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Year: 1867

FAREWELL TO OUR CoSPREREs.-The late
SUSPENSION of the Richmond Tines necessi-
tates the loss to the reportorial profession OF
Richmond of two of its valued aud esteemed
members, Messrs. F. d. Lee and M. B. God
win We take our fraternal parting with
these gentlemen with nought but pleasant
recollections of long period OF friendly inter-
course and with n high opinion Of their pro
fessional capacity. We tender them our best
wishes for the future, with the hope that ere
long they may once more be one OF us, quill in
hand and ready for the first item.
Year: 1867

Painful AccIDEST.-On Monday afternoon
a servant girl in the employ of Mrs. Whitlock,
at Bellevue building, on the corner Of Broad
and Twenty second streets, stepped upon 4
needle which was projecting from the crack of
the floor, when il ran about half way into her
foot and broke Off The accident causing much
pain, DIR. Knox was sent for but. after yari-
ous attempts to extract the broken needle was
prevented from doing so by the stout resist
ance offered by the girl. Should she persist in
refusing to submit to the operation, lockjaw
will probably result therefrom.
Year: 1867

THE PRESIDENTS VISIT AND THE COUNCIL
The explanation of the Council for their fail
ure to meet the President on his late return
from North Carolina will be seen in another
column. This explanation Is Satisfactory
The Iyouncil had urged Mr.. Johnson 10 spend
some time in Richmond on his return, and
expected some authoritative notice OF the time
of his arrival here, but received none.
Year: 1867

CHANGE IL HEALTH ORDIyAScE,-The
lengthy session Of the Council on Monday
afternoon rendered 1t impossible for our re-
porter to remain until It's adjournment; and
an important change in the health ordinance
was made, which we omitted.


The section changed before the alteration
was made) required all persons reported for
not keeping their premises clean to clean them
at once; and II not able to do so at their own
expense, upon making oath TO that effect, an
order would be given by the Board of Health
upon the city scayenger to have the work done
ut the expense Of the city.


The ordinance, rs amended, requires that
the premises be cleansed at the expense Of the
owner, and not of the occupant or of the
city. To be plain when premises are report
ed 10 be in an unclean condition, the city
scayenger will be ordered to clean them at the
expense Of the owner Of the property occu-
pied.


The Council will meet again on Monday
next to consider several other health ordi-
nances.


DiSinfectonts.


In view of the approaching warm season,
and necessity, therefore, of guarding against
It's attendant diseases, il is advised that our
citizens use disinfectants freely We hear
from good authority that the gas-house lime is
among the most efficient Of them, nd that IL
can be obtained at the Gas Works at but little
expense


Ct,lrsrts.


AS will be seen by the published resolution
Of the Council, the time limited for entering
the city culverts has been extended ninety
days.
Year: 1867

THE DAILY DISPATCH FOR THE SPRINGS AND
SUMNER REsORTs.-The DHily Disp0tci will DO
regularly mailed, for the whole or any part of the
season. TO our friends who msy visit the Springs or
any summer resort. Orders left at our counter or
sent by mail will receive attention.
Year: 1867

The SHOOTING AT EUKER's SALOoy.-We are
informed that n paragraph in yesterdays
DisDdtch gave an incorrect version OF this
affair Messrs Smith and Mesrule state that
no i'll feeling exists between them, and that
the pistol was accidentally discharged. We
cheerfully give their statement 4 place in our
cOlumus
Year: 1867

THE SOUTHERN OPINION is announced TO APP
pear on Saturday next. Mr.. Pollard is now
in the city, and has commenced his editorial
duties. BY announcement in another column
it will be observed that the first number of
the paper will contain the prize poe IN on the
Confederate Dead, besides other interesting
Year: 1867

The good people of Virginia
have been having an unusually


jolly time this winter, the extreme
cold weather furnishing them
abundance of ice and skating =
At Norfolk, the amusement has
been INDUCED in with a perfect
.ttsrore, and the Journal Of that
city gives the following as one of
the Incidents of q gsthering in
that neighborhood ore day last
week: "There was one young
man, the boldest skate. we have
seen for many year. He dash
ed fearlessly and reckhssly over
the pond in every direction, ap-
pearihg like very demon on the
ice. This gentleman, whose name
is Thomas Allen, a native of Nor
folk, at the request of number
of the spectators, performed a feat,
and repeated it sever,l times,
which is hard to surpass. Eleven
persons were induced to lie down
in a row. He then dashed off
several hundred yards, and came
rushing down upon them with tre-
1nendous impetus. Arriving with
in about two feet Of the mark, he
made sudden and powerfu spring,
and landed some five feet beyond
the party, clearing the entire
eleven at bound, and having
room to spare. Alighting lquane- !
ly upon one foot, he gracefully
balanced himself, and dashed off
again to repeat the experiment,
which had now attracted tie at
tention of all who crowded a'ound
to witness the daring fight
through the air of the bold slater.
1t was repeated twice, witt IN
creasing perfection at each tial." 1


