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Year: 1867

HEAVY SNow.-The recent heavy snow which WIS.,
tied this section, has led our old inhabitants to
call to mind the various periods at which snow fell
during their recollection, and, regarding one par
ticular heavy snow storm. some little discussion
recently arose, and among many of them differ
ence OF opinion regarding the date exists. We
find by reference to the files of the Journal of 1849
that this event occurred on Sunday, the 18th day
of April in that year. 1t is there stated that il
commenced showing abou+ noon, and by night the
ground was covered to the depth of four or five
inches, and that THAT remarkable and much
abused individual 'the ELDEST inhabitant was to-
tally unable to recoect any similar instance
Doubtless much to the qualification Of the inhabi
tants it did not remain over the next day. but was
melted away by the genial rays of mild and wei
come sun.
Year: 1867

Our CTTY.-Alth0ugh labOling under the de-


pressing spirit Of dulness at present. there u.s. in


our opinion, far happier future in store for Will
nirGtOn commercial city ana market, if our
merchants and the sc.eTal Railroad Companies


Will hut work together. BY bcEefittinS the place,


and using all their energies to promote the gene


raj good they will but advance their veral ends
and reap all the advantages accruing from the
business Of prosperous and 1lourishiHg city


But for the want Of capital much could now be
cOmplishod, but energy will find means to attain


its ends, and when assisted by determination
becomes almost irresistible.


Upon the completion Of the Wilmington, Char
otte and Rutherford and the Western Railroads,
the future prosperity of Wilmington is almost
entirely dependent. \ country abounding in the
wealth of mineral resources and agricultural pro-
duets, will then be spread before us, and those
sections which have heretofore remained closed to
the merchants of city will be opened, and,
embraced by the long arms of those Railroads,
will pour its treasures into the lap of our mar
kct


1t is important that we should have connection
with the North by means Of the Wilmington and
Weldon Railroad, and access tD the fertile regions
of South Carolina by the Wilmington and Manches-
ter Railroad but it is doubly important that the


Roads ntersecting the rich districts of the nteri-
or of our State, should be constructed and
Wilmington placed in position to reap all the ad
vartages which would accrue in this event. The


place would then be increased to two, aye, even


three fold it's present wealth and Importance, and


for the same harbor advantages, have no superior


among the cities of the South.


It is matter of State pride that 80 important q
commercial city within its borders should derive


advantage from the productions of our soil in


stead of seeing port of a neighboring State


enriched, because of the want of fac les of trans
portation in the right direction.


We trust to see this end achieved, and our city


placed in that position she is entitled to, and to
which she should attain.


FAsHIONs.-We have sometimes been led almos t


to imagne that the "good old days Of Queen
Bess'' had returned gain, but certain it is that


the fashions of that period have been in part re-
vved. The stately form of the Virgin Queen
bedecked with rut1es and with head decorated
with dress Of hair and ornaments, furnished by


the de tlers in fashions, called to mind by the
appearance of some Young Misses of the present
dav who appear TO be as ardent followers of the
whimsical goddess ever was fair lady in the
majestic air to the appearance, the hair secured


in one tremendous crown upon the back of the
head, rendering the face small by the contrast,
are not wanting, and even the absence Of hoops is
lot forgotten, all combining to present to the
public a feature in the progress of fashions
palmed upon them something new, but, in many
r. spccs, but repetition of what seemed perfectly
natural in ages that are past.
Year: 1867

of at least fonr thousand females, and do it
a great deal better. Here we could have
stood for hours, but our guide beckoned us
to return and examine the motive power
which moves this vast quantity of machln-
cry. 10 dc this, we had to descend to the
ground floor and were taken into the eng zine
and boiler rooms


The Engine works as beautifully as any
we ever saw, and looks almost as bright as
when it was pronounced complete by
the maker. The boiler is certainly curl
oslty, 1t being composed of a succession of
cast iron globes, each of which holds about
one gallon of water, and each globe is wrapt
in fiery flames, thus giving more heat and
generating steam faster than the old style
boiler. This boiler, of one hundred horse
capacity, furnishes the steam for the En-
glne, for the dye watts, for the dry room,
and for heating the entire building. No
fire is allowed inside, and the heating ar
rangement is certainly very perfect. There
IS also pump constantly at work while the
Engine is in motion, which throws water
into all the rooms of the Factory, thus sup
plying the operatives with water to drink
and also a safeguard in case of accident by
lire. We have never spent an hour more
profitably than we did in looking through
this magnificent establishment.


