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Year: 1867

From the Cincinnati Commerclal.I


At recent conference of the Pittsburg
Methodist Episcopal Church, at Massail-
Ion, Ohio, Rev. Isaac Aiken was expelled
from the ministry and membership of
that body. The charges upon which the
dismissal was based were investigated
by committee of thirteen ministers, to
whom the matter had been referred


Some six or seven years since, Aiken
was stationed in New Philadelphia, Ohio,
and while living there made his then
wife sign statement (as is now gene
rally believed to be false) that she had
acted in an improper and imprudent
manner with another man (the family
physician). In a short time he ingra.
tiated himself into the COED graces of
the family of the attorney, Hon. j. G.
Hance, of that place, and in a few
months afterwards was united in mar
riage to one of Mr.. Hance's excellent
and accomplished daughters. Hs con-
tinued his regular work in the ministry
for year or two afterward, until he saw
an opportunity to make more money by
becoming an agent for the Freedmen s
Bureau. This business he continued in
until last spring, when, seeing that it
was about played out, he commenced
engaging in secular business, and taking
the pastoral charge o: congregation
that had seeded from their regular
charge. Some time during last fall, he
asked his wife, aswe have been informed,
if she thought her father would cash a
note of his for $4,000. She replied that
she did not think he would. From that
time until December, he began a system
of torture to his wife, and under the
threat of DEATH he forced her to sign a
false statement that she had, at some
time previous to their marriage, acted
in an improper manner. Toward the
last of December, he told his wife, as he
was going East, she might, if she chose,
90 home to her fathers. She went, and
remained there for considerable length
of time, expecting every day to hear
from her husband. But no word came.
Her father, seeing the distress of his
child, naturally inquired the cause, when
she informed him what her brute of
husband forced her to sign. Her father
made known to the minister at New
Philadelphia what his daughter had com
municated to him, who Immediately went
and preferred charges against Aiken to
his presiding elder, The charges we're
brought to conference, and after a thor
ough Investigation by select committee
he was expelled.
Year: 1867

The New Haven Palladium says


We have the original sign that used to
hang out over the store of Benedict Ar
mold, when he traded on Water street in
this city, and we present below a copy OF
it, as near sign can be copied on pa
per. 1t is ABOUT three and half feet
long, and two and a half broad. The
sign is black and the letters look at irst
glance as if put on with yellow paint, but
on close inspection they are discovered
to be gilt.


The sign was found some time since in
the garret Of the house in which Arnold
lived (opposite his siore), and is nov
the property Of Jacob I. Hotehkiss, who
has permitted it to be deposited in the
Museum. We have followed the style,
proportions and pointing Of the letters
on the sign very nearly. There was one
peculiarity, however, that We could not
we'll initiate, viz the dots Of the is in
the motto, which on the sign are inverted
commas instead Of mere dots. 1t will be
seen that there is no point between the
name and the occupation. Both sides
of the sign are almost precisely alike.
The motto "Sibi Totigue, is translated
thus: "For himself the whole, ="
or "for all" The first sentence is most
decidedly appropriate for the man, who
was for himself in all things.


B. ARNOLD DRUGGIsr,


Book Seller, &c-


FROM LONDON.


Sibi Totique.


When Arnold was in London ws are
ut this moment unable TO tell be was
engaged when here in the trade Of horses
and mules to the West ladies, aud It is
probable that his visit to London was
while he was on business, though that is
Year: 1867

Great SaIe Oh " dtCAhCS'
ON THE POPULAR ONE PRICE PLAN,
" giving every patron handsome and relia-
BILE watch for the low price of Ten Dollars
Without regard TO value. and not to be paid
for unless perfectly satisfactory
Year: 1867

Senator Howard, of Michigan, wrote a
letter recently in favor of impeachment,
which he was persuaded to withhold from
publication till after the elections of Tues
day. 1t is likely now to be suppressed al.
together. The truth is, that the result of
the elections has had suddenly SOLDERING
influence, like bucket of cold water on
the head of drunken man, and the incll-
nation now will be to moderate and reason
able councils. The scheme of Butler and
Wade to depose the President first and i'm
peach him afterwards will no more be heard
of, and impeachment itself will only be
named by the more impulsive politicians.
The schemes for confscation, for recon
structing the governments of Maryland and
Kentucky, and for establishing equal suf-
frage by law of Congress in all the States.
have all gone by the board
Year: 1867




GoLDsBORo, n. c., Oct. II.


