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Year: 1868

An unmarried lady on this side of fifty


hearing of the marriage Of a very young
friend observed with 4 very deep sigh


"Well. as soon as all the infants are


disposed of, l suppose the women will
have n chance
Year: 1868

TENNESSEE is bankrupt. On Thurs.
day the State Senate passed bill ad
mittins the inability of the State te
pay even the interest on its debt. Such
is the model kingdom of Birthstone
Brownlow, where "all men are equal,
and ignorant negroes have everything
their own way.
Year: 1868

The New York San RADICAL gives
M New York to the Democrats. and
saws. "Our conclusion, locking calmly
and impartially at the whole question, is
that the Democracy must carry New
York in spite of everything
Year: 1868

Various reasons are broached to ac-
count for the smoky appearance of the
atmosphere during the greater part OF
this summer and which still continues.
Hills and valleys are shrouded in n
mist which is not fog, but gives to the
landscape all the subdued spiendor OF
autumnal scenery. As We observed,
this has been accounted for in divers
ways. 4 sagacious old gentleman in
forms us that it is his opinion that the
herbage of the immense swamp lands
in Canada is on fire and the smoke,
blowing southwark, arises with the cir
cumambient air, producing this un-
wonted misty effect to our beautiful
scenery.


But it is useless to cite the different
opinions of the causes that might pro-
duce all this mysterious smoke. Not
but that they are curious enough and
ingenious; but we think gifted young
friend of ours hit upon the true theory.
Be it known that he is a red-hot Rad.
ical, and so imbued with the glory of
the "great American" GRANT that it is
impossible to get another idea
into his caput. He attributes
the misty condition of the
atmosphere to the smoke from the many
cigars of the heroic ULYSSES. Although
We can scarcely believe this, what a
delicious fancy that the smoke Of the
hero's cigar should float all over this
magnificent country. Our remarkable
young friend, with true radical ratio
cination, thinks this theory cannot be
disputed, because "GRANT is very
obstinate man and he smokes" He
Furthermore says: "Let us have peace"
Year: 1868

those 'carpet- -baggers" who have flooded the
South. I have opposed freedmen being
permitted to vote; have favored their
being forced to work on the plantations of
their former owners at such prices as the
planter could afford have rejoiced when.
ever I heard of Yankee being run out Of
a neighborhood, or plundered of his prop.
erty; 1 was one of the principal witnesses
before the grand jury, on the examination
into the July riot in 1866; and am sorry
that there were not few hundred more ne.
groes killed that day.


But my business affairs have not pros
pered. The situation | had in govern
ment Office could not be made to pay
as well as l expected; SO I resigned
and became secret agent OF the revenue
department. This paid splendidly for a
while; but an Internal skunk OF Yankee,
who was my partner in several little things,
wishing to get it all himself, sold me out,
and was squeezed as dry as sponge be.
fore getting out Of jail.


1 am now running for the Office of --,
in district, on the Democratic ticket -
THE WHITE MANS TICKET; and l support
Judge Taliaferro for governor because he
also is opposed to the Yankee carpet.bag
rascals who have stolen our niggers and
brought all our troubles upon US. My
whole energies are bent toward defeating
the ''Black Crook constitution; but if it
should accidentally be carried, would be
better off in office than out.


Such has been my career. It can be
summed up in dozen words; A 'REBr to
the backbone; one who opposed Lees sur
render; who will never live in amity with
the damned Yankees" who wants to see
Andy Johnson hang Grant, Stanton, and
Thad Stevens; and who don't care if we do
become part of the dOminons of
Napoleon, Victoria, or any other decent
foreign potentate.


And would not speak to any person who
does not agree with me. The true Southern
policy is to prescribe socially all who differ
with us. This must be a white mans
country; and we must make it too hot for
anybody who differs with us in opinion. 1t
is true that it would not be safe 20 say SO
publicly; but we must work at it quietly
and Systematically. We must driue The Tdn.
KEGS ont. When that is done we will have
the niggers our own way.


