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Year: 1869

An evening newspaper, discussing the ques-
ton of the succession to the vacant Police In
spectorship has this droll non-seQuitar: =" AS
"the Police Board is supposed to be non-parti-
"san, and the late Inspector was a Democrat,
cit is conceded that the appointment must fall
"to Democrat" We submit that there is a
better way to keep the Board non-partisan than
by carefully selecting party man for it, That
is to take the very best man who can be found,
irrespective of party, and regardless of any
political claims or recommendations or pres
sure. Will the appointing power cnnsider9
Year: 1869

The National Women, in Convention as
sembed, give notice to the Country that in
claiming the ballot they do not overlook "the
"logical fact of its being accompanied by the
"right to be votod for" There is another logical
fact which we fear they do overlook. II 10
that Suffrage has duties as we'll as privileges.
We should like to hear of their accepting the
logical fact that they ought not to demand the
one and shirk the other
Year: 1869

The Committees in our Assembly were an
nOunced yesterday. Their composition is in
the main in accordance with the indications OF
our dispatch printed yesterday morning. The
Craftsmanship of the Committee on Railroads IS
supposed to threaten prompt suppression to
any bills for railroads, surface or underground,
On Rr0odwav ''
Year: 1869

We now have the truth about Gen. Grants
reported refusal to attend the Inauguration
Ball. He did not say that he would not at
tend unless it were held in the Capitol; but
that he would rather have no ball anywhere
which seems to us very sensible. The last In
auguration Ball was not a brilliant argument
in favor of keeping up the old practice.
Year: 1869

The amendments to the National Banking
bill, proposed by the Senate Committee, are
printed in full elsewhere. Most of them seem
called for by some defect in the working OF
the law, and perhaps the most are judicious.
But we share with the feeling that any un-
necessary tinkering at this law should be
ovoidad
Year: 1869

ever he dethroned, we can promise him place
of refuge and sure support. Our Fire In
suranes Companies would make haste to give
him a princely welcome; and, in any event.
we count unon their certain erection OF a
monument i'm his honor.
Year: 1869

Once more the old, old question Of taxing
passengers through Maryland and New-Jersey,
for the benefit of the State Governments, was
I'D in Congress yesterday. OF course, those
States were promptly at hand with State
Rights pleas in bar of the judgment which
sooner or later must be pronounced.
Year: 1869

the different sections of the country; though
even then this bill would have vicious tendency,
in so far as it would lead to holding up office
getting as the rewards for patriotic voting.
Year: 1869

The revolution in Hayti has of late taken
turn decidedly unfavorable to President Sal
nave. A dispatch this morning announces an
other victory Of the Cacos, and that the revo-
lutionists are gaining ground everywhere.
Year: 1869

There more harm done in this
city between midnight and 3 o'clock
harm both to health and character
than In all the rest of the twenty four
hours. There ara drunkenness aud
gambling at the clubs. There are
drinking and excitement at the sol
rees and balls. There is dissipation
at the great parties which drag their
Tuinous length along to sunrise. There
is injurious riot and useless reyelry
wherever y0ung men and young
women are brought together. 1t is the
after midnight caronsal that is under
mining our society, making rakes of
youn5 men, and running happy homes.
Let the gaiety be confined to more
reasonable hours Away with this
foolish waste aud night weakening.
The evil has been growing out of all
bounds until it is a most serious one.
1t has grown until no father or mother
can be assured of the safety of their
children when out till nearly morning.
We believe in social enjoyment, but
not when all night is given to it
Nsi0 T0rk EreRiaQ Mail
Year: 1869

Nj USINGS.

