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Year: 1867

o During the past two weeks. Col. Smith has been giving political addresses in the State of New York, and is to continue do. ing thus until the election in November. , r One of three lads who were hunt Ing few days since, had one of his hands severely torn, and his side filled with shot by the accidental discharge of a musket in the hands of one of his comrades. The wounds at first were deemed dangerous, but the lad is now recovering. -ss@-5- Y Apples are scarce, and the crop may ba considered failure. Potatoes yield light ly. and many fields but little more than pay the expense of digging.
Year: 1867

Close on the track of the dress goods of which l spoke in my last, follows that shrewd old lady Fashion with her patterns for making. She is getting ready articles of apparel, beautiful useful and fastidious, for the fall and winter wear. Postage stamp bonnets are still the style, and the hue of the autumn leaves are borrowed for artificial, and if am any judge of appear. Pances the birds are hurrying into winter quarters in alarm at seeing so much of their bird plumage moving around on the heads of young ladies. There is style of hood just for promeaading at the bewitchine hour of twilight. A lady who saw one o1 these hoods before the strings were put on remarked, ''what a beautiful lamp mat that is. had the curiosity to give it a close inspection. It was square, measur- ing just ' inches We are also having more contracted crinoline and higher class of chignon Whether the last named fashion will be ''thing of beauty, a joy forever" I cannot say, as am not g prophet or the son of prophet, but fol one I cannot admire the chignon-thougt women alias angels, wear them.

 A little son of Mir. Austin Allen was re gently kicked by the family horse, cutting an ugly gash in his lip and cheek anc knocking out two teeth. He submitted te its being sewed up without whimper His father is plucky republican. -s.

 = Mrs. B. an elderly lady, remarkable for her sprightliness and green old age living alone having survived every member of her family recently made misstep ant fell. badly spraining her hand, and serious ly wounding her pride. Though unable to use her hand she is still as cheerful anc happy as ever .--. ."~ If succeed we'll in writing for you paper, shall try las the little boy once said) to bea Pithpocal minithter becaus, they generally marry rich wives. -." In conclusion, what can heart and sou and mortal sense ask for more delightfu than some of these pleasant October days
Year: 1867

R9We hope the announcement, in our correspondence from the town of Washing ton will be duly considered by such of our readers as love the practice of music, and reside within convenient distance of that place. The project is an old but worthy sne. Some fifteen years since, the County Musical society ceased to give the concerts which for number of years had been given annually. The strongest support of that society came from Norfolk and Washing ton. The latter town, perhaps beca use it is small and it's society comparatively little liable to change, has ever since been an emi- nently musical one; and it is exactly the To- cality, where, on a smaller and more con- venient scale, the old musical convention system can be successfully revived. On the pleasure and advantage to be derived from such meetings 1t IS unnecessary to enlarge. The bare mention of chorusses like the Grand Hallelujah stirs up the members of the old Society as tho tap of the drum stirs up the old soldier; while the musician who knows nothing of the exhilirating excite ment of singing in a chorus of sixty, will do we'll to attend the meeting at Washington and learn. 5 .-''

 | The organ in the Congregational chnrch, where the concert is to be given, is a new and very powerful one; the leaders of the enterprise are competent; and although at convention of that kind the performers meet primarily for their own qualification we have no doubt that an audience not too i critical, will never regret their attendance. The liberal plan of entertainment is very creditable to the people of tine place; and unless the affectionate overestimate one is liable. to put on the merits of his birthplace, misleads us greatly, those reasonably practicedin chorus singing will have q better opportunity for that species oi of enjoyment, next Wednesday and Thurs day, than has offered hereabouts for doz- en years. s4. : .na... ..oaa - l.. z.z-s A
Year: 1867

Attorney-Gen. Stansbery is said to have
recently remarked to the District Attorney
of VirginiA that Jeff Davis must be disposed
OF during the coming term of the Circuit
Court of the United States. which meets at
Richmond on the first Monday in May.
Year: 1867

TABLEAUX AND MUSICAL ENTERTAIN
MENT on CHURCH HILL.-A few days ago
we briefly alluded to proposed exhibition
of tdbled'lr UiudntS under the management
of a number Of interesting young ladies in
the eastern part Of the city. We now
learn that the entertainment will certainly
come Off tonight at the residence of q
prominent citizen on the corner of Twen-
ty-ninth and Franklin streets. This place
has been selected on account Of the diff
Guilty found in procuring a suitable hall
for the purpose. The proceeds Of the en-
tertanment will be given to the Third
Presbyterian church, and will be devoted
to a worthy object.


