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Year: 1866

A young couple living just above
Windsor came to this city on Saturday
to visit some friends. They reside
near the shore Of the river on the other
side, and it had been their custom to
cross in a small boat and return when
ever inclination suited them. They
had been making brief VISIT in this
city last week, aud intended to return
home on Saturday morning.


A strong north west gale was blow
ing at that time, and their friends at
tempted to dissuade them from return,
ing. Especially did they think it un-
wise to venture out in a small boat,
and the safer route by the regular fer
ry was urged. But the gentleman had
every faith IN his ability to manage a
boat, no matter how the waves might
run, and his wife had equal confidence
in her husband. At least she deter
mined to accompany. him. ...,,.,....A


They accordingly sat cut. It was
scarcely daylight in the morning when
they started out. The family on the
other side Of the river expected thoir
arrival, and when the morning passed
by and they did net come anxiety be-
gan to manifest itself Shortly after
dinner ono ofthe family came to this
side to ascertain the cause Of their do
tention. Judge Of his Sstonishment to
6nd that they had act out for home
very early in the morning. As they
had not arrived, it was Immediately
conjecture that the boat had been over
turned in the gale, and that they had
drowned. Inquiry was immediately set
On foot.


A man at one Of the mills in the up
per part OF the city, who saw them set
out, reported that shortly afterwsrd
he saw a small boat, which he Identih.
ed as being the same, drifting down
the river, and bottom side up. This
seemed to decide their fate and their
friends gave them up as lost.


On Monday morning, however, the
missing couple returned to their home
70 the astonishment and delight of
their friends. 1t seems that, upon
reaching the middle of the river, they
found the gale to be much moro vio-
lent than they had supposed. When
tho full force Of the gale was felt, tho
boat was filed with water and nearly
capsiEed. The strength of = single
man could not manage. it, and it was
driven a wreck upon Belle Isle, just
above the city, Though completely
saturated with water, and nearly fro
zen with the increasing cold, the gen.
tleman and his wife managed to cling
to the little craft until it was driven
ashore. They then made their way to
one of the residences on the Isltnd,
which they reached in q benumbed
and almost fainting condition.


The gale still continuing throughout
tho day and night of Sunday, it was
impossible to reach the main land
The sapsized boat which was seen
drifting down the river on Saturday
proved to belong to Schooner which
was lying ashore and from which it
had broken away.


Bay- There is region in Oxford Co.
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:


BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO


ESTABLISH A SCALE OF DEPRECIATION


OF CONFEDERATE CURRENCY.


WHEREAS, By an ordinance of the Convention.
entitled AN 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 cutory contracts solvable in money,
whether under seal or not, made after the depre-
citation of said currency before the 1st of May,
1865 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 it enacted 6y the General assembly Of the State
of North Carolina, and ii is HEREBY enacted by the
Iuthority Of the same, That the following scale of
depreciation be and the same is hereby adopted
and established 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 1st day OF November,
1861 to the LIST day of May, 1865, to-wit


Scale Of depreciation Of Confederate currency, the
gold dollar being the unit and measure Of value,
Year: 1866

A BULL AT SEA.-The Portland Trans
cript has a notice of two year old bull
picked up at sea. The animal was found
swimming in the water, in nearly exhaus-
ted state, about three miles off Chebeague
Island, from which he had probably set out
on his aquatic excursion. Whether he was
bound on visit to his cousin John Bull, over
sea, our informant did not stop to INQUIRE
but taking the truant in tow, and OCCASION
ally assisting him in holding up his head,
brought him safe to little Chebeague, where
he is now quite recovered from his natatory
exercise. 1t isn't every day that 9 beef on
the hoof," is picked up in the sea, but when
whales come ashore to see the sights, why
shouldn't bulls go on voyage of discoyery2
Year: 1866

