at Ship island. 1t is almost un-
necessary to say that in retiring from the
more active and responsible duties Of this
department General Mower carries with
him the profoundest respect and esteem Of
al the loyal people of the state.


No soldier in the national service has
done more to encourage the growth of
loyalty where it seemed crushed to the
earth by burdens too heavy to be borne !;
no soldier has more completely sustained
in peace the glorious record of valor and
patriotism made in war.


May General Grant soon find for him a
command worthy his marked and d:stin-
guished services.
Year: 1868

A STARTLING Sensational REBEL SOL
DrER's DIVIDED AFFECTIoNs.-The gossips
of certain fashionable part of our
city have been considerably excited for
q week or two past by the leaking
out of report rather damaging to the fair
reputation of o welliknown and somewhat
influential citizen residing in that part of
Richmond. We gather from what is repre-
sented as good authority that the gentle
man referred to came to Virginia from the
far South at the call of his country early in
the late unfortunate struggle for liberty.
He was not actually in the field, but did
good service for the Confederacy in q more
limited sphere. He was stationed in Rich
mond, and being a handsome fellow, good
company, and of stylish demeanor, soon be-
came popular with his many acquaint-
ances in the army and among the citizens
Of Richmond. Of this latter class was q
well-to-do manufacturer, into whose inte-
resting family our southern soldier was in
troduced. There he met, wooed, and won
an elder daughter, lovely and amiable
young lady, who was something of belle
in bellolm days. The courtship, as we have
said, was as successful as the most ardent
lover could desire. An engagement was eff
fected; the day was named; they were
married and until long after the war
closed lived in the enjoyment Of all the
bliss Of welded life.


But the dissipation of the cloud of war
was in due time followed by the appear
ance of one even more threatening to the
hero of our story. After the surrender he
made up his mind to remain in Rich
mond and commencing at once the prac-
tice of his profession (being really skilfuD,
was soon in the enjoyment Of lucrative
business. But one day lady came to
Richmond whose mission it was to put
bitter drop in the cup of prosperity. Shere
gistered at the Spotswood Hotel, and without
any unnecessary delay made her way over
to the residence Of Mr. and then the
whole story was told to burning ears. He
had been married before the war. His
two wives were living-one in Richmond
and another in the Queen City of the Gulf.
By each wife he had been presented with q
brace of children, who might never call
each other brother and sister. A storm
was imminent, but happily the good sense
of the lady from the South prevented an
exposure of the man whom the law and all
the world would regard as bigamist. She
agreed to q compromise, by which MIR.


- was allowed TO remain in the posses
sion of his second wife, without further mo-
lestation, upon the mild condition of execu-
ting certain papers, drawn by the advice
of q sharp lawyer, giving up all claim to
the property Of his first love. The whole
matter was then hushed up, q public expo
sure was prevented, the first Mrs. - went
home in peace, hereafter to be known as
a widow, and the subdued Lothario was
left to the reproaches of guilty conscience
and of deeply, irreparably- wronged wo-
man, who will be his future companion for
life.
Year: 1868

The young men Of Richmond College and Ran
dolph M.con College should not fail to call at
EAIpw1S's, corner OF Main and Tenth streets,
and procure their fall and winter suits OF clothing.
hey win find large stock OF all grades at prices
to suit body all MADE up In the latest styles
The old students VIII tell you this is the best and
ch-appst place for good clothing in the city.
Year: 1868

STRIKE WHILE THE IRON Is Hor.-The way to
heat is TO the best coal, and the best place to
get that Is from WILLIAM HALL CREW, whose
yards are Cary and Seventeenth street and
Fourteenth street near the DanyIlle depot.
Year: 1868

FIRE ExTISGUIsBER.-Ourn newspaper read
ers are pretty well posted up about the IA
nous Fire Extinguisher" that is gaining
its way TO public favor We shall now have
the chance to test its ability by actual exper-
iment, as Brewer & Co. have received two of
them by the CeylOn. The principle of the
Extinguisher is to deprive the flames of the
oxygen necessary to combustion, and there


by put them out. There are three sizes
those brought by the Ceylon being No. 3 It
is cylinder of boiler iron, one foot In diane
ter by two in length, with straps TO sling il


upon mans back A short gutta-percha
tube and brass nozzle with stop-cock, COM
pletes its outward appearance. It's worked


by means of chemicals; (of course, the secret
OF the patentee) these come with the machine


put up In cannisters containing the proper
charge. The cylinder being filed with soft


