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Year: 1866

ready and willing to extend it, when oppor-
tunity offers The region therefore is one
that offers the double inducement of being
already in want of the Railroad, and of hav-
ing the capacity for further great develop
ment of its resources in the future.


WILMINGTON.
Year: 1866

We need the e-ducO-the drawing
! out or development Of the minds
and muscles of our young people.
Our people seem to have entire
ly overlooked that only real and
proper school Of a nations hope
and success; that only school in


which are taught practically, and
in a manner never to be forgotten,
the greatlessons oflife-the school
Of experience. This is the only
successful teacher the world has


ever found. In it must be taught


the masses-that fundamental ba-
sis of a nations hope, power and
wealth. We have had enough Of


the old system. We must now
try the, to US, new, though it is
the one adopted by the world
around US. Our children must be


taught not only to ''read" a book,
but to read the great book Of ma
ture to "write," not only elegant


epistles, fctions, and all the lacLa-
daisacal nonsense ofperverted lit


erature, but to write their names


high on the scroll Of success; not


only to write, but to do right not


only to "cypher" through the pa


ges Of arithmctics, and the alb
struse works of mathematics, but


to cipher their way through life.


overobstacles, to independence and


success.


Let the youth ofthe South, then,


be at once put to school under this


great and only great teacher. At
the plough handle, at the forge, at
the bench, in all the various de-
partments Impractical business life;
let them learn in childhood and
youth these lessons that will be Of
priceless value to them through
life. Let US have more muscles
and less Of mind-at least, simple,
theoretical edeality, Letthemind
and body both be developed in
harmony. Let the boy or girl
learn in the living, breathing, real,
practical world, those lessons Of
life that will dispel all false no.
tions with which novelsts and
such instructors Of youth poison
the mind, corrupt the morals, and
completely wreck all just hopes Of
their parents and country. Edu-
cate the youth Of our State in the
realities Of practical life, and you
will have q people successful, hap
py and free.
Year: 1866

A MAN TREED BY A DEER.-Mr.
Newman, of this District, while on
his way to Chesterfield Court
found a man up a tree near the
road, eagerly watched and guar
ded by a large wild buck, with a
formidable head Of antlers, and be-
ing warned before he had attract
ed the notice Of the animal, rode
to a neighboring house, borrowed
a gun and killed it. He learned
from the prisoner, that the deer
had been slightly wounded by a
party ofhuntsmen, and pursued by
dogs till it had become quite
furious, and having escaped, waa
lying down behind a log when be
discovered it and stole up with a
view to spring on and catch it,
But observing it's large size, and
the keenness Of it's horns his eour.
age failed him, and he was making
a retreat, when the enraged animal
perceived him and rushed after
him barely giving him time to
escape by climbing, He had been
in duress about two hours before
Mr.. Newman's arrival.


[Camden Journal,
Year: 1866

genius Of our free institutions, and
fatal to a high civilization. One
party fails at one point, and one at
another In asking yor suffrages
believing alike in free men and
free trade-I could not represent
either party as now constituted.


Nevertheless, as an independent
candidate, I desire an election at
this time as rebuke to the domi-
nant party for its retrogressive
legislation, in so amending the
Constitution as to make invidiOus
distinctions on the ground Of sex.


That instrument recognizes as
persons all citizens who obey the
laws and support the State, and if
the Constitutions Of the several
States were brought into harmony
with the broad principles Of the
Federal Constitution, the women
Of the nation would no longer be
taxed without representation, or
governed without their consent.
One word should not be added to
that great charter ofrights to the
insult or injury Of the humblest of
our citizens. l would gladly have
a voice and vote in the Fortieth
Congress to demand universal
suffrage, that thus republican
form Of government might be Sc
cured to every State in the Union.


If the party now in ascendancy
makes its demand for negro suf-
frage" in goodfaith, on the ground
Of natural right, and because the
highest good Of the State demands
that the RcputIlcan IDEA be Vinol-
Gated, on no principle Of justice OF
safety can the women Of the na-
tion be ignored.


In view Of the fact that the
freedmen Of the South and the mil
lions of foreigners now crowding
our Western shores, most ofwhom
represent neither property, educa-
tion or civilization, are all, in the
progress Of events, to be enfran-
chised, the best interests Of the
nation demand that we outweigh
this incoming paupcrism, igno-
rance and degradation, with the
wealth, education and refinement
Of the women Of the Republic. On
the high ground of safety to the
nation and justice to its citizens, [
ask your support in the coming
election.


