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Year: 1867

The VIRGINIA FREEDMEN.-The aAfricau
Methodist Episcopal Conference Of Virginia. -
at its recent session at Petersburg, adopted a
report on the estate OF the country" in which
this passage occurs: lin very many of the
districts of the country, where the dependence
OF the colored people upon the white. and the
white upon the colored, has been so comp plets
good feeling exists toward us: and efforts to-
day are making by our white brethren in the
southern states to benefit us religiously and
otherwise
Year: 1867

turn from hatboat voyage to New Or
leans. | had the pleasure Of perusing
the curiosity. II related that on the
down voyage he had suffered from rheu-
matism. aud from this fact upon reach.
ing New Orleans he had been persuaded
TO take passage on the Orleans, the first
boat built in the West, and then the only
one running He arrived at Natchez in
nine days, and there purchased horse
Pursuing his way on horseback he ar
rived at Newport in thirty.one days.
The Ohio and Mississippi had been very
high that season, inundating the low
lands several feet, destroying the crops
of corn, cotton and vegetation as far
down as Point Coupee, where the levees
commenced aud afforded protection from
overflow.


The old man also told US how Bache-
lor's bend got its name, TWAS first set.
tied by a number of bachelors from
Kentucky, Geo. Warfeld and others, all
of whom persistently refused all induce
ments to enter into matrimonial alliance.
Like the fair maids of certain locality,
they knew not that


Earlier aud happier is tho rose distilled


Than that which grows and dies


In single blessednoss -


and are determined to hold the pleasures
of connubisl bliss in profound contempt
until it is pressed upon them by some
gallant knight who can prove himself
lineal descendent Of fierce Bois Gilbert.
1t was in this way the bend was named,
and while on the subject | will relate
that during my recent wanderings /
verify believe ] got into the identical
neghborhood only the bachelors have
grown younger and have removed some
distance farther down the river. To
witness their duties and efforts to appear
happy in their bachelor abodes where
there is no fair face for miles around,
would amuse you exceedingly. An en-
tire neighborhood of them are provided
with elegant residences, each containing
number of vacant rooms, where domes-
tic happiness would be complete were
they but occupied by some gentle fair
one to enliven the scene and make it
brighter They continue to live in soli-
tude, with no soft smiles to cheer them,
and oftentimes their abodes are as dreary
still and gloomy as hermit's hut. 1t
would be worthy study for a philoso-
pher to learn how they live and do not
degenerate into tribe of barbarans.
Cotton is opening fine ly along the river
above Vicksburg, and picking will COM
mence in earnest next week. Several
farmers expect to make small shipments
by the last of the week from the Lake
Washington country. The worm is still
curled up in the leaf, and remains in
chrysalis and torpid state. The second
generation has so far not appeared.
Should they remain quiet two weeks
more they will do little or no harm-were
they to come at once they would not
prevent half crop, anywhere between
Napoleon and Vicksburg The weather
for two weeks has been dry and warm,
just the sort to encourage the farmer and
make him feel that he will realize some
thing from this years labor. On We'd
nesday last showers fell as far north as
Greenvile. They we're needed, but fears
are entertained that they will hatch out
the Second crop of worms.


CRFoTr
Year: 1867

Ma. Fresh meat is hereafter to be
shipped from the West to the great east
ern markets not on the hoof, but after
being killed and dressed. Peculiarly
constructed refrigerator cars are to be
run on the railroads for the purpose.
The experiment has been tried with the
most satisfactory results between Ohio
and New York city.
Year: 1867

Bg4- A cobbler in the east has adopted
plan of placing coal tar between the
soles and upper leather of boots, by
which it is said they are rendered i'm
pervious to water, and much more
durable. He probably took the idea
from the Nicholson pavement
Year: 1867

AES~ A messenger of the Mechanics
National Bank of Chicago was relieved
of a package containing $4,000 while
standing at the desk of the Merchants
Union Express Company in that city on
Friday.
Year: 1867

De- A plan has been devised for sup
plying the densely populated sections of
London with fresh air from the country
by means of pipes like water aud gas.
The air thus brought into the city is to
be controlled by company and sold at
q certain price per cubic foot.
Year: 1867

