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Year: 1868

On motion OF Mr. Meck for defendant ordered
by the Court that this wTit Of be dismissed with


10 Gardner sgt Barney above given The Court sfm th Judgment
and declared that the law under which the levied which Was
planned Of valid Notwithstanding the President DID rot T the da
Of the approval when signing the bill The Court he'd that the usual
practice Of the Executive indOre the date Of not essential
70 the validity Of bL The President only required 20 sign his name


The only point made BY the appeal the decided the appellants
contt ndng that the Endorsement Of the date necessary element
the act Of approval This decision imposes tax Of 20 instead o.
cents npOrtOns Of George Taylor attorney Tor a


hatcher pOoure this morning decree for the largest amount any
o0tnn decided In The Nnnrt Of Claims f59t29
Year: 1868

The Democratic members Of the United
States Senate will be permitted within
few days to assist in putting an end to at
least five of the ten military satrapies"
over whose establishment the Copperhead
party has walled in mournful numbers for
more than a year. After having urged the
admission of Senators and Representatives
from the seeded States on every occasion,
in season and out Of season, in the Senate
and out, one not acquainted with Demo-
cratic tactics would naturally suppose these
gentlemen would gladly embrace the first
opportunity presented for the attain
ment of the great end for which
they have struggled. Yet it is safe to
say that they will vote solidly against the
bill reported by the Reconstruction Com
mittee, and passed by the House on Thurs
day Almost every intelligent man in the
country fully expects veto Of this bill
from that great type of Democracy, ineon-
sistency, and perverseness, Andrew John
son. He will as readily stultify himself on
this question as he has done on nearly
every other important measure that has
been presented for his action since he be-
came acting President. The success of the
measure depends upon the ability of its
friends to muster a two-tbirds vote in the
Senate. In all probability this can be
secured on its first passage, but after the
bill has been returned by the President
with his objections, it is feared that enough
Of the vacillating members may be secured
against it to defeatit In any case we may
look for some delay before the bill becomes
law.


The prompt action of the House Of Rep
resentatives in passing the bill is worthy
of all commendation, and furnishes another
proof that the popular branch OF Congress
is in full accord with the wishes of the peo-
pie. And we have a hope that the con-
servative Republican members of the Sen.
ate may improve the present occasion 70
atone for the serious errors committed by
them in their votes on the eleventh article
of impeachment. There is little reason to
suppose that any Democratic Senator will
vote first or last against the wishes Of
President johnson on this question.
Year: 1868

Low FARES. Since the fare between
Boston and New York has been reduced to
three dollars On several lines the travel has
largely increased. Sixteen carloads Of
passengers left the Boston depot of the Old
Colony and Newport road on one trip last
week for Newport and New York. The
high rates Of fare from New Orleans in every
direction deter travel from this city. IVA
Year: 1868

Six cars of an oil train on the Allegheny Val
lev Railroad were thrown from the track by broken
rail and wrecked LoganspOIt, Penn, on wednesday
Tho remainder Of the tram went on ana wDen near Ine
soda works ran another broken rail- and two TANK cans
barrel tanks was thrown the bank Of the riyef ana
he tanks st remain standng the lee The other ear
on which was long boiler Dk OF ~ barrels was ihroSn
over the bank tho tank burst and the OIL was thrown
over the Zee. No person was Injured


The breaking of an axle near Baltimore yes
erday morning delayed the train which was due mere ~
$50 until lale hour last night fI-
Year: 1868

Mr.. EDITOR In the communication of
Alpha of last week, with regard to the
Tableaux Vivants, no mention was made
of the Art Gallery, which is to be an ad-
junct of the main performance I enclose
you catalogue. Be good enough to pub
lish it for the benefit of those whom it may
concern.


1t may be as we'll to add that the ladies
show unabated zeal in everything relating
to the exhibition, and it is evident that
their indefatigable exertions will put the
success of the undertaking beyond perad-
venture. hdcte TIrtute, we would give
to them as watchword.


For the information of your country
readers, l hope you will repeat the an
nouncement you made last week, that the
Exhibition will take place at Middletown,
Thursday and Friday evenings of next
week


To those who set high value on crea-
ture comforts, it may be gratifying to learn
that there will b, an ample supply of re-
freshmcnts. -


Doors will be opened at 7 o'clock.
The performance will begin at u Ad-
mittance 80 cents-Children half price.


