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ment was highly cnlogistie- The traits manifested
in early life were vivid Imagination and stern
nnalteTtns will. The esEly sducstlon Of the Dc; e
for aiter LIS conversion, By intense and unremit-
1ias application to study. He s9on mastered tae
la s1 Be 81 sasa s fscsba S
be was eomctimcs obscure, this resulted, probably,
lions. ne subsequently added a tnowiedse of The
| Hebrew. Many Of his hours on horseback were
deEotca to study. He betook himself to tho rec
csabat every fenhtsn., has with ills he eoneined
knowledge Of and lore for the naturh ecienccs,
practical Ills altainfnent7 In the latter domain
| Of re7earch wore somewhat limited, but he bad a
wonderful power in applying aud digest
ing that which he knew, and nnconetously inspired
! had taken; He was exceedingly undogn1tical,
and did not atsEm positively, EXCEPT IL the domain
truin Of thoneht and untiring in IT, eueidation.
| Ills augmentation WAS compact and unf.lterfng.
s vs CS f 1T aSs ss s: s
and primary cognitions. The different steps In
| the process OF mn argument scanned to fash upon
his mind By Intuition, and his comparisons were
were delivered authorftatIrely, not donbt1ngly.
His Imagination WAS divine GIT to him; it cor,
ruseated upon the Intelligence OF his hearers and
Uad his knowledge been extensive there would
bavc been no end 10 his illustrations. As 1t was,
he dealt mEea i9 antithssis and o'sen used ths
John Dempstcr to be called phtlosopher!" His
lie vas high auccess In furnishing to the world
rich treasures Of ORIGINAL thought In tas region Of
fsthcf fnsnaentary, but bc has left behind him ma
tc.ial which, in the hands Of an editor, would
prove volumes Of rich -fntel1ectuai treasured He
himsen. bnt h.s light was qnenched by the saddca
eEoop Of death upon him. He made great pro
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Man OyERuoARp.-On Saturday night, n
sailor while doing some repairing on the rigging
ona veeeel, lying at the moth Of the river, fell
overheard, and wonld probably hare been drown
ed, had It not bccu for fellow sailor who tumpsd
in and re4cued him.
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SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY OF STOLEN GOODS.
"A short time ago Information was laid at the
Defective Police Ot1ee, that the store ofCharles
pnbroek, atDanby Station, had been broken into
aud & 900 worth Of goods we're myste1iousy taken
away. Amer the lapse OF few days smother daring
burglaryiwas committed at Blue Island; the cloth
to and robbed Of $500 worth ofready made clothing
From the ekilltul manner IN which the burglars
covered their tracks, twas clear that they were no
uoyices In the stealing profession. Information
by telegraph was transmitted all over the State
snd principal neighboEing cities. but no clue vas
obtained to either thc.thieYes or goods. Detective
and from information received, he was Induced to
enter the house Of one Dorsman, residing on Nor.
s seo1ered cone six hundred dollars worth Of the
properly stolen from Dubrosk. He then went TO
BchsumburR, where he found some four hundred
dosrs' worth Of naumnsckn ~ gooas; 70 s1aees h M
ret been discovered.
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MORE EM1aRANTs.-A large party Of Nor
wegiana, passed through here, On Saturday night,
ea foutt for Wisconsin and Minnesota. They are
hardy, intelligent looking class Of men, and no
doubt, will prose valuable acfulaltiou to the
-"Gft4t WcHt,
, 1863-12-14

FmE.-A fire broke out on Friday evening,
about aix o'clock, in priv dwelling situated on
the corner OF Ontario ard Wolcott e:reets. The
etcan engines Liberty and Atlantic wc1e sooa at
the sccne and quickly e1ts1c1ished the d.mes.
The houte was occupied oy J. q. Clarkson. The
hrc originated in = dejective due. Thc DAMAGE
done 10 estimated at $50,
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w WANTED-Agepts in every
tmee-THE INDIAN RACES OF NORTH AND
SOUTH AMERICA: inelndi1s thrilling account Of
7. HEADLEf, author OF the History oi she Ec-
bellon," Napoleon and his Mszshals," "Llfa OF
WashinEton &C. Send stamp at once for terms and
territory. E. B. + +. c. TREAT, 1l9 South Clark
st1eet, ChIcsEo. dettSNS-6k
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CHANGE OF T1ME.-On md after Sunday,
December la, 1868, night trains On the Michigan
Central. Branch Of the Chicago, Cincinnati aud
Lou1svi1e line leave Chicago at 10 o'clock 1t night
Instead of5.4o in the afternoon, as heretofore.
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NIr. Gunnybags Comes to Grief.
MYRTLE MA,;sloN,')
1000 MICHIGAN AVENUE,
Dec. T. 1861.

