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Year: 1867

The action of Congress in resolving to
make reconstruction the sole business
of the July session, and the carefully
prepared bills introduced TO facilitate
the work in accordance with the spirit
of the original act, will meet the APP
proval of all who have the welfare of
the whole country at heart. We have
seen the same rebellious spirit and hos
Iility to the Federal government take
form and action at every opportunity
offered since the terrible days of '61.
The motive that fired the first gun at
Sumter prompted opposition to the Con-
stitutional amendments, the test of the
reconstruction Act in the Supreme Court,
and the endeavor more recently to wrest
away the temporary authority conferred
upon military commanders, and retain it
in the hands of State officials holding no
proper authority under the general gov
ernment. The course of Sheridan has
been beset with the intriguing schemes
of baffied rebels, his authority defied, his
character maligned, his motives ira
duced and a strong effort made to re-
move him and place an enemy in his
position. In every act of his we are in
formed of we see a careful faithfulness
in the discharge of his duties, loyal
steadfastness, unshaken by the enmity
of the foes of his country, and a fearless
execution of duties, trusting to yindica-
tion from the infamous SANDERS that
have been heaped upon him by rebels.
in the hearts and by the voice of those
who fought the same foes back from our
trampled standard and planted it over
the strongholds of treason. And they
have done it. The little Irishman who
left the Pacific when treason had raised
its red hand to destroy the government,
" TO win a Captains commission or
soldiers grave" in defending the flag,
has made record of devoted loyalty
and brilliant military qualities that will
live in history, honored and revered,
when his enemies are forgotten. No one
who is familiar with the act of Congress
under which he wass assigned To- the
command of the principal Military Dis
trict of the South can believe for a mo-
ment that he transcribed the authority
delegated to him, and both the House
and Senate bills give unqualified endor-
sal to his acts. That they will, in sub
stance, be adopted is a certainty, and it
will be for the good of all when they are.
1t will be the signal for another wailing
shrek from the mourners over the car
cass of dead and damned rebellion, and
infuriate threats through set teeth to-
wards satraps, rumps, etc. Well let
them howl and predict the downfall of
the great Union party who endorse this
legislation. " No man was ever yet lost
in a straight course" If we are wrong
we will go down, and a better and truer
party take cur place. If we are right, if
we are honest of heart and steadfast in
purpose, the waves of opposition will not
destroy or remove; but firm, united and
enduring in principle, the party will
breast the surges Of revengeful treason
as the rock-ribbed coast that bounds a
stormy sea, its roughness rounded by
time and contact, but marking for end
less ages the confines of the turbulent
food.
Year: 1867

A STEAMER BURNED At SEA.
THE STEAMSHIP CITY or BATH INSTRUMENTATION


LIVES LOST
rRiBuNH.


CHARLESTON. Feb. 4.--Four men lately belonging
to the crew of the steamship City of Bath arrived
here from Georgetown this evening They report
that their steamer burned at sea on Sunday
morning off Cape IIateras OF ~ persons on board.
all are believed to be lost excepting these four The
City OF Bath was on her way from Boston 10 Sayan-
...I
Year: 1867

Present Condition of the COUNTRY.
From the Ne,O York Herald.


