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Washington telegraph., 1862-03-05

MOUNTING TIE COsT In order to re-
ae The Immense SUN paid to our SOL
s'', We Lave on y to Compare our expen-
'ures with those of other nations. The
*Fench BID -tet for 1869 was S65 200, 900
n 4 o9rce, on war tootiug, OF $4,000
~ Expenditures heretofore have been on
! ! average Of $1,000 anpullly per man,
.auA add f:e 1t We have go, 900 men
! ! s .ns held, We are speniin. at the rate
! sooo 900, 900 anuueIly. We must add
lIo'V01 900 for the navy, coast defences
sI H. '"e civil list. 1t requires very little
lcuialln to discover thu the var can
r. be waged very bag at such c,st.-
Ills Is one of the strongest arguments
y an Immediate and vigorous movement
al the divisions of our army 90
he above is from the Evansville I'm.
4.an") J journal, and is bit fair sDeei,na,
! 10" the Yankee papers generally asill talk.
.aey are now beginning to do what thew
''ely lost sight of wheu they ,nadly un
f''''ok the job of subjugating the South
9uat the cost of the war!. -i HI
Washington telegraph., 1862-03-05

Ta A Love QUEnT "A young lady asks
if lady is not justified in breaking off an
engagement, when her afiianeed has been
horribly mutiIated in ba tile, rendering him
a cripple for life.n We do not think the
affection worth much that could be chang
ed by such misfortune. We commend
to the object OF this query the words Of au
English girl whose lover was horribly
wounded in India. lie requested friend
to write her, offering to release her from
the engagement. "Tell him." she replied
''that | will marry him, if there is enough
of his body left 70 contain his soul. % "
Washington telegraph., 1862-03-05
NIGHT.
BY LONGFELLoW'


The day is gone and the darkness
FaIl, fl an the wings OF night,
y feather is waited downward
j F;om an eagle in its, flight ul .
..e the lights of the village
clean through the rain and the mist'
,od feeling of sadness comes o er me-
Thar nv heart cannot resist.
II a.o,;n0 of sadness and longing
H That i not akin TO pain,
o., resembles sorrow only ..t.
"a "a the mist resembles rain. 4
c.,o read to me some poem. ,.
Sams simple and heartfelt lay,
,,tsb.li soothe this restless ling,
and banish the thoughts of day.
Nat from the grand old masters,
Not from the bards sublime,
vbose distant footsteps echo ...-
Tbrouqh the corridors of time.
por lika straina of martial music,
Tbeir mighty thought suggest l
r;fs,s endless toll and endeavor;
And to. night long for rest.
Read from some humble poet.
Whose songs gusk from his heart
AZ showers frcm the clouds of summer,
Or tears from the eyelids start
Who through long days of labor,
And nights devoid of ease, .. -....
Still heard in his soul the music
wonderful melodies.
. .. -.-
Such songs have Iower to quiet la
The restless pulse of care, r. .rL
And come like the benediction
That follows after prayer.
Tuen read from the treasured velume
The poem OF their choice, .-s..
And lend 10 rhyme of the poet -..
The beauty of thy voce.
And the night shall be He'd with nu sic
And the cares that iIfest the day
Shall fold their teats like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away.
Washington telegraph., 1862-03-05

