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Year: 1867

"Coming events cast their shad-

 before thcm," is proverb as true as it isold. The downfall of party has always. in accordance with political history, been proceeded by corruption, fraud and desire for individual emolu- ment. The prosperity ofagovcrnment always, and in every particular, de- bends upon the purity characterizing its administration and party success, if durable, must be based upon honesty of purpose and purity of motive. In our own country we have strong il- lustration of this proposition. The Federal, Whig, American and Demo- crsti. parties have all failed, because of the corruption that had crept into their ranks-which corruption cost a nation almost her fife. From this po- litical fraud and high-handed struggle for power, has arisen the woes of the present. A continuance ill this course by that party known only by its cruel ty, has heaped upon us the unjust laws under which we now groan and sweat. That we are in the hands of vindic- tive majority, whose disposition is to do us il., is truth that comes home to every man belonging to that prescribed race, the South; but that this power will continue forall time to controland govern our country, is proposition admitting much doubt; not that we hang our hopes of deliverancs upon the Democracy of the North, whose clarion notes of victory have recently rung out upon the Atlantic shores. But that we do look for time, an era in the histo- ry of this government, when principle, not men, shall be the agent in the up- building. We have much faith in the Democracy of the North, not as par ty, but as an agent, whose power shall bring about new order of things-a power that shall, with the strong arm of opposition, break the spell that now binds this, our country, to the heresiss of radicalism. Thus we accept the late victories of the Democratic party as the shadow of that which must one day, sooner or later, come-the triumph of principle and downfall of radicalism. When this spell shall be broken, we be- lieve that there shall arise new party, whose ideas of government shall be based upon knowledge of the failures of the past, and in this party is the hope of the country. Whether it will be pu- rified in its present form, and as re-, public move forward to greatness, or its identity be lost in the arms of time, is yet to be revealed.
Year: 1867

Much has been written about woman's
love, but we doubt if that "glory of a wo-
man" was ever so fOrcibly expressed in a
few words as in the following stanzas:
Come from your long, long rowing,


On the sea So wild and rough;
Come to me tender and loving,


And shall be blessed enough.
Where your sails have been unhirling.


What winds have blown on Your brow
know not and ask not, my darling,


So that Sou come to me now.
Sorrowful, sinful and lonely,


Poor and despised though you be,
All are nothing, If only


You turn from the tempter to me.
OF men though You be unforgivcn,


Though priest be unable to shrive,
III pray till weary all heaven,


II you only come back alive.
Year: 1867

As the time for the enrolment of voters
for the coming general election has arrived,
it would be we'll for Union men to see that
all the Union voters of their several precincts
are enrolled and have their names placed
upon the proper poll lists. Some misappre-
hension exists as to the steps necessary to in
sure the right of voting, it being thought by
many that the only care which the voter
need take in the matter is to see that his
name and place of residence are entered upon
the Great Register kept at the County Clerks
office. Such might be the case with old set
tiers in parts of the State where there is only
one voting precinct in each election district
But in this, and most other mining counties.
there are several such precincts in each dis
trict, and by Section 20 of the Registry Law
where such is the case the voter must make
his selection of the precinct in which he
wishes to vote, and to be entitled to vote at
that precinct must apply, either in person or
in writing, to the Board of Registration. or
to the Clerk of Election when the Board is
not in session, to be enrolled and if the vot-
er should fail to do so, there is no power
lodged by the statute in any board to make
selection for him, or to enroll him without
application, and he must lose his vote. On
making application for enrolment the voter,
when not known to the Board or Clerk, must
give satisfactory proof of residence and iden-
tity. When the application is in writing, it
should be witnessed. and the genuineness of
the signature of the applicant, when not
known to the Board or Clerk, must be at
tested by witness known by them to be q
resident and legal vatez of the precinct.


The hardship of sotess having tn quit their
business to come before the Board or Clerk
to be enrolled, need not occur if there il
spirit enough in active members Of the party
to take around written applications which
the voter may sign. and which the canvassers
may bring in and lay before the Board in
time to secure enrolment. This service had
better not be left to the enterprise of local
candidates, but should rather be attended tc
by dlsinterested and public-spirited members
of the party, who will take care that all Un-
ion voters are enrolled without regard fol
whom they may vote for township officers.


