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Year: 1869

The Georgia Legislarure---Batifca OF


tho Fifteenth Amendment.


ATLANTA, March 1.-The House passed the
fifteenth amendment by vote of "a yeas to SO
nays.


Members opposing its adoption said the article
destroyed rights exercised by States since the
foundation of the government, and q concession
by the people North and South that they have no
right to determine the right of suffrage. They
claim il concession by Congress that the recon
struction acts unconstitutional and that 1t in
vests Congress with the right to impose suffrage
of all men on the States irrespective of color or
race. They say that the Fundamental principle Of
Democracy Ia that negro suffrage is wrong, not from
any i'll will towards the negro, but because the
Democratic party ia white mans party and
represents the intelligence and virtue of the coun
try; that Gov. Bullock belongs to q class who
desire elevation OF the negro above the whites,
as by that means alone they can secure power. and
when the Republican convention met last May,
they decided that negro suffrage should be i'm.
posed on the States which had seeded. but not
on the loyal States because unconstitutional.


The Republicans said the Democrats must settle
the matter; that the pill looked bad, aud it was
bad, but when swallowed they would feel better.


The extreme Radicals and Democrats left the
hall withoutsyoting.
Year: 1869

action OF officer Houlihan was sustained and
Petrie alias Jones was sent before Recorder
Becker, who kept the ball rolling by sending him
before the First District Court, Q trial by jury
having been asked for by him.
Year: 1869




An entirely new solution of the Byron mystery
is furnished by writer in the Madras Mail,
who says that ''his father had it from one of
Lord Byron's mCst intimate friends" According
to this lively correspondent whose story we find
in the Echo, "Lord Byron was, in n sense, a
devil. Incredible as the thing may seem to the
thoughtless, the handsomest man in England
had small tail, pair of rudimentary horns,
and short SQUAD feet divided forwards from the
instep into two parts, instead OF being furnished
with toes.


''Before he was born his mother had been once
greatly terrified by seeing, when in a very deli
cate state of health the celebrated picture of
Satan Spurned, in the gallery at La Haye,
and the result had been the fashioning of her
child, TO some extent after the monstrous form
of which this sight caused her alarm, and of
which the continuous recollection could not be
effaced by any means known to her physicians.
At the time of her confinement il was at first
suggested that the monstrosity should not be
suffered to live, but the childs body, as whole,
was so perfectly shaped, and his face so Won
drously beautiful, that the suggestion was forth
with put aside, and England was not deprived
of what was to become in due time
Lady Byron never recovered wholly
from the shock caused by her discovery of what
her husband really was; and partly through ex-
cess of imagination, partly in consequence of
bad advice from persons who shall be nameless
she felt it to be her duty TO insist upon her hus-
band subjecting himself TO certain painful opera
tOns. But this Lord Byron obstinately refused
to do. He urged, and with considerable force,
that the peculiar manner in which he wore his
abundant curls effectually hid from view the
rUdmentary hornsi and that, as he never ap-
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The signature as plaintiffs attorney is also
bogus in this case, and the preliminary docu-
ments thus manufactured having been sent to
the referee, the hired tools OF the procurer go
before the referee to give evidence. Each per-
iurer giyes a bogus name to the referee and has
q slip of paper inside his hat, bearing the dates
mentioned in the complaint SO as to make no
mistakes. AS he makes his statement he keeps
an eve on the memorandum in his hat, and is
thus enabled to tell straight story. Three or
four of such rascals having made atiidayits cor
responding with the complaint the referee,
who, perhaps, may be acting in good faith, sums
ND the evidence with a recommendation, and
the case goes to the Court, when the defendant
not appearing, the decree of divorce is immedi-
ately issued. Before any record is made OF the
decree the procurer makes sure OF his fee, and
then forwards the decree to the complainant,
who knows nothing of the details of the suit.


