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Year: 1868

ana ROrgt000 C0D0us We have already mentioned tho fact thst Brsvet Major General 0 Weisel has established his headquarters in our city, and is vigorously pushing forward the improvements of the Tennessee river and the tnlars ement of the Louisville and Portland canal.

 The plan of General Weitsel, which WAS adopted by the Government, for the improvement of the canal, provides for the construction of strong crib and dam across the crest of the rocks. at the head of the falls, in front of this city, to raise the low water mark three feet. and another strong crib dam across the head of Falling Run pool. to raise the low water mark between it and the foot of tie falls. so much that at no stage will there be less than six feet of water between them Both of these dams are to be provided with suitable sluices the lower one will have sluice way next to the Indiana shore, two hundred feet wide, in which the water shall be confined by return of the crib dam parallel to the Indiana shore. This return will be 200 feet long as the fall produced by this dam, in extreme low stages of the river, would be about four feet. Boats could navigate up this sluice in the very lowest stages.

 The upper dam improves. Grassy Flat shoais one of the worst Instructions in low water between this c,ty and Cincn- nati, while the lower dsm improves the river up to Big Eddy Neither will raise the high water mark more than two inches.

 The two dams will reduce the fall, in extreme low stages. to twenty five feet thus diminish ng the lift of the locks by one foot It is estimated that the upper dam will cost about seventy five thousand dollars and the lower one about hundred and seventy.fve thousand dollars. The upper dam saves three feet of solid rock excavation along the whole line of any canal that could be built This item. in the extension of the Louisville and Port land canal, amounts to $270,50O The lower dam saves, in the same work. all the channel rock excavation below the locks amounting to Sl90,000 Thus deductlng the coSt or these TWO udRlS rom tne amount they save, there is clear gain ol s235 500, on this route alone On the Indiana side the gain will be much greater because on that side they make a route which comes just below the falls, as suita blc as the longest one. coming out at Fall. ing Run. The lower one furthermore gives an unobslructed ferry communities tion all the year round between New Albany and Portland, as well as the Louisville. which will be great benefit to the intercourse between these points

 The work of surveying the upper dan will be completed on Saturday, and the lower dam will then be located During this winter General Wetzel proposes [, get all the materials in readiness, so as to give out the contracts next spring. Owing to the high stage of the river for some time past, the work of surveying the up per dam has been delayed. The impor tance of this great work cannot Do over estimated.
Year: 1868

h order that we may in the next two months double our subscriptions lists, and that the new subscriptions may all expire as the same time, we offer the CIffxRn from this time until the let of January, 1870 at oar regular rates. that iss single copy @ 50, ten copies for so %, twenty copies for $50 co. The time is at hand when ev- cry man 10 making his arrangements for new year. and we wish to pre- sent the claims of the CITIZEN upon the people of this and surrounding counties, and ask them to assist us in the work we have undertaken. The country is now in more prosperous condition than at any time since the war. and we feel confident that the people are more willing and better able to give us that help which will enable us so forward and publish g much better paper in the future. At the request of n large number of our patrons we have commenced and will continue the publication of the legal advertisements the people are now forced by an unjust law to give to a designated Radical paper. This of It. self will make our paper well worth its cost, as everyone in the least inter- ested in land matters will be benefited that much by being informed of what is going on in three or, more counties. Our paper is being sent to quite a large number for the campaign whose time will soon expire, and we would be glad to have them renew their sub scriptions for the new year and do what they can for us in inducing their pcighbors to take it also. We are confident that our present large circu- lation can be more than doubled with in the next two months if our friends will assist us in the work. Our list is now increasing faster than at any pre- vious time, and with the inducements we are offering to clubs we expect to swell it beyond any former propor. tions. We ask our friends to go to work at once and make mp clubs in every neighborhood and secure home paper as cheap or cheaper than can be had elsewhere. Remember that we will furnish the CITIZEN from this time to the 1st of January, 1870, for

 Single copies 2 5C Ten copies - ....... 20 ~ Twenty copies ................. 50 U

