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Grand biatinee-There is to DO a grand
ma.iase a. Metropolitan Hall, commencing at
s.evea O'Clock thi. morning.. Lee Mallory o
reao ned "War illustrations srs 10 be placed
GA exhibition to suit the coz veniencs Of fani
lies. Thess Wednesday aad Saturday matt
nses make the hall bloom with the rising gen
Grafton
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-16

Cay Bond tioldsrs Tho Confederate Dis.
tries Cougs having en- be 81 OF April deereed
she ssqaessrs:ior II all bonds dae by the city
Of Richmond 30 alien enemies, the City Coua-
ell at It's last meeting authorized the Auditor
al5 Characteristics :, issue new bonds for said
Indebtedness to Henry L Broose, G. S Re-
esivsr, the interest on wnioh snail be paid to
the CONF d ,rsss States Government
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Flag Presentation The ladies' Of Perss-
asouth Va, nave presented to the k'lios.
tIrays, Capt Louis +. Boasicux, stationed NJ
Ebe Naval Hospital nsar thas city, beautiful
dag of blae silk, t,im@ed with heavy elk
fringe, hearing on the diverse the following
inscriptions: Presented by the Laaies Of
Portsmouth to the Elicit Grys. Organized
February 4sB, 1851 On the reverse is the
eost-of-arms Of Virginia.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-16

Election IF Police O6fcer-The Council,
At ia meetiay on Aoudsy evening, elected
M. Thsodore e. Bsptiss cns Of tse Lleatea-
snss Of The Night Watch. Tee appeinimc ct
10 reea rded ~ M excellent one. Air. BAptiet
having long been connected with the eorrss-
tionaE police deRichmond.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-16

nT On Ian orsa, aseasr ,bla Ala distia-
anxuiAhsa kreacE citizen and wyi.er, Of Ssw
o. leans. desires US 20 say. there are OIL cam
s.aness whoa compss hila 10 rsiilq aisn ais
poo Tor the prssaat. b<eaasa No 1ssites ~ 90
to france to become street speaker. ana =
pshlic writer on the rights Of the Uonfeds-
raey ana self sovefnmsnt. h hopes 70 -.
cape the shest paper blockAds.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-16

Wayor's Court, Yesferdoy.-John Jarvins
arrested for drunkenness and lighting in the
street, gave security and was Jischarged-
Thomas MyNsmare, for firing pistol il
the sirast, did the same ,biug-MsFis Bowlss,
who claixas 10 ts a white womao, was com
Inittsd for assooiasipg with Asgrocs-Ahss
Iom. a very dinlinutvs darkey, OWED by DE-
2. Treut, having been arrested for the exni.
bition OF beigererf propensities in the street,
Was sen. hoias 10 his master 70 10 priyatel;
siok!sa
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IuGrmary Company Captain John Her
htgs command IL now at the New Fair
Grounds praetising light infantry drill from
eight TO tar clock, aud from - 70 81 o'clock
daily The balance of the time in scvoted to
instruction 10 the inhrmary dtitl. The COM
pany promises 20 be most valuable aces
sion 70 toe army. aud it seems e pity that the
.,ian Tor raising them had not been adopted at
The out.es Of hOstilitiss
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DisaPreared All symptoms of ting late
feshe. in Janes river have disappeared.
Ahooaos crack has assumed - usual quiet
aaa suodaod appearances, aLd the gtlsh-lraPs in
the falls PROMISE to yield IN unusual sbun.
dance OF their scnly tres.Gro.
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evsa,as Inst. nv POGKEf-NOOKie Sn'
faiuiax two 90 Uoafsaerats notes, Ala saa.
dry oshsr paFsrr OF no U.S. % any one e'ess
Tks ahoys rswsra will ~ paiu-f dehssfsa
IN iays g. EELLR1.
AZ Monty sh eh The evasr esR fssey
.t.l.sr a IL. Ache y earAsr g fiasssn
a.a Aas.san srsesS, sas passss g, -
,ssets-sgtsRt. -
~ IL -lts
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wrty sspAl =. y. = J. .apRiI. le pc,

