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Year: 1867

The Mobile Register of Friday last


sounds the tocsin of alarm to the


Rebel Democracy of Alabama, against


an impending danger to their political


and civil rights of the gravest mo-


ment. 1t says it behooyes the people
of that State not to go to sleep on


their political rights. If they do they
will wake up to find themselves the


subjects of local and domestic ty-


ranny compared to which that of Con-


gress is light and trivial. It speaks


about "a band of conspirators who


are preparing scheme of political


plunder and spoliation, which is in


danger of being fastened upon the


people, and which will be even worse


than the blasting tyranny of BRowN


Low, of Tennessee. - This alarming


and terrible danger is nothing more


nor less than the establishment of
Loyal Leagues throughout that
State, embracing in its ranks both
whites and blacks. The Register
says: 0R2


The people of Alabama ought to know
what is an unquestionable fact-a fact of
which we are in possession OF incontesta-
BILE evldence-that the organization of
Radical party is going ON all over the
State. The centre of the organization is
Montgomery, from which the orders are
issued that result in the enrolment of
leagues, and clubs, and circles. and all the
machinery of q party. The object, of
course, is, with the aid of the negro voters.
TO take the State government out of the
hands of the people of the State, and to
absorb its powers, Offices and emoluments
and disinterested patriots who have come
down here to traffic in the political miser-
les of this people. So far has this scheme
gone, that even the principal offices, in
cluding the Governorship, the Senate, the
Congressman, and Mayor ofthis city, have
been allotted to individuals of this clique.


There is no doubt but that strict
ly loyal party is being organized all
over the South, without regard to
color, which bids fair to control many
of these States. It is very strong in
Georgia, Tennessee and
other States; and is awakening the
liveliest alarm among the old slave
ocrats, whose rebellion and stubborn
opposition to Congressional Recon-
struction bids fair to lose them the |
control of their own local and State
governments. Nothing will have a
greater tendency to, bring them to
sheir senses. And the cry of alarm
altered by the Register is very gener-
Al, calling upon the Rebel Democracy
to acquiesce in the Military Recon-
'truction Bill, and prepare to take
part in the elections to save their
States from Radical rule.
Year: 1867

WE direct the attention of the Cour-
ier to the article which we copy from
the Cannelton Reporter, in which a
very candid opinion is expressed in
reference to the Courier's emphatic
endorsement of the Rebel Democracy
of Kentucky. It is the first remon-
STRANGE we have seen on the part of
the Indiana Democracy against being
transferred to the support of the
principles of rebellion aud factious
opposition to the Government, as rep
resented by the HELM Democracy of
Kentucky. We will hear more of these
murmurings. The honest rank and
file of that party in Indiana have no
sympathy whatever with the reBd ele-
ment which is seeking to control the
State of Kentucky, and the affiliation
which the leaders in this State are
seeking to make with the bloody trai-
torsswil react upon them. It would
be~weH If the Courier would take
warning in time
Year: 1867

NARROW. MINDED PEOPLE mind
ed people are obstructives; to their minds all
good is centred in themselves or others, in
what they are or in what they believe. Their
politics can only be right; their government the
only safe one their religion the only true one.
Save us always from narrow minded people,
who make their own armchair the centre OF
the world, who persistently refuse to look
through any other spectacles than their own
pooh, pooh all that other people think OF
say. They are bad-tempercd, too, as a rule,
cannot stand contradiction, get into rage al
Opposition, and like to be " lions. J"
Year: 1867

CATERING TO VEGA Paris correspondent
makes the following statement, which IS un-
dOubtedly true, as men base enough for such
things are TO be found in all communities:
Let me tell you of an inducement of the Ex-
position which will produce results that will
make every honest man ashamed OF his broth
er men who can cOndGScend to such measures.
In one of the grand cafe concerts of the Exhl-
bitiOn gardens the guests are to be waited on
by young girls, who are to be obtained from
the provinces. They must all be young and
pretty, not the faded flowers Of Paris-and
they are to be tastily dressed in uniform. The
effect will be fine in an artistic point of view,
but this is not all that is intended. These
young girls are to be paid no regular wages for
their service they are to depend for their liv-
ing on the walters fee which one always gives
in Partisan cafe. This will amount to some
thing no doubt but there will come time
when this cafe will not be full to rcpletion every
night, or, what is more probable, these young
girls will be charged exorbitant prices for the
rooms which they must occupy near their work
their work which will last from noon to mid
night Well, the moment they hnd they can
not earn enough to live ON honestly, and when
they have once seen the allurements of PARIS
gaiety, they will supply the market of courte
cans and vice will have new lnstallment o
! victims This is no item culled from ParlSlaT
! feuilletons it is the truth, as any candid OBJ


