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Year: 1868

A MARINE, while serving on board a
ship of war, complained frequently to the
Surgeon that he was gradually losing the
sense of hearing, and at the end of several
months asserted that he was completely
deaf 1t being, however, presumed that
the alleged infrmity was feigned, and as
he could not be made to perform his duty
he was brought to the gangway and
nogged but previously 20 his being pa
raded for punishment, and during its In
Fiction, he was informed that he should be
pardoned If he would admit the fraud
and return to his duty. Every means that
promised to be successful in surprising
him into showing that he possessed the
sense of hearing, was resorted to. hut
without success firing pistol close to his
ear suddenly reused him during sleep.
and, endeavoring to alarm him, elicited
nothing satisfactory. The officers at Hal
ser Hospital, to which he had been sent.
resolved to punish him a second time
DR.. Lind, who was then physician to the
hospital, begged that punishment might
be deferred, with the view of gainirR time
to try, by another experiment, whether
the man was an imposter or not. His re-
quest was granted. The doctor chose a
favorable opportunity, and coming, I'M
perceived, behind him one day, he put his
hand on the mans shoulder, and said. in
an ordinary tone of voice "I am happv
to tell you that you are invalided at last'h
Am II" replied the oVerioyed marine.
The imposture being thus rendered
evident, he was forthwith punished, and
sent on board ship.
Year: 1868

Are made strong by the Of either OF these remedies
They will cure every case Of MARASNCs, without
fail


Thousands Of certificates have accumulated In tho
hands of the proprietor, bat space will allow OF the
publication of hut few. Those IL will be observed,
OF note and Of such standing that they must
be believed.
Year: 1868

IT 10 expected that when che White
Hsuss IL rsfittsd for our new President,
every dressing room will b literally sup
piled with "Lovs Among the Roses y
Without doubt this elegant extract will
hereafter be known as the national per.
fume.
Year: 1868

NORTH Observation-Disclosures Worth, the
late very estimable Governorot North Carolina,
wrote a very brief protest to the new Governor
on surrendering the executive Office under an
order from General Candy. He declares in the
protest that neither Holden nor those elected
at the time he was have any legal authority to
the positions they claim. He does not recog-
nize the validity of their election, and adds
that they have no evidence that they have
been elected. save the certificate of a Major
General of the United States army ..'.!


Gnvernor Worth intimates that he would
have held his position until lorcibly expelled,
IN order to carry the matter before the Su-
preme Court, If the past action of that trl-
bunal furnished any hone of speedY trial"
Year: 1868

effect that sound mind and body are the ICst
necessary requisites to promote connubial hap
piness. Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage; the
becomes shadowed with despair and filed with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness &,
another becomes blighted with your own.


DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE.
Year: 1868

xports today were exclusively for Boston.
oBAcCo-0perations in this market during the
three days have been Of very restricted
& beyond sales Of few. .hogsheads of balers
the Mexican market and medium Leaf for city
sumption. With perceptible increase of for
| tonnage in port, dealers are looking to an inn
red demand for export; and, while tie mar


continues dull and quiet, rates have not UNDER


any noticeable change since our last weeks


ew; we therefore continue to quote:
Year: 1868

Several votes have been taken in the
Congress of the Northern States, since
that body has been in session, which If
they are indicative of any policy at all.
would show that it is the intention to CON-
pei the national banks TO withdraw their
circulation and wind up their concerns
Having always been of the opinion that
these institutions, if permitted to multi
ply and strengthen themselves, would be
a curse upon the nation, We have been
pleased to see such demonstration
against them.


1t will readily be admitted, however,
that this circulation should not be called
in, without preparation to expand it in
another direction or by other means. A
large quantity of United States bonds will
become due and payable in short time.
These are not the bonds about which the
controversy is now going on as to whether
they shall be paid in coin. On that ques-
ton there is no dispute, They are paya-
be in the currency of the realm. These
bonds of course now form no part of the
circulating medium of the country.


Now what We propose is this: let
greenbacks bo issued in sufficient quanti-
ties to redeem this class of bonds as they
become payable. This would put in cir
culation. if we remember Alright, over
81 100000, 900 of government currency,
which would gil the place now occupied
by the currency of the national banks,
and prevent the financial disaster which
must take place, if their notes are sudden
ly withdrawn, and nothing prepared to
fill the vacancy.


