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Year: 1869

APPEARANCE OF WAsHINaToN's OLD HEAD
QUARTERS. house which Washington
made his headquarters. at Valley Forge, on the
Schuylkill has, from every appearance, had
the greatest care taken of it, and is now in
excellent repair. Little change has be n made
in it since the terrible days of the revolution.
1t is rock house, consisting of two rooms be-
low and one above, having a narrow hall
(Some one story rooms have been added. The
style of the window sash and woodwork gener-
ally show it's great antiquity. The inside is
painted white. The rooms are neatly papered,
and every thing appears tidy and attractive.
The old intrenchments have also withstood the
rugged hand of Time, being almost perfect in
some places. This may be accounted for in
some respects by the nature of the ground.
There is a great deal of rock mixed with the
thrown up dirt Part of the intrenchments
extended through woody country. 1t lookslik
it has always been pasture ground. The forts
are still elevated far above the common leve
and unless moved by the hand of man vii
remain there for centuries to come. There are
five cannon ball at the headquarters, said tc


have been left there by Washington. Here


the American army endured sad want and hun


ger, and here its great commander bowed hi
head in prayer.
Year: 1869

A poor old woman having been removed to
the alms,house was very importunate to have
an article of household furniture she had left
behind. Her unceasing request was at length
complied with, and men were dispatched to
transfer her household property to her new
abode. Imagine their surprise, on arriving at
her former residence, when they found nothing
but a coffin, which, however, they forthwith
brought to the old woman, much to her joy
and satisfaction, who pleasantly observed that
she found it very handy to keep her gowns in.
Year: 1869

Two blind people in Iowa hearing harper
harping on his harp on the opposite side of
the street, recognized him by the touch of his
instrument, and crossed over and shook hands
with him. The three, all blind, were old friends
who had not met before for years.
Year: 1869

Congressional printer, Clapp, is backed
by the whole body Of Republican Senators
in his refusal to dismiss the coIored printer
Douglass, for they write that ifhe dismisse.
Douglass they will see to it that he is dis,
missed as soon as the Senate shall meet
Clapp thinks this is pretty strong backing
that il will do for him anyhow
Year: 1869

MALICIOUS M1sCHIEF.-On Thursday
night, while young lady aud q gentleman
friend were sitting in parlor on Leigh
street between Fifth and Sixth, q large rock
was thrown through the window with such
force as not only to break the glass, but to
tear away the curtain and make deep in
dentation on the opposite wall. AS the
house stands about forty feet from the
street, it is thought that the missile was
thrown with malicious design; but the mo-
tive is unknown, as the gentleman who sat
at the window is one of the most popular
fellows in the city. he narrowly escaped
q broken head. ...........
Year: 1869

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DRowNING.-Yee-
terdsy morning as o party of boys were
fishing near Vauxhall's Island, the boat in
which they were was suddenly carried
away by current and dashed against a
rock, and sunk. The youngsters were well
ducked, and were barely saved, oil of them
reaching a rock after q severe struggle.
They remained there an hour before they
were carried off.
Year: 1869

On ALL PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALES OF REAL
ESTATE Made BETWEEN TIE First DAY OF


JANUARY AND THE FIRST DAY OF JULY TIE
PURCHASER PAYS THE TAXES FOR TIE PRE-
SENT YEAR, BUT on ALL SALES BETWEEN TIE
FIRST DAY OF JULY AND THE THIRTY-FIRST
DAY OF DECEMBER THE SELLER PAYS THEM.
Year: 1869

We clip the articles following from the
Charles City Mtelhgencer. Both suit US
first-rate, in fact and in style Of writing


POLITICAL LEEcHEs.-Attached to every
political party are thousands Of men who
never dream of engaging in regular bust
ness pursuits, or Of working as producers
for livelihood but live, Heaven knows
how, year, after year, upon the hope, and
with the intent, Of procuring Office. They
will spend ten years of idleness to get one
or two years Of partisan and official bread
and butter; or often the bread without
the butter. Only one of these in, say i've
or ten thousand ever gets position worth
daily salt. Yet nothing will induce them
to seek subsistence in any other form.
They have usually suffering families,
many of whom are as anxious, eager and
visionary upon the subject of Office hold
ing as their heads. 1t is great pity that
this curse Of habitual office seeking cannot
be modified, reduced, Or nearly altogether
abrogated.


