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Year: 1867

A correspondent of the Charles
ton Mercury is giving a report of
his experiences and observations


while making a tour in the North.


He thus speaks of what he heard


and said among the Democrats of


Connecticut:


''The Democrats indorse Gov.


Perry's mo Convention policy


They say the South seeded with


out cause, but now has abundant
cause for revolution, and ought
not, by any acduiescence, to virtu-
ally indorse the Radical pleas
ures. They bitterly denounce
the military governments now
ruling with despotic sway over
once proud and sovereign States,
and are especially severe upon
that hyper-excessive negrophilism
which gives every thing to gentle
men of color and practically
maintains that white is no color
at all-at ALL


: "To all this we had but one re-
ply: Gentlemen, it may do very
well for you to talk of revolution;
but we have had enough of it.
We have not the power, if we
had the desire, to repeat any such
Our policy and our
desire is peace, and the arts of
peoce we would cultivate. If
there is to be any more revoIu-
ton, you must kick it up among
yourselves. The man who has
his hand in the lions mouth, if a
sensible man will do nothing to
lrritate the animal. If military
governments are obnoxious, we
can be relieved of their presence
only by the restoration of civil
rule; this can only be effected by.
our return to the Union, and for
this there is but one road open
all others lead astray.'"
Year: 1867

+ The Mobile Tribune tells the
following:


A few days since Smith got in
to the street car, which was very


much crowded, and seeing no i'm


mediate prospect to obtain a seat,
he pushed on up the car to the


front and took hold Of a strap,


and commenced an inspection of


the passengers, a majority of
whom were ladies. One young
lady, whose countenance and dress


plainly indicated that she was


some rustic beauty, upon her first


visit to the great city of Mobile,


attracted his special attention.
! He was gazing in admiration at
her rosy cheeks and wondering
how she would manage to get her
barrel hoop into its proper shape
after such jam, when the con-
ductor started through to collect
his fare. He at last reached the
rustic beauty, who was decked
out in a gorgeous manner with
fantastically arranged red ribbons,
and who seemed to be attempt
ing to reach down as if to get
something she had dropped on the
floor, and in polite tone reques.
ted her to lay in his palm a dime
note. What was his surprise
when the following words issued
from her rosy lips: 'Look a here,
mister, alters, when | travels,
carries my money in my stocking,
for you see nothin can get at it
thar; and I'd thank you jist to reich
it for me as I'm SO jammed ! can't
get at it, The conductor, who
was young and quite modest
withal, looked at the other passen-
gers, some of whom were laugh
ing at his predicament; two young
ladies blushed scarlet, put their
hands to their faces, peeped through
their fingers and commenced gig
Cling. The young man stood
still but moment, and rushed
to the rear platform, muttering
something about passenger want
ing to get on. He concluded to
stand the loss of the fare rather
than to get it in that manner
before so many people.
Year: 1867

PICKLED EGGs.-In the counties
of Hants and Dorset, in England,
picked eggs constitute a very
prominent feature in the farm
house and. store-roQms, insomuch
that they would be considered by
the industrious housewife but in
differently furnished without them.
The mode in which good DANES
pickle them is simply thus:-At
the season of the year when their
stock of eggs is plentiful, they
cause some four or six dozen to be
boiled in a capacious saucepan un.
til they become quite hard. They
then, after removing the shells,
lay them carefully in large mouth
ed jars, and pour over them scald-
ing vinegar, well seasoned with
whole pepper, allspice, few races
of ginger, and a few cloves
When cold they are bunged down
close, and in a month are fit for
use. When eggs are plentiful, the
above pickle is by no means ex-
pensive; and as an ascetic accom-
paniment to cold meat, it cannot
be outrivaled for piquancy.
Year: 1867

CUTTING GLASS UNDER WATER


WITH SCIssoRs.-The American AR.
tisan republishes from the London


Photographic News the following


account of a process for cutting
glass, which might be useful in
cases where a glaciers diamond
cannot be procured:


