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Year: 1866

Having established myself in San Fran
cisco in order to have facilities for supplying
my store with the latest arrivals of Goods
from the East venture to say that there is
not as con- plete stock of Spring and Sum-
mer goods in the county as there is in my
store. shall continue to keep it well sup
piled with the latest and most desirable kind
o. goods. Particular attention will be paid
to the selection of such articles in the San
Francisco market, as some of my customers
would see proper to order, if in the store
they cannot be suited.


Very grateful for past iavors, will here
with solicit that share of patronage hereto
fore bestowed upon me- and shall assure those
who will favor me with call that
Year: 1866

and with one accord give 1t their unqualified appro-
baton We now address ourselves to all who are un
acquainted with this the greatest Panacea of the age
for the healing Of all diseases Of the Throat and
Lungs, assuring you that
Year: 1866

At present the copper mines of Arizona are
attracting abroad more attention than the de
posits of more precious metals. At Williams
Fork on the Colorado river, many valuable
copper leads are located and great deal of
work has been done.
Year: 1866

The oil of the menhaden fish, which is
caught in immense quantities on the coast of
Rhode Island and the southern shores Of
Massachusetts,, is coming largely into use as a
substitute for the dark whale oils for curriers'
Year: 1866

The Chattanooga Union says there are more
cases Of smallpox in that city than ever be-
fore existed and that no attention is paid to
them' but they are allowed to remain in the
city, to the manifest disgust of every resident.
Year: 1866

"a UNION MEETING LAST NIGHT.-Owing to
a. misunderstanding the meeting at
Masonic Hall, last evening, was not an
nounced at all There was, therefore, no
other instrumentality used to call the
people together than the sending up of a
few sky rockets, and music by the Crescent
City Band. But whenever the Band is out,
the people in considerable numbers are
always near, and, consequently, Masonic
Hall was quickly filed with an earnest
and Intelligent audience as soon as it was
ascertained that a speech was to be made.
Alex. G. Donald Esq, of Princeton, favor
ed the crowd with a logical, forcible and
interesting address of about an hour and a
half in length. att NtiA E8g


While the audience was collecting, John
J. Chandler President of the Club, told
them if they would come forward and
take their seats, he had something good to
tell them. He then proceeded to read the
dispatches announcing the result of the
Maine election, which was received with
great enthusiasm.


Mr.. Donald, on being introduced to the
audience, began his address by saying that
twenty-five years had elapsed since he had
addressed an Evansville audience on poll
t1cal topics. Many and great changes had
taken place since then. He recognized but
lew faces present of those who were famil-
lar to him at that time. Like the city it.
SELL the faces of old acquaintances
had almost grown out of recol-
lection He knew our city as a
boy, when it was but village, and he
could scarcely realize that it was now Sec
ond in population and first in commercial
importance in the State. He was proud to
testify that she was also first in fidelity to
the principles of freedom. She had stood
the very Sentinel of liberty on the borders
of free institutions, and had never provegg
false to her trust. He then cited a case in
which an attempt was made, twenty-flve
years ago, to take a free negro from the
city, which the citizens prevented by force
The same spirit that would protect the op
pressed then, he reioiced to know still ami
mated her citizens. 70 4
But he had not come to call up reminis-
cences. He was before them for the pur-
pose of discussing the politicol questions of
the day. In doing so, he did not expect to
say anything new or strange. What he
would say, however, could do no harm.
Year: 1866

EY- From all we can see and learn
there is wide breach making in the
Norther States, between the Radicals
and Conservatives. 1t is true it is not
our funeral" but as well wisher OF
the country, the Conservatives have our
best wishes in the fight, and if we were
among them, would say "lay on Mac
duff"
Year: 1866

B Bishop LAY, of the Episcopal Church,
who, In the performance of his duties has
been In this section Of country for some time
past, returned from Fayetteville on Tuesday
last and left for Little Rock on the steamer
Tahlequah, last Wednesday.
Year: 1866