Our friends in all the lice towns round
about here are requested to furnish items
of news for our columns. Don't write
essays, but give US news. Let US know
what is going on or what has happened in
your locality. Tell us in your own way
what is going on, and we can ''do" the
grammar part and spelling, if necessary.
Year: 1869

he lay frozen to death, the eddying snow
drifting over his body. He had found a
fate which his mistress had escaped.


Backward, through vista Of happy
years, looked Russell and his wife to that
night Of horror in Canada, when peril re-
vealed to them the full depth of their de-
votion-the infinitude Of their love.
Year: 1869

Drunk Young man did you ever
stop to think how terrible that word
sounds? Did you ever think what
misery you brought upon your friends,
when you degraded your manhood by
getting drunk? Drunk! how it rings in
the of loving wife! How it makes
the heart of mother bleed! How it
crushes out the hopes of father, and
brings shame and reproach upon sis
ters. Drunk! see him as he leans
against some friendly house. He
stands ready to fall into the jaws of
hell. unconscious as to his approaching
fate. The wife with aching heart, sits
at the window to hear husbands foot
steps, but they come not! He is drunk
He is spending the means of support
for liquor, while his family is starving
for bread, his children for clothing
Drunk! His reputation is gone, gone!
His friends, one by one, are leaving
him to his fate. He goes down to his
grave "unhonored and unsung."
Year: 1869

You gain nothing by fretting; you
only waste your strength by it. Choose
your work, plan as skillfully as you
can; put your whole heart into what
you are about to do; and leave the
rest to kind Providence that over
looks not single one of US. Do you
know how many years of your life and
happiness are mortgaged by this habit
of worrying? And, after all, what
does it accomplish? How does it help
you on? How much strength does it
bring to you in your labors and exer-
ton? None, whatever. A ruffled
temper all the time throws to the sur
face the "mire and dirt of ones ma
ture; it does not combine the best ele-
ments and help them to work together
to the best advantage, but only the
worst and gives them alone all the
chance. A beautiful sunny temper is
no sign of weakness, as many suppose.
but Of strength and harmony of char
acter. 1t proves that there is power
SettieQ dG Lne CeHtEc Va tuC OCihS sno'
knows how to administer the govern
ment. Lord Clarendon wrote of anger,
that it is the most important passion
that occupies the minds of men; it
goes about and hurts the man who is
possessed by it more than any other
against whom it is directed. He knew
the human heart. The worst of anger
is, if you give reins to it for once, it is
still more difficult for you to keep them
yourself, the next time makes over Just
SO much of it to the enemy. But a
cheerful temper is like the genial SUM-
in whose warm rays all men like te
bask. The possessor of such may not
perhaps, make as many stare anc
tremble at his barbed phrases of satir'
and scorn, but he will certainly maxi
more devoted and loving friends, ant
what is more, be is very sure to keel
them.
Year: 1869

IT is much to be feared that corn
holds but a small place in the
mind'o the farmer, and that the
all .engrossing Thought is cotton.
1t certainly looks SO. On every side
extensive preparations are making
for big crops of cotton the whole
mind seems to lie occupied with
this one idea. Immense quanti.
ties of guano have been brought
into this district, with a view to
raise this crop; and all the ready
money which could be made avail.
able, has been converted into cot
ton, fertilizers, with scarce q
thought for corn. In former
times, the. mania ran into the &C.
cumulation OF slave property
cotton then held as large place
in favor as now, but it was plant
ed and raised and sold only to be
converted into the inevitable ne.
gro; now the proceeds are put In
to guano. Now cotton is made to
buy guano, and guano is bought
to make cotton, and if a small
portion be left, it goes to filling up
the corn crib. We do not advo.
cate the neglec. of cotton by any,
means, it would be folly to do so,
but We recommend and advise the
planting of corn, and all the grain
crops, to a large extent. Let cot
ton take the second place, bread
the first. If the cotton crop fails,
or the price goes down, where
will the money come from to buy
corn 7 What will follow but in
solvency2 We want Immigration
too and what attraction can the
Immigrant see in great cotton
tields2 he cannot eat tile feecy
staple. The prospect is certainly
an uninviting one to him, and he
turns away in most instances from
! the cotton fields of the South, to
seek a country that gives promise
OF something to eat. Plant corn,
farmers, and plenty of it, andthen
cotton to your hearts content.


