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Year: 1868

j. Ed wards Todd very wisely says that
horse is a very expensive team, except on
the highway where quick travelling is an i'm
portant consideration. But where a team is
required for carting loads only short dis
tance, the best animals a farmer can employ
for heavy and strong team is good yoke
OF oxen. II properly managed yoke of oxen.
will do ali the carting of manures, muck, fire
wood and lumber which farmer may desire
to draw, and at the same time the oxen will
sell for more money at the expiration of two
or three years than they cost at the outset.
If a person desires to use team part of the
time, say, for three or forr DAYS in the week
let him purchase yoke Of good thrifty oxen
and commence feeding them with meal in
addition to their other food, and they will
soon become good beef and work nearly all
the time. Oxen thus cared for will do great
deal OF work and always be ready for the
shambles at good round price. But they
must be treated kindly and driven gently. A
really good teamster is valuable help, and not
always to be had. Some teamsters will so
drive their team that heir oxe,l will often
chew their cuds while at work. But what
shall we say of a high tempered impatient
teamster? How will his oxen fare? You
will find him bawling, fturlshlng his goad-
stick and ffettng beside his team, but his
abused oxen seldom chew their cuds while he
is present, for he keeps them under constant
excitement as he keeps himself Such a
teamster viii chew his poisonous cuds rapidly,
but the poor harrassed oxen find no time TO
chew theirs while they are under his man
agement.


teamster of such a character is dear
hand even at very low wages. Meal does OK
en- but very little good when they are thrash
ed about, whipped, pounded, scolded at
and goaded to great excitement by rough
hair brained teamster. We have no patience
with such teamsters They do more injury
than all their wages are worth and the soon
er farmers get rid Of them the better. Hor-
ses, too, fare quite as hard as oxen from
cruel, impatient drivers. Owners of these no
BILE animals lose more than they are aware of
by employing such drivers. The animals un-
der such treatment grow old very fast and
soon become worthless and so poor that even
Frenchman would turn up his nose at the
morsels OF beef that might be scraped from
their bones. If there be place of torment
in any corner of the universe which is now
concealed from human vision, we believe
those who abuse horses and oxen and cruelty
treat them will sooner or later find 1t. 1t
seems to US when looking at these things that
the poet, Young, uttered great truth when
he said "A God all mercy is God unjust
Year: 1868

THE QUESTION SETTLED.-A copperhead
journal Of this city, after getting q few raps
over the knuckles from several other copper
head journals, changes its tune and sings in o
lower key on the Presidential policy of the
democratic party after this fashion, There
has never been any likelihood that he (Chief
Justice Chase) would receive the democratic
nomination" ''We should be glad to see Chief
Justice Chase follow Mr. Blair and Senator
Doolitte into the democratic party; but as he
regards negro suffrage as blessing instead Of
an atrocious, though, perhaps irretrievable
blunder, we do not see how he and the demo-
cratic party can have any bond Of fellowship.


We did not object to parley but it was GER
tain from the beginning that the mountain
would not go to Mahomet, and it appears Ma
homet will not come to the mountain This
would-be Sir Oracle is an ignoramus who
knows nothing Of Mahomet or the mountain


He Is looking for democratic mouse. but he
will probably be wiser by the Fourth Of July.
Year: 1868

OUR New MINISTER TO ENGLAND. Our cable
kilograms Of yesterdays date from London
report that the leading journals of the British
metropolis endorse the Presidents appointment
Minister to the Court Of ST. James in terms of
decided approval, the London Times express
ing the opinion that he is most eminently
qualified for a satisfactory discussion of the
delicate questions pending between the two
nations.
Year: 1868

NOTICE TO SHERIDAN SHOOK. 1T is rumored
that General Ben Buffers forthcoming report
on the impeachment bribery ring will be a
document only surpassed as legal argument
by that touching his investigation of Fort
Fisher.
Year: 1868

THE WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY
Yesterday was quite lively and interesting
day at West Point. The cadets there first
received the midshipmen who had gone up on
the United States practice feet for the pur-
pose of paying their land comrades visit.
After their reception the corps of cadets was
formed in line and General Grant presented
the diplomas awarded to the graduating class,
the day was most pleasantly and entertain
ingly spent. A large number of army and
Year: 1868

The soldiers Messenger and Despatch Com.