!
Year: 1867

Z WATERING SHEEP3N WINTER


From time to time various expert,


ments have been made to ascer.
tain whether or not water was es-
sential TO the good condition Of.
sheep, and the result has always
been in favor of permitting them
to have access to, water at all sea-
.sors. In the course of one exper-
iment it was found that in sumner
sheep drink five or SIX pounds of


water daily, and when deprived
of it they eatsless food and lose
weight; when housed or folded in
winter, they should have as much
water as they will drink. -
Year: 1867

AO A11H 1HINs
Great deed-recorder, noble pen, r. ,s.-
Without thy works to see,
We neer would know the ways of mer
In the dead eternity;
Nor would we know of present times
One-fourth of what we know,
As news from all the distant climes
Would travel very slow. 4
And Oh without thy record guide
l here will surely VOW,
We neer had known Saviour died,
With thorns around his brow;
Nor would we know, IN times of old,
How men both brave and great
Both fought the noble and the bold
From mount to city gate.
Yes, all-dear pen, without thy aid
Would be misty past,
Great heroes deeds all soon would fade,
Which now instead do last;
Then let me praise thee once again,
Great pen our noble guidel
For precious glory would fain
Wreathe round thy deeds of pride.


'"kILDEE BIRD"
Year: 1867

DLANTERS who have found 1t quite impossible
to secure sound dry lots OF Bread or Feed
Oorn, are solicited to give me acall my stock On
hand being strictly choice.


apr27 JOSHUA BEAL
Year: 1867




TRIBUTE TO SOUTHERN COURAGE
Senator Wilson, in his late speech in
Petersburg, says:


On the one hand was system OF
slavery, on the other of freedom.
This caused conflict which was
waged for thirty years before the war
broke out. The contest closed-I
pray forever-in our success, after a
loss of three hundred and twenty-five
thousand lives Of those who fought
for the old flag. just here let me say
that do not wish to reproach the
men of the South for the manner in
which they fought. We met on six
hundred and twenty five battlefelds,
and your soldiers fought with heroic
valor / am willing to concede this
proudly everywhere, but the cause for
which they struggled was lost, and
with it the system of human slavery
forever.
Year: 1867

The Land we Love furnishes, among
its much readable matter, many anus
ing war anecdotes.


At the battle of Wilson Creek, the
Missouri State troops under General
Price were ragged, barefoot, set of
fellows. AS they had to march over
rough, rocky roads, their great desire
was to get something to protect their
swollen and blistered feet. When the
battle V'ss at its highest, tall red
headed fellow, from the central part
of the State, advanced beyond the line
to get free from the smoke and see to
make better shot He aimed with
great deliberation at particular man,
similarly advanced, and when he saw
his man fall, he cried out in great
glee, "them's my shoesp Ever after
that "them's my shoes" was the battle
cry of the Missouri soldiers.
Year: 1867

BArHISG.-In our humble opinion, ma
ny of the diseases Of mankind might be av-
oided, by the performance of this cleanly
duty. There is no excuse for its non.per-
forrnance, by the common plea, we have no
convenience for bathing. Yes, you have.
There is no reason for going heels over head
into thelmill.pond to perform ablution of
the entire person. True, good bathing.
tub, or convenient shower bath is useful, but
not indispensable, because the skin can be
kept perfectly clean by the use of n com.
mon wash. bowl and coarse towels. BY
the solid matter thrown off by rerspiratiop
and accumulating dirt, the pores of the skin
become clogged, and are rendered unfit
properly to perform their functions. A
clean skin is not only conducive to the bod.
lily, but to the mental health. Clothe a
civilized race in rags and filth, and soon
they will boone savages. None can be clean
who does not daily, or at least weekly,
bathe in some way, the whole surface of
the body.
Year: 1867

his pocket, Wight and the woman
Chamberlain We're married yesterday.