''In order to insure success, two
points must be attended to; first
and most important, the glass
must be quite level while scissors
are applied; and second, to avoid
risk, it is better to begin the cut
ting by taking off small pieces at
the corners and along the edges, land
so reduce the shape gradually to
that required, for if an attempt is
made to cut the glass all at once to
the shape, as we would cut piece
Of cardboard, it will most likely
break just where it is not wanted.
Some kinds Of glass cut much bet
ter than others; the softer glasses
cut best. The scissors need not
be at all sharp, as their action
does not depend much upon the
state of the edge presented to the
glass. When the operation goes
on well, the glass breaks away
from the scissors in small pieces,
in o straight line with the blades.
This method has often proved
very useful in cutting ovals, ETC.,
which would be very expensive if
out; and though the edges
are not so smooth as may be desir-
ed for some purposes, the method
is worth knowing"
Year: 1867

Abiding to the Radical howl
about prescription, Albert Pike
remarks: 1t is nonsense to talk
about prescription for opinion
sake. We are not engaged in a
political campaign or controversy.
It is soar against us. We resist
the robbery of our human rights.
The men who take them from
us are our bitter enemies, hate
ful and detestable to us. Even
the worm, trodden on, has the
sight of self-defence. Are we to
looe those by whose votes Brown
lows State Guards infest the
State of Tennessee? Shall we
employ the negro, who, just eman-
cipated, and wonderfully invested
with the right of suffrage, votes
to deprive us of that right? The
Radicals offer the persuasive bribe
of confscation, and forty acres of
land for each. Is it any longer
a moral wrong for as to apply the
argunaentuna ad homiuem, by de-
termining no longer to hire or
employ those who take this bribe,
or even to bug their votes, with
money, if we can? No. When.
the right of suffrage was given
them, a vast market was opened,
in which votes are for sale. That
is the inevitable result Of SO cheap
ening and degrading the franchise.
When the brigand's knife is at
your throat, you have the right
to buy him off.


1t is an equal folly to deal with
white men who vote to continue
your subjugation. It is but wise
and right that those who do so
should be left to lcok to their own
partisans and conspirators for sup
port. Is that persecution
Psha! it is a lawful act of self
defence.
Year: 1867

A young lady by the name of


Caroline Law, in Clinton, Illinois,
over two years ago, after washing
windows, was replacing them,
when she stuck her hand through
the glass, running several long
pieces into her hand. After
several days physician was call
ed, and, as supposed, the glass all
extracted. But it appears not to
have been the case, as large
quantity was left in the hand,
which soon made its appearance
under the skin on her arm, and
was cut out by her surgeon. 1t
continued spreading until it has
extended to all parts of her body.
Six months ago it caused the lock-


jaw, with which she was afflicted
for about six weeks, during which
time she partook of no sustenance,
except that which she could
drink through her clenched teeth.
At present she is raving maniac
more than half the time, and in
such agony as words will not des-
cribe, and too incredible to tell
At intervals she is rational, able
to sit up and do some work. Up
to a few days ago, over twelve
hundred pieces of glass had been
cut out of her fesh.-DeKaB
Neacs.
Year: 1867

At a negro meeting held near
Charlottesville, Virginia, on the
4th, a colored preacher was the
chief spokesman. He said he
would be satisfied with nothing
less than absolute social as well
as political equality, and he would
not think reconstruction properly
effected until he could enter the
parlor of the best white man in
the land, and be addressed as
"Mr. Lindsay" He urged the
negroes to elect a black Governor
and a fair share of the Legislature,
one Senator and all the Congress
men they could get.
Year: 1867




lutte despotism, and of course i
cannot last longer than it viii
take to get it decided by the high
| Courts.


| Now, suppose we help Brown
low in this effort to take away
the liberties of the people,
What will be our condition when
the white people get free? This
cannot last long. Nearly all the
people in the State, except the
Office holders of the Radicals,
here and elsewhere, are beginning
to say they will not sustain such
a despotism as this is. Men are
getting their eyes open every
where, and they are coming out
against such acts of despotism.-
This reign of despotic madness
can't last.


Why, in many Of the counties
the Registrars just disregard the
law, and set themselves up to de-
termine who shall have certificates.
IF we help these men, or seem to
stand by them, or 60 into the
Leagues with them, we mustexpect
the white people to look upon us
as enemies. Whenever we help
to deprive the people of the South
of their right to vote, and join in
with men who disregard all law
just for the sake of Office, we may
expect bitterness by the people
injured towards us.