The morning comes--the sunlight shines
Thro' clouds and misty rain,
Anon 1t glimmers on the fioor,
Through window shade and pane
Tho eye unconsciously Is drawn
To catch the mellow light;
Tho soul Is full of nenaorits:
My childhood days are br yht.
The old log kitchen and the porch,
The morning sun SO clear,
Comes back in memory Ger tho hill
TO childhood's home 30 dear
A thousand glances at che floor,
Flash swiftly DER the mind
The shining atoms in the air,
Then rolling on the wind.
The rainbow colors on tho wall
Behind the kitchen door;
The old log kitchen on Tho hill,
There stood the porch before
The storms Of war did darken, then,
This bosom Of the land
But sunshine came and friend and friend
Again went hand and hand.
Our thoughts were nearer Heaven then,-
Mankind have gone astrayi
Ambition leads another tract
God leads to childhood's way.


wALrEa p,
Year: 1869

The Schenectady Union publishes the
following from a New York correspon.
dent: MIR. May, retired merchant, re,
lated to me an anecdotS which may not
be uninteresting to your readers. A
widow died recently, and divided, be,
fore her death, all her estate between
her two children, a son and daughter
The son removed her furniture and pa,
pers from her homestead on Broadway
and on looking them over one day
found q memorandum stating that in
the corner of the cellar were buried two
crooks with money. He procured a
laborer and dug in the place indicated
and found the two vessels, one filled with
gold coin the other with greenbacks, the
whole amounting to 100000 Mr.. May
knew the parties, and assures me that
the above is true iu every particular
Had the property been sold, it would
have been a nice question of law as t.
whom the treasure weuld have belong
ed, the original owner, the purchaser OF
the fuder.
Year: 1869

On Saturday last General Jubal A.
Early refused to recognize Mr.. r. II.
Glass, who called upon and spoke to him.
To the question of Mr.. Glass as to wheth-
er it was intended as an insult, General
Early replied affirmatively, and was at
once struck by Mr.. Glass, who was in
turn knocked down by General Early.
We have this statement from more than
one gentleman from Lynchburg, and sup
pose it is true. It's neither our province
nor our present object to defend the
political course of Mr.. Glass, but Gen.
eral Early should remember that no
man has had greater reason than he to
complain of the intolerance of public
opinion. We we'll remember the time
when he was the butt Of popular ridi-
cule. There are many who have not
forgotten how he was held up to popular
scorn on the caustic pen of John NJ.
Daniel, as the "Terrapin from Frank
lin." We have lived TO believe that his
sagacity was then not inferior to the
valor he has since displayed,
but he comes awkwardly home from ex-
lie, if he shall undertake to insult those
who may disagree with him upon the
great questions of the day. We are
sorry he has done this thing.
Year: 1869

The Pacific railroad is reality. Yes
terday Witnessed the completion of the
mighty enterprise, and the Oceans are
now united 10y iron bars. Ten years
ago this grand project was treated as a
chimera. To day it is a Stupendous
success. Its effect upon the future of
the nation, or of the world, none can
now begin TO comprehend BENToN's
wonderful expression used when, fore
seeing this event, he pointed along the
line Of the worlds future travel toward
The Pacific and exclaimed, "Yonder
Is the East, there is India" was, the
glimmer ofprophecy. TRAINS burlesque
paraphrase Around the world in ninety
days; passengers for China this way y,


merely reduces the words of former fic-
hon to the language of present fact and
gives Us sort of glimpse of the results
10 no" from the opening of this mighty
highway ofnatiOns. That il NAV nrove
q faithful minister in the interests of
peace, promotfHg the good of humanity
ct large, no less than the good of the
mighty people whose energy it attests


is the wish of every true philantbron;st
who has lived to see this sure path for
travel and commerce opened up across
our continent from Ocean to Ocean.
Year: 1869

Tn an interesting article which lately
anpeared IN the New York Tribune, re-
1ardinq the Cinnamon and their pecu-
fiarities. We find the following. It fur
nisbes food for reflection to those who
contemplate the future of this country


"Take it in any aspect, does not this
Chinese question merit more afternoon
than il has received? a little cloud
now on the far Western horizon, does IL
not bid fair to overshadow the whole
future of the Republic The 6O,OOO or
100, 900 Mongolians on our western
coast are the thin end of the wedge
which has for its base the SOC, 10000 OF
Eastern Asia. The Pacific is 6OOO
miles wide, but steam is practically re-
dHcing it to the limits of the ancient
Mediterranean, and it rolls between
countries where the reward Of labor is
at its maximum on the one hand, ana
at it's minimum on the other. Give
natural laws free play, and over the
sea, from west to east, will sweep
greater hordes than ever followed the
sun across the plains of Asia. The day
has gone by when the sword determined
whether q given soil should breed Celts
OF iSdAUu6J VI -
Romans; but the weapons of peace are
no less effective than those of war. The
wild mustard can crowd wheat from the
field, sheep may drive from the pasture
the stronger OK; the locust may
put the buffalo to flight. Like
these the Chinaman can live
where stronger than he would starve.
Give him fair play, and this quality
enables him to drive out stronger races.
One hundred thousand Mongolians on
the Pacific coast means so many less OF
our own race now and hereafter to be.
Five or six millions would mean that all
but the crown of the body polite should
be Mongolian; would mean British In
dia instead of New England upon our
Western shores"


