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Year: 1868

How TO ENTERTAIN GUEsTs.-I pray you, O excellent wife, not to cumber yourself and me to get rich dinner for this man or this woman, who has alighted at our gate nor a bed chamber made ready at too great a cost

 These things, if they are curious in, they can get for dollar at any village. But let this stranger see, if he will, in your looks. in your accents and behavior, your heart and earnest ness, your thoughts and will what Be cannot buy at any price, at any village or city, and which he may travel fifty miles, and dine sparely, and sleep hard, in order to behold

 Certainly, let the board be spread and the bed be dressed for the traveller; but let the emphasis of hospitality be in these things, Honor tn the house where they are simple to the verge of hardship, so that the intellect is awake and sees the laws of the universe, the soul worships truth and love; honor and courtesy flow into all deeds.-R. ". Emerson.
Year: 1868

THE MINER office is we'll supplied with Presses, Plain, Fancy and Ornamental Type. and the pro- prietors arc determined 10 execute all work with which they may be favored in the neatest and best style of the art.

 Work may be ordered from any part of the Territory, and, when accompanied with the cash, it will be promptly executed and sent by Inail or as directed

 Persons sending us money for subscriptOn advertising or job work. may forward 1t by mail or otherwise, at their own risk
Year: 1868

September Is 1865.

 Messrs Hostetter & Smth--Gentemen For a long time l have been afflicted with dsordertd stomach. and was unable to attend to any business. was advised to use your Btters. which l did they proving os great benefit Co me believe had 1. not been for them l should have been in my grave ere this write BOt only to testify lo the virtue Of your Biitsrs but also Co have yea ship me two dozen as soon as possible as am now keeping a store,

 Yours, respectfully, JOHN M GREACEN.
Year: 1868

The Democratic press may now cease
exulting over the defeat of General Butler
for denomination, At the convention held
on the twenty-eighth ultimo the General
received 175 out of l79 votes. The four
votes against him being divided among as
many candidates.
Year: 1868

We are indebted to Captain c. H Mer-
ritt, Clerk of the Senate, for pamphlet
copy of the report of the Joint Committee
on the Conduct of the Late Election and
the Condition Of Peace and Order in the
State,
Year: 1868

Would RESIGNATION STop TRIAL.-
Since the report became current that Mr..
johnson might resign in case the points
he intends to make against the proceedings
OF the Senate are decided adversely to him
by party vote, the question as to the
effect Of such resignation has engaged the
general attention Of lawyers. Opinion ap-
pears to be. very much divided upon the
matter Some lawyers Of high standing,
and among them some who are known
to sympathize with Mr.. johnson, hold that
such action on the part Of the President
would not of necessity prevent the Senate
from proceeding with the trial and pro-
nouncing it's Judgement On the other
hand, lawyers Of both political parties
maintain that such step would be COM
plcte bar to further proceedings. "
Year: 1868

g The white minority of the Louisiana
Convention have entered their protest
against the adoption of an instrument
which the majority of that body has pre-
sented to the people for ratification as a
constitution. They say that social equal
ity Is attempted to be enforced, an Outrage
which is as far beyond the authority Of
legislation as it is beyond the bounds Of de-
Heency and common sense that the right
Of citizens to control their own property is
attempted TO be taken from them, which is
hardly moro than is now done under mill
tary rule, but which is none the less out
rageous as one of the purposes of a consti-
tuition to be permanently established that
the judicial system is radically defective,
rendering the right to property and the
lives and liberties of the people uncertain,
and that the system of public education
can be sustained only by heavy contribu-
tious forced from Taxpayers who do moi
approve of it. Such Is the system which


The Radicals would force upon the people
of the South by the use of Military power
Philadelphia Age.
Year: 1868

Speaking Of the feeling in New
York in regard to the impeachment
Of the President, correspondent Of
a Western paper says;