sr pAY Is B.ssxsa --oar ressAsA sc
1auw.s sra rot ia.s sow Ia Il hahts u readist
ths tEssiars OF Toe poet, rnsrffcs We viii
ras 4 tina thai TOO s<tie's C tie asovs h.as
shaa;a Do re<s. sra tne asaysr CT svers rsssssr
s.pt ags-~ts stf a,aa ia Writer sn-~iy dsssysr.
..ss+ fuss fafs pooa-SsY
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T2s Passocer.--Oar Hebrew fellow -sitssus
observed, yesterday, as their rynagogucs, one
of their meet sacred festivals, tho Feast Of he
Passover.
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superintendent Appainted-Mr. John Met
Garland, she former ii faster Maehnist on the
Richmond and Daavil!e Raitrosd, bat more
recently Engaged IN repairing Government ca
eiuee has beea appoint ii Superintsndent Of the
Richmond ANA York River Railroad. Mr.. Nc
Fariand has had leng practical experience in
rsi.roaaing, and viii 30 doubs make n NEST ex-
ss.ieas nauagsr
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The farmers OF Ola Re eoRnty, Ga, have
resolved that they Will his yser Plant not
sxossdiIg half On acr- Of eattou 10 ne lane,
and thst tAey will lss proper GtIieeAss aAd
Industry in tho pcodac ton OF . previdon
srcp.
Aiseft Akers. soa OF SIR. bryan Aksrr, OF
l.? neheuIg, Va, was MORALLY Wounded In
ths battle Of khiloh He bsios CAD 10 Col.
6s.tes's ID Tennessee regiment.
renatass It Is saEses ted. should De plant
cd In large quantities. for ths sse OF the
camps
0sA. Prsntias, oapsr red BY our troops ~
Sstioh, ia tAe same notorious Lilcslnits Who
OF rsd $50 last fall, in st. Lssls, for =. bel.
nsjor-}snsrn. W. J. EaYdse was slightly
xoaaded In the battle of shiloh
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Il wsu.d be difficult. if not impsssibis, fol
s,v OF os now here in the euicy,nsns, Is yet OF
all the liberties Of frsen N. ia srprs"ase tos
h,.n.;,y Of feeling with, which the captive
c;.z,ns Of our rspubia ia Now YORK Or
NsN Mr!and basliis, .sr': watch 'hs move
ueuse Of the ps.rio. arsay OF the rsPo''ie'-
va f.sI a sadness, is is trss, q every 1'Ass-
~ I'D ar hea -ss rsbosnd st svsry St-ssfy !;
In, -. "a. onl7 imagine in acRs degree sse
de,;c,. which raust glow n the bosses Oh the
esr,ive ,ss.iot as asery anacssesnens OF a
,,n~;,ns achievement OF oIT arsss- ARC II
.si IL thii that the victory - won ny tue
s,id;s,s ,-ss have been the nsighbors, even
80 al,od Of ,lss ;ncsresrstea patriot IN bic
s..t.a. duogses, ~s may appreciate Ia se3e
..c,.. -. nrao,isn waica distateo As fellow
,sx i!as., psansd by .eae Of tho ia's' s'"s' OF
oar western pA.ricts. On his hss'ins suscss-
sivsIy. or perhaps in IN sssne iSsr' the siori-
-. v,eeor;es of Priee in Arkaauas, Sibtey in
New M.xico, of Marsax wherever hs has
.rp.sr.d, aad Of Johnston "A BssWeesre on
the bloody plains VI saiios lie Y NJ wen
sxclsiaa. as ws Hid egSa sass IN Ri shn,oh"'
sftsr tho dark hours we had sahsres' A""
DAY. THE DAY B.sAKlN1F
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r.ssss. TroaAls f5lseWs6. which III ~ -.
x.1sn. SounS u isnppssstle ia qnsl1. whSp
s.versl Othsrr Weie - .tycHs. md the peaee
aariy WAS cfrssed sssbs ptiat ST fne bayo-
Est.
Ths.tsong erpoAt.icn shas has bssn MOVE
70 exss ia SoHtksro ulincsss o 10 war psitc
OF tie doriiasHt party st the Her.o. Giyes e
Liaaoln har IN. few Adoerva'sfa hit ssA-
tor, az d ss ksYS eng 9siissei The peopl
were eaiy ksrs unaer 1ny ci3a BY thss tfcn
srm CT ri i.sry power.
rKsn I.LaSp TEE
Il ssews hjgaiy probable tAas, fsvorfd by
darn ans stormy sisat. Fsaarsi gunfoat
sseeeedej In erunIiag the eiscxAds'' OF our
batteries on IsIxyd 10 ara ms Tsspssses
shore, aad fyurd rsfugs sndsY their land bat.
Ilisasd OF Tuesday night Of last week. Don.
necsse vi tals IS another reecr. tRnt tho
rao.ef Kscker's Battery were spited. which
Ia r,,aay hire. yawIs from ths GUT boat a,
Nsw Madrid made lecoansissaEce some
d:s.sDss eawn the river. bat vera Induced
70 rns sack BY The appear ancs Of ons gaa.
soats.
a ,rrxs mum ser Of coat bargss, with
swee De- Eave .esn secured and prepared BY
he eneMy At k.w Maarsd and fciat Pleas.
ant. ,hs OF scs OF which IL sa missed TO be to
assist In Placing . portion Of their troops
across the river below tire Island, with The
hops OF cs.tiag CT applies to oar forces.
Ike Memphis argus, Of the evening Of the
sth. 81, s:"1h han EM. Eth arrived tbs norn-
