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Year: 1871

From this department we step to the right in
to room 40 by s5,a part of the adopted Thorn.
as Block, and here we find parlor tsets Of all
descriptions, from the durable ard reasonable
in price to the most rich and elegant.


THE UPHOLSTERY ROOM


which fronts on Exchange street, is filed with
skilled workmen, busy in the art lof upsetting
the time honored theory that"the feshiest per-
son has the softest seat' With look into
the sewing room and large room at the rear,
densely packed with stock, we 90


ONWARD AND UPWARD


into the third story. 1t is busy scene here.
The oilers and ipainters and finishsrs are at
work. Here the comparatively rough land
naked woods are made to assume garments of
beauty and the work is done with thorough
hFss ana care, and nicely of detail that chal-
lenges admiration.


Messrs. Woodman and Whitney, after pro-
curing the best woods from the best factories,
execute the whole remaining process of manu-
iacture upon their own premises. No defects
IN the native woods are disguised, because
they contract only for the perfect and if the
woods are not Just what they purport to be
they are returned. Hence the reliable quality
of their goods.


It will be seen from this that Messrs aW ood-
man & Whitney are already prosecuting a
very extensive business, and their trade, we
are pleased to learn, is rapidly increasing and
extending to the neighboring States They
intend to very materially increase their opera
tions this spring and will devote themselves
more extensively and exclusively to furniture
Year: 1871

It is an old story, but good one, that
tells of a very negligent man who
was going away on visit to some
friends. His wife extorted from him a
solemn promise that he would abandon
his usual custom, and put On clean
shirt every day. So lie packed a doz
en- in his trunk. When he came home
again, his wife was glad to perceive he
had grown more feshy; but she was
alarmed when on examining his trunk
she discovered there was not a shirt in
It, He had kept his promise to mount
clean one every day, but he always put
it on over the others and now he was
sporting around with whole dozen on
his back!
Year: 1871

What Did Henry Clay Erer DO p
While passing through the Capitol Square
this morning in search of an item, we dis
covered two gentlemen, apparently from
the country, engaged in an excited conver-
sation, while seated on one of the new and
comfortable benches. Drawing nigh unto
them, we soon ascertained the cause of the
excitement which seemed to affect the cl-
der of the two the most.


His hair was cut short, while he Wore a
short, cropped, grizzly, grey beard, with
ears considerably Topped, while he chewed
away at a great quid of tobacco and squirt
ed the juice from between his front teeth.
His appearance and action at once satisfied
us he was Democrat of the olden style.
If any other evidence was wanting, his re-
marks soon convinced lis of the correctness
Of our opinion.


His eye had rested upon the statue of
Henry Clay, which occupies the western
side Of the Square, and having heard that
Mr.. Clay was most anything else than q
Democrat, he wanted to know what right
his statue had in that "Squar." "What
bisness had the Legislator lettn' it be put
thar? What had Henry Clay ever done,
that a statue of him should be made ?''
| lie uiull DcileNc Ill SUCH DciiotidIS'
For the especial benefit of our very ignorant
and contracted minded friend, we would
urge him to inquire of any of the little
colored school children, wherever he lives,
who will take pleasure in enlightcnmg him.


Previous to the war, just such creatures
as this old man composed the Democratic
party throughout the country, against
whose prejudices and ignorance the intelli-
gence of the Wing party yainly fought for
years. The Republican party has taken
this job off its hands, while it has gone
over, and is now cradling its intellect be-
side the ignorance Of just such creatures as
represented the party SO faithfully this
morning in the Square.
Year: 1871

"A Penny Sared is a Penny Made. y
Persons in the city who have not paid their
State taxes for the year 1871, are reminded
that they will save five per cent. on the
amount by calling at the revenue Office, on
Eleventh street, No. 8, and paying the
same before the first day of next month, as
on that day five per cent. will be added
thereto.
Year: 1871

The Chancery Court of the city OF
Richmond will meet in October.


--Odd-Fellows' Hall, corner of Franklin
and Mayo streets, has been thoroughly re-
paired.


