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Year: 1868

The great advantage that the committee claim will arise from the section allowing the conversion of bonds into Legal Tenders and sice oersa, is that it will greatly assist the return to specie payments, which they consider the prime financial necessity of the times. In the latter opinion we cer- tainly agree with them, but whether the method they propose would produce such a result is matter about which we are not qualified to speak with confidence Their showing IS, to say the least, very plausible.

 MT. Sherman's bill meets strong opposi- tion both in and out of Congress and its passage in it's present shape is doubtful nevertheless it seems to us move in the right direction.
Year: 1868

De Soto when he visited the shores of America, sought long and arduously for the Spring of perpetual Youth," that those who bathed therein might never grow old in appearance. People in our day have in part discovered substitute for this mn <. found spring in Rings Vegetable Ambro. Fsia, few applications of which gives to white or gray hair that dark, strong &nd glossy appearance peculiar to youthful beauty. If any of our readers doubt this let them try bottle and be convinced of the truth of our assertion.
Year: 1868

EF The following eloquent extract on
the subject Of taxation is from the speech
of the ID. w. VOORHEES,, delivered before
the Democratic State Convention in In
diana, Our readers who now groan un-
der this oppression know full we'll that
they are words truthfully and eloquently
spoken: ...


In the midst of these dark long days,
when the laborer goes about the street in
quest of bread, and grinding is low, and
the skeleton of want looks in at the doors
and windows Of many an honest house
hold, you are taxed by Congress for the
support of Il standing army beyond what
any other people endure beneath the SUM-


The people of the United States are
paying over five hundred millions of an
nual revenue. More than one-half of
that enormous amount is swallowed up by
the Congressional policy of reconstruc-
ton. If the farmer or mechanic pays
twenty dollars to the tax gatherer, ten of
it goes as tribute to vast military gov
ernment which exists in plain, open and
confessed violation of the Constitution.
If your property is advertised on the trees
ut cross roads, and on the doors of pub
lie houses for delinquent and unpaid tax
es, remember that they would not have
been half so heavy, and you might easily
have paid them, if the standing army had
been abolished and the expense of gov
crning the Southern States left where it
belongs, with the people of those States
Year: 1868

From or earliest infancy we learn to
cling to /1ur mother She Is with us at
sll tina6s. Night after night. while we
are tossing upon bed Of pain she
watchss over as with untiring and gentle
Ere, thinking of nothing but that which
relates to our comfort. Look upon the
battle field, after the conflict is over,
sn1 all is silent save an occasional moan
from dying soldier, and nought TO
light up the faces of the dying aud dead
but the pale light of the moon Here
aud there we see futtering figure dart
ing to and fro among the dead, now and
theu peeriDg into the face of one who,
abe thinks, perhaps, may be her boy.


What picture Of a mothers love is
this No rest for her until she finds
her boy, and when he is found, welter-
ing in his life's blood, the mother bends
over him, and sob after sob escapes from
her agonized bosom.


Let us look into the hospital See
that poor fellow as he lies upon his low
couch, kind nurses are around admins
tering 70 his wants, but what cares be
fer these ? His mother is not there.
But, look at him now? Why does his
eyes light up and his whole frame quiv,r
with joy2 It is because his mother is
looming to see him. Does not he love


S notherf Yet how many of US turn
80 scorn from her wise advice and re-
gard it only as talk but, in after years,
when We are thrown into the world and
havs only ourselves TO depend upon for
support, then it IS we call to mind the
may lessons which she gave, and regret,
= "a it is too late, that we did not fol-
s6w her loving advice.


Speak to the drunkard, or the Grim
inal, Of his home and friends, you touch
his heart; but speak to him Of his mo-
ther, and recall to him the weary nights
she watched over him while he was in
pain, and you see mist overspread his
eyes-he will bow his head and think
over.the pleasant days of his childhood,
remember them only as q delightful
dream that is past and gone forever. In
zster years, as We stand beside the cold
dead body of our beloved mother, the
lesson which she taught US when We
were young, and which we had before
treated with contempt and scorn-those
lesscns we determine shall be our guiding
sEsr to heaven aud TO mother.
Year: 1868

