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Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-04-05
Com m n aMdcr W0rden.

John L. Worden, the commander Of the
Moniter, is native of New York, and en-,
tered the navy in 1884. Early in April
last he was sent as bearer of dispatches
to Captain Adams, of the Sabine, COM
manding the fleet off Pensacola, with
notice that Fort Pickens would be rem.
forced by two companies o. artillery and
instructions to Captain Adams and Colo
mel Brown AS to their conduct in case of
an attack by rebels upon the feet and
Fort. He went by the land route, aud on
the way he destroyed his dispatches. AS
he anticipated, he was arrested at Mont.
gomery, and as no papers we're found on
his person he was allowed to pass. On
his arrival at Pensacola, he obtained a
pass from rebel Bragg permitting him to
carry verbal message from Secretary
Cameron to Captain Adams He went to
him aud repeated from memory his des'
patches.
The fort was reinforced, and on Wor-
den's return he was again arrested at
Montgomery and thrown into prison
There was an intense excitement against
him, as rebel Bragg had collected a force
Of 1000 men and intended to attack Fort
Pickens the very night it was reinforced.
Lieutenant Worden was kept in confne.
ment until the middle Of November last,
when he was exchanged and went to For.
tress Monroe, where he joined the Mime
sofa. He has recently been appointed to
the command of the Monitor, and his
brilliant conduct in the fight Of Sunday
shows that he is brave as we'll as COM
petent com mmander.-N T. Post.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-04-05
AN INDIGNANT LANDLORD.

A short time ago one OF our citizens
who loves his jokes as we'll as folks gen.
orally do, had occasion to visit one of the
small country towns in the Interior Of the
State, and knowing that he would have
considerable walking over muddy roads,
he took with him pair Of long rubber
boots. He arrived al his destination abou.
nine o clock in the evening, aud upon in.
Quiry found that the oLly tavern in the
place was half mile from tho et.tion-
No conveyance was to be had, and the
road was muddy 10 the extreme. Congrat-
ulating himself on having his long boots,
he set OF and found the mud in some
places so deep that his boots were barely
long enough. He reached The hotel at
least, looking rather soiled about the feet.
After supper he inquired the charge Of
lodgings.
I'VE usually charge" said the landlord,
who also had some fun in his composition.
twenty-five cents but if a man goes to
bed with such boots as them on, (pointing
to bis customers feet we charge him fifty
cents
After half an hcur's conversation, the
landlord showed him to his room, and they
parted for the night. mutually pleased
with each other. The next morning our
friend arose late, and inquiring for the
landlord, learned that he had gone from
home to attend some business After
breakfast he handed dollar to the land
lords wife, saying:
There is fifty cents for my supper and
breakfast, and FIFTY cents for nv lodging
Twenty five cents is all we charge for
lodging, said the landlady.
Yes returned the stranger, under
ordinary circumstances but in this case
fifty cents is not too much.
The stranger departed, and the landlady
was deep in conjecture as to what could be
the circumstances which required "a man
to pay double price for lodging. When
her husband retured he asked. " Has the
man who slep. in the front room come
down yet ?'
YES answered the wife, and he has
gone away He paid fifty cents for his
lodging, and said, under the circumstances,
it was right"
The landlord rushed up stairs. His wife
followed to learn The meaning Of such
strange proceedings, and found her bus
band with the bed clothes turned down,
and her best bed looking more tit to plant
potatoes in. than it did for any human
being to sleep in.
You saw that man when he came here
last night?'
Yes
You saw his boots, didn't you p
"Yes"
"Well." said the landlord, "the scamp
slept in 'emr
A few days after, the traveller, on his
return home, put up ut the same tavern.
Neither himself or the landlord said any
thing about the boots, which We're in about
the same condition as on the previous oc-
casion. but the landlady looked daggers at
him, and eyed his boots with much anxiety
About ten o'clock be said he would retire
And, by the way, landlord" he said,
with merry twinkling in his eye, /" what
do you usually charge for lodging
We charge" said the landlord, with q
tremendous emphasis, Twenty-Five cents; ;
and we don't allow folks to sleep in bed
with boots on"
I'm glad hear it. Show me to my
room," and the traveller went to bed.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-04-05
WHAT LIVE FOR.