lag from Hoi!iusvlle, having lft there las.
evsatpg. Everything srcsnd Madrid bsnd
asd Islasd 10 was qaist--so hsr s1scers In.
formed rs The srr boat wh.ch passed the
island sRd reached Kew Msdiid is snppo,ea
o DC ths Ser .on or Essex. 1t had come down
to Point Pleasant, Asd w.s lying under III.
euss o. tie Battery opposite 1i1toA'iiis n"
rsR Pxs,xauLA.
A sorrss1o sdsnt Of ths PEI. sbu-g Erprea.
~ri!ir e from the Peninsnla, April 10. Gays:
CHE enemy have fttack d rs a. NOR. than
hslf dozen point,. s.a 90 many a'nneas
unes isva,isb big bsing haads,nsly repats.
sa The regimen to Atsscksd have dis clay
ed great xailantrE, bu. there is such multi.
pliti OF famors forcs.r giving you any
giving you MANI plsustag i, cidents that
h&vs come uuieV ny Nc ties. Bs. wilt
strss to the many admirers Of Be, JtMin
PHILIPPE. the Morgan o. the Peninsula, that
enemy bite shs das1 Ths Number said TO
have be.a killed by .h!u IL o, large, l de.
ciins giving IL 10 yoa, aSi m AFRAID Il will
he de uhtcd BY the crsdlions. de IN = Hamp.
tas refugee Sud over sixty years OF age
The ex~msls shown BY this Old hero is one
worthy 10 be emHlatsa BY tie youth Of our
country.
FIT VIRGINIA AsD III MoHiscR.
TIE Norfolk Day Book understands that
The F.dsrais At Did Point Low say that the
Writ inia was afraid TO CONS eat from under
shs guas OF bewslrs Point to show ight to
the Moui tor, and II she had goas mp towards
Nswrors Eswx ;bs Eo4i,cr would have
given her Syttle. This, OF eesrse, IL but q
Yankee 5acEdowr, 81 The Virginia, In he,
last Two trips. oceuHi.a tie same position
r.. -
Sswslrs Psiat did 40 sscfale. nor would
they now
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poe We res ,fat day is hTaAi.ths.
v.esu, n fzo:1 tueir .ln - eIs T'a"ias'~
Dixh.is, siTsrto daily Nas'sg
To sr.saoPsEstsiSn's sssis.
vr., rnu,s sos 70 lJorlA SEa power
yho would ssSIl il. lEis a'efa nsaE
Mt.o. wasa clouds OF dSYsl ess A"~sf'
Uluid "a raly .'sldssa'n-
wr.sa@r, 70 ,aa tssssd Gsid
.xA,xnsi jsslcs ss ) eur sh,N;
aaslias .ree, rosnan yield
Yoxr Iisass and !.bel J
-;rsge. ssye ks7s ztraca sefora
-.nss, IS 70 nave sraek. oass e A@
st-,k,, as PATIO s'rss cf yoro
Dat aimed - be free?
s,figs .hs j. n.srp,r low.
.:rik- ". a freedom. hant rhs slsw -
Icses sI-e pcca.i, iasaiticg fos
Th., ffssln.n ,sei anc dare
Dag ~ b ;sak.o. 9Th W 49,,
G'-. las.ard last love D s..
Fttri9. II ss ~ ANe hFsssf.
H51 znd Lihs~.S
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Trs kEREsYews pRIsosszs.--1he Fhiisdei.
pkjs cor. esposssug of he New Ysrx Hvdtd.
tz.erch 81 Eolrs tbs rrtvA, q. psiaweYs C.ty.
tAss atY. tt we hpnoTe1 and gres ~ prison
ers OF war, 50 pinreA ~ Winchester They
we're tS b. tzasn ~ Fcrs DC Eate, Oh yes Pea
Yztvh Tssse, Uaisuare Bsy. 1hs writer
ssys: "i)pc II stile p iscLsrs e DeshrsA u.
the prieoaess Ia Saiisaere, Aea they were
shesred whsn sheT lett ,as wharf en- roads for
Fer Delaware"
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In twe bills
ksyea Aundrsd aaA eisAty panndAl Mi ale.
aole 0A000 = 0Anv4 A
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Col. Bsmysss. 8 VIII. krown roiiticiaa Of
Tennessee, u dsaA.
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~. Dssr ife;ie,: 2 i'll write faw lines to
tell yes ~ s#i% ] aiH, sid tcw am row
sriso4er on CAV "A ths BS uE~p jail was
M efch sSi zsrsc;l- sfttC the b fLtIe I lad
sof' l. : - sf-ad * !. Elf wi's sk OF every
exyir,sss ass ~ ha4a Ga the rAtreas
thtrk l Eiilss ore VARY 2ieR, Ard then
they oG1s iita ei~sksiras towards ns, and
sho:as rs Thea / broke ny Ssn Oh the
e CO sn1 sar: dared, IS | coaia Gp n D more
dsInzss Oar eoms%Hy fought well; good
any we:s shot: trey osghs we'll. ans, thank
sos nhns Of lilem rsa sH the only one
ofcur II, IS acre. Diyou knew whether any
II sAsa wsre siiisoY Write seoe. Telfthe
oass ,c write - nis. nlrse. Ia Ir r., In
elseF Ttth ssrx Sci. aa5 Mr.. wood. We
nrs vsry ., 0sorrnb.s k.r., Ell sss FsopiR OF
his city srs vary kiEa. !ST. ~. eps ar. VI.
both vaEe 10 see m; ths7 VIII Sand ne
every Eiag l raat. u, not be y sasy aboat
nae. Gi {. nay loya 70 everybody. Good hys.
Years tIaty, Il. Il. BCRgELB.
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TIL T. w A r..
LlrE / vD irrEI i sTfs0 NE VS..
The follow int Summary 10 cemtilgd from
pspera received by tho Southsrr cad Yes era
mail l6st RIG nj:

The folicw in3 ssmrlary 10 c"mrilgd from
papera received by the southsrr cad wes era
mNlflks rfs nj:
YaE BArrLE OF saiLcE.
I,osrssp1hdesss o! the Kaox vfls Resktor.l
BuaHsv,LLp. near toriu IN. asiss
April J. 1861, 10 o clock p. II
kmia tbs excitement nna sassse yxsvaleHt
acre j1st nor, snsteh moment 70 give ycn
what kCow II The Sight ~ Uortnih yes.er-
day, ana tue day esfars. From tbs most ns-
eerats intcrRation have. Gbost So'.locR,
sy "a, .Gen,'s. when tie Confsderates ad-
var oea sEs COM ~sssced IN attack oEon the
en- N.Y. lees wnich Was rsturGsd ano con-
tin sa TIL IL: 9 IN the evening, whsn hrii
ceased EnIs 3shday EoraET gsssrAi At
sacg was mad spg.aire shs ire force OF
he susEy, bus aot more Than hslf OF QUIT
ssnrs being some twenty Eve Thousand ip's
ave on lao del, bes,des reserys ander eten.
Van Dora at .lsmpnis,s and tbs ID b. < Ioe,
n der Asuag Srig.. 4sn. White, a. Barns
vile.
"a the dry advanced The BATH inersasee in
fury, aud y 10 O'clock Is was rt ging ~ every
point along ,hs lies Ihc dad Gno wounded
isy lhict; she seign OF Death was suDre ms.
Al every successive charge of our bi ave Soys
the eGen1y' rangS wsre perez p,ioly thfnL ed;
bat they uied Ike hecoss. On bosn sides tee
men seemed pei Hcu Wild Row the Eedt-
iais Won d way5s ami falssr bssoss the amor
ring aim t oar men, bat sGaln they would
rally Eeig broken CO. u@ns, AID III as II con-
siIuei lac liys-ioag Day, each ssrivipg fer
he N s,crs ; ard st O'Clock ons cosld no.
Ell waish way fJrtuno would turn The scale
lbs slaughter GA the entmy's SIDE was ~
thM time tsrsihc-whois simests bad
nssa demolished, ana others sninned 70
skeletons And on the Sonfe5eeass size,
slso vas tns slaughter :erribts The
ns.t Information l havs, Gays that ths
SO tsral !. IS Ia Allied amt wonnded was s,ooss
in prisoners 8 90 l.sts IN ths ave.ing tns
Tsderals fsfi back, ,rstas their dead and
xoaadsd from fEs Reid as far as possible -
shs esg gemsns then ee.sed. Cus victory
vas then CO 70 pie to ,Ih ush dear bougst Many
# the Graves. spiri s OF she CoEf.deracy fell
Tennessee, while she mas her y Irt OF tss 'ofy,
las racrc hsn Der share Of ths alcrioas deRa
Tennessee hss de, N sd bsrs. II L. tiefs Was
Il sta.H ppon her fiir sseotehsor, On RECOUNT
II DoEs!os er Ai.ii SpriBss, II has seE ior-
ar<r " pea GU. WIN their O .Sr Precious blood
IA the pi ins OF Hiss ssippi
Cur me Of battle ex,seasd fourteen miles
taa ,.a h. was Commanded BY Geh. JShston
fas santro D. tieGsrGk BeauTag ard, Aad the
IL. b, Gem. Uhcathsm. hs tho day aavaE-
I'D, shs enemy ,h,ew her wAo.s fore GA The
..t. wing, when Asea. u gauTssaId cLatgs
81. position - taat wias.
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gH.vIRetsrAAsp rasxssr,eR.
A Gallant Youth.

