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Year: 1869

Our facilities for dong all kinds Of Job Work. in the Va.
rous ys OF the art surpassed in this section and
weresptcny solicit those wishing anything done In this
line To give CALL BY the judIcious and liberal use OF
printers Ink many mans fortune been made and the
Held Is still opeL. Try


Orders by mall promptly attended to.
Year: 1869

Concerning the political situation in Texas, the
Galveston Ciritian of recent date says


AS matters now stand the negroes have majorities
in fourteen out OF thirty Senatorial and Representa-
tive districts in Texas, although there are three
The districts are arranged as TO give the blacks
the majority in as many as possible. This is one of
the pieces of berality and fairness ON the part of
the late radical Reconstruction Convention, which
the people are asked to accept with gratitude.
and i59679 slaves in Texas. The whites have since
increased much more rapidly than the colored popu.
lation yet by the arbitrary OF the Boards Of
Registration in rejecting the whites, and admitting
negroes under age to register, only a Httle over
twelve thousand more white than colored voters
were registered. But, though this were not
enough, the convention so arranged the districts
that If but single one more could have been given
TO the blacks they would have had as many as the
whites in the State.


The situation in North Carolina.


The Richmond Whig gives the following account
of the political situation in North Carolina from the
Copperhead standpoint


''Things do not appear to be improving in North
Carolina. The negro militia, which was quartered
in Wake county, far from Raleigh is still there and
Its depredations and outrages upon the surrounding
country are OF an atroclous character The Governor
trate, without his knowledge or sanction, and that
he would disperse them. But he has, as yet, done
nothing, and the number is daily increasing The
cause OF the trouble appears to be that the Union
League, mainly composed OF blacks has become an
organized band OF rogues who plunder far and wide
stealing is no ofense in negro. This sort of law
naturally induced ell who had any property TO take
its preservation into their own hands, and, when
they could, to punish those who invaded their rights
This natural result was probably expected and de-
sired by the caTpet-baggers, as afordng plausible
pretext for calling out the militia. Be this as 1t may
very sad state of things exists: violence on one
side has provoked violence on the other, and both
parties disregard the law. From what we hear OF
Governor Holden we think he is disposed to DO all he
can to bring about peace by quiet means and to
revive better state OF feeling. But he is mastered
by circumstances. The novel administration of
justice by carpet-bag Judges by which thieving is
encouraged and all personal property deprived Of
the protection Of law must go far to baie his efforts
Year: 1869

feet above the floor, this beautiful child would
balance herself, with arms outstretChed and s wi
upon her face, and then swinging in long o,cll,-
tons, stand upon one foot looking more ike a crea-
of the air than being of the earth. So danger
GUS did her performances appear that many persons
predicted that she would fall and break her neck.


Last night the prediction came very near being
verified. Madle Zagrino was going through her
usual trapeZe performances, and had come TO that
part where she stands on one foot, with the bar in
rapid motion, when she lost her balance. she at
tempted to grasp the bar with her hands, but missed
it, and fell headlong upon the floor inside of the
orchestra railing, striking on her right hand and
breaking her wrist. A deep cash was also cut in
her forehead and her shoulder was severely bruised


cry of horror arose from the audience as the girl
fell and men started up in the widest excitement.
Every cheek turned as pale as ashes, and men and
women became as tremulous as though stricken
with palsy.


ON striking the floor near the bass viol, the girl lay
STILL and it was supposed that she dead. Her
father, who had been watching the performance
from the STAGE at once came forward, and leaping
in the orchestra lifted up the lifeless form OF bia
daughter and placed her upon the stage. She was
then carried behind the scenes and three physicians
were sent for. The show went on-two comic songs
being next on the programme
Year: 1869

