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Year: 1869

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tennessee, gives it's consent, by its
Legislature, to the formation of a
Dew Stats, upon the farther condition
that the said new State 80 to. be for.
med shall through Its said convention
agree 70 assume all that portion of the
bonded debt of Tennessee which has
been incurred in aid Of the construc.
ton Of works of internal improve
ment that have been constructed or
now ip process Of construction within
the said thirty.one counties BY way
Of loan or Endorsement Of bonds by
the State. And should said State be
formed and admitted into the Union
In compliance with these terms, and
those following, The State of Tennes.
see agrees that tho new State to be
formed shall be So brogatcd to all the
rights and liens of the State of Tea
neSSee to secure the payment ofsaid
bonded debt.


And the consent Of the, Legislature
is given upon the following conditions
also, to wit; That the said convon-
tior shall release all claims to any
property belongingto to the State of
Tennessee in the Middle and Western
grand divisions thereof consisting,
among other things, Of the State Capt
tol the Pepitentiary, the Lunatic Asy-
lum, the Blind Ins, ilute and the Her.
mitage property, upon the conditions
that the State of Tennessee shall pay
to said new State, so to be formed, its
equal portion Of the school fund Of the
State now in and due tho treasury;
said proportion to be ascertained upon
the basis Of le rssentation and
amount of taxatlts in the State. And
should said new State be so formed
and admitted into the Union, the State
Of Tennessee hereby assumes all the
remaining debt Of tie State OF Ten
nessee Of all kinds, and will provide
for the payment thereof.


A certified copy of this resolution
under the seal Of the State shall be
promptly forwarded to tho State De-
partmsnt Of the United States, and
members, of Congress from this State,
should said convention vote for the
formation Of new State in accordance
with this resolution, are requested to
urge that the consent Of Congress be
given to the admission of said new
State iBto the Union.


Be il further resolred. That this reso-
luton take effect f.om and after its
adoption,
Year: 1869




The Louissille COUrier-J Journal hints
that nothing except rebellion can
overthrow the Republican party. 1t
rematkBsrl faat 1Hn


s.What rational hope have we as a
people except in its overthrow And
yetis it probable that we can over
throw It Z Not, we apprehsnd, except
by the bold and resolute exercise Of the
physical might that licsin tho sinews
Of the freemen Of the nation. Well,
let nothing take us unawares."


The exercise of physical might"
to defOat the Republican party might
prove to be as Intellectual aa the ex-
ercise of physical might was to pro-
tect slavery. Let not him that put
teth on bis Srmor boast like him that
taketh it of. Athens Republican.
Year: 1869

The Dubuque Herald gives the
following receipt for knocking a town
stiff and dead.


"It you wish to kill off a town put
up no more buildings than yOu are
obliged to occupy yourself. fyou
should happen to have an empty build
ing, and one should want to rent it,
ask about three times its actual value.
Look at every newcomer with scowl.
Turn a cold shoulder 10 every bust
ness man or mechanie seeking home
among you. Go abroad for wares
rather than purchase Of your mer'
chants or manufacturers at the same
prices. Refuse TO advertise, 30 that
4 person at distance will not suppose
any business is being done in your
city. A prompt and close observance
oRthese rules will rain any town in
two years" ''Hf
Year: 1869

While our newly-appointed register OF
the land office here-Mr Maxwell, colonel
of the First Michigan cavalry during the
war-was bnsily engaged in his office, a
tall, military looking gentleman walked in,
whom he instantly recognized as Mr.. Henry
E. Lee, nephew Of General Robert E. Lee,
and colonel Of the First Virginia cavalry
during the war. The recognition was mu-
tual, and called up bitter and painful remi-
niscences Of events that occurred during
the terrible conflict between the armies of
the North and the Southern Confederacy


IT appears that during the war the First
Virginia and First Michigan cavalry hap
pened to be arrayed each against the other


and the feeling of animosity between the
two regiments was as bitter as that enter
tanned towards each other by two single
persons who are deadly enemies At the
famous battle of Gettysburg the two regi-
ments fought face to face, each learning to
respect and hate the other for blows given
and the courage displayed.