sxHorg the pr sonsrs taken at Kerns'own,
VIDA G CO. HeBurwst, youth o: ff.saa years.
ss a~.en IF Nathsnisi Bar wsil. OF Clarke
e,urty. He was q member Of Oapt. Vim u
Nelson's company Of Pin nen, ard fought
gal ian ly at lbs battle Of aeI assa,. where he
sad the GOOD torsuhe TO escape unhaTnsd.
after esp.nring Yankee Mssr In The bat.
tie Of KsrnsiovA bs was less fortunate, and
was "a stBrea himself He lie ID most gallant
youth, ax d 10 = tAir sp,einsn Of the spirits
WHICH compose the 'S.enswall'' Brigade
W. give his own aeeoua OF his raTsie patton
Ia The rsse1s agai. TIE litter IL written to
~ Ia oassr:-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-01-31

IMPORTANT TO OUR READERs.-lt Is with
feelings of JOY and gladness that We pub
lish anyt hing which will contribute to the
pleasure, Int erest or health of our patrons.
Therefore, with pleasure we say to our
readers, one and all, use D. B. De Land &
Co Chemical Saleratus. This SaIeratus
is PERFECTLY pure, healthy and Of uniform
quality Chemists AMI Manufacturers very
we'll know that it requires trouble and ex-
pense to make perfectly pure article,
while an inferior and impure article. can
be made with much less expence and trouh-
le; while impure Saleratus is very uu-
healthy, pure Saleratus is harmless and
renders the food healthy and nutritious =
Knowing these facts, D. B. De Dand & Go.
have been to great trouble and expense in
bringing this article before the public. =
This Saleratus is manu- Factured by new
process known only by this concern in
this country and discovered D. B De Land
in Europe. two years ago This Salera-
ms is put up in bright. red papers and
you can get it of any wholesale grocer in
Chicago or Milwaukee,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-01-31