-a . [Neaobe,vy Herald.
Year: 1869

How TO RAISE PLuMs.-The
Rural World says There Is a Sc.
cret about plum raising. We
have discovered IL in travelling
over the country. We never Wis.
tied large plum orchard in our
life that we did not find plenty of
she fruit. Now these facts set us
to thinking, and the result of our
Thought Is this That il is very
easy to have all the plums yon
want to eat and cell. The secret
connected with the plnn raising
is to plant plenty of trees, 80 as to
give fruit to the cnrculio and to
yourself also. If you viii plant
fifty or o hundred trees, you will
have fruit enough for everybody.
Every such orchard that We. ever
visited bad plenty of ripe fruit !;
some even complained that the
,curcdlio did not thin ont the fruit
enough, that the trees were over
loaded. So we say to our readers,
If you plant, plnms at all, plant
fifty or one hundred trees---then
you will be sure to have all the
fruit you want:
Year: 1869

It is easier TO be a good busi-
ncss man than a poor one. Half
the energy displayed in Keeping
ahead that is required to catch up
when behind viii save credit, give
more time to business, and add to
the profit. and reputation Of your
word. Honor your engagements.


If you promise to meet a man, or
do q certain thing at certain
moment, be ready at the appoint
ed time. II you have work to do,
do it at once, cheerfully, and
therefore more speedily aud cor.
rectly. Fyou 60 out on business,
attend promptly to the matter on
hand, and then as promptly 90
about your own business. Do not
stop to tell stories in business
hours. 81 ffA ssE .ae.H E0
If you have a place of business,
be found there when wanted. No
man can get rich by sitting round
stores and saloons: Never" fool "
on business matters. If you have
to labor for living, remember
that one hour in the morning is
better than two at night. If you
employ others, be on hand to see
that they attend to their duties,
and to direct with regularity,
promptness and liberality. Dc
not meddle with any business you
know nothing OF: Never buy any
article simply because the ma 1
that sells it will take it on. ia
trade. Trade is ismopey. Time ID
money. A good business habit
and reputation is always money.
Make your place of business
pleasant and attractive; then stay
there to wait on customers. ID.


Never use quick words, or al.
low yourself to make 'hasty or un.
gentlemanly remarks, to those in
your employ; for to do SO lessens
their respect for you and your in,
fiuence over them. Help your
self, and others will help you.-
BE faithful over the interests con


fided to your keeping, and all, in
good time, your responsibilities
will be increased. DO not be III
too great haste to get rich. Dc
not build until you have arranged
and laid a good foundation. Do
not--as you hope to work for sue,
cess-spend time in idleness. II
your time is your own, business
will suffer if you do. If it is Civ.
en- to another for ray, it belongs
to him, and you lave no more
right to steal that than to steal
money. Be obliging. Strive q
avoid harsh words and personals.
ties, Do not kick every stone i'm
the path more miles can be made
in a day by going steadily on
than by stepping to kick. Pay as
you so. A man OF honor respects
his word as he does his bond
Ask, but never beg. Help others
when you can, but never give
when you can not afford to, sim
1ply because it is fashionable. :
Learn to say no. No necessity O


snapping it out dog,fashion, bu


say it firmly and respectfully
Have but few confidants, and the
fewer the better. Use yonr owr
brains rather than those of others
Learn to think and act for your
self Be yigilant.. Keep ahead


rather than behind the time.


/ Young men, cut this out !; auc
if there is folly in the argument
Year: 1869

In the history of Gloucester,
just written by Mr.. Babson, he
tells q legend of Peg .Wesson, a
repntcd witch, In the year s1745
q company Of soldiers We're elisted
in Gloucester, as. part of the
force destined to operate against
the French fortress of Louisburg,
Cape Brenton. Some of these
men, before their departure, by
some means, so provoked old Peg
gy's wrath, that she threatened
ve' geance upon them. While IN
camp there a crow was observed
hovering overhead in rather a sim
Igular manner. Several shots were
fred at the bird without effect,
when one Of the men thought it
might be Peggy, and if SO, he
knew that common lead would
have no effect upon her: So he
took pair OF silver sleeve buttons
from his wrist, dropped them into
bis gun, and let her have it. The
charmed missile went direct to the
mark, without regard to correct
ness Of aim or distance. His bird
fell, wounded in the leg, and was
soon dispatched. They afterward
learned that at the exact momen,
when the old crow fell, old Peg
fell in or near her hoise on Back
street, with a broken leg. And
more wonderful still, on an exam


ination of the fractured limb, the
Identical sleeve, buttons that were
| fred at the crow under the walls
of Louisburg were found imbed-
| ded in the flesh. Another version
of this story was to the effect that
q siege train of heavy artillery
was placed in position and in
readiness to open fire, when the
crow was observed flying back
and forth, passing over one gun
and then another, and not q gun
could be "got off," The match
was extineuished, or the powder
would fash in the pan, until the
bird was brought down. Strange
as it may seem, this weird tale
was very generally received as
truth, and it was believed by many
down to a much. later date.
Year: 1869