Wights wife is q hopeless invalid +;
at least, she was so much an invalid
as to no longer be able to satisfy the
desires of her husband. The other
woman probably filed the bill much
better. Wight married his first wife
when she was young, beautiful and in
good health. She il yet possessed of
good looks, Notwithstanding the Attic
tions which have lowered over her.
She is lady ofrare accomplishments
She was of good family, and reputed
wealthy at the time OF her marriage.
But after serving Wight thirteen
years, she was put away by divorce,
because she was an invalid.


AT this wedding yesterday this di-
vorced wife stood beside the woman
that was to nSurp her place-stood
there like a living corpse-like a smit.
ten, withered fower-as bridesmaid
the bridesmaid of the witness against
her 10 the SUIT tor divorce; the only
witness. If she stood there voIunta.
rily, we have, in her, an example oi
woman's devotion such as we never
before heard of. If she stood there
through COmpulsion, the curse and
bligh ht of the Almighty will follow the
husband and his new-mads wife (fornr
erly his divorced wife's nurse) to
avenge the wrongs Of tho wretched
woman.


Wight and his wife and his divorced
wife left the city in company together
yesterday. If the husband and the
wife have any feelings of humanity
left, this injured woman's pale face
will haunt them like u spectre wher
ever they may travel.
Year: 1867

All parties agree that the late Radical Cofvnn
tion at Nashville was a SUCCESS. The Batggee, the
most ultra Rebe! paper of Nashville, admits this
70 be true.


From the Nashville correspondence Of The Csss-
eau,aG Ga-ette we copy the following as Indicative
Of the light in which our Convention is viewed by


SorgcEABLE FEATURES.


The most noticeable facts connected with the
Convention were the immense numbers present the
great hall Of the House Of Representatives being
crowded 10 such degree that Aoor and galleries
seemed like one living mass of human beings; the
intense enthusiasm which manifested itself more as
vast steady stream than an intermittent. shower;
The Incorporating spirit of the assemblage which
found expression in every word Of the resolutions
and every utterance of the speakers the courage
% meet dare and conquer all obstacles in the way
Of thoroughly regenerating the State, which rung
in the shouts and flashed from the eyes of the Con-
ventioa the demonstrations Of honor and regard
Tor Gov. BrowDlow, which will be remembered by
all who witnessed them something paitsking OF
the sublime; the expressed wish TO 60 even further
than the Legislature had gone in recognizing equal
ily Of human rights; the nomination of Gen.
Thomas for the Presidency; and the various out
bursts Of applause which greeted the mention of
the laz.ers name. These / say were the notice
able features OF the Convention.


REowNLows SPEECH TO THE CONVENTION.


l shall never forget the picture Of Brownlow
standing before that vast assemblage trembling
with physical weakness, yet looking round him with
a brow and eye of Roman frmness; gazed at with
intense interest and love by all who saw him; ut
tering distinctly and Ia perfect order the few words
be deemed it proper TO say, Gsking each sentence
tell with peculiar power upon the hearts Of his lis
teners and closing with saying which will become
immortal in our political history


Il could rather Be elected by the Uotes Of black
loyalsts than Of lohits rebels and prefer defeat as
the candidate Of the Union party 10 rctory 'vh any
other"


PROSPECTS AHEAD.


That the gubernatorial campaign thus inaugura-
ted in Tennessee will be one of the most exciting
ever known in the political history of the country
is certain that the Legislature has adopted meas
which deserve success and will insure it if they
are properly used, know and that these mears
will be so used, and victory crown, next Auguss,
the lsbors Of these devoted Unionists, dare not
permit myself to doubt Let them have all the
help they can from abroad. In no way can our
great cause be so we'll promoted as by labor and
effort here. Tennessee is the advance position in
our struggle for nationality and freedom. With it
secured we can soon carry our standard further
South With il lost the cause is batied for twenty
years 10 come
Year: 1867

GENERAL FITz JOHN PORTkR's CAsE-Toe
Army and Navy Journal is informed that FitZ
John Porter does not ask, nor does he DESIRE
a new court martial. What he asks is, that the
War Department shall detail board Of Officers
10 examine his case, with the light thrown
upon it by such additional testimony as he
dent what action they deem advisable to be
IN
Year: 1867