In the first place, it is not right
that this course should be pursued
by us. We should at least be con-
tent with what the Federal Gov
ernment does towards the people
of the South. If they have been
pardoned by the Federal Govern
ment, we should say amen to it.


In the second place, it is against
our interest to pursue this course.
We cannot live among the people
of this country if we become their
enemies. The whole country
would be constantly in a state of
wa4 and the strongest party would
drive out the weak.


The men who are stirring up|
this strife are not our real friends
they are trying to use us for their
own purposes, without caring what
becomes of US after they accomplish
their purposes. |


We know the old citizens of |
this country, and we know we
can rely on what they say; and
if they pretend to be our friends,
we can depend upon them. Stran-
gers may be good men, or they
may be bad men, and we had bet
ter stick by those we know, es-
pecially when it is right to do SO.


If, by taking sides with the
Conservatives in the approaching
election, we relieve the white peo-
pie from their present Brownlow
bondage, we make them our last
ing friends; whereas, if we help
the party trying to keep them
down, we make them enemies for
life.


There is great change going
on here among the colored people,
who are getting their eyes open.
| hope, all over the country, you
will study the true interests of our
race and act the part Of freedmen,
and become a Christian people.


ELIAS POLK.


NASHVILLE, JUNE %, 1867.
Year: 1867

The women ought to make a
pledge not to kiss man who uses
tobacco, and it would soon break
up the practice; and a friend of
ours says they ought also to pledge
themselves to kiss every man
that don't use it-and we 60 for
that too.
Year: 1867

The reason women never starn-
mer is because they talk so fast a
stammer has got no chance to get
in. People stutter because they
hesitate. But who ever knew a
woman to hesitate about any,
Year: 1867

TnE WAPolPrSIcoN BRipGB.-It will be
seen by notice elsewhere, that the bridge
company Is now fully organized and ready
to commence work. They have called for
20 per cent Of the stock which they wish
pa'o previous to the meeting to be held on
the 2oth. at the house OF Mr.. Stevens, near
where the bridge is to be located. Mr..
hoot. hsause. the efficient Secretary, has
been hard at work to get the enterprise
through, and has spent considerable time
to that effect. lie informs us that the D..
venpcrt subscription il about 81 900 short
II our business men fully comprehend the
importance Of tho bridge. they will now
take hold Of the matter in earnest, The
Board Of Directors think with proper a..
sistance from our citizens. they can put the
bridge up this Fall. All will see the inn
portance of this step and the advantage to
our trade. Much that would come here
during the winter and spring goes elsewhere
on account Of the stream being impossible.
Those Of our business men and citizens
who will be benefited by this bridge, and
who have a. yet done nothing in the way
of subscriptions, should nov come forward
and put down their naaes, and let the
eeDpany 80 to work at snss.
Year: 1867

Since Gen. Siokles has set himself in
opposition TO President johnson certain
radical papers have discovered that il
was he aud not Gen. Meade who won
the battle of Gettysburg. The Herald
devotes a column yesterday to bolster
ing up this preposterous theory. The
same claim was put forward some time
since in the same paper by sickles him
self, through a friend, but it was
promptly answered by all the leading
generals who were in the battle and who
were aware Of the facts in the case, and
they were unanimously of the opinion
that bad not Gen. Sickles lost his leg in
that engagement he would most certainly
have been eashiered for imperiling the
whole army by his needless dispositions


Gen. Sickles was no exception to other
lawyer generals-all of whom failed in
the iield. He was put in command and
kept in com mand by stanton who was
his counsel in a well known and painful
event in his life. Gen. sickles is fairly
entitled to sll the glory he has won ia
his contest with the firemen of Charles
ton, but the battle of Gettysburg was
won by a very different and very much
more modest officer.-M y World.
Year: 1867

A cottage residence Of ten roOms, with lot
60XlO0, in the city Of Chicago, H., only three
quar- ers Of a mile from the heart Of the city,
and within one ocK Of the street railroad in
tersecting every part Of the city, Valued at
Year: 1867

The Nashville Union and Dispatch says
that BrownlOw's attempt to deceive the ne
gro into the belief that he was the friend of
his emancipation and his race, at the thir-
teenth hour, and to make him a slave to his
own ambitious designs, is turning out badly
for him. The negroes say they cannot be
cheated in that way. They have been hear
ing Of him as the great Southern apostle of
slavery for these many years. Alas for
Brownlow:


He digged a well he digged it deep


He digged it for his brother,


And then himself he tumbled in


The nit be died for .tother.,
Year: 1867


In form and feature, face and lizab.
grew so like my brother,
That folks got taking ne for him,
And each for one another,
It puzzled all, both kith and kin;
It reached a dreadful pitch
For one Of Us was born a twin,
And not a soul knew which
One day. to make the matter worse
Before our names were fixed,
As we were being washed by nurse.
We got completely mixed,
And 50 you see, by fate's decree,
Or rather nurses whim,
My brother John was christened me
And I was ehristened 'him.'
The fatal likeness ever dogged
Our footsteps when at school,
For was always getting fogged,
If John turned out fool;
In fact. year after year the same
Absurd mistakes went On,
And when I died the neighbers came
And buried brother john!
Year: 1867

A pair of boots made on the last of the
MOhicans, with two Of the spurs Of the
Rocky Mountains on the heel


Some butter made from the cream Of g,
joke, and pound Of cheese from the milk
Of human kindness


The screw that was loose somewhere.
Some shingles from the roof Of the motth.
Some feathers from a gin cocktail.
A blast from Cape Horn.


a huke from the anchor Of hope.


A ray from the light Of other days.
A lawyer that never told lie.


The whistle for which too much is paid.
The shilling that bought too much pork.
The merchant that under rates his goods.
The sow's ear out Of which a silk purse
can be made.


The flee that was skinned for bis hide and
tallow.


A glass or wbiskey out Of the sling with
which David slew Goliah.


A heavy weight from a sky-hght from
which great paIas were taken.


Some Of the larks that fell with the skies.
4 piece Of flint from the rock Of ages
A drawer from the freedmans bureau.
The arrest Of the man who struck oil.
Year: 1867

STRIKE AMoS8 THE NEGRO CooPERs At
THE WAREHoUsEs.-Ther has been for
some days past an evident disposition on


the part Of the negro coopers employed In


the various tobacco warehouses in this city


to strike for higher wages, and 1t culmi-
mated in all Of them banding together on
Monday and demanding an increase from
sl:35 to sI.50 per day. The inspectors
refused to acquiesce in their demand,
with the exception Of one warehouse,
which had large break on that day,
and were compelled to employ their coop
ers at the advanced rate. Yesterday,
however, all the inspectors Of tobacco
in the city resolved not TO yield to tho
demands Of the coopers; and they are
consequently now walking about the streets
or standing at the corners near tho ware
houses in squads brewing mischief. This
step will cause trouble TO the tobacco trade
for day or two only. as measures viii 10
at once taken to supply their places wita
white coopers. We are pleased 70 RECORD
this action Of the tobacco inspectors, ana
hope they viii stand to their resolution
They will be sustained by the whole trsde'
Year: 1867

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CouRT.-There
was nothing done of interest in this court
Yesterday. The grand jury was called, but
made DO presentments, and was remanded
back to the iury-room by the Judge. The
Court will adjourn about the close OF the
week
Year: 1867

ACKNOwLEDGMENT.-T officers of the
Methodist Sunday School Society of Rich
mond return the thanks of the Association
to Professor Wyman for the handsome
contribution Of the proceeds Of the matt
nee yesterday. afternoon, amounting to
s55 II, to be used in providing clothing for
the destitute children Of the schools.
This is a commendable act of liberality on
the part Of the Professor, and we hope
that it will incite our citizens generally to
give to the needy in these trying times.
Year: 1867

Mrs. LANDER.-To-night Mrs. Lander
will make her last appearance in Rich
mond for this season, and we hope there
will be considerable increase in the num-
ber of persons to greet her. Thus far her
audiences have been shamefully small, and
she has deserved better at the hands of
the Richmond people:
Year: 1867

