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CHAPTER XL.


 An Act in addition to "an act concerning
 Crimes and Punishments."
 Be tt enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatiues ia General Assembly eonpeaed:
 SEC. l. That every person who shall wilfully and maliciously cut down, girdle, or render use less, any ornamental tree, shade tree, or fruit tree, standing upon the land of another, or on the public highway in front of said land or shall wilfully and malciously cut, injure or deface any fence, on the land of another, or shall w:ifully cut or destroy, or take away from the lands of another any crops, or vegetable production, growing on said premises, shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or i'm prisoument in the common jail not exceeding twelve months, or by such fine and imprisonment both, at the discretion of the court having cog nizance of the offence.
 SEC g. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed precided. ho,oeus,, that the passage of this act shall nos effect any prosecution now eommeneed. Approved, JulY 9th, 1864. |.
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CHAPTER XII.


 An Act in alteration of an act entitled, . el
 act for the protection of Sheep Culture"
 Be tt enacted by the Senate and House cr Rep resentatives in General Assembly eonvened:
 SEC l. Whenever the selectmen of any town shall have drawn an order. as provided in section fifth of the act of which this is an alteration, it it shall be the duty of said selectmen to insti- ute an inquiry into the ownership of such dog or dogs, and to commence suit in the name of the treasurer of said town, against the owner Of such dog or dogs, residing in any town in this State, for the amount of such order, or orders aforesaid, unless such owner or owners shall. on demand pay to the treasurer of the town in which the owner or owners of such sheep reside, the amount of such order, and all reasonable expenses attending the same. And the select men of the town where the dog or dogs doing snch damage are owned, shall cause all such dogs, known and proved to have killed or wor- ried any sheep or lambs as aforesaid even though registered, to be destroyed, as provided in sec ton first of the act of which this is an alteration prorided, howecer, that the owner or owners of such dog or dogs, may compound for the life of such dog or dogs, on such terms as shall Do agreed upon by the selectmen of such town.
 SEC. 2. The sixth section of the act of which this act is an alteration, is hereby repealed.
 Approved, June 9th, 1862. -+I
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CHAPTER XXXIX.

An Act relating to the State Reform School. Be tt enacted by the Senate and House cf Repre-
 sentatires in General Assembly conrened {:
 SEC. l. That whenever any person under the age of ten years shall be convicted before the Superior Court of any crime, the punishment of which may be imprisonment in the Connecticut State Prison, or in common jail, such person may in the discretion of the court, be sentenced to theState reform school during the minority of such person, or any shorter period,
 SEC 2. All acts and parts of acts so far as they may be inconsistent with the foregoing section, are hereby repealed.
 Approved, July 9th, 1862.
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CHAPTER XIII


 An act in alteration of au act entitled "an act in addition to and in alteration of an act con- oerning Education a. ......
 Be tt enacted by the Senate and House Of Rep rssentatiues, in General Assembly conpened:
 SEC. l. Any school district, in lawful meeting. may fix, or authorize it's district committee to fix, rate of tuition, to be paid by the persons attending school, or by their parents, guardians or employers, towards the expenses Of insiruc, tion, fuel, books, and other expenses, over ana above the money received from the town or State appropriations and the seiectmen ana board of visitors, as a board shal on application; of the district committee, exempt therelrom all persons whom they consider unable to pay the same and the selectmen shall draw an order on tbe treasurer of the town in which such district i ia located. in favor of such district, Tor the amount of such abatements. -.
 Src 9 The rate of tuition fixed as aforesaid shall not exceed six dollars per scholar for each school year, or a proportonate sum Tor each term of schooling or part of year, except m districts where different grades of common schools are established, where the rate for the higher grades shall not exceed twelve dollars per scholar for each school year.
 SEQ. 3. Such rate of tuition may be liked by Q district at any time during the school year, or within three weeks after the close thereof, and shall be assessed on all the persons who may at tend or have attended the school of such district during said year, or upon their parents, guard'' ans or employers and for any person attending school during any part of term, the whoie tuI-
 Continued on Fourth Page.
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 An Act in addition to and in alteration of an Act entitled |" An Act for the regulation of Civil Actions"
 Be t enacted 6y the Senate and House of Repre- ssntatipes, in General Assembly convened: SEC. l. All causes wherein the debt, trespass, damage, or other matter in demand, does not ex- ceed fifty dollars, except actions of disseisin, shall be heard and determined by a justice of the peace, subject to the right of appeal as now provided by law.
 SEC. 2 The seventieth and seventy second sec. tions of the act to which this is an addition, and the 9th section of the act in alteration of the same, approved June aOth, 1853, are hereby re- pealed.
 SEC. 3, This act shall not affect any suit now pending.
 Approved, July 9th, 1862.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-08-15
Lake Erie Grsper3ss