The establishment works about ninety
hands, and gives support to not less than
two hundred and fifty persons, all of whom
are dependent upon the success of the
Company for subsistence. It is managed
by Gen. John A. Young as President, and
James Earnshaw, superintendent Gen.
Young has been closely identified with the
manufacture Of wooden goods for the last
eighteen years indeed he is one of the
original founders of Crock Island,' and
We may say the father of the enterprise
AS for Mr., Earnshaw, his labors speak for
themselves. Who can look at those beau
tiful Cassimeres and not see that master
mind has been employed there ?


The present proprietors of the Factory
are j. A. Young, M. L. Wriston, John
Wilkes and James Earnshaw. The two
former have been connected with Rock Is
land Factory for y or Is years.


In concluding this article we must urge
upon the people of the South the great ne
cesssity OF supporting enterprises Of this
hlnd. There are numbers of them. We
must encourage our capitalists to invest
their surplus means in manufacturing, and
let us learn lesson from the Yankees
Look at their manufacturing towns and
villages the capital invested, and the profits
they are realizing off our people. Why
not keep it at home ? Look to it, that our
only salvation is in our sustaining each
other and keeping our capital at home.
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admOnish the Southern
people to be sell-reliant. and shall do what we
may bs ahle 10 induce the establishment Of
manufactures in cur midst for our home pro-
ducts. TO this end We viii pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS n manufacturing,
and exert ourselves to encourage the diversih-
cation of Southern industries and the develop
pent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

Every department Of business has an imms-
diate interest in the markets of the country, and
in its financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fafs to keep himself properly al
vised as to the rise and fall Of the markets. ss
controlled by the laws of demand and supply.
and the relative condition Of tho currency, IS
exposed to constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprising
neighbors. In order to make our paper valuable
as well as interesting, we shall continue to
make this a SPECIAL FEATURE. Our Daily
Market Reports, domestic and foreign. by tele-
graph, and our City Reports. gotten up at heavy
expense. have challenged the eommendatiOn OF
our best business men while our current Finau-
cial Reports from all the leading money centre


of the country are fuller than have ever


published by any other journal in Tennessses.
Year: 1867

DY A CONSOLIDATION OF THE lash
WILLIE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DISPATCH, and by the generous and united
support Of the UNION AND DIsPArCH by the
patrons of both the former papers, the Proprie-
tors are enabled to present Newspaper hithe.
to tounsurpassed in this city or State


IN FULLNESS AND ACCURACY
NEWS, our paper will compare favorably itb
the best in the entire country; and in SAYING
this. we only repeat the expressions of many
our patrons, who are most capable of judgingin
uch matters
Year: 1867

And for the special pleasure and profit Of the
young. each week we will give a general literary
and religious miscellany. Nothing shall find
its way into our columns unfit for the perusal OF
the mothers and daughters Of the land. Depre-
eating the demOralizing sensati0Dalism Of many
contemporary journals. we shall eschew that
character; striving 10 give the-sader substantial


matter. preferring TO be useful rather than


ensatiOnal.
Year: 1867

Some people imagine that editorial work is
not yoke Of toll bu, one of ornament. To
he an editor and have your pathway frescoel
with bodneis and paved with dead head tick
els, is, III the opinion of many, great glory
lightly won and easy of burden. Perhaps it
is-we are sure it will be in that day when
shaving toll means dreaming dlencs,. but not
till then. We don't believe in complaining of
the toll which journalism imposes upon its
scribes-for the simple reason that man
always has the privilege of leaving the ediic,
rial desk and taking the shovel. saw. trowel
or any other honorable tool of Industry. If
they don't like it they can leave it. If it hurts
them in body, mind, or purse they can surely
find some other vocation which will not fette-
their life with such heavy chains. But after
all. TIE ''laborer is worthy Of his hire, the
poet is entitled to his laurels aud the edito.
rial surf ought to have his dues. A young
man, who works ten hours day at light la
Dor, and has the remaining fourteen fractions
OF the day to himself expressed great sorrow
short time since because he 'sdid not have
as easy position as We have He thought
our labor SO easy, light and plcasant.-D,s
4Moines Daily Register.
Year: 1867

