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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-02-21

and avert what We have most rcason to
drcad-foreien interference.
Why ON tho other band any one should
wish TO Gsh, ,hs enemy At disadvantage
per.is,en'ly giving then odds against our
selves !. no, Easy to c.nceivs. ], c'r,sin'y
oanuo, be because We are under any cons,i'
tutional obligation TO men who have 'Olnn'
tstily taken the'psel'c. aud their institutions
out from under the constitution, not only
disclaiming its protection but insulting iI'
authority aud defripg i,s power. In all
the rovoltei states there Is not statute
which we are cou,,itu,iunally bound TO 70
gard. not enc tia, has any constitutional
existence. In the South !. only anarchy.
By an utter CESSATION and atsencc Of AL
Law the SLAVE. are legally ne we'll as morally
free. We canns, treat them =. slaves With
DOT becoming cnslavcr- 81 men and women
now free. Why should anybody wish %
6eh, with one hand anil employ the other,
not merely in .heltering and protecting,
bot 10 70 establishing. the worst Of NIL in
stitu,lon. in the South or anywhere cleo
outside the p, Of perdi,ion; and this too,
when We are going through the mos, ds,-
p.ra,s struggle tor bare existence.
"Now. .loae. the 'oui !. -ilingi
f.iW III, heart and ~,ak the kRs.,
AHd a. 70, 30 Yep !. ihr,Iliag
With tho m,shly woods. 4" 10 fre-.''
Tsuisih hog the Ls'd'. good asg,i
Bot h.. advent !. a. l's.'
TSP.
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wNrER sroKrs. The people Of Portland
had what they termed an ice carnival. on
saturday. On the irprsn surface Of Back
Cove. tracks have been .craped; and on
those were assembled. every mig and sle,gh,
with such uneou,h tvic~. for driving - In
genuiiy could produce. II was miniature
representation Of the famous Italian carni.
yal.. only that snow balls took the place Of
the yhlainous Compounds that frequently
greet the actors in those scenes. About
half the inhabitants Of the city enjoyed the
.craps. which they consider the inaas urs
ton VI new feature u city lIis.
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i.,.sing angels" In Washington. Alter
this, . good many other arts and inir'gues,
Known oaly y bad and Dangerous women,
were resOrtsd 70. to keep M an underground
Telegraph line Of Communication from Gen
MeclSllans camp 70 thatof Beaurreard'
This - not oil. Roper, Say. Washington
i infested with a eOrIs Of " hounerd and
Soaps,ed" traitors, and that 10 'r''e Of
their treason, they have an influence IN that
eommuni,y. How far M. influence eon'r''
bu,c- to keep in Office four or five hunircd
-,s--sionI,,- retained in the various depart
msn,.. is a matter Of speculaton.
Aher the Potter Investigation. eomnittec
Ia. puhliely reported Ave huudryd secession
its .oldins on to clerk.hir, Nv permission
Of TIE heads o. department. and alter rcror'
declares these traitor. are retained by the
Impor,uni,ie. q certain member. OF Con-
errss, u requires no stretch Of Imagination
% fancy that there ga mutual sympathy
between the disioyal clerks and the femal.
.rec-.,oni.,.. and ,hs, their impor'uuit,e.
NAV have much 10 do iu keeping them 10
their places.
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B,,hsl Items.

The religion. interest still continues. For
sish, weeks. meetings have betu held al.
mos, every evseips. and new cases Of in,ers
ct are constantly occurring.
A. NJ. Gates Of Gorharn. n. H.. while
attempting to jump on board the cars ct the
Bethel station, on Monday. fell and broke
bis lee
DIX HrSr. Me..rs Daniel and Decatur
IIa.,ipg. made their annual deer hunt up
Wild River last week. and. ss q matter OF
course With them. brought home ,hirte~n
deer. They were gone from home too days.
I, is strange how game will como right into
the pathway o, SOME hunters.
Tns Il,onL.xp FAsiLr BoiapISo School.
