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Year: 1868

A traveller while vending his way
thro ugh the eastern portion Of the state Of
New York stopped over night at the village
Of s., with some friends who were
great wags In one of the bedrooms of
tie hous there was a be1stead, fastened
by pullies TO .he ceiling Night time
came, AMI the traveller was shown to his
room. 4 girl led the way. candle in hand
and after pointing or. the bed, departed
with the light, saying that she nee ded it
for other loigers The traveller undressed
and groped his way to the bel, or to the
place where he hll seen Il, bat was amaz-
to to find that it had disappeared. From
corner to corner ne groped, but the search
was useless. Somewhat frighted, lie com
meuced shouting, broclaing that the house
was bew;tched. The landlord and two or
three Of his guests bearing lights, answer
ed his emphatic SummonS, ana just as he
was about to tell the story of the missing
bed, he looked, and 10. there it stood as it
was befo-c. lie tried 20 inform them Of
bis inability TO find tie bei,te4d, but they
only laughed at him telling him he must
be crazy Bidding him good night, aud
advising him to 60 TO bed at once and
sleep OF his delirium, they left him. A.
soon as they shut the door he made dive
for the bed and Ianted on the floor. He
then began to haIloa aud yell l3uler than
before. aud started FIR the door. In at
tempting to descend the stairs he fell
headlong to the bottom, making such a
terrible noise that I'LL the inmates rushed
TO him to learn the cause of the disaster
Again be told he told his story, but he
was received with ridicule To satisfy
him that he had been mistaken, one Of the


guests proposed to enter the room with
him and remain there until ne should
tail asleep. The proposition was GLADLY
accepted and in about twenty minutes the
traveller was sound asleep. The wags ;hen
gently hoisted the bed almost to the cell
ing, and commenced shouting" fire, muir
der," &c. Thoroughly alarmed, he spran 2
out Of bed; but the distance being fully
six times what he calculated, he imagined
ne had fallen over fifty feet Fear seemed
to strengthen his lungs, and he shouted
like trooper, proclaiming ihat the house
was haunted, and that the inn of darkness
had attempted to fly away with him. The
other guests who bad entered the room,
coldly pointed to the beistcai, saying thai
1t could not have been moved; but they
were unable II shake the belief that his
iufernal majesty had taken refuge in the
mysterious bed.
Year: 1868




Every voter who cast his ballot in favor
OF another four years trial Of the mongrcl
party Of this country, not only sold himself
into slavery, but paid a premium for the
privilege of wearing the shaokes He
not only contracted to impoverish himself.
but he agreed to pay directly or indirectly
the interest on the sum Of one thousand
dollars per year. tor the honor of hewipg
wood ana drawing water for an admins.
tr.tion, the main element of which is free
neeroism, to the level of which he is to he
socially and politically degraded Every
white voter in the country is taxed. It
least eighty dollars a year to support the
party Re has placed IL power. Suppos.ns
the vote OF the country to foot up Il boat
i've millions, which is also about the num-
Der of wealth producers, aud the cost OF
The administration in round numbers four
millions OF dolisrS per year it will be seen
that each voter pays sum equal to the
interest upon u mortgage OF over one
thousand dollars in fact this relation is a
mortgage, and this mortgage is to be made
perpetual. Il is a burden that the voter
and producer must carry during his life
and must then transmit to his children
aud If the blindness AMI faust;csm Of the
present period contiue into the future.
this mortgage Of the souls and bodies OF
the present voters children and grand
children, will end in debasng them TO the
level of the ignorant and pauperized serl-
of Earope. This is the price which the
voters are now paying for the renewal Of
= he present administrator of the govern
lcnt.-Day Book.
Year: 1868

time, teach section would pay a. fast as
completed" The government would
gain in the sale of its public domain, in
transportation and in the prevention OF
Indian wars. The government has ex-
pended more in the late Indian war than
it would have cost to build the Northern
road, which would have prevented it.


When says Mr.. Howard, this system,
projected BY Congress. and for which
grants of land have already been made
" shall have been carried into execution
by moderate loan of the credit of the
government, the Atlantic and Pacific will
I've bound together by bands of iron, and
a y;.st region, which cannot be developed
without railroads, will contribute each
year to the mineral wealth and commerce
of the country more than the cost Of the
roads


1t is interesting to us that California is
striking for Pacific road along the thir-
tgffth parallel, or between that and the
thirty six, from the western boundary Of
Arkansas, although we are also interest
ed in the fact that the Kansas company
intends to run its road Southwest from
the middle of the west boundary of Kan.
sas until it strikes the thirty-fifth parallel
ut Albuquerque. The whole subject is
one of great interest to Texas and to Gal.
weston, but depends. so far as the city is
concerned, very greatly on the extent to
which she makes her commercial facilities
correspond to the remarkable apostle
ness of her geographical position.
Year: 1868

