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Year: 1869

IMPORTANT ACTION OF THE CONSERVE
TIVE STATE CENTRAL CoMMITTEE.-At a
meeting of the resident members of the
State Central Committee Of the Conserya-
tive party Of Virginia, held on yesterday,
the following preamble and resolution we're
adopted:


"Whereas at meeting of the Conserva-
tive Executive Committee Of the State, in
December, 1868, it was resolved that it was
inexpedient to take any decided action un-
til Congress had fixed some day for an cleo
tion in Virginia, and the resident committee
in Richmond was directed to convene the
general committee at an early day after
such action by Congress; and whereas it is
the fixed purpose of this committee to call
such meeting in the event of such action
by Congress; therefore,


"Resolued, That it is the earnest request
Of this committee to the Conservative voters
of the State to adhere to the organization
and resolves heretofore established and
proclaimed
Year: 1869

remedies act speedily when taken in the early
stage or the disease, take at once "BRowN's
BRONCHIAL TRccHEs," let the cold. cough, or
Imitation OF the throat be ever so slight, us by
this precaution more selisus attack may be
warded off
Year: 1869

Wise people don't wait for bleak winds to blow,
and catch them unsupplied with the extra sawed
and split ktndling and cooking wosd coke and
coal, delivered so cheapIy from the steam Fuel
Year: 1869

At the residence of VIM. L. Snyder, Esq.
IN Manitowo,, on the 10Th day Of Sep'em-
Der 1869, FRANK b. iGfant son of Don A
and Louisa Shove, aged year and days
Again has the Angel of death laid his
icy hand upon a childs heart-takeing from
a kind father the last of his little family
Not one year ago We recorded the death of
Mrs. Shove. and now we know that the
little sufferer is free from pain, in the arms
of his Guardi0n Angel mother


SIN that world of beauty, where pleasures


never die,


Where the youthful and tho aged with praises


rend the sky,


Where the chrystal streams arc flowing, O er


the crimson opal stone,


And where the voice of weeping is never


never known
Year: 1869

churches or did it ever occur to him,
that Catholics and Episcopolia1s are just
as sincere, in their belief, as he is in his,
and that they have just as much right to
teach their peculiar tenets to the rising
generation, as he, and his church have to
teach theirs? May God protect our coun-
try from such fanatics as ''Lampman We
know not whether it would be Methodist
or a Presbyterian form of religion that he
would prefer to be taught, but as far, as we
would rather our children would be taught
in Catholic or Episcopalian school, then
in such school as "Lampman" would in
augurate We will not uphold sectarian
teaching of any kind in our pubic schools;
but if any of our fellow citizens, of Cath
Ole, Episcopalian or Presbyterian belief,
wish to establish private or parochial
schools, for the education Of their children,
we insist, that in this country, they have
a right to DO it; and should not be at
tackled through a free press, so long as they
violate no law of the land, and do not in
terfere with the rights Of others.
We have never seen any movement on
! the part Of our Catholic or Epistopalian
fellow citizens, to interfere with our pub
lie school system. They quietly submit to
taxation, 10 support our public schools,
and have right TO tax themselves, if they
wish to do so, to support such other schools
as they see fit. And History will bear US
out in saving, that the Catholic Se1ninaries
which are scattered all over our country,
take higher rank, than the schools of any
other sect.


Again we do not believe that the whole
Catholic world, are cut throats'. That is
wicked, shameful libei, upon countless
thousands Of g0od men aud women, which
the Tribune should, in decency, hasten to
retract. Does the editor of that paper be-
lieve that he is surrounded every day Of
his life, by 'cut~throats" and "vipers" :?
If he does not, he should not allow his Re
publican friends who do believe it, to edit
his paper for him.


The Republican party is full Of Just such
men as 'Lampman," an1 they are the
ruling spirits of that party, and have been
from the day of its birth Radical, fanat
ical, bigoted men; men who, if they had
/ the power, and darc, Iould crush all in-
stitutions, political, religious and educa-
tional, except such as believed as they be-
lieved. There are good liberal men who are
known as Republicans, but they are nil
norityof the party, and have been drawn
into the Radical ranks, by specious
covering which the leaders Of that party
assumed.