water through small opening in the top,
one of the chemicals is emptied into the wa
ter. The nut that closes the opening is at
tached to hollow tube, into which the sec
ond chemical is poured, and this tube passes
down through the cylinder, through the wa
ter, and is firmly secured by means of the
nut that fits the screw on the top of the ma
chine. There is an instant generation of gas
and consequent readiness for use. The oper-
ator, with the machine slung on his back in
case Of fire, is able to throw a small stream
of the gas charged water from distance of
forty feet, upon the flames The machine
may remain charged for months when not
needed for instant use We have seen an &C.
count of an experiment in San Francisco,
where small wooden house was filed with
the most combustible materials, and when
well on fire was readily extinguished. An
other experiment on q burning vessel was not
so successful. At the East where the ma
chimes are manufactured, they are getting
into general use. Every police station In
some cities are supplied with them, and pri-
vate dwellings, as well as stores, have one or
more on hand for instant use. They contain
enough water to furnish q stream for about
thirty minutes. The pressure indicated by
the guage on the machine on the CeyloA at
the end of several weeks after being charged,
stood at one hundred and eighty pounds 1t
appears TO US that the machines are designed
to prevent fires from getting under headway
rather than conquering them where they be-
come extensive. We all know that bucket
of water at the commencement of FIRE often
gives better results than whole brigade of
fre-engines at later moment These ma
chimes are manufactured by the "American
Fire Extinguisher Co.," of Boston, and the
cost is SO inconsiderable that every house
holder can afford TO have one.
Year: 1868

The land, as we have seen, is perpet.
ually wearing down, and the materials
are being carried out to sea--thinning
towards the land and thickening over all
the bed Of the sea. What must happen
If the continents be lightened, they will
rise; if the bed of the sea receives addit-
ional weight it will sink. 1t is impossible
but that this increase of pressure in some


places, and relief in others, must be un-
equal in their bearings SO that at some
place or other this solid floating crust must
be brought into state of strain, and if
there be n soft or weak place, a crack
will at least take place. When this hap
pens, down goes the land on the heavy
side and up on the light side, This is
exactly what happens in earthquakes.
We should naturally expect that such
cracks and outbreaks would occur along
those lines where the relief of pressure is
the greatest, and also its increase on the
sea side; that is to say, along or in the
neighborhood OF the sea coast, where the
Year: 1868

Tho apparent uDanimity of the nom
nation Of General Grant is of no po.
litical significance. Clay was nomi.
mated by acclamation and with the
same unanimity BY the Wing Con.
vention in 1874, while the Democratic
Convention OF tho same year came
together with as much doubt as to a
candidate as may mark the opening
proceedings of the Convention this
year. Yet when Polk was nominated
the party was thoroughly and cnthu-
siastically. in accord, and the candi-
date was trinmphsntly elected. For
later instance, it was hardly possible
for any convention 10 assemble with
more "must" candidates bcforeit than
the Democratic Convention Of 1852
But when Pierce was nominated
against Scott, the conqueror of Mexico
there was "unanimity" enough TO
enable him to carry evory State in
the Union, excepting four
Year: 1868

ESCAPE PROM THE GRAvE.-Thc
Cleveland Piaindedier tells the follow.
ing remarkable story of q case which
it says happened in that city; "Somc
six weeks ago young lady residing
on Lorain street, Miss Ellen X. White,
was taken i'll BY what was regarded
by her physicians as typhoid fever.
For four weeks her condition alterna.
ted from better TO worse, when about
two weeks since she had a severe re
lapse, sinking gradually until il was
thought she had died, and she was
pronounced dead by her physicians,
her mother alone refusing to believe
her dead. Preparations were made
for her funeral, the mother all the
time insisting that her daughter was
alive. She was TO have been buried
on Sunday last, and her narrow cs-
cape from the grave is thus related /:
On Saturday, while ono of the neigh
bors and mother wcrc standing by
the side of the supposed corpse, the
door, which had been left open, blow
shut with loud noise, which hnd the
effect of so acting upon the girl as to
bring her TO, and set her life blood in
motion. She sprang up and throw
ing her arms around her mothers
neck wept tears OF joy over her cs-
cape from the horrid death Of being
buried alive The young lady describ-
ed her feelings during her trance,
from which it appears she fully real
lied all that was going on, but her
will was powcrless. Her situation


appears to have been ono of perfect


happiness, except when tho thought
of being buried alive possessed her"
Year: 1868

ALBANY, n. Y, Jan. 17.-In Convention Mr.
PERRY offered a resolution providing that hereafter
members shall constitute working quorum, bat that is
nnal work shall be adopted by majority Of all mem
bers elected The members absent at rolcal Of
adjournment for went of Quorum be denied pay for
that day. Tabled under the rule.


