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Year: 1867

Childhood, sweet and sunny childhood,
With its careless thoughtless air.
Like the verdant, tangled wildwood,
Wants the training hand of care.
For it springeth all around us


Glad to know and quick to learn;
Asking questions that confound US,
Teaching lessons in its turn.
Who loves not its joyous revel,
Leaping lightly on the lawn,
Up the knoll, along the level,


Free and graceful as fawns
Let it revel in its nature,


Giving to the little dears
Strength of limb and healthful features,
For the toll of coming years.
He who checks child with terror.
Stops its play, and stills its song,
Not alone commits an error,


But a great and moral wrong.
Give it play, and never fear it


Active life is no defect;
Never. never break It's spirit
: Curb it only to direct.
Would you dam the flowing river,


Thinking it would cease to fows
Onward it must go for ever


Better teach it where to go.
Childhood is fountain yelling,


Trace its channel in the sand,
And its currents, spreading, swelling.
Will revive the withered land.
Childhood is the vernal season,


Trim and train the verdant shoot;
Love is to the coming season


As the blossom to the fruit.
Tender twigs are bent and folded,
Art to nature beauty lends;
Childhood easily is nodded


Manhood breaks but seldom bends.
Year: 1867

l know not if the dark or bright
Shall be my lot;
If that wherein my soul delight
Be best or not.
1t may be mine to drag for years
Tolls heavy chain;
Or day and night my meat be tears
On bed of pain.
Dear faces may surround my hearth
With smiles and glee;
Or may. dwell alone, and mirth
Be strange to me.
My bark is waited to the strand
By breath divine;
And on the helm there rests hand
Other than mine.
One who has known in storms to sail
have on board;
Above the raging of the gale
hear my lord.
He holds me with the pillows might
l shall not fail
If sharp, it's short; if long, It's light;
He tempers all.
Safe to the land-safe to the land,
The end in this;
And then with Him go hand in hand
Far into bliss.


The Dean of Canterbury
Year: 1867

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO EVENING TELEGRAPH. |


WASHINGTON, Oct. Z.
The Mission OF General Sherman-Presi-


dents Last stroke OF Policy.


The friends of johnson deny that Sherman
was ordered here to take the War Office from
Grant, but pretend that he comes simply to talk
about Indian matters with the President No
one here who reads the signs of the times be-
lieves word of this explanation. johnson is
too shrewd to proclaim his plans in advance.
and this story that Sherman is here for an
Indian talk is only a blind to conceal the real
object of his visit. If the elections tomorrow
in Ohio and Pennsylvania result in a victory for
the Republicans, then Sherman will be ordered
back to his post, but if they go the other way
then look out for Grants removal and Sherman
as his successor. This is the whole scheme, and
nothing else can be made out of it.
Year: 1867

Tomorrow is the day appointed for holding
elections in the States OF Penns ylvania, Ohio
and Iowa, in all of which the contest is OF more
than ordinary importance, in consequence OF the
present unsettled condition of the country and
ITS great political parties. We therefore give
the following summary Of the candidates, and
the figures OF the previous years.


PENNSYLVANIA.


The only Office to be filled by the voters OF tn
State at large Is the vacancy on the bench OF
the Supreme Court which win be created by
the expiration of the term for which Chief JUS
tice Woodward was elected. Tue Republican
candidate for this position is the Hon. Henry
w. Williams, LID, for many years past an
Associate Judge of the District Court of ALE.
gheny county, and one of the most learned and
patriotic iurlsts that has ever been upon the
bench in this State. The Democrats have placed
in opposition to him the Hon. George, Shars-
wood, LID now President Judge of the ID is
trict Court of Philadelphia, man who signal
lied his career upon the bench by attempting
to establish the uncousttutionality OF the Legal
tender act of Congress, fact which the clt-
zens OF the State will be sure to remember.


