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Year: 1867

The important question whether Louis Napo-
leon will allow the Italians to manage their
own national affairs, or once more belle all his
assurances of regard for national aspirations,
by a new Intervention in the Roman question,
seems to have been decided in favor of inter
ventlon. The decision is said by Cable dis
patch to have been taken after a council OF
ministers, held the day before yesterday. The
MOnitcur already has a severe article against
the Italians, charging them with violating the
law of nations and fostering Republican sem
timents. BY the law of nations it of course
means solely the September Convention of 1864,
by which France forbade Italy to become a
united nation. The arrogance of Louis NapO-
leon in making such charge against Italy Is
the more revolving when it is remembered that
but year ago he spoke of the " "detested
international treaties of 1914, though these
treaties only took from France recently con-
quered provinces which, in point of nationality
had remained thoroughly German and Italian.


If the Cable dispatch announcing the new
French Intervention is correct it is of the utmost
Importance. The Italian Government must
decide whether it will submit to the new insult
or take side with the nation against which the
MORiteur brings so severe a charge. 1t seems
hardly credible that the son of Charles Albert
will disgrace himself by consenting to the new ex-
petition but should contrary to all expectation,
side with the foreigner against his own people,
the popular movement will turn against him as
well as against Louis Napoleon.
Year: 1867

A large number of intelligent people as
semblcd last night at Cooper Institute to con-
slider the subject of reform in railway trans
portaton. The plan of the new system, as
proposed by Judge Sherwood, and indOrsed by
many practical men in different walks of life,
is a very simple one, and deserves to be care
fully considered by the business community.
Year: 1867

1t is very evident that the spirit is at work
now in the Democratic party as was manifested
at the last Presidential election. Mcclellan was
the prO-Slavery candidate; peace was to be
made with the South through him, but Slavery


was TO be retained and perpduated in the
Constitution. Such was the tenor of the speeches
Of the orators of the party at that time, and
one of their leading prints then proclaimed !:
democrats know and feel that to use the
Year: 1867

The Hon. Calvin I. Hulburd, who was first
Informed of his nomination for Controller Of
this State upon his return yesterday from
Europe, at once sent to the State Committee his
deeination Of the nomination. The State Com
nittec will doubtless make new nomination
TO ill the vacancy.
Year: 1867

President upon the subiec, treated in
the message


Answer In the fall Of 1860.


Question. And when since thenY


Answer. The President and | when
these troubles first broke out, happen
ed TO coincide in our opinions exactly.
| approved of his course vdry fully in
the Senate, and he did ofmine as a
member OF the Executive Administra-
tion. We had some lttIsstonversa-
tIon at that time, and possible took
some little fancy for one hnother in
consequence of our agrccmbnto of opin-
ion. | said something III him again
just before he went to Tennessee, soon
after the inauguration of th9adminis-
lration, and we agreed iAn After
the war broke out saw Tnt httle OF
him. After he became President | did
not see him for three or four months,
and then perhaps would not have seen
him except for the fact that friend
of his induced me TO believe that he
would be glad TO see me. ] did see
him, and in the conversation which
we had we spoke only of public ques-
tiOns and of the danger which ! re-
garded the country as exposed to.
From that time TO this we have never
spoken upon any other subject that ]
know OF. ] am unable TO recall Il
single conversation between him and
me upon any subject but what related
to the public affairs Of the country.
Occasionally Of course we would speak
Of men in connection with it.


Question. Have you at any time
within the last two years had any
conversation with the President upon
the question whether The Thirty-ninth
Congress was constitutional organi-
zaton or mott


Answer. Never. ! considered that
closed question with bin.
Year: 1867

Who shall linn for us the picture Of
q true, good woman the pride and
the paragon Of her sex, and the admi-
ration of the other; Of the woman,
young, beautiful, healthful, Nell-in-
formed, but not pedantic; who can
talk well sing well, play well, walk
well, and dress well; who is neither
flirt nor prude; who knows neither
too much nor too little; whose lips
are innocent of slang; whose heart is
pure from evil thought; who is pol
ishcd in manners, and aiIectionate ia
disposition beloved Of the old, the
darling Of the young; shy, modest,
retiring; and commanding all the
worlds homage, without demanding
the homage Of anybody


