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Year: 1869

,,stnsv the woe and heart ache,


Waiting for us down the road,
flour lips could taste the orm-Wood'


If our backs could feel the load
wouId We waste to-day in wishing


For tine that ae er can be;
Would we wait in such impatiencs


For our ships to come from seaf
five knew the baby fingers


Pressed against the window pane,
Would be cold and stiff tomorrow
Never trouble MS again,
wou Id the bright eyes Of our darling
Catch the frown upon our brow?
Would the print of rosy fingers


VsI US then as they do now2
All those little ice cold fingers,


Hos they point our memories back,
To the hasty words and actions


Strewn along our backward track.
How those little hands remind Us,
As in snowy grace they lie,
Not to scatter thorns-but roses
For our reaping by-and bye.
Strange we never prize the music.
Till the sweet voiced bird has flown;
Strange that we should slight the violets
Till the lovely flowers are gone;
Strange that GUNNER skies and sunshine
Never seem one half so fair
AZ when winters snowy pinions
Shak their white down in the air
Lips from which the seal of silence
None but G cd can roll away,
Never blossomed in such beauty


As adorns the mouth to day;
And sweet words that freight our memory
With their beautiful perfume,
Come to us in sweet accents


Through the portals of the tomb.
Let Us gather up the sunbeams,


Lying all along our Path
Let us gather up the wheat and roses.
Casting out the thorns and chat;
Lstus find our sweetest comfort


In the blessing of to-day;
With patient haad removing


All the briers from eur way.
Year: 1869

In our issue Of last week the commission


of the crime of perjury was clearly fixed up


on an individual who has heretofore enjoyed
in an unusual degree the public confidence.


At the date of the perpetration Of this


great wrong, he held the position of COuuty


Treasurer, aod trusted by his fellow citizens,


SO much the greater reason why he should have
stunned the commission of crime, which
has been rightly termed " the meanest of all
crimes" If we are to lose all regard for the
sanctity of oaths, the sooner we get rid OF
courts of justice the better, for certainly Ii
false swearing is to be tolerated, the limos
cent are just as likely to suffer as the guilty.
1t is true that the first attempt to punish TINS
crime failed on account of an informallty IN
the indictment, but this defect can be reme'
died, and the question fairly tested IN our
courts whether perjury can be committed
with impunity. We'have it on information
believed to be reliable, chat money was free
ly used to prevent the case being brought to
trial at the time of the finding of the first in,
dictment, and although this may only bo
secondary matter, still we deem it OF sufficient
importance to merit the attention of the
Grand Jury, soon to be impanneled. Our
new Judge, We doubt not, will charge the
Jury fully in regard to offences of this char
acter, and whatever information we may have
will be freely submitted. The practice of
Furnishing the little roSues and allowing the
big ones to escape, is bad one, aud we be-
lieve that the time has como in this Valley
when Justice can be administered without
d" fear, favor or affection" 1t may be claitn-
ed that other parties are connected with this
matter, aud that for their sake it is best to
" hush it up" Away with this temporizing
with justice. Let the outraged majesty of
the law be avenged, and if the axe of justice
happens to fall upon those who have hither-
to held high places, so much the greater
will be the influence of the example in preI
venting the commission of like crimes.
Year: 1869

THE RADICALS AFTER GRANT.-The New
York World says the republican politicians
of Pennsylvania are just now pouring their
complaints into the ears of General Grant, in
reference to the mode in which the latter has
dealt out the Federal patronage in that State.
They claim that the appointments thus far
made in the Keystone State have been in
furious to the party, and will bring defeat at
the polls. This complaint is not confined
alone to the republicans of Pennsylvania, but
exists all over the country. Leading radical
papers assert that where the President has
made one good appointment he has made one
hundred bad ones" This is the effect of
the party nominating and electing a man
who was declared by the men of brairs in the
party to be totally unfit for the position.
The difference between now and the Presi.
dental campaign is, that what few promin.
ent republicans then admitted to be the truth
in reference to Grant, is now acknowledged
BY :he entire party and the whole country. .
Year: 1869