NEW YORK, August 81 thank you for your
manly announcement in this mornings Herald,
in the article headed THE New Crisis" Your
views in that article are so wholesome that
cannot leave the city this morning, be- hg tran
silently here, without expressing :ay' gratitude.
/ assure you, sir, that tho present attempt OF
party leaders 70 secure political power by
most alarming, and the people ofthe North must
not allow its success, If they value their own
freedom and prosperity. Ifpeope stop to think,
they will spurn such an attempt with indigna-
ton; nothing but false issues can possibly allow
such ruino9s project to succeed: 10 cheat the
will keep before them the idea OF martyrdom
and all that sort OF thing but the true issue
should be ever present to our minds, and mar
tyrs rewarded at a less expense than the over
throw of our institutions, Now, sir, have
done my humble part in the late war for the
Union. Two of my sons have fallen under the
Union flag, and my part has been in contribu-
tions, and not in the reception of penny's pro-
fit during the strife. But never have L wished
anything but a restored Union For this, and
this alone, 1 have sacrificed, and not for
reimbursement Of the people of the South
ern States. If the people OF the south
are not to be restored to the Union, then the
old Copperhead cry that the Union could not be
restored by arms is verified. The idea that the
South must be Afrlcanized before Its states are
allowed to return is an admission that the war
has been q wicked failure, and has been waged
for the destruction of the Republic. 1t is not a
debatable question. We did not send our sons
South. appeal to the great masses In the
North, who generously poured out their blood
and treasure in the conflict II this was their
object? MIR. Editor, you have hit tender chord
in your remarks this morning, and Will,
know, awaken the sleeping sense OF the people
on this crisis have purchased plantation
IN Alabama, and contemplate removal there
and am encouraging others in the North to fol-
low mel but II that State is to be negro State
| farewell to my purchase. The reasons are OBJ
| vious, Fanatics may not see them, but men Of


common sense can. 1 thank you again, from
Year: 1867

QUEBEC, August l0.-The steamer Secret, be.
longing TO the Gulf Port Steamship Company


while on her way from Montreal last night. ran
into the steamer Lake st. Peter cutting her In
two and sinking her in three minutes. The
crew took refuge on the wheel house, and were
all saved. The Secret did not sustain any ma
tprial damage.
Year: 1867

ApvERrIsING.-The Adams (N. Y.) Visitor speaks of an eminent Bostonian who regarded an advertisement in a news paper as personal invitation to call, and said: .s.While 1 sometimes hesitate about entering a store the proprietors of which have not thus sent their card to my resi- dence, always feel certain of cordial welcome from the members of an advertis- ing firm" This means that it is just as impolite to enter business house that doesn't advertise, as it would be to walk into private residence and take seat at table without invitation. .aaza-

 Another sensible man says: People are quite apt to. go where their attention is called, and if they find things as repre-. sented, they will purchase there in prefer ence to spending their time in seeking elsewhere. Those whose patronage and influence are of the greatest value never spend too much in looking up thing, 7 They have learned thattime is money, and that without time in this world money is worthless.
Year: 1867

rE~We would call the attention of merchants and business men to the fact, that we have now on hand a com plete assortment of Job Type and Stock and are prepared to do all kinds of work. from Visiting Card to Poster, at Memphis prices. We have at con siderable expense, purchased large lot of New Type and Job Material, and can now say without hesitation, that we have one of the best Job offices in the State. As we have competent workmen, superior presses, and abun- dant material, we are prepared to offer rare inducements, to those in want of Pamphlets, Cards. Blanks, Bill Heads, or anything that is usually gotten up in a first class Job. coffee. Call and see us, that you may know whether or not we will do as we say.
Year: 1867

To SUBseRIBERs.-Our books show T large number of names,' with their subscription unpaid for last year. To all such, we would say, pay the printer We have indulged, because the people at that time could not well pay. Now we need money. We have been to considerable expense, to make our pa per what it k, and it is but just that those in arrearages should come up and settle with us, that we deal fairly with them ill the future.
Year: 1867

He might furnish volume of certificates, but the public have long since learned to esti- mate such things at their true value The safest plan is for every one to test for himself the.yirtue of a new medicine.
Year: 1867

The American -Lithographic Company has
Just published remarkable specimen of caligraphy,
copied by their process of " sun-printing.' from
the original by Professor David Davidson. This IS a
wonderfully minute and beautiful reproduction, in
microscopic text, of the speech of Cyrus W. Field
at the banquet given by the New-York Chamber OF
Commerce to celebrate the laying OF the Atlantic
Cable. The work is surrounded by an ornamental
border containing good portrait of Mr. Field. and a
picture of the Great Eastern, together with the
speech in ordinary printing type. Until the inyen-
ton of the photo-thoTaphic process, there was no
means of multiplying fac-similes of such elaborate
specimens of penmanship as Professor DayIdsons;
but through the agency of this valuable srt, any
production of the pen the pencil printers type,
or the engraver's tool, can be copied with scru-
pulOus exactness by the means of photography,
enlarged or reduced in size as occasion may
require and then transferred TO stone by chem
ica action and multiplied to any desired extent The
present publication is interesting not only from lis
artistic merit and its subject but also as the first
issue of a company which promises TO add largely to
our artistic enjoyments.
Year: 1867