From the Nashville Press and Times


Upon the occupation of Nashville the Cum
nin9ham residence, On High street, was taken
as the headquarters OF the general in com
mand. 1t was successfully occupied by q
number of generals who had the entrances
guarded by soldiers with bayonets. One OF
them went so far as to place a GORDON OF bay
onets around the whole block. When Gen.
Grant came to Nashville he had his head
quarters at the saTe place. We had occasion
to cal upon HIM several times. He was not
hedged about with bayonets-not musket
was to be seen. An orderly, without arms,
stood at the door and received visitors kindly
and politely. The gallant Bowers-a tear to
his memory-and Parker. the Indian aid,
were inside; and ii the General was not en-
gagged would, with show OF respect. go with
and introduce them at once. II engaged, they
would tell them when 20 call again.


General Grant invariably received visitors
with courtesy, making them feel at ease by
the blandness and sincerity OF his manner
The spirit which governed him reacted
throughout headquarters and we never heard
OF ali instance OF rudeneSs durin his solOurn
in our midst. He was then at the head OF all
the armies OF the republic. he had good cause
TO be proud of his position and his successes.
No doubt he felt proud, but it was the modest
pride OF the noble soldier who lelt that he had
done his duty. and his country was not un
grateful. There was none OF the /" insolence
OF Office" about bim-no show. no parade.


Another incident: One fine morning Gen.
Grant walked down to Chattanooga depot,
with the intention OF taking the train tor
Chattanooga. The doors OF the cars were
locked and soldier on guard on each plat
form. Gen. Grant went to one OF the cars,
and was in the act of stepping upon the plat
lorin when he was arrested by the halt oil
the guard.


"You can't get into this car" continued the
guard.


General.


II am instructed to admit no one until
further orders" Replied the guard.


The General bowed ac lulescence and went
quietly away, with a smile in his ese.
Year: 1868

Representatives of the people, comes here peace
fully to answer the charges preferred against him
and be comes too, with confidence that this angus
tribunal will deal with him in all justice and honor
He hoped that the time asked by the counsel fo
the accused would be given, and that this whole
proceeding would be conducted with due gravit!
and decorum.


Mr.. Copkling desired to amend the pending mo
ton by the following order:


Ordered, that unless otherwise ordered, the tria
of the pending impeachment shall proceed imme
dately after the replication to the answer shall bt
filed.


Mr.. Bingham said he was instructed by the man
ayers to say that the order of Mr. Conkling met
with their hearty approval. HeHould call the at
tention of the court to the fact that similar orde,
was made at the impeachment Of Judge Chase
The managers would leave this whole matter with
the Senate, but, without intending any disrespect
he would say thatthe action Of this body had taker
them somewhat by surprise. The House of Rep
resentatives asked that no delay should interpose
between the people of the United States and the
President, who was on trial. and it therefore struck
them with surprise that such proposition as thiE
should be made by member of the court, when
no application for it had been made by the accused
It is true motion was made for delay Of forty
days in which to file an answer, and the Senate
having fixed the day when the answer should be
filed, it might have rested there and let the coun
sci for the accused show cause for further post
ponement. He saw no good reason for the post
ponement of this question IF the President be
innocent, the fact will soon be known to the coun'
try and to the world, and the accused has right
to. and must have speedy deliverancer and the
country must be relieved of this excitement. But
it. on the other hand, the President is guilty of the
great crimes charged against him, no one in this
Senate or out of it would wish him an hour longer
to hold and disgrace the place which has been held
by the noblest and best in the land. We do not
wish to act with any indecent haste upon this sub,
ject but at the same time we do not wish to be
subjected to any unreasonable delay.


The question was then taken on Mr.. Conkling'
order as an amendment to Mr.. Sherman's order,
and it was agreed to by vote of forty yeas to ten
nays.


On motion of Mr.. Howard, the court adjourned
until Monday, March 3d.


The Chief Justice descended from the chair OF
the presiding officer.


