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Year: 1868

The DANvILLE CAR AssAULT.-The con-
tinued case of Mr.. Joseph j. Price, charged
with assaulting and beating Henrietta Je-
ter was called before the Mayor yesterday
for the purpose of hearing the argument
of Colonel Johnson on behalf of the de-
fence.


Colonel Johnson said this was an unusual
case in his experience. As far as he knew
the gentleman, he was one by birth and
education, and was never in any difficulty
before he became unfortunately engaged
with this woman. We had in this country
some vested rights yet. That the colored
people were free was certain fact, and
that they had the right to enjoy their free
dom none would more cordially grant them
than himself; but they had no more rights
or freedom than the whites. There was
now a scheme in progress to make them
equal legally, politically, and socially, but
this had to be submitted to the people of
Virginia; and if they rejected it, it would
again be without effect.


On the day of this difficulty we find this
young man on the train, a quiet passenger.
This car was his casket. He had pur-
chased it for this trip, and no one, either
white or black, had any right to infringe
upon it more than upon his private pro-
perty. The same might be said to be ap-
plicable to the blacks; but we found this
woman, according to her own testimony,
in the habit of coming from Manchester to
Richmond every time her husband drew
his money, and she stated she got on this
car through mistake. There were the Two
cars, and she being in the habit OF coming
over ought to have known the difference


The laws which control travel provided
that there should be first-class and Sc
cond. class car-one for the white and the
other for the cofored passengers. Ii was
the duty of the officer of the car TO see
the enforcement of the law.


This woman got into the wrong car. She
knew that it was not the proper place.
She, it appeared, came there for the pur-
pose of testing her right there, and OF
exposing the passengers to ettrontery ana
insult. She could have ridden as comfort
ably in the car which has always been
allotted colored people. She was ordered
out, and in going out she slipped and leii,
and getting up in very excited manner,
she swore she would not get out for any
one. The conductor had right to force
her to get out; but with very proper
forbearance, he merely told her that she
had better get out. She continued with
her excited talk. Mr.. Price advanced TO-
wards her, and as testified, spoke to her
in tone of "mild remonstrance," ADV.
sing her to sit down and behave herself.
She replied: "What have you to do WITT
itf You are no gentleman" Then sne
aleaped at him like tigress," and sha.
king her fist in his face, called him all sort:
Of vulgar names. All this without provo
cation. And he reached his hand oVel
and touched her hat. simultaneously
With this she strikes, and Mr., Price
Year: 1868

An old bachelor who had become melancho
ly and poetical, wrote some verses for the vii
lage paper, in which he expressed the hope
that the time would soon come when he should


''- rest calmly within shroud,


With weeping willow by my side. y
But to his horror it came out i'll print:


"When l shall rest calmly within a shawl


With weeping widow by my side.
Year: 1868





KNOW far away there are SUMMER lands,
Where the bright rivers wander Ger golden sands;
Where the skies deeper tinsed with azure hue
And the footprints OF Summer seem ever new:
But give my native land ever DEAR
We heed not the storm the wild waves white foam
A refuge We find in cheerful home.
The fre-light is dancing on ceiling and floor,
Chasing dark shadows out at the door;
1t shines mOng the teacups like diamonds and pearls,
Then out Of the window silver shaft hurls,
That sends such joy to hearts weary and worn,
They smile, and forget all their SORROWS to mourn.
In dear happy home with friends loving and kind
Peace, joy, and contentment ever shall find.
Native land happy home how the pulses will bound,
In response to these words with their musical sound:
Whenever, wherever with loved ones meet,
Like 4EOlian tones, this refrain repeat;
And we ne'er will forget on altar of love
To keep the fire bright, that the mystical dove
OF Peace and COntentment may depart,
But reign like spirit OF light in the heart.
Year: 1868

ByrIase says he saw lobster attack an oys-
ter, which persisted in closing its shell as often
as the lobster attempted to intrude within It,
After many failures the lobster took a small
stone and placed it between the shells as soon
as they were separated, and then devoured tho
fish. Mr. Gardener, in his " Curlosltles OF
Natural History" states that he once watched
a crab enlarging its burrow in the sand, and
about every two minutes it came up to the sur
face with quantity Of sand in its left claw,
and by sudden jerk threw it to the distance
of about six inches. Having few shells in
his pocket, he endeavored to throw one of
them into the hole; three of them fell near,
and the fourth rolled into it. Five minutes at
terward, the animal made its appearance, bring
ing with it the she'll which had gone down, and
carrying it to the distance of a foot from its
burrow, there deposited it. Seeing the others
lying near the mouth of the hole, it immedi-
ately carried them. one bv one, to the place
where the first had been deposited, and then
resumed its original labor. Dudges saw spi-
deu which had seized bee by the back, and
effectually prevented it from taking flight, but
its legs being at liberty, the bee dragged the
spider along, which presently suspended it by
a thread from its web, leaving it to dangle In
the air till it was dead, and then it was drawn
up and devoured.


