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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-06-03
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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-06-03

~ For sale in Delaware. bv STARR 4 B,o and n
GokNELL Q CROSBY, General Agent, No. 255 Main st.
Sanaio N. to whom all orders should be addressed
December IL, 1s63.-Iy
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-06-03

Army Goods and Yankee Notions
at Wholesale as Low as any other
House in the City.
April is. 1884 -1y.
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1864-01-02

We have few ladies in this Department, but we
have lots of men, and not a few brutes. 1t
happens, unfortunately, that all of the latter are
not quadrupedal- To iken human being to a
horse, or a dog, is not usually regarded as COM
plimentary, but in many cases in which the COM
parison is applied, it is the quadruped, not the
biped animal, that is insulted: Is it not so? Let
us consider this question little. There are, in
this community, large number of excellent
horses, of which it may be exclaimed, as Hamlet
saws of mon, Sin form and moving how express
and admirable!" and they not only lock as well
as the most of their riders, but behave as eiviy,
and in all respects as unobjectionably as the
majority of US. To compare them to some foul
mouthed revilers of the laws and regulations of
this Department, and abuses of men in authority,
would be rank injustice to dumb animals The
horse is not only noble in his movements, and
his capacity for usefulness, but docile and
amiable usually performs all that is required Of
him quite cheerfully, and without any obscenity
or hard swearing his drivers example seldom
affecting him in that respect. The instances in
which he needs Rareb not being, in any per-
ceptible degree, so frequent as those in which q
judicious, resolute breaker would be useful to
bpeds, we put it to our readers to decide whether
or not he is morally inferior to some men.
The "short" Of this is that there are some
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1864-01-02

A BANKRUPT LAw.-We notice that resolution
has passed the House of Representatives, at
Washington, appointing committee on a National
Bankrupt Law. The attempt to this end, at the
last session of Congress, amounted to but little
notwithstanding much valuable time was spent,
and large (outside) sum of money was raised to
engineer bill through. Foreign books even were
imported, that the Committee On the bill, might
consult them before preparing the same, DC.
That a Bankrupt Law of some kind is wanted.
cannot be questioned and we hope the Federal
Congress, now in session, will pass a judicious
and liberal bill. There are thousands of able and
experienced business men in the country, bur-
thened with mountains of debt-many of them
under loads Of obligations" PILED on by the kna-
wish and rebellious rascals of the South. If these
pecuniary loads lifted from the backs of honest
and loyal bankrupts, the country can well forgive
the dishonest and the multtudinous wheels Of
national industry will then move with accelerated
rapidity.
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1864-01-02

persons in this community, whose habits and
manners, if he had Them, would shame horse
Indeed, they would disgrace the more humble
animal commonly know as an ass. Fortunately
for the quadrupeds, subject to mans despotic rule
kind God has established system Of compen-
sation, to equalize the burdens of all his erea-
lures consequently the very lack Of the power
of speech is blessing to portion of them; for
otherwise, such is the power Of bad example, (as
is notably illustrated in this region quite as much
as anywhere else,) the very worst of these four
legged denizens might peradventure, fall entirely
from grace, and learn to talk as obscenelF and
profanely as some dirty-mouthed men do.
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1864-01-02

LUxUR1Es FOR THE COMM cT1cUr BoTs.-The
Arago, on her last trip brought down seven hun
dred barrels in bulk of apples, onions, potatoes,
turnips, pickles. butter, cheese fruits, condensed
milk, native wines, &C., &C., contributions from
the Soldiers Aid Society of Bridgeport, Connecticut
for the Connecticut Soldiers in our department,
Mr.. H. n. HAYES, formerly Quartermaster of the
18th Conn. Vols, and Mr.. L. II. NORTON, came
with them to see to their proper delivery. Major
VAN VL1ET, Chief Quartermaster in New York. and
Col. ELwELL, our Chief Quartermaster, rendered
every assistance to promptly and safely forward
the goods in season for the holidays.
These contributions are mostly from ladies in
Fairfield and Litchfeld Counties. The Society
has also sent an equal amount to Portsmouth, Va,
for the Conn. soldiers there. 1t has also on hand
over two-thousand dollars yet une1pended. Verify
this is model society, and every soldiers heart
will beat with gratitude towards those who have
so kindly and thoughtfully remembered them
when far away. The timely reception of these
luxuries put the boys in good spirits, and the
ladies deserve the thanks of each soldier.
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1864-01-02
OUR MORRIS ISLAND LETTER.
Correspondence of THE New SOUTH.

