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Year: 1868




At eight o'clock in the morning high
mass will be read in the Church of the
Most Holy Redeemer, and at nine O'Clock
the delegates will march in procession to
the meeting room. The President, of last
year, Mr.. John Amend, of st. Louis, will
open the session. The first business in
order is the appointment OF committee OH
Credentials, to which all delegates must
submit their appointments in writing.
The meeting will then adjourn until the
afternoon, by which time it is expected
that this committee will be able to report.
This report disposed of, the election of Of
hcers tor the present year will be gone
into, and it is generally believed that the
days proceedings will end with this. In
the evening Rev. Father Wayrich will de-
liver lecture, in the church, on Catholic
Schools" which, Judging from the straight
forward, outspoken character of his sermon
yesterday, promises to be equally interest
ing and Instructive
Year: 1868

v Tie steamer Silver Lake landed
at our Levee. on Thursday night of last
week. and a passenger on board caused
the arrest of man and Q boy. on the
charge of stealing bis pocket.book while
he was engaged in gambling. They were
tried. and sufficient evidence found to
commit them. After enjoying the hos
pitsliiies Of our Calaboose for few daya,
they were taken to Troy, and turned over
to the Sheriff.
Year: 1868

EWe regret to learn that Charles
Rsppelye. our County Treasurer. has for
some days been confined to bis bed BY
sickness. For an upright man and
faithful oEcef. be has had sn unusual share
OF misfortune during the past year.
Year: 1868

GENTLEMEN = You commence your
present session with the full knowledge
of the wants and expectations of the peo-
pie of Montana. You need no admoni-
lions TO remind you of your duty. The
past Is full of warning, and the present
full of instruction. The eyes of the peo-
pie are fixed upon you with jealousy and
distrust. You must do we'll to receive
much more to merit public appreciation.
Any mi idle course will excite resent
ment or contempt. The errors of the
past, which you are expected TO correct,
are fresh in the memory of all Neither
the cbicanery of party, the vauntings of
power or the blaze of popularity will
shield YOU from the discriminating judg-
ment of suffering people.


The past legislation of the Territory,
has been a tissue OF imbecility, dishon-
esty and heartlessness. Never was the
confidence of a trusting people so shame
fully betrayed by their rulers. The idea
that the Territory was a place for tenn
porary acquisition, has been the govern
ing principle, in all practicable legisla-
tion. Laws were enacted in obedience
20 this sentiment, and the immediate
necessities OF the people made tributary
10 il. The record which should furnish
the highest evidence of purity, affords
the most damning proofs of corruption.
The people have suffered, the interests
of the Territory have been neglected,
and all reasonable expectations blasted.


If a conspiracy had been formed by
twenty men. armed with power for the
purpose in the winter of 1S64-5 TO appros
pirate the interests of the Territory V.
10 the use of themselves and their friends,
they could not more effectually have &C.
complished it than the men who COM
posed the first legislature of Montana


A domain fresh from the hands of the
Creator, exhaustIess in all the ele-
ments of natural wealth, delight
ful in climate, beautiful in all that
is grand and magnificent in natural
scenery, and almost toundless in extent.
each portion of which. was q challenge
for the exercise OF tire highest and most
exalted powers of human intellect for
it's improvement. was utterly paralyzed
by the iniudicious labors of two short
months of legislative wickedness. The
question was not how shall we best de-
velOp this mighty heritage. and make il
a source of common blessings: but how
shall we best appropriate it to our indi-
vidual aggrandizementf I'VE are here
as Democrats. and as such, represent the
democratic party" Let us divide this
among ourselves, and so the unholy work
began. Every partner should and must
Year: 1868

1aoy.