Dear IuraM Your Reporter finds him
self comfortably quartered at itriswold's,
in the immediate vicinity of the Church
where the Baptist State Convention is now
holding its session. The first day of his
arrival here, your humble servant was tie
most intolcrably ' bored" being in chris
tendon. The Convention, contrary to my
o'clock in the afternoon of Wednesday, and
hence my early arrival was unnecessary
The whole forenoon I sauntercd around the
town, feeling like fish out OF the water,
and heartily wishing lat I was back again
in our little Sanctenn. But L solaced my
self with the reflection, that mine was not
a pleasure visit, but solely and entirely one
of business, and that [ was here to serve
your interests. and here or in Wilmington
it was all the same. The thing with me
was for business to commence at once.
The Convention at last assembled. ana
while busted in the short session Of the
first day, [ was perfectly satisfied.


The delegates by this time have pretty
well all arrived. 1t is a fact worthy Of no
tice that nearly all of the delegates in at
tendance, Or at least very large portion
of them, are clergymen. The complaint is
that the scarcity Of money and the high
rates of local travel have prevented many
persons from attending, who would, but fol
this, have done SO but if the preach
ers can bear this expense and attend, il
would seem reasonable to suppose that lay
delegates could do so also. Those that have
arrived, have received cordial welcome
and are assigned to quarters among the
hospitable inhabitants of this town, who
though nearly impoverished, greet then
with tile best entertainment that can bt
afforded. The Convention is proceeding
slowly with business, having not yet got
ten fully under way, but it will no doub


be ready for an adjournment Saturday af
ternoon. The final adjournment will spro
badly not be made until Sunday.


This little town of Ctoldsboro' is to me
strange place. Apparently there is little o
no business doing, and the arrival and de
parture of the trains ON tho several road
at this point, create the only stir and bus
tie at any time visible Yet the merchant
are said to be doing good and even a larg
business, and the to wn is perceptibl
expanding and improving. There ar
many stores in fourishing condition, tw
hotels and several enter prizes of a publi
character and benefit, In operation, ane
being contemplated. To stralger wh'
strolls leisurely around the we'll built VI
Year: 1867

streets, and observes the number Of private
dwellings, within the corporate limits, it
seems indeed q mystery how SO many peo-


pie live in a place apparently affording so
little business Yet, as [ have before said it
is asserted there is considerable business
done, but here let your correspondent re


mark, it is done in the most quiet and un-
business-like way.


There is one feature about the place


worthy OF particular notice-the orderwhich


prevails The people are quiet and IN
obstrusiye in their habits. and the colored
population. to their credit he II said are
more polite, dcferential, quiet and more
obedient than, we venture to say, is the
case anywhere else in the South. And this,
too, in a place garrisoned by negro soldiers


There are two companies OF this class of
troops here, but it IS but seldom that more
than two or three are seen Oh the streets
any day. They are quartered outside Of
the town, and at their camp we learn q
strict guard is observed. Major COMPTON,
the Post Commandment, is spoken Of in
high terms by the citizens, and to him it
is said they are indebted for the prevalence
Of order and quiet


[ have had an opportunity OF observing
but few Of the GOldsboro' ladies, but il
those [ have seen are but a fair specimen
of the remainder, they have very pretty
set OF ladies here. Susceptible as [ am, [
can but admit this; but do not draw the
conclusion that if the relative claims to
beauty Of the Goldsboro' ladies and those
of Wilmington were presented for my de-
cisiOn, ] should hesitate a moment III deCl-
ding in favor of our Wilmington ladies. II
the beauty of its daughters is q virtue to
any place, then does Wilmington possess
this virtue i'll a greater degree than at least
any town or city in the State, or, [ may
say, in the South.