Between Colonels Maxwell anil Lee the
leaders of the two regiments, the hate en-
tertained by the respective members of
each regiment seemed to concentrate, and
when the contending armies were engaged
on James river, the two colonels met face
to face, and there swore to fight it out in a
personal conflict. The resolve was no
sooner formed than executed, and deter
mined and deadly conflict Immediately en-
sued, the two regiments for the time being
mere spectators. The result was that Max
we'll received a sword thrust ia the groin,
and Lee had his shoulder disabled


Since that day up to yesterday we sup.
pose that the two men have never met, and
it may well be supposed the meeting was a
strange one, and that singular feelings
were evoked OH the occasion. They both
bear the ineffaceable marks of hard service
Colonel Maxwell has lost one leg and has
sustained other serious physical injuries,
while the left arm of Colonel Lee is disa-
bled by the wound received in his conflict
with Colonel Maxwell -Des, U1ah, Ne,cS.
Year: 1869

Resolutions Of the Chicago Board Of Trade
ON the Storage nnd sale of Grain in New
York.


CHICAGO, March 2O 1862
The following resolutions in reference to q change
in the system Of receiving. storing and selling grain
In New York city-viz., to send all grain TO store on
arrival-proposed by committee from the New York
Elevatng and Warehousing Association. were uuant-
mously adopted to-day by the Chicago Board OF
Trade:-


Whereas the preamble and resolutions OF the Buffalo Board
OF Trade reference to the subject before with
hearty and whereas our cooperation asked for
Resolved That the Board OF Trade OF The city Of Chicago
recommend such change 10 bills Of ladins at Buffalo viii
effect the desired reformation.


Resolved That this disposition the part OF the
liberal and enlightened portion OF the trade OF New
York willingness conform and adopt the system
Of receiving, handling and selling which has
fully prevailed in the Western grain ready sol
OF the losses growing OF the
Of selling grain from 10 ten days.
time


Resolved That invite the hearty cooperation Of the New
York Produce Exchange and OF the various associations
the West 10 this movement and trust that they will support
the sevang and warehousng associations carrying
desirable change.
Year: 1869

A1.-Barryss Tric0pherous Will BE P0pulaR
while the world Ass because The only article that s
and produce splendid crop OF Hair Sold by all druggs
Principal omce 37l Pearl street, New York
Year: 1869




of this information officer Harrigan,
q shrewd detective, was detailed to
make the arrest. He found Lemoine
quietly enjoying himself at hiA house
on the corner of Franklin and Garri-
son avenues, when he was put under
arrest and marched to the police sta
ton. aHsg
He stated that he had been absent
from the city and returned on Tues
day last from Colorado. Yesterday
he left for Pennsylvania, in charge of
an officer, where he Will be tried for
the grave offense alleged against him.
He is man who is highly and re-
specially connected in this city and
elsewhere, and his wife is reported to
be a niece of a former United States
Senator from this State.
Year: 1869

The national religion of spain, under the
new constitutions to be the Catholic, and it
is made the duty Of government to maintain
the worship; bat resident foreigners and
citizens protesting any other religion may
exercise other forms Of worship, thus sub.
stantally providing for freedom Of religious
worship.
Year: 1869

CoachoS run from the Eastern terminus of
the Central Pacific to the Western terminus
Of the mon Pacific Railroad in l. hours.
Tho Central Pacific is completed to point
within { miles Of Monument Point.
Year: 1869

A WORD ABOUT BABIEs.-Baties
are a great institution The fact
is, the world couldn't get along
without them. What a lack would
be found in animal graduation il
they we're missing! 1t would
seem as if the little end of the
horn was broken off. And how
discordantly would sound the
mighty wall which aggrieved hu-
man nature is continually sending
up, if the alto-cry of infancy was
wanting to complete the parts?
What, too, would become of that
great host Of artizans who cater
for baby comfort and happiness,
if these incipicnt Juveniles were
striken from the list Of being 7
Where would be ethe manufacturers
of cradles, of cribs, baby jumpers,
of teething rings, Of soothing
syrups and confections, and of all
the vast multitude Of toys that
are contrived to tickle the fancy
of ..early juvenility. Babies Ger,
tainly are great institutions, and
we are more impressed with this
fact when we remember, that we
were at one time all babies, and
as we grow older are tending to
babydom of old age.
Year: 1869

