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Year: 1868

Mrs. Harriettc beunnh Ffenuce


1t is with feelings of no ordinary sor-
row that we announce the death of Mrs.
Harriette Benham Prentice, wife OF
George ID. Prentice, editor of the Louis
Vile Journal. She died at her residence
III this city at two o'clock yesterday
morning. She had been in delicate
health for number of yeaIs past. She
bad the ablest medical counsel and the
most careful attention, but her disease
was, Leyon1 human control. A few days
ago her friends had hopes of ber recoS-
cry, but on Saturday these hopes were
speedily dispelled, and soon life's chain
OH earth was severed forever. She has
been gathered to the bosom of her IA
theirs. To-day large circle of friends
are clad in the deepest mourning. We
have scarcely the heart at this time to
offer consolation to her bereaved hus-
band and family, the agony of whose
grief must mock the use of words.


Mrs. Prentice was q noble specimen
Of womanhOod. She was indeed blest
beyond most Others Of her sex. Few
women possessed more attractive per-
sonal appearance. She was graceful
and dignitied in all her movements. She
had all the shining qualities that adorn
human nature. She fascinated every
one who drew near her with the peer.
less grace and lofty beauty of her soul.
She was wholly free from selfshness,
She was even ready to sacrifice her own
comfort aud pleasure for the happiness
Ofothers. She was benevolent III every
sense of the word. She seemed to see
good in everything and beauty every.
where. She gave to the poor because
she loved them, because she
loved to do good, and because
she always thought more of 9th.
ers than she did of herself. She was
utterly ignorant of the false notions OF
society that teach us to fatter and dis,
semble. She endeavOred to impress
every one with high aud holy and
truthful and honorable principles. She
was swift To recognize merit aud virtue
She was the best and truest of friends
her Imagination was lofty and inspir
Ing. She was ambitious for herself ant
family, but her ambition was ever guild
cd by an instructed conscience. There
was something about her character thai
was always new and always interesting
she delighted in poetry and song. She
cultivated music TO high degree of per
lection. Her taste in literature was O
the ,purest classic type. She trans
lated from several of the modern Ian
guages With the utmost ease and cor
teetness. We have seen but few of heI
published writings and indeed we de-
not know whether she published muct
or little, but what we have seen were
clothed in the brightest flowers ant
sweetest graces of poetry, and incul
Gated the n0blest sentiments and feel
l9gs. We cannot think of a better con
claslon to this hastily written sketch, o.


mOre fitting tribute to her memsr!
'uan the following beautiful lines:


Thy faults were slight and few


As human faults could be,


And thy virtues were as many too


As gems beneath the sea.


ana thy thoughts did heavenward roam,


Until like links Of gold,


4nsy drew thee up to thy blue home,


Within the Saviour's fold"
Year: 1868

RADIO ALIsM IN THE SoUTH.-When a
uhite man knocks negro down for in
sulting his wife, he is taken before a
military court, and sent to Jail. When
a negro knocks aAite r0RaR down in
the street without cause, he is taken
before the same court, and it is decided
that he was suffering under fit of ten.
pordry insanity, and he is discharged.
Year: 1868

ters. l won't hear of any compromise.
If you wish, will marry you; and l
promise you l will make your marriage so


hot' for you that you will wish yourself
dead or in the state prison as happy
relief" In the simple case of man be-
ing compelled to choose between marrying
a woman with bad temper (the existence
of which he discovered when too late) and
incurrlng an action for breach Of promise
of marriage, one hardly knows which Of
the two evils is the greater. There is al
ways this to be said on behalf of the &C.
ton that, while its immediate effects are
very sore indeed and bitter to be borne,
they are got over in time while an evil
tempered wife sticks to you with the per-
tinacity of devil-fish. If the petty tor.
ments of thirty years living with such a
woman be added up, they will form an
amount of agony compared with which
the shame and ridicule of an action for
breach of promise are very little indeed.
In either case, we heartily commiserate
the victim. It is dificelt to say
how much of this punishment he de-
serves in respect of the want
Of prudence he has displayed;
though it seems sufficiently hard that he,
only OF the two persons concerned, should
suffer. The damage done to her feel
ings,' which the young iady's counsel in
variably dialates upon, as mild sort of
evil when contrasted with the frightful
consequences which must fall upon the
defendant, whatever course he may pursue.
A contemplative man, regarding such
prospect, will be disposed to think that in
the last Of evils from which we pray ev-
cry Sunday morning to be delivered there
should be included 'an action for breach
of promise Of marriage
Year: 1868