In conclusion, let me say to the public,
that if elected to the position Of - in


- district, will endeavor to serve the
WHITE people of New Orleans as faithfully
| as ever.
Year: 1868


We love the white man and the black;
Let Democrats love the rest.
Who teok the lash from the negro's back,
We love them still the best.
Oh dear we feel SO happy,
The world has grown less wicked.
Let US still march on in the saving way
And vote on the "Warmoth ticket


A little more justice here,


A little more reason too;
A little more sense in the poor white man


Will carry our ticket through.
We know those men who loved to prey
On black as well as white,
Are worshiping their ''gods in gray"
With hymns of Southern right
Oh! how the art of lying,
And perjury, and bribe,
Is carried on from johnson down
To the lowest "Flunky" scribe.


A little less rebel here,


A little more loyal too;
A little more real American pride


Will carry our ticket through.
Low prejudice may help them out,
And arrogance may pirate.
In spite of all their rebel route,
Wen save this good old state. +.
Oh don't it sound so pretty
To hear our loud hosannah;
Still ringing out from end to end,
Of free made Louisiana.


A little more manhood here,


More selfdependence too;
A little more plain-told simple truths


Will carry our ticket through.
In Field or Cabinet you'll Grant
Ulysses can't be beat;
Wen have him for our president,
And Warmoth for the state.
Oh! we'll want no "rebel papers,
To get some work to do;
The Stars and Stripes We'll fight for still,
Not treason's "bonny blue.n


A little less foreign rule,


A little less ruin too;
A little more true American grit


VIII carry the nation through.
Wen pack into our carpet-bags"
All useless rebel trash;
All treason, spite, and faded flags,
Vain pride and paper cash,
Old cotton bonds and cockney plans,
Lost causes and Reviews
And send them off to Johnny Bull;
He deals in such refuse.


little more there might pay,


A little less here would do;
United now is the better way,


So run the ticket through.
Let those who will not be all good
Republicans to-day
Because they have no slaves to whip,
Once more assume the gray.
A nice conserve" they'll be,
Democratic aristocrats
We'd pack them into our "carpet-bags,r
But they won't receive such rats


A little more freemen here,


A little more thinking too;
By the little end of the horn then


Those funkies will crawl through
We know the men that freed the black,
They live North, East, and West;
They took the lash from the negro's back
Then why not love them best.
And good old Uncle Sammy
Needn't feel the least alarm,
Wen have no Mason and Dixon's lineo
Running through his children's. farm.


A little more justice here,


A little more reason too;
A little more sense in the poor white mar


will carry our ticket through.
Year: 1868



 JosH BILLINGS ON BED BuGs.-I have nev- CT seen anybody yet but what despised bed bugs. They are the meanest of aul crawling creeping, hopping and biteing things.

 They dasent tackle a man by daylte, but sneak in after dark, and chaw him while he is fast asleep.

 X musketo will ftc you in broad daylitc, at short range, and give you chance to knock in his sides-the flea is a game bug, and will make a dash at you even in Broad way-but the bed bug IS a garrotcr who waits till you strip and then picks out mel low place to eat you.

 If l was in the habit of swearing I would not hesitate tew damn a bed bug right tew his face.

 Bed bugs are uncommon smart in small way; one pair of them will stock hair mat tress in two weeks with bugs tew last a siLall ! family whole year. | It don't do enny good to pray when bugs are ill season; the only way to get rid of them | is tew bile up the whole bed in aquafortis, and then heave it away and buy new one.

 Bed bugs when they have grown aul they | intend to are about the size of blue jay's eye, and have a brown complexion, and when | they start out to garrote are as thin as a | grease spot, but when they git thru garrot- | ing they are swelled up like a blister.

 It takes three days tcw git the swelling out ov them.

 If bed bugs have enny destiny to fill, it must be their stummucks, but it seems tew me that they must have been made by acksi- dent, just as slivyers are, tew stick into sum boddy.

 If they was got up for sum wise purpose they must hay took the wrong road, for there kant be enny wisdom ill chawing man aul mite long and raising family besides, to fol Ter the same trade.

