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Year: 1868




should say from bis manner. and from the
fact that he feels !, his duty to 60 home Al
this hour, that he has wife and children
see by his face that be is kindhesrted and
generous, and should judge that he meant
to do rs near right as he can He las
been beaten and be pays dollar or so for
the recreation OF some two hours duration.
IL you observe. you will see that he
pays 1t freely. and pockets the los, with a
smile. Happy faculty, But how do you
suppose it is in that young mans home
Suppose bis wife had come to him this
morning and asked him for few dimes to
spend for some traing thing-some house.
hold ornament or some bit OF jewelry Tor
the adOrnment OF her persoa-lud suppose
his little child bad put in plea Cor 4 dime
or two to buy dolls and picture books with.
what woull have been the result? What
do you think he would have answered? OF
fifty men just like him would not FIVE. and.
forty have declared that they had no, the
money to spare for any such purpose? And
moreover. they would have said so. feeling
that they were telling the truth. Am
not right?"


Upon my SOUL" responded the man who
understood billiards. ''you speak to the
point. Ahi well it is for such wives and
children that they do not know where all
the money goes!"


The game was finished; tho two gen tie.
men moved on. and Albert Landman rose
from his seat and lett the place. Never
before had lie just such thoughts as now
possessed him. He had never dweit upon
the same groupings OF ideas. That morn
ing his own true. faithful, loving wife had
been sad and h.art-sick, because he had
harsaiy and unkindly met har request for
small sum of money. And his sweet Lizzie
had crepi away to her home almost broken.
hearted for the want OF simple toy such
as her mates possessed Aud yet the sum OF
his own little one's wants accounted not go
much as he had paid away that evening for
billiard playing.


] Albert Landman wanted to be an honest
husband and father, and the lesson was not



lost upon him. On his way home he stopped
at Mr. Grants and purchased the best and
the pretiiest hoop To be found, with driv.
ing stick painted red white and blue; and
in the morning when be belIeld his chill's
delight and had rscei, ed her grateful. happy
kiss. the question came to his mind W hich
was the best snd happiest result-this or
the five games OF billiards?
! A few mornings after this. as Albert aro So
from the breakfast table. he detected an
uneasy. wis;iul look upon his wife's face


Kate, what is it?"


ALBERT. II you could spare me few
dollars this morning"


Certainly. my love. Anything in reason
to make you happy"


What tears at thatS Was il possible
that she had been so little used to such
scenes on hi, pait thas so simple an act o
loving kindness thus affected her?


How many games Of billiards would b,
required TO give snc. saiisfsction az Alber
Landman carried with him on that eventfu
morning to bis shop?


A very simple story i, it noi,7 Bu, how
many may gain lasting profit 10y giving heed
( TO the lessons.
Year: 1868

A NEw PESALrY.-Judgc Olin Instituted
a new order OF things in the Criminal Court.
A man was convicted Of assault aud battery.
and it was proved that ho committed the
act while under the influence Of liquor
Judge Olin then sentenced him to be con.
fined for ten days m jail. and at the same
time required him to sigu a pledge that
after hi, release be would not drink any
Intoxicating liquors Tor one year
Year: 1868

TIE United States owes one twelve
and half cents per every dollar of
property owned by the whole people.
It would thus take one eigh th of each
man 5 possession to pay the public debt.
Year: 1868

A WOMAN in Chill threw her husband
over q precipice. When he seized q
shrub to save himself, she cut the ten
dsns Of his forearm and be was dashed
to pieces. She is serving in Jail for fif-
teen years, and the monotoDy Of her inn
prisonment is varied by one hundred
lashes administered monthly.
Year: 1868

on such evidence or information only,
as shall be furnished by their respective
Governments. They shall receive and
peruse all written documents in support
or in answer to any claim, and hear one
person on each side on behalf of each
Government, as counsel or agent
for such Government, on each sep
arate claim. The decision of the Com
missisners or arbitrator shall be given
on each claim, in writing, and shall be
signed by them respectively. Each
Government shall appoint sne person to
attend the Commissioners as agent in
its behalf, to present, support and reply
to claims, and to represent it generally
in all matters connected with the in.
vestigation or decision thereof.