The New York Citizen says OF CommO-
dore Vanderbilt: "PenuriOus to the
tenth of cent when the pockets or
bellies of his poor employees are to be
pinched-arrogant, tyraRnical and ex-
acting, when the public purse is to be
laid under tribute for his private bene-
it-utterly reckless of any human COM
fort or human life that is not his own,
or in possession of his family or tOadies
we hereby enter our solemn protest,
on behalf Of the people, against any ac-
tion tending to endow this bad old
Money -Moloch with any further power
over the lives and liberties, the trade
and purses of the Empire State"
Year: 1868

One of the s,lrest indications of the
return of peace during the war WAS the
low price Of gold When gold went up mat
ters looked dark, when gold went down
we knew the prospect of peace was bright
ening. So now, the price of gold indi
Gates something. When Seymour was
nominated, and Blair's letter pledging
the Democracy to war in case of their
success: was published. gold went up like
a kite, but as day after day the chances
of Grant and peace grow better gold goes
down, down, and such will continue to be
the case until our currency is worth it,
face in gold.
Year: 1868

The Mobile Register exhorts its disci-
pies to deal with the white Republicans
after this fashion They are dogs and
should be treated as dogs, dogs only toll
lerated now because the power of the
sword is in the hands of our enemies in
Congress, but will not be tolerated one
hour after the people recover the liberty
to do Justice upon their oppressors, 1t
is the duty of every Southern man to cut
these vermin. Excommuuicate them
snew them out as outcasts and social par
iahs, with whom it is disgraceful to hold
social intercourse.
Year: 1868

1t is generally known that the demo
cratic nominee for the Presidency spent
some time in 1864 in Wisconsin. Of
course with every other copperhead of
that day he labored to defeat Lincoln.
Well, in his peregrinations he stopped a
couple of days with our friend Beach who
keeps public house ten miles this side
of Menasha. Mr.. B. is one Of the popu-
lar men in this section Of country, being
favora6ly known by every one who has
ever travelled in his vicinity, and his word
is as good as his oath. He says that
during his stay Seymour introduced the
subject OF politics and the conversation
turned on the south Mr.. Beach, hav-
ing several sons III the service, and one
Of them having been nearly murdered at
Andersonyiie, did not feel very charitably
disposed towards the Rebe $, but Seymour
defended their cause and in presence Of
quite large company made the follow
ing declarations: L believe the South
erners are right; they do no wrong IN
going to war if they think they are not
well treated. [ believe Jefferson Days
is an honorable. christian gentleman,
and had been m has pitce | should hare
d,ne precisely rs lie hos doHe r


He sail much more of the same char
acter, but the next morning he found 1t
convenient to leave that part of the coun-
try, the old man vowins he would have
no such coppcrhcad beneath his roof.


Soldiers can you support man who
worked so hard against the cause you
fought for, even as late aS 1864
Year: 1868

Hon. Henry Clay Dean, distinguished
Democratic orator of the State of Iowa
in one of his stump speeches made al
Manchester N. H., the present season
declared as follows


''If1 could have my way would place
Jeff Davis in Congress where he SO richly
belongs. Then | would go to Concord
take all the miserable battle flags from
the State House yard. Great Ap-
plause. Then l would go all through
the North and destroy all the monuments
and grave stones erected to the memory
of soldiers. In short l would put out
of sight everything which reminds us
that we had war with our Southern
brethren. | do not know that | would
hang one-legged and one armed soldiers,
but [ would pray God to take them out
OF the way as soon as possible.
Year: 1868

The Democracy howl about the cost
of the Army and Navy let them "chaw
this In 1853. in the administration
of Buchanan, the expenses of the Army
and Navy was forty millions in gold or
fifty-six millions in paper at present
rates. Now that was in time Of Gro
found peace when the army was not
anything compared with that which the
present administration under Grant has
been obliged to keep on account Of the
indian war I'd difficulties in the south,
yet for three years past the cost in paper
of the Army and Navy has been only
fifty eight millions per year. The Army
to day in fact costs. much Tess per regi
ment m paper than 1t cost per regiment IN
goM under the last Democratic admins
tration.
Year: 1868