ELIZABETH CADY STANTON.
Year: 1866

An INc1DENT.-As a train ofcars
was last week approaching the
suspension bridge, near Niagara,
the conductor found q young man
who could not pay his fare. The
poor fellow was evidently in the
last stage of consumption, and
emaciated to skeleton proportions.
He,sat by himself, and his eyes
were red, as though he had been
weeping; but the law of the com
pany could not be transgressed,
and he must leave the train. Not
a person moved or spoke as. the
conductor led him from his seat,
all shivering with the cold; but
Just as he reached the door a
beautiful girl arose from her seat,
and with bright, sparkling eyes,

demanded the amount charged for
the poor invalid.


The conductor said So, and the
young and noble girl took that
sum from her pocket-book, and
kindly led the sick youth back to
his seat: The action put to shame
several men who had witnessed
it, and they offered to "pay half"
but the whole-souled woman in
dignantly refused the assistance.
When the train arrived in Albany
the young protectress gave the
invalid money enough to keep
him over night, and send him to
his friends the next morning.
Year: 1866




The stockholders ofthat infuen-
tial and wealthy corporation, 'the
Louisville and Nashville Rail
Road" at their annual meeting on
1st October, determined upon the
extention Of their Lebanon Branch
Road from "Crab Orchard" it's
present terminus, to the Tennessee
line, at point to which the Knox
vile and Kentucky Rail Road is
now being built.


This fact in itself would be an
unimportant event, but for it's
ultimate bearing on the prospect
Of the Blue Ridge Road. When
the great Northwest crosses the
Ohio River, on a permanent iron
bridge, which is' being con-
structed at Louisville and journeys
Southwark to Knoxville, over an
unbroken line of frst-class rail
roads, it will not be for the purpose
of making Knoxville it's depot.
Far from 1.-THE stream Of travel,
the gigantic tonnage from the
vallies Of the Ohio and Mississippi,
and from the shores Of the great
lakes, are seeking an outlet on the
South atlantic coast, and the connect
ing link is the Blue Ridge Rail Road.


We may crowd it out Of sight
under the more urgent needs of
the present times, some may say
lit will never be-" but the seeds
planted in the "Rabun Gap" must
grow and will bring US ample
returns.


Three millions of money in tun-
nels, in masonry and in actual
road, is too important fact to be
overlooked, when the commerce of
the great West shall have reached
Knoxville, It will not be over
looked if our people will but do
their duty. Admit that they have
no money now for any rail road
enterprises-good will does not
cost anything. Let US then never
forget the Importance of keeping
this project always in mind, and if
we cannot work ourselves, this
year or next year, the year after
may bring US a helping hand.


Our authority for the statement
Of the proposed extensiont to Knox
vile, is a letter received here re-
Gently from that able rail road
officer, Albert Fink, Esq, Engineer
of the Louisville and Nashville
Rail Road.


A German by birth, he has, by
his great ability and indomitable
energy, gathered around him a
wide circle offriends in his adopted
home, and our own merchants who
visited. Louisville in June last,
speak with much feeling Of his
courtesy and his words of good
cheer in behalf of our Blue Ridge
Rail Road.-Charlest0n Courier.
Year: 1866

up, but in an instant | was seized by pow
erful hand, and handkerchief, which is
the instrument used by the Thugs in their
work, was twisted around my neck man,
aged to thrust my left hand between the
fold of the handkerchief and my throat, and
thus prevented the scoundrel from strang
ling me at once. By a powerful effort
succeeded in gaining my feet, but the fel-
low hung on to me with almost superhu
man strength. I was counted then one OF
the most powerful men in the army, and
was much larger and heavier than my an.
tagonist, but it was just as much as | could
do to keep him from mastering me. By the
dim light of the moon which struggled in
through the opening of the tent recognized
in my adversary my native spy Ali. Like
lightning it flashed across my mind that
the whole affair was plot. All had been
sent to win my confidence and throw me off
my guard. The shooting of the Thug a
week back had been simply part of the
plot | knew that had powerful and des-
perate man to deal with, and | nerved my
self to the task before me-


"The fellows grip Oh the handkerchief
was like that of a vice, and it seemed that
he would crush my left hand. The strain
on my throat was terrible, and | felt that
unless it was released very speedily would
be at his mercy


"a novel and desperate plan presented
itself to me in this emergency and at once
proceeded to put it into execution.


