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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-28

A J. L. SMITH, AUcrIoNEER-wiLL SELL THIS
"A day II O'Clock IL Ninth street. between Second
Third Piano. three Parlcr Suits rosewood
and black walnut Bedroom 6uiss Chairs Tables Rockers
Pier Glasses Brussels aud Ingram Carpes Oil Paintings.
aud everything belonging hrst class house.
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such condition that if you were to offer
them Bible they would not understand
it nor appreciate 1t, but would rcjectit. Buff
you go to men that are in distress and give
them relief yon will touch their hearts
and win their confidence, and prepare
them to understand the Bible. | do
not mean then, that loaf of bread is in
trinsically better gift than Bible. /
mean that you must do often what your Mas
ter did, who both relieved the body and the
soul. He commanded the multitude to sit
on the green grass, and he brake bread to
them, and they ate with satisfaction and
wonder; and then they received on full
stomachs many blessed truths that they would
have rejected ON empty ones. And in cities, if
you would succeed in preaching the Gospel
to the extremely poor, you must prepare
your way by works of charity and mercy
All applications of religion to relax the
severity of business, and secure to laboring
men fair wages, and a due proportion of their
time all efforts that tend to make citizens
out of men, and not machnes-these are
premonltory symptoms, preparatory steps of
preaching the Gospel. And that chuch
which shows the most practical sympathy
for the poor, and seeks most to improve their
outward condition, and is most earnest in
carrying out the principles of justice and
humanity in secular relations, will be the
best listened to when it comes to preach the
doctrines without which the soul would
staryc.-H Ward Beccher.
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Select poetrp.
An Invitation to the Country.
by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT

Already, close by our Summer dwelling
The Easter sparrow repeats her song;
A merry warbler she chides the blossoms
The idle blossoms that sleep so long.
The bue-bird chants from tho clients long
branches,
HYMN to welcome the budding year;
The south wand wanders from field to forest,
And softly Whispers The Spring is here.
Come, daughter mine, from the gloomy city,
Befoie those LAYS from the elm have ceased;
Tho violet breathes, by our dor, AZ swesIy
As in the air of her native East.
Though many a flower in the wood is waking.
The daffodil is our doorside queen;
She pushes upward the sward already,
TO spot with sunshine the early green
No laws so Joyous as these are warbled
From wiry prison in maiden's bower;
No parnpered bloom of the greenhouse chamber
Has half the charm of the lawns first flower.
Yet these sweat sounds of tho early season,
And these fair sights Of its sunny days
Are only sweet when we fondly listen,
And only fair when we tondly gaze.
There is no glory in stnr or blossom,
Till looked upon by loving eye;
There is no fragrance in April breezes,
Till breathed with Joy as they wander by.
Come, Julia dear the sproutng willows.
The opening flowers, and the cleaning brooks,
And hollows, green i'll the sun are waiting
Their dover of beauty trom.thy glad looks
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Communicated
TOWSONTOWN.

Reached this place Tuesday during the
snow storm. 1t was the day of meeting of
the Orphans Court and County Commits
sioners; the latter were making their levy
and appointing collectors yet there were
but few purSons there. The old collectors
were continued, with two exceptions. The
levy for county and school purposes was for.
ty-ipur cents in the hundred dollars-amount
of asscssable property. over twenty three
millions of dollars. Two Of the Commits
soncrs, Cockey and Button held over the
other, Daniel j. McCauley, formerly of Ce
ell, was elected last fall. There were but
two Judges ofsOrphans' Court, Falls and
Standilir, the other, Mr.. Rutter having died
since the election. The Register, John
Philpot is a lively old gentlemen, walking
with crutchcs,J and taking every thing in
good humor. The new Sheriff, Mr.. Arm.
strong, is suffering from cancer on the jaw :
and his, is indeed, a sad case He had been
looking to this office for years, and now when
he has obtained ii, his expectations are cut
off. Robert Lowe formerly i'll the CT rk' 5
Office in Elkton, with Gen. Sewall. is now in
the Clerks office at Towsontown The
Court House is substantial granite building
about 1870 by 80 feet, with the county offices
below, and court room above. 1t cost $780,
600. The Clerk Of the Court. Mr.. Long
neckcr, is Il hcayey set man with short
neck.
The Union men here, are quite Indignant,
that their delegates were rejected at the late
Baltimore Convention. They assert that
their district meetings We're well attended,
and that they We're held under the call of
both central committees that their dele
gates were appointed by full convention,
and that when they reached Baltimore they
were rejected, and delegation put in their
place who held no primary meetings, nor
conycntion nor had they heard of such del
cgates until the wire workers brought them
on the stage. Z.
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PARTICULAR NOTICE.