server will find. The reality is-no woman cal


earn enough to live IN in Paris, as well as sh'
! ought to live, at present prices. What do yol


think of salary of sixty francs o month for
lady at the counter Of an elegant cafe OF Paris
That will buy her perhaps one eighth OF tn
toilet that she needs in her position. True
she has her food also, but that Is not the Onl


necessity of life--then mistreSs-then some


thing worse Z?
Year: 1867

HINDoos BURNING THE BODY OF TIE DEAD:
Immediately after the person is dead, and
in many cases before this event, preparations
are made for burning the body. Sometimes
the wood is brought and placed beside sick
person while he is living. About three hun
dred pounds of wood are sufficient to consume
a body. A hole is dug in the earth by one OF
the relations Of the deceased, over which the
wood is placed. The body is then laid on and
the heir at law having lighted some straw,
walks round the pile three times, with face
avcrted, touches the mouth of the deceased
with the fire. after which those present set
fire to the pile and the body is consumed. In
some parts of Hindoostan the body is buried
in the earth, and the funeral services are said
to be very solemn and affecting. The ofhciat-
ing Brahmin on these occasions addresses the
respective elements in the following language ::


90 Earth to thee we commend our broth
er; of thee he was formed; by thee he was
sustained and unto thee he now returns


80 Fire thou hadst & claim in our brother;
during his life he subsistcd by thy influence In
nature to thee we commit his body thou en-
blem of purity, may his spirit be purified on
entering a new state of existence


80 Water! thou ddst contribute to the
life of our brother thou vert one OF his sus-
tanning clements His remains are now dis
persed receive thy share of him who has now
taken an everlasting flight"
Year: 1867

We give place to the letter of General Stone,


who is now citizen of Virginia, that our


people may realize the malignity, wckedness,


and diabolical hypocrisy of the Radical party,


and to assist in acquainting posterity with the


same facts. II, says the National Htelltgemcer,


list were to be made Of citizens who were


subjected to military Imprisonment without


cause, some Of whom died, or whose healths


were permanently impaired, it would be fear


full to contemplate. The Boston Post, in Civ


ing place to the letter of General Stone, speaks


as follows:


The letter from General Charles P. Stone
will escape no readers careful perusal. no
fuller commentary can be furnished on the


malignant cowardice which was the inspiring
motive in this remarkable case. Had 1t occur


red in Italy the press Of 9 liberty loving
party would have rung with terrific denun-


Citations of such fragrant, inhuman, and de-
testible abuse Of power. But occurring in


this free country, and the sufferer being no.
thing more than brave and sel1-sacrihclng
soldier of the Union, it challenges no response
of sympathy or Indignation from men whose
patriotism is limited TO Fictitious ambition,


and whose sense of humanity is a mere break
ing ont on the lips.


The part played by Mr.. Sumner in this histo-


ric transaction no man will envy. 1t is written
down past erasure No pen may smooth away
the horrid imputations which so plainly lie
| upon his conduct. It was n deed of mystery
| and silence, to be sure; but the fact that nc
words were used in the doing of it connects


the doer and his action more closely than even
| an open proclamation could have done. There
| was the speech in the Senate, supporting the


letters to subordinate officers here is the let
ter of General Stone-a bold, frank, soldierly
| letter-in response to that speech; and the
shameful incarceration, into whose rayless
gloom no light penetrated for full year, and


back to whose dead silence all uttered voices
of appeal fell in cruel mockery, followed close
| after. There is no room for conjecture In
case of this kind. The deed and its author are
coupled forever on the page of history.
Let us hear no more from such tyrants as
| the authors of this outrageous crime about
Andersonyille Pens and Libby Prisons, Dart
more Prison Ships, Marshalsea, the Black


