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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-12-30
his over-coat, and came back with hat and

his over-coat and came back with hat and
gloves in hand, not liking to leave Jessie feel
ing 50 badly, when il suddenly occurred to
him that he had not told her a word of his
wonderful dream, and how it had wrought
upon him.
So Blueit, who yas not bad husband, sat
down and drew his pretty, weeping wife on
his knee, told her of the marvellous vision,
and especially did he dwell upon the glimpses
of his past and early life of his forsaken
childhood, his dead mother, the poor people
in the streets, the Christmas eve, and not
least, the pretty girl in Mllinette Place. down
to his sudden awakening under the capsized
chair before the cold and ashy CRATE.
" And now, Jessie" said Blueit, " dreams
come TO P man for good sometimes I'm going
to serve my country now TO some purpose
I've given before this for ride and vain glo-
ry. I'm going to give now for-for-for
what folks go to church for, you know" And
Blueit bolted off.
When Blueits people went home that
night they carried each fat fowl for dinner
on Christmas, and the toys had books or
money, and even the little children at home,
too little to work, had candy and TOYS cheap
TO be SUE, but sufficient. And. best of all,
the workmen were each held worthy of their
hire-good sufficient hire-thereafter
:" And to think said little Mrs. Blueit,
that Joe should remember, after so many
years, that it was Christmas eve that he knock
ed down Mr.. Leroy Fayneant for kissing my
hand, and dream Of it at this late day /
must have been pretty then"
And the little figure, in its dainty blue
wrapper and pretty slippers, refreshed itself
by look in the pier glass. g How oddly
dreams DO affect some men! Women amt SO
silly And Mrs, Blueit studied her splendid
solitaire on the left forefnger. But now
wasn't that odd about kissing my hand ="
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-12-30
From Matag0rda Bay---Latest from the IIth
Wisconsin.
OF the State Journal.

Correspondence OF the State Journal.
SALURIN, MATAGORDA ISLAND, Dec. 3, 1868.
We left New Orleans, Friday, November
2Oth and arrived at the mouth of the Rio
Grande the next Monday afternoon. The
Scott could not 90 over the bar, and we we're
obliged to wait for a smaller boat to take off
the troops and cargo. The Gen. Bol,ks came
out and took companies A, G, L, and part
of G, Monday night, and it vas expected to
land the others in the morning We had
storm in the night which prevented our hay
ing communication with the shore. and boat
came down with orders for the boat to 90 to
Arausas Pass We found Gen. Banks with
the feet at the Pass. y small garrison had
been left on Mustang Island, where our men
had captured two companies of rebels and
three pieces of artillery. One of the guns
bore the following inscription: - Presented
to the Republic Of Texas by Maj, Gen T. J.
Chambers" Gen. Hamilton found some Old
acquaintance among the prisoners, and Mr.
Breckenridge, Treasury Agent, found his
brother among them. Mr.. b. said nearly
half of them were from his county, and, as he
had been driven out of the State eighteen
months before on account of his attachment
to the Union, it gave him much pleasure to
Thanksgiving day on Mustang Island was
not much different from other DAYS. We were
all thankful to get on land again Could not It
aliZe at first, some of us had been so sea-sick
We left all of our camp equipage on Mus
tang Island, and crossed to st. Joseph, with
five days gations, to JOIN Gen. Washburn at
Fort Esperanza, on the east end of Matagorda
Island. The cold norther Friday night was
very severe on our men. There are a large
number of cattle and sheep on the island, and
the boys killed some deer
We arrived at the fort Yesterday afternoon
having marched about sixty miles without
any wagons. The rebels left the fort in the
night and escaped to the main land ON a
terry-boat which they had on the bav.
There are eight guns left in the fort. one
OF them, ten-inch Columbiad, was made at
Richmond, the others are old T. S. pieces
They blew up several magazines, md had
placed torpedoes In the angles of the fort
but these were fortunately discovered before
they had done any damage. The fort is large
and well built, and important, as it command
ed the entrance to Matagorda Bay. The
blockade runners landed their cargocs at In
dianola, and carried on an extensive trade
with the interior of the State
Lieut.. Col. Whittlesey Dr.. Everitt, Adiu-
tant Hunt, Capt. Powell and Lieut.. Park are
with the detachment which was landed at
Point Isabel
There is not much wood and good water on
the island which will not allow US to stop
here long. The mail came yesterday, and
brought Us Madison papers as late as the 10th
of November. One of the Texan papers
thinks we cannot endure the "northerso they
have here. | think they viii find the news |
from the late elections at the North much
harder on them than any of the prevailing |
winds in this latitude OrIs
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-12-30
Prom Harper's Weekly.
CHRISTMAS 1868.

