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Year: 1867

The Ottawa County Union thus
notices the grape culture in that
county: Few except those direct
ly interested have an idea Of the
extent to which grape culture is
carried in little Ottawa. The Pen
insula and the islands belonging to
this county constitute the best
grape country in the United
States. Grapes are grown in great
quantities in several of the town
ships of this county, but in Cataw.
ba Island, Danbury, Portage and
Putin bay the vineyards are the
largest. and the culture of the grape
is carried on most extensively. AS
an illustration of the progress that
grape growing has made in this
county in eight years, we give the
following statistics from one town.
ship, furnished by friend. In
Catawba Island Township of this
county the number of acres set in
grapes this year is 4293; showing
that the people there are investing
more largely than ever in the grape
crop. Of this number 1993 acres
are bearing at present-that amount
of land being covered with tull
grown fourishing vineyards, the
yield of which, this season
promises to be immense. We have
not the figures from the other
townships or we might be eble to
give an idea of the extent of grape
culture in this county. All this
progress has been made within a
few seasons. Eight years ago the
9Th of June, Ira S. butcher. Esq.
set the first grapes for field cul-
ture in Catawba Island; and since
that time, as a result of that first
experiment, grape culture has
reached its present Importance in
that township. With regard to the
grape crop throughout the county
all statements at present concur
that the prospect for a splendid
yield was never more fattering.
The vines are 80 heavily loaded
that wholesale pruning has to. be
resorted to. Ottawa county this
fall will beat the world on grapes.
We can defy any other section of
the country with the same num-
Dor of acres planted, to beat US
either in quantity or quality OF the
fruit of the vine.
Year: 1867

The Piqua Democrat says the
"practicle issue is whether the mig
ger children shall go to- the same
school with the whites If the
editor cant get in at any of the
white schools, he might perhaps
benefit himself by a few "practicle'
lessons in photography at some
colored school. He could not Of
course expect to be received OF
terms of equality, however, until he
shall have learned something. -
Columbus Journal.
Year: 1867

When Congress convenes again, Wilson
win be ready, in the Senate, with his
measure to force Negro Suffrage upon the
Northern and Western States, and Thad.
Stevens will be ready, in the House, to
push his measure to confscate the lands
Of the ten Southern States and divide
them into parcels for distribution among
the shiftless blacks.


"In the eye Of every thoughtful man. y
speaks out the Republican New York
Times, "Confscation admits of only one
Interpretation. 1t is the equivalent of
general spoliation, anarchy and bloodshed.
There can be no liberty without order,
and no order without ample protection
for the rights of property. Invade these
rights, and inculcate the idea that one
class shall be permitted to seize and en-
Joy the lands and houses of another class,
and from that momsnt the South will be-
come second San Domingo, to end only
in the determination of whites or blacks.
This may be strong statement Of the
case, but 1t is the truth. And the next
men who go about familiarizing the ne
groes with the demand, and persuading
them OF its justice, should be dealt with
by the military commanders as iacendiarie'
Year: 1867

naA Bridgeport, Conn, man, who had
long waited upon young lady, at last
prevailed upon her to set the day for
their marriage. On proceeding, Sunday,
May 20,to the church to hear the ubanns'
announced, what was his horror to hear
another name given out On inquiring
of the minister he found that the name
announced was according to order, and
rushing In dismay to his lady-loye, she
coolly told him that such was the fact;
she had been informed that he had been
boasting Of his conquest, which did not
accord with her ideas Of propriety so she
had altered her mind, but rather than be
disappointed Of becoming bride, she had
taken up with fresh lover. He pleaded
eloquentIy but all in vain. She kept her
word, and was married the early part Of
last week.
Year: 1867

"Love is strong as death. MANY
waters cannot quench love, neither can the
floods drown it."-SoIoMoN.
Fair youth, too timid TO lift your eyes


To the maiden with downcast look,
As you mingIe the gold and brown of you


curls
Together over book;
futtering hope that she dare not name


Her trembling bosom heaves,
And your heart is thrilled when your fingers
meet
As you softly turn the leaves.
Pevhance you two viii walk alone


Next year at some sweet days close,
And your voice will fall to tenderer tone
As you hken her cheek to rose;
And then her face will flush and glow
With a hopeful, happy red,
outblushing all the flowers that grow