@An ingenious arrangement for raising
water is on exhibition in New York, aud is
SAID supplies the power for flour mill in
Virgins. The process is to introduce steam
the exhaust Of a non. condensiug engine is
sufficient-into reservoir connected by a pipe
with supply Of water below, and then, by
jet OF water, TO coEdense the steam, creating a
vacuum which is instantly filled with water
to be discharged into hume or reservoir, from
W hich il is carried to the water wheel
Year: 1867

AN ONIINoUs PREDICTIoN.-The late Lord
Maeauley, in May, 1857, wrote letter to H
l.. Randall of New York, in which he express
es his earnrst convictions in relation to the fu-
ture of the United States. He said


1t is quite plain that your Government will
never be able to restrain distressed and dis
contented majority For with you the majority
is the Government, and has the rich, who are
always minority, absolutely at its mercy.


y


seriously apprehend that You will, in some
such season as / have described do things
which will prevent prosperity from returning
that you will act like people who should in
year OF scarcity devOur all the seed corn, and
thus make the next year year not of scarcity,
but Of absolute famine There will be, | fear,
spoliatiOn. The spoliation will increase the
distress The distress will produce fresh spo-
liation. There is nothing to stop you. Your
Constitution is all sail and no anchor AS
said before, when a society has entered on tliis
downward progress, either civilization or lib
erty must perish. Either some Caesar or Ma
p0leOn will seize the reins of Government with
a strong hand, or your Republic will be as
feartully plundered and laid waste by barba-
rians in the twentieth century as the Roman
Empire was in the fifth, with this difference:
That the Huns and Vandals, who ravaged tho
Roman Empire, came from without, and that
your Huns and Vandals will have been engen-
dered within your own country by your own
institutions.
Year: 1867

rode rally upon tho rioters and succeeded in putting
their TO flight. But made. The greatest
excite uen prevails In the upper part of the city Tonight
and there are fears Of another outbreak


Laer-Deputy United States Marshal Schuyler had his
pistol taken from him. His wounds are serious
though he was severely beaten about the head and
Deputy United States Marshal Gordon acted with great
bravery when the rioters charged upon the furniture and
loaded with distery apparatus. and drove the
crowd back several times Worms stlS ana other ma
terias were carried off bv the rioters and hidden In
diff parts OF the distlery district IL was impos
sblc for the officers to find the whereabouts OF the stills
The city police appeared upon the ground and es
cored the Revenue officers TO the cy passenger ears
running into the city The Revenue officers did the best
they could under the circumstances but the force was too
small and the raid badly tuned. as u was between II and


o'clock and the coal crackers GTish) from the coal
wharyes were all at home and ready for the oicials.
Year: 1867

One of the most gratifying results of the Paris
Exposition Is the weleseryed honor conferred upon the
well-known firm of Wheeler wilsen


They have for stood In the front rank manufac
turers OF Sewing Machines in this country, aud their
name has become household work throughout Europe.


Their Machines have a worldwide reputation for
thorough excellence and perfect work and they have al
until It Is almost impossible TO conceive that anything
can be added to their Machine to achieve any greater
perfection.


So proud position could hardly need an added honor
but Europe has conferred upon them distinguished
reward. that all will acknowledge now that they stand
above ALL the first makers in the world


They had eighytwo hrstclass competitors in the Paris
Exposition but the Jury awarded to Wheeler Wilson
NE only gold medal for the perfect Sewing Machine
thus placing them at the head Of all Sewing Machine


This is their due, they have earned It, and rejoice at
their success Art Journal.
Year: 1867

The judges were Cart W. Grain aud Mr. Chauncey Smith o the


ey Yacht Cnb and DeUarmo Brookes President the Excel
Fishing Club TO be sailed was rom stake boat abreast
stakobOat aud around bulk head
which stretches the Central Railroad which
be distance m about twelve miles At
Nec started she being the shortest boat The others following
the h round the Lily In ing around
siakboat carried the block Of the peak hayaris which
disabled the Beauty after rounding the bukLead and
while sailing before the wind caught haw, which
under and she pd Her promptly rescued


The Ne h the fleet during the and home winner making
the whole distance in hour ~ minutes and u seconds Previous to
the h favor Of tie Lilly which disabled bat
made with The wnning boat sail
the Thursday prong there is sailing breeze
overheard hat be picked
Considerable amusement ccasoned during the last rn the e
by Major aud Mr. Reed In last
little boat Matte boat side but
her effort. were fu, winning boa built ny Mr. T. Me


bsn the bs winning the ShherEs
Mr. had 6ne ohowde prepared m bis irds aud invited
CUES after lie contest.
Year: 1867