H6s~ An attempt was made to throw a
passenger train, on the Western Penn
sylvania r. r., from the track on Friday
night last, but fortunately the obstruction
was discovered in time to prevent any
serious consciousness.
Year: 1867

ADDRESSES to the Pope are pouring
in upon his Holiness from various
quarters. The Bishops assembled in
Rome have assured him of their fideli-
ty to his throne and to his teachings,
and declared that neither princes nor
peoples will permit the rights or au-
thority of the Pope TO be ignored. In
reply TO an Italian deputation. the Pope
said he had always done what he could
TO aid Italy, and he hoped those whothad
charge of her destinies would save her
from moral and religious ruin.
Year: 1867

AwoSIAN writes an Indignant letter
of complaint to the New York Post
against smoking in the street cars. She
says that the conductor refused to
make the smoker throw away his cigar
or leave the car, on the ground that it
was "allowable to smoke on the front
platform" and the "nice ride" she an
ticipated was quite spoiled in conse.
quence. She is only lone woman
but there are many others OF her sex
equally outraged by this brutality
which ought to be prevented.
Year: 1867

Training Horses for the Circus.
'Ha If our readers want to teach horse


the common trick of picking up hand


kerchief, let them proceed as follows !:


Spread on the sawdust white cloth con-


tanning liberal supply of oats lead the


animal around the ring and let him take
some of the corn. This is lesson No. l,


its object being to fix in the horse mind


a connection between the cloth and the


oats.i1s The march around the circle be-


ing once or twice repeated, he stops at
gthe handkerchief as a7matter of course.
BY dint of practice, say in a couple of
weeks, he will learn to stop as readily in


a .trot ora gallop as inea a walk. D After a


time the handkerchief. must be doubled


over and tied in knot; the animal
shakes to get at the grain, but, not
succeeding, lifts it from the ground,
which Isl just the thing wanted, When
- the horse has done this few times, and


fndsthat, though he can shake nothing


out, he willreceive a Handful of oats as


reward, he may be trusted to perform in
public. Ihe last step of all, the per-
sdading Of the horse to carry the hand


kerchief to his owner, is easily done. =
OF his. own accord be will hold the
cloth till it is taken from his mouth, and
there will, bs little difficulty in coaxing
him .tso to walk few PAGES, when he knows
that he will get handful of oats or a
carrot for his obedience. A horse may
iPBe taught9to dancelthus:lFa Fasten the an
imal with twosside1reins between the
posts supporting the leaping- bar. Take
long whip, and, as the. music plays,
gently touch him with it, using the '.jik,
ajiks"' Of the groom as you go on. The
horse being tied to the posts can
o move 81 neither backward nor for
= ward,,i but will be induced q to- lift
his legs and thereby gains the rudi-
mentary, movement of his lesson. After
awhile the teacher must mount ON his
back; the horse still being fastened by


the side-reins. Just when he is to raise
his leg a. gentle pull must be given to
the rein at the proper side. 10 help the
movemont. In course of time the reins
must be loosened, and the horse, if toler-
. able ready, will soon learn to mark time,
quick or slow, in answer merely to a
slight jerk Of the bride. The rider must
then dismount, and, coming before the
horse, teach him to dance or keep time
with a wave of the hand, or by pat on
the foot which he is wanted to lift.
Year: 1867

The Journal of the Telegraph tells
the story of an odd telegraphic blunder:
"a merchant who was absent from his
home received telegram informing him
of his wife's safe delivery of little
girl; at the same time a letter from his
partner advised him that draft had been
presented for $4,000. and the signature
seemed rather doubtful. The merchant
replied, to both dispatches, but misdi.
rected them. The astonishment of the
wife may be imagined when she read


81 know nothing about it; it's a swim
die" The partner received hearty con.
gratulations upon his safe deliverance.
Year: 1867

Editors of the Register:


The election for township officers in
Tucker county came off OH the fourth
Thursday in May. The result was most
gratifying to the Conservatives of
Tucker. The Conservative candidates
in all the townships were elected by q
very handsome majority-except in one
township, where the RAIDS had barely a
majority for all the Offices except
for Justice of the Peace; the
candidates for this Office were tie.
The Registrars in their anxiety to
scratch off enough Conservatives voters
to have majority for the Radical tick
ct, (not being very good readers of pen
writing, } scratched off one of the Re gis-
trars names, Jacob Parsons, who sets
himself up as Judge of Loyalty. 1t
NAV be that he heard voice from the
adjacent cliffs CRYING, Jacob Jacob |!
Jacob! Boreman's tool, you are more
guilty than your neighbors, whom you
so readily disfrancbise, after giving all
the aid and comfort you could to the
Rebel army in way of provisions, your
name should be taken from the regis
ter. The rascality of the Registrars
availed them nothing. The Conserva-
tive majority in the county is much
larger than at the preceding election.
We have some honest, high minded men
in this county who have heretofore
voted with the Radical party, but who
are not willing any longer to support
and countenance the hypOcritical
Board of Registrars, who would sell
their souls for little pitiful
office. One of our sainted registrars
while acting as deputy Sheriff in this
county, reported himself robbed of one
hundred and seventy-fve dollars of the
peoples money while travelling along
the public high way. The next Legis-
lature will be called upon to make a
small appropriation to relieve the un-
fortunate deputy. The people of Tuck
er relieved him of his Office last fall by
electing Conservative to the office of
Sheriff. Strange things happen to Radi-
cal officers in this State about the time
their terms of office expires. This same
deputy Sheriff, seeing that the people of
Tucker had no more use for him as a
public officer, and having the fear of his
cornfield before his eyes, instead of his
God, undertook to bribe two of the
, members of the Board of County Super
visors to appoint him to county office.
For which the grand jury at the last
session of the Circuit Court, found two
bills of Indictment. OF sxch men are
the registrars of this county composed.
TUCKER.
Year: 1867




Etheridge draws the following picture
of the adherents of Radicalism in Tennes-
see. Our readers can test it's truthfulness
by examining the record of such Radicals
as are personally known to them. They
will find the picture a most truthful one /:


Who are the men that surround this
shining light-this mob chieftain-this de-
stroying angel /? Who are they that do his
will. echo his commands, give an appear
ance of strength to his power, and in all
things sustain him as Eastern satraps and
jannissaries sustained their masters in ori-
entail times and lands Who are they
that seek in the name of loyalty to root out
the seed, to kill the fruitful blossom of lib
erty, affecting to hate and despise a great
rebellion at the moment they are arraying
themselves on the side of a greater, a re-
bellion against society, peace, humanity,
love, and all the precepts of good govern
ment? Who are they? Ianswer-APos-
tate Rebels-Not repentant rebels, nor par
doned rebels, but recreant, base, cOwardly,
malignant, apostate rebels The last and
the greatest of earthly infamy has been
reserved for those who has been false to
every principle, truant to every party,
faithless to every promise and engagement
because no other class Of men could do
the work that they have done-eould sink
so low or grapple SO foully.
Year: 1867

Mother, have found a tear
In your eye! How came it there
More are coming-now they chase
one another down your face
dow feel your bosom heave
What does make yOu sob and grieve9
Let me wipe your tears away,
Or cannot 60 and play


Why Is father sleeping sol
Put me down and let me go
Let nc 60 where I can stand
Near enough to reach his hand
Why, it feels As stiff and cold
As piece of ice to hold
Lift NE up to kiss has check,
Then, perhaps he'll wake and speak.
Mother, oh it isn't he,


For he viii not look at me
Father hadn't checks so white
See, the lips are fastened tight.
Father always spoke and smiled,
Calling nc his darling Chi II -
lie would give and ask kiss
w hen l came but who is this
If It's father, has he done
Speaking to his darling one
WllI he never, never more
Know and love ma as before
Could he hear what we have said
Tell me, what is being dead
Oh he doesn't breathe breath !
Mother what's the cause Of death
Year: 1867

uamoless wandering stars, who waste
their time in libertiue indulgence
they cannot live, they must die carly
They put on steam till they blow
up the boiler. They run VI such a
heat that the hro goes out for want of
fuel. Tho machinery Is destroyed
by rapid speed aud reckless wear.
Nothing can save them Their ply
steal syster, can not stand the strain
they put TO II, while the state of their
mluds is often such that the soul
would eat the substance Of the most
robust body aud make itself way Of
escape from the inccssant hell of its
own thoughts.
Year: 1867