THIS should have been the beading Of our
neighbor's article under the caption Of ''n
honor bound" The writer may be good
lawyer but the whole article l.trays bad
case and an int.lhgen, jury. Listen to him.
This we consider ea.y t, prove, Far
lands fitness for Jujgr,) important lha, it
should he proved; CHATS s'.) the hand that
pens ii ese lines never performed more
willing duty than in attempting to prove it,
the mental powers ('my souls in arms")
now bent upon this argument never esseyed
a more pleasan, and congenial task since the
good God endowed them with reasoning
powers" The italics are ours and the out.
breaks are supposed to come from the jury.
Well, where is the "argument" cf this God
given, bent mind" or even the "at,empt" to
prove anything. They are not to be found
a word Of proof, nor not even an argument
follows in the whole article, but defamation,
broad assertions, and mere ipse DIRT fills the
whole column. Why such trash as is here
uttered must make even Mcfarland blush to
read it. Mcfarland has been the Judgo for
some six years, and there is hardly Il
man in the county that does not know that
be is utterly unfit for the bench, ave. should
with his known political bias be even denied
seat on a jury. Early in McFarland's
term, a poor man sued a rich company for
dispoiling him Of bis property in a wanton
and defiant manner, and when the case come
up for trial Judge Mcfarland ruled that a
certificate of purchase from the United
States did not entitle the poor man TO main.
lain an action; and this in the face Ct repeat


ed rulings Of the Supreme Court; and the
man had to 60 to the Supreme Court for
Justice. After delay Of more than two
years. and at an expense that ruined the
poor fellow, be got decision from the Su.
preme Court setting McFarlands ruling
aside and sending the case back again for
uial. After some four years delay the case
was tried by jury in MsFarlana's Court,
and under bis own rulings, in obedience to
the mandate Of the Supreme Court, and the
jury, after bearing all the testimony and ar
Year: 1869

THIS NEW AND POPULAR SALOON IS


L now open for the accommodation of the pub
lie, who have already occupied the premises in.
force. and proceeded to make themselves at home.
The people know good liquors when they taste
'em and good cigars when they smoke 'em; and
therefore when they have once been TO the
UNION they are bound to call again and repeat.
The proprietors will keep none bu! the best arti
clcs, and they fatter themselves that they know
bow to mix and serve them. Call. o2..tf.
Year: 1869

One hundred and eighty Chinese girls ar
rived by the last steamer and !he business
Of obtaining them for this market is said to
be very active in Shanghai. But large i'm
porrations have depressed prices in San
Francisco and very fair woman can now
be had for abont 81 - Er
Year: 1869

A plucky old fellow. whose son was a stu
dent at one of the New England colleges,
spent the day with him and stopped to tea.
When his cup was filed he seized bowl of
SALT which he supposed to be sugar, and
put the usual quantity in his tea. Sly CLAN
ces and suppressed g snickering" led him
to suspect that something was wrong, but
the old fellow, who didn't like to be laughed
at, worried it down, and putting on face
that was intended to make everybody think
that he liked his dose of Salts" he called
for another cup, and upon receiving it said
to the head snickerer: Z" Young man, will
you be kind enough to pass that bowl of
salt !" The salt was passed, and amid the
most breathless silence, he dipped couple
of spoonsful into his tea, stirred it up, and
tasted it with look of apparent satisfac-
ton why, Mr.--,'' said the Young
man opposite him, " do you drink salt in
your tea 7" "Always," answered the
plucky old man, with great emphasis, and
in his pleasantest manner.


A LITTLE ANECDoTE.-Some years ago,
tho then democratic mayor of Lafayette.
Ind, was upon a visit to friend who was
warden of the state prison at Michigan City


Of course the warden took great pleasure
in showing the municipal head everything
of interest in the institution and in this
category was conceived to be the initiation
of new convict, who had just arrived, and
had not yet been invested with the prison
livery. For this purpose the mayor was
conducted by his friend to the room in
which the little operation of investure
would occur, and in which the prisoner
awaited the same event. but probably with
somewhat different feelings.


