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Year: 1868

Colol ell II. A. Smalley, of New York city, a
son of Judge Smaley, of Vermont, leading
Democrat of that State, has written letter to
General Stannard, in which he says that he had
intended to support the Democratic nominees.
He now says he is satisfied that "the interests
of the country require the election of General
Grant, and in accordance with this opinion l
shall support him." Colonel Smalley proceeds
TO say


''In addition to my opinion of the superior
fitness and qualifications OF General Grant for
the Presidency In the present crisis, am con-
strained to the course have adopted by my
belief that Grant will have greater power to heal
the wounds inflicted during our late struggle
than his opponent, if elected and that, with as
kind and generous feelings towards the South
as Governor Seymour can possibly entertain,
from the great services of the man, his
known mildness and firmness, In which latter
and from the political constitution of Con-
gress-he will accomplish more in the re-
storation of the South to harmonious relations
with the entire country, do more to renew its
commercial and financial prosperity, now
almost annlhilated, than can Governor seymour
by any possibility, allowing the latter every
meritorious intention in the premises. :.
Revolution and civil war are indicated more or
less directly, and these do moi. believe the War
Democracy are willing to assist In lnhlcting
upon the country. For one / am not-and
believe the truest and best interests of the
southern people, both of the Democratic and
Republican parties, viii be subserved by the
election OF General Grant,"


so writes young and gallant soldier, and SO
feel thousands of others who will vote precisely
the same way. The ball is moving on.
Year: 1868

On motion of John b. Green, ESQ, the tenn
porary officers were declared the officers of the
permanent organization.


The President then read a writ which had
been served upon him as the President Of the
body, notifying the Board that an application
had been made TO the Court of Common Pleas
to restrain the Board from receiving the vote of
the First ward until the returns Of the Eighth
and Ninth divisions Of that ward shall have
been included.


The messengers were then despatched to the
City Commissioners TO procure paper and the
necessary blanks.


Alderman BETTER having been summoned,
administered the oath Of Office to the members
and officers of the Board.


On motion the Board proceeded to count the
returns for city Ofhcers-the first in order being
the return for the Mayoralty. While this was
progressing, the Return Judge from the Nine
teenth ward was summoned to attend In the
Coul Of Common Pleas. and his return there.
fore was not received in the count While re-
ceivtng the vote void was conveyed through
Mr.. John Hanna, the counsel of the President
of the Board, that the court had granted an
from proceeding in their work,


motion was carried to proceed with the
counting of the vote, until the order of the
Court was communicated through Its proper
officer.


The following is the official result OF the cleo
tion, as far as 1t could be made known:-


THE VOTE FOR AUDITOR GENERAL.
Year: 1868

plan The Senator mistook the character OF the
PRESIDENT ne supposed there is anything
ne dare not attempt to that end. Those
entitled to representation at all il the President chose
thus TO refuse and In this case he would defy
their law and look with scorn upon all attempts TO
impeach him. But why he asked, was the Presl-
dents proclamation In regard to the readmission OF
State required In order to satisfy the world that
such q thing has taken placer Was not the ra-
tifcatOn OF the fourteenth amendment by the State
Legislatures, shown by the seal OF State lust as
valid evidence Of the fact as such proclamation
would bel Clearly so. Why, then, insist upon this
useless ceremony when they knew, or ought to
know, that such Ia the opposition OF Andrew john
their legislation that he will never issue such
proclamation, but persist in keeping out those States
as long as practicable.


Mr.. EDMUNDs said his proposition was to restore
those States according to law, and ne intended that
the minister OF the law, Andrew Johnson, shall do
the last official act required by the law In restoring
policy Of restoration; and he Mr. Edmunds) had not
the slightest doubt that the President would do 1t.
he reminded the Senator that the President would
have left the office now but for difference OF
opinion in the Senate In regard to law.


Mr. FRELINGHUYsEN, (rep.) OF N. j., suggested that
the purpose OF both Senators could be attained by
leaving In the section the clause making it the duty
OF the President to issue such proclamation within
ten days after the necessary official notification OF
the ratification.


Both Senators assented, and the amendment was
so modified and then adopted.