In conclusion, let me express my sense Of
the courtesies extended ne by Rev. Mr..
Hardwick, Pastor Of the Baptist Church in
this town, and the members of the Con
ventiOn in general. J. G. J.
Year: 1867

An UNJUST AssERTIoN.-General Ros-
ser, in the course of his remarks at the
Broad street Methodist Church on Monday
evening, made allusion to the expenses in
Cured by the Stuart Monumental Associa-
ton, and said, "You know the newspapers
charge for publishing this thing to the
world" The General, unwillingly, we
are sure, did us and our city contemporaries
injustice by this remark, and we hope he
will satisfy himself of the fact before he
repeats it, in this city especially. The
press of Richmond can certainly not be
complained of by any memorial or monu,
mental association, for they have from the
beginning evinced most liberal and pa
triotic spirit in their behalf. We have yet
to hear of charges made for their publica-
tions by any journal in this city.
Year: 1867

Who IS HE?-A letter from Richmond
to the Charlottesville Chronicle says:


81 went to the Dispatch office (Which, by
the way, is the best paper published in the
South, always excepting our own Chroni-
cle.) and it did me good to see the busi-
ness-lile way everything is done in that
establishment. There is no fuss-no over
doing but a cool, quick way, which it
will pay one to come and see.


"The Local and myself scraped up a
sort of acquaintance, though he don't
know my name, and l haven't the least
idea of his. He is all right, and hope his
shadow may never grow less"


Come and see us. We would like to ex-
tend our scraped-up- -sort-of-acquaint-
ance" with man who has given evidence
in the above that he is good fellow and
gentleman Of excellent taste withal.
Year: 1867

GRAND DIVISION Sons OF TEMPERANCE
This body will hold its next quarterly ses-
sion in the city of Portsmouth on Wednes-
day the 23d instant. There is tiourishing
Division in operation there, and we have
no doubt the representatives who attend
this session will have cause to remember
the brothers Of our sister city. There will
be quite respectable representation from
Richmond, as there are four divisions in
active operation, and among them some
thirty Ave or forty members who are en-
titled to seats in the Grand Division.
Year: 1867

LARGE NUMBER OF CHECKS STOLEN OR
DrsTRoYEp.-It will be seen from an ad.
vertisement in another column that very
large number of checks received on de-
nosit at the National Exchange Bank on
the 18th instant have mysteriously disap'
nesred. AS payment Of them has been
stopped, there can be no loss to the bank
No blame is attached to any one in the
honH
Year: 1867

WHOSE WArCH?-A negro named Charles
Freeman was arrested on Broad street yes
terday while trying to trade off watch,
for which he could give no satisfactory &C
count. It is supposed to have been stolen.
Year: 1867

A lady friend of ours, who is dear lover


of pictures made of green leaves and flowers,
has written us modest letter, requesting
"Traxi" to describe, through the medium OF
the Press, the best method of pressing leaves,


&c. We will endeavor to crafty this request.


Take any old book-the larger the better,
even if it be bound volume of old newspa-


pers-the paper of which is quite soft Ii
should be kept soft in order that it may alb


sorb the moisture of the leaves as they are


pressed The book should not be one whose
preservation you value very highly, as the
dampness which it will take in from the flow
ers and leaves will stain the paper and per-
haps soften the covers. Having obtained the
book, provide yourself with an old, soft tow
ell, and with it wipe all dirt and dampness
from both sides of your leaves. Then lay
them fat, singly or in little branches of three
and four upon a stem: keep the stems upon
as many of the leaves as possible-for when
Won come TO the bottom of wreath you will
need the stems to give it the appearance OF a
vine or bouquet. Also in decorating walls
YOU will need the stems. -t


Begin at the back end of your book. Lay
in neatly as many leaves as the page viii hold
without overlapping any. Now take ten OF
twenty leaves OF the book and press them
down carefully over your green leaves, SO as
to be sure to leave them lying uncurieu, anu
with unfolded and unwrinkled edges Ahen
put in another layer of green leaves then


fold over them several more pages Or the
hook. and so on till the book is filled. Many
nersons use weights, or piles OF books, or 9th
a. contrivances to hold the lids of the books
tooetber tightly, and press the green leaves
Az But the simplest and easiest method fol
every one is 10 take one or two long string:
and pass them many times around the book
both from bottom to top and from side t1
side, and as near the edges as possible. Then


