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Year: 1868

WASHINGTON, Nov. 28-The idea
prevalent that Gen Grant is always tact
turn Is quite erroneous. There are per-
sons with whom he converses freely on
politics as all other topics. To-day in
an interview with a friend he said he
thought the result of the election had
salutary effect on the country, aud that
already it was quieting down. lie ap-
pretended no trouble in the future, and
believed the condition of the country
will soon show improvement. He said
he was desirous of peace, but that 30 far
as he was concerned, the rights Of all
classes of people and communities should
be respected Also, referring incident
ally TO the fourteenth constitutional
amendment, he said after next census, in
accordance with its provisions, Ken
lucky aud Maryland would suffer loss Of
presentation if they refused to allow
negroes the right of suffrage. 81 1t will
be bitter pill for them, continued the
General, " but l reckon they will have
to stand it.
Year: 1868

The latest authority on Grants opin-
ious relative to negro suffrage is thus
stated by Judge Pierrepont in a recent
speech delivered by him in New York
city


One day at General Grants house in
Washington, while he was Secretary Of
War, l told him l thought he would
make a good Democratic candidate if he
was right on the question of negro suf-
frase. He replied that he had no wish
for the Presidency, that his feelings and
sentiments were entirely opposed to negro
suffrage but that he did not wish to be
restrained by any pledges from the right
to change his opinions in future, if new
exigencies convinced him that he was
wrong for, said he, you will remember
that early in the war, when | was in com
mand at the West, | publicly stated that
if the negroes had an Instruction l
would hold my army in check until it
was put down But long before the war
slaQql5du aaEa RsyGisI4 ulsixea
moved my army all the faster. What j
want is the Union--the whole country
returned to peace and submission to the
laws. ! do not like the universal suf-
frage now. but the freemen ought to be
protected, and if the only way TO protect
them in their helpless condition is to
give them the suffrage, then | shall be in
favor of letting them vote. | want the
Union restored, and to have the South
come back-obey the laws, and submit as
good citizens, and if the future proves
that they will not do it without negro
suffrage, then l would give them negro
suffrape.
Year: 1868

WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN ENGLAND
The movement in favor of women voting
is advancing in England much more de-
cisively than in the United States. No
less a man than Mr.. Gladstone has given
it his appreciation so far that he thinks
that widows and spinsters who own prop
erty ought to have the right to vote upon
it on the same conditions as men; but
then this opinion of the future English
premier was given just before election
time, and it is just possible that he may
find it convenient to forget or to ignore
it by the time he gets in power
Year: 1868




Oldest principles of common law that
the principal is bound by the acts of his
agent. The people of the United States
were the principals and the Secretary OF
the Treasury was their regular authoriz-
ed agent.


D.-But the agent did not go accord
ing to law when he agreed that the bonds
should be paid in gold. .g......t


R.-If he was disregarding the law,
why did not Congress, the law making
power, which was then in session, pass
an act to restrain him ? They did moth
ing of the kind, and no one dreamed that
the bonds were payable in anything else
but gold until Pendleton started his doc
trine year ago. But let us go back to
my own case. I exchanged five hundred
dollars for promissary notes, payable in
gold as you have acknowledged, for
bond. Now, you say Seymour and your
party propose not to pay me the bond,
but to make me give it up and take notes
for it.


D.-Yes, that's the doctrine. Green.
backs are good enough for the bond
holders.


R.--But after you have taken my bond
from me and me take a note, you will
OF course pay interest on the note !?
D.-Nonseuse ! It is to stop the inter-
est that we propose to pay the bonds in
greenbacks.


R.-Then you propose that the gov
ernment shall pay me no interest on what
it owes me. When do you expect it will
pay these notes?
D.-I don't know as they should ever
| be paid Keep them in circulation, I
| say. -ert-+ ~ s.
R.-Oh now begin to see through
your scheme. You don't propose that
the government shall pay either interest
or principal Of what it owes The gov
ernment takes my property and gives
me its note for it. It says it can't pay
the note. but will give me bond draw
ing interest. You propose to take away
the bond and give me back the note, and
when mention the interest you say you
| will pay none and when l ask for the
principal you declare you don't intend
to pay that either. You may call this
honesty and fair dealing, but it looks to
me nightly like rascality
D.--Can't stop to talk any longer. I
am in a hurry.