A RADICAL paper expresses the opinion
that Grant is "cOming out all right" In one
sense Of the word there is little doubt that
he is " all right" With all his own relatives
and those of his wife in office, aud in the
habit of receiving presents from S65,OOO
house down to $500 horse, it is fair to say
that the Grant family is doing reasonably
well, and that as far as they are concerned
the prospect is delightful and the "goose
hangs high" Certainly Grant and his FAM
lily arc coming out all right" but when it
comes to the country with constantly in
creasing debt, and diminished revenue, it is
anusbLr matter, and here we think that in
stead OF being all right everything is wrong.
It,is related of an ancient ruler that he fd~
died while his capital was being destroyed ;
and 50 of GRAFT. be pensions his relatives and
favOrites upon the public treasury, and gives
no heed to the fact that all the time the in
stitutions of the country are fast drifting in'
to the vortex of destruction.
Year: 1869

POWERFUL EXPLOSION AND NARROW
EscAPE.-Yesterday morning Messrs. VileE
& Whitaker put in operation an apparatu:
for the manufacture, from gas tar, of a kind
Of cement for roofing purposes. The prin'
cipal part of the apparatus WAS an iros
caldron with q capacity of 1900 gallons
This was placed over q furnace erected IN q
brick enclosure ten feet square on the city
property near the Gas Works. The fire was
made in the furnace at about s O'Clock
there being about 800 gallons of tar in tho
kettle. All worked well until half-past II
when sudden explosion occurred, start
ling the neighborhood and involving o lost
of about 500 to the owners of the ap
paratus. The iron lid Of the caldron
weighing nearly GOO pounds, was thrown
up in the air to the height of nearly 15C
yards, and the hot tar was thrown clean
out ; in its fall covering half an acre o.
ground as with coat Of paint.


Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt
but had the explosion occurred a few
minutes earlier the lives of two men would
probably have been lost, as Mr. Whitaker
and Mr.. MCLAUGHLIN had just been stand
ing on the wall directly above the caldroa.
looking down upon it to see that all was
working well.
Year: 1869

A CARD-T0 FRIENDS AND THE
IA PUBLIC Having been appointed agent fyr
the Piedmont Life Insurance Company for the
city OF Richmond and state at large, appeal u
you to Insure in this Virginia Company, thereby
securing support for your family. fostering q
home institution, keeping your money st home,
insured In northern companies. Why longer inn
poverish your old mother Virginia by sending
your money away? You needit here. Nothing is
loss by changing policies from many northern
comp antes TO the Piedmont and I ask chance to
demonstrate that fact. Not being as young as
when marched lat eighteen years of age} to the
frontier OF Canada In 1872, cannot call to see you
rs rapidly as desired. will thank you to cali on
me at the office of the Piedmont Life Insurance,
corner o! Main and Ninth streets and II am not
In, leSve your names and will cali ON YOU.


fe 22-eodlw THOMAS B. BIGGER
Year: 1869

From the Chicago ITfOuae OF 1UeSd0y.


Handy Andy takes his leave OF the good people Of
Chicago. lie takes it,, as he has taken very many
things hereabouts, in the graceful, polished, gentle
manly manner peculiarly his own. Here is his part
ing sautatiOn:-


10 the People Of Chicago and the Editor of the Tribune


Before departing from your city, which am about
to do, beg leave to submit to you my report, and
also to say few words In regard to the many little
things which have come under my notice while in
yeur city | came here last June, since which time
have employed myself In such way-in such
pleasant way-that shall never forget Chicago. In
the many cities have visited never have been so
well received as in Chicago; nor have ever met so
many Kind and obliging residents thank them,
from the bottom of my heart Tor the many costly
presents have received from them. The number
have received will leave you to Judge for yourself
or 90 and ask Pnkerton. Perhaps he can tell better
than i of the twenty-eight visits ] have made
mainly ON Michigan and Wabash avenues, but, also,
an occasional call In the North and West Divisions.


Some time since my attention was called TO an
article in the Times under the head Of compound
ing Felony" Ia which the writer condemns many OF
my friends whO instead 0f reporting the case TO the
police, and giving them time TO work IL up go ana
advertise In the Tribune for correspondence, aud
hold interviews, and Of course, always recover their
Year: 1869

Some MISUNDERSTANDING of a Soldier by
POIicemHn-The JurisdictiOn of Civil and lIli-
tary Tribunals.