"The men who do think seriously
on impeachment, and talk of II, seem
quite confident that the conspiracy
will fail: I do not speak Of the
Radicals, though even they, or many
of them, are losing courage, but Of
the solid men, who takes common
sense view of things, and never let
passion run away with their judg-
ment. These men, for the most part,
regard impeachment as practically
dead already. They don't go very
deep into the subject, but perhaps
their opinion would not be founded
any better IL they did. The feeling
of confidence Is nowhere more notice
able than in Wall street, where one
might expect real danger to be scented
most keenly. The bulls and bears
are not at all disturbed, but 6gb,
away over Erie and Pacific mail JUS
as they did month ago. Business
too, is getting over the stun il re
ceived, and wholesale men tell MI
the prospect has improved greatly il
a week. The publication Of the ar
ticles of impeachment has done
great deal toward bringing about th
present calm, for every sensible maj
that read them saw at once that the,
were too frivolous 10 insure even


probability Of conviction. Men wb
considered the President as good a
removed when the excitement 6rs
broke out, now say he is safe to serv
out his term, and large wagers ar
offered that he will beat his enemie
after all. And IL he does-if the
fail to convict him after all the di,
turbance and alarm they have causc'
over goes their apple cart next NJ
! vembcr, TO a dead certainty"
Year: 1868

A single handful Of manure put


into a hill Of corn, will often make
the difference between four or five
little nubbins, and six or eight great
plump ears that will shell their bulk
of sound corn. A thousand hand
fuls count up heavily in the autumn
corn crib. How many handfuls Of
manure are daily lost in your stock
yard that might be saved in nice or
der by a little care in heaping up, and
covering from washing rainsf These
bandflls Of manure are more valua-
ble to the cultivator than the separate
grains Of gold that the miner, with
careful toll, gathers and washes from
the earth and sand bank. He hunts


gathers and saves them all, and thus
soon accumulates his vast fortune


Philosophical, successful cultivators


can see glittering gold even in thu
manure heap; they only wait a litti'
longer than the miner for the pur'
gold to be washed out by thegrowint
process, instead Of in the wash pan
Year: 1868

DEAg Pass We cannot complain Of
dry weather in this part of the moral
vineyard. On the contrary, quite the re-
verse. We have had continuation of
semi daily showers for fortnight. the
evil effects Of which are already decernible
upon our cotton crops, and unless y
"warm dry spell'' soon comes, We can
not hope for more than half a crop, from
here down. The immense bodies Of WA
ter that have fallen in this section, and
below us, will particularly effect the yield
thus far, and every planter ! have talked
with has some anxiety respecting worm !;
which has yet not been reported on the
river The hill cotton of this section
looks well, while grain is luxuriant, and
the new crop Of corn is already being Of.
fered at sixty cents per bushel.


The rains have brought rise at this
point Whether local or not, we cannot
yet determine, but from here out to the
mouth there is fully five feet water. Bus
mess for this point is mostly confined to
the White river packet line, as the outside
world has but little confidence in the Ar
kansas river at this season. The Nj. d
A r. Packet Company make regular trips;
and Captain Sam Houston will be ready
in few days to run a heavy opposition
line on this river. which we hope to see
encouraged, for since the war ended Sam
has proved himself q true friend to the
poor, as many Of us can bear witness to.


In politics there Is bnt little to write
about. The situation at this place is un-
changed. The Governor, with his staff,
the Supreme Judges, the Legislators rep
resenting counties where they have no
homes or acquaintances, the retinue of
attochees Chat swarm around the capitol,
and the hangers on generally are totbe
seen daily and nightly in the Anth ony
House Billiard Saloon exercising as
=" Knights Of the cue until really think
this is the caucusing room Of the" Gov
ernor General" 10 this poor play
have we come at last.


Business here is dull, and for the want
of news l bid you . a.. .-.-.'.il


ID" An revoir, '.a LITTLE Rock.
Year: 1868

Tho honor of our county is now ut
stake, in clearing up the charge which
is made in Wheeling, against the editor
OF Washington county paper, OF hav-
ing, during the Copperhead rebel mass
meeting in that place lately, stolen
Gen. s. F. Cary's gold-headed cane
while he was addressing the people on
the Island. A man, supposed to be
somewhat Intoxicated, stole Cary's
cane while he was speaking, and was
making away with 1t, when he was dis
covered and the cane taken from him.
Gen. Cary, not desiring to cause dis
turbance, facetiously remarked upon
its return, that "perhaps the man
hadn't seen gold for SO long that he felt
excusable for stealing it," This is the
tale which is now common gossip in
Wheeling and throughout West Vir-
ginia.