saw temple reared by the hands of men
standing with its high pnaacles in the dis
tant plain. The streams cast upon it-and
yet il stood as firm as adamant Reveirv was
in its halls-the gay the beautiful was there


returned AMI the temple was not there
Its high walls lay scattered in runs moss
and wild grass grew wildly there


The young ana the gay who reveled there
had all passed away.


saw 4 child reioice in its youth, the idol
Of its mother, and the only pride OF its father


re urnel and the child had becrne old
Trembling with weight Of years, he stood the
last o. his yenesation-a stranger amidst the
deso!ation around him.


| saw an old oak stand in all its pride on
the mounains-the birds were caro!ing on its
ooughs,


| returned, the old oak was leaAess and
sapcss the vi ids were playing at their pas
time through its bongls.


"Who is the destroyer p said to my guar
dian angle.


1T is time said he,-"when the morning
stars sang together in joy, over the new made
world. he commenced his course. and when he
shall have destroyed all that is beautiful on
ear'h-plucked the sun from his sphere
veiad the IN 1ol in hlool-yet when he shall
have rolled Heaven 'anl Earth away as n
scroll, then az angel from the throne of God
shall come forth, AMI with one 10 on sea and
one on Land, lii up his hand towards Heaven
and swear by Heavens Eternal ?-rimc is
time was. bar time shall be no mere ~
Year: 1867

We have six children, all beautiful and
good. spanele takes great pride in them,
loves them, and growls at them, like a dear
+, old bear. You must not think that Spangic
regards tho nnew corners" as burdens Quite
| the reverse. lie goes into ecstacies over each
one dlates upon its beauties and pcrfections
for five minutes, AMI then seems to think it
ought to be laid away to grow up, AID be no
| further trouble 10 him until they want 10
| marry. If one Of them has the bellyachc and
cries at night, Spangle thinks that tile pain is
o special hardship to him because it keeps him
! awake few minutes. The fact is undeniable
I! that the best men are selfish brutes so far as
| babies are concerned


sPASGLE AT HOME.
| l will say, though, that of all the children
have, Spange is the biggest baby. 'Tis true
he was through most Of the ailments. l have
enumerated before got him, but in . thous-
and other respects lie still is, and always will
remain in that chronic state Of baby hood
which ever intends over-indulged and SPOILED
husbands. When We were first married my





up my fan. and lie would kill fly in min
ute if the 1y manifested disposition to alight
on my nose.


Now have to almost literally dress him in
the morning. have to get his boots together,
one of which he generally kicks under the
bureau, the other under the bed.


always have to find his cravat. If l 90 to
bed first, in the morning l find his clothes
scatter clothes. lie would never put on q
clean shirt if it were not spread out on q
chair before him. Ills sleeve buttons are
taken ont and put in by me, when t,kcn cut
and put in "A. all. | do not believe lie has
combel his own head since we were married.
lie can even wash his face properly without
being toll. like any other chill Ii ! lil not
wash him, his ears and the beck Of his neck
would be sight to behold.


spANeLE on SICK BED.


Albeit he has no patience for others WHO
have pains and aches, yet you ought to see
him when anything is the matter with him.
lie tears, and screams, and grun;s over a
slight attack Of collie in a manner TO keep
every one awake in the house. At such times
he always believes he is going to die and
will not suffer me to leave him for a moment


Yet 18th all his faults well, you know
the quotation. | believe he is the best nan
living, and would rot give him for ten acre
lot full of men like the scaIcgrace of a hus-
band which your foolish, crcdu.ous cores
pondent dolly Dash is SO silly about.
Year: 1867