Unless there is some restriction upon
the emigration, it is a certainty that
within a half century the proper des-
ignation of our Pacific States will be
New China, and that they will be Pagan |
in religion and Asiatic in civilization.
Year: 1869

In answer to lady correspondent,
the Tribune thinks that the respective
duties of Man and Woman have hith-
erto been assigned them by the tacit but
eafneSt concurrence of the TIVE sexes in
the II belief that it was best for both that
" oman should rule and manage within
.1e sphere of her own household, end
man IN tho wider but not higher
sphere indicated by the trite but ex.
Presslve phrase of outdoors" But how
many men of the editors acquaintance
So S,e wlLling to attend only to their out
uoot @ business and leave to the ladies the
tLe .Lt! management of the Sphere 81
their own household ~
Year: 1869

We always thought GRANT an extreme
ly poor President, and his income return
shows it. Exclusive of salary, it is
only $500. We suppose the return is
honest though it looks suspicious. To
make matters worse, the offices are
about all disposed of and there is no
reason to suppose that collection for
charitable purposes would meet with
any encouragement.
Year: 1869

WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN


Are made strong by the use of either of these
remedies. They viii cure every case of MA
RASMUS, without fail


Thousands of certificates have accumulated
IN the hands OF the proprietor, but space will
allow Of the publication of but A few. Those
II will be observed, are men of note, and of such
standing that they must be believed
Year: 1869

It is well established fact that fully one
half Of the female portion of our population are
seldom in the enjoyment of good health, or, to
use their own expression, never feel we'll"
They are languid, devoid Of all energy, extreme
ly nervous, and have no appetite.


10 10 TINS class Of persons the BITTERS or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.
Year: 1869

The Democratic leaders gave US
their own measure of their necessity
when they nominated Rosecrans.-
Tt was that they should seem TO throw
off their old character and put on a
new face. They by this allowed that
in their own character .hey stood no
chance. So they nominated a.patri-
otto soldier. They laid aside their
butternut clothes and put on the un
dress uniform of the army. They
ceased their talk OF the unhOly war
and the invasion of the South, and
began to exalt the services OF Rose
Grams in putting down the rebellion
This was their estimate of their
need. But they are now as they
were. They have stripped off their
visor. resumed their butternut gar
ments, and their talk Of the uncon-
stitutional subjugation of the South,
and they have nominated standard
bearer who was q leader in all tha;
course of uniaithfulness to country
which has made the Democratic par
ty so odious. The conditions have
not changed. By their own measure
of their necessity we have theil
Judgment that with their present as
pect success is hopeless Cincinnati


Gazetts,
Year: 1869

THE pigeons OF Venice are the pro-
teges of the city, as the lions of st.
Mark are its protectors. They are
fed every day at two O'Clock. A
dinner bell is rung for them; and
they are not allowed to be intRrfered
with. Any person found ill-treating
a pigeon is arrested. If it Is the first
offence he is fined; if he is an old
offender he is sent to prison. In the
good old days of the republic the
guilt of shedding a pigeons blood
could he only expatiated by the law
of Moses taking full effect upon the
culprit in the spirit Of '1an eye for an
eye and a tooth for a TOOTH much
as the same law was thought to bear
on poachers, sheep-stealers and
others in our own country eighty
years ago.