Mollie Trussell, the woman who killed her
paramour, George Trussell, in Chicago re-
Gently, attempted to commit suicide last week
in the Jail of that city. She tried to hang
herself to one of the bars of the grating in the
door of her cell. To the bar she tied her silk
shawl, twisted into cord, with running
moose Then standing on the chair, she fast
ened it around her neck, and deliberately
threw herself off


woman in an adjoining cell hearing the
sobs and subsequent struggles of the would
be suicide, rung the alarm bell communica-
ting with the turkeys apartment. The
turnkey Immediately made his appearance,
and the woman imparting her fears that the
inmate of the next cell was hanging herself,
he unlocked the door and found the woman
hanging we have described, and uncon-
scious. The turnkey rescued her from her
perilous position, and sent Immediately for a
physician, who administered the customary
restoratives
Year: 1866

The temper in which the Radicals propose
to heal our national troubles and make us
once more united people is shown by the SEN
thusastic applause given to such utterances
as the following made by Parson Brownlow in
his speech in Philadelphia last evening
Brownlow is to be the ruling spirit in the
Philadelphia Southern Con vention, and a very
dignified eet.tempered affair it is likely to
turn out If his speech is a specimen brick! In
this speech he said:


''The object of the rebels is to bring on
another war; and IL again You have to leave
your families, then the speaker wanted to di.
rect that army. Divide into three divisions
the first with artillery and small arms, to do
the killing, the second with torches and fur-
pentine, TO do the burning, and a third with
chains and compass, TO do the surveying-dis.
tribute the country among the people, or sell
II 10 pay the expenses OF the war"


After this we are not surprised to learn that
he sheartlily endorsed Congress in all its acts,
pronouncng it the ablest deIiberative body OF
modern times"
Year: 1866

We gave yesterday the particulars of the
murderous outrage committed by rowdies of
Anne Arundel county upon the unoffsnding
blacks attending the camp meeting at Ship
ley's Grove. We regret exceedingly to see
already manifested a disposition to screen
these scoundrels, who with similar ruffians
elsewhere are doing SO much to injure the
fair fame of the South. The attempt to gloss
over and apologize for such acts does mischief
The allegations put forth by the apolcgists for
those ruffians that the bio odshed was origiua.
ted by the squad Of praying colored people who
were there with their wives and children Is
too ridiculous TO find credence anywhere


Instead of getting up sham sin nvestigations,"
which deceive nobody, the people and author
tiles of Anne Arundel owe il to themselves to
promptly set about bringing the rowdy perpe.
traitors ofthfs dsgraceful deed to Justice Let
no ties of relations hip,-and all Anne Arun.
del is said to be related by at least some degree
of fcousinship-serye to screen the guilty par
ties. II is public duty TO show that no
Southern community tolerates such deeds


To countenance them and thus ineite their
repetition, is a treacherous blow aimed at the
Government that is struggling against such
formidable opposition to heal national dissen-
sions. and save the South from annihilation.
Year: 1866

On Monday the public schools reopen after
the usual vacation. Their character has i'm
proved year by year, until now they are a
matter OF pride TO all Washingtonians; vet
there is much room for advancement aud we
trust that every means will be taken by our
ciiy authorities to secure that progress-cer-
talnly that no retrograde steps shall be taken
More and better school buildings are required
In only one district in the city-the Third
have we school building that we can ex hibit
to the visitor without a blush of shame For
the most part our school buildings are wooden
sheds damp Easements of churches, ex-stables.
and secondhand carpenters and the
schools are constantly displaced from even
these wretched novels by the progress of i'm.
provements: and the trustees are req uired to
spend no small portion of their time in hunting
up other shed edifices, to afford some sort of a
cheap shelter for the scholars. who are thus
kept in a state of prilgrimage from one out.
house TO another. This is mortifying to the
trustees and utterly discreditable to us as a
city We hope that no Rip. van Wrinkle -Ish
spirit, discouraging the erection of suitable
school buildings, will be tolerated In either
branch of our CITY Councils
Year: 1866

THE IoUNG CATHOLICS FRIEND SOCIETY
offer an interesting and novel entertainment a.
the Park, on Monday. The annual report of
this society shows that during the past year
hundred poor children. They design sending
four hundred children TO school for the next
year. and the entertainment on Monday is 10
rarse funds for the purpose.
Year: 1866

ORDER FROM MAJOR GENERAL MEADE.


