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The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-05-08

As polite omnibus agent was GO
ing through the ladies car checking
baggage, he asked a pretty young la
dy if she had anything she wished la
ken to the hotel No sir, she re.
piled. The agent asked her if she
desired a bus? She instantly gav9
him a very sweet smile, and replied,
No sir, Lam not in a bussing humor
this evening" The agent dropped
his memorandum book, hastily retired
to the baggage car, and said he felt
unwell.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-05-08

PROFANITY. In the use of profan e
words, no idea is to be EXPIRE sed, no
object is to be attained, no end Sc
cured, no ear to be pleased, no appe-
tite to be administered to, no passion
to be fed, no title to be acquired, no
wealth to be earned, no possible good
either real or imagined is had in view.
They mean nothing They are wick
ed cheats, playing game of decep-
ton; attempting to palm off blus-
tering s,und for substantial thought.
Profanity is surely good witness of
a terrible dearth of wisdom fright
ful scarcity Of ideas. For will any
pretend that there is any good in pro-
family for, besides being an arrant
cheat, it is an idle and wicked use OF
the name Of the greatest Being in the
uniyerse-the best and truest friend
Of every human being.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-05-08

HAVE You ENEMIES go straight
on and don't mind them If they get
in your way, walk round them regard
less of their spite. A man who has
no enemies is seldom good for any
thing-he is made of that kind of ma
terial which is so easily worked that
every one has hand in it. A ster-
ling character is one who thinks for
himself, and speaks what he thinks !;
he is always sure to have enemies
They are as necessary to him as fresh
air, they keep him alive and active
A celebrated character who was sur
rounded by enemies, used to remark :
They are sparks which If you do not
blow will go out of themselves. Let.
this he your feeling while endeavoring
to live down he scandal of those VIII 0
are bitter against you. Ii you stop
to dispute, you do but as they de-
sire, and open the way for more
abuse. Let the poor fellows talk
there will be reaction if you but
perform your duty, and hundreds who
were once alienated from you, win
flock to you and acknowledge their
error.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-05-08

A little boy, returning from San
day school, said 1, his mother, Ma,
aia't there a EiAea.chism for little
boys? This cat-echism is too hard.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-05-08

KITCHEN ODoRs. The unpleasant
odors arising from boiling ham, cab
bages, &c, is completely corrected by
throwing whole red peppers into the
pot-at the same time that the flavor
Of the food is improved. Pieces Of
charcoal viii produce the same effect.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-05-08

In the summer of 1887 / was as
cending the Mississippi in the steamer
B. Just as she was leaving
wood yard her fue collapsed. At the
time company was playing poker
in the social hall G.. had JUST drawn
his wallet to go an X better. His
legs were folded and locked between
the seat and the round of his chair
At the report he maid spring for.
ward, and, not rejecting that his feet
were fast, he landed fiat on his face.
He struggled hard to rise, and kicked
with all his strength to loosen his feet,
but it was mo go.n Such another
scrambling was never witnessed, At
last he gained his self-possession, and,
amid the roars of laughter among his
companions, who had just returned to
the hall after finding that no person
was hurt, he. cried out
It's just my darned luck If it
had been my brother Jake, the darned
Ane wouldn't have burst till he had
raked the pile p
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-05-08

We suppose bullets Craze men some
times because they know that all flesh
is grass.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-05-08
For the Curious.

The greyhound runs by eye-sight
only, and this we observe as fact
The carrier pigeon aies his two hun
dred and fifty miles homeward, by
eyesight, viz +: from point to point
of the objects whish he has mark
ed but this is only our conjecture,
the fierce dragon fly, with twelve thou
sand lenses in his eye, darts from an
gle to angle with the rapidity of a
flashing sword and as rapidly darts
b'ack-not turning in the air, but with
clash reversing the action of his
four wings, and instantaneously cal
culating the distance of the objects,
or he would dash himself to pieces. -
But in what confirmation of his does
this consist :? No one can answer
A cloud of ten thousand gnats
dance up and down in the sun, the
minutest interval between them, yet
no one knocks another headlong on
the grass, or breaks leg or wing,
long and delicate as these are. Sud-
denly, amidst your admiration Of this
matchless dance, a peculiarly high
shouldered vicious gnat with long pen
dent nose, darts out of the rising and
falling cloud, and settling on your
cheek, inserts a poisonous sting.
What possessed the little wretch to do
this Did he smell your blood in the
may dance No one knows. A
four horse )ach-comes suddenly On
flock of geese in a morrow road, and
drives straight through the middle of
them. A goose was never yet fairly
run ov'r; nor duck They are I'M
der the very wheels and hoofs, and yet
somehow, they contriVe to flap and
waddle safely off. Habitually stupid,
heavy and INDECENT, they are, never
theless, equal to any emergency
Why does the lonely wood pecker,
when he decends his tree and goes to
drink, stop several times on his way
listen and look around-btfore he
takes his draught /? No one knows.
How is it that the species of ant,
which is taken in battle by other ants
to be made slaves, shonld be the black,
or negro ant No one knows.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
From Missouri.
MORE BORDER WARFARE,