1t is believed by the credulous that
the pigeons OF Venice are in some
way connected with the prosperity OF
the city that they ffy round it three
times every day in honor OF the Trim
ity aud that their being domiciled
in the losn is 3 sign that 1t will not
be swallowed up by the waves
When it is high water they perch on
the top OF the tower When the Ven
etians are at war, or when there is
any prospect OF change Of dynasty,
they gather round the lion of st.
Mark, over the entrance to the ca.he-
dral, and consult in low voice
.bout the destinies of the city
Doubt these facts if you will, but no,
in Venice. What spiders were to
Robert Bruce, what crocodiles are
to cert..in wild tribes in Africa, the
columbines, or little pigeons are to
the Venetians.-AU the Year Rou1ad.
Year: 1869

IT is true that all who drink intox
icating liquors do not become COM
mon drunkards; and it is equally
true that all who go into the battle
field do not get killed, but they are
lac in great danger,
Year: 1869

Having made large additions TO our establish
ment in the shape of material OF the latest
style and having employed experienced and
careful worilmen, We are prepared to execute
orders for every variety OF PLAIN AND FANCY
jon PRINTING with neatnesS and Dispatch
The addition of Steam Power TO our establish
ment affords us great advantages over most
country offices in the way Of low prices and
fast work. Call with Us, and be convinced
Year: 1869

GENERAL CANBy's CouRsE.-The New
York Tribune has the following plain talk /:


{" She is met by requisition from Gene
raj Candy that her newly-chosen legislators
shall take the iron-clad oath THAT they
never gave any aid or countenance to the re-
bellion) which many of them cannot do, and
which the members Of no Legislature of q
reconstructed State have yet been required
to. General Grant instructed General
Meade not to require it in Georgia or Ala
bama, and he did not. General Candy was
urged by Governor Holden to require it in
North Carolina, but would not. We will
not review the reasoning by which General
Candy justifes this requirement in the case
of Virginia, but we assert with entire con-
fidence that none of his guperiors-Presi-
dent Grant, Secretary Rawlins, and Gene
raj Sherman-have directed or counselled it.


Just consider, for one moment, the in
trinsic absurdity of the requirement. The
Virginia Conservatives say to the Presi-
dent, We want to vote for the constitution,
and thus to return to our place in the
Union: but there are certain clauses thereof
which disfranchise and prescribe part of
ourselves; these we want to vote against,
and vote down if we can.' The President
looks into the matter and says, This is
reasonable and right it shall be as you
ask They proceed to vote, and vote down
prescription and disfrach!sement by some
fifty thousand majority, thus establishing
upon the highest authority, the equal rights
before the law of oil citizens; and yet, in
the face of this verdict, some thirty or forty
members of the new Legislature are to be
excluded from their seats! -
Year: 1869

THE Cost OF THE CHINEsE.-The expense
of transporting the Chinese from China to
Omaha is one hundred dollars each in gold,
and to this is to be added his fare to what
ever part of the country his services may be
required.


This is paid in advance by their en-
ployers.


On the Pacific railroad they received
thirtyfiye dollars in gold a month, and in
the factory of Lascar Freres, in San Fran
cisco, one dollar day in gold.


Even if they could be supplied to the
southern planters at from eight to twelve
dollars per head month in gold, with their
board and lodging, it is evident that only
large capitalists could employ them on these
terms. No others could afford to pay in
gold the sl25 piece in advance, which it
would at least cost to land them in South
Carolina a.--CharleSton Courier.
Year: 1869

TIE AIMS OF THE VIRGINIA COSsERvA-
TIvEs.-The Washington correspondent of
the New York Journal of Commc,c ce says
that distinguished Republican politician
of Ohio who has just returned from tour
through Virginia gives the following re-
port:


"At White Sulphur Springs and other
places he met many of the most distin-
guished politicians of the Old Dominion,
and from them he believes he has gathered
the real sentiment and intentions of the
successful party in the late election. Among
these representative men were Franklin
Stearns, Baldwin, Thomas Flournoy, Lieu
tenant-Goycrnor Lewis, Aylett, r. 7. Dan
iel chairman State Committed, and others.
These men assert that the Walker party,
with which they are allied, has no svmpa-
thy with the old Democratic party of Vir-
ginia that that party is defunct, and that
it is the sincere desire and intention of the
Conservative element of the State, led by
Walker, to form an integral part of the
great Republican party, and that they hope
they will not be driven from the stand they
have taken by any discouraging action
upon the part OF the Republicans of the
North.