could put either hand within a foot of the
aperture through which the hand was
thrust: Thus showing that. if they made
these demonstrations, after doing SO they
must have retiel, not only their hands,
but also their bodies, before the doors
were opened-say in the short space of not
to exceed two seconds = and then placed
the ends of the rope tied beyond the reach
of their hanls-all which some persons
would sooner believe true than the altern-
alive, that the manifestations were made
By invisible agents. There is only the
course left to reason, of two difficulties to
choose the lesser - if it seems more ra-
tional, as involving less difficulties, TO i'm
pute the mystery to deception rather than
conclude that spiritual agencies are con-
cerned. then the matter must be set down
to jugglery: If not. then take the other
horn of the dilemma. 1t is intellect's no.
blest work. scorning the yoke of passion,
or prejudice, or sordd interest. to sit calm
ly down to weigh each particle of the mat
ter. until the whole is determined by in
dubitable knowledge We confess that. as
the matter stands. we are not certain that
the hoys have not, in some way, been too
smart for tI:eir audiences, although we are
not certain that it is so. If they really
know no more about it than others do, in
that case it would he indeed delightful
and noble employment, to put the matter
into the fire. and see what will come out. :"
p S. Since writing the above. on
Wednesday evening we attended a circle
held by these BUYS" composed of about
fifty citizens--Lawyers, Merchants, Edi-
tors. &C.. &c. The manifestations were
extraordinary, such as the sailing of must
! cal Instruments around the room, over the
heals of these present with great velocity.
the wind created flaming the heads of those
present, and musical strains indicating the
position and progress of the Instrument
Lights were produced, the table was NOV
ed, and a degree of terror excited. render
ing the occasion unspeakahly interesting.
To show that these things were not done
by the mediums. they were sometimes held
By gentlemen present in manner render
ing it impossible for them to move hand or
foot without discovery Space docs not
allow US to GO into detail. and we leave
the matter with our intelligent readers
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-01-31

FARMERS WIVES AND DAUGHTERS We
take deep interest III these members of
society, for we know by experience that
they are most essential to the comfort and
happiness of those who are making our
western praires the greatest and NEST
productive harvest fields in the world. =
our interest in them leads US, from time
to time, to make suggestions which have
IN view the les<t ming of their labors and
an increase of their comfort.
just now we wish to call their attention
to,and recommend to them. an invention got
ten up especially for their benefit. We
refer 20 ELI IT'S Pearl" SEWING Ma
CHINE. the simplicity and usefulness of
which cannot be over-estimatcd 1t has
all the requisites OF good and serviceable
machine, and the price places it within the
reach Of ALL To Those of our readers who
wish a good, and at the same time cheap,
machine We unhesitatingly recomm' nd the
one above mentioned Farmer Gazette.
Geo. F. Cullins & Go. 120 Lake st
Chicago, are the North Western Agents
for the above machines See their LIVER.
tisements.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-01-31

FIsHY The Columbus journal, in COM
neu.ing upon she late FIRE here, has the
allowing: IF it had not been for me
FIRE department with their "engine." the
whole mil ht have been saved. as we under
stand gentleman of the place to have re-
marked that at the time he FIRST saw the
IRE. boy with large syring and wash
bowl 'ull of water might have e1tinguish-
ed it.
We suspect there is some mistake about
this. So far as we have been able to
learn. no one was present at the fire until
It had got under considerable headway.-
i the gentleman above spoken of tells
the truth. he is very much at fault for not
having done something beyond quietly fol-
ding his hands and waiting for the FIRE
company To come and extiDguish the FIRE.
i would have been more creditable for
hm To have put the fire out himself, than
1t was to have made such Il dsgraceful an
nouncement as that imputed to him by the
editor of the Journal That's our opiuion
On that subject,
As to the fling" at the FIRE department.
We are bound to say in justice to its MEM
bers thar they accomplished all that it was
possible for them to d, under the circum
stances. Ii there was no water in tie vicin-
liy that could be obtained. we do not see
how they could make their engine any
more efficient than it was.
As at present equipped the fire depart
nent does not amount to much. There is
only a small quantity of hose belonging to
Tue engine. 50 that if necessary to use it at
any considerable distance from the r.v-
e. 1t Is of no value whatever. but rath.
: curse for people sometimes have an
'd'A 'has they must not lifs a finger to-
"asaS e1tlnguishing fire when there is
IN engine around We have sometimes
o''' anu ars inclined to think now
nat the city would be better off without
me engine and its present limited appen-
uases' than it is with them. People would
'nen Know exactly what to depend upon,
aalis now they are frequently mislsd as to
.ns amount of aid that may be expected
-OA tne IRE department. and sometimes
LUX Tor more than can possibly be render
g. winch occasions the feeling of indiffsr-
'hce We have spoken of, and often is at
'soae1 With disastrous results.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-01-31

HB-We notice that Messrs Bertram
Il Co have commenced getting brick on
the ground preparatory to rebuilding their
stores on Main Street.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-01-31

HI The time Tor the payment of tax
es IN this city has been extended by the
Common Council to the 18th of February.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-01-31

COUNTY CoURT.-Judge Bird gives no.
tiee that term of the County Court will
De held at the Court House in Jefferson
on the first and third Mondays of each
month.