Night before last o young and very
amiable unmarried lady had been ont
on visit to sick friend, and was re-
turning alone to her home from Capitol
Hill, when, near the Baltimore depot,
she was suddenly clutched at the throat
by big, savage negro, who immedi-
ately drew pistol and threatened to
shoot her dead on the spot if she spoke
a loud word. Still grasping the lady's
throat, he dragged her nearly hundred
yards in an opposite direction, and two
or three times made violent and hellish
attempts to accomplish his awful pur-
pose. Just as her strength was ex-
hausted, the negro saw two men ap-
preaching, when he left her and fed
at the top of his speed. The lady
was choked till she was black in the
face, aid the flesh about her neck and
shoulders was terribly lacerated by the
negroes claws. Her clothes were nearly
torn off of her. The lady was in q
fainting condition when the gentle
men reached her, and they kindly
assisted her, more dead than alive, to
her home. Medical assistance was
called in, and she is still under the
charge of her physician. Delicacy for
bids the mention of the lady's name,
but the facts recited are true. No clue
has been obtained of the black wretchs
abode who perpetrated this diabolical
deed. Miss = woRld not even know
him herself should she see him again,
she being so frightened at the time, and
choked so hard that she conld not see.
This should be warning to ladies not
to be out alone after dark, especially on
unfrequented thoroughfares.- Washing
ton Union, 24th.
Year: 1868

The principles upon which number
of Congress seems to be now acting on,
is contained in the following, clipped
from an exchange:


wf anything doth occur in thy public
capacity by which We can add unto the
store of thy kindred, do it. Be not
yexed at the Glamors of those who pay
taxes and grow exceedingly wroth By
r.oson of the burdens they bear, they
don't amount to much. Lay up for your
selves great treasures in greenbacks to
avoid suspicion, and have them straight
way turned into gold, which neither
moth nor the rust can destroy, SO that
when you are old you can laugh at + the e
exceeding great number of people VINO
were honest but not smart, by reason
of their not being members Of ,Os!sD Congress Sf
during the time the printing pLessG;Id pres ;dIa Ta
the Treasury Department were not idiG
in making hundreds of millions OF legal
tender and other notes"
Year: 1868

can commence operations again, and


build mp the commercial marine of the


United States. Legislation upon this
and kindred subjects will be far more
creditable to us nation and people,
and will pay better, than the eternal
and disgusting agitation with reference
tn The nanrn
Year: 1868

WoULD LOOK BAD ON THE RECORD
The Madison correspondent of the Osh
kosh Northeastern thus explains why the
Democratic members of the Assembly
vehemently opposed Mr.. Dodge's resolu-
tons in regard to correcting the list of de-
serters, and then voted for them:


Considerable feeling is manifested
over the action of the Democratic mem
bers In their efforts to defeat the resolu-
ton to correct the list of deserters. They
did all in their power to hinder its passage
aud deprive it of force and significance.
In this they were supported by the SOLID
and vote for it after its passage was a
toregone conclusion for no other reason
than because, as | overheard one of them
say. 1t acoutd look id bad on the re
cord, looks to me rather small.
Year: 1868

PENDLETON'S REPUTATION SCHEME.


Pendleton is the first choice of the
Western Democracy for President. Every
democratic press in the West approves
his financial schemes and are industrious
ly laboring for its accomplishment. Pen
dleton is in favor of paying off the 500
bonds in greenbacks, and including those
now in circulation, there would then be
$500 millions of greenbacks afoat. An
exchange speaking about this subject
truly says: ''Will the national debt
then be discharged? No; not a dollar
Of it will have been paid. The govern
ment will owe for the greenbacks What
shall be done with them? Their guam
tity will be four or five times greater than
the amount of currency necessary to dc
the business of the country, and will
hence be enormously deprecated. Indeed
it is questionable whether they will then
be worth anything. Their value will de-
pend entirely on what course the govern
ment shall pursue in reference to redeem
ing them. As between the government
and the holdcr,a greenb,cih is the promise
of the former to pay the latter so many
dollars. Obviously the dollar referred
to is the constitutional metallic dollar
the only dollar known when the bill was
passed authorizing the first emission OF
United States notes. A greenback is,
therefore, promise of the United States
Government to pay the holder the
amount specified on It's face in dollars
a. e., in gold or silver Read greenback
and see if it be not a promise on the part
of the United States to pay given num-
Der of dollars to the bearer Suppose
that all the bonds shall be reduced to
greenbacks, the old question then recurs:
How are the latter to be paid? Is the
government prepared to take up its de-
mand notes with coin? Where is the
50, 800, 900, 900 OF gold with which to pay
those United States demand notes
What is gained to the taxpayers by
changing an indebtedness, which is not
due for fifteen or twenty years, into
demand notes which the government
cannot possibly redeem?