CHEMICAL PHENoNENoN We W re
much surprised by a feat OF chemical affi a.
ny, or legerdemain, which took place, u
few days since, in one of our pockets La
that convenient receptacle, We had pock
ct hair brush, with a mirror on the top,
aud also double eagle cr twentydollar gold
piecc,and threeqnlrter eagles. The mirror
got loosen from is socket in the brush
aud lay with its quick liver exposed On
subsequently, taking 1ut the g,Ii pieces
irpm orr pocket, va found tire d5ub!e ca
gle entirely, and without the smallest in-
terstIce, coated with quicksilver, 80 as to
resemble silver haIf~dJllar, aud the
smaller coins more OF less coated with the
sane volatile material, aud the glass ea;r-
ely cleaned ot it The chemical ain ,ity III
quicksilver to gold, or of the two metals
for each other, caused their Cohesion, aud
restored the glass g. IT. Transparency. We
have scientific authority for sIylnc that
our double elgle eau only be deprived IF
it, ulercurial covering AID restored 70 it,
golden nue, by exposure to white heat Of
great intensity ,. E
Charleston Courier.
The feature Of thls phenoueaon, wiich
seeils most surprising, ~ that il these
tunes an editor should have 80 uucr IN Ju
ey aud ia gold, too. II Crescent. r.r
We have no experience with god but
kaelc an editor once who got silver half
IN his pocket one morning, which under
went stranger chemical changes. Along
towards II o'clock ne happened TO .'feeI. =
aud found it consisted Of a quarter and a
five cent piece. 1t was jus, after he ms
a friend, and must have resulted from she
chemical effect of some fluid uaL
BY the way, about that brush--we will
adopt the idea! II is much more genteel
to carry brush to stir up latent IDEAS
than to indulge the old habit Of scratching
the head. Good stiff ones are the be,t
They exalt the magnation, make an Cd
itor think he las Que double eagle, snd
three q larter ones all at time.
Washington telegraph., 1862-03-05

A PUZZLE IN PUNcTUATroN.--StaR.
tling as the announcement may appear -
mos. ofourreaders, we vouch for tho tsuth
Of the fool.wing statement: rrr 4.l lsu
Cha les the First walked and talked
half an hour after bis head wal. cut of.
Can any Of our readers solve ths eng
ma. 4r lf ENtA4 rM
Washington telegraph., 1862-03-05

Y s0- The soubriqust Of Stonewall y.
was applied to Gen jackson of ths Viz
ginia army, by Gen. Besuregsrd, Ct the
battle Of Manassas. While Jacksos, q
Bull Run, with small force, was holding
= portion Of the enemy in cheek, Bsaare-
gard exclaimed See jackson, he stands
6rm as a stone wal" -+.u--
Washington telegraph., 1862-03-05
nH- We clip the following fron the

Memphis Appeal: 3 ainrg1o ed rILis'
" ARKANSAS TOBACCO Messrs.t Ed
moods, Todd l. Co. yesterday bought two
hogshesds of tobacco, which, was broughs
here one hundred and twenty-five miles
by wagon, from Green county, Ark, sixty
miles beyond Osceola The epterprising
planter got 4 good price for his produce--
i've aud eight cents pound.
Washington telegraph., 1862-03-05
Correspondence.
VAsHINdroN, Febry. 2lst, lSt

4 WAsHtNdroN, Febry. 2lst, 1862
* hjQr R p. CRUMP, l.. -. .... ..
Gong Bat. Isl Texas Caualry; .
! DEAR SIR:-I have been delegated by
the ladies' of this place to present you, for
the bouedt of the sick soldiers of your
command, the proceeds of their last con-
Ger; and tableaux, amounting to sixty
.GylIars This little offering. sir, is bur a
Door tribute to the worth and gallan,ry Of
four noble State, and the courteous de-
pertinent of youi officers and soldiers while
fj'urning in our midst yet, small IS ii
i, bepleased to accept it as i faint express
zion of cur high appreciation aud friendly
fegard for yourself and battalion and be
f:Sured Of our sincere sympathy, and earn
'Fst prayers for the safety, success aud
onor OF your brave men, on every field
Ifnd speedy return to their homes.
Washington telegraph., 1862-03-05

1s Ra- The grand jury At New Orleans
has found sixteenRssue bills against as
many persons, for issuing shinplasters.
Washington telegraph., 1862-03-05

|NEY ENoUGH The Macon (Ga.
0s;s: saph learns that Gov. Brown's pro
n'a to advance a million or two of
ta,' uVa'ederate tax, if he can be allowed
y" On the advance until due, has
4 Tresponded to by the Secretary of
bra ssasury declining the advance. as
4, money enough 10 the G. s. Treas
Washington telegraph., 1862-03-05

sa- The fedsrals have Is, 600 troops - w w
Ship Island aud 27 vessels used : ttsssAsn fA
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The ST. ats Probably Open.

