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Year: 1869

THE PRIcE OF GRAIN.-There are two
isems in the late foreign news possessing
more than the usual interest for the agri-
culturists Of this country One is, that
there is failure of the grain crop in Rus
sia, the granary of Europe, whence Eng
land draws her chief supplies. The other
is, continued wet weather in England
which is highly unfayorable to the grow
ing grain, and which, it is supposed, will
create greater than the usual demand for
breadstuffs in that country. The supply
from Russia being cut off by failure there
England will necessarily have to look tc
this country to replenish her granaries
Russia herself will be purchaser, ant
hence it is supposed there will be an ACTIVE
demand for shipment after harvest, wher
the new crop is ready for delivery. I
this anticipated increased demand fo
breadstuffs should be realized, prices will
show an active upward tendency, and tn
increase will come very opportunely fo
the farmers, as the price of grain is to-
low, when compared with the prices O
other things.
Year: 1869

DEAR EDITOR After the kindly feel
ing between the Defiance, Jr and the Ac-
ademic, Jr. b. b. Clubs, I noticed with
surprise the communication of "L" in
your last issue, and while it is a matter
Of no vital interest, yet, curiosity and a
love of justice led me to investigate the
matter. l find the facts as follows: Upon
the day of the game two of the best men,
bers of Academic, Jr. were not on the
ground, and by an agreement between the
captains of each club, two young men
were substituted. The game then played
resulted as you described it, and upon its
conclusion with gentlemanly courtesy the
vanquished Defiance became the honored
guests of the victorious Academic. After
which with every feeling of respect they
parted. 1t now seems that spirit of RI
valry has grown out of the social game, and
they would fain allege through your cores
pondent ell" that their Club was not
vanquished in a manner deemed fair by
the code. The Academies, with the ut
most good feeling towards the Def
ance, Jr. assert that they had no men
(dxcept in skilD enrolled with them, and
as all victors can afford to be generous,
and having no desire to pluck one sprig
from the laurel of the Defiance, they pro-
pose the following challenge:
1st To meet the Defiance upon the
same ground, upon any day they will
name between June 26th, and September
4th.


I'd. To have then and there upon the
side of Academic, Jr. no player exceed.
ing 2l years of age, or in other words
have no one except their original nine.


3D.. Will allow Defiance, Jr. to have
as many of their club over q years o
age as they sec proper.


4. To play match game for priz,
ball.


This is not done in spirit of defiance
but to show the club of Odessa that the,
are determined to satisfy them of superior
skill in the art, and convince Defiance
Jr. that although they belong to the an
cient Seaport, they can learn how it i
done in the Interior, if they will COM
over


If the Defiance accept the challenge
which must be done within five days, the,
will please signify it by correspondence
with their Secretary, when the proper
preliminaries will at once be arranged.


|" Now let the word go forth and OIL
the fight shall rest the victory to whom
it may" JUsTITIA.
Year: 1869

The Peninsular Peach Growers Asso-
citation had stormy session at Dover, on
Tuesday last, we learn. The general
objects of the association have been to
make arrangements for the prompt delivery
of their fruit, the return of their baskets,
the proper regulation of sales in the mar
ket, and an explicit understanding with
the Rail Road Companies as to rates
Of freight, ventilation of cars, and other
details of the shipment and trade. All
these matters have been partially accom-
plished through the agency of committees
appointed for the purpose. The great
source of dissatisfaction now seems to be
the tax Of FIVE dollars on each car of
peaches sent over the road, which the Rail
Road Company have determined to lay
upon the peach growers to reimburse the
Company for the tax imposed by the last
Legislature.
Year: 1869

The New York World says: 1.-The gen.
tlerhan fortunate enough to receive free
pass over the Pacific railway, is informed
for his encouragement that it only costs
SO day for sleeping and eating accom-
mplafions on the route"
Year: 1869

The plan Of reunion agreed upon by the
General Assemblies Of tho two branches Of
the Prosbytsrisa Gkurch, which met re-
Gently ia New York. win be found
upon the first page of this issue.
Year: 1869

MIDDLETowN AcApEMY.-The regular
Examination of the students of the Aca-
DENY for the present Term will begin on
Tuesday next, P. M. and continue until
Friday night. A general invitation is
extended to parents and others who may
be interested.