The fact of the matter is that, when
the government shall begin paying
$40 bonds with greenbacks-that is, ex-
changing notes not due for many years,
into notes due On demand-it will be
obliged to do one Of three things Either.
first, redeem those demand notes Ill coin;
or, second, offer new bond into which
they may be funded, with principle and
interest payable in gold or, third, repu-
Giate the notes and refuse to pay them
In other words, repudiate tie national
debt and become great national scoun-
drcl. This latter course is exactly the one
the Hcndleton Democracy and the South
ern rebels desire to have us take It is
the course they intend to pursue if they
come into power There is nothing more
certain in the future. The nature of the
furnished wolf is not changed for the bet
ter by being let into sheep-fold and al
lowed to follow its instincts
Year: 1868

A RAscAL's s INGENUITY-A QUEER IN
srRUMENT FOR CUTTING OUT POCKETS. =
We were yesterday shown by we'll
known detestive police officer, a very sim
gular and ingenious little instrument,
taken from a notorious thief. who had
had it made for the purpose of cutting
out peoples pockets. On the end OF the
little machine was hook, which is used
to catch the pants in front of the pocket,
and then on sort of slide is sharp two
edged blade that cuts the cloth, while at
the same time pair OF forceps secures
the pocket book. The whole thing was
so unique, and exhibited such an amount
of cunning, that we could not but think
how useful citizen the inventor
could have been if he had only
turned his skill aud brains in the proper
channel The detective, by actual exper-
iments, easily convinced us that ordinary
thief could quietly relieve a person OF
their wallet (that is if they had one) with
out the least chances of detection Cm-
! ci,sadti Times, Jan 27.
Year: 1868

The Macon county Mich Neaos
gives the Democracy of Michigan sharp
hut, as follows '"The Democracy OF
Michigan in a quandary woat course to
persue In reference to voting upon the
new Constitution of this State. Iney
love their whisky as intensly as they hate
negro, and which to spite they can t
make their minds IF they vote against
the new Constitution, they vote tc iasten
rpon them for the next fifteen years the
Maine Law which is very odious to them
Just, now, and on the other hand. if they
vote for it they have got to adopt negro
suffrage, thing they very much dislike
to do.
Year: 1868

Among our news items may be found
recorded the hanging OF a negro In Ken
lucky for committing an outrage on q
white girl. All right, but would it not
be well to hang the white men of Ken
lucky who commit outrages on black
girls?
Year: 1868

The press and types taken to Jack
sonville, Ala, short time since, to es-
tablish Republican paper there, were
completely destroyed. Thus is exhibited
the fact that the rebels of Calhoun, a,
least, are determined to Suppress free
speech and free press, and continue an
archy and disorder in that state, and
nothing short of most severe punishment
will put an end to such foul work.
Year: 1868

Each mother is q historian. She writes
not the history of empires or emperors on pa
per, but she writes her own history ON the
impe.ishable mind of her child. That tablet
and that history will remain indelible when
time shall be no more. That history each
mother shall meet again, and read with eter-
nal Joy or unutterable grief in the comingages
of eternity. This thought should weigh on
the mind of every mother, and render her
deeply circumspect, and prayeriul and faith
full in her solemn work Of training up her
children for heaven and immortality. The
minds Of children are susceptible and easily
impressed. 4 word, look, frown, may
engraye an impression on the mind Of child
which no lapse Of time can cfface or wash out.
You walk along the seashore when the tide is
out, and you form characters or write words
or names in the smooth, white sand, which is
spread out so clear and beautiful at your feet,
according as your fancy may dictate; but the
returning tide shall in few hours wash out
and efface all you have written. Not so the
lines and characters of truth or error which
your conduct imprints on the mind Of your
child There you write impressions for the
everlasting good or i'll of your child, which
neither the floods nor the storms Of earth can
wash out, nor deaths cold finger erase, nor
the slow moving ages Of eternity obliterate.
How careful, then, should each mother be in
the treatment of her child How prayeriul,
and how serious, and how earnest to write
the eternal truths of God on his mind-those
truths which shall be his guide and teacher
when her voice shall be silent in death
Year: 1868

