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Year: 1867

A REsPITE.-We believe that every right
thinking man in the Territory will rejoice
that the election is over, and that we are to
have q truce to politics for the next two
years. 1t has been our fortune to take part
in quite number of political campaigns,
but we fail to recall single one character
ised by such bitterness and lack of charity
as marked the canvass just closed in this
Territory. Our Sound exchanges are filled
with articles of the most bitter and denun-
ciatory character, all going to show that In
that part of the Territory the canvass has
been unusually virulent. In this Valley,
we have had added to the asperities in'
separable from a political contest, local
division that intensified every other feeling
and led to degree of personal abuse and
Villi6cation almost without parallel. As a
matter. nf necessity, the worst passions we're
engendered, ana nelgnDor arrayed- a=a;.ot
neighbor In contest that, at times, threat>
ened forcible solution. Happily the whole
thing passed of quietly, and instead of our
fears our hopes have been realised. Thank
full for this exemption from scenes Of disor-
der, it now becomes the duty of every good
citizen to endeavor to heal the wounded
sensibilities and soften the asperties that
grew out of the late political canvass. We
are here a comparatively small community,
and we can best expend our energies in
efforts to build up and improve the country,
rather than in pulling down our neighbOrs.
The best of us have faults, and instead Of
magnifying the shortcomings of those who
are bound up with US in a common destiny,
we should endeavor to cover them with the
broad mantle of charity. Let US have q
respite from the heart burnings and jealou'
sizes engendered iu the late political struggle
remembering that


ain faith and hope the world will disagree,


But all mankinds concerned in charity:


All must be false that thwart this one great end
And all of God that bless mankind or mend"
Year: 1867

AS the season of fruits is just commencing,
anything that will enable it to be successfully
canned at small expense will very much
Prolong the season. Only those who have
tried it know the satisfaction derived from
eating dish Of peaches in midwinter as fresh
as when gathered. The annexed method oF
canning truit was furnished at the New York
Farmers club by Mr. Powers, of O.wego
county. New York: Il will suppose YOUR
fruit ana glass cans all ready. prefer cans
with glass covers. l scald the fruit in Iarpe
TIN pan with juice or water to coverin. Put
half teacuP of cold wateE into every can.
and I'LL up with hot water. Put the covers
and rubbers also into hot water. Now emntv
can and fill up with hot fruit, and o5e1
another. Let them stand till the hand can
be held upon them without burning. As
soon as filed cut writing paper the size of the
can, one for each, and when cool slip one over
the f1uit entirely, and ELL up the can ON the
top OF the paper with Ting juice. and seal
at once. Ladies, try this way !; the fruit will
never mould, and keep any time. if you don't
eat 1t. The papers keep the fruit from rising
to the top of the liquid. There is no use of
setting cans into water to heat them. or of
putting them intoquil;ed bags; it is too trouble
some let the fruits shrink, and then Fill
mp to the cover as close as possible"
Year: 1867

At the Radical Convention in South
Carolina, resolution was introduced that the
coiored race, on account of loyalty, are en;i-
tied to nominate one of their color for Vice
President of the United States at the next
election. The reasoning may be correct enough.
but the cOlored people don't quite understand
the party they are cooperating with. The
white radicals want all the Offices, and the
blacks are only to do the voting.
Year: 1867

II AVE proved, from the most ample experience, an
entire success. ShnPle-Prompt-Et efficient, and
heliable. They the only Medicines perfectly
adapt e6 popular use-so simple that mistakes can
not be made in using them, harmless to be free
from danger and SO efficient to be always reliable
They have raised the CHEST commend ton fr, all
and will always render satisfaction
Year: 1867

One of the sweetest incidents which we
have noticed for many day-And one
which shows the effect of early training,
assisted by pure and undefled imagin-
alton has just fallen under our observa-
ton. 1t is thus related