$50 far as the belief that the old Virgil
mans arc hostile to northern emigration TO
the State is concerned, they state il resolves
itself into the simple question, whether
emigrants come to identify themselves per-
manently will the interests of the State or
to seek political advancement. TO the for
mcr class, those who come with ability Of
capital to build up the permanent interests
of Virginia, they extend a most cordial in
vitation, and will give them such social and
material recognition as lies in their power.
With the latter they wish nothing to do, or,
to use their southern expression, they
have no use for them. These men believe
that, restored to the Union under the intu-
cnces Of the Republican party, Virginia
has before her the most hopeful future Of
any southern State, and not inferior to that
of any commonwealth in the nation. Ar
rangements are being made by the State
Agricultural Society to disseminate know
ledge of the resources Of the State with a
view of securing for her the greatest posi-
BILE immigration"
Year: 1869

RICHMOND RAILWAY CoMPANY.-lt will
be seen by reference TO another column that
this company invites proposals for timber to
be used in extending the street railway to
Hollywood Cemetery. The company will
commence work on the extension on Grace
near First street Monday morning.
Year: 1869

THE SWEET SPRINGS BALL.-Thc grand
mask ball to be given at the Sweet Sprin gs
on Friday next promises to be IN elegant
affair. The ballroom accommodations at
the Sweet are second to none in the noun
tains, and with the management under
which the ball is likely to be conducted, we
are sure that it will come off with great
soJ2t
Year: 1869

An AcQUIsITIoN.-Captain Lindsey, a
wealthy northern gentleman, has, we learn,
rented a large tobacco factory on Cary
street, and in a few days will go quite ex-
tensively into the tobacco business. He is
welcome among us, and as many more as
he can induce to follow suit.
Year: 1869




The idea that Great Britain can bt
coaxed or bullied into ceding Canadf
to the United States, as confession o.
the insult and an atonement for the in
jury she inflicted upon us during tbs
rebellion, is one Of the most preposterous
and absurd that ever entered the head ol
a Western Senator. We hope and trust
that the administration will not be Sc
duced or betrayed into instructing our
Minister to make any suggestion of this
kind to the British Ministry it would
betray at once 5rgree of diplomatic
ignorance, and a 1tempt OF diplomatic
decency, not at all creditable to any
department of the Government.


five are to have negotiations with
Great Britain at all on this subj we
must start on some other basis than this
The, offenses we charge upon Great
Britain are such as negotiation has
nothing to do with. Damages cannot
pay for insults, nor for the prolongstion
of our war, with the loss of life and
treasure which is involved. And the
attempt to negotiate for satisfaction
under such wrongs must, of necessity,
involve us not only in failure, but in
ridicule. And nothing could make the
failure more complete and the disgrace
more signal than to propose the cession
of Canada, with her four millions of
people, as the measure of the satisfaction
which we require.


If the people of Canada desire annex
alton to the United States aud apply to
the Home Government for release from
it's authority in order to carry out that
desire, their action would afford basis
on which the matter might be arranged.
But until that, or something like it, has
been done, the less we meddle with the
matter the better. The less we have to
say about cession of Canada by Eng.
land, as means of atoning for her wrongs
and insults to us in the Alabama busi-
ness, the more likely shall we be ever to
obtain such cession.


We concur in the general view of the
case presented by Mr. Sumner in his re-
cent speech. But we do not see how even
on that basis friendly negotiations are to
be easily opened between the two Gov
ernments, for an adjustment of differen-
ces. The tenor and tendency of that
speech is toward war, rather than peace
full settlement. And Senator Chsndler's
proposition in the Senate is unquestion-
ably and avowedly in that direction.
The paramount object in both cases is
to compel England to do what will most
humiliate her, in satisfaction of the
wrongs she has done us. This cannot
be done by negotiation. 1t can only be
done by wsr-snd whenever the attempt
to accomplish it in that way is resolved
upon we hope the job will be let out to
Senator Chandler and his constituents.
They seem to have more leisure on their
hands Just now than the rest of the coun-
Year: 1869

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