We find the following array of
sound sense about advertising in the
Cardington Republican,


A young man just commencing
business, and wishing to advertise,
sought the counsel of retired mer.
chant as to tie best mode of proceed
ure, when the following conversation
ensued:


Young MOn--"Whcn is the best
time to advertise p


Retired Merchant--"When do you
put your sign up p


Y. M.-"Why, I don't take il
down it is up all the time"


r. M,-"That is just what you
want to do in advertising-do so all
the time-never stop and you are
sure to win"


Y. M.-"But Why advertise during
dull times p


II. M.-"Because that is just the
time TO make new customers. aud
those you wish to make such have
more time to read aud will notice
and read yonr advertisements, while
in busy times they might not look
at them at all, or at the most give
them a passing glance, in consequence
Of being busy themselves.


Y. M.-"But the large majority of
business men do not advertise during
dull seasons"


r.. M.-"That is just the reason
why advocate it in such seasons.
You have fewer advertisements to
contend with, and l verify believe
that made more new customers
from we'll gotten up and conspicuous
advertisements during dull seasons,
telling the public what was going
TO have when the busy season COM
mcnced, than at any other time"
Year: 1867

A prominent citizen Of Fredericks-
burg says: "ln this and adjoining
counties the mass of the laboriug
class know very little of the polite
al condition Of the country, Many
colored men. not being aware that
they have the right of suffrage, and
but slightly appreciating its import
ance, as yet, consequently VIC have
some apprehension that they may not
all turn out to have their names reg
istered."
Year: 1867

7


Financial, commercial and business papers from


the Eastern States represent the times dali and


state that II IS demonstrated in ererybOdys buzi-


siness and shown coaciusiveiy n many faces Yet
they 60 not consider that the present season be
disastrous one IN financial circles and scout the
idea prevalent in many quarters that, becaCse the
country visited with a financial panic IN 1887
again in ls47. and again in l557 similar result


must necessarily follow before the close Of the pre-
set year It Is aseribed rather to that tendency
excess universally prevalent bat short time ago,
winch is ROW eliminating in the other extreme,
thus leaving manufacturing and productive indus
tries at their lowest e5b. Yet it il represe nted
that the supply Of floating capital is large. that
commerce is increasing, railroads doing a thriving
business. crops promising bountifally and trade
generally reyiying from the torpor that had fallen
upon it. Ii is supposed that the disbursements
from the Government. Treasury viii equal the re-
ceipts, and that no serious hindrance to busine
peFurbations Of the markets Is 10 be apprehend-
ed frum that quarter. According 10 the New York
fndfpendsnt. there has been an almost universal
stagnston in the dry goods trade. There has been
comparatively nothing doing, and that paper re-
marks in recent article, that such dead halt has
not not been witnessed since the commencement Of
the late Yet better times are looked for at the
east, and many believe that they are even now al
their door.


California has never passed but one of these Pc
riodical financial and business staguations, which
seem to excite the fear of the old folks at home
every ten years. That of 81 but lightly felt
here, and fears need be entertained of its effect
here now. The currency of California and the
source of its supply is too stable TO admit of any
great and general business depression. While this
is true, and mast continue 70 be for an indefinite
period. other sources Of business prosperity are
quite equal in reliability to those of the eastern
States. From every quarter we have reports OF
abundant crops and bountfu supplies that are now
being garnered. Our export trade Of products
continues good, and reports from Europe, which in
a measure influences our kets are cheering
and satisfactory. The reliance upon other than
mining resources, and the rendering Of the latter
it Incidental. ssures stability to business
and financial operat that is scarcely to be real
lied elsewhere. With these advantages Of soil and
climate, together with the mineral resources of
the State, the prudent business man here may dis
miss the ghosts of financial pressnTes and dead
hats that return every tenth year to haunt those
who are engaged in business upon the basis of an
inflated currency, and the hopes and fears that
have descended to them from the period of Salem
witchcraft and the early superstions of the coun-
Year: 1867