We desire TO vindicate this Office, and
hence notify the good people of our
neighbor city and State, that we intend
to file an dLibi, and will remark that,
desirous as we are to return speedily TO
gold payments, we have no desire to
begin that glorious time by stealing
gold headed canes. We were not pres
ent at the rebel meeting, and the ques-
tion then arises, who was the Washing
ton county editor that stole Cary's cane?
Who was the editor present from this
county2 The honor of the fraternity
depends upon the solution OF these
questions. Who was the editor that stole
Cary's Gamer becomes As important q
question as "who struck Billy Patter-
son n2"-WdShin9toH Reporter.
Year: 1868

IT IS well known fact that advertIs.
ing people are always thrifty and sue
cessful. The enterprise and energy
that prompts them to push onward in
the race, and keep themselves and their
business before the eye of the world,
insure them against failure. It would
indeed be difficult to point out one
single Instance ofgreat success in trade
that has not been won through the
medium OF the advertising columns Of
the daily press. Our most famous
houses in every branch OF business are
those that have expended princely for
tunes as advertisers, and preserved un-
til they have forced patronage from the
public. The American people are be-
ginning 10 understand these great
truths, and advertising, both In the
daily and weekly papers. is now as
much an important necessity TO the
business man as are the railroads and
the telegraph.
Year: 1868

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A TUMoR WEIGHING SIX PoUNDs.-A
young lady, thirty-one years Of age, living in
Ellenyille, N. j., has just undergone an oper-
alton both remarkable and dangerous. Two
months ago she Vas startled with feelings OF In
tense pain at times in the abdomen, at the lett
side. She consulted physician, who told her
upon examination, that a tumor had grown in
the part affected and was fast spreading. Fol
lowing this came an enlargement of the abdo-
men to startling extent A surgeon was sent
TOR, aud expressed his willingness to make an
incision with view Of extracting the ,tumor
with the routs Although the chances of her
recovery after the operation were considered


very uncertain, yet the poor glsl willingly
yielded, and under the Influence OF powerful
narcotic the operation was commenced. Many
prominent medical men assisted The abdo-
men had to be opened from one corner of the
hip:bone almost to the other before the full ex-
tent OF the tumor could be seen and the roots
gotat. After considerable effort it was ex-
tracted, apparently without serious derange:
ment internally. Upon placing the tumor in
pair OF scales it weighed six pounds and a
quarter The wound was bound and sewed up
ana the day after the young woman felt pretty
eaeery and had full hopes Of her recovery.
Year: 1868

A LEADING agriculturalist Of New York
offers prize Of one hundred dollars for
the best two barrels Of white winter wheat,
one hundred dollars for the best two bar
rels of red winter wheat, and one hundred
dollars for the best two barrels of spring
wheat, to be exhibited at the next annual
meeting of the New York State AgricuI-
tural Society the prizes to be awarded by
committee Of the society, in accordance
with lis rules. Each sample is 10 be ae-
compaRied by one hundred stalks from the
same field, with heads and roots, together
with written statement properly verified
and confirmed by two creditable witnesses,
giving the size of the field, the character
Of the soil, the manures used on il for four
years past, depth and mode of preparing
the ground, time and mode of sowing and
harvesting, precise method of cleaning and
selecting samples, the name Of the variety
and source Of the seeds. The competition
is not limited TO the State of New York.
Year: 1868

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
reople 10 be self-reIiant. and shall do what we
may be able to induce the establishment Of
manufactures In our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end we viii pay special attention
20 the COST and sTATIsTICs Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves to encourage the diversih-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
uent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1868

BY A CONSOLIDATION or THE lash
VILE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DISPATCH, and by the generous and united
support Of the UEION AND DIsPATcH by the
patrons Of both the former papers. the Proprie-
tors are enabled 10 present Newspaper hithe
TO unsurpassed in this city OF State.