In some cases the divorce proceedings are not
placed on the record at ALL unless the applicant
for divorce personally attends to It, Thus, In
less than a month"; Mrs. Smith gets her divorce,
and imagines herself free but if the husband,
upon discovering the affair, makes an appeal, he
will have very little difficulty IN getung the de-
cree set aside. The bogus Witnesses however,
cannot be found and if the divorce producer is
required to produce them he can manufacture
lust as many affidavits as he may need to relieve
himself from the dilemma. The witnesses give
some clearinghouse as their place OF residence,
and as it is impossible 1or the Proprletors OF
such places to always remember the names of
their boarders there is not much probability of
the fraud being proved to its fullest extent.


But there is still more profound depth OF vii
lany into which some OF these procurers dive.
Where applications for divorce are based upon
complaints of abandonment or cruel treatment it
is necessary to get the decree from some court
in Connecticut Indiana or Illinois. Chicago is
the favorite place for such operations, although
indianapolis and New Haven are extensively
patronized. A party in New Jersey applying to
n New York procureur for divorce must have
the evidence taken before New Jersey referee.
The procurer in this instance not only manu-
tactures bogus affidavits, but concocts bogus
referees report and forwards to New Haven,
( Chicago, and Indianapolis mass of documents
which do not contain a single genuine signature
except that of the complainant. By means OF
similar trc1ery the court before which the case
comes up is satisfied of the reliability OF the
documents and decree is issued divorcing par
ties who may never have been in the State where
II @ divorce is granted.


A messenger is generally sent TO New Haven
with the documents, but those going to Indian
apolis and Chicago are forwarded by mail un-
less peculiar circumstances make IL necessary to
Year: 1869

You are hereby summoned and required to answe
the complaint in this action which Will be filed in
tine office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the
city OF New York, at the City Hall, New York; and
TO serve copy OF your answer TO said complaint on
the subscriber at his ONCE, NO. = -, within
twenty days after the serving of this summons on
you exclusive OF the day of services and If you fail
10 answer TO the said complaint within the time
aforesaid the plaintiff in this action will apply to the
courL for the relief demanded in the complaint.
Year: 1869

peared in public without his boots and trousers


none would ever suspect the existence of his
other defects, with the exception of his valet, in
whom he placed implicit confidence"
Year: 1869

The leading Republican newspaper in
this city says that if the Tennessee Legis-
lature shall fail to ratifiy the Fifteenth
amendment, Congress may take some
action to displace the Senter government.


Either the Senter government is the
lawful government of the State, or it is
not. If it be the lawful government of the
State, it has as much right to reject the
amendment as any State in the Union. If
it be not the lawful government of the
State, its acceptance of the amendment
will not make il SO.


Acceptance or rejection Of the amend
mcnt cannot possibly give Congress any
authority for interfering to sustain or put
down the Senter government This is not
claimed, but Tennessee is menaced with
an extinction OF her State government i'm
case she fails to take such action on the
amendment as shall please Congress.


This would be ridiculous were it not vii
lainous, and in harmony with all of the
Congressional proceedings in dealing with
reconstruction" If Congress may annihi
late State government for failing to rati.
fly Constitutional amendment, what is
there of common sense or consistency i'm
the submission of such an amendment TO
the States ?-O,cago Times
Year: 1869

has been well fitted-and the fitting may
be made more complete by adapting it to
the grooves in the sash and its frame, if
any exist-no draught will be experienced
in consequence of the displacement of the
sash at this part. The effect of such an
arrangement is, however, to cause scpa-
ration between the bars of the sashes at the
centre. By this means a perpendicular
current of air will be projected into the
room between the glass in the upper and
lower sashes and their respective bars, or
else the current will pass outward in the
reverse direction, in a manner by which
all Inconvenience from draught will be
avoided.