Owing to the stormy weather during
the fore part of last night, the moon was a
poor substitute for gas.


We are to have an opera troupe here
during the winter.


An employee in the Tredegar Works
was slightly injured yesterday by a piece
of steel flying from the machinery.


Delegates to the Conservative conven-
ton are to ride at half fare over General
Mahonc's road.


The alarm of fire between seven and
eight o'clock last night, given from box II,
was false alarm.


The Danville road will carry delegates
to the Conservative State convention at
half-price.
Year: 1871

WHAT IT Will Do. There is shnrr
rivalry iustnowin Alabama among differ
ont guano dealers. One Of them, by
way Of showing the superiority Of his
guano over any other, says that far
mer recently put q sample Of it into his
pocket, In which thore happened to be
q carpet tack, md started home on horse.
back. Before Mnehing bis house bis
steed broke down, and the farmer was
Of loss 10 discover the oauss until he
found that the carpet tack had grown
10 be a long bar Of railway iron.
Year: 1871

and have right to change the instrument whenever
they please and in any they sec ht II the pres
ent Constitution forbds their doing 40, they argue 1t IL
a fraud upon them and an infringement upon their
rights which they not bound to respect


The Supreme Court OF the State has recently decided
that the method adopted by the Legislature for calling
the Convention IL unconstitutional ana hat the Con
yeption II IL assemblies will he unlawful body. The
Republicans were at disposed to rest upon this de-
oslon and refrain taking any part IN the canvass
and from voting at the election. They have since how
ever determined TO go into the oppose the Con
yention before the people, and endeavor to defeat
it at the polls. II they fail In this they
can still fall back uponl the opinion OF the
Court and refuse to recognize the authority OF tho Con
yenton vigorous campaign will be prosecuted
throughout the State by both parties III the Democrats
succeed and the Convention meets in September ana
frames ne Constitution there will be an interesting
complication in affairs abont next Winter. The new
Constitution will Of course, dspace all Republican
onice-bolders; and Democrats will be elected-by
the Democratic Legislature for the most part
to dil their places The Republicans will re-
fuse TO give up the offices on the ground that the
whole Convention business unconstitutional and
yoid and there will be a pretty row. in which the
National Government will have to interfere to prevent
boodshed and to decide which Is the lawful State Gov
ernment And all this trouble will have been occasoned
by the greed Of the for office They have not
patience wait for coming elections to give them
the coveted places, but ready to resort 10 any
unlawful revolutionary expedient to get imme-
date control OF the public plumber
Year: 1871




A frightful accident occurred on the Albany
and susGuehanna Railroad about mile this side OF
BainbTdge Yesterday morning, which resulted IN the
dcstrnction Of locomotive and several At this
place the road crosses dry gully or ravne on bridge
supported by trese work resting upon the bottom OF the
rayne The track Is about 80 feet above the bottom of
the rayine and from bank to bank the distance Is over
40 feet. Sunday night severe storing prevailed IN
the locality, and neighbOr1g stream became damned
up and it's course turned into the ravne, which soon
became the bed of roaring torrent The tram IRON
Rnghonton for this citv consisting OF engine and
tender coal cars OF bran, one car OF hour
one baggage car, passenger coach, ana seepinR
coach. came along. As the engine got on the
bridge the ngneer felt the yielding NOTION ana immc-
diatey let all the steam The sudden impetus sent
the engine the chasn, where she stuck 10 one
e OF the track and the tender TO the other ana rested
The mbers than gave way and the fye coal ears ana
hran and flour cars went crashing down into the gully
below leaving the baggage and passenger coaches on the
track on the opposite side OF the rayDe from the engine
and tender The engineer and fireman jumped on and
escaped injury The engine soon settled backward ana
dnaly went crashing down into the ravine. followed
almost Immediately by the tender The escape OF all OH
hoard miraculous
Year: 1871

Reopening Of the Broadway Underground


Railway-vigorous Efforts TO BE Made to


Push IL Through the LEGISLATURE.