"Bracing myself for mighty effort, |
sank back slowly, as if being gradually
overcome, and Ali with triumphant glance
frightened his grip on my throat, and bent
over me until his flashing eyes were Just
above my face. With sudden bound |
sprang forward, recovering myself and
throwing Ali backward. At the same in
stant | spit, with true aim, a mouthfu of
tobaccojuice straight into his eyes Thor
oughly astounded and thrown off his guard
he relinquished his hold on the handkerchief
and with yell Of pain clapped his hands
to his eyes. This was just what had eX-
pected and in another instant put him out
of the way of doing more harm by sending
a pistol-bullet through his head.


"The next morning the expedition had
sent out returned, bringing two prisoners
with them. From these learned that my
would-be assassins was no other than the
notorious chief Of the Thugs, RuDihcct, who
had sworn to take my life in revenge for
the damage had inflicted upon his sect.


/" In month more | returned to Calcut-
ia, having thoroughly accomplished the
work assigned me-"
Year: 1866

A LAW JoKE.--A lawyer of fluid tenden-
cies was discussing some nice point of law,
and getting out of patience at the inability
of the court to take his own view of it,
said the intellect of the court was 50 dark
a flash of lightning could not penetrate it.
The Judge, being a newcomer, and not
knowing the peculiarities and failings Of
the man, imposed severe punishment on
him for contempt of court. Some of the
lawyers friends stated the case to his hon
or, and the punishment was remitted ON
the condition that he should publicly apol-
ogize to the court. He was accordingly
brought up the following morning, and
made amends by saying


I" | regret very much that said, in the
heat of the moment, that the intellect of
the court was SO dark lightning could not
penetrate it. guess it could 1t is a gerry
penetrating thing"
Year: 1866

A FATAL DRINKING WAGER-A foolish
wager was made at wine shop which re-
suited in death At a breakfast, where
the conversation turned on the quantity of
drink which person could take, a Brick
layer, named Florentine, made a bet that
he would drink twelve glasses of wine
when the clock of the Tuileries was strik-
ing twelve. He drank three glasses be-
fore the clock had struck three times AT
the next glass he stopped to breathe AT
the seventh he began to drink more slow
ly but, making an effort he drank off the
eighth gllss. He then turned very pale
and breathed with difficulty His friends
wished to stop the wager, but he said he
would go on, come what might, and swa
lowed the ninth glass. He had hardly emp
tied the glass when he fell down senscless
A surgeon was sent Tor but in spite of al
his efforts, the foolish man died in three
hours.
Year: 1866

CASTING OUT DEvLs-NVe have a friend
Methodist preacher, and jolly fellow he
is. He has a large muscular frame with
corpulence to correspond has a huge hand
with powerful grip-save us from giving
him serious offence if he were a common
sinner has inexhaustibe vitality, and
would not be over-del icate in perpetrating
joke, even if it should be a little rough
and has withal LONELINESS which his com
plexion does not greatly relieve. This
friend Of ours is an earnest worker, and
has well earned reputation as revival
lst. Some years ago he was holding q
meeting at which quite an interest was
awakened A number of persons had come
to the mOurners seat, and some had been
converted. One evening a group, co ,sist-
ing OF two or three young men and as many
young ladies, were present, whose object
in coming was to have mcrriment Our
friend the minister having noticed their ma
noeuvreS for a while, and thinking it was
time they were checked, found his way to
them, and addressing himself to the young
men, kindly requested them to observe the
decorum befitting the place. One Of them,
whose ideas of pOlitcness were hardly up
to the mark, venturcd in a rather ungra-
cious manner to reply that they " had I'M
derstood that miracles were worked there,
and they had come to see some performed -
Upon this our robust friend, the minister,
coolly took the young man by the coat col
lar, deliberately led him down the aisle,
and, opening the door, without further GER
emony landed him outside, quietly remark
ing, We do not work miracles here, but
we cast out devils !"
Year: 1866