An individual living in the square at st.
Mark s, Venice, has been in the habit of scat
tering grain every day at o'clock, previous
to which hour the birds assemble in one place
on the cathedral and as the clock strikes, they
take wing and hover around his window in
small circles till he appears, and distributes a
few handfuls of food. This, at all events, in
dicates the facility of noting time, and may be
piaced on parallel with the story of the dog
which went to church regularly every Sunday,
at the proper hour, to meet his master. Ami
mails are prompt in using their experience in
reference to things from which they have suf-
fered pain or annoyance. Grant mentions an
ourang- -outang which having had, when i'll,
some medicine administered to him in an egg,
could never be induced to take one afterwards.
lie Vallant's monkey was extremely fond of
brandy, but never could be prevailed upon to
touch it again after a lighted match had been
applied to some it was drinking. A dog hav
ing great antipathy to the sound Of violin al
ways tried to get the bow and conceal it. Plu-
tarch tells a strange story of mule, which,
when laden with salt, fell into stream, and,
finding its load thereby lightened, adopted the
experiment afterward. and whenever it crossed
a stream slipped into the water with its pan
niers To cure it Of the trick, the panniers
were filed with sponge, under which, when
fully saturated, it could barely stagger.
Year: 1868

with being jug with one handle after a lit
tie while, man who got himself on two horns
of a dilemma, was represented as jug with
two handles, but it was reserved for the doc
tor to make the best use of the, joke; fora bro
non-committalism, and who, on this subject
was nowhere, Dr. Bethune said, we have had
jugs with one handle and jugs with two han
dies but here we have jug with no handle
at all"
Year: 1868

From an exchangewe notice an advertise
ment from stock raiser, who announces that
his cattle are all branded with square and
compass.-[Colorado Times.


If the stock raiser was Mason be would
hardly have used this mark, for, if the thieves
are not Masons, the square and compass will
not save the cattle, and no true Mason would
steal them whether they had any marks on or
not. We look upon all such performances as
abuses OF Masonry.-[St. Louis FreemasOn.


We presume from the above, Messrs
Pondexter & Orr, who advertise in the
Posi- that one lot of their cattle are so
branded, have had their advertisement
pretty extensively noticed. We have
not yet communicated with them on the
subject, but will offer as their probable
reason for using it, that Masons are sup
posed to have a good deal of +" the milk
of human Kindness in them, therefore
it was proper brandy for the cows. and
as Masons generally pull well together
1t is entirely appropriate for oxen.
Year: 1868

DR.. franklin remarks that a man as
often gets two dollars for the one he
spends in informing his mind, as he
does for a dollar he lays out in any
other way. A man can cal a pound
Of sugar and It is gone, and the pleas
ure he has enjoyed is ended, but the
information he gets from a newspaper
IS treasured up to be enjoyed anew,
and to be used whenever occasion or
inclination calls for it. A newspaper
is not the wisdom Of one man or two
men; it is the wisdom of the age, and
Of past sges too. A family without a
newspaper is always a year behind the
times in general information; besides
they can never think much or find
much to talk about And then there
are the little ones growing mp without
any taste for reading. Who then,
would be without a DewspapeT-and
who would read one regularly without
paying for il
Year: 1868

All the usual arrangements with reference TO
Woods Museum, visiting the crib, Washington
street tunnel, the artesian well, jc., will bs
made.


SaA reireshment car will accompany the trip, and
no effort will be spared to render everything pleas
ant and comfortable.


AS only limited number of tickets will be
sold to each Car, theme Will be ne discomfort on
account of crowding.


