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Year: 1868

The tests Of greatness, set up by the
present Radical party, will scarcely be
accepted by the enlightened critics of the
old world who take time to think. For
instance the Claim that Grant is a great
General because he commanded large
armies, and lost more men in every bat
tie in which he engaged than the enemy
brought against him, will scarcely be
conceded anywhere outside OF the Rad
zeal party. And the capture oil Lees
seventeen thousand men, not by fight
ing but by starving them cut, at cost
OF one hundred and nineteen thousand
lives, is not an achievement Bismarck
would rest bis reputation upon nor was
BelmOm, where the Great Captain u
was seen to make remarkably good time
to get out Of the way of rebel bullets,
such an exploit as Wellington would
have pointed to with pride and sstisfsc-
tiGh.


Officers high in command are not ex-
pected to ieOpaTdiZe their valuable lives,
however, and for that reason Grant had
perfect right to get out Of the way st
Belmont.


The proof that Grant is brave
mar" doesn't rest on this single in
stance, where it was clear that he ran



other day" but in the further and
more conclusive fact that he generally
placed his men ia positions Raere the
rebels could NOV them down by plat
oons and companies without iDcurriDg
any risk on their part, whatever. 1t Is
not to be presumed that he ordered his
nen iSto any danger he was unwilling
to face himself, snG, accepting this as
true, and comparing his Ices of 10000
men with his adversaries' loss of II 900,
the conclusion Is irresistible that his
personal jeopardy wss tremendous!


But didn't he escape we'll On the
other side, officers of equal rank were
shot down and killed among their men.
Leonidas Polk, Albert Sidney Johnston,
and StOnewall Jackson, fell in the very
storm of battle; but Grant never lost
finger, or even patch of hide as large
rs a button Wonderful, wasn't it?
So, it is seen, ms is not only great, but,
personally, 3 very lucky General


Really, according to the Radical stand
ard, the most illustrious Warrior of the
world is ouFs-and if the critics OF the
old world refuse to accept the standard,
they're blockheads, and that's the short
OF it. CairO Democrat,
Year: 1868

The telegraph ANNOUNCES the fact that
Sam Mckee was yesterday admitted as
the Representative OF the Ninth District
in the face of the large majority by
which he was rejected by the people,
and ia the face of the adverse report of q
Radical committee by whom his claims
were rejected in March last. Bad as the
character Of the Congressional majority
Is, and frequent as the hints of what was
coming have been, there is in this act
something so utterly corrupt and SO del-
sntly wicked that the whole country
will be startled at its accomplishment.
In the boidness with which it welcomes
all the odium of injustice and all the dis
grace of crime it stands without q par
aleI in the history Of lsgisl4tiVe bodies.
Certainly no deed so lRRless and tyran-
meal was ever done by men claiming TO
6e the representatives OF the people in
legislating for government republican
in form. The worst usurper That can
ever rise up to curse this country may
now find abundant preeedents In the
acts Of the Radical party for enforcing
his own d4spctic will rs the mandate Of
law and the Yish of the people. Whether
the American people retsla enongn OF
their forefsther's pluck to febpke this
crime against their rights, as the
Kings subjects " rebuke the Parliament
for its action in the Middlesex election
case, remains to be seen. We canBot
doubt them when even Thad Stevens,
Banks and other Radicals were so dis
gusted by the shameful kravery that all
the bonds of party discipline Gould not
commit them to the vile measure.
( Louisville Courier.
Year: 1868

From the 81. Louis Repn Diican.l


There is a beautiful daughter of the
South now in this city, whose sensi-
bilities we would not wound by giving
publicity to her name. Every calamity
that war may beget has befallen her
family, kindred, fortune and home.
The residence in which she dwelt from
childhood was in the path of destroy
ing army that swept wide districts with
unsparing desolation. Every species. of
property was destroyed, and she and an
only brother beggared, and fated to en-
counter even greater calamities, wan
dered among strangers. The mother,
weaker woman than the daughter, aocus-
toned to ease, fattery and every pleas
ure that wealth could buy, yielded never
criminally, to the fattery of an army yof-
fcer and everstepped rules of decorum
prescribed by the social habits of the
South The father wreaked terrible ven
geance upon him who destroyed the de-
lights of his poverty-stricken home, and
while the people approved the deed, there
was bitterness insufferable in the cup OF
grief pressed to the lips of the faultiess
daughter. The brother bore accumu-
lated misfortunes Unsustained by that
divine faith which never fails to give
consolation and strength. His sorrows
made him insane, and in moody madness
he dragged out a miserable existence.
Life at length became insuferable, and
in an evil hour, he put period to his
own existence The sister lived to
soothe a fathers sorrows and tighten an
guish that almost dethroned his reason.
She was divinely inspired. Her soft,
sweet voice never lost its tenderness, and
its very tones were silvery with hope
that beamed from her lustrous eyes.
She was divinity, to guard him in the
the midst of adyersities- e~