There are many preparations sold under the
name OF B'tters. put up in quart bottles, com
pounded of the cheapest whisky or common rum,
costing from 20 to 40 cents per gallon. the taste,
disguished by Anisc or Csriander Seed
This class Of Btters has caused and will con-
tinue to cause, as long rs they can ke SOLD, kus-
dreds to die the deith of the drunkard. by theif
use the system is kept continually under the in
auenee Of Alcoholic Stimuli nts Of the worst kind,
The desire for Liquor is erettel and kept up, and
the result is all the horrors attendant upon u
drunkard's life and death.
For those who desire and will have a Liquor
Bttcrs, we public Sd the following receipt Get
with Three QuartsAf Good Brandy or Whisky.
and the result will DO prep ration that will far
excel in medicinal virtues AMI true excellence any
of the numerous Liquor Dittess In the market
and will cost much loss. You will have all the
virtues Of lIooa,nd's Bitter. in connection withs
good article Of Liquor. Mt II mush less price thaa
thele inferior preparations will cost you.
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Col. Cd Regt- Del. .Aol. Inft.

BREAD BETTER THAN THE BlBLE.-All APP
plcations of the Gospel in the way of mercy
and relief tend also to create bcnlGcent
influence. A loaf of bread is souetimc $
better than Bible. Now, suppose that
sentence will be caught up and msconstrucd
Some letter. writer will stick il into a letter.
and some newspaper will get hold OF it and
publish it, and it will go racketing through
America and England that MIR. Brrecher
said that loaf Of breab was better than a
Bible! Well, did say it and AN going TO
hold to it. But if any man makes any
misappfehension about it, it shall be his
fault and not NINE. VIVA, does itmean ?
1t is this: that there IRE some who are in
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-03-19

WORSHIP Con WITH FLowEEs. Flowers
are the memories Of childhood. which accom-
pany US from the cradle to the grave. left
my birthplace at the ago of seventeen, yet
the peonics, tulips and roses of my mothers
garden arc pictured inmy mind with vernal
freshness. Teach your children to love
flowers, and they will love home and all its
inmates. Beautity the grounds around your
dwelling with rich foliage, plants, and the
bright blossoms of sweat ilowes, and the
faces of all who look npon the scene will oe
lighted with smiles, while their hearts will
worship the Gver ofall good and perfect
gifts to man. If | could be the means of
creating general taste for gardening and
love of flowes, | should feel az though |
had been of more benefit to my country than
all the military heroes of the present age.
Worship God with flowers. AS be loves all
that is beautiful and good, SO will He love
you as you make your home lovely.
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Among the Klirs. agriculture is considerd
to be kind of labor unworthy of a warrior,
and Is therefore. left entirely to the woman.
When thcy first saw a pillow at work they gazed
at it in aStonishmen and delighted silence.
At last one of them said: '.Sec how it
tears up the ground with lis mouth. it is of
more value than five wives.n
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ATTENTION, SOLDIERS!
AND TIE FRIENDS OF SOLDIERS

We call the attention of all having relations or
friends in the army to the fast that ilooaandl
German Bitters +" will cure ninet Of tho
diseases induced by exposures and priyatons insi-
dent to camp life In the lists. published almost /.
daily in tho newspapers on the arrival Of the
sick, il will be noticed that very large proper
ton are suffering from debility. Every o,se &
that kind eau BIZ readily cured BY IIpoaanl
GERMAN Mtters' We hayano hesitation in stafis.
that il these Bittcrs Sers freely use, anon oar
soldiers hundreds OF lives might be- saved, tb X
otherwise would be lost
The propricors are d.ilv resolving thankful lot
tiers from sufferers in the army aud hos Is who
have been restored TO hollth by TIL. use OF ihess
Bittert, seat to then by their friends,
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headquarters ID Reg. Del. Vols,