Kelic7's Island has already become the iasd
ing vineSard Of this coDniry, aud tbe area of
grapes on that delightful locality is rapidly
extending. This is shown by the Assessor s
facts and fgnrss, which are duly spread out 10
that cal i,sl newspaper, the Sand1:ty Regis.
ter. It's grape and wine statistics are tbste-
fore autheutic ss well as gratifying
We cannot reproduce the tableof the As-
SCISSOR. but present the totals and results foT
1862 These give good idea Of tie pres
eut and future Of the vineyard business Of Kel-
leys Island. where grapes bsve been cultivated
to some extent for twenty years. apd where
there has never been e. failure of crop.
There has been set to grapes this spring
l62lS acresi spring of 1881, Il9Aacreei a.
mount previons set, 2I2% ssVss (in bearing
this year) making a total number Of acres
set. AJAX.
From the l251Sacres in bearing, last year,
and the wood on the trelis, there were produe-
ed 2ll5l7 lbs.-mnde into wine, equals le-
2S7 gallons; 494,594 lbs. sold, amounted to
S42.66s, including the wine, which ~ estima-
ted at so cents per gallon Of juice when press.
ed in the fall. Amount Of grapes aud vine,
942 sos; add for 4s20 roots raised valued
at So, ,35I, AID for 1850 900 cuttings. ga.
06l, making grand total Of S5l,0sl.
Nons of the wine has been sold al less than
80 cents this spring. and y Of The wuoie a
mount at 81 per gallon. Grand total value
Of grapes, wine. roots, and cuttings from the
growth, Of 12SH acres OF graphs h 1891
ISL $50, These agurss indicate tho !atRTe al
Kelley's Island.
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it down he did so. and turned away with the
single remark. Il should think you might give
hungry soldier something to eat" But, as
might have been expected, these two days and
nights Of fatigue, suffering, hunger and horror,
were too much for him. lie was able 10 do
duty but few times afterwards, and was at
length sent back TO Camp D, on the sick list,
thence he was lurlogghed home, recruited q
few weeks, and returned to Camp D agsin.-
Here he was waiting when Morgan entered
Kentucky and threatened Lexingtcn. Ele vas
among those who went to defend that place
On being asked by letter why he went, OF
whether he volunteered or was compelled 10
go, his reply was, 4 en- nersr compsile3 TO 60
to do ssrvlcs for my country. When news
came that Morgan was marching on Lexing-
ton, went and volunteered TO 90 and help
whip lie rebels" Yes. and go be did without
stopping for knapsack. or aught else except
what he stood in. lie is now back again in
Camp D hospital on the sick list. If all the
young and able bodied men had the spirit of
this boy how long should we lack for volun-
teers. II.
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VOL. Xiv.
Correspondence Of Delaware Gazette
From the seth Regiment
CAMP HUSTEE. PARKERsBURG. VA,
August ), 1862.