An editor of a paper informs his
readers that the ladies always pull
off their left stocking last. This,
as may be supposed, created some
stir among his fair readers, and
while in positive terms they az
MED the statement, they insisted
that lie had no business. to know
it, even if such were the fact, and
pronounced him no gentleman.
He proves it, however, by a short
argument: "When one stocking
is pulled off, there is another left
on pulling off this is taking the
left stocking off last"
Year: 1869

TEE JEALOUSY OF GIRLs.-Girls,
too, are awfully jealous of each
other / should call this the girls
distinctive fault. See them when
they are introduced, or when they
meet at a ball or .croquet party
see how coldly critical they look
at each other; how winsolently their
eyes rove over every portion. of
their rivals dress; read in their
faces the outspoken scorn as the
result of their scrutiny: "You
think you have done it very we'll,
but you have made q fright OF
yourself, and I am much better
than you |" Watch their disdain
for the more admired among them ;
and how excessively naughty for
attracting so much attention they
think that Ada or Amy are, about
whom the eyoung men cluster. How
bold she isDhow overdressed sheis,
how affected she is?-and, oh! how
ugly she is? Sometimes, if they
are deep, thes will overpraise her
enthusiastically; but the ruse is
generally too transparent to de-
ceive any one, and simply counts
for what it is-a clever feint that
doesn't answer. It's quite study
to watch the way in which girls
shake hands together, or take
hands in dances. The limp, cool,
impertinent way in which they
Just touch palms, and let their
arms fall as if paralyzed tells a
volume to those able to read the
lettering.
Year: 1869

The Letter of Governor Scott.


It beseems not a public journal
to'dally with impurity, or to speak,
without grave cause, OF the man
whose life is notoriously corrupt ;
and we have felt no pleasure, as
we expected no profit, in barring
to the broad light Of day the wan
ton and persistent slanders of the
person who is now styled-Gov-
ernor of South Carolina. Had the
shaft been aimed at an individual,
however high in character or po-
sition, we might have hesitated to
arraign R. K. Scott, Governor, at
the bar of public opinion. But
the white people of the State in
which we live, and whose every
interest is ours, had been out,
rageonsly misrepresented and
abused and, without hesitation as
without personal malice, we hast
ened to expose the calumny, and
to vindieate as best we might the
good name Of this State and Of her
people.


And in declaring that the white
people of South Carolina will not
submit to be hectored and bullied
by negro soldiery, and that they
will never so far. dishonor their
ancestors and shame their wives
and children as to bow to the rule
of negro militia, we but gave ex-
preston to the feeling which
quickens the pulse, nerves the arm
and fushes the face of every re-
spectacle white man from the sea-
board to the mountains. It was
not to have been expected that
this feeling would have met the
sympathy or indeed entered the
comprehension Of a man like Gov
ernor Scott.


The information which is now
sought to be branded as false, and
upon which was founded the ar.
ticle which is characterized as "a
blood and thunder. illumination, u
was given to this paper by a South
Carolinian, Of high position and
unimpeachable integrity-one who
has worn, with dignity and dis
tinction, the. official robe which
Governor Scott now sullies. That
information may have. been: mis-
understood in some. uuimportant
particular, but the whole substance
Year: 1869

Agood listener, like poet or pref
ty woman, is rare product. The world
is running over with people who can
talk and gable to the end of time and
things, but it is only now and then that
an attentive ear is to be found. When
it is you should make note Of it. Such
q listener is sure to be sensible, discrim-
mating, well-bred and well-informed.
The chances are that he OF she will be
the best company; if woman, tolera-
bly, good looking--if man, precisely
the individual you would cotton to.
Year: 1869