The proceeds are to be added to the building
fund of the new church edifce soon to be COM
menced. -


October is the pleasantest season of the year
for An excursion. 1t avoids the heat and dust of
summer, and finds Chicago in the very whirl and
rush of business, when more is to be seen than
ut any other season.
Year: 1868

1t is really surprising to see the rush Of Gus
toners at this favorite establishment during the
past week, and no wonder, when one sees the
piles Of beautiful goods with which their count
ers and shelves are loaded, and moro arriving
every day. he sidewalk in front of their store
being almost blockaded with boxes and bales du-
ring the last two weeks, and all hands working
until u o'clock every night slowing them
away. Drop in aAd the sight will dazzle your
eyes. They are No. men to deal with, and
their clerks civil and obliging.
Year: 1868

THASKs.-Messrs. BEyISs & Co., of the Ex-
change Mills, Ottawa, will accept our thanks for
sack OF beautiful new spring wheat -four
For over two years past We had been unable to
get spring wheat -four anywhere which, on test
in our culinary department was pronounced "sat-
isfact0ry,' until Of late we have found several
brands Of new spring wheat, and particularly
that OF the Exchange Mills" quite equal to
what we had being paying an enormous price for
under the name of White Winter Extra
Year: 1868

Some idea of tn increased business activity of
our city may be gathered from the large daily
attendance at Mr.. Mitchell's dining saloon.
Business men living in the suburbs find it cheap
er to pay for a fine dinner or tea at Mitchel's
than to waste the time it takes to go home. Mr..
Mitchell not only beats the town on getting up
regular meals but can beat the world ON getting
up an oyster fry or stew, cup of coffee, tea or
chocolate, or anything that is nice.
Year: 1868

Whether attributable to the damp, chilly
weather of the past few days, or solely to the
excellency of the goods, there is no doubt that
the sale of ovorcoats and other hcvy winter
goods has already commenced in earnest at Ed
Armstrong; They are admitted to be the best
in town for the price.
Year: 1868

Our friend DANIEL LEAHY again took the
first premium on custom made boots at the
County fair, and must be admitted to be par ex-
cellence, ''the premium boot and shoe maker of
Ottawa" Mr.. Leahy not only excels in custom
work, but has about the best assorted general
stock of everything in the boot and shoe line in
this city.
Year: 1868

LUMBER-GooDsELL & CARSON are selling
all common lumber at ST per 1000, and fencing
down as low as $14. They make their lumber
of their own pine at their own mills, and allow
nobody to undersell them. They are already
having an enormous run of custom
Year: 1868

The CITIZEN is presented to the people of Arkansas as large in form as any Dem ooratic weekly in the State. Although independent in all things, and neutral in nothing, its emphatically a

 rA%TzZ %zwa7A7z-., And now ranks as one of the first in the State. The greatest care will be takon to make its selections choice and instructive. X new feature will soon be added by pub fishing a story each week, or if too long, running it through two or three numbers. The political complexion of the Citizen is opposed to negro suffrage and a score of other Radical tenets, and while opposing them shall advocate the principle that white men should rule white men.

 In times of great political danger every

 

 man should take paper, and it is more than probable that the present year will witness more political excitement and ex- traordinary political events than any pre- vious one of our nationality. Let the people assist the CITIZEN bySjoihing in and making up clubs, and they will there by render it q powerful auxiliary in their warfare against hateful negro suffrage and the many other evils the Radical party design thrusting upon the State,

 Read the following club rates, which are lower than those of any other weekly west of the Mississippi river:
Year: 1868

SEVERELY HURT.-Mr. VIM. Web
ster, packer at the Magnolia Mills, one
morning last week received severe in
jurics from fall. Hs had been attach
ing a belt to shaft to start the mill ma
chinery, and in returning made mis-
step at the head Of the stairs, and was
precipitated to the floor below, falling on
his back. He was taken up insensible,
but soon revived with proper treatment.
Happily no bones were broken, and he
will be able to resume his usual labors
again in a few days. Mr.. w. is reputcd
to be the best and fastest packer in the
State
Year: 1868

PERTINENr.-We heard gentleman
of reliable business qualifications assert,
the other day, that the close of the year
was very proper time to pay up all lit
tie outstanding liabilities, and start fair
and square with the world on the first of
the new year! His tact in mentioning
this matter we at once acknowledged.
Year: 1868