R-Hola on moment, friend. Here
is neighbor Jones who says you hold
mortgage on his place for five hundred
dollars. What is honest for government
is Of course honest between man and
man. Mr.. Jones says he would like to
have you give up the mortgage and take
his note payable when he gets ready to
pay it and drawing no interest. This is
what you said the government was going
to do by me, you know.


D.--Can't stop. Must go down the
street to see q man.


R--Sorry you are in such a hurry.
Come around again Iwant to talk with
you about where you are going to get
the greenbacks from to pay the debt
with
Year: 1868

pEGS LEAVE to INFORM his FRIENDS and
II the public at large, that he will keep on
hand fresh and full supplies of all articles in the
provision line, which he will sell terms to suit
the cash basis of trade. A liberal share of pat.
Tonnage is respectfully solicited, at his stand on
Third street. iuly1
Year: 1868

An act to facilitate the settlement OF paymastcrs,


accounts.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America IN
Congress assembled, That the proper account
ing otfiC ers of the treasury be, and they here
by, authorized, in the settlement of accounts of
paymasters of the army, to allow such credits
Tor over payments made III good faith on public
account since the commencement of the rebellion
and prior to the passage OF this act, they shall
appear to them to be just, by such vouchers and
testimony as they shall require


Approved March IL, 1865.
Year: 1868

PRACTICAL HINrs.-A coating of three
parts lard and one part rosin applied to
farm tools of iron steel, will effectually pre-
vent rust.


Common nails heated red hot and drop
ped into cold water, will clinch and answer
the same purpose OF wrought nails.


The sharp corner of common Indian ar
row head, or flint, will cut glass quite effec-
tuallv.


A good wagon jack may be made of two
pieces of boards, two or more feet long
Place the board in front of the wheel. one
end on the ground and the other just under
one of the spokes, close up to the felloe :;
then take hold of a spoke on the opposite
side of the wheel and lift, at the same time
place the second board under the axletree.
In this way loaded wagon may be lifted
with ease.


Rusty nails may be drawn from. wood
without difficulty, by first giving them
blow hard enough to start them little.


A gun will not need cleaning for years, if
the muzze is tightly cOrked, and piece of
rubber kept upon the tube under the ham
mer, while standing idle.
Year: 1868

THE RAME FIBRE.-This new production
is beginning to become an article of trade in
New Orleans, and one merchant of this city
has received orders for it from New York,
and offers double the market rate of cotton
for all he can obtain. A demand for the fl
bre is also spinging up in the west, but no
definite orders for it from that section
have yet been received at New Orleans.


Regarding the merits of Ramie, the Plea
yune SAYS 1t is as good as linen cambric or
silk. and when it comes into use, the wearcr
will find that the chief difficulty will be
that it will not wear out when the fashion
changes, and he will hate to throw it away,
when, after a couple of years wear, it is still
as good as new"
Year: 1868

The ancestry Of the Indian Col. Parker is a
topic Of newspaper discussion. His family
owes its origin to a French officer stationed at
Fort Du Qucsne apd Seneca squaw. They
had daughter which was brought up in a
Seneca wigwam, and became the mother OF the
present COL Parker, He is not related by
blood to the celebrated Red Jack, though he
belongs to the same clan and was once elected
chief Of it. The stories of his social rela tons
are pronounced caumnious; he has never been
married to a squaw, nor has his tribe ever
sought to marry him to one.
Year: 1868

Without making a useless harangue, l will
say to my friends and the public that am now
prepared to supply all of their wants in the wsy
of STOVES. it is time lost TO undertake. to
look for any thing better than can be found IN
my store have something new in the way OF
HEATING STOVES which cannot be sur
passed in style. or beauty of design. To one
and all will say that whatever l sell warrant
to answer the purpose sold it for. | therefore
invite my country friends to call and examine
my stock of COOKING G and HEATl : 6
STOVES before purchasing elsewhere, cent
dent that they will not 60 away dispeased..
would also enlmerate amongst my stock a fine
lot Of TIN WARE, of my own manufacture
and made by worry, experienced v,orkmen; al;O
TIMED SAFES, PRESERVING KET-
TIES, Fruit Cans, Fine Japanned and Plan
shed Ware and Chamber Sets to which l
would call the attention Of the public. Coffee
Urns, Tea Urns, Waffle Irons Chldren's Toys,
and fine lot Of Block Tin Ware and other ar
ticles which are too numerous to mention.-
Thankful for past patronage I hope to have b
continuance Of the same.


