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Year: 1869

Women are getting their rights with a VEN
geance! One hundred thousand dollar verdict
in the Craig Spragne breach OF promise case
recently tried at Chicago! We should think
such plaster was sufficiently large to cover
demonstration of applause, too, in the court
room when the jury gave in their verdict. All
this shows which way the current is settingi
We trust the women Of our country win bear
in mind that this verdict was given by men.
And the question here comes up, Would a


ury of women have given q more generous
verdict? We don't believe they would The
truth is, the men treat the women more ten
derly than the women would treat each other
in cases of this kind. Now if the law was so
changed that women could sit as jurors, and a
Jury of women were empanelled to try q
breach of promise case in which woman was
plaintiff, we are inclined to the opinion that
she would challenge every one of them--if the
law would permit challenge to that extent
and have her case tried by jury of men.
Cases might occur, involving the rights of wo-
men, in which female plaintiffs would prefer
jurors Of their own sex, but suit for breach
of promise to marry is not one OF them How
is it with men? Would they not prefer jury
of women in such cases? Let some Benedict
answer. When Anna Dickinson or Kate
Field sues some unlucky and faithless swain
for breach of promise, We dare say they would
wish for no change of our present law so far
as juries are concerned. Let the reader bear
in mind that the above remarks are confined
to one particular class of cases, and have Nc
reference to the women's rights question at
all. We only intend to show one phase OF hu
man character. ,..t-
Year: 1869

At II o'clock, A. NJ. for the purpose nominatino


candidate tor Governor and to transact such other
business as may properly come before the Conven
ton.


The basis of representation will be as follows:
Each city. town aid plantation will be entitled to
one deleg e and one additional delegate seventy
five votes cast for Joshua L. Chamberlain at the
Gubernatorial election of 1868 \ fraction of forty
votes will be entitled to an additional delegate.


No person will be admitted as delegate from
any town outside of the county OF which he is a
resident.


The State Committee will be in session at the
Reception Room OF the Hall, from nine o'clock until
II A. M for the purpose of receiving the credentials
OF delegates, and to hear and determinah cases Of
contested elections subject to ratification by the
Convention,
Year: 1869

ALMOST HURT.-On Sunday afternoon q
citizen accidentally fired q pistol of in his
pocket on Main street, which would have
wounded him had the bullet entered his
leg. This was self-evident fact. The
aforesaid citizen has been held for some
time in holy fear Of mad-dogs; hence
the fact of his having a deadly wea-
pom. He was standing on the street, and
put his hand into his pocket for his hand
kerchief. Instead of putting his hand on
that article Of his personal furniture, he
disturbed the repose of his shooting-iron,
causing it to 60 off. The bullet went
through the pocket, and passing down the
left anticular tissues of his right legular
muscles demoralized the carbonic centre
of his system, breaking no skin. He is in
no danger.
Year: 1869

MAJOR-GENERAL JUBAL EARLY.-A cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
writing of some of the prominent Confede-
rates still abroad, says Of this gallant and
maligned gentleman


"Old Jubal Early, major-general to Lee
and Stonewall Jackson-he who stormed
Winchester in the campaign of 1868, and
burned q portion of Chambersburg in re-
taliation for the burning Of Jackson, Miss,
and other places went abroad at the close
of the war, and has remained by choice an
exile. don't know whether he accepted
8 parole or not. think he did but most
certainly he did not accept the situation.
he is proud, defiant, unyiclding man
slow to take a position, and very tenacious
of it when once taken. lie was an orr
ginal Union man, and obstinately resisted
secession until Mr.. Lincoln's proclamation
was issued, and then he went for secession
and the Confederacy may have had an
ADLER but certainly no stoutcr soldier OF
more steadrast adhercnt. He lived before
the war in the country south of the James
river, and | suppose must have managed
to save some little property from the wreck
| should take him to be about the last man
in the world to make a cent in q foreign land
His brief book on the Virginia campaign Of
lSG4 is pronounced by Lees staff, and
believe is considered by Lee himself, as the
only book of any real value on the Con
federa,e side it is certainly very terse and
perspicuous, but the nature of the man is
shown by the fact that he gave the copy
right to help the memorial associations Of
Virginia in selecting and marking the
graves of the southern soldiers who fell on
the battle-felds of that State. Said he
Perhaps might have made something by
the sale of the work; but / want to keep
clear of all suspicion of writing book for
money And thus proud, but manly and
sincere, old Jubal hangs out on the Canada
side of the frontier, occasionally writing q
letter about the war, as, for example, the
other day, to prove that Jackson never pro-
posed the night attack, Bowie knife, bare
arm and breast business-which the Muse
of History, that Lying BITCH as Watkins
Leigh called her, has attributed to him.
think old Jubal will come back at his lei
sure, when the fit takes him. A man must
have good deal of meanness in his nature
be he Radical, Democrat or Southern-no
to sympathize with such nature"
Year: 1869

