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Year: 1868

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Let me tell you something zbout one
ofthe school-teachers ofSan Francis
co, by way of Illustrating the manner
in which fortune frolics with human
nature and makes shuttlecocks of poor
humanity. Among the teachers is an
elderly lady-the mother of FIVE inter
eshng children. She was born in one
OF the Western States. and was the
hrst-born of one of the most distin-
guished Senators who ever sat in the
legislative halls of the United States
In her young days she was the belle of
Washington City, carrying away the
palm from the dark-eyed daughters of
the South and the rosy checked dam
sells of the North. She gave her love
to young gentleman-then clerk in
one of the Offices in Washington. Her
father knew the youth and recognized
his great abilities. and when he solicit
ed the daughters hand it was cheer
fully given. The wedding was bril-
liant one, many of the great men of the
country being present to wish them
JOY aud cheer them at the commence
ment of their domestic voyage. The
young husband was shortly afterward
admitted to the bar of the United
States Supreme Court, and was soon
recognized as one of the most promis-
ing members. For many wears be
practiced his profession with great sue
cess. and was on the high road to
wealth and fame. Then came the dis
covery of gold in California, and the
consequent rush of emigrants to the
new Ell Dorado. Among those who
determined upon going to California
was the husband. He consulted with
his wife, and she, like true woman, de-
ciared her intention of accompanying
him.


Together they came to California,
where the husband soon took a leading
position at the bar. and amassed for
tune. The people he associated with
were from the South, and like many
others he began to drink to excess
When the rebellion broke out he cast
his sympathies with the South. His
brother-in law went with the North,
and became Major-General. He had
to give up the practice of his profess
sion because he could not take the oath
required by our Legislature. Out of
business he drank heavily, and soon be-
gan to mortgage his property Six
years passed away, and he died, leav-
ing his widow with one child without
dollar. The noble woman immediate
ly took in sewing to earn her living,
but found that she could hardly keep
soul and body together by that means.
Some friends of her father and husband
offered to aid and assist her, but she
would receive nothing so long as she
could help herself. She, however,
would be thankful for assistance in
procuring her position as teacher in
one of the public schools. Application
was made, and some of the school d.
reetors opposed her appointment be-
cause her dead husband was a secces-
sionist. They knew her husband in
his lifetime, and had felt the lash of his
bitter tongue, and therefore desired to
harm his widow Their efforts, how
ever, were unavailing. She was sp-
pointed, and is now engaged in the
puplic school department of this city,
teaching primary class. A sad
change in the fortunes OF one who
started in life with such brilliant pros
poets.


Many of our readers will recognize
the husband of this history as at one
time a resident of Gallipolis, and con-
nected with the Journal.
Year: 1868

@ It is a sorrowful sight to see a
cat and three kittens basking in the
warmth of kitchen stove, decrepid
yellow dog sitting on his stump tail
wrinkling his black nose aPProvingly
at the fire, and bachelor, such as We
have around Gallipolis, cooking ms
breakfast, these cold mornings, oy the
heat of q tallow candle.
Year: 1868

n CurTcuCy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Vuo uAOuey Exc


chanse-A DilicuIty and the American Plan


Of Cure. 1850 s.


HIodo, Japan, March 20, 1858.


An unexpected point arose yesterday in our dipo.
matte relations with the new oficials which may
lead to some trouble but must result In establishing
the principle laid down BY our Consul, General Paul
Frank. The AFFAIR stands thus:-Messrs. Warren,
Tnson q Co., an American hrna wanted to exchange
some Mexican dollars for itzboos (the currency OF
Japanh and went to the Custom House to obtain
them, as usual, and was there informed that they
would make the exchange at the rate Of 21 boos for
500; they refused to make the exchange on those
terms as the rate established by the treaty Is
81 7S-100 boos, less two per cent for coinage,
and went ID the Consul to request him
to communicate with the officials on the subject.
Win his usual prOmptnesS the Consul went with
one Of the frm and waited on the officials and was
received by them ut the entrance Of their ONCE who
wanted to enter upon the subject there To this the
Consul dsmurred and asked why he was kept stand
ing there instead Of being taken Into the house in


They replied that they had no convenienoes inside
to receive him. to which he replied that until he
treated with the same pOeness that he extended to
them he should hold no ofiicial intercourse with
act any business with them, and left at once. In
pursuance Of his determination he has instructed the
captain OF the American bark Dispatch, which ar


rived yesterday not TO enter his vessel at the custom
House, and to proceed with the dischargtng Of his
cargo without any reference to the officials.


