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Year: 1867

: lIlc ItHIUtIll, l0NtlI USIclG HOliIN
person authorized to administer


oathS, of the amount Of capital or
property, at its sworn valuation,


actually paid in, owned and en-
ploycd by such corporation. Such
declaration and affidavit shall be
filed in the Office Of the Clerk Of
the Court of Common Pleas for the
District where the business is pro-
posed to be transacted, to be by


him recorded, and shall also be
published once a week for two
months in one or more public ga
zettcs nearest to the point where
such business is located, the ex-
pense Of such publication to be
paid by the applicants. If such
corporation shall at any time de-
sire to increase their capital stock,
an affidavit, like to the above. shall
be made, recorded and published


as above, and a new certificate is
sued. If the affidavit taken by
the President be false rs to the
amount Of capital, J0na fde paid
in, owned and employed by such


corporation, each and every cor
porator shall be jointly and seve-


rally liable for all debts and con-


tracts made at any time by said


corporation. The whole amount


of the indebtedness Of such cOrpo-


ration. not counting its capital


stock. shall not. at any time, exceed


the capital stock actually paid in.
AMI in case Of u violation Of this


provision, the officers and agents


by whom such excess shall be Gre


atcd, shall be jointly and severally
liable to the extent of such excess.
If the officers or directors Of


such corporation shall declare and


pay any dividend when the COM
pany is insolvcnt, or any dividend,


the payment Of which would rem


der it insoIvent, or which would


diminish the amount Of its capital


stock, they shall be jointly and


scveralIy liable for all the debts Of


the company then existing, and
for all that shall be thereafter con-


tractcd while they shall rcspec-


lively continue in office: Pr0rl-
dcd, That if any Of the officers or
directors shall object to the declar
inc of such dividend, OF to the
payment Of the same, and shall at
any time before the time fixed for


the payment, file a certificate Of
the objection in writing with the
Secretary Of the company, and
with the Clerk Of the Court Of
Common Pleas for the District in


which the business Of the corpora
ton is transacted. they shall be


exemptfrom said liability. Every


such corporation shall annually,
within twenty days from the first
day OF january, make a report,
setting forth the amount Of its


capital, the proportion thereof


actually paid in, and the amount
of its existing debts; which report
shall be signed by the President,
verified by the oath Of the Presi-
dent or Secretary, and filed in the
office Of the Clerk Of the Court for


the District where the business of
the company shall be carried on
and unon faiIure 50 to do, all the
officers and directors Of the COM


panv shall be jointly and severally


liable for all the debts Of the COM


nanv then existing: and for ill that
shall be contracted before such re-


mort snail be made. The stock
holders Of such corporation shall
Year: 1867

they must all work Talk 20 your neighboF, let
him talk to his neighbor, and make proselytes- IN
Tennessee they could take care OF themselves IN
less the race that the Republican party nso lor
years protected should turn against them' Orles OF
aNever neverP'1 We must keep our plckets well
out and see that 10 man sleeps on his post. Don't
falter now. They had some regular troops in Ten
nessee under command Of General George II. Tho
mas. rApplause] These copperheads had tried very
hard to kick up q row between these troops and the
State militia, and had most gloriously failed. "Old
Pap Thomas had said that he would stand by the
regular militia of the State because it was part Of
the regular State Government. In the laws of Ten
nessee there were now sections prohibiting the col
ored man from hslding Office OF sitting On juries,
bat that would be repealed this winter. There was
not rebel or copperhead elected to the State SEN
ate and only two to the House Of Delegates.


Some Ct these men raised the cry Of niger equal
ity, and if you went around into the kitchen you
would see the features of these very men reproduced
in the faces there. Laughter. Then they said
that they co1id buy negros vote with pint OF
whiskey, and that had been tried in Tennessee and
had failed.


Rav. Henry w. Key, Of Tennessee, said that
rebel had offered him S. 600 for his vote, and his
friend Daniel Watkins had been offered s2,50O for
his.


General Cooper resumed, saying that in the first
instance he had been in favor Of letting slavery
alone bat when the time came he had said, " let
him 60" and when it came TO the question Of put
ting the colored man into the srmy he had consent
ed because he believed he might as well be fighting
in the Union army as in the field raising provis-
ions for the rebels. Applause he would again tell
them all TO 60 home and work, and to stick to their
candidates. and if they were defeated to get up and
Try it over again. In Tennesste the Union League
had counted noses and marked .hem all down, and
their enemies had tried hard TO make split among
them but failed Some people had said that this
Union League was an awful organization. BE
knew that he had taken no greater obligation in
joining the League than he did when he first en-
listed under the Stars and Stripes. If man want
a Union man he had no business there, and If he
was Union man il would do him no harm to be
there, [Long and continued applause
Year: 1867

But this is not all. The Treasury is steadily paying
off compounds and reducing the bank reserves anu
finding the currency debt into long bonds
Tins giving fixed and long employment to
What il now a floating investment, having
cnrrencv privileges at maturity. Superadded
"a these disturbing causes, Sare political
complications. which at any moment may take a
form which will alarm the public creditors, and force
upon the market sufficient bonds to send them to
par and cause further large exports OF gold 1t can
not escape the most casual observer that the time Is
avuroaching when there viii be scramble for
steadily decreasing amount Of currency and bank
credits resulting in an active demand, at full legal
rates for money. What effect tins change IN rates
and competition will have upon prices Of commod-
ties needs little thought.
Year: 1867

There some apprehension felt here TO the effects OF
the late rain cOttODgrOwing region sO1ar Ve are
without any definite information on the subject Dut IN
the absence of any general complaint by telegraph
fair to that serious damage has been done Inc
present month has been very wet one on the Atlantic
coast but the contrary 20 have been the case at
the West and South aud in sections they have Dee


sufering from drOuth. The effect Of the dry hot
weather has been 10 improve the prospects OF the
planters ia Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi and let


frs sneak fayOraby Of the result should the weather
continue proptious. From Southern Louisiana ana the
coast counties OF Texas the worm IS reported 70 nave
done serious injury and the complaints are many and
loud IL is 70 venture an opinion as 10 What
extent this damage may reduce the crop from general e1


pectatou We are now entering upon the critical period
Tor the cotton crop and upon the length OF the picking
seasoD and the weather until frOst Will depend
whether We NAV hook for more less than 2500OO bales


This figure given expression Of public opinion AT
this time and the individual opinion OF the writer
who thinks best estimates OF crop are generally
made in November after the occurrence Of killing frost


The following is a statement of the movement IN
Year: 1867

meeting OF the Police Justices or this city held
yesterday when the following rule relation to
similar in their nature to the Connolly Kennedy i'm
brogIio was unanimously adopted


Whenever any police officer. sheriff. marshal other
peace officer aresng person for any offence, at
Tempt commit shall bring such person before police
court out OF whose judicial district the place Of making the
alt uaed then such court for the purpose
regulating the Of conducting Of the
police courts and securing uniformity practice there
shall Immediately order said officer said
person 10 the police in the district which
the pace Of said arrest for hearing and adjudication
thereAt -
Year: 1867

A Western paper tells the following
rather tough story:


An incident of a remarkable nature
occurred in the woods of a neighboring
county, last week, by which man was
thrown eighty feet into the air He was
standing on "A balance tree, lying across
large log, to see another tree come
down, when the tree in its falling
course struck the other end of the tree
on which he was standing, and the tre-
mendous weight of its coming on the
spring lever, threw him like shot into
the air.


The remarkable part of the story re-
mains to be told. When at his highest
elevation, the man caught hold of a limb
in the top of a tree, about fifteen feet
from the trunk, and remained suspended
by the arms until the person who had
felled the tree travelled distance of five
miles, and returned with help and a
ladder before he could be released from
his perilous position. He was found in
the same position as when left, evident


ly in the best of spirits, for he was whis-
Ting Yankee Doodle, and making
strong fight with his feet against dele
cation of wasps that were endeavoring
to build nest in the seat of his pants.
He said, upon reaching the ground, that
he had had "healthy timen with the
"varmints," and attributed his powers
of endurance wholly to the hotly con-
| tested canvass lie had with the "critters'
by their "fire in the rear" and the tre-
mendous excitement incident thereto.
Year: 1867




Rta- The editor Of the Cedar Rapids
Times, who accompanied the editorial
excursion to the Rocky Mountains, gives
the following account of race between
all Antelope and Locomotive:


After leaving Plum Creek we had a
trial Of speed which, in these days Of
fast horses and fast men, may be inter-
esting to our readers. While our train
was moving along at its usual speed,
three antelopcs sprang up from the grass
near the railroad and struck out at full
speed, attempting to get ahead Of the
train that they might cross the track in
order to reach place of safety among
the bluffs on the north side. The Oh
gineer regulated the speed of the train
to that of the antelope, permitting the
frightened creature to get even with the
locomotive, but when they attempted to
cross the track he would let on more
steam, and the fleet footed creatures
would fall to the rear, when volley of
musketry from the car windows would
greet them, the balls striking all around
them; but notwithstanding the ante
lopes were sometimes within three hun
dred yards of the train, and hundreds of
shots were fired, they escaped untouch-
ed-a not very 1iattering record for the
Quill Driving battalion. The race con-
tinued for a distance of nine miles
when, the valley growing wider to the
south, the antelopes finding they could
not out-strip the train and get across the
track, struch directly south and left us
! This was indeed rare trial of speed, tn,
like of whicn we think cannot be foun,
among the records of the turf.
Year: 1867

EVILS OF GossIP.-I have known a
country society which withered away
all to nothing under the dry rot of gos-
sip only. Friendships, once as firm as
granite, dissolved to jelly, and then run
away to water, only because of this;
love, that promised future as endur-
ing us heaven and as stable as truth


evaporated into n mornin1-mist thai
turned to days long tears, only be-
cause OF this; a father and son were
set foot to foot with the fiery breath of
an anger that would never cool again
between them, only because of this; and
q husband and his young wife, each
straining at the hated leash which in
the beginning had been the golden
bondage of "a God blessed love, sat
mournfuEiy by the side of the grave
where all their love and all their ioy
lay buried, andonly because of this. 1
have seen faith transformed to mean
doubt, hope give place to grim despair,
and charity take on itself the features
of black malevolence, all because of the
spell words of scandal, and the magic


mutterings of gossip. Great crimes
work great wrongs, and the deeper
tragedies OF human life spring from its
larger passions; but woeIul and most
mournful are the uncatalogued TRACE
dies that issue from gossip and detrac-
tiohI most uloufnIul the ShlpWreck Of
ten made of noble nature and lovely


lives by the bitter winds and dead salt
waters ofslander. So easy to saw, vet
so hard to disprove-throWing on the
innocent all the burden and the strain
of demonstrating their innocence, and
Furnishing them as guilty if unable to
pluck out the stings they never see, and
TO silence words they never hear-gos-
sip and slander are the desdliest and
the cruelist weapons man has ever
forged for his brothers. hurt.-AU the
Year ROtLlld. T-a 9 p -
Year: 1867

'Tis true, his way has been long and wca-
ry, as he has had much to contend with.
With poring over the midnight lamp he has
kept himself pretty well up to the emergen-
cy, and he is always on the qui uive for
knowledge and never ashamed to ask for
information. He loves his school and bis
scholars, and we rejoice in his successful la
bors, his kind disposition and sterling prin-
ciples.


We have had young lady teacher from
the North, who was highly recommended
by her Northern friends as graduate from
a celebrated Normal school. and they as
sured us she had ''splendid education. p"
OF course we sent our children to so dstin-
guished a teacher with all confidence, and
did not wish to be critical or expect too
much. We soon had abundant evidence,


however, that her grammar and spelling
were not even ordinary.


Occasionally some of our own girls get
schools in the country, through the influence
of friends when they know and we know
that they are not well qualified And here
comes in the query Are the Commission


ers doing their duty and are they competent
judges Of good teachers?


Some girls, of very limited culture, want
better raiment than their parents provide
them and the next thing, they hunt school
merely for the money. This is ever to be
deplored, and we cannot find remedy so
easy while there are so few genteel avenues


for n woman's support Men and boys are
crowded into all the easy places and the wo-


men are left out in the cold and, tho the


'weaker vessels, they often buffet some Sc
we're storms.


A young gentleman is now here from the


North conducting select school. We have
seen no 'moustache" on his lip, no ''cigar"
in his mouth; his appearance is simply gen
teel and unpretcnding and il he proves him
self n superior teacher we believe in our abil-
ity to appreciate him. We will not judge


MIN hastily.


One of aOhio's' Northern friends has a
school several miles from here and, from
the little we have heard from him, he will
not 'make our eyes stand out with astonish-
ment." a.


After all, we believe we can boast of some
competent and conscientious native teachers
among us who have borne d" the burden and
heat OF the day and they have found con-
slant occupation and appreciation among
us. Let us have good ones, come from
where they will.


We should be very grateful TO these superb
or(O Teachers, who of course, leave good
schools and handsome salaries at the North
md come TO this benighted region TO redeem
us from our lamentable ignorance.
"Ohio' invited lis TO "speak out and in
selt-defence we have responded to her sur
,ent call" and We have done it, we believe,
truthfully


In conclusion allow us 10 assure her that
we have never resorted to ''powder, paint


and iabdabs generally" DELAWARE.
WYOMING, DEL, Oct. 4.
Year: 1867

QUITE an excitement has been Cceasioned
lately at Lewiston and Walla Walla, and the
settlements north of those places, by the re-
port Of newly discovered rich diggings ON
tributary of KO0tenai river. The crew OF the
Pen d'Oreille steamer Mary Moody are said
to have deserted her and gone to the diggings,
Year: 1867

MORE DURABLE, MORE ELASTIC,
MORE GRACEFUL. AND WILL KEEP


ITS SHAPE AND RETAIN ITS


PLACE BETTER THAN ANY


OTHER SKIRT.


This new and beautiful style Of Skirt was
awarded BY the Great American Institute
Fair, held in New York City. October. S6a,a


SILVER MEDAL.
The Highest Premium ever given for Hoop
skirt The Steel Springs are wound with a
fine plated wire lin place Of a cotton cov.rinel
which will no, wear of Or become solled, and
the whole Skirt may be sashed sriihom injury
or fear Of rusting and will be ~ good Is new
Year: 1867

Yesterday morning the trial OF Jacob Kinsel,
for the mur Ter OF Henry Cruze Oh tle 9th ut. was
brought to close The argument Of the prisoners
sci was very ingenious but could not stand before the
terrible array Of positive aud circumstantia evidence
which was brought to bear against his client. The Dis
trctAttoIney closed the in powerful speech, in
which he did not forget 10 ask that ustce might he ten,
pered with mercy He advised the jury to deliberate
calmly before deciding upon verdict TO weigh wen
every particle Of evidence which might he used 10 tbe
prisoners adyantaSe and to take INTO consideration the
unhappy man IGNORANCE bis frendless condition. and
the fatal blow Judge Bede then summed up the testi
mOny and after clearly defining the different grsdes ~
murder cOunseled the jury not to convict the prisoner Of


crime greater than manslaughter Al O'Clock the ury
rendered verdict OF manslaugher and the prisoner was
theeupon sentenced to imprisonment Of 10 years AT
hard labor IN the state Prison.
Year: 1867

The Associated Press dispatches from
Washington-a portion of which we copleu
in our paper of Tuesday last-in relation 10
the dismissal of Mr.. Bradley by Judge FISH
or, stated that great excitement prevailed al
Washington, that the lawyers OF the District
made common cause against the action oi
tile Judge, viewing it as great outrage @e'
&c. We now learn however, from private
sources, that the statements of the despatch
es are grossly exaggerated, and so FAR from
the feeling being against the Judge, popular
sentiment there is greatly in his favor, anu
all good citizens look upon his dismssal oil
the bully Bradley as proper step taken
towards preserving the integrity, dignity
and impartlalty OF the Bench.


This information is also strengthened ny
the action of the meeting of the Bar, held
soon after to consider the matter. Instead
of violent speeches and denunciatory reso-
lutions against Judge Fisher, the meeting
calmly and deliberately determined to ap.
point committee of inquiry, who should
report at future meeting to be held away
off in September next. If popular feeling
had risen SO high in favor of Mr.. Bradley


as the telegraphic dispatches would have III


believe, no such tardy and indecisive actiol


could have been the result of their delibera


tions.


Again, the public press all over the coun


try, and especially the loyal press-is YER


decided in its expressions of commendauo


OF the action of Judge Fisher No othe
course was left him 10 pursue consistent wi.


his sense Of duty and in keeping with tn
honor and dignity Of the Judicial characte
and whether public feeling runs high or 10
among rebels and their sympathlsers-
the Judge has the satisfaction OF KNOWN
l. that honest and good citizens everywhe
= applaud and sustain him; and while the tr'
! men of the nation rejoice in the knowledl


that we have at least one court within u
J. dominion OF rebeldom that daresdo be loyi
10 pure, honest, impartial and firm in the la
of threats and bravado, nowhere does I
X qualification take deeper hold upon the hea
as of the people than here in Delaware,
es home OF Judge Fisher. The student of
IN great CLAYTON could not be otherwise til
n. true his Country, to Liberty and to Justi
Year: 1867




When a young man is a clerk IN store
and dresses like a prince. smokes "foihe"
cigars, drinks '.noice" brandy, attends
theatres, dances and the like, we wonder
if he does all upon the avails ofhis clerk
ship


When young lady sits in the ParlOr
during the day, with her hlly-white in-
gers covered with rings and her hair done
up in ''rats' or ourled in paper, we won
der if ber mother don't wash the dishes
and do the work in the kitchen


When young man goes three times g
day to get dram, We wonder if, by-and-
by. be won't go four times


When young lady laces her waist q
third less than nature made it, We wonder
if her pretty figure win not shorten life
some dozen years OF more. besides making
her miserable while she does live


When a young man Is dependent upon
his daily toll for his income, and mafries
lady who does not know how to make a
loaf of bread or mend garment, we won
der if he is not lacking somewhere, say
toward The top for instance
Year: 1867

you can from you ather-in-law, aud if he
keeps carriage. never dream Of getting
one yourself.


When you wish 10 make your wife p
present, buy something that IS absolutely
necessary about the house, and never let
slip an opportunity Of making her thank
you for it.


Whenever you are sick enough to lay up
at home, exagerates yeur symptoms, and
make your wife believe you are going to
die. If she has any heart at ali. she will
Nurse you better for It.


Once after Sheridan had lost at play all
the money he had borrowed, and was pas
ing out into the street. feeling in very
bad -humOr, he saw poor fellow STOPPING
downsto tie his shoes. So what should
he do buf kick the man over on his face
withfhe remark, "D-n yees you are az
a0ays tying your shoes - Whena man is
in bad humOr. it is a great relief to him
to find some object on which he can vent
his wrath without running any personal
risk. A married man will always fud an
object in his amiable wife. Whenever you
feel worried about anything. abuse your
wife; it will be a great reliefto you. And
when she appears before company with
eyes red from weeping. assume the most
affectionate manner, and ehide her for GO
ing out shopping on such 3 raw, windy
/ day.


There ! we are. certain we shall have the
heartfelt thanks Of all wives that Glance to
peruse the above (Which, however, is in-
tended solely for their husbands, aud that
is the only boon we crave Next Sunday
we shall probably take upscudgels in behalf
of husbands, by laying down directions
for wives and follow them with rules by
which children may regulate their conduct
toward their parents. --.-s
Year: 1867

THE FAMILY REwsPAPER.-Dr. Frank
liz remarks that man that often gets two
dollars for the one be spends n forming
his mind, as he does for dollar he lays
out in any other way. A man eats pound
of sugar aud it is gone, and the pleasure
be has enjoyed is ended. but the infoFma-
ton be gets from a newspaper is treasured
up to be enjoyed anew, and to be used
whenever occasion or inclination call for
it. A newspaper is not the wisdom Of one
man or two men it is the wisdom Of the
age, and Of past ages too. A.family with
out newspaper is always a year behind
the times in general information besides
they can never .hiBk much nor end much
to talk about And then there are the lite
tie ones growing up without any TASTE for
reading. Who. then, would be without q
newspaper I? and Who would read one reg
larly without paying for IL?
Year: 1867

The WAY TO PAY THE NATIONAL DEBT
Let the Radicals 60 on. They viii shake
the credit of the Government. The bond
holders viii become alarmed, turn Copper
heads, and be denounced as enemies to the
Government. Then it will be in order to
repudiate the whole debt, on the ground
that the holders Of it are disloyal. In this
way these Radicals will get rid of The
whole debt; or at least 80 much Of it that
We car. easily pay the balanoe.-Louisvills
Democrat.
Year: 1867

MEASURING HAr.-The following method
in asceriaining the amount Of hay in nov,
We find recommended to those who may
live at distanes from hay scales Multi
ply the length. breadth and height into
each other. and If the hay is somewhat
settled. ten solid yards make ton. Clover
will take from ten 70 twelve solid yards per
ton
Year: 1867

WHEz the ehimneys Of lamps become
foul, or covered viii a white dust, that can
neither be washed off nor removed IN the
usual way rub tho inside with whiting
aud strong vinegar, and then rinse aith
clear water and wipe them perfectly dry.