 And one copy extra for the person who gets up each club. We know that if our friends will make the right kind of effort club may be made up in every neighborhood in Prairie, White. Monroe, Woodruff and Van Buren counties. Go to work and see what you can do for us between now and the first of next year, and we will labor with all our ability to give you a paper more than worth its cost, while you have the proud satisfaction of knowing that you are assisting home enterprise.
Year: 1868

V~00y bO " " Vo0ShVO " ssS people Of these United States the grcatest political drama in which they have probably ever participated. From the lakes ef the north to the Gulf oi Mexico, the people from every city, town, village and family are to-day to seal their political destiny, either for peace and quiet or for misrule and tyranny. Whether the great voice ol the American people will to-day say Seymour or Grant shall be president tt is of courss impossible for us to cay, but there certainly could be no greater difference in the administration of gov. ernment than would be made by these two men. Differing as they do. the one % an executive officer would be sll that the other would not, hence il the one is capacitated by principle and disposition to administer government wisely the other would do 60 unwise- ly. Believing as we do that the pru- dence, honesty and wisdom of Horatio Seymour is beyond dispute, and that the party which he represents is i'm measurably superior to that one to which he is opposed, we can do noth- ing less than conclude that the election of Grant will bring upon the country untold woes and that in him the Amer ican people will be made to feel they have a monarch instead of an executive officer. These views we have enter- tained since the nominations for the Presidency were made, nor have we hesitated to advance them upon every fitting occasion. Weaccepted Horatio Seymour as our choice, and his princi- plcs as our preference and for near four months have been doing for him and his election all that we could. In this particular we may have fallen short of our duty. But we believe we have dealt honestly with the people and that our readers will 90 judge us Coming as in this issue we do to some of our readers in time perhaps to be reached, we ask to be heard in behalf ot our party and candidate for the lasl time. That the democratic party has beea active we admit, but they nigh, have been more 50, it is not too late yet to accomplish something for oul party, ourselves and our government Let every energy he bent and every possible vote occurred for our candi' dates in order to defeat the purpose o1 radicalism in our midst. They art wide awake, their energies are not asleep and all that they can do will bt done. Already have they with impi' ous and unwarranted hands plotted out from the privilege of franchise eleven counties in our State and strick' en hundreds from the rolls of registra. ton for no other purpose, than to se' cure the election of their candidate and 1t is fair to conclude that this is being done every where throughout the whole south. We have no language sufficient to condemn such villainy aR~ shall not attempt it. It is our purpose to call upon all democrats that may bt reached by this number of our papei in time to come out like men, vote like men, work like men and if our colors go down (which God grant they may not do) let us go down with them, be- lisving that the cause for which we struggled waa righteous and our war fare honorable.
Year: 1868

The last act of the rebels, before the
war, was to vote the Democratic ticket
was to vote the Democratic ticket. AS
there was but one step frOm Democracy
into rebellion, there was but one step
from rebellion back into Democracy -
We need not draw the inference. The
people viii draw It, though, when they
come to vote, and they VIII not vote for
the party that stands In such close rela-
tions 10 traitors that the latter fly TO 1t
as TO Q. city Of refuge. CoBggo6gSS jour
nal. fAAfaHe
Year: 1868

When the news Of the nomination of
Seymour and Blair reached Wooster,
Wayne county, the unteErided ther8-
about fred q salute in honor Of the
event, and pointed the cannon toward
the North Whereat a Grant man stand
ing near quietly observed that they
were firing the same way they did dur
ing the war"
Year: 1868