This will doubtless cause some buzzing among
tion when he will extend to them the same courteses
he received at their hands, and teach them the Ne
ceSsty OF pOeness for the future. In treating with
General Frank who iS universally admitted to be one
Will find who will not brook an insult from even
the highest Official In their empire.
Year: 1868

It Is stated on the authority of the Zanes-
Vile (Ohio) Courier that Chief Justice
Chase has written letter to friend in that
city, avowing himself warmly in favor Of the
election of Grant and Colfax.
Year: 1868

Meanwhile, other troops had gone up to
the encounter; other regiments stroye to
win what these men had failed to gain; and
through the night, and the storm, and the
terrific reception, did their gallant endeavor
in vain.
Year: 1868

balls again." said a nervous, corpulent


old gentleman, who had been a near


witness to the scene. 81 thought these
violent ones were never allowed to be
present. shall see after my carriage
|at once. Too bad-too bad !"


L understood it all now. The little
practical joke, so pleasantly arranged
by my friends in the morning, was to
take me unwittirgly to this annual asy-
lum ball, that they might extract q lit
tie fun out of me-amuse themselves in
fact at my freshness and innocent mis-
takes. l went up to them, and was on
the point of seeking an explanation of
the whole business, when I stopped
short. For the first time in his life Os-
borne was not up to taunt or q sneer.
His lips were bloodless, his whole as
pect that CT man shocked to his very
marrow and as i reached him he fell
senseless to the ground.


The unhappy girl had so strangely
met was his sister-the only being he
had eyre really loved.


L was, as may be imagined, much
shaken by what 1 had gone through,
and I saw the last of my friend Osborne
when 1 LETT him safe at his chambers
On that eventful July evening.
Year: 1868

The New York correspondent of the


Providence Press writes this sad story


of an unfortunate in business


Any day there can be seen hanging


around Delmonico's in Broad-street, q


wreck of a man-a miserable looking


shattered man, clad in rags, with a


pinched, hungry look, and that vacant


aimless start which tells of hope and


energy totally blasted and gone-a man


about whom there is sensational his


story. Three years ago he was proud,


capital, spirited man of business, with a


large capital and sufficient reputation


and resources to sustain any enterprise. 3.


He left his ordinary pursuits and went
into oil. The fever was raging furious.
ly then, and he caught it hard. lie
Thought that his great time had come,
and that the eidorado of his life had
been found He bought lands, wells,
started companies, Hourisked on HE
streets and at the stock board as very
prince of the oil kingdom. Wealth
seemed to favor his every turn. There
was day when he could have sold ont
his shares and rights for $4,000, 900,
and been happy man. Poor fool, he
wanted more. He worked for more.
He invested every dollar for new plans
and enterprises. He raised thousands
from his friends.


Alas wells ceased to yield, stocks
went down to nothing, notes became
due, attachments were made, and mon
ey was hard to raise. In an evil hour
he found himself bound fast, and all
his glitteirng wealth turned to dross
Poor, poor man ! To-day he lives on
charity, knowing not often where he
will get the scanty meal that keeps
life now and then picking up a little
from friends that knew him in the
glad days; sometimes selling a few
trinkets courage, ambition, place gone,
gone sad wreck upon the
sands of time. I never look upon his
wasted form and depressed and forlorD i
face, as he stands offering his little
stock of goods to the rushing pushing
brokers who go by him, without think
log of the remark of a we'll known
banker to me, some months ago as we
stood looking at the rush in Wall
street "Sir," he said, "two thirds of
these men. who are now prosperous and
stand high in the street, before five
years have gone will be in nearly the
same condition as this old man, because
they don't know when to stop. They
never will be satisfied d.-Ambition will |
DESTROY them " |
Year: 1868

Having formed 9 copartDership for the
practice of medicine will give partieuler at
tention to surgery and the treatment OF
chronic diseases. Office over Citizens bank
opposite town hall, where one or beth may
be consulted on Wednesday and Saturday
IF each week
Year: 1868