Glancing over the programme we notice
an unusual number Of striking scenes, the
characters in which will be represented by
young ladies moving in the "upper ten F"
Of the east end. Beside these, additional
attractions will be presented in the musi-
cal line, the Richmond Quartette Club and
a number of our leading amateurs in vocal
music having volunteered to sing on the
occasion. Mr.. Matt. O'Bricn will favor the
audience with some Of his comic songS-an
announcement which would draw 4 crowd
at any time.


Many tickets have already been sold,
but they may also be obtained at the door.
The performance will commence pune
tually at half. past o'clock.
Year: 1867

REGrsTRATIoN o-DAY.-Registration in
the Fourth Ward of the city commences at
Bellevue Hospital to-day. This ward en-
braces all that portion OF the county which
will be included within the city limits on
the lst of July, and consists Of Port Mayo,
Rockets Old Field, small part Of Fulton,
and a few squares on Chimborazo Hill, all
of Church Hill north Of Brodd street, a
large part of Union Hill, Strecker's Hill,
Venable street, and also the population
east Of Seventeenth street to a point a
short distance above the Central work.
shops.


Jne purpose of listing this portion Of the
county in separate books is that they may
be used by the commissioners of election
in either the city or county, as the case
now before the courts may determine their
place Of voting.


We will repeat what we have often said
before: REGISTER, and register AT
ONCE.
Year: 1867

REGISTRATION n JEFFERSON WARD.-Re-
gistration in this ward commences at the
Old Market house this morning.


Jefferson Ward embraces al the terri
tory within the present city limits east Of
Fourteenth street. There is a very large
population in this district, and it will be
necessary that no time be lost, so that the
work may be carried through in the time
allotted for its completion. We would
therefore advise all to REGISTER, and
REGISTER AT ONCE. The welfare of
the country demands that every vote
should be polled at the approaching cleo
ton and to VOTE Il IS .nece$S0ry to REGIS
TER.
Year: 1867

THE BAsIN.-The basin within the last
day or two has been almost entirely clear
Of boats-in fact, at one time altogether
so. We hear that, in anticipation Of an un-
usually large amount of transporting to be
done during the coming grain season, the
owners of boats are putting them in boat
yards for entire repairs and renovation.
Year: 1867

and all commercial
cfwIac the of
gold the value of p} e and c44 the value of irrespective of the
mine sronwl they precisely tt11erS When
brought market for sale their value price per ton unknown and un
had and the metal contained III the
orci determined Hence likewise when by
o
in
aloro we the actual uuu


the reach all



o trade demands protection the trade
There why the farmer should buy fertilizers without h"
Q uu based of the nDmt substances
knowledge of the
of do buy without
while the always buy under
this Guano
neo o strictly these principles.


Inspection yaluess unless it be done with direct
truth To do this the chemist and the
article sold. We exhibit
analysis heretofore sold and
the trade under 5 the
conducted other Its
vast nteressm involved alike demand it.
Year: 1867

Attention is invited the annexed statement by Or A. Snowlen Iis-o,
yc chemist relation the of Soluble Pacific


will be that the business this Agency conducted the only
adapted prosecution of important
safety both Of the buyer and seller
Year: 1867

Ha~ During the discussion in the house on Friday direct charges were made that the temperance order of Good Templars hired men and furnished them with means to go about the state and purchase liquor for the purpose of manufacturing testimo- ny to assist in prosecution; and these men not only purchased liquor, but d1'ank it on the spot, and when questioned before the courts as to whether they were Good Tem- plars, they said they were, and that it was not a violation to their oaths of abstinence to imbibe when necessary to forward the good work. These charges, which were reiterated by the democratic side of the house, we think will be shown to be with out foundation in fact. Certainly no man who is conscientious believer in temper ancc will hire himself out to drink poison for the sake of testifying against the deal CT; and If 1t were a feasible plan, to say nothing of any code of morals, the stigma might be somewhat modified by engaging as sample tasters other, than tenn perance reformers. We presume some might be found who would stand the grief of the whole transaction without being for ced to admit that their oaths were non-re. strictive. Espionage in temperance or in any other reform may exhibit Jealous in- terest in the cause but it is that kind o; zeal which is very poor policy. As an al l. sion was made in the debate to gentleman for whom we entertained high respect the Rev. MT. Pratt of Winsted-we shall be glad to have him present the case as it appears through our columns; for we feel that there is a misunderstanding some where, which Gen. Lee in his remarks be- fore the house, as representative of the temperance order, did not have an oppor- tunity to correct, as we presume he would have done had not point of order. been made which compelled him to yield the floor. r.-Haryoyd Post.