The Public examination Of this school took
place on Friday. The Boy' acquitted them.
selves to good advantage 10 their studies.
The pr.rnt term has been remarkable for
the regularity Of attendance and the happy
manner In which everything has pss'cd OF
durips the term. The examination vas
closed in the Gymnasium where they went
through a great variety Of fsais. showing
much agility and strength 81 muscle.
In the evening the Highland Literary AZ
-.oeis,iou held an Exhibition. consisting Of
DESTINATIONS. Music and reading 81 their
verify psrcr. all which pa..ed or TO the
eradication OF their friends. The prospects
Of the school are highly encouraging. and
nearly the foil eompIemen, for the next
term. !. already secured.
M,.oNc. Nspublic meeting OF B'fid
Lodge. on "Wednesday evening, Feb. IL. the
following gentlemen were Installed as officers
Tor the ensuing year
WIN. W Mason. ".
Oliver N Macon. :. W.
ON Tw,teh.ll. j. W.
Cyru. wormell. IRA.
s.f Gibson Sew.
Cha. Mason. : ~.
barker Holt. i. u.
snhn MACK . -
Mo-s. A. Mason, j ).
Cha. \. Locke, Tyler.
The Installation ceremonies were Per.
formed BY Sylvanu. Cobb, Jr after which
he delivered an aAlc and interesting address
the history Of Masonry. ..
Brrntt f,Es,N'. Clun. Al the Ahnusl
Meeting. 10 November last, the following
gentlemen were elected q, oaocr OF the
CIah Tor ,he ensuing year -
Pinekpcy ruham,-Prr.idsni
Dr J flaming. -Iiee Precedent.
Alb I. Burbank. Esl..-Scerr.ary.
A, their meeting. on Friday evening last,
they had very interesting and profitable
discussion on the hest manner OF applying
n,nurr. 10 the soil Ms-.r.. Burbank. Fan.
ming. Buruham. Grover and o,hers' spoke on
the subject. and many new and valuable
ids.s were elected. Thi. Cluh !. a ,,lua.
NJ, institution n the farmer. n Bethel. and
the meeting. .bo1li ~ more fully attended
TuI BlIust llvrsI Slj'arnsr- among
the O,irri l.ear.. vii 6nd mine hos, Of the
ID. Bethel lIoo.s aisay' prepared TO extend
welcome Rooms ju', right, table. load.
a with the bet. walters prompt. and such
'tabling O. make old tobb,h rriet b.. ear u,
are egsI AZ Ihc,r call.
oar VINO Knows.
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Senator Morrill, has recently introduced
q .er,,s Of resolutions in Congrr--, providing
for the emancipation Of the slave in the
D.tre, Of Columba. lie sustained n,
resolves IN q speech. stating that the nun.
Der OF slaves to bs freed. ior which compcu-
.a,ion would bs demanded, was le.s than
1000 Tho sum proposed TO b. pad is
$500 each. lie submitted II a. a mark OF
di.re-pec, TO the Representatives Of free gov.
ernmcns TO force them to reside in slave
Capital.
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TuE C,sK OF GoADoN. Chief justice
fancy delivered an opinion In the case oil
Gordon. the SLAYER. on Monday, deny ias tie
motion OF Judge Dean for writ Of probs.
ton TO prevent execution on the ground u
wan, Of power IN the Court 10 r,ue~ ne
proceedings IN criminal Eases. OF 10 restrain
the seton o. . ministerial ohcsr
tn pr--iden, granted Gordon rsffis's
Cor ,Wo weeks. for TIE rvAsoR. that IN be-
searu % rfocurs rar'lpn. ~ nigh, NJ
have prepared himss'i 10 30 dssiA.
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floyt's happy art OF stealing has rather
Improved in the Southern COnIederaey. lie
was in For, Dopel.on. when i, ~as invested
by our troop. Saturday night, without
the knowledge Of Gen Buesnsr, under GOV.