The RAILRoAD. AGAIN.-We again re.
mind our people. that the County Board
will meet in about ten days, and that the
petitions asking for vote qi the Rail-
road subscription. should Be sent 10. sign
ed by enough voters to obtssa an election.
With energy. it is not yet % late; but
we fear that energy is Bring. The
projectors of the road are Axious that
something should be done SION. They
give the route through this County the
preference. and will not consider any 9th
er. if aid is given here. But if it is not.
they will run the road where the best in.
ducements are held out. Brown County
is working hard to secure it. and the
Company will negotiate there. If Doni-
phan refuses to act. When It is too late,
the people of this County will realize
what they have lost by their suicidal up.
athy. Half dozen energetic men could
take the petitions in hand. and in Eve
days time could secure sufficient nun.
ber of signatures to answer the purpose.
II they would. We ore afraid it will not
be done. = os'A a9
Year: 1867

re- In the Dominion Of Canada. there
is an Office entitled the Knight of the
Bath. As Henry Clay Dean is dissatis-
fed with the Government of the United
States. perhaps he could combine pleas
ure with utility. by going to Canada and
beco ming Knight of the Bath.
Year: 1867




His Trial.


From the Cincinnati Gazette Nov. Is.


There are people yet who think that
something is TO be gained or some prin-
ciple established hy the trial of Jefferson
Davis, end day by day the approaching
trial is announced. What is TO be accom-
plshed by it? Is il to convict him Of trea.
son? Who believes that a Virginia Jury,
legally drawn, can be had TO do that? Aud
if he were convicted, what then? Why
should he be punished when Lee and all
the rest were discharged without cohdio
lions? Is this government going to revive
the Jewish scape-goat institution, and pile
all the sins of the rebellion on one man in
order 10 cancel them all in the lump by a
fne ? Or is this trial to be had in order TO
decide whether secession is right? Think
Of this government, after calling ont a
million of men TO put down the rebellion,
submitting its right TO do 80 10 q jury of
twelve men in a Rebel State.


And what il the jury should acquit him
Then il will have been decided at law that
secession is right, and that the government
committed a crime by resisting il; and as
an illegal order is no defense 10 the agent,
all our soldiers who carried on the war will
have been found guilty of murder. What
a splendid contamination this would be for
our imbecile officiousness in demanding a
trial of Jefferson Davis. A jury trial is
not ft for the head Of a great belligerent
power that carried on a terrible war for
four years. The right of the nation to sub
due rebellion is not thing to he sub
mitted 10 any jury. 1t is not fit TO execute
a penalty ON one man out Of belligerenl
power that put half a million Of armed
men in the field, and after We have dis
charged all the resi.


Jefferson Davis is it subject for John
sons pardon. This ignominy may serve
in the place Of penalty. We know moth
ing more humiliating that We can do L
him, than to have him owe his discharge
TO Johnson's pardon. Lei him have this
and let as stop the farce Of trial which i
announced as close at hand.
Year: 1867

Important Legal Decision by Judge


Giles, In the Case of q Libel Against


the Ship Maggie Hammond.


ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO EVENING TELEeRAPH.l


BALTIMORE, Oct. 26.-Judge Giles, in the
United States District Court, this morning de
livered long and very able opinion in the case
of libel against the ship Maggie Hammond.
The Judge decided the contract to ship iron
from port i'll England to Montreal, Canada,
had been palpably broken by the owners of the
vessel, in consequence Of the delay in the de-
livery of iron of nearly four months, owing to
the vessel getting damaged, but it was the duty
of the contractors to have employed another
vessel, or other means, when they found their
own ship could not perform her voyage home.
According to maritime law, there was evident ne
glect and palpable violation Of contract, and as
thereby three hundred tons had declined ma
terally in value owing TO the delay OF its de-
livery, he would award the difference of price,
which amounted to some seven thousand dol
lars, against the ship Maggi' Hammond and
her owners. Many very nice and novel points
were covered by this decision.
Year: 1867

The Journal dL Loire-et- GdrOnne relates that
two ladies leading little sucking pig by string
entered the Agen Railway station three days
back, but before taking their tickets asked
whether they would be allowed to carry their
fused, and the two intended travellers went
away; some time after they returned, one of
them carrying what appeared to be a baby, with
its face carefully covered over. They took their
tickets and were about to get into the train,
when the station-master who had not forgotten
their previous request, advanced, and remark
ing, "Oh, what a beautiful childn passed his
hand over its head. grunt of satisfaction was
the reply to his caress. The ladies, finding that
their scheme was discovered, preferred to
abandon their journey rather than travel with
out their strange companion.
Year: 1867

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