 The eight steamers which left New York on Saturday for Europe took out the enormous number of twelve hundred peo- pie, among whom were Geo. Bancroft, United States minister to Prussia; Alex ander T. Stewart, the Merchant prince; Bierstadt, the artist; and Simonton. the manager of the New York associated press

 Strawberries are very plenty at New York, and sell at from ten to twenty cents per box.

 Jones complained of a bad smell about the post office, and asked Brown what it could be. Brown didn't know, but suggest ed that it might be caused by the "dead letters"
Year: 1867

p@ There may be seen at our office a knife blade of Roxbury steel, and small piece of the "mat," or metal as smelted from the ore. Inasmuch as the supply of ore is inexhaustible, and as there seems no reasonable doubt that it may be smelted at no heavy expense; we do not see why this will not soon become one of the most important mining interests in the State.
Year: 1867

The weather seems at last to have taken the right turn after another of the heavy storms that have so much backened this season. We hear of destructive whirl- wind which passed over the south eastern edge of this town and did considerable damage in the vicinity of Camps Mills.

 - Mr. Frederick F. Wadhams, who left this place about Q year since and shipped on board whaling vessel, returned few days since.

 We understand that the Editor of the Sentinel has gone up-we do not mean fnan- cially, nor that he has been translated either after the manner of Nick Bottom, or as pre- dicted by Elder Miller and our friend Sal tonstall-but he has transferred his edito- rial rooms to the upper floor of the Man sion House. We hope he has at last reach ed point whence he can get an occasional glimpse of what is going on in the Nine teenth Century.

 - The members of the Dutton B. B. c. are requested to meet at the Town Room on Friday evening of this week.
Year: 1867

to Congress. the Prasiden- Of that
oody spoke his highest praise, IN say
ing he had always regarded the rights
of the civil authorities, through all
dangers and disasters.


Wherever power above the law
courted his acceptance, he calmly put
temptation aside, By such lnagnani-
nous acts Of forbearahee, he won
the universal admiration Of mankind,
and left name which has no rival In
the history Of the world. L am far
from saying that General Hancock IS
the only officer of the American
army who is influenced by the exam
pie of Washington. Doubtless thou
sands of them are faithfully devoted
to the principles for which the men
of the revolution laid. down their
lives, but the distinguished honor
belongs to him of being the
first officer In high command south of
the Potomac since the close Of the
civil war who has given utterance to
these noble sentiments In the form Of
a military order. | respectfully sug-
gest to Congress that some public
recognition of General Hancock 5
patriotic conduct is due, if not to
him, to the friends of Law and justice
throughout the country; that of such
an act as his at such time, it is but
fitting that its dignity should be vim
dicated and its virtue proclaimed, so
its value as an example may not be
lost to the nation.


CSigned,l ANDREW JOHNSON.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-The United
States Treasurer, Mr. Spinner, states
that the recently published method of
detecting counterfeit notes by COM
parison of numbers and letters is not
infallible.
Year: 1867

These, with those who have always
been loyal, and the freedmen generally,
will constitute the party in the South
not in the interest Of rebellion. 1t is a
lamentable fact that there is class OF
men in the South who think their sec
ton can not be prosperous unless inde-
pendent of the North Some Of them
will strive as long as they live to break
up our government. 1t is morally i'm
possible for the freedmen generally, in
this generation to serve the purposes OF
such men. They have a stronger affinity
with the original and later loyalists Of
the South; and with them will consti-
tute the larger party-herein is the
strongestargument for enfrancbisement
They cannot so soon forget the kindness
of the general government; they have
not the same complaints-whether just
or unjust-that the rebels have; they
can not make common cause with the
unrepentant rebels. No right minded
Northerner desires to interfere with the
true prosperity of the South thousands
of the capitalists and eatsrprisiag men Of
the North will go to the South, and
thus increase the loyal element. The
Legislature of Virginia iavttes such. In
the freedmen the South has an ele-
mept of strength and prosperity-it is
even superior because thoroughly Amer
ican) to a great part of the foreign ele-
ment of the North. They are ready in
everything-ercept to rsJel-to aid in the
prosperity of their section. Let the
South do now with FREE MEN what she
could not do with slGres--develop heI
part of our common country, and al
America will be glad.
Year: 1867