Truly Yours, BETA.
Year: 1868

True, but it will cost us less to send him
to Africa than it will to keep him here
How much has he cost us, alreadyF The
sum cannot be computed-millions of trea-
sure, and hundreds Of thousands of pre-
cious lives, and untold sorrow and suffe-
ring. Nor, is that all he has well nigh
cost us our own liberties; for our country
to-day is little better than a military des-
potism--one half of it, at least.


Colonization might be accomplished,
without entailing any additional burdens
upon the national treasury. We have but
to divert the funds now used for the negro
to that purpose, and the thing is accom-
plished. We have no official data before
us on which to base our statements, but
we have the estimates of the intelligent
editor of the Louisville Journal, as to the
expense of registration, reconstruction,
and the military occupation of the South,
Gall for the negro) which we suppose ap-
proximate the truth. According to these
the total cost of registration is put dowr
at fifteen millions. Then the elections
always conducted at the expense of th'
States, until Congress commenced to re
construct them, cost five millions more
Then the cost of the troops that are tho


necessary to secure the submission of tn


Southern people, forty-fve millions pc


year. Last, but not least. that horri


incubus upon the body polite, the Freed


mems Bureau, sixty millions a year. S


that, for these four items alone, we hav


thee normous sum of one hundred and TWEEN


ty-6ve millions! How long would it tax


to colonize every negro in America, if th
large sum, now spent in the interest of til
negro and wrung from the hard earning
of the white race, were honestly apple
to the purpose? And how much bett.
. it would be for the peace, order, and hal


piness of the country.


We shall have to meet and determir
. this question, one way or another-thel
is no shirking it. The longer it is defe
! red the worse it gets. But VIC have sa
sufficient for the present. We may rec,


to the subject at another time.
Year: 1868

THE SAN FRANCISCO MINT ROBBED OF
sl2.UtO-ATrest Of the Culprit.-Sone five or six
months since another defalcation or swindle
was discovered in the Sub.Treasury Depart.
ment at the Mint in this city. II was found
that the Government had lost some $4,000 by
an ingenious system Of fraud. An outside
broker would buy slow bars" that Is to say
bars OF low grade gold, say six hundred or
seven hundred fine, and deposit them in the
Mint for coinage. The computing clerk in the
Sub.Treasurer's Office would then make his
returns on the bars at higher grade, say eight
hundred and upward, and by collusion with
other parties, as is supposed, certificates Of
assay representing considerable sum more
than the actual amount deposited would be
issued to the broker, and by him sold To do
this quite a complicated system OF alterations
and false entries was required but the cause OF
the deficit was well covered up for long time.
The broker and Mr.. Sill, the computing clerk,
were indicted, and the latter, leaving his bonds
men in the lurch, lef: for the East. Marshal
Rand followed him East, but the fugitive
doubled on him and returned here some two
weeks since. Yesterday it was ascertained that
he was concealed in this city, and Deputy
Marshal Worth. Captain Lees, and Detective
Fuller found him at the Vernon House and
arrested him. The trial will probably now
take place ely.-AltdC California, July17
Year: 1868

SEvERAL new Governors Of Southern States
recently made acquisitions on the Secretary o,
War for arms under Il law passed in 1895, but
the Secretary has declined to furnish until
further legislatioI is had on the subject. The
Governors in consequence have united in an
appeal TO Congress TO mees on the day to which
they had adjourned to take action in the matter
Year: 1868

In another column will be found report of
the proceedings of the Board of Trade, satur-
day, at which it was voted to extend to Ed.
ward Crane, Esq, of Dorchester, Mass, an in
vltatlon to address the citizens of Portland at
City Hall tomorrow evening. NJ" 7i1l .a