Anear in the garden bed.
| II you plead for hope, she may bashful drop
| Her head on your shoulder low,
And you will be lovers and sweethearts then,


As youths and maidens go,
Lovers and sweethearts, dreaming dreams,



With never a thought that life is made


Of great reslitiesi
That the cords of love must be strong as


death,


If they hold and keep heart;
Not daisy-chains that snap in the breeze,
Or break with their weight apartl
For the pretty colors Of youths sweet morn,
Fade out from the MONDAY sky;
And blushing loves in the roses born,


Alasl with the roses diel
But the faith that when our morn is past


Tender and true survives,
Is the faith we need to lean upon


In the crisis of our lives
The love that shines in the eye grown dim.
In the voice that trembling speaks,
And sees the roses that years ago


Withered and died in our cheeksl
That sheds its halo round Us still,


Of soft immortal light,
When we change youths golden coronal
For crown of silver whites,
A love for sickness and for health,


For rapture and for tears;
That will live for Us ahd bear with US


Through all our mortal years.
And such there is-there are lovers here


On the brink of the grave that stand,
Who shall cross to the hills beyond, and walk
Forever hand in hand.
Pray, youth and maid, that your fate be theirs


Who are joined nomore to part;
For death comes not to the living soul.


Nor age to the Loving hearti
Year: 1867

The undersigned intended before this to
express his grateful sense Of the generosity
of bis numerous friends manifested at late
gathering at his house, but as the stream Of
benefaction continued TO flow for some days
after the pleasant occasion referred to, he
DELAYED . public acknowledgment until he
might specify the whole amount received =
II affords him much pleasure now to state
that $270 in cash and some $50 worth Of
useful articles have gladdcned bis heart and
his household. and he begs to return his
cordial thanks 10 all friends in the city and
vicinity vino SO generously remembered
him, assuring them at the same time Of bis
profound interest in their temporal and
spiritual welfare and happiness.


Nov. 5th, 1867. IL. n. PowrRs.
Year: 1867

ACcIpfST. One Of the lady members Of
Grau's Opera Troupe met with wettng
accident last evening =, the Rock Island
ferry dock. They were crossing sae river
10 perform in Rock Island, and, as the boat
touched the dock, she stepped off into the
water between the boat and dock. BY the
aid of her clothing. and by clinging to the
boat and dock, she prevented her le!f from
sinking until she could be rescued from her
perilous situation, with no very serious re-
Year: 1867

THE New York world has long editorial on
impeachment in which il toreshadows in gem
eral terms, the valiant and tremendous things
the Democratic party will do in case Congress
undertakes to remove the President. 1t saws:


What course will Democrats take in case
the President is impeached7 We answer, in
a general way, that, from our knowledge of the
temper of the Democratic party, we have no
hesitation in saying that it will face the emer-
gency with as much vigor and intrepidity as
indignant human nature is very well capable
of.


This is as remarkable an ebullition of impo-
tent wrath as is exhibited in Lears invective
against his daughters: Il will do such things
what they are yet know not, but they shall
be the terror of the earth"
Year: 1867

auspices of a committee of the Young
Mems Christian Association, and although
there has been O daily service, the
rainy weather has perhaps prevented
many of our citizens from attending
who would otherwise have done so. Per-
sons Of both sexes, but especially busi-
ness men, are welcomed. The reading.
room s also open to all, and it is hoped
that the young men Of Richmond will avail
themselves of the invitation to call. No
more pleasant manner Of spending an hour
can be found in the city than in looking
over some of the many valuable books in
their library.
Year: 1867

TRAVELLER RoBBED.-On Wednesday
night, a traveller by the ll.3O Petersburg
train went out on the platform of the cars
lust before they arrived, and as they
stopped he went back to get his carpet
sack. but he found that some one had
stolen it.
Year: 1867

CHEAP WooD.-The cheap wood issued
Yesterday not having met half the demand,
fifty cords additional will be issued this
morning at the Central depot. This wood
is designed for those unable to pay the
market price, and is certainly not to be
bought to sell again. Persons unable to
buy but a quarter of cord will be pre-
ferred,
Year: 1867

The HENR1CO MURDER-ANoTHER TRAIL.
A day or two since an elderly woman APP
piled to the county authorities and stated
that upon reaching the city, a day or two
before, she had read for the first time of
the finding of the dead body of a mur-
dered woman in Henrico county. She had
received letter about the time Of the
finding of the body from the man with
whom a daughter had been living as his
wife, stating that she had died in this
city, and that he had buried her. He
had sent her clothing and effects to a
house in Manchester, where they were
at the disposal of the mother.


