, 1863-01-22

ana di9tingu1sned otf1cef, publtshed oiber DIS lo'
mented decease, several years Subsequently, and
Il has consequently remained unchfonicled up
to the present th0meht
The hymn We heard in meeting the last time
We were there, says an exchange, was thus rem
dered: ......
40, take pil, 10
| Y, take pil, as.H. d. =. l-a.
o, take pilgrim hOmsi"
The hymn We heard, treble and sOptAnc, 6y
the erportiOn Of creation, was:
40, for man,
o, for tfin,
o, for mansion In the sEiesI"
This is the one Punkins beard the bAsNsingsF
40, send down SAL
o, send down sAl,
o, send do6n sAl.vAtioni"
A difficult question has been presented for
the decision Of the Assessors Of Internal Reve-
nue.. Congress has decided that pig becomes
hog at six Rouths old. Slaughtered hogs ere
taxed and pigs are not. In one Of the districts
in New York city one hundred and sixty thou.
sand hogs we're slaughtered during the last two
monthG TIE Assessors have no criterion BY
which TO determine their ages, either BY exam.
ining their teeth or measuring their taIls yet IN
the performance Of their duties they are re-
quired to ascertain this fact. Congress Will have
70 determine the criterion.
Mr.. Samuel o. Harris. Of Butler township,
Schuyikill county, Penn, was enrolled twice In
that township, and once Ii Columbia county. II
seems that bis residsnc,, a. vel d Office, are
on the boundary line Of tho two countless and
the marshals Of both claimed him. The most
singular Act remains to be told. he was not
only enrolled three times but bis name was
drawn three times on the day of tie dfAft44
once IN col1mbia and twica n SchuylEflL A
wonderful freak Of the blind goddessi
The Secession ladies' Of Memphis manage 10
carry on an extensive smuggling business BY
means OF crinoline. One Of them was safely de-
iVeFed, q few days ago. BY the Provost Guard,
Of twelve pairs Of boots, which tef6 sutpended
from her ,girdie. In each boot Wa bottle 6f
whisky, besides military lace and other aFticlea
used Il Dixie. A droPSicai colored woman was
also relieved Of . Eve gallon demIohn Of the
best brandy. "e
James Madison Porter, who vas Secretary of
War dhder President Tyler, died Nov llth, At
Easton. Penn. .He Was the son Of Gen. Andrew
Porter, Of the Revolutionary war His appoint,
nent Of Secretary II War was defeated In the
United States Senate through The efforts of
Buchanan, Who was d that time member
The two politicians were always ct war.
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Mo.tsso. =. ocs noo oco IGsa ~ .ne S.
we're exported in 1869 than in 1850. showing
gain III the exports Of Northern products Of at
least o69, 100000.
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his skin taken OF and tanned, In such . manner
as to convert Il into parchment, on which the
Iad of Homer shall then be copied, the singular
manuscript 70 Be deposited ID the British Mo
scum.
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way, dish Of meat Wis served which had b en-
found last summer in some tin cases buried ct
Spitzhergen. According to indisputable indica.
tidRs these cases ~erS placed there by the Parry
expedition In 1896. Tie meat was perfectly
Hesh' snd nao NOT eo"Haesed any oau Smen'
It h estimated that Illinois wil produce q, 900
halea of cotton this year, and the ct0p Is now
gathering. The State could gro~ 100000 bales
rrohtabv. Tbs sorghum crop N nInets q e.,
~ nnaIe. 20 amount :" Ss'VVV'OOO =" '~'u' '"'
present year.
They are an enlightened Deople down South.
One Of our bold Zousvts asked IN old farmer in
Sonth Carolina why he didn't take anewspaperl
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