SuppOsing that two or more windows at
opposite sides of room are fitted in this
manner, very satisfactory ventilation
will be secured. Owing to Il difference in
its equilibrium, the air will rush in on one
side and rush out on the other side of the
apartment. If the slips of wood are painted
Of the same color as the windows then
selves, they will attract little notice.-Good
He1Th
Year: 1869

WE have now to describe one of the best
and simplest modes of ventilating ordina-
ry rooms with which we are acquainted.
1t is one equally applicable in winter and
summer, because all draught is avoided |;
for, even if window be opened at the top,
a downward draft is frequently felt, and
in rainy weather It is often impossible to
keep the window open. The present plan
is applicable i'm all kinds of weather, and
would be perfect il the ventilation could
be effected near to the ceiling.


AS it can be applied at an expense of a
few cents, and as no unsightly appearance
is made, it is equally applicable to the cot
tage and to the mansion. A piece of wood,
On inch or more in thickness, three inches
wide, and exactly as long as the breadth OF
the window through which ventilation is
To be established, is to he prepared. Let
the sash now bc raised, and let the slip of
wood be placed upon the side of the win
dow the sash'is then to be drawn down
closely upon the slip of wood. If the slip
Year: 1869

and each would comply with the court S
decision, whether satisfied with it or not.
That is exactly the course those falsely ac-
cused of reputation are willing to pur-
sue. and they are willing to pay every
dollar which may be decreed by law as
Justly owing. This is the usual course
adopted by business men who disagree as
to their accounts, and the allegation that
it is reputation is tantamount to an allega,,
ton that business men in America and
elsewhere are in the regular habit OF re-
pudiating their just debts. The cause
must indeed be desperate one when such
an argument is required for its support
and the party using it and claiming to be
the party of honesty, truth, and fair deal
ing, would be cOmical If not something
worse.-Neao York Eoening Express.
Year: 1869

E" y GOOD report makcth the bones fat"
ana IL neither requires the authority of
Solomon nor Of Shakespeare to warrant the
condemnation of him who filchcs away n
good name As If by instinct, savage and
civilized alike have ranked s!andercrs
among the most despicable Of evil dOers
and In earlier and later times the ingenuity
OF law makers has been taxed to invent
means OF punishment which should he q
special disgrace and terror to evil doers.
as the blanks" and other devices prove
The maligner is without excuse The
frequenter of Billingsgate, when she hurIs
the choicest gems Of her rich vocabulary
at an obnoxious opponent, may have pas
sion or prOvOcatiOn to palliate the offensc.
but when a newspaper writer, impersonal
and unassailcd, deliberately procIaims To
all Europe and Asia--tO all whom his
printed page may reach, or his evil speak
ing be repOrted-that a large section of
the nation are repudiatOrs," or 50 un-
principled and dishonest as to purpose to
cheat their creditors, and have commenced
To lay their plans for doing so, and thus
warns all To be on their guard against
such disreputabie persons, he commits a
crime not against his opponents alone, but
against the nation at large-against friends
and foes alike-which no provOcation
could palliate and not even the truth could
Justify; or if it were true, he would be a
great ninny who could thus permit political
antipathies to induce him 10 proclaim his
nations dishonOr


OF this crime the party sheets have been
guilty which declared the Democratic plat
form at the last election to be Repudiation.
and who now reiterate the libel in regard
to- Mr. PendletOn and his policy. These
prints proclaim on the Exchanges of Lon
don, Paris and Berlin, that it is not safe to
trust the American peOplc-tlat q large
section OF them, the Democrats, abetted
and encouraged by no considerable num-
Der OF Republicans, intend to repuliate
their just obligations and cheat the nation
nj creditors out of their just rights. Men
themselves honorable and upright value
the Information at it true worth and don't
believe word Of it; but spectators and
the dishonest use the aspersion to damage
the nations credit and promote their own
selfish ends, to the great detriment OF
others. Neither Mr.. PendlctOn nor any
large section of the American people have
any intention of repudiating the nations
just obligations, but firmly propose that
every cent of them shall be honestly and
honorably paid. They refuse, however,
and rightly refuse, as the merchant does,
to pay that which is not due They refuse
to put their hands into the peoples
pockets TO pay swindling claims. They
refuse to allow an unscrupulous and domi-
nant law-defying majority to mulct the
nation in SUMS to- meet their own, not the
nations obligations contracted
Tor their own party purposes, and not for
the nations, advantage; and because they
thus oppose wrong and injustice, the cry
of Reputation is raised.