8s tits provided that every stockholder,
in addition TO his regular dividends, shall
receive an equitable rebate on the amount Of
business furnished by himself, payable an
nualIy; thus, the stock being widely dis
tributed, and every stockholder having a
special interest to augment the business of
the company, success is deemed inevitable
Year: 1868

We have not space to more than refer to the
abolition of the valued and time-honorcd sys-
tenn of viava vocc voting ia Virginia, and. the
substitution for it Of the secret ballot, which
was ever peculiarly repugnant to the frank = and
manly genius of the people!of this, State - It
Year: 1868

B6~ The reinstation of Stanton--the
transfer Of the power of Commander-in.
Chief Of the army to Grant-and the
curtailment of the functions of the Su-
preme Court are intended.as sweeping
substitute for impeachmentof the Presi-
dent. The defeat Of the cotton measure
in December was not the lack of will
among the revolutionists, but fear Of the
consequences. They foresaw that the
P-esi dent was determined, by every lawful
means, to thwart their ruinous schemes,
and, that if he succeeded only partially,
it would prove great impediment to
their plans for the year 1858; and they
set about to accomplish by indirection
what they did not dare to do directly.
They will find, however, that they have
raised storm which will fall upon them
with torrent of popular wrath as great
as theJ escaped in the abandonment OF
impeachment. In mere party point OF
view, they have give the Democracy the
advantage of a number of as formidable
issues as we're ever appealed to the
people.
Year: 1868

CAUGHT IN THEIR OWN NETs.--ln ped.
ding out the elective franchise last year,
the Legislature totally misunderstanding
the high sense of patriotism and love Of
liberty pervading the hearts Of our foreign
friends, conferred upon these who had
been in the United States twelve months
and in this State six months, the privilege
of voting. They supposed they would be
driven to the polls like the negroes, and
would vote the Radical ticket, of course.
But in this they reckoned without their
host, as was manifested in the late city
elections in Memphis. The intelligent
foreigner repudiated the Radical party and
voted the Conservative ticket. For this
great crime, Senator Smith offered in the
Senate bill taken from them the elective
franchise, but the Legislature could not sec
it through theSenator's spectacles and con-
cluded by q large majority to let them keep
their voting papers.
Year: 1868

A New WAY TO SEASON TIMBER.-G-
was building house in the upper part of the
city, and was constantly annoyed at the green
lumber the carpenters would put into it.


"What in the name of thunder am to do ?"
he asked friend of his who chanced to be
passing.


"Why don't you have them kilndried?"


"Well, l would but haven't got time
have got 20 have my house ready to move in
by the first of the month. -


"What will you give me to tell you how you
can have them as dry as a bone in "a single
night ?"


Anything in reason, and be much obliged
to you beside"


"Well," answered T, slowly, 'you just
take them over to Jersey, and if the mosqui.
toes don't suck all the sap out of them before
morning, I'll give you my head for a foot
hall 7"
Year: 1868

F." I am rich enough says Pope to Swift,
"and can afford to give away hundred
pounds year. 1 would not crawl upon the
earth without doing good. l will enjoy the
pleasure of what give by giving it alive, and
seeing another enjoy it. When die | should
be ashs med to leave enough for a monument
if wanting friend is above ground" Ehat
speech of Pope is enough to immortalize him,
independently OF his philosophical verses.
Year: 1868

a


Although General Grant has little po-
litical knowledge and no unborrowed po-
litical ideas, he possesses plain common
sepse--a valuable qualification SO far as
il goes. By virtue oft he has had the
discretion to be silent in respect TO sub
jects on which he could cay nothing worth
anybody's attention to listen to. But this
is not very brilliant qualification for the
Presidency. He is to be run solely on
his epaulettes But epaulettes did not
elect General Scott although General
Scott was hero, victor, really great
soldier, a man for his country to look
upon and be proud. Epaulettes would
not have elected General Taylor, if MIR.
Van Buren, had not run as third can
ddate to punish General Cass. Epau-
lettes have never succeeded against the
Democratic party when the party was
united. 1t is absurd to suppose that the
country will care more for epaulettes
than for principles, when issues are to
be decided so momentous that all former
issues dwindle into insigni6cance in
comparison. When General Scott ran
and was beaten, both parties were
substantially On tne odmo p'oiOt" :" ,
and yet his epaulettes and many higher
qualifications did not save him. In the
dignity of bearing and imposing pres
ence which grace high Office, he was at
least equal to General Grant; nor was
he inferior in familiarity with the topics
which enter into the conversation of gen
tlemen, nor in acquaintance with politi,
cal subjects, nor in general vigor and
versatility of intellect. II would be diff
cult to name any particular in which he
would not have made more creditable
President than Grant But if epaulettes
and victories could do so little for Scott,
even when no great questions were pend.
ing, what can they do for Grant amid
the throes of such conflict as is now
soon to begin2
Year: 1868