The following Is a extract from let
ter. dated March 10, received bv Mr.. E
Confer, of 'eDroit on Thursday which we
get om The Free Press.
"Yesl erday relu,ue from Sheboygan
The ice is out OF The South Passage up as
IA. as "Zela," on the island side, and up
as far as the Point, miles from the She
boygan River A. We came home we
drove between Round Island aud Bots
Blanc, and when just off Round Island we
found the ice all in motion and broken up
in large cakes. In the barber little out
from the dock, the ice is now solid and
fourteen inches thick The 3 or rainy
DAYS of last week melted the snow down
quite low. The ice is zone and up To the
northeast side Of Mackinac Island. The
weather to-day is moderately cold, and
the thermometer just below freezing. =
Nearly all the old men and weather proph
cts concur in the belief that Tie Strait,
viii be clear Of ice by the lst or Ike 10 b
Of April "
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E4~ Il is probab'e that the Demo/ ate
party will snon receive Senator Cn/an of
PENNSYLVANIA inio communion HIS re-
cent speech shows that he has strong
Democratic symptoms. which the abo i
ton press has discovered, aud for which
it is vehemently assaiing him [, de-
nounces him. indeed as a "rebel " HI
rebellion consist, III opposition 10 the
TRANQUIL Sumner method of destroying
The Union.
Senator Browning of his state has also
naulfrsted certain Democratic SYMPTOMS
lis speech against Trn,nbul'> conti,caton
enornlitv was emphatic, and lie is not less
inimcal 10 Summers teio de Sc contivance
lie is of course denounced by The aboIi-
ton press. If he shall knock at the Dem
orratc door it will be ;'Denec to him.
Chicago Times.
OF course An honest hearted Repnbii>
can, who thinks more of his country than
Of An empty platform, has no business
among the Abolition Republicans and
while the bars are down, they had better
walk in and be initiated.
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Chairmen Snnaryisnrs

The following is a list of the Cbairmen
Of Supervisors elected in the several towns
of Manifowoc county:
Liberty james Taagher Democratic
gain.
Naaito,eoc Rapids-Lyman Emerson,
Democrat.
H1hitopoc-Lewis Sherman, Republi-
can.
Mceme-Michael Galoglv, Dem. gain.
hossuh r - Dupont, Republican.
1wo Ripers--Dr. John Oswald, Demo
cratic gain.
Mishicott-Olive, lie Clair. Dem
Newfon - ichael Taugher, Dem gain.
Cato Z Sled, Dem.
CeHteUWe Peter Schneider. Dem.
Edfon-A. e. Pool, Dem
RockiaHd-Louls Fsulha5er. Dem.
FTnnktin- James McIeor, Dem
Aapie Gyoue--Edward Nolan, Dem.
G'bsn-John Smith. Rep.
Houiey-John G Egeeis, Dem.
Co, perstoWH-Thomas Juranick, Dem
SehtsWig-Herman Gilbert. Dem.
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Is The democratic candidate, Mr..
Leitch. besides being of the Valandigham
school of politics, is comparatively a rev
conner here. His family has resided in
the city for two or three years, 1t is trae.
bat until within the last wear lie has spent
most Of his time Al Charles on. South Car
DINA, we unjer>t hudson Jnuraal
The dav after the above appeared in The
Journoi. the gentleman ''of The Vs!Iaudig
ham school, Of politics" who has spent
most az his time Al Charleston, Sonrh Car
olina," was elected Mavor of Madison nv a
large majority. Either the people of that
city have great faith in ValIaniigham. or
none At all in the Madison Journ1l--
M. NetOs.
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THE WEEKLY WORLD.