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 2O.--Captain Bur
chard, with twentyfour men of Jennison' 8
regiment, attacked Captain Hays, with $50
men, at his place of residence to day, and
succeeded in driving them away, burning
Hays house and the house oil man named
Gregg, both Captains in the Southern ar
MY. Captain Burchard and Lieutenant
Bostwick were slightly wounded and two
horses were killed. The rebels had FIVE
men killed and eight wounded.
PRICES vAGABONDS AT WORK AGAIN.
JEFFERSON CITY, Nov. 2O.-The old
terror has settled down upon the counties OF
the southwest, since the retrograde move
ment of our army and refugees are begin
ming to arrive again, being driven from their
homes by fear Of Prices rebels, who are re-
ported again advancing.
MIR. Gravelly, member of the State Con
vention, arrived here from Springfield,
which place be left on Friday last. He
says body of Prices cavalry have made
their appearance at Sarcoxie, and foragiDg
parties follow up the track OF our receding
army, plundering Union citizens and renew>
ing with impunity every species of outrage.
He passed train OF emigrant wagons, a
mile long, containing Union refugees, and
another train of five wagons arrived here
to day. Five prisoners were brought in
to day from Galloway county, the fruits of
an expedition which was sent to that coun-
ty yesterday. These prisoners are charged
with repeated Outrages on Union meu.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
Union Movement in North
Carolina.
FORTY.FlVE COUNTIES REPRESENTED
IN CONVENTION,


NEW YORK, Nov. 2l.-A letter from
Hatteras Inlet, 18th, says:
We learn that North Carolina, By con-
vention OF delegates representing IS coun-
ties, has declared a Provisional Government
and entirely repudiatel the secession act of
the State, reafirming her loyalty and devo.
ton to the Constitution or the United
States. The convention met at Hatteras
on Monday last.
The act passed contained several sections
the substance OF which is, the first declares
vacant all the Offices OF the State; the Sc
cond names Marble Nash Taylor Provis.
ional Governor the third adopts the Con-
stitutiOn Of the State, with the statutes and
laws contained in the revised code of 1856;
the fourth repudiates the ordinance of Sc.
cession passed at Raleigh on the 10th MAY,
together with all other ac1s then adopted
the fifth directs the Provisional Govern
ment to order special election for mem
bers OF Congress the sixth gives to the
Government authority to make temporary
appointments to official vacancies.
The convention then adjourned, subject to
the call of the President. Gov Taylor has
issued bis proclamation for an election in
the I'd congressional district, which will be
held on Wednesday, the 9th inst.
A smart engagement took place at Hat.
teras Inlet on the l4th, between the coast
survey steamer Corwin and the rebel steam.
er Curlew. The latter vessel apparently
got the worst of the contest, and retreated,
after receiving hot and killing fire from
the former.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
THANKS TO CAPT. WILKES.
Eastern Virginia.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 2Oth.-News of the
disbandment of about 300 rebels in AccO-
mac County, Virginia, is confirmed: AS
our expedition advanced, rebel flags dis
appeared and unionists hoisted the American
flag. General Dix's proclamation, when
received in camp where nnion men had been
drafted and forced into rebel service, caused
them to rebel and their Office re- were com.
PEELED to disband them. The secessionists
had destroyed bridges and felled trees across
the road.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
GEN. FREMONT'S CASE.