E. GRIMES,


sen l1-2awif No az King street.
Year: 1868

g FASHIONABLE SINGING. Another reform
that should be at once effected concerns partic-
ularly the choirs of our churches If they will
not eschew the bewilderng fourishes Of the
opera, let them at least be required to
sing distinctly. How urgent is the need for
this reform may be judged from single verse
of hymn as it sounded to writer tor rel-
eious paper who heard it sung in church as
follows:


Waw kaw swaw daw aw raw,


Thaw saw thaw Law aw raw
Il. Waw cav taw thaw raw vaw vaw Draw,


Aw thaw raw jaw saw aw


Our critic was subsequently astonished to
learn that the choir had supposed themselves
to be singing


Welcome, sweet day Of rest,
5 That saw the Lord arise


Welcome to this reviving breast,
And these rejoicing eyes
Year: 1868

A Few HARD TH1NGs.-Experi-
ence and observation have taught
men that it is


Hard to quit chewing tobacco.
Hard to keep from eating too
much.


Hard to drink liquor and not be
Incorporate.


Hard to pay our debts.


Hard to resist temptation:


Hard to believe a man you
know to be a liar.


Hard to turn the other cheek
when we are struck.


Hard to borrow money from
friends when we need it,


Hard to love our enemies.
Year: 1868

along and were marched up in
single file to the corn crib and
given two cars apiece. The old
darkey, in the meantime had
knocked in the head Of q
barrel of sorghum molasses, and


very nearly every. man got q tin
cupful. There. we're a few cases
of cohc that, night among those
who were not fortunate enough to
get any sorghum, but that did not
lessen the gratitude of the men
.for-the last Conference.-The is
sued to the Louisiana troops in


Virginia.
Year: 1868

u


Tie meeting at Breed Hall, last night, in
support OF the Republican state and local tickets was
one Of the finest political and patriotic gatherings that
has even taken place this city, and the presence so
many OF the esteemed citizens OF Norwich warrants
the conclusion OF the Chairman Of the State Executive
Committee Col Allen TenDy, that the people FOR
Onion at the election tho 9th OF next Apr Many
also attendance. EDthusaste as may De
the people Norwich In their devotion 10 Republican
principles and zcaOusy as they may labor Tor the success
these principles there doubt but the announcement
that Gov Hartman pshire would address the
assepbage had something 20 do with the great trOng
present and the spirit manifested which spirit was, SIM
ply that the voters VI this section OF the State will do all
Year: 1868

The Right Of Suffrage in Connecticut Is thns
explained by The Hartford COlTant:


All persons order 10 vote must be registered accord
ing to law The last day is Wednesday preceding elec
tOn Any person who has been made elector in
this state is entitled to be registered upon producing
certificate from the town where he made and show
ing that he has resided IN the town where he offers TO
vote four months preceding the day OF election. To be
electOr requires BedrS residence In the Mie and
six mouths in the to The applicant must be a citizen
of good moral character and be able TO read any articles
the constitution of the statutes Of this state Inc
On exception the rule requiring persons 10 De regis
ered on Wednesday preceding the election where the
uerso1s qualifications between wednesday ana
the day election and In that case the person must
be registered Wednesday as an intended dpf)tcpif
Otherwise the Board cannot admit him election day


law was passed last session. which provides that names
omitted from list by "mstake inadyertanee, fraud,
or clerical error might be put by the Board on cleo
ton day But roers cannot be GdDed o' election ddy
either upon certificate o. upon odf ana names can only De
nut on he list where they been omitted thcrcrOm
a. above
Year: 1868




The services at this church Yesterday afternoon
were OF the most interesting character The congrc-
cation was very large and, because of the genial ma
ture Of the day, brilliantly atired The Right Rev.
Bishop Potter oficiated, and In addition to preach
sng administered confirmation to twenty candidates.
the solemnity Of thescene being greatly increased
by the venerable appearance Of this eloquent divine
After the usual impressive opening services OF the
Episcopalian Church, and the psalm beginning with


