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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-31
BY TELEGRAPH.
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
mir. Stevens Port BnI-The War Fraud
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WASHINGTON, December 30.-The follow
log is the bill introduced in the House to-day
by Mr.. Stevens, on leave:
/. That all laws or parts of laws creating
and establishing ports of entry or delivery,
in any State now in rebellion, be and the
same are hereby repealed.
2. Hereafter no vessel, either foreign or
domestic, except such as belong to or are en-
ployed by the Government of the United
States, shall enter or leave any of the said
ports, unless driven there by stress OF
weather.
3. If any vessel shall violate or attempt to
violate the provisions of this act, the said
vessel, cargo and every thing appertaining
thereto, shall be forfeited. The one-half to
go TO the captoFs, and the other half to the
United Statesi and every person is hereby
authorized to make such seizure; and the
captain or commander of such vessel shall be
fined not exceeding five hundred dollars.
4. The said vessel and cargo may be seized
at any place at sea OF in any port and the
goods may be taken wherever found, either
on land or water.
The proceeds shall be divided among
the captors according to the law now regu.
latipg prizes.
g. The ship and cargo may be tried, as we'll
as the officers, in any Court in the United
States into whose jurisdiction the same may
Do taken.
Z. The States now in rebellion are vir-
giDia, North Carolina. South Carolina, Geor-
pis, Alabama, Florida, Texas Louisians,
Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas. If any
other States should hereafter become rebel.
lious, the President shall proclaim the fact,
and the provisions of this act shall then apply
to such State or States.
8 The President shall have power to de
clare any harbor or harbors ports of entry,
when in his judgment it shall be expedient.
In reply to the resolutions of the House of
Representatives requesting the Secretary OF
War to furnish all general orders issued in
reference to the transportation of troops aud
munitions of war by railroad, and also all
orders designating the amount TO be paid for
such purposes, the Secretary submits re
port from Quartermaster General Meigs, 10
which it is stated that the Quartermaster
General has opened no general orders on
this subject.
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Why DO WE SHAKE HANDs2-It is a very
old-iashiOued way of Indicating friendship.
Jehu said to Jehonadab: SIS thine heart
right as my heart is with thine heart? If it
be, give me thine hand" 1t is not. merely
an old-fashoned custom it is a strictly ma
tural one, and, as usual in such cases, we
may find q physiological reason, if we will
only take. the pains to search for it. The
animals cultivate friendship by the sense of
touch as we'll as by the sense Of smell, hear
ing and sight; and for this purpose they may
employ the most sensitive parts of their
bodies. They rub their noses together, or
they lick one another with their tongues.
Now, the hand is part of the human body
in which the sense of touch is highly de-
veloped; and, after the manner of the ami
mails, we not only like to see and hear our
friend, 1--WE do not usually smell him-though
Isaac, when his eyes were dim, resorted to
this sense as means of recoguition,) we
also touch him, and promote the kindly feel
ings by the contact and reciprocal pressure
of the sensitive hands. Observe, too, how
this principle is illustrated by another of our
modes of greeting. When we wish to deter
mine whether a substance be perfectly
smooth, and are not quite satisfied with the
information conveyed by the fingers, we ap-
ply it to the lips and rub it gently upon
them. We do so, because we know by ex-
perience that the sense of touch is more sc-
lively developed in the lips than in the
hands. Accordingly, when we wish to re-
ciprocate the warmer feelings, we are not
content with the contact of the hands, and
we bring the lips into service. A shake OF
hands snffices for friendship, in undemon-
strative England at least; but kiss is the
token of more tender atfection.-Dr. Hum
phTsy. ....
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NUMBER 1O4
RELIGIOUS MIsCRLLANY.

