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Year: 1867

a new Democratic State Convention
for Ohio is called for by the Cincinnati
Enquirer, "fOr the reason that the
most important issues now before the
country were not in existence when
the Democratic State Convention met
on the 9Th of January" This confess
es the blunder Of holding the Conven-
ton nine months before the election,
when the party don't know which end
it will stand on next week. They
used to hold their Conventions on the
9Th OfJanuary. when they controlled
things. They thought they would re-
turn to the great anniversary day OF
the old Democratic coercionist and
military executiOner to see if it would
not bring back the habit Of victory,
but their platform was stilI-born, their
ticket is forgotten, and they want to
try some new tr ick 10 draw the public
attention.


And this trick is the rascaIIy prop.
OsitiOn to issue twenty-five hundred
millions of legal tender notes and tc
compel the bOndholders to take them
in payment for the bonds. When
the Convention met, the principle Of
the party was to repudiate all the OBJ,
legations, currency and funded, and
then it was for specie payment. Il
had always denied the legality Of the
legal tenders without limit, and com
pelling the bOndhOlders to receive in
payments a currency 50 multiplied and
so nearly vaIueless that it would cease
to be medium Of trade, and then tC
repudiate that.


So rapidly is an Ohio Democrat
forced to shift his steps. The party
platform is like the hot plates Oh
which they train bears to dance. A
week ago he was for no money bu
specie. Now he is for nothing but pa
per. Then he was for liquidation o
bonds and legal tenders; now he pre-
/ tends which he would multiply un
til they are worthless. But in all thr
shifts the party is true to one thing
and that is to its rascality. Whethe
it proposes specie or paper, whether i
GALES the process repudiation or pay
ment, it is all for the same purpose 0
national dishonOr and individual rob
bery.-TCt1. Gaz.
Year: 1867

A correspondent of the New York
Tribune, in Indiana, writes "While
passing through the Union depot few
days ago, 1 was accosted by a one
armed man in faded army blue
Fourteen years ago 1 first saw him
working at a windlass in the gold dig
gings of Australia. He and his three
partners hoisted by that wiudIass, from
a single shaft, more than 100000. 4
few months later 1 babe him good
bye, as he sailed from Melbourne to
New York with 100000 in bills Of
exchange in his pocket. I next saw
him a wounded Rebel soldier, lying
on the field of Antietam. Il little
more than a year later saw him a
Union soldier, lying in a hospital in
Tennessee. To-day he is a helpless
wanderer, dependent on public charity
for a dinner"
Year: 1867

The ''ighting rebels" in the South
ern States are those who make the
least ado about reconstruction meas
ures. One of them has written a let
ter to the Columbus (Georgia) In
quirer in reply to the grumblings of
the late Hon. D. II. Hill. He says:


"You keep throwing up to US secesh
that I'VE are the most submissive of
ALL We know we are, because we
recognize the right of the North to al
ter, TO make and unmake, their own
Consultation equally with the South /;
and because we pride ourselves upon
our honor and chivalry, and are not
going to retain the stakes after we have
put them up to the sword and lost. So far
from being ashamed Of our submis-
sion, we pride ourselves upon it, as
the highest evidence we can transmit
to pOsterity Of our high sense of honor
that we submitted as none but gen
tlemen can to an unconditional sur
render, Withholding nothing, not even
bar of gold left hid in the camp, and
claiming nothing, not even Iife--for if
we are not slain, like Macmillan, it's
not because our lives are not forfeited
by an unconditional surrender, but be-
cause the character of our adversaries
is different. We are not a lawyer, but
we have never heard of a powerful
nation going to Vattel or Blackstone
to ask what to do with their prisoners;
they have generally acted according to
their interests and fears"


There is a snap to the following
from the same letter;


"Does Mr.. Hill forget, when he is
asking US to play 'the mule that he is
talking to a nation of gentlemen, who
disdain, after surrendering up every
thing to their conquerors, depending
on their magnanimity, to beg even foT
life or property? We are glad Mr..
Hill is getting ready to fight. He did
not fight for our Southern constitution
But when he gets ready to die for the
Yankee Constitution that we left, he
will find that the South cannot be
whistled to the battlefield by any one
that did not bear her own beloved ban.
ner to her sacred fields of freedom"
Year: 1867