In the following table are given the number
of votes given during the three previous years:-
Year: 1867

CURIOUS CAsE-A FISH BONE IN A MANS
NECK FOR TWENTY YEARs.-A few days since
laboring man, who works in Woodruf7s plaster
mill, in this city, called upon one of our sur
geons for the. purpose of having a tumor upon
the neck, just under the angle of the jawbone,
removed. The tumor was about the size of a
large hens egg, and had been there about ten
years. After getting history of the case, the
surgeon suspected that the tumor had been
Occasioned by some foreign substance such as
a bone. Before attempting to remove the
tumor it was laid open and fish bone, about
three-quarters of an inch long, and an eighth
of an inch in diameter, of irregular shape, was
discovered and removed. The patient had
attempted to swallow this bone over twenty
years ago. but it had lodged in his throat,
Occasioning more or less trouble ever since
Nature had attempted to remove it, but had
failed, as the bone had travelled through the
neck about an inch, in direction outward and
downward, where it became encysted and
remained. The tumor has since been removed,
and the patient is doing well, and attending
to his daily labor. 1t seems strange that
foreign substance should remain so long i'm
bedded in the flesh without decaying; but
Nature prevented this by enveloping It in a
cystic membrane. Albany argus.
Year: 1867

the faculty Of winning the confidence Of those
under him, but relentless with his enemies As
a soldier he has shown some military ability,
and not few think that in any other country
he would have risen to high rank, and won
laurels In his profession.
Year: 1867

E1PLANAT1oN.-Att the concert given on
Thursday night last at Virginia Hall, for
the benefit of the Young Mems Christian
Association, a young lady in the audience
interrupted the performances considerably
by Ginning in quite audibly with the vo-
calists. Her conduct attracted so much
attention that finally she was prevailed
upon to leave, and was taken to the resi-
dence of the very respectable family whose
guest she was. Many reports have been
circulated concerning her, which are with
out foundation. We have the following
facts from the very worthy gentleman at
whose house she is sojourning. The young
lady is from the county of Nottoway-he
family is most respectable. Shortly after
her arrival in the city her conduct seemed
eccentric, and at the concert was so very
strange that her friends supposed she was
suffering from mental alienation. Their
conjectures have proved true. The poor
young lady is beyond question deranged,
and her relatives have been summoned to
the city. This painful fact is only an
nounced in this manner to explain the
strange occurrence at the concert.
Year: 1867

THE BALLARD House SHOOTING AFFAIR.
The case of Moses Levy, charged with
shooting Berry Amos, and that of Morde-
cal Levy, for being accessory to tho shoot
ing, were both called up before the Mayor
yesterday morning. His Honor said that
he would have to defer the case until the
wounded man was able to appear as wit
ness. He could not entertain motion
for bail before this morning.


DR.. Bolton appeared and stated that
Amos was in very favorable condition.
He would be able to appear this morning.


The Mayor accordingly adjourned the
examination until this morning.


Upon special application of Colonel
Marmaduke Johnson, counsel for the &C
cused, the Mayor consented to entertain
motion for bail at o'clock in the after
noon.
Year: 1867

RIVER EXCURSION BY MooNL1GHT.-The
neat and fast boat the John Sylvester will
leave her wharf at 7 o'clock this after
noon for an excursion down James river.
We cannot think of a more delightful trip.
The fine weather, bright moon, the
charming sail on the water, the beautiful
music of Smiths band, and a pleasant
company, are inducements enough to JUS
tify us in omitting to mention the low fare
of one dollar, which hardly weighs as a
feather against them. The steamer re-
turns punctually at IL o'clock.
Year: 1867

the one stated for paying the money had
never heard of it. There was no secret
understanding between Colonel James and
myself prior to its payment. 1 did not
know who the money was sent to before
Colonel James spoke to me of it. I sup
posed that Mr.. Parrish had explained the
object for sending the money when he
sent it.


At this point the court adjourned until
10 o'clock this morning.
Year: 1867

ALMOST FIRE.-About noon yesterday
a small framed tenement located at the
corner of Seventeenth street and Bakers
alley caught fire from a stove. The flames
were extinguished before much damage
was done.
Year: 1867

HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-Yesterda morn
Ing about 4 o'clock as young man named
Mathews, engaged as engineer at the Bal
lard House, was coming in from the coun-
try, he was set upon by three highWaymeen,
near Camp Jackson, and after being badly
beaten was robbed of his money-three or
four dollars-and nearly all his clothing.
he lost gray jacket and pants. He was
then turned loose to get into town as best
-he conld
Year: 1867