CT Of the darkn,s-. he stole his whole brig.
ade irom the fort, and made OF with the
river steamers by the tort. The prisoners
denounce him as traitor and coward.
They should have prOd,cd by previous
knosIojge. and no. placed him in posi-.
ton oil Importance.
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our correspondent. The proceedings OF this
week. Of interest In this quarter, arc the
passing TO 10 sngrc.sej oil m act incorpor
aiibg Waterford Insurance Company. 40
&C, protecting pietcrel 10 Thomas pond in
same town.
Ae, In aud Of Mag,llowav aud Mesantic
road. was referred 10 tue neI, legislature !
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lrmm 90, Rr,oLt csn,.raad.n, ]
From Augusta.
ArGusr,. Feb. IL. lsGe.

81,
go,
AUGUSTA '''' IT, i'o-'
The following arc The most important OF
tho legislative doine' Tor the past ~""k'
Monday. Feb lo.-the senate discussed
The report OF the enmm'''Se On the mann'ae-
'urs OF hre arms for the use OF this state.
Some asre"d that the maximum fr'ee 'ho"'a
ID limited l" S-"' Others $40 ~h''' Others
eo"'s"d-d "-' the price 'ho"'d not DO '"'
''a' i"s f'" vas Po"''
hr' housf' mover 10 reconsider inc 'o''
Appfop'""ns money ''' COAST uf'e"''' ana
Heueaa' ''ns'h 10 'a'o' OF " n''""e '''
fence" o"''' "PP'''i 'n' '"'''''''''
"oo' 'ni 'ne nn''0" W" '''' 0" 'ns "''s
NV W '"' 80,
"" ','''"'"s '"' ''"'" "
'" '"N @a' .-' 'O,,',
P'" :" :" -" ., '"' -.
"'' " ''"> '' '"' WV ''''
"'' "'''' "''''' WIN '"sN .''""" '.'
sO'''""'"' NM 'b'''''' " W 'f,
'SeAo-" '"ey were i''p'"' " % "'
Their de-eeniAn'' tie spoke OF 'he 'he's'A'
'ns "''e '' 'h'-' p'a'''' anu wv A'''"'As''
~n''" "oN'i W. E''"'' W ~ y "'' ''''S
we 49, -n,
N'' n'sO" '''' :" si'' " A' wv ''"'
w. VI w '"''''' '"' LUX
~"'"' "''''0' '''"s ''''' "' '''
A'l'''
"'' "'' .' W.. "' ~
H'''S VI. ''.-'''' .'""'' ''''
Sn''r' t''. u ~" ''' voc 'a'"D'A''
iur' on Ire "'' vas hA'n ~. N'm''a'
we're male 10y Nf. h'''sF' when TIE OH
"A' 'AIi nI'I 'he 'A"''
H'ii " favor oi de''''nie families ui vol
un,ccrs w.s iaScn up, WREN NJ. Smart ui'
tered 100 amendment, and supported With -
marks. Mr. Wool commenced = speech IN
reply 70 VIZ S~"'''"h'n 'h' SSaA'o N'' !"
'errup'ci by dea'rn'hseheer' ron 'he house
oe'A''0ned oy 'h- 'eeer'''" OF '"' "'"' W
'"c eoHp'''e ''''e'N " '"' '''"'''. - wv
Ton Inc senate ''Ok 'e'e-'o' NV H''"'
ut''' after ~H'eh VIZ "oo' 'one''''i "''
remarks
linusc Numerous petitions were pre-
scented AMI referred
Bill giving bounty TO volunteers not IN
eluded IN first ten regiments was the que-'
non' being on Accepting 'ho report 0, '"'
Commits 'u' ''s'',a''O" " "'n'','"'
Me''' "o''',' VI '''"''' '"' '''l1
OF Norway, 'P,Ae 'Ea'",' ',.'P''"S Wv -
I"r'' ""' "'' 49,, "
Sn''e' 'eo' =" a'N "
OF 'o'uu''e'' Na' '''''' "'''' W.
eu'-'1 !" ''"E'n' "'','" "'' "'''' " ~
on 'ne 'a''' p's'''' w.