The manifestly unjust exclusion OF
Mr.. Stockton from his seat in the Senate
has begun to bear fruit. The requisite
twO-thirds was, by this infamous act, Sc
cured, and the country is told, in omin-
Gus tones, that fanaticism is the strong
er element in the Republic We are tru-
ly panied to announce this result to our
readers, not only because it is defeat of
the policy of the President in part, but
because the action is rife with danger to
the Government. If Congress can para
lize the Executive arm, and manage the
government according to their plan, then
We shall not be astonishcd at anything.
Bigotry can easily pull down a govern
ment-it cannot build one upon stable
foundation Its mission is anarchy and
destruction, it has no fellowship with or
der and justice The "two thirds who
voted not to sustain the veto Of the Civil
Rights Bill have proclaimed to the Ma
ton that justice and fair play have fed
the halls of Congress, and reason no
longer rules their councils. The duplic-
ity and disgraceful conduct of Mr.. Nor
rill in voting, after pairing off with Mr..
Wright, is fully worthy Of puritan and
fanatic, The world should fully under.
stand the depth of villainy to which this
creature, Morrill,, has descended in order
to appease the wrath of his monitor,
Sumner. Such an abdication of the seat
OF manhood as he has been guilty of in
this matter is almost without parallel.
That one can have so little honesty and
tirmness, or so much duplicty and mean
ness as to declare in the face of the world
that he does not feel the sense of honor
and has no respect for pledges, would be
astonishing to a person who had no
knowledge of the Radicals or the class of
God-forsaken beings who make up the
party. Such conduct, however, should
not surprise one who knows them, for it
is in perfect keeping with their history.
What blessing would oblivion be to
this man Morrill,; but no; this boon can
not be his. 1t will be his lot to be re-
membered by all as one who belongs to
the class of infamous beings. He must
live on and on, bearing his heavy burden
Of disgrace, which will only increase by
lapse of time, and be left heritage to
his children. When such depravity can
hold q seat in our halls of Congress, what
blessings can we hope for from Him who
knoweth no evil How can we be SO
sanguine as to hope for glory to our
country? How can we expect our good
fame to be mtarnished, and need we
wonder at the expulsion of rational
man and gentleman like Stockton, and
at the passage of the +" Civil Rights in
iquity.
Year: 1866

eEc. Gen. SpRAGUE Assistant Commission
er of the Bureau of Freedmen for Arkansas,
has been in our city for the past week, on
business connected with this department.
We learn that rations will not be issued after
this month. "


In connection with this natter of drawing
rations. we might as well make correction.
We stated, in recent number of our paper
that Capt. England had refused to cross. at
his ferry, the refugees going % Fort Smith to
draw rations; in this statement we were in
error. Although the Captain had at that time
decided to stopcrossing thom unless they paid,
yet the helpless and destitute condition of Tie
poor women and children that day after day
thronged the banks at the landing, appealed
to his sympatllies the generous disposition of
his heart would not allow him to refuse them /:
and he has crossed them all. early and late,
ever since the Bureau was established: some
days not less than twenty or thirty wagons
or carts, together with foot passengers innu-
merable crossed on his boat without cost II
seems to us that there is no good reason why
he should not have at least some little rune
ration for his labor. The Government does
not ask or expect that any man will work for
it without just and liberal compensation
and we feel confident that if once brought to
the notice OF the officer having charge of the
Department., that satisfactory pay for past
ana future transportation will be allowed.


There Is no man in this community more
ready to lend helping hand to the destitute
and distressed than is Capt England; but it
is not hardly doing justice to his family or
himself to ask him to do all.
Year: 1866

Now AND THEN.-Some of our
pious friends of the Demi-J ohm
ocratic party, whose theological knowl-
edge is only equalled by their patriot
ism, are disposed to attach great i'm
portance to the fact that it rained on
Monday night and Tuesday, and pro-
fess to look upon it as an interposition
of Providence. The Devil, who is the
patron Saint of the modern Rebel De-
mocracy, has often been represented
as the spirit and power of the air, and
would be very likely to stir up storm
to mar and hinder the plans of honest
men devised for the furtherance of
truth and right.