IN FULLNESs AND ACCURACY
NEWS. our paper will compare favorably ith


best in the entire country; and in saying


we only repeat the expressions Of many


patrons who are most capable Of judging in


matters.
Year: 1868

The regular musical and dramatic season which is
about being inaugurated In this city promises
the liveiest most profitable and most enjoyable that
New York has ever been favored with since It was
first settled by the Dutch We are to have more the
atres and other places Of public amusement and are
TO be given greater variety OF performances and
entertainments than during any one season since
our 'beautful little village" assumed the title OF
CITY, Our managers have at last apparently realized
the important fact that in order to succeed IN their
managerial labors they must present to the public
something that Is worthy OF their patronage Clap
trap and mere side-shows have had their day and
must now give way before the advancement OF In
telect science and beraty. Our managers are
aware OF this and are now making her.
culean efforts to maintain their positions
by liberal and judiclous outlay in the production
of good scenic effects and by the employment Of
the best talent in the market Musical and theatri.
cal managers alike have been securing the world for
''stars," and the public, at the proper time will
doubtless appreciate the efforts that have been made
to court their favor.


In this city alone, not to mention Brooklyn, there
will be twenty theatres in full blast at one and
the same time, aad at each Of these establishments
will be offered different attractions. That the public
may the better judge Of what is in store for them
paratons now being made at different theatres for
the successful carrying on Of the fall and winter
theatrical and operatio campaign.
Year: 1868

The headquarters OF this institution in Fourteenth
street are at present closed, and manager horses,
riders, acrobats and clowns are meandering through
the State the line OF the Central Railroad Several
new additions have been made to the company, and
after 1t has exhibited In the principal towns and
villages along Its route II will return to the city and
open at the old house in blaze Of glory and span
giles. This will probably be about the 1st OF Octo-
ber, and until then we must content ourselves with
ont the horse drama.
Year: 1868

On Tuesday, alter short illness, Benjamin W.
Bonney, ex-Judge Of the Supreme Court died at his
residence in this CITY, Last Friday night deceased,
while attending meeting of the Union League
Club, was taken with an attack of paralysis and 80
seriously was he affected that at the time 1t was
thought advisable not to remove him. He however,
rallied and was taken to his residence, where he
died. Deceased was born in New Hampshire about
the year 1907 and at the time Of his death about
sxtysix years Of age. His parents, though humble,
enabled by their Industrious and thrifty habits
to provide their son with a good common school
education and in after years he turned the knowl-
edge thus acquired to account and taught school
In the city Of Hudson, In this State. During his
leisure hours ne assiduousy applied himself 70 the
study OF the legal profession under General Van
Rensselaer,. Acquiring q good knowledge Of law he
came TO this city and opened law ONCE he was
successful In his enterprise. Some years since he
embarked In politics, and after one or two unsuc-
cessful attempts to secure the position Of Judge OF
the Superior Court he was appointed by Governor
Morgan In 1850, as Judge Of the Supreme Court to m
a vacancy. This position he occupied with honor TO
himself and credit to his profession. It was the
boast OF deceased that he was descended from one
OF the oldest New England families. In politics he
adhered to republican principles. Socially he was
an amiable and worthy gentleman.
Year: 1868

This house was formerly occupied by Christy's
Minstrels is located Twenty fourth street and i'm
mediately adjoining the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The
entire structure has been rebuilt, with the exception
OF the front wall and that is to be subjected to
some few alterations. When completed the house
will contain parquet, dress circle and family
circle. The entrance viii be on a level with the
street, through handsome vestIbule, with a sepa-
rate entrance for family circle The dressing rooms
viii be below the parquet, and the space below the
stage will be reserved for machinery. Many i'm.
provements are to be made in the stage department,
and the back Of the stage itself will be furnished
with large iron doors TO afford easy egrcss In case
OF fire. The ventilation Will be excellent and the
whole edince will be covered with Louvre roof.
The auditorium will be lighted with superb chande-
Her. and the interior Of the theatre done up In whto
and gold with here and there large crystal mirrora
Year: 1868

This neat little house will be opened q variety
theatre-probably somewhat In imitation Of Tony
Pastors-on about the 15tn OF September. Its
lessee Is Miss Denvl, who win a.so manage the
general business. The company is not yet fully or
ganzed. but will be before the close Of the month
Miss Denvn has hit upon the right thing this time
and II she can get q company to second her efforts
she need not entertain o question as to the result
The people Of Williamsburg want variety, and
plenty of it.
Year: 1868