The Democrats in Kenosha County
are in bad way. To add strength to
their ticket they knew at least one soldier
should be on it; but where Should they find
hiia; high AMI low they are supposed to
have hunted but nary a democratic sol
lier could be found What then? The
f,llowing from the Milwaukee News ex-
plains what was done:


Mr. Timne lost an arm in the warand
though consideredn RepnlIicna,n politics,
is nominated as an act of kind feelirg
toward a soldier
Year: 1868

Mr. Duplessis rode homeward through
the warm May evening, slowly and
musingly. He had done good days
work, and was disposed to be satisfied
with himself and all the world. 1t was
a short three miles from Belair to Ii
lac Lodge, if you took the straight
road through Normanford; but MIR.
Duplessis chose, this balmy evening, to
take longer route, that led him
through unfreduented country ways,
and quiet lanes, made shady by the
rich foliage of overhanging trees. n
genuine spink-and-span cavalier OF the
modern school, he would have looked
far more at home in Pail Mall or the
Park. than he did on those lonely
Monkshire roads, where there were few
signs of life. save here and there Il
cluster of lime-burners novels, or Il
batch of tired labourers returning from
work


Scarcely twenty months had elapsed
since Mr.. Henri Duplessis was first
seen at Normanford, but during that
short space of time, he had contrlved
to put himself on the footing OF Il well
come guest at more than half the best
houses in the county. The Spence
laughs had brought him with them on
their return from continental tour,
and it was soon became known through
ont the neighborhood that he had been
instrumental in saving the baronets
life at the risk Of his own. lie had
come to stay month at Relaire; but
before the term of his visit was at an
end, he had decided on taking up his
residence in the neighbourhood for
some time to come. The Monkshlre
streams were famous for trout; there
was capital hunting in the next county,
only dozen miles away there was no
scarcity of people worth knowing, at
whose tables, thanks to the baronet S
introductions, he was u coveted guest :;
and last, though not least, perhaps, IN
the estimation of the Canadian, within
the circle of Monkshire acquaintance
there revolved some half-dozen young
ladies, all rich, and all charming-com-
bined attractions, which act as the lamp
does to the moth on the susceptible
hearts of gay young bachelors gay
and young still at eight-and-thirty } OF
limited income of Mr.. Duplessis come
within the meaning of such term
Nobody about Normanford could eX-
actly tell. All that was known re-
speeting him was, that he was Of good
| family-on that point we may presume
that Sir Philip Spencelaugh had salts
fled himself that he had taken, furnish
ed, for term of three years, that ele'
giant cottage once commonly known as
Lilac Lodge; that his establishment
comprised couple of women-servants,
groom, and valet; that he kept
two horses, q hunter and q cob that u
Year: 1868

At the meeting of the Massachusetts
State Board Of Agriculture last winter,
the matter of fall ploughing was fully dis
cussed, and the weight Of, opinion decid-
edly seemed in favor Of deep ploughing Of
heavy lands. Mr.. Hubbard, of Brimfeld.
found in his experience in the cultivation
of certain crops. that the fall is the best
time to plough the ground he thought
that all will concede the fact, that the
land, if it is heavy, clayey soil, can be
worked much earlier in the spring by putt
ting the manure on, and ploughing it in,
in the fall. He did not care how soon it
is put on after the crop is taken off; his
advice was to spread it on and plough it
in; and SO far as my experience goes, /
have got a better crop in that way than
by allowing the land to remain until
spring, and then putting the manure on
and then ploughing it in"


Mr.. Ward, of Monson, thought that
much depends upon the ground to be
ploughed, whether it is ploughed in the
fall. IF you have tough, hard piece
VI SIOuuu tud1 yOu OCoiiO W oIcdh up, ~
is better to plough in the fall; the frost
has considerable effect upon the hard soil,
and I do not think there is any very great
loss by the wind blowing off the surface
soil. 1 think light soil may as we'll be
ploughed in the spring as in the fall" "a


Mr.. Thatcher. of Lee, in speaking of
deep ploughing in describing subsoil at
tachment for plough, said: "We are
now using in southern Berkshire, plough
which turns over the sod from six to seven
inches, with subsoil attachment running
from two to four inches, which still does
not lift the virgin soil the first year toithe
surface. This attachmentrun behind
the mould-board to the depth of four in
ches. usually stirs the whole width of the
furrow to that depth after. We have turned
over the sod. Our idea is, that by loos-
ening the. subsoil by this attachment, we
enable the rains to soak down through,
which they would not do, our subsoil be-
Year: 1868