Mr.. Crane makes the subject of Cheap Trans
portation speciality, and at the present time
the particular enterprise he has in view in pur-
suance of his general theories is the Niagara
ship canal. 1t will be remembered that gov
ernment engineers have recently reported that
this canal can be built for $12,OO0,OO0 If con-
structed 1t will have an immediate effect to
change the point where water carriage ends
and railroad carriage begins, in the commerce
OF East and West to Ogdensburg, at the head
OF Lake Ontario. The people Of Western New
York so thoroughly realize this fact that at the
late election of member of Congress from the
Buffalo district, the views on this subject of
persens who desired to become candidates
were considered of paramount importance.
Without the canal, Buffalo is the great depot
OF Western produce and the Atlantic is reach
cd through the Erie canal. The idea of Buffa-
10 naturally is to enlarge the Erie canal so as
to make 1t navigable by vessels, and to oppose
the construction of the canal around the falls
But the people of Buffalo are shrewd enough
to know that they must beaten in contest in
which they make the general good of the ma
tion secondary to selfish purpose Of their
own.


When we say that Mr. Cranes collective
point" is the ship canal, we do not mean that
he limits himself to the discussion of that sub.
1ect alone. He is perhaps as conversant as
any man in the United States with all the
phases of the subject of cheap transportation.
Inc sphinx of our destiny is putting this uues.
tlon to every Atlantic city-"Can you bring to
your wharves for shipment the produce of the
west by more direct route and at cheaper
rates than your neighbors?" Those that do not
answer it well must suffer commercial death
Mr.. Crane furnishes data for an answer. and it
Is believed that Portland has all the conditions
that upon the application of his theories to her
particular case would enable her to return a
favorable one. The address will be of such
interest and Importance that no citizen who
has the least public spirit can afford to absent
himself
Year: 1868

TEMPERANCE LEcTuRE.-A large congre-
cation assembled at Chestnut Street Church
last evening to listen to Rev. Mr.. Kent, who
gave an earnest and logical discourse on the
subject of temperance. The speaker bore
down heavily upon license law, and thought
such alaw would be a great stumbling block
IN the way of the temperance reform. This
point he argued with much ability and great
earLestness. He believed that a prohibitory
law was the only safe legislation upon this
subject. His remarks were listened to with
great attention, and he found response in the
hearts of his hearers. Mr.. Kent understands
the subject, and argues it with great force from
his standpoint --.f--
Year: 1868

A COlored Clergyman on Social Equality.


Rev. Mr. Butler, colored minister,
addressed the Kentucky Colored Conven-
ton, at Louisville, a few days ago, as fol
lows:


The future of this country depends,
not so much on what party is in power as
it does on the removal of all disabilities
they weigh down its people. Then, and
not until then, will the country have
peace. We don't ask for social equality.
never saw that white woman yet that
looked so well in my eyes as good brown
coored woman. And if it wasn't SO we
don't need their social equality, because
Our friends, the white folks, have
kindly managed it so that we have
every shade to choose from, from the deep
est ject black to the purset white. Taught
err And, as there are no ladies present,
allow me TO sag that the practice of So
cial equality has not been On our side,
but on the part of the whites, who, in
their dark and devious ways, were not al
ways able, let US charitably suppose, to
tell black from white. This social equal
ity has not been sought by us, but they
have run after US; and though We are
now emancipated and free they haven't
stopped"


A voce-"We'll stop it when we get
the testimony"


Yes, that's So They better not come
my way even now. We say to them, let
us alone we don't want any mixture. If
they had let me alone might have known
what color was but as it is, my great
est trouble is to keep my hair just right.
Don't talk about social equality Ii [
was white man in Kentucky | would
hide may head | wouldn't mention it
with so many evidences standing around
Of ny social equality. We don't want
aoy more of it. Keep on your side of
the line, and we'll keep on our side, and
in the course of time vel get back where
God left Us.
Year: 1868

tcrs' Friend.


THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
You may sing of the Blue and the Gray,
And mingle their hues in your rhyme,
But the blue that we wore in the fray
Is covered with glory sublime.


So no more let US hear of The Gray,


The symbol of treason and shame
We pierced it with bullets-away!