"OH, carry me back to Ole Virginny"
will no doubt soon regain its once wide
spread popularity, if we may judge from
our news from the Old Dominion. A
Wheeling editor says "We saw party
of twelve or fifteen colored people yes
terday evening, who were on their way
to the valley Of Virginia. They were
slaves before the war, but after it broke
out were liberated, and emigrated to
Pennsylvania. They have since been
wandering about the Northern States,
but could find no place like their old
homes in the valley, and are now return
ing to the scenes Of other and happier
days."
Year: 1868

s@-A lady in Lawrence, Kansas, sud
denly woke in the night with the impress
sion that her little girl was in danger.
Feeling her way in the dark to the child s
crib, directed by strong impulse, she
put her finger into the little sleeper 8
mouth, and to her astonishment took
from thence large pin.
Year: 1868

No. The Tribune, clearly, is losing
confidence in the ability of the Radicals
to carry the Presidential election. 1t
saws: ave cannot win this
6ght by merely banging away on drum (;
and here is just where We apprehend
that the managers of the Grant move
ment are sadly mistaken"
Year: 1868

THE Mississippi convention has been
obliged to make deposit in advance as
security for the payment of the gas
which it should use in the course OF its
session. If the deposit was in proper
ton to the amount of gas in most con-
ventions, it must have taken all the
money the State of Mississippi could
raise.- CHICAGO Times.
Year: 1868

The French people delight in big sto-
ries about Lord Brougham. A Cannes
paper recently stated bis annual income
as three and a quarter millions, and
Lord BTougham had TO deny It to escape
deiication on bis next visit to that place.
Year: 1868

DUBLIN, April 23.-The Prince and
Princess of Wales attended a grand
ball given in their honor last night at
Exhibition Palace The building was
magnifcently decorated, and the floor
and galleries were crowded with one
Of the most brilliant assemblies ever
gathered together in ibis city.
Year: 1868

5PIHcK.-In the midst of the hurricane,
Yesterday, two ladies on Buffalo street
might have been seen" holding desperately
20 a favorite shade tree in front of their res
idenee, that it might not be broken down
and they succeeded in preserving it.
Year: 1868

DEFECTIVE Observation-Disclosures Crop
per having left our city for Dunleith, it may
be of interest to the public to know that Po
Kceman Mitsch will hereafter pay especial
attention to any detective business that may
be left in his hands. He can be consulted
at Cropper's old office at any time.
Year: 1868

THAT TIN PAIL.-Jule Burwell, who is en-
gagged in the office at Buford's plow factory,
says when the darkness came on, before the
storm, on Tuesday, being unable to see to
write at the desk, he turned 10 look out OF
the office, and the first object that met his
eye was q large tree being torn mp BY the
roots and whirled away in the air then
came all sorts of loose missiles, whiriing by
the Office, and next a woman calling out to
know if anybody had seen her tin pail; that
she Just paid two dollars for that pail, and
the wind had carried it off. One of the men
standing near, said he saw it go flying over
the house, and the woman followed in that
direction, determined to recover her pail.
We have net learned whether she was sue
eessful.
Year: 1868

HAVE PROVED, FROM THE MOST AMPLE
IL. experience, an entire success: Simple,
Prompt, Efficient and Reliable. They are the
only Medicines perfectly adapted to popular use,
80 simple that mistakes cannot be made in
ing them; so harmless to be free from danger,
and so efficient to be always reliable They
have raised the highest commendation from all,
and will always render satisfaction;
Year: 1868

CAsUALITY.-When yesterdays hurricane
burst forth in all its strength, Mr.. Charles
Chamberlain was driving down Illinois
atgeet with his milk wagon. The vehicle
was blown from its wheels, and Charley
carried with it. The horses ran off with
the remainder. He was not seriously hurt
but we hear that large quantity of chalk
was found near where the wagon capsized
Year: 1868

The attendance at the Fashion track yester-
day afternoon was very good taking into consideration
the fact that there two other trots at other tracks


There was much speculation the event OF the day.
match between william Loves Lady Emma and T.