AN EMPERoR's RIGHT TO BE CONSIDERED
WoRKlNGMAN.-An odd question arose recently
at a sitting of the jury of the nineteenth class
of the Paris Exhibition, which relates to lodg-
ings for the workingmen. The Emperor NapO-
leon is an exhibitor in this class, and doubts
were raised as to his competence to come for
ward as a candidate for prize NJ Cont, the
president of the class, who is also the En-
peror's private secretary, said he thought his
Majesty had better be declared ''off the list"
The other members of the jury, however, were
of different opinion; and the Prussian COM
missioner especially insisted that it would be
unfair to exclude the Emperor from the COM
petition, as, long before he became Emperor,
and while yet a prisoner in Ham, he had
shown great interest in the question of work
ingmen's lodgings, and had been one of the
first to call public attention to it. Ultimately
it was decided to award one of the principal
prizes to his Majesty.
Year: 1867

Nay speak no i'll kindly word, s7.39l-
Can never leave a sting behind I EiJ9l
And OIL to breathe each tale we've heard,


Is far beneath noble mind.


Full oft better seed is sown HH q


BY choosing thus the kinder plan; ~
For If but little good be know, at


Still let us speak the best we can. 7s d 1
Give me the heart that fain would hide,


Would fain another's faults efface
How can it pleasure human pride g5


To oprove humanity but base "a
No, let us reach a higher mode, m "a
A nobler estimate of man Er$
Be earnest in the search of good


And speak of all the best we can.
Then speak no i'll, but lenient be
To others feelings as your own
If you're the first fault to see,


Benot the first to make it known. =
For life is but passing day, Y


No lip may tell how brief its span
Then oh the little time we stay,


Let's speak of all the best we can.
n Iva.


Red River, Jan. 1867 4 ts569 fl
Year: 1867

a jokist of Somerset, KY, tells
the Cincinnati Commercial that
the following took place in the Ken
tucky Legislature a few days ago:


A member from one of our noun
tain counties, full of conservatism,
and a strong advocate of the Lou
isville Journal, each morning as
he would take his seat in the
House, as business opened, would
commence reading his favorite pa
per, and about the same moment
some member would move to dis
pense with the reading of the jour
nal, and our mountain member
would lay down his paper. He
stood this for some time, when ris-
ing from his seat one morning,
after the usual motion, he ex-
claimed at the top of his voice:


"Mr Speaker, I've sot here in
ny seat fur morn a week, and
submitted to the tyranny of this
house. Somebody, every morning,
moves to dispense with the read
Ing of the Journal, and I've lost
every paper I've bought for week
by it, and no man has ever moved
to dispense with the Democrat or
Commercial; and, Mr.. Speaker, l
won't stand it any longer. Mr..


Here the balance was lost in
the general laughter.
Year: 1867

tits a singular fact, that byia
Typographical error in the present
Codeaof Alabama the 21st1 paral-
lei of. latitude is given as the
Southern boundary of the State, In
stead of the 3lst. By this simple
substitution of one wrong figure,
the island of Cuba and number
of other less important ones, are
included in the State of Alabama
Year: 1867

An artist in Fincastle painted a
dog so natural that the animal
had the hydrophobia during the
hot weather. He's the same man
who painted a copy of a beer.bot-
tle with such skill that the cork
flew out just as he was finishing
it: and after he was married he
painted a picture of his first baby
SO life-like that it cried, and his
wife spanked it before she discov-
cred her mistake. .t.
Year: 1867

A good natured colored woman
was talking the other day to her
former proprietor, of the progress
which her son, dark, bright urch-
in of ten was making at school.
She said he was in ''de mcrtifca-
ton" table. 2
Year: 1867

How TO PURIFY RANCID LARD.
"A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman says: -


81 had some so Tbs. rancid lard,
which was valueless as it was.
Knowing the antiseptic quality of
the chloride of soda, | procured 8
ounces, which was poured into
about pailful of soft water, and
when hot the lard added. After
boiling it thoroughly together for
ali hour or two, it was set aside to
cool. The lard was taken off when
nearly cold, and was consequently
boiled up. The color was restored
to an alabaster white, and the lard
was as sweet as q rose"
Year: 1867

TREASURY DEPARTMENT. June l, 1867.
Sealed Proposals for Stationery will be received
at this Department until the first day of July,
1857 at II o'clock N. The Department reserves to
itself the right to order the papers in Glass fiat or
folded plain faint-lined, to any required pat
tern


Deliveries of all articles in the several classes
must comply with the specifications, which, with
blank forms for bidding, will be furnished to bid
ders.


All deliveries will be subject to inspection by an
detailed Tor the purpose by the Secretary Of
Gle shall be deemed sufficient cause to annul the
contract.