Mr.. SHERMAN moved to amend, by striking ont the
clause imposing upon Georgia the further funda-
mental condition OF declaring null and void by her
General Assembly certain provisions OF the cOnst-
tuition relative to debts contracted prior to June
1866.


Some debate ensued, during which Mr.. MORTON
pronounced the PROVISIONS unconstitutional and dis
honest, when, without action ON the amendment, at
about five O'Clock, the Senate went into executive
session and soon after adjourned.
Year: 1868

We modestly suggest that Northern
Democrats can not be fattered by the fol-
lowing, which is copied from the Shreve-
port Southeastern;


The editor of the Homer .4dvooate in no.
ticing the defeat of the Democracy and the
election of General Grant, thus forcibly ey-
presses his opinion:


"We are now perfectly satisfied that our
salvation is not in Northern Democracy
They fight well for themselves, but they
have no feeling for us. So far as we are
Individually concerned. the Northern Demo-
cracy can go TO hell and be damned. This is
all we have to say.r


While we admit the force of his argu.
ment, we object to the language. In other
words we are willing for him to do our
swearing. We are not much OF cuss
words, and much prefer to reprint the lam
guage Of an adept.


The editor Of the Aduocote thus apollo
gises for the publication of supplement
to the Homer Had:


ln consequences of the destruction OF
Blaekburns press, contract has been en-
tered into between w. Jasper Blackburn
and the proprietors of this paper to publish
IN this Office a supplement to the Homer
Had, purely an advertising sheet. L is no
way connected with the Claiborne Advocate
itself, but what might be considered simple
job work. This contract is remunerative Ia
the proprietors Of This office, and at present
public necessity, and it in no way com
promises the position Of the Adroeas"
Year: 1868

The will of Miss Adele Laville, the
young lady killed short time ago on Or
leans street, has been filed in the Probate
Court. With the exception of several be-
quests, hereinafter mentioned, the deceased
lady left the whole of her. property,
movable and immovable, to the listers of
the Holy Cross, together with the claim
against the steamer Princess. A suit is
now pending against the owners of the
steamer for damages caused by the death
of her brother.-REP.1 She constitutes the
Sisters of the Holy Cross, corner of Love
and Elmira streets, her universal legatees,
on the conditions that they will give to the
hospital or asylum which they will build
the name of f. G. Laville, or any house
erected in charitable purpose; that they
will pronounce mass each month for the
repose OF the souls of her parents, and
will specially pray for her father, her
mother, her brother and herself; that
they will maintain the keeping of the
family tomb in the cemetery. AS soon as
her property shall be sold, $500 are to b.
given to Madame Villemont. The lady
excepted from her movable property GER
tain portraits, charms and jewelry, Of
which she directed the disposition. The
will contains postscript or codicil In the
event the above conditions are not COM
piled with by the sisters Of the Holy Gross,
the children OF Madame Louis de Vile
mont will become her heirs on the same
conditions that they build an asylum in
her name, and will agree to pay Yeuve
Nunez the sum Of $500.
Year: 1868

The following paragraph Is copied copied fsom
the New York Tribune:


Ugly reports reach Washington, impli-
eating nearly all the United States officials
at New Orleans in stupendous frauds on
the revenue. We are sorry that men who
proved themselves gallant soldiers can
even be suspected; but we have had sur
felt Of attention to the thieving, and shall
now be glad to observe it directed upon
the thieves.
Year: 1868

Recorder Becker deserves commendation
for bis refusal to heed the pathetic appeals
of the counsel for the prisoners known as
the Chicago thieves" who ask that they
shall be released Immediately and before
the witnesses expected against them can be
summoned to appear.
Year: 1868

ADMINISTRATION PressTone Of
shrewdest and ablest newspapers, has the
following sensible idea of advertising:
We have for many years studied the art
Of advertising, and still it remains to us
mervel that there is not one hundred
times more of it. We never yet knew a
man to advertise his wares literally and
steadily, that it did not pay him. Yet
there are thousands of manufacturers
and tens of thousa ands of men having
articles which they declare ought to be
sin every household in the country"
WHO advertise as gingerly and closely
as though they have at heart no faith in
it at all. How can they expect to get
their goods everywhere, unless some
knowledge gets into the family first,
through the family paper? If we waited
till people learned form neighbcrs, we
might wait for years before the most
wonderful and useful invention became
known
Year: 1868

