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Year: 1868

tho Hartford Times (democratic) states that the
1sxt Legislature Of Connecticut win act pending
constitutional amendment to establish negro suffrage
IN the state. It was passed by majority vote Of the
Ast Legislature and must be ratified by twothirds
vsts Of the next Legislature before can again be SUBJ
mitted to the people The radical party committed
% the doctrine Of negro sunrage, and in the next
Legislature every member win be required to accept
= In party caucus. and then to be bound by CAUCUS
n their vote In the Legislature.
Year: 1868

man living near L0ndonville Ohio, drank pint
OF whiskey and pepper one day last week to break
attack OF fever and ague with which he troubled
The fever was "br0ken," but Its sudden stopping
killed the man.
Year: 1868

The first murder trial In Kentucky under the
Civil Rights act was closed In Louisville the 9Th
instant, with verdict Of guilty against William Bell
colored, for killing Tony Cundiir, also negro. The
murder took place near Owensb0r0, In October 1885,
and there was some conflict of testimony. The case
tried In the United States Court, though any rea
son for taking before that tribunal common case Of
murder does not appear, except that the criminal
was pursued and captured by the military.
Year: 1868

Charles w. Woolley is notoriously the depos-
itory of secrets with regard to the corrupt use
of money to influence the votes of Senators
on the impeachment of Andrew johnson. lie
has already sworn to several distinct lies with
regard to the disposal of large sums traced
into his hands and thus far traced no further.
The Impeachment Managers are determined to
ascertain what he did with that money; the
Republican majority of the House back the
Committee in that determination the Demo
cratic minority is doing its utmost to help
Woolley cover up the villainies whereof he was
the agent and of which he seeks to conceal the
evidence. The House is the arena of strug-
gle whereof the object on one side is to un-
cover on the other to hide, the villainies which
this criminal could expose, but will not.


Would the Democrats in Congress exhibit
themselves thus discreditably if they did not
fully believe that the truth which Woolley
conceals would damage their party by dscrcd-
iting the acqnittal of JohnsOni
Year: 1868

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rapid emigration of Northern capital and skilled
workmen into the South would have kndled
tho dormant, and wasted energies of that sec
ton into new life and vigcr TINT would have
soon rivalled the growth of the Western States.
All these circumstances would tend to restore
tbe balance of trade with Europe in our favor,
by making our productions exceed our con-
snmption. The surplus capital hus obtained,
and seeking investment, would give rise to
demand for our bonds, stOppinG their export
and causing their return. This would enhance
the value of our bonds to par in gold, and
Herewith would have brought our cur
rency and the entire credit business of
the country to par, or speie payments.
All that is needed to the attainment of these
great results is President who will "mind
{" his own business" energeticaly and faith
fully. and Congress who will attend to theirs.
The first of these requisites Gen. Grant will sup
ply. But let the people bear in mind that by the
very terms of his pledge the future political
and legislative policies of the country will not
be determined merely by the election of Grant,
but must depend on the majohties in both
Houses of Congress. Let the Republican party
look discreetly after its nominations for the
lower House of Congress, and for tho State
Legislatures, on whom depends the
choice of Senators. BY the very
terms of his pledge, he success
of Republican principles on any question Is
not won by the election of Gen. Grant, but
will throughout his administration depend upon
the ability Of the Republican party to MAINTAIN
its majorites in both Houses Of Congress. III
Congress remain Republican, Gen. Grant
executes Republican laws without question
If Congress become Democratic, he executes
Democratic policies with equal readiness and
decision. This we believe to be IN accordance
with the true theory of republican govern
ment and the very highest statesmanshp and
soundest policy possible in an executive officer.
But it divests the election of President, con-
sidered in itself merely, of much of what we
have been accustomed to regard as its political
effect, and gives us merely good Executive,
not mighty champion of our fivorite ideas


Let the Republican party, therefore look
early and thoroughly after the next Congress.
Year: 1868

Alonzo Mccormick, Newark saddler aged
"a, murdered his wife, aged 1s, in Brooklyn on
Saturday, by shooting her through the head
with a pistol. He Immediately attempted 10
kill himself also, by firing pistol at his heart
which he barely missed, so that he lived some
hours afterward.