AN ALLEGED INPosToR.-A man claiming to be
General Proctor Smith, formerly OF General Lees
staff some time since stopped at Bucks Hotel, on
Pratt street. He displayed considerable amount OF
lar system Of borrowing from the guests in the
house, and finally suddenly decamped, leaving the
landlord and all minus the sums he owed them.
since he left II has been satisfactorily ascertained
that he was not the party whom he represented him
self to be- and that he came from the neghborhood
OF Hampton, Va. One OF the modes by which he
worked upon the confidence OF the guests OF the
house and others was the picking mp OF destitute
woman IN the street, the woman having child and
who said she had come RON the South and was In
search Of her husband. This woman he brought TO


the hotel and by his actions induced others to take
interest In her. and, while pretending to be very
generous managed to leave others TO bear all the
expenso.-BdlttnsofV Sun August ~
Year: 1868




The "Old Drury" as 1t is familiarly called, under
the able management of Mr. William Freligh, Is
awakening to a new life and renewed activity.
The house Is to be thoroughly repatnted and reno
waited and put in proper condition for the fall
campaign, and for this purpose will close its doors
on Saturday next, when they will remain closed
until Monday, the slst inst. Novelty is promised to
succeed novelty in rapid succession at this establish
ment, and there will be galaxy Of 'stars who win
show resplendent in comedy, drama and pantomime
and who, no doubt will hold the east side audiences
enthralled throughout the entire season. Tragedy Is
to be entirely ignored here unless heavy trage
dian comes along who will be satisfied with some.
thing less than all the profits A grand pantomme
is now in active rehearsal and will be brought out
early In the season, and which, 1t Is supposed, will
sweep everything before it Of like nature In regard
to scenery costumes and acting Mr. Butler the great
Iantomimist, has been engaged to do the leading
part.
Year: 1868

win adhere strictly to the legitimate business Of min
stresy throughout the entire season. and viii intro
duce many new songsters and eccentric delineators
Of the Ethiopian type. All their extravaganzas and
negro sketches win hereafter be Of Q higher order,
and the performances will close with original bur.
lesques one OF which Is now in active rehearsal and
was written BY Mr.. John Brougham especially for
Year: 1868

These dusky warblers win open for the season ct
their old and popular house on the s1st Of August
with new musical buriesqus on the original 'Barbs
Bleue." All the old favorttes win remain and few
new additions win be made to the company. The
buriesque win cost between 5000 and $4,000 to
bring It out, which Ii moro than the entire cost Of
all the buriesques that they have placed upon the
stage for the past three or four years. During the
summer vacation the hall has undergone q complete
renovation and has been newly painted and car
peted. The title Of the new piece Ia the "Barber
Brown, or the Pacific Sloper," and viii doubtless
prove trump card.
Year: 1868

This establishments reopens on the LIST Of Septem-
ber 1t closed on the 18th inst for the purpose Of
finishing In o permanent manner the lecture room,
IN which entertainments Of pleasing character
will be given. and the halls of the Museum proper
finally arranged. We have not yet been advised a.
to the character Of the company engaged, but pre-
sumo 1t win be Of superior order.
Year: 1868

Since the French theatre was closed by the farewell


performances OF Madame Ristori extensive and ex-
pensve alterations have been made in every part Of
the edifce. In fact it may be said that the entire In
terror Of the theatre has been removed to make room
for new noors which, holding their respective seats


will now comfortably accommodate upwards Of two
thousand auditors. The substantial changes made
are very valuable improvements upon the stage,
In the auditorium and upon the exterior and the i'm
portatons from Paris OF artists scenery decorations
and all that constitutes the mise scene show that
Mr. Grau has determined to make the theatre
the most attractive and fashionable as 1t will be the
best appointed establishment in the United States.
The cost Of the alterations and improvements in the
building will not fall much below $3O 900 when the
steam heating apparatus upholstering and other ad-
mirable fixtures for the completion OF the house are
finished. The capacity of the house VIII be realized
by the classification Of various portions of the audi