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Year: 1868

An impatient couple In Chesterfield county, Va,
were married In buggy few days ago. The
afancei bride made journey TO Richmond TO select
the wedding trouseau. When she returned by rail
she was met by her lover with top buggy to carry
her home. On the road they met tie pastor OF their
church. and as the license had already been obtained
the impatient and too eager bridegroom insisted upon
the ceremony being performed at once-the preacher
on horseback and they In the carrage--wth farmer
and his wife who happened to be present as wit
nesses.


The western papers tell a story of young couple
who rode into Otterville, No., few days since in
pursuit OF parson to marry them. Learning that
he was OF store In the public square, they rode up


In front Of the store, and calling him out told him
their erand, and he, without requiring them to dis
mount married them they sat- to the great amuse.
ment Of Q crowd Of spectators who had gathered to
witness the ceremony.


This reminds US OF marriage which took place In
Salem, Mass, very many years ago. A respectable
couple had come to town from Topsfeld for the pur
pose Of being Joined In holy matrimony. As they
were riding through North street they met the
witty Mr.. Ben. Merrill, and, refining up told
him their errand 70 town. "Well,o said the
comica little barrister, looking over his glasses,
with the twinkle peculiar to him, "Do you wish,
Esquire TO marry this womanr' 40, yes" replied
the man. "And do you wish, madam, to marry this
manf YES" replied the woman. every well, then
20 about your business; you arc married fast
enough replied Merrill, and went about his busi-
ness.
Year: 1868

WASHINGTON May !, 1858.
The court was opened at noon with the usual for
malltles. very small attendance was visible in
the galleries. Mr. Nelson, Of the counsel for the
President occupied scat at their table.


After the reading Of the journal the CHIEF JUSTICE
said the doors would now be closed under the rule
unless some order was made to the contrary.
Mr. HOWE did not see any necessity for closing the
doors, and hoped the order would not be executed.
Mr. SUMNER raised the question Of order whether
the Senate can proceed to deliberate with closed
doors now except by another vote, the Senate hav-
ing now resolved to sit In open session.


The CHIEF JUSTICE said he would putthe question
to the Senate.


Mr.. SHERMAN asked whether the senator from
Massachusetts, tr. sumner proposed to act upon the
pending question without debate.


MT. SUMNER replied that he had no Intention Of
making any proposition in tnas respect but simply
wished that what was done should be done under
the rules.
Year: 1868

We are informed BY Mr.. j. Buchan-
an, the uncle Of the young girl, Miss
Kate G1uper, who drowned herself in
the Mississippi river, BY Jumping from
the bluff in Ftrt Pickering, that her
body was recovered yesterday afternoon
oesween 4 and s o'clock, and was 1m-
medlately buriedin Elmwood Cemetery.


Inc body was discovered by the follow
ing strange incident. 1t appears that a
young man employed in Marstead's
brewery seIt confident that the body had
lodged in the body of the river at
po'nt about two hundred and 6f,v or
Two hundred yards below where she
mad jumped in, and that by keepino
cons constant watch it would soon make its
appearance. He had been led to the
conclusion by the movement Of loaf Of
bread, which, three days after the


browning occurred, and when every


'ther effort to recover the body had


'een 10 vain, vas loaded with quick


silver, and set afoat near. where the
girl had threw herself in. As strange
As it may seem, the bread directly float
ed out to the same point in the river
md instantly sunk where the body
'nad' Its appearance yesterday. The
young man, induced by the liberal re-
ward Of one hundred dollars, which had
oeen offered for the recovery of the
body, patiently bided his time, keeping
9 instant watch nearly the whole of the
time night and day. Yesterday, the
ninth day after he had seen her drown
herself, and within about fifteen min
ates Of the same time of the occurrence
he was suddenly startled BY hearing an
in the river like that of shell
bursting in distance, aud on looking
around, saw the body rise to the sur
face, just where the loaf of bread had
disappeared six days ago. This is In
deed strange phenomenon.-Memphis
Post.
Year: 1868

TORONTO, Dec. l6.
1t is expected that Whalen will get a
new trial and the venue will be chang
cd so that the trial will take place at
Toronto or in one of the county towns
near IL.


II is rumored here that Vanderbilt
made an offer TO th5 Great Western
that road for ten years with the right of
purchase at the end OF the lease. Should
the offer be accepted the Great Western
Railroad will to all intents and purpo-
ses become part OF the New York Cen
trail Railroad, and all the mechanical
departments of the latter Company be
removed to Hamilton.
Year: 1868

HALIFAN, Dec. lG.


il is understood that the local legisla-
tuTe will not meet until after the next
session OF the Dominion Parliament.
II is stated that the Government intend
To make proposals or concession TO
Nova Scotia before the repeal question
comes before the British Parliament.
Year: 1868

A LETTET from Jerusalem states that
the grand cupola of the Church of St.
Sepulchre (Which had fallen in is now
z entirely covered with lead and sur


mounted with cross of gilt bronze. 4
Year: 1868

TO TIE botoT Of t.e JTsouie


SIR: trust that paper of the acknowledged
fairness Of THE TRIBUNE Will allow the correction Of one
or two errors which found their way into Its col
umns concerning the institution best known the Free
Academy First ~ stated that its present edIce s


splendid building scarcely 10 years Old That build
ing was built rather hurriedly, and with avowed cheap
enlng in ls48 any visitor may satisfy himself that IL
requires continual repair 90 render IL habitabio
that the hourly changes from room to room shake
IL from top TO bottom, and that its accOmmoda-
tons calculated for the experiments OF ~ years
ago are not now sufficient for the enlarged num-
Der of students and more liberal course. Secondly your
correspondent states that 100000 Is at present asked
forhad he read THE TRIBUEEs reports he would have
found half that amount TO be the rutha straw showing
either careiessness or prejudced apimus. Thirdly we
have the ofrepeated argument that the city Is really
about this number graduate and the remainder could be
educated In the grammar schools The average number
n attendance last year was 69 all OF whom received an
education ess complete mnch higher than can
be afforded the schools, and who could not BE- trans
and teachers at much greater rate OF salary uor
higher branches) than is now paid. -


Fourthiy. these young men are not poor Let your
correspondent 90 there. He Will ma the sons ol Tch
men, who pay thelreaIes toward It's support NIL he
exile these Also from the free schoosf but he Will ma
also among ia students and alumni many very many
who have worked their way through these years OF
study by tho most ardu0us labor. and still more VINO
without this Institution, would have had no hopes OF OD
tanning collegiate education Lastly he tells us thA'
Year: 1868

We have just received a letter from Fenian
prsoner In Canada, from which We learn that Father
Mcmahon one of che Fenians now confined In Canadian
baste is at the point OF death. His companion, Robert
Ross Lynch once a brave Union soldier, having hardy
consttution Is still hearty and cheerful These have
been tre aed with the indignty feloAs
Year: 1868

Every admirer of pluck and philanthrop ie enterprise will be glad to learn that the safety of Dr. Livingstone is placed beyond all possibility of doubt, by the arrival of a letter which he has written to Sir Roderick Murchison, announcing that he is in good health, has been most successful in his ex- plorations, and will soon arrive in England Among the pleasures which await him will be the perusal of number of obituary mo- tices Of himself, and all complimentary Palladium.
Year: 1868

It would be gross libel to say that la. dies use tobacco, yet if you present bottle Of Phalon's new perfume, toa pretty girl, she will be very apt to open it and take Q little snuff. Sold by all druggists. sa
Year: 1868




tits stated that the Fourteenth amend
ment is now valid to all intents and pur-
poses as part of the Constitution Of the
United States. Taking this to be so for
the sake Of argument, the fact otherwise
not being admitted, il follows that no
person is otherwise punishable for trea-
son than by inability to hold any Office,
civil or military, under the United States,
or under any State" said person having
previously taken an oath 10 support the
Constitution OF the United States. This
is the argument as made in substance by
counsel for defense in the late argument
in the Davis case. Prior to the announced
incorporation therein Of the Fourteenth
amendment, the Constitution Of the
United States provided that Congress
shall have the power to declare the pun
ishmont Of treason Art. 3, sec. 3,
par. 2)," said treason being defined as
"levylug war against them these United
States or 10 adhering TO their enemies,
giving them aid and comfort" The
Fourteenth amendment being incorpo-
rated in the Constitution, and thereby
being, to extent of its scope, the Consti-
tuition, it follows that the original
"power to declare the punishment Of
treason" has been taken away from
Congress, or the legislsting body, aud
put in the Constitution, or supreme law,
of the republic, the third section of said
announced amendment thus reading:


Sec. 3. No person shall be Senator
or Representative in Congress, or elector
of President and Vice-P President, or hold
any Office, civil or military, under the
United States, or under any State, who,
having previously taken an oath as q
member of Congress, or as an officer of
the United States, or as member of any
State Legislature, or as an executive or
judicial officer of any State, to support
the Constitution of the United States,
shall have engaged in instruction or re-
bellien against the same, or given aid
and comfort to the enemies thereof But
Congress may, by vote of two.thirds of
each House, remove such disability.