The sole cause of this murder and suicide
was IntempeTance. Mccormick was neither
better nor worse than are thousands of other
young mechanics, except that his passion for
Rum was more intense and his consumption OF
that internal fluid somewhat greater. More ac-
curately-he had gone little further on the
road which millions are heedlessly travelling.
Intoxicating liquors robbed him of industry,
thrift sobriety, esteem, hope ambition, and
made him murderer of her he had sworn to
love and cherish and suicide. How many
young men will be warned by his fearful ca
reer to renomce and shun the maddening cup
of which he is but one among myriads of vic
tins
Year: 1868

We print on another page forcible letter
from Mr.. s. Wilkeson, urging that the Govern
ment loan its credit in aid of the proposed ex-
tension of the "Union Pacific" or Kansas Pacific
Railroad from its present terminus near the
west line of Kansas, through New Mexico and
Arizona, on or near the 35th parallel of N lat
itude, to the great ocean. Mr.. w. is thorough
ly master of his subject, and his facts and fig
ures throw much light on the Importance of
the proposed Pacific roads, as of the wisdom and
necessity of extending National aid to their
construction. We heartily commend these facts
TO general attention and, if there be any who
need Gas we do not to be convinced of the
propriety and benelcence of extending such aid
we beg him to read and be enlightened.


We think Mr.. Wilkeson has made out case
that fully justfies the aid he favors to the ex-
tent of carrying the Union Pacific Road through
New-Mexico to the Rio Grande. The fact that
the men are now at work in the wilds of
Western Kansas and that it involves heavy
Year: 1868

The West-Side Association, composed of
owners of real estate situate west of Fifth
ave. and the Central Park has accomplished
much for the improvement of the property of
the members since its organization a few years
ago, but it still pursues its object with energy
and vigor, and promises in comparatively
short time to obtain for that section larger
share of the attention of our legislative bodies
than any other part of the city Indeed, the
labors of the West-Side Association have been
so successful that citizens directly interested in
the improvement of property on the east side
of town have organized, so that they, too may
concert measures for enhancing the value of
their lands and houses from Grand-st. to the
Harlem River. The widening of Broadway,
from Seventeenth to Fifty ninth ST.. is adyo-
Year: 1868

With a dozen mOmentOus issues before the
country, and pending the most important of
our elections, Erastus Brooks, esq, can find
nothing better to talk about than the thunder
striking fact that in Charleston, S. c., seven
dark -complexioned Aldermen have been ap-
pointed by Gen. Candy. One would think,
from the character of Mr.. Brookss wall, that
he had never in his life seen any Alderman
who was not pure, righteous, highly educated,
perfectly incOrruptible, and in every way,
shape and fashion model man. Singuarly
enough the newspapers which communicate
the apprehensions of L. Brooks contain, in the
same issue, the details of one of the nastiest
jobs ever engineered even through our own
City Hall, which the intelligent reader will
admit is saying great deal indeed. If the
Black Aldermen of Charleston figure in
anything less defensible than our Stat
ford Pavement contract, we fear that we
shall not have q syllable to say in their
behalf. If the Colored Fathers of the Gen
erals creation can eat any more, or drink any
more, or steal any more, and all at the expense
of the Corporation, than the usual and regular
New-York Alderman, then we submit that
these dusby elders must have degree of nat
ural ability in view of which Mr.. Brooks will
be perfectly justified in drying his tears and
suspending his tristful Groom, and allowing
Hope once more to animate his desolate
bosom.


If Mr.. Brooks and others of his way of
thinking will only be as fastidious in nomnat-
ing Aldermen in New-York as they are in
criticising the arrangements in Charleston, we
shall feel that municipal millennium is not
absolutely impossible. At present we suspect
that an Alderman out of a negro cabin is
quite as likely to serve city with fidelity as
an Alderman out of gin-mll. If E. Brooks


and his comrades hereafter are going in for
high moral character and liberal intellectual
development in the selection of city officers, it
seems to us unnecessary for them to use their
microscopes in detecting the black drop about
which they are always prating.
Year: 1868