Mf' sweat "o'v' 70 ,'1'""'' VIZ" '"'
'"ue'o"' F" '',"S !" "" = a"'"''' -
not 10 make inc ''''' ','0'c i"e yeas a"'
nays "e'' o''''e'' '''' - WV "',''V' "a
W. WV 80
is'u'V' W '"'''"'' WV 'O''"''''.
Iu'lon 20 'ee0"m' NS '"s" ','''''
hou'e'-A'er preliminary ""',he WV
House resumed 'ne eon'''e''''o" " ''' 'o''
u''t oOu"'s o"'' "''' . 'e'1 ~ -.
Graz s"''".", Wv - - 80. -.
"''"''' wv wv
!o" '"' WY WV '.f'' - %
was ''eP'e'-'' - NY VS.
Ps.-cd to he enaetei-An act 20 moor
porate the Bowdoinham Mil Company
to repeal chapter l9e Of public laws o. isUo'
and chapter L. Of public laws OF is6l-,hi'
aboli,he. the Normal Schools: AN act auth
ori.ins Island Falls Plantation to raise
money Tor certain purposes TO change tie
names OF certain persons; addition" TO
chapter 70 oil revised Statutes te'anns 70
ways; 70 ABOLISH tue f'sn warden LOT the
County OF Penoo.co'' 10 grant eolies'a'e
powers to Maine State Seminary.
Passed finally authorizing con-
,eyapce oI land TO heirs OF n. Win'low
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OSr VINO Knows.

Tberr viii - religious meeting. a, South
Par. through 80 vesk day and evening
Dr Caro,hec. q Portland will addre-. the
meeting on Friday evening. and continue a,
South Pari. through the week. and preach
on the S.bhA,h. \.
February laih.
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TIE action q tie Ssns,s. r.. day..iss
10 W. ilistirg ,he eonisei o. Msr.hsi "a
MOE IA. hroaght h,m - ~. .es---. Az
oFdsr -. Jus, hem i--sed 70 'ts ailor d
r,lsase az pssroes -ho ar charged 9Th %
crime. Do, n. inqnry sri-.. Why te'T
In plac. . nan .bO evidently delights ia
slsvs eaichisg'
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4 WEppING. PsrIcy write, the Journal
that among the events hi, week, IN Wash.
ington, will BE- the wedding " the accom-.
pIi.hei daughter Of Hon iIora,io King, late
Postmaster General.
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Nw prx.ND rOs P0rlroH. 40 es.ab
li,hnen, hs, been opened, 10 Portland. Tor
packing potatoes. 10 cane Tor transportation.
rhe' vegetables are boiled BY s.eam. aid peeled
when they ale mashed By cylinders. and
dried in tiins. After drying the sheets are
ground to neal, and packed. 100 girls
and g men Arc employed in the establish.
meut.
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Nor P,ABoStB. A tsafing ~ss ~ -.
fore ths GsYsfaor sni Csaucii. iast go
"a lhs rs,isiou . J.ha pou tf fari,u.
We learn that ths srfli-aii1a w., t,nisi
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TosAror. NIT. furni.hs. a practical
article on The culture Of tomatoes. which se
cannot make room ZOE tai. week. The sas-
gv.ii1n demanding immediate attention, Is
u soW the .eed 10 boAe-. in the house. the
last u February, which lover, Of the delicious
iruis should not fail TO attend TO.
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AsoTuk OF IuE CunrLH Fisnr. SIR.
j. II. Loycby. OF Albany. slaughtered
Chester Pig. the ll,h inst. which weighed
IC3 pounds. IL va. II J.! mouths old.
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WntTRN NlEoiNIA tLE,HIn. Ten Ian
Der has made an ad'ancs. 0r~ninr tss Hal.
impre A OHIO railroad 90 radueah. lie
bolt /. tr,isr o'er tts river Ia 3 hoar..
iia'irg cleared b, department.. b. a.s, 70
- relieved On scooani VI ll h.alth. Tie
follow ihs letter -. .snt 70 bin
w,sINGruS. 5tt. lsGg.