In the first grand days OF the prophets
Z; I'd stood wit b His armed men
In the last grand days OF the CHRISTIANS
ne standeth with them again
Eis nresen ce then won she battle
That was for the Christ to be
And His presence now is conquest
For the Christ that made men free
Aud the early strife was holy,
By the / ea.ce il ushered
And the later in G DDS commandment
b the peace it hath to Tin.
For the peace Of CArist hath millions
Aecepted the battle trust;
And yet. till His peace is perfect,
Shall war for the right be just
War for the right mistaken,
To partake not of a sin
War with its outward horrors,
And the heavenly peace within
The right is the peace eternal,
And thus is this Christmas morn
Rich in that days fruition
When the Prince Of Peace was born.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-12-30

LITTLE GIRLS DrREcrNEss.-In Portland,
Name, lecturer wishing to explain to a lit
tie girl the manner in which lobster casts hi
shell when he has outgrown it, said, "What
90 you do when you have outgrown your
clothes: You cast them aside, 40 you not?''
'oh, no, replied the little one, eve let out the
tucks = The lecturer confessed she had the
advantage of him there.
A certain writer boasts that he shall di-
rect all shots at error 1t is all he has to
shoot at, for he never gets within gun-shot of
the truth.
TO HIN who has tear. in his ewes, the
earth and heavens tremble
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-12-30

Gen. GRANT AND THE SLAVERY QUEsTIoy.-
Some days since, we published the extract
from letter written by Gen GRANT, and
quoted by Sen. WILSON in a speech at PhiIa-
delphia. The extract, it seems, was only the
substance Of Gen. GRANTS letter, as lemem-
bered by Mr.. WILSON The New York Her
aSd has called its truthfulness in question:
This has brought out the original Ietter.whicb
was addressed by Gen. GRANT to Hon. Z. b
WAsHBURy, under date of August 10, 1861
The following is the portion relating to
slavery:
The people of the North need not quarrel
over the institution of slavery What Vice
President Stevens Acknowledged as the cor
nerstOne of the Confederacy is already
knocked out. Slavery is already dead. and
cannot be resurrected. 1t would take stand
ing army to maintain slavery in the South. if
we were to make peace to-day guaranteeing to
the South all their former constitutional pri-
vileges. | never was an Abolitionist not
even what would be called anti-slaverv. but |
try to judge fairly and honestly, and Il Jeca,ae
pItent TO Dsg mimi early "a tie rebellion hat the
North and the South co,1ld 5seUcr IUe at oeaee
tctth eaat other encept as one nation. and that
trlkitostt StalerH As anxious as | ana to SEQ
peace established, / se51ld not. therefore h.
1eHotg to see any settlement until this gueytio,. Is
foreye. settled
1t viii be observed that Senator WILSON
gave the substance Of the letter with entire
fidelity.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-12-30

DISTRIBUTION OF HEAT N DREss.-Dr. Dio
Lewis says, on this point " Whatever the
material used, the form and arrangement of
1t should be such as to retain an equal amount
of heat over the whole body. Thus, and thus
only, Is balanced circulation insured, and
the system effectually braced against either
extreme OF temperature, together with its
changes. As equilibrium of the vital
fluid Is essential, and il can be secured only
by an equal distribution of clothing over the
body-together, of course, with its non-com-
presslon-lt follows that the cut is not of
minor Importance In the construction ofdress.
Suihclent clothing may be worn to secure
warmth, yet the weaFer actually suffers from
cold. Instance: \ woman clad in winter.
IN twice the weight Of material a man wears
fails 10 experience anything like the warmth
ne enjoys. lie has a general equable sense
OF comfort, while she, if warm at all, is so
only in spots and at intervals Such dispar-
Ity Is plainly traceable to the difference in the
construction of their costumes. This eoui-
balance in dress is essential to heat, too. As
a balanced circulation is due 20 the healthy
eTenness of our sensations. it is in anv case a
prerequisite to temperaturial protection and
bodily comfort. As TO the second part of
protection, ITS indications are met in securing
the first. If the form is clad with due re-
gard to heat or cold, it is at the same time,
IN the best manner, secured against expos
ures. L heard reverend gentleman re-
mark, not long since, that women were not
dressed; their clothes were hung upon them
" may safely leave tin view of the Oft
recurring scenes on the street and in the
house, and the constantly reiterated charge
little girls receive 20 be more careful and
not show themselves'-with an impartial
judgment TO decide how much ground in
truth there is for this assertion"
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-12-30
The 23d WiSe0nsin---Letter from Gen. Bur-
bridge.