CAMP HUNTER, PARKERsBUBG, A.,
August 5, 1862
Ed GAzETTE:-I hasten 10 communicate g
few OF the particulars Of q slight engagement.
(of which you have doubtless received varied
and partial accounts. into which We were
drawn on the night of the 4th inst. There
had been rumors aaoat to the effect that there
were predatory hands Of guerrilas infesting
Wood county, OF which Parkersburg is the
county seat, bat little attention was paid
them On the evening Of tie night of attack
frequent shois-appearing to proceed from our
remoiest pickets-weFe heard. The shCts be-
came more frequent a. it grew later, until they
occurred at such short intervals as TO excite
considerable alarm IN camp. Neither was
the excitement abated when the pickeis ran
into camp and reported the enemy as being
rear in considerable numbers. Company G.
which was already under arms, was marched
in donble quick, under the guidance OF the
piekets, to the place At which the enemy had
appeared. We had no difficulty in beating
them up, for they were advautageonsly posted
awaiting our approach. The first intimation
we had Of their erad locality was vOlley Of
musketry sending perfect shower of balls
thank God--oyer our heads The boys re
ceiyed the Ere with uhhnching coolness and
returned the salute with yengeance-hurling
death dealing mis-els into the midst of the
enemy's ranks After the first discharge rel
ther party fired with regularity, but kept up
a running iire-loading and firing at viii until
the conclusion Of the engagement-which
lasted about fifteen minutes. The end of the
4lr
tOon to the rear and placing the Gsl in front o.
the enemy and making simultaneous attack
on them-by which strategy we deceived them
ia relation to our number-couveyinE to them
the impression that they were contending with
two companies. The villains tarried not to
discover thcir mistake, but fed in confusion
in pursuit hoNiin9 like 50 many demons. We
followed until we lost them in the darkness
We took eleven prisoners, three Of whom were
wounded seriously. We were so fortunate as
to escape without losing any lives, though faur
Of cur boys (your correspondent among them,
which accounts for my employment Of an aman
uensis) were wounded, but not seriously. The
wounded were, Orderly e. A. Stevens, in the
calf Of the leg; Sergeant q. w. Simmons, a
bove the right knee; Private Peter Clifton,
in the right shoulder; Corporal y. W. G. In
renbell in the right arm. The boys are well
and eager for another fray. They acquitted
themselves honorably. Il is strange that the
reportorial corps OF Ohio's press is totally I'M
represented here. I should have telegrsphed
yen had the engagement resulted mere serious
iy. presume when the exploits OF Company
{ become known there will be an army Of our
own correspondents" here to record them.
Respec fully yours,
y. W. &. LuaEHHsLL.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-08-15
The True To1e.

Hear toe voice Of "borler Siate'--the
ringing words Of old KeLtucky AS uttered BY
the Louisville Journai:-
Let every citizen prefer bis maalood, and,
if necessary. his lie, and his means the last
larthing Let there be no nlo5e halfway
H4eaeuFea- --Ho mere bitches l4s5 .sei ii5r,,--
IN the prosecution Of this war to a speedy asd
triumphant c.ose. Let the Government re-
quire at once all that IS necessary, aud let
every man in this nation leap to til up the
rcquisiion. Lei 100000, and if necessary
as perhaps it will be, 100000 men spring
Immediately IN arms. Lsl ore grand national
Volunteer Aid Society be organized through
cat the coantrr tor tha ..arpose o: giving all
necessary protection anI support 70 the
iunIies Of bose who nay voluntarily ralr-
quish ali for their home staying ueighbOrs' and
their cGuntIys good; and Ict there he III every
precinct ard community an immediate aud
most energetic, systematic, and thorough Or
ganiZation and association for the purpose Of
putting its full qno,a in the field without de-
lay. Let merchants. jobbers. Gaukers, cap
ilaiisis, and all business men, make and sare
their fortunes aud their characters by coming
at once. universally 10 the rescue. Let them
considcr well, now and here, what viii become
OF them ail-lheir accuTu]atiOns, custom, and
business prcsoects-if this war be not success
fully terminated within twelve months. 10
they NOT clearly forcsee common ruin and
general bag kfuq;cy2 We say, with al the
circumspectEess aad cou6deDce Of which we
are capable, thai by far he most profitable
aud productive, as we'll as credtahle and
praisworihy inves:me Of means for noneyed
men his day is in encouraging enlisiments,
aud pushing the war right forward with in
creaslng, irresistible speed, direciness. and
momentum, 70 It's earliest possible termination.
All Tie wise considerations that can appeal to
The human mind, and all the great and good
incentives That car touch the human heart and
thrill the human soul. call you this day. fellow
eli izens, III irumpet-loncs to action and to
arms. Come, Kentucky! first and torcnto6t-
10 the rescue come y
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-08-15
OLD LETTERS.

Never burn kindly letters. II is so pleas
ant to read them over when the ink is brown,
the paper yellow with age and the hands that
traced the friendly words lie folded over the
heart that prompted them under the sod.
Above all never burn 'ove letters. 10 read
them in after years is Ike a resurrection of
ones youth The elderly spinster finds in the
impassioned offer she r,oliskly rejected twenty
years ago 70 untain Of rejuvecsence in which
she fain would bafhe again. CHANGING over
il she realizes that she was once belle and
beauty, and beholtls her former self in mir
Ia roc that is much more coneeniul to her tus,e
than the one IN her dressing room. The
widow indeed" derives sweet and 50 e nm
consolation from the letters Of the beloved one
who has journeyed before her to the tar of
land. from which there came no messages, and
where she hopes some day to join him. No
photograph can so wildly recall to he mem
ory of mother the tenderness and devotion
Of the children who have left her at the call of
Heaven as the epistoary ouipourngs of their
filial love. The letter Of true sou or daugl-
Ter to true mother is something better thaa
an iluage Of tho features; it is u reflex of the
writer's soul.
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1mpraaaes Of he london ..Times.n