FORTRESS MONROE, Nov. 3.-Considerable
excitement was occasioned in Norfolk on Tues
day in judicial circles in relation to the trial of
George Scullatus, the policeman who some time
since shot soldier, one of the post guards, as
alleged in self-defense. The case was to come
up on Monday morning in the Corporation Court,
before Judge B. B. Foster, but an order from
General Candy to the post commander and G.
H. Porter, Commonwealth's attorney, to have
the prisoner tried by military commission put
q new face on the matter. The counsel for the
prisoner demanded that the trial should proceed,
but the attorney for the Commonwealth asked
that nolle prosequi might be entered The
prisoners counsel urged the right of their client
TO a trial, and that if the nolLe prOseq,d was
granted he should be discharged


The gentlemen then respectively made strong
appeals to the Court to disregard the order of
General Candy in the premises, quoting from
decisions rendered by Judge Chase to sustain
their point. The Commemorative attorney, on
the other hand, contended that The keconstruc-
ton acts were the law in Virginia until the State
is admitted by Congress; and that it was OPP
tional with General Canby whether the prisoner
should be tried by the civil or the military court.
After hearing the argument on both sides at
some length, Judge Foster remarked, that though
the inference was repugnant to his ideas of JUS
tice, at the same time he recognized the autho-
ritv of the military, denied the motion to enter a
noILe prOsequi, and ordered the Venire discharged
and further proceedings discontinued.


This is the first case that has been taken from
the civil courts to be tried by the military in
this vicinity and necessarily creates consider
able feeling among all parties; but as the offense
was committed against the military, General
Candy decides that it shall be tried by them.


The ConstitutiOnaIity of the Oyster Tax.


A movement has been inaugurated by the
oystermen in this vicinity, for the purpose of
testing the constitutlonality or legality of the
present oyster tax They claim that by the law
as il now stands, the oysters are taxed no less
than five different times. The oyster interest in
Virginia is a very large one, and although they
do not object to paying reasonable tax upon
these bivalyes, they think that forbearance has
ceased to be virtue, ana are going TO try and
remedy the matter.


The Dictator.


The United States monitor Dictator is still at
anchor in the Roads awaiting the arrival of the
steamer Triana from Washington, which, with
the steamer Periwinkle is to convey her out
The Triana is expected to arrive in day or
two when, If the weather is favorable, she will
proceed to Key West.


Wild Duck.


The bay Is literally covered with wild duck
and large locks of wild geese are passing south
ward, affording excellent sport for our sharp
shooters


Coast surveying.


The coast survey steamer Bobb, Captain Platt,
has gone to Norfolk to ft out for the winter
when she will proceed to Key West and operate
on the Florida Reefs'
Year: 1869

awakening for party whose aim was retrenchment.
But there was both relief and compensation In the
knowledge that set Of silver had not yet been pur
chased and marked with the name of Pullman.
Year: 1869

The United States monitor Dictator is still a
anchor in the Roads awaiting the arrival of th
steamer Triana from Washington, which, wit
the steamer Periwinkle, is to convey her ouI
The Triana is expected to arrive in a day o
two, when, If the weather is favorable, she wi
proceed to Key West.
Year: 1869

At last the Democratic state Central
Committee has made public the lettel
of General Rosecrans in which he de-
ellnes the doubtful honor Of lending
the sham Democracy of this State in
the present canvass. The letter was
written on the sth Of August but was
not published until the 2Sth, or nearly
three weeks afterward. This delay can
easily be accounted for by the nature
OF the letter itself which is such thst
the Democracy would no doubt have
gladly suppressed the document alto
gethor had not its suppress sion or pub
lication been alike damaging to their
cause.