These men will soon abandon the Lamp
man party they would have done so long
ago, had there been in every county Tri.
JUne to publish the views of their party
/ associates. We hope that the Tribune, and
all other Republican papers will continue
1 to give their correspondents the free and
unrestricted use Of their columns, for the
dissemination of uncloaked Republican
principles. 1t VIII greatly hasten a politi, :
al millennium for our country, now in Radio,
al bondage.
Year: 1869

THE FAIR--N Ne call the attention of our
readers to tho-changes made in the premium
list tor the fair being mostly in relation to
stock. Also the executive committee, have
decided to reduce the entree fee npon all
articles drawing q first plemium Of only one
dollar, TO 25 cts. This change will enable
all parties having small articles to exhibit,


to enter the same for premium at such a
price, that all may hope to lose nothing by
bringing these articles to the fair. The ladies
especially, are favored by this change
Now bring along your fancy work, your
useless finery and let us "brutes Of men"


see your skilful, tasty hand work. We
like to see it, if it does cost US lots Of mon
Year: 1869

sEzy- We publish to day the calls for the
Convention to be held in the different As
sembly districts in this County.


We hope that Democrats in the County
will see to it, that only the best of men
are placed in nomination at their conven-
tion Men against whom no charges of
dishonesty, or disqualification can be made.
There are plenty of good men to fill the
offices Of the county, and if bad men are
nominated by our conventions, then we
shall not be disappointed, or dispeased, to
see them beaten


Let Democrats who have the success of
he party, and the good Of the country at
heart, see to this thing in time
Year: 1869

Seventh division rejected


tSHtb, Seventh, md Eighth divisions rejected.


In the returns for Governor and Judge of the
Supreme Court the vote OF the eighth precinct OF TIE
Seventeenth ward was omitted The return Judge
OF the ward-present in the chamher'-announced
that the return for seid precinct was now in the
once Of the Prothonoary, and the Board appointed
a committee to visit the Prothonotarys ofce and
procure the document. They did so, and returned
with it. 1t then appeared that the paper was not
signed by majority of the election officers and on
motion, the Board refused 10 sign it,


As the return Judge of the Twenty-1ifth ward was
absent procuring the necessary signatures TO his
credentials, the vote of said ward does not appear


In the Twentieth ward there were two votes scat
terng and the Eighth precinct of the Twenty-second
ward was omitted


TIE COUNTY TICKETS.
Year: 1869

The GRAND CONCERT Of the Richmond
Musical Benevolent Association will take
place in the Second Baptist church on next
Tuesday night. The programme is to be
the best ever presented by the Association,
and the number of tickets already sold gives
assurance Of q crowded house.
Year: 1869

An OLD AcouA1NTANcE.-Ap prominent
female member of the.chorus Of the Rich
ings Opera Troupe was recognized by many
Richmond people as q lady formerly well
known in this city. She led the choir of
one Of our fashionable churches ten or 9
dozen years back.
Year: 1869

Up FOR REPAIRs.-Workmen are busily


engaged repairing the bridge over the canal
at the foot Of Fourteenth street. While it
is up, vehicles have to cross the draWbridge
foot Of Seventeenth street.
Year: 1869

Harriet Martineau, in her Retrospect of
Western Travel" written in 1887, says I" l
was fortunate enough once to catch glimpse
of the invisible Amos Kendall, one of the
most remarkable mer in America. He is
supposed to be the moving spring of the whole
administration the. thinker, panncr and
door but it is all in the dark. Documents
are issued of au excellence which prevents
their being attributed to persons who take the
responsibility Of them; correspondence is
kept up all over the country for which no one
seems to be answcrable; work is done Of COB
lin extent and with goblin speed, which makes
men look about them with a supersttious
wonder; and the invisible Amos Kendall has
the credit of il ALL President Jackson's let
ters to his cabinet are said to be Kendall's
the report on Sunday mails is attributed to
Kendall the letters sent from Washington
to appear in remote country newspapers,
whence they are collected ald published in
the Globe as demonstrations Of public opinion,
are pronounced to be written by Kendall. 1t
is clear that he could not do the work he does
| Incredible enough in amount, any way) if he
went into society like other men. He did.
however, one evening; | think it was at the
! attorney -Bencial ). Inc moment went IN
intimatons reached me from all quarters,
amid mods and winks, Kendall is here that
is he saw at once that his plea for Sc
clusion dad healthy is no false one. The ex.
treme sallowness Of bis complexion, and hair
of such perfect whiteness as is rarely seen in
a man of middle age, testified to disease. His
countenance does not help the superstitious to
throw off their dread of him. He probably
does not desire this superstition to melt away,
for there is no calculating how much influence
was given to Jackson's administration by the
universal belief that there was concealed
eye and hand behind the machinery of gov
ernment, by which everything could be fore
seen and the hardest deeds done. A member
of Congress told me this night that he had
watched through four sessions for a sight of
Kendall, and had never obtained it till now.
Kendall was leaning on chair with head
bent down and eye gancing up at a member
of Congress with whom he was in earnest con-
ycrsation, and in few minutes he was gone"
Year: 1869