The Pacific Methodist, the California organ
Of the Church South, doubts whether it
will be able to live another year.
There are in Boston twenty-three Unita-
risn, fourteen Baptist, one Free-Will Bap-
tist, twelve Trinitarian Congregational,
eleven Episcopal, twelve Methodist, four
Presbyterian, one Friends, twelve Roman
Catholic, two Second Advent, one Union
Evange licsl, and FIVE Universalist churches
Besides these, there are the West Church,
Congregational, not designated, and
Christian church; in all, ninety-eight.
The Methodists of Oberlin, Ohio, who
never as yet owned place Of worship,
have recently purchased plat of ground
on which they propose to build church
next spring. A sufficient amount Of money
has already been raised.
In the new Methodist Episcopal church,
on fremont street, Boston, the orgsn-blow-
ing is performed by water-power; a small
stream of Cochituate being introduced,
which does the work admirably, without
getting the "sulks" and qusrreling with
the organist. ALI that the latter has to do
is TO turn q stop cock, which lets on the wa
ter, and the organ bellows are put in mo-
ton, and supply all the wind desired.
The Kentucky Conference, NJ. E. Church,
South, is made up of about sixty -four Union
men, and eighteen or twenty Secessionists.
Not single Secessionist was elected last
session to the General Conference held
next May in New Orleans.
MINISTERS EXEMPT FROM ToLI.-In an
English court not long since, the keeper
Of a toll-gate near Worksop, was fined with
costs for collecting toll of Rev. Thomas
Shaw, a Wesleyan circuit preacher. The
hearing of the case lasted three hours, and
the bench, after long consultation, came
10 the conclusion that ministers are exempt
when they are travelling the circuit on a
Sunday
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NEGROES IN THE SOUTHERN STATEs.-How
they sang; how they laughed and grinned;
how they scraped, bowed, and complimented
you and each Other, those negroes of the cities
of the Southern parts of the then United
States. Ny business kept me in the towns; l
was in one negro plantation village, and there
were only women and little children, the men
being out a-feld. But there was plenty of
cheerfulness in the huts, under the great
trees-I speak of what l saw-and amidst
the dusky bondsmen of the cities. wit
messed curious gayety; heard among the
black folks endless singing, shouting and
laughter, and saw on holidays black gentle
men and ladies arrayed in such splendor and
comfort as free born workmen in our towns
seldom exhibit. What grin and bow that
dark gentleman performed, who was the
porter at the colonels, when he said: "You
write your pame masr, else l will forget"
am not going into the slavery question;
am not an advocate of the institution" as
know, madam, by that angry toss of your
head, you are about to declare me to be. For
domestic purposes, my dear lady, it seemed
to me about the dearest institution that can
be devised. In a house in Southern city
you will find fifteen negroes doing the work
which John, the cook, the housemaid aud
the help do perfectly in your own London
house. And these fifteen negroes are the
pick of family of some eighty or .pinety.
Twenty are too sick or too old to work, lei
US say; twenty too clumsy; twenty are I 70
young, and have to be nursed and watched
by ten more. And master has to maintain
the immense crew to do the work of half q
dozen willing hands. No, no; let Mitchell
the exile from poor, dear, enslayed Ireland,
wish for gang of "fat niggers" / would as
soon you should make me present of q
score Of Bengal elephants, when need but
single stout horse to pull my brougham.-
CornhiH Magazine for December.
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NONsTITUTIONAL DISEASES
SEMINAL WEAKNESS,
IMPOTENOY OR INABILITY,
Diseases of the URINARY ORGANS,
And IMPURE BLOOD.

How many thousands Of men and women are there
who are at this time suffering out miserable exst.
snce or from that pernicious practice sefpOlutonf
Eook at their pSlid, emaoIated and disngured taces
and their broken down constitutions, disQualiying
them from the hsppiness Of marriage, the ENJOY
ment fife In this hOrrid situation thousands suf
fer until death closes the Let parents, guar
dians or friends attend to those who are suffering
with any Of those horrible, lfedestroying maladiea,
see that they are cared for and cured before 1t be too
late. Send them Immediately to DR.. j. KArES,
No. I53 sycamore-street, first door below Fifth
street, Cincinnati, Ohio, physician who has made
private diseases his especial study for 80 years, and
who Ia certain to cure the mOst inveterate cases,
without MERCURY Oh ANY OTHER INJURI.
GUS DRUGS. II is important to those afhieted, or
to those who are interested in the welfare Of their
friends, to be careful OF the many PRErENDED boo.
TORS who iniest all cities, publishing their great
skil in curing all diseases In few days, imposing
upon the public by using the names Of eminent
physicians from Europe and other places. Be,
therefore, careful, and make strict inquiry before
you risk nfe you may fall into the hands Of
these ohArlAtanS. r...s ." ...
N. B.-Dr. j. KATEs will attend Ms patients
personally, and can be found in his sfioe. No. 1B3
sycamore street, first door below Fifth, from 8
O'Clock in the morning until in the evening. All
CONFIDENTIAL. nols.u
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Annthnr GE.tnrrN