OF course rhe dominant party claim that
the nation Is liable for the sums they alleee
and which their opponents deny. And
what would the most honorable of our
merchants do in such circun stances =
They would at once appeal to the law,
Year: 1869

fuchsia is made of three pieces; the envel
ope funnel-shaped, with four parted calyx
toothed; this is sewed up the tublar part,
and rounded; the corolla is four -petaled,
and shaped by pressing the center into the
neck of vial; the stamens and pistil are
cut from single piece, twisted and rolled /;
the cOrolla is inserted in the neck of the
envelope, and stuck with the size or with
glue, and the stamens made fast to the CO.
rolla in the same way. Other flowers
made similarly, all being fashioned to re-
semble natural ones as much as possible
Year: 1869




The New York Times says that Com.
missioner Delano has resolved that the
income tax of last year shall have q
thorough oysrhaulng.e To this end
officers have been detailed to do special
duty and are now at work in all the
leading cities of the country. Their
advent in this city is creating quite a
sensation among those who have learn
ed how to live in brown stone houses
and keep handsome equipages without
possessing any income. We trust the
Investigations will be thorough and
exhaustive, The merchant or banker
who deliberately defrauds the Govern
meDt on his income return is not whit
better than he who defrauds it on
whisky or tobacco. When it comes to
be understood that every doubtful re-
turn is to be investigated and that the
inquiry will not necessarily end with
the filing of the return in the assessors
Office, the receipts of the Government
from this source will be largely in
creased. We have no doubt next year
will witness an increase of revenue
from incomes of not less than ten mil
lions of dollars. +" @--i' - 81
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point themselves to look after its inter.
ests, would forsake their, trust at the
mere suggestion of the Court of Ap.
peals, but we might have saved our
selves that trouble. Mr.. Walker, in .
very gentlemanly manner, notified the
Board that the conrt had decided that
he was member of the Board, and,
with their permission he would take his
seat.


Joe was ON the Board and put the
tquestion, Gentleman, you have heard
the motion of Mr.. Walker shall we
sacrifice the interests of this great
county Of Greenbrier, by letting these
men, who have been elected by the poo
pie, superintend its affairs, shall we, the
elf-constituted authority, continue to
hold it in its present prosperous condi-
tion 4 The vote was taken, and Mr..
Walker was informed that the interests
of the county were too secure to be en-
trusted to his, and the hands of those
that the foolish people had elected


We returned to our office TO mediate.
We thought of our Revolutionary faith
ers. The heroes of the old and new
world. We thought Of the meanm men that
had been hung by an outraged and per-
secuted people, and finally, we dropped
to sleep and in our dreams We saw the
people of Greenbrier rising, in indigna-
tion to purge its soil from the blighting
curse of radicalism. We thought we
saw'old Joe suspended between the
heavens and the earth and his fellow
demons fleeing to the mountains for
safety-when our devil, ,whistling to his
dog, awoke us, and We resumed our
duties with the full realization that old
Joe was still at the helm.
Year: 1869

WHITE PINE.-J. j. Owen, editor Of the
San Jose Mercury, has just returned from
White Pine, and in his remarks upon it
he says:


OF the other locations in this region their
name is almost legion. We are assured that
the locations have averaged one hundred per
day for the last three months. And, as won
derful as it may seem, there is scarcely a
mine upon which any considerable amount of
work has been done that does not exhibit pay
ore 1t is estimated that pay ore is now be-
ing mined from at least 500 mines in this
District. Along Main street of Treasure City
"a street winding around high bluff OF
Treasure Hill-in several places where ex-
cavations have been made on the upper side
of the street for building purposes, pay ore
has been struck in large quantities, and the
building site has been converted into a valu-
able mine.