Correspondence Of THE NEW SOUTH.
NORRIS ISLAND, S. c., Dec. slst 1868.
Your issue this week will be in the midst of the
pale of civilization will want to know how those
eonvivial days were passed, here, and on Folly
Island Christmas was celebrated with due
honors, and made memorable by our batteries re-
opening on Charleston, soon after midnight on the
Oath, Christmas Eve.,j and setting that cradle of
Rebellion in flames. Between two and three
o'clock, A. NJ, vast volumes of smoke and flames
burst forth in the south part of the city redden
ing the sky already lighted up by full moon,
and the continuous bursting of percussion-shells.
That the confagration was extensive and destruc-
tive, may he imagined from the fact that 1t con-
tinued for eight hours burning from about two,
until ten O'Clock, in the forenoon. How
the denzens of that partially deserted city enjoyed
the bonfire I cannot say. Possibly their COB
bling turkies and sucking pigs got roasted in
advance of the feast. Alas! the uncertainty of
keeping the Holidays in beseiged town. History
says that Semacherib lost in single night 1885,
600 men by the destroying angel ; but miserable,
misanthropic BEAUREGARD lost pigs and geese,
wine and whiskey, sea-trout and sardines, all at
lone fell swoop."-Poor Charleston-misera
BEAUREaARD.
The most brilliant victory achieved either by
iron-clads or gunboats, since the blockade of
Charleston, was won on Christmas day, on the
Stono river, by the gun-boat Iarblehsad, Lieut.
Commander, RICHARD W. MEADE, Jr.; who by his
great skill and gallantry on that occasion, won
impershable distinction, and reflected fame on
the annals of our beseiging squadron. An hour
before sunrise, on the 18th, as the Ndr6lehead
was anchored in the river, below Legareville,
three Rebel batteries opened upon her, at short
range, from Johns Island. AS soon as the
enemys position was discovered, lit was scarcely
light Commander MEADE returned the compli-
ments of Christmas to the Reb's nearest battery
in the woods-not thousand yards distant.
This battery was completely masked in thick
forest, and consisted Of two eight-inch howitzer
guns.
The 1larJleheGd blazed away with her broad
side guns then slipping her cable "wore round"
and poured por: broadside on the enemy with
her pivot-guns The Confederate graybacks were
expert shots, and their projectiles cut up "poor
Jack" considerably but the heroic conduct of
the Jfar6lehcdGTs officers and crew began to tell,
and Rebel courage finally 'Ioozed out" The con-
test lasted nearly an hour, and the gun-boat re-
ceived no less than twenty-seven shot-the ma
j srity through her hull, while others cut away
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1864-01-02

New YEARS FESTIVITIES AT THE 47rH N. Y.
CAxp.-The officers and soldiers of this regiment
gave dinner in honor of the 4Sth New York New
Years Day. The camp was gaily decorated with
evergreen and palmetto in honor of the occasion.
At the entrance of each company street, large
tastefully constructed arch was erected formed Of
boughs, ornamented with various complimentary
devices to their guests. Miniature flags foated
from the pinnacle of every arch, while from the
curves were suspended wreaths and emblems OF
welcome. Each company had o table spread for
company of the invited regiment; presided over
by an officer. At four p A., the officers of both
regiments sat down to bountifully spread table;
speeches were made, toasts were drank, and an
elegant repast disposed Of in handsome manner
much to the qualification of the donors, and plea
su,e of the recipients. The tastefully ornamented
pastry for the occasion were executed by Sergeant
STEVENS and assistants Of the Post Bakery.
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1864-01-02