 If there is sum wisdum in aul this hope the bugs will chaw them folks who can sec it and let me be bekause l am one of the heret iks
Year: 1868

A FRANK ADMIssIoN.-The Cincinnati Com merciai says;

 "The practical effect of the Supreme Court bin is to abolish the right of trial by jury in ten States of the Union-to make military commissions the supreme law over territory half as large as continental Europe-to shake down rights older than Runnymede or Dooms- day book. Did Mir Stewart and those who voted with him yesterday ever hear the com pendious definition of the object and aim of the British Constitution and Government, by one of the greatest jurists of modern times If not it may not be amiss to remind them that it is in these words: 'To get twelve honest men in jury box. But in the year 1868 the Congress of the United States passes law to drive twelve honest men out of jury and replace them with twelve soldiers, behind general order from headquarters, consign- ing this, that or the other man to jail for an offense unknown to the law or Constitution of the land. This, too, when there has been no war in the country in three years"
Year: 1868

THE EUREKA PRocEss.-G. II. Gray & Co., of this city, have recently purchased the Eu- reka or Ryerson process, with the ball grind ers,n in their mill at Gold Valley Sierra coun- ty. This process, it will be recollected, is the one which has been for some time in use on the Fremont Marposa Estate, working rock from the celebrated Josephine mine, and re- ducing it to an impalpable powder by means of small, half ounce iron balls, working in a revolving barrel; the amalgamation being ef- fected by means of Ryerson's superheated steam apparatus. Both of these operations Lave already been fully described in the col umns of the Press. The Messrs Gray recent ly visited the mill in Mariposa, and spent sufficient length of time in examining the practical working of the process to satisfy themselves that it is all that is claimed, in point of efficiency and economy. The total cost of working rock by this process, there-using a very inefficient stamp mill for the prelimi- nary crushing of the rock, and wood for steam at a cost of SC a cord-is said to be a fraction less than Sl0 per ton. The Messrs Gray hope to be able to put in machinery for working this process at a cost but little, if any, exceed ing the ordinary stamp and pan process San Fraheiseo Mining Press
Year: 1868

On Tuesday night James Rock, railroad
employf Was found in nscnsibe condition. lying by
the roadside, at Franklin, small town near Newark
on being discovered, the man was taken to a small
shanty near by, where he died Wednesday morning.
The Essex County Physician, Dr. Dodd Immediately


Informed OF the occurrence, and that official made post
mOrtem examination OF the body yesterday morning.
deep vas found the lip OF deceased and on the
back OF the head was also bad bruse The examination
also led che al scovery OF cloted blood about the skull


so strong the Indications of crime. that tho County
Ply scian deemed 1t advisable 10 order coroners in
Guest which he accordingly did Justice Brown OF Belle
Investigated last night. The testimony OF the several
witnesses who examined previous to the departure
Of reporter goes 10 show that st. Patrcks Day


posse Of aboers employed the Paterson aud Newark
railroad (Of which deceased one) deemed advisable
to celebrate the anniversary OF their patron saint Dy De
coming glertOusly Intoxicated" Nearly all OF lhe
saloons in town were visited, and consequence all
the under the influence OF the burning poison
As they reeling along the road uniting IN their
Bacchanaan choruses ~ their number Peter Mead
by name suddenly enraged and vented his fury
by giving the deceased powerful blow IN the lace,
head against stone and received the wound which re-
suited in his death His drunken companions endeavered
convey him from the roadside, but we're noXic ated
10 extent render their efforts OF no avail
1hen followed tho discovery OF deceased as related Ia
the opening OF this paragraph. The accused. Peter
dou, that the allegations against him are In the main
correct What the OF tho difficulty wasis mystic


y the companions Of the deceased man were TOO In
toxlcated 10 give particulars Inc investgaton Ia
stl proceeding and additional particulars will probably
be brought 10 nght There is considerable excitement
Year: 1868

The excitement in regard to the trouble be-
tween Mr. Drew and Commodore Vanderbilt is undated
While Walst is usual in high fever the htte suburb
at the NewJersey terminus Of the COuIandt-st Ferry
h intensely agated. Taylors Hotel is now the castle Of
OF the railroad kings. and In Dudley GreGorys noI


fire proof lies the immense treasure Of wealthy
corporation. few days ago was reported that raAu
about to be made upon the citadel and that Daniel
Drew and his garrison were 10 be ncontncnty gobbed
up violently released rOm their pleasant place OF voun
tary exile and led by force across the placid Hudson even


the city OF Gotham there 10 be mucted in certain
sums for the alleged infraction OF divers and sundy
laws OF our good commonwealth. This report
proved 10 DO a false one Yesterday. however there
came TO Messrs. Drew, Flax Eldridge aud Could more
authentic Information touching contemplated ncursiOn
under the leadership OF two well known OF might and
employed for the purpose hereinbcfOc limited a