God will charge his angels,


Bishop Potter entered the small pulpit upon the
lelt OF the chancel and announced his text as the
Revelations-"Be thou faithful unto DEATH and /
Will give thee crown OF lifen From this the Bishop
preached in the most earnest manner peculiar to
himself sermon OF encouragement to the Christian
beset with the temptations OF the world lie ad
vlSed them how to carry out in the spirit OF true
holiness their daily life, assuring them that the
words and actions OF each day on this visible thea
tire would not be swallowed up by time, but had "A
significance and an influence upon their prepa-
then explained what was understood by " faithful
ness" upon the Christians part. After explaining
the reference OF the text he said, such are not
called upon TO be martyrs in literal sense in cast
ing behind them temptation but they must display
degree OF excellence in their conduct in withstand
ing PERIL vanity WEAKNESS OF well doing and all else
tnai interferes IN the exempfcation OF the beauty
Of holiness without ostentation should he guarded
against The common actions Of daily life test the
Chrisian these carried out with generous zeal for
Gods Church cxalts ana makes heavenly the faith
fu; aud with similar words OF eloquence and advice
Bishop Potter continued, concluding the sermon with
soenn reference To the confirmation about to follow.
during the singing of the hymn,


Come, heavenly spirit, love divine,
the candidates left their respective pews in the body
OF the church aud stood in double row IN the
chanccl. Bishop Potter reverently propounded the
interrogatores as laid down In the service or the
Church, and then, kneeling each separately received
the confirmation. Prayer and words OF advice,
eloquent, solemn, yet forcible, were extended To
the candidates, when they resumed their seats and
win The benediction The Interesting services
closed.
Year: 1868

years to pay tribute and taxes to thieves


and ncgIoes--a Government not o.


white men but of black men and bond


holders, the Government you Tough
for? This is the Government yol


have to-day.


Vas it for tkts You gaze your tegP


You went into the war earnestly anG


honestly-you fought nobly and we'll


you came back and what do you find


Rich men who urged you to go but staid
at home themselves and loaned the
| Government their money EXEMPT
FROM ALL TAXATION and you
who went and GAVE the Government
to build roads for them to ride over
to build school houses and pay teachers
to educate their children-to keep the
poor for them, to pay eonrts and jurors
and officers to protect their properties
and persons Your home, if you have
one, is not exempt from taxation their
bonds are. You have property worth
perhaps a thousand dollars, it is taxed.
You know how much. The bondhoid-
er has ten, twelve thousand dollars in
bonds, be pays no taIes. You have to
Fay your proportion of his.


WAS IT for this You gaue yo,u leg !?


And it does not stop here. The
bondholder loaned the Government his
money and it is exempt from taxation.
You gave the Government your leg or
arm and you are taxed. For What the
bondholder loaned the Government, he
receives GOLD INTEREST. For
what you gave the Government you re-
ceive PALTRY PENSION OF GREEN
BACKS. Was not your leg as valua-
BILE to you, and as serviceable to the
Government as the rich mans money 2
Why then should he get GOLD tor his
money and yoat get green6achs FOR
YOUR LEG? ,s.


We ask ycu in all earnestness to
think over these things. Post up the
books, square up the accounts and tell
US what Radicalism has given you for
your leg You know what It is worth.
You know the suffering and pain and
agony you endured when you lost it.
You know the Union you gave it for is
not restored, not the Government for
which. yon gave it preserved. What |
then have you for it -?


If you believe you should pay taxes
and get green6dchS ana the bondholder
pay none and get GOLD, then vote
with the rarty that vors this doctrine
for Martin Welkor; but if you think
your leg was as good to you os the
bondholder's gold was to him, vote for
Lyman R. Critchfeld, the candidate of
the party whose rallyiDg cry is cone
currency for all. l."--Fdrner.
Year: 1868

Fashionable Barber and Hair Dire ser, has
opened new shop in the building one
door West of the Citizens Bank, where he
will be pleased 10 see all who desire his
services.


After getting off all the slang phra-
Year: 1868

ACCIDENT ON RAILROAD.-About 4
A. M. Thursday, as the passenger train on
the Central railroad coming east was about
mile this side Of Covington, it ran into a
large pile of rocks (about seventy-fve
yards) which had fallen on the track.
Owing to the darkness the obstruction
could not be seen until the engine was too
near to be stopped. Little damage was
done. A brakesman was slightly injured.
A freight train was sent up from Staunton,
which brought the passengers down in time
to connect with the train for Richmond
yesterday morning. The road was cleared
of the obstruction yesterday, and the trains
will make their regular trips.
Year: 1868