II will be seen by an article and afidavits
published with it in another part Of the paper
that the officers and men of the Soldiers Busi-
ness, Messenger and Despatch Company Of this
city have got into trouble with each other, and
from the evidence produced it appears to us
that the poor manned and wounded men have
reason to complain of the well paid officials.
However, the statement of the difficulty speaks
for itself We regret to see quarrel or any
complaint about the management of this benev-
Olent and useful association. Our disabled
soldiers and sailors should be taken care of by
the general government by the States, cOun-
ties and town authorities 1t is disgrace to
the country to see so many Of them begging in
the streets. Let asylums be provided where
they will have comfortable homes and where by
proper management nearly all Of them could
earn their living in some way or other, without
injuring their health or subjecting them to
humiliation. There are very few but could do
something, and reasonable employment would
be benefit physically and morally. Those
utterly incapable should be provided for at the
same time. Let q general movement be made
then, by all the local authorities, as we'll as by
the government at Washington, to relieve the
condition of all our disabled soldiers and
sailors, and thus prevent begging and oppres-
| sion by selfish companies.
Year: 1868

Financial Legislation in Congress Yesterday.


The proceedings in the House of Represen-
tatives yesterday were of rather remarkable
character. After voting away between one
and two millions of dollars for additional com
pensatiOn to the clerks of the different depart
ments Mr.. Shanks, of Indiana, offered resolu-
ton declaring that lit will inflict serious loss
in the national revenues to delay the revision
Of taxes on distilled spirits and tobacco"
and instructing the Ways and Means Com
mittee to ''report without delay sepa-
rate bill for the revision of taxes" on the
articles named. After somewhat lengthy
debate, during which Messrs. Schenck, May
nard and Niblack spoke in opposition thereto,
the resolution was passed by vote of seventy
four to sixty-three. Subsequently another
resolution was adopted, providing that when
the separate bill shall be reported ''no other
business shall be in order" 1t is thus appar-
ent that before the adjournment of Congress
for the summer season the tax on whiskey
and tobacco will be materially reduced.
Whether the reduction will tend to increase the
revenue. to be derived from these sources is
question which can only be decided by the
practical operations of the law after its passage.
1t is, however, stated that a delegation of
distillers now in Washington have promised
that the government shall receive forty mil
lions of dollars Immediately after the reduc-
ton of the tax from whiskey held by them,
but which they have not been able to place
upon the market by reason Of the swindles OF
the 'whiskey ring" If this large sum of
money can be placed in the Treasury in
short time, as promised, then the proposed
revision of the tax will be of material benefit
to the country


In the Senate the Currency bill was taken
up, and Mr.. Morrill, offered as an amend
ment that son the issue of any increase
of retired circulation" the Secretary of the
Treasury be required to permanently with
draw an equal amount of United States notes"
To this Mr.. Morton gave notice he would move
to add that the notes thus retired ''shall
not be obtained from the sale of bonds, but
shall be taken from the funds in the Treasury,
collected in the ordinary way" After a
lengthy debate, during which the Senate re-
fused to lay the bill on the table until after
the Presidential election, Mr.. Morrill's amend
ment was rejected by a vote of sixteen yeas
to twenty seven nays. This result is signif-
cant, as showing that the Senate does not
favor any further contraction of the currency.
Year: 1868

THE CRops IN CARROLL COUNTY, MD.-
The wheat crop of this county presents a
very fine appearance, but it is thought that
the long continued wet has caused too
rapid growth, and the only danger now is
to be apprehended from its making too
much straw. Should what remains of the
season be good, the indications are in fa-
vor of the finest crop ever produced. In
some districts the farmers have finished
planting corn, and perhaps ere this all are
done. The corn which is already up pre-
sents sickly appearance, owing to the ab-
sence of warm suns. The cut worm is
found in large numbers this spring, and SO
far have proved very destructive, not only
to corn but also to garden vegetables. Hot
suns alone will compel them to relinquish
their work of destruction. The hay crop
will be very large, judging from the lux
uriant and vigorous appearance of the
grass Westminster Advocate.
Year: 1868

CHrEF JUSTICE CHASE AND THE DEMO-
CRATIC PARrY.- The New York Herald
is responsible for the following statement !:


Chief Justice Chase, in a recent CONVEX
sation, expressed himself as being in uni
son with the democratic party on every
point except that Of universal suffrage. If
he was elected by that party to the Presi-
dency he would carry out their policy
faithfully, and labor to make the party one
of permanent usefulness. But he does not
want the Presidency, is not candidate for
the nomination, and would not assume the
Office at the sacrifice Of his honest convic-
tions, On general issues he expressed
highly conservative ideas, favoring materi-
al government aid TO the Southern States,
general amnesty, and strongly depreca-
ting the harsh measures Of Congress. On
the financial question he favors an early
return to specie payments. =. a
Year: 1868

The Commercial is discontented, also,
= is apparent IN its article of the Goth ult.
s6deF tks caption Of The Duty Of Radi-
cal Republicans. - It AYERS that there is
rotten" timber in the Chicago platform.
A good many other people are Of the same
opinion. 1t hopes the I'd resolution will
be :. either tacitly or openly repudiated."
Some people would like to see the whole
Of them repudiated, together with the par
ty upholding them. and they think it
probable that they will, when the people
come to pass their Judgment upon them in
November. The Commercial acknowledge
es that " many" warm, enthusiastic Re-
publicans, g feel their ardor checked and
courage dampened, by the adoption of
this rotten plank" Well, now, this is
good news to many honest, wen meaning
people, who will be glad to hear it, and
who would that the "ardor" and cour-
age" of these earnest Republicans, were
checked and dampened to much greater
extent. They think that the country
would probably loose nothing by it. We
quote from the Commercial as follows:


ait is apparent to us, that the language Of the
second Chicago resolution is greatly distasteful to
at least 20 per cent Of the Republicans throughout
the North. There is 0 general feeling that II
leaves unsaid that which they hoped to hear,
while II AYERS precisely that which ought not TO
have been said at all. We have already had re-
sponses from many of the warm, earnest, enthu-
siastic Republicans of Pennsylvania, who feel
their ardor checked and courage dampened by
this rotten plank. N Hf


But we trust as we believe, that while they
win either tacitly or openly repudiate this reso-
luton, and stand by the legislation of Congress,
which is precisely opposite in character, the Rad
ical Republicans have no other purpose than to
earnestly endorse and vote for Grant and Colfax.
While it is always shameful for great party to
be insincere or to manifest even apparent dis
honesty in the slightest respect, it is the paines
fact that the Republican organization is the party
of Progress, and thatiits masses are faithful te
liberal principles. 1t cannot be bound with greer
withes, and its course must inevitably be in tn,
right directionH &


Moderate Republicans, who are opposed
to negro suffrage, should remember the
concluding portion of the above article
The "party of progress" whose "eours'
must inevitably be in the right direction
means in the direction of negro suffrage
and nothing more, This organ of the Re
publican party in Delaware, openly urge
the Reputation of the I'd article of tn,
platform, and exhorts its party to stand b.
the Legislation of Congress, which it right
ly says, is precisely opposite in charac
ter"eto this ID article. S .s
Year: 1868

The earth from the site of the Town
Hall is being actively moved off, a dozen
teams being employed in the work. The
basement is to be seven feet deep. The
old brick house, the relic of other days,
was taken down this week. The road
Commissioners are filling up and grading
the roads in the vicinity of the town, with
the earth from the excavation.
Year: 1868

This is the 9th of June, and some farm
ers are not yet done planting corn. The
season has rarely ever been more back
ward. Very little if any wheat will be
ready to cut before the 4th of July.
Year: 1868

ELASTIC PiETY.-Ihe Virginia Tres
pass says: Il is good thing TO have
about the house. We agree with the
writer who said he would sooner trust the
man whose piety would bend just title
under pressure, aud fy back. than him
who was entirely unelastic. for he would
be afraid that some time the unbendine
article would snap short off We do moi
believe in the piety which eats cold pota
toes on Sunday TO avoid the wickednesi
of cooking; nor that which never give.
up cent in charity for fear the object il
not worthy. There's one of our sort o.
pious chaps living up town. but we'll nol
give the strcet-for he's healthy fellow
He knew that some friends would dine
with him on Sunday. so he fred up and
had big prayer meeting Friday evening
so as to have his Sunday duties through
with and credited up. That was al
right. Then, early Sunday morning h,
commenced chopping of the heads of hi
chickens. for huge dinner. That wa,
all right; but, just as We were going pas
to attend morning service, chicken il
hand lodged from the block, and our pi
Gus friend swore at it for lodging. There
he was wrong. 1t is as natural for /;
chicken to dodge as for man to try t
get out of Jail; and our friend ought t
have done up his swearing on Friday
night.
Year: 1868