l live for those who love me,
Whose hearts are kind and true;
For the heaven that smiles above ,ne,
Awaits my spirit too;
For all human ties that bind me,
For the task by God assigned me,
For the bright hopes behind me,
And the good that can do.
l live to learn the story,
Who suffered for my sake;
TO emulate their glory,
And follow in their wake;
Bards, patriots, martyrs, sages,
The noble Of all ages.
Whose deeds crown History's pages,
And Times great volume make.
live to hold communion
With all that is divine;
To feel there is Union
Twixt Natures heart and mine;
To prcit by affiiction,
Reap truths from fields Of fiction,
Grow wiser from conviction,
And fulfil each grand design.
live to hail that season,
By gifted minds foretold,
When man shall live by reason,
And not alone by gold;
When man to man united
And every wrong thing righted
The whole world shall be lighted
As Eden was Of CID
l live for those who love me,
For those who know me true;
For the Heaven that smiles above,
And awaits my spirit too
For the cause that lacks assistance,
For the wrong that needs assistance,
For the future in the distance,
And the good that l can do.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-04-05

In the Wisconsin volunteers, it IS rule
that no soldier can leave the camp without
q pass. The Chaplain one day was dis
tributing tracts among them one was
headed, "Come, sinners, come ~ Soon
after the trac. was picked in camp, aud
under the heading was penciled Cant
do it Col Rogers won't sign my pass
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-04-05

The rebel Congress has decided against
the proposition to create a Goneralin.
Chief This 10 . triumph Of the Davis
over the Bsursgard party. ts.#
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-04-05

Deeply were we affected on reading tho
other day of young lady. who, being
told that her lover was suddenly killed,
exclaimed, "Oh that splendid gold watch
Of his-give me that-give me something
to remember him byr Touching sim.
plcity
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-04-05

"Six feet in bis boots !" exclaimed Mrs.
Partington. "Wbat will the importance
Of this world come to, wonder? Why,
they might just - reasonably tell me that
the man he'd six heads iu his hat
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-04-05

An Ohio stumper while making speech.
paused moment in the midst Of it, and
exclaimed Now gentlemen, what do you
think ?" Instantly a man rose in the as
sembly, and with one eye partially closed,
modestiy, with strong Scotch brogue re-
Piled II think, sir, do indeed. sir-I
think if you and were to stump the coun
try together, We could tell more lies than
any other two men in the country sir and
would not cay word myself during the
whole tine, sir r
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-04-05

"WHAr's IN E?'-Punch calls
Lovejoy U. 8. Congressman Love jaw.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-30

VIRGINIA NEWs.-The Bank Of the Com
monvealth declares dividend Of 81 per cent;
the Albemarle Insurance Company, 10 per
cent. Bank of Virginia, A per cent; farm
ers' Bank Of Virginia, Il per cent.-all beng
six months dividends.
The small pox still prevails to considerable
extent in Richm( nd.
The property at Jordans Point, owned by
the James River and Kanawha Company, was
sold On the 9Th inst for S47, 500
The Dispatch contains an appeal tor the re-
lief Of the Fredericksburg sufferers who are IN
Richmond.
The ToRpEDoEs. s.-Several Of the torpedoes
planted BY the Contederates in the Yazoo river:
Mississippi, were secured by an expedition
which went up the river on the 18th, They
proved to be demijohns of considerable size,
filed with powder and projectlles Of various
kinds, and stopped so as to be impervious to
water. The whole concern sets ID rude con
trivance resembling box. The contrivance IS
then carried into mid-chann9l and deposited. -
A stout cord or line IS run ashore TO the bank
and made iast to secure it: while Wire leads
away to the opposite bank, over the leyee,
and TO a convenient position, away from daI-
Ger. and with good line OF retreat, whence
the thing is worked.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-30