The following is a copy of letter brought
by 1t. Col HmL, of the 23d Wisconsin, to
Gov. SALoMoN. 1t is from the General com
handing the brigade to which the 23d be-
longs. 1t pays high compliment both to
the regiment and its Colonel:
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-12-30
18th ARMY CoRPs,
New Iberia, La, Dec. ), 1858.

DEAR SIR Il seize the occasion of the re-
turn OF part of the 23d Wisconsin Regi-
ment tor recruiting purposes, as fit opportu-
nifty to again express my hearty appreciation
OF their conduct as men and as soldiers
l also desire to mingle my regrets with
those of the regiment, his friends and the
community at large, that we have temporari-
ly lost its brave and efficient commander Col
Guppy, but trust he may soon be restored to
the position he Is so eminently qualified to
NIL; to the regiment so eminently worthy of
such commander. | shall be glad if YOU
VIII lend all the assistance in your power to
the purpose for which the detail goes home,
and am confident that if the people are adj
vlsed OF the excellence of this regiment, and
the desirableness to soldier of a position in
1t, recruiting tor it will be by no means diff
cunt am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
5. q. BURBRIDGE,
gadier-General
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-12-30
Summary of Educational Statistics.

The annual report of Prof. J. L. PIcKARD,
State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
now in press, contains the following interest
ing statistics relative to the public schools of
the State
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-12-30

FUTURE STRENGTH OF TIE ARNY.-The esti-
mates Of Col SHIRAs, Assistant Commissarv
Of Subsistence, for the fiscal year, to CON-
mence on the lst of July next, show what the
probable strength of the Union army will be
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-11-19
The Mormon Immigration.

The Deseret News notices the arri-
val Of several immigrant trains, and
a number of Elders who have been on
Foreign Missions. The trains, con-
veying several hundred persons each,
consist principally of OK teams, and
are from sixty-five to seventy days in
making the journey from Florence,
Nebraska, to Salt Lake City. The
season has been remarkably dry on
the plains, and the hardsbips and the
trip and the loss of stock, have been
much greater than usual. Considera-
BILE sickness has prevailed among the
immigrants, and the loss of cattle has
been large. Nine trains were still be-
tween Florence and Salt Lake City
September 18th. They number over
1000 immigrants. and the last train
was expected to arrive at the headquar-
tiers Of the Latter Day Saints by the
LIST of November. The returned Mis-.
sionaries report uncxampled success
in the dissemination of Mormonism in
the Old World.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-11-19
Those who Vote must bear Arms.

The draft has developed the fact
that many persons have been in the
habit of voting regularly at all the
elections and sometimes holding high
and responsible Offices, who have new.
er been naturalized nor even declared
their intentions to become citizens of
the United States. They are perfect
ly willing to share in all the rights
and privileges of mild and liberal
government, to occupy our cheap
lands, educate their children in the
freee schools, and to reap the emolu-
ments Of Office in the days of peace
and national prosperity but when
the day of trial and adversely comes
they cowardly shrink from the obliga-
tions of citizenship and seek the pro-
lection of a foreign potentate or pow
err. The Supreme Court has given
this class the alternative to shoulder
arms when the country calls, or go to
the penitentiary for illegal voting.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-11-19
Harvey Hospital at Madison, Wis.

