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Year: 1867

ToBE FILLED UP.-Victor's mill pond, in
Adams's valley, is at last TO be filled up,
and this foul breeder of miasma is to be re-
moved. Thanks to the Board of Health,
who have so often called the attention OF
the Council to it, and to the City Engineer,
who, as soon as authorized to do so, has
adopted vigorous measures to insure the
speedy disappearance of the filthy hole
The owners of the property covered by
the pond have received legal notification
to abate the nuisance, and failing to do so
at once, the city will cause it to be done at
their expense, and sell the property to pay
the cost.
Year: 1867

The season for chills and fever is now upon
US. 1t therefore becomes our duty and inter-
est also to get the best cure in use: and the
only one we with truth rely upon as GER
tain, is HURLEY'S AGUE TONIC. as thousands
OF Well attested cases can testify. 1t is fast
superseding all other remedies for ague and
fever or chills and fever. Every body should
try it when they have chlIs. Can be had at
any drug store, our frieE1s james Ruddle
& Co., are selling large quantities throughout
the West and South. Every store should have
a supply ON hand to meet the coming demand
Year: 1867

the war the average number of pupils


was five hundred, but at present there
are not more than one hundred. The


ball given by the graduating class was
attended by portion of. the Presi-
Dental party. The Presidential party
left Chappell Hill this morning on
their return trip, and were Hospitality
had been as calm and composed as
those of the North on reception occa-
sions. The excursion so far, has been
pleasant to all concerned. Ma. Gen.
Sickels and staff and Gov. Worth ac-
eompanied the party back to Raleigh.
The President leaves for Washington
Saturday afternoon.
Year: 1867

An Act to encourage the breeding Of fish.


1t j, Hereby enacted, Sc


Sec. J. Every person who slnll in
any manner take, or carry away any rout
or other ii-h from any stream, pond, or
Reservoir belonging TO any other person or
corporation, Which stream, pond or reser-
voir has been stocked with fish by hatch
ing the eggs or spawn, or by placing fish
therein, without the consent Of the owner
ot the land covered by and adjoining such
stream, pond, or reservoir, or without the
consent OF the agent Of the corporation, if
slch land belong TO corporation, shall
he punished by fine of not less than one
i more than five dollars, fer every fish
50 taken or carried away, and shall also
be liable TO tie owner of such stream,
pond or reservoir in civil suit for the
full value Of all fish SO taken or carried
away; provided, the owner Of land on
stream -holl not have the benefit OF this
act unless he own, the head of lie stream
as Tar as mp As ti'h are caught.


Sec. 2 This act shall take effect from
its passage.


\ ApnrovnJ No. 81 1907
Year: 1867

The telegraph announced last Monday the
death of General Sterling Price, who has
long lain seriously i'll at St Louis. The
many who shared his fortunes, says the
Memphis Avalanche, during the great strug-
gle for Southern independence, and reVered
him with the generation they would feel for
a father, will receive this announcement
with heartfelt sigh and the tribute of a
tear If in a military point of view, he
were not great, he was eminently a good
man and the kindness of his nature shone
cOnspieuously through the campaigns which
be was called upon to participate. He had
obtained the highest honors in his own State
and had hold upon the affections of the
people of Missouri, that time cannot eradi
cate. He had long suffered from a chronic
complaint, which at last over-mastered the
iron constitution which it had assailed, and
the venerable patriot, whose large heart was
devoted to his people, will throb no more
He sleeps wherethe objurations and abuse
of political foes cannot disturb his rest, and
there is a mausoleum in every true heart to
enshrine his memory.
Year: 1867

General Sherman gave his opinion of ne
gro suffrage In an address to the returned
soldiers at Chicago On the 9th Of July 1865.
BE then said; I want those who have
been in the South to bear testimony to the
condition Of these freed negroes. Ny own
opinion is that they are not fitted for the ex-
ereise Of the franchise. Loud applause. ]
1 want them to get a fair price for their La
Dor, but do not think they are fitted to lake
part in the legislation Of the country" IRE
newed cheering
Year: 1867