The PREsENT.--In order to enjoy the pre-
sent, it is necessary to be intent on the
present. To be doing one thing, and think
of another is a very unsatisfactory mode
Of spending life Some people are always
wishing themselves somewhere but where
they are, or thinking of something else
than what they are doing, Or Of somebody
else than to whom they are speaking. This
is the way to enjoy nothing, to do nothing
well, and to please nobody 1t is better to
be interested with inferior persons and IN
ferior things than to be Indifferent to the
best. A principal cause Of this indiilor-
ence is the adoption Of other peoples tastes
instead of the cultivation of our own-the
pursuit after that for which we are not fit.
ted, and to which consequently, we are not
ii reality inclined. This folly pervades
more or less, all classes, and arises from
the error of building our enjoyment on the
false foundation Of the worlds opinion, in
stead of being, with due regard to others
each our own world.
Year: 1866

Music is one of the fairest and most
glorious gifts Of God, to which Satan is a
bitter enemy, for it removes from the heart
the weight of sorrow and the fascination
of evil thoughts. Music is kind and gen
tie sort Of discipline it refnes the passion
and improves the understanding Those
who love music are gentle and honest in
their telnpers | always loved music, and
would not for a great matter be without
this little skill which | possess in the heav.
ly art
Year: 1866

Thus would We increase the efficiency
of the church in achieving mans redemp-
ton from his condition of sin and misery,
and enforce the claims of religion upon
the wise of this world, who now too often
dismiss it from their thoughts as fit only
to engage the attention of babes and
sucklings. l.. Il.
Year: 1866

Two friends we're on one occasion walk
ing together, when a violent storm of
thunder and lightning overlook them
One was struck dead on the spot, the
other was spared; else would the name
of the great Reformer, Martin Luther,
have been unknown to man.
Year: 1866

WEDNESDAY,. May 16-6P NJ


The tenor Of the European news received this morn
ing produced similar nutter the Stock Exchange TO
that experienced at the opening OF business Monday,
and n was followed by equally rapid return Of conf
dence and recovery Of prices There is no reason why
the European markets should exert the slightest innu
here upon other than the markets for gold
change and such Of securities as are held
largely abroad, and even these are now but little
under their control, a. current quotations sufficiently
show Our people, however, have not forgotten the
time when anteceden to the late war; British monetary
affairs really had transatlantic influence. We were
then trading on specie basis, and whenever panic
CURED in England resulted in advance in the
Of foreign exchange and drain Of specie to Europe.
Hereupon the banks always became apprehensve and
curtaled their circulation and the more they cur
tailed the closer the money market became the greater
was the run upon deposits and the more formidable
were their own embarrassmcnts Hence they
were driven to suspend specie payments in 1887
and 1857 There is just insane outcry from some
of the least informed newspapers warning the public
against an approaching crash because, forsooth dis
graceful national bank failure Washington has fol


lowed other similarly dsgraceful bank failures in the
oil regions Of Pennsylvania 1t Is therefore, well for
to say that there is danger Of crash whatever
long the currency is not seriously contracted which
it cannot be, law Of Congress specially provides
against moro than nominal reduction of It's The
cause OF great panics paper money tass is
sive imitation followed by efforts to specie pay
ments involving large reduction of the currency We
are not attempting such resumption, and conse-
quently as independent Of the British any other
foreign money market just of the
opinions OF the Shah OF Persia the Nawab OF Tan
jore regarding the question Of reconstruction Those
who accept the faling-n Of rotten timbers in
the great exhibition building constructed by Mr..
Salmon P. Chase signs Of coming storm
mistaken Tho tmbers may and probably will continue
to fall by one; but this will be the result of ncompe
tent or dishonest management among the national banks
and bad system of doing business The national bank
ing system experiment. and the failures under it
exceptional features The system will itself ut
matey prove failure, but this will by means inter-
fee with the general prosperity Of the country Never
theess in preparation for the eventual dissolution of the
system the government should withdraw all its deposits
from the national banks speedily possible, and
especially at points where there Sub-Treasures.