Here it will be seen that Congress can
not impose the disability or punishment
for treason, but may relieve therefrom.
The only point left is whether such disa-
bility as above mentioned is punish
ment" liz the eye of the Constitution |;
and that it is is shown in Art. l., Sec. 3,
par. 7-tolerably familiar from its fire.
quent quotation in the impeachment
fdsco-wbere it is declared that "Judg-
ment in cases of impeachment shall not
extend further than to removal from
office and disqualification to hold or en-
joy any office of honor, trust, or profit
under the United States


Alas for loil Law. The saints have 80
worked it that, if the fourteenth amend
ment be adopted, it is impossible to
punish even Mr.. Jefferson Davis by a
worse penalty than disqualification
which Congressional two-thirds vote
may at any time remove. Paragon
splits at the first strsih.-NeD York
World.
Year: 1868

Mr.. EDITOR: | am O constant reader
of your paper and generally am satisfied


with your IDEAS But occasionally you


undertake to tell the people how they
ought to think on financial matters, and,


as think, you give them great many
untruths-so many, in fact, that the
truths are hidden. Ifyou will permit me,
l would suggest that you are somewhat
too fond of croaking; you are a genuine
alarmist. While / am by no means an
optimist, am certain the money matters
of the nation are not in so bad way as
you would have your readers believe.
And what you desire them to think is
plainly expressed in your article of the
10th inst, on National Banks and Cur
rency." Allow me to call attention to
some of the untruths in it. First Under
any system of banking, whether ma
tional" (which you so much object toy or
State, when money is plenty it ,oiu seek
tHCcStHtcHt AZ buc ucst Idtcs. n HCto
statement of that truism is sufficient to
answer the charge that because the bank
ing system is National" therefore does
speculation follow. The system does not
necessarily cause it. Money maybe plenty
where there is no system at all. Again:


The banks do not generally loan to specu-
lators or stock brokers at the sacrifice of
the mercantile community. 1t is not only
not to their interest to do so, but It's not
true as a matter of fact. Spectators and
brokers do not usually pay for the use of
money as much as mercantile men can
and do pay. The loans to the former
are usually upon call, and such loans can
be had, when OF all, at lower rates than


business paper will sell or be discounted
for. To say that the banks sacrifice
business men to subserve the interests of
the spectators is to say that bankers are


not like other men, in this, that they re-
fuse high rate for the use of money to
accept lower; which is simply absurd.
They do no such foolish thing. When
the business community is making no
demands, bankers will seek the specula-
tors and loan their surplus funds at lower
rates on call. / DO not mean to say that
the brokers never borrow money when
merchants cannot. Circumstances may
force such loans out of the banks. l
only mean that the rule is, and the prac-
tice is as ] have stated. Again, as
to the matter of certified checks,


of which we have read rnch Of late,
while the certi6catiou Of checks may
tend to "direct imitation" it is nsverthe-
less q legitimate practice-hss been in
use many years, and, Notwithstanding its
dangers, not one of the banks Of this
country would voluntarily relinquish the
privilege or practice. The terrible ="
thing attached to the practice is the
certifying Of cheeks before the accounts
Of the drawers are in funds to meet
them. 10 New York city the discretion
as 10 whose checks shall be certified is
left almost entirely With the paying teller
Of the banks The other officers Of the
institutions seldom or never know What
the teller may have done. That is part
Of his business-Of bis dutiss-and With
out the requisite Judgment which vii
take him thrOugh, be would and ccnld
Year: 1868

Tho Macon (Gcorgia) Journal and
Messenger, in an article upon the Presi-
dental nomination at New York, says:


"The Southern Democracy, we know
aught Of their temper and purposes, will
vote in the New York Convention for the
man, be he civilian or Federal General,
who can WIN, whose strength before the
country is such as to insure succeas, and
tho consequent delivsrancs Of tho South
from the hands of the oppressor. They
will neither ask nor care to know what
he did during the wur. Let him show q
clean record upon the issues that now
agitato public sentiment, and they will bc
satisfied"
Year: 1868

The Rails County Record hits the
above named class Of people hard lick.
Docs it refer to you? Read it.


