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Year: 1869




sh A Collins. wife of Peter s. Collins. Smyrna, Del, was
Nay l1th 1909 and fell asleep in Jesus January 25h 1862


h year Of her she her heart to God and unit
% me Methodist Episcopal Church, and during her life
consistent and devoted member hence it is not surpris
mat her declining hours filled with hope mercy and
0po Her household regulated according to gospel
Hes and the Of cheerful Christian fellow
aao love- Her children carefully taught to respect
Nn and to recognize the claims OF God them and she
permitted to rejoice in their conversion and admission to
eauFch Of her choice At her house Itnerant Minis
aAEas found cordial welcome and pleasant home. Her
ordered with and prudence, and her husband
~ children revere her faithful wife and mother. Her
councils and earnest rich heritage to
' friends and church to all Of which her memory bless
iO' he last years of her life sister Collins the
7e9 OF severe physical affection The disease under which
50 long patient suffering dehed the skill OF the
physicians. She chosen in the heated furnace, whose
"uhed suggshY and through her prOtracted sickness


Ant suffering she made perfect for the heavenly
IN all the Of her trial she unmurmuringly submit
" 'ne Divine WILL and though there but few hours in
seven years in which she free great pain, yet
: He" her to complain Of her lot. Her faith knew
amidst all the darkness and tempest and in the most
- - Triumph surrounded by loved and cheered on By
OF Zion. her happy spirit passed home. She rests
4 e' AOors and sullerings in the Paradise Of God.


5. L. GRACEY.
Year: 1869

1t needs argument show that First Mortgage OF $780,
mile what for long time be the only railroad
connecting the Atlantic Pacific PERFECTLY
The entire amount of the mortgage will be about S3OOOOO
and the interest 100000 in gold The present
rency of this is less than SOOOOO per
while the earnings for the year 1868 FROM WAY BUSI
NESS only, on AN AVERAGE OF LESS THAN 700 MILEs
OF ROAD IN OPERATION, WERE MORE THAN
Year: 1869

TEE SENATE met Al noon, President ,ro IN
Anthony IN the chair. In mis- prayer rms
morning anniversary OF the assas in alton OF
Mr.. LinculnD the Chaplain a. ked that althou gh
was impossible for us te come up to the meas
ure OF the virtues of thoss who had
passed away, that yet as a nation may emu
late so far as possible their example


There being no other business the Senate i'm
media'ely after the read ng of the journal Went
into Executive session
Year: 1869

THEREwAs A FOOLISH CANARD on the streets
this morning, 10 the effect that there was a
strike of the colored servants at the White
House. The story seems to have been based on
the fact that one of the servants was dismissed
Yesterday
Year: 1869

THE STEAMER TALLAPOOsA Is expected to
leave the Washington Navy Yard this after.
noon for Norfolk and New York, but will
return shortly for the purpose of towing or
conveying the Monitor Ssugus on her voyage
10 the Cuban coast The Saugas is rapidly
ftting out, and will be ready to start IN about
twelve days.
Year: 1869

Humnn lifei Oh! what glorious cheat;
With how much care and sorrow do we meet.
Trials temptations, and a thousand snsres demand
A wakeful vigilance, and a Sayiour's helping hand
Once filed with hope and waiting for the days
Which as we thought would bring us no dismay,
We've now grown wfary of this life Of sin
And long our heavenly joys and glories to begin
Once we loved this fleeting, worldly show,
But now we long to leave the things below.
Life's had for us it's many bitter palms,


But what is now our loss will be our gain
Soon our earthly house of clay shall fall


Our spirit shall return to Him, the God OF all
The future life is all that lures us ON;


iTwere not for this our hope would all be gone,


Heavens gores and its joys inspire with zeal'
These are the only things which 10 us are real.


God grant when done with things of time


The Joys of Heaven may then be thine. W Ii a.
Year: 1869

President GRANT AND FAMILY.-From the
Whitehurst gallery, i2i and 426 Pennsylvania
avenue, we have an excellent photograph OF
the well known engraving Of General Grant
and his family" This picture is much admired
on account Of the artistic grouping.
Year: 1869

calculated to reconcile Its opponents.