There is q story afoat which can not
give as coming from "the reliable gentle
man" yet, as it has interest enough to en-
title it to respectability among t'inoidents
related"-to place beside the pretty story of
General Schoepf having been New York
porter-I will repeat it. 1t is said that the
Captain of an Indiana cavalry company
made his way to Bowling Green as q spy.
lie was arrested as suspected person,
and thrown into prison. but, as he had for
merly resided in Southern Kentucky, he
found it not difficult TO affect injured inno-
cence, and demanded an investigation. On
careful inquiry, nothing could be found
against him, and he was therefore enlarged.
Before undertaking the perilous expedition,
he had not only divested himself of every
thing military, but had thoroughly searched
his pockets and pocket-book, as he thought,
for papers which might betray him. After
his enlargement, however, being seized with
desire to do something generous, he drew
out his pocket-book to pay for drinks for
himself and number of the rebel soldiers
with whom he had become hail fellow well
met. A piece Of paper which had secreted
itself in one of the leather folds of his
pocket-book dropped upon the ground. With
out betraying any SURPRISE he picked it up,
and saw with glance it was receipted bill
of an Indiana landlord for breakfast fur
nished his company. The Captains limbs
were chilly till he had thoroughly destroyed
the paper and mixed it with the mud of
the streets. The story gives the Captain
credit for living thoroughly reconuoitered
the Notifications and encampments at Bowl
ing Green, and arrived at the dilapidated
opinion that the entire force does not exceed
sixteen thousand, while they have but one
riAed cannon among their guns. All this
is "good, if true"
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There is a report ahoat from Washington
that Great Britain is not so particular about
Mason and Slidells surrender, but wants the
north east corner of Maine ceded to her in
order that she may construct through it a
great military railroad from Halifax to the
Canadas. This is sensible and practical. We
do not care to prompt her; but If there is any
thing else that she would like--say Nam
tucket, Key West or Washington Territory
now is her time to make the suggestion.
She has us at disadvantage, and may not
in half a century find another so good an OPP
portunity for having her own way. II her
modesty does not stand in the way, she may
drive good business with US for the next
few weeks, for If she is refused any thing she
pleases to demand it will not be our fault
We propose to give her full swing.
And now if we still have statesmen OF
generals who fancy that We can afford to lei
this civil war run en- through year or two
longer, we shall not attempt to set them
right. "If they hear not Moses and the
Prophets, neither would they be persuaded
though one rose from the dead."-M Y
Tribune.
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The Irish race, in the present awful crisis,
have displayed constancy and a courage
that ought never to be forgotten by the
American people. The German and the
Frenchman come here animated by an un-
dying attachment to their fatherlands, and
while they, too, have manifested heroic deyo-
ton to the cause of their adopted country,
it is the lrishman alone who becomes
q thorough American. British rapacity,
British insolence, and British aristocracy
have made him so much a subject in Ireland,
that he longs to be freeman in America, and
when he reaches our soil, his first and con-
slant thought is to gather around him the
relatives and friends that he has left at home.
When England strikes at the American
Union, without provocation, and in the face
of the concessions of this Government, is
there an irishman any where here, in Cana
dc, in Australia, or in Ireland itself, that will
not feel that this new evidence Of the au-
daucity of England is Ireland's opportunity
PhiLddeLDhid Press, .
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WHAT A MARYLAND LADY DD.-The Rich
mond correspondent of the Nashville Union
tells the following: ....
Not long ago told you Of the sufferings Of
Miss Converse on her trip from Philadelphia.
l have now 10 record another instance Of
female heroism. A young lady of Maryland,
as gentle and genuine woman as the South
contains, but withal q true heroine, has,
after Drawing many hardships, recently ar
rived here.
Reaching the Potomac, she found boat
and negro to row it; but the negro refused
to attempt to cross, for fear, as he said, the
Yankees would shoot him. Drawing pis-
toll from her pocket, our heroine told him
ceolly she would shoot him herself il he
didn't cross. The negro quailed, rowed her
over to the Virginia shore, and thus, utterly
alone, she came to her friends in Richmond,
with her petticoats quilted with quinine, her
satchel full of letters, many of them con-
tanning money, and with no end Of spool
thread, needles, pins and other little eonVen.
fences now 20 hard to get in the blockaded
South. The name of this heroine ought not
to be withheld from the historian. Its Miss
Mamie Webster, -.,,.
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Letter from "OccasIOnaI0
WASHINGTON Dacnnnhni