Hole, the horrors of the Middle Passage, OF
The Duke of Alya, -
Year: 1867

A SICK MAN DRowSED.-The body of q
white man was found floating i'll the dock at
the foot of Eighteenth street on Saturday
night. No inquest was held, but 1t was ascer-
tanned that the drowned man was named
Lewis Evans. The deceased came to town on
Saturday evening, and went to the house OF
his father, who resides on an alley on Third
between Franklin and Grace streets. He was
quite unwen, and evidently delirious. His
father, fearing that his landlord would object
to his entertaining him, says that he took him
ont on the street early on Saturday night,
supposing that he would go over to the house
of his wife, in another part of the city. NO
thing further was heard of the deceased until
his body was found Captain Anderson and
others heard Lewis fall in the water, and at
tempted 10 save him from his watery grave,
but when the body was recovered life was ex-
tinct.


Mr. Evans was a man Of good character,
and had many friends. The body was claimed
and buried by the relatives of the deceased.
Year: 1867

A VETERAN OF THE REvoLuTIoN.-A terrapin
was found in Chesterfield county few days
ago, with the inscription " "l775-W. W." upon
his shell. After submitting to q rigid inspec-
ton from his finder, the venerable animal
walked away with the slow step of age, tho
spectators perfectly satisfied Of the genuine
ness of the date
Year: 1867

MEDICAL AND LAW TEXT
BooKs.-stndents Of medicine and students Of law
can obtain OF the subscribers all the TEXT BOOKS
used in the several law and medical schools In
Virginia and at as low prices as can be had any
where They have many Second hand Books. in
fair condition, which will be sold at reduced
prices. WooDHOUSE u PARHAm,


ocl 1906 Main street.
Year: 1867

THE Washington Star tells. the fol-
lowing story: A few evenings since,
during the prevalence Of storm. as a
journeyman and his apprentice boy
were at work in carpenter shop at the
navy yard, the lightning entered in at
the window, passed down a saw in the
boys hand, struck plane which the
journeyman was using, and passing
down the bit set fire to the piece of
lumber which the iourneyman was
dressing, leaving the boy and man IN
harmed.
Year: 1867

A MAN and woman, each over seven
ty years of age, were taken up before
the Police Court in Indianapolis, for
assault and battery on each other
Neither could get up stairs without as
sistance.
Year: 1867

ODoR.-The enduring odor of musk
is astonishing. When Justinian in 536
rebuilt what is now known as the
mosque of St. Sophia, the mortar was
charged with musk, and this very day
the atmosphere is filled with the odor
Year: 1867

EvERyBoDY.-lti is said that once
upon time all the inhabitants Of the
earth agreed to cry out at the same
moment, in order to ascertain what
mighty noise they could make. When
the time came, however, instead of
shouting, everybody listened except one
old deaf woman in China.
Year: 1867

ARMY Military ero-
nautics do not appear to afford very
useful results in the war in Paraguay,
a balloon having made several ascen-
sions without any result whatever.
Each time the balloon ascended, Mar
shall Lopez made great fire which
covered his camp with cloud of smoke,
and thus prevented the allies from see
ing what passed in his camp.
Year: 1867

The manner In which Under Sheriff
McDougal has worked out this arrest OF
one ofthe most consummate rascals in the
country is quite feather In his cap, and
reAects great credit on his honor as
man and his skill IS an officer. He
watched his bird till he thought he was
about TO fly, then clipped his wings by
the first arrest, and while letting him
have little liberty set his trap by dis
patches TO Vermont for final capture,
and then when his game began to fiutter
neryously, quieted him and persuaded
him to wait day or two till he could
dispose OF his horse and complete his
arrangements for leaving, then Gagged
him, and by the aid of District Attorney
Ball, Messrs. Spooner and Villas succeed
ed In keeping him safely until the arrival
OF the gentlemen from Vermont. "Far.
ley " tried persuasion with his most
honeyed accents and those OF disinter-
ested friends, and offered money to any
desired amount, but while he could buy
officers OF higher position he found those
OF Dane county incorruptible. He played
his game well, but McDougal knew
tricks worth two OF his. We congratu-
late him on his success, and rejoice that
we have so true and so skillful an ofiicer
among US,
Year: 1867

notes are to be paid or converted within the
present and next fiscal year, to which it seem
ed prudent for me first to direct my attention,
leaving the question of a curtailment OF the
circulating notes to be determined, from month
to month, by the condition of the country and
of the treasury.