The following is the order in which the
examination in each study will take place.
Year: 1869

likely to satisfy q body Of men whose
6rmness, wisdom and patriotism conducted
lion, and says: May we not expect that Con-
gress will ask stronger guarantees for the rights
and mmunities of over five hundred thousand
American citizens of the black race among Us
than the fallible judgment of three citizeos of
the white race" and he 10 unwilling to believe
that the Legislature intends to submit it to Con-
gress as its deliberate and fnal action toward es
tablishiDg harmony among ourselves and with the
general government.


initiative stems towards the Contamination of the
policy of Congress, from whom we derive all we
have or expect to enjoy OF civil government,
undo what has been done, restore colored MEM
bers to seats and exclude all persons who cannot
take the test oath.
Year: 1869

A fashionable young lady heard that the French
ladies deem it better FOR the complexion to wipe
the face with q wooden cloth than to wash 1t in
water. Starting late for an evening meeting, she
brisky rubbed her vissge with the flaps Of coat
hanging In the hall. Its owner had unfortunately
worn it that day while cleaning out stove. and
she swept gracefully into church with her face
black as ebony.
Year: 1869

CEranslated from the German
1oung ladies, If you wish to b,
happy and contented after the mar
rage ceremonies and honeymoon
are over, L would suggest the fol
lowing:


Do not choose a lazy man: do moi
fall in love with q moustache, neith.
er with hat, neither fashionabIy
cut trowsers, nor blackened boots. OF
pomaded and artificialIy curled hair
neither look upon graceful dancing
and horseback riding-no, indeed
for with all the above mentioned
qualifications of, nowadays called
a last young man, you would not be
able, with the best culinary skill, to
cook meal of victuals with it. But,
II man comes to ask you for your
heart and hand, inquire if he is a
skillful artisan, or a thrifty, indus
trlous farmer who is up early and
late, and rather does his own work
and loves to do it, than to complain
OF hard times; or, if he understands
to manage his fortune, if he has any.
or has the ability to acquire one; ask
him if he thinks there are six days
in the week to work, and if he i'm
proves them, and then one Sunday
TO rest on, to praise the Lord and go
10 meeting-if so, and you can other
wise love him, take him, for he is
sure to provide for you.


But, if he is one of them who loaf
about half, and more than half the
time, dressed in fashionably-cut gar
ments, afraid to work for fear of soil
ing his clothes, always thirsty, and
who has the sixth commandment t
seven times abolished-of course, let
him stand in the cold and give him
the mitten; for, with such a loung-
ing, good-for-nothing dandy, you
would be unhappy as long as you
live.


If all the young ladies would at
once join in society and determine
never to marry lazy, fiippant, good
for-nothing, dO-nothing-the effect
would be marvellous and create won
ders; for the young men on matri-
monial business would soon see the
secret and go to work, earnestly and
honestly, and endeavor to be sober
and Industrious in order to get them
wife of their wishes the whole
army of lOungers and street-corner-
watching gentry would disappear
from the earth like frogs in winter.
The recipe is bitter and severe,
but 1T will cure undoubtedly-try it
and see.
Year: 1869

On, watch you well by daylight,
In daylight may you fear;
bqt keep on watch in darkness,
For angels then are near,
FOR Heaven the sense bestoweth
Our walking life to keep;
And tender mercy showefh


To guard us in our sleep.
ON, watch you Well in pleasure,
For pleasure Oft betrays;
But keep no watch in sorrow


When joy wIthdraws its rays
But IN the hour of sorrow.


As in the darkness drear,
10 heaven entrust the morrow,
For angels then are near.
Year: 1869

The following story is going the
rounds of the regilious press: A
little child, being very weakly in
body, was ordered fresh egg every
morning. On one occasion, the sup
ply of country being exhausted, bis
mother said to him at the breakfast t
table. "There is no egg for George
this morning" The little child
paused, and looking up said, "Lord
George; negg, negg- Amen" The
mother in astonishment said "WeIl
we shall surely have an egg to-day,
no matter where it comes from. .'i
No more was thought of the matter
until the mother in the course of
the day, called at the butchers to
purchase some meat. The butcher
said to her, "Ma'am, would you be
offened if / were to send up lovely
fresh egg for the baby? 1t is just
laid, and thought, as he was deli
cate, he might like it," The point
made by these papers is that the
butcher in question had never done
this before, nor has he since there
fore, Lord must have put it into his
heart to think of his child in order
that the prayer of the infant might
be answered.
Year: 1869

The New York Ereaing Post (Radi-
cal) thus laments the condition of its
party:


When political party has great
predominance it is pretty sure to draw
to itself the rogues, the unscrupulous,
and the self seekers in the community.
That is the danger of such an ascendan-
cy. A party may become the tool of
corrupt men, because its leaders are
careless and over-confiGent of their
strength, and because the rogues and
self-seekers are attracted to it from a
desire to use it as their instrument.