LARGE HoGs.-On Friday the 18th,
the z I. CO. steamer, Reliance, brought
down two monster swine, one alive and
the other deceased. The dressed AMI
NAL weighed 630 pounds, and was
a huge mass of fat; the other would
probably not weigh quite so heavy, but
he was all hog and no mistake Capt.
Pratt had them down on the freight list
as elephants They were shipped at
Corvallis, and we suppose were the prod
uct of Benton county They were the
largest swine we have yet seen on the
coast, and are hard to beat anywhere
Year: 1868

Coop STAGE OF WATER-The Will
lamette river at the present writing, is
in good stage, and scarcely day passes
without the arrival of from one to three
steamers at our city. An immense
amount of freight has accumulated at
our mills and warehouses, which will
give employment to all the steamers that
come for sometime yet. Steamers are
now running as high up as Eugene, and
find plenty of water in the channel.
Year: 1868

Wealthy lady in Buffalo lost her pock-
et-book, containing a large amount of
money Honest boy found and returned
it to her. Benevolent and grateful fe-
male generously rewarded his honesty
by the magnanimous presentation of an
apple
Year: 1868

POSTAGE ON LETTERS Rs--Many persons


put letters into the post without attach
ing stamps, not knowing, perhaps, that
letters so put in viii not be sent to the
directions on the letter. but will be mail
ed to the dead letter office at Washin gton,
where it is opened, the name of the writer
learned, when it is re-sealed and mailed
% the person writing the letter: Others,
through carelessness or a want of knowl-
edge, put revenue stamps on their let
ters; as revenue stamps do not pay post
age, the letter might just as well, for all
practical purposes, have no stamp on it,
and will, in the course Of time, return
to the original writer The only plan
to pursue to insure the reception, by your
friend, relative or business firm, of any
letter you may write, is to prepay postage
remembering that revenue stamps
are not postage stamps. Revenue
stamps on the backs of letters are worth
less-they are not intended to pay post
age, and will not be received by the
postal department in payment of postage
Year: 1868

Ii, every one this day remember that
they are cordially invited 70 come right
along and buy their goods Of Sam Perry,
- Brady street. A new lot Of splendid
heavy goods have this day arrived. The
best line Of foreign cloths that have ever
been brought TO the city are now to be
found at As Brady street.
Year: 1868

with II. Neither civil nor military measures
seemed TO satisfy him, and when the fortunes OF
the Rebellion began to decline. he mercilessly
attacked the officers of the Government and the
commanders of armies, and did as much to
demorahze the cause and SOW dissatisfaction
BROADCAST as it was in the power OF maievolent
spirit to do. The final defeat Of the Southern
cause did not sober-it infuriated him, and he
went staggering about the streets of the
PROSTATE capital, with shOt0uns aud revolVers
about him, shooting with the same recklessness
that o Malay runs muck, but killing'no one and
wounding nothing, that we remember, but
statue in the rotunds of the Capitol. Stnoe
then he has been engaged in some scaudalouS


brswls that ruined him socially, and injured
what renamed of his political reputation. The


Southern Opinion, under his management, has


been the vehicle OF more personal abuse than
Brick Pomeroy's La Crosse Democrat One
purpose, however, he kept steadily in Wow; to
foster local pride and prejudice, breed contempt
for tho people OF the North and hatred OF the
general Government, and 10 fan the expiring
hope Of an ultimate resurrection of the Lost
Cause" He was the one unsnged paladin who
refused TO abandon IT, or drop the banner that
the bronZed soldiers had borne in the thick of a
hundred conflicts. He was exceedingly brave
after the battles were over and the bugle had
rounded a long truce to arms. Now he is gone,
the world is not the loser.
Year: 1868

NIAGARA FALLS GOING.-Tho
Buffalo Epress of Monday has long
article on the prospective site of Nj.
agara Falls. 1t says:


For more than a year past, some
watchful residents of the vicinity
have marked peculiar motion Of
the rapids at point less than half
a mile above the apex Of the horse
shoe, i'll the channel in which the
greatest body of water descends, and
this motion has been OF q character
to give rise to the supposition that
breach had been made by the cur.
rent through the soft shale strata
underlying the limestone that forms
the present ledge of Falls. Recent.
ly the appearance of the rapids at
the point indicated, has undergone
a marked change, and SO exactly in
confirmation of the theory stated
that those watching it do not doubt
the speedy doom OF the famous Horse
Shoe cataract. Ii The limestone
ledge, aver which the river now falls,
is, as is supposed, III course Of being
undermined by subterrancan
stream breaking Though as, far
back as nearly half u mile, ofcourse
the consequence, inevitable and lia.>
ble to ensue at any moment, must
be an immense breaking away of
the face of the cataract, changing
its whole form and appearance
perhaps converting the perpsndcu.
lar fall into shooting rapid, down
steep decline.