Commenting upon the sensation dis
patch that France, England and Spain
had entered into an alliance offensive
and defensive as against the United
States, the Louisville COurier-JouTnal
closes as follows:


We repeat that our country is in a
very untavorable condition for war;
The contingency Of hostilities should
have been kept in view by our national
authorities ever since the close of what
is called the Southern rebellion, and
the proper preparations have been
made, but we are dreadfully in debt
we have q very indifferent credit, we
have no navy adequate even to guard
our cities on the sea-board, and our
Government could do to ALLEVIATE from
itself the sympathies of one great geo.
graphical section abounding with the
best fighters in the world. But in spite
of all disadvantages, we must, if the
volcano Of war shall burst, do the best
we can, and at any rate there can be no
danger of our being conquered. If
our seaports are burned, we must get
along without seaports, and, if we can.
not command money, our armies must
fight, as the devoted armies Of the
South did, without money. We must,
if need be, fight twice or five or ten
times as long to defend the Republic
as our old gray fathers of the Revolu-
ton did to establish it. Yes, we must,
if necessary, fight its life throughout
our own lives, forgetting, as far as pos
sible, all the wrongs that any corrupt
and evil administration of its affairs
may have done.
Year: 1869

The New York Herald has the fol-
lowing paragraph in regard to immi-
grafton, to which we invite the atten-
ton of the author of "My Hand Book :"


One ship that reached here on Mon
day last had fourteen hundred immi-
grants. All the German steamers to
sail between this and September will
have full complement, and the lines
from Liverpool and Queenstown have
stopped booking for one month. AL
ready the number of arrivals this year
is greater than for the same period of
any preceding year. Plenty Of farms
for the taking on the line of the Pacific
Railroad.
Year: 1869

BGg- If you put two persons in the
same bedroom, one of whom has the
toothache, and the other is in love, you
will find that the person who has the
toothache will go to sleep first. .....
Year: 1869

Bsss- There is considerable discussion
in Atlanta, Ga, as to the propriety Of
extending the Georgia railroad to the
Blue Ridge, to form connection with
the Cincinnati and Southern railroad
Year: 1869

There is place in New Hampshire
where they never have any old maids.
When girl reaches the age of 30, and
is still on the ladder Of expectation, the
young men club together and draw lots
for her. Those who escape pay bonus
to the one who gets her. '.
Year: 1869

Mark Twain and the Greek Pro-


fessOr.


We had an ancient Greek professor
among our instructors. / am not sure
about his age within century or two,
but am prepared to solemnly affirm
being of Quaker proclivities-that he
had taught Greek for at least sixty years.


This Aged Brick was the sweetest
tempered old soul that ever lived. Moth
ing could disturb his serenity. A whole
pack of fire-crackers tied under his chair,
and lighted with slow match, didn't t
move him hairs breadth. We tried it
once, and until his coat tail took fire and
blazed up he never moved muscle.
Even then he only said: IF. Emersl
will put me out while the class goes on
with the recitation" I must confess
that was so touched by the old boy s
gentle ways, that l kept his silver snuff
box, that fell from his pocket before |
had thoroughly extinguished him, as q
souvenir.


But wasn't he up in Greek, though 2
He couldn't talk or think about anything
else l remember that once we had q
scarcity of clergymen in the village.
The Aged Brick, who had been educated
as clergyman, was called on to supply
the vacancy. He got himself into diff
culties, though, for he had no sooner
taken his text than he wandered off into
an account of the second Peleponnes-
sian war, and so entirely forgot where he
was that at the end of the sermon he an
nounced that "he would request those
present to hand in written synopses of
his lecture tomorrow aud would now
pass on to the lesson of the day, which
was the eighth, ninth and tenth sections
of the second book of Thucydides." The
two descons carried him out of church
Immediately, and he was afterward re.
garded by half the congregation as an in
idel joker.