The following resolutions were drawn
up by Dean Swift, to be observed "When
come to be. DID,"


Not to marry young woman.


Not to keep young company, unless
they desire it.


Not to be peevish, morose or sus-
picious.


Not to tell the same story over and
over to the same people.


Not to be covetous--the hardest OF
all to be kept.


Not to neglect decency or cleanliness,
for fear of falling into nastiness.


Not to be over-severe with young
people, but to make allowances for
their youthful fo1lies and weakness.


Not to be Influenced by or give ear tc
the knavish tattling Of servants.


Not to be too free Of advice, nor
trouble any but those who desire it.


To desire some good friends to inform
me which of these resolutions | break, OF
neglect and to reform accordingly.


Not to talk much, nor of myself
very hard again.
Not to hearken to fatterers, MOI
conceive / can be beloved by a young
woman.


Not to be positive or opinionative.


Not to set up for observing all these
rules, for fear should observe none.
Year: 1867

l saw a lady repairing pretty black d
white calico dress, putting new galloon
around the skirt, dress that ! had seen
her wearing for year, and it was yet
almost as bright as new. I remarked
that never saw black calico keep 50
fresh looking before. She told me the
first time the dress was soiled enough
to be washed, she put it on to boil in
strong cold.soap suds, and boiled It the
same as though it was white, then set
the boiler off and let the dress lie IN it
till it was cola, rinsed it thoroughly, and
always afterwards washed 1.-THE same az
any other calico dress, and itnever faded
at all. / think this is very valuablc
recipe, and hasten to give it to the
people. Cor. Ohio Farmer
Year: 1867

hear through all the solemn pines
The south winds pleasant flow,
And see the clouds, like happy things,
Der fields of azure 90.
While all the sorrow from the earth
Seems melting with the snow.
The robin and the bluebird sing


Der meadows brown and bare,
They cannot know what wondrous bloom
Is softly budding there;
But all the joy their hearts outpour
Seems pulslng in the air.
And we will sing, though all our days
Seem dark with pain and loss;
We know that sorrows furnace-heat
Consumes alone our dross
We know that one dear Fathers love
Gives both our crown and cross
o, while beneath the snow-driit buds
The flower we love the best,
And on the wind-tossed bough the bird
Still builds its happy nest,
Praise God for all the good we know,
And trust him for the rest.
Year: 1867

THE Cosr OF FENCES. is stated
that the cost of the farm fences in Ohio
is greater than the value Of all the do
nestle animals in the State. The same
may be said Of Pennsylvania, New York
and perhaps every other old State.
Year: 1867

erstones. Sticks, and Brush should
he picked off meadow lands intended to
be mown. Let the land be free from any
obstacles that may come in the way Of
the mower, thus saving time and money.
Year: 1867

10 the case of Walls against Shepherd,
wherein Walls had purchased land from
Shepherd, rendering United States legal
tender notes in payment for the same,
and which was refused by Shepherd-he
demanding the payment in gold or silver,
Judge Bullock decided, at the present
term of our Circuit Court, that nothing
but gold or silver was legal tender in
the State of Kentucky.-Hickman
Courier, 26th.
Year: 1867

AN Ingenious arrangement for raising
water is on exhibition in New York, and
is said supplies the power for -four
mill in Virginia. The process is to in
troduce steam-the exhaust of non.
condensing engine is suificient-into a
reservoir connected by pipe with a
supply of water below, and then, by a
jet of water, to condense the steam, ere
ating a vacuum which is instantly filled
with water to be discharged into fume
or reservoir, from which it is carried to
the water-wheel.
Year: 1867