HALF SHEEr.--We are again necesshated
of paper from Salem. hut it was too late for
this week. Next week we shall issue whole
sheet and we have some hopes that the ice
in the Columbia river will soon disappear
thus permitting the freight that has accum-
mulated at Astoria to reach Portland and
other places in the Valley. In which event
we shall receive large supply ofpaper, and
will resume regular publication. If we can
do no better we shall issue half sheets till a
supply Of paper arrives.
Year: 1868

In December, 1865, the Rev. D. Fl.
Murphy was arrested in Cape Girardeau
county in this State. on charge Of preach-
ing without taking the so-calIed oath Of
loyalty. On his appearance before the
Circuit Court his counsel demurred to
the indictment, but the demurrer being
overruled the defendant pleaded not gull.
ty, and went TO trial. He was declared
guilty. and fined FIVE hundred dollars.
The dcfcDdanttben moved for a new trial,
but his motion was oycrruled, to all Of
which ths defendent properly fled his bill
of exceptions and took the case to the
Supreme Court Tt seems that the case.
has been hanging in that court for some.
time past and that notwithstanding the
decision of the Supreme Court Of the
United States in the Cummins case, di-.
rectly ins diving the questions in this
the Murphy case-yet the prosecutor
keeps the Murphy case IN the Court
year after year at great expense to the.
State, and great annoyance TO the defend
ant, and disgrace of judicial proceedings.


Well, on the 4th inst, the case came
up 10 the Supreme Court of this State.
It was a Black Republican Supreme.
Court We do not mean that the Judges
feel bound TO decide as the Jacobin par
" or Jacobin leaders wish them to de-
eide. In the present Murphy case the.
the same JacObin judges decided that
this Missouri test oath is unconstitutional
and vOid


In rendering this decision the Court
but followed the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States in the Cum
Minis and Garisth cases. But what sur
prises as is that after the decisions of
the Supreme Court of the United States
any Indictment could be found in this
State against anybody for preaching the
Gospel without taking the oath, or if
found before these decisions Of the Su-
preme Court of the United States were
made or promulgated, why should they
be kept on the docket of any Inferior
tribunal ? The only answer that truth
will permit any man to make to these
questions is simply this-the interest of
the Jacohin party was supposed to re-
quire that they should be kept on the
dockets of the several courts as long as
possible. This was the reason and per-
haps the only reason, and some Jacobin
Circuit Attorneys were weak aud cor
rupt enough to serve their party Ia
that way.-bissouri Conservative.
Year: 1868

BN~ Speaking of the violent measures
advocated by the extreme Jacobins, the
New York Times, a Black Republican
journal, says:


1.-The colored race is likely to be injur.
ed rather than aided, by this sycophantiC
and extravagant crusade on its behalf
They may be made for time the special
pets and favored recipients of political
power, of landed wealth, aud of whatev.
er else may be the price Of their party
support but in the long run. their sup
port on these terms will cost good deal
more than it is worth. Neither the polit-
ical, the industrial, nor the social institu-
tions Of States can be made to rest on
sucn basis. With every year their do
mands will become more xorbitant; the
effect of giving them special advantages
over other classes of the community will
become more and more injurious, and
more and more an element Of social dis
cord and danger; and the reaction against
them will become stronger and stronger
throughout the Northern States. Ohio
has voted against them now, after two
years of congressional Legislation in their
interest, by fifty thousand, and if the pro-
gramme laid down by the Aati- StaUery
Standard is followed up, the majority OF
of Ohio next year upon the same side will
be twice as large"
Year: 1868

The citizens of Colebrook river were much exercised on Saturday afternoon, over the idea that their quiet village had become the rendezvous of gang of noted horse thieves. In fact they were so much so that one Roberts, proprietor of the ho. tel, and fellow by the name of DeWolf, caused the arrest of two young men who put up at the hotel for supper. Like the man who drew an elephant in lottery, after they had got their prize, they had no idea what to do with it. They finally came
Year: 1868

Who will best collect our taxes, Seymour or Grant? This is Q question of great mo- ment; yet it seems to us, it is a question easily answered.-The great leak In the Treasury is the Whiskey leak, and we think it would be stopped by Republican much easier than by Democrat, for this plain rea- son: The whisky dealers are generally Demo cratic and their political influence great.