A PRIVATE PATRoL.-We are informed
that some of the most reliable members Of
the late Public Guard will shortly organize
themselves into a company of patrolmen
for the protection of private property. The
idea is certainly good one. At present
there are many private watchmen employed
in the city, and under the proposed plan
will have the advantages of regular or
ganization duly otficered, and the patrol
men will be visited each night by cap
tain or inspector. We commend the young
men having the matter in charge to the
confidence of our citizens.
Year: 1869

DARING BURCLARY.-Cur readers will find In
another column reference to one OF the most
daring burglaries ever committed in this city. In
telllgence of the fact came to our knowledge at
too late hour last night for us to get all the par
ticulars. We can only say that one OF the largest
dry goods establishments in the city was entered
and over $50, 600 worth OF dry goods taken of.
Year: 1869

CITY TAxEs.-The collector of city taxes
makes an important announcement in the
Dispatch this morning to delinquent tax
payers-both to those who owe on real
estate as well as personal property. Their
attention to his request will save expense
and trouble to all concerned.
Year: 1869

1t is reported by the news.
papers that a sermon was re.
Gently preached in Chicago
against divorces and in favor
Of the married state. We are
not told that, as once happen
ed under q discourse of Socra-
tes, all the bachelors resolved
at once to get married, and the
husbands all galloped home to
their wives at the close of the
sermon. But we are informed
that the minister stood up
shamelessly in the pulpit and
spoke it out like a wanton; that
he owned that he had a father
and q mother who were law
fully married and had never
been divorced; and that he
went even further and confess,
ed he was himself a married
man and did not blush about
it.
Year: 1869

The pulisher of a daily parcr
sued the Standard Life Ins'.
rance Company, in theSuprer Q
Court of New York City, a few
days ago, before Judge Fithian,
for a bill Of $773 on account of
advertising. The Company
resisted payment on the ground
that they had authorized but
one insertion. There was no
proof, however, Of this. There
was no order to that effect OIL
the bill, and the Company did
not attempt to deny that they
saw the advertisement contin-
uing in the paper and failed to
countermand it. When an ad-
vertisement is received in a
publication Office without the
number of insertions marked
uponit, the publisher can know
nothing of the wish of the adj
vertiser respecting the number
Of insertions desired, and as he
can do nothing until advised
by him whose business it is to
attend to the matter, he can
charge for every insertion CIV
en- the advertisement until or.
dered out.
Year: 1869

We expect to see, says Pom
eroy's Democrat, the high and
moral Congress, that immacu-
late body of pure statesmen
who are shocked at the slight
est evidence of dishonesty or
trickery, taking measures to
inpeach the President, so soon
as it shall have convened. Ger
tainly, they, in all their grand
and distinguished purity, can
not endure, even in the same
city where they make our hon
est laws, to have a President
who had mixed himself up with
gold speculations, and indulged
in the luxury Of specializing
upon his high position. Of
course the party of all decency
and all morality does not want
such a chief magistrate, and of
course they will impeach him.
If they wait a little while, An
drew johnson may be there to
assist in the amusement.
Year: 1869

Our Trade With The East.