The Democratic RI Aral press will take
Year: 1869

CHICAGO, August 18!-A vessel
while passing through Chicago River
this evening, dropped her anchor ia
such a manner as to break the mai1
water pipe which, supplies the north
division of the city; as a consequence
that portion Of the city will be with
out a proper supply Of water for the
next week or ten days.
Year: 1869

4 ACARD.-Our regret Is only equalled by our sur
prise that the superintendent Of the Fine Art De-
partmcnt and the Committee on Fine Arts OF our
State Agricultural Fair should have considered
themselves in any measure reelected upon by re-
cent publication OF ours in reference to the trick
cry, imposturc, and deceit, of certain photogra-
piers. We most heartily disclaim all imputatlon
upon ihcm-rcccgnizln their integrity to be above
all suspicion OF prejudice and partiality In the
matter. But, while we cordially do this, we re-
affirm oar positive conviction and knowledge OF
the unworthy means and subtcrfuges resorled to
By the photographers referred to in their unscru-
pulous efforts to secure 4 temporary triumph at
the expense OF all fair dealing To this we stand.
And we caution the public, who like fair play, not
to be diverted from the main point, as we win not
by any side issue G. X. REES co.
Year: 1869

HALL THEFT.-The residence of Mr.. john
J. Binlord Church HilD was entered lust
night while the family was in the basement
and every hat and oyorcoat in the hall TAX en-
off. Some of the stolen articles were the
property of ministers who were in the
house, who claim that they cannot afford
the loss, and will pay for their return.
Year: 1869

A BALL.-We hear it suggested among
some Of the gentlemen associated with the
Chamber of Commerce that ball, to be
given to the National Board of Trade at the
close of their session, would be happy way
of winding up the whole affair, The gen.
tlemen who suggest the bali say that mas
much as many ladies win accompany the
delegates, it would be well that the northern
and southern ladies should be brought to-
gether in social intercourse on the occasion
of the National Convention as we'll as the
northern and southern gentlemen
Year: 1869

Many Of the physical evils-the want
of vigor, the inaction of the system, Ian
gour. and hysterical affections-which are
so prevalent among the delicate young
women of the present day, may be traced
to want of we'll trained mental power,
and we'll exercised self-control, and to an
absence Of fixed habits of employment
Real cultivation of the intellect, earnest
exercise of the moral powers, the enlarge
ment of the mind, by the acquirmeent of
knowledge and the strengthening of its
capability for effort, she frmness for en-
durance of inevitable evils, and for ener-
gy in combating such as may be overcome,
are the ends which education has to at
tain; weakness, if met by indulgence, will
not only remain weakness, but become in


trinity. The power Of the mind over the
body is immense. Let that power be
called forth let it be trained and exercis-
ed, and vigor, both of mind aud body,
will be the result. Better, million times
better, to work hard even to the shorten
ing of existence, than to sleep and eat q
way this precious gift Of life, giving no
other cognizance of its possession. By
work of industry, of whatever kind it may
be, we give practical acknowledgment
of the value of life. of its high intentions,
or its manifold duties. Earnest, active
industry, is living hymn of praise. a
failing source Of happiness it is O.
bedience. for it is Gods great Law Of NOR
tai existence.
Year: 1869

The maniac was giant. He had brok-
en- his heavy chains as Sampson broke the
wiIhes-had torn open the door Of his cell
torn the keepers literally in pieces
burst the outer door-killed the watch
man with heavy iron bar that he wrench
ed from the door-and escaped with his
formidable weapon into the city.


The town was aghast with the news !;
and we students at the hospital and dis
secting room, who were connected with
the asylum, had to nerve ourselves to help
capture the escaped wild beast


I had gone to the dissecting room alone
and was about to commence useing the
knife on subject. There was a storm
raging, and with low sob the wind
swelled through the long aisle of forest
trees and dashed with the gathered force
of an ocean wave against the dead-house.
simultaneously, hand struck the light
door and the yell of a maniac rang through
and through my brain.


Above the door. through small venti-
later, the face of the madman and the
murderer peered at me.


''Ha. ha! I have caught you at last
here-and here alone. have been wait
ing for you. You took me once-didn't
you? Ha, ha! Let me in"


The GOODNESS of iminent peril brought
my powers to action. I held his eye an
instant; but it was evident that he was too
wild that his blood was up. and it roved
with eager ferocity through the room and
over the frail walls. With the light
bound of leopard gained the door, and
shot the double bolt. A CLEAN of rage
darted from his eye, but he laughed:


"Ha. ha! You think that you will
keep me out"


He leaped to the ground. In an in
slant the light was out.