June ~, loot,

 DR. JOHN BuLL-Dedr Str: l have recent ly given your ..Worm Destroyer" several trials, and find it wonderfully etiicacious. It has not failed in single instance to have the wished for effect. l am doing pretty large country practice, and have daily nse for some article of the kind. l am free to confess that l know of no remedy recommended by the ablcst authors that is so certain and speedy in its effects. On the contrary they are un- certeain in the extreme. My object in writ ing you is to find upon what terms l can get the medicine directly from you. If can get it upon easy terms, l shall use a great deal of it. ] am aware that the use of such articles is contrary to the teachings and practice of Q great majority of the regular line of NJ. D. S, but see no just cause or good sense in dis carding remedy which we know to be efh- cient, simply because we may he ignorant of it's combination. For my part. l shall make it rule to use ali and any means to alleviate suffering humanity which may be able to command-not hesitating becaGse some one more ingenious than myself may have learned its effects first and secured the sole right to secure that knowledge. However, am by no means an advocate or supporter of the thousands of worthless nostrums that food tue country, that purpori to cure all manner of disease 10 which human flesh is heir. Please reply soon, and inform me of your best terms. am, sir, most respectfully,

 JULIUS P. CLEMENT, NJ. D.
Year: 1868

tT~ The present bankrupt law will expire the lst of June, after which time no one can take the benefit of it unless his estate will pay fifty cents on the dollar Those who intend taking it should apply to II. P. Vaughan, of this place, who has all the necessary blanks.
Year: 1868

M-Call at the Citizen Office to buy your blanks and have your job work done. The work is done in the very best style, on good paper, and with new material. Blanks for clerks, sher- ifs and justices are always kept on hand
Year: 1868

One day alta farmhouse a wag
saw an old gobbler trying to eat the
strings Of soma night caps that lay on
the grass to bleach. "That," said he
sis what l call introducing cotton
into Turkey"
Year: 1868

The most contemplate piece Of sneak
ing and petty Radical meanness that we
have heard of for some time, was the
assessment Of eight dollars upon the Post
Mistress of this place, by the Radical
managers at Washington city. The
Radical party must be grasping when it
will resort to such fulsome business, and
the man who will identify himself with a
party that thus assesses soldier widow,
whose salary they have reduced and
whose duties they have multiplied, is
only fit to be tied to the tail. of cart
and threshed after the manner of Titus
Oates. Poor, little, .sickly, mean, eight
dollar party! Shame on you, everlast-
ing shame on you! Eight dollars from a
soldiers widow to carry on a campaign
against the people! 1t is a fine thing
that the graves Of our soldiers are so old!
The crowd that would thus attempt to
rob a woman, would dig open their graves
and rob the bodies of clothing and trink-
cts to carry on their campaign and foist
thieves into Office. Eight dollars-"may
the, dell dang us"-eight dollars
Peoples Defender.
Year: 1868

THIRTEENTH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH-A
few years ago a tornado blew down the steeple
of the Thirteenth Street Baptist Church, doing
such damage as to involve an expense of S1O, ,O0O
There was at the time debt to a similar
amount on the church. a gentleman in North
Carolina being the creditor. The latter has now
made demand for his money, which is due
and the church is somewhat embarrassed bv
the demand, the building will be sold under
the hammer unless the money is raised These
facts were stated TO the congregation yesterday
by Rev. DIR. Gillette, the pastor, and an appeal
was made to liquidate the debt, and 5000 was
subscr bed on the spot, and 1t is believed that
the balance necessary can be raised among
members of the congregation and Others
Year: 1868

FINE TABLEAUX AND CONCKRT-By the
advertisement elsewhere, it will be seen that
the tableaux and concert, tor the benefit of the
Church OF the Ascension, an entertainment
in which so much pleasure was afforded last
week, will be repeated at Wallis Opera House
tomorrow evening, with varied programme
There will be no waiting between the tab
leaux, and IRON the arrangements being
made, the whole affair will be Of a very hig6
order, and well worthy the patronage of our
citizens.
Year: 1868