Her object in coming to the city was to
get the articles, and to see the man, but
she was unable to find either. Hearing OF
the Henrico county murder, and finding
upon reading the account Of it that the
young woman who was found dead an
swered to the description of her daughter,
her fears and suspicious were aroused, and
she wished to have the affair investigated


The officers are now at work trying to
ferret the matter out.
Year: 1867

FLORAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
THE HOLLYWOOD DAsSoCIATIoN.-The ladies
unite tomorrow in paying their second
annual floral tribute to the memory Of the
Confederate heroes whose bodies are in
tered in the shades of Hollywood. No
word Of ours is needed in commendation
of task so noble, so touchiDgly beautiful,
for it is spontaneous tribute of gratitude
and affection from the living to the dead
a heartfelt offering, prompted only by the
patriotic sentiments which are evinced in
every act Of the women of the South.
The same gentle hands which tomorrow
pluck the rose and evergreen, and scatter
blossoms over the mounds in Hollywood,
a few years ago pressed the aching brow
and smoothed the pillow Of the suffering
soldier, and by thousand gentle atten-
tions frightened his pathway to the grave.
Noble is the work which our ladies have
thus determined year by year to perform


Let us all, then, unite in the observance
of day already consecrated to the me-
mory of the dead; and while we are true
to union Of love, and earnestly desire
the advent of lasting peace, let us never
forget the gratitude which we owe to those
whose breasts for us were barred, and whose
blood for us was shed. Let every person
in the city send to-day wreath, a blossom,
or bud, to deck the patriots grave.


Grace church, on the corner of Foushee
and Main streets, will be open all day to
receive contributions, and the committee
cordially invite the cooperation of ladies
in all parts of the city to assist in their
labor of love.
Year: 1867

EARLY CLosING.-It is gratifying to no.
tice that many Of our leading merchants
have determined to adopt the plan of clo-
sing their establishments at an hour which
will allow their employees some leisurefor
recreation. The system has been adopted
In northern cities, and we have yet TO hear
the first complaints against its fruits. After
day spent from early morn behind the
counter, in the sultry air of counting
room or store, young men need an hour or
two to stretch their limbs, and should have
it. The employers cannot lose much Gus
tom in the time between ca and ~
O'Clock; and If 1t Is generally adopted,
nothing can bs lost BY anybody.
Year: 1867

DEAD BoDY FOUND IN JAMES RIVER
As the steamtug Hero came up the river
yesterday she was boarded by several fish
ermcn, who informed the captain that
their drift seine had caught the dead body
of white man, which they had hauled to
the shore and tied to tree, between
Drewry's Bluff and Chatfin's Bluff. They
thought from appearances that the body
had been in the water four or five days.
Our inquiries elected no other information
than that the man had black hair.
Year: 1867

The DAILY DISPATCH FOR THE SPRINGS AND
srsxER REsoRTs.-The Daily Dispatch will be
regularly mailed, for the whole or any part OF the
season, to our friends who visit the Springs
any summer resort Orders left at our counter or
sent by mail will receive attention.
Year: 1867

THIRTY-FIvE MILES AROUND RICHMOND.
In the notice of this excellent map pub
lished in our issue of yesterday We neglect
ed to give the name of the agent for the
State. Captain j. S. Hayes, who has OBJ
tanned the agency, is a gentleman well
known throughout the country and the
mere fact of his connection with the work
is a guarantee of its excellence.
Year: 1867

LARGE FREIGHTs.- The amount of
freights coming into Richmond by the rail-
roads centering here is unusually large.
On Yesterday the downward freight train
ON the Danville railroad consisted of forty
freight cars fully loaded. The amount OF
shipments of tobacco by this road is daily
increasing.
Year: 1867