L do not propose now to enter into


any discussion of this part of the sub.


Ject. The whole tendency of this


part of the party policy has been to


place into the hands of the Governor


every power necessary to maintain


the ascendency of the party, and to


enforce the franchise law.


There is nothing i'm the history OF


any local legislation to compare With


this part of our political history


Governor BrowhlOw is vested to-day


with powers, and has been permitted
to exert authority entirely beyond
that conferred up,n any other execu-
tive officer in our Government. This
extraordinary legislation which
shaped the franchise law and Vested
the executive Office of the State with
unusual powers to enforce IL, like the
passions provoked by the war, has
not yet run its course. 1t is idle to
think that we have reached the point
when, as citizens and makers,
we can divcst ourselves Of all preju-
dice and passion, and look only TO the
interests of all classes and the good of
the country. The passions of the war
have yet strong hold upon our peo-
pie. We have yet party organiza-
tions that check and control the moro
liberal inclinations of our people,
and l have no idea that the voters
Of our State are yet willing to extend
the franchise to those now disfran-
chised by reason of participation in
the rebellion. The leaders of the
party have so skillfully manipulated
the local organizations throughout
the State that any measures they
may initiate and propose will be ac-
cepted and adopted. The spirit of in
tolerance and hatred still stamps It.
self upon our legislative enactments,
and shows that the bitterness of the
war is not yet spent.


Governor BrOwnlow's personal in
fluence, his imperious will and ener-
gy, hold the party together and ena-
bles it to succeed, even under the bur-
dens Of taxation it has raised and
the grievOus errors of its manage
ment. But the day Is not far off
when the party must meet these Is
sues before a people tired with the
cry of treason and trait
ors, and determined to hold their SER
wants responsible for their acts of
and commission, and unless
q change in party tactics and leaders
takes place before that time, the party
will be defeated, and we shall then
likely have reaction which will be as
damaging and fatal to the peace of the
State and the interests and property
of our people as the unwise party
policy which has been and is now be-
ing pursued. The seeds of discord
and disintegration are sown, and
will be repeated If the opposition
pursue a liberal, reasonable course
1t may not come at the next election
but cannot be long deferred. OMEGA.
Year: 1869

the writer these lines and invalid physician while visiting the
st. x for their health experienced and witnessed surprising and
the there produced nvahas who were (Hke
uurvss) seeking health and inquiry and investigation obtained full history
It's medicinal virtues BE delighted and surprised and after his recovery
determined possible the sole right to manufacture
and sell the United States


glorious for himself and suffering humanity
PLANTATION BITEas made the world PLAN
TATTM sTTERs being article Of real merit founded principles aaa
relying upon vegetable world for It's medicinal effects worked rapid revau
history medicine and became household word all over the civilized
world Sis To < taisman Of health and the demand for
HTTTERS exceeded the abilities the pers supply


Notwithstanding large importation St. crz Rum made expressly for the
pounding these s the quantity inadequate therefore became necessary
extensive scale abroad should be made and agent
dispatched purpose fortunate securing and
leasing several plantations largest and most productive estates On the
island Houses stills and erected If BY magic which utterly aston
hsd natives The services experienced and natives the island
cured rops the PLANTATION sERs position
supply laboratory with all the perfectly st. z Rum needed manufc
turing the DySPEPT vsoaAToa The
the natives crushing and otherwise preparing for the stills and presses


ans Fever and Intermittent and Macus Fev Dyspepsia and


other kindred diseases sTTTEas the
history world Over FIVE million bottles disposed Of annually They
adapted old and young male and female agreeable in TASTE and always
produce a immediate beneficial result
Year: 1869

Now is the time to give
particular attention to the setting out of
shade trees. The importance of having
the streets and roads lined on each side
with overhanging and wide spreading
trees, is a question of more importance
than is generally supposed. Trees not only
give shelter from the hot burning sun in
summer, but also temper the cold air Of
winter, by acting as barrier to the strong
and sweeping winds that usually prevail
during that period of the year. In sum-
mer, the trees bring moisture from the
clouds and thereby prevent drouth and .
frying and cracking of the soil. After the
practical, comes the beautiful, and nothing
in nature is more 50 than we'll shaded
highway.


