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Year: 1867

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Parts august 19) Correspondence London Times.


With respect to the Salzburg meeting, OPT
Mons are so divide that IL is scarcely possible
TO say which is most prevalent. The public,
greedy Of sensation, is unwilling TO admit that
ing, coincidence on q recent deplorable event,
and professions OF mutual goodwill. You will
have observed that the Rretts EettlG7ag energeti-
cAlly denies that there Is the least foundation
for the report of an approaching interview at
Coblenz between the Emperor Napoleon and the
King of Prussia, and the denial may be looked
upon as proceeding from Count Bismarck s cabi-
net. Itis observable that the organs of the
military party in Austria are raising their
voices In O higher and more aggressive tone
than they for some time past have used, and
at Salzburg. There can be doubt of the tOdTlike
preparations actually making IN France, and the
speed Wth l0btch the tOork Is being hurried on as
regards both arms and campaigning equip
ments; but have IL on hrst-rate authority
that the number OF Chassepot rifles necessary
be completed before next spring IL was
once said by an admirer of PruSsian
prowess that it was not sufficient to have
need e- guns but 1t was necessary also to have
the Prussians who stood behind them. This is
not an empty boast, for 1t was the calm cool
ness and steady, disciplined intelligence of the
Prussians, young soldiers though numbers of
them were, which qualified them to handle a
weapon so apt for the squandering of ammu-
milton. 1t is well known how few cartridges
the Prussians used in proportion to the work
like manner it does not suffice to give the
Frenchman his Chassepot; he must be taught
10 MS lu0 sJOTy
goes that at the time of the Luxembourg
difficulty, General Moltke, who was all for war,
urged that it were wise to make it before the
French had got their Chassepots ready. mot
So" replied Vogel Won Falkenstein, whose dry
wit will hardly yet have been forgotten by the
unlucky Jutlanders, among whom he once was
legislator and tax gatherer. "Not so, but rather
wait till they have got their Chassepots, and
fight them before they have learnt how to use
them. They will be less formidable when un-
practiced with their superior weapons than
they are with the old Mimic, in which they are
well skilled" There was reason in this utter
ance of the shrewd old bird of prey.
Year: 1867

NIw ORLEANS, Nov. ia special, stated
TO be from a reliable source in New York in
printed IN the Times, which states that peso-
tiations are In progress for the REORGANIZATION
OF Conservative party which will nominate
Grant
Year: 1867

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-The Charleston cor
repopdsnt Of the Tribune says that a meetiu
of the Union League OF North Carolina met
there recently, and on voting between Cha e
and Grant Tor toe Presidency, toe former was
unanimously declared the choice of the
League.
Year: 1867

To this Grand Reception there will be offered
go go Certificates of Admission at s. each, which
win entie the holders to superb copies of ndd
STEEL PLATE ESGRANINGS, produced by a
new process, the highest type of American art.
The subjects selected for these unique and beautiful
Pictures. and the perfection of their execution
such as must comme nd them to public appreciation.
These Certificates will also entitle the holders to
the award apportioned them. The arrangements
for the management of this NATIONAL OFFER
ING are in strict accordance with the acknowl-
edged principles Of tntr and morals and the method
OF conducting it snch cannot fail to secure public
confidence and generous support.
Year: 1867

A wig wearer stands in constant dread OF
loosipg of his wig in the presence Of others.
No one would think of pulling of my wig in
tentionally. In fact, have deliberately resolv-
ed that whoever does it des-ether on the spot
or at some subsequent period. There are ac-
eidents, such as the playfulness of friend who
is ignorant that you wear wig. (Ihe more
natural it is the more danger there IS OF its be-
ing pulled off in that way)


One cold Sabbath in January, meeting crowd
coming from church, my feet slid from beneath
me, and mercy was on the cold cold ground
My hat flew of;-also nay wig. The air was
keen and piercing upon my bald and SHINING
pate, but | felt the hot blood mount 10 the very
Top of it as saw smile run along that long
line of church-going faces A small boy hand
ed me my wig with grin, saying, 81 say, mis-
yer, you've lost your head" ] could have Hs-
rodfd the boy with fiendish satisfaction.


am bachelor, yet fond Of the sex, and de-
sirous Of producing good impression-hence
studiously conceal the fact that wear another
gentleman's hair: ! once eourted widow who
had a mischieyous boy. She evidently favored
me until one day the little rascal climbed up the
back of the sofa on which ] was sitting in a
some WI hat tender way with his mother, and pull
led nv wig off The widow tainted al the ap-
partition presented, and rushed frantically
from the house.