There seems 10 be general exodus Of
carpet-bag scalawagism from our State,
for which we feel deeply thankful. Let
US hope that those pests who came among
US bnt short year ago and found Missis'
sippi as happy as she could well be alter
the trying ordeal Of the dreadful war she
had gone through, and began their perse.
cutions by system that proved they
we're adopts in the art Of stealing, are
about to leave the country for good and
forever. They found the negroes mostly
happy and contented, working with their
old masters and getting along exceed
ingly well. They found Mississippi re-
cuperating fast from her late general de-
pressions, but like swarm OF locusis
came these scalawags, more like so many
vandals and barbarians rushing down
upon us for power and plunder, so that
where once was peace, they raised dis
turbances where once was at least com


potency, they robbed and made poor


They set the negro against their white
brothers, but, thank Heaven, the African
soon learned who was his true friend,
and sent these miserable bypocrites back
to where they came from. The election
has shown clearly that this is no country
for adventurers, whose only aim is to get
rich by robbing others under semblance
of legality. 1t has proven that men OF
all nations, who love peace and order and
who desire to become honest and law
abiding citizens, will be welcomed here
with outstretched hands and open hearts,
but we are not willing, nor will we, if we
can possibly prevent it, submit to this
Radical Congress making Botany Bay
of the South. We ask for nothing more
than any honest man could ask, and that
is, when thieves and penitentiary birds
come here to rule and plunder us, we
shall have the right to punish them ac-
cording to law. The late election and
the great political change going on at the
North in favor of Democracy has alarmed
scalawagism in the South, and the con-
sequence is, they are leaving the State
| fast. We see that old Mygatt, Gen. Du-
gan, the Yazoo Morgans, and many other
prominent carpet-baggers have already
gone. The last two named were accom-
panied to the steamboat by about two
hunnred little boys, with Grape, and each
carrying carpet-bag in hand, bidding
scalawagism hearty good-by. This is
the point of the great victory which De-
mocracy has achieved in Mississippi.
Let us continue in the good work until
our proud State is again in her proper
position Grenada Sentinel
Year: 1868

General A. b. Magruder, the counsel
for this unfortunate ex-Confederate OH
Ger, has addressed letter to the Attor-
ney General Of the United States, set
ting forth the facts in regard to his long
imprisonment General Magruder in
conclusion says: docs it become a
great Government like ours-a fra
ternal government, formed Ito estab-
lish Justice, insure domestic tranquility
and secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and to our posierity to
grind to powder helpless and unresist-
ing victim simply because IT can do 50 7
Because it possesses q lions strength,
must II use it as a lion 7 The
war ia over. Do we desire to
add another TO the multitude of its
victims? Now that the passions to which
il gave birth have had time to subside,
must we fear, open wounds almost
cicatriced by sacrificing on the bloody
altar Of vengeance one peor victim more,
and he the last wreck Of the STRIFE, the
sole remaining close prisoner OF that vast
number whom the chances OF war have
left in the hands Of the conquerorf how
much more honorable and manly 70 close
the last scene Of the dreadful tragedy BY
an act Of grace aud magnanimiiy 10
set the captive free; 70 restore the head
Of that stricken household, Who await his
coming with throhbing hearts, and pray
night and day for his deliverarce.
Year: 1868

The Brandon Republican thus replies
to the charge of fraud as to the cleo
ton in Rankin county:


''The man who says that negroes were
forced to vote the Democratic ticket is a
liar. They pere persuaded to do it.
They werc told that every Yankee who
came here to get office was a thief They
were told that the new Constitution was
Yankee trick to rob them Of their earn
ings. They tcere told that if they voted
the Republican ticket-voted to dis
franchise the white people who
we're feeding them and their families
they would thereby declare themselves
our enemies, and that when their present
contracts were out they would have to
hunt employment elsewhere, because we
would not employ man who declared
himself our enemy. That much we said
and we intend to stick up to it. But the
man who says we attempted to intimi-
date them by threats or violence, tells a
wilfnl aHd malicious lie."
Year: 1868

The Fail of Democratic Rancho at


Detroit.