Chief Justice Chase, in recent conversa-
ton with Lucy Stone, is reported to have
said: ''Be free to say from me that think
there will be no end 10 the good that will
come from womans suffrage, on the elected,
on elections, on government, and on woman
herself. | have said this in public and in
private for many years. am glad that an
effort is making in Kansas to accomplish it,
and shall rejoice when the elective fran>
to men. ! think, too, that this will be at no
distant day
Year: 1867

BosToN, June 22.-The President
was sereHaded to night, and made a
brief speech rEa - ~


Secretary Seward also responded to
the call of the assemblage. In the
course of his remarks he said 'Give
me the assurance that. in twenty,
thirty or forty years, there shall not
be an unlawful resistance by an arm
ed force against the President, bear
ing the authority of the United States,
and / will give you the contract of the
American continent and control OF
the world.


Both the President and MIR. Sew
ard were vociferously applauded.
Year: 1867

General Slckels Asks to be Relieved
Failure OF the First National
Bank at vlcksburgh = President
Asks General Sheridan to Extend
the Time Of Registration I'm LOuisi-
ana-Attcmpt at Sharp Practice on
the Government BY General Beau
regard.
Year: 1867

Winter will not last forever,


Spring will soon come forth again,
And with flowers Of every color,


Deck the hillside and the plain;
lambs viii soon in fields be sporting,
Birds re-echo from each tree,
Winters gonel its days are ended
We are happy, we ars free
Hedge and tree will soon be budding,
Soon with leaves lie covered Yer;
Winter cannot last forever,


Brighter days are yet in storel
Sorrows will not last forever,
! Brighter times will come again,
Joy our every grief succeeding,


As the sunshine after rain;
As the snow and ice of winter


Melt at the approach of Spring,
SO will all our cares and trials,


Joy and peace and comfort bring
When the heart is sad and dropping,
Think, though you be vexed sore,
Sorrows cannot last forever;


Brighter days are yet in store.
Year: 1867

VEGETABLE AND FRUIT CRoP.-Reports
from the counties adjoining Norfolk are very
cheering tn the vegetable line. The vines
many have been picked over three or four
times. They were quoted in market on yes
terday at So so per barrel. Irish potatoes have
not yet made their appearance, though we are
Informed by gentleman from Princess Anre
that many OF his potatoes were as large as
walnuts


The corn crop is not so f1attering. The cold
weather has seriously affected this gram
given saffron hue unto the tender shoots,
and perceptibly retarding their growth We
are informed that this crop gave early promise
Of an abundant yield, and we yet hone that
under the genial rays Of an auspicious sky,
the expectations of farmers may be realized be.
yond their most sanguine wishes.


The success Of the fruit crop is now fixed
fact. For many years the country has not
been go abundantly blessed with this highly
appreciated boon OF Providence. From all
sections favorable reports are received.-Nor.
f0Ic Journal.
Year: 1867

HEROIC ENDURANCE When Alexan-
der the Great was, on one occasion, sac
rifcing to the gods, one of the noble
youths who waited upon him WIS so se-
verely burnt by piece Of not coal which
fell upon his arm from the censer he car
ried, that the smell of the scorched flesh
affected all who stood. Yet the boy
shrunk not, exhibited no symptom Of
pain, but kept his arm immovable, lest by
shaking the ccnser he should interrupt ibo
sacrifice, or by his groaning should give
Alexander any disturbance.
Year: 1867

whose object was the warm smile of n
doating husband. But, Ellen, | nm not,
as you know, devoted exclusively 10 these
things. We have that to contend with
which you have known. We are both
poor, and it is necessary for me to keep Il
watchful eye over my household OF this
account. But i cannot say | am sorry,
for 1t has made me belt manager and
housekeeper. 1t has kept my fingers from
idleness, and my servants from slOtf. You
have no time to attend to your conserva-
tory-come and see my little garden,
planted with my own hands-come and
see my rosy child-come and see my
happy husband, and my little paradise of
n home--and believe me, Ellen, it is all
because | choose to exert myself, and wish
the husband to be the LOVER still"