Twenty eight thousand
ounces of japanese silver were
received at the San Francisco
Mint for recoinage in October.
Here is q substantial result OF
the trade with the East, which,
though small, is an indication
in its way. Apparently our
trade with our Oriental neigh.
Dor is already so great that the
goods we send them are so
much in excess Of the goods
they send US that there is a bal
ance to be made up in COIN
Yet the demand in all parts of
this country for the products
of the East is always very great.
Hitherto the exchanges for
this demand have been made
through England, and we have
lost much Of the benefit of
trade by the number Of trans
fers involved, paying cores
pondingly greater prices for
the articles we sold. But the
Pacific Railroad and our Pacific
steamers promise to change all
that, and already shows us in
this straw from the japanese
Mint what may be done i'll our
direct trade with the East. As
the full effect of all our recent
great advances toward reader
communication with the East


as well as the effects Of our lib


eral policy toward Eastern ma


tions, comes to be felt we shall


supply ourselves, if not the
world, with Oriental products
and supply Oriental nations
with the varied manu-


factures thrt are the outgrowtE
of Western civilization. The
great future of our commerce
is in that direction, and the
time will csme when we may
leave the Atlantic to Others.
Year: 1869

In hitching a horse to a rail
or worm fence, always select
the inside corner, which will
be more secure by its bracing
position, and the halter will not
become entangled among the
projecting ends of the rails as
when hitched on the outside
corner. n better rule is never
to tie a horse to a rail fence at
all.
Year: 1869

From down-cast stand point, the future
of the South is thus predicted by the Boston
Emigrant Although the article is written
with reference to the Western States, they
apply with equal force to the Southern
States, proper, and are words 'fitly spoken" y
'The rapid increase of the West in popula-
ton and wealth is one Of the great marvels
of history. The Mississippi Valley, which
half century ago was wilderness, is now
the home of nearly fifty millions, and during
the next fifty years will have hundred mil
lions. State after State has started up. and
this section will become one of the worlds
great graneries This rapid growth has
been owing to free labor, an extended rail-
road system, and very efficient organiza-
tion of State Bureaus of immigration.


We see in these results what is In store for
the South. She has millions of acres of the
best land the sun ever shone upon. Her
water power is almost limitless Immense
tracts are underlaid with coal easy to be
had Iron ore waits for. the smelling. Tim
Der of the best quality abounds. 1t only
needs to have these broad acres settled,
these waterfalls to set the wheels in motion
these coal and iron beds to be opened, these
forests to be felled and sawed, to make the
South the home of millions and the richest
soot;or of +bo TT,;tol Ctotos


To secure this the South should have va
ried industries. Her railroads need this to
be fully sustained. By deyoting capital to
mining and manufacturing, towns will start
up, villages line the railways and dot the
rivers, schools and colleges will thus be null
tiplied, and every means Of happiness in
creased. ui


Thus the South has before it glorious
future. At the close of this year the plant
eS will have more ready money than ever
before. We do not say they are richer-but
that more of their wealth is in solid cash.
In a few years this capital will naturally
seek Investments, and manufactures will
claim more attention. With the raw mate.
rial at their own doors, with immense coal
beds, with iron abundant and large sup
ply of timber, nothing can prevent her be.
coming richer and more prosperous. Al
ready the most energetic and far-sighted
men Of the South see this. They are work
ing for her industrial development"
Year: 1869




In another column will be fousd the pro
clamation of the Governor relative to the
putting down of the Ku Klux The causes
which impel him to its PRONUNCIATION are
clearly aud forcibly recited, and the logic of
his positions cannot be disputed. The pro-
clamation evinces determination to crush
out the Ku Klux, which must meet with the
appreciation ofcitizens who desire the peace
of the State to be undisturbed, and who wish
the cOmmittal Of murders to cease. Con-
cerning the text of the document We have
no comments to make, for they could not
add toits force, or do anything TO render its
meaning clearer, for 1t explains itself and IN
a manEer which cannot be mistaken. BY it
the men in those counties who have done
deeds Of violence and murder know that the
day of reckoning has come fer them, and
that the whole power Of the State isnow to
be used against them We fully sympathize
in the object of the proclamation. We
shOuid regret, deeply regret If the State
should be Obliged 70 use her citizen SOL
diery against even portion OF the citizens
Of any county, bu. the laws OF the State
must be respected. The only way by which
TO avert such crisis is for every Influential
man in those counties to use his influence to
put down lawlessness and crime. This
should be done by the good men of both
parties without regard to party feelings.
We hope that this course win be adopted,
but the past seems to forbid hope for the
future. But once more We appeal to the
good men Of those counties TO use their every
endeavor to pat 4 stop TO this carnival of
crime which is now disgracing and running
the State.
Year: 1869