Long before the hour fixed foe the departure the hos
tile band from the hthcr side OF Hudsons sunlt stream
a round score Of Jersey Citys guardians were quietly
saoned In the halls and corridors OF Tay inn their
Locust clubs well polished and trim resting within easy
reach OF broad right hands unused 10 bloody strife and


their bright barreed repeaterS awaiting only the signal


10 belch forth their sulpur0us protest against the
yasjou of the baiiwck which allie glance To the
mOnOpolies Of Camden and AmbOy. A and a half
Erie Railway from the track, the workshop and


the long dOck-mon OF theWs and snews made strong by
much welding OF the sledge and other Implements of
weight and pOweralsO up 10 beat back the hosts
Of the enemy when they should appear But no eueDy
and wise say that he who hath the guidance
aud g0yernance OF the Metropolitan Police had taken
Year: 1868

THE most fallacious ideas prevail re-
specting leisure. People are always say
ing to themselves II would do this, and
would do that, if l had leisure" Now
there is no condition in which the chance
of doing any good is less than in the con-
dition of leisure. The man fully employ
ed may be able to crafty his good dispo-
sitions by improving himself or his neigh
bors, or serving the public in some useful
way; but the man who has all his time to
dispose of as he pleases, has but poor
chance indeed of doing so. To do increas-
es the capacity of doing, and it is far less
difficult for man who is in habitual
course of exertion, to exert himself little
more for an extra purpose, than for man
who does little or nothing, to put himself
into motion for the same end. There is
reluctance in all things to be set agoing
but when that is got over, then everything
goes sweetly enough.


Just so with the idle man. Inlosing the
habit, he loses the power of doing But a
man who is busy about some regular en-
ployment for proper length of time
every day, can very easily do something
else during the remaining hours; indeed,
the recreation of the weary man is apt to
be buster than the perpetual leisure of the
idle. AS he walks through the world, his
hands hang unruffied by his side, and he
can sometimes do more by single touch
in passing, than a vacant man is likely to
do in twelve-month. Let no man ask
for leisure in order to do anything Let
him rather pray that he may never have
leisure. If he really wishes to do any
good thing, he will always find time for it,
by properly arranging his other employ
ment-Erchdnge
Year: 1868

GRANT In nothing more acceptable than
in his knowledge of character. No great
military leader has ever had more devoted
friends among his associates and subor-
dinates. There are no voluminous letters
on file in the department of complaining,
either of his civil superiors or military
comrades. When he had to censure or
dismiss it was done without passion or
parade He never stood ON punctilio
while commanding strict and instant
obedience. He parted from few of those
with whom he began his exampled career
The friend of Governor Yates and Mr. E.
B. Washburne at the beginning of war,
he is their friend now All his West Point
companions speak well of him; and those
who served with him in Mexico remember
him with respect. Though he had hard
ships to endure during the rebellion, and
envies to encounter, and enmities to sur
mount, few words of recrimination have
fallen from him. Even the Blair family,
who have scolded everybody through four
years of their bizarre politics, have not at
tackled him. All his Generals gather
around him like brothers; and there is not
one of the Corporal's guard of Brigadiers
who have made sort of commercial en-
gagement to vote against him, that does
not make point TO reserve a record ol
compliments TO Grant. OF all the public
men. in the country, the only one that ever
tried to get Grant into personal quarrel
is Andrew johnson, and this he did after
a long and insidious effort to get him into
his tolls. But A. j. failed in this as COM
pietely as when he undertook to restore
the rebellion.-PhiEGdeLph&G Press.
Year: 1868

be good, hearty stuff, and we'll dried, but
declines to give any other advice as to its
construction. However, it is now conceded
that they can be made by any ordinary
carpenter; and we recently saw a very
simple one in this city, made of piece of
cherry board, in the shape of heart, the
dimensions being as above, the two little
castors being of brass, and placed under
the broad end of the heart, while the
pencil was placed at the point of the
heart.