@r When Spaniard cats a peach
or pear, by the road side, wherever
he is, be digs a hole in the ground
with his foot, and covers the seed.
Consequently all over Spain, by tho
roadsides and elsewhere, fruit in
great abundance tempts the taste, and
is free. Let this practice be initiated
in this country, and the weary wan
dcrer will be blessed, and bless the
hand that ministcred to his comfort
aud JOY. We arc bound to leave the
world as good, or better than we
found it, and he is selfish churl
who basks under the shadow
and eats the fruits of trees which
other hands have planted, if he will
not also plans trees which shall yield
fruit TO the coming generations
Year: 1868

Ms- There is as much merit in ca
tcring to the humorous side of our
nature as to the sober and sedate.
Men and women were made to laugh
and indulge in pleasantrios just as
much as TO pray and fast. Because a
face is uncomnonly long instead OF
wide, it does not follow that its pos
SCISSOR is q first-class saint. We
would Just as soon trust counte-
nance got up on the broad as the
long guage.
Year: 1868

Poor CHILDREN OF LoNDoN.--The
streets of London are full of poor
and ragged and untaught children,
whose parents, themselves poor and
ragged, and as indisposed as they are
unable to provide tor their children,
send them out to pilfer and to gather
what they can from the wretched
gleanings Of the streets of a city.
You sec them everywhere. Like
certain classes of birds that follow
the plow for the worms that are
turned up in the new made furrow,
or that wander over the fields in the
search OF insects, so these creatures
live on the crumbs Of tie street.
They are ignorant, they are depraved.
they are thievish; there Is. nothing
too iiltGy or wicked for them. They
abound more especially IN certain
districts of the metropolis, where the
poor are congrcgated. They are
class Of bEmaH beiuC4, as low as bad
car be, and for Which, us yet, there
is no redcmption Their misery, in
the great mass, is unapproached and
untouched By the schemes OF benev-
olence. Nothing can exceed their
degradation. There may be other
conditions of heathenism III pagan
lands, as low, because like exposures
bring human nature to the same
place but nothing can be lower.
Year: 1868

Speak kindly, gently to thy wife, 90
She knows enough of sorrow;
Oh seek not from each petty i'll


An angry word to borrow,
For in her heart there's treasured love,
Oh prize its golden worth;
One gentle word, one smile Of thine,
Can ever call it forth.
When thou art harsh and stern and cold
And from thine own dear home,
The sunshine Of domestic love


In sorrow seek to roam;
Upon her heart thy cold words fall
And chill love tender life;
Then, oh amidst thy trials all,


Speak kindly to thy wife.
Speak softly, kindly to thy wife,


She may have left home
Of cherished love, and to thine own
But scarce year have come,
Though five or ten have told the time
And thou have shared its strife,
Wiener thy footsteps homcward turn,
Speak gently to thy wife.
Speak kindly gently to thy wife;
She may be growing old,
And soon yc both may garnered lie
In shadows Of the mould,
Speak gently, she has loving words
To soothe the cares of life
Oh then, when trials round thee cling,
Speak kindly to thy wife
Year: 1868

SupposE man owns n skiff; he fastens
the skiff to the shore with rope made Of
straw; along comes cow; COW gets into
the boat; turns round and eats the rope
the skiff thus let loose, with the COW on board
starts down stream, and on its passage is
upset; aud the COW is drowned. Now has the
man that owns the COW got to pay for the
boat, or tho man that owns the boat got to
pay for the COW. grr1i agrrsh
Year: 1868

PRoFANE swearing never did any man
good. No man is the richer, or happier, or
wiser for it. 1t commends no one 10 any
society, It is disgusting to the friend
abominable to the good; insulting to those
with whom we associate degrading to tho
mind improbable, needless, and injurious
to society.
Year: 1868

The immortal hero of the Dutch Gap
Canal is to be set to music. A Lowell poet
has written the first verse and will soon finish
the remainder:


Ben Butler was a soldier brave,


A soldier brave was he;
He had for silver'spoons and sich,


A part. .al.i-ty,
Year: 1868

Butler speaks Of the issues hanging on
the decision of the hour" When his turn
comes, he will be hanging upon the decision
Of judge.-New York World. .