Lady rcadcrs-the above is no fancy
sketch. We have drawn the portraits
from real life One is 50 common Il
character, that few Of you have failed to
meet with many who might have sat for
the picture We do not deem it necessary
to follow the example of those sad and
learned men, who compiled Mr.. 1Esop's
fables, in carefully adding the moral to the
end of our story-we leave its discovery
and application to the sagacity and honesty
of our readers.
Year: 1867

The foregoing facts and figures we find In the Financial
Chronicle OF the eth inst About year our
readers will remember published series OF articles
ptiye OF some OF the great manufacturing interests
in this country. We then selected and described the
Immense establishment Of the singer Manufacturing
COMPANY located I'm this city the representative ana
leading concern the department Of sewing machines
and pleased 20 lind that we dld not IN tne
least eXaggerate oycrestmae the Importance OF he
Company In question. Ii II noteworthy and some What
suggestive that the Singer Company who did not as we
understand take the trouble OF visiting or even OF scnd
ing their machines 10 the Paris ENposon-who seem
ingy do care the least, for either gold medals OF
red ribbons and whose name IL rarely seen III print
should nevertheless, eclipse all other sewing machine
concerns in the cntudc Of their business There Is OF
course for all this but leave our readers 10
find that out for themselves. Home Journal.
Year: 1867

The Democrats held stormy caucus last
evening at which they determined TO wait the formation
of the Committee proposed by Mr. Graves and then TO


ronose that the Convention should finish up the Ju-
ficsry report and then adjourn sine de- and submit
Whatever was completed 10 the people Ihis would, OF
course insure the defeat Of negro suffrage ana throw
odium upon the responsible Republican majority
Year: 1867

The Bluffton Qndiana) Banner pub
fishes the following brief romance in real
lifee


Even in a quiet, out-Of.the-way little
town like this, there occasionally turns
up an item which would furnish the
ground work Of 9 romance in real lite.
Such an item occurred here on Wednes
day Of last week, and was nothing more
nor less than the arrival Of a gentleman
from California, who came to claim and
take away with him his soma lad about
fourteen years Of age-whom he had
never before seen.


The facts connected with this remark
able case, so far as We are able to gather
them, are briefly as follows; About hf'
teen years ago the gentleman above
alluded 10 married fascinating young
Year: 1867

A little squad of Johnson's toadies sere-
naded him on Tuesday night at the White
House, and the great man departed from
his usual taciturniiy CD and gave them a
speech. He assured them that the couD-
try was in great peril, and urged every
man to rally to its support. A great many
people believe that, more sincerely than
lIr. johnson does, and consider him the
chief peril TO the peace and quiet of the
nation.


He has cortumaciously opposed the
laws; he has prevented the restoration of
South, which would have long since been
consummated had he not used the power
and influence of his Office TO secure the
rejection by his pocket State Governments
of the Constitutional Amendment; and he il
now engaged in desperate efforts 10 render
nugatory the legislation of Congress and
the exertiops of the patriotic portion of the
Southern people to fully restore the late Sc
ceted States to their proper places in the
Union.


In addition to this he has filled large
number Of tho important revenue offices OF
ths country with scoundrels of the basesi
sort, who unite with dishonest dealers in
taxable commodities to cheat the Govern
ment out of its proper revenues, and there
by to increase the burdens of the honest
tax payers, to the amount Of more than
$50, COG, 900 annually. The greatest relief
Mr.. johnson could afford to the country
would be hi. resignation. That would re-
store confidence at once, and lift a load OF
anxiety from the minds of the people. but
il is Just what he will not do. However,
the nation has heretofore met and over
come perils greater than his possession OF
the executive power, and will doubtless
survive that, although he is a sore trial,
and his abuse ofthe authority of his office
seriously disturbs the harmony OF our sys-
tenn of government-Ind.J Jour.
Year: 1867

PRoBLEM.-Suppose man and a
girl were to get marriel-the man 30
years old, and the girl 5 years, this
makes the man seven times as old as
the girl they live together until the
girl is ten years old, this makes the
man 40 year old, and four times as
old as the girl and they still live un-
til she is Is, the man would be As ;
this makes the man three times as old,
and they still live till she is 30 years
old, this makes the man 60, only
twice as old and so on. Now how
long would they have to live to make
the girl as old as the man?