A CARPET BAGGER GOES BACK ON HIS
CLAN.-There is certain den in this city
wherein nightly gather the Convention
clans of Carpet-bag- g-dom, and those of q
friendly disposition therefor, to talk and
chat of passing events, and to decide in a
manner incontestible as to who shall first
fall a victim to the Radical god, Jug
ernaut. twas but few nights ago when
this assemblage were gathered together in
solemn conclave, and sable messenger
interrupted the proceedings by drop
ping on the floor in a most uncere-
monious manner three-story trunk,
which, upon examination, was found
to contain nothing but the name Of the
owner, one of the clan, who was absent
"at dat present time" The trunk was
made the special order Of the evening, and
fully discussed, and the story of the Irish
man, who said if he had any use for q
trunk he would have to go naked, was in
troduced as an illustration of the case in
point. Finally, the owner Of the trunk
walked in and put an end to all further
inquiry in the case. He said:


Gentlemen,-I'm tired of these d-D
rebel newspapers calling US carpet-bag
men. have therefore bought that trunk,
and the next one who calls nae G. B. N.
(carpet-bag MANI I'll tell him of this
trunk, and dash the insinuation back into
his teeth"


The clan was satisfied. Trunks have
risen in Richmond.
Year: 1868

An APPEAL FROM. NORTHERN MEN,
We have been handed an appeal TO the
people Of the northern States in behalf OF
the South, and gotten up by men OF north
ern birth who have settled among Us. Its
arguments are clear and forcible, and go
to show, in brief manner, the true spirit OF
the southern people, and the gross man
ner in which it has been misrepresented
by the adventurers here in quest of the
spoils Of Office. If its truths can only be
appreciated and acted upon by those who
have our destinies in their hands, how
much hope there will be for our poor,
poverty-stricken South! The men OF
northern birth land We will here remark
that of their class they are not in the mi
nority) who make this voluntary effort in
behalf Of the people with whom they have
cast their fortunes deserve our hearty Co
operation and sincere gratitude, and IN be-
half Of our people we thank them, and bid
them God speed in their good work.
Year: 1868

SUCCESSFUL FARMISG.-A little more
than year ago gentleman rented on
shares of Mr.. Henry Cox that portion of
his farm known as "The Island" in the
Dutch Gap. He hired one negro man. and
went to work on his crops. He was so
successful that at the end of the season be
had housed more than three hundred bar
rels Of corn, in addition to his other crops.
Some idea of his success may be inferred
from the fact that he offered Mr.. Cox nine
hundred dollars in lieu of the portion Of the
crop due him.
Year: 1868

The STEAMSHIP ALExANDHA.-We un-
derstand that the agents of the Philadel.
phia Steamship Company intend to nave
the wreck of the recently burned steam
ship Alexandria raised as soon as possible
Year: 1868

When Victor was first indicted into his hiding
place, it was with quite feeling Of security, he
heard the troopers moving about below His hi
ding place under the roof Of the piazza was no
contracted space, but extended the whole length
of the building So far as mere room was con-
cerned, he was amply accommodated. flooring
had been laid upon the oists beneath his feet, and
below this close ceiling also covered the piazza.
Ordinarily, such loft as that in which he found
himself was, by wainscot and ceiling, completely
cut off from all intercommunication with the rest
of the building so that there was no way of access
by which it could be entered. In most houses, it
forms a spacious chamber in which the rats may
hold their nightly concaves, without any dread of
having their secluson disturbed by the sudden and
insidious and sly old grimalkin appearing upon the
scene of revelry and frolic. Here they can hold
their high carnivals and go rumbling and tumbling
through the loft playing their wild antics through
the night, awaking curse from some drowsy
wight, whose sumbers they prevent and making
the timid shver in their BEDS as they listen to the
fearful noises-magni6ed by night and silence
that make their hair stand on end with alright,
as some terrible story of burglary or ghosty appa-
ritions recur to their memory.


The rats, in this old mansion, hadno such license
allowed them. Its construction had been planned
with view to curtai their privileges and repress
their wild folics, and when they usurped too much
liberty, or showed themselves disposed to conduct
their saturnalia in manner to disturb the quiet
and repose of the household, it was only necessary
for the housekeeper to draw aside the sliding pan
mel and leave it open for few days, when old Tab
by dispersed their riotous assemblages- without
any reading of the riot act-and made peace to
reign in the old mansion, just as Suwarrow made
order reign in Moscow When the sliding pannel
was drawn back to its place, one would not have