WASHINGTON, December 27.
The steamer that sails from New York on
Saturday will carry for ward to Mr.. Adams,
in LONDON, and Mr.. Day ton, IN Paris, full
account of the decision of the Administration
in the Cabinet meeting on Christmas day.
Conflicting reports as to the action of this
meeting will, of course, accompany the su-
thorized dispatches. The SYN pathizers with
Secession in Philadelphia and New York,
taking advantage of the lenieucy of the Gov
ernment, will address the agents of the trail
tors at London and Paris for the purpose of in-
spring them with still greater hatred against
our country, las we'll as to stimulate them to re-
newed intrigues tosecure the speedy recOgni-
tion of the Southern Confederacy. Nov it is
that we begin to feel the sting inflicted by the
men in our great Eastern capitals, who sustain
intimate connections with the bankers of
Europe, and with the emisssries of the Con-
federacy at work against the Union in the
Old World. If the letters written by the
marked and known traitors in Philadelphia
and New York, to London and Paris, by to-
morrow's steamer, against the good cause,
could be exposed, predict that they would
contain more aid and comfort to the foreign
enemy than these crafty and industrious agi-
tators bave ever given to the domestic enemy.
Thus the pacific policy of the Administration
may be defeated, and the design of England,
viz: the recognition OF the Southern Con-
federacy, consummated. For here is our
great danger. Should Great Britain deter
mine either to make a condition with Mr.
Lincoln that the blockade must be raised
or, this concession refused, that she will
break it, war is inevitable.
Happily, however, the Administration has
not been inactive in view of this appalling
catastrophe, and the same steamer that will
carry the encouraging counsel of our traitors
will also bear evidences of the earnest aud
eager and sincere anxiety of our rulers ia
keep the peace with Great Britain. Nothing
will do more to prevent the recognition Of
the rebellion than a series of bold and in.
stantaneous forward movements of our ar
mics, here and elsewhere. At no period
within the last five months would such
demonstrations have been more decisive o
great issues. If within the next three weeks
the returning messengers of the Englist
Government shall find the Secessionist'
routed in Virginia, destroyed in Kentucky
annihilated in South Carolina, Florida anC
Texas, and driven out of Missouri, there sOiI
be no recognition Of the Southern ConfederGcy
OCCASIONAL
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KANsAs Cry, December 3O-Sauta Fe
mail dates TO the l4Ih have arrived. The re-
ported massacre OF twenty men by Indians,
near Fort Stanton, proves to be incorrect
Memorials have been passed by the Territor.
ial Legislature, peritioning Congress to enact
laws and make such appropriations as will
authorize the Indian Department to select
suitable lands for Indian reservations; also
that New Mexico be relieved of the pay ment
of the amount of tax assigned to her by the
late law of Congress. The law for the pro
lection of slave property in New Mexico was
repesled by an almost unanimous vote in
both Houses
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Tho New York Banks.

NEW YORK, December 30.-0n Saturday
evening the banks did not hold much over
S23000O00. Many of the banks are paying
specie as usual, while others are paying
small sums to customers. There is little de
mand, however. Arrangements have been
y portion of the State debt, and interest
thereon, due January l.
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clapped his hands for joy, and Captain Pres
ton said he did not blame him y.

ton said he did not blame him.
Just before his departure from Richmond,
General Winder sent for Mr.. Ely and asked
him to designate several officers to be
released in exchange for those lately dis
charged from Fort Warren. He undertook
the delicate office with view to humanity,
choosing those most likely to suffer from
long confinement and the fortunate selec.
tions, including Lieutenants Dickinson, OF
New London, Conn, Ferrish, of Providence,
Grover, of Bath, with two hundred and fifty
privates, probably arrived at Fortress
Monroe to- day.
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Tho PittahurG Rnnka