The promoters Of the Beach Pneumatic Railroad
are preparing to again take the field at Albany and
push their scheme through. As preliminary
means Of smoothing the way for active work, by
creating strong public opinion in their favor, they
have reopened the three hundred feet OF track from
Warren street down (and UNDER Broadway, and
Will between half-past one and half-past three
O'Clock every Monday, Wednesday and Friday until
further notice. yesterday was the first open day
under this new arrangement.


There has already been in the HERALD a full de-
scrpton OF this scheme OF transit and Its features
are by this time pretty familiar to the public The
car now runs, If anything, smoother than ever; the
passenger takes his seat and Is shot through the
tunnel W ith gentle, gliding, easy motion which is
very pleasant. The air is pure and sweet and there
Is constant and abundant supply OF 1t, thus show.
ing that the scheme is Infinitely better adapted to
the ''comfortable' tastes Of Americans than loco.
motive underground railroad, with It's vtiated air
ana constant haze OF smoke and steam.
The running OF the pneumatic car, t0o Is
comparatively silent; the wheels do, OF course,
make some noise as they roll over the iron track,
the following are the main articles In the COM
paDy's published "plan OF construction"-A first
class double track passenger railway eighteen feet
high and thirty-one feet wfde under the centre OF
Broadway; private property not TO be taken or mo-.
Tested; vaults not to be disturbed; trafic OF the
streets not 10 be interrupted during constructions
TO be built wholly BY private capital; no subsidy
from the city treasury.
Year: 1871

SOUTHERN SECURITIES STEADY.


Inc southern list was in the main steady, with
nore active Inquiry for the South Carolinas on
report that the State will be able to meet the
January interest, although bondhoders may have
10 wait month or SIX weeks for their money--that
margin OF time being allowed for the collection Of
me present levy Of taxes. The following were the
Year: 1871

ST. LOUIS, April 26.-The National
Executive Commission, appointed by
the second National Convention, held
at Cincinnati, October, 1870, to pro-
mote and hasten the removal of the
National Capital to some proper place
in the Valley Of the Mississippi, an
nOunce that il has been determined
not to call another convention of the
friends of the capital removal until
next year. The reason for this de-
cisiOn Is, that it is deemed best to
postpone any further public effort for
the removal Of the capital until
the appOrtiOnment Of representatives
under the recent census, to be made
by the present Congress, shall have
given the central and western portions
Of the Union that just weight in the
National Legislature to which their
population justly entities them.
lhe committee further announce that
they will continue to use ali worthy
means to hasten the removal of the
National Capital, and express the
belief that success will finally follow
their efforts.
Year: 1871

IL another place viii be found the
proceedings Of the annual meeting Of
the Cotton Buyers and Brokers As
sOciatiOn Of Memphis. It win be
found interesting TO those concerned.
The principal business transacted, and
that which will attract attention not
only in Memphis but abroad, is the
resolutions having reference 70 the
sampling Of cotton. II the AssO-
ciation succeed in accomplishing
the assimilation Of cotton samples
throughout the United States, a great
difficulty that now lies in the
way Of all engaged in the trade
viii have been removed. As It
is. Memphis, Notwithstanding it
leads as a cotton mart, lRbOrs
under a great disadvantage. We
notice that except where individual
effort has been made to that end, her
sampling is not quoted, and the cot
ton she ships is lost in the quotations
and sampling Of Atlantic ports. 1t is
true some effort was made to dignity,
20 bring forward and make more
conspicuous a trade TO which Men,
phis is mainly indebted for all that
she is. In this work we wish the
Association success. If il viii 60
further and attempt the reconciliation
of all the interests of the trade; II it
viii make the sellers feel that their
interests are identical with il, then it
will accomplish q grand mission, and
may become the arbiter Of the fate Of
our city and the section Of country
tributary thereto.
Year: 1871

streets, In the vicinity OF st. Agnes Academy.


In Offering this large uumbsr Of lots. We
place before the public arars opportunity OF
making an investment in property whish
cannot fail to increase ia value, being 80
centrally located that 1t must be nusd up in
preference to more distant points.