When party becomes corrupt, the
people who endure for while with
that patience which short sighted poll
ticians are so sure to misunderstood
presently leave it and take up the other
party, even if theyrun the risk of faring
but little better by the change.


1t seems to many thoughtful friends
of the Republican party that it is run.
ming just now good deal of risk OF
such a popular desertion. 1t has
amongst its leaders wise, prudent and
good men, but, these are, in many cases
overridden by glib tongued dema.
gogues, by unscrupulous Spectators
and by men too ignorant for these
times, which demand at least, decent
knowledge of political science in the
legislature.
Year: 1869

Some of the papers contain the pro-
ceedings of q meeting held at Maynards-
vile. on the Sd instant, composed Of
the citizens of Union county without
regard to party. The resolutions adopt
ed, like those of the Hawkins Meeting
published in the PosT last week, are
strongly condemnatory of Gov. Brown
lows course in regard to the Judiciary,
and urge the Legislature to pass the
bill to bring on the elections of Judges
and Attorneys General. The meeting
was addressed at some length by Judge
Swami, who severely criticised the
appointment system.


We note these movements of the peo-
pie with no little pleasure, as indicating
the passing away of passion and preju-
dice and the return of the sober second
thought. 1t is not an unusual thing for
public men to outlive their popularity,
and it was perhaps fortunate for Gov
ernor Brownlow that he took time by
the foretop and secured seat in the
Senate some months ago. If it was to do
over again we doubt whether he would
be able to make it. The friends who
swarmed like summer flies while his
star was in the ascending node, are ra-
pidly falling away, and in short time
there will be but few poor enough to
remember, much less to acknowledge,
that they ever dwelt beneath the "sha-
dow of his great name."
Year: 1869

The Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Enquirer thinks that the
reputation theory of liquidation is
achieving a general popularity very rap
idly, basing his opinion upon observa-
tions made at the capital. He AYERS that
thousands who would last year have
voted to pay the bonds in greenbacks
are now for paying them with the
sponge, and the day is not far distant
when, if neither the Democratic nor the
Republican party will boldly advocate
repudiation, party will spring up fresh
from the people, carrying this great
banner of relief, and as certain of sue
cess as the morrow's sun is of rising.
4This was some time paradox, but
now the time gives it proof"
Year: 1869

The appropriation for the army in the
bill now before Congress is upward of
81 100000, being eleven millions more
than last gear. The Radicals, whilst
vo ing for a bill in the House to cut
down the army expenditures, are put
ting the estimate of those expenditures
millions upon million higher than it
has ever been. That's the way the mo-
new OOeS
Year: 1869

Russia always got along well with
the Alaska Indians. She never had any
trouble with them. There was perfect
quiet on both sides. We have owned
the region very little while, and al
ready we have an incipient Indian war
upon our hands. We may be a very
great people, but we certainly seem to
be very difficult people for Indians to
get along with.
Year: 1869

A Cincinnati paper says negro was
found dead in Ohio recently on one side
of fence and the stolen carcass of q
hog on the other side, hung by gam
brel stick across the negro's neck. 1t is
supposed the darkey got hung in climb
ing the fence with the hog slung to him
in this fashion,
Year: 1869

Geo. Wood, of Wabash, Indiana, who
was recently blown up on the Glide,
had been blown up twice before. His
first wife was killed a week after mar
riage by carriage runaway; his third
wife fell into well, and was not found
for two weeks. He is the only one liv-
ing of a family of seven children.
Year: 1869