Let all concerned understand and work
upon the proposition that none will be en-.
rolled unless due application. either in per.
son or in writing, is made for them, and then
there will be no misunderstanding, and nc
votes lost on election day for want of the
voters name being on the poll list.
Year: 1867

LEGISLATIVE TIcKEr.-Union men should
bear in mind that it is of the utmost i'm.
portance that the entire Union Legislative
ticket should be elected this Fall. The
Constitutional Amendments, abolishing slav-
cry. have not yet received the sanction of
three-fourths of the States. and the requisite
number cannot be obtained unless California
adds her name to the list. If Union men
stand by their colors, no difficulty will be
experienced; but if the Democrats obtain
majority IN the Assembly next Winter, the
Amendments will be defeated and one of the
main objects of the war for the preservation
of the Union. which has been gained at the
point of the bayonet, will be surrendered at
the ballot box. Messrs. Sawyer, Bever,
Ayers and Collier. are gentlemen in whom
the people repose the utmost confidence, and
our word for it they will be reelected in
September next.
Year: 1867

|. JONAH WHITE AND HIS New SALOON.
Our paragraph yesterday concerning tho
new saloon just across from us, might lead
some of Jonah Whites friends to suppose
that in establishing himself down town no
had given up his old stand, the Best
Idea" The Best Idea" is one which
Jonah will always entertain, and he has
no idea of giving it up. He has merely
branched out, and enlarged his ideas. He
wishes to be more convenient to many OF
his friends, and we must give him credit
for his appreciation Of the advantage OF
being so near the Dispatch.
Year: 1867

II may seem unnecessary to add a single word to
the above address but the calls upon the institu-
ton have been so numerous and pressing, and the
struggle through which it is now passing TO widen
the circle Of its charities, is OF such an arduous
nature that the management cannot too strongly
urge upon the humane and sympathetic every
where an active participation In this additional
attempt to alleviate the sad condition OF great
numbers Of helpless children, rendered thus by
the terrible war through which we have passed.
And assuredly, whatever may have been the rea-
tive political views of ladies and gentlemen here
tofore al must agree that the children referred to
could not, by any possibility, have had an agency
in bringing about their present deplorable and
destitute condition. and are suitable objects for the
charity of all persons OF whatever shade OF politi
cal opinion. The " Home and school, which
they now more particularly seek to establish aad
eHdOto will be Of incalculable benefit by provi-
ding not only food and raiment for these helpless
ones but likewise solid and thorough education,
thus qualifying them for future usefulness'to So
cety al large. IN order that this appeal may be
efectusl In enlsting the active interest and CO.
operation Of all classes OF persons everywhere,
we have concluded TO issue for the
Year: 1867

IT will be good thing for the bro
kers and bankers if Sharswood gets to
be Judge of the Supreme Court. The
first thing he and his Copperhead col
leagues will do will be to break down
the National Banks. and put Govern
ment bonds and notes at ruinous dis
count. This will afford fine picking
for the brokers, and wild cat banks on
the old system will start up in every
city, town and village. Bank note
lists and counterfeit detectives will be
in greater demand than ever about those
times.
Year: 1867

BLACKBERRY W1NE.-There is no
wine equal to the blackberry wine
when properly made, either in flavor
or for medical purposes, and all per,
sons who can conveniently do so, should
manufacture enough for their own use
every year, as it is invaluable in sick
ness as tonic, and nothing is a better
remedy for bowel diseases. We there
fore give the receipt for making it:
"Measure your berries and bruise them,
to every gallon adding one quart Of
boiling water. Let the mixture stand
twenty-four hours, stirring occasion
ally; then strain of the liquor into
cask, to every gallon adding ten pound;
of sugar; cork tight, and let it stand
to the following October, and you viii


have wine ready for use, without fur
ther straining or boiling. This make.
most excellent and palatable wine
Year: 1867

Here is letter from wife in Mas
sachusetts to her husband in California.
She don't intend going through the
world with the blues


My Dear Husband-As it is now
some time since you left for California,
I suppose you would be glad to hear
how we are getting along in your alb
sence. l am happy to say we are en-
joying very good health on the whole.
Just at present two of the boys have
got the smallpox Amanda Jane has
got the typhus fever Samuel got
hooked by COW the other day, and
and little Peter has just chopped of
three of his fingers with a hatchet. II
is mercy he didn't chop them all off.
With these trihing exceptions, we are
all well and getting along nicely.