AUTioRITY OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER AT
FIREs.-The communication in another
column of Captain Charters, chief engineer
of our city fire department, should receive
the attention of all who have any doubt as
to the authority vested in him by the State
and city laws. 1t will he seen that he has
full power to command the fire and city
police at fires, and has entire control Of all
persons present on such occasions, and at
all washings and trials of apparatus.
Year: 1867

HARD SoAr.-To two pals of strong lye
put fourteen pounds of grease; cleanse the
grease before using. Boil these two togeth.
er till it becomes thick; then put in five
quarts of salt aud boil slow half an hour, or
little longer; then pour in pail of water.
Set it away to cool; when cold, cut it into
chunks. Pat into kettle two pals of weak
lye, boil until it mixes together, then pour
in three quarts of salt; boil the same length
of time as before, and set it of to cool; then
cut it the shape you like.
Year: 1867

CoNNEcrIcUT DEMOCRATIC CoNvENTIoN.-
A New Haven dispatch of Jan. 9Th says:


The Connecticut Democratic Convention
adopted resolutions setting forth that Con.
gress had violated the Constitution, struck a
fatal blow at the financial and commercial
interests of the country in excluding the
Southern States advises that National Con-
venlion be held in New York on the 4th of
March to discuss the great questions of the
day, to protest against the revolutionary acts
of the majority in Congress, and announces
the determination of the conservative Union
men to resist by every constitutional power
the Discrimination and destruction of the
States. They also thank the President for the
repeated exercise of Executive power in be-
half Of the Constitution, and pledge him con-
tinued support. James Brooks of New York,
delivered speech of an hours length, in
which be charged Congress with endeavor
ing to remove the President and change the
complexion Of the Supreme Court. He held
that the negro was not entitled to and could
not be intrusted with governing power
Similar addresses were made by Eaton and
Seymour. They claimed congress had not
representatives able enough to attempt i'm
peachment, and charged Congress with at
tempting to subvert the government and to
secure to itself all national power.
Year: 1867

To MEASURE HAY IN STACKs.-An old far
mer says: "'rhe following is generally accu'
rate, as have both bought and sold by it,
and believe it may be useful to many, where
the means of weighing are not at hand:
Multiply the length, breadth and hight into
each other, and if the hay is somewhat set
tied, 10 solid yards will make ton. Clover
will make from 10 TO u Yards per ton.
Year: 1867

EE-A disloyal Kentucky paper remarks
that if Congress will enact a code which
compels negroes head when he is sleeping
in chair, to fall forward like a white mans
instead of back, as i:ever will, then we may
begin to tax of the practical success of the
Civil Rights Law.
Year: 1867

A correspondent Of the Herald writes
from st Anthony Minnesota Dec. 3rd, that
Mr.. Reuben Nesmith while recently Dig
ging in bis cellar in that town discovered
an iron door, beneath which was spiral
staircase. lie and bis brother-in-law, Mr
Chamberlain, descended 1875 steps and found
themselves in narrow horizontal passage,
dug in the white sand which. as every one IA
miliar with the geological formation of the
banks of the upper Mississippi knows, ,underlies
a stratum of limestone. Proceeding along this
passage distance of about seventy five feet,
they emerged into spacious artificial cave,
also excavated 10 this white sand. The cave
was of an oblong form, and leading out of it
were several smaller ante-chambers, all of
which gave sigus of having been at some
former day occupied as repositories Of some
kind. Iron and copper implements, of
rough kind of workmanship. were found
scattered about, some of them evidently
having been used for excavatng purposes,
Others for cooking utensils the marks of
fire being observable on the latter. Ga en-
terng one of the small ante,cbambers a
number of rude seats were found, and upon
one side of the room an elevated platform,
upon which stood roughly hewn stone


something like the reading desk of an + pis-
copal church. On the wall behind the desk,
on either side of a colossal human figure, in
bas relief, very curious hieroglypbics were
found traced in the white sand, and an or.
namental tracery of peculiar design covered
the other three sides Of the chamber. In
the next apartment sort of stone sarcopha-
gus was found, upon the top of which was
laid an immense rock, firmly cemented to
the burial case, and which required the uni