MILITARY MOVEMENTS. The situation is in
:nuddle" The campaign east and west has
miscarried, and believe it has not yet been
decided in official quarters whether the Army
of the Potomac is Or is not about to go into
winter quarters. The recent movements OF
the Contederates would seem to indicate that
they propose to keep rs busy The news from
the West with regard to the Contederates get
ting in our rear at Holly Springs, and the line
of the Columbus road, is considered as lndlca~
ting miscarriage, for the present, OF Grants
expedition against Jackson, and perhaps
Vicksburg. Nothing is expected from ten,
Rosecrans till the river rises Wash. Cor. OF
the n. Y Herald.
The public reception by the President Of the
United States on New Year $ day, will COM
meuce at Il clock ln., at which time IN coniur-
NIFTY with police arrangements, the gates OF
the enclosure will be opened The reception
will terminate at O clock p. M, precisely.
The Governor Of Maryland has comm;s
stoned the Hon. Thomas II. Hicks as Senator,
to represent the State Of Maryland until the
next meeting Of the legislature: III the place ct
the Hon. James 4. Pearce, deceased.
The agent Of the Mail Steamship Company
at San Francisco, refuses to deliver freights
received per the Constitution until the con-
signees give their bonds indemnlfylng him
against loss in case Captain Semmes, Of the
Alabama, should recover the bonds exacted
from the steamer Ariel.
Pierre Soule is still at Havana. By the
terms Of his release he is not to 60 to New Ol-
leans until the var is over, unless allowed by
the I. S. Government
Gen. Rosecrans has issued an order tor the
stop7)age Of I'll boats now in the vicinity OF the
falls at Louisville, and their detention until
further orders.
Kew West has been restored to the govern
naent Of the city authorities.
All save two Of the nine lron~clads OF the
Monitor pattern are now completed and Will
be ready for active operations by the close OF
the present week The Monitor, Passaic, and
Nontauk are now doing duty somewhere along
the coast: the Weehawken, Patapsco, and Ma
hant have had their trial trips; and the Cat
skill is nearly ready to Eave hers. The Le-
hic1, and Nartucket which complete the llst
are not vet finished. Including the Lroasides
and the Galena, the Z. S. Navy Department
have nov nine iron-clad vessels.
While emigration has fallen away largely at
New York some twenty-five thousand emigrants
have landed III Quekec during the past year.-
This is large excess over former years.
r,t Jooes saws the oniv ship thaC Semmes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-30

john \. Cooke & Co., Of Portsmouth, Va,
having refused to pay pro11lssory note o. theirs
due to house in New York, on the ground
that they are citizens Of Virginia, and that BY
the law Ct that State, all the debts due to the
North, are sequestrated, Gen. Nlele, the Mill:
tary Governor Of Norfolk and Portsmouth, has
issued On order, that such Plea shall not be
admitted, and directing that the Provost Mar
shall shall take possession Of the goods and
chattels Of the said Cooke & Co.: and sell them
for the payment of the said note.
In an article On Mediation, the Washington
Republican says:-;'N'e e are confident we are on
the eve of some Developments respecting for
eign mediation. There are many straws which
indicate how the wind is soon to blow. We
NAV not be pleased with the complexion our
public affairs arc assuming still, we know the
utter folly of resisting the inexorable logic Of
events, IF we cannot or have not put down
the rebellion, we cannot expect nations which
suffer much by our quarrel to look on as (.isln-
terested spectators forever.
Provisional Court, by order Of the Presl
dent of the y S., has been established in New
O,leans tor the trial Of civil and criminal
cases.
Intense excitement was created III Chicago,
on Wednesday last, in consequence OF prepos~
sess;ne looking girl, daughter Of wealthy pa
rents st LYONS, ILL.,, being captured at the
ferry dock, while endeavoring to elope to Can
ada with a negro.
On Saturday last, body of Contederates
oentnred. at Burke station, in Fairfax, the
T, s. telegraph operator and his apparatus
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-30
ArrATRS ON THE PENINSULA

y .AliSS w IT. ~
The Philadelp phia Press has interesting news
from the Peninsula under date Of Fortress
Monroe, Dec. 20.
Gen. Naglec had received information from
contrah hands, which was considered reliable, that
a bodv of seven thousand Confederates under
Gen. Triuble, who had been detached from the
army Of Fredericksburg to assist Gen WISE,
was approaching Gloucester Court House. with
the view, as was supposed: Of attacking the
batteries at Gloucester Point.
The Federal troops were under arms await,
/ IN IN attack. and Gen. Naglee had prepared
to attack the Contederates IN 1orce to-day
Mon Iay. They had two gunboats IN the river
| to assist in the defence.
Dr. Prunk ali assistant surgeon n ''le hp5~
rtal Of the Third Army corps, and Dr: .. II.
Hall, alias Hunt, were committed to the Old
lCapto prison, yesterday by Provost Marshal Ia 5; a.
Doster The charge against these NJ u; 5 ns
illegally obtaining the discharge: OF solo1etS
rom the service Of the government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1862-12-30
PUBLISHED (DATLy) By
EDGAR SNOW DEN, JR.
ms~ OFFICE-No. 1O4 King street, over
stone's formerly Frenchs) Book Store.
FROM THE WEST.