Tie following is almost too impudenlly
cool to BE- seasonabl Or endlrable. Read what
the "rhunderer" says:
The dividend on tie Virginia State debt.
due here in sterling on the lst instant, has
not been paid. the answer being 1no funds. "
This resph is only sueh as must have been
apprehended since the State is overrun and
It's capital besiegcd By the Federal forces. II
is to be hoped, however, that when these for
ces shall have occupied Richmond. aud assnn-
ed control Of the properly OF the State. the
authorities at Washington will recognize that
in seiz;ng the property they must also assume
its liabilities, aud that their first duty is to
see to the payment of those foreign claims
which they have prevented the secessionist
oficia's from discharging.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-08-15
sAFF 1fAYInfs rOP ~.

The world estimates men by success in life;
ard, by general consent. success is evidence OF
superiority. Never, under any circumstances
eseume responsibility yon can avoid consis-
tehtly with your duty to yourselves and others,
Base all yonr actions upon a principle of right;
preserve your integrity of character in doing
this; never reckon Ike ccst. Remember that
self interest is more likely to warp your judy
H.ent than all other circumstances combined,
therefore look well where your duly is con-
cerued. Never make money at the expense
Of reputation. Be neither lavish nor niggard
ly--of the two avoid the latter, Il n1ean man
is universally despised; bnt public favor is a
atepping stone 10 preferment, therefore gen
crous feeling should be cultivated. Let your
expenses be such as o leave balance in your
pocket--r ready money FOR friend in need
Keep clear OF the law, for when you gain
your case yon are generally the loser of mon
ey. Never relate your inisfortunes, and new
er grieve over what son cannot prevent. -
No man who owes as much as he can pay,
kns any moral right to endorse for another.
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Plan. az Appls orsharG

Whom apples are So a barrel and
upward. there is not an adequate sup
ply IN the country They can be
grown at dollar a blrreI, with pro
ht. The apple crop in a single small
county in the Stale Of Now York,
was worth half million aglollars
last year. Other counties tn ,ha
Eastern States were under tbs neees-
sity Of paying out 100000 for this
fruit, because they had not the article
at home. Peaches and piums NO may
be able to get long without, but
apples we must have-for the dessert
AND for tho dinner baskets Of little
girls and boys who cannot come
home from school at noon, and for
many other uses. We say, then. IN
every farmer, Plant an crchG-d oF at
least one hundred trees. The trees
are all ready for yoa IN the pGrsery.
we'll grcvn and grated, two or three
years from the bud. Get thrifty trees,
of varieties that you know will aour.
ish in your locality, and in four years
YOU viii be eating fruit from then -
Do not fail n riar IN apoie orchard
this very sali = sn,srl1a Aor,-
cAs5t.r18s
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Fa:l.ns CEorg IN Eurpre

The crop news from Europe by tho latest
arrival is OF uniform tenor. Fi,a cold. vet
summer has retarded vegeta1ion to very Sc
rious extent. 10 England there Will be but
half grain crop, in France the prospects are
scarcely hetter, and private letters received
here from Germany report that the inceSsaut
rains and the bac!Swardness of the. SEASON have
ruined the fruit ann stpned the wheat. The
Vienna correspondent Of the london Tines
furnishes tie following additional evidence Of
The general failure:
The price Of grain is rising in al! parts Of
the Austrian empire, as the weather IS very
unfavor4ble. The corn is cut in all parts of
the country, aud every second day q tbunder-
storm, with iang-can1inued and heavy rain;
in fact this summer is ons Of the coolest and
wettest that aas eynr been known in Austria"
We have already exported large amounts
Of braadstufs to Europe to supply the want
which begns to be felt, and the demand from
abroad for our supplies is likely TO increase
rapidly. uere can be no war with Europe so
long " SAG must be fed from our surplus. even
were there no questions 81 policy or cost TO sn'
Ter into tue calculation of chances. Moreo-
yer, the steady drain Of gold must he arrested
by the growing call for breadstuGs. aud we
shall have our specie returned TO rs in tune
NJ Z. Post.
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A LIE PICTURE.