But the Confederate Democracy
never were consistent in anything.
During the war they denounced it,
and the loyal soldiers engaged in it;
now, they profess to be the especial
friend and champion of the soldier.
When ANDY johnson, in swinging
around the circle, was met at Terre
Haute, Greencastle, and Indianapolis
with a pelting rain, they did not
acknowledge it as an interposition of
Providence. They point to the Voor-
hees' Demonstration, and the fine
weather which then prevailed, and
under the genial influences of which
they drummed up a crowd less than
one-third the size of that which bore
with such heroism the pelting storm
of Monday night, and claim it as an
evidence of the smiles of Heaven upon
them and their cause, .3 ~


Caesar, in his famous reply to the ar
rogant boasts of ArioYistus, aid
he knew the immortal gods them
selves to have granted most favorable
immunities to those upon whom they
wished to be avenged, on account of
their wickedness, that from a change
of condition they might experience
more bitter grief. It is the same now
as then, and the Democracy might
learn a lesson by proper reflection.
Providence has never, asu we, are
aware Of, placed himself squarely on
the side of treason, oppression and
wrong. 4t
Year: 1866

FITTING Up. Operations on the
foundations of the Opera House,
which had been suspended for some
time past, were resumed last week,
and in few days, if the good weather
continues, the walls will be ready for
the laying of the corner stone. The
Locust Street front wall is being lev
eled up by smooth ashlar of Green
River marble, species of limestone,
susceptible of fine polish, and by
bleaching becomes as white as the
finest Italian marble. After the
foundation walls are completed, and
the gratings and scuttles in and be-
meath the pavements are put In, work
will again be suspended until Spring.
During the winter, however, the wood
work will be got ready, and when
work is resumed in the Spring, the
building will be finished with the
utmost dispatch. The demands upon
the mechanics of our city prevents a
further prosecution of the work this
Winter. nra IIcu 81 ~ t.fs-..s ta
Year: 1866

MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
On Monday evening we repaired, as
usual, to the Council Chamber, but
found all closed and dark, and sup
posed Councilmen Reitz and Smith
preferred the moist pleasures of the
demonstration to the monotonous
routine of passing on bills and orders
for sidewalks, and the grading of al
leys, and very naturally supposed the
Council had adjourned over till next
Monday night, Much to our sur
prise we learned yesterday that they
had met on Wednesday night without
advising us of their purpose. But
little business was done, and we are
glad to learn that Councilman Smith
did not take advantage of our absence
to make speech, the brilliant lore of
which we would have lost. We, how
ever, hold our good friend McGriff
responsible for the risk he suffered us
to incur. The principal business
transacted was the allowing of the
hebdomadal bills usually presented.
We presume a regular session will be
held on Monday night next.
Year: 1866

CORSET SKIRT SUPPoRTER gives consistent
and efficient support to a fragile frame by
relieving the waist from the weight of the
skirts. 1t is very valuable invention. 1t
may be had at all dry-goods and fancy
stores.
Year: 1866

The following Act, in relation to the scaling OF
Confederate Currency, from the time of its first
issue to the end of the war, passed at the recent
session of the General Assembly:


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO
ESTABLISH A SCALE OF DEPRECIATION
OF CONFEDERATE CURRENCY.


WHEREAS, By an ordinance of the Convention,
entitled can ordinance declaring what laws anf
ordinances are in force, and for other purposes,
ratified on the 18th day of October, A. D., 1865,
it is made the duty of the General Assembly to
provide scale of depreciation of the Confederate
Currency from the time of its first issue to the
end of the war; and it is further therein declared
that "all eXecutory contracts, solvable in money,
whether under seal or not, made after the depre-
citation of said currency before the 1st of May,
1862 and untitled Except official bonds and penal
bonds payable to the State) shall be deemed to
have been made with the understanding that they
were solvable in money of the said CURRENCY
subject, nevertheless, to evidence of different in
tent of the parties to the contract; therefore,
Be 1t enacted by tie General assembly of the State
Of NO1t Carolina, and 1t is hereby enacted 6y the
authority Of the same, That the following scale of
depreciation be and the same is hereby adopted
and established as the measure of value of one
gold dollar in Confederate currency, for each
month, and the fractional parts of the month of
December, 1864 from the list day of November,
1861, to the 1st day of May, 1865, to-wit:
Scale Of depreciation Of Confederate currency, the
gold dollar being the anti and measure Of 0Glue
Year: 1866