The Convention took up the report Of the Committee
on the powers and duties OF the legislature Section -
was stricken out, and substitute by Mr.. Rumsey
adopted providing that Lotteries and the sale Of Lottery
tickets DO prohibited In the State.


EVENING SESSION.


In the evening session Of the Convention consideration
OF the report the powers and duties
was concluded and the article adopted The report
Of the Committee Future Amendments and Revisobs
was adopted fixing 1888 as the time when the people
shall vote the question OF holding another Convention
iourned.
Year: 1868




The Lerdnt Herald is in position to contra
diet the rumor that Mr.. Elliot, NJ Bourec, and Baron
Prokesch have addressed de1c Notes the Porte ask
ing for the application OF the proposed Cretan reforms 10
the other provinces OF the empire. We have how
ever believe that their Exceencies have separately
pointed the logical necessity OF such extension
but Joint action In support OF the recommendation has
yet been taken 10 is probable indeed that this Will
not he necessary Information further states that
Faud Pasha himself IL favorable To measure which, In
both the wisdom and liberaity Of its satesmanship,
would eclipse any yet promised during the present ren


vICERoY AND TIE FORTE.


The Lerani Herald says At the Porte. nothing is said
10 be known Of the rumored intention Of the Yceroy 20
refuse payment Of his tribute. We recently announced
the receipt of considerable instamen this account
but large balance Is still I'm that fact may
have given rise 10 the report IL Is hard however TO
what is not possible, probable IN the present evil
IDENTITY transition state OF Egyptian policy That tho Vice
play Il for Independence plain anything
well be In Eastern statecraft, and OF Of
his earliest moves In that direction would be To stop the
supplies. Cairo rumor IL VIII be remembered, attributed
10 the new Chamber ndispostion during the last sit
ting 10 vote the amount for the current year. and
revival ~ the report the OF the roasseuby OF that
farcca Parliament may not be without Significance. As
yet however 80 far as the Porte knows the ST Peters
burg telegraphist-wth whom the wish may have been
father TO the thoughts In advance OF the fact.
Year: 1868

On the ID of January, in the debate upon Arti-
Gle OF the Army bil M. laval brought forward an
amendment requiring that substitutes in the National
Guard Mobile should not be permitted. After long de-
bate the Chamber decided by IA TO los votes that the
amendment should be taken into consideration ArtcIo
OF the bill was adopted. The Chamber adopted an
amendment TO Article accepted by the Government,
sstinR that the Army law should not interfere with
the liberty OF citizens to travel abroad Article and the
remaining clauses Of the bill were passed The Chamber
were not 10 cit again until the 4th


PRESS LAW.


In the Chamber of Deputies the I'd OF January after
the minutes of the last meeting had read NJ Cue
rout said that had been cited before
the Juge obstruction for contrayenng the February
decree 10 summaries OF debates In the Chambers The
journals could estimate the debates but how they
to estimate public opinion without previously making
made object OF judicial proceeding the question could
not before the Corps Legisatif The Government
rejected the suggestion that desired TO prevent free dis
ensson An opportunity would naturally arise for the


House to discuss this question when the Press Law came
on for consideration. .r


FESIASs IN PARIS


Paris correspondent Of the Nod, writing on the lst
OF January, says: .r r.Jior.r
I have informed you Of the complaints made BY the
English Cabinet TO the French Minister for Foreign Az
fairs respecting the Invasion Of the FeDans The pre-
sentiments OF the English have been justified by events


appears 20 be proved that the Fenan organization has
accomphces in France, and that Its is that
Of Sect but Of legion Searches said 70 have been


made with much prudence and without arrests by order
Of the Preect OF the Police In certain quarter Of the
FaubOurg du Temple which have led TO the seizure Of
correspondence Of the most interesting description be-
tween the English fenians and the rey0utiOnsts Of
Paris Among 10 discovered IL is said, plans Of
fresh Outrages to be carried out In England the destruc
ton Of the feet and the names Of the most important
discovery, which in way menaced the French has
repeat been kept quite secret but the precious docu
Year: 1868

The Provincial Correspondent oft he of Jan. 2,
publishes an article reviewing tho position Of Germany
at the end Of the year 1867 1t congauates tho country
on the completion Of the North German Constitution,
be left to the future The Federal army Is az M 70 take
have the The separation Of the
North and South In faot overcome by the military and
commercial alliances. The German people feel Them.
been before. The change 10 appreciated sbrosd and
acknowledged. Germany, In all directions can thI9w
the weight ef her great national strength into the soae
The spirit the people, and the strength Of the Govern
ment are guarantee Of strength and serve, aboTo
all for the preservation Of the peace
Year: 1868