1t must not be considered that the
,vu.t.c.iu~ss Of ouUh q womaiI l. at'rvs-
lutely necessary to her loveliness.
Youth is a great blessing and great
charm; but age is also blessing, (do
we not ull wish to grow old p and a
great adornment ii it be combined
with goodness. Tho beauty of the
mind grows with the revolving years,
and makes woman of seventy, with
mind and manners and innate gentle
ness, more beautiful than sweet seven
teen can be- if the mind and the man
ners are wanting, and the tenderness
that should be in every womanly
heart is displaced by n masculine tone
of thought, behavior, or conversation.


Though all women are not such as
every man, at the poetieal period Of
life, has pictured in his imagination,
there are thousands in every country
who resemble the ideal-if not in ac-
complshment aud education, (for
these are not within the reach pf every
one, ,)-yetby outward grace Of person
and inward purity Of soul, all the flow
ers that bloom in the fair garden of
humanity are not of equal delicacy
and briliancy; for nature, which has
room for the magnolia and the lily,
has room also for the violet, the daisy,
and the blue-bell, and loves her hum
blest children as well as the proudest.


Nothing in the world, at least to the
male eye, equals in pleasantness the
face and form of bashful and virtu-
ous woman, looking up to q man for
support and guidance, and giving bin
hcrlruc affection in return Nothing
on the other hand, is more disagreea.
BILE than the bold virago, womanly in
form, but not in spirit who would
storm the citadel Of your politeness to
extort your homage, and who, by
every movement of her features and
glance of her eyes, even ifshe does not
utter a syllable, betrays that she is
puiied up with conceit and sel6shness,
and is too ignorant to distinguish be-
tween a churl and a gentleman, or to
accept the place that properly belongs
to her in the social system.
Year: 1867

The corporators Of the Chicago Age
have perfected their organization for
the publication ola Democraticp paper,
in opposition to the Times, which
about a year ago, declared in favor Of
negro suffrage. Give them the knife
Down with Mongrelsm
Year: 1867

The Consul Generalship to Havana
is nice little plum, and the struggle
for the nomination is exciting There
are at least seven applicants for the
appointment, and the friends of each
are laboring assiduously.
Year: 1867

Written Jor the Tribune.


Young people, if you will use your eyes
we'll, you will sometimes see on the green
trees spot that looks like it was red hot.
If you will look closer you will find IT to
be bird, wearing bright red coat and cap,
and the cap stands on his head like the let
ter A. If you will listen you will hear him
sing, for he has beautiful voice, and seems
to delightto use it. You perhaps will Won
der why bird so beautiful should seem to
be alone, when other little birds have mates


The Cardinal Grosbeak, for think that is
his name, has mate, but she wears cloak
so brown you would hardly guess she be-
longed to such gay company Now, if you
will think hard maybe you can tell how
God shows his love to this little bird by not
giving her bright feathers. This is the way
when she is sitting upon her eggs, or cover
ing her little birds, she is not so likely to be
seen and hurt, or robbed of them by the
hawks or owls, or Q wish need not say it)
by little boys and girls.


The fine feathers which Mr. Grosbeak
wears, do not turn his little head SO that
he forgets to do his work he will come and
sit on the nest to keeps the eggs warm while
his mate flies about to rest herself. A pair
of these birds built their nest Of sticks and
grass, hair and moss, in cedar before
window, where we often stood and watched
them the mother bird would frequently
utter shrill scolding cry, as If she had quite
lost her temper, and very soon her mate
would come; then she would leave the nest
and fly away, while he would take her place.
After awhile, instead of four white eggs,
we saw little bunch of gray down, in the
nest, which was four little birds, who OPEN
ed four red mouths to receive the worms
which the old birds brought them very often
during the day.


After awhile they grew large enough to
fly, and then they went away and we never
saw them again.
Year: 1867

A YEARS. Work of Dram Selling.