A., II,
MRS. T.. HISS, AND OTHERS:
Ladies:-On the 10th ultimo there was
brought to the Headquarters a splendid
national Flag Us a present from the loyal
daughters of Cecil Co, to the 2ud Reg Del.
VOL, have the honor to command. Va.
rious circumstances occurred to prevent an
earlier acknowledgment. The principal one
was that being absent myself at the time, the
officer in command deemed it most proper
tn at should express 10 you and the other
fair doners our appreciation ofyour regard
can only say that no gift could have been
more acceptableto the regiment. We prize
it not only for its intrinsic worth which is
very great, but the fact that it is your own
handwork. requiring days of labour in its
accomplishment, heightens its value in our
estimation. Believe me nothing is more
pleasing and more cncouragingto the soldier
separated. from his home and friends than
to feel that he is not forgotten by those for
whom he is willing to endure hardships and
differing. Another reason why we highly
prize your gift is that the Flag we took with
us from home nearly three years since, is
now so war worn and tattercd as nolongcr
to serve the purporc of Flag, meny of it's
bearers have fallen while carrying it aloit
amid the crash of battle. Its staff is brok en-
and the pieces cling like an ivy to ruin a
few stained and rotten threads, but to us
it is still the ''dear old Flag" In conclu-
sion let me in behalf of the officers and men
of this regiment most heartily thank you for
the Flag. have the honor ladies 10 be
your most obed;ent servent,
VIM. p. BAIIY,
Col Cd Regt. Del. Aol inf.
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General Meade returned to the Army on
Tuesday last. His health seems to be
excellent, and the reports in regard to his
rcsignins arc said 10 lc without foundation.
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GrSNr BAGs.--The inquiry is often made
" What is a gunny bag ?" The London Ne
CHANCES Magazine, tells all about it, 1t is a
bag made from the coarse spun fibres of a
plant which grows in India, of which there
are many varieties. On the Coromandel
coast this plant is called goni, and 'gunny"
is corruption Of this name. The cultiva-
ton of the chuti, j"te, or'' gunny" has been
carried on for centuries in Bengal and gives
employment to tens Of thousands of inhab-
itants. 1t is said that three hundred thous-
and tons of .jute are grown in India, of which
one hundred thousand tons are exported as
gunny bags, besides one hundred thousand
tons in a raw state. The gunny bag is used
for sugar, coffee, spices, cotton, drugs, in
decd, almost every article which we pack in
dry casks and boxes, is, in the East, ackcd
i'll gunny bags. 1t is also made into mats,
carpets, ropes, paper, and various other ar
ticles
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From Rev. J. Newton Brown, D. D., Editor Of The
Encyclopedia Of Religious knowledge

Although not disposed to favor or recommes.
Patent Medicines in general, through distrust Of
their ingredients and effects; 1 yet know Of NO
sufficient reasons why man may not tustify to the
benefits he believes himself to have reaeiy cd from
any simple preparation, in the hope that no may
thus contribute to the benefit of others.
do this the more readily in regard to Heaf-
lands German Bitters, prepared by DIR. C. u.
Jackson. If this city, because [ was preiudicoi
against them for many years, undor tho ilupros.
Sion that they were chiefly an alcoholic mixture.
i! am indebted to my friend Robert Shoemaker,
Esq, for the removal Of this prejudice by proper
tests, and for encouragement to try them whom
suffering from great nd long continued debility
The use Of three bottles of these Bitters. at the
beginning of the present year. was followed by
evident relief anl restoration to degree Of boil.
lily and mental vgor which had not felt for six
month sbetore and had almost departed OF regain
ing. therefore thank God and NY friond for
directing me to lhe use of them.
J. NEWTON BROWN. -
Philada June %. 1861.
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A wise ruler isbettcr than race hors; the
later makes good time, the formcrSood
times.
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LAWYERS.
PHYSICIANS, and
CITIzENs.

CITIZENS,
testifying Of their own personal knowledge 10
tho beneficial effects and medical virtues Of sss
Bitters.
DO YOU WANT SOMETHING TO STRENGTHEN YoR
DO iOC WANT GOOD ApPETlTE,
DO You WANT TO BUILD UP YOUR CONSTITUTION
Do YOU WANT To FEEL WE'LL:
DO YOU WANT 70 GET RID or REIMBURSEMENT
Do YOU WANT EMERus7
DO YOU WANT TO SLEEP WE'LL?
DO YOU WANT BRISK and VIGOROUS FEELING,
If you do, use HoOFLAND'S GERMAN
BITTERS.
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NOT ALcOH0LICl.
,.s - -
a HIGHLY CONCENTRATED
~ VEGETABLE EXTRACT.
PURE ] ! TONIC. !.
HOOFLAND'S
GERMAN BITTERS.
PREPARED BY
DR.. c. NJ. Jackson, Phila., Pa.
Will EGrectuaIly Cure
LIVER COMPLAINS.
LIVER COMPLAINS.
DYSPEPSIA, JAUNDICG,