PfrTsBURG, December 3O.-The news of
the suspension by the Eastern banks was
not kAolly unexpected, and created little or
90 alarm. Our banks have not generally
suspended. Three of them, it is understood,
have suspended, but four are still paying
,pecie, viz; The Bank of Pittsburg, the
Mechanics, Citizens and Iron City Bank.
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A little boy Of ten years, who had been in
the habit of regaling himself on popped or
parched corn, during the last beautiful fall
of large feathery snow, went running to
his father, exclsiming: ~ know what snow
is, papa" "What my son ?" sit is pop
ped water, papa" -
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"so here am between two tailors p said
fellow at a public table, where two young
tailors were seated, who had just COM
meneed business for themselves. "rrue," /"
was the reply 1--WE are but beginners, and
can only afford to keep one goose between
uaH
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Still L1yHs.-The Glen Falls Messenger
says it has lately seen the woman who, three
years ago, created 80 much discussion In
reference TO her living without eating. She
wei weight % and S appearance. ara Il 6 stoutiy as, as,
serted that shelves without eating.
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A new Republican paper is to be estabi
lisbed at Chicago, TO be called The Union.
It is said It will speak for the conservative
portion of lthe1 Republican party, which is
dissatisfied with the ultra abolitionism of
the Tribune,
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A clergyman in the country had a
stranger preaching for him one day, and
meeting his beadle, he said to him, "Well,
Saunders, how did you like the sermon to-
day 7" ~ watna, sir, it was rather Ger
plain and simple for me. like these SER
mons the best that jumbles the jOOdgment
and confounds the sense. Oh, sir, rnever
saw ane that could come up to thyself at
thAtn . '
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MEDICAL.
DENTAL.
DuncaII Sc 90.

nR. MER EDITH, DENTI9Ts-OFFIOR
~ on SXth-st, between AaOe and Elm
No. l31, near Raoe-st. Teeth extracted
without pain, on q new principle, without
the OF drugs er any injurious agent. Positively
no humbug. Having had nearly twenty years e1-
Perienoe in the practice OF his profeaaioA In this
city, he can give perfect satisfaction TO all who WIN
DatroniHe him. His terms are % reasonable thae
You will save nearly one-hAlf BY calling on him.
Ideal
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With Prue, the pretty ouakeresS,

With Prue, the pretty QuakeresSI
fell in love-who wouldn't2
gently pressed her for kiss,
But Prue thought 'tWasn't prudent.
What if by force / take It thenP
Whispered, still persistent. ...,-..
She sighed, "'twill be quite cruel when
You know Pm non-resistant."
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YT(HE WEEKLY PRESS NOW RKADY,
~ eontAining the News OF the Week, both koreigA {
elsewhere, MP 20 the hour Of going 20 press.
For aAle Il ths CouAdnR-Foom. friee esn1
VWVHE WEEKLY PRRse NOW RHADY,
! ~ taininG the News Of the week, both Horsigl
Sc uS 1 @ thS SCnr q SOiSS % 1S.ss
Fer sale at the OountingR Som. PTioo eentas
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wv q DIS n III * n X II
w Corner Sixth and Vine streets.
Manager, Geo Wood Stage Manager, q. II. Gilbert;
Treasurer, G. T. Collins.
PRICES TO SURF THE TIhEs.-Dress Circle and Par
auette, 80 cents Gallery, is cents.
THIS tuesday, EVENING, December 81, great
Hcw-Yesr i've Entertainment.
NIB. JOSEPH PROCTOR
As the Indian Chief in the original Prize Drama OF
OUTAHLAHUHET.
.r. TIE LION OF THR FoREsT.
Grand n emoiaelle Aubray.
To conclude with
THE REBEL'S BRIDE.
Mr.. Proctor Earl Desmond
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ADJUSTMENTS.

IKR'S OPT II A H U X
~ W. lessee auu MRnager
Mr.. o. Bass, Stage Manager, M. SIMMONS Treasurer.
THIS (TuesdayN EVENING, December 81 will bs
produced the new Play, from Charles Dickens
GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
Apel mAB
miss HaV1f1nfn ml66 bizEle EmmOngs
Dsnce. FlutteriDg Equilibrium. Mons. Paul Carl,
To conclude with the Petite comedy Of
THE ROUGH DIAMOND.
Cousin Mr.. II Jordan.
nafgery mrs. ". w. Stoduard'
PRICES OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Circle and Bal.
cony, so cts; Children, half price; Gallery, 95c,
Box Once oren daily from 10 to4PM.