Tie Weekly World contains al, the editorials
and the most imp rtant OF all tie 'ws matter
contained in the Daily Cdui"p, 'Ceetbcr with
good original story, or some Brilliant production
rom the best English noyelis's ard periodical
writer's. In 10 other weekly paper published
q this country are there found such full COM
me,cial and market reports, and = neral news
intelligence, combined with 20 much editorial
matter and variety Of miscellaneous reading, g
in the WeekIy World.
Price 81 q year four copies t. one address,
So, tweI " copies, $50. C}ergymrn can re-
ceivr the Weekly, I'll gle crpy, Ut : 90 q year.
Single copies, Five cents. Published OIL Ihurs
DAYS
Fer club OF ten copies, on extra cops viii.
be sent for one wear. For cub Of twenty
copies, the Semi WEEKLY will DC set for ORC
year For club OF fifty copies, the Daily Will
be sent for ore year. For a club OF one hund-
red copies. the D lily, Weekly, and Scmi-W Week.
" viii. BE- sent n one year.
~ Or friends in re country VII bear in
uiuc thnt the season for sBbscrr'.,.g Cor city
papers Is about commencing. \ word Of com
me ndatiou Of this pascr t. their ueighbCTs Is
all that j. needed % insure a large increase in
its cir,ualiur agd influence
P0st1HaSfcrS are earnestly roc Iestci 10 aid Int
! the Circulation Of this paper--e pecizljy &C tie
weekly edition. There is probably no way ia
which they Cau reUdeF more Efficient sel y;c3
to their government than 10 diliusrg auth:nGc
information anopg The people ey hbera pat
ronage to accredited newspapers. Thcy would
ohlge US by furnishing the names 81 persons 10
whom they thiuk il would be destr lie to seud
/ specimen numbers
! For every eiub Of ten weekS<z wa sill serd
a copy Of the paper for one year 20 the post,
ma.ter or 10 any other person ~ho gets II up,
aud o any one who gets ~, 4 club If tWeI; !.
copies We viii send copy Of the -cnli-weckly
| for one year. For club OF tweutv sepi,week
! les C Ply + the daily vii be sent.
| Remittauces for The World may De made by
drafts, treasury notes. or bank bills OF species
/ paving hanks, and, where he attention Of tbs
| Postmaster is called 20 the remittance at the
tune OF mailing the e.teF, il may 5c made q
cur risk. Specimen numbers sent TO any ad-'
dress npon application.
Address THE " 0RLD,
Ne. IS Park Row. New 70 X.
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KENosHA ELECTIoN. We are pleased
20 learn that Hon. Frederick Robinson
has been elected Mayor Of Kenosha by a
handsome majority. Mr. Robinson is a
sound democrat aud thorough business
man. and will make good Mayor His
election is severe rebnke TO the few re-
publican partisans who endeavcred to in
fuence the election in that city by inten>
tionaily isrepresenting the expenses OF
the city government under past democrat
ic administrations MiUoukee NeUs.
The new Mavor of Kenosha is an uncle
OF Tom and joins RoBISsoS, of this vii
lage.
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NoTrcs TO SAILpRs-- Smiling Dtrec-
ton$ for Entering Chicago Hurb1r.-
Obtain jon PhINDEvIr LIZ having careful
L. sonnG.ad The channel at the mouth of
the harbor OF Chicago reports not less than
twelve fee, ten inches Of water at the shosI
est spot. and thilteen feet a; the buoy or
the south end of he bar The bar has ex
tended south about four hundred i,:et aGG
The buoy viii hereafter be found at the
foot of Adams street. Vessels will come
in as they did last season, viz: Get the
tall chimney on the Illinois Cent raj car
works aud the light house at the entrance
10 the haEbOr in range, until YOU open
the harbor, then steer in He has
also Tlaced red mark on the spies OF,
the north side Of Clark street bridge pro
lection. which viii indicate tie depth OF
water on the bar, 10 order that those out
ward bound can determine whether ii is
safe to attempt it or not when the sea Is
heavy.
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Explosion In a Government Factory in
PHILADELPHIA.