Too much care cannot be exercised
when speaking of ladies. A word, a
careless hint, even a look, may ir-
retrievably injure lady's character
a most delicate thing to converse
about. Accustom yourself never to
speak lightly of female character
Read and profit by this:


"Never use a lady's name in an i'm
proper place, at an improper time or
in mixed company. Never make as
IsertiOns about her that you think uu-
true, or allusions that you feel herself
would blush to hear. When you meet
with men who do not scruple to make
use ola wOman's name in a reckless and
unprincipled manner, shun them, for
they are the very worst members of
the COmmunity-men lost to every
sense of hOnOr-every feeling of hu-
manity- Many good and worthy
wOman's character has been forever
ruined, and her heart broken by lie,
manufactured by some villain, and
repeated where it should not have
been, and in the presence of those
whose little Judgment could not de-
ter them from circulating the foul and
brazen report. A SANDER is soon
prOpagated, and the smallest thing
derOgatory to a woman's character
will fly on the wings of the wind, and
magnify as it circulates until its mons
trous weight crushes the poor, un-
conscious victim. Respect the name
of woman, for your mother and sisters
are women and as you would have
their fair name untarnished, and their
lives Unembittered by the slanderer's
biting tongue, heed the i'll that your
own words may bring upon the moth
er, the sister, or the wife, of some fel-
low creature"
Year: 1867

Late dates from Salt Lake say the
secret of the difficulty between Brig
ham Young and Orson Pratt is that
Youngstopped Pratt's checking against
the church fund in the Bank Of Eng
land. Pratt says the funds belong to
the church, and that Young is not the
church, and he has come home to look
into the matter.
Year: 1867

1t Is a very safe rule to wet your
wrists before drinking cold water, il
YOU are at all heated. The effect is
Immediate and grateful, and the dan
ger of fatal results may be warded of
by this simple precautiOn.
Year: 1867

They are very tender in northern
Indiana about hanging a murderer.
Page, notorious as guilty Of one of
the most horrible murders on record,
is found guilty of manslaughter, be-
cause some of the jury were educated
upin conscientious scruples against
hanging. He murdered his wife and
her mother, and tried to kill n young
girl he did not know. There were
no mitigating circumstances but some
that aggravated the enormity of the
crime. The proof was absolute. The
verdict is an outrage upon society, and
makes law a moc6ery.-TCin. Com.
Year: 1867

If all these would lay aside the bottle and
take up their legitimate occupations and
if the professional man would renounce
his cups and return to the deep researches
Of the hidden excellenoes of the learned
professions. General idleness has pre-
vailed, and an apathy like paralysis is upon
the whole man-with consequent ruin as
the inevitable effect of intemperance.


Wishing to consider it in pecuniary
light alone, I close this article with these
few brief reflections on that point.


PHAsyENs.
Year: 1867

There was once farmer who had large
field Of corn, and narrowed and weeded it
with great care and on this field he de-
pended for the support of his family. But
after he had worked SO hard, he saw the
corn begin to wither and drOop for want If
rain; he thought he should lose his crop
He felt very sad, and went every day to
look at his corn, and see if there was any
hope of rain.


One day as he stood there looking at the
sky. and almost in despair. two little rain
drops up in The clouds over his head saw
him, and one said to the other, "Look at
that poor farmer, 1 feel sorry for him he
has taken such pains with his field of corn,
and now it is all drying up I wish could
do him come good.


Yes" said the other, ''but you are
only little rain drop; what could you do
You can't wet even one hillock.'


"Well, said the first. "to be sure
can't do much but I can cheer the farmer
little at any rate, and 1 am resolved to do
my best; I'll 60 to the field and show my
good viii, if can do no more SO here 1
60 % And down went the rain-drop, and
came. spat on the farmers nose, and fell on
/ a stalk Of corn.


Dear me- said the farmer, putting his
finger on his nose, whats that A rain
drop. Where did that come from do
believe we shall have a shower"


The first rain-drop had no sooner started
for the field than the second said:


well, ifyou 60. I believe I viii go too
50 here come, % and dropped on another
stalk.