EdltoTS Chicago Tf1Du1E:
We arc SUB nubIo. write to you with heavy
hear, and In tho language OF the great Mcrrick: II
walk through The valIey OF the Shadow Of Death
with my life in my hand." We arepassing through
the waters Of afliction, and as mono Of Us know
how to swim, 1t may be simplya matter Of time
when tho customary resolutions, to be published
in the city papers, shalt be passed. and the under
taker shall undertake to take our measures. The
fami1y desire, Messrs. Editors, that you see We
arc deccnty buried and that no breach Of etiqnette
mars the occasion, and that our names are spelled
rightly in the papers. As for myself, lam not
proud but as a legacy to my posterity (the only
one shall probably Ieaye) submit tho following
, 1863-12-14

ARRESTED FOE L1BI--Moritz Langloth,
the local reporter Of the 1zeq7upM (f3e.manpaper)
vas a1ratcd oa Saturday afternoon on = charge Of
11bel preferred against him By William Douglas-a
Constabls-who believes himself to hare been
agg1ieyed by the publication In that paper OF re-
poTt that the complainant had ac.ed very nauyhti-
u at home, and had suffered temporary conhne-
1nent Ofthe truth Q. falaehood Of tie charges VIC
fnow nothing; but the gentleman ehows very
sensitive disposition especially for one whose oc-
eupelon It Is 10 arrest others, rad may therefore
process which results In the bunting of the fnet
1ecltnEs. Eut pc1llap1 i: IL nbel!ous to say ereu
tf1fa We forbear
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ENL1BT1ENTE II CooK CouHTY.-The Com
mlttee appointed by the Eoard Of Supervisors to
wait upon and confer with the Board Of Trade and
other bodies with reference to raislng money to
pay the bornties on enlittmentc, will meet the
Board of Directors Oh Monday evening, at the reg
plar meeting of the Directors,
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25

An article on the piraticaI seizure of the
steamer Chesapeak, which appears in several
OF the New York papers, incidentally issys:
The recent capture of the steamer Chesa-
peak has led TO the discussion of the passport
question, and the expediency of again estab-
fishing system of espionage over parties
leaving the seaport towns and cities Of the
North. It's argued that the adoption of the
passport system can alone prevent the repsti-
ton of such disasters as that of the Chesa-
peak, as by this means every msn leaving the
ports of the loyal States would be registered,
and his anteeedents in a measere known. As
the matter now stands, any vessel or steamer
sailing from the port of New York is liable
to capture by her passengers, who may have
besn received on board in good faith without
questioning. II the passport system could be
adopted, and the power of granting passports
placed in the hands of discreet officers, there
would be some good results certain to accrue
therefrom. No citizen of known loyalty
would have any difficulty in procuring the
necessary document, while those of secession
proelivities would be compelled to come before
some public official before leaving the country
and in this way would be subject to a sup
ervision that would result ia good to all par
ties
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25