Bright as that ch 100 T. aanscendant vision,


When heart meets heart in dreams Elysian,


Sweet as the memory of buried love.


Pure as the prayer that childhood watts


above.


Time sped. The fathers grief be-
came fixed melancholy, and the church
his resource The daughter, who
reached this city few days since from a
Southern city, has sought repose in the
bosom of the holy Catholic church.
During the week she will assume VOWS
of a sisterheod famed the world over for
those charities which this daughter of
the South has learned so well how to
practice within the precincts of her own
unfortunate houshold I'VE are induced
to write this simple recital of her misfOr-
tunes that a sad chapter of personal his
tOry-an episode in that mighty volume
of human woesto which war gave origin
might find a place in the memories of
men and be conned over by the good and
brave and true women of the land.
Year: 1868

MEAN RoGUERY.-To pillage a graveyard
rob blind negro Of his dinner, or to steal the
cents off a dead mans eyes, have heretofore
but lower one was reached in this town on
Saturday night last. by the miscreant entering
the Episcopal Church and carrying of ,wo
collection plates. small silver goblet. two SUR
plices, and two black silk gowns-comppl inp
the worthy rector next morning to violate an
old established canon of his church, In relation
TO the robes of ofiice. The object of the thief
was doubtless to secure the silver communIon
SEA vice, but il was not there.--Leesturg Va.


Hirrrr
Year: 1868

GENERAL SCHOFIELD did not leave here last
night for Richmond. as was expected. H Is
still at the residence OF General Grant on /
street, and will not leave until tomorrow or
next day
Year: 1868

gone over 10 the enemy, much darkness
would have come upon the land" ail-sF


This cool assumption that the Raids


cal party has been saved by two or three
General officers, and that the Chicago
nominations were made to prove that the
!, country begins to appreciate" the
patrOniEing of General Sheridan by
General Grant, must necessarily be in
tensely revolving to the pride Of those
who have heretofore regarded themselves
as the civil leaders Of their party. But
they must stomach it as best they may
and in the evil event of their triumph
over the patriotism and the intelligence
Of the nation next November they will
accept their spurred and booted lords as
cheerily as they may. ..i T.. saT q


But this we hope and believe isnot to
be 1t is only ecessary that the people
should clearly see this shadow of the
sword which menaees them to strike
down forever the hands by which that
sword has been raised IL shall once
more be fulfilled, as of old, thatthey who;
take the sword shall perish by the sword
not, indeed, in fresh commissions Of the
weary land, nor with fresh battles and
bloodshed, but in the peaceful conflict of
the polls and by the bIoOdless victory Of
the ballot -- 90 $3.50 r.-- -..-...f
Year: 1868

The inCendiary movements of the Radi-
Gals are spreading general alarm through
out the country, and especially in the
North The New York correspondent of
the Philadelphia Ledger says rt


"The in6ammatory tone Of the speeches
in Congress with reference to the Southern
government and the Southern electoral
vote is causing very uncomfortable feel
ing in business circles, Increasing as il does
the prevailing distrust of the future. Great
regret is also expressed that Congress, in
stead of taking a recess merely, did not ad-
iourn, as usual, till December. TO reas-
semble right on the eve of an exciting
Presidential election, Republicans as well
as Democrats apprehend, will be but to fo-
ment past agitations." ,-a -g'.