The Constitutional Union men Of Missis-
sippi propose to hold a State convention at
Jackson, on, the 18th of next month. We
wish them unbounded success, and hope
that the great masses of Mississippi will
work In concert for the purpose of breaking
the back Of the Internal radical beast
Year: 1867

Several Iowa papers having pronoun-
ced decidedly in favor Of Senator Harlan
for the Presidency, the Burlington
Hawk- Eye authoritatively states that he
Is not a candidate. OF course there was
no probability that Mr.. Harlan would
be strongly urged for the position out
side Of this State, Notwithstanding his
eminent fitness for that or any other
position in the gift Of the people; hence
he does very wisely to disclaim at once
any idea of the candidacy. We know
of no man who would command greater
confidence as Vice President than Mr..
Harlan, and we regard his chances for
elevation to that position as by no
means neutrality-suspicious. Bul-
ietin.
Year: 1867

THE TEST ADMINIsTERED.-I once
heard conversation between a church
member and al infidel. After .rgu-
mcnts were urged with some length on
both sides, the intidel observed to his
friend that they might as well drop the
subject Of conversation "for,' said he,
II do not believe a single word you say,
and more than this, / am satisfied that
you do not really believe it yourself, for
to my certain knowledge, you have not
given, in the last twenty years, rs much
for the spread of Christianry-such as
the building Of churches, foreign and
domestic missions-as your last Durham
COW cost. Why, sir, if believed the
one-ha1f Of what you say you believe, |
would make the church my rule for Civ
ing, and my farm the exception. Chris
tian Banner.


a Mississippi physician processes to
have invented a new kind of ink. The
appearance of a letter written with it is
thus described by the New Orleans Pic
ayunc. THAT petition of the letter writ
ten with this ink has the appearance of
having been written with Il agolden fluid.
Let the reader imagine that a letter
written with the ordinary black ink bo
suddenly dashed with gold dust, which
adheres only to the letters, and he will
have some idea of the singularly brill
liant effect Of this chemical writing
fluid" The inventor accidentally
made this ink while compounding
wash for the cure Of cancer. He says
the co!ors are permanent, and that it
will become favorite with printers and
sign painters.


Henry Vinccnt's idea of y model FAM
lily is that it ought not number less than
fourteen children; but Miners Of the
Providence Press says: A nice time
poor laboring man would have buying
for such family, butter at fifty cents :
pound, eggs forty cents dozen, and
beefsteak two shillings pound.


The Tennessee Legislature has upa
bill for the protection Of fwool-growers BY 1
which dogs will be taxed 81 head
One dog to each family will be exempt


How to make . Black crook-Kick
him in the bread basket
Year: 1867

IyJUDICIoUs SMARTNEss. - Shortly
after the recent abstraction of bonds
from the Hartford Bank, young man
in that town, who was waiting upon a
young lady, surprised her one evening
by rcmarking that, "Tuller didn't take
those bonds; I know who did, for I've
had many good cigar out Of Them.
This remark the young woman COM
municated to some Of her friends and
the young man was summoned into the
presence Of the Chief of Police, and
questioned concerning his statemcnt.-
He said he might have made such re-
mark, merely to astonish the girl, but as
for knowing anything about the bonds,
he was as ignorant rs any person could
be. It was apparent that, II he said any
thing of the kind, it was done for
"splIrge," to impress the girl with a
huge idea of life, and he departed, prob
ably impressed with the idea that it
isn't always safe to exaggerate for the
sake of effect upon female mind.
Year: 1867

AKTLEss SIMPLIcITY.-One OF the
sweetest incidents that We have noticed
for many day-and ono which shows
the effect Of early training, assisted by
y pure and undcfiled imagination-ha
just fallen under our observation. 1t Is
thus related:


A lady visited New York city and saw
on the sidewalk a ragged, cold aud hun
cry little girl, gazing wistfully at some
cakes In a shop window. She stopped,
and taking the little one by the hand,
led her into the store. Though she was
aware that bread might be better for the
cold child than cake, yet desiring to
crafty the shivering and forlorn one,
she bought and gave her the cake she
wanted. She then took her to another
place, where she procured her u shawl
and other articles of comfort. The CRATE
full little creature looked the benevolent
lady full in the face, and with artlcss
simplicity, said: "Are you Gods wife?'
Did the most eloquent speaker ever en-
ploy words to better advantage?
Year: 1867