The following advice from the Miiwau.
kec Sentinel, is good in this connection !:
There are hundreds Of houses in this city
which little more attention than they re-
ceive would make beautiful. How often
do We see front yards neglected; yes,
filthy. The grass plat is cut with we'll
troddeD paths. or it is covered with rags,
trash, ashes, coal, or allowed to grow up
in weeds. Now, good friends, who are SO
fortunate as to own little home, you can
add much to the beauty of it, and much to
the happiness of your family if you will
give your yard a little attention. And let
US remark that he who does not admire the
rich carpet of green that good turf OF the
blue grass produces, is not worthy to live
in the blue, grass region. Why allow yards
to De trodden over until the ground is made
bare OF grass ? Again, by the expendi-
ture of few cents and with little labor,
say half an hour two or three times week,
flower plat can be made, and the yard
we'll adorned with the most enjoyable Of
all natures simple beauties. For fifty
cents. ten or dozen varieties of beautiful
aDnuas can be procured, which, for their
pretty bloom and sweet fragrance, are
worth fifty times the money paid for the
seed and the labor required for their GU IT,
vation. But this is another virtue which
flowers have, other than that of beauti
flying the home. The lady or girl that
loves flowers AMI enjoys their beauties,
cannot be coarse women in her feelings,
although she may bend over the wash>tub
for living. Beautify your homes. Let
the beautiful green grass enrich your yard
with its soft carpet, and plant flowers, that
,hei- beauty may please and educate your
family.
Year: 1869

The velocipedes are exciting more stir in
the world than any other toy has ever sue
ceeded in doing. A Paris correspondent
writes that Micaux, the inventor, nearly
starved while he was trying TO introduce
the machine, and though it was only
eighteen months ago that he commenced to
sell seriously, he now works half thols-
and men and yet cannot supply the de,
mand. The New Workers complain that
the velocipedss in certain localities are be-
coming an intolcrable nuisance, and the
same will soon be true of other places. This
excitement about a machine that will prob
ably never subserve any other purpose
than that of amusement AMI heaithful ex-
ercise, is quito renarkabls.
Year: 1869

PAY UP Our long and continued sick
ness compels us to acknowledge that we
are in immediate want of every cent due


Jus for the Plot and for advertising. We


have not published like notice for several
years, and we hope this will be sufficient
hint to our friends to assist us. We really
need il.
Year: 1869

Once in while a pensive man may be
heard to say: Il wish l had all the
money back that L have spent for the
past ten years" Not oAe man in twenty
who, retrospectfully gazing, gives utter
ance to that wish has in his mind an ap-
proximating estimate of the amount
which person Of even moderate bibu-
lous propensities may spend upon drink
in the space of ten years. Leaving wines
and expensive liqnOrs quite out of the
question, let us see what plain cock
tailist or modest imbiber of old rye is
likely tosdisburse on his favorite refresh
ments in the course of year. Take a
very moderate man as a sample.


Assume that he drinks every day one
glass of beer at ten cents and four glasses
at fifteen. That amounts to seventy cents
Il day, which makes four dollars and
ninety cents week. Multiply by four,
and you have nineteen dollars and sixty
cents month, which comes, you know,
to one hundred and thirty-five dollars
and twenty cents year. Thus of the
man who carried on at this rate for ten
years had all his liquor money back; his
pocket would be inflated to the tune OF
thirteen hundred and fifty-two dollars.
This is only small beer calculation but
think of the men who spend five times
the amount on liquors, and remember
that their name is legion.
Year: 1869

Abraham Lincoln was once post
master in the village of Salem "out
vest He then went to Springfield to
study law, and for years had hard
work to earn his bread and butter.
Fighting with poverty is a hard fight.
One day the post office agent came
round to collect balance due to the
Washington Office from the New Salem
office. The bill was S17,60. DIR. Henry,
friend of poor Abe" happened to
fall in with the agent, and was sure as
could be that he had nothing In his
pockets to pay it with He went there
tor. TO the office in oIder to lend him
the money, or offer to lend it.