Tribune Correspondence The papers in
the cas3ot Gen. Fremont have, for some
days been in the hands OF Maj. Lee, Judge
Advocate o.. the army, who to-day made his
report.
Accompanying the report were charges
substantially the same as those preferred by
Col. Blair.
Gen. Anderson recently expressed to
Gov. Andrew his strong desire that q regi-
ment of Massachusetts soldiers might be
sent to Kentucky. He was sure that no
sectional feeling would hinder the men of
Massachusetts from receiving hearty vel.
come in Henry Clay's State.
ENGLISH AND FRENCH NEUTRALITY.
Times Correspondent Advices re-
ceived by Government from Great Britain
represent that though mnch sourness of
ceiling is evident towards the United
States, yet there was maifest feeling ad.
verse to war, and that the sentiments in
favor of maintaining strict neutrality was
daily Strengthening.
Advices from France indicate that the
feeling on the part of the Government to-.
wards the Uuited States is more cordial than
ever.
The government has no evidence of any
rebel privateer steamer being on the seas
except the Sumpter and she is endeavoring
to elude capture.
THE CAPTURES AT BEAUFORT.
Commodore Dupont has sent to the Navy
Department the original South Carolina
ordinance of secession beautifully engraved
upon parchment, with the autographs of
the South Carolina seceders, headed by
Gen. Jameson the photographs of all the
members were, also, found at Beaufort with
the ordinance and large number of other
important documents.
RUNNING THE POTOMAC BLOCKADE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-The steamer
Wyandauk ran the blockade last night and
reached the Navy Yard this morning. She
was not fired at. The steamer Z. B. Hall
also ran the blockade downward last night,
having on board large quantity of anu
milton and ordnance stores generally. Two
schooners loaded with wood ran the blocks
ade successfully Wednesday night. The
enemy is apparently at work on new bait
terry at Possum Nose, which is far above
the others.
BLOCKADING SOUTHERN PORTS.
The names of large number of old yes.
sells are published today. They are loaded
with stores and are doubtless to be sent to
southern harbors and sunk, thus rendering
the blockade efiectual.
MURDERER ARRESTED.
Special 10 Commercial. The murderer of
Lieut.. Colonel Vanborgen has been arrested.
The evidence against him is very clear.
Judge Black, MIR. Buchanan's Attorney
General is in the city.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-11-29
Items from New York,
FERNANDO WOOD RENOMINATED.

New YoRK, Nov. 22.-The Mozart Hall
Democracy last evening nominated the Hon.
Fernando Wood for Mayor. The Peoples
Democratic Union and Rent Payers Organ.
ization met yesterday afternoon, at the
Cooper Institute and nominated John Kerr,
the Brewer and Excise Commissioner for
Mayor.
THANKS TO CAPT. WILKES.
In the Board OF Council last evening the
reasons presented by the Aldermen at their
last meeting, rendering the thanks OF the
people of New York to Captain Wilkes for
his meritorious conduct in causing the arrest
of Mason and SlidelI, and offering the hos.
FATALITIES OF the city to him which were re.
ferred to Committee ca National Affairs,
were unanimously cOncurred in.
An ordinance appropriating $500 900 for
the relief of the families of the volunteer
soldiers of this city was adopted.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-09

7 aassHN NrsA Heef
tAe person Of Maynard, or any other Union
man Of East Tennessee, because Of his
Uni9 dnehts, and the consequences to
.theul will be OF the most fearful character
The k5oFwho il used 10 GssassihSte9 o Union.
leader, wiz suet DO sOughtHftorf but-the In
lstlgators and actors IN tho dread scenes
will have occAsion; In the bitterness and,
anguish OF repentance, TO call Tor the ROCKS
-snd mountains to fall upon them, and hide
them from the vengeance Of the outraged
Union men Of East Tennessee Lei re-.
spectacle Union man in Knox county be
slain, by o Seeessionist, and va can give
he names 0f ei ght or ten pFomin hnt Seses.
sjenisia in tho 'eoau y, -lrho vail instantly
bite the dust, -As esrxain ss there Is o God
in heaven, they viii have TO diet We
speak sdvisedly,. and reflect the purposes,
OF . large organization In this and other
cou hties. We speak the WOrds5of truth
not to intimidste men but to let them knnw
what will be the result of any SUCH mur
derOus assRnlts.y ;CQmmit J our acts ffvie7
lsnse, and then fortify yourselves viii
Regiments of troops We tell you that yOu
will be met with opposing Regiments, and
you shall Be pursued TO the very gates of
He'll, but what yonr- blood shall atone for
the yiOlence +.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-09
SOUTHERN NEWS.

l.
r,f-- 90 -.,.-,---.-. 1OO ~ ILLFi = uly O. 90:
{ The Journal this morning says the GOV,
aernor of Tennessee has been regularly. NOS,
tifed that no more trains On the. Nashville
road willigo into Tennessee. until the stolen
cars and locomotives have. been-Tes toTed- .
The.J Journal also learns that Tenuesseaps
in FFankfOrt- were urging Gov. .MagoGin TO-
take. possession Of-ths Nashville railEoad,.
holdiagE open for-iTeight .traRsportatiOn.r-'
There was great excitement. there in consef
quehce Of Gov. Magofinl. having taken the
matter into consideration, ,-.- ..st.--.e.i o..
The Courier oflthis morning has an adj.
vertisement notifying Oit.zeus OF the opening
of a recruiting office for the Army of the
Southern COniedeFacy.@ % -s-.t;.....,.-s cat,
Arkansas papers name jeff, Davis and
Albert Pike for the race fer the Presidency
and Yice-Presidency of the Confederate
States. l- 1,..,... .i,.i 81. %. I4-r L. l.a p
The Memphis papers say. many. deaths are
occurring in Camp Cheatham, at Nasville,
/ from measles. -, el. ~.
+ The; isr South Caroline fegiment has left
Manassas tOTetuTn home theft time -haYing
expired. i..-...r's- H 90 -.!s a-.:!ss:s, 1a -,
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-09
WASHINGTON DfATTERs.