Accessible on the north side By the BeaIs
street and on the south By the fernando
street railroads, and traysrssd and bound
ed in all directions by broad streets. We are
confident that we cannot bring to the notics
OF those who want cheap home a better
piece of property nom which to make 3
selection.


The terms Of the sale are made very easy
third cash. one and two years. with six per
cent. interest.


Again reminding the readers Of this notice
that


THE SALE IS PEREnPT0RY,
we advise them to be on the ground PRE-
PARED TO BID.


wswm make the occasion profitable and
REFRESHING to all who sttend.
Year: 1871

A Newport correspondence of the New
York Commercial Advertiser relates the
following as one of the mistakes Incl
dent to hotel life-when parties are in
hurry and the gas turned off:


/ heard such an excellent story, and
knowing it to be fct, / must relate it.
A gentleman and wife on travelling
tour stopped at hotel. The gentle
man was an invalid, jaunting for his
health, and was subject to severe at
tacks of spasms in his chest, which
nothing would relieve but blister, but
in the absence of that, a good hot mus
tard plaster. They reached the strange
hotel late in the day, and during that
night Mr.. -- was taken very i'll. His
wife was unable - find any remedies at
hand among her traps, but remember
ing to have seen the castor containing
mustard on the sideboard of the dining
hall, and being reluctant to arouse the
servants, she few down with light and
made a plaster as quickly as possible.
Now the room she occupied was at the
head of the stairs, on the right. hand
coming up, but there was one precisely
similar to it on the left side. just as
she reached the head of the staircase
her light went out, but wishing to bring
relief to the sufferer as quickly as pos
sible, she went into her room on the
right, as she supposed, and flying up to
the occupant of the bed-her husband,
of course--clapped the plaster on his
chest. Just as it touched the individ-
ualin question, what was her frightand
horror at being assailed with strong
expletive, and at discovering that she
had turned to the left instead of the
right, and entered the wrong apart
ment. The hurry with which she en-
tered was not quite equal to that with
which she retreated, and on finding her
own man and telling him the story, he
laughed so outrageously as to get cured
without any plaster at all. So morti-


fed was the lady, however, that she in
sisted on leaving the hotel the next
morning at an hour sufficiently early to
avoid meeting the victim of her mis-
take,
Year: 1871

Late files of Brazilian journals contain
the following facts concerning the recent
legislative action in Brazil on the subject
of emancipation One of the bills which
met with the greatest opposition appro-
priated $8,000,000 to be used to free
about million and half of slaves.
The ground of opposition was the fact
that this sum of money was too small,
one of the Senators saying that by this
bill only 10000 slaves per annum could
be freed. The bill as finally passed ap-
propriates much larger sum, while pay
for each slave is put at a very low fig
ure. By the plan emancipation will be
gradual, only children born after the
passage of the act on the 9th of last
month, to be at once liberated. 1t is
thought that the whole number of slaves
in the empire will not exceed one mil
lion and a half A majority of these
are IN the southern part of the country.
The sugar interest will not suffer from
the change. 1t is doubtful about the
results in the coffee regions, where the
slaves are more numerous. As the En-
peror favors emancipation, the passage
of the bill by the legislative branch of
the government practically delivers Bra
zil from the evils of slavery.
Year: 1871

NJ. THEIRS has made statement
which affords reasonable ground for
hope that the Alsace customs question
may be pcaceably settled. By the
present agreement, Germany, in return
for the payment of the third install
ment of the war indemnity month in
advance, is to begin the evacuation of
French territory within fortnight after
the ratification of the treaty. As the
National Assembly is not to meet before
December, the evacuation will not take
place a long time before the third in
stallment of the indemnity becomes
due. Besides, Germany practically re-
tains the power of postponing the evacu-
alton for an indefinite period to ratify
the treaty. As to the question out of
which these complications arose, Ger
many has conceded the point of reci-
procity as regards French goods enter.
ing Alsace.
Year: 1871