The battle of life, in ty far the greater
number of cases, must necessarily be fought
up hill and to win it, without Il struggle, is
perhaps to win it without honor If there
were no difficulties, there would be no success /;
if there were nothing to struggle for, there
would be nothing to be achieved Difficulties
may intimidate the weak but they act only
as a stimulus to a man of pluck and resolu-
ton. All experience of life, indeed, serves
to prove that the impediments thrown in the
way of human advancement may, for the most
part, be overcome by steady good conduct,
honest zeal, activity, perseverance, and de-
termined resolution to surmount difficulties,
and stand up manfully against misfortune.
Year: 1868

VIII the coming husband ever reach the
advanced state prophcsied by New York
correspondent


The model husband walks out with his wife
on a week day, and is not afraid of a millin-
er's shop He even has change when asked
for it, and never alludes TO il afterward. lie
is not above carrying a large bundle or cot
ton umbrella, or even holding the baby in his
lap in an omnibus. He runs on first to knock
at the door when it is raining, He goes out
side If the cab is full He goes to bed first
in cold weather. lie gets up in the night to
rock the cradle or answer the door bell. He
believes in Mysteries and is melted instantly
by tear. He patches up quarrel with a
velvet gown, and drives away the sulks with
a trip to Central Park. He never flies out
about his buttons, nor brings homo friends to
supper His clothes never smell Of tobacco.
lie respects the curtains and never smokes in
the house He never invadcs the kitchen,
and would no more think Of blowing up
any of the servants than of ordering the din
ner. lie is innocent of a latch key. He lets
the family go out Of town once every year,
while he remains at home with one knife and
fork, sits on brown Holland chair, sleeps ON
ourtainess bed, and has a eharwoman to
wait on him. He is very easy and affection
ate, keeping the wedding anniversary regu-
larly.
Year: 1868

ENJOY THE PREsENT.-One of the most
provoking things which mortal man encounters
is that of taking vast deal of trouble to pro
vide against a danger which never arrives
Yet nothing is more common than to see peo-
pie laying up treasures they never live to enjoy
providing against exigencies that never hap,
pens and sacrificing present care, pleasure and
enjoyment, only to guard against the wants of
a period that they may never live to see.
Year: 1868

Reputation is as often got by noise as merit.
The man who blows his own horn loudeSt and
most constantly is very apt to be considered the
biggest and best out Plated ware, nowadays,
appears to be preferred by the majority Of the
people Modest merit has very little chance to
play a lutte, where huge base drum is beaten.
The noisiest politicians commonly get the
spoils, the loudest preachers the salaries, and
the boldest woman the favoring worship. All
of which goes to prove that the world has yet
a field for improvement.
Year: 1868

The editor of journal in small Western
town bought five pounds of powdered sugar;
He found that it was mixed with plaster, and
announced in his paper the next day that If the
grocer who had so shamefully cheated him did
not make amends he would publish his name.
BEFORE nine o'clock in Che morning he had re-
ceived FIVE packages offvo pounds each. There
were lust five grOcers i'll town.
Year: 1868

q U 4 suffering from Throat and Lung
Disease. This is folly, when waIsE Piss Cos
rosxo will aHord you speedy relief II will
cure your cough and strengthen your weak
lungs and IL yoa are troubled with Kidney
Complaint. it will be Of great advantage TO you.
For sale evcryWhere
Year: 1868

THs brick makers are crowding their
work - fast o possible, not only to keep
the present heavy building demand sup.
piled, bat to get . stock ahead for next
springs supply. Last fall closed out the
stock 90 completely that there was nothing
to make start with this season until new
brick could DO made.
Year: 1868

A WELL KNOWN wit once said Clothes do
IA not make the man, but they do very much
Men are always apt to judge others by their ex-
ternal appearance, and justly so, for neatness of
person is just rs much the characteristic of gen.
tlenan as high sense of honor or unquestionable
veracity in this view, therefore, II behooves every
man not only to procure good clothing but TO
have it made in the most elegant and fashionable
shape, and We know of no establishment in town
which better insures these desirable qualities than
WILDES' STAR CLOTHING HALL.