By this time a great many rain-drops
had come together to hear what their com
panions were talking about and wher
they heard them and saw them coming tc
cheer the farmer and water the corn, one o
them said


''If you're going on such a good errand
I'll 90 too, and down he came. "And I, ,
said another, ''and land Lane
l." and so on till whole shower Of then
oime, aud the corn was wa.eled, and j
grew and ripened, all because the first lit
lie rain-drOp determined to do what j
could.


Never be discouraged, children, becaua
you can't do much. Do what you can
Angels can do 40 more.
Year: 1867

The New York San has an article under
the heading of Royalty learning Trade, ="
which might Justly be commended to tie
attention Of our young men, The writer
says:


That probably three boys out of four
prefer TO enter The counting room, OF fnd
a place behind the counter. under the de-
lusive idea that they will in this way stand
higher in the social scale than if they be-
come carpenters or painters. There aIe
probably hundreds Of clerks IN this city,
at The present time, who are out of en-
ployment, and wodld gladly accept situa-
tions at from twelve TO fifteen dollars per
week, when if they had taken the wiser
course Of acquiring a trade, their services
would be in demand at double these rates.
Merchants Advertising for clerks or sales
men will be oYeFrun with applicants, even
where the positions offer small pecuniarv
inducements. Why one form of labor
should be considered So much more honor
| able than another, We are at loss to I'M
derstand. In Europe this distinction does
not exist in SO great degree. It is the
custom in Prussia for the sons of the royal
family to be instructed in some handicrafi,
! The present crown Prince, and heir to the
! Prussian throne, selected the printers
trade, and probably, If in some unimagi-s
nable reverse Of circumstances crowns be-
come at a discount, he could earn a fair
living as compositor. The young Prince
Imperial of France is being instructed in
the same trade, under the charge OF an
adept in the ant. Whether this is ca.
price Of the young gentlemau, or part of
the imperial scheme of education, tits GER
taiuly a very sensible arrangement. Phe
career of Prince Eugene may be as event


ful and changeful as that OF his father, and


he may yet find the ability to do some-
thing useful not without its advantages
1t would be well if our rich men would


display the Same good sense aud foresight


Too often their sons are brought up with


no other view than that of spending for.


tunes which their fathers have aocumula-


ted, and should these be lost, by specula-


tion or otherwise, tho heirs expectant are


thrown upon The world with expensive


taste, and no means of earning even the


necessaries of life. A good trade tho
roughly acquired. would not only give a


sense Of security, but the time spent in
acquiring it would promote physical vigor,
and employ time which might otherwise
t be spent in some form of dissipation.
Year: 1867

Washington etiquette has some peculiar.
tiles. Strangers are expected to call on
the persons whom they wish to know In
return they receive a card, and, if eligible,
an invitation. The wives Of Senators
must be called upon by the wives Of Rep
resentalives. On no account must this
ceremonial be reversed or omitted, no
matter how intimate the parties may have
been at home. When one goes to make a
call he must turn down the corner of his
visiting card. Should be omit doing so
he would be held to have sent it by SER
want, and not TO have called in person.
Year: 1867

"MIour GET STUBBORN" Tile reason
given in the debate in the Senate recently
why Congress should not force negro suf-
frage on the Northern States as we'll as on
the Southern. is somewhat refreshing
The former, it was said, might get stub
born, and refuse to submit to it." We arc
glad to see that the present Congress, af
terall, think there is some limit to their
authority. Having the South in their
power, they can put anything upon her
they choose, butsthey are afraid to try ne
gro suffrage on their own people, notwith-
standing there is not one black man to Eve
hundred whites among them. The truth
is this: negro suffrage. even to the unap-
preciable extent that it would be felt at tie
North, ia distasteful and odious 70 the
Northern people who are 80 ready to Iut
itupon.us, it and these members Of Congress
are afraid Of losing their places il they of
fer the people Of the North such an indig-
nifty. What beautiful set Of demagoues
they are !
Year: 1867

FEAST FOR THE BENEFIT OF OAKwooD
AssocIATIoN.-Th ladies of Oakwood
Association, who are never wanting in ex-
pedients to carry out their patriotic and
pious objects, have to-day grand feast, to
which they invite all who have any SYM
pathy with their noble purposes. And
who is it that has not This feast will
take place in the spacious factory on
Twentieth between Main and Franklin
streets. Dinner will be served from till
6 o'clock, and from that time, supper. Gen
tlemen need not go to market to-day. Dim
ner will be ready for them: much better
one than they are likely to buy at market,
and at low price. Eat good dinner
served by the dear ladies, and thus put a
flower and some sweet, green grass upon
the grave of a gallant Confederate who fell
fighting for his country.
Year: 1867