The proper prison functionary had been
notified by the warden that prisoner was
there in awaiting to be clothed and ap-
preached his honor the mayor, carefully
measured with the official eye his length,
breadth, and thickness, and. producing "a
second hand uniform, ordered him to strip.
"What do you mean, sir


"If you don't instantly strip, you'll find
OUT


"D-tion, sir must insist upon an in
slant explanation of your conduct, sir.''
And here, naturally enough, every nerve
and sinew in the mayorial body quivered


with indignation at the offending official ;


while, at the same tune, the patience of the


latter being unequal to any further strain,


was upon the point of enforcing his order


"a Ct tdrm;s, when a timely burst of laughter,
| from the door announced the entrance Of


the warden and select audience of appre-


ciativc friends, explained matters.
Year: 1869

ADVERTISING TEsTED.-An Atlanta pa
per, in the course Of an Article on tlS---s--


x merchant IN macon, who had been sue
cessful for years, concluded at the begin
ming of one year that he would try the vir-
tue of advertising. That year he spent
eighteen hundred dollars with the printers,
and his own testimony is that he did three
times the amount of business that he had
ever done before in the same length of time.
He still keeps his name and business promi-
nent in the papers, and finds his profits
steadily increasing. Other merchants of
Macon, witnessing the success of this house,
followed its example, and now the Macon
papers are among the best patronized in the
State, and the business men of that city are
among the most substantial in the South.
We happen to be able to testify to the truth
of this statement in every particular. For
the size of the place, there is more advertis-
ing done in Macon, than in any other city of
the South, and hence her extraordinary pros
perity since the close of the war. The name
Of nearly every merchant and business man
in the city is to be found in her daily papers;
not occasionally and condensed into the
smallest possible space, as if the parties were
afraid somebody would find where they are,
but regularly. systematically and prominent
", and in many instances with an apparent
disregard of cost. They know what they
are at, and 60 into the papers and stay there
because it pays. The result is practically
demonstrated in the rapid growth Of busi-
ness and the accumulation of fortunes.
Year: 1869

The BENEFIT OF CIVIL WARAND NEGRO
DIsTURBANCEs.-Sugar has risdn two cents
pound in consequence of tie progress
of moral ideas, of war and negro dsturban-
ces in South America. Twelve - fifteen per
cent. added to the price of sugar by the
progressive idea of negro equality is great
blessing to the poor and well-toldc. Who
don't 60 in for war and high rrices to pay
and cheap paper to pay with.
Year: 1869

An exchange says the man who takes a
newspaper for number of years, and then
refuses to pay for it. would steal a passage
to Heaven in secret corner of a streak of
of lightning and smuggle gold from
the streets of the New Jerusalem TO buy
stumps of half penny cigars.
Year: 1869

JOHN Browns Soul. = Something is
wrong with John Browns soul; it does not
seem to march along with that elastic step
as of yore. The Judiciary Committee OF
the Senate have reported adversely upon
Mr.. Summers bill to strike out the word
white wherever it occurs in the naturaliza-
ton laws. Is John Brown to stick there
Then, again, in Kansas, dear spot of his
early pilgrimage, an attempt to strike the
word white out of the Constitution of that
State was defeated in the Senate on the
18th.
Year: 1869

A PIsTOL PLANT. = A few evenings
ego the Librarian of the Long Island His
torical Society was startled by the report of
pistol in the book alcoves. He made
search, but discovered nothing, and at the
time no other person was in the rooms. The
next day the assistant librarian heard sim-
liar report, and close investigation revealed
the cause. An exhibitor had placed in the
rooms case of tropical plants, among them
q pistol plant, which is sort of nut. Alta
certain state of its growth the she'll of it
bursts with violence, and with sharp sound
exactly resemblingjithe report of pistol.
The shivered shells Of these were found in
the bottom of the case.
Year: 1869

VELOCITY OF LIGHT AND SOuND.-Sound
moves about thirteen miles in minute. So
that if we hear clap of thunder half min
ute after the fash, we may calculate that
the discharge of electricity is six and half
miles off.


pendulum of clock-light travels over l02,-
600 miles. Were cannon ball shot toward
the sun. and were it to maintain full speed
it would be twenty years in reaching it-and
yet light travels through this space in seven
or eight mintes.
Year: 1869

OCTOBER i, lcoo'
To the Editors of the Richmond DtSpdtch::


Srs,-At recent meeting OF the CITY
Council resolution was adopted whereby
the Committee on the Fire Department was
instructed to investigate what further legs
lation is necessary for the greater security
of property in the city. This resolution
was in consequence of petition to the
Council to prohibit lumber-yards and GER
tain manufactures being established III GER
tain districts Of the city.