To Rrsai.sr General Wv Lander -
Tie President iir,c,. ne q ~ thas b. 10.
oe-sr'ei 18Th pl-,.ar- ths .etiVity 49, "a.
tsrrr''s msn,fs.,sl - yoafsalf 49, ils q.
Ser. al ,l.l,.r, u ylaf elmmari i,a
Ave .,,a-u - mart nay 81 iIa- IN so
We rslf'r-. sHi o. tr,li, traT.tit.
q p Hra'tstssIaft .a.f ff. fbra1.
-. ufv.r.af p r1.f. is .a cop v 30
ts. sa--irs ~ ihHf ro4a'fy ars within
.-rh. Yo1r 'r.Han' sa,stsIsa happy
rfs-ass u whai nay - srpssisl -hsn TIE
sr-y n IN potesss shall b. va - the
SD y, te.sr s.llss, ''-p-r,l
fsgssi EpviS n sr,NroS.
Secretary II War.
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Prom Mit,onrl

D.paiehe. from Missouri show tba, Price
has se-n driven from srriosGsld. General
Curtis panssi bin promptly. and succeed.
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I'VE arc obliged to eursail The letter Of
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"A New Hand n, the Bellows .

Within tsv weeks our political skies
have hen Notwithstanding has been
done. and glad hea,ls are rrjpicipe all over
a.. country Cen6ience in our speedy and
fral ,occc-, ha. hem Increasing, until good
men think they can see tho beginning OF
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-01-18
From the West Iudlt-.

By the arrival Of the Luy Darling from
Nassau, y. r, which port sLo left Jan 1, wO
have late news from tho Wcst Ibdies.
Tho British stssme. Gladiator was at Nassau,
waiting TO eal for southern port. II. ~. NJ.
chip Conquoror, q iOl guns, struck on a sunkcn
root on tho east side Of Rum Key, Dec. % and
whom last hoard from tho roci, had pierced five
feet through her bottom. H. II. N. Bto IN
iiigaio Bvll Dog bad gono 60 hor assi. stance,
Tho schooner Thorcsa c., OF PHILADELPHIA.
Smith, from Philadelphia Tor Havana, vsnt
lahore on IotCho Cay on the u.pht q De. D..
and became = total loss, part Of the CARGO Of
merchandise being saved in IA damaged ,ndi-
ton. She was eilht yoars old built at Cape
May, n. j., 11S tons aud owned by the cap-
tain ard others e Philadelphia
The Nassau GuAEpihN, Of DSc. %, has tho
following items;
On the 18th ins; The American brig Union
State, T. W. Fox, master, Of B,ltmonc struck
on a suLkcn rock. about eight milus y 4 r. of
D,uble. headed Shot GAYS, and SINK In about
three hours in eight iathoms water. Cirgo a
total loss. Part Of material, with Clo'hing
saved. The captain and crew arrived bore on
Monday In tho wrcckins schooner Ocean Mon
arch.
Capt. Gibson of tho birk Hyperion. Of New
orh, makes the following statement relative
10 u strange vessel that chased her Whilo Mt asa
"ln latitude % dog. - min, longitude GS
deg. o. min, | passed the schooner Martha
Gay steering south 10y west, & bark in sight
Tearing southeast distant about five miles,
shcrtly after noon Tho bark tackled and hea oil
tovad ne; at l.. VI. The was about half a
mile 81. She was painttd cream color, with a
narrow roll stripe around hor. Had a LARGO
crew, with two heavy guns, ono on each side,
abait the fore rigging. At i. NJ, sho fired a
gun to looward, and set the stars and stripes at
the gaff end. At 4 L. NJ. she luifed to and
fired both guns, the Ice one shottod as We could
SEQ tho water thrown up by the shot in our
wake, but well as'ern. | kept along my course.