Or We'll pierce il with bullets again.
Then up with the Blue and down with the
Gray.
And hurrsh for the Blue that won US the day!
Of the rebels who sleep in the Gray,
Our silence is fitting alone,
But We cannot afford them a bay,
sorrow, tear, or moan-


Let oblivion seal up their graves


OF treason, disgrace and defeat:
Had they triumphed, the Blue had been


slaves,


And Union been lost in retreat.
Then up with the Blue, and down with the
Gruy,
And hurrah for the Blue that won us the day
OF the rebels whom mercy still spares
To boast of the tratorous fray,
No boy IN the Blue thinks or cares,
For the struggle is ended to day.
Let them come as they promised TO come


Under Union and Liberty too;
And we'll hail them with fife and with


drum,


And forget that they fired on the Blue.
Then up with the Blue, and down with the
Gray,
And hurrah for the Blue that won us the day!
AS they carried your f,g through the fray,
Ye Northmen. We promised the Blue
That ye'd never disgrace with the Gray
The color So gallant and true.


VIII ye trace on the leaves of your souls


The Blue and the Gray in one line,
And mingIe their hues on the scrolls


Which orify Victorys shrine.
And cheer for the false, and hiss al the true
And up with the Gray, and down with Blue!


v.
Let the traitors all go if you may.
(Your heroes would punish the Head),
But never confound with the Gray
The Rlue, whether living or dead.
Oh remember the price that was paid


The blood OF the braves and the true
And you never can suffer to fade


The laurels that cover The Blue.
Then up with the Blue, and down with the
Gray,
And hurrah fot the Blue that won US the day


JAMES NJ DALzELL.
Late One Hundred and Sixteen Ohio Vols.
Year: 1868

Soft falls through the gathering twilight


The rain from the dripping caves,
And stirs with a tremulous rustic


The dead and the dying leaves;
While afar in the midst of the shadows,


L hear the sweet voices of bells
Come borne on the wind of the autumn,
That titfully rises and swells.
They call and they answer each other
They answer and mingle again
AS the deep and the shrill in an anthem
Make harmony still in shair strain;
AS the voices of sentinels mlngle
In mountainous regions of snow,
Till from hilltop to hilltop chorus


Floats down to the valleys below
The shadows the fire-light of even,


The sound of the rains S distant chime,
Come bringing, with rain softly dropping
Sweet thoughts Of a shadowy time;
The slumberous sense of seclusion,


From storm and intruders aloof,
We feel when we hear in the midnight
The patter of rain on the roof
When the spirit goes forth in its yearning
To take all its wanderers home;
Or, afar in the regions of fancy,


Delights on swift pinions to roam
1 quietly sit by the fire. light


The tire-llght so bright and so warm
For I know that those only who love me
Will seek me through shadow and storm.
But should they be absent this evening,
Should even the household depart
Deserted, should not be lonely;


There still would be guests in my heart
The faces of friends that / cherish


The smile, and the glance, and the tone,
Will haunt me wherever wander,


And thus L am never alone.
With those who have left far behind them
The joys and the sorrows of time
Who sing the sweet songs of the angels
In purer and hUlier cline!
Then darkly, o evening Of autumn,


Your rain and your shadows may fall;
My loved and my lost ones you bring me-
My heart holds feast with them all
Year: 1868

A pretty incident is related of canary bird.
The door of the birds cage was occasionally
left open that he might enjoy the freedom Of
the room. One day he happened to fly to the
mantel whereon was mirror. Here was new
discovery of the most profound interest. He
gazed long and curiously in the mirror, and
came to the conclusion he had found a mate
Going back to his cage he selected seed from
the box, and brought it in his bill as an offer
ing to the stranger In vain the canary ex-
erted himself to make his new-found friend
partake, and becoming weary, he stepped back
few inches from the glass and poured forth
his sweetest notes, pausing now and then for a
reply. None came, and moody and disheart-
ened he flew back to his perch and hung his
head In shame and silence for the rest of the
day. and although the door was repeatedly left
open he refused to come out again.
Year: 1868

"And all wept and bewailed her; but He sal,
Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.''
When for the dearly loved and lost
The broken-hearted weepeth,


How sweetly comes the Sayiour's vords
''She is not dead, but sleepeth r' '
How full of mercy and of love
The promise then appears,


That God, for our Redeemers sake.
Shall wipe away all tears.