A new U S. Hospital for soldiers
has lately been opened at Madison,
Wisconsin, through the efforts of Mrs.
Harvey, wife of the late Gov. Harvey
of that State. 1t is named the Har-
vey Hospital. On the 9th ult. over
one hundred Wisconsin and Iowa SOL
diers from the Memphis and other
Southern hospitals were admitted to
the Harvey Hospital. The Madison
Journal speaks in the highest terms
Of the management of the Hospital
the surgeon in charge, the nurses,
steward, &c. There appear to be
about as many Iowa as Wisconsin
soldiers in the Hospital. On looking
over the list of names, we find sever
al from the 9th Iowa, and two from
Company G. Capt. Slocum's,l from
this place. namely. Martin Wise and
Jacob r. Howdeshell.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-11-19
Peterson's Magazine.

We are in receipt of this popular
Lady's Magazine, for December 1t
is splendid number. Peterson F"
will be greatly improved in 1864. 1t
will contain nearly 1000 pages of doub-
lie column reading matter Ia steel
plates IL colorcd steel fashion
plates IL colored patterns in Berlin
work, embroidery or crochet, and 900
wood engravings - proportionately
more than any other periodical gives
Its stories and novclets are by the
best writers. In 1864, four Original
Copyright Novelets will be given. It's
fashions are always the Latest and
Prettiest. Every neighborhood ought
to make up club. Its price is but
two dollars a year, or Il dollar less
than Magazines Of its class. 1t is the
Magazine for the times To clubs, il
is cheaper still, viz three copies for
So, five for 81 go, or eight for $40. To
every person getting up a club, Cat
these rates. the Publisher will send
an extra copy gratis. Specimens sent
(if written for) to those wishing to
get up clubs. Address, postpaid,
Charles j. Peterson, 306, Chestnut ST.,
Philadelphia.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-11-19

The poetical instances of this are,
of course, beginning to multiply with
the deepening of our war-tragedy.
Here is an example of one, given in
the La Crosse Democrat
In August, 1861, German, whose
name we forbear mentioning at the
request of our informant, left this city
as volunteer, leaving behind him a
wife and a house-cat he thought much
of. He made his wife promise that
whenever his fayorite cat had kittens
she would not kill them, but keep
them and their increase until his le-
turn. Faithfully the woman has kept
her word, and this forenoon, as we
saw ourselves, has about her house
in the Third Ward, in which she lives,
in shed adjoining, and racing about
the premises. the old cat and her chill
dren, grandchildren, great grandchil.
dren, etc, ETC., to the number of two
hundred and nine cats, cattets, and
Kittens
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-11-19
BY THE GOVERNOR OF IOWA,
A PROCLAMATION.

In accordance with the Proclama-
ton of the President of the United
States, and time honorcd usage, |,
Samuel }. kirkwood, Governor of the
State of Iowa, do hereby appoint Thurs
day, the 26th inst, as a Day of
Thanksgiving, Prayer and Praise to
Almighty God, for His manifold mer.
cies to us as a people, during the
year that is past.
Let us thank Him for the great vic
tories of our arms over the foes of
civil and religious liberty.
Let us thank Him for the heroism,
fortitnde and enduring patriotism of
our people, as shown by our soldiers
in the field, and 10y our people at home,
in their mistaken determination to
preserve the glorious institutions four
fathers unimpaired, for themselves and
their children after them. ..
Let us thank Him that our domestic
peace has been unbroken, and the first
budding of internal violence has been
quickly crushed, without the shedding
of human blood.
Let us thank Him for the general
health and prosperity of our people,
while we remember with earnest pray
or and liberal hand the widow and the
fatherless, victims of this cruel and
wicked war.
Let US repent of our manifold sins
as people, for which we are now ex'
periencing His embellishments, and
humbly implore His gracious spirit to
turn us therefrom, and His pardoning
grace for that which is past, that we
may cease our naughty pride in our
greatness and prosperity, and may
recognize Him as the author of every
good and perfect gift" that we may
cease to cypress the "poor and him
that hath none to help" that we may
remember that righteousness exalt-
eth nation, but sin is a reproach to
any people," and that peace may again
soon prevail in all the borders of ouI
once happy land .... l-...-.-....
SAMUEL ]. KIRKWOOD.
E2ccutire Office, Ioaea, Noe. 2, 1868.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-11-19
Hymeneal.