The author Of volume on Planchette,
published in England, gives minute in
structions for its use, by the observance of
which he thinks most persons may in time
become confdants of its mysteries It is
not maintained by any that all the answers
given are true, or that any person, how
ever unsuccessful he may be in its use, can
put implicit reliance on its teachings.
There are various theories as to this re-
markable little companion, some maintain
ing that the influence is mesmeric, others
that it is electricity, or some unknown
connection between the brain or nervous
system of the operator and the board so
lightly touched by his fingers. There are
some of course who will attribute it all to
supernatural causes, and some who utterly
refuse the least credence to any OF the mys-
terious results affirmed.


These latter just now occupy the safest
ground. 1t seems to be clear that in the
cases when "Planchette moves without
being mischievously or designedly impelled
by the operator, that the influence is mag
netic, just as in the case of" table-moving"
under similar conditions. 1t is but proper
to say that wherever experiments with the
toy have come under our observation, the
writings of " Planchette" have either been
such as would puzzle even a Champollion
to decipher, or else they have been SO
manifestly the work of the operators, for
the purpose of creating merriment, mis-
chief, and laughter, that no one could be
deceived into the belief that either spirits
or any other supernatural agency have
anything to do with them. Planchette"
is an amusing toy, and nothing more
PhiIadelphid Ledger, Jtne 24th
Year: 1868

One soft summer morning few years
since, the little village of Liston walked up
with sublime Tor, at least, within step of
it) that something wonderful had hap
pened. The bank had been broken open
and robbed of all its treasure.


A few weeks before a travelling elocu-
ZIONIST had entered the village, accom-
panied by couple of well dressed gentle
men, who turned out to be on sporting
excursion. The quiet villagers excited no
improper suspicious among the envious
villagers, who were usually quite willing
to dissect every new conner in the most un-
merciful manner.


The professor of elocution gave series
OF lectures, to the marvellous ediication
OF lncipient CicerOs and beau-loving
ladies; and then went on his way rejoic-
ing. But his companions remained,
rambling about the woods and river for
several days afterwards, when they sud-
denly departed to parts unknown.


For several mornings after their disap-
pearance the gentleman who occupied
apartments Immediately over the bank
found his rooms in slight state of dis
order. The chairs which, on leaving the
office at night, he had arranged with sys-
tematic care, appeared to have been per:
forming some marvellous feats of somnam-
bulism; the table in the center of the
room had evidently been used as medium
of spiritual rappings, and several articles
seemed to have been executing some ex-
temporised polka in the absence of their
owner.


After making few inquiries and little
unsuccessful investigation to ascertain the
cause of these unnatural phenomena, the
matter was allowed to pass without fur
ther notice.


But the robbery of the bank at once
aroused suspicion. In examining the office
floor it was discovered that large piece of
the flooring had been cut out with the
utmost nicely and the burglars had made
an unsuccessful effort to break large
stone that covered the vault, and thus OBJ
tain access to the treasure.


But, undaunted by their failure, they
only waited for a favorable night to com
mence operations in another quarter.


For several days after the first attempt
the weather continued pleasant; but at
last the scowling skies gave token of the
approach of heavy storm Of rain and
thunder. As the deep, black night came
down upon the village, large drops of rain
pattered on the roofs and windows and
fitful gusts of wind shrieked around the
corners of the deserted streets, and made
the trees ghostly with unearthly groan-
ings.


Soon after midnight the storm set in
Year: 1868

THE Ogdensburg Journal says: "Several
Republican papers notice the organization
of the Tanners in this city, but DO not
seem to comprehend exactly what sort of
an organization it really is. For the in
formation of all, we would say that the
Tanners, as organized here, is Repub-
lican club, for the purpose of greater eff
cheney in the present campaign 1t is
similar to the old Wide Awakes of 1860
The uniform adopted is silver bronzed
enameled cloth, cape and cap, leather
apron and Wide Awake torch. Nearly
two hundred are already enrolled here
The name of Tanners has been adopted
as most appropriate, from the fact that
General Grant commenced his lite as a
tanner, and that he learned the business
so well that he was able to tan
the whole batch of rebels who took up
arms to destroy the country. A similar
organization has been started at Chicago,
and promises to be immensely popular.
Every good live Republican community
should have an organization of the Tan
ners.'"