On the 18th instant an order was issued by
Major General Meade, Commanding the De-
partment of the East, assuming the command
and announcing that the staff officers of the
late military division would continue to act
until his future staff should be composed
Year: 1866

We publish this morning portion of the
speech of Mr. Fessenden, in vindication o.
the action Of the reconstruction committee
and in support of the right of Congress over
the subject matter. Mr.. Fessenden is no
radical, and is one of the very ablest States
men of the country, and his views, as well
from his position as on account of his ability,
are fairly entitled to great weight, and his
argument seems unanswerable.


Congress has rights and powers in the
premises under the Constitution as we'll as
the President, and it is essential to effective
and beneficial action that both pa rites should
strive to harmonic and unite upon some
practical solution of the difficult complca
ton
Year: 1866

The Board Of Managers Of the Soldiers and
Sailors National Asylum are called to meet here
again on the 10Th proximo, to perfect their
organization and act upon the acceptance of the
Point Lookout propertyas as a temporary refuge
for the disabled.
Year: 1866

The Naval Committee, to whom was referred
the proposition OF the Canton Land Company1oi
Baltimore to grant lands on condition of the
establishment of naval depot thereon, have
decided to reject the offer.
Year: 1866

TRAIToRous INsTIaATIoNs.-The New
York Daily News, the unwavering organ
Of the rebel element, is urging President
johnson to secure the admission Of the
Southern delegations 10 Congress BY the
exercise Of force. 1t says that day ought
to be fixed (by the President, Of coursc,)
for these Southern delegates TO take their
seats. If this process is not quietly as
sented to, then " let the President send q
detachment of Federal troops to preserve
order in the Capitol = that is, to compel
the reception of the Southern members by
force Of arms. The News expressly tells
the President, referring to his difference
with Congress on this point: Your REM
edy is force against fraud action against
conspiracy" These diabolical suggestions
may derive shadow Of support from the
story published in Memphis paper res
pecting the Presidents avowed intention
to secure the admission Of the Southern
delegations; bu. that intention, even if ex-
pressed, which is doubtful could never
have been associated with the hideous pro-
gramme foreshadowed by the News. The
only purpose, indeed, for which we repro
duce this is to show that the old poison Of
treason is still unchanged and Is still cir
culating at the North. 1t viii enly yield
to the steady adherence Of the people and
to the dissolving effect of time.
Year: 1866

GOLDEN OPINIoNs.-Wc are glad to re-
cord crowning triumph in the award OF
the gold medal of the Maryland Institute
to the elliptic sewing machine of our towns
man Captain George B. Sloat. Truly, he
is not without honor who thus wins golden
opinions, nor ore they without blame who
thrust SO valuable machine from produc-
tion in our midst to enrich others.


This is the third acknowledgment of its
superiority, gained in open competition
with all the world, which has been awarded
to the Sloat machine, and we wish it re.
membered this machine was first fostered
By the people of the South it was brought
into repute here, and was really potent
weapon in our cause, for upon it princi-
pally was our clothing made during the
war. Its inventor has cast his lot with
US, and faithfully met every duty like q
man and citizen. He is now superintend-
ent Of one of our largest manufacturing
works, and we call upon our people to look
to the fosterage Of such men, for whose in:
yention our northern neighbors are proud
and clamorous in their appreciation. -,.
Year: 1866

The RrCnrNGs ENGLISH OPERA.-We
have barely room to say that the first ap-
pearance of this admirable company last
night in Mariana was most brilliant and
successful. They were at once taken into
the warmest favor by the audience, which
was so completely enraptured as to be led
to encore much too often. The perform
ers were really overta1ed. We never saw
an audience more completely delighted
this, too, notwithstanding there was NO
orchestra, and the piano alone accompanied
the vocalists. Tonight, Don Pasquale and
the full orchestra-a great treat.
Year: 1866