The President pro tenn, Mr.. Wade, resumed his
seat and raped the Senate to order for legisla,
tive business
Year: 1868

Augustus Carson, respectable col bred man died at Franklin, Tenn, last Monday night. Early in the war he at tached himself to the cause of the Con- fedracy and steadily followed it's ban ners till the last of the struggle. Through good and evil report, whether the sun of victory shed light and hope upun the cause he served, or whether clouds of defeat lowered upon him and his associates in arms, he was ever brave, hopeful and dauntless When this cause was finally lost he returned to his old home, and has since acted with only the Democratic party. Du- ring the illness which terminated in his death Carson repeatedly expressed the wish that his body should be attir- ed in suit of Confederate gray, and that some ofhi old friends should at tend his remains to their last resting place. His desire in both respects was fully carried out. His funeral was largely attended by the people of Franklin and its vicinity.
Year: 1868

]"

 writing from Cheatham's Cross Roads, says: q wish 10 write you a few lines concerning the strange body which struck the earth about two miles from here, q week or so ago. The place where it struck remained hot for three days, but a copious shower of rain having fallen, which tenn porarily swelled the streams and water courses, a large flood poured down on the place from the neighboring hills, sending up constant and immense column of steam. The earth around the place for several yards was quite hot. This gave us the idea that the @rolite which had struck must be of great size The column of steam continued to ascend all night, and presented weird spectacle amid the gloom and in the silent depths of the woods. It could be seen from the sur rounding hills, like tall ghost, changing it's position betimes, and it's form, and gradually, as morning approached, melt ing away in the light of the rising sun. At ten or eleven o'clock that day we or Gsnized a squad of about ten, with drills md other quarrying tools, and commenced the work of excavation. We found great numbers of rents and cracks in the rocks as we descended. Not much powder was needed after the first blast We did not propose to work all round the hole, but began five or six yards away from the lips of the orifce, and continued to work on that side alone; when we reached a depth of about twenty feet we came to the arolite, or mass of metal, still hot and covered outside with slight film or coat ing of oxide. It is wedge shaped, the heavy end being upward We cannot account for this except on the supposition that it was globulae as it descended; but the contact with so dense a body as mass of limestone, while in soft condition, pushed backwards the mass as it passed through and gave it the conc shape which it has. It had passed entirely through the ledge of limestone, and was embedded in stratum of bluish, tough, putty like clay, very closely packed and inpcrvious to water. This bed of clay or mari runs, sloping up the hill, to what extent or dis tance, I don't know;s but at the point where the excavation was made it has that inclination. The arolite we found to measure about seven feet from apex to base and at the greatest circumference about ten feet round. It is specifically very heavy, and the lump cannot weigh less than five or six tons. We are now exercising our wits about getting it out of the hole, and afterwards we shall have job of no inconsiderable magnitude in getting 1t to'any highway for transporta- ton. We have written to Washington about it and have already received tele- graphic dispatch from the principal of the Smithsonian institute, saying that if we furnish the requisite evidence as to the facts we stated, he would procure means to have the mass of metal transported to his institute. We are anxious to have this wonder rest among ourselves, and we are taking steps to have the legislature, when the recess is over, take cognizance of the matter and make an appropriation for the necessary expenses to have it placed in the State library.
Year: 1868

The midnight assassin, who stealthily breaks into the sanctities of the private home of family, and thrusts his stillesto into the heart of slumbering innocence, is no greater william than he who assaults his. neighbor's good namc--invades the hallowed courts of the temple of his well deserved and hard earned fame-breaths blight and mildew upon his spotless repu- tation--and leave in his tortuous track, the slime and venom of basilisk.

 The sentiment has most truthfully and graphically the enunciated, that, he who can choke the sweetest flowers of social lovo, and taint them with disease-and in the paradise of earthly bliss, where the plants of virtue flourish, spread the mala- ria of moral desolation--the poison .of hatred and distrust-who gladly would, were 1t possible, crush his neighbor's character to dust-grind to powder every vestige of his public honor and private value, and build upon the ruins-who can write infamy upon the brow of others to prove his own purity-is neither man nor beast, but heartless demon. m

 Those who have seen their dearest in- terests tempered with-who have known what it is to have the priceless gem of good name sullied by the presidential breath of cold, unpityiug slander--thcse best can say, the calumniator has no. heart--no conscience soul! If the flash ever darted from heaven to strike down the guilty, it will blast the hopes of murderers such as these.

 Bad as he is the vile defamer of the living-yet far worse is he who exhumes from the peaceful shadows of death, the departed victim of his envy, to hold him up to the gaze of the world as target at which to hurl the pcstiferous shaft of his malignant hate.

 In such monster, there is to bo found no trace of the image of God; but in room of this, is seen every appalling and dis gusting lineament of the arch-fend of perdition.
Year: 1868

OLD FASHIONED HuLLED CoRs--Shell
n dozen ears Of ripe, dry corn put It in an
iron kettle and cover with cold water; put
IN tho corn bag Of two teacupfdls Of fresh
wood.asl,es, and boil till the corn looks
yellow and tastes strong Of the alkali; then
take out the bag and boil the corn in the lye
over an hour; then pour of the lye; add
fresh water and simmer until the corn
swelIs. lf tho hulls do not then come off
by stirring, turn oil tho water and rub them
off with towel; add moro water and sim.
n,cr for three or four hours. often stirring
to keep it from burning; when 1t 'swells
ont and becomes so0 and white, add salt to
liking, and let aIl tho water simmer away
Eat warm or cold, with c.eam or milk.
Year: 1868

Our life is but a passage to eternity il
ought therefore to he filed up with medi.
ta,ions on !, and preparations Tor it. Who
would not deny himself for time, that he
may enjoy himself iorever7 Remember,
you are ut the door Of eternity, and have
better work to do than to trifie away time.
Those hours which, you spend in devotion
or in doing good, are the hest Of your time,
and will have the sweetest influence on
YOUR last hours.
Year: 1868

4 PRACTICAL JoKE.-The Cincinnati
Times is answerable for the follow ng:


On the 1st of April, at evening, the
door bell of a Cincinnati merchant rang,
and on the step was found basket with
beautiful baby 10 it, and note signed
"Cora," addressed 10 the man of the
house. saying she was unable 10 support
it without his aid. aud as be was as nearly
related to il as she was, the babe was sent
TO him for good treatment aud education.
The appearance of the child and the cx-
planatory note, produced domestic scene
more easily conceived than described.
The husband fell on his knees, protesting
by all the saints that the child was not
his while the wife as earnestly protested
her full belief that il was his, and no.
body's but his In the midst Of these
mutual protestations the husbands eye
chanced to fall on the empty cradle of
his own baby in one corner of the room.
and the whole thing flashed TO him at
once-he was sold, thoroughly sold-and
declared at once that he would father the
child aud any other his wife might charge
him with
Year: 1868

Coon CoUssEL-Wait, mother, before
you speak harsh to the little chubby
rogue who has torn trowsers, and soiled
his white Marseilles jacket. He is only
a child, and another" is the sweetest and
most sacred word in all the world to him
Needle and thread and soap will repair al
damages now, but if once you teach him
to shrink from his mother, and hide away
his childish faults, that damage cannot
be repaired.
Year: 1868

And yet, Mr.. President, this RepubIi-
can party, with this record, instead of
calling upon the rocks and mountains to
hide them from the face of an outraged
and indignant people, coolly charge the
members of the Democratic party with
being disloyal and with being unfaithful
to the Constitution and laws Of their
country. o shame, where is thy blush I
Year: 1868

Do not be led to believe that Sterling's Ambro-
sia containing two bottles in box at 81 90 is the
same article as Sterling's Ambrosis Oil for the
hair. My Ambrosia Oil has no connection what
ever with any other preparation sold The AM
brosis Oil is an improvement all other hair
preparations and is put up in one bottle in neat
package bearing the name of Sterling d Bloomer
the back and price so cents on the front label.
Year: 1868

This invaluable medicine is unfailing in the
cure Of all those painful and dangerous diseases
to which the female constitution is subject. 1t
moderates all excesses and removes all obstruc-
Year: 1868

The kilograms state that the scheme
is about to be revived of removing The
Capitol of the United States flom Wash
ington City. 1t is not a new project,
and on a resolution of similar purport
some time since the the vote was signif-
icant of the fact that Washington is not
considered the proper location for the
Capitol. Beyond the reasons given by
Logan, are others as important its ex-
posed situation in the event of wars,
and its remoteness from the great heart
of the country. As an evidence of the
former we have but to cite its capture
and burning by handful of British in
1914, and the blockade of 81: of the lats
ter the three or four thousand miles be
tween the States of the Western coast
and the seat of government. The i'm
mense expenditure for public buildings in
Washington city is almost the sole
cause that has heretofore prevented a
popular agitation of the question, and
while it will undoubtedly control the
action of Congress, we anticipate a
strong vote in favor of the resolution
will evince the favor with which the
project is otherwise regarded.
Year: 1868

We are again in receipt of an able let
ter from q. j. Schuebly, of Washington
Territory, commencing the course of the
POST and urging the people of Montana
to unite with those in the Territories to
the West against the proposed branch
lines from the U. p r. R., and in favor
of the through Northern road. We
think If the press of the West is as
united upon this subject, and gives
it as much attention as the papers of
Montana, the antibranch interest will
be pretty favorably advocated He as
sures US the people of Washington Ter
ritory are alive on the subject and the
Branch project meets with disfavor from
all. The temper of Congress at present
indicates the Central will not be able to
obtain any subsidies forf either of the
proposed Branch Lines, and the friends
of the Northern Road are confident of
success at the next session, in the event
of favorable report from the engineers
and hearty support from tie North
West. The article enclosed by Mr. s.
has already appeared in the paper.