You needn't be at all anxious about
us. l almost forgot to say that Sarah
Matilda eloped last week with a tir
pedlar. Poor girl |! She's been wait
ing for a chance, and Pm glad she'
married at last. She needn't hav'
taken the trouble to elope though, fol
Pm sure | was glad enough to hav'
her go. She was a great eater, and
find baked beans don't 60 off near St
fast as they did. The way the cir
could dip into pork and beans was


caution to the rest of the family. Th
COW took it into her head to run away
which was very fortunate, am sure
for the barn caught fire last night AM
was consumed. was in hopes tina
the house would go, too, for it's incon
venient but The wind was the wron


way, so it did not receive much injury
Some boys broke into the orchard tn
other day and stripped all the fruit
trees. l am very glad of it, for if the
hadn't l presume the children woul
nave made themselves ill.
Year: 1867

CHURCH ETIQUETrE.-Let the lady
advance one pace beyond the door of
the pew she wishes to enter, half about
face andsalute. The pew must then be
vacated by such gentlemen as are in it,
by flank movement. The squad should
rise simultaneously when the lady pre-
sents herself, and face by the right
flank, then deploy into the aisle, the
head man facing the lady, and the
rest walking to his right and rear, the
direction of his halt being changed by
right countermarch, and forming
again into line up and down the aisle,
still faced by the right flank. The
lady, when the coast is clear, completes
her salute, and advance to her position
in the pew. The gentlemen break of
by files from the rear, and resume theil
places. Great care should be taken, o.
course, by other parties, not to cnfel
the aisle when this evolution is in pro
gress until it is completed.
Year: 1867

The following is full list ofthe
acts and joint resolutions which became
laws at the session of Congress just
closed: A bill to establish peace with
certain hostile Indian tribes. A bill
to carry into effect the convention
with the Republic of Venezuela for
the adjustment of claims Of citizens OF
the United States on the Government
of that Republic; A joint resolution
Year: 1867

Edmond About says: Tnterpose
little-head in tin cup between the
world and you you will witness a
most beautiful phenomenon which as
tronomers have not yet studied-the
total eclipse Of the world"
Year: 1867

A crusty old doctor declined to pay
his PAYERS bill, saying "his pavement
had been spoiled and then covered up
with earth to hide the bad work."
"Doctor," was the reply, ''mine is not
the only bad work they put earth over"
Year: 1867

"a quotation from the poets p
Do you like pork, II not you shall have


mutton.
Do you like pork ? II not you are no glutton.
Do you like pork did not ask your brother.
DO you like pork Pray, say without more


bother.
Year: 1867

As Darby saw the setting sun
He swung his scythe and home he run,
Drank off his nog Of beer and said
my work Is done, I'll 60 to bed"
"Your work Is done!" quoth Mistress Joan,
Your work Is done s your constant tone,
But hapless woman neer can say
Her work Is done till break Of day;
And il she goes to bed at all,
The rouso'Uss will awake and sauA,..
ssFirst In the moruing-though we feel
Like wretched drunkards when they reel
Nay, feel such pains in limbs and head
As would contine you men to bed
The cows we milch, the milk we strain,
Then hasten to the house again;
Which, when displayed by mornings light
We find Is In dismal plight.
with aching head we now essay
To put 1t in better way;
We ply the brush and WELD the broom
And make the beds-and air the room,
We put the house to rights and then
We get the breakfast for the men;
Long ere 'tis done, with yelpng cries
And bris.ling heads the children rise,
They must b, dress'd and dosed with rue
And this the busy wife must do.
"Tre milling with weakness, toll and pain
We now resume our work again,
But then there Is not wood enough,
And what there Is is hateful stuff,
All rotten, wet and smoky, too,
And so we know not what to do.
The breads to bake, the meats to fry,
And when we're tired enough to die,
The angry men rush in and say
'.Iust we be starved to death to-day"
At this old Darby scratched his head
And fast retreatcd to his bed.
Next morning ere bright Phoebus rose
Old Joan began her tale oil woes;
Then Darby cried, to end the strife
"Be you the man, I'll be the rife!
Take you the scythe and NOW, while
Will all your fancied needs supply"
agreed" says Joan, give me my stent"
SO Darby did, and out she went.
Sole monarch now. he seized the broom
And whrled the dirt about the room
. The sweeping done, he scarce knew how,
He hied to milk the brindle COW;
But biindle Grossly switched her tail
In masters eyes, and kicked the pail;
And while they smarted with the pain
He vowed he'd never milk again.