Cardinal Patrizl has issued edict, preceded by
letter addressed the Cardinal by the Pope himself
His Holiness depores the corruption OF the Romans VINO
are guilty OF three great sins-contnual basphemy dis
regard of holidays and dsrespect In the churches In
order prevent such scandals the Pope directs that the
should be put in force The Cardinals edict promugates
the punishments to be inflicted ON those who should be
more blasphemies 10 have worked on hoidays-the
masters being made responsible In the latter case for
The last paragraph Is more especially directed against
females who to be prevented from wearing short
dresses They also required to appear In church with
walls; but the vail which Ia 10 be substituted Tor the
modern mall hat is not TO be converted into new orna
ment for the head which is TO DO modestly covered"


NEW CARDINAL. .
At the express solicitation Of the Empress Eugene.t
ia said he Pope has conferred cardinals hat upon m
Darboy Archbishop Of Paris
Year: 1868

The Savannah Republican, June &c. learns that on
Saturday night dreadful tragedy occurred in Irwin
county about five miles from Bowen's station, by
which family lost two sons by the murderOus hand
OF negro. The names Of the young men were Will
liam and Daniel Luke sons Of Mr.. James Luke. The
name OF the murderer IL Joshua Williams The
dreadful deed was not discovered until Sunday
morning, when the bodies Of the two young men
were found lying in front OF the house in which vii.
lams lived. One OF them had been shot In the breast
and there was q hole right through his body; the
other had the entire back part Of his head blown Off,
Near them Law a large dog, also dead. BY interro-
eating the negroes IL WIS ascertaned that Will
laIns had stated to some Of them that he had
shot these young men, assigning no reason what
ever for the deed. lie had left the neighborhood
before the discovery OF the murder, and could
not he found, although search was made diligently
I'm every direction. Williams was a negro OF very
bad character. For some time past depredaons
have been committed upon the plantations In the
vicinity, and suspicion pointed towards Williams as
the guilty party. IL is surmised that these young
went to his house TO look for stolen goods that
the dog attacked them and was shot; that Williams
then shot and killed them These mere surmscs,
but as no reason can be given for the murderous
deed they are probably correct. The murdered per-
sons were young men of from eighteen to twenty
years of age.


Acoroner's inquest was held over the remains on
Sunday but no facts were elected save that Williams
had acknowledged having shot the men,
Year: 1868




About the middle Of last week policeman Stone, of
OF this city man whose eccentric conduct induced
the officer to take him to the Middle district station.
The fact being reported by Captain Mitchell TO the
police authorities here-the man making certain
statements-a telegraphc despatch sent to Super
intendent Kennedy, OF New York, at whose request
the party, who represented himself Beardsly Van
Alstyne cashier and proprietor OF the Wayne County
Bank, at Lyons, State OF New York, taken on to
that city on Thursday. The New York papers. no.
ticng his arrival, state that March last he is al
legged To have absconded with a large amount Of
bonds and other securities, and the bank was found
to be nsovent and ruined In consequence of
sundry speculations all the depOstors being
the victims. Two gentleman named Warren
placed the Case in superintendent OF Police Ken
nedy's hands. who notified all the police bureaus in
the United States. Mr.. Warren sued out writ OF at
tachment against $500 in gold coin and some
jewelry which was found in the possession OF the
prisoner, the same being handed to the sheriff
by Kennedy. Van Alstyne IL a native of New lork,
and Is between thrty-five and forty years of age.
Before his disappearance he Ia said to have been
fine looking healthy man, but he Is now q mere
wreck OF his former SELF He states that he lost
$4,000 his individual fortune by the failure OF the
bank, and his uncle lost $4,000 He also states that
all the assets OF the bank were swallowed up by ILL
advised schemes OF speculation, and this dilemma
he used the funds which had been left with the bank
for safe Keeping. After leaving Lyons he went to
New York, where he raised a loan Of $4,000 on the
session he took passage in a sailing vessel for Brazil.
He arrived at Rio Janeiro, but remained there few
days only, taking passage in sailing vessel again
RatimOre.
Year: 1868

out OF bed, struck light and soon discovered his
snakeship coiled in the warn place" she had JUST
vacated. Banging the impndant serpent "a few"
with the re shovel she became master OF the stua-
ton. The loafhsome visitor was over three feet in
length ana was OF the species known as garter
snakes-not very poisonous, but still not sufficiently
harmless to sleep with.-Cad0 Democrat.
Year: 1868

AN UNPLEASANT BEDFELLow.-A venerable colored
woman, living IN one of the snanties the levee
junction. retired saturday night, and after sleeping
an hour or two was awakened by the crawling OF a
snake over he bare shins. she Immediately rushed