is IL w ltnuIdWu or EOI


So much has been said and so many con-
Trajectory statements made about General
SICKLEs' note to the Spanish government
on the Cuban question and it having been
Withdrawn, that in order to put the public
right on the matter, says the New York
Herald, we can state on good authority what
was done and the present condition of the
case. First, the United States government
rendered, through General SICKLEs, its good
offices to aid in bringing the Cuban war to
close ON basis satisfactory to Spain and


Cuba. Second, the Spanish government was
indisposcd to accept foreign mediation in


domestic question. Third, the offer of
good Offices was, therefore, withdrawn.


Here there seems to be sort of diplomatic


puzzle or fiction. But the explanation makes


it clear. When our Minister found that the


friendly offer of mediation was not accepted


he simply sent note to the Madrid govern


ment, saying, in effect, "Very well then


withdraw the offer" But the written COM


munications that passed are not Withdrawn,


and remain in the archives. So when RI


vERo, the President of the Cortes, declared


in open council that the note had been with


drawn, and that there remained no cause OF


newspaper hostility to General SIcKLEs and


his government, be said the truth in a di.


plomatic way and to cover diplomatic fic-
ton. So is SIcKLEs right as to the simple
fact that the note was not actually with


drawn. 1t may be said that there is no diff


ference in the meaning; but there is. If
the note had been actually Withdrawn that
would have implied offence, either in the Of
fer OF mediation or in the rejection of 1t.
As it is, no offence was given or taken on
either side. Amicable relations still exist,
and there Is no bar to the United States
government renewing its offer, or another
one, should our Minister see disposition in
the Spanish government to accept its medi-
alton. This is the state of the case as it
now stands. We hope the Spanish people
and Regency will have the good sense TO
to view this Cuban question in its true light
and to give the United States another OPP
portunity to propose srch settlement of it
as will be satisfactory to all parties
Year: 1869

The Louisville Commercial Convention
has finished its labors, but whether they
viii result in any practical good to the coun-
try,is matter of much doubt. We have
not much of belief in the good of COM
mercisl conventions. The laws oftrade are
formed by causes and conditions over which
a contention can have no control Hence
they can be of no practical benefit to the
country, nor do anything towards reviving
commerce. Resolutions win not give the
balance of trade into our hands, nor will
speeches remove the incubus which has
50 greatly reduced our commerce, The
members may tell what they want and what
the States which they represent want, but
the mere recital of wants will not procure the
relief needed. The unsettled condition Of
the country and other cognate causes, has re.
suited in the injury of the commerce Of
America, and no convention, no resolutions
or speeches, car; do anything to improve
matters. The change must result from
changes in the laws of the nation For these
reasons we have felt but little interest in the
proceedings of the Louisville Convention
and have deemed them of no importance to
the people.
Year: 1869

The acts of the Senter party have not here
tofore been such as to inspire confidence
that it meant to fulfil its promises and to
adhere to its declared principles. In the
present almost transition state of parties it
seems as if the declarations of none were
strictly adhered to, and that the sole aim of
the politicians of both sides is to cheat the
people. Hence we are glad to chronicle
even one fact that may lead us to believe
that that one party is sincere in its declara-
tions. The defeat of Andrew johnson is
good thing, provided the successful candi-
date is a man who is true to the
pr9fessed principles of the Senter party.
of the record of Mr.. Cooper we
know nothing, and must await informa
tion from that State to ascertain his politi-
cal status One thing, however, is sure--he
cannot be a sc0rse man than Andrew John
son, And for so much are we willing to
give the Sentcr party credit. We wish to
see the Senter and Walker parties remain
true to their professions for we believe that
by middle course alone can the welfare of
not only the South but of the whole nation
be attained. There has been too much rad
icalism in both parties-too much for the
good of the parties-a thousand times too
much for the good of the people. The only
hope that remains is that moderate and lib.
eral counsels and measurs may prevail, and
that instead of combating each other the
strife of party may be as to which shall do
the most good to the State and nation.
Year: 1869