1t may be wise precaution in certain To-
calities to prohibit such establishments. but
the Council should be careful not to infringe
on the rights of others by attempting to give
this protection. A prohibition such Us that
Year: 1869

STREET-CAR ETiQUETTE.-If she wants to
sit down, and we are in the car, we shall
always maintain that it is the duty Of some
other chap to give her a seat. If the other
chap don't do it. we should settle oursclf
costly on our seat and blush for the want OF
cAiYaIry in our sex.- Wheeling Register.
Year: 1869

of time became the most famous chief Of
the BIackfeet nation. from whom not even
his old love for me cold induce him To
depart and, for aught ] know to the con
trary, be is still living like myself, an old
man. whose fighting days are over now,
ready for the grave
Year: 1869

New YORK, December "A war
rant has been issued for the arrest Of
Conductor Parker, of the New Jersey
Railroad, who elected Patrick Lane
from the cars recently while the train
was on a bridge, so that Lane fell
through and was drowned. Parker
publishes a card saying that he did not
know the train was on the bridge at
that time
Year: 1869

what said to you, was ashamed of it.
before you got out of sight, and. to tell
the truth, I've been looking for you these
two years, just to tell you SO; but when
1 met you here, where was crying, al
most dying, for water. it seemed SO like
the carrying out of your curse, was
almost afraid to tell YOU


i tell you what, Madam, it gave me
stronger feelings to think of him look
ing for me, to make up, and I looking
for him, to be revenged, all this time,
and it was such a little sin, after ALI.
I'm not ashamed to confess that the tears
came into my eyes as said: 9


Now, Eastman, (that was his name:
he was Maine man. don't fret about
that little matter any more; it's all right.
and you've been a better fellow than 1
all along o


But he had taken it to heart, and was
too weak to throw it off. 1T was SO
mean.' he said, so unsoldier like AMI
boorish;' and was so good to forgive
it, he insisted.


i stood by him while his leg WAS am
putated; and when, after time, the sur
geon said even that could not save
him, that he was sinking, found that
the man was like brother to me. He
took the hard news that he must die, just
as the war was almost ended, like the
brave fellow he was.


He dictated last letter to his sister,
the only relative he had; gave me some
directions about sending the keepsake
to her, and then asked for the chaplain.
This was good, sensible, elderly man,
and he talked in about the right style,
think, and made US all feel quite com
Portable in the belief that in the Faith
er's house there must be a mansion for
the poor soldier who had so often camp


cut in snow and rain; and that for
him who had given his all for his coun-
try, some great good III ust be in store.


AT last the poor fellow said to the
chaplain, Isn't there something in the
Bible about giving cup Of cold water?


'An. naOam, can Tell now tuat 0urL
me-


%, Eastmang said I, don't. don't!'
But he only smiled as the chaplain re-
peated the verse. Then he turned TO me
and said:


You didn't think what you were do
ing for yourself when you gave me that
glass Of ice water the other day; did you,
old fellow7 Can pass for one Of the
Ahle ones, though, with my six -feettwo?'


Then he went on talking about being
little, and the kingdom of heaven, till
we almost feared his mind was wander
ing; but perhaps it was only finding its
way home. 4 do feel strangely childish
to night he said. i feel like saying
the prayer verse my mother taught me
when she used to put me to bed, twenty
five years ago. Ifyou'll excuse me, I'll
say it all to myself, before go to Sleep


so he bade us good night, turned
over on his pillow, and softly shut his
eyes; his lips moved little while, and
hen, indeed, he went to Sleep
Year: 1869


Island; VIM. N. Stewart, Of Nevada;
John p. Stockton, of New Jersey;
Charles Sumner, Of Massachusetts; Al
len G.. Thurman, Of Ohio; Thos. W.
Upton, of Nebrasca.


Two Of the Senators elect, Mr.. Ham
ilton, of Maryland. and Mr.. Brownlow,
of Tennessee, were not present.
The Best that Could be Done.
The Constitutional Amendment as
agreed upon by the Conference Commit
tee, and finally adopted By the Senate
after protracted discussion, amounts
to nothing more than guarantee asainss
any restrictions on suffrage on account
of race, color or previous condition ot5'
servitude. It is apparent from the re-
port of the discussion in the Senate, tha8
Republican Senators were far from salts
fed with it, but thought it advisable to
accept it as the nearest attainable approx
imation to their wishes, at SO late Pc
riod of the session.