CAPTAIN RICHARD 6. MoRRIs.-Ws are
crati6ed to learn that our notice OF the
death of this gentleman was premature
and we trust by very many years. Captain
Morris has been for some time extremely
i'll, and on Sunday afternoon it was report
ed that he was dead. Certainly such .
report could not but be received with .
good degree ofcredulity in view of tho long
continued debility Of Captain Morris. We
trust, however, that he will be soon restored
to health, to the very great qualification of
his many friends and the inexpressible joy
Of his devoted family.
Year: 1866

GRAND DIVISION SoNs OF TEMPERANCE.
At an adjourned meeting of the Grand


Division Sons of Temperance held on last


Saturday night the Rev. William w.
Green, of Caroline county, was elected


Grand Worthy Patriarch, in place OF the
Rev. P. B. Price, who had been elected at
4 previous meeting, but whose engage
ments prevented his acceptance Of the po-
sition. The gentleman last elected has
been for years an earnest advocate Of the
cause, and he brings to his position know
ledge Of the working of the Order and q
faith in its ultimate success, which must
very materially assist him in the discharge
of the duties Of his Office.
Year: 1866

FAIR FOR ST. PArRTcK's CHrRCH.-1n
consequence of the failure to get the gas
turned on the hall in time, the opening of
this fair was postponed until tonight, when
all may attend with the assurance that
there will be no disappointment.
Year: 1866

ATTEMPTED BuRGLARY.-On Saturday
night an unsuccessful attempt was made
to break into the dry goods store of Court
ney s Son, on Broad street near Ninth, by
some burglars, who tried to prize the back
window open. The attempt failed, as the
window was too strongly fastened or the
burglars were frightened from their work
by some one passing by.
Year: 1866

f. THE County LEVY CAsE.-The following
concluding remarks Of Judge Christian in
this case were omitted in our report on
yesterday. In justice to the County Court
we now insert them: .--,,


Before conclude this opinion / desire
to say, and feel it my duty to say, in JUS
tice to the gentlemen who constitute the
County Court of Henrico, that there is no.
thing in the record, or outside of the
record, to show that they have been guilty
Of any intentional wrong in this matter
that it is q mere error Of Judgments mere
mistake as to the construction Of statute
which has seldom been construed by the
superior courts; and while they have COM
mitted an error which / feel constrained to
correct, there can be no imputation what
ever upon the motives which influenced
them. s..,.


For the reasons which have here given,
this court directs that it be certified to the
County Court of Henrico that the order Of
the County Court laying the levy should
he reversed, and that the said County
Court proceed to lay another levy, in which
they shall make up in its minutes "an ac-
count of all sums lawfully chargeable on
the county which ought to be paid within
one year, stating for what, how much, and
to whom such payment is to be made"
Year: 1866

Last Saturday the County Convention
passed a resolution unanimously request
ing Judge Spalding to give satisfactory
assurances that he will stand by the Union
party as against President johnson. The
Herald published the resolution in its re-
port of the convention, but uttered not
one word of comment. Yesterday
the LEADER reiterated the sentiment
of that resolution, and forthwith the Her
aid went into the rampage, and, awful to
relate, read the LEADER out of the partylll
That is, it made ludicrous attempt to
do so. We will ask our modest johnson
cotemporsry why it did not direct its
puny efforts against the members of the
County Convention and read them out of
the party? They did precisely the same
thing as the LEADER did.


The Herald is great on making false
statements" but the statement it made
yesterday that the LEADER bolted the
nomination of Judge Spslding, is the most
utterly false statement it ever made.