Carefully composed statistics show that
sixty thousand lives are annually destroyed
by intempsrance in the United States. One
hundred thousand men and women are year
ly sent to prison in consequence Of strong
drink. Twenty thousand children are year
iy sent to the poor house for the same rea-
son. Three hundred murders are another
Of the yearly fruits of intemperence. -Four
hundred suicides follow these fearful cata-
logues of misery. Two hundred Thousand
orphans are bequeathed each year to private
and public charity. Two hundred million
dollars are yearly expended to produce this
shocking amount of crime and as much
more is lost from the same CAUSE Young
ReH11er
Year: 1867

How does our pen portrait Of one OF the
most marked selfrnade men of the day, now
that we have for brief moment drawn aside
the envious curtain referred to in the open
ing paragraphs of this hasty sketch, accord
with the preconceiyed notions of manys
Year: 1867

Ned Breeze, who had brought the news OF
Captain Laurence's marriage so many au-
tumns ago, came down to talk over old
times again with Harry and Harry and his
wife had agreed to ride over to the Cliffs
with him to see the Mores, who were rela-
tives of his. But when the appointed day
arrived Mrs. Harry had headache, and a
dress-maker and Laurie was unwilllngly
pressed into the service, and mounted upon
Arrow, horse that had but lately found its
way into Harrys stables; but she went
over the ground safely enough indeed, q
half hour in the saddle revived her old plea
sure in the exercise, famed color into hei
cheeks, and made her almost gay.


i Then the Mores were so cordial, had SC
much to say, so many improvements on thu


place to show, SO many new songs to tril
and last words to chirrup, that it was far int
twilight when they turned their horses head
Year: 1867

Two NEw CoUYTERrEIIs. - Fourth Ma
lionai Bank, Phlladeiphia-20s imitation
said to be well done.


new and dangerous counterfeit Of the
twenty-five cent fractional currency has ap
feared. Upon close examination it may be
detected by noticing that the scroll work
around the 25,r On the upper left hand
corner. touches tie fine lines around the
edge OF the note which forms the bordering
Ebile on the genuine no part Of the scroll
work touches the line When these noteI
become worn and soiled, they will defy de,
lection, and be as good as any.
Year: 1867

PREVENTION OF INJURIES BY RABBITs.-A
correspondent. of the Country Gentleman
says


pear grower OF Kentucky, when he at once
said he knew Of a perfect remedy, which WAS to
take the rind from piece OF fat bacon, as large
or larger than your hand leave considerable
.st upon it-say quarter Of an inch cut 8
hole through one side Of the piece large enough
to insert the thumb, and holes in the opposite
side for the fingers rub the fat side Of the ba-
cor round the body Of the tree from the ground
up, little higher than rabbit can reach and
the trees are safe so far as Mr.. Rabbit is con-
cerDed.


My kind friend said he had applied this rem
edy to his orchard Of six thousand trees and
had never lost a tree
Year: 1867

The Senate of the Fortieth Congress was call
ed TO order at neon. and the new Senators, six
teen in number, including two from the new
State Of Nebraska, were qualified. The name
Of Thomas Swami, Of Maryland, was called. but
he was not present to respond. The President
and House were informed that the Senate was
ready to proceed to business, and the Senate
adjourned.
Year: 1867

In Cincinnati, last week, horse took
fright, ran, and at the basement of the
Metropolitan Hotel, plunged through win
dow among the servant girls, fat-irons and
clean clothes leaving his driver sitting in
the wagon at the curbstone, looking amazed
at the antics of Bueephalus in the laundry.
Year: 1867

SUPPOSED MURDER.-No clue has yet
been discovered as to the whereabouts of
the colored man Lewis Braxton, whose
mysterious disappearance has excited so
much comment. He was last seen on Sa-
turday night at q grocery store near tho
corner of Twenty-second and Main streets,
where he purchased some articles, which
were afterwards found on the steps of his
house, in Nunnally alley. A short time
before he went into the grocery he is
known to have had a quarrel with color
ed man named Frank Williams about O
society to which they belonged. During
that night the inmates of Nunnally alley
heard the cry of murder, and saw man
running from the alley towards Main street,
pursued by two others, The police are
investigating the matter, but up TO late
last evening no trace of the missing man
had been found, and no arrests had been
made.
Year: 1867