Now looking round in sad amaze


He saw his cottage in blaze;


For as he careless brushed the room
In awkward haste he fired the brocm;
He quenched the flame-and sorely vexed,
Prepared to get the breakfast next;


But, oh he knew not what to do,


The bread was spent, and butter too


With hands bedaubed in paste and flour


Old Darby labored full an hour,


But hapess wight! he could not make


His dough take shape of loaf nor cake.


Just while the dooi wide open stood,


In rushed the sop in quest of food,


And dashing forward-with her snout


Oer-turned the churn the cream ran out;


As Darby turned the swine to beat


The slippery cream betrayed his feet,


He caught the bread trough in his fall


And down came baker, trough and all.


The children wakened with the clatter,


Start up and whiae-"la, what's the matter


Old Jowler barked and Tabby mewed,


And luckless Darby bawled aloud


"Return my Joan as heretofore.


TNpldy the house pits part no more :"
Year: 1867

"A tippler who had his load on
fetched up" against the side of a house
shieh had been newly painted Showing


hmself clear by vigorous effort, he took
glimpse at his shoulder, another at the
!ouse, third at his hand, and exclaimed :.
Well, that is a careless trick in whoever


lanted that house, to leave it standing out
y night for people to run against"
Year: 1867

An exchange we'll observes that
in times Of commercial panic or
stagnation, there are always mul-
titudes OF young men thrown out
Of clcrkships and other Offices,
and reduced to distress for want
Of some employment. They are,
acquainted with no particular
trade or calling, because they set
out with the idea of making mon
ey by faster and less labOrions.
methods than the paths Of steady
toll appeared to promise. If these
young men had first made Them:
selves thoroughly acquainted with
any one calling, even though they
did not intend to follow it up, #
would always afford them d sup
port to fall back upon in case Of
necessity.
Year: 1867

The bill annulling the actions of all
but the first session of the Montana Leg
islature has thrown the Democrat into
convulsions, and we have the assurance
that the coming Legislature will make


an appropriation, and thousands of dol
lars will be raised by private subscrip-
ton to pay counsel for arguing the ques-
ton before the Supreme Court. and that
the F. l. will fight it out to the bitter
end" If the Democracy intend to pay
their counsel such fabulous sums, no
doubt the Degoerat will be subsidized.
too in which case it will lend terrific
support TO the opposition. AS we have
no information that the bill has become
n law, we think discussion OF its Tner-
It's is little premature. The Democrat.
Year: 1867

dispatch is meagre (nOt Meagher) and
does not mention whether confirmed or
not, but there is a volume of hope in its
dozen words, and we go the extent of a
beaver on the confrmations. The bright
day is dawning, make way for Liberty"
We extend our congratulations to our
Helena neighbors, and hope they will
wear their blushing honors meekly.


p. S. That Extra will mot make it's
appearance this morning.
Year: 1867

SHIPPING.-Our wharves now present a
most lively and thrifty appearance. There
are twenty-one sailing craft and four
steamers now in port discharging and re-
ceiving cargo. Several were in the river
yesterday afternoon awaiting hood-tide, and
will no doubt be at the wharf ere this para
graph meets the eye of our readers. This
branch Of commerce is beginning to as
sumo an appearance of prosperity such as
We were accustomed to witness in ante
bellum times. 1t betokens an early reali-
zation for Richmond of all that was claim
ed for her in the editorial columns of yes
terday's Dispatch.
Year: 1867