her standing and running rigging, and she also
lost her maipEmast but the proud penant that
hadSsp longbfaved
'9N "The battle and the breeze,'
was not struck, but foated victoriously and
triumphantly at the close Of the action.
+ The loss on the MarJleheqd was mconsiderable,
considering that the enemy fred over three hum
dred shots The following are the names of the
brave dead anthwounded, viz -
Killed-Robert Brown, Captain of the fore
castle Lorenzo S. Snow, seaman Joseph Phil
lips, seaman. Wounded-John Hackett, coal
HEAVIER, seriously Charles Moore landsman,
seriously; Alexander Henderson, landsman !;
Charles Semmes, landsman John Macavoy, sea-
man, slightly.
1t is really wonderful that the casualties were
so limited ; miraculous also that the Marbehedd
survived so unequal and terrible a.contest Great
credit is due to gallant DICK MEADE and his extra
ordinarily brave observation-disclosures and crew.
The gun-boat Pa,rnee in Stono Inlet got into
the fight near its close ; also, the mortar-sloop
Williams, tossed numerous shells at the rear guard
of the retreating rebels. The accomplished Brig
adier-General GORDON, commanding our Island
out-posts, also hastened to the scene of strife,
with regiment of infantry as did Colonel
GURNEY Of the 74th Pennsylvania regiment. On
entering the woods where the rebel batteries were
posted, two guns were captured, both iron pieces.
But one dead rebel was found, the enemy taking
off all others of his dead or wounded. The Con-
federate loss must hare been rery considerable.
Dead artillery horses broken gun-carriages, cais
sons and numerous other relics of feld-fght
covered the ground. The forest covering the
enemy's lunetted works, was smashed into kind
ling wood extensively and our shells cut off
trees more handsomely than could all the contra
band choppers and loggers in Dixie"
Should We get up another fight this year, (seven
hours and twenty minutes left I will endeavor
to record it in your next paper. Tomorrow
being NEW YEARS, your correspondent extends
his compliments to our heroic soldiers in camp,
and our brave sailors on the sea. Ere another
twelve-month passes around, he hopes Peace,
THAT rainbow to the storms of life,
The evening beam that smiles the clouds away
And tints tomorrow with prophetic ray"
will return, and smile on our "Native Land"
now drunk and gorged with fraternal blood.
TUBAL-CA1N
The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1864-01-02
JOS. n. SEARS, Editor and Proprietor.


THE New SOUTH can be obtained of the follow
ing persons:
j. C. ALEXANDER, P NJ, Beaufort.
J. W. ALLEN, P. NJ, st. Augustine, Fla
W. G. MORRILL,, P. II.
L. r. Brooks, S9th Ill. Vols.
E. D. DooIIrTLE, VOL Engineers.
WM. MASON, sd Pa. Vols.
Sergt C. S. GAY Co. NJ. 1st Mass. Cavalry.
Regiments will please send in their orders the
early part of the week.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-01-23
Miscellaneous Items.

The FOOB MOsT DESIRED BY MARRIAGEBLE
You've LADIES.-A rent-rOll.
What is chronology, Mr.. w. Well, it's
a sort of account current with Father Time.
There are two kinds of family jars into
one you put your sweet-meats, and into the
other you put-your foot
Those two Englishmen who discovered
the source of the Nile should come over here
and discover the " last ditch"
RIDDLE FOR "a Jolly CHRISTMAS PARTY"
Don't "give it up.")-" How can We
make others as happy as ourselves?"
Many a spiritual shepherd takes up the
crook, not that the sheep may be fed, but
that he may never want warm wooded suit
and joint of mutton.
"A country editor, praising successful
politician, called him one of the cleverest
fellows that ever lifted hat to a lady, or
boot to ablackguard."
HADJECTIyEs"-" How are YOU, my An
glo-Neutralico-B Britannica friend?" was the
inquiry addressed to a gentleman in the
streets of Boston. Every well, sir; bnt
confound your hadjectives?" was the reply.
Sergeant Kite, recruiting, tried to bam-
boozle lad in Northumberland with "COme,
my lad, you'll fight for your Queen, won't
you ?" Slight for t'Queen?" answered
Andrew-"why, hez she falln DOT VII any
body 2" H-.'-st.al 4rff fHE r1..
A Judge being present at the representa-
ton of Pizarro, fell asleep in the midst of
Rollas speech to his troops. Notifying as
this must have been, Sheridan said, with his
usual good, humor, g Let him sleeps he
thinks he is on the bench - = - Z
An idle count and able being in company
IL hoo ho II oh a
always banded about, was piqued, and ask
ed the able where his abbey lay. Bless
me do you not know ity said the able.
1t is in your neighborhood."
. = Sometimes a girl says no to an offer,
when it is as plain as the nose on her face
that she means yes. The best way to Judge
whether she is in earnest or not is to look
straight into her eyes, and never mind her
noes. <sHA = s1IoA4s % D aC'z IT y
There are but two ways which lead to
great aims and achievements-energy and
perseverance,. Energy is rare gift-it pro-
vokes opposition, hatred and reaction. But
perseverance lies within the reach of every
one, its power increases with its progress, and
it is but rarely that it misses its aim.
60 a
NJ DE LAnARISE, the great French poet, is in a
condition bordering on distress, and his property
Oh tHc eve "a oCAnS eoiu AZ 1uCsioH'-<S@S"N"yc
{ The illustrious poet has brought himself to
a condition of g distress" by attempting TO
live like Prince after having become bank
rupt. Few men have been more favored by
Fortune, and few men have used her more
STABILITY. His estate near Macon was one OF
the largest in France. In the hands of a man
of ordinary business economy, It would have
more than afforded its owner handsome
living But Lamartine, who is the most ex-
travagant of men, lived beyond his income,
sank hopelessly into debt, and under the
shock of bad vintage, was hurled into bank
ruptcy.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-01-23
TIE MUSICIAN.