Ducanes Gilman mare for $1,000. At the start the Gil


man mare the favorite at about $50 to o ana she
went off with the lead which she kept right up 10 the
home stretch, when Lady Emma came up with q rus9
and won by length The betting then TOOK turn anu
even money could be obtained either way The neNtwo
heats were won by the Gilman and the fourth neat
by Lady Emma In the third heat Lady Emma had q
great deal the best of 1t, until coming the three
nnarter mile pole Her owner who was driving was un-
able TO hold her. and she broke badly allowing the Gil.
heat was closely contested and eventually won by the
Gilman mare by half length. Tomorrow one OF the
bring field OF six or to the post The following Is


Ma,eh teI Coo mile heats best three sv to
Year: 1868

TROT ON TIE UNION IRACk'


The attendance at the Union Course yesterday
afternoon TO witness trot for 500, was small Inere
were entries but only two the post Ben Wood
and Nodines geding Ben Wood was the favorite
at $40 to sO and justified the opinion OF his packers py
winning three straight heats with ease
Year: 1868

Mack" the Washington correspond
ent of the Cincinnati Commercial, in let
ter dated the 21st, in speaking of the nom
nation Of Pendleton; says;


Mr.. Chase neither asks nor expects the
Democratic party to support him, however
gratifed he might be to see them do SO.
Nor is it much of secret in Washington
that as between Grant and Wade and Pen
dleton, and whoever else may be nominated
at New York, Mr.. Chase's preferences will
not be for the former. He would be much
less human and more divine than men gen.
orally are in this world if he were inclined
to give his influence or his support to men
who have done their best to SANDER and
malign him in the exercise of his highest
judicial functions, and to bring discredit
on him as a man because he acted uprightly
and conscientiously as ajudge. Soft need
not astonish any one to find many of Mr..
Chase's warmest personal friends actively
and earnestly supporting the Democratic
nominee next fall, and that nominee will
be Mr.. Pendleton, beyond all doubt.


There is undoubtedly considerable feel.
ing on the part of Mr.. Chasc's friends al
the shabby manner in which he has beer
treated by the impeachers, and as they SET
the old hulk of Radiealism tottering and
trembling, preparatory to the final swooI
which will bury itbeneath the waves of OBJ
livion, they are getting ready to abandon it
Year: 1868

PEAcHEs.-Experienced fruit growers
in this vicinity think that we will not have
more than half crop of peaches, though
the fruit that has set, if not injured by the
weather, will be unusually fine. Contin-
ued wet weather will cause the trees to
shed the young fruit, and hard frost will
cause it to drop asif touched by fire.-Del-
dlOdrean.
Year: 1868

a better description of this successful ex-
hibition, and that no long time will elapse
before we shall have repetition of it, Ar
temas Ward being prominent character
again. Truly yours,


LooKER-oN.
Year: 1868

WASHINGTON, March 8.-General
Van Wyck Will, IN a few days, submit
to the House his report in regard to
whisky frauds. His report will detail
the nature and extent of the frauds,
the manner in which they are perpe-
trated, loss to the Governments, and
to what extent Federal officials are
connected with them. He will recon-
mend a reduction of the tax on
whisky to fifty cents a gallon, to be
collected at the still, and the quan-
tity produced and the amount of tax
estimated by the capacity Of the still
report.