The marriage of Senator Sprague
and Miss Chase, at Washington, on
the 18th inst, was the most brilliant
occasion Of the year, at the Capital, aud
was attended by the President and all
the mem ers of the Cabinet, Lord Ly-
ons. MERCER, and other Foreign Minis
tiers, and attaches to the Legation.
Maj. Generals Halleck, Schenck,
Mcdowell, and a host Of others. several
Admirals and Commodores, ex-Secre
tary Cameron. and, in short, brilliant
asscmblage, embracing many of the
most distinguished people Of the coun.
try, and of the representatives of for
eign governments. The bridesmaids
were Miss Chase, Miss Spinner, and
Miss Nicholas. niece to Gov. Sprague.
The groomsmen were Major Baldwin
OF Gen. Stahls' staff, Capt. Jones, feet
Captain Of the Potomac flotilla.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-11-19
A New Way to Sell LIQUOR.

Eggs have been filed with whiskey
and shipped in barrels. Crinolinc has
screened and waited the boneful bever-
age. A novel way has been recently
discovered. There is woman who
sports gutta percha breasts. filled not
with tactical juices, bnt old bourbon OF
the best quality and the greatest age.
From these the soldiers, like babies,
qnaff rich copious draughts. The wo.
man patrols the environs of camp, and
cries, Ten cents suck" She also
carries gutta percha pillow, whose
contents are easily imagined-upon
which rests her baby, which is fortu.
nately, not gutta percha, and thus the
soldiers have modern convenences for
worshipping Bacchus.-Army Potomac
Letter.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-11-19

More business of commercial
character, connected with manufac.
tured goods, has been done in New
York during the past month than in
any previous similar month, with the
whole Southern trade. One mercan-
tile house, which once enjoyed large
Southern business, has lately sold
goods to the value of $4,000 per
diem, whereas its whole former trade
never exceeded in value $50, 900 per
diem. Most all merchants have been
equally prosperous this fall indeed,
it is the prevailing feeling that if the
Southern trade were to be completely
extinguished hereafter, the loss would
not be sensibly felt. Domestic manu-
features have been in great demand,
especially woollen fabrics. 1t is not
perhaps generally known that as good
cloth is now made in America as in
Europe. 1t has been supposed that
the colors of foreign woollen goods
were more permanent than those dyed
in America, and many merchants and
others entertain such opinions. Such
notions are erroneous. The same sub
stances and processes that are en-
ployed in Europe are employed in
America by skilful European dyers.
Manufacturers of hardware have also
been very successful and busy this
fall. When the people are kept bust
ly employed, the country will be pro-
portionately prosperous /; for honest
industry is the wealth of nations.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-11-19
Various Treatment of Women.

Woman in poverty and child-bear-
ing, we have always (philosophically)
thought, is this worlds most harrow.
ing appeal to human pity and relief
Yet the poor woman and young moth,
err are looked upon very differently in
different places. See the contrast, for
instance, in the two following pic.
lures, in the journals of today. First,
an extract from Mrs. Kemble's "Jour.
nal of Residence on her Husbands
Georgian Plantation !" F..
She saw cruelties daily practised
which excited all her womanly sympa-
thies for the sufferers. Not only we're
the bond-women subject to the lash,
but. daily, women of every variety of
age and strength, decrepit crones,
young girls, women with child, were
fearfnlly cowhided by drivers and over
seers. Lissom girls were flung down
in the fields where they had been
working, or tied up to trees, and when
their clothes had been put over their
heads, they were welted on their bare
bodies by men, who gave all the force
of their muscular arms to the stripes
which they administered as servants
of the paternal system"
Next, read the following account of
what were called Mothers Kitch-
ems" a species of charity set up in
England last winter, during the period
of distress at Blackburn
"The Mothers Kitchens are, in fact,
restaurants opened in cottages to give
dinners to mothers with children un-
der two years of age. The dinners, OF
meat, bread and vegetables, were
cooked in cottages lent for the pur-
pose, and from twenty to fifty sat
down to each. The nursing mothers
attended in crowds, were cheerful,
orderly, and grateful, and benefited
almost as much by the association
with other mothers as by the welcome
food. In this way thirty-seven thou.
sand two hundred and forty-five din
ners were given for four hundred and
twenty pounds fifteen shillings and
eleven pence, or an average cost OF
two and three-quarter pence a dinner.
All service, except the cooking, was
gratuitous, and the writer trusts to
open up these kitchens again during
the coming terrible winter"