ANDREW JACKSON was indeed
an extraordinary man the only man [
ever saw that excited my admiration to
the pitch of wonder. To him knowledge
seemed entirely unnecessary, He saw
intuitively into everything, and reached
a conclusion by short cut, while others
were beating the bush for game. His
reasoning was impulse and impulse inspi-
ration. He never sought an oh.
ject that he did not succeed in attaining,
and never fought battle that he did not
win. General jackson was not
only an honorable but an upright man,
not equally scorned a mean as dishonor-
able act. Whatever he might have been
in his youth, he was pious man in his
old age and though, as Corporal Trim
says, tour army swore terribly in Flan-
ders,o the General had conquered the
habit before death. 1t was not
the politeness Of conventional habits, but
the courtesy of the heart, and his deport-
ment toward his family, his guests and.
his slaves was that of a patriarch Of old
presiding over his focks, his. herds and
his dependents.-J. K. Pualding.
Year: 1868

l. Lay aside your fears that the editor
will get rich faster than his neighbors.
We have never heard Of man making
more than decent living By the publica-
ton of country newspaper, even if he
had ever such a good business. 4 case
in point is an acquaintance OF ours, who
has been publishing some six or seven
years, has had all the business of his
own town and county, and large por.
ton of that of the surrounding country;
but with all this he gets into as tight
pinches for money to buy his white pa.
per with as any other publisher with
whom we are acquainted.


2. If the paper agrees with your way
of thinking. subscribe and pay for it,
and persuade your neighbors of the same
mind ito go AID do likewise" Do not
tel! the editor to send you paper,
without paying. and when you owe two
or three dollars tell your friends who
speak Of it that the paper is of no ac-
count, that it will burst up one of these
days. The way under such a case, 10
keep paper from "bursting up" is for
each individual subscriber to keep the
editors books free from charges against
himself This thing of applying the
credit system to the newspaper may be
likcned to farmer selling out his crop, a
bushel to man. The sum each owes for
bushel does not seem of any account to
the debtor, but the aggregate of these
| bushels may make or break the deliver
in the soil


8. If you have father. mother, broth.
er, sister or friend of any kind, residing
at distance, and are able, subscribe,
pay for, and send them a copy.


4. If you have any printing you
want done, do not "jew" the editor
down to starvation price, and when
he comes to make purchase of you
"spike on the tariff"


5. If you have any advertising or job
work to be done. take it to your county
paper, except, perhaps, you wish to ad.
vertise in more than one paper.


6. Do not run off to get your hand.
bills, labels, cards, &C., printed, because
forsooth, you can get reduction of q
few cents in price. Support your own
as you wish to be supported. A man
who is always running away with his
business, little deserves the patronage Of
the community in which he resides


7. Do not expect much of a paper
when an editor is driven to be his own
compositor, proof reader, pressman, and
"devil," and has to run all over town ev
cry forenoon in vain search for quar-
ter, to buy something fer his dinner


8. Do not expect the editor to make
honorable mention OF you or your busi
ness every few weeks for nothing. The
space in paper, and mans time, are
worth something, and every notice comes
back to the drawer of the recipient in dol
lars and cents. An editor should not b.
allowed to go hungry or bare-footed
They eat, drink, wear, just ike other peo
pie. e


8. "Finally. my brethren" if you wist
to properly sustain your county paper, tc
live the balance of your days in peace
with God and man. and occupy seat il
Paradise after death, practice the Cold
en- rule: "Do unto others as you woulc
have others do unto you, under like cir
cumstances. i


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Year: 1868

FROM Uack interview Win = DraVe
Ben Wade, " we clip the following extracts
for the benefit Of weak-kneed RAIDS:


THE CAUSE or THE DEFEAT.


"The nigger whipped us" said Mr..
Wade. ave went in on principle, and
got whipped. We should have carried
the State by good majority if it hadn't
been for the suffrage issue. Still / am
not sorry We made the issue. IF it was
to do over again I'd be for putting it
again, aud I'll be for keeping it up until
we do win, for by the eternal God, they
can't beat Us all the time on a question
like that. had no idea that there were
so many Republicans in Ohio who were
willing to see negro suffrage in the South,
but wouldn't let the few niggers Of Ohio
vote. That's what got me. They all
seemed TO be in favor Of it as a measure
of reconstruction, just as much as | was.
| didn't dream that they'd be mean enough
to vote against it here"


THE RESULT.