Fourth. Anticipating that the failure of the
crops and the other circumstances alluded to
would seriously affect business, L have ,onsid-
cred it important that the public mind should
not be diverted, by the criticisms and com
plants of those who are opposed to contrae-
tion, from the real causes of trouble; that .
sound policy should not be put in peril by be-
ing sg made the "scapegoat" for evils resulting
from different causes


Inc secretary assures his friends that he is
-, sun hopeful in regard to our financial future
lhe causes which are now operating against
us are exceptional and temporary. He says:


Ihe prospect Of a good crop of winter wheat
was never better" We are glad to hear that.
And more spring wheat has been sown and
more corn has, or will be, planted this season
than ever before. Good news to AN Of ms. for
we believe him when he says that prosperity is
the result of labor, and industry and economy
are as indispensable to national as well as to
individual wealth.
Year: 1867

Among the disrespcctablc means employed
by the Radical leaders, to pcrpctuatc power
in their hands, l. the organization Of secret
negro lodges throughout the Southern States
A party must be in extremties, when driven to
such an expedient to preserve itself Under
the false and flimsy guise of love for the I'm
ion these wicked men are seeking to poison
the minds, excite the prcjudices and influence
the passions of these poor, ignorant people,
against their former masters and indeed,
against every one who will not fall down and
worship che black idol set up for the adora-
ton Of the people. To accomplish the fell
purposes of these fanatical leaders, the ne
gr0ss are scduced into secret lodges, where
men with white skins and black hearts famil-
iarize their minds with schemes ofconflscation
and wholesale robbery. The policy is to ar
ray, In bitter enmity, the negroes agains a
large majority Of the white people Of the
Southern States, and these white people
against the negroes; and thus in the end, in
augurate war of races. All this Is done to
enable these miserable leaders to per-
petuatc power in the hands ofthe ylest party
that ever disgraccd Nation. What measure
of public Indignation ought to descend upon
the heads Of the guilty authors of such dis
reputable instrumentalities? And what in
effablc scorn and contempt are these men
earning for themselves from the good and
virtuous every where?
Year: 1867

We do not like to be under the necessity of
grumbling every week about the Irregular
ity of the mails; but really it Is more than
business men, let alone ourself can readily
bear. We have not received Il paper from the
ether side Of the Mississippi river since July
lst. 1t is true that we occasionally get mail
from Little Rock, but not on schedule time.
Our latest dates from that place are those of
the 10Th Inst. The northern mail or that from
st. Louisvia Springfield and Fayetteville, ar
rlvcs pretty regularly. or rather the two
wheel dug g-out that carries it does but 1t fails
to bring the mails as regularly as formerly ;
we scarcely ever get mail through now from
st. Louis in less than five days, while under
the old contract we received our mail in four
days from st. Louis, and often when we do
get mail matter, it is SO wet and defaced that
papers are of little use. On last Monday no
mail for this place at all was received, while
the bags for Little Rock and Fort Smith came
through all right; for this the contractor OF
course was not in fault. The blame attaches
this case, Is to blame for the carelessness dis
played. II there is q Mail agent In this State,
he should at once attend to his drties in this
section.


Contractors have always made great bug
bear OF the crossing fthe Arkansas river at
this place, and have probably been relieved
Ofmany fines on that account. The contracts
both for the Northern and Eastern mails
should eud here. and hence from here to Fort
Smith there should be daily mail, which
would accommodate all concerned. We again
cali the attention Of the Mail agent, to this
matter. ,a9r.. .s.
Year: 1867

All cx-mayors and aldermen, of the city of
Van Buren, can register who are not other
wise sedisqualifcd. Section sixth fthe amend
ment to the reconstruction act just passed
by Congress in attempting to explain who are
executive and judicial officers says. those
words shall be construed to include all civil
offices created by law for the administration
of the general laws of the States Now the
mayor and aldermen of the city of Van
Buren, and other cities In the State never had,
and do not now have anything to do with the
general administration of the laws Of the
State" consequently they have the right to
Register.
Year: 1867

cB- We hear It intimated, on the streets
that the reason old Uhcle Isaac, gave the Fort
Smith and Van Burcn Quarantine project the
cold shoulder was that It was reported to
have been gotten up to benefit few Rebs.
What say the Dcctorsp
Year: 1867

cY- The execution Of Mckenzie, which was
to have taken place to-day. at Fort Smith
has been postponed until the 3Oth Of August
for the purpose of bringing his case before the
Supreme Court of the State.
Year: 1867

ca" In our visit to Fort Smith, last week We
stumbled upon very interesting case OF
doubtful dealing, IN which the United States
Marshal, for this District and Jews and Gen
tiles figure prominently. We have the items
for future reference.
Year: 1867