Main Street, Middletown, Del.


N. B.-Cloths, Cassimeres and vestings kept
constantly on hand and made TO order.


January 25-m
Year: 1868

Seymour repeatedly declared that
his acceptance of the nomination would
be "the loss Of his personal honor"
Now, is it safe to put the Nations
"honor'' in the hands of 4 man who
cannot preserve his own?
Year: 1868

In late speech at Akron, Ohio, Fred.
Douglass, addressing the colored people;
told them that the Government emanci-
pated the negro as matter of policy,
and not from any Christian motive Of
right or justice, and that they had no
more reason to be thankful to the Gov
ernment for their freedom than had the
Hebrews to feel thankful TO Pharoah for
their delverance from bondage. Doug
lass said that although it was possible
that, naturally, the colored men were
equal to the whites, they were not so
practically, and that they must rise
through their own exertons to much
higher degree of intelligence before being
allowed all the rights and privileges of
the white man. Ho added that they
we're now on probation, and if fifteen
years hence found them as they now are,
it would be almost impossible for them
to make any advancement. Perhaps
this advice from an intelligent colored
man may be received by his race as the
counsel of friend. 1t is certain that
the competition against which they will
have to contend for the means OF support
must increase by immigration every
year, whilst they can rely on no such
addition to their numbers, but must
make up for the inequality by increased
efficiency. The ignorant and degraded
of whatever color must always besubject
to superior intelligence, and it behooves
the colored people to reflect whether
those are their true friends who would
plunge them into politics without previ-
GUS preparation and training, or those
who would help to fit them, as far as may
be accomplished, for the discharge here
after of such duties as may devolve upon
them.-Bdltimore Sun.
Year: 1868

THERE was curious phenomenon wit
messed in Detroit few nights ago. The
whole city was illuminated for minute,
as light, apparently, as day. 1t was not
a flash, nor yet steady light, but seemed
to come in waves, like the Tapping of the
wings of bird. The source of it re-
mains a profound mystery and is beyond
cAniectnre
Year: 1868

A Few HARD THINGs.-Experience 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 intem-
rate.


Hard to pay your debts.
Hard to resist temptation.


Hard to believe man you know to be a
liar.


Hard to turn the other cheek when you
are struck.


Hard to borrow money from friends when
we need it,


Hard to lcve our enemies.
Year: 1868

Uue says dark hours are touchstones
to try whether We are current coin or not.
There need be no Encouragement if We fail
at one or several trials. Each one illuminate
es little of the dress and leaves US purer
metal than before.
Year: 1868

RIoHEs.-Misery assails riches as light.
ming does the highest towers; or as q tree
that is heavy laden with fruit breaks its
own boughs, so do riches destroy the virtue
of their possessor.
Year: 1868

PASSIONATE MEN HoNEsT.-He who is
passionate and hasty is generally honest 1t
is your old, assembling hypocrite of whom
you should beware There's no desception
In bulldog it is only the cur that sneaks
up and bites you when your back is turned.
Year: 1868

it is in truth, Family Medicine, and should be kept
in every family for Immediate use. Persons travel
ing should always have bottle Of this remedy with
them. 1t is not unfrequently the case that persons
are attacked with disease and before medical aid can
be procured the patient is beyond the hope ofrecov
cry Captains Of vessels should always supply them
selves with few bottles of this remedy, before leaV
ing port, by doing they will be in possession of
an invaluable remedy resort to in of accident
or sudden attacks of sickness 1t has been used in


SEVERE CASES OF CHOLERA
and never has failed in a single case, where it was
thoroughly applied on the first appearance OF the
symptoms.


To those who have 50 long used and proved the
merits of article will say that we will contin-
ue to prepare PAIN KILLER Of the best and purest
materials, and that it shall be in every way worthy
of their appreciation as a family medicine.


25-ly PERRY DAVIS & SON,


Manufacturers and Proprietors, Providence, R. l..