We quite approve of WOOlley's being placed
in cell, and even of his being kept for
reasonable time on bread and water. But va
ask the Investigating Committee whether On
consideration, they think his crime quite black
enough to warrant his being shut up with
Miss Winnie Ream's statue Of Lincoln. Doe
not this come under the head of cruel and un.
usual punishment forbidden by the COnstitu.
fionq
Year: 1868

~ Congress Should Vote the Aid Necessary to
Complete The Kansas Pacific Rdiiray, Senator
Van Winkle, tie Money and other Markets may
be found on the second page Science on The
Sirth. and the Real Estate on the seventh page.
Year: 1868

While universal hard times are prevalent
throughout the South, for the relief of which
several measures have been proposed, the preva-
lcnce of distress among the working classes at
the North is daily becoming more general Thou
sands have been already reported as having been
thrown out of employment in the city of New
ork, and many have been discharged from the
factories and other industrial pursuits in that
section. In Pennsylvania similar state of pres
sure has already commenced. The Delaware
Lackawana and Western Railroad Company
whose shops have been running ON full time
has notified its thousand employees Of reduction
OF ten per cent i'll wages which went into effect
on the LIST instant. TO the seven hundred men
Of the Dixon Works has been given similar no
tice, and a large number of the workmen has been
discharged. The Lackawana Iron Company has
recently also discharged large number of their
hands


The condition of so large number of the work
ing classes, entirely dependent upon their strong
arms for the support Of themselves and families,
thus to be thrown out Of employment in the rig
orous winter season, is truly deplorable.
Year: 1868

A Yankee genius out West, conceiving that
little powder thrown upon some green wood would
facilitate its burning, directed a small stream
upon the smoking pile, aud not possessing hand
sufficiently quick to cut this off at a desirable
moment, he was blown into pieces. The coroner
thus reasoned out the verdict: sit can't be
called suicide, because he didn't mean to kin
himself; it wasn't visitation of God, because he
wasn't struck by lightning; he didn't die for the
want of breath, for he hadn't anything left to
breathe with Its plain he didn't know what no
was about, so shall bring in Died for the want
Of common sense"
Year: 1868

The Proprietor, in returning his sincere thanks TO
the travelling public for the liberal patronage extend
ed to him during his connection with this Hotel taxes
occasion to assure them that effort or expense VIII
he SPARED to retain the present reputation OF the
Hotel as one of the very best in the South


He is happy announce that the fall IN the price
of supplies enables him to reduce the price to tHkEE
DOLLARS PER DAY.


To citizens coming in to spend week or more, he
will make still greater reduction.


He is prepared to furnish board without rooms al
very low rates
lie hopes to have the pleasure of welcoming 10 'ht
yrloronqb Uouse his old customers AMI many new
friends J u. BLAIR, Proprietor.
Dec %, 1867 In
Year: 1868

CoTroN-A quantity of cotton went up on
the Seaboard road yesterday, which was bought
in New York and shipped to Durham Station,
n. G..


This statement, which We clip from the Nor
folk Day Book, surprises us no little. 1t would
seem that there was fault somewhere, that man.
ufacturers, whose factories almost within sight
of the cotton fields of Wake, Wayne, Johnston
and Davidson, should go to New York to pur-
chase the raw material 1t cannot be from
choice it must be to their interest it certainly
would not be done. We hope this matter will
come to the attention of our railroad men at
once. There cannot be wisdom in any policy
which drives our consumers abroad to purchase
the productions Of our own State. We hope
hereafter that purchasers of cotton at Durham's
will visit this market.
Year: 1868

Brigham Young is practical even in his most


visionary moments. by keeping his Saints up


to the required pitch of religious fanaticism, he


squeezes out the enormous tithes with hardly q


voice daring to dissent. BY establishing his


superior sanctity he makes himself most desir-


able husband; and by setting up his School Of


the Prophets he will doubtful cast the martyr Joe


Smith still further in the shade. The Mormon


Temple, as foolish scheme as ever was under


taken in this "latter day." is intended by this
shrewd manager to have real practical value in


binding his people together and giving some
striking outward symbol to their religion. The