When the agent presented the draft;
Lincoln asked the man to sit down, and
sit down himself with II very puzzled
look upon his face. Ho then stepped
out went over to his boarding-house,
and came back with an old stocking
under his arm. This he united, and
poured out upon the table a quantity of
small silver coin and "red cents"
Year: 1869

AT almost every Step in life, We meet
with young men from whom we antici-
pate wonderful things, but Of whom,
after careful inquiry, we never hear
another word. The effervescence OF
youth and passion, and the fresh gloss
0fintellect and Imagination, endow them
with false brilliancy, which makes fools
of. themselves and other people. Like
certain chintzes, and ginghams, they
show finely on their first newness,
but cannot stand lhe sun and the rain,
and assume very sober aspect after
washing day.
Year: 1869

THE General Convention of Universal
lists, at its last meeting, unanimously
adopted the following resolutions:


ResoLUed, That this convention reaf-
firms the testimony it has heretofore
born with regard to the vital Importance
of giving to the world the influence of
this body in support of the all-important
cause of Temperance which is now so
Justly claiming the attention of the wise
and good of all classes of the American
people.


Resolved, That we would urge upon
the Univesalists of the United States the
duty and necessity of working with un-
tagging zeal to carry forward a reform so
vitality connected with the religious and
moral welfare of mankind.
Year: 1869

IT was announced lately by all the papers Of
the county that the famous sleeping woman Of
Kentucky was dead. 1t turns out to be untrue,
and was simply an invention Of local paper to
advertise itself,
Year: 1869

OTTAwA, ONTARIO, Dec. H.-It is reported
here that IL Is not the intention of the Gayar,,l
ment to complete the purchase of the North
west Territory until next spring; and not
unth the Dominion is able to assert
armed force sent in by the way of Fort
William. It is said that payment 10 the Hudson
Bay Company therefore will not be made for
some time The insurrection win be left TO be
dealt with by that company.
Year: 1869

The HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS met
this morning and had under consideration the
subject OF compensation to members whose
seats are contested. The committee will mature
and report some plan by which uniform rule
may be established regulating the pay in such
cases.
Year: 1869

The Albany Times prints the following ad-
vertisement: "Whereas, my new hat was taken
from q rack In barber shop on Broadway, last
evening, and an old one left i'm its place, now
this is to give notice that IL my hat is not re-
turned to me, at the address pasted in it, before
sund0wn to-day, with the cost Of this publica-
ton, viii forward to the wife of the person who
took it the letter found concealed In the lining
of the old One."
Year: 1869

The SENATE POSTAL COMMITTEE had under
consideration yesterday the proposition to abol-
lsh the "franking privilege" and it was found
the committee favors the apportionment of
POSTAL stamps among members Of Congress. The
subject Is to be considered again after the House
disposes OF the bill pending.
Year: 1869

The INTERNATIONAL ExHIBITIoN.-The Sem
ate Committee on the District of Columbia held
meeting this morning, and agreed to the
House amendments to the Senate bill in favor of
the International Industrial Exhibition.
Year: 1869

Louisville CONVENTION DELEGATEs-The
committees of the two members from each of
the States represented in the Louisville CONNER
cial Convention are beginning to assemble here.
These from Georgia have arrived Their object
is to urge upon Congress the propriety of assist
ing in the construction of Pacific railroad on
or near the thirty-second parallel. in accordance
with the resolutions of the Memphis and Louis
vile Conventions
Year: 1869

THE SUNNY FACE of our old friend Prof Will
cox illumned THE STAR establishment to-day,
for the first time since his return from Europe.
The Professor told us a number of good things,
but at the same time placed the seal of secrecy
on our lips, so they must remain lost to the pub
lie, for the present at least. He is in excellent
health, but looks little thinner than of Old
from worry, we are afraid, at the bad way in
which woman suffrage matters have been man.
aged during his absence. We call on him to
straighten things up.
Year: 1869