GRAND CONCERT AT THE THEATRE FOR
THE BENEFIT OF ST. JosEPH's ASYLUM
There will be tonight one of the finest
entertainments ever given in this city by
the resident talent perhaps the very best.
1t will consist of vocal and instrumental
music, with the addition Of the fine poem
OF the "Old Grenadier's Story" recited by
Mr.. Bangs, whose readings are so popular.
There are now in this city several pr0fes-
sors Of music of uncommon talent and
skill, and they will be well represented on
the occasion, while several very accom-
plished lady and gentlemen vocalists will
contribute their valuable aid to increase
the interest and satisfaction Of the per-
formance.


A singular part of the entertainment
will be the playing Of sixteen persons on
eight pianos. This will indeed be piano
forte, The performers, we learn, are all
very good-some of them masters of high
reputation.


We trust the Theatre will be crowded.
st. Joseph's Asylum has been of the great
est service in taking charge of the poor or
phans, whose numbers, under war and pes
thence, have been, alas very much in
creased in this city Of late years. The de-
voted and tender hearted sisters have given
shelter aud food when they knew not
whence the money for clothing and subsist-
ence was to come. Pity and anxiety
have wept for them, and hope has cleaned
like star in the Heavens through the tear
that brimmed the eye while the devout
prayer ascended to Heaven in supplication
for the welfare and protection of these lit
tie ones. The sisters have nourished and
cherished their little lambs through all the
trials and hardships Of the times. The
bright faces and neatly-clad figures Of their
procession to church tell how successfully
they have labored, and how they have made
happy those infant hearts which were res
cued from destitution and calamity.


We repeat, the house should be filed by
those to whom a small contribution to such
a cause is heartfelt pleasure.


We are requested to ask persons who
have tickets to this concert for sale to
hand over all that are unsold at O'Clock
to-day to Major Dooley, treasurer, at his
store on Main street. We are requested
to say also that tickets are for sale at Da-
viess music store and at Dooley's hat
store.
Year: 1867

Books IN THE STATE LIBRARY FOR SALE.
The Committee on the State Library have
authorized the sale of some surplus valua-
BILE works in the library, and the reduc-
tion of Lees Virginia Reports from Sc to
SIS. and the Code of Virginia to So.
Year: 1867

ACCIDENT ON THE CENTRAL RAILROAD
On yesterday the down passenger train on
the Central railroad, when some three
miles this side Of Beaver Dam, ran over a
negro woman about forty years Of age.
She attempted to cross the track, when
she stepped in hole and fell. Before she
could recover, the train passed over her
and cut off both of her legs. She was
taken up and conveyed to the nearest
dwelling, where she died in about an hour
after the accident. The train was delayed
about twenty minutes by the assistance
given the poor creature.
Year: 1867

EPISCOPAL COUNCIL AT STAUNToN.-
Clergymen who attend the Episcopal
Council in Staunton on Wednesday the
18th instant will be entitled to return free
over the Central railroad upon presenting
the proper certificate of their attendance.
Year: 1867

A PERILoUs LEAP.-On yesterday morn
ing, as number of boys were fishing from
the wall near the abutment of the Danville
Railroad bridge, small sturgeon about two
and a half feet long was seen floating down
the stream. Although the wall at this point
is some twenty five feet above the water,
one of the boys conceived the idea OF
jumping from it to catch the fish. He i'm
mediately acted upon the idea, and, strange
to say, escaped unharmed, secured the stur-
geon, and brought the prize safely to shore.
1t was dangerous leap, and probably
would have proved fatal in ninety nine
cases in hundred.
Year: 1867

STOLEN.-Some adroit thief went into
the cake and confectionery store of Ferdi-
nand Neurath on yesterday, and during
the temporary absence of his wife from
the store, reached over the counter and
took therefrom check for fifty dollars,
sundry pieces of small change, and a
81 900 Confederate note. He cautions
the public against trading for the check,
but ignores the latter, as he thinks that the
thief can make no practical use of it.
Year: 1867