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE0 or WATCH.
A captain OF one OF the canal freight boats
had the miSiortuny to lose gold patent
lever watch, yesterday, in manner most
mysterious and ineXpiicable. He desired
to dispose OF his time piece, and for the
purpose Of effecting sale, exhibited the
watch. Several bystanders examined the
article, prying into its works and testing
the geuuiueness of the metal by touching
it with their tongues. After being tho
roughly manipulated by some halEdozen
or more, all OF whom declined purchasing,
the watch was handed to the owner, who
deposited it in his pocket. In moment
or two a party who had just arrived, being
informed of the value of the watch and
the low figure at which it could be pur-
chased, desired to make an inspection.
The owner, still anxious to sell, quickly
thrust his hand into his pocket, but to his
unutterable chagrin and surprise it was
nowhere to be found. He turned each
pocket inside out, shook his pants and
drawers, and finally pulled off his boots
and looked into his socks; but all IN vain
the watch was nowhere to be seen. The
crowd all readily agreed to be searched,
which the owner declined doing, but swore
that sorcery, witchcraft, legerdemaln, or
iuqglery had something to do with the
theft. We left the unfortunate man in
tears, minus his watch, and swearing that
Richmond was the "cussedest hole on
the top Of Gods footstool.
Year: 1867

LARGE EGG.-We saw at the Shockoe
Hill market yesterday hens egg which
weighed four ounces. The usual weight
of hens egg is one ounce and quarter
The mammoth egg on exhibition yester-
day was layed by a hen of ordinary size,
which is owned by widow lady in Louisa
She has frequently presented her owner
with very large specimens previously, but
never before with one of the size we saw
yeste rday
Year: 1867

AN INTERESTING FACT.-The largest,
most thrifty looking, and by far the best
appearing tree in all respects, now in the
Shockoe Hill Cemetery is what is COM
monty called weeping willow" A fact
connected with the history of this tree
possesses sufficient interest to make it
known to the public. 1t was raised from
slip or twig which was taken from the
grave of Napoleon Bonaparte at the island
of St. Helena. This slip was preserved in
bottle, and brought to Richmond on
board vessel chartered or owned by
Messrs. Ralston & Peasants, firm well
known in Richmond during the first quar-
ter of the present century, and largely en-
gagged in trade with foreign countries.
The willow we now write of stands in the
lot owned by the family of the late Gene
raj Bernard Peyton. The remains of the
General and many of his immediate con-
nections repose beneath the dropping
branches thereof, which would no doubt
arrest the attention of every visitor were
its early history more generally known.
Year: 1867

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Year: 1867

GOOD ADVICE TO MECHANICS "A northern
exchange advises every mechanic to buy a
house lot--if possible an acre. 1t says it the
spot is not inviting it may be made so by trees,
sbrubbery and cultivation. . The paper from
which we quote says:


Secure the land and your credit will at once
be raised fifty per cent. A mechanic living on
Ient throws away all the Improvements he may
make. He accumulates little or no capital
around him. Onthe other hand, when he has
home he can call his own, everything he does
counts something. All his abors cluster
around one common centre. tie has u home
of his own and it is his pride and pleasure to
adorn it to the best of his ability.


1t also says that the boundaries and the
wealth of every village could be increased if a
farm adjacent thereto could be bought and cut
m into house lots and sold at reasonable rates
to all who may desire to occupy them. Itch
quond Wing.
Year: 1867

THE OLD DOMINION thing is certain,
says the National Intelligeneer No amount
of misgoverument can despoil the "Old Do
minion" of its magnificent, natural advantages.
With a varied soi embracing exhaustless
strength in its limestone valleys; the rarest
pasture lands on it's mountain slopes the
quick kindliuess of the tide water region,
with water-power not surpassed by any State
in the Union, and magnificent water-courSes
that afford the cheapest conveyance to the
ocean, while abounding in luxuries tor the
table; with boundess resources of coal and iron
and marble and other valuable minerals, it is
bound to become busy hive of industry
crowded with an energetic, enterprising popu-
lation that will claim the old place in the coun-
ellis of the nation so proudly filled by the men
Of the past.
Year: 1867

QUEER ELopEMENT. T.-An Ohio paper tells
novel love story. A young couple planned an
elopement, the girl descending from her room
.nnop the traditional ladder, but at the gate
thev we're met by the father Of the girl and
minister, by whom the Young couple were es-
: cortad 10 the parlor, where to their surprise
they found all their relatives collected for the
marriage ceremony which took place at once.