A ToUcHING SroRy-The other day.
in the afternoon, before dinner, about the
time people were going to bed, a small
boy so years Of age. the only daughter
Of an oh maid. who lives opposite the
post Office, on the same side Of the wav.
but does not live there now, was alarmed
by hearing a dumb man crying murder
while being beaten by man who had no
arms. and blind man was sce7 Keeping
through tie blinds a, them A few min
utes after. another excitement was raised
by man with no legs kicking boz
through = stone wall, slightly killing two
dead pigs. which the hea had hs;ched two
davs after.
Year: 1869

A man, tried in Boston FIR stealing =
horse and wagon, being callei upon to
speak for himself, said. II have moth
ing to, say in particular. The fact is.
when | GET half or two-thirds drunk
think everything belongs to me-" There
arc some very sober people who act as If
they th;ek just as this man does when be
Is drunk
Year: 1869




The tendency Of the feminine mind to loose
and hasty generalization, was well illustrated
by the smart remark of the young woman who
lectured last Friday evening at the Cooper
Institute. Politics" she said to-day means
can indecent scramble for Office, where every
"man is for himself, and the devil takes the
"hindmost. AS for the foremost, they are
already safe in his hands" Before going one
line further we beg leave TO call the attention
of this lady to q commandment reputed to have
been specially delivered from on high "Thou
shalt not bear false witness against thy
"neighbor."


In order fully to appreciate tho breadth Of this
lady's accusation, IL must be remembered that
q large majority of all the men in the United
States are living, earnest, active politicians.
Whether they call themselves Democrats or
Republicans, they maintain an unhagging in
terest in public affairs, read and listen that
they may understand them, vote. each accord
ing TO his conviction, and, to speak briefly,
make politics part of the business of their
lives. This, we beg leave to say, makes them
politicians. 1t is gross injustice to use the word
in a bad sense and without qualification. If
women should be admitted to the suffrage, they
would be politicians. If Miss A. ID. should be
elected to Congress (as she tells us she expects
TO be) she, too, would be q politician, unless
she should refuse to have anything TO do with
politics as Congresswoman, in which case her
Congressional career would be q short one.


There is one point upon which we must set
this young lady right She fancies that she
has sounded the depths of our political de-
pravity, and that she knows all the sins and
iniquities of our political operations Bless her
innocent soul she knows nothing about it.
We are hundredfOld worse than she thinks
us. Having been all our lives engaged in pol
itics, trying nevertheless 10 keep q good con-
science, we are free to own that, from one
point Of view, they are rather nasty. We wish
it were otherwise. We have done what we
could toward general publication, with no
great result, as, in modification of spirit we
confess; for human nature is both vigorous
and vital; the rogues will join us, will sell
their votes, and will help to hoist fellow
rogues TO office. In short, if we may be per-
mtted TO express an opinion, the Millennium
has not yet arrived. Whether it will be here day
after tomorrow, is more than we know; but
we fear that coming so speedy is hardly to
be expected.


Now, if from the Republican party Divine
grace having given us the power and sagacity
to do it) we proceed TO eliminate all the rogues
and rascals-all persons who according TO Miss
A. DIS charitable judgment arc safe IN tle
Year: 1869

The Cuban news which we publish to-day,
| though not entirely from Havana sources,
comes from such authority as to give it greater
weight and effect than anything which we re-
ceive from that doubtful quarter. To Spaniards
this news should be alarming. The Cubans
have been REINFORCED by the twenty thousand
small arms and twenty four field guns sent to
them in eight expeditions, n list of which we
give, with the character of their cargoes. But
this is not the only assistance which the fol-
lowers Of Quesada aud Cespedes have derived
from earnest friends and their numerous SYM
pathzers. They are not only powerfully backed
in the North by men whose word and bond
seem to bo pledged for their success, but they
have been materially and peculiarly aided by
the cOrruptions and ayarice of some of the
Spanish officials. The quality of this assistance
is elsewhere described, and we deem the charge
referring thereto as credible since it is asserted
on good authority that the Cubans received the
first supplies of war from the Spaniards them
selves.