MormOns have always wanted Temple. They
began one in Ohio, another in Missouri, and ac-
tually finished one at Nauvoo; but these, and
even that of Solomon itself is to be surpassed by
the huge edifce now building at Salt Lake City
1t is 1856 feet in length by SO feet in breadth,
with walls eight feet in thickness, half dozen
towers looming up at the corners and angles, and
covers, with all its ramifcations, about an acre.
As the granite for the foundations has to be
hauled in massive blocks some twenty miles, there
Is strong probability that Mormonism viii be
finished before the Temple. They have now
a Tabernacle which will seat 10, 900 people, made
on the pattern of ellipsoid, like an egg, curved
above, below on all sides. The speakers stand
is at one of the foci, which would, ON scientific
principles cause all the sound to converge to
point equally distant from the other end. 1t ID
considered failure, although as much as one
and half million feet of lumber and an enormous
amount oflabor were put into it. But Brigham
means to have his temple, if ever finished, sur
pass anything the world has produced.
Year: 1868

IA The forests in France are under the care
of the Government, and under the new laws feI
their protection they have increased nearly one
million of acres. Less than one-sixth of the
area of the kingdom is covered with woodland
while it is estimated that from twenty to thirty
per cent of a country should be covered with
forest to secure uniformly good crops. OuI
forests, now disappearing, demand the attention
of Government.
Year: 1868

A TRAIN FIRED INTO BY NEGRoEs.-Charles-
ton, Jan. "a passenger train was fired into
last night by negroes between Branchville and
Columbia; but fortunately no one was hurt. To
allay public apprehension, Gen. Candy is called
on by the press to rigidly prohibit the carrying
of deadly weapons by both blacks and whites
Year: 1868

VINEGAR-A barrel or cask Of new sweet
cider buried 50 as to be well covered with fresh
earth, will turn to sharp, clear, delicious vinegar
in three or four weeks, as good as ever soughs
affinity with cabbage, pickles or other table sauce
and better than it is possible to make by any
other process.
Year: 1868

It is said of fashionable Boston lady, who
went to party in that city not long since, that
she arrived there about the first of the evening,
but the last of her dress did not arrive until alter
ID o'clock
Year: 1868

Halls Journal of Health says, ''there is no
trouble in eating pork in cold weather" We
don't dispute it-but there Is good deal OF
trouble in getting pork to eat this cold weather,
considering prices.
Year: 1868

A farm with shade and fruit trees set around
the house, will sell for $500 to 81 900 more than
if there were none, while the girls will have
more beaux, and the boys be less likely to get
the mitten
Year: 1868

LARGE VS.. SMALL KERNELS FOR SEED
Some ten years ago | planted an acre OF
corn to test the difference between the
prodact of the kernels of both ends and
the middle of the same ear and will give
you the result. The soil was just alike
the cultivation the same, and the crop
very different. | planted the first two
rows from the large end of the ear; the
next two rows from the tip or small end
os the ear; and planted all the same
moraing. The large end produced fail
sized ears, with irregular rows, much as
you will find them at that end of the ear
The middle kernels produced large ears
mostly straight rowed and fair The
tips brought forth nubbns only. There
was not a fair ear ON the two rows Of
corn. | have raised corn, more or less
for forty years; and now plant only
about half, or at most, two thirds of the
kernels on each ear of corn, and general
'ly raise goods crops Save your sced
corn and hang it up in the fall - Cor. v
J. MdeDendem.
Year: 1868

The Concert. Don't fail TO be present
on Wednesday evening next. The object
rs such as commends itself to everyone, be-
sides the musical treat in store for those
who may be present. The house will
doubtless be filled to its utmost capacity.
Year: 1868

The Mound City (Illinois) Journal
says that NJ. NJ Pomeroy, editor of the
La Crosse Democrat, vulgarly self-styled
I" Brick" Pomeroy, has for long time
been trying to convince the Southern
people that h~gas an original, FIRST class
rebel, and in great measure, apparent
ly, has succeeded in so doing but some
may probably change their opinions
when they learn that at one time during
the war he sought and obtained Lien
tenants commission in the Federal army
and served tor while on the staff of
Briuadier General German, of Mime
sota, as A. D. C. The Journal says


" In this capacity he reached as far
South as Helena, Ark, where, after a
few weeks service, bis connection with
the army was suddenly severed. From
what cause, or in what manner, is not
definitely known to us, but it was whis-
pered at the time that it was on account
of connection with cotton SPECTATORS
Rsrheeef f heeeef hs lheught he had Eentured Z @



by By that time he had seen enough of
war to enable him to realize that the
soldier place on the field OF battle does
not give a fattering assurance of pro-
traeted period Of his life.