LOVES TrUE IDEAL-It must be rare, in
deed, that we meet with one to whom we are
prepared to be quite Ideally related as she
to US. We should have no reserve; we
should give the whole Of ourselves to that So
eiety; we should have no duty aside from
that. One who could bear to be so wonder
fully and beautifully exaggerated from day
to day IL would take my friend out of her.
self and set her higher, infinitely higher, and
there know hor. But commonly men are as
much aiaid of love as Of hate. They have
lower engagements. They have near ends to
serve. They have not Imagination enough
to be thus employed about human being,
but must be coopering barrel, iorsocth.--
ThOreau.
Year: 1869

JOE PRINTING


OF EVERY VARIETY,
NEATLY PROMPTLY AND
CAREFULLY EXECUTED,


IN THE BEST sTYLk OF THE ART,
At THE OFFICE or THE MONTPELIER DAILY


JOURNAL.
We have not only dressed the columns Of the Daily
Journal and the Watchman and State Journal in
trely new dress hut are furnishing job Department
with all the materials necessary the execution in


LATEST STYLES,
Of all kinds Of fine and coarse printing,


from the


SMALLEST CARD


TO THE MAMMOTH POSTER,
IN EVERY COLOR OF INK AND BRONZE.
ALSO BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS PRINTED IN TIKI
NEATRsT STYLE OF THE ART, AT THE
MOST REASONABLE RATES,


AND PROMPTLY.
~ SEND IN YOUR ORDERS Ii
Year: 1869

A SIMPLE, LE,ORNAMENT-A very pretty mantle
ornament may be obtained by suspending an
acorn, by piece of thread tied around il,
within half an inch of the surface of some
water contained in vase, tumbler or saucer


and allowing it TO remain undisturbed for
several weeks. 1t will soon burst open, and
small roots will seek the water; a straight and
taperlhg stem, with beautiful glossy, green
leaves will shoot upward, and present a very
pleasing appearance. Chestnut trees NAV be
grown in this manner, but their leaves are not
SO beautlful as those Of the oak. The water
should be changed once a month, taking care TO
supply water of the same warmth; bits of char
coal added TO IL viii prevent the water from
sourlng. If the little leaves turn yellow, add
one drop OF ammonia into the utensil which
holds the water; and it will renew its luxu-
rance. ~
Year: 1869

New METHOD oIiBLEACHING OR DIsrSPEcr-
ING FEATHERs.-Clean the feathers first from
greasy matter, and then place them for three
hours in dilute solution of bichromate of po-
tassa, to which a small quantity OF nitric acid
has been added. The feathers will become
greenish from deposit Of chronic sesqui-oxide,
which is removed by weak sulphurous acid
when the feathers are left perfectly white. The
nascent oxygen developed in the reduction OF
chronic acid to the oxide is, of course, the
bleaching agent, and so powerful is it that the
darkest feathers will become perfectly white
Year: 1869

fathers murder. He took the bible,
and opened its holy pages at ran
dom, and placed his finger upon 4
verse. There was a moments si-
lence. The continental soldier who
had sworn to avenge his brothers
death, stood with dilated eyes and
parted lips. The culprit kneeling
upon the floor, with his face like dis
colored clay, felt his heart leap to
his throat. Then in a clear, loud
voice, the widow read this line from
the Old Testament. 1t was short
yet terrible:


That man shall surely die
Look The brother springs for
ward to plunge the knife into the
murders heart but the tory, pin
ioned as he is, clin.s to the widows
knees, He b, gs that one more tri-
al may be made by the little girl,
that child of five years Old, with
golden hair and laughi1g eyes.