A lady visited New York city, and saw
on the sidewalk a ragged, cold and
hungry little girl, gazing wistfully at
some of the cakes in a shop window.
She stopped, and taking the little one by
the hand, led her into tho store Though
she was aware that bread might be better
for the cold child than cake, yet desiring
to crafty the shivering and forlorn one,
she bought and gave her the cake she
wanted. She then took her to another
place, where she procured her shaw
and other articles of comfort. The CRATE
ful little creature looked tho benevolent
lady full in the face, and, with artlsss
simplicity, said: Are you God's wife y
Did the most eloquent speaker ever en-
ploy words to better advantage7
Year: 1867

pI- A private correspondent in
Holmes county, Miss, writing to friend
in this city, says: I'VE are all N the
worms They have made their second
appearance, but have done no injury as
yet There is no army of them, but
they appear in spots in the field, and
strange to say, bug "a new fellow with
a spot on his back and a snout like a
hog), has also made its appearance, and
is devouriug the worms, fies and chrysa'
lia Still more wonderful, very large
grasshopper has also appeared which at
first ate of the fodder and the cotton
leaves, but has since turned its atien-
lion to the worms and mercilessly de-
yours them. saw one Of them, yester-
day, dispose Of two worms in almost an
instant They are. TO me. a new species
Of grasshopper. almost as large as a
humming bird.
Year: 1867

B15~ Latest advices from the island of
Cuba say the strike among the cigar
makers still continues. There are about
fourteen thousand Of them on the island,
and their determined opposition TO the
recent exactions of the Government is a
severe blow to the revenue. Large
numbers are fleeing to the United States,
while many are being imprisoned.
Year: 1867

The National Intclligencer of the 7th
says:


During the deliberations of the Cabi-
net yesterday, it is understood that it
became evident in the opinion of every
member present, the legal effect of the
contemplated amnesty proclamation
would be to relieve all persons included
within its terms from disqualifcations,
as well as all penalties incurred by their
complicityin the late rebellion, and, of
course ESQ far as the action of the gone
raj government is concerned), from dis
ability as to the exercise of the right Of
suffrage We may, therefore, congratn-
late the country upon the prospect Of n
speedy settlement Of all our difficulties
upon principles conformable to the Con
sttution, and in harmony with our
republican form of government. That
such will be its effect no sound lawyer
entertains doubt, nor is it to be pre-.
sumed that it will be seriously denied by
any considerable number of respectable
men of the Radical party in or out
of Congress.
Year: 1867

RAILROAD CoNNECrION.-The directors of
the Virginia and Tennessee railroad, and Mr.
Sandegrift, General Superintendent Of the
Orange and Alexandria road, on the part OF
that company, had a conference yesterday on
the subject Of the proposed connection Of those
two lines. The result Of the conference was
entirely satisfactory. 1t is understood that a
substantial railroad bridge will be built on the
site of the present wagon bridge, and that the
cars of the two roads will use the track of the
Tennessee road in common, between that point
and the depot.-Lynchburp Republtean.
Year: 1867

LEARNED ADylcE.- Attorney Gene ral Hooper, of Jackson. Miss, has writ ten learned review of the situation. He closes with these words; My aa- vice is to stand firmly by whatever of constitutional rights we may be able to assert, and if the mad spirit of faction shall rend the pillars of the temple, we will sink amid its ruins, with q manly protest on our lips, and fealty in our, hearts to those great cardinal principles of human liberty, for which our fathers fought the war of the great Revolution, and which, though we may not be able to build up and establish with our own hands, no power on earth can erase from our ilearts.
Year: 1867

Raising their comrades on their
shoulders, part Of the brave fellows in
the bitches made scaling ladders Of
themselves, Mounting the embankment
at the top, revolver in hand, they met
with stout resistancs from the enemy S
bristling bayonets. But reinforced from
below, they drove the gunners from their
pieces and back toward the brink ofthe
river bank. A scene Of iDdeseribable
confusion now ensued, the negro troops
breaking, and continuing their fire as
they ran. The slaughter was now terri
Bile; yet in ell the fury Of that fray, the
bloodiest for the number Of forces en-
gagged, that the last war saw, not once
did / see quarter denied when asked.
The flag Of the fort was flying defantly
over our heads from the beginning to
the end, until finally pulled down by an
aid of the commanding general in hopes
to stop the carnage.