LoU1svIIa.E, Dec. 2Q.-The Louisville Jour
nal saws the trestle work near Muldraugh, 5
Hill. On the Louisville and Nashville railroad,
was destroyed yesterday by John Morgan s
forces; but expresses the opinion that Morgan
will not advance to the Ohio river. Other
sources say that Morgan's force at the uestle
work was about twenty eight hundred against
six hundred Federals. After slight casualties
the Federal force surrendered Further par
ticuIars are unknown. The Journals state
ment Of the capture of cannon BY the Conted-
crates IS untrue Headquarters here (eleven
o clock in the morning) have not been advised
of the above destruction, but circles usually re-
liable affirm It with great positlveness. II true,
there will be no more railroad communication
between Louisville and Nashville for at least
thirty days.
FROM THE SOUTHWEST, A dispatch from
Cairo confirms the report Of. the retrograde
movement Of Gen. Grant army. 1t is stated
that the main body Of the troops are at Holly
Strings. Gen. Van Dorm is now believed to
he between Bolivar and the Mississippi, still
holding the road between Columbus, Ky, and
New Madrid. 4 skiruish occurred near Grand
function. on the I'd inst, ia which the Con
faaarates were repuIsed. It was reported at
>1omnh;s that heavy force had ascendod the
Mississippi river from New Orleans, that Port
urdson had been captured and that the fleet
- ,.ooo1ad 1,nint twelve miles below Vicks-
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-08-27

and when these ostensible friends of the
Constitution assail its lawful officers and
give aid and comfort to its armed enemies.
The Constitution has now no friends ex-
cept those who stand by its legal Govern.
men. and adhere to its national standard
in the war waging for its preservation.
All others are traitors.
We do not think it worth any mans
while to waste arguments on the dlsloyal.
There is no time for argument. There
are laws which must be enforced. There
is an armed authority which is powerful
enough to strike with force and effect all
its foes This is the argument for trail
tors. The halter and the dungeon for the
chief conspirators will convince their de-
luded followers better than any argument
which might be adduced. Men who
come out in the newspapers over their
own proper names and deny sympathy
with the government in the prosecution
of this war, are not fit to be allowed to
run at large any more than the inmates
of an Insane Asylum. All of these men
who are not actuated by reasonable mo-
tives are clearly insane, and might justly
be put in charge of DIR. Kirkbride
We are decidedly of the opinion that
at the coming election no man ought to
vote or be candidate for Office who does
not first take the oath of allegiance. This
oath is a real ard practical test, far better
than any argument. Men who buster
and talk about their loyalty and patriot
ism, and yet shrink from taking this oath,
are traitors at heart, and have no right to
participate in our public affairs. With
out waiting for the election, the citizcns
generally ought to carry it into every
warehouse, store, shop, factory, or other
large establishment Every corporation,
company, and association, should take
the oath, and those who refuse should be
kicked out neck and heels. We call upon
our loval fellow citizens to set the ball in
motion immediate y, and make the test
forthwith Let the disloyal be converted
into marked men, with whom none will
associate or hold dealing.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-08-27
For tie Journal.
TOT Lte OONfftt
Captain Dwight'S Company,
"The RuCktailS.o