"Drop that paper! Yes, drop it. Too
niggard!y and mean to subscribe aud pay
for your county paper, which is steadily
laboring for the promotion Of the welfare
Of socsty-for your welfare-ysu have
been sronging upon your neis shbors ever
since it was established! You are always
eager to read it, and frequently before it
reaches the hands its honorable owner,
it is crumpled and torn by your filching
fingers. Drop. Never pick it up aud
read it again, unless you can do 50 with
the proud consciousness that you have the
right-a right secured in Legitimate
way. If you are too poor to aid it in
sustaining it, let US know, and we will
send you the paper gratuitously. But it
is downright meannsss in you, whom you
are as able as your neighbor, to send your
children to borrow it,"
Year: 1868

The National Banks are directed to 70.
deem all our currency torn and worn out
at its value, at the time Of its presentation.
It's not necessary for the holder to send il
it the Assistant Treasurer at Washington.
Dealers instead Of trying to shove off such
currency rpon their customers, should
take it to bank ind get ito value in clean
new bills.-Hannibal Courier.
Year: 1868

A GREAT BIG BLACK SNAKE.-We mean
business when we say our clothing ranks high
or in style and lower in price than that Of any
clothing house in this city. We keep fine as
sortment of goods. and cannot fail to please the
most fastidious You stand in your own light
If you do not give us call. Everything war
ranted TO give perfect satisfaction. "We defy
competition" BLoNDHEIT,


nov l3 Corner King and Fairfax sts.
Year: 1868

THE RUSH AT DEALHAM Clothing Store
still increases daily. His price list, found be-
low, exce's anything ever offered in his line
and those in want of good Clothing who wish
to save 25 per cent will do we'll to give him g
cali as he is sailing them off fast
Year: 1868

A>sURGicAL journal speaks of man who
lived five years with ball in his head. A
waggish frie=d of ours says he has known
ladies to live twice as long with nothing but
balls in their heads.
Year: 1868

While ten men watch for chances,
one man makes chances while ten men
wait for something to turn up, one turns
something up SO while ten fail, one sue.
cecds and is called man Of luck the favor.
ite OF fortune. There is no luck like pluck,
and fortune most favors those who are most
indifferent to fortune.
Year: 1868

The profound and brilliant fnanciers of
the radical persuasion in Congress, who
expect to make Gen. Grant President, are
evidently determined to put off to a more
convenient season the task of introducing
economy to which they are pledged by the
platform on which their Presidential candi-
date is running. 1t is admitted on all hands
to be indispensable to this work that the
whole system, or rather chaos, of revenue
laws should be revised. The general charac-
ter and effect Of these laws are thus mildly
depicted by Republican paper, the New
York Post:


They form a medley-not system. They con
sist Of long series Of acts, by successive national
legislatures, each repeating portions Of those
which preceded il, aud each eoBfounding and
ptrpiexiDg the meaning Of all the rest. And the
administration is worthy Of the laws. II has no
responsible head. Its chief Offcers-the secre-
taIy of the treasury and the commissioner-seem
TO spend most Of their time in writing letters for
tie newspapers. each TO throw the blame of the
iDt fhcieDt aud corrupt service under them upon
The other, or upon the president and Senate.
They seem 10 agree in nothing except that they
are themselves The innocent captains of q gre Al
gang Of thieves, who are pl1ndering the people
without mercy. and that not one half of the taxes
imposed by law ever find their way into the
treasury.


And we have the testimony of the same
journal that the effect of the vote by which
the Republican majority declined to act on,
or to call for, any bill from the ways and
means committee intended to cover the whole
tax system, is to postpone revision of the tax
laws and reform of the revenue service to
time not earlier, and possibly later, than the
spring of 1870. For two years, then, these
financial reformers, represented in the presi-
dental canvass by that enthusiastic but
recondite economist, Ulysses S. Grant, are to
give full swing to a system which combines
confusion and corruption, criminality and i'm
punity, fraud upon honest taxpayers and
plunder of the government By such post
ponement, these reformers confess that
they cannot dispense with this public
sin tor the present; that they must let the dis
ease exhaust itself or the country before they
apply a remedy. What then is the. value of
the pledge of economy in the Grant platform?
Why do not the Congressional supporters of
this platform commence at once the perform
ance of the pledge? There is but one answer
The pledge is insincere, and can no more be
depended on than that of an incorrigible
drunkard. Even degree of reform by pro-
figate party on the eve of an election, gives as
little assurance of permanent improvement as
the amended life of bad man and hot lover
before marriage. The real character of a
party is to be known from the tenor of its acts
unaffected by the exigencies of an election, as
the real character of lover by the general
course of his life previous to marriage.
Year: 1868