But whatever the reason that caused
the severing of his connection with the
service it is evident his original disposi-
tion was good enough for reddening
his hands with the blood of many noble
men slain If the courage necessary TO
enable him to meet foemen on the field
Of battle oezed out Of his fingers ends,
or that his rascally propensities were
such that his presence in the service
could not be tolerated, either OF these as
facts would afford him no excuse for
abusing men who were in the army with
him, but who possessed the noble quail
ties that enabled them to stick and win
fame neither@s he afforded any excuse
for endeavoring to palm himself off on
the Southern people as an original and
sincere rebel.


The man whom Pomeroy assails,
Gen. Braggl entered the service as
private in the 9th Wisconsin Infantry
o. battle for the Union He rapidly
-ose to Colonel, and before being mus
cred cut was commissioned Brigadier I
ieneral. He entered the service as
Democrat, aud is an unswerying Demo
rat still
Bot our principle motive in ventila-
ing Pomeroy is to open the eyes of his I
southern friends and admirers to the 1
cal character Of hypocritical Saint
Brick.
Year: 1868


THE EYE OF THE NEEDLE.-The
Scriptural smile, that it is easier for a
camel to go througathe eye of needle
than for rich man to enter the kingdom
of heaven, which has puzzled many a
learned head is clearly explained by a
modern traveller.


In the East all the walled cities have
a small gate along side of the great gate,
which is called in igurative language OF
that region, " The eye of the needle.
When it is understood that the large
gates are closed at night, and that a trav-
eller arrived afterward must enter thro
the :. eye of the needle,' through which
he can take his camel, if he desires to dc
so, only by divesting him Of his burthen
aude causing him to kneel down, the
metaphor is clear au beautiful.
Year: 1868

II was true the bill set forth political rights a. In DANGER
and among other things that Georgia owned certain
propery-the State Capitol the Executive Mansion and
other real and personal propsryand that BY pattins
those acts Of Congress into the state would
bedeprived of the possession or such property But
was apparent thas this reference only Incidental
and not specific matter Of remedy The relief asked
would call for bill different from the one now before
the court Having for the stated arrived a.
conclusion IL was unmportant examine the question
OF jurisdiction in connection with the defendants Ihe
court dismissed the bill for want of jurisdiction.


This decision, the Judge remarked. also disposed OF
the Of the State OF Mississippi against Secretary
Stanton. General Grant and Major General Ord involve
ING similar questions


Chief Justice Chase said he did not concur in al these
reasons out assented 10 the conclusion, believing the
court bad no jurisdiction In the case.
Year: 1868

ExTRADrTIoN CASE AT BUFFALo.-There Is an ex-
tradition case under examination before United
States Commissioner Gorham at Buffalo which at.
tracts little attention Charles H. Baker is charged
with passing counterfeit United states currency in
Canada, and o demand h made for him by the British
government. Able counsel is engaged to conduct
the on both sides. The testimony on behalf OF
the prosecution appears to be clearly against Baker


The line Of defence IL not yet revealed IL IL alleged


however, by the friends OF Baker that this lease has
been made to further the private ends OF parties who
desire TO get him into Canada
Year: 1868

THE HAY CROP IN MAINE.-Although the season Is
backwardt is far enough advanced to show that the
grass crop In this state s very promising-never
more so perhaps The fall season was wet and the
grass set very thick; the snow covered the ground
constantly during the winter protecting the roots
that they were neither killed nor thrown out by the
Frost and the consequence is that there Is now the
groundwork Of q first rate hay crOp.-Fortiond Ar
aus. Arril 20.
Year: 1868


The outflow of specie from the Bank Of
England Still continues. By the regular weekly
returns, made today, 1t is shown that the
amount of bullion in the bank vault this week is
less by flO6 o0O sterling than the amount last week.
The weather to-day is fine, and favorable for the
growing crops.