The quotations at the first regular board for the
leading railway shares, will be from the follow
ing table, with three tring exceptions lower at
the end Of last year. when the earnings low than
Year: 1866

despatch TO the London Times, dated Vienna, May !,
exhibits the desperate condition Of monetary Affairs
the Continent


How critical the situation how great the mistrus Is
shown by the state of the money market On Change


ays the city article Of the Nsue Fe Prcs Of April 30
this has been of the most turbulent days TO be
corded in Its annals. The usual commonplace express
sions of discouragement' or "panic'' express only
approximately the feeling that prevailed. In reality
what took place was n0thing but q complete rout or
overthrow the effects OF which acting without bounds
on every sphere of traalc went on increasing in
geomerca progression. That the value Of everything
If speak Of value when oil s made valueles suf
fered most perceptbly was not oven the most gloomy
part OF the business Of to-day. Many securities we're
not salable at any price, those which hitherto had
not been affected by political changes There has proba
bly, mover been a more dispirited day than this
Change.


The following wcrc tho cnrront quotations In London at
latest dates for gold and silver coin of different nation
Year: 1866

The Augusta, Ga, ChrOniele and Sentinel
records a fearful Christmas riot in that
city, which ought, in the absence of any
thing better, to go far toward realizing
the expectations for something upon which
to g fire the Southern heart" 1t says:


"A tin=trumpet roy occurred on the
upper end of Ellis street. on Christmas
day, which at one time promised to result
seriously. 1t commenced first by one
small boy taking said trumpet from another
small boy then bigger boy interferred;
and finally men became mixed up in the
matter. As the difficulty had its origin
with white and black boy, as the fracas
proceeded each party who came in for a
share took sides with bis own color. Be
fore it ended some shots were fred. No
one, however, was wounded. The affair
was ended by interference Of the police
Year: 1866

HATS, and


FURNISHING GOODS, &c /
which he will sell cheaper than any one else in town
he is going out of gents goods entirely IN order to
devote his exclusive attention to the establishment of
first class Ladies' store. rmb9s If
Year: 1866

superior TOILET Soar, prepared from refined
VEGETABLE OILS in combination with G1 ycERINB
and especially designed Tor the use Of LADIES' and
for the NURSERY Its perfume is exquisite, and
Its washing properties unrivalled


For sale by all druggists fe9-eolv
Year: 1866

TnE DJFTEREScE.-W Would not every
working-man, laborer and artisan like to
vote himself seventeen months back pay
and increased sixty per cent. at that? That
is what the radical congress has done
And, wha. is more, every working man,
laborer and artisan will have to pay bis
share of tue tax required 10 make up this
extra compensation.
Year: 1866

Well PCT.-Gen. "lair has been for several weeks
past engaged IN addressing the people in Missouri in
behalf OF restoration Of the Union on the basis of
the presidents programme. He is still making his
gallant fight against the radicals in that State In one
OF his late speeches he made the following decided
"bit'


One would imagine hearing the talk of the radical
congress- that we were back again to the winter of
1860 and 1861 and that JEFF Davis was still talking
Davis said lie Union man-that he loved the
republic, and devoted to its honor and renown
lie shed tears over its coming dissolution There was
one way, however, he told US, by which disunion
could he avoided. The south must have guarantees.
There must be amendments of the constitution, or
eleven States would 20 out of the Union @


The radicals to be making use of his speeches.
They say, we must have guarantees. There must be
amendments of the constitution eleven States shall
stay out Of the Union Why, feow-ctizens, the one
echoes tile other. (Cheers and laughter.j They use
the same language. They demand the same terms
Davis said, give guarantees and amendments or we
viii break up the Union. The radicals say give us
guarantees and amendments or it shall stay broken
up, Where is the difference in principle? Was Davis
rebcl2 Then the radicals are rebels Cheers
Davis said, give amendments protecting slavery or
yeu shall have no Union. The radicals say give
Us amendments DISTINGUISHING whites and enfranchis-
shall stay out till doousday you do not acquesce in
oar demands. Aud men who talk thus call us cop
parhead and denounce the president as a traitor and
a rebel, when their whole course has been moekery
of the constitution resulting in actual disruption OF


the Union, posponing hope of reconstruction, plant
ing the germs Of permanent alienation and disrust in


the hearts Of eight millions of people who one year
ago were eager in their sincere wishes to renew their
allegiance to the government.
Year: 1866

AN ACT to reduce internal taxation and to amend an
act entitled An act to proyd5 internea revenue to
support the government to pay interest on the public
debt, and for other purposes, approved June Thrift
eth eighteen hufrdFed and sixty fur and acts amen
datory thereof.