Again has the gallant little County of
Potter drank of the cup of glory III honor
of the war In sending her brave and
true hearted sons to the armies of liberty,
in defence of the Country.
Captain WALTON DWIGHT and Lieu
tenants j. G. JOHNSON and CHARLES
HoYT with the "Bucktail Volunteers" !"
left Coudersport, on Monday, August
18th, and took the cars at Wellsville, n.
Y, with 129 men for the seat of war
Having not only the full complement of
a company l0l men, but Is other true
hearted men as a squad, to tender their
services to the Country in this her hour
of peril Captain DWIGHT, long known
to US, as young man of prompt, ener-
getic and business habits, has by this un-
dertakIng, so successfully commenced,
furnished additional evidence, of his bu-
siness capacity, in the new business of
handling men, for the service OF war,
which gives us tue strongest assurance,
that he will be equal to, and adapt him.
self to whatever position may be assigned
him. Leaving as the Captain D. does a
highly lucrative business, to take his life
in his hands, and devote time, talents,
and life itself if it be required, to the
great cause of the Country-to lay all as
a holy sacrifice upon the altar of patriot
ism, as he and the brave band of true
hearted men have done, who 60 with him
to the war-Calls for, from US: and shall
receive the highest need of praise. All
honor to the high toned and true hearted
sons of Potter County Forever green
in our memories will remain the unfading
chaplet, which as a Garland of Glory, is
yet to crown the brow of such patriotism
as this = LIBERTAS.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-08-27
THE AFFECTIONS.

The very first lesson which you should
teach your children should be the just
value Of your affections, since it is thro'
their medium, chiefly, that you can hope
properly to influence their obedience it
is idle to expect that you can train him
properly in his ways of life. You are to
teach him this lesson by careful dis
elimination between right and wrong, in
your consideration of his conduct. You
are to permit no misconduct, however
trihing in itself, to pass without due
notice; it must be promptly checked to
be effectualiy conquered. Error is like
that Genius IN the Arabian Tale, who,
though his bulk, when unconfned, reach
ed from earth to heaven, could yet squeeze
himself into quart pot. 1t is surprising
from what small beginnings most monsters
grow. The first lesson which the boy
learns from this observant discrimination
is the value you place on your affections,
He soon sees that they are valuable
only to be acquired on certain terms, and
for certain consideration. You have
nothing to do but prescribe the terms
to declare the conditions. You may make
your affections cheap or dear, at your own
pleasure. If too cheap, he will not value
them if too dear, he will despair of pro-
curing them. The true principle by
which to determine the conditions for
securing them, is the simple one of always
doing Justice If he deserves praise,
praise him if he merit blame, do not
withhold it. In neither case be immod-
crate, for a boy seldom deserves any great
degree of either praise or bame.
The terms of your favor you are to un-
fold to him, not by set lessons, but by
habitual conduct and be will find it easy
to comply with reasonable conditions In
order to secure those affections which,
moved as they are by infexible justice,
he will soon discern, are beyond all price.
We see it in the public thoroughfare, at
all hours, at every turning. Affections
are moral rewards They are to be given,
like money, very sparingly, and not till
you have carefully inquired whether they
are due or not. They are to be given To
justice, not to partiality. The ill advised
and lavish affection of the parent, like
indlscrimlnate charity in the highways,
soon makes the receiver wasteful of the
treasure he receives. Besides, when the
parent has been giving because of his
blind love, what has he left to bestow,
when the child deserves, and when it Is
the parents duty to reward 1t is from
this proflgacy of bounty that children
become capricious in moral judgement,
perverse and wanton in disposition. From
this they grow up, preferring wrong to
right; or, rather, practising the wrong
quite as commonly as the right, from an
absolute incapacity to perceive the dlf-
ferences between them.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-08-27

RATHER SHARP-"Why is it, my
son, that when you drop your bread and
butter it is always butter side down Z"
81 don't know, it hadn't orter did it
The strongest side ought to be uppermost
hadn't it, ma? and this is the strongest
butter | ever seed"
"Hush up, it's some Of your aunt's
churnIng"
"Did she churn it? The big lazy
thing"
"What, your aunt?"
"No, this yerc butter. To make the
old woman churn it, when it's plenty
strong enough to churn ITSELF
"Be still, Ziba, it only wants working
over"
"Well, marin, if Is you, when [ did it,
I'd put in lots of molasses."
"You good for r-nothing! I've ate great
deal worse in the most aristocratlc New
York boarding house"
"Well people of rank ought to eat it. .
"Why people of rank p
cause it's rank butter"
"You varmint you! what makes you
talk so smart ?"
"The butter has taken the skin off my
mouth, mother"
"Ziba, don't lie 7 can't throw away the
butter. 1t don't signify"
"Tll tell you marm, what I'd do with
it. Keep it to draw blisters, You ortel
see the flies keel over and die the minute
they touch it."
"Ziba, don't ezggerate, but there's
twenty-five cents to 60 and buy some
fresh"