| HESRco COUNTY CoURT.-There was
nothing but civil business done i'm this
court on yesterday. With one exception
the cases were devoid of interest TO the
general reader. In this case the Virginia
Iron Manufacturing Company applied for
relief from erroneous taxes on their land,
situated on the James River and Kanawha
canal few miles from Richmond. This
property is what was formerly known as
the Westham Magazine, and was sold by
the State of Virginia to this company, ard
conveyed by deed from Governor Letcher
on the 2lst of January, 1860. 1t was
valued at that time at $47, 800, and was
assessed last year at S9l,675. This they
consider an enormous assessment, and pray
the court to grant reassessment. The
tax on this amount was paid last year, but
failing to ask for a new assessment In the
time prescribed by the law, they applied
for relief to the Legislature, who empow-
cred the County Court to act in the mat
ter.


They allege, in further vindication of
their application for reassessment, that in
January, 1864, the Confederate Govern
ment took possession of their works and
held it until the end of the war that when
the United States armies entered this city
the officers of the Government took pos
session of it, confscated and sold all the
personal property thereon, and up to this
time still retain it, although numerous Of
forts have been made to get possession.
The revenue commissioner who assessed
the property not being in court, and the
law requiring his presence when cases of
this kind are heard, the case was docketed,
and continued to the May term of tho
court,
Year: 1867

While we are unable to do or say any.
thing to break the terrible force Of this sad
occurrence as q bereavement to the sur.
viving relatives and friends Of those who
were lost, or to lower the public estimate
OF the destruction or injury Of property
ln'oiSed IN the accident, as We have as yet
no Information on this latter point, 1t may
Dc worth while at once to relieve the gene
raj operations of our neiqbboripu coal
field from an inference that might we'll he
drawn from this occurrence, that the ba-
zard Of such q catastrophe is contingency
that belongs to such operations. This
would be grave error, and while we are
inviting the location of mining capital in
our neighborhood, if not corrected, it
might work great discouragement to such
enterprises.


Now, it is fact that the presence Of in
aammable gas in our coal veins is not q
general feature of the coal-feld. Sections
only of the field are infested with this ter
rible enemy of the miner, and the loca-
tions where it has developed itself in suf-
ficient volume to involve serious disaster
are very few indeed. Not one shaft in
fifty of the number sank on the entire
length of the field from Deep Run to
Clover Hill has discovered the existence
of one cubic foot of infammable gas or
sire DAMP" as the miners call it. There
fore, as terrible as this accident is, it
should not prejudice operations in our
coal-feld, which is gradually working it
self into the confidence of shrewd inves-
tigators, and we trust will, as it should be-
fore many years, become great source OF
wealth to our city and our State.
Year: 1867

ANOTHER OUTRAGE.-Yeste after


noon, as little girl, the daughter of ar
esteemed citizen, was amusing herself il
the Capitol Square, her attention was at


tracted by the tricks of little terrier dog
which was playing near stranger who
was seated upon one of the benches in a
secluded part of the Square. AS she ap-
preached the dog the man called her, and
drawing from his pocket a titty-ccnt note,
asked her to accept it. The innocent lit
tie creature showing her ignorance of the
object of the villain, he manifested his de-
sire by gestures which it would be highly
improper here to describe, when she ran
away, alarmed beyond measure. Having
been informed of the insulting proceeding,
the father of the little girl Immediately re-
paired to the spot which she had indicated,
fully prepared to take vengeance upon the
scoundre1. As might have been expected,
however, he had fled, and the most diligent
inquiry failed to discover his identity or
whereabouts. The child could only de-
scribe the man as having red hair and be-
ing dressed in suit of black. This de-
scription, it will be remembered, exactly
accords with that of the villain who, on
Wednesday last, was detected in dogging
the footsteps Of two young ladies who were
promcnading Main street. If it is the
same, it is hardly probable that his insult
ing acts will again be repeated before he is
apprehended by our efficient police.
Year: 1867

HEART-RENDrNo AccIDEST.-One of the
most distressing accidents which we have
lately been called upon to record occurred
on yesterday afternoon At about . O'clock.
Boiling, a sprightly little son Of Captain
Boiling Pickett, fell from an open third
story window of the Richmond Female In.
stitute, striking his head with much force
against the roof Of shed below. Three
physicians were quickly summoned, when
it was discovered that the skull Of
the little boy was dangerously fractured.
Boiling is about three years Of age, and Is
described as a child Of unusual beauty and
idol Of his parents and
the life of the house. The distress Of the
parents was beyond description. and we
feel that it would be iDtruding upon sacred
ground to speak more particularly OF the
shadow which the accident has cast upon
their household.
Year: 1867