TIE sum of S50,OOO is to be raised for the wife and children of ex-Secretary of War, Rawlins, lately deceased. This may be right and proper but it is little strange that peo- pie never think of raising anything for the wives and babies of poor men who die in their country's service. A paltry pension is enough for such.
Year: 1869

NEW YORK CoRREsPosDENCE.-W have now the promise of a weekly letter from New York City, and we hope our correspon- dent, who is good writer, will stick to his promise. His first appears in to-day's paper
Year: 1869

TIE Boston Journal says that drunkenness IS just as common in the streets of tht city us ever, and that intoxicating liquor flow Just as ireel y as when there was no law b restrain their sale.
Year: 1869

Japonica played out and genuine leather
used instead at his shop one door west Of
the Furniture Store on Market street.
Genuine Boots and Shoes, made to order
at living rricos. Repairing done promptly.
nlSv9l
Year: 1869

TIE New York Herald says that "the Rad icals are going to he'll" Perhaps Satin will lock the gates to keep them out Louiscills Journal.

 No doubt of it. The individual alluded to will allow no one to enter that Democratic stronghold and create dissension in his house hold Detroit Adrertiser.

 Yet, he may not object to their camping close by and supplying the institution with birthstone we'll knowing that in their hearts more torments dwell than were ever felt in hell.
Year: 1869

MIR. &. Jacobs, Of Boise City, has just
returned from the end of the c. p Railroad,
and gives quite different version ofthe Good.
rich-Gray affair from that written tofriends
by Mr. Goodrich Instead Of being attacked
by robbers as represented, il appears from
Mr.. Jacobs statement, as published in the
Statesman, that c. L. Goodrich, on his way
to Chicago, engaged his baggage hauled from
the end of the Central TO the end of the
Union Pacific Railroad, there being as yet no
stages ON the route, while he took it afoot.
On the road he was oyertaken by N. W.
Gray, formerly clerk in the store of DuRell
K Moore, in this place. Gray had two
horse wagon and was ON his way with enc
passenger to Ogden to get out a warrant for
some Of the railroad men who had destroyed
some liquors which he was peddling to the
working men to the annoyance Of the over
sage to Blue Creek with Gray, and was to
pay $40 1t was night time, and Gray hav-
ing drank pretty freely, missed the road and
drove mile or two out OF the way Com
ing to a wood-choppers' cabin they reused
up the inmates three in number and in
quired where they were. Being directed,
Gray was turning his team about To go back
to the main road, when Goodrich asked and
got reluctant leave 10 stay all night at the
cabin. Gray demanded the SO before deilv-
ering the baggage; Goodrich took the bag
gage into the cabin followed by Gray with a
pistol in his hand, making threats; Goodrich
and Gray both fired, Gray falling shot through
the heart. Goodrich went out to the wagon
where the other man was holding the horses,
who, being alarmed at the shooting, said,
"what is the matter?n AT which Goodrich
shot him three times, but at last accounts he
was not dead He was taken to Brigham
City and was receiving medical attention
In the meantime the three wood-chopper;
belonging to the cabin, thinking their visit
ors rather a rough set Of characters, had lefl
and got out of the way This is the sum and
substance Of the attack by five robbers as
Mr. Jacobs gathered il on the spot where the
circumstances must have been fully known.
From what now appears, the shooting must
have been done out Of an unworthy fear Of
personal harm If the above version be
correct, and there is no reason TO doubt it,
no one not badly frightened would have sus-
pected an intention to commit robbery n.
W. Gray could exhibit as clear a record as a
majority Of men here where he was well
known.
Year: 1869