Another time was seated al a card table
with some ladies. My partner was a charming
girl who fondly believed was in love with me.
We were playing whist hieh never fails to ex-
cite me greatly, particularly if my partner
makes wrong play. As the game progressed
noticed all eyes upon me, some with wonder
and others with Unsurpassed merriment


cast glance into mirror opposite and WIS
horrifed 10 perceive that in the excitement and
abstraction of the game / had pushed nv wig
back until nearly the whole of my bald crown
was revealed. My "fare and beauteous maid-
en-" has looked coldly upon me ever SINCE except
wheu have caught her laughing in her sleeve,
and then know she is recalling The ridiculous
figure cut al the card table.


/ could FL volume with the story OF my mis-
cries and annoyances, but think have told you
enough to satisfy you thata very unhappy III
diyidual is a man with wig.
Year: 1867

Here is letter from a wife in Massachusetts,
to her husband in California. She don't intend
going through the world with the blues


MY Dear Husband-As II is now some time
since YOU left for California, suppose you
would be glad 10 hear how we are getting along
in your absence. am happy TO say we are en-
loving very good health on the whole. Just at
present Two Of She boys have got the smallpox,
Amanda Jane has got the typhus fever, samuel
got hooked by COW the other day, and little
Peter has Just chopped off three Of his fingers
with hatchet. 1t is a mercy he didn't chop
them 1ll off UIlh these triflIng exceptions,
we are all well and getting along nicely.


"You needn't be at all anxious about U.s.
almost forgot TO say that Sarah Matilda eIopcd
last week with TN pedIar Poor girl She's
been waiting for a chance, and I'm GLAD she's
married at last She needn't have taken the
trouble TO elope though, for Pm sure was glad
enough to have her go. She was . great eater,
and find baked beans don't 90 off near so last
as they did. The way the girl could dip INTO
pork and beans was caution TO the rest oil Inc
family. The COW took ii into her head 10 run
away, which was very fortunate, | am sure, Tor
The barn caught fire last night and was con
sumed. was in hopes that the house wou'd
20 too, for it's inconvenient; but the wind was
the wroag way, so il did not receive much IN
Jury Some boys broke into the orchard the
other day and stripped all the fruit trees. am
very glad Of it, for If they hadn't presume the
children would have made themselves ILL.,
Year: 1867

The Richmond papers Of yesterday are
"on the rampage" on account of Judge
UNDERwooD's charge to the grand jury.
1t is not at all surprising that they take
the Judges remarks in high dudgcon, as
all will see who read some extracts from
that paper which appear in our columns
this morning.
Year: 1867

How TO SEE THE WIND.-Take q polished
metallic surface of two feet or more, with a
straight edge-a large handsaw will answer
the purpose. Take windy day, whether
hot or cold, clear or cloudy, only let it not
rain, or the air be murky-in other words,


let the air be dry and clear it is better if
the wind be steady, but this is not essential.
Hold your metallic surface at right angles to
the direction of the wind-E. c., if the wind
is north hold your surface directed east and
west, but instead of holding the surface YER
teal, incline it about forty five degrees to the
horizon, so that the wind, striking, glances
and flows over the edge keeping it straight)
the water over dam. Now sight care
fully over the straight edge at some minute
and sharply defined object, and you see the
air flow over as the water flows over dam.
Make your observations carefully, and you
will hardly ever fail to see the air, no matter
how cold the result is even better when
the sun is obscured. ,
Year: 1867