YORK RIVER RAILRoAD-STRIKE OF THE
HANDs.-The laborers engaged in the work
of reconstructing this road made q
strike yesterday afternoon, refusing to
work any longer unless they were imme-
diately paid off. 1t appears that the con-
tractor had not paid them for several
weeks, but arrangements had been already
made to do so before the strike. They
were Immediately called up and settled
with, but many of them refused to return
to their work unless they were given higher
wages than had previously been paid
them. Other hands will Immediately be
placed on, and the suspension of work on
the road will only be temporary.
Year: 1867

FIRE N LOUISA CoUSTY.-The large
two-story dwelling of Thomas ii. Hope, of
Louisa county, was consumed by fire a
few days since-supposed to have been
caused by the ignition of sparks falling
upon the roof-as it was only discovered
while the roof was falling in. This is a heavy
loss to Mr.. Hope, who has large family
Of helpless children. Everything con-
tanned in the house was total loss and
only few days previous to the fire he had
moved his whole stock of provisions, with
his farming implements, into his base
ment, on account of the thieving that is
practiced in the country at present.
Year: 1867

\ STRONG PULL AND "A PULL
ALTOGETHER.- e 5 us
that once upon Il time all the inhabi-
tantS OF the earth agreed to cry out
at the same moment, in order to as
certain what a mighty noise they
could make. When the time came,
however, instead of shouting, eve
rybody listened, except one old deaf
woman i'll China. The Boston
Transcript thinks similar failure
appears likely to be the result OF the
sage proposition to pay the national
debt by imposing on eVeryperson in
the country the duty of daily des-
troNlng Il five cent specimen of our
fractional currency. We have heard
of only one man who has done il for
one day, and he. considered himself
SWlndled, has written to the Secrc-
tary Of the Treasury to have his
money refunded. Mr.. McCulloch
gets off by saying that it cannot be
done without an act Of Congress.
Year: 1867

BELGIAN ROYAL FAmY.-The royal family
of Belgium were expected to visit Paris during
the first weeks of this month. From that
city they win go to Berlin, to be present at
the marriage Of the Count Of Flanders
Year: 1867

Imperial Reports of the CessiOn Re-
ceIved In EngIand-Great Britain Likely
to be EXCITED"


In the House OF Lords, on the I'd of April, the
Earl of Clarendon said I'm the absence OF the
noble Earl at the head OF the Government, l
take the liberty of asking any of the noble
lords opposite whether they may be able to give
the House any information on a subject of great
public interest / allude to the Cesslon OF a
large portion of the Russian territory to the
United States, of which we received intimatiOn
yesterday by telegraph A similar question was
asked yesterday in another place, and my noble
friend at the head of the Foreign Office said
that he had teegraphed TO st. Petersburg for
information, and had not yet received an
answer.


The Duke of Buckingham-Ia am much Obliged
to the noble earl for having put the question,
because it affords me an opportunity, in the
absence of my noble friend at the head OF the
Government, OF giving all the information which
we at present possess with reference to the ces.
sion OF Russian America. Within the last two
hours communication has been received from
st. Petersburg confirming the impression that
negotiations have been entered upon, or are on
foot, for the purpose of treating with the United
how far these negotiations have progressed
whether they have arrived at any definite point
or whether any answer or communication has
been received from the United States the
authorities at st. Petersburg were not aware
when the information thence was sent to u.s.
The question of the cession Of that portion of
America TO the United states Is one likely to
cause great feeling and possibly considerable
excitement; but trust it will not be allowed to
have undue weight in the minds of Englishmeu
for / cannot myself think that the cession or
purchase, if it be so, by the United States is
likely to have such overwhelming influence
upon the progress of the colonies sprung from
English blood which have been established on
thai side of the world, Us at first sight might be
imagined.


Belgian Opinion.


The IndeDenddnCe Belize of Anril | comment
ing on the proposed cessiOn of Russian America
10 the United States for pecunary consdera.
tion, thinks it may be regarded on the part of
the Omitted States as almost menace to Eng
land. 1t is more difficult to guess the motives
journal, she prefers American 10 English
neighbors, and would like to hinder the latter
from coming too close to the vast theatre where
the Russian power is developing itself noise
lessly and ceaselessly.