She was in pursuit at sundown, and gaining go
NoNt morning she was not in sight supposed
she bad gone after vessel We passed during the
hight, as she must have gono close to here
tIhero is no doubt, from the description. that
the vessol in pursait was tho Sumter.-Ep.
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CoNTRATi TO the prophecies Of tho cfoakors,
and tho benevolent anticipations Of the soces-
sonists, tho amount OF want and distress in this
city sooms 10 DO no greater this winter, il not
in fact less than usual. While thousands in
peaceful Ireland, and in the manufacturing die
ticts in England, are suffering for tho nocos-
sarics Of life, cases Of t<trons destitution are
comparatively rare am.rg u. What the war
has destroyed in one direction II has created in
another, and now folds ol Industry have opened
20 tho labor turned from It's ordinary employ
ment
Operatives arc comparatively better OF than
any class, and tho hard times stom most 10 Affect
merchants and tradesmcn whose business is out
side Of any connection with army eupp,ios
Many families accustomed TO paying ~ 900
and Il 200 rent are now occupying upper rooms
at ! POO, and the number ondeayoiing to loosen
expenses by taking boarders has ~ much in.
creased that the regular boarding housed have
boon, affected by loss Of custom and the decline
IN pticos.
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The Twenty elghth Massachusetts, regiment,
william Mcn,eth, arrived here yesterday IN
steamer Connecticut, and were transferred 10 ca
william, Governor's Island. The number OF Off 4
and men Is nine hundred and fny, all without
ception Of Celtic origin. They we're placed In O
q, We, Cambridge on the nth Of October, and N
been constantly under drill since. The men ar
medium height, nearly all are mechanics, and |
evidence Of stalwsrt Irish muscle, well develol
by exercise. The future disposition Of the TWEED
eigh, is not known. For some time they were uni
General Buffers orders, and were about 10 sccI
p,ny tina, oficer's expedition, but we're retained
orders from Governor Andrew, who claimed supc,
Jurisdiction. 1t possible that they may Join
Irish Brigade, but more probable that they viii "a
= par, ui the command Of General Shields. wId
Naute.th, Of New lork, Is Cclonei, aud McClelli
More, Of Boston, Lieut. Colonel.
There WAS some trouble on the Island with
Last volunteer regiment quartered there, caused
is said, by a suspicion on the part Of the Cold
Bpotni,, that the men were supplied with liquO{
the quarters Of the married soldiers. String
orders have Leen given that ths volunteers shall
excluded from the quarters Of the regulars; AMI
proven, liquor being srnugslcd over, all the WOOD
belonging 10 Nc Islsnd arc now required toI
passes signed by the Colonel before they can 81
70 the city. Strangers are MT allowed 10 land
the Island unless they are on ,Hciai business.
Tue frigotc On tie -tocks ut the Brooklyn N,
Yard will be named Lsrlzawanna.
Tie sch',ncrs Racer and s. 7. williams, had
down 70 the long dccl for thcirs,orcs and provixd
which, since tie trunvay YVES hid from the ~
house, can he put on board with great facility.
Tie chartered sch'o ner H,wkins has sailed
Port Eyal with stores. She ai.o carries NUM-
Of mesharic-,~ho we're selected rrrm the emr'oyc.
n, Nsss Nari.
TIE IS ''""p t'-V1r.J I'm Adams, has srri,
At 'hc yard from China amer cruise u three yea
H'r crew will be paid "a and discharged. aud
officer detached
Tie keel ia slool -o'.war 90 bc cei'ci the Non
g'lop, wil! lc laid at the Philadelphia, Navy Y,
this week. The new slic.wh,cl steamer Miami
MI nt rol ! progress, an extra number Of q.
having bccn put & work ou her. The stear
+ 0ha,'on,olich Was 3, 1t from here - Phi !adelp
few weeks as", there Icing no room At the Br,
lyu Navy Yard h,SbccH stripped t. the wa,
edge Her pHnkins IL very rotten.