The difficulties which the new Captain-Gen-
eral will be expected to meet and Quell are
formidable. Chief among them is the disinte-
grafton of the Spanish finances and credit, the
greed of the officials, the insubordination of
the volunteers, the exhaustion of the planters,
and the disheartonment of IA bad cause. When
the leading slaye-trader of Cuba, a Colonel
among the Spanish volunteers is moved to sign
an appeal against conlscation, we are led to
suspect the imminent failure of his side of the
question at arms Gen. De Rodas, if his butch
erly record in:Spain is to be regarded, will reach
the devoted island fired to do the desperados
work for which he has been sent out by
the Government of Spain. The Spanish Treas
ury is in a bad condition, with little sign OF
improvements Accordingly the Government OF
Serrano proposes to shed more blood, and
thereby save money, if possible. more ao-
surd and costly sacrifice than that which SPAN
is about to attempt to its own ruin IN CUBA
was never perpetrated in tho name OF national
Year: 1869

possession of the devil-to make the lady's re-
mark of much value, the spared remnant
should be small indeed-hardly enough to save
Washington, to say nothing of New York,
Philadelphia, and Chicago, and putting Albany
altogether out of the question as not to be saved
even by q regiment of the righteous. NOW,
does any honest man, however active he may
be as politician, believe this to be a proba-
bic result His own sincerity and single-mind-
edness, he knows. He has faith in the truth
and conscientiousness of his neighbors. He
trusts them in trade he takes their word,
whenever there is occasion to do so; and why
should he refuse his faith in affairs of public
relation


If we consider the matter from still another
point of view, we shall find that il ever the
political devil was unclaimed, it was during
the half-dubious days of the Rebellion. The
merely self fseeking politician did his worst to
ruin us, with what success all the world
knows The momentum of public virtue car
ried us safely through, and nothing else could
have saved u.s. There was very considerable
opposition to the reelection of Mr.. Lincoln
how happened 1t that he, pure, noble, single
minded, thoroughly honest, was reelected
The mere traders for Office could hope for
nothing from him the advocates of dishon-
orable and cowardly peace knew that his face
was set like flint against them every wretched
dOughface was scowling at HIM but he was
carried again TO the place of enormous and
unspeakable responsibility upon the shoulders
of the grandest constituency which the world
ever saw Was this victory of political vice
or of political virtuei


Again: men in Office are human beings; some
of them are honest; some of them otherwise
but wholesale accusation of them disproves
ITSELF for if all Of them, albeit they call them
| selves politicians, were absolutely selfish and
rrevocably sold to the Devil, it is evident that
| His Majesty would take that opportunity of
tumbling all our institutions into his very
deepest and hottest pit. In other words an
| absolutely corrupt Government, void altogether
of virtue, could not go on for a day. There
must be little leaven left in the lump.
There must be something to save us from un-
distinguished ruin.


We put forward these suggestions with due
modesty. We are answering the accusation of
lady. We are guilty of being one of Miss
A. DIS politicians and all our lives we have
been so. But we say nothing for ourselves.
We would only utter one humble word in be-
half of thousands Of honest and honorable
politicians" whom it has been our good for
tune TO know.
Year: 1869

There is no occasion for complaint in the
present tone of England, as it reaches us over
the wires. Mr. Motley has received a welcome
which was his due, as a man and minister, but
none the less creditable on that account to the
sincerity of the British desire for the main
tenance of international progress and peace.
One OF the best Of tue English papers holds
that an acceptable settlement of the Alabama
claims can, without doubt be arranged by Lord
Clarendon and Mr.. Motley; but it will be amiss
at the outset for the public of the two countries
to be on their guard against any tendencies of
the diplomatic mind to run back into the John
sonlsm of our late representation at the Court
OF ST. James. Mr. Motley's high sense of self
respect and of public responsibility fortify
him In advance against any concessions
not due to the strict letter of international
right and common sense. The friendly
and almost cordial speech of Mr.. For
ster, member of the Goyer2ment,
opens the way without much ceremony to new
Year: 1869

The great clothes-question has once more
been exercising the Navy Department. We
don't object to the uniform last prescribed.
We don't object to the uniform prescribed a
month or two ago. We did not object to the
uniform as carefully elaborated, under
the last Administration, by the great
mind of that remarkable man, Mr..
Welles. In fact we are perfectly satisfied with
any uniform the Navy Department may adopt,
if it will only let it stay adopted But We
should like to be able TO tell an Admiral from
a Lieutenant, or-horrible thought that such
ranks might by any possibility be confounded
from a Paymaster or a Doctor, without
having to give our whole minds TO it. Will
not the Navy Department be good enough to
stOn