"The President of the United States
and the Queen of Great Britain solemnly
engage to consider the decision of the
Commissioners conformity, or of the ar
bitrator or umpire, as absolutely final
and conclusive upon each claim decided,
and give full effect to such decisions
without any objection, evasion or delay
whatever.


Every claim shall be presented to the
Commissioners within six months from
tbs day of their first meeting, unless
good reasons shall be shown TO zccourt
for the delay, in which ease the period
for presenting the claims may be ex-
tended to any time not exceeding three
months longer.


"The Commissioners shall be bound
to examine and decide on every claim
within one year from the day of their
first meeting, and itshall be competent
for the Commissioners, conformity, to
decide in each case whether any claim
has or has not been duly preferred and
laid before them according to the true
intent of the convention.


"All sums of money which may be
awarded by the Commissioners or by the
arbitrator, on account OF any claim,
shall be paid by the Government of her
Britannia Majesty within twelve
months after the date of the decision,
without interest or deduction"
Year: 1868

The Indians in the Oneida settlement
in Wisconsin formally hung one Of
their tribe, for murder, on the 18th
instant. A hollow square was formed
around the scaffold, the criminal made
a speech, and met death with the usual
stoicism of his race.
Year: 1868

The Cleveland Leader says that a
Jealous German wife in that city tried
to commit suicide, on Monday, by
swallowing an ounce of o1alic acid and
an ounce of PHOSPHORUS paste. The
failure of the attempt is not attributed
to the smallness of the dose.
Year: 1868

The Bridgeport Comm StdHd ard
says the people of that city cannot
stand it to drink water "mixed so
strong with eels," and calls upon the
Sons of Temperance to attend TO the
water works before whisky becomes a
necessity.
Year: 1868

1t is we'll known to the citizens of
that part of the Panhandle comprising
the counties of Hancock, Brooke and
Ohio, that there is, at the present time,
an effort being made, under charter
granted at the last session of the Legls-
lature of this State, authorizing the
construction of railroad from the
Holidays Cove Railroad through
Brooke county, by the line of the Ohio
river, to the city of Wheeling, to make
the railroad authorized by said charter
between those points. The county of
Brooke, on the day of the Presidential
election (November 3), voted by large
majority to subscribe 100000 to the
stock of this road. Subscriptions to
the amount of Sl7, 900 have also been
made by private individuals.


The railroad line between the points
TO be connected does not exceed twenty
one miles, the present county road line
being about twenty-three miles. This
route passes through perhaps the richest
undeveloped coal regions anywhere
known, for manufacturing purposes;
its great value being in the fact that
the sub-surface vein, the most valuable
coal known for manufacturing pur-
psses. lies between Steubenville and
Wheeling, and the positive certainty
that IT cannot be reached either above
Steubenville or below the city of Wheel
ing, and that by the construction OF this
road this coal can be put into the fur
naces in the city of Wheeling. AT Steu-
benyille this vein of coal is 200 feet be-
low the surface; above that point it be-
comes worthless. At the city of Wheel
ing il is between five and six hun
dred feet below the surface, but few
piles above it can be reached at
two hundred and fifty feet, and at a
trifling cost can be put into the mills OF
that city. The understanding is that
the Pennsylvania Central railroad in
terest will invest dollar for dollar in
in this road with other stockholders.
The road is short one aud of easy con-
struction and easy grade. 1t Is ques-
tiopable whether a road of equal advan-
tages to the people of the Panhandle
can be undertaken, and it is certain that
no route approaches this one in cheap
ness of construction. One hundred and
fifty thousand dollars by the citizens of
| Wheeling will secure them this read {,
atfording direct connection with the
North, Northwest and East. That this
road will now be constructed through
Brooke county is certain, and it is for
the citizens of Wheeling to say whether
they will have this important road at
trifling cost, with a certainty that the
road when completed to this city will


be paying stock. Without her coop
Grafton and aid it will not be built fur
ther than the Brooke county line, and
it is confidently expected that if IT does
stop at the end of eight miles it will
still be a paying investment.
Year: 1868

II il we'll established fact that fslly one
half Of the female portion Of our population are
seldom in the enjoyment Of good health, or, TO
use their own expression, never feel we'll
They are languid, devoid Of all energy, extreme
IL nervous and have no appetite.