a terrible explosion took place Satur>
day morning in the southern part Of Phil
adeIphia by which number of men and
women were hurried out of existence AS
terribly and suddenly rs If hey had been
blown trem the m"uh - cannon The
fire works and cartridge factory OF Pro-
lessor Samue. Jackson. located at the cor
ner of Tenth and Reed streets. was blown
up IN some IS vet accountable manner, the
edlfice taking fire. and III a short time
/ leaving Only "A few ruins The builiing
4 itself was about fifty feet square por-
/ zion # it used As aD office, was subStan,
TALLY bui't Of brick, and most of the walls
are still standing.
Professor Jackson was ocoupied in fill
ing heavy order for cartridge, for the
government, and had about fifty girls anl
twenty four men in his employ.
The cause of the explosion is not vet
known. The building was laid in ruins,
All least four or fiTe Of the work people
were killed instantly, ard two or three OF
them were blown into minute fragments
/ Adjacent property also suffered Nearly
every windowspane for some distance was
demolished, and portions of human flesh
were thrown on top of high roofs, and
smeared over walls. A policeman gath
cred up nearly ba,reI-full Of fragments
of the human frame, soon after the explo-
sion One or two females were blown in
to Tenth street. with their clothes on fire
The police and citizens were early on
hand, and rendered all the assistance with
in their power. The ruins were examined
at once, and the dead and wounded car
ried out and properly taken care of
As yet the total number of the killed
is not known, but the probability is tha;
the aggregate will not exceed hale dozen
The wounded number upward Of fifty.
The sickening and horrible details of
This great catastrophe are such AS to al
most forbid publication The force OF
the explosion was so great as to utterly
rend into fragments everything within its
destructive force
The heads Of three persons, with mum
Der of arms and other fragments of bodies.
have ben found in the neighborhood of
the disaster.
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SIT Our TREEs.-A dav or two since
we noticed Drayrnan Shove carrying
through the streets on his dray, some
splendid varieties Of shade trees. Thev
were intended to beautifv the new and
handsome rnsi ience Of Louis KEMPER,
Esq. Nj X ha. exhibited good taste in
the erection of his dwelling house, and
has shown additional good sense in taking
early measures 10 aIorn it. We hope
that other citizens will follow his example.
Ne copy The following article on this sub
Ject from tie Green Bal 13Docato, which
viii he t,.uq ~ applicable /" Manilowoc
a,to Green Hay. ard rofn.ncEi il 20 those
who own. or have nra-rert OF, LONE
stead Tyr Iyrcg,. INV, hat :, in Ills
climate the best season. for ,ran,pIa. ing
trees cirhcr Shade or frnir frees, is in The
spring Tie trees will then get we'll roots
cd before winter sets in. and will better
endure The cold than if set out in the fall.
Many failures TO raise trees IA this section
occur f"r want Of proper care and ateu
ton, huth ~ lie lmp 4 and after plant
ing. There j. rot sDfi aeuI ca,e taken III
securing the roots Of tie trees-shade
trees more Parllru'ariy-many being tax
en- ny viii scarcely more than a stump at
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A BRAVE AND DARING AcT-Captain
EGAS of tie schooner Mitchell. of Chica
90, anchored lis vessel in he bay on Mon
day, aud with two OF his crew came ashore
in small boat, At imminent risk of life.
leaving the Mitchell in charge of the mate.
The storm increased that night, and it was
impossible for Capt. L. to go back. On
Tuesday. when the wind blew perfect
hurricane and the pillows of the Lake toss
ed themselves at furious rate. the Captain
ecame anxious Tor the safety of his vessel
and resolved to proceed 20 her at any rate
II was also necessary TO take haHser
from the Col. GtOver to the end of the
South Pier. but 10 one seemed willing TO
risk bis life in such a storm. At last Ed.
WARD SMITH. an old sailor and d resident
here for many years, volunteered to com
mand the life boat if crew could be OBJ
tanned to accompany him. He did not
long wait, for Capt J. a. KAHLER, one
OF our prominent merchants, and Captain
VIZ. BROwN, butcher-both ..old tars"-
seconded the move. These three, with
Capt EGAN and his two men, Immediately
launched the life boat, and under the
charge of Mr. SMI H, the gallant crew pro
ceeded towards the mouth of the river
The surf beat heavily upon the beach,
and every dash of the waves seemed to
bury the boat and her brave load. But
they nobIv persevered until they reached
the Mitchell, and placed the Captain On
board. They then proceeded to the
schooner Two Charles, and procuring a
heavy hawser from her, started for The pier.
on which they deposited it, Having full
filled Their errand, they turned homeward,
and gained the liver in safety. We can
not describe the voyage, and the feelings
of those on shore who witnessed it; but
it was one Of those manly acts which gives
world wide credit to The sailor who risks
his own life 20 save property from des-
truction. SMI H. KAHLER and BRowN
viii not soon be forgotten by the specta-
tors cf their daring voyage
We cannot refrain from joining in the
censure which all our citizens be~tow upon
Tin II rn Smith for his wicked careless
ness in regard to the lie boat. He re-
ceives salary of 5000 per year out of the
public treasury, and has no duties what
ever to perform except 10 see that the l;fe
boat i, kept in proper condition. When
our brave sailors wished to use her they
found her imbedded in "A solid bank Of ice.
and were obliged to procure additional
torce to extricate her from the position in
which she has laid all winter Had life
been at stake on Tuesday. those in danger
must have persisted from the wanlon neg
lecl of this Abortion office- holder.
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L H r PHO T.
Job Printing!