=. the Musician, as he stood
Lt,s.,,ined by that Ere Of wood
~. --hsired bIue-eyed his aspect blithe,
~ se-TIre tslI and straight and 1.-THE,
III every feature OF his face
SS-vsaliug his Norwegian race rvs
ss-.gisroe, streaming from WITHIN,
as--,,nd his eyes and forehead beamed;
81 angel with the violin,
I5.Is ~. BY Raphael, he seemed.
- Is-ad in that ideal world
t1r S Language is not speech, but song;
NHls,rd him eTermore the throng
~ yes and sprites their dances whirled;
~ - Sfromgari sang, the cataract hurled
- LssdIoug waters from the height
- - I,.iagled in the Wild delight
a. s~reanl Of sea birds in their flight,
re rumor Of the forest trees,
~ nTunge Of the implacable seas,
~ fnmuIt Of the wind at night.
ices Of old, like trumpets blowing,
,ii ballads, and wild melodies
Gts-onrb mist and darkness pouring forth,
- Fliyagar's river flowing
m, ri the glaciers Of the North.
,r3 when he played, the atmosphere
T-ss fiIled with magic, and the ear
,ss.,~ht echoes Of that Harp of Gold,
I,-Erse music had so weird a sound
r. hunted stag forgot to bound,
re leaning riyulet backward rolled,
~ birds came down from bush and tree,
The dead came from beneath the sea,
rT4 maiden to the harper's kneei
TLoagfelOsc's Tales Of ne Wayside Inn.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-01-23
mountains ro5IdyI /, NJ Vc5,75I,.a5, J. =

great leader, destroy Lees army, and see the
inside of Richmond, in half a campaign.
The movement which Senator Howe proL
poses would have important. Interior, effects
besides the mere release of the Union can
lives 1t would rouse the patriotism of the
nation to display like that which we saw in
the spring of 1851 The CONSUMPTION would
be forgotten. Volunteers would come forth
by tens of thousands, from all parts of the
land, to join the colossal crusade, and repro
duce the popular uprising of 1861 There
would be paleness in the palaces of rebel
dom. Richmond would fall, and the Union
crusaders marching through its streets south
ward could sweep over the rebel States, cap
thre Charleston by an attack in the rear, and
end the war before its term of service ex-
pired
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-01-23
Tenn,s:on,s ..CIassie ,Ietres.n

In the Cor1ahW Magazine the English poet
tempts at Classic Metres in quantity" This
unimpeachable poet appears, for the first
time, out of his individuality as a fine Gre
alive poet, to make scholastic translations
and scientific experiments of verse 1t is
also notable, so exclusively has the worlds
TENNYsoN's dwelt in his poetry, that the dozen
lines of introduction to his Ilad translation
are almost all sthat-we know of his prose-
Even TESSYsoS's, melodic, and imaginative
genius cannot make the old Greek measure
welcome to English ears. But in his fine
translation of a passage from the Had, be
clearly shows the superior strength of English
blank verse --- rH-v :
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-01-23
NJ ILTON

o mighty mo thed inventor of harmonies,
o skill'd to sing of Time or Eternity,
God-gifted organ-voice Of England,
Milton, a name to resound for ages.
Whose Titan angels, Gabriel, Abdiel,
Starr'd from Jehovah's gorgeous armories,
Tower, the deep-domed empyrean
Rings to the roar of an angel onset
Me rather all that bowery Loneliness,
The brooks of Eden mazily murmuring,
And bloom profuse and cedar arches
As a wanderer out in ocean,
Where come refulgent sunset of India
Streams Ger a rich ambrosial ocean isle,
And, crimson-hued, the stately palmwoods
Whisper in odorous heights of even.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-01-23

A COP OF TAsTE.-At the opening of the
new Free church at Crathie, in Scotland, DR..
Guthrie said 81 highly approve of the res
olution of our friends that led them to build
such a house as this; because there is no
greater mistake in the world than to fancy
that while God is q God of holiness, asGod' OF
power, and of justice, he is not also God OF
taste, just as much as He is a God of any
thing else that is lovely and good. And how
do prove that ? You maysask. j prove that
by just asking you to go to the sea-shore and
find out for me a shell that is not pretty
prove that by asking you to go to those
meadows and find out a. flