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Year: 1868

vsrted would admit that sudden con-


versions were not to he disirusted !;


might be sudden, like St. Paups, but


unlike 1t in every other respect; pre-


9erred the financial part Of tie Demo


cratic platform TO the Republican plat


form, Ia that respect was opposed to


long loans; the people will pay or repu-


diate; did not care 3 fg whether the


new bonds ara exempted from State and


municipal taxation or not; it would


make no real difference to the people


that the Interest would be increased BY
taxation, If the bonds remained in the
country tax alton and low interest would
drive them all out Of the country, and
thus drain off the gold; was In favor Of
a return to specie payments; no need OF
the volume Of the paper circu-
lation TO effect this was glad that he
was not nominated by the Democrats, on
the platform that was adopted he could
never have accepted a platform opposed
to the rights OF the negro; would have
been glad to have stopped the crusade OF
the Democratic party against the rights
of the black man believed Mr.. Sumner
was very pure man, and generally
right, but that he went crazy on i'm
parchment; Mr.. Fessenden was q very
HOuest and patriotic man wavered a
little at one time during the impeach-
ment trial, but said finally that he would
vote for his conscience, come what
might.


Thought Gen. B1tler most powerful
man intellectually, but very much of an
Old Bailey lawyer; did not believe the
stories about his personal dishonesty
nothing affecting his integrity ever came
to his knowledge while acting "a Seere-
,ary OF The Treasury did not think him
he abiest of the impeaehment mana
gers thought either Wilson, Of Iowa, OF
his superior as sound, thor
,ugh lawyer and statesman.
Year: 1868

CHuD DRowNRD.-A very sad accident oc.
CURED on the excursion steamer Metamora.
from Baltimore to Oxford and Cambridge, Nd,
rounding in for the Avon, a lady stood on
one side OF the beat holding her infant in her
arms; The boat suddenly careened on account
OF rush OF passengers to one side, nearly
board, and causing the lady to let fall her in.


fant In the water. Before the alarm could be
given II had sunk for the last time and the boat
mad passed some distance from the spot where
1t mad ALLEN An attempt at finding the body
Year: 1868

THE THEATRE IN CASE OF FIRE.-A cor
respondent thus speaks of very important


Edl1orS UiSpatch,-Can't you prevail
on those who have the charge of our Thea
tre to provide more efficient and less crowded
means of egress? When the building is
crowded with people, rs it is these opera
nights from pit to dome, suppose an alarm
of fire should occur. Hundreds Of people
would inevitably be crushed to death, even
if there should be no fire, as there is only
one narrow door by which the Theatre au-
thorities seem willing that their patrons
should find egress. The doors on the sides
are closed and barred, and only one of the
doors in front used SO that there is abso-
lutely no way Of escape from fire II 1t
should occur. The whole arrangement
seems like trap which had been expressly
prepared for o terrible calamity. Why DO
not the city authorities oriome other proper
authority insist upon a change in this mat
ter if the Theatre people are not willing to
make it themselves ClVls.


We learn that hereafter all the doors will
be thrown open.
Year: 1868

THE EAST END.-Complaints are made on
Church Hill of the carelessness and delay
on the part of the contractors who have in
hand the new paving and curbing. The
work is often suspended and left in an un-
finished state without any perceptible rea-
son, while piles of material and ugly bumps
and gaps render the sidewalks very dlsa-
greeable. If the city has to pay for all the
bricks that are liable to be lost or stolen by
exposure in the streets for SO long time
this mode of operation cannot be plea
SAINT one to taxpayers.
Year: 1868

CHAMBER OF COMMERCIALS will BIZ
seen by an advertisement in another
column, the annual meeting Of the Cham.
Der of Commerce will be held this day at
o'clock, but we presume as the president
and number of the directors are in at
tendance at the Norfolk Convention little
more will be done than to adjourn to some
future day.
Year: 1868

An extraordinary discovery has beer
made of press IN India. When Warren
Hastings was gOvernor-general of India.
he observed that in the district of Benares
little below the surface Of the earth, is
to be found stratum Of kind Of fibro us
woody substance of various thicknesses, in
horizontal layers. Major Roebuck, in-
formed of this, went out to Il spot where
excavation had been made displaying
this most singular phenomenon. ln Dig
ging somewhat deeper for the purpose Of
further research, they laid open vault
which, on further examination proved to
be of some size, and to their astonishment
they found kind of printing press set up
in vault, and on it movable types placed
as if ready for printing. Every inquiry
was set on foot to ascertain the probable
period at which such an instrument could
have been placed there, for it evidently
was not of modern origin, and from all the
major could collect it appeared probable
that the press had remained in state in
which it was found for at least one thou
sand years We believe the major, on his
return to England, presented one of the
learned associations with memoir con-
tanning many courteous speculations on the
subject. Paper We know to have been
manufactured in tue east many centuries
before VIC had any knowledge of it, and
We have many reasons to think that the
Chinese had been acquainted with the
mode of printing they now employ, many
years before Faust and Guttenburg invent
ed it in Europe. 1t does little credit
to the inventive genius of the Romans to
know that, while they approached SO near
as to cngrave in style not to be equalled
in the present age on gems and stones.
and of course the taking of impressions Of
them, they should have remained ignorant
of the art which has bestowed so many
blessings on mankind.
Year: 1868

Elected to the present congress is man


by the name of Butler, from the state of


Tennessee. Butler is radical after


Brownlow's own heart--a truly loyal !"


gentleman, who would rather shoot a rebel


than eat his breakfast. When the Hon.


Mr.. Butler presented himself at the oar of


the house, however, there was slight i'm


pediment in the way of his taking his seat


He couldn't take the irou-clad oath Be-
ing conscientious man, he couldn't ex-
actly swear that he had never given aid
and comfort to the enemy. His lapse con-
sisted in simply having been member of
the Tennessee legislature in 1861, and as
such voting to take the state out Of the
union, and attaching her to the rebel con-
federacy, which had just been formed.
Certainly for truly loyal individual this
was a very small matter indeed, but it has
had the effect of keeping Mr.. Butler out
of his seat thus far during the session
But the committee on elections have found
a remedy for Mr.. Buffers case. They
have agreed to report joint resolution
omitting the aid and comfort part of the
oath, so far as he is concerned. He is will
ling to swear that he never held any Office
under the confederacy, which is probably
the cause of his turning radical-he could
Mt get one. And so, we suppose, Mr..
Tennessee Butler will soon be in his seat,
voting side by side with Ben Butler


Now contrast this treatment Of Mr..
Butler with Senator Thomas of Maryland
and John Young Brown of Kentucky.
Both these gentlemen were willing to take
the test oath, every word and letter of it.
They could do it conscientiously. Neither
of them had ever given aid or comfort to
the rebellion or held Office under it. Yet
both were excluded Such is the manner
in which the radical majority in congress
treat conservatives and radicals respect
ively. Stokes, who volunteered to raise
rebel company to resist the " Lincoln dos
potisn," is admitted without a why or
and the test oath is emascuated
so as to allow Butler to come in but DEM
ocrats upon whose garments there is no
smell of secessionism, are ruthlessly ex-
cluded.
Year: 1868

From the New Albany Ledger.


distinguished clergyman, in discourse
ali evening or two ago, in one of our city
pulpits, in illustration of point he wished
to impress upon his hearers, spoke of the
Emperor of the French as The embodiment
of that nation and said that pistol or a
dagger pointed at his breast would arouse
the whole people to determination to
ayenge the insult which, in him, had been
offered to the nation. And the clerical gen.
tleman was no doubt correct. Volatile and
factious as are the modern Gauls, an indig-
nifty offered to their ruler would be regarded
as national insult We have no emperor
magistrate, who is chosen by the people,
according TO the forms of the constitution,
to preside for limited period over the ex-
ecutive department. of the government. His
powers are limited, but he is, in the eyes of
the world, the embodiment, the impersona-
tion of our country. 1t is he who makes treat
les, who gives instructions TO our ambassa-
dors abroad, who receives the ambassadors of
foreign powers, and who Is regarded, and
justly SO, as the tangible and responsible
head of the nation, the representative of its
power and dignity. When an American am
bassador in London, Paris or Berlin gives a
banquet, the first toast is, "Tne President"
as the head of the nation.


But what do we now see? a great politi-
cal party-the party which placed the presi-
dent in the position which he now occupies
party which claims to number among ITS
members the most patriotic portion of the
community--is engaged in the shameful work
of degrading the president to the position of
malefactor. and of holding up the represent
ative of our national power and dignity as a
criminal, about to be placed on his trial for
heinous offences The spectacle is a shame
full one. 1t is dshonor to the nation. 1t is
disgraceful to .he faction that has placed us il
this humiliatlng position before the world.
Each Frenchman would leap to ayenge an
insult cast upon the chosen ruler of the ma
tiop, even though that ruler is known to have
made many failnres, and to have been guiltv
Year: 1868

A correspondent of the New York
World, who attended the polls in Alabama
during the voting there, and who has been
collecting information in regard to the
manner in which the election was conduct
ed in different PORTIONS Of the state, pre-
sents the people of the north with this
pleasant Renaissance


Something like third Of the entire
vote cast in the state was received on no
better evidence than afidavits of registry
in other counties, and, for my own part, l
saw several administered. This was the
process. Enter T;mbuctoo.


What's your name 2


'Pomp.'


Pomp what p


Pomp Jones, sah.'


Show your ticket, and great paw
would reach out ragged sleeve and tnrus,
dirty scrap under the judges nose. Nc
such name as given would be found upon
the list, and then would come the balance
Of the formula. quote from the printed
document:


l., do solemly swear that ! am du
~ registered as quallned voter In the
county Of -, in this state; that / now
reside in this county, and that | have mo-
voted at this election, so help me God


Pomp, or Cuff, or Cudjo would swallow
it all, meekly taking off his hat as he was
hidden, aud holding up his hama and nod
ding like toy mandarian at every other
word in the oath. In would go his vote
and now take HIM out and ask him what
solemnly meant, or qualified or re,
side, and Pomp's big mouth would open
and bis eyes would stretch, and nine times
in ten would tell you, Fore God, mas'r, ]
dunno muffin bout all dis yer, but dey tolt
US We mus come and put de.ting in dc
box, or dey would fine us or put US in de
jail"


And these are tho kind of people thu
radicals wish TO make the rulers Of tn,
southern states
Year: 1868

of some crimes. But he is the personifica-


ton Of the empire. If he is dishonored, the


whole nation is dishonorcd in his person.
bloxeaimed at him is aimed at the state of


which he is the first person. But no such
spirit-no such national pride animates the


jacobin faction which now rules this coun-
try through the body called congress. To
accomplish their hell-bor schemes Of party
aggran lizement they would strike down the
chief magistrate of the republic, simply be-
cause he cannot be made subservient to their
misunderstanding plans. What to them
is the dishonor of the nation in the eyes Of
the world if their own lease of power Is to
be endangered? National honor, national
pride, national glory, national selfrespect
must all be sacrificed at the shrine of faction.


We're the charges against the president of
a serious character-were they in fact high
crimes and misdemeanors, such are CEN
templated by the constitution when a presi-
dent is to be impeached-the case would be
different. But all men must and do feel that
the charges against the ex ecutive are utterly
frivulous and contemplate. If the suit
which is to be tried by the senate with so
much mock solemnity were brought before
common pleas judge, every attorney knows
that it would be kicked out of court. Aside
from its party aspect, the whole case against
Mr.. johnson is utterly contemplate. So will
impartial men among US Judge it now. So
will intelligent, unprejudiced foreigners
judge it. So will posterity judge it.-N. \.
Ledger
Year: 1868

A simple mode of computing interest is as fol-
lows: Multiply any given number of dollars
by the number Of days of interest required,
separate the right hand figure and divide by
six; the result is the true interest for such a
number Of days at six per cent. This rule is
so simple and true, according to all business
usage, that every banker, broker, merchant,
and clerk should post it up for reference and
use. By no arithmetical process can so desired
information be obtained with so few figures.
Year: 1868




Has not yet made j 8 appearances in our
streets, but we presume we shall not have
to wait for it very long 1t IS the revival of
the Old-fashiOned hoops, or, as tile French
call them, pannieTs or baskets which were
first in vogue in France a hundred and
thirty years ago, and were afterward a
favorite article of dress with the beautiful
Marie Antoinette and her ladies Just before
the revolution Of l779. They consist simply
Of a circular frame work Of wh6lebone, or
other suitable material, fastened around the
person beneath the waist and above the hips,
extending equally in every direction, and
prod an extraordinary enlargement and
rotundity Of the figure. When the fashion
was at its extreme, the rule was that the
diameter Of the paHnier should be equal to
the height Of the wearer; but this extrava-
gance was adopted only by the more ultra
an dashing among the ladies of the time.


The introduction Of this mode at the pres
ent day Is the work of the Empress Eugenia,
who seems to exercise more despotic sway
over the women of the civilized world than
her stern and unscrupulous husband has
ever been able to wieid over the French ma
ton As vet she has been followed in this
last innovation only by the ladies of Paris;


bnt the rest 0 woman kind are sure 10
initiate their example According to state


ment in the correspondence of that trust


worthy authority concerning fashion, the


Journal of Commerce, the whole fashionable


world Of that city has been quick to put on
panniers, although to many they are any


thing but becoming. Not only the young
aud sylph hike, says the writer, I" bat the
middleaged and stout sport panniers-the
latter rendering themselves absolutely ridic-
ulous in costume which requires to be worn
with all the grace and ease for which Her
! Majesty is so distinguished, to render it pre-
sentable This reminds us Of the intro
llauction of crinoline by the same imperial
jictatrix- At first that novelty made all
women appear very strange, and some su-
| premely ugly; but by degrees they became
used to it, and now there are those who think
| the fashion beautiful; and SD, we dare say,
! it will be with the panniers. We live and
| learn.-N T. Sun
Year: 1868




The law of Tennessee requires Admins
traitors to publish insolyeut notices in
newspaper A written notice carries out
neither the spirit OF letter Of law, but it does
no injustice to all interested parties an1 lays
the Administrator liable for damages TO all
who are losers by his non-conformity with
the law. We quote from the code of Ten
nessee, section 2, $50:


The Clerk (of the tOunty Court) x
shall make an order upon the executor or
administrator, TO give notice by ADVERTISE
ment in some newspaper published within
the State, and also at the court house door of
the county, for all persons having claims
against said estate to appear and file the
same, authenticated in the manner pre-
scribed By law, on or against day to be
fixed in such notice, which shall not be less
than three nor more than six months after
the date of notice and any claim not fled
on or before the day fixed, or before an ap-
propriation of the funds of the State is
made shall be forever barred both IN law
and equity.
Year: 1868

The New York Democrat, Brick Pon,erov,. :.
new journal, promised to expose the corruption
IN the Democratic party in that city. In the
number for Tuesday very fair beginning i.
made thus


Gone of the greatest drawbacks to Democratic
success in the country has been the rottenpess Of
New York city politicians, who have for the soIe
purpose Of plunder managed to eain places in
front and at the head Of honest Democrst;c
voters, and By barter and bargain, buying and
selling, so control nominations and elections as
to plunge the city each year deeper in taxation.
feather their own nests, and make places for
scores Of relatives, whom it seems the special
duty Of some persons to seek to glue to the teats
Of the treasury.


" The managers Of the Democracy in this city
have too often devoted their energies and inge-
nuity solely to fll their pockets with plunder.
Ihe public places have been filed with men unfit
Tor positions, merely to give them place and pay
-oihces have been created only to reward those
who had votes TO sell-taxation has been in
creased. and the poor, honest people, and the
business men generally, have been the sufferers
In the rural districts people point TO the corrur-
ton and extravaganza characterizinC the Demo
cratic administrations in this citv. and with
reason say there is too much corruption. The
corruption of the few falls upon the many, and
creates load Of reproach We do not wish to
shoulder. If there was more honesty and more
economy IN official places in this city, If so many
Of the leaders Of Democracy did not devote their
energies more to the accumulation OF plunder
than the dissemination Of principle-if II did
not seem so necessary for certain city politicians
to continually rob the people and stab the De-
mocrats of the rural districts. in order to place
their friends and ring-partners in power-if so
many Of the leading Democrat. here. who have
stolen themselves rich, did not so persistently
strive to make Democracy a close corporation.
with select managers and green-seal inspiration,
the party in the city would be strunger-the
Democracy in the country would not have TO
continually apologize for Democratic corruption
in New York city, and the Democratic majority
in the State would never fall below a hundred
thousand
Year: 1868

Most people hereabouts know Of one William
Birk. and not much, however, TO his aiyan-
age. His father del several years ago and
icft him quite an estate He was declared IN
capable of managing il, from moral oblquity
and he was placed under guardianship We
had heard nothing of him for some time, till
last week, when he reminded our staid commu-
1ity that he was still himself He wanted to
raise the wind. and concluded that be would
steal his fathers tombstone from the Catholic
Cemetery and sell it 10 the marble cutters The
stone was a very thick one, Of Italian marble
ant by cutting down to thinner measure,
night still Dee Of value for another monument
he told ttsimster that the old tombstone Of
his father had been broken and new one put
up, and engaged him with his team To 20 to the
graveyard and haul the old one away The
tcamSter followed, Birk going little ahead, and
by the time the latter had got there, Birk had
broken off the stone where it entered the socket
The teamster soon saw how the mater stood
and turned in and gave Birk a thorough pound
ing. Birk went TO his guardian with a pitiful
story. they got the fellow arrested. and Justice
Marfell fined him : . and costs. The teimster
considered himself unfairly used told the whole
story, caused Birk s arrest under a statute that
applies 70 cases Of such mu;ilatiOn Of grave
vars and ne is now in jail His guariian
when he found out the truth Of the matter, was
the foremost man in having Birk punished
GaieHa (HI) Gazette. .Aug. Il.
Year: 1868

of these singular animals, wholly disa-
grees with M. du Chaillu as to their un-
tamable savageness, only one of the
number he has possessed manifesting any
viciousness, and he was four years old.
The rest were very docile and playful.
The grief of the present one when first
caught was quite touching to witness;
he could scarcely bear to be looked at,
and if at all annoyed by the presence Of
many people around him, would lie on
the ground, with his face buried in his
hands, and sway his head from side to
side, as if in agony of sorrow at losing
his parents; and even now, when left
alone for any length of time, he has re-


lapses of the same kind, and appears to


be in great tribulation.
Year: 1868

A LIVE GoRILLA,-Mr. Walker of


Fernand Vas, writes to DIR. Gray of the


British Museum, that he has a fine heal
thy young male gorilla, which he hopes


may eventually reach the Geological
Gardens. He was caught by native
who suddenly came on a whole family
father, mother and young one. The
mother, contrary to what might have
been expected, abandoned her baby y
and ran off. The father showed fight,
rushing at the native open-mouthed, and
receiving stab in the side from spear,
which cansed him to retreat little
when the man not waiting to receive 6
second attack, snatched up the young
one and made for his home as fast as
possible. Though snappish and shy fol
a day or two, the boy gorilla soon became
quite familiar and tame, until his great


est delight was to sit in the arms of hi
master. He is apparently between one
and two years old, with a tremendoui
appetite. Mr.. Walker, who has had fiy'
Year: 1868

very bold affair IL reported to have taken
place in Brooklyn on Friday night in the shape
of highway robbery and probable murder in
one Of the principal streets of that city. We
published the facts yesterday, by which It
would appear that the victim, although not dis
covered by the officers until two o'clock in the
morning, must have been attacked by his five
assailants at much earlier hour of the night,
probably about eleven o'clock. The assault
took place in the locality usually much fire.
quented and quite close to the Atlantic street
ferry, which makes the act all the bolder and
speaks badly for the protection Of life and
property In Brooklyn. The fact is that the
police force there Is not large enough for the
extent of the city. The beats are altogether
too long and the patrolmen consequently too
few. The officers who picked up this unfortu-
nate man, for instance, were a mile or more
from their station house, their beat being in
fact, in an entirely different part Of the city
from the station. II is notorious that police.
men are few and far between in Brooklyn after
nightfal but this is not the fault of the men
they are faithful enough. The simple reason
is that the patrols have too much ground to
cover, and hence outrages may be perpctmted
in many lonely spots without their knowledge
or interference.