The New York World has letter from a
lady whose name would guaranty at once
her patriotism aud her truthfulness," which re-
veals the desperate condition of the South in
strong light. The writer has spent year
in the most prosperous and Wealtbiest part OF
Alabama, and her statements are the results
of her eWn immediate observations, extending
not merely over Alabama, but throughout
other States, In which she was permitted to
travel. OF these States she writes g Their
desolationl beggars description destitutionis
everywhere, meG that were worth hundreds of
thousands are reduced to utter poverty. AS
for the luxuries Of life, formerly so abundant
in the South, there are none. Persons former
ly the wealthiest, have nothing to sustain life
but what the country affords, and not enough
of that, for by impressment it is taken from
them for the army. Their garments, even
their shoes, the families have to make them
selves they spin, weave and dye their cotton
and homespun clothes rich and poor. Tea,
coffee and sugar are not to be had milk and
water are the only beverage; Indian corn is
their principal food" This, as ;pictrre of
the retribution which has overtaken rebel pas
sion and slaveholding treason, is in itself suf-
iciently conclusive and terrible, but the writ
er does not stop here. Not only is society
compelled to fall back upon the rude appli-
ances and barbaric life of the dark ages, but
even the domestic condition, the fountain head
of life in the State, has ceased to exist.
"The families" says this writer are broken
up and ruined. You seldom meet with
male inhabitant and if you do, he is either
infrm Or cripple. A large part Of the male
population are killed in battle, many more
crippled for lifetime, many patriotic Union
men died of broken heart. What remain
are in the army or in the employment of the
government. Nevertheless press-gangs cross
the country in all directors in search of men
for the army. All ties of social life are COM
pletely dissolved. No courts of justice and
Of equality are held-justice is meted out by
the military. Universities, colleges and
schools are all suspended. The country in
many places resembles wilderness. Wher-
ever the armies march there everything is
ruined-the crops destroyed, fences burnt,
trees cut down, domestic animals killed, rob
bed or taken for the army"
The message of JEFF. to the rebel Congress,
sustains the views of the condition of the
South given in that letter, and furnishes uu-
mistakable indications Of the collapse. He
says they have no hope of relief from abroad
or through Copperhead divisions in the North,
and are left to their own vigor of resistance y
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25
Judge Strong on the CONSUMPTION Act.

The New Y ork Tribune says: We have
before us the able opinion of ] udge Strong, OF
the Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania, life
long Democrat, affirming The Constitutional
-ty Of the Conscription act. We give sy-
nopsis of its main points
I. The necessity Of vesting in the Federal
Government the power to raise and support
armies was plain 10 the trainers of the Con
stitution. Hence the grant. Pr
IT. The object of this grant is not answer
ed by giving the Government control in con-
junction with the States, over the Militia
when in actual service, because it is often ne
cessarv that the Government should have
forces exclusively under its direction, to WELD
at its pleasure.
III. No limit is fixed by the Constitution
as to the amount of the forces to be raised, nor
emode of raising them, nor is any restraint
imposed upon the manner of using them,
". The circumstances existing in this
country and in Europe at and anterior to this
grant Of power, prove that it was intended to
confer authority to raise armies by compul-
sory dFaftif need be? This does not trench
uponE the reserved rights of the States, and, if
fairly conducted, is the most equal mode OF
distributing the burden. And according to
the opinion Of Chief Justice Marshall, the
drafted may be treated as in the service from
the moment of the draft.
V. naThe right of the Government to com
pei the service ofal its citizens to preserve its
existence is not an infringement upon their
personal liberty, because that liberty depends
upon upholding the government.
VI. Nor do the compulsory features Of the
Conscription Act by taking a portion of the
materials of the militia, interfere with the
rights of the States over their own militia,
any more than would the filling up of the
Union armies by voluntary enlistment for,
in either case, the men would be those of
which the militia is composed. The States
hold their power over their militia subordin-
ate to the power of Congress to "raise and
support armies " out of the population of the
country. f'
Judge Lowrie will have to yield his seat on
the Pennsylvania bench to the newly elec
Judge Agnew, in couple of weeks. Then
the opinion of Judge Strong will be the opinion
of the majority of the Supreme Court Of that
State.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25
DIED.

On the 9Th Dec. 1868 after long and pain
fulillness, at the residence of his parents, in
Camden, Hillsdale CO., Michigan, LEWIS CAss,
Oldest son of c. p and L. Hall, in the 10th
year of his age, formerly OF Genoa, Delaware
county, Ohio.
At Union City, Tennessee, October 23d, SAM
UEI FULLER. youngest son of H. A. Fuller, of
Berkshire, Delaware county, Ohio. The de-
leased more than year ago fled with his fam
lily from their home in Fulton co. KY, to Uni-
on City, Tenn. for safety. On the 2lst of Jus
ly last he was thrown from a car, and received
an injury of the spine, which made him great
sufferer and entirely helpless He remained in
this condition twelve long weeks, when death
came to his relief, leaving his family in a
strange land and among strangers. He was a
devoted husband, kind father, a good chris
tian, and a Jealous Free Mason. Farewell,
dear brother; we were once a happy band of
six now four have gone and there are but two
left
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25
The Advantage of Debt.