 This influence the Democratic official would scarcely dare to offend, while the Republi- can official would rather punish it than not. If is not difficult to guess, therefore, which party would make the thoroughest work with whiskey dealers.

 Our late experience suggests another i'm portant practical difficulty in the way of an honest collection of the revenue by Demo- cratic officials. The official corruption of the present Administration, seems almost irremediable from the fact that it is difficult to find honest men who can compass both 8 nomination by the President and con- firmation by the Senate. With Seymour President this difficulty would be continued; and in the bickerings over the distri button of public patronage between the President and the Senate, the public revenue would be certain to suffer-

 To ensure collection of taxes we must have President and Senate who can work together harmoniousIy, and an exten- sion into every branch of the Administra n,of those reforms which Gen. Grants enemies admit he inaugurated in the War
Year: 1868

neA- On Thursday night freight train on the N. Y. and N. H. railroad, went through the draw at Westport. The engi- neer and brakeman escaped without serious injury. The man at the bridge was at his place but forget to lower the red ball. This accident is proof positive of the necessity of the law requiring passenger trains to stop at drawbridges.
Year: 1868

nsA The Register quotes the statement of the Governor of Arkansas, that 'thirty per cent of the whites cannot read or write-and that .tft1y per cent. of the en- tire voting population can neither read or write''

 It would seem from the foregoing that there is more ignorance, in proportion, among the whites than among the blacks!
Year: 1868

Day~ The officers of the Fifth Connecti- cut Regiment held their reunion at Hart ford on Monday. The meeting seems to have been a pleasant one and we'll attend ed. A letter was read from Major General Thomas, in which he says:- l From the time your regiment joined my brigade at Sandy Hook to the close of the war, followed it's career with the deepest interest, and can say with sincerity, that no member of the regiment could have felt more satisfaction at the high stand it assumed and maintained throughout the war, 1 than did.
Year: 1868

FOR SALE ON THE POPULAR
ms5~ ONE PRICE P L N. ~


GIVING EVERY PATRON a
HANDSOME AND RELIABLY W AICHi
For the low Price Of Ten Dollars
WITHOUT REGARD TO VALUE,
And not to be Paid for unless perfectly sat-
Year: 1868

'' The National Board of Trade,
now holding it's sessions in Cincin
natl, by a vote of three to one,
adopted the following important
RAPPORT on tho subject of coin pay
msnts.


~ lfResolucd, /. That it is the
sense of this National Board of
Trade that Congress should, at its
yreseat session, determine the time
for tho resumption Of specie pay
ments.


92. That this Board recon.
mends to Congress that it provide
by law that no National Bank
ehall be allowed to sell any part OF
the gold hereafter received from
Govern@ent,. as interest upon tho
bonds pledged for its circulation,
until such time as the entire
amount OF the reserve required by
law to be kept by the bank shall
be made up ct coin.


!. "3. That We recommend that no
further sales Of gold shall be made
by or, under tho authority of the
Government of the United Statee.


a, That we, in the language OF
the resolution passed at the Boston
Convention, recommend to Con
kross the enactment of law auth
orizing contracts to bc made in
writing, which shall bc payable in
gold or silver coin, and securing
tho specific performance of such
contracts.


'"5. In the language OF the same
body, resolved that the national
honor and good faith require that
the Government should not avail
itself OF tho right to pay of the
fvc'twen,y bonds until by a gen
Year: 1868

APPLE Roll OR APPLE PUDDING
Make q paste with one fourth OF
n pound of butter to ore of -four
mixed with water, not very stiff
Peel and slice rather thick tart
apples, roll the paste very thin, or
as thin as the bottom crust of a
pic, spread the apples on the crust,
so as to cover it, drcdge on a little
-four and roll it as tight as possible
Cut the ends even and put it in the
steamer, or wrap it in thick cloth
and boil it. 1t will take ono hour
steady cooking. Serve with butter
and sugar, Cut it in thin slices
from the end when serving.