gress can have the effect of fastening upon
her Constitution irrepealable by her own
people. To suppose the contrary were to
deny her Statehood, and to admit her State
hood is to concede the right Of her people to
have Constitution which shall conform to
their will. peacefnllY expressed.
Year: 1868

Reconstruction i learn to-day
that the bogus State organizations
at the South are to be recognized with
railroad speed, upon some secret urlcr
standing, the ultimate specific object o
which is yet a sor: Of mystery. Vagnc
hints are thrown out that notwithst ID
ing the imquilous conditions Of tho &c : o.
recognition there is a probability t'at
the mass of southern electoral votes vii
be cast for the Democratic ticket. NJ
reliance whatever is to be placed upol
This theory. But allowing it to be cor
rect, what excuse does it afford to any
Democrat CT true Conservative in Con
gress for inilcting upon their southern
brethren so gricvous wrong as is IN
volved in these internal organic acts I
Very curious speculations are afloat MS
to tho bearing The Vaccinations in re
spect to this subject will have upon the
action Of the Convention at New York
on the 18th Of next month. Undoubled.
ly Democratic unity was never III moro
danger. The inquiry is uppermost in
everybody's mind, Wherefore attempt
to achieve victory by the sacrifice OF
every principle held vital? THAT is by
nominating Chase. - washington Let
ter~-BahimorG Gazette.
Year: 1868

Respecting tine duties of Commissioners of Rights
Of Way


Be TT ENACTED, by the King, and the Legislative
Assembly Of the Hawaiian Islands, in the Leg
islature Of the Kingdom assembled:


SEC. |. No person shall act as Commissioner
of Rights of Way, in the determination of any
controversy, in the result of which he shall have
any interest, or in which any person may have an
interest," who shall have business connections with
such Commissioner.


SEC . Whenever any vacancy shall occur in
the Board Of Commissioners of the Rights of Way,
as provided for In tins Act, the remaining mem
bers Of the Board shall Immediately inform the
Minister OF the Interior Of the same, who shall
the-cupon appoint some other person to act in the
place Of such disqualified Commissioner IN the
adjudication Of the controversy


SEC. 3. This Act shall become law from and
after the date Of IT. passage.


Approved this I'D day Of June, 1868


kANEHAMEHA X.
Year: 1868

name Of the parent guardian who should have
supplied the came, and the Collector shall add
such amount to the school tax Of such parent or
guardian, for the next year, and collect the same,
unless such School Agent shall be of opinion that
said parent guardian Is unable To pay the
amount thus expended for books and stationery 90
supplied, in which case be may remit the whole,
part thereof, az may be Just.


SEc. 2. This Act shall take effect and become
n law from and after the date of its passage.
Approved this 22d day OF June, 1868.


kAAEHAMEHA X.
Year: 1868

the next morning, TO 90 down stairs
rather earlier than usual, and what was
his surprise TO see this model domestic
seated before an open crate, reading the
New York Ledger, with Il large slice of
bread against each foot toas;ing at the
ire
Year: 1868

The Rochester Courier says family
in that town thought they had first rate
help. The man OF the house SAID :;
..W;fs. | think we have first rate girl
now. She IS 4 tip-top cook, and makes
splendid toast, and you know l alway.
have toast for breakfast. Yes said
the wife, she is good girl and if we
can only manage to keep her, we are all
right" The old gentleman had occasion
Year: 1868

The New York Tribune recently men
toned the receipt of one hundred thou
sand bushels OF corn in New York. from
st. Louis, VIA New Orleans, in eighteen
days, at cost OF only three cents per
bushel for transportation.
Year: 1868

No returns have been received to change the
majority for Grant printed in yesterdays TRIBUNE. The
official count. .nay change the figures slightly, but will
not decrease the majority for Grant