The LEADER expects to support Judge
Spalding, but when such a politician as
Mr. Senter, the real owner of the Herald
establishment has deserted the Union
party and rumors has it that his bosom
political friend, Judge Spalding, intends
to follow suit, we must have satisfactory
assurances that the party will not be
sold. For demanding such assurances
the Herald utters a windy proclamation
reading the LEADER out of the party
The soft pated fool of that concern has
more than his share of conceit-in fact he
has it to such an extent as to make him.
self absolutely deformed by his exhibition
of it-ss was illustrated in his sheet of
yesterday.


To relieve the trouble of our johnson
cotemporary, we will say that if Judge
Spalding's constituents should respectfully
ask him to define his position as to his
future political course, it is their right so
to do, our sapient Postmaster editor to
the contrary notwithstanding So the
best thing our cotemporary can do is to
try and get off from that fence he has
been on so long, and keep cool.
Year: 1866

Our johnson cotemporary, the Herald,
with a modesty unheard of has read the
LEADER out of the Union party, forsooth
because it insisted upon Judge Spaldings
giving satisfactory assurances that he will
not go over to Johnsonism. Before the
Herald undertakes to read the LEADER
out of the party, perhaps it had better
first read itself into the party, from which
it deserted in order to retain the Cleve-
land Postmastership.
Year: 1866

Our afflicted Postmaster has been on
the fence so long, the upper slab of which
being filed with ugly splinters and sliv-
ers, that he is now in a most distressing
situation. Heretofore he has been de-
pending upon the Head Center to keep
him up by applying salve and ointment
to the lacerA.sd parts, but since that in
dividual has skedaddled to the johnson
camp, no one is left so mean to perform
that duty. Benedict is already exclsim-
ing, Pity the SORROWS Of poor Office
holder
Year: 1866

The Herald undertook to be very face
tious in its last issue by saying that it
g understands Mr. Cowles will run as the
bolters candidate for Congress" Mr..
G. never made such an ass Of himself as
Mr.. Benedict did last winter when he
modestly asked some members of the
Legislature to propose his name as a can
didate for the United States Senate.
Year: 1866

"The trust which you commit to me, Faith
ers and Brethren, is one of grsvest respon-
sibiIity, and if we're obliged to feel that it
must fall on me alone or chiefly, could
not accept the responsibility. The fathers
under whose fostering care the work has
been carried on these thirty years and
more, are still spared to US. The habit of
looking up to them for counsel and encour-
agement, INDUCED through many years of
connection with the college as pupil and
teacher, must cling to me still; and while
they live and labor here, it will be relief
to know that the burden rests first on them.
Under such genial shade it hss been my
pleasure and Joy thus far to live and work.
God grant me the privilege for many years
to come.'


After this graceful exordium, the Pres
ident spoke in terms of fitting praise of
his associates of the faculty, Of the mass of
students and OF the community which en-
bosoms the college, whose excellencies, he
said, rendered his task lighter.
Year: 1866

A number Of our citizens have expressed
q determination to secure, if possible, a suit
able park where the delightful and healthful
exercise Of skating may be indulged in with
safety during the coming winter. A meet
ing is called at the Board Of Trade rooms
on Monday evening next at G:3O o'clock for
the purpose of organizing a skating club,
and all lovers Of that pleasant recreation are
invited to be present. The project is good
one, and we trust that large attendance
will be had on this occasion.
Year: 1866

There has been tremendous fall in prices
in the wholesale markets Of New York and
other cities within the last few days, and the
bottom is not reached yet "Satan's king
dom" Of speculation is tumbling down. 1t
is not probable, however, that the news will
reach our friends Of the retail persuasion in
this city for several months to come. Ifyou
pay huckster dollar and half for pair
of chickens once he will exact seventy-fve
cents apiece for chickens during the remain,
der Of his existence as huckster.
Year: 1866

WE are shivering with cold. Would th..
some of our delinquent subscribers would
bring US some wood. They certainly would
if they only knew that we are entirely out of
wood; wouldn't they' No questions asked,
and the wood shall not be re-measured.
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 complete stock of Spring and Sum-
mer goods in the county as there is in my
store. l shall continue to keep it we'll 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