"Now," said Mr.. Wade, we've been
whipped on the first trial, suppose some
of the weak -knecd brothers will be for
backing out on that question. But
won't back a id inch. I'm for il now
as strong as | was before the election, and
stronger too, because there is more need
Of being strong for it, to conquer mean
prejudice. But you'll see men trying to
hush the thing up, and to smother it and
to dodge it every way they can, and men
who call themselves Radicals, too HelPs
full Of such Radicals as we'll have now.
I'm for it because | think it's right, and
| know it's right; and if the thing is
right, the only way Is to keep at it till j,
wins, for it's sure to win sometime or
another. There is not great reform in
the history of the world that wasn't un-
popular at first. And not one of them
was ever carried by dropping it, and run.
ming like scared hounds from it, after il
was beaten once. No, sir; We are com.
mitted to the doctrine ofuniversal suffrage
and no man is republican who would
desert it now But, although that's my
belief, mark my word. there'll be the
damndest crawfshing you ever saw from
this time forward. Well let them go
We can win without them, and we vii
win, too, just as sure as the Almighty i;
just and heaven above US. 1t will be
come harder every year for the Copper
heads to beat US on that issue, and they
won't beat US very often, either, if We
only make bold front, and go at 'em
with fixed bayonets every time"
Year: 1868

In the Senate yesterday the bill supplementary to
the incorporation OF the National Storage Company
OF Hudson county received second reading, after
the striking out OF the section to enable said COM
pany TO connect their depot by line OF railroad not
exceeding eight miles. Bills were passed refunding
the city OF Hoboken certain taxes and Incorporating
the Newark Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company.


In the House yesterday the supplement to the bill
to incorporate the Water Gap and State Line Rail-
road Company was passed. The bill empowers the
company TO construct Its railroad from the State line
near Port Jervis to point In New Jersey opposite
the mouth Of Broadhead's creek, the State OF
Pennsylvania, and with the consent Of the State Of
Pennsylvania, can erect q bridge across the Della
ware river in the vicinity OF Broadheads creek in
Pennsylvania and connect with the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad, and said company
may extend said road to the village OF Port Jervs
when permitted to do so by the Legislature Of New
York. A bill In favor Of trades unions and labor
ers' protective associations received second read
ing. It provides to repeal law declaring strikes
unlawful. Several remonstranccs were presented
from capitalists in Newark.


The Governors veto OF the bill repeating the sunset
laws came up, and the bill passed, Notwithstanding
the veto by vote, OF 80 to TO- The bill repeating the
prohibition OF billiard tables IN hotels and taverns


A Joint meeting Of both houses was held In the
Senate Chamber on Tuesday afternoon. The Cham
ber was crowded; but no business was transacted
save the correction OF mistakes In the Of the
commissioners OF deeds elected at the last joint
meeting. When these errors were rectined the joint
meeting adjourned till wednesday next. The report
Of the Committee on Militia with reference To the
war history OF New Jersey, was submitted and ac-
cepted and seven copies ordered to each member.


Tn to five O'Clock the Governor had not signed the
bill granting permission to the Erie Railroad corpora
tion 10 transact business In this state. An opinion
prevails that another effort will be made to Kill the
bill.


The debate on the resembling OF the constitutional
amendment over the Governors veto closed at half
past five on Tuesday evening. The vote was then
taken and the resolutions we're adopted-yeas Al,
nays 10.


OF the bill authorizing the Drew party to transact
their business In New Jersey next brought up and
lost thirty seven members voting IN the negative and
seven In the affirmative. The principal motive as-
signed by the enemies OF the bill or Its recovery was
too hasy legislation on Thursday evening, the mem
bers averring they did not comprehend the nature OF
the hili which, they alleged by its provisions would
convert New Jersey into refuge for 'yilainy and
Ittx
Year: 1868




Before Judge Lott and Justices Hoyt and VOORHEES,
The trial OF John Calvin upon the indictment
charging him with the murder OF John Mullen In
Navy street. on the night OF the nth OF November last
was resumed yesterday morning. Judge Lott
charged thejury at some length, reviewing the chief
points OF the case. He dwelt upon the manner In
which deceased was treated on being taken to the
precinct station house. but remarked that
his treatment there had no bearing upon the ques-
t0n as to the guilt innocence of the prisoner IL
had been shown that the deceased was fOun0 living
on the sidewalk on mis- face In condition designated
as dead drunk" and died after being removed to
the station house. The post m0rtem examination
showed that there were several lncised wounds on
the face, caused by sharp instrument. 1t was for
the Jury to decide whether these cnts and other acts
sought TO be charged upon the prisoner caused tho
death ~ the deceased. There was evidently no pre-
meditation or intent to kill, ana there was evi-
dence warrantng conviction except for man
slaughtes In the fourth degree. The jury withdrew
10 deliberate about eleven O'Clock.