To this class Of persons the BITTERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.


WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN


Are made strong by the use Of either Of these
remedies They will cure every case OF MA.
RASMUS, without fail.


Thousands Of certificates have accumulated
in the hands Of the proprietor, but space will
allow Of the publication of but a few. Those,
IL will be observed are men Of note and OF such
standing that they must be believed.
Year: 1868

In the present political campaign it is
the duty of the Republicans of Louisiana
to work diligently, zealously, and earnestly
for the ratification Of the constitution and
the election Of the Republican candidates.
The constitution will be ratified, and the
Republican candidates for Office under it
will be elected, but to accomplish these
desirable and important results political
work of great magnitude must be per
formed.


Speeches must be made, local political
organizations must be rendered perfect, and
all honorable means must be adopted to
bring to the polls on the days OF election
every Republican voter, on whom must be
impressed the imperative necessity Of
supporting none but the regular ticket.
Emissaries from the Democratic party Of the
North have been sent here to create divis-
ions and dissensions in the Republican
ranks. The rebel press and the rebel poll
ticians will attempt to influence Republic
ans to vote against the constitution, to
bolt the regular nominations, or to absent
themselves from the polls. Real enemies
of the Republican party, under the gnise
of pretended friends, will endeaTor to de-
lude the honest Republican masses into the
support of boiling candidates, for the pur-
pose of throwing the political control OF
the state into the hands of open foes to the
Republican party and its principles.
There is work to be done. Active, en-
ergetic, earnest men are required TO do it,
Truth must be advocated. Trenehant
blows must be struck against error, Es-
pecially must the Republican voters be
constantly warned that every vote against
the regular Republican candidates is vote
in favor of the rebel cause and its oandi.
dates; and that he who is not for us is
against us.


Work, write, speak, organize, and ther
when the hour comes vote solid tor the
constitution and for the Republican eandi
dates nominated by the regularly consti
tuted conventions of the Radical Repub
lican party.
Year: 1868

The small city notes have risen in value
from ten to fifteen per cent since yesterday
morning. when the removal OF General
Hancock and the appointment Of General
Reynolds to succeed bin became known
to the public.


Doubtless there were several reasons for
the depreciation of city currency, but one
strong one was a prevailing feeling of the
insecurity of life and property under rebel
@ civil law" Every dealer in gold knows
that indications of determination and
strengthen the Republican party have been
followed By fall in the price of gold, and
every Democratic real or imaginary tri-
umph has led to depreciation Of currency
and rise in the price OF gold. Under
these influences city money has gone out
ofoirculation, hut under q new and differ
ent military regime it may again become
current.
Year: 1868

The loyal people of Louisiana are very
much gratiied by the change which has
been made in the command of this military
district.


Major General Reynolds, although not a
radical in the ordinary acceptatiOn of the
word, is still fsir-minded gentleman and
one who will enforce the laws and main
tain the honor of the government which
he represents. His assuming command of
this Military district will result in great
good to all classes of our people, the loyal
and the disloyal, ex-rebels and Republicans;
for it will insure the enforcement of law
and order throughout the state. The Re-
publican party oil Louisiana desires only
fairness and justice and protection from
the military authorities, and. this we can
conGdentially expect under the admins.
tration of Major General Reynolds.
Year: 1868

Mack " is in Washington writing let
ters for his paper, the Cincinnati En-
quirer. The following sketch of the
United States Senate, as he finds it to-
day, will be read with interest:


"There is no need of any searching
investigation into personal histories to
reveal the style of men these carpet-bag-
gers are. 1t requires no very astute stu
dent of human nature to pick them out,
one by one, as they sit in seats to which
they have no more right than George
Francis Train to the British throne, Cad
dis to the Kingdom of Heaven, or Ben.
Butler to the spoons he stirs his coffee
with You can tell them at glance by
the look of out-of-placishness of which
they cannot dispossess themselves, let
them try ever so hard. They are scat.
tered on the outer edges of the chamber
here and there wherever seat could
be found, or room made to put one in.
The position was to them a gift horse,
and they had heard of the Injunction
against looking such an animal in the
mouth. So Warner, Of Alabama, squats
contentedly and obscurely on the sx-
treme right, and feebly bellows about
the people Of my State Directly oppo-
site, and so near the door that he is apt
to be mistaken for messenger, one Of
the honorable members from Arkansas
unfolds himself to public gaze, and every
now and then rises to present petition
from constituency he never saw, and in
behalf of a State he never lived in. And
so on to the end of the chapter. But the
carpet-baggers of the Senate will soon
deserve pity instead Of contempt"
Year: 1868

scarcely fail TO be of immense advantage
to the city. Such canal is proposed by
q company chartered at the last session
OF the Legislature. 1t is to commence
in the vicinity Of Carrollton, whence It
will follow a line inside Of the ridge, say
near the line of Broad street, and from
the city limits by direct route 10 the
Rigolets. The shallower water outside
of the Rigolets is to be dsepened, and
thus communication by straight line of
not more than forty-6ve miles, say from
New Orleans, to Ship Island, is to be
opened with the deep waters of the Gulf
There can be no doubt of the vast i'm
portance of this enterprise, since 1t will,
If properly carried into effect, make
New Orleans q cheap port, instead OF
being, as now, the dearest in the world.
Besides affording US new harbor in the
rear of the city, where we can establish
our wharves, warehouses and grain ele-
vators, it will cut off the one hundred and
twenty miles of tortuous and tedious
river navigation, and enable US to get rid
Of the enormous charges and exactions
and monopolies which now affect our
commerce. In this point of view the
subject is one which requires and de-
serves more elaborate discussion than we
can devote to it this morning, and we
shall, therefore, postpone our detailed ex-
animation for another day. We speak,
Of course, of the measure as CONNER
cial measure, without reference to the
form Of the scheme by which the COM
pany propose to effect the object. The
point is to have the thing done in the
best and speediest manner. 1t would be
welb therefore, for the company to satisfy
the public that the work is to be under
taken ir good faith, and that the fran
chises obtained or demanded are not ex-
cessive. Let the project, as presented,
be examined by competent persons in
whom the community has confidence. ln
work of such importance there should
be no appearance of anything but the
fairest dealing with the public.-Ne'o
Orleans Crescent.
Year: 1868

ern men few years ago in the Atlantic
cable enterprise. But even in Texas, in
our own unpretending town, there are
some men who are not afraid to take
their gold out of their rusty iron safes
and invest in the manufacture of cotton,
our own great staple. Such man was
the late B. Fl. Hambrick, one of the most
practical men who has had residence
in the country. he did not hesitate to
invest his capital in this business, and
the fruits of his enterprise are seen
to-day in the whirling spindles of the
Tyler factory.


Last Saturday was an era in the life
of our town. This factory began on that
day, and is now successfully engaged
in the manufacture of thread. The
death Of the senior proprietor, Mr.. Ham
brick, almost in the inception Of this
work, has deprived the surviving propri-
etors of the necessary means to complete
this work. We hope that cur people
who have money will not be backward to
take hold in some way or other and as
sist in the completion of this factory.
The work up to tho present time has
been done in the most economical man
ner The very best of machinery has
been secured, and it has all been super
intended BY one of the most skillful ma
chinists. In this situation, it offers q
splendid opportunity for favorable in
vestment. The capital necessary to
place few hundred more spirdles al
work and twenty-four or thirty looms,
and this will be the best paying concern
in this country. The engine power is
already there, the house room is there,
and nothing is required but the money
to procure the additional machinery 10
make this factory what it should be. We
hope this subject will receive the early
attention of men of money in our midst
Year: 1868