~ Rich or poor, it is every
mans and woman's duty to
earn his Or her own living
Everybody is a consumer !;
therefore everybody should be
aproducer. The worlds wealth
is SO much less by everything
that is consumed or worn out.
Every man or woman who eats
bread or wears clothing, with
out doing something in some
way to reproduce the same is
guilty of mean conduct to-
wards the rest of mankind.
The idleness of individuals in
all stations and places, makes
salaries lower and bread higher;
SO it is the idle in any commu-
nifty who should be despised, il
any are despised, and not they
who labor.
Year: 1868

I have knocked you down,
| have beaten you, l have spit
in your throat, I have picked
your pocket, says the trooly
loil man, and now if you beat
me back again, or attempt to
deprive me of my hard-earned
gains, | will cry out revolution,
and everybody who isn't a re-
bel and a traitor and a bloody
revolutionlst and a disloyal
man and a repudiationist viii
fly to my rescue. Let us have
peace; and now, my good frient
for another dig at your purse
IN. Y. World.
Year: 1868

U We are clearly of the
opinion, that if the rule of not
employing or having any busi-
ness relations with radical loy2
al league negroes were carried
out, it would have a most salu-
tuary effect. Explain to them
plainly the reason Of such pro-
scription. Tell them that they
have joined hands with q set
Of unscrupulous white men,
whose declared purpose is to
prevent q majority of respecta-
BILE white men from voting, and
to commit the government to
the depraved whites. and the
negroes, who are incapable Of
managing it honestly and pro-
perly, and that ruin must fol-
low the success of their efforts;
that they have allied them
selves with our enemies, and
the enemies of the country, and
hence we must regard and treat
them in the same light that we
do their white associates. If
we refuse to employ or trade
with such negroes, we will get
rid ola large class of idle, der
praved blacks that hang around
town, who exercise a pernicious
influence, and it will bring the
honest, industrious negroes OF
the country to reflection when
nothing else will. Tell them
they must go to their radical
friends for work, or to buy their
cotton, corn, or anything else
they have to sell. This will
teach them that to make war
upon the whites, as they are do
ing, is to destroy their own in
terest. By treating them in
this manner they will see that
we are in earnest, and that then
conduct will not be tolerated
If they go with radicalism, they
must stick to it throughout
whereas if they go with theiI
true friends, they will enjoy
their support and friendship
Texas Republican.
Year: 1868

Gs~The other day in Congress Spoon
Butler introduced a bill to repeal the
Tenure of Office Bill. The National
IntelHgencer says: ''In the charge ot
the leader of the House it can hardly
fail to mage -
Year: 1868

The Davenport Iowa) Gazette SAYS:


General Schofield, the Secretary OF War, has
thrown the Government employees on Rock
Island into a tremendous state OF excitement by
Congress establishing eight hours for a days
work of all mechanics and laborerS who are
employed by the Government.


Two weeks since, when General Rodman re-
ceiyed orders 10 put the law III force among
those employed on the arsenal buildings. ne
did not know whether the men under him were
TO draw their old wages or not Accordingly
he wrote TO the Secretary of War, and reQlrst.
ed ruling for his guidance. On Saturday he
received reply. General Schofield SAYS that
ten hours pay for eight hours work, and that
until some definite clause is inserted IN the law
by Congress, regulating the question OF wages
under II, he shall direct that the persons who
are engaged on works in which the War De-
partment Is interested shall receive the paw to
whloh their wages entitle them, in proportion
10 the hours they labor. In other words, eight
hours pay for eight hours work. The Secreta-
ry tells General Rodman, however that il the
Government employees on the island desire to
work ten hours at their former wages they can
do so.


tary was spread among the five hundred me-
CT anics and laborers who are employed on the
different works in progress on the island, il
created a great deal Of feeling. Many of them
said that If they had known this they never
would have accepted the eight.hour system
Every one OF them considered hims elf - OUT
Two hours wages each day for two weeks.
There was some talk of a strike among the
men, We are informed, but the excitement will
not culminate in that hopeless method OF Sc
curing the desired end.