"Wait." l cried~ Il have a weapon
in my hand keen as razor. 1t is pois-
oned by the body I have been working on.
Burst the door and will plunge it into
your heart. You may kill me, but will
kill you also, as certain as there is a
God"


The swarth giant shook the door until
its hinges creaked and groaned beneath
his hand. Then laughing again low to
himself he muttered:


Fool I will outwit you YETI, .
| And he stole off in the darkness. |
heard him for an instant pressing against
the wall of the building, and it swayed
and bent inwards with his weight Then
silence. The din of my pulses made tbun-
der in my ears, as l tried to hear his steal
ing tread, and sobbing wind rose anew
with wierd shrek, and made my efforts
fruitless.


A thousand times. I heard his low, dev-
ilish, murderous laugh. A thousand
times I felt his brawny strength against
the door, and saw his wild face look down
on me through the gloom but still he did
not come.


tried to think he had abandoned the
design and skunk off discouraged; but ]
knew it was not sol knew he was
crouching in some corner on the watch te
spring upon me when I passed.
! Could I stand there all night? No,
Year: 1869

UNDER THE BEAUTIFUL MOON
Under the beautiful moon tonight
Silently creeps the crowded town,
Tenderly, dreamily floats the light,
Ger the wanderers up and down;
Echoing family along the street,
Ever are heard the restless feet


Flooding so wearily,


Sadly and drearily,
Onward, the last of a hope to meet.
Under the beautiful moon there sleeps
Many and many fair young face,
Many and many mother weeps
Bitterly Ger her child's disgrace;
Smiles, be they false, till the sun is set.
Under the moon may the cheeks be wet,


Singing tearfully,


Sad and fearfully,
Many heart would fain forgetI
Under the beautiful moon there go,
Haunting their shame in the holy light,
Straying from purity far by night.
Goodness and truth for the light of day,
Under the moon may the bad have sway;
0, could the beautiful


Ever be dutiful
Love might gladden. their hearts alway.
Under the beautiful moon there rest
Vicious and pure and the hours 60 on,
Souls that in love and life are blest-
Faces of wretchedness pale and wan;
Misery under the moon may weepl


Grieving, sobbingly,


Painfully, throbbingly,
Hearts may mourn over sorrows deep.
Under the beautiful moon tonight,
Many will dream of the loved and lost;
Many live over, with sad delight,
The hours they suffered and sorrowed mos
Tears for the lost when the day is fed,
Under the moon may their names be said:


Fondly, endearingly,


Never so cheeringly,
Memory breathes of the loved and dead.
Year: 1869

X X 4


"Great Heaven, Winter Keeue! What
kept you the whole night in that cursed
dead house? It is near by; the door has
been open this two hours, and Derbs and
King have been asleep. I was getting
on my boots to look for you" -


why in the name of common sense
did you let this dog out after me? Will
you tell me that % ., b.,.. .ef


"Why he howled like a maniac, and
clawed the door till, if I had been suspi-
cious, I should have thought you in some
danger, and could not keep him in"


danger! Well. we can't talk now.
Rouse yourself. I have had an interview
with your maniac, and he is prowling a
round the grounds after me now. Call up
the men. I must 90 after Phillips imme-
|diately."


"My God you don't say SOP


eyes, don't waste moment" '-
In five minutes the whole force of the
hospital was out in the grounds. We
took him in the angle of the great door
|crouched behind the jutting wall. waiting
for me! He drew his lips back over his
teeth, in the dumb ferocity of mad brute
as he saw me, and his eyes settled into a
dull, lurid gaze, impossible to describe. as
he Kissed out:


"Ha! this is twice-t,oice you triumph.
Wait till the third time"


Around the blazing CRATE Of the temp
est tossed night. we shook hands over the
glad reunion, and after the story was
over, and the horror first, and the story
after Cat the close of my adventure,) } and
Derby and King had left. and Harry
Leigh and stood at the window watch
ing the young winter day rise over the
bills there was something very like tears
in his bright blue eyes as he pointed to
the granite walls of the mad house, and
said:


Constance would have gone there.
Winter, had you died. and mine would
have been heavy life after.'