A MAMMOTH AoUARIUM.-A Paris
correspondent says that French capital
ist is erectin g an immense aquarium in
Boulevarde Montmartre A submarine
cavern, which will present the appear
ance of being entirely followed by the
action of the sea out of solid rock, is
rapidly progressing towards completion.
Tons of sea water have arrived, and
among the various anphibious animals
and fish which were to inhabit this
small ocean, was pair of fish tailed
walrus, and some bright, gold colored
cyprlans, sent from China, several coup
ie le OF phoca, ursine seal, and sea calves.
The supply was SO arranged that it
flowed i'll at one and out on the opposite
side, whence by rotary machine it
was propelled back to the upper end.
Thus the water was kept in fresh state,
and never required to be renewed.
Year: 1866

Washington, d. c., October 49, 1866.
". w HOLDEN, Provisional Gooer'aor, Raleigh,
" c.:


Every dollar of the debt created to aid the
rebellion against the United States should
be repudiated finally and forever. The great
mass of the people should not be taxed to
pay a debt to aid in carrying on rebellion
which they in fact, ifleft to themselves, were
opposed to- Let those who have given their
means for the obligations of the State look
to that power they tried to establish in vio-
lation of law, constitution, and will of the
people They must meet their fate 1t is
their misfortune, and cannot be recognized
by the people of any State protesting them
selves loyal to the government OF the United
States and in the Union. repeat that the
loyal people of North Carolina should be ex-
onerated from the payment of every dollar
of Indebtedness created to aid in carrying on
the rebellion. trust and hope that the peo-
pie of North Carolina will wash their hands
of everything that partakes in the slightest
degree of the rebellion, which has been SO
recently crushed by the strong arm of the
government in carrying out the obligations
imposed by the Constitution of the Union.


ANDREW JOHNSON,


President Of the United States
Year: 1866

BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT.-When the
face of nature is wrcathcd with
smiles, and the heart rcioiccs in
prosperity, ii is because some more
darling object is about to he obtained
SOME valuable possession near ut
hand. 1t is the hope of happiness
that sustains the soul when sinking
under. adversely; that calms the
troubled spirit that pours into the
heart of grief those consultations
which are Lcaling. The chief aim
and object of life is happiness, and
the pursuit thereof permanent pleas
ure for, even in the darkest days OF
life may he seen the beautiful rain
bow of hope, and it sends its rays
of light far over the fearful clfasm'
of death, into land where the cy,
that is fading on earth can discern
objects of heavenly beauty. TIL,
hope of happiness is the rainbow
and the sunshine of life; and though
clouds may sometimes darken The
horizon, yet the rainbow will sool
appear. and the clouds give place Il
sunshine and beauty.
Year: 1866

No USE FOR TRoUsERs.-On the morning of
the meteor shower, in 1882, old Peyton Roberts,
who intended making an early start to his work,
got up in the midst of the display. On going
to his door, be saw, with amazement, the sky
lit up with the falling meteors, and he concluded
at once that the world was on FIRE and the day
of judgment had come. He stood for moment
gazing in speechless terror at the scene, and
then, with yell of horror, sprang out Of the
door, right 10 the midst Of the falling stars, and
there, in bis effort to dodge them, he commenced
a series Of ground tumbling that would have
done honor to rope dancer His wife, being
awakened in the meantime, seeing Peyton jump
ing and skipping about the yard, bawled out to
him to know "what-in the name of common
sense he was doin' out thar danciu around with
out his clothes on ?" But Peyton heard not -
The judgment had long back accounts he would
have to settle, made him needless of all terres-
tial things, and his wife by this time becoming
alarmed by his behavior, sprang out of bed, and
running to the door, shrieked at the top Of her
lungs:


'sPeytou ! say, Peyton, what do you mean
jumping about thar? Come in and put your
trousers on"


Trousers What the DIS the use of
trousers when the worlds on FIRE p
Year: 1866

Being made of the best material aud in the most
approved manner, it is recommended to the public
as superior to any other in the market All who
have used it speak of it in the highest terms of
praise and those engaged in its manufacture will
continne their best endeavors to advance the high
reputation which it has acquired


We guarantee the Phosphate to be well manufac-
tured and recommend it in preference to any other
artificial manure in the market. We consider it
nearly equal to the best Peruvian Guano, although
furnished at half the price.