This method does not increase the lia-
bilities of government at all. 1t is only
the issue of one form of indebtedness to
supersede another form; greenbacks in
circulation would then represent what are
now bonds in money vaults. In this way
we should escape heavy amount of inter-
est, which we are now compelled to pay.
The bonds draw interest-the greenbacks
would be without.


We presume it will not be claimed that
it is any more damaging to the country
to have currency in the promises of the
Government to pay in circulation, than to
have similar promises laid away In bank
vaults and speculators' strong boxes, while
the holders furnish the circulating medi.
um and make whatever profit they may
be able upon it. The Government is the
responsible party in both eases.


When this change in the currency has
been made, the bonds paid, the green
backs in circulation and the notes of the
National Banks retired, if there is not
sufficient currency to transact the bnsi-
ness Of the country, let the Government,
and not spectators, furnish the deficiency.
It is useless now to attempt to return sud-
denly to specie payment. Such q
movement would crush out the business
Of the country. We are in such condi-
tion that return at once to the real Ma
tioual currency would be fatal. The next
best thing is to give US currency as far
removed from the influence of specula-
tors as possible Peoria W.,) Demo-
crat.
Year: 1868

THE BoNDHoLDERs.-I is some-
times said that it would be gross in.
gratitude to the men who came for
ward and loaned their money to the
government in it's hour of need. They
did not send their sons to the field to
fight; they did not furnish supplies
for the army; but they loaned their
money, and for what ? For the fifty
per cent they could thereby make on
their money. Hence no gratitude is
due these men. They came forward
to make money, and finding the Gov
ernment in tight place, drove an
exceedingly hard bargain with Uncle
Sam Finding customer is neeessi-
tious circumstances, they took advan-
tage of them just as usurers almost
always does.
Year: 1868

AIR" H'earin' Of the Green."
o, Raddiss, dear. did you hear
The tale that's going round.
That they'll pay the debt in greenbaeks,
And keep the country sound?
That the money that the lender gave Us
When the bonds wero sold,
He shall take in payment back again,
And not the peoples gold,


And not the peoples gold.


Aud not the peoples gold,
He shall take in payment back again.


And not the peoples gold?
Old Benny Wade, though be envcighed,
And stamped, and roared, aud raved,
Cannot mislead the people more
The country must be saved
The Raddies on the public purse
Will shortly lose their hold,
For its getting rather dangerous
To trust them with the gold.


To trust them with the gold, &c.
Wen restore again the Union,
For which the soldiers died
The Raddies all will swiftly fall
Before the rising tide.
Wen have n country once again,
And, before We all get old,
May hear again the jingle


OF the silver and the gold


OF the silver and the gold,


or the silver and the gold,
May hear again the jingle
OF the silver and the gold
Year: 1868

STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.-Allu-
sion was made in the Dispatch of Saturday
to the fact that meeting Of this Society
would be held in this city next Thursday
Mr.. Thomas D. Neal is now canvassing this
city for members, either life or annual, and
we would again urge upon our merchants
and business men the Importance of sub
scribing literally to this Society.
Year: 1868

Cross WARRANTS. - John and Harriet
Adkins, who have only been married six
weeks, had each other arraigned before the
Mayor Saturday on the charge Of assault
ing, beating, and threatening to kill, each
other. After examining the witnesses for
each party the Mayor decided that Mrs.
Adkins was not in fault, but required John
to give security in the sum of one hundred
dollars for his future good behavior. This
did not satisfy him SO he had his wife re-
arrested, and swore that he was afraid that
his wife would take his life if she was not
bound over whereupon the Mayor required
her to find security in the sum Of one hun
dred dollars.
Year: 1868

CONVICTED OF MANsLAUGHTER ON THE
HIGH SEAs.-In the United States Circuit
Court on Saturday John Riley, sailor, was
tried and convicted of manslaughter on the
high seas. The crime was committed some
months ago in the harbor Of Vera Cruz on
board the ship Marblehead. Riley and some
messmates obtained leave of absence, and
going ashore, enjoyed themselves in true
sailor style. After imbibing freely, they
were returning in small boat to the ship,
when dispute arose between Riley and
ore Antonio Lappori. The former swore he
-as the best man on the ship, and the other
said they would see about it when they got
aboard. AS soon as the small boat touched
he ship they sprang aboard and went aft.
Riley pulled off his shirt and said he was
ready. They went to work in rough-and-
tumble fight. The deceased was getting
the better of his antagonist, when the latter
drew jack-knife and succeeded in cutting
his throat. Lappori died almost instantly
He was brought TO Richmond, and at this
term of the court indicted for manslaughter.
He will probably be sentenced to-day.
Year: 1868

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A RAILROAD Cox
pUCToR.-Mr. Edmond Gee, conductor Of
freight train on the Petersburg and Weldon
railroad, met with serious, if not fatal:
accident on Saturday. He was on his train
bound for Petersburg, and when within 6
few miles of the city he attempted to go tt
the rear Of the train on the top of the carr
while they were in motion, and as he waF
jumping from one car to the other he slip
ped and fell to the ground, striking on his
head, which fractured the skull. He was
picked up in an insensible condition and
carried to his brother-in-law's residence,
in Petersburg, where he remains in very
critical condition.
Year: 1868

Agreeable to announcement, on Saturday
last the mourning and final No. of the
Southern Opinion was issued by Edward A
Pollard, brother of the deceased editor Of
the paper. As the interest felt by the pub
lie in the sad tragedy of which Mr.. Pol
lard's death was the den0uentent is yet un-
abated, and as there exists great anxiety to
hear al the particulars, and all that may
be said by interested parties, we publish
below several extracts from the mourning
sheet
Year: 1868

ed to wait, that he might have them TO
come away with. So Otto and | came
by ourselves. We have been week on
the road now, playing our violins all the
way, but we didn't get many pennies,
and tonight we had no supper, and no
money to pay for lodging, and SO we got
cold and hungry and lost our way in the
wood. We used to have a nice Christ
mas once" added Fritz, ''when my faith
er and mother were alive, but they died
when Otto was very little, and then we
lived i'll the streets, till the Jew picked
us up, and taught us to play


Poor little boys , They were homeless
wanderers indeed, and that night they
had good supper and warm bed, the
first for long time.


Mr.. Mason kept them till after Christ
mas and Mrs. Mason fitted them out each
with warm suit Of cloths for Christ
mas present.


And when the New Year began they
had found homes in farm houses not so
far apart but they could see each other
often. They are now learning to be far
mers, and l hope they will grow up good
and useful men. AS for Hector, he has
ever since been the hero of the story, of
how he saved the lives of two houseless
little boys who were lost in the SHOW
Congregai0naLst.
Year: 1868

they ask opportunity. Because they
cannot find it here, they seek itelscwhere


We have lands to be sure, but scarcely
any encouragement to work them. 1t i.
our duty to adopt policy which will
open the avenues of industry, and quick
en- all the currents of life This is the on
ly saving, nay, the only safe course.


Nor does the fact that we have our
war debt upon us afford anything but an
additional argument in favor Of this lib
srality. Capitalists will not distrust the
credit of State which is full of industry
and life, vigorously pushing forward its
public enterprises, opening Its resources,
and laying basis for future stability.
Rather would they discredit Il State which
barely trying to hold its own, shrinks
from day to day, whose highest anxiety
is to pay its debts, instead OF entering
with a strong hand upon measures which
would leave the debts trihe. - From
Coz. ChamGerlam'S annual address.
Year: 1868

| ventured last year upon the sugges-
ton that in withholding her aid and
countenance from great public enterprise
the state was retarding her own develop
ment, limiting, if not loosing her active
population, and damaging her Industrial
and financial prosperity. am aware
that many differ with me in that opin-
ion. This is to be expected. Men of
fortune whose taxes amount TO large
sums, are apt to fear that without con-
stitutional check the people would be
reckless of expenditure, and those who
have struggled through difficulties and 10y
hard earrings and hard savings have gain
ed Il comfortable competency are natur-
ally cautious But there is courage with
out rashness, and caution without timid-
ity. 1t is not necessary to open the
Treasury to plumber, or to expose the
State to be swept to financial ruin by a
sudden burst of enthusiasm or tempta,
ton. The constitutional restriction
might. at least, he so modified that the
States would not be absolutely debarred
from giving any encouragement by hel


credit to measures vital TO her prosperi


tv. 1t would be entirely easy to provide


that the State should be perfectly secur.


ed against loss or the actual payment O


a dollar. No matter if in these measure:


some private interests were advanced, i


by so doing the public interests were tel


fold more so. This system is safer, NOR


effective, less expensive than to throw


the burden upon towns, as we do now
The State guarantees would be NOR


wisely granted, and would have amor
/ commanding credit.


One reason the State has SO little pri
, vate wealth is because she has not fos
tered public enterprise. and she now re
lies upon this private wealth to carry ol
her most momentous concerns. So W
move in a perpetual circle, without ad
[ vance. There can be no enthusiasm 70
State while these things are SO. Gu
E people want something to do. Eithe
5 capital or employment every man mu'
have. Our young men do not ask aid
Year: 1868

ANIMAL LIFE. of the striking facts
pertaining to animal life, and one which every
tlller of the soil has noticed, whether as a gar
dener, an orchardist, or more general farmer,
is the great multiplicity OF animal life seen in
Que season and almost an extinction the next
year. The year 1866 was remarkable for the
great number of red squirrels in Maine and
other New England States They abound
everywhere. Every house had its squirrels,
and every fence had them as occupants. This
year we have not seen one. Last year cater
p, pillars covered the apple trees with nests.
thls year we have seen but single nest. We
nave not seen a cut worm the present year on
our corn or In our gardens. Thus by a wise
provision of an al-ruling Providence, these


pests which: if allowed to increase from year to
se year unchecked, would prove the destruction
u u every plant, like the waves Of the sea are
9oldden-.tssThus far shalt thou go and no far
tner"-ltau,e Farmer Of 1867.
Year: 1868

was i'll for many days, and be-
tore | had recovered a letter came
from home-a letter from my
mother.


"How strange it is that you
should have spoken of Gretchen
Werner in your last letter, for the
first time," she wrote. "My son,
I'm afraid the news will grieve
you. On the day on which your
letter is dated, she died, just at
sunset. I think she must have al
ways been fond of you, for she
never seemed to think of any one
else, and declared that she would
never marry. But few months
ago neighbor Werner actually went
so far as to command her to give her
hand to a friend of his, rich old
German. She pleaded hard, but
he was not to be moved, and she
thought she must obey, poor child.
The wedding dress was made, and
all ready for the nuptials, when
they found her dead.


81 think her father killed her
as much as if he had stabbed or
poisoned her. The doctors called
II beart disease. She was loyelier
than anything [ ever saw when |
saw her last, in her coffin, with
white lilies on her bosom. She
was good and pure and true, and
she always has loved you, my child.
am a woman and can read anoth-
er woman's heart. She has always
loved you"


knew it then. / went home to
my parents very soon, and never
left them again. l live in the old
house now, and on my window-slll
there always stands white lily.
Believe it or not, once year, at
sunset, on the anniversary of our be-
trothal eve, l have ever since seen
Gretchen standing near it smiling
upon me.


| think it is an omen that God
will reunite us in heaven, where,
though there is no marrying or CIV
ing in marriage, l may still call my
white lily, my pure, true-hearted
darling my own; still wed her in
the spirit, and dwell with her
through all eternity among the
angels.
Year: 1868

A curious incident occurred du-
ring the recent revision of the
National Garde Mobile at Peronne,
in France. One young man who
presented himself appeared to be
quite deaf The surgeon careful
ly examined him, using all the
tests employed in such cases, but
the other remained mute. He was
about to be transferred to the In
valid list, when the surgeon, as a
final attempt, said in a low tone
of voice, "Your deafness exempts
you from serving; however, you
will have to appear here again on
the of next month, in order to go
through the requisite formalities. "
SAT what hour, sir?" said the
young man, in great delight; joy
had, in fact, worked a miracle
"You are good for service and
need not disturb yourself" was
the reply.
Year: 1868

The correspondent of the Balti-
more Gazette, writing from Savan-
nah, Ga, says:


While the very efficient police
force in Savannah preserves as
yet good order within the city, it
is difficult to tell what day may
bring forth. In the surrounding
country the negroes are all armed
mostly with United States mus
kets. Chickens, sheep, and pigs
are regarded by them as fair game,
and a small house as the common
property of all men who have
black skins. 1t is impossible,
therefore, to have any confidence
in keeping fowls and animals of
any sort from sunset to sunrise
That the white people are exas-
perated by the present condition
of things almost beyond endu-
rance is very natural. The slight
est collision between the blacks
and the whites would be produc-
tive of infinite bloodshed. The
latter are exhibiting wonderful pa
tience and self-control under the
circumstances. They see that
their State is in all probability
about to be taken possession OF
by a set of vagabond adventurers
from the North, aided and abetted
by ignorant and worthless ne
groes. They feel that personally
their situation is very precarious,
and they know that with negro
domination will come the ruin of
this city and an enormous de-
probation of property. Never
theless they are facing their fu-
ture calmly, and will meet what
ever of evil is in store for them
with manly fortitude.
Year: 1868

A Minnesota editor says that a
a man came into his Office to ad-
vertise a lost dog, and that such
was the wonderful power of ad-
vertising that the dog walked In
to the office while he was writing
out the advertisement.
Year: 1868

Never coax a woman for her
heart. If you haven't any induce
ments for the fair one to make it
an object of exchange, like for
like, you are in the wrong pew,
and had better get out with all
possible haste.
Year: 1868

A Dashing young widow in Detroit
prepared pleasant surprise for her
suitor few evenings since. Rxpec-
ting a call from him, she hid herself
in a convenient corner, and as he
touched The knob cf the door heil.
sprang out in the darkness Of the
evening, and nearly smotherod him
with kisses. His cool reception of
her carsssos startled her with the
recognition Of tho iaei that instead Of
her lover she had been lavishing her
sweetness upon the conductor Of
street car, who bad come with a note
0xplEining an unforeseen absence.
Tho widow thorcupon, with great
proPrioty, tainted on the spot
Year: 1868

II is with sorrow that we are called upon to
record the decease of the gentleman whose
name appears in our obituary column this
week. Mr.. Dalrymple was young man of
superior talent, which had been cultivated by
education considerably above the average
dis musical abilities were of high order. and
hau lie given his attention exclusively to this.
ne would no doubt have been among the first
III our State: He was probably the best prac


tlcal printer in this section of the State, and
was at one time associated with James Stiles.
Esq, in the proprietorship Of the Bridgeton


Chronicle, and conducted the paper with ability.
In the war he was in the Union army as a SOL
dier, and served with honor in that terrible
struggle. He was young man of high. amia-
BILE and sensitive nature, imbued with good
principles and incapable of a mean or sordid
action. The very weaknesses into which his
sensitive nature led him were of character
that excited sympathy instead of denuncia-
ton. We tender to the surviving friends our
sincere coincidence in their sorrow, both from
our own past association with the deceased,
and sympathy with them in their bereavment.
Year: 1868

1t will be RENE mbered that the Presi-
dent stated to Congress that among other
reasons for the removal Of this officer, he
had suppressed some New Orleons dis
patches. We expressed no opinion at
the time in reference to the matter, other
than that it was strange that the Presi-
dent should have waited over year be-
fore he made this charge. The Presi-
dent could not be fully trusted to tell the
truth in the premises, because he had
authorized the publication to the world Of
a garbled dispatch of Sheridan, which
garbling made the matter look quite diff
ferently from what it was really proven
afterward to be. The Congressional in
vestigation has reached, in this case, the
astounding fact that these dispatches,
which Stanton was accused of withhold
ing, were also changed, in order to give
an appearance of guilt to Stanton. AS
they were originally received there was
no cause for hurry, as falsiied by the
President they were made to bear that
appearance. 1t is no wonder that both
Democrats and Republicans refuse coun-
tenance to such man as President John
son. a Af