If you have balky horses it is your
own fault, and not the horses, for if
they do not pull true there is some
cause for it, and if you remove the
cause, the effort will cease. When
your horse balks he is excited, and does
not know what you want him to do.
When he gets little excited, stop him
five or ten minutes; let him become
calm; 60 to the balky horse, pat him,
and speak gently to him; and as soon as
he is over his excitement he will, in nine
cases out of ten, pull at the word.
Whipping, and slashing and swearing
only make the matter worse. After you
have gentled him awhile, and his ex-
citement has cooled down, take him by
the bits; turn him each way few mo-
ments, as far Us you can; pull out the
tongue; gentle him little, unreign him;
then step before the balky horse and let
the other start first; then you can take
him anywhere you wish. A balky
horse is always high spirited, and starts
quick; half the pull is ont before the
other starts; by standing before him the
other starts first By close application
to this rule, you can make any balky
horse pull. If horse has been badly
spoiled, you should hitch him to the
empty wagon; pull it around awhile
on level ground; then put on little
load, and increase it gradually, caress-
ing as before, and in n short time you
can have q good work horse.-4merican
Farmer.
Year: 1867

The advantages of drilling over broad
cast sowing for wheat, says the Prdcti-
cal Farmer, in the Middle States, has
been too long satisfactorily determined
to need any further comment. The
saving of seed, the regularity and even
ness Of depth ut which the grain is de-
posted, the security against the up
heavings of severe winters, the admis-
sion of freer circulation of air-all,
perhaps, have contributed to give drill
ing an advantage in harvest time of
several bushels per acre over the other
mode. Where wheat is to be drilled,
the narrowing and pulverization of the
soil of course precede instead of follow
the seeding; and we have to urge, not
only for the sake of the wheat, but for
the better starting of the grass, the i'm
portance of two plowings. Where land
is laid down to grass, as it isin this sec
tion, and to so remain for several years,
the repeated exposure of fresh surfaces
of soil to the fertilizing gases ofthe at
mosphere, the thorough mixing of soil
and subsoil, the complete pulverizing of
their particles so as to increase their
power of absorption, are all manWiGt
in their effects, and must be performed,
if at all, during the two years of the or
dinary rotation. The oftener and more
thoroughly they are done during this
period, the better for the subsequent
more permanent pastures. Top-dress-
ing then will keep up vigor and fertility.
Year: 1867

A correspondent of tho Prairie Farm
er makes the following statement of his
experience in treating the scab: "Hav-
ing. some three hundred sheep which
were troubled with scab, it was ques-
tion to which could find no answer, as
to how much tobacco it would be neces-
sary to use in order to cure them. At n
venture, procured two hundred pounds
at cost of twelve and half cents a
pound. / took the sheet iron bottom of
an old sugar evaporator and put in
from sixteen to eighteen pounds of to-
bacco, and filled it within two inches of
the top, and put the boiled tobacco into
a barrel with a hole near the bottom, to
drain off the solution after soaking, and
put water after soaking in the next
batch. l found that each batch would
dip from twenty-five to twenty-eight
sheep, if not wasted. My box Cor dip
ping was made of one and half inch
boards, sixteen inches wide, and four
feet long. The bottom was sunk inthe
ground. Then with matched flooring
made tight platform as wide as the
box was long, and put one end over the
box, the other being elevated so that
the juice would run back into the box
rs it was squeezed out of the wool.
Used the solution milk-warm. My
sheep are all we'll"
Year: 1867

Prof. Blot, master of French cookery
is instructing the New Workers on the
art of good living. In a recent lecture
he is reported to have said:


"a fish boiled in water alone is not
inferior to one sewed in cloth and boil
ed. There is no better fish in the world
for frying than our American smelt.
The speaker said lobster was very untri-
tive, but heavy, and should never be
eaten at supper. Referring TO oysters,
he said that they should never be fried
in butter, and should be served hot.
Potatoes should be steamed, and not
boiled; and he cautioned his class against
using water that had been standing on
the stove, as the gases and alkali are all
absorbed in the first boil. Vegetables
boiled in such water are inferior. Dried
Lima beans are very bad for people liv-
ing in cities. Some ladies will not boil
cabbage because of the smell. This
could be avoided by simply putting
piece of charcoal in the pot. Lentils
are far better for eating than either
beans or peas. Many persons, however,
suppose them dearer than peas or beans,
not knowing that they swell three or
four times their size when soaked before
cooking. :,


He said that if more dandelous and
chiccory were eaten in the spring, there
would be less need ofmedicine, and in
stanccd a case of a family who spent
$50 month for medicine, and did not
see why they were sick. Referring to
the Professor said that there
was a substance in the center leaves of
each root, which, if eaten would help
their digestion.


Every family should be well supplied
with sorrel and tomatoes the year round.
These vegetables being the greatest
Of acrid substances. Water
crosses should never be eaten ever twice
in a week. They contain much sulphur,
and are the greatest anti-scorbutic
known.


The speaker then instructed his stu
dents in the art of making coffee, and
in conclusion, advised the use of gauze
instead of tin perforators."
Year: 1867

A CONTRIBUTOR to the Country Gen
hemGR recommends the use of common
salt as a special manure for wheat. The
benefit of salt to this crop is explained
thus: soda being large constituent of
salt, and this combining with the silex
IN the soil, forming silicate of soda, q
large Ingredient both in the straw and
In the grain Of wheat, as well as many
other grains. -. s'sf-
Year: 1867

There appears to be at least one place
in the South where the negroes do not
believe in the loyal league. The Natchez
Courier says an attempt to get up a
league at Columbus, Miss, proved an
entire failure, the respectable portion of
the negroes refusing to. have anything
to do with the concern, g.,
Year: 1867

A policeman was called on in Mobile
the other day to arrest man named
Jack Lewis, who disturbed his neigh
bors BY quarreling with his wife. Jack
had lost an arm in some battle, and sim
gular to say, the policeman had left an
arm also on the same field Of glory. y "
Year: 1867

SENATOR WILSON'S TOUR


INTERVIEW WITH JEfS DAyIs-ADDREos All HAMP-


TON


TEIEGRAPH TO YRBUNE.


FORTRESS MONROE, April Ex-senator Wilson Wis


tied this place early this morning where he was received
with military salute of IL guns and accompanied to the
fort by the band Gen Burton invited him to headquar
ters, where very pleasant interview was had with tho
General and other officers connected with the post He


he called on the chief Of the late Rebellion, and spent
ores OF the fines rher tInt 49, % W, oli IN
te senate in the Of which Mr.. Davis expressed


he cordial feelings which he entertained toward many
H ienus me prospects OF war In Europe and recent
improvements In military warfare discussed
aiu.lOhs made to political affairs this country


After ths Interview the Senator visited Hampton,
wnere nc addressed M the people. assembled in large
hour lie portrayed in strong coors the ni1uty
Rebellion but said that he cherished no feelings enmty


lives nor their property but he hoped that through tears
and repentance they might find forgiveness the suf
they had shed and for the noble souls they had sent from
earth to God But terrible the was 1t had resulted
IN he freedom OF more than four millions Of men, who
nad now he right to education and elevation and every
civil right which belonged to the white There W
and equal OF the prouest Of the first families OF the Old
Dominion lie referred to the great prosperity of the
sacrifices OF the which he regarded evidence
the favor of Heaven because Of the fidelity of the people
20 their country and TO human rights The question OF
was then taken and the generosyan
magnanmty Of its conditions insisted upon The sou III
ern States, he said would conform TO their conditions
and the simple question was whether they would nd
men TO Congress and elect state officers whose hearts
were with the Lost Cause" whose hearts beat
strongly for Country. Liberty Justice and Equal Rights
for all men. He hoped they would put the sheep Tie
side and the goats the other and give their suf
port only to men VINO were In favor OF the education g
all without distinction OF color and Of impartial liberty
The colored men could this part OF the cOnntF,
make loyal and place IL on the side OF justice and hr
manity, II they would and he trusted they wOud
IL that their in such q way TO
this result and thus do their part toward redeemng This
section from the bghting influences OF Slavery mako Us
people intelligent and prosperous, and call down upon
them the blessings Of Almighty God At the close OF the
speech three rOusng cheers given for Senator VII
son. and three for the Union Republican party Of
the state OF Virginia. The Senator then introduced
the teachers connected with the Freedmen's Bureau
and the coored people crowded around hm TO express
their qualification with his address, and their resolution
follow his councils At ~ o'clock the senator left for
Portsmouth, and proceeded ut by railroad to Colds
borough.
Year: 1867