Thronc or Nervous Debility, Diseases Of the
~ Kidneys, and all diseases arising from a dis
ordered Liver or Som ach. Such as Constipation.
Inward Piles. Fulness of Blood to the Head,
Acidity Of the Stomach. NauscS, Heartburn bis.
gust for Food Fulness or Weight in the Stomach
Eruca tions. Sinking or futtering at the Pit o.
the stomach, Swimming of the Hcad, Hurried and
Difficult BREATHING Fluttering at the Heart,
Choking or Suff0e6ting Sensations when in wing
posture, Dimness of Vision, Dots or Webs before
the Sight, Fever and Dull Pain in the Head.
Deficiency of Precipitation, Yelowness of the Skin
nc, Sudden Flushes of Heat, Burning in the
Flesh, Constant lmaginings Of Evil and great
Depression Of Spirits,
And will positively prevent Yellow Fever, 81
lious Fever, &C. They contain
No Alcohol Bad Whiskcy!
They wifi Cure the above diseases in ninetv.nine
out Of hundred
Induced by the extensive sale and universal
popularity Of HooAands German Bitters fpurelv
vegetabe) hosts of ignorant Quacks and un,sra,
pulous adventures. have opened upon suffering
humanity the Hood gates Of Nostrums in the 81 ana
of poor whisky, Wiley compounded with injurious
drugs, and christensd Tonics Stomachies aad
Diuers
Beware Of the innumerable array of Alcoholic
preparations in plethoric bottles and big b.llisd
kegs. under the modest appellation of Bittsrs:
which instead Of curing, only aggravate disease
and leave the disappointed sufferer in despair
HOOFLAND's GERMAN BITTERs.
Are not new and unricd article. bat have
stood the test Of fifteen years trial by the 4 n vi.
can public and their reput alton and sale are sst
riyaed by any similar preparation
The pr0prietors have thousands VI Letters fsssn
the most eminent
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Fer sale,

az r.fr FSf 2"it.
TEA STOCKS OF BEES Enquire OF
l. JOHN NJ. IRELAND.
ula! DOW Brick Meeting House,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-12
- ~ - 777-TII-77 -
THE MAILS AGAIN,

For short time after the stirring up of
the parties who have the custody and car
rying of the mails between this point and
California, everything went along mighty
smooth, and our mails were delivered at
the Gold Hill Postoftice by the Pioneer
Stage as it passed through the town. The
thing has grown cold again, and the same
old style of doing business has been re-
sumed. The mails which arrive here to-
day are carried straight through to Vir-
ginia and sent back here tomorrow. Yes
terday, quite quantity of mail matter for
this Office passed through here on the Pho
neer Stage, and was carried, as usual, to
Virginia. Our postofice is not open till
GA. NJ, and we were obliged to wait until
that hour for the receipt Of our mail mat
ter, which should have been delivered to
US at six o'clock last evening. This has
been the method of doing business for
some time past, and it is nothing more or
less than an impudent piece of effrontery
and outrage on the people of Gold Hill. If
the postmaster at Carson will do his plainly
prescribed duty, and compel the stage to
wait until he has sufficient time to assort
the mails, instead of hurriedly snatching
out few packages of Gold Hill matter,
(as it is plain that he does, as a mere mat
ter of FORM he would be doing that for
which he is paid by the Government, and
would please the people of Gold Hill
highly. There is a devilish sight too much
airs, pomposity and indifference assumed
by q certain set of understrappers, who
imagine that any position in the employ
of the Government invests them with a
principal proportion of the attributes of
God Almighty. They want taking down
neg or two.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-12
EASTERN NEWS.

The news from the East is still confr-
matory of past dispatches, and up to the
latest advices the advance of our armies
still continues. Lee has crossed the North
Anna, still retreating, and desperately
struggling to maintain his railroad COM
munications. There appears to be no let
ting up on the part of the pursuing forces.
Longsueet is reported dead. The earliest
dispatches announced the death Of Han
cock; but this appears to have been an
euor, as the last accounts say that that
officer had crossed the Pc in pursuit of
the flying enemy. He is still marching
on in the flesh. The news is good-we
want some more of the same sort.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-12
BERIAH BROWN VS.. THE SAM
TARY FUND.