Among the passages of the admirable re-
port of the Secretary Chase, deserving par
ticular notice, are the following:
"In former reports the Secretary mas sta
ted his convictions, and the grounds of them
representing the necessity and the utility of
putting large part of the debt in the form
of the United States notes, without interest,
and adapted to circulation as money. These
conYictions remain unchanged, and seem now
to be shared by the people. For the first
time in our history has a real approach to a
uniform currency been made; and the bene-
fits of it, though still far from the best attain
able condition, are felt by all. The circula-
tiOn has been distributed throughout the
Country, and is everywhere acceptable. 1t is
qualification to know that a tribunal so dis
tinguished by the learning and virtue of its
members as the Supreme Court of New York
has given the sanction of its Judgment to the
constitutional validity of the law.
So, too, real and great advantage are deri-
we'd from the wide diffusion of the debt among
the people, through business transactions,
and through the exertions of the officers of the
department and the agents for loans already
noticed.
1t is impossible to estimate the advantage
to National unity and national strength secu-
red by this distribution. Every holder of
note or bond, from FIVE cent fractional note
to five thousand dollar bond, has direct in
terest in the security of National Institutions
nd the ability of National Administration.
1t is another and no small advantage of the
distribution that the burden of debt, always
heaviest when loans are held by few, aud es-
pecially by foreigners, diminished in proper
titled with tire payers of taxes"
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25
R. FAR1s.
A Vessel Carried over niagara Falls.

An Obliging correspondent at Chippawa
sends us an account of q melancholy occurrence
which took place on the Niagara river on
Monday last, which resulted in the death of
one man by being carried over the falls, and
caused imminent peril to five others, as well
as the loss of small vessel. About eleven
o'clock in the morning, the steamtug Il.
D. Griffin, of Buffalo, reached that port,
having in tow two scows, the Abby and the 4.
1Iurrsy, of Port Robinson. The captain of
the steamer, not knowing the depth of the
water, kept toe far into the, river with not
sufficient steam to keep Roadway on the scows.
One Of the latter, the H. Murray, striking
against the spiles at the entrance of the har-
Dor, swung around with the current almost
into the jaws of the mighty cataract. The
captain and four men who were on board,
seeing the helpless condition into which the
vessel had got and the great peril with which
they were thrGatRned-being in less than FIVE
minutes distance of the great fall-leaped
from the vessel and boldly struck for shore
Four of them, the captain included, succss 1ed
by great exertions in maintaining themselves
above the surface; but sad to relate, the fifth
sank amid the leaping and boiling waters, and
was CdEEiCO SFSE SuC CAtaAA0Chs III lu0 u16dU-
time boat manned by two brave men, shot
out from the mouth OF Weland river to the
assistance of Tire helpless beings in the scOw.-
The oarsmen, Messrs. F. Lauzan, Jr., and
George Morse, pulled boldly and swiftly out,
rescued the meH from their Perilous position,
and succeeded in reaching the shore just
above the first rapid. One minute more and
they would have been carried over the Falls
to the great gulf below. Too much praise
cannot be given to the men by whose pres
ence of mind and courage four human beings
were thus rescued from certain destruction.-
The scow glided along the stream till it reach
ed rock almost on the brink of the cataract,
where its course was stopped, and where it
will probably remain till broken up by the
ice in the spring Toronto Leader December
le.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25
a fuIl account Of the inaug,nrstion exerciaea

A full account Of the inauguration exercises
of the Great Sanitary Fair. at Mozart Hall.
yesterday, will be found in another part of
this paper.
The European news by the mails of the
steamers Hecla and Australasian, which have
come to hand, furnish details of the escape of
the steamer Victor or Rappahanock from
Sheerness, England, to France The British
Cove rnment had given orders TO seize her,
but, whether. from design or naf. they came
too late. The refusal of England to join in
NAPoLEoN's proposed Congress. it is thought,
will prove damper to the afair. MAxIN1-
LIAM of Austria, who is a devoat Catholic, is
said to be much exercised at the detection, OF
the Archbishop Of Mexico from the French
Regency, and therefore demands new guaran-
tees as indispensable to his acceptance of the
Mexican crown. The result of the whole mat
ter, it is predicted will be the subject of
Mexico to unconcealed French rule Aexi-
can advices, which we have by way of Havana,
furnish the particulars of the Archbisheps
abandonment of the imperial cause In com
mon with all the clergy, he opposed the j ua-
reZ Government because he had con6scated
the church property. But the French authori-
ties did not, as he expected, restore it, and
utterly refused to do 30. He therefore excom-
municated the whole French army. and shut
the Cathedral DOORS A detachment of three
thousand men, with cannon. were sent to open
them, and the Archbishop was forced to Off
ciate at mass. The support of the strong Gle
rical party of Mexico, however, appears lost
to the imperial cause. and Maximilian wisely
prefers bis safe position as head Of the Aus
trian navy to a crown menaced by rebellious
subjects and priestly Indignation.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25