We copy the following from the Boston
Post


'The feeling ofapprehension here is rap
idly becoming intensified, and the popular
impression is that we are approaching a
more serious crisis than even the war of
the rebellion The oldest aud bravest men
speak out their fears. One of the most
distinguished generals ofthe Federal army,
who is not now in political life, though
lately sympathizing with the Republican
party, is Satisfied of the fixed determination
of his late political associates to overthrow
the government and seize the Executive
power" ..
Year: 1868

Every department Of business has an imms-
date interest in the markets Of the country. and
ln its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fails TO keep himself properly ad-
yised as TO the rise and fall Of tho markets. as
controlled by tho laws OF demand and supply
and the relative condition Of the currency. is
exposed 10 constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprisins
neighbors. In order to mako our paper valuable
as well as interesting, we shall continue to
make this a sFECILL FEATURE. Our Daily
Market Reports. domestic and foreign. by tele-
graph. and cur City Reports. gotten up at heavy
expense, have challenged the commendatiOn OF
our best business men while our current Finan-
oial Reports from all the leading money centre


the country are fuller than have ever
publishod by any other Journal IN Tennessee.
Year: 1868

We shall constantly AdmoniEh the Southern
people TO be seifreliant, and shall do what We
may be able 70 induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
dnob To this end we will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves 10 encourage the diversih-
sation Of Southern industries and the develop
pent Of Southern resources
Year: 1868

How SETTLEMENT OUTGREw A
LAwYER.-A petifogging lawyer and
manager in new settlement in Wiscon-
sin gave missionary of the American
Sunday School Union the following ac-
count of Sunday School: l organized
the first Sunday School in this county,
and ran it myself one season. We came
in here early, all Americans. We want
ed to draw in decent, industrious FAM
lies, and to keep out all foreigners and
rowdies. So I said: "A Sunday school
will attract the folks we want, and keep
Others out. 1t will be the best and the
cheapest way to blow for the settlement
There was not one of us that pretended
to have one grain of piety; so they
pitched on me to carry out the plan. l
did so, and sent to your Society and got
library, and ran the school all summer.
1t did the blowing for us splendidly. Be-
fore SUMMER was ended, some Christian
families came in; and as they had bet
ter stock of piety, l gave over the Sun
day school to their hands. 1t was
grand thing for us. There wasn't for
eigner of any sort that ever stayed in the
settlement more than one night. We Sc
cured good American and moral settle-
ment. In fact, it got to be so pious that
1 couldn't live there myself"
Year: 1868

A lecturer was dilating upon the pow
ers of the magnet, defying any one to
show or name anything surprising it. A
hearer demurred, and instanced a young
lady who used to attract him thirteen
miles every Sunday.
Year: 1868


FLAW HuNTERs-There are people
who have a preternatural faculty for de-
tecting evil, or the appearance of evil, in
every mans character. They have a
fatal scent for carrion. Their memory is
like museum at medical college, and
illustrates all hideous distortions, and
monstrous growths, and revolving disea-
ses, by which humanity can be troubled
and afflicted They think they have
wonderful knowledge of human nature;
| but it is a blunder to mistake the New
gate Calender for biographical diction-
ary.


A less offensive type of the same ten
dency leads some people to find appar-
ent satisfaction in the discovery and
proclamation Of the slightest defects in
the habits of good men. Speak to them
about man whose good works every
body admires' and they regret that he is
sorough in hismanner, orsosmooth that
his temper is so hasty, or that he so fond
of applause. They seem to hold brief,
requiring them to prove the impossibility
of human perfection. They detect the
slightest alloy in thepure gold Of human
goodness. If they hear an organ, they
find out at once which are the poorest
stops. If they listen to great speaker
they remember nothing but some slip in
the construction of sentence, or the in
consistency of q metaphor. While their
friends are admiring the wealth and beau-
ty of tree, whose branches are weighed
down with fruit, they have discovered a
solitary bough, lostin the golden aflluence,
on which nothing is hanging.