Forrest was now indefatigable in his
efforts to aid his fallen foes, Dispatch
ing an officer with a flag to q gunboat
anchored up the river, and extending to
the Captain a truce 80 that he might
drop down and aid the wounded, leaving
the fort at pm. The same evening he
left Gen. Chalmers in command, with
orders to extend every assistance in his
power to the Federals for the relief of
their wounded. This officer, by birth
and education a refined gentleman,
obeyed to the letter the instruction of
his chief, rendering the Federal officers
on board the transports seat from Mem
phis very great assistance. This is a
true narrative of the Fort Pillow affair,
many false and unjust accounts ofwhich
have been published from time to time
Instead of massacre Of hideous aspect,
to which heated imaginstions, far dis
tant from that memorable field of strife,
have endeayored to raise it. when viewed
dispassionately, it assumes the common,
place proportions of the assault and
carrying of fort by storm; an incident
and consequences quite common in all
Year: 1867

A shrewd correspondent Of a st. Paul
Mimi paper, writing from this city,
makes the following paragraph, under
the head " Masonry" which We heartily
inGOrse:


Throughout the country the members OF
the Craft have recently been flooded with
degrees, almost Obscuring the three first
degrees, upon which the whole super
structure rests. There appears to be con-
fiict in the Scotch Rite jurisdiction which
all true and consistent Masons hoped and
desired was recOnciled few months ago,
but appearances and practice point to
other conditions. In the Memphisn Rite,
also, want of harmony and doubt
ful jurisdiction impair this branch of the
Order, replete with lessons Of wisdom
and incentives to upright life and con-
duet, making it useless for all practical
purposes; it is to be hoped for the glory
of the Order and consequent welfare of
society, these disturbing elements will
SOON disappear and order be restored in
the temple. Irregular and uneOnstitu-
tiopal organizations in Masonry can not
thrive. The attempt to establish bodies
Of high grade upon cloudy authority will
not prosper, and the attempt to do it will
drive from the Masonic pavement many
worthy and polished ashlars. Latterly
we have come to the conclusion that true
Masonic piece and square work, in these
days, are found only in the York Rite,
and for its protection We are ready and
willing to forego all other alliances. It
was our first love, and shall have our last
act of allegiance and service. "-VOice Of
Masonry, Chicago.


We copy the above from the st. Louis
FreeHlasOn, and in the name of many of
1.-the Graft" whose instructor the
drawer and endorser of this draft on their
credulity pretend to be, we ask them if
they are ready to foregO all other alli-
ances than that with the York Rite, and
to abandon Royal Arch, Templar and
Cryptic" Masonry? Speak out Or do
they mean to delude their disciples by
pretending that the York Rite" or
Original Craft Masonry consists or ever
did consist of any more than three de-
grees. Let US know t0hy the American
degrees "above" that of Master, ars
any less outside Of true Masonry, than
the degrees Of any other of the many
Rites worked in Europe. 1t is high time
for humbug to hide its head. If there is
to be Masonic Purism, let it be homes,
and begin by laying the axe to the root
of the Chapter, Council and Command
cry degrees.
Year: 1867

and having one OF the LARGEST Stocks IN the
city, we are certain OF being able 70 SOFT You
WITH WHAT YOU WANT


We q so have very lseavy stock OF BOOTS
AND SHOES, CLOTHING AND GENTLE
MEMS FURNISHING GOODS, whieh we offer
Year: 1867

The trial of Jacob kicSling for the murder
OF Henry Cruise on the oath ult closed last evening
The testimony points most unmisakaby 10 kesling as
the man who caused the death Of Crse and it is proba
Bile that the Jury by this time have brought verdict
OF murder III the second degree. The principal witness
Iudovic Knapp testified that the night Of the 2ltl
ult the accused Henry Cruise Charles Cruise and three
four others all OF whom were intoxicated entered the
drnkng-SaloOn known InOn Hall and In few min
uics were engaged in quarrel about shoe. The
prisoner stranger TO all in the room, upon by
iruse and the others aud terribly beaten IL only
through the Of the witness and another
that Kesling was not beaten to death He struck 10
the floor and whhe OF his assailants lay his body
shOwerng stunning blows upon his head the others
from their grasp, be unacceptable, his
face being but OF dlscOlOrcd flesh kies-