ACCIDENT TO MILE RAvEL.-bn Saturday
night whilst NJ lie Ravcl was engaged III the
play of = Wizard Skill" Il pistol which She
held in her hand discharged prematurcly, and
her left hand was badly burned and torn by
the force OF the explosion. Two rings which
she had on her finger were broken. She Is not
disabled BY The ACCIDENT
Year: 1867

d A WISE MovR,-Gen. Grant has issued
a circular through the Adjutant Generals
office, prohibiting all clerks and en-
ployes of the bureaus of the war depart
ment from holding communication on
business of their Office, during office
hours, with claim agents or other per-
sons not specially authorized by the
chiefs of the bureaus to transact with
them such business, and they are prohi-
bited from transactiDg any public
business pertaining to their office with
any claim agent or other persons at any
time Clerks and employees will i'm
mediately report to the chiefs of their
bureaus the name OF any person not be-
longing to the office, who may commu-
nicate with them on any public business
of the Office, and also th e nature of such
business. Any claim agent who shall
communicate with or approach any per.
son connected with any Of the bureaus
of the department, other than the officers
in charges of the several branches of
business, without authority In writing
from such officers, will be entirely pro.
hibited from prosecuting his business
with The department. This is move
in the right direction, and the enforce
ment of the order will prohibit many of
the peculations for which the depart
ment has OF late become notorious.
Year: 1867

pany's works one OF the most valuable
as well as one Of the most permanent
Institutions Of eur village and trust that
the company's Efforts to provide for the
wants Of the public will meet with such
degree of success As to make the cor
poration q paying one. N, ...t........


BASE BAIL MArcH.-A match game
was played In Dandy, last Saturday,
between the nrst nine of the Muffin Base
Ball Club of Salem, N. Y, and the first
nine OF the Monekas Of Dandy, In which
after an exciting game, the " Mullins u
were worsted, the score showing but Ss
runs for them, while the Dandy boys
succeeded in turning the bases So times,
The very best of feeling and considerable
enthusiasm prevailed throughout the
game, and at its conclusion all hands
eartook Of an excellent repast prepared
especially for the occasion through the
hospitality of the Monekas." go gs
Year: 1867

power was to be exercised discreetly, and
| that my uniform practice in such cases
was to leave the matter entirely with
| the court, except when such mo-
tion was submitted in case not author
lied by law. That neither in my own court
or any other in which I appeared for the
Commonwealth did argue such motions
further than to state the rules of law ap-
plicable, and that the proper rule to de-
termine all such applications was to grant
them if satisfied that no good could result
from retaining the cases for trial, and to
overrule the motion if the ends of justice
demanded that the parties should go before
a jury, and of that they were as well ad-
vised as myself" Judge Ould then spoke
briefly, and left the matter with the court.
The justices conferred together, and the
Recorder announced the judgment nearly,
if not precisely, in these words: "The
court would advise the attorney to enter
a noNe prosequi, as they do not believe
a trial will result in a conviction y;
and thereupon / told the clerk so to en-
ter of record. Immediately afterwards
l approached the court and said to the
Justices privately: Gentlemen, this ac-
tion will be misrepresented at military
headquarters in consequence of the Ian
guage with which Messrs. Johnson and
Ould closed their speeches.; to which
they answered that "they feared it would
be so; but it furnished no reason why they
should fail to do what they believed to be
just and proper; that they were sorry
counsel had used the language, but that
their action was controlled by entirely diff
ferent considerations" Of the correct
ness Of this statement 1 was then, and am
now, entirely satisfied. The words of the
Recorder furnished, I believe, the true
grounds of the judgment rendered. 1t is
perhaps but proper to add that my own
action in the premises conformed to my
invariable practice. Neither in Judge
Meredith's court, Judge Lyons's, Judge
Christians, the County Court of Hen
rico, nor the Hastings Court of the
city, lin all which 1 have at some
time appeared for the Commonwealth,
did | ever address an argument to the
court in opposition to motion to dismiss
a prosecution. I have always contented
myself with simple statement of the law
governing the application, and there rested
the matter. The rule was adopted for my
official guidance upon mature considera-
ton, and l have not yet seen cause to de-
part from it or adopt another.


I have the honor to be, Colonel,


Yours, very truly,


N. A. STuRD1vAST,


Attorney for the Commonwealth of the


Circuit Court of the city of Richmond.
Year: 1867

ID. Nj. ASHLEY.