What are half the rebuffs we receive in our
daily converse with the world but the echoes
Of our own voice? We evoke the spirit of
contradiction, aud then ehafs under the treat
ment we experience At its hands.
Hear the story Of tue child that went forth
into the mountain ravine While the child
wandered there, he cried alond TO break the
loneliness, and heard a voice which called to
him in the same tone. He called again, aud
be thought the voice ugain mocked him
Flushed with enger he rushed 10 Hnl no one.
He then called ont to him in anger, aud with
all abusive cpihets, all which were faithfully
returned to Lin. Choking with rage, the
child ran 10 his mother. and complained that
boy in The woods had insulted him with
words. But the mother touk her child by the
hand and said:
Ny child these uanes were but the eeh-
c'es Of thine own voice. Send forth sunshine
from BY spir t. and thou thail never have a
,'Ioudy day. Garry about vindctive spirit
and never in the flowers slall uik curses Thou
shalt receive even what thou eivest. and that
alone" "Alwsys said the speaker is tha,
child iu the mountain passes, and every man
ard woman is that child
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-08-15

FRAunuLENU CsE OF FosTAGE SrANys.-
Congress at It's late session passed the follow
ing act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States Of Amer
lea in Congress assembled, that any person
who shall wiFfulIy remove or cause to be re
moved from any postage stamp or stamped
envelop tho cancellipg or defacting marks
thereon, with intent 10 use the some or cause
the use of the sans the secoud time, OF shall
knowingly or willfulIy cell or boy such wash
ed or restored stamps. or offer the same for
sale, or give or expose the same TO any person
for use, or knowingly use The same, or prepare
the same with intent for the secopd use there
OF, every such person shall, upon conviction
thereof, he adjudged guilty OF felony. shall be
pnuished by imprisonment not exceeding three
venrs. or by fue not exceeding one Thousand
dollars, or by both imprisoom ment and 6ne as
aFore said, aud oue-halt such fne. vhsn Clilsot-
ed, shall be paid TO tho informer.
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IYINa FoR soMETHIE7.

Thousands of men breathe, move anil live
pass of the stage Of life, aud are beard Of no
more Why? They do noi a pa-tice of
good in the world. and nono we're blessed BY
them, none could point 20 them az the ias.n-
rneat Of their redemption; NOT word they
spoke could be recalled, AMI 81 they peris.el;
their light went out in d4rknass, al ! Ihay were
not remembered more than the inset ot yes
terdny. VIII you thus live and die, o man
imnortal? Live for something. Dn good,
and leave behind yoa monument of virtue
that tbs storm of time can never destroy
Write your name in kindness, and love, and
mercy, on The hearts Of thousands you come
in contact with. year by year; you viii never
be forgotten. M: your name, your deeds,
will be as legible on the hearts you leave be-
hind as the stars on the brow OF the evening.
Good deeds will shire as The stars of beaver.
fDr. Chalmers.
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An English farmer recently remark
ed that he fed his land before it was
hungry, rested it before it was weary.
and wseded it before it was foul" We
have seldom. if ever, seen SO much ag-
ricultaral wisdom condensed into
single sentence. Reader, have you
not some land which. this summer,
viii pIaut and blow, and struggle un-
der the burden of strIveing aud sick-
Is stalk OF corn. "Weeded it before
it was foul" Why. some of our farm
ers rails weeds for manure. Vile pests,
Of on use to man or beast. are suffered
to grow up and cucumber the ground
merely for the tale o. the privilege Of
burying their dead bodies to supply
vegetable matter TO the soil On a
perfectly conducted farm, no plant
would he suffered to mature its seed
which was not Of some known and
positive utility. Peas or clover
are better than weed-they feed
both the soil and domestic animals,
aud give no trouble to succeeding
crops. Remember the practice oC tho
English farmer. Do not wait until
your land begins to get poor before
you manure it. If it il rich, make il
richer. Do not wait until your land
begins to fail before you rest il, give
it rest in time to prevent its being
tired. DO not wait until your farm
is stocked with weeds before you be-
gin 70 destroy them. One weed de
stroyed this year will save much hoo
ing nexty year. Manure soon and'well.
give abundant rest, aud cultivate clean
He II q good farmer and observes these
rulea.