The following figures show the amounts per
diem received by the different classes Of en-
ployees on the island, under the old and new
days work.
Year: 1868

ga new bayonet is now being man ufac-
tured at Springfield, Massachusetts. 1t is IN
the form of a trowel and will do the work Of
a spade. The inventor claims that by its aid a
line of troops will be enabled to entrench them.
selves with great rapidity. When not in use
the bayonet will be worn in q sheath at the side
and the guns will be stocked by the ramrods.
Year: 1868

The Baltimore County Union of this week
SAYS that s.the purchase of the Pimlico race
course property as an agricultural show
ground, has been consumated by the payment
OF the State appropriation for that purpose, and
the delivery Of q deed for the same
Year: 1868

Our old friend Joe is what is gener.
ally termed bad boy, and succeeded in
binding his mother for some time as to
his mbibing propensities, and one morn
ing she said to him after he had swal-
lowed some half-dozen cups of coffee,
and as many glasses of cold water


"Joseph, thee should drink something
before thee goes to bed at night-thee
is always so thirsty in the morning" "
But one night one fatal night, Joe came
in before the old lady had retired. He
sat down, aud with that look of semi in :
toxicated wisdom, began conversing a.
bout the crops, the late unfortunate
outbreak in the meeting, and was get
ting along very well until he espied
what he supposed to be cigar on the
mantel piece; he caught it and placing
one end in his mouth began very grave
ly to light it at the candle. He drew
and puffed until he was getting red 10
the face. The old lady's eyes were at
last opened, and she addressed him
"Joseph, if thee takes that tenpenny
nail for cigar, it is time thee went to
bed"
Year: 1868

The following incident of travel is
narrated bya correspondent of the Dai-
ly Saratogian, New York. 1t took
place on the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
Railroad, on one of the Northern trains,
between Saratoga and Whitehall:


When the train halted at Saratoga,
among the passengers from the Wesl
came man about 80 years of age, el-
bowling his way through the crowd and
bearing in his arms a child He was q
poor man, his clothes were poor; be
looked poor. Around his hat was tied
a piece of soiled, worn Grape. 1t was
evidently all the mourning his scanty
means would permit, for the mother Of
the child was dead.


This man was rough in exterior, vel
his face was an honest one. He han.
died the baby awkwardly, yet there was
a tenderness in his sad look that show.
ed the purity of fathers love. Tha,
little fellow lay asleep on his coarsely.
clad knee; stray sunbeam glanced
across its tired face. They were both
tired, the father and the child, for they
had come from the far West; and as be
placed bis hard, toil-worn hand to shield
it from the golden rays, there was in
his look mixture of sadness and::care,
as if his pent-up feelings had been SO
crowded back into the inner cells of his
heart, that even tears could have been
no relief to the hidden anguish that was
making his life misery. -
The poor child cried; it might be the
little thing was tired; it might be it
missed its mother; perhaps it was hun
CRY; perhaps it was sick, and SO it cri-
ed. The tears rolled down its baby
cheeks; the father wiped away the dew
drops as they fell, and then tried to
feed it. He was so awkward with the
bottle-his had been life of toll and
Year: 1868

How FAR.-A lady who had read of
the extensive manufacture of odometers
to tell how far carriage had been run,
said she wished some Connecticut genius
wonld invent an instrument to tell how
far husbands had been in an evening
when they just step down to the POST
Office.
Year: 1868

The BOARD OF TRADE hold their regular
meeting this evening II they can drum up
quorum they will elect delegates to attend
the railroad meeting of the Rock Island &
st. Louis railroad next week.
Year: 1868

Now is your time to buy Dry Goods cheap.
er than ever. One of the firm having left for
New York, we are bound to make room for
our new stock of Fall and Winter Goods,
and Will sell goods regardless of cost.


aug l4dwtf MIyRpoo
Year: 1868

While Congress seeks to remove the Presi'
dent in pursuance OF power expressly con-
ferIed by the Constitution, the President seeks
to remove Secretary Stanton in pretended ac-
cordance with an implied power OF removal
upon which the Constitution is wholly silent


While Congress, as grounds OF removal,
charges the President with distinct and numer-
Gus violations of law. the President, as his
ground Of removing Secretary Stanton, only
charges that he declined to resign his office
when requested.


While President Johnson is profoundly inn
pressed with the necessity Of securing harmony
between his subordinates and himself, he does
not seem TO be aware that a far greater neces-
sity exists that both his subordinateS and him
self should act in harmony with the law
making power.


While the President thinks it sufficient
reason for removing MIR. Stanton that he re-
fused to resign when requested, he would be
greatly astonshed if Congress could plead no
better reason for removing him than that lac
refuses to resign.