Was there ever a more dis'graceful exhibit
than this of the use Of official position for
private ends The surveyorship Of Colorado,
'the best Office in the gift Of the President
was by Ashley made matter of bargain and
sale, stipulated in writing. It's legitimate
patronage was farmed out in advance as the
price Of obtaining it, and an arrangement
was entered into by which the chief solicitor
and the recipient were to corruptly use its
power in city and town lot speculations.
a." said Mr.. Ashley, twill probably be
chairman of the Committee on Territories,
and then l will know in advance all the pro.
posed expenditures in the Territories and
post you. Write one letter for me, and the
other to show" And Mr.. Ashley was made
chairman ofthe Committee on Territories in
the last, as he is in the present Congress-
Case was appointed Surveyor General Of Col
orado; "my brother Eli was made chief
clerk, and my brother William was given
snug berth; the programme was carried
out in oil its details; and now it would be in
teresting to know how much plunder the i'm
maculate Representative Ashley has pocket
ed from this corrupt and scandalous use of
the power Of his official position. With
these facts before them the people will very
naturally conclude that however censurable
the President may be, ii is not for
such men as Mr. Representative Ashley
to frame his indictment, or such men as
Simon Cameron to sit in judgment upon him.
Year: 1867

THE DEBATE CONTINUED IN PARLIAMENT. .


LONDON, May G.-An animated debate on the
subject of the Derby .Disraei Reform bill is in
progress in the House of Commons, Influential
members on both sides of the House taking part


THE REFORM MEASURE ADJUSTED.
THE BOROUGH AND COUNTY FRANCHISE DEFINED


BY Observation-Disclosures SUFFRAGE AND A


LOWER VALUE RATE.


LONDON, May 2S.-In the House of Commons
at an early hour, and after an exciting debate,
the question of the borough franchise right, as
embodied in Mr.. Dlsraelfs Reform BILL was set
tied on the basis of household suffrage.


The compound householder plan, at first pro-
posed, is practically abolished.


AS the measure now stands the tenant in
borough town is to pay his tax rate personally,
instead of through the landlord, and so secures
the right of voting.


In the matter of the franchise qualification in
the counties, it has been voted that the settled
occupants 0flands or tenements worth the sum
OF, 6l2 sterling shall enjoy the right of voting
when duly registered, The Government at first
proposed that the value of the lands or tene-
ments should be 9l5 sterling. The Liberals, in
opposition, wanted to have it fixed at Gl0 ster-
ling A compromise took place in the House,
when Gl2 sterling was agreed on as the amount
OF value of the lands or tenements, after which
the House adj ourned The result is gain to
the people. ..A
Year: 1867

HARRIsBURG, Pa, October 25.-
Our citizens are much excited at
dastardly outrage committed last eve
Ring, in the upper part of the city,
upon a girl Is years of age. While
returning home at an early hour, she
was struck by some unknown person
and knocked insensible, and when
found was terribly lacerated and out
ragged. She is still insensible and the
villain undetected.
Year: 1867




One Of the editors of this paper has spent
the last three weeks in Arkansas, and has
seen, from personal observation, the dis
treFsed condition of the country. The re-
ports which have reached this city have
not been exaggerated. Indeed, the condi-
ton OF the country is worse than represent
ed. Gloom and despair pervade the minds
OF the entire farming population. The
losses OF those engaged in the culture of
COTTON viii be enormous. But few will pay
expenses. The losses this year are much
larger than those of last year. Planters
are rapidly paying off and discharging
longer.


The negro is completely denloralized,
Most Of tnem have largely overdravn their
wages; and, having learned this fact. MANY
OF them have abandoned their EMPLOYERS,
leaving the cotton still unpicked, and the
result IS, planters are compelled to employ
others to pick out their cotton for which
labor they have already paid. AS so many
planters will refuse to raise cotton next
year, thousands of negroes will be thrown
out OF employment, and they will be forced
to 1--we by regular system of pilferipg and
robbery. They have already commenced
Killing stock, stealing horses, plows and
harness, with view OF setting up for them
Selves ueAL year.