RAILROAD MATTERs-We understand, says the
Sacramento onion, that the Directors of the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad Company are making arrange
ments TO set several hundred men to work on the
line of the Western Pacific Railroad in this county
during the present week
Year: 1867

Bounty FOR THE CsLIEoRNIA HUNDRED.-The
$50 bounty due from The State Of Massachusetts to
the members of the California Husdred the author
tiles OF that State have decided to pay without fur
ther delay portion of the members have hereto
fore received. bat the payment was stopped on
some technical construction of the law.
Year: 1867

An INDULGENCE GRANTEp.-An indulgence Of
one year has been granted by the Pope TO all who
shall devoutly recite the Gloria Patri and Ave
Maria with the intention of obtaining from God
the entire conversion OF the English nation to the
truth and to reconciliation with the chlir of St.
Peter
Year: 1867

Ben Wade was thrown from his
buggy the other day and badly hurt
1t is supposed his horse took fright
at particularly big oath. Ben
swears he will get we'll in time to go
TO Conoress
Year: 1867

The long-talked-of Republican Convention
met yesterday in this city. 1t was a very dis
orderly assembly, being made so large by the
presence of an immense multitude of Rich
mond colored citizens that little could be heard,
and great confusion prevailed. A somewhat
more orderly meeting was held under a call
for delegates alone in the hall Of the House of
Delegates last night. The Convention meets
this morning at 10 O'Clock on the Square. See
report Of proceedings in the Dispatch.
Year: 1867

s1nd and In thsh prsssut spirit are little disposed
sooeps other than an unconditional surrender con-
sder that Maximan Glands 5ut little chance his
head Il he be captured Should his capture and
hs life b conceded to him. WI be because the Juarcx
govemmcns have . thorough contempt for his poverty


Esoo0sdo yesterday had advanced his force TO within
twelve miles Of Quer6taro; he had made his line more
compact and placed In better position; also shortened
it very much His orders from the government TO
take time for tho liberals afford 70 wait while the
inperialists starve to DEATH


II is even doubtful now II battle win be fought but
that the whole imperial force will be surrendered the
tender merciee OF the constitutional party.
Year: 1867

A USEFUL SKILLET.-A Southern cores
pendent gives the following illustration of the
poverty of Southern resources in the cuin.
airy art, which is rather good The style OF
cooking generally is feature which cannot
fail to attract the attention of the traveller in
the South; and good anecdete was told me
by a Southern gent at this point. An old
Quaker lady bad travelled in the South, and
on her return North was asked by her friends
what she thought of the cooking; she replied


Well. thee can have one instance. | stayed
at friends house and in the morning had
skillet to wash in. | had no more than
made toilet when the servant came for the
skillet; soon after. on looking out of the win
dow where | had full view of the kitchen, |
saw the cook scald the skillet and then fry
some pork in it; then she used it to warm
some potatoes, and then boiled some coffee in
it. 1t appeared to be very useful utensil
fer all purposes. On retiring to bed that
night did, like all prudent females, pre-
pare for an emergency, and 10 and behold,
there was the skillet under the bed"
Year: 1867

CIRCULAR FROM THE UNION STATE CEN
TRIAL CoMMITrEE-This Committee has is
sued a circular to the members of the various
Union County Committees, in which they
say


Reports from Washington indicate the
passage of law converting the Fortieth Con-
gress on the 4th of March next In that
event the necessary legislation will be had
to enable this State to elect its Congressional
del cation in season to be then present The
election will necessarily follow closely upon
its announcement, and but few days can be
had for preparation. From the best infor-
nation in possession of this Committee, not
more than half of the Union voters Of this
State are registered. and unless active steps
are taken to procure their registration within
the next forty days, we shall be very lily pre-
pared to go into an election. The election Of
three earnest Radical Union Congressmen
is matter of the first importance to the
State and Nation, and one well worthy o.
our best exertions. California has not hith
erto been behind her sister States in devo
ton to the Union. and she will not now bt
if proper action is had in the matter of regis
tration. We suggest that sub Committees b,
at once appointed from your bodies or from
the party at large, whose duty it shall lie t,
canvas their respective precincts and see
that every Union voter is registered. Con
ventions for the nomination of candidates vii
be called by the respective District Commit
tees, and the proper apportionment of Dele
gates made