NNITIIN


GALyEsToS. Texas April Is, 1867.
SPECIAL ORDERS No. 0.-Ill. Agreeaby with in
sructcns received this day from the Commanding Gen
era Fifth Military District all further elections by civil
authority IN the state Of Texas hereby forbidden.
No elections will be held until they ordered under
the law by the Military Commander


All appointments TO vacancies which occur among the
app0nses Of the Executive Department OF the state VIII
be made by the Governor as heretofore


Vacancies occurring which are filled ordinarily by elec-
on will be reported by the Executive Department or te
state without delay these Headquarters for the need
ful action.
All appointments herein authorized 10 be made by the
Chief Executive the state Will be duly notified 10 these
Headquarters for the dyisemen Of the Military Com
By command OF Brovct Major-Gen. Griffin.
Year: 1867

and hogs, throughout Northern Southern Min
ncsota known TO have pershcdrom scarcity OF feed
and from intense cold and deep SHOWS which have con-
tiuucd through the entire month Of March Our inform
ant Mr. Almond started on the 80 day OF April for Fort
Dodge with sled and five pair Of cattle fe was seven
days i'm making the tIip The snow was from two TO
three feet deep most OF the way for 40 miles and in
many places il drfted from 10 TO IS feet deep com.
pctcy burying up his team one pair OF cattle became
entirely exhausted and pershed on the road with the
others he got through and reached here the 10th
Many the people have had their hands, feet and faces
badly frozen during the Winter In getting up wood and
taking care Of their cattle. large number Of their


tie have persisted, and many Of the Homestead settlers
NJ the Xcrge of starvatiOn.'
Year: 1867

Premier officially announced yesterday, and
there is no further apprehension of rising.
as the Irish Secretary, Lord Mas, states, what
ia the necessity of ordering the Guards and .
regiment of lancers on the same day to leave
London for the scene of insurrection in Ire
lands Neither before nor since the time Of
Waterloo, when great military crisis had
arrived in the history of England, were the
Guards removed from the shadow Of the royal
palaces in London and Windsor. There must
be some cause for their sudden departure for
Ireland, and we can hardly be expected to
believe that they are transferred there because
there is no alarm or no apprehension Of
srising" The government officials must really
learn to tell more consistent story before we
can put any faith in the Irish news by tho
cable
Year: 1867

monopoly Of landed property implies mo-
nopoly Of power Land, In fact, is power. If
land is equally divided, power is equally
divided, and rule is likely to be just. II land
is in the hands of a few, power is in the hands
of few, and rule is all but certain to be par
tial and unjust We have had proof of this
within our own borders. The landowners OF
the South, not contented with absolute power in
their own States, sought to lord it over the
entire Union. England will never get rid OF
her troubles until this radical cause be clearly
perceived and effectually uprooted. Partial
remedies will tend to temporary cure; but the
old cause will still remain and the disease
will reappear at intervals. II is in the power
of the present government to do much TO deter
if not to prevent the coming crisis II, how
ever, the great families of England refuse 70
yield, there is nothing for it but revolution
revolution ending, perhaps like so many
others in military despotism. CesaIism fol-
lowed the ruin Of the mobiles In Rome. Cesar
ism has followed the ruin of the mobiles In


France. In both the one case and the other,


however, Cesarism might have been prevented


and the mobiles saved by wise and timely con-
cession.