Game is abundant in Arkansas and most
OF those who have abandoned their en-
Ployers are living by hunting and fishing.
All OF them have either repeater or gun,
or both, but their great trouble seems to be
IN purchasing caps, powder and shot,
Those who have stock or anything to steal
live in constant dread. The same state of
affairs exist throughout the southern States.
What we saw and heard in Arkansas can
be seen in every section of the South. The
last number Of the Huntsville Independent
says:


" We are sorry to learn that q Large por-
tlon OF the cotton now in the fields will not
be gathered, on account of the inability of
planters TO get laborers to pick it out. For
several weeks an advertisement has been
standing IN our paper Offering good wages
for fifty hands, and we understand not
more than dozen could be secured. There
are hundreds of able bodied negro men in
the county and about town, who utterly
refuse to do any regular work, contented
to cultivate little truck patch and do trif-
ling jobs about the streets, simply to sup
ply their necessary wants of food. And the
few that pretend to work do not do half
the work they did in former times and, by
reason Of this incidence, the planters lose
heavily.
Year: 1867

The lady correspondent of the Call, Satan
ella, gives in her last the following " little
dash of scandal :"


l believe | can write no letter now with
out little scandal. Every day brings forth
some new tale of sin and shame, of weakness,
folly, or error. Yesterday we had new
instance, in the elopement just over the river,
of a married man with his friends wife
The man is upward of forty years old, and
has always been considered a quiet correct
irreproachable person Nobody would have
supposed him capable of doing the slightest
wrong, he seemed to be so inoffensive and
conscientious. Besides this he had a wife
and an interesting child, to whom he appear
ed to be tenderly attached. Next door to
him and his family lived the niece of his
wife and her husband. with their two chill.
dren. The niece was about twenty five
years old, by no means good looking but a
modest, gentle, unassumlng young woman,
so far as could be Judged, and she bore
good reputation. And yet this man and his
wife's niece fell in love with each other SO
deeply that they could not remain separate
Iney were making excuses to be in each
others company. They continually sought
opportunities to be alone together As the
two families were very intimate no one





two absconded together, each leaving fam.
lily behind, the surprise was not general but
inordinate. The man arranged the elope.
ment to suit himself, and the deluded woman
acquiesced in all his arrangements She
pretended that she was going out shopping,
and dressed up for the purpose, first sending
away her trunk which she had, little packed
in advance. The trunk and herself, on de-
departing, went to the Erie Railroad station
Her lover was awaiting her at the spot, and
throwing over her dress cloak he had pro.
cured, and thick veil, they both crossed
the river, took the cars and fed westward. =
When the husband of the absconding woman
came home at night he found his house des-
olate. His two children were at neighbor's
engaged in play, and wondering why
g mamma" stayed away from them so long.
His wife was nowhere to be fonnd. He was
about to inquire next door, to ascertain his
wife's whereabouts when he encountered the
forsaken wife, who was just on the point of
asking him if he had seen her husband
Neither suspected the truth. Neither would
have believed it had it been told at that mo
ment. But, when hours passed away, and
neither man nor woman returned, and when
as;onished neighbors began to talk, and to
put this and that together, that each had
seen or heard. the fact stood revealed as
plainly as possible. Then came weeping
time in each family, the children of one
lamenting a lost "papa," and the children
of the other missing a mother Whether the
husband will yet pursue his fugitive wife, or
the wife her fugitive husband, remains to be
seen. l think unlikely.
Year: 1867

RUNAWAY AcCIDESr.-Y Yesterday morn
ing about y O'Clock horse attached to q
wagon loaded with lumber, belonging to
Crump & Brother, became frightened by
being struck on the rump with piece of
the lumber, aud dashed Off at a terrific
rate. When. near the corner of Locust
alley and Main street he ran against the
house Of Mcssrs. Christian, Lea & Co. The
shaft of the wagon ran entirely through
his head. and, strange to say, did not kill
him instantly, though he died after an hour
of suffering.
Year: 1867

MEETING OF THE HUsrINGs CoURT.-The
magistrates Of the Hastings Court met
yesterday for the purpose of drawing up
an answer to the communication of Gene
raj Schofeld. An informal conference was
held, and the meeting adjourned to meet
at IL o'clock to-day, when an answer will
be given.
Year: 1867

REGlsTRATIoS.-It is stated that regis
tration will be completed throughout the
State by the first of August. The returns
being received at headquarters, after ten
days' notice the books will then again be
opened for few days, when corrections
may be made and last opportunity given
to those heretofore prevented from regis