4s....g ... ... NEW YORK, July o.
Special dispatch to the World When Mr..
Vall4naigham was on his visit to the i0hiO
camps, an efigy of him, labelled " Nallan-
digham, the traitor" was suspended from
a tree, ana simultaneously with this, stones,
onions, &C., were hurled at him. The ex--
.citement increasing the officers interfered,
and with, difficulty removed him from the
ground. 1t would hsve resulted seriously
had he remained much longer. The Ohio
boys were very Indignant at what they
termed an impertinent Intrusion. f-.s,--s 60
Information received to-day from Ma
thias Point. The Pocahontas lies off there,
and with -bUmhHrrif- -fl1s=Ee1Effs- moment
they appear 10 mount guns ,onf the fortif-
cations which ave erected! 2tE
Special the Trihune-Gen-P PaItersOns
regular communication with the -WG Office
has been much interrupted within the TSst
60 hours TO the surpriseSand annoyance 5et
the War Department r 80 =
There is a report in the city, traced to q
toIerably authentic source, that Gen. John.
son attacked Gen. Patterson at MartinsbuTg
and was repulsed with "a loss of lj90o men
killed and taken prisoners. We give this
rumor for what it worth. E -
The NeY York 18th and STIR, left By rail
road this P. NJ. for MartInsburg xia Cham
bersburgh, : Gen. Patterson having sent for
reinforcemPnts several days ago.
According to e6en.Pa Pattersen dispatch,
the latest stelegrh hmsands the report of Col.
LGmon-who arrived to-nighI, having Rft
Martinsburg yesterday affernoon--sJDA Anson's 5
force consists of I5,OOeto 10000 inianiry,
600 cavalry, and about 70 pieces Of artillery,
posted about seven miles from martiRsburg.
Gen. Patterson has about J, ,Oel menzant2O
| field picces.f =. ~
Latest information received at head-qpar-
ters, says BeaUrsgard personally eonmands
at Fairfax Court House, .Fithinfofti6ed lines.
His precise force is not knoEH. 1t in
cludes 6 or 7 South CaFolina-rsgiments
A bill reconstructing the Supreme Court
will be introduced into the House and prob.
ably he referred t0=a select c0mRittee with
orders to report to the next session.
At Democratic caucus last night wal
matters were. iniDrhs By esnvassed. Mr.
1 Yallandigham 'intimated that ne preferred
.the .pTeserYation, ,oflthe- U4ipRi 5fe FeceiF
ed yery.litle sympathy, The majority eG
I-ptessSd tHsIhseIy strongly IN I'd Yer o
giving thoFough support to the, gOEernnen
.aHd, ma King. Quick. WORK. and. no 1onl
speechesr.a bH ii'- p.eL--.'4 .-,s l--- -,-.,-.-s
Mr.. Wright Of the E1zerne district, Pa
gave this policy his, strgp gestff snPPqrrtI-
Kentucky and Mary yland. did not attend "
caucus. Fec -- ''-''' - 10 5.'i--..' - -,
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-09
This Mornings Report. e..
,EROM WASHINGTON