There has been as yet but little STOW to
interfere with prospectlug-not more than
from eight to ten inches, and that on the
southerIy side of the mountain is rapidly
disappearing.


OF the climate, and the sanitary condition
of the place. perhaps but little can be said
in commendation. 1t is about the last place
| should think of selecting as place of per-
manent abode. Considering the large num-
ber of people in the district, and the expo
sure and discomfort to which they are sub.
jected, do not think there is any unusual
amount of sickness. Pneumonia, colds and
throat diseases are said to prevail to a great
extent; but have seen but very little con-
firmatory thereof.


New buildings are going up as fast as
lumber can be had at the exorbltant price of
S400 per thousand for common, and some OF
it is very common at that. OF course the
buildings are very rude and primitive in
their construction. Many of the people
are living in tents, and some in holes
in the rocks. Town property on the main
business street is held at Sl00 per front foot ;
and almost any little cabin will rent readily
for 500 per month.
Year: 1869

The CoNsEQuEScE-Out of one hundred
and ten employees of business concern in
this city, says the S. F. Spirit of the Times,
but one died of small pox during the recent
epidemic. This fact is not remarkable in
itself; its interest is derived from the fact
that the deceased was the only one who re-
fused to be vaccinated, although he was re-
peatedly solicited to submit to the operation.
He laughed at the idea, and as a conse-
quence is in Lone Mountain.
Year: 1869

ting the gas out, we remained in the car


and taking up my speaking trumpet /
hallooed, but the unearthly sound was
adding terror to the already frightened


inhabitants. One man, however, little
braver than the rest, ventured out after
awhile and inquired, what is it any how ?
By dint of explanation and persuasion,
we succeeded in getting him to come to
us. Giving him line that was attached
to the car he was requested to make it
fast to certain log TO prevent the bal
loon from swsying about till we could get
more help. Becoming impressed with
the idea that our lives were in danger,
and that our safety depended on him, be
froze to that rope in wonderful manner.
1t was little short, and, though he tried
hard to make it fast every time the bal
loon would settle, still he could not get it
fastened. Then the balloon would rise, and
up he would go twenty feet more, and
down again to try the same thing over,
but he soon began to feel exhausted, and,
remembering his companions, broke out
with: Say, you blasted, golldumered.
cowardly snesks, come out and help me !"
This started them soon five others made
their appearance and assisted in moving
the balloon to better place. The first
they knew Of the balloon was from one of
the women who was just returning from
milking, seeing the monster just above
her, aud descending, she dropped her
pail and fed to the house, screaming in
the most frantic manner; when asked
the matter, she could only reply, 'Oh,
it's forerunner / know it's fore.
runner' In this backwoods place they
had never heard Of balloon, and many
were the wonders and surmises as to the
meaning of our strange appearance
among them. The Oldest man of them all,
however, seemed to have hit upon the right
idea, and coming up to me in jocose
way, says he: "Ah yser skedaddlers I"
l shook my head, and, pointing to the
balloon, he asked, How many more is
there up in tha'e II? 1t didn't take so
big coach to bring so few of ye p He
was induced to change his mind at last
when :" big coach " lay prone upon the
ground.
Year: 1869

reorganization of the various Divis-
ions of the Bureau Of Internal Revc-
nue.. It is not probable that any
change will be made in the Offices of
Supervisors until after the adjourn
mani of the Sanate
Year: 1869

TIE Madison Court House was re-
Gently left IN such filthy condition
by the Democratic Convention that
the convening OF the Court had to be
postponed until 10 O'Clock next day
to afford the Sheriff time to put the
rnnn IL order.