MEETING OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
DISMAL SWAMP CANAL.-A meeting of the
Board of Public Works was held at the
capitol on yesterday, at which the question
of what disposition should be made of the
States interest in the Dismal Swamp Ca
nal Company was discussed. 1t will be re-
membered that at the recent session of the
Legislature an act was passed authorizing
the Board to dispose of the interest of the
State in this work either privately or pub
licly. The State owns $4,000 of the
capital stock, the United States 1000,
and private stockholders 100000. As the
Board will probably sell publicly or invite
proposals for purchase, we call the atten-
tion of capitalists to the subject. 1t is a
most important public work, and in the
hands Of enterprising men may be made to
pay well.
Year: 1867

THE CARBON HILL Coal COMPANY are
making preparations for largely increased
operations during the current year. We
noticed yesterday o number of boat build
ers on the canal en- route TO Tuckahoe,
where six more of the largest size coal
boats are to be immediately built to ac-
commodate the increasing productions OF
the mines. The soft coke of this company
is superior fuel for heating and cooking
purposes, and as coke is preferable to al
other fuel for summer uses, there will be Q
very large demand during the next six
months.
Year: 1867

The loss of property is of course con-
siderable, but we have not yet been able
to ascertain the amount. This is, after
all secondary matter; and even the
Board have not considered it in their en-
deayors to relieve the destitute families of
the lost ones and TO recover their bodies.
Year: 1867

in the government refused representation,
in defiance of the solemn guarantees Of the
compact of union. The Constitution is held
as a rope of sand. assailed, divided and tram
pied upon, and all for the miserable object
of retaining political power in the hands of
set of Jacobin desperadoes who were
thrown to the surface as the scum Of the
revolution, and who disgrace, the Offices they
hold.


Every check and balance Of the Constitu-
ton is wantonly thrust aside. The attemps
is going on to destroy all power in the Exec
utiye and Judicial departments, and concen-
trate it in the hands of Congress The re-
served rights Of the States are contemned; !;
the creature has become greater than the
creator; the President is threatened with
impeachment, and the Supreme Court with
emasculation. Barrier after barrier between
the rights of the people and absolute des-
potic power is falling before the fierce on
slaughts of the uuprincipled men who now
control the legislative department How long
can public patience endure this state of
things7 When viii insulted freemen, ieal-
Gus of their rights, and resOIute to main
tain the republican institutions inherited
from their fathers, rise in their majesty and
irresistible strength and arrest this wave of
radicalism which is rolling over the land,
and which threatens to submerge and des-
troy all that is sacred and valuable in our
form Of government?
Year: 1867

4 Picture Of Lifs-In youth we seem to
be climbing hill, on whose top eternal sum
shine seems to rest How eagerly we pant
to attain its summit But when We have
attained it how different is the prospect on
the other side. We sigh as we contemplate
the dreary waste before US, and look back
with wistful eye upon the aowery path we
have passed, but may never more retrace.
Life is portentious cloud fraught with
thunder, storm and rain; but religion, like
the streaming sunshine, viii clothe it with
light as with a garment, and fringe its
shadowY skirts with cold
Year: 1867

True HeroisHa. lecture delivered by
Grace Greenwood, In Boston, on Heroism,f
she referred to an incident that took place
at the burning of steamer on one Of the
Western lakes Among the few passengers
whose courage and presence of mind rose
superior to might, was a mother who sue
ceeded in saving her two children by the
means of a floating settee. While they were
In the water, the mother saw a man swim
ming toward the settee, and as he was about
to grasp it she cried, Don't take it from
the poor children The man made no an
swer, yet the appeal struck home; for, by
the light Of the flaming vessel, she could see
that his face was conYulstid by the struggle
between the mighty primal instinct of ma
ture and something better and holier. 1t
was but moment He threw up his hands
with groan Of remuneration, flung himself
over backward, and went down"