WV 4 bAAAf pAAy -
The Tribuns makss the following an
nouncement
WASHINGTON, July / 77.&fo--middfAfo5R ffc-nid # i55 the
day agreed upon by the President, aud his
advisers including Gen. Scott for q grand
combined movement on. Manassas Junction
by flank and centre columns, a,.... sp
The Times says -sa. na+s .ae5@ai
A committee of Boston and New. York
merchants are here TO induce changes in the
tariff. Il looks as though little would be
done in that line at this session.. sa.i-
A motion. Will be made Immediately for
the appointment OF a committee TO Investigate
frauds in connection with supFiies. = : -
T.. The HeFald,s.despateh-seY /. /: -. =, p.
From the best evidence, the rebels do not
Intend attacking our center under Gen.
Mo DoWelL as they AREe leyeled, the forest
to the ground for miles, eneumbering every
route between. Fairfax G, II. aud Asnss-
sas with heavy fallen trees to prevent an
advance Of our troops on our course. Itis
znot Besuregsrd' $. Intention to ad vance this
side Of such encumbrsnces, as they would
forbid "a safslretreat for his force. .:--~-:H :
F. This sudden barrier to the advance of
our grand army is taken as an Indication
that establishments have been sent TO Cen
Johnston, who is expected to give battle to
Gen. Patterson, ,...- ,-.-,,.,,-~=.- ,~=----- -
T. A letter received here from Ferhahdina,
Florida, by q gentleman recently employed
by the Railroad Company betFeen that
point and Cedar Keys; states thst-therebel
forces were Concentrating there, and that
two heavy batteries had already been
erected. 80 --.~-
This gentleman has called the attention
of the Administration to this matter, and is
urging themto send a naYal force sufficient
to dislodge the batteries and effect land
ing,. which he alleges can be done now with
little difficulty.
Tnis position is an important one, and
ehe government will undoubtedly take some
action ii the matter. -r-'
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-07-09

-- HOUSE
Messrk DsInplalh, NlgsR.and- -Dunn seT-
,srally GPpsared for the first time and took
the Daths 'i'1-s '- -".'--'--4 r- t-- 80
The Speaker announced the following
Standing Committees, the frst named on
each being the ChairmaBE---
Elections dawes, Campbell, BeoHhies,
McKesn, Loomis, Baxter, Kelley, -BroEn
and MenziGs---t .--~f,-,-..:-r4 ,,.,H 3. .-s:-.
Ways. and .-Msanas-M Messrs~ MOgriN, Of
VI, Phelps, spaulding, Appleton, Corning,
H0rtsn, hIsClernand, Stratton4 ......-:...i-.-
Clsimsa- MeFsrs. Eentou, Walton. HolI,
man, Hutchins, Hale, Noel, Duel, Webster
Wallaesc...l ..-.-'.,s--9 .slg- .--.ia..-z L-.--
ComnecCe---Messrs. NssbburRe Of All
Elliott, Ward, Nixon, Dabbitl, Gurley, Roll
Inns Of No, Lang, Sheffield. sra...p i... &.
7 Public Lands--Hessrs, Potter, COYode
Vallandigham, Julian, Trimble, Van DeTeT,.
KELLOGG of MiOlI1, CriohfsldS Woodruff, ..-.-
'1-'Post Ofices.-Morrill of Ne, Winslow,
Blake, Kibbardr TroRhFidge and. Merton,
4, District of. misunderstanding, QelaRe,.
Burnett. Ashley, Talbot 2ranehor, Rollins
of New Hampshire, 1DaEis, and Upton 49, ..
VI Judiciary y.--Hiokma Bingham. Pepdle--s
ion, Kellogg OF Illinois, Porter, Carlisle
Thomas Of Massachusetts,, May and Qeyens
RevefatioaaIy Clnims-D Duel, Edgerton,.
Cooper, Rice of Maine, Wall, Ferry, Grover,
Riddle and Morrill, of Maine. s.
"a Public EEpenditurss---CDxOde, Edwards,
Kerrigsny TFainy- .Windom, sWebster,i Jul
ian, Hanehett and White. a....... cav, % {
Agriculture-Messrs. LOvejoy,- LOOmisr
Calvert, Smith, Ohsmbenlin,. Shauk, Bailey
ot Pa, WoFcsstsB Aldrich-. .., .H.es .i..
=. Indian AffaiTs--MessFs... .AldTiOh,. Eds
yards MslloFy, q Conway Mitchell, 0delli
lansing, Patten, Thayer. s.'-a 7.~.iI.H "..
MiHtaTy "A fairs B lair Of Missouri, Cur.
tbs, Richardson. ,RuffintOn. of Ohio, Allen,
Marston.and Jackson. -..f.-,,-.. .l-ie!!A D
q Militis--V an iFslkeRbuEg, Dunn AHno ..
ma, Delane, Riddle, Harrison, Brown. of
Virginia, Cutler and Goodwin. ..s,t:..,......
Naval alAffairs-SedgwlOk Wright Of Mass
saohgsetts; FOnk, lii MOrehsad, Englishi.
-Veree, Pike of Maine, Conckling and
WadsW0Fths -. s-l..'..-. i..-e~,-. ....l sl.:i 80
- Public Buildings and Grounds Train,
Lovejoy, Delaplain, Mcknight and Morris.
of Ohio. % .srilssi--s iaa.rl.. ..-fg-. ~ ..l