ling is SAID 10 have then rushed upon Henry Cruise who
had been forcby dragged 10 another part Of the rOO
and In the words of the witness to have kicked him
the stomach with his hand" No one saw knife IN his
hand but Cruise being struck screamed out that
was stabbed and examination OF his body showed
that he had been terribly gashed In the abdomen kes
ling fed from the house. hut captured by Charles
knife with which the wound supposed 10 have been in
hcted The crowd again set upon kieslng and beat him
until he fell to the ground insensble ON the arrival
DR. Hopper the wounded man properly cared for,
hut the next day he died In great agony, asserting
the last that Kiesng had stabbed him The prisoner Ia


very ordinary isIgDoran Of the English language
and to realize the awful position In which he
placed. His appearance aud bearing are those Of man
stupefcd with Opates, one Just arOusing from long
70 america IN September, 1906 He said to e friend
fcss
Year: 1867




See where You are going.


We regard the New York Herald as :
truculent sheet but it has tremendous
circulation and wields great influence
In late number it shows the rapid
steps we are making towards negro su
premacy under the Jacobin policy
South. Bennett reasons in this wise


"Nagro suffrage means negro SUI
premacy, pure and simple. This is the
direct testimony Of the registration re
turns. Radical orators appeal to pop
ular sympathy and say that it means
only justice to the downtrodden; and,
again, they appeal to sectional preju
dice and say that it only means bal
ance Of power against the still dsloyal
white men of the South. But the clear
testimony Of the figures is that nigger
suffrage means nothing moro nor less
than absolute niggcr supremacy in the
settlement of the political dcstinies OF
this nation. Returns from the ten
States are sufficiently full to show that
the whole vote will run very near to
twelve hundred thousand. On this
vote, dividing it strictly according to
color, the nigger will have close to one
hundred thousand majority. The mig
ger supremacy party would have this
majority, then, if every white man in
the Southern States voted against it.
1t is estimated, however, that more
than hundred thousand of the white
voters will act with that party, and thus
its majority will be run up to two hun
dred thousand votes. Nothing can
prevent this, SO far rs can be foresecn !;
for even fthe President could give am
nesty to every possible man that stands
in need of it, the number of votes thus
secured could not change the result
Thus the Radicals have, in all proba-
bility, every Southern State of tue ten.
In Virginia the white vote predomi-
mates to larger figure than in any 9th
er; but the Republican white vote is
large enough to more than balance the
tn iltecn thousand by which the white
yo, ors of the Old Dominion outnumber
the nigger voters These figures settle
the question Of reconstruction, for the
States will be admitted at once, now
that it is clear the Radical leaders can
control their action. They will be
rushed in carly enough to participate
in the choice for the next Presidency.
Into that election, therefore, the radi-
cal leaders will go with ten States uni
ted to their platform. Then, if they
can make any decent division of the
Northern vote, though distinct ma
jority of the Northern people who car
ried OH the war and saved the country
should decide against them, yet, with
Il Northern minority, this niger. vote
of the ten States will turn the balance
in their favor Thus. the men of the
Soutt, who were slaves four years ago
will force President and a policy on
the people of the North. The tables
will then have been strangely turned by
folly and fanaticism. Seven years ago
the 5 outh rose in arms against Presi-
dent elected by Northern white votes
Northern men put down that rebellion,
and have carried their putting down so
far tn at they may now have to accept
a President elected by Southern mig
gers. All this may happen unless a
tremendous majority against the fanat
les in the elections this fall in New York
and Pennsylvania shall frighten them
to an abandonment of their pro-
gramme."
Year: 1867