Scotch Rife.--Haylng recently pecH
mysteriously alluded to as aspiring 10 the
"high distinction of Grand Master of the
Scotch Right, " We are frequently asked what
new glory is about to cluster round our brow
and what docs it mean ? What is this Scotch
Rlght2 We answer that We know of no
such institution and that our aspirations
certainly do not extend to the Grand Master
ship Of any right or rite, unless our strivings
to be right and do right entitle us to such
distinction. The Scotch Right, or as IL is
now more usually designated, the Ancient
and Accepted Rite, consists Of thirty y-thfee
degrees in Masonry, beginning with the
Entered Apprentice, and ending with the
Sovereign Grand Inspector Generals. Z and
next TO the York Rite, is the most generally
diffused throughout the world OF all the
Rites Of the Craft. This Rite dates from the
time of Frederic II, King Of Prussia, in 1856,
in its distinctive character, though 1t IS
claimed 10 have originated in scotland long
prior to that time Had the party making
the reference known more of the Scotch
Rite doubtless some other comparison would
have been chosen.
Year: 1869

Gen. Grant appears to be keeping his
word good in removing every man from Of
fice who has been in favor Of the reputation
of a single farthing Of the obligation incurred
hv the nation in preserving It's integrity
against Democratic rebellion
Year: 1869

ONE Luudled aud twenty one
japanese families have arrived in
California or are on their way with
view to permanent settlement in
that State, and it is said that if they
like the situation multitudes of their
countrymen will follow. The Jap
anese are scarcely less crowded and
cramDed at home than the Chinese,
and a portion of them, melted by the


wonderful stories told them of the
luxuries to be found in the Uaited
States, have caught enough of the
spirit Of enterprise and adventure to
sock to improve their condition, and
the tide setting from that far off eoun-
try to our own may, like the not i'm
probable tide from China, be tre-
mendous one before the close of 6ve
Year: 1869

a DANGEROUS PLACE.-Wc are requested
to call the attention Of the city authorities
to a dangerous place on Fifth street north
of Jackson just where the street crosses
the gully. There should be n railing of
some sort put across there, on the west side
at least. Last Sunday night while some
ladies' were walking out, one Of them IAN
elderly LADY, fell from the top to the bottom
wonder is that she escaped without break
ing some of her limbs. The space for walk
ing is very narrow (being only about four
feet). rendering it very dangerous for per-
sons to pass, of dark night especially.
Year: 1869

REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
VALUATION IN RICHMoND.-City Assessor
schoiield has given the following important
statistics concerning the valuation of real
estate and personal property in Richmond :
Year: 1869

Boat CLrB-1here is talk among ssme
Of the young mon in this city Of organizing
q boating club, which, next to organizing
a family, is the most sensible thing that
~e have heard Of our young men doing
1t viii be a source Of great pleasure and
amusement during the coming summer, il
the thing is properly done. Let all our
young men talk this matter over and call .
meeting for the parposs Of organizing
There are several young naval officers in the
city who will assist all in their power
Among the number W may msnsisn eur
young friend, Charlie Ackley.
Year: 1869

THE SUSPENSION of work in the Currency
Printing Division Of the Treasury was mo-, As
might be supposed from some Of the ne ewspaper
paragraphs on the subject, on account OF any
Dissatisfaction with those in charge of that i'm.
portant branch of the service. The stoppage
was simply precautionary measure on the
part OF Secretary Boutwell,, who desired TO
know, as any business man would, where be
stood with reference TO the stock on hand, gen.
eral operations. etc, at the beginning of his
administration, and the fact Of such stoppsge
was not intended or expected to reflect upon
any one.
Year: 1869

CANDIDATES for the position OF Register OF
the Treasury can take heart and try again
Mr. Halsey, Of New Jersey, to whom some of
the papers assigned the place, is not a canai-
date for il. and has, we have reason for believing
authorized the statement that he will not accept
the ONCE.
Year: 1869

The NoMINATIONs sent in to the Senate to-
day were not OF importance, and were mairly
10 NIL vacancies in the revenue service. This
Is In accordance with the understood purpose
OF the President not to make any nominations
OF importance, except to I'LL vacancies, until
action is had upon the tenure Of office act
Year: 1869

THE RESIGNATION Of Mr. S. NJ. Clark as Dis
bursiDg Clerk of the Construction Bureau of
the Treasury Department, has been received
and accepted by Secretary Boutwell,. This act
is understood to close the official connection OF
Mr.. CLARK with the Treasury Department he
having retired from the management Of th /,
Currency Printing Division some time ago