The following is from the Detroit Tribune, Of
Tuesday last:-


Shortly after three o'clock yesterday after
noon, an accident of very serious nature
occurred at the Democratic rancho, on Larned
street, which is being erected for the purposes
OF lat political party. Without any warning,
the limbers supporting the central part of the
roof gave way, precipitating that portion of the
structure TO the ground beneath, a distance of
forty or fifty feet and into the midst of fifteen
or twenty wOrkmen and spectators. The work
on the building had progressed far enough to
aCmt of the raising of a long hickory pole to
be used as a flag staff, and this was in partial
proc ss OF beng got into po-l l!lon when the
accident occurred.


The ost popular idea appeared to be, that
the priI cipal cause OF the disaster was occa-
sIonod by raising this pole, bat this, in our
opinion, is mistake. The switch" end of the
poe had been raised some twenty teet when
The workmen discovered that they lad made a
mi take in erecting the tackle, one end of which
was made fast to the ridge pole OF the building.
The flag poe was theIeupon, permitted to rest
on braces erected Tor tue purpose until the
tackle could be changed. The change was
made, and Just as the rope was being hauled
tapl, ara with only one'man power, the root
gave way.


t. e roof fir / commenced to bre Ak away uear
the toutht Ty end OF the building, and when il
once cot started 1t look everything down in its
way. Tie roof rested upon slender supports,
and they we're sphced near the top. Toe lumber
Was quite green, and consequently heavy, and
the inadequate supports were undoubtedly the
cause OF the disaster Had the rool been braced
Year: 1868

subjected him to covering of tar and feathers
despite his urgent demands to be spared on
account of his i'll health. Subsequently they
rode him on the rail back to his house, and then
let him go. The next morning strenuous en-
deavors were made to discover the perpetrators
Of the shameful outrage, but owing to the
political complexion of the town very little
encouragement was given the men who sought
information. The only trace of the party was a
cloth mark which was picked up on the road.
Colonel Harrison and his friends have offered a
reward OF $500 for information which shall lead
10 the discovery OF any one of these Long Island
n embers of the Kn.kluX. Klan.
Year: 1868

Challenges the world to produce anything in the
shape of Medicines that will remove aud eradicate
a Cough soreness in the Chest, as prompt, no
matter what form the disease might assume. Hen
lcy's Royal Balsam" is the best Medicine. in the
world for Bronchial or Pulmonary affections For
Group Hopping Cough, there is nothing on
earth that can equal it. All motherers and Nurses
ought to have bottle close by them, it will give
a child relief in two minutes. 1t is entirely veg
ctabe, and will prove a blessing to the human
family. 80
Year: 1868

UNDER loyal State Government the State
of Ohio provided home for Union soldiers
who had been disabled while in the service
of their country. The Democrats have now
a majority in the Legislature of that State,
and have passed law disfranchising those
veterans whose misfortunes have forced them
to occupy this refuge from want. The same
Legislature refused to pass law disfranchis-
ing those who bore arms on the side of rebel
lion, and the ex-rebel soldiers who have
moved into Ohio from Virginia and Kentucky Y
are allowed privileges which are denied to the
manned veterans who fought to uphold the
Government. Wherever Democrats gain
power the defenders of the Union are hum
bled and outraged, and traitors accorded su-
perior privileges. Such outrages will not be
tamely submitted to- and the loyal people of
this Republic will again rise in their might
and sweep the last remnant of Democratic
injustice and oppression from the land.
Year: 1868

THRILLING WoRDs.-Ex-Governor Hawley,
of Connecticut, on assuming his position as
President of the Chicago Union Republican
Convention, said:


Passing by all personal and temporary
controversies. working in perfect confidence
that the American people mean to do right,
aud will do it in the end, we may feel sure of
triumph. The power of nation of forty
millions must be behind the just claims of
the poorest working man, of whatever race.
to recover even and just wages. Its majesty
must be felt wherever the humblest loyal
man appeals against personal violence and
oppression. Every dollar of the national debt
the blood of soldier is pledged for. Every
bond, in letter and in spirit, must be as sa-
cred as soldiers grave. We must win.
gentlemen, and we shall win. 1t is the old
fight for liberty. equality and fraternity.
against oppression, caste and aristocracy. II
is the old fight to make the world better
with malice toward none, and charity for
all -