Deliveries must be free of charge at the Treasury
Department, Washington. Each proposal must be
signed by the individual or firm making it, and be
accompanied by q satisfactory guarantee that the
cient bonds, if his bid be accepted.
The failure to comply with any one order under
the contract to operate the forfeiture of the
tire penalty of the bond, or the Secretary of the
Treasury may direct the purchase in open market
of such quantities Of any article shall be
sary supply the deficiency caused by such failures
and charge TO the contractors fifty per centum of
the price which it shall be found necessary to pay
for such articles.


Proposals unaccompanied by satisfactory guar.
antees will not be considered and contracts will be
awarded only to established manufacturers of or
dealers in the articles Iar
The Department reserves the right to accept bids
for individual items in Glasses and 2, to reject
Bidders will be required to conform their bids to
will cause the rejection of any bid.


Bids which contain items at prices less than the
fair cost Of the article will be deemed fraudulent
"''N :. NV HUGH McCULLoCH,
je l-30t Secretary of the Treasury.
Year: 1867

FURTHER HEARING.-Yesterday afternoon.
Benz. Greenwich had further hearing at the
Tenth precinct station on the charge of being
engaged in the riot the night previous when
the colered man Jones was cut with a knife
Jones and Burley had sworn positively in the
first examination that Greenwell was present
and participated in the riot. Two other wit
nesses testified Just as positively that Green
well was with them looking for hog at the
time, and was not in the riot. The Justice
wished to be certain that the &C cused had not
been mistaken for his twin brother, who had
been suspected by others; but Jones and Bur-
ley insisted that the accused ana no other W as
the man. The Justice decided to leave the
case to the grand jury, and held Green we'll to
bail for court in $500, which was promptly
given.
Year: 1867

VoLrA1RE ON MvRR1AGE.-Voltairc said. The
more married men you have the fewer crimes there
will be- Marriage renders man more virtuous
and more wise An unmarried man is but half of
a perfect being and it requires the other half to
make things right; and it cannot be expected that
in this imperfect state he can keep the straight
path of recitude any more than q boat with one
oar, or bird with one wing, can keep straight
course. "tE< . - .F@
Year: 1867

A WRE-When man of sense comes to mar
ry it is companion whom he seeks, not an artist.
1t is not merely creature who can paint, and
play, and sing, and dance. 1t is being who can
comfort and counsel him one who can reason and
reflect, and feel.and Judge, and discourse and dis
criminate; one who can assist him in his affairs,
tighten his sorrow, purify his joys, strengthen his
principles, and educate his children. Such is the
woman who is fit for mother and the mistress Of
a family. A woman of the former description
may occasionally figure in drawing room, and e1-
cite the admiration of the company, but is entirely
unfit for helpmate to man, and to train up a
child in the way it should 60.
Year: 1867

S@ The owner of piece Of land, complaining
how little it produced, declared ''that the clover
was short, that the honey bees in order to get at
the honey, had to get down on their knees''
Year: 1867

The Mercantile Times gives the following sea-
so1able rules for young men commencing business:


The world estimates men by their success In LITE
and, by general consent, success is evidence OF
superiority.


Never, under any circumstances, assume re-
sponsibility you can avoid consistently with your
duty to yourselves and others.


Base all your actions upon principle Of right
your integrity Of character, and in doing
this, never reckon the cost.


Remember that selfinterest is more likely to
warp your judgment than all other circumstances
combined therefore, lookwen to your duty, when
your interest is concerned.


Never make money at the expense Of your rep
utation.


Be neither lavish nor niggardly; of the two, a.
void the latter. A mean man is universally des-
pissed, but public favor is stepping stone to pre-
ferment- therefore generous feelings should be
cultivated.


Say but lttle-think much-and do more,


Let your expenses be such as to leave balance
in yonr pocket. Ready money is friend in need.


Keep clear of the law for even if you gain your
case, you are generally loser of money.


Avoid borrowing and lending.


Wine drinking and cigar -smokingar are bad habits.
They impair the mind and pocket, and lead to a
waste of time
Year: 1867

DEFAcED GREENBAcKs.-We have several
times notified our readers and the public, that torn
or defaced graenbacks and fractional currency win
not be received at the National Banks, only at q
heavy discount We received q 81 bill to-day
from friend which has piece torn of at one
corner, about the size Of quarter ola dollar,
which will not pass for anything on our streets,
and for which we can only get IS or 90 cts atthe
Bank. This is no fault of the Banks but IN ac-
cordance with instructions from Washington City.
But for all we can see it is direct fraud upon the
people? Bills which have holes in them or small
pieces torn from them, are all discounted at loss
The Banks require the bills to be returned to them
perfect, with all the parts attached or they dis
count them at a loss. Send US no more such bills
or expect large discount Raleigh Ssntiua
Year: 1867

PUT A GOOD FACE UPON IT. z :?