GRAMMATICAL GYMNAsTICs.-Mr. Beecher, in
his new story, accomplishes the hitherto un-
paralleled feat in syntax of using a personal
pronoun in the opening paragraph of Chapter
ILL.,, while the antecedent remains in the
middle of Chapter ii. Thus:-"Rachel Lis
comb, daughter of Deacon Liscomb, looked at
him one day as they walked home from meet
ing, with look he never got over" No clue
to the person who was looked at is given short
of the preceding chapter as aforesaid Mr..
Beecher's rhetoric is equally slovenly. His
most partial admirer cannot claim any majesty
or sublimity for the figure he thus expresses,
SIS the soul confused Why not when the
divine spirit rolling clear across the aerial
ocean breaks upon the hearts shore with all
the mystery of heaven ~ The picture pre-
sented is the spirit of love going through the
process of reaching chosen heart, not by the
old pagan mode of arrOw-shooting, but by the
modern plan of rolling, finally breaking by
concussiOn on the shore of the viscus aimed
at. We doubt if even Sir Boyle Roche could
have accomplished a greater mixture of meta
phor in the same number of lines. We re-
gret to add that the first instalment of the
story shows that Mr.. Beecher has not sue
ceeded in overcoming his old habit in the pull
pit, so charmingly noted in the Ledqer adver-
tisements- habit of keeping back his best
things SO the public must hope and keep on
buying the paper in the frmness of faith.
Year: 1867

CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE TO PRBsTDB-THE PRISONER


TO BIZ SENT TO RICHMOND To-DAY-No DEMON


sTRATIoN BY THE PEOPLE TO BIZ ALLOWED.


RICHMOND, May l0.-It seems impossible to
ascertain positively whether Davis will be tried
or not To-day, in conversation, Judge Under
wood said that If the trial did not take place 1t
would be because the attorneys on one side or
the other we're not ready to proceed; that tue
Court was ready, and the Chief Justice would
preside. On the other hand, Mr.. Chandler, the
District Attorney, expresses doubts as to whether
the trial will take place.


1t is asserted by one party that the Execu-
tive Department does not desire Davis TO be
tried at ALL while 1t is anxious that he shall be
released tiom military custody and the respon-
sibility for his further detention or his admission
to bail shall be thrown upon the Judiciary.
As the programme is now arranged the coun-
sci Tor the Government will not resist the dis
charge OF the prisoner from military custody, who
will in that event, be &C once arrested upon II
bench.warrant under the Norfolk indictment;
which being done, and Government counsel
protesting themselves not ready for trial. they
will not resist the application on behalf OF the
prisoner for admission to ball-authority for
which Is found i'll the act OF September "a, 1883.
But tonight MIR. Chandler proceeds to Washing
ton to NEE, Attorney General Stanbery and Mr.,
Evarts, where tomorrow they will have Il fur
ther consultation with the Government, and
the three will in any event reach rhis city on
Sunday evening with course OF procedure
finally marked out.


The declaration of Judge Underwood that
Judge Chase will preside, makesit probable that
if the latter is not here on Monday, as now
seems likely to be the case, the whole matter
may be postponed until his arrival.


The statement that the Grand Jury have in
dicted the proprietors of certain newspapers in
this city is utterly without foundation. No
steps to that end have or will be taken. To-day
the Grand Jury, after consultation with General
Schoheld, refused to indiCt the street-caT con-
ductor for the election OF the negro Scott on
Friday last.


Davis will be brought up by special boat to-
morrow, the purpose to bring him by regular
boat having been abandoned. Rooms tor his
reception are being prepared at the Spots.
wood.


General Schodcld and Mayor Mayo have re-
quested the various newspapers to notify the
people not 10 assemble on the streets upon the
arrival OF Mr.. Davis, us no demonstration of any
kind nor any crowd will be allowed.
General SChoheld has just received despatch
from the fort to have carriages at Rockets to
morrow evening for General Burton and JefTer
son Davis and wife. Davis will occupy the same
room at the Spottswood that he did when be
first came here as President OF the Confederacy
! There is a Iumor IN circulation that he will
arrive to night but it is apparently unlounded
~ Y Times.