1utu0l W. IrvinEtOns


TIE return game OF the series between these CLUBS
came OF yesterday at the Union grounds and as the
score Will show was decided in favor of the Mu'
tuals almost from the beginning. owing, perhars,
to the high wind, which was decidedly aga.ast the
batting, the outheders had very little to do. There
were 200 300 spectators present at the opening Of
the game but the chilly wind which swept cuttlngy
across the ned speedily induced them to get under
cover. Many finding that the game was so tame
and uninterestnR, and the result settled almost
beyond peradventure thought the field was rather
o poor place to stay without excitement Of some
kind, and they accordingly left. The reporters and
scorers got decidedly blue around the g.lls and On.
tertained the idea that they were the only volun.
tary witnesses Of the tame and Improbable exhibi
ton. or the Mutuals 1t would scarcely be fair 10
paricularlze, as all did well what they had 70 do
OF the Irvingtons. StQckman played AZ he was wont
10 play, and M. Campbell likewise. Nothing
further need be said on that head, but Greatbead
must receive notice for very fine fly catch The
game Mas dull, as before stated, and ended With the
score standing fOuOWs:-.
Year: 1869

lFrom the New Yorker Journal German, septeni.


The NEW YORK HERALD, as circumspect Jour.
NAL pays great attention to OF which 1t
may be said that they ''cast their shadows before
them" ana Is just now noting with care all the pub.
lie demonstrations among the Germans. Not even
the smallest meeting escapes 1t. In each one OF
them IL believes II sees conspiracy against Tam
many Hall-an expression Of discomfort with the
Irish element


II cannot be denied that among those Of the Ger
man citizens OF New York who take an interest in
public affairs there is manifested certain degree
OF disQuietude analogous TO the distant roll that
generally precedes thunderstorm. The presumed
breaking out OF the storm, however is not so near
ts not to be expected this Ia for ut this time the OBJ
1ects to be gained would not be worth the sacrifices


fhere are several causes for the present discon.
tent The rude enmity which has heretofore divided
the German adherents Of the two political parties
has worn away. Respect for the opinions OF others
begins to prevail and the conviction Is probably
spreading that the Germans are more or less made
use Of as tools by the leaders Of both parties and
arc thrown aside after the days tolls and hardships,
divide the trophies The result ls that the Germans
who have heretofore belonged to different parties.
are meeting halfway, and are ready TO make COM
mon efforts for worthy objects.


II there Is dissatisfaction with Tammany the cause
is to be found in that the leaders OF TammaDy
have made q mistake in the selection OF those
Searee "' their % pres p to to supervise er
the Germans themselves to push forward those
among them whom they Judge worthy Of their
were. The General Committee OF the Democratic
Union party, which is recognized by rammany as an
organization representing the German element, is
nothing but grouping around kind Of mutual
admiration society,n joined by majority of petty
Ofrceholders or ofY1ce-seekers. About q dozen Of
such 0iceh0lders are engaged annually In the seve-
raj wards-excepting the Seventeenth and one or
two 0thers-to drum together number Of persons
around beer table. AT such gatherings each one
elects himself delegate ana In case there are not
enough present to appoint full delegation or
the other promises 10 BRING friend or two along In
case Of necessity.


this an organization worthy to be designated as
the representative OF the German elementY The
leaders OF Tammany might stem the growing discon-
tent II they would bestow just recognition upon men
OF the people and award them Q voice in the drec-
tl0n Of our public affairs.
Year: 1869

Tho fall in gold at this time seems
to Indicate to our minds one fact,
viz: that it has been kept up, and in
very fluctuating condition by the
speculations therein of the Bulls and
Bears Of Wall street. just now they
are badly crippled, and in no condi-
ton TO check this downward tenden-
cy Of the precious metal. And let it
be remembered too, that this decline
is right at the time when Eastern
capital is called for, and is being dis
tributed throughout the great Wost
to move to the heseaboard, the meatpro-
duct Of the West. 1t would secm
that it is not impossible that gold
will continue to drop untilit reaches
as low as 1,15, if the disgraceful
gambling Ring on Wall st., can be
kept quiet. The government hav-
ing once measured its powers with
them and placed them Hors de combat,
we think that they will be inclined
to be more chary hereafter. The. 80
Millions of Gold in the q. s. Treasury
is q power almost if not quite suAi-
cient at the proper time to resume
specie payment upon; at all events it
is sufficient to keep in check the in
ordinate upward tendency Of gold
and which. we believe thegovernment
means to do, and to pave the way at
no distant day, for putting q green
back dollar on par with the gold
dollar. ss4