The President of the Board of
Managers of the National Asylum for
disabled volunteers, for the year end
ing December last, states that there
is a central branch Of the asylum at
Year: 1868

WASHINGTON, March IA sum
mons for the President to appear be-
fore the impeachment court, prepared
by the Secretary of the Senate, is now
in the hands of Chief Justice Chase
for examination, and is expected to
be handed to the Sergeant at Arms
for service this afternoon


The President approved the act
providing for the nOn-exclusion of
settlement under the homestead laws
of even numbered sections along the
route of the Pacific Railroad, pro-
vided they be rated at two dollars
and a half.
Year: 1868

nSs~Wc understand that it is on dit to raise a Brass Band, for the amusement ofour city. All that is necessary, will be for the business men to subscribe for getting the Instruments; for we have the "blowers," ye local being one of them
Year: 1868

Our American homes have a great
work to accomplish. No people, taken
as q who:e, have such an attachment to
home; none lay such an emphasis of
generous pride and pleasure upon its ad


vantages; and none indulge in such an
outlay of thought and money to obtain
the verv maximum Of its comforts and
JOYS. The passion for home is the chief
strength Of our civilization. 1t is grow
ing. too, with our mai eriaI wealth. but
not growing as wisely as it should for
we are neglecting that domestic provis


ion for the nurture Of intellect. which,
next to good morals. is the surest sign
of q substantial civilization. In this
respect we have e.cgenerated. Our faith
ers read more, thought more, talked
more around the freside than we do,
and thereby contributed more to the
real progress OF the age than we can
boast of doing Recently, however. q
signal change has been exhibited. The
demand for home reading has increased.
so that as respects the class Of publica-
tions TO meet this specific want. never
did such an abundance exist. The cul
ture of home is evidently increasing
and as this culture takes deeper roo,
and spreads more widely around, We
may safely calculate that social fungi
native or exotic, will be starved out o.
onr prolific sol--Harper's Bazaar.
Year: 1868

FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS oF THE UNioN PACIFIC
RAILROAD COMPANY. TO the amount Of Eighteen Nil
lion Dollars. have already been sold, and they are
now in constant demand for home investment and on
foreign account. They pay nix per cent IN gold
and run for thirty years At lc2. they yield be-
tween eight and nine per cent TO the investor and as
soon az the issue is sold. If not before thoy VIII
doubtless command mnch higher rate. As q first
mortgage on the longest line Of railroad in this
try that is already earning than it's interest liza
bilites on its way business, and which cost nearly
three times their amount the security IL undoubted
Subscriptions will be received ut the Companys oi-
flee, No. 20 Nasstu-st. and by John j. Cisco a. son
No 50 Walls New York, and by most OF the leading
bankers throughout the country, wherea new panph-
lot. containing full description Of the road and its
securities can be obtained.
Year: 1868

ACCIDENTS BY BLAsrING-TAMPiNG.- How frequently do VIC hear of the painful fact that a poor man has lost his life by blasting Why does this occur l believe that in nineteen cases out of twenty, it is through caress- ness-from want of consideration that they are dealing with gunpowder. Let the charge of powder be put into the hole, not all at once, but whilst it Is being done, settle it down twice or thrice with the swab-stick, and when all in, ram it well down with the same tool-not with the iron tamping- bar and cover it tightly and firmly with piece of dry clay. This done, at once dip the end of the swab-stick in water, or better still, into the wet sludge that has been made in the process of boring, and with it free the sides of the hole from the dust of powder which must, of necessity, have adhered to them in pouring in the charge, and which if not re- moved, will be likely, by a spark from the tampng-bar, in tamping, to convey fire to it.. Wen wipe out your hole with the wet swab

 stick. Having done this, put in large layer of fine, properly prepared tamping, and softly and carefully settle it down and floorp it with the tampiEg bar alone-using no ham mer for the first layer l say put in large

 layer, for if the first layer be small one, it will be the more liable to be forced down by the tamping- bar and disturb the powder

 Settle down the first layer of tamping in this way, and then with impunity. the hammer may be used--taking care, at the same time, to keep the tamping-b bar free form the safety fuse. Let these little matters be attended to, and no fear of explosion in tamping need be apprehended- will be safe-life will not be sacrificed. As matter of course, proper material for tamping should be selec- ted. have frequently known miners, when working on hard, fiery ground, to carry tamp- ing from home daily to the mines with them stone of soft yielding nature, and well bruised before used-bruised, coarse potsherd is good. There seems to be an idea existing
Year: 1868

ATLANTA, May Cit is understood that the
test oath will not be required Of members OF the
legislature, and that the legislature will assemble
at Milledgeville as provisional body to take
action on the constitutional amendment and then
adjourn.