The widow consents. There is an
awful pause. With a smile in her
eye, ard without knowing what she
is doing, the little girl opened the
bible as it lay on her mothers knee
she turned her face away and placed
her finger upon line.


The awful silence grew deeper.
The deep drawn breath OF the broth
er, and the broken gasp of the muir
derer, alone disturbed the stiffness.
The widow and dark haired boy are
breathless. The little girl, as she
caught feeling of awe from those
around her, stood breathlesS, her
face turned aside, and her tiny fin
gers resting on the lines of life or
death. At length, gathering cour-
age, the widow bent her eyes upon
the page and read. 1t was from the
New Testament.


Love your enemies.


Oh book of terrible majesty, and
child-like love of snblimity that
crushes the heart with rapture; it
never shone more strongly than
there in that lonely hut Of WisSah-
icon, when it saved the murderer's
life.


Now look how wonderful are the
ways Of Heaven. That very night
as ,he widow sat by her freside-
sat there with IA crushed heart and
hot eyelids, thinking Other husband,
who now lay on the dIenched soil
of Paoli-there was a tap at the
door. She opened it, and that hus-
band, living, though covered with
wounds was in her arms.


He had fallen ut paoli, but not in
death. He was alive, and his wife
painting on his BOSOM.


That night there was prayer and
thanksgiving in the wood cmbower-
ed cottage OF WiSsahlcon.
Year: 1869

The New York Tribune has the follow
ing suggestions in regard to what the
Secretary of the Treasury should do in
interest and for the protection of the
business community against the gold
gam blers: sEsA ~ SAA


l. Recall and burn the gold certifi-
Gates. We do not see why the Treasury
should bank for the gold gamblers. No
public benefit results from this holding
twenty to thirty millions of gold sub.
ject to the call of the gamblers in that
commodity. The Government does not
thus favor any department of produc.
tive industry; why should it nourish q
bareful specnlationf Order the gam
blers to take away and keep their gold,
and then cancel and burn the certiti.
Gates. ''-' .-


2. Sell gold whenever the gamblers
put up the price. There is no use and
no sense in keeping fifty or sixty mil
lions of gold in the sub-treasury. Every
dollar of it beyond working balance
ought to be earning something for the
people in mitigation of the pressure OF
their debt. Ten millions would be a
very large balance to carry, while fifty
millions used in buying up and cancel.
ing bonds would save over three mil
| lions per annum to the people. Let us
pay debt instead of uselessly boarding
gold
Year: 1869

The aristocratic miscreants who were
at the bottom of the late humiliation


put upon the best blood of New Eng
land, are about to be met by the favorite
ally of the Pilgrim sons. When they


were sorely pressed during the late
difficulty Massachusetts made up her
quota with negro troops, who fought
nobly" and sustained the honor of the
Bay State during several emergencies.
Now that the Pilgrim sons are in an
other predicament the man and brother
ID again to be called upon to do what
they couldn't. A Northern gentleman
of means" "a carpet-bag planter on the
Sea Islands), thinks he has among his
colored brethren several who could beat
the Oxford crew without regard TO race,
color or previous condition" Let the
gentlemen from Africa then come up to
the rescue for the second time and teach
these insolent Britons that as they
turned the scales of victory during the
late war so will they now turn it again.
Let Massachusetts, quota as of yore be
made mp from the late down-trodden.
New England expects every nigger to do
his duty. The boils and currants can
not be used again effectively as excuses.
Year: 1869

Without any special complaint, except grad
ual declination Of bodily strength aud nervous
epergy will find IN the TONIC a FOUNTAIN
OF VITALITY ANDFXIG0R AS RE
FRESHLSG AND EXI HILERATING AS
A POOL IN 1HE DESERT TO THE SAND
LSEORCHED AND PAINTING TRAXEIER
Year: 1869