Poor Hazlitt was sorely troubled with
them in his time. Littleness," he said,
d" is their element, and they give char
acter of meanness to whatever they touch.
They creep, buzz, and fiy-blow.- Good
Words.
Year: 1868

AT this point, a recess of fifteen minutes
took place, and during the time, there was
much comparing of notes. Among the
impeachment men inside and outside of
the Senate, it was generally admitted that
the case against the President began to
look doubtful, but all said that IL was not
yet time to give it up though Wade and


Wilson said there did not appear to be
much chance Of conviction. There was
talk about postpOHing the vote from to-
morrow till some time next month, but the
proposition did not seem 10 be considered
with general favor. r. .. .'..
Year: 1868

Not very long ago, the yong and
beautiful wife of one of our citizens
was callen to her fnal account, lcav-
ing her husband sad, disconsolatcand
bereft. She was buried in the ada
cent cemetery, and the husband re-
turned to his desolaie home, but not
to forget the loved one. She was
present with him by day, in spirit,
and in his dreams at night. Onepc-
culiarity of his dreams, and one that
haunted him---beng repeated night
after night--was this: That the spir-
II Of his wife came to his bedside and
told him that the undertaken had not
removed from her face the square
pieceof muslin, or napkin, which had
been used to cover her face after
death; but had screwed down the
coflin-lid with It upon her, and that
she could not breathe in her grave,
but was unrest on account of the nap
kin. He tried to drive the dream
away, but it bided with him by night
and troubled him by day. He sought
consolation in religion and his pastor
prayed with him and assured him that
it was wicked toindulge such morbid
fancy. 1t was the subject Of his own
petition before the throne of grace ;
but still the spirit came and told anew
the story of her suflocation. In de-
spair he sought the undertaken, Mr..
Dicley, who told him that the napkin
had been removed, but urged him to
forget the circumstance, as it could
not be any possible annoyance to in
animate clay. While the gentleman
frankly acknowledged this, he could
not avoid the apparation, and contin-
ual stress upon his mind began to
tell upon his health At length he
determined to have the body disin-
TERED, and visited the undertaken foi
that purpose. Here he was met with
the same advice and persuasion, and
convinced once more of his folly, the
haunted man returned to his home
That night, more vivid than ever
more terribly real than before, she
came to his bedside and upbraided
him for his want of affection, and
would not leave him until he had
promised to remove the cause Of all
her suffering. The next night, with
a friend, ne repaired to the sexton


who was prevailed upon to accompa-
ny them, and there, by the light Of
tile cold moon, the body was lifted
from its narrow bed, the coilin-lid I'M
screwed, and the napin removed
from the face of the corpse. That
night she came to his bedside once
more, but for the last time. Thank
ing him for his kindness, she pressed
her cold lips to his check, and came
again no more. Reader, this is a true
story; can you explain the mystery
of dreams?
Year: 1868

GOLD WATCHES are generally put down
among articles of luxury, yet there is no piece
of furniture about the house more strictly an
article of necessity than good time piece, and
the best watches are always put in gold cases, SO
that, in the long run, good gold watch is cheap
er than a silver one even brass or wooden
clock The reader will find this especially true
on giving fair trial to the splendid gold watches
at the jewelry store of Mr. Jesse Dickey. He
has them at prices varying from $40 to $l15-of
American and foreign manufacture.


In iewelry of all kinds, and pure silver or gold
and silver plated ware, Mr.. Dickey's stock has
been very much enlarged of late and is really
splendid.
Year: 1868

Cur readers have probably noted ere this, by
the proceedings of the Board of Education as
published in these columns that our School
Board have determined to employ an assistant
teacher in the High School Department of the
Columbus street school. This has become una
voidable from the increasing number Of appli.
cants for admission to that department Of our
public schools. Besides nearly enough remain.
ing over from the last term to fill the depart
ment. the examination a week or two ago showed
some go new applicants from the other schools
for admission to the high schools. To avoid
being overcrowded, the principal had to raise
the grade of qualification so high, that Of these
less than half could pass the necessary examina
ton. Yet those rejected should not be compelled
10 go back to the schools of lower grade. Ac
cordingly, it has been wisely decided to divide
the high school into two rooms, so that the
number of pupils in that department, by the
employment of an additional teacher, can be
doubled.