Tho - ,f'tr troops ON Governors Island win
pail u today ~ Payma-tor, Col. stewart
The United States steam transport Ocean Que
has hauled T. her berth, foot Of Warren b., No
River, where -he will discharge her cargo Of cot
Tic United Suites steam transports Baltic, Cab,
la Empire Cty and Mario, sailed yesterday mo
ing Cor For, Royal,
Ia" 4. s. Quattcrm1-tcr awarded yesterday
cor, rgtt ftr the -ruulv Of ous thousand cord,
4 t.F. BOZ. 4 Il d ~
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A little man has turno1 up in New lamp.
shire, who is said 70 bo tho smallest one living.
and whom DARSuN is after, as also other small.
or showmen. These dwarfs are Generals,
usually, but this one comes out a. "Commo-
dore, and the folio sing description Of him is
going the rounds:
Tie smallest dwarf 10 the world 3, undoubtedly
CornmOdurc hJTr, Of Manchester, n. ~. lie wa.
born April 2, 1876, heSoo H. Eighteen years Of mo
IIuN sliruspti.d append.,ge il GEpRat WA-HrN.ros
MUTT He j. the son o. MoIrr KopsIA Nutr, n
thirty and highly respected farmer OF the atOyc
town SpeciH! attention La been paid t. the cduca-
tpn ~ Tie pgny Cumnuiurc. lie IN not only
good Ei.i-h scholar bat D, aIap tucr,hly prof tent
In the French language. lie amu-os himself va
farming, especially IN driving the team, having
quite Ins,i.u ior horses H. {, also fii OF hunt
iu., ani h-hinR, aud h. br ~ sad graceful spcci.
ucn o. minute humanity, bling .ymmctrical,y
t.rfnud, and mos, polite Hui ttiuSl pchtignan. -
wars tower ~ giunit hy hi- A.lr. General Tow
IuuNi- with whom NJ. H,r-tN ctott,i such 70 fl-
rurc iu frrppc soin' Nr'r- ago, studs thirteen
inches li .hot than C,Ilu.'iuY, httr, "Yuuts and
1L" iiucril overture h,y' lceu med, 'y our 4
81 bvturu iur tie Jfigl'.o u' rKttNtiug TIE lttl0
{, uuol'tc I. tie pubic nlt lis parents. and IN
deed Vie little Nutr hiIUs , l,,o dec dol objections
I. hi4 balm tu1dc ''H Slow" 90. t,tu. Tow TuuNu
called ut the lit,n MAI 30 - tim, since, II I7 sad
Tat ,itrt lyUl INK down tr,u lIul iur t.iuo time,
O,i. Tow 'N.Himrd, " WEI, Cou.u.d.tr NUtr,
must confess You '-t . hard LIt h. cr,,Si"
The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-01-18
The Dcfcncss Of New York IN 1900.

In the year 100, Commissioner appointed
to cXarino into the deicncos of the harbor of
New York, gave it as his opinion that tho city
could he adequately defended with batteries on
tho opposite silos Of the Narrows, each fur
niShcd with thirty guns, carrying from eighteOn
to twcnty-four pound balls; battery on Schut-
ters Island, twelve or thirteen miles from New
York a hlock-house and fort Of lry guns at
Sandy Hook, and a battery of twelve or thir.
teen guns at the narrowcst part of Hellgate.
All this being done, the Commissioner compla-
Gently says II am persuaded an enemy will
Lcthink himself hundred timos before he
will mediate any attack on New York"
THIS bit Of historical reminisconco best pre-
sents the change that has been going on in
the naval armament of the world during tho
past sixty years. Now, in place of 100 guns
carrying their " Il TO , lbs. a tow hundred
yards, We require thousand huge columbiads
and riod cannon, each able to carry hundred
pounds or so Of over distance Of several miles F.,
ard even with thCse, We shall not feel altogeth-
CT secure against the attack Of iron.olad War.
Iiors and shot-proof batteries, which a inst
class power like England might bring against US.