E@ The Radicals it appears are not
willing to trust the question Of negro suf.
frage" to vote of the people of this State
They have determined to call upon the
Military power of the Government to
aid them in forcing it upon the people
This determination was declared by Ar
chibald Sterling in speech delivered 10
their State Convention held in Baltimore
on Thursday last What think ys Of this
men of Maryland? can you countenance a
party that would force upon you by the
military power the General Governm ont
a measure against the will Of the majori-
ty?-a measure in which the general Gov
ernment has no interest-has no right to
interfere? Sustain them in this and what
becomes Of your boasted Republican form
Of government where the majority are
supposed to rule? 1t becomes at once 0
a military despotisln, no better than the
Government Of Mexico, whore property.
nor life nor rights are secure for day nor
an hours. 1fyou would continue as free
men. If you wouli contiuu, your free
form of Government cut loose at once from
all Radical Leagues and combinations aud
unite with those who acknowledge alont
the right of the majority to rule. Show
this party by your votes on Wednesday
next that you are competent to govern
yourselves without the aid of votes Of the
negro. '.
Year: 1867

EyLet there be full vote on Wed
ncsday next. Let not bad roads, bad
weather or bad people prevent every voter
from depositipg his ballot. Let no enc
make the excuse that he is too busy to
spare the timo. A few hours is all that
will be required Of any ono aud this will
be compensated for in the more economi-


cal government new Constitution will
give. When Ralissl prescription proven
ted you from vating, many and bitter
we're your complaints Now that your
rights have been restored; SEQ that you
preserve them otherwise you may 1.-Two to
see them again wrested from you. The
only way to do this is to see that every
vote is polled-that every man does his
whole duty.
Year: 1867

LEIGH STREET FEAsT.-We have never
attended an entertainment of the kind
which seemed to give more pleasure to its
patrons than the feast now open at the
Leigh-street Baptist church. On We'd
nesday night we passed an agreeable hour
in the room, and were charmed by the
handsome decorations, the fine display of
flowers, the tempting array of eatables,
and last and chiefly, by the sight Of the
beautiful girls, whose only occupation
seemed to consist in striking terror to the
heart of the bashful gents who gazed upon
the scene of beauty. We went, we saw,
and we were conquered. Go thou and be
likewise.


This much we had intended to say when
We left the gay throng. But what shall we
add after the fair ladies have honored the
Dispatch with lunch which would charm
an epicure? We cannot undertake, after
an hour spent in its discussion, to give the
bill of fare, having only an indistinct re-
memberance Of a waiter-load of confec-
tionary, crowned by boquet of beautiful
flowers.


Ladies, we are YOURS.
Year: 1867

REGISTRATION BEGINs.-It will be seen
by the notice Of Captain Rose that the
registration of voters for Monroe Ward
will begin on Monday morning, June 18th,
at o'clock. 1t appears that time enough
will be given-SeUen days. Yet voters
ought not to put off the duty of register
ing. If many should wait for the last day,
some would be unable to register. The
time is ample, and no one will be left out
if the most ordinary effort is made to re-
gister.
Year: 1867

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.-Ata a late hour
on Wednesday night an attempt was made
to force an entrance into the shoe store of
Mr.. John Miller, near the corner of First
and Main streets, but before the burglars
had succeeded in their efforts they were
frightened off by the appearance of the
police,
Year: 1867

BASE BALL.-A grand match game be-
tween the Pastime and Stonewall-the
Junior and senior champion clubs-took
place yesterday afternoon. The game was
highly exciting and interesting one, and
resulted in favor of the Pastime, with the
following scoring: Pastime, SO; Stone
wall L.
Year: 1867

The DAILY DISPATCH FOR THE SPRINGS AND
SUMNER RHsoRTs.-The Daily Dispatch will be
regularly mailed, for the whole or any part Of the
season, to our friends who may visit the Springs or
any summer resort. Orders left a. our counter or
sent by mail will receive attention.