Our public schools, we are happy to note, un.
der the improved management of the last yea,
or two, have so rapidly regained public conf.
dence that they are becoming crowded, necessi
tating not only the employment of additional
teachers, but the raising of the grade as well as
salaries of those now employed.
Year: 1868

The FETE CHAMPETRE or rural festival, Civ
en- by the ladies of the Episcopal Church on
Wednesday evening, in the pleasant grounds
surrounding the residence of DIR. Macarthur, was
the greatest triumph of the season in the festival
line. There is, in the rear of the dwelling, q
wide space, capable of accommodating a 4th of
July celebration, shaded by large oaks and hick-
ories. Under these the tables were arranged,
the whole grounds, as we'll in front as in the
rear, being brilliantly lighted with dozens of
Chinese lanterns of various fanciful shapes and
colors, as well as with numerous lamps. The
scene was certainly fairy like and enchanting,
and the weather delightful, Just cool enough
for perfect comfort out of doors, and to enjoy a
dish of good ice cream. And that was Just what
the ladies had in abundance, together with lem
onads cream soda, and other cooling and refresh
ing drinks. The crowd in attendance was SO
large that no hall in the city could have held it
with any sort of comfort; yet here there was no
semblance of a jam, nor would there have been
WITH double the enumber. The enjoyment of all
seemed so complete that it was not until the
hour layout the twal" before any serious move
ment was made towards break up The re
ceipts, we learn, were about $1,000.
Year: 1868

The SEASON drawing to close, Alschuler &
Co. offer to sell the remainder of their summer
dry goods at the rate of 30 cts. on the dollar.
This is no humbug, as they prefer to sell their
summer dry goods for half price rather than
keep them over winter.
Year: 1868

AT CHILD Il BRo's.-From the rate at which
Child 4 Bro. have been selling boots and shoes
since their great summer reduction q week ago,
one would suppose their store must be nearly
emptied. But in the morning every shelf and
box seems to be as full as ever. The truth is,
they are receiving new goods almost daily and
never allow their assortment to run down. Their
arrangements for new supplies from the east are
60 perfect and inexhaustible that they can always
fill up any deficiency at few days notice.
Year: 1868

Thursday was big day at John Stout's. The
crowd of customers at times was such that peo-
pie thought Yankee Robinson must be giving
free exhibition there of some of his rarest curl.
osities But there was no such extra attraction
The splendid goods and the extraordinary low
we'll known popularity, were attraction enough
Year: 1868

MoRGAN.& & FossEEN have made no great
blow about selling out their old stock at 90 or
100 per cent. reduction, because they have no
old, faded, shelf worn goods on hand; but they
promise to sell light summer goods or any other
goods as cheap as the cheapest in the city, or to
give them away. ,..
Year: 1868

BROKE JAIL.-l esterday evening about two clock
the following prisoners confined in cell in the see
ond story of the parish JAIL made their escape by
locking the door from the inside: NJ Hood found
guilty of murder; }! L.. Helpman, charged with bur
gIary Ben. Gregory under sentence of death for the
murder of VanArsde of Bossier parish j. Alexander,
charged with larceny and Lewis Williams, charged
with larceny. All of them succeeded in getting away
except Williams, who arrested by deputy Sheriff
Stufgess and brought back the jail, and made ex
plain the modus operaasdi of getting out of the cell
We know of no better way of explaining to our read
ers the way in which they made their escape than by
stating what we witnessed the jail late last night
which place visited at the request of the sheriff.
The door of the cell is of heavy iron lattice work. the
interstices being large enough for to his
arm through. Williams locked in the cell and
ordered BY the sheriff to show us how the door was
opened. With a small whipcord in his hand he thrust
his hand through the lattice work, passed the cord
into the bolt socket aGd with the aid of the wire han
die of waterbucket passed it around the bolt to the
inside, bringing both ends of the cord together. Hay
ing the bolt well in hand he passed his right arm
through another opening in the lattice work of the
door, with the aforesaid bucketwre in bis hand in
serted the wire in the keyhoe, and with apparently


little trouble touched the spring of the bolt at the same
time pulling on the cord around the bolt, and presto
the door swung on its hinges Twice he opened the
door IN this way in our pre- sence, satisfying that
there are many things in this mundane sphere which
the world knows not Of Sheriff Hope is using every
effort to re-capture the prisoners. TcIcgrams have
been sent to every available point and bis deputies are
securing the immediate country. No blame can be
attached to Sheriff Hope or the jaor The cell from
which they escaped WIS considered the safest in the
jai and the one in which the most desperate crmi-
nails were always confined. The escaped prisoners owe
their deliverance to their ingenuity in picking
the lock-