Messrs H Allen Co, the we'll known manufac-
turers of agricultural implements, say of it:
"We take pleasure in stating that We have sold E
Goes Super Phosphate of Lime for four years. 1t
has given universal satisfaction to our customers.
We most cheertully endorse it article worthy
of the confidence of the public, and the purchaser
may rely upon securing article honestly and
fully manufactured.


ave would state that, after careful examination,
we believe this Phosphate has been improved each
year since its introduction in this market, and that
it will continue to maintain its present high stand
ing. ."Very respectfully,


s'R. IL. ALLEN CO.,


''No. lol Water street, New York "
Year: 1866

was uncursed by the presence of unhaIlow-
ed passions. In the same childlike peace
and purity his manhood passed away, and
he received upon him as a garment the
mantle of age. Ere his eye had lost the
frs Of youth, he learned to look with uns
wavering confidence upon the light shst
shone from the other side OF the River
When time had dimned his vision to out.
ward things, be saw By the eye of faith the
Promised Lind, and he knew he would
soon walk with friends gone before in the
green unfading fields. And when Winteg
covered the world with its frozen tears, the
heart that waited long and meekly for the
summons was hushed to everlasting silence;
angels led him through the mystic gate,
aud welcomed his spirit to the happy shore,
where life, sweet life, is his. and endless
rest. r
Year: 1866

Heaven help the man who imagines he
can dodge 'enemies" by trying to please
everybody If such an individual ever
succeeded, we should be glad to know it.
Not that we believe in mans going thro'
the world trying to find beams to knock his
head against; disputing every mans OPin-
ions; fighting and elbowing and crowding
all who differ with HIM. That again is
another extreme. Other people have
right to their opinion-so have you; don't
fall into the error of supposing they will re-
spect you less for maintaining it-or respect
you more for turning your coat every day
to match the color of theirs. Wear your
own colors, spite of wind and weather,
storms or sunshine. It costs the vacillating
and irresolute ten times the trouble to wind
and shuttle, and twist, that it does honest,
manly independence to stand it's ground.
Year: 1866

The great want of this age is MEN. Men
who are not for sale. Men who are honest
and sound from center to circumference,
true to the hearts core. Men who fear the
Lord and hate covetousness. Men who
will condemn wrong in friend or foe, in
themselves as well as in others. Men whose
cousciences are steady as the needle TO the
pole Men who will stand for the right if
the Heaven totter and the earth reels. Men
who can tell the truth and look the world
and the devil right in the eye. Men that
neither swagger nor finch. Men who can
have courage without whistling for it, and
Joy without shout to bring it. Men in
whom the current of everlasting life runs
still, and deep and strong. Men careful of
Gods honor and careless of mems applause.
Men too large in their views for sectarian
limits and too strong for sectarian bands.
Men who do not strive, nor cry, nor cause
their voices to be heard in the street, but
who will not fail, nor be discourag ed, till
Judgment be set in the earth. Men who
know their message and tell it. Men who
know their duty and it. Men who know
their place and fill it. Men who mind their
own business. Men who will not lie.
Year: 1866

First, they ascertain your business
That is taxed. Then they fud out how
much you earn every month, and that is
taxed. Then they find out all about your
profits, and on that they lay their tax
Then they manage to get some tax on what
you owe. Next comes what they call in
come, and that's taxed Then if anything
is left. the preacher calls around and gets
it to sustain the church and look to the
welfare Of the heathen
Year: 1866

REvENGE.-T The favorite of a Sultan
threw stone at poor beggar who had
requested aims. The injured man dared
not to complain, but carefully searched for
and preserved the pebble, promised himself
he should find an opportunity, sooner or
later. 10 throw it in his turn at this imperi-
Gus and Pitiless wretch. Some time after,
he was told the favorite was disgraced, and
by order of the Sultan led through the
streets on a camel, exposed to the insults of
the populace. On hearing this, the beggar
ran to bring his pebble, but, after mo-
ment's reflection, cast it into a well. "I
now perceive" said he, ''that we ought
never to seek revenge when our enemies are
powerful, for then it is imprudent; nor
when he is involved in calamity, for then
it is mean and cruel"