A gentleman of this city was riding
through Orange county last week. While
passing through some woods, he heard cries
of grief and distress, SO sad and mourn
full that at first he was awe-stricken. Re.
covering from the momentary feeling he
rode into the woods, and guided by the
sounds of anguish, at last reached the spot
from which they proceeded, when most
horrible scene met his eyes Crouched upon
the ground, with the dreary rain chilling
their thinly clad forms, were three women
and several children rocking to and fro in
an agony of grief, while above them hung
the bodies of two murdered men. m


These men were the victims Of the Ku
Klux, and were murdered in cold blood, as
an alleged punishment for crimes which had
never been committed. There in the cold
rain, upon the wet ground, sat the poor
wives of these murdered men and there,
crouched in nameless terror, the poor little
babes, each of whom had called one of these
dead men father The aged mother of one
of the murdered men sat inspeechiess agony
her eyes fixed upon the now distorted face
ofhim-who had been her son-her support
and now dead, and Z in 50 fear
full manner. True these unhappy
creatures were black True they had once
been the slaves of those who had committed
these murders. But their hearts were white
and in the sight of Con their grieis were sa-
cred and their wrongs deeper than the skin
which made them black. And this was the
work Of the murderers who call themselves
the Ku kirk What man, who calls him.
self Christian, can uphold men who com
NIT such horrible crimes What man, who
is a urofessed Christian, can reconcile sym.
pathy with such deeds with the duty he owes
to GoDs We do not wish to pursue 50 sad
8 subject further. But the stain of murder
rests dark and damning upon Orange
county and innocent blood cries to Cop fol
vengeance, and that CRY viii be heard.
Year: 1869

On the 21st instant, at the cali of the
Ch latham County Teachers Association, a
meeting was held in this city to consider the
propriety of education. The meeting was
attended by several gentlemen, who by pro-
fession and otherwise are identified with
school interests. At the meeting on the 22d
inst, it was voted that it was inexpedient
to organize State Society, and the whole
matter has adjourned sine die. Why this
action was taken we are not informed. Prob
ably there was good reason for it. We
believe that a State organization of
the friends of public or common schools
would be profitable. Common schools,
this is the interest now to be promoted.
We understand that a State Common
School Convention win, in few days, be
called by the Board of Education, to meet
some time during the winter Several dis
tinguished educators from other States have
expressed Willingness to be present and
deliver addresses. We have no doubt but
that the occasion will be one OF great interest
and profit. We hope thst the Board will
act promptly in this matter. The Common
School system must be made popular. 1t
will he popular when it is understood. II is
for the interest of the teachers of the State
to make it popular. 1t is the duty Of the
Board OF Education to take this matter in


hand, and summon the friends of Common
Schools to sit in council. lneFH tal f+ar
Year: 1869

Some people don't believe in advertising,
because they say nobody reads the papers"
But let them get into scrape and you will
find them flying around to the newspaper
Offices with the request, please don't men
ton that little affair its mistake; don't
want Hy name published all over the coun-
Year: 1869

We learn that the colorsd men are tired
OF being butehercd like sheep, without once
striving for life, and that at last the Ku KIux
have learned that killing is game which
two can play at.o We are informed that .,
few nights ago, a band If Ku Klux wer.
riding out upon one of their raids, when
they were fired upon by party of colore.I
, men who had. smbuscaded themselves One
Of the Ku Kux bad his leg broken in three
places and bis horse shot under him. Tho
rest Of the, yaIient Ku Klux turned tai,
and rao off as fast as their horses would
carry them and so saved their cowardIy car
cases We hear that the one wounded
is known. Ifso we presume be viii be hung.
We commend the example Of those bravo
colored men, 70 the colored men of other dis
tricts, afflicted with the Kui Klux. lit is
once followed the evil will soon be stopped.
Year: 1869

II is said, in spite of all contradiction,
that James Gordon Bennett, Of the New
York Herald, is in very poor health. and
likely to 90 of on very short notice --B.-
aIo Express.


He need not give Us notice. We have no
word to send the way he is going.-hmtics.


No. no use Of your sending word when
you are going that way yourself