The NEW BoNNET.-Ie Beau Monde des-
eribes as follows a new fashion in ladies bon
nets: +" Perhaps one of the most remarkable
bonnets which has been brought under the
observation of the fashionable world, is that
shape which has been published within the last
two or three weeks, ,and the inventor calls it the
" esille, in English, the net shape.) The ap-
plication OF the name will be felt TO be true
when we say that in each case fancy and de-
corated net is attached to the bonnet in the
place of the curtain, and so convenient that
the hair can be Immediately placed in it, and
released when the bonnet is taken off Doubt
less this bonnet has been suggested by. the
flowing styles of wearing the hair,
which are coming into fashion, and which are
convenient for out door wear.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25

STORMY TMEs.-The Richmond Enquirer
of Thursday last contains a report of doings
in the Rebel Congress, which augurs that
stormy discussion may be expected Mr.
Foote of Tennessee. in speech, denounces
JEFF Davis as the cause of all the disasters to
the rebel arms and charges him with exerting
a malign influence wherever he has visited the
troops Offering to prove that his rulership has
almost ruined The country. Adverting TO the
horrible eruelties practiced upon our prison
ers at Richmond Mr.. Foote did not scruple to
admit that they had been reduced to starva-
tion, but threw the blame upon Mr.. Northrup,
the Rebel Commissary; whom he charged
with having steathily placed the Government
in the dishonorable attitude in which this
matter makes it stand. The Senate has pass
ed the bill prohibiting the employment of sub
stitutes in the army.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25

Mr.. Washbura's complimentary resolution
to Gen. Grant was passed unanimously with
out being read. 1t presents the thanks OF
Congress to Major Geaeral Grant, and the
officers and soldiers who have fought under
his command during the rebellion, and requests
the President to cause medal to be struck
with suitable emblems, devices AMI Inscriptions
to be presented to Gen. Grant; copy of the
resolution to be engrosscd on parchment, and
together with the medal, transmitted to Gen.
Grant by the President, and presented in the
name of the people OF the United States Of
America.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25
one St the Marvols of the Age-what has become

one 6t the Marvels of the Age-What has become
Some three years since all Europe was agog'
A leviathan steamship had been built which
was to transport tens of thousands of human
beings across :he ocean in an unpreoedentedly
short space of time. Old Neptune was van
quished and John Bull was the individual who
did the deed. Crowds focked to the Thames
river to see the huge steamer new piers were
built for her incense was offered up to the
monster. In this country she created the
same enthusiasm, caused the same wonder
A few years have passed by, and the general
inquiry now is, " what has become of the
Great Eastern" ?" A glance at our advertising
columns will solve the mystery. There, un-
der the head of $ Auction Sales" may be as,
certained the fact that oG the 18th day of
January next, the renowned paddle and screw
steamship, Great Eastern, 22,79l tons, 679
feet in length, 81 feet in breadth, and having
four paddle engines of 1 900 horse and four
screw engines of 600 horse power, will be
sold at Auction, by order Of the mortgages,
at the salesrooms of Messrs. Cdnard, Wilson
& Co., Liverpool. What comment upon the
uncertainty of human events. Big ships, like
great men, come TO grief, it seems, and get
knocked down. The lesson is repele with an
struction,-[N. Y. Herald.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-25

EMANCIPATION IN VIRaINIA-The Legisla-
ture Of Old Virginia assembled at Alexandria,
has passed an act providing for the election of
delegates TO convention to meet in that city
on the 18th of July next for the purpose of al
tering the constitution. The object of the
amendment is to rid the constitution of the
clause prohibiting the Legislature from abOl-
ishing Slavery, SO as to free the counties ex-
empted by the Proclamation from that insti-
tntisn--VotRrz for Delegates will be required
when challenged, to swear fealty to the United
States and to the state of Virginia, as restor-
ed at Wheeling 10 1861, and that they have
not given aid or comfort to the rebellion