Fyou wish to succeed in life, if You wish to lind
friends, if you wish your relatives or associates 70
enjoy your company, wear cheerful face; every
body dsGkes and shuns sad one If it is habitually
sad. Every body but God grows weary Of being
reminded Of sonow, and the heart that is always
full Of bitter waters will be left alone. Pretendto
be happy if you can do no more. Coax sunbestns
to your eyes, smiles to- your lips Speak
hopeful, words as often as you can; get the
name of being cheerful, and it VIII be an incense
to you. Wherever the glad face goes it is YeE
come; whatever the laughing Lips AJAX isap tobe
granted. Ifyou are starving for want Of eithsf
food for body or spirit, it is better to laugh than
to cry as you tell the tale. There was one once,
who, with face Ike tombstone, told and told
her wants, and met with repulse from those whose
faces fell at sight Of her; but at last laughing IN
strange mirth at her own misery, she told it once
again. Tears started into the eyes Of her hearers
and instant relief was given. Men are impatient
of tears and women are weary OF them. Don't
give way to them, no matter what the case may
be, get back the smiles as quickly as you CAM
Let them be but 'sho1ow smiles, 7" If thats the
best you can do. Keep at that By and BY yop
will be better. Laugh to keep from crying. New
er give up to gloom; it is wrong to those about
you. Sad faces add to the weight oftreuble that
life lays upon every heart. Woto us If We cannot
look about us and see bravely cheerful faces toen.
courage our hearts, Let us be careful that each
one of us has one of these faces. A man who
carries glad face does an amount Of good In the
world impossible to compute, even if he Is toopoor
to give one cent in charity; and man whose face
is generally sad does, every day Of his Life, moro
harm than can DO reckoned. Thisis hard world,
full of all manner of troubles; but every one Of
them can be wrestled out, of sight; and every Gy-
ing man and woman, as soon as the first distress
is little past can at the very leas. assume cheer
fulness. This is decent More than this, lisa
duty. Nobody has any rightto go abouta perpst
ual dampner of enjoyment And no one has just
reason for habitual sadness till he has lost his soul
Year: 1867

EVIDENTLY ISSANE-A stranger entered
an establishment in this city last evening
made purchase and handed the proprietor
y silver half dollar in payment. The an~
cent coin was viewed with much satisfac
tion by 4 number Of spectators. who had no
recollection Of having ever seen such thin g
before. The stranger hastily disappeared,
being evidently under tho impression that
he had committed some fragrant breach Of
etiquette He has not been seen since. al>
hourh many kindly disposed persons have
been searching for him. He was no doubt
insane.
Year: 1867

Being thoroughly acquainted with the busi- ness in which am engaged feel confident of my ability to give satisfaction, and solicit the patronage of all desiring articles in my lins. junc3-tf
Year: 1867

The long mooted question, as to whether the
moon is made of green cheese or not, would
seem about to be decided emphatically in the
negative. The astronomers tell US that vol
cano IS IN active eruption upon the bosom of the
Queen of Night, and unless cheeses are volcanic
We consider it demonstrated that the moon is
not made of "green cheese" There are great
many sublupary people who hold the moon re-
sponsible for almost everything-such as the
tides, bad weather, failure in soap, in the yield
of pork when killed, or potatoes when dug. In
short there is scarcely anything that it is not
important to consult that luminary about.


Does anybody recolleet what was the state of
the moon when the Legislature met? If that body
convened On what old farmers call the "wreng
time of the moon" why then we have salts
factory explanation of many things it has done
and left undone. If the Legislature met on
what is termed ''dry moon" then it is not sur
prisiDg that the session should promise to be a
drought far as the interests of the State and
people are concerned. We know that the moon
will spoil fresh fish, and We confess that it is not
unlikely some Influence may have been exer-
cised by our satellite over the Legislature-
Hence We say it is important to determine how
the moon was when the Legislature met. We
are disposed to be kind and charitable, aud will
urge that the Legislature should not be con-
demned If its deeds can by any means be sad
died upon the moon.