if tied tightly, you may, if you please, make
football of it, and the leaves will not be dis
turbed, but will come out straight and IN


good order as when you laid them in. In thi
| way books filled with flowers and leaves ma
be thrown into closets and garrets until the
are wanted, and no amount of tossing sbou


can iniure them unless the string gets united


and they will need no future care, but will ,
all ready for vanishing when you want 20 q


range them for pictures or ornaments IN VII
Year: 1867

AN EXCESS OF GooD LUCK.-According to
the Salt Lake Telegraph the Green river mines
must be very rich. 1t says that late report
is that one man had discovered nugget
weighing nfteen hundred pounds, less a few
grains. He had dug around it and loosened
II, so that 1t was ready for lifting, and, when
last seen, he YVES sitting upon it to prevent it
from being carried away by anybody else be-
fore bis own team arrived. His rations were
fast diminishing but his determination was 70.
hDst
Year: 1867

Still he could say nothing. The wife
was too indignant to speak. The
widow came to the relief of both.


/ tell you what it is, Mr.. X, she
said, YOU have one of the best wo-
men IN the world for wife, and YOU
abuse her worse than any man l ever
knew. just wish was in her place
about FIVE minutes.


The cavalier looked as if he wished
nothing of the kind. The widow
went on


q You insulted me in asking me to
go with you. If I had big brother
able to whip you he should have done
it, and if it had not been that wo-
man cannot do those things, I would
have done it myself You deserve it
any way, vou-you ugly monster. AS
I could not do it, told your wife, and
we determined to punish you, and /
guess you have had a pretty good les
son, and one whicl!- sill last you some
time / knew, by the way your poor
wife bushes, YOU have said all sorts
of insulting things to her, thinking it
was me but it was3't, and | guess
YOU have found it all out You have
had your lesson, now go home, and If
l ever hear Of your ncglecting your
wife again or running off after other
women, I'll tell the whole story and
have it published in the papers with
your name in great big type-oh you
big monster, yo~


Poor x was suffering terribly. He
had never been caught so fairly be-
fore. The perspiration was pouring
down his forehead, and the air Of the
room seemed terribly confined. He
mentally cursed masquerades, domi
nos, bewitching widows, and his own
stupidity, and it was relief when
his wife, who evidently felt that he
had -been punished sufficiently. init
matted that they had better 90 home,
and the poor cavalier skunk away, like
a whipped school boy. We trust the
lesson viii be a lasting one to him
Millcautee Wisconsin
Year: 1867




have known 4 country society
which withered away all 10 nothing
under the dry rot of gossip only
Friendships, once as firm as granite,
dissolved to Jelly, and then run away
to water, only because of this; love
that promised q future as enduring as
heaven and as stable as truth. evan
grated into q morning mist that
turned to a days long tears. or'v be.
cause Of this; father and q son
were set foot to foot with the fiery
breath OF an anger that would never
cool again between them. only be.
cause OF this; and husband and his
young wife, each straininr at the
heated leash which. in the beginning.
had been the golden bondage of a
God-b blessed love, sat mournfullv by
the side of the grave where all their
love and all their joy lay buried, and
only because of this. | have seen
faith transformed to mean doubt,
hope give place to grim despair, and
charity take on itself the features of
black maievolence. all because of the
spell words of scandal and the mario
mutterlngs OF gossip. Great crimes
work great wrong, and the deeper
tragedies Of human life spring from
Its larger passions but woeful and
mourntul are the uncatalogued TRACE.
dies that issue from gossip and de-
traction most mournful the shin.
wreck often made of noble natures
and love y lives by the bitter winds
and dead salt waters Of slander. So
easy to say, yet so hard to disprove-
throwing on tae innocent ali the
burden and the strain of demonstrat.
ing thelr innocence, and furnishing
them as guilty if unable 10 pluck
out the stings they never see. and to
silence words they never hear-ros.
sip and SANDER are the deadliest and
the cruelest weapons man has ever
forged for his brothers hurt.-AU The
Year Round
Year: 1867

JOE KING was sick in a boarding
house, and had got his mind made up
for some nice chicken broth The
order went down to the kitchen and
the brot. came UP weak. fat and IN
sipid The sick man was subsequently,
relating his disappointment to friend,
who said. :. they Just let a chicken
wade through it = . IF they did, said
Joe King, family, il had stills
Year: 1867


who were not. after all, married, as
most people like to be. to make a sure
thing Of it. All that could be done,
under the circum stances, was to as
certain the whereabouts Of the honey
moon excursionists, and suggest to
them that it would not do them any
harm to come around and be made
man and wife over again, and steps
have been taken to let them know
Just how matters stand. N hen the
letter announcing the mistake reach
.es them, we shouldn't be surprised ili
the least if the young man and the
young woman gazed upon each other
IN very queer sort Of manner. How
ever, accidents viii happen, and they
viii, undoubtedly, make the best Of
this one.-IIaTJord Post
Year: 1867

BALTIMORE Feb. 1.-The law authorizing
new municipal election in this city on
Wednesday next was considered in the
State Senate to-day The House adjourned
till tomorrow, instead OF going over to Mon
day, as is its custom, for the understood pur-
pose Of concurring in the action of the SEN
ate. If so, there will be no election on
Wednesday. There is considerable excite
ment in political circles.
Year: 1867

of using il oftener than once in twenty
years or so. The inventor of the story was
remarkable for modesty-or for cunning
as he has never taken out a copyright bat
it Is passing strange, that q man with a
thimble-fuIl Of brains, could for an instant,
believe such barbarious act could be COM
rnitted with impunity in any par; Of this
country.
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be self-reliant. and shall do what we
may be able to induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our hoses pro-
iucts. To this end We will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves to encourage the diYsrsih-
cation of Southern industries and the develop
nent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

The Board Of Metropolitan Police held stated meet
ing yesterday morning ~ which the following resolution
was offered and adopted


Resolved That the regulation prohibiting the opening
OF court in any station house In the Metropolitan district
for the purpose Of hearing complaint against person
held in custody is hereby modified far to allow the
Of any un0ccuped room in police headquarters to
be temporarily used court room in which TO hear
complaints against persons in custody which any police
justice have refused 70 hear ~ the court OF such
justice on any pretence whatever. ,t


When the action OF the Board was communicated to
Superintendent Kennedy hs Immediately had the fol-
lowing order teegraphed 70 the precincts located in the
upper part OF the city - s g eg f


In case any magistrate before whom prisoner may
be taken under General Order No 49, refuses to hear
the complaint aud insru the Ocer 20 take the prs
any other court in this city, you will forthwith
send the prisoner 70 this Office for further nsructions
4tsft4s J. A. X.


1t is understood that the Commissioners will soon
make arrangements BY which all the thrown out
Of the police courts by the associated Justices will be
heard by OF the Justices mot in the association


by cyil justice oF Of the aldermen. There will
be-say the Commissionersno clogRing Of the wheels
Of justice for single day, though the Police Board and
the Justices should remain at oggerheads for eternity
Year: 1867

A VILLAINoUs LIE, AS A LAST RESORT. AS
election day draws near Democratic stumpers
and candidates vie with each other as to who
can perpetrate the biggest and most telling lie.
1t is time of need for votes, and the most vii
famous strategy is resorted to to obtain them.
The latest and most vindictive is perpetrated by
Dan. Gelwicks, the Democratic candidate for
State Printer, who publishes the statement that
George c. GOrham did on certain occasion say
that " if had my way would apply the torch
to every Roman Catholic house of worship and
institution in the city of San Francisco.
Those who know Gorham well-who know what
his religious sentiments are-who know that at
the solicitation of prominent citizens OF the
Catholic faith he acted as director of a Catholic
benevolent institution at Marysville-will readily
disbeleve the lie put forth by the traitor candi-
date for State Printer, who should have been
packing sand at Alcatraz for the last four years.
The sentiment is not in keeping with George c.
Gorham's style, and as certain played-out Union
men and acknowledging " Democrats" are
taking pains to circulate the report in Trinity,
we feel it duty to Catholic citizens
that they are giving publicity to bare-faced lie
in hopes of catching the votes they are so much
in need of. Let Catholic citizens of whatever
nationality remember this.