When for the sufferings of the loved
Our helpless spirits grieve-
The anguish and the pain of death
Which we cannot relieve,


1t reconciles US to it all,


Even when for them we weep,
To know our Saviour at the last
Gives His beloved sleep. Y.
To know that He who for us died,
And in whose name we pray,
Can turn the shadow of the night
d. Into the glorious day,
With him the dreary vale of death
May fearlessly be trod-


The soul is more than conqueror
Whose armor is of God.


Though here the step we loved of old
No more may bound to meet us,
No more the yearnlng heart behold
The smile that used to greet us, ,
We feel that those whom we call dead u
Unchanged in their affection,
Will meet us in our Fathers house,
When comes the resurrection.
Thrice blessed is this world of ours,
So full of life and beauty,
The heart that renders unto God
And unto man its duty, ....
But oh from every tempest free
Oer human hopes that sweepeth,
More, far more blessed still is she
Who Is not dead but sleepeth
Year: 1868

OLY PEoPLE.-Particularly smooth and oily
people bear watching Beneath the tongue
which is as glass, and the smile which is as the
rose, there may lurk that which is of quite
different nature. Excess is always suspicious,
and In speech and manner especially SO. IF
you are piled with words that have an unwonted
sweetness, whether from man or woman, and
you are pressed with uncommon solicitude, lust
put yourself on the defense, until you compre-
hend the situation.
Year: 1868




Beng the owner of this valuable property I
have taken charge of it on my own account with
the DIFFERENTIATION of making it FIRST
GLASS HOTEL in all of its departments, hav-
ing had it thoroughly reftted and furnished so as
to accommodate both ladies and gentlemen with
all conveniences and comforts.


The table will be kept well supplied at all meals
with the best that the MARKET will AFFORD
while the bar will be furnished with the purest
of Liquors. Vines &C.. and neither surpassed by
any in Virginia.


The services of Mr. NJ P Bedsoe have been
secured to take charge as principal manager, as
sisted by Mrs NJ. J. Gibbs both of them highly
capable of conducting the business of hotel keep
ing and being we'll known as such [ can with
confidence assure the public that in patronizing
the house. they will have TO cause to complain.
The omnibus will attend the Depots regularly
to take passengers up to the house and return
them to depots free of charge. Being centrally,
located, convenient to the principal business of
the place with the Post-office in the building and
with first class accommodations at reduced rates.
I confidently expect fair share of patronage
from my friends and the public


T. c. S. FERGUSON.
Year: 1868

The following excellent suggestions were orig
inaly contributed to, and published in, the
Country gentleman nearly sac gears ago. The
article has ever since been floating among our
exchanges, and we think it's prolonged vitality
affords some evidence that it is worth republica-
ton and reperusal: ..


She should be firm, gentle kind always
ready to attend to her child


She should never laugh at him, at what he
does that is cunning-never allow him to think
of his looks except to be neat and clean in all
his habits.


She should teach him to obey look, to re-
spect those older than himself She should
never make command without seeing that it
is performed In the right manner


Never speak of a child's faults or foibles, or
remark before him +; it is sure way to spoil
child.


Never reprove child while excited, nor let
your voice be raised when correcting him..
Strive to inspire love, not dread-respect, nor
fear. Remember you are training and educat
ing soul for eternity


Teach your child to wait upon himself; to
put away thing when done with it. But do
not forget that you were once a child. The
grie1s of little ones are too often neglected.
they are great for them. Bear patiently with
them, and never in any way rouse their anger
if it can be avoided.


Teach child to be useful whenever opportu-
nifty may offer.
Year: 1868

READ AN Hour A DAY.-There was lad
who. at fourteen, was apprenticed to soap
boiler. One of his resolutions was to read an
hour day, or at least at that rate, and he had
an old silver watch, left him by his uncle with
which he timed his reading by. He stayed
seven years with his master, and said when he
was twenty y-one be knew as much as the young
squire did Now, let US see how much time he
had to read in seven years, at the rate of an
hour each day. 1t would be-, ,555 hours, which
at the rate of eight reading hours, per day.
equal to forty FIVE weeks; equal to twelve
months; nearly years reading. That time
spent in treasuring up useful knowledge would
pile up very large store. | am sure it is worth
trying for. Try what you can do. Begin now
In after years you will look back upon the task
as the most pleasant and profitable you ever
performed