WHAT CONGRESS WILL HAVE TO Do.
The national legislature, at its present
session, will have good deal of business
to do, aside from the work Of reconstruc-
ton and collateral political Matters
The ever present tariff question will, of
course, come up; without it congress
would not be congress. The internal
revenue system, which will need tinker
ing as long as it lives, will probably oc-
cupy good deal of thought, and good
deal more time. Public opinion imper-
atively demands the amendment to this
system, whose inef1icicncy and abuse
are disgraceful to the nation. Internal
improvements in various parts of the
country, on the great rivers and sea-
board, will demand attention, and in the
present prodigal temper of our rulers,
will receive generous aid. The great
and growing mining interest will urge
the establishment of q national mining
school, aud this project, if it can be
made to take II practical and useful
shape, we trust will be carried out. And
most important Of all, the grave finan.
cial questions, which, yet unsettled, con.
stitute permanent menace of our pros.
perity-thcse must receive instant and
careful treatment. The people are tired
of political squabbles and futile theoriz.
ing which have occupied the recent scs-
sions of congress. They demand practi.
cal legislation on these vital subjects
and we believe that any party which
could furnish guarantees Of earnest and
honest action on these material issues,
would, whatever its partizan opinions,
receive the hearty approvals of the peo.
pie ut large. Our national affairs have
come to a pass which demand something
higher in our Legislators than the cum
ming of the caucus and the wisdom oi
the wardroom.
Year: 1867

taking them all together. and l claim that
the nine millions of dollars obtained from
that tenth which has been worked, should
have yielded at least ,hi,ty-six millions of
dollars. And further claim, that the work
ing of gravel claims is easier, cheaper, surer,
and more profitable than quartz.


can scarcely account for the neglect OF
these gravel claims, among the seekers after
wealth, except it arises from the indifference
of the owners to sell, and their carelessness
in grouping together statistics, that fairly
and fully represent their value. Still, like
everything else in California, these claims
must go through their da,k days or appren'
,iceship, bet"re even their present owners
can clearly appreciate their value. The i'm
perfect mode of working them heretofore, is
one great canse of their not being better
known; but all that will soon he changed,
and gravel claims will take their relative
rank in the gold mining Of the coast. In my
next will endeavor to give you some fu' thrr
statistics and other facts with regard TO this
interesting and important locality.
Year: 1867

handy it would be to have them in the house.
Ice is several cents a pound in this city, and
all the iccbergs in the Arctic sea might be
bought for dollar, but that don't prove, beg
ging Mr.. Stewards pardon, that the dollar would
not be wasted.


We are opposed to cheating orr good friend
the Car. If Russian America is worth any
thing to US, it must be worth as much to
him, for fish are fish, timber is timber,
ice is ice, all the world over. But
we object to paying anything for what we don't
want. Tor what would cost more to take care of
than it would ever bring. We object to paying
any sum for territory on which Great
Britain holds virtual mortgage, and in
which her fishermen and hunters will
have equal rights with ours. We object to any
purchase made upon treaty which, though
public in its nature and needful to be pub
lished, is carefully kept secret. Where is the
treaty, and what does it say Let the people
know to what Mr.. Seward would bind them.
He tells them all about the fish and the
lumber, but is silent as to the bargain itself.
Elsewhere we print dispatch which conveys
good deal of information as to the means by
which it is sought to engineer this scheme
through the Senate.
Year: 1867

Zone might think that the Radicals Of the North would
feel the shame OF detected sheepteaer when they force
Negro Suffrage upon the South eamgit 'inaeDable
human right and yet refuse to permit within their own
States They have thought except perhaps IN two or
three states, OF letting their own negroes vote"


OF course, the villain who cOncOcted tho
above knew better-knew that no one who even
pretended to be Radical opposed voting by
negroes within their own States.' At least six
Radical States already cOncede the Right of
Suffrage to Blacks; Connecticut tried to do tho
same in 1865, as New-YOrk had done in 1860;
and in either instance the Republicans gave
large majority of Yeas, but were overborne by
the Democrats. So in several other States
Such fabricators as he of The Journal are
mainly responsible for that alienation of North
from South which they affect to deplore.
Year: 1867

the bill is almost unanimous. 1t has been
held by the Court of last resort that the run
ming Of railroad upon the streets of city is
mot use of it contemplated when originally
dedicated as a public highway" We hold
this to be decisive. Since that message was
sent to the Legislature the !-..1iignation Of me
people Of this city has had more emphatic ex-
preston. They hold the Cross-Town road to be
an outrage, and an injury, and no mere change
of the details of the bill can affect its main
provisions The people of New York have some
interest in the constitutional objections to
the original bill; but it is the railroad itself
which they protest against, and it is that pro-
test which the Governor has said he was bound
TO regard
Year: 1867

If Mr.. Seward thinks that because the peO-


pie of this country are gratifed with the plea
SAINT relations of our Government with that
of Russia, they are willing to bny all the ice
bergs which Russia is willing to sell, he has
only added to the list of his mistakes,
long enough already. If Russia is indeed our
friend and ally. let her keep her useless land.
National good will Goes not usually extend 80
far that one notion will sacrifice its interests
merely to oblige another Jones is
very fond of Brown, but he don't
sell Brown first-rate railroad stocks
at a discount of seventy per cent out Of admi-
ration for Brown; aud it stands to reason that
if he does make such an ofer,Ithe stocks are
not of the kind which Jones thinks profitable
to keep. The higher the value Mr. Seward
places upon the Russian American desert, the
greater the absurdity Of the Russian sale. The
fisheries are immense, the timber invaluable,
the Esduimaux few; it is thought that gold
and, silver mines will be discoved; so we are
told; and soon we expect to hear that
orange trees as well as grain fields will
flourish in the delightful climate. Why
then does the Gar want to sell He must be
ignorant of these advantages, of which Mr..
Seward is the discOverer, and we have no doubt
he is ignorant. 1t will be said, of course,
that the territory is of no use to Russia /;
we ACCEPT the statement, and think that
a poor argument to prove that ii would be OF
use to us. Then we have the cheapncss al
leged-the Mrs. Toodle's argument that it was
well TO buy 17S watch-bOXcs, sold at ruinOus
SacriGce hccausa IL fLov over were wanted how
Year: 1867

The Liberal party in the English Parliament
have at length announced their intention with
regard to the Reform bill introduced by the
Government. At recent meeting, they re-
solved to offer determined opposition, and TO
bring it to test vote as soon as possible.
They confidently expect the defeat of the Min
stry, who, in that case, will tender their rcsig-
Year: 1867

The Norrich Bulletin thus eOntradiets tho
report that Senator Foster voted split ticket
last Monday:


The facts are simply that he asked TO make
speech but studously neglected by the very men
who complain of his inactivity; and, far voting s
concerned. he voted an Open mscratched Republican
ballot. Moreover kl0W that he desired, most
earnestly the success Of the Republican ticket and
ready TO de anything to promote IT,"
Year: 1867

~ The Marysville Enterprise insists
that the questions of Negro Suffrage snd
Woman Suffrage shall be run separately.
each upon its own merits. so that the lai.
ter may not eudsnger the success of the
former. This is the 6rsf We were aware
that the Enterprise was . champion OF
negro suffrage. It's progress has been
rapid: and If it continues so, the paper
will be going it heavy in favor Of the two
Issues united. long before the time ar
rives for voting on them.
Year: 1867

E9~ The Richmond Enquirer, refer
ring to the character and conduct OF
conservative Northern men in Virginia,
as manifested in the elections, has the
following sensible comments and advice,
as to the treatment they should receive
from native Virginians:


This conduct entities these Northern
gentlemen to a place in our esteem and
friendship as warm as if no long civil
war had never made them enemies. If,
from cat ses upon which it is unneces-
shry to dilate, We have not extended to
these adopted citizens a welcome as
cordial as we should have done in times
gone by, we must now show in every way
in which a courteous people can evince
their good will that we, too, recognize
the fact that blood is thicker than water.
Indeed, the late election will furnish an
excellent test by which we can deter
mine what proportion of our citizens of
Northern birth have recently come among
US as thrifty, honest, useful settlers,
to share the fate and protect the rights
of the whites, and those who have no
other object and mission than to aid in
the ruin of men of their own color The
former merit and should receive all the
attention and respect which we extend
to the most esteemed immigrants Busi-
ness patronage and social amenities
should be theirs to the full extent Of
their merits. No distinction should be
made, so far as this class is concerned,
between the Northern men who did their
duty in battle and those who took no
part in the civil war The patent which
confirms all these citizens to a right to
our kindness dates from the 22d Of Oc-
tober. Upon great battle teld, where
the white Virginian struggled to main
tain the supremacy ola noble race, these
men did 6eir duty.
Year: 1867

Hundreds Of thousands die every au.
tumn of three forms Of disease-diarrhea,
dysentery and various grades Of fevers-
but not one need die; they are avoida.
BILE diseases; their causes being known,
all that is required is to bring very
moderate amount Of intelligence to bear
in avoiding those causes. A baby will
avoid putting its finger in the candle q
second time; it remains only TO grown
up stupids TO expose themselves TO the
causes of disease year after year, and
thus recklessly imperil health and even
life itself


The Cause Of autumnal diseases is an
emanation from the surface of the earth
in those localities where are found in
combination, heat, moisture and vege-
table matter, such as leaves, wood, etc ,
for the heat of eighty degrees combined
with moisture induces decay, and from
this decaying substance sometimes arises
which, If breathed or otherwise taken
into the system, induces the disease
sooner or later


What this emanation is has hitherto
been merely conjecture, because it was
impalpable, so like thin air that the at
mosphere which contained it, when
subjected to chemical analysis, yielded
nothing beyond the constituents of pure
air. But within year or two it has
been ascertained that if a quantity of air
Of a miasmatic locality is bottled up and
conveyed to sleeping apartment, the
person who breathes it will in short
time have more or less decided symp-
toms offever and ague; and on examining
his saliva orthe inside of his mouth, a
living, moving thing is clearly visible
with microscopic aid. Observation and
experiment have shown ncontrovertibly
that there are two ways Of escaping the
i'll effects of having these living things
in the system. Persons must avoid liv-
ing in localities where the land is rich,
fat and moist, or they must drain those
lands; but it is possible to live in such
places, and have reasonably good health,
simply by keeping iu the house of morn.
ings, with brisk fire until breakfast is
eaten, and take supper at sundown, be-
cause it has been found that these ema-
nations are more poisonous at sunrise
and sunset, and that if the stomach is
excited to action by the process of diges-
tion, the emanation is rendered inocuous.


A practical use may be made of this
subject, in the light of these facts, in
reference to breathing night air. Very
many advocate the raising of windows
in sleeping apartment summer and
winter all the year round. The theory
seems a good one, but experience will
not corroborate it. Persons living on
water courses, where the bottom lands"
as they are called, are rich; luxuriant
and damp, will save health and life
itself by keeping all outside doors and
windows opening into the chambers
closed from sundown to sunrise, during
the three autumnal months, in fever and
ague or intermittent localities. - Halls
Journal of Health.>
Year: 1867

B4- The Metropolitan Record pre-
diets the end of negro governments as
follows:


These negro governments can never
be permitted to stand. They will
be swept out of existence as soon as the
Radical party, which has begotten them,
has been put under the heel of an out
ragged and indignant people. The issue
involved is not of one party, nor Of mere
political ascendency, but whether Afri-
cans are to rule Americans, aud whether
barbarism is to submerge civilization.
We cannot permit ourselves to doubt
how that issue is to be finally decided.
To do so would be to impeach the intel
ligence Of the age and to acknowledge
that not only free government, but gov
ernment Of any kind in this country,
vas a signal and a humiliating failure.


We can readily realize how the blood
Of our Southern countrymon must boil
at the degradation which Radicalism is
seeking per force to impose upon them.
We think We can understand something
Of the feeling which the very thought Of
negro supremacy must STIR up in tie
bosoms Of the chivalric sons, especially
Of the Old Dominion, bot let them take
comfort from the reflection that il can.
not endure loug-nsy, that even nov
events are IN progress, which are des-
tined 10 destroy Il, and its advocates a1S
upholders, forever.