ted exertions of four men to remove. This
being done, human skeleton was found un-
derneath, the bones of which crumbled to
powder Immediately upon exposure to the
air. Several copper and iron rings were
found In the sarcophagus, and also curious
silver ornament. octagonal in shape and
carved in uninteligible characters, some of
which corresponded with those on the wall
Of the apartment above referred to. A third
chamber was much larger in extent than
the others, and the ceiling was very much
like an inverted funnel in shape, directly un'
der the apex of which was a large cube
shaped stone, which was stained with marks
of fire and some other dark substance, and
a deposit of hardened ashes lay around it
upon the ground. 1t was evidently used as
a s4cramental altar, and this theory seemed
to be confirmed by the fact that an aperture
large enough to admit the body of a man
opens from this apartment into smaller
one, the floor of which is below that of the
other rooms, and which is covered with a
Shiny powder APPARENTLY the ashes of bones;
whether human or otherwise cannot be as
certained. The whole affair is mystery;
the relics found are not at all aboriginal in
character, and may have been the work of
people existing long before these prairies
were the hunting grounds of the Indian.
Year: 1867

WoMEN's RIGurs.-The New York World
thus notices the change in the programme
by which it is expected females will win the
privilege of suffrage:


ln every county in the State clubs are
now forming, and the suffrage question is
discussed by young ladies who are just old
enough to vote or to get married. Love and
beauty are enlisted in the movement Mem
bers of the Legislature are to be attacked by
all the arguments of female attractions and
the most fascinating fashions. This onslaught
er will be overwhelming; the waterfalls will
indicate the tide of public opinion; and the
spread of equal rights sentiment will only be
surpassed by the spread of crinoine. When
old ladies with grown up children can get
$3.50 from the New York courts for alleged
seduction, these young ladies, who only ask
the privilege Of voting, will without doubt
receive speedy concession to their demands.


RAILROAD TRAvELLING.-Fromv various re-
cent decisions, says an Eastern axchange, up
on the subject of the rights of railroad trav
eers, it appears that the following rules Of
the road have been adopted by the Courts.
1t has been decided that applicants for tick
cts on railroads can be elected from the cars
if they do not offer the exact amount of
their fare; conductors are not bound to make
change. A II railroad tickets are good until
used-the condition good for this day only
being of no value. Passengers who lose their
tickets can be elected from the cars unless
they purchase others. Passengers are bound
to observe decorum in the cars and are
obliged to comply with all reasonable de
mands to show their tickets. Standing on
the platform, or otherwise violating the rules
of the company, renders person liable to
be put off the train. No person has right
to monopolize more seats than he has paid
for; and any article left on the seat while
the owner is temporarily absent entities him
to his seat on his return.
Year: 1867

The KuoxSille Commercial has been
informed that previous to the nomination
Of Hon. Horace Maynard for the thirty
ninth Congress, he was called upon and
the question put to him direct as to
whether be was for negro suffrage or notr
The honorable gentleman replied, that
when he was willing to have his son Ed
ward marry colored woman, then he
should be for and advocate negro suf-
frage. IL this statement is true, is II any
thing more than fair to infer that the
honorable gentlemen is at this time will
ing to let Edward marry the colored wo
man, and in this indorse and advocate
miscegenation7 These parties who sup
ported him then, continues our eotempo-
rary, will have some hesitation Absut do
ing So now, as some Of them firmly de-
clare they are not for the internarrying
Of the races, and that if Mr. Maynard
was honest with them at that time, they
are ready 10 let him alOae at this time.
Consistency. thou art a jewel.
Year: 1867

Wing party TO disgraceful and ridiculous
ruin, and nothing but the earnestness
aud sagacity Of the people saved the
Republican party from the same fate.
No man OF real tact ever talks Of tact


it is only the bunglers that do so. Henry
Wilson is bora trimmer, and he is al
ways parading his principle. Mr.
Greeley, the clumIiest Of mortals, is al


ways parading his tact. Every man can
be respectable ia the exercise Of bis tai
ent, but that depends on what his talent
happens to be. The donkey who saw the
spaniel fondle his master, and IN return
got cuddIed and petted and taken up
into his masters lap, thought he had as
good right to be so treated; but when
he went to push his attention on his
master he was kicked into the street,
although the same donkey munching his
thistle on the common was respectable
and sometimes romantic OBJECT
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