Is it not rather probable that the BEAST
will some day be found hanging with rope
around his neck7
Year: 1868

Grants daddy, who has been writing tho
life Of his remarkable boy, Ulysses, for tho
New York Ledger, has discontinued tho
truly comic and laughable papers. 1t will
be sad and irrcpairable loss to the history
Of our country, and wo deeply regret this
sudden stoppage Of the letters! Of old man
Grant. There is a report that Bonner got
sick Of the egotistical stuff, while others say
that Grants keepers protested that it was
doing their Presidential candidate great
deal OF harm and insisted that it should be
stopped. So far as he had progressed with
life Of his boy, it was demonstrated that, he
would have made an excellent hostlcr, as he
was always very fond Of horses, but he nov.
er showed any aptness for anything furth-
er. Grant is remarkable man and he has
queer old daddy, who is net above turn
ing an honest penny.


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a RELIC or ARNoID.-An interesting
relic Of Arnold's march through Maino to
Canada has just came to light in a strange
place. This is a piece Of paper with tho
inscription " Duukirk- with Arnold-l776.'
1t was found in a maple tree, which was
probably cut in the town Vassalboro," and,
while being sawed at the mill at Augusta
pine plug was cut into which was covered
by about nine inches Of tho tree, and being
removed scrap Of paper bearing the above
in pencil was found A correspondent Of
the Boston Tarelcr says that it, withou.
doubt, is genuine, being on paper such as
was manufactured in the last century; and
the outside end Of the plug was entirely
grown over, being covered by about ninety
rings Of the wood that could be counted.
This is now in the hands Of the Rev. VIM.
A. Drew, but it is hoped thati it will bs
placed in some public collection, this bit Of
paper being Of so much interest as bearing
the name Of Arnold written when at the
zenith Of honorable glory; and, as this wri.
ter finely says, the tree which had it clasred
in its heart is Of interest as the last living
thing that cnshrined the name Of Arnold as
true man.


A TEACHER had been explaining 10 his
class the points Of the compass. All were
drawn up in front to wards the north.


snow, what is before you John p


'The north, sir"


What is behind You Ten p,


"My coat tail, sir, " said he trying at the
same time to get glimpse at it.
Year: 1868

POWER OF A GROWING TREE.-Walton
Hall, England, had at one time IFS own corn
mill, and when that inconyenient necessity
no longer existed the mill stone was laid by
in an orchard and forgotten. The diameter
of this circular stone measured five feet and
a half while its depth averaged seven inches
thIous hout; its center hole had diameter
of eleven inches. By mere accident some
bird or squirrel had dropped the fruit of the
hbert tree through the hole on the earth,
and in 1872 the seeding was seen rising up
through that unwonted channGi. As It's
trunk gradually grew through this aperture
and increased, its power to raise the ponder
Gus mass of stone was speculated on by M n.y.
Would the filbert tree die in the attempt?
Would it burst the milestone? or would 4.
Int it up? In the end the little flbeIt tree
lifted the millstone, and in 1868 wore it like
crinoline about its trunk; and Mr.. Water
ton used to sit upon it under the branching
shade.
Year: 1868

HAVE PROVED, from the most ample expert
II ence, an entire success; Simpie-Prom pit Eff
perfectly ad pied to popular use-so simple that
mistakes cannot be made in using them SO harmless
as to De ifee from danger and efficient to be al
ways reliable. They have raised the highest COM
ion.
Year: 1868

TIE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS enter s on the new
year with full and able corps OF edito's, and with
determination on the part OF the publishers, to
Our merchants should consult their interests and
take it instead of supporting the Boston dailies
tirely.
Year: 1868

CArrrrs 900 yards splendid two and
three ply Carpets this day added to Gould's
immense stock all being sold at a. low
prices as can be purchased in sny Eastern
market. Call and see them
Year: 1868

PAY Ur.-Delays are always expensive
when dealing with Uncle Sam, and partieu-
larly 30 in the revenue business. Those
who have forgotten 10 hand over the little
balance due the old gent for the privilege Of
having an income, will remember that on
the Arst Of next month-just four days-hs
will add Eve per cent. to the account. and
one per cent for every month thereafter.
Year: 1868

SrABBISG ArrRAr.-Twe negro deck
hands on the Key City had some
difficulty with each other on Monday,
which ended In . fight, and one OF
them got seundly thrashsd. The
conquered party went of, and arming him
selfwith large knife, returned and attack
% the other, giving him some terrible
wounds in the back, chest and stomach
The wounded man WAS brought down from
Hampton on the Addie johnson TO have his
wound, dressed and be pat under medical
treatment.
Year: 1868

hotels to make the picture prettier. /
knew Charlie was with his father that
cruise, and sat alone with bit of sew
ing on the door step. The very smell
of the sultry air comes back to me, the
line of gray sea where the sky met it,
the sound of the waves and the smell OF
few late flowers in the little garden.
The house fronted toward the sea, a
ceZy little place, warm and snug in win
ter; tried to make it home-like for Joe.


l know l sat that night quite late,
till it grew too dusky to see, and let
my work fall down on my lap. | think
/ was little sad, wondering if | ever
should be anything more than a house
keeper for Joe; ever see into the world
that those crowds of beautiful ladies
lived in; ever be whit beyond the old
sad life led, never thinking how much
it held, and forgetting Charlie and Joe
would be all alone, yeu know. l felt o
little bitterly, as i leaned my head
down on my hard palm-how soft, and
dainty, and jeweled those hands yon-
der! How finely clad those delicate
limbs-and girls no younger than /
were walking there with brave, strong
lovers in the twilight and the fresh sea
air. Would l ever have a lover. Not
Jem Jenkins or Tom Coles surely, but q
lover who was fall of the knowledge Of
hooks, and men, one who knew all |
yearned to know; one who could teach
me what | crayed; one who was strong
and brave, and whom | could trust
trust as much as l could have done just
then


My foolish head went down with a
silly little nod into my lap, and |
thought hsw vain and useless my hspes
were.


Just then the gate-latch clicked, and
in the gloom saw Johns tall, graceful
figure, with that quick, brisk step-like
his words, sound and frm-coming up
the gravel walk. Whatever else l had
been dreaming of was lost, as it came
to me in pad, wild whirl of sense ::
Jenny, you love thisma and he is the
lover you dream Of"


l laid my hot cheeks down into my
palms. At any other time he would
have noticed it; but he came steadily to
me, and threw himself down beside the
steps, on the grass. He eften lay that
way, with his head upon his arm, in the
door, if there were no parties to 60 out
in the yachts, or when he came for a
word Of Joe, or to cheer me. But to-
night, as l raised my face, glad it was
dark, and fearful lest he could hear my
heart beat, / caught a low sob, short
and, from the sound, fearless; but q
mans sob. 1t struck ME like stab. |
felt pitifully weak fear creeping along
the veins and stealing above my heart.
But it was my way to face things, and l
sat quite still, till | was sure l could
speak in broken surge-lilie whisper.


(COncIusiOR in our RGrt.)
Year: 1868

Editor Of the Register.


Senator Burley, of Marshall county,
stated in the Senate Chamber, when
Senate bill No. was under considera-
tion on Thursday, that he at one time
was connected in membership with the
Roman Catholic Church. / desire to
ask the Senator when and where was
he connected in membership with that
Churchi Many persons intimate that
the Honorable Senator lied to carry his
point. / hope he will give the desired
information at an early day and give
his friends an opportunity Of stepping
the further spread of the foul imputa-
Asn. INQUIsITIvE.
Year: 1868

The people 'twixt Philippi and this ground


Do stand but in forced affection"
Editor of the Register,


Having read the communication over
the signature of Arthur l. Boreman, ad.
dressed to the Senate and House ofDele-
gates, we conclude that the Governor has
had severe attack of the "black vom-
is" and thrown up all the noxious Sc
cretions of his animal nature, in what
he styles his "annual message" We do
not think that we ever before undertook
to digest such filthy conglomeration
Of