noon the Rev. Dr. Pinckney of the Episcopal Church,
the officiating clergyman, entered in advance, at
tired in the robes of his Office and took up position
to await the coming of the marriage party. Soon
afterward Mr.. Ferry, member of Congress from
Michigan, entered, and was followed by the brides
maids and groomsmcn, Senator Fowler of Tennes-
see supporting on his arm Miss FOOte the sister of
the bride, and Mr.. Arnold, supporting Miss Beach.
Next were the groom and his bride-Senator
j. i. Henderson of missouri and Miss Mary f. Foote
followed by the parents of the bride The cere-
mony was then performed IN the impressive form of
the Episcopal ritual. After the marriage ceremony,
the numerous visitors were introduced to the
newly married couple, and subsequently were
very richly entertained with refreshments in
an adjoining room. The wedding presents
are rare and valuable their estimated cost being
several thousands Of dollars. Senator Henderson
and bride started from Washington in the afternoon
for Cape May. Judge Foote the father of the bride,
is a cousin of the late Senator Foote of Vermont.


Cen Grant received a dispatch this evening from
Gen. Mcdowell, commanding the Eighth Military
District, reporting that the Constitution will un-
doubtedly be adopted in Mississippi. The Republi-
can ticket will also be successful.


It has been brought to the notice Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury that in cases agents inspect
ors and special agents of the Treasury Department in
the Internal Revenue, and in the Customs and other per
representing themselves TO be such officers collect
from individuals moneys in the and on behalf or
the United States The Secretary says: Even District
Attorneys are not authorized officers TO whom public
revenue should be paid. Where payment is made into
Court It should be either the Marshal Of the District
authorized Deputy to the Clerk Of the Court as
the case may be- Persons paying money to the United
are warned TO beforehand that the officer TO
whom they pay the is authorized TO collect it, and
il not known TO be authorized, they should
require his authority to be produced and should
in every instance take a proper receipt.
All powers to make collections, exercised by officers or
agents Of the Treasury Department persons protesting
TO be SUCH whether expressed in terms claimed by
construction, irrespective Of the source whence derived
unless conferred by specific provision OF law setting
forth the character OF the officer and his duties and
powerng him to make collections Of public money, are
hereby revoked and annuCd; and if any case should
hereafter arise where the public interest shall appear TO
require that collection be made by Others than collector
his deputy, special application for the necessary au
thorty must be made to the Secretary Of the Treasury
and in will be granted unless the circumstances
such to render any other course impwctcablc"


The President has sent officer 10 Atlanta TO inquire
into all the circumstances which led TO the arrest and
imprisonment of certain citizens OF Georgia charge OF
being concerned in the murder Of Aslburn.
Year: 1868

+ Too GREAT HAsTE.-We have heard com.
plants from several sources about the man.
ner in which the body of John Clark was
brought from Horsetown here for burial on
Sunday last 1t is alleged that the under.
taker drove so rapidly that the attendants
who followed in buggies and wagons could
scarcely keep up with the hearse without
driving at rate of speed wholly unbecoming
a funeral cortege. This is not the first in
stance in which we have heard complaints
about the unseemly haste in which corpses
have been hurried to burial. AS the funeral
is the last testimonial OF respect which the
living are called upon to pay to the remains
of the dead, humanity and. decency require
that the ceremony be conducted with some
thing like propriety.
Year: 1868

Doc CREEK.-ME A. McPbee came down
from Dog Creek this week, with fine lot of
gold dust, taken from the mines by bis Gus
toners. lie had in his possession number
of specimens Of pure gold, weighing several
ounces each. which did the eye good to be
hold. Miners on Dog Greek are all doing
we'll at present, but could take out more gold
il water was more plentiful.
Year: 1868

A WHITE PINE LOGGING House All that
is required in the lodging house business in
White Pine is lot of stout iron hooks and a
few gunny sacks. The hooks are driven into
convenient tress and the dodgers hung up in
the sacks, after which the landlord has moth
ing to do till morning but loaf about and keep
up fires under such trees as he has located.
Year: 1868

Day WINrER.-On all sides we bear dry
winter predicted. and appearances so far
certainiy indicate that such will be the char
acter of the season. Some of our farmers are
preparing to SOW grain. while others ara still
waiting for more rain before commencing to
plow their ground.