The Democratic Press Of San Francisco,
between the peals of its sheet-iron thunder
against the Nation and the Government,
finds time to fling a shovelful of filth at
the Sanitary Fund. The sick and
wounded soldiers of the Union contracted
disease and received their wounds while
fighting Beriah Browns friends, and in
his fiendish and bitter hatred he gloats
over their agony, and hurls obloquy upon
those who seek to alleviate it. In his low
lived treason-dispensing sheet of last
Monday, he spits half column of venom
at the Sanitary Fund Commission. He
says: ... ..
Having contributed three-fourths of the stock,
the people Of California have a right TO know and
il Is their duty to demand rigid investigation OF
the affairs Of the Commission. Alarge proportion
of the contributions here were in gold; IN ex'
changing this for the currency of the East, VINO
has made the premium and how is il accounted
fori"
Now, in the first place it is none OF
Beriah Browns business, nor that Of any
of traitorous crew that call him " brother
Democrat. In the next place it is out
rageous efrontery for him or his kind to
attempt to dictate to the loyal people OF
California or elsewhere what " it is their
duty to demand" Those who contribu-
ted the fund are those who have right
to inquire into the manner of its DISPOSE
ton. and not those to whom the very
name of SANITARY Fund" is gall and
NORWOOD. We have never yet heard
any complaint on the point, from papers
pretending to loyalty, and the prompti-
tude and earnestness of those who are
nearer to the seat of war, and see the
working of the Commission with their
own eyes, is proof that satisfies patriots
on the Pacific slope. But this Brown
would raise doubts, if he could, which
would deter people from contributing to
the Relief Fund. that by the groans of
wounded soldiers of the Union, the ears
of his rebel friends might be RECALLED.
How he would have enjoyed the Fort
Pillow butchery!
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ever, forced them back from that point. 1t
is thought to be only cavalry dash, and that
it is not intended as a general attack on
Newbern. e
jacksonville (Florida) advices say that the
rebels are evacuating that State. 81
from the Sacramento Union Of yesterday
Rebel News. sr-Al
New York, May To- Richmond papers
contain the following: A dispatch from
Orange Court House, dated May 9Th, states
that the Federal troops were repulsed on the
plank road near Parker's store, Spottsylyania
county. The engagement lasted from II to
8 o'clock, p. ".
The rebels captured 1000 prisoners in Fri
days battle, and say the Union troops were
repulsed in every attack on that day, Long
street finally forcing them to give way. This
does not correspond with the reports via
Washington, which indicate that the rebels
made all the attacks. . or. r...s ..
The Richmond Wing of May 7th says !:
Cup to the latest hour MAY 6th) no fight
had taken place on the Peninsula. General
Buffers movement up the James was known
at eleven o'clock on Thursday, and caused
considerable excitement. There were forty
one transports, and others were coming. Be-
sides, three iron-clads and four gunboats
were counted. Ten thousand men landed at
Bermuda Hundred" .-.
The same paper says Richmond is in no
worse peril than when she was threatened by
Mcclellan, and argues that there is no cause
for panic. The editor holds out the encour-
agementt that ample reinforcements are at
hand.
A Dalton (Ga.) dispatch Of May 5th says ::
"The Union pickets are within II miles Of
Tunnel Hill, but they are so strong that
nothing could be learned Of the movements
of the Federal troops"
A Demopolis (Ala.) dispatch Of May 9Th
states that 600 rebel cavalry engaged 5000
Yankees near Olive Branch Creek, repulsing
them with heavy loss, the Yankees retreating
toward Baton Rouge. General Ellery, with
10000 infantry and two batteries, had moved
toward Yazoo City, Mississippi.
A Charleston telegram says: Nearly
hundred shells were thrown at Sumter be-
tween Friday morning and Saturday night !;
twelve were thrown into the city on Saturday
and ten on Sunday" ...'
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-12

VIOLATING THE CoNsTIrUTIoN.-The In
dianapolis Gazette says: "There is vast
deal said in the Copperhead papers about riO-
latine the Constitutional much indeed has
been said, and so often has the lie been re-
peated, that thousands of ignorant people,
readers of those papers, are doubtless Of the
opinion and belief that the Administration is
really guilty of violating the fundamental law
Of the land. But these papers, and the Cop
perhead and Conservative orators who make
the same charge, are very careful not to spe-
city. They never say just when, where or
how the Constitution has been violated. Now
we respectfully ask the Democrat to specify.
We challenge it, we dare it, to name and
point out single instance wherein the Pres
ident, Congress or "the Administration" has
violated the Constitution, since this war COM
menced. There is no other way to meet the
vague charge of violating the Constitution, as
made now by every Copperhead in the land,
but to deny it, to brand it as falsehood; and
this we do. Let them come out and specify
the instance, and say wherein, how and why
that instrument has, in their opinion, been
violated-and we are ready to attend to them.