Senator Morton said the Republican par
ty, if this amendment should be adopted,
might be reasonably charged with being
willing 10 let the negro vote, only on
condition that the offices should be re-
served for the white man. Believing it
was not wise to reject half loaf beca use
one could not get whole one. he should
vote to agree to the report of the Com
mittee of Conference, if nothing better
could be had, but the result in this case
would be warning TO him never again
to trust an important n easure to the
hands of committee OF conference.


Mr.. Edmonds said the committee had
struck out the veiy life Of the text by
striking out one-half of an indivisible
truth, and had made the remaining half
in reality. q falsehood.


Mr. Warner said he would vote for this
if nothing better could be had, but would
do so with regret and misgiving and be
in favor of rejecting this and making
another effort to get q more oomprehen-
sive amendment, if he believed 1t could
possibly be done at this time.4s ID


Mr.. Wilson said that he had always
demanded what was right, and had done
his best to attain it; but he had also ac-
ted upon the idea Of taking what he
could get, believing one step taken
made the next. easier. He would act
upon that principle, too, though with
more regret than ever before, and with
some degree of modification. because he
had hoped that early in the present ses-
sion the majority in Congress would
seize the great opportunity, when two
great States were in the hands of their.
friends, and when the hearts of the peo-
pie were warm with the love o. liberty
and sense of justice, to make an amend
ment which would secure equal rights
to all men of all races, classes and col
ors in this country. He wouli vote for
this now because he could get nothing
better. but he would continue to agita g
it until the equal rights of the negro aud
of all men should be undisputed here.
He hoped and believed that the time
would soon come, and then the people
and their representatives would be at
liberty to work to build up the United
States into the foremost nation in the
world.
Year: 1869

Rest on, embalmed and sainted dead
Dear as the blood We gave;
No impious footsteps e'er shall tread
The herbage of your grave.
Nor shall your glory be forgot


While Fame her record keeps,
Or Honor points the hallowed spot
Where Valor proudly sleeps
Year: 1869

embeishment OF the city and the housing Of its
accommodating population.


The municipal authorities are evidently striving
TO assist IN this march of Improvement Ihe
opening OF Church street from Vesey street 10
the Battery has begun In all earnest. "A
large number OF buildings have already
been torn down and the direction Of the new street
Trinity place Of the United States Appraisers stores
is also beng demolished and built up on line with


Se new street and many Ger @ cSsy an6 orand
ana Liberty streets are giving way to the march oi
this Improvement.


square IL nearly completed, 80 far as the tearing
down process or the old buildings is concerned This
worst holes OF the district once known by the eupho-
NOUS name OF the "Five Point" " and II by slmi-
lar widening or opening process baxter, lanes,
neignbOrh00d could be cleared OF their sickening
rubbish and filth ana human, animal and vegetable
impurities the city would fare still better.


IL Is given out that the widening of Laurens street
to the full width or Fifth avenue from Washington
square to Canal street may also be taken IN hand
soon, and also the widening Of Broadway for the
grand Boulevard to the north OF the island. But
even II this be true it win he some time before the


Owing to the rapid increase OF the population and
the number OF bindings lately erected on the East
also in view Of the Hell Gate improvement, having
for its effect the drawing Of portion OF the inter
oceanic trade to that part OF the city, it IS reported
to have been talked about TO proceed within the
course OF the present year with the legal opening OF
all the streets TO the river bank Sixty street
TO Harlem not yet opened to the use OF the public.
This would make sad havoc with all the mucous
pleasure parks that region and cut them to such
small dimensions that for grand pcnics and popular
festivals they woua hardly be longer available.
The hope Is expressed however, that as there is no
immediate need OF these streets for the public con-
venience. and as the blasting OF the many rocks at
Hell Gate at the present rate OF progress may yet
last TO the close OF the century, the municipal author
ltles VIII not hurry themselves TO deprive the cltl-
zens OF their accustomed summer resorts TO which
hundreds OF thousands are wont TO repair with their
families for recreation ana innocent pleasure on days
OF more or less general festlvlty.