The epidemic season is over, though it
may perhaps not be safe for strangers to
come to our city for another week or ten
days. Although the Angel of Death has
visited almost every household in our
plague. stricken city, we have certainly
reason to congratulate ourselves when we
compare the list of mortality this year
with those of 1853 and 1858. During the
former year the disease died out before
frost, and up to the 18th of September
alone 1922 deaths from yellow fever had
been reported, while for two weeks during
the month of August the average num-
Der of deaths from yellow fever daily
was over 200. In 1858 the epidemic con-
tnued till the appearance of frost in
November, and up to the 9Th of Novem.
Der 4767 persons had died of yellow
fever. This year, although perhaps more
cases have been treated, the number Of
victims have so far been only 29l7.


From the records of the Howard
Association we find that the members, in
1853, extended relief to ll,0SS yellow
fever patients, out of which number 2942
died under the so.called heroic treatment
of the physicians of that day. This
season, the percentage of the deaths out
of the number treated is not expected to
exceed FIVE, but it is impossible to make
any close estimate until the Howard
Association makes its final report. Each
member has now on file weekly report
Of the cases attended to- When the
epidemic shall have entirely disappeared
these reports will be revised, each
member making his report for the whole
season, and the official report of the
Association will be compiled from them.
Judging from the difference in the mode
of treatment adopted by physicians this
year, we shall look with interest at the
difference in the amount and kind of
medicines purchased by the Association
this season as com pared to that of 1853.


The epidemic, we repeat, is over, but
let those absent from the city remain
quietly away for the next ten days, and
we shall have busy and gay season
to relieve the general dullness which has
reigned in the Crescent City for the last
four months-M o. Bulletin, 2Sh.
Year: 1867

n2- Two men recently died sud denly
at a Canadian tavern after drinking a
cup of coffee. The landlady called the
police, who suspected her Of poisoning
the men. She protested she had not,
and to prove the harmlessness Of the
coffee drank a cup herself, when she
also fell down dead. An examinations OF
the coffee pot showed that bunch OF
matches had been boiling with the coffee
Year: 1867

DOMESTIC GOODS seem to be rapidly
declining in price in New York.
Spragues prints are selling as low as
fifteen cents, which is lower than before
the war. The mills are losing money,
and will probably stop working for
Year: 1867

Who have no time to lose, fooling with various
mixtures of tho day. and who have no money
to throw away, could not do better than TO
spend One Dollar for the KING or CHiLLS
Its taste is pleasant. and it never affect the
head or ears.
Year: 1867

@ Our municipal election will come
of on next Monday. There is consider
able msneuvering and cnvassing for
some of the offices. We have nothing
to say as between candidates /: but mere
ly express the hope that our voters will
select men who will enforce the laws and
preserve order; and especially Council
who will carry ont the works of improve
ment and reform 60 earnestly inauguratsd
by the present one.
Year: 1867

MAucks' Saw MILL.-Ths advertise
ment of Messrs. Msuck will be found in
this weeks paper. Their Mill has been
in operation since the Spring of 1858.
and is the most widely known OF any in
Northern Kansas. During the past nine
years. they have sold more Lumber than
all the mills in Northern Kansas COM
bined. their trade extending throughout
the Western Counties. for more than a
hundred miles. They have had large
experience in the business. and refer to
their lumber as the best evidence of ita
quality. and the straightness and correct.
ness Of their saving; aud to the public
as the best judges Of their manner of deal
ing. During the season of 1866, they
sold over one million feet of lumber /; and
this season. they intend to keep thei'
mill running at its full capacity.
Year: 1867

UNANIMOUS VERpIcT.-The most rigid
Analyses by good chemists have failed to
discover any thing in the Best Chemical
,Saleratus which can, whsn properly used.
bsin the least degree detrimental to health.
While the women Of our country enter
tain sentiments widely different upon
other matters. sll concur in q verdict
that the Best Chemical Saleratus is the
only infslli6ls article in use for light and
swees bread.
Year: 1867

WE4rHEn.-Since Monday. the wealth
or has been as severely cold as at any
time during the Winter. We do not
believe we have had any colder nights
than "Wednesday. A few more such,
would close the river again. There is
n:inch or two Of snow. The wind is
now in the south. and the prospect is
that We shall soon have pleasant wealth
er. The Ground-Hog has vindicated
his reputation, this time.