As for conversations, the Aged Brick
couldn't talk with man, woman, child or
member of the Sorosis, more than two
consecutive inmates without bringing in
something about the Greeks. The way
he would sling Greek names at his listen
ers was adapted to utterly confound and
stun any ordinary mind. The names of
Pelopdas, and Agamemnon, and Methu-
saleh, aud Emmett, and Wolf Tone, and
Confucius, and Herod, and all the rest of
the Greeks mentioned by Homer and
contemporary old files, would be slung
around with the most profuse reckless
ness And he hadn't any idea of time
either, had this Aged Brick. I've known
him to take fellow by the buttonhole,
on some Saturday morning, when the un-
happy victim had intended to celebrate
jolly holiday by going to picnic, or to
his maiden aunfs funeral, or to some
other nerry-making, and to entertain
him with new theory of the Amphicty-
onic Council, until the church bells rang
for morning service the next day.
Year: 1869

strengthen faith in the future; to do
homage to the memory of great men is
to recognize the most brilliant manifesto
tions of the Divine will. request you
to consider the matter with the Minister
of Finance and the Minister of my house,
in order to prepare bill to be submitted
without delay to the Corps Legislatifafter
the advice of the Council of State. With
this, Monsieur lie Ministre, l pray God to
have you in his hol y keeping.


NAPOLEON.
Year: 1869

THIS Stamp contains MONTH DAY OF
MONTH, AND YEAR Wheels (thres wheels).
which are made of SOLID BRASS, and will
never wear out; they cannot be fattened or
injured by a blow from the hand as others
which are made Of type or electrotype.


By giving the iron handle a turn back, the
head can be turned round SO as to STAMP
THE IMPRESSION IN ANY DESIRED
POSITION.


To all who use canceling stamp. the simple
and handy
Year: 1869

Half a century since, the traveller upon
the public highway, on the Maryland side
of the peninsula between the Chesapeake
and Delaware Bays, might have seen, in
the vicinity of Indian Town, in Dorchester
county, the tawny child of the forest
emerge from tho thcket, with his bow and
his arrows swung carelessly over his shoul-
der, returning from hunting the pheasant
and the hare, or such other game as most
aboundcd in the forest of that region
And unless urged forward by pressing
business, he would probably have reigned
up his weary beast, in order to crafty
his curiosity by entering into a way-sidc
conversation with this last remnant of a
once numerous and powerful tribe, which
had long since been driven out from their
hunting grounds by the white man, and
now reduced to mere handful, picked up
prccarious subsistence by the chase, or
led vagrant life among the farmers in the
neighborhood.


The period of our story was long ante
cedent to this, when the tribe was more
numerous, and when emboldened by num-
bers, their predatory incursions into the
white settlements, led to frequent conflicts
with the hardy pioneers of civilization.
The cowardly Nanticokes, however, would
seldom attack a party equal in numbers,
or indulge their propensities for plunder,
in the broad light of day. Their lawless
operations were chiefly carried on under
cover of the night, and so stealthily, that
it was a difficult matter to detect them, or
to bring them to punishment. 1t was not
an unfrequent occurrence for farmer to
get up in the morning and find his fattcst
calf, or his pigs, or his poultry missing;
nor was it difficult to tell what had become
of them, but to fix the guilt upon the
rightful offenders, was almost impossible,
they having fed to distance from the
scene of their depredations. This state of
things so exasperated the settlers, as to
lead to indiscriminate punishment, when
ever they could get the redskins in their
power. But this punishment was seldom
capital, unless the provocation had been
very great.


The subject of our story, Marion Matt
years, who lived alone in her log hut, in
the vicinity of some Indian lodges, desig-
mated by the settlers as "Indian Town" !"
She was an industrilus and frugal woman,
who supported herself by cultivating a
small patch of ground, In the vicinity of
her residence, which afforded her boun-
tiful supply of garden vegetables, as well
as corn for bread, and for the sustenance
of her COW and calf, and the hogs in her
pen. The death of her husband, several
years previous, had thrown her upon her
own resources, until she had acquired a