Edward B. Ketchum, the particulars of
whose trial and subsequent incarceration iu
Sing Sing are yet fresh in the public rem
embrsnce, has been brought out of prison
and placed before the New York Courts on
writ of hsbeas corpus. His counsel assert
that he was sentenced for al offence of
which he had not been properly convicted.
The uttersnce and publication of certain
fraudulent gold checks were the only
charges made in the indictment, and these,
it is claimed, do not come within the legal
definition of forgery. The case was ably
argued last week, before Judge Barnard,
who reserved his decision. ketchum ep
peared in excellent health. He was dressed
in black clothes, which seemed little too
large, and they, with his stout person give
him something of rustic appearance. His
face had slightly dark or olve hue, while
there was shadow around his eyes al.
together diferent from what is usually seen


in persons who live in good society, or who
are engaged in business or in intellectual
pursuits. He set quite retired and by him
self, in corner made by the ratings and
the wall, and scarcely appeared more inter
ested in the proceedings than any of the
spectators. While his counsel was address
ing the Court, the Ketchums, father and
son, moved by an irresistible impulse Of
affection, leaned over and kissed each other
There were many moist eyes in the room at
that moment, and it is said that even the
cool and imperturbabIe Judge Barnard was
not wholly uumoved.
Year: 1869

Pennsylvania is confident that the next
Cabinet lottery will distribute some Penn.
sylvania politician prize. They think
Hoar will resign in August and that BENZ
II. Brewster will be appointed to fill the va.
cancy. If this cannot be effected, Robson
is to be made attorney general and Grow
secretary of the navy, Pennsylvania must
be armed with cabinet appointment before
she can do good fighting at the October
election
Year: 1869

The President has called on Attorney
General Hoar for his opinion of Gen.
Canby's order requiring the members of tie
legislature Of Virginia TO take the iron-clad
oath. There can be no question as to the
result of his investigation. If "loyalty"
and a Republican form of Government re-
quire it, his opinion will not contain
doubt on the perfect legality of the require.
rnant
Year: 1869

The Republican County Convention at
Memphis, copied the example set by the party
at Nashville, and split into several small
pieces. The bond of union was personal
abuse and bitterness.
Year: 1869

TIE BRsr CLAN SeUP.-As the season ,s
now near AT hand when the marke. will ba
supplied with CLANS, offer you the follow
ing recipe for making Clam Soup which can.
not be surpassed.


Boil for three hours a knuckle OF veal, with
q goodly portion OF water, and one onion
Strain and add the liquor of SO CLAIMS. Thick
en- with tablespoon Of nour, well rubbed
with butter, the size Of small egg. Have
your clans cut In three pieces with the hard
light, and put into your tureen with chopped
parsley, and half pint Of milk. Just before
serving drop the clans into the boiling soup.
letting them boil up once. Pour into tureen
surripg well its contents when doing So
GeImQnt0Un Telegraph.
Year: 1869

~ The following sentence from q recent
speech Of Senator Anthony, of Rhode Island,
can hardly sound lass than wonderful to the
iandless millions Of Europe. The Senator aid,
and no doubt correctly, that: "There Is NO
part OF the country where days labor thar
any man, with stout arms and a willing heart.
however little he may be skilled, may perform,
cannot earn the prlce Of an acre Of good land,
at the Government sales"
Year: 1869

THE STATEMENT In yesterdays STAR that
Judge Edmunds had been removed from the
office OF Postmaster of the Senate, Is, we learn
to-day, incorrect Our Information was oh.
tanned from sources we thought reliable.
Year: 1869

1T IS RRPoRrED to-day that there is a sharp
effort being made to resist the confirmation of
Colonel Markland to be Third Assistant Post.
master General. We do not hear the ground OF
the opposition, as he is concededly we'll quail.
fed for the post, and Is ''sound' IN a party
point Of view.
Year: 1869

OF Indian Affairs was at the Interior Depart
ment this morning., and had an interview with
Secretary Cox. He has not yet received his
commission, but it will he ready for him early
next week, and he Will enter upon the dis
charge OF his duties in the course OF a few days
Year: 1869

7th q total eclipse OF the sun will occur. This
will b the most interesting eclipse that has
been witnessed in this country for many years,
and il will not happen again until the last year
Of the century The shadows Of the earth will
commence crossing the SUMS disc about four
O'Clock in the afternoon, and will not entirely
pass from Il until nearly half.past six.
Year: 1869

a LARGE CROWD of ofhce.seekers were at the
State Department this morning, looking after
the Consnlships, but much to their disgust
Secretary Fish announced that no more ap.
pointments to those positions would be made
at present.
Year: 1869

The NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE after
the adjournment Of its scientific meeting yes
terday afternoon, held a business meeting and
fixed upon Northampton, Mass, as the place
for holding the semi annual session, which
convenes on August 3lst next.