The handsomest young lady of all the
handsome young ladies which Baltimore
Justly boasts of. became the affianced of
prominent South street merchant. last
Thursday week had been fixed upon for
the nuptials. The BRIDES trosseau had
been prepared, the wedding feast arranged
for, and cards of invitation widely dis
tributed. On the morning of the day fixed
upon for the wedding the bride had a sim
gular presentiment that there was some i'll
brewing. Strange enough, as night ap-
preached her worst apprehenaions were re-
allied. Just as she was moving towards
her chamber to don the bridal robes, note
was handed her from the gentleman stat
ing that in consequence of sudden and Sc
we're "nervous prostration," he would be
unable to fulfil his promise, and nuptials
must be deferred The shock was sudden
and powerful, and the disappointment and
chagrin overwhelming, but there was no
help for it on the part Of the lady, and she
was compelled to accept what seemed to
be tho inexorable decree of fate. In a
day or two q message was forwarded that
the gentleman was rapidly convalescing,
and would be pleased to have the core
mony performed on Thursday. In the
meantime the young lady had heard from
a source which she could not discredit
that the "nervous prostration" bad been
brought about by the free use of alcoholic
drinks. Her mind was at ono, subjected
to wonderful change and she determined
that she would never become the wife of a
man addicted to strong drink. But she
kept her own counsel IS and not until the
night had arrived, the company had assem-
bled, and the intended bride and groom
confronted one another in the presence of
many witnesses, did she make known her
Intentions. Upon being asked by the Of
fciating minister eff she would take this
man for for her husband, to love, honor
and obey him." responded with an en-
phatic "No," and quietly withdrawing
from her pocket all the corresp ondence
which had passed between them, and sew
eral pieces of valuable jewelry, she handed
them to the astonished ''groom expectant," }"
and hastily withdrew to another room. No
amount of persuasion could induce her to
reverse her decision, and although much
of Baltimore'S "beauty and chivalry" had
gathered there, the sound of revelry was
not heard, nor did any of the gay company
chase the hours with flying feet, but all
quietly dispersed and repaired to their re-
spective homes. This event has been lit
orally the talk Of the city ever since.
Year: 1871

In the United States Senate ON the
1st inst, Senator Salisbury made the
following bold remarks in opposition to
the passage of the Army Appropriation
bill


He said he opposed the passage of the
bill because of the rejection of his amend
ment prohibiting the expenditure of any
money under the appropriation bill for
the payment of troops at election. He
regarded the rejection as sufficient in
dication that the dominant party in
tended to use the army to carry the cleo
tions. He said there was man at the
other end Of the avenue VINO, though
unlettered and knowing little Of his coun-
try's history, possessed indomitable will
and undoubted courage When the
House of Representatives come to count
the electoral vote for next President,
that man woald perhaps befound will
ing instg,lment in employing the army,
to whose support the Senate were now
appropr1atlng this money, IN the re-es-
tablishment of himself for four years
more. He (Saulsbury) would now serve
notice on the dominant party, that if the
Democrats elected by fair vote theil
nominee for President, they intended
his Inauguration if they had to wade
knee deep in blood.


The bill then passed, and the naval
appropriation was taken up as in Com
mittee of the Whole. After disposing
of twenty pages of the bill the Senate
went into executive session and soon
after took recess.
Year: 1871

Oh, Plant Willow by His Grave J
The following lines we're written by a
lady Of Sweetwater, at the grave of a low
ed one, while willow was being planted
thereby;


Oh! plant a willow by his grave,


And name it after me
And let its weeping branches wave,


My dearest one for thee.
Oh, let it there vigil keep, @.


And in my name to stand,
Both night and day to watch and weep,
Longing to take his hand.
Oh, may it ever O'er him wave,


And in my name and stead,
Bemoan the one l loved, so brave


That alas alas, is dead.
I'll love him still, though he may sleep
Beneath the sod so low,
And with the weeping willow weep


For him, who died year ago.
Year: 1871

If you remember this it will help you
a little in doing your "sums." When
you have 81 to multiply by 8 or any
multiple of it as high as 27, you have
only to multiply the first figure and you
may be sure the other results will be just
like the first.