Aiter an absence Of an hour the jury rendered .
verdict OF manslaughter In the fourth degree A
motion was then made by the counsel for the prsO-
ner for arrest Of judgment until two O'Clock ut which
time he moved the court for stay OF proceedings
the ground that the verdict OF tie Jury was unusti-
liable in the premises. The Judge denied the notion
saving that he saw no reason for such course, and
tereupon sentenced the prisoner to two years. con-
fnement in the State Prison.
Year: 1868

Lecture Before the Association for the Ad-


vnnccment OF Science and Art.


Last night paper was read by Mr.. Disturne be-
fore the Association for the Advancement of Science
and Art, at Cooper Institute on the 'Innuence Of
Climate and Culture on Man, The paper was not
original 1t was stated by the reader, but was q COM
pation OF the most eminent authorities upon the
subject which at the present time Is in this country
at least. one Of peculiar Importance The various
races OF men, their peculiar characteristics ind
Gated and developed by climatic influence.
was very fully considered and the locaza-
tion OF the human race in the different temperatures
according to their nativity was ably treated. The
argument was, Of course, mainly in support Of the
fact Of the great superiority Of the inhabitants Of the
temperate zones, physically, intellectually, socially
and morally, though exceptions to the general ap-
plication OF this theory were admitted being be-
yond dispute that great philosophers and statesmen
region and Scandinavia within the polar circle. The
belt lying between the thirty1 and forty y-ninth
degrees OF north latitude was found how
ever, TO have been most prolific of men dis.
ainguished In learning and intellect and the people
OF this region had also been almost irresistible In
aheir wars OF conquest and rapid advancement in
commerce, science and art. Climate was conceded
to be the all controlling influence upon the races OF
mankind. and the Jew was cited as being the repre-
sentative OF the only race that could survive and in
fact adopt with mpunity all the various grades Of
temperature In conclusion, referring more particu.





that the result of the acclmatzation Of the negro
the Southern States and the West Indies
would he an nerminglinp Of the white
and colored races and that the progeny OF this ANAL


Eamation would become the governing element in
those ATTITUDES. The native American Indian would
become extinct through the influence OF civilization


Az the close Of the reading dark complexoned
gentleman, native Of Jamaica, West Indies, was
called upon to arm refute the views OF the gen.
tleman who had preceded him. In accordance with
hs observations and experience on the subject. lie
stated that there was no doubt that In the
western archipelago, particularly the Island OF
Jamaica the white race seemed TO have lost the
ssbran powern that their ancestry had brought with
them into the country while in no instance were the
Orspring Of interminged European and negro blood
ever placed In position to acquire education WIN
out becoming highly proficient. In MS opinion snere
iion Of races, and the general nermingling Of men
In zones to which their constitutions and tempera-
ments were antpodean, though II was highly desira.
BILE that commercial pursuits should De losered ana
carried on between the inhabitants OF the different
temperatures. The chairman followed with some
forcble suggestions In the course OF whlcn ne con-
tended on behalf OK Mr. Lo that II the American
pnian Is to be extermnatcd by the influence OF civ
lization II would be only through his contact Win
Che debasing influences OF that ciyilizatlon.
Year: 1868

Earthquake in San Observation-Disclosures to


the Republican State Convention.


SAN FRANCISCO, March "a, 1868.
slight shock OF earthquake was felt here to-day
causing considerable excitement but no damage
ensued


The republican primary election yesterday resulted
In the choice OF delegates to the State Convention
favorable to General Grant for President.