Some observers at the Falls antic-
ipatc this grand catastrophe at an
early day.
Year: 1868

interested in the details of the death
Of his unhappy clerk, and by my re-
cital Of the circumstances of my
meeting with the guard who had
fully repaid the interest my parents
had formerly taken in him.


The fortunes of our house soon
recovered the blow which the mis-
guided Barton had managed to in
tiict upon our credit, and l consider
the prosperity of the firm of SOmer-
Vile Il Co. is due to my accidental
meeting with, and the story told me
by the mail guard.
Year: 1868

subscripton-rvelve months IS; nx months, 81 In ID
This long established journal becomes desirable
this time In view OF the fact that Pensacola efeng
her railroad communications with the Northwest, and
becoming point of Interest TO enterprising men
teress Of the state Of Florida and In Its local de-
partment special attention te the immense Lumber
and Timber trade growing its vicinity also 70 other
commercial items which the careful reader will indicate
deveopment Pensaooa
o q port Advertisements solicited
Year: 1868

THE PRESIDENT AND THE SEN-
ATE.-NOv. 6, 1860, Alexander H.
of Georgia, made his most
famous speech, in which he uttered
the following, which is in point in
the impeachment case:


"The President of the United States
is no emperOr-nO dictator; he is
clothed with no absolute power. He
can do nothing unless he is backed by
power in Congress. Mr.. Lincoln can
not appoint an officer without the
consent of the Senate; he cannot form
Il Cabinet without the same consent.
He will be in the same condition as
George Ill, who had ask Wings to ap-
point his Ministers, and was compelled
to receive a Cabinet utterly opposed to
his views. And so Mr.. Lincoln will
have to ask Of the Senate to choose
for him a Cabinet, if the Democracy
Of that body choose to put him on
such terms. He will have to do this
or let the government stop, should
the Democracy so determine"
Year: 1868

Some days ago a gang Of Kuklux
left documents at the house Of Patrick
Haney, a loyal man, living near
Waverly, Tennessee, warning him to
leave the country, but he paid no at
tention to the notice, and went on
with his work. Subsequently a large
company of men, disguised and armed,
dragged him out of his house, about
midnight, carried him to a creek three
miles distant, tied a rope round his
neck, and dragged him up and down
the creek, pulled out his hair and
beard, kicked and whipped him, and
left him lying insensible in the woods.
He was found the following evening
by his wife in most horrible eondi-
ton.
Year: 1868

A POughkeepsie paper says thatfve
years ago a gentleman who is in that
place was a resident of a Southern city,
with an income of $50 per day, and
the pOssessor of a large amount of
property. He Joined his fortunes with
the Southern COnfederacy, and resOly-
ed to die in the last ditch. One day
last week he was sweeping out Offices
and cleaning sidewalks for whatever
he could get.
Year: 1868

What ladies are best to go fishing with7 Annette
and Caroline


When is butter like Irish childrsnl When it is
made into little Pats.


Why is it easy to break into an old mans hOusr2 Be-
cause his gate is broken and his locks few.


What is everybody doing at the same time7 Grow
ing older.
Year: 1868

There is a young man in CircIeville
who will never do so any more. He
was out skating with some young
ladies, and stole up behind them with
a revolver, which he fred ''tO hear
them squeal." The ball entered his
leg, and he has since had time to
think the whole matter over.
Year: 1868

The President of the Minnesota Demo-
cratic State Convention declared himself
sin favor of getting back to the irreversible
decree Of the Almighty, who has establish
ed and ordained slavery"
Year: 1868

The World was yesterday made
happy by advices that Pike County,
Penn, had gone strongly Democratic
That County never, within our mem
ory, gave less than three to one for
any ticket labeled Democratic, and
has usually gone much higher. They
used to burn the buildings of Repub-
lican voters during the War for the
Union in some parts of that dark
County. Three Loco -FocOs and three
jugs of whisky to each spelling book
used to be the proportion in that
County, and it has not yet been ma
terially changed. 1t must be hard
Shedding with Sham Democracy when
they have to shout over a victory in!
Pike. How cheerful they must be
over the returns from New Hamp-
shire r. New York Tribune.