Wo are prepared At ar times to do any
kid Of work ia the Book and Job Print
ing inc Having a large and varied AS
so-tr en-; Of type, ard large stock of DIFF
fsTe kinds Of paper, we can print hand
tsIrs cardv, ctecks. mates, dc. as neat as
Ger . done This side Of Milwaukee, aud as
o.s@1., a the rdeapest Trvus
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ond with two, at the third with two. at
the fourth with three, and at the fifth with
four. each weighing over Z pounds each
Eight nurses are constantly employed in
attending to the cares of this promising
family. The father Is an auctloseer, and
and ought TO oh ,nge bis cry, TO "com
ing"
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DENocaATIc lows CoNMIrr E.-Ai the
Democratic Csucu, held on the och uIt.
the following gentlemen were appointed
Town Committee for the ensuing year,
viz:
ADoLPn WIrTMANE,
CuAs 4 KEUTER,
WM II GLOVER,
HgNRY BsHNER,
MICHAEL MaHoSEY.
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EAGLE
DRUG STORE,
South side Of the River, Nonitovce, Wis


respectfully informs the public of Mantle
voc town and county, aud surrounding
country, that he has recently purchased
the Drug and Medicine store formerly kept
bv LFuBNER & RUDIGER, on the corner OF
Franklin and Eighth streets, sonth side OF
tie river, and that in addition to their
large stock, he is constantly adding to and
replenishing the same. He has a large
and extensive assortment OF PURE
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A SEVERE SroRM-A very severe storm
Of wind and snow from the south east.
commenced on Monday evening. and CEN
tinued with brief intervals, until Wednes-
day, when it abated. The Oldest inhabi-
tants have never witnessed such weather
at this season before.
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A PaoMI~ING FAMLY-A business gen
tlenIan, residing on Long Island. has been
recently presented with large family IN
der rather astonishing cirrums' arces.-
lie Is now living with hi, third wife. the
other Two having died chidiess but, al
though his last marriage VAS less than
four years ago, ha has twelve children, all
alive and we'll At the first birth his wife
presented him with one child, al the sec
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Advertise in the Pilot.

e Adoertisers ,ciH pleose tear IN mind
that the Piiot has non tie largest circuia
hon II any EoJlish paper printed IN this
county. and that IT IS for heir interest to
use IFS ~qlumns. A3certjse IN It, and there
by iarrease Vour business.