What is prctticr than a pretty foot
What more captivating than dear lit
tie boot covering high instep, ant
coming down neatly over the toes
with bewitchng tasse! dangling at tn.
top Of the close locking. In nothing
is aristocracy so marked as in the pedal
extremity; the thin nostril, the long
fingers, the narrow palm, are evidences
of gentle blood, but far less so than
the round ankle, the high instcp and
the hollow beneath, through which, as
the high bred Arab says, a stream OF
water should be able to flow while the
possessor is standing, The fiat splay
foot, on the contrary, as surely tells
Of want of pedigree as its ms-happen
cXcresence, iUs cOrns and bunions drive
away affection. The horse shows the
purity Of extraction by clean limbs
neat pattern and small hoof; and the
same result is noticeable in more OF
less animals. Man falls in love as read
lily with seductive foot as with an at.
tractive face; he finds in it thousand
expressive movements; its firm tread
speaks of decided character; it's quick
step denotes anger; its elasticity ofmo-
ton assures him of livclincss and good
humor; its hasty tread denotes impa-
tience; its subtle glide signifies Gun
ming; while the quiet but marked foot
fall guarantees him an afectionate dis
position. The face often decciyes with
an alluring smile it is taught or train
ed by design or habit; openness is
guarded or confined; but the foot
speaks its own language, unrestrained
and untutorcd and the male sex owe a
debt of gratitude to fashion for giving
black honest feet to the future adorners
of human existence.
Year: 1867

The RAIDS were smart when they
made q citizen of Pomp, but Pomp was
smarter than they thought when he de
posted his ballot the other day in the
Charleston Post Office. He had an
idea it was to go some where, SO heput
it in the letter box. Splendid for
Sambo. Glorious for Cesar. Only
the African noddle could have thought
"f turning the Post Office into ballot
box. The day of Jubilo has conc, and
SO has the Gorilla, ~
Year: 1867

Ben Wade says that the proude5t
period of his life was when he was EN-
ployed on canal boat If that is the
case, why does henot go back to the
canal? 1t would have been good
thing for the country if he had never
left if
Year: 1867

The best joke of the season is the
Louisville Democrat advocating the
payment Of the bo ,dcd debt in green
backs in its financial column, and the
political editor oppo sing it in his dc
partment, all III the same paper. 1t is
evident that the financial editor has
much more sense than the political
one.
Year: 1867

Not soldier is necd2l in the South
for any honest purpose; and yet the
Radicals cxpend forty milliU,Hs per year
at the cost of the War De- 1artment
for that purpose. This is one OF the
taxes fastened upon the labor AM IN
dustry Of the nation by the Rail cal
party.
Year: 1867

The Clarksville Sentinel says: "Our
levee is literally covered tith barrels Of
apples. So great is the amount ofappies
now on the wharf in this city, thrift is
with great difficulty that drays can got
down to tho waters edge for freight. We
are informed by one Of our merchants
that there is now in the city near Eve
thousand barrels Of apples; and yet tho
streets are daily lined with wagons haul.
ing them in.
Year: 1867

FOUND DEAD.-The dead body Of a
young man named Burton Camp, formerly
of this city, was found on Saturday
morning on the road between this city
and the Halfway House. There were no
marks about the body, and it is not known
how he died. He started to walk from
Petersburg to this city, and that was the
last heard of him. He is said to be sub
ject to temporary fits of insanity. His
body was taken up and buried at his aunt's,
near by where he was found.
Year: 1867

"THE BRAVE TROOPS WHO FoUaHT Co.
LoREDLY" cut quite swell in town on
Saturday, and distributed their new green
backs profusely In ell quarters Of the
town. Cheap clothing merchants and hack
drivers did more business in the one day
than they had done for several weeks be-
fore. "Fust-class eating house keepers
also came in for liberal share Of patronage.
A gentleman tells US that he was much
surprised yesterday morning to find the
entire family Of "cullered gemman /"
who lives in his neighborhood, and does
little business in the cooking line, decked
out in new "duds," and in the highest
glee. He could not imagine what was the
cause of the jubilee until he found out
that his neighbor had two military board
ers. The sable soldiers, be it said to their
credit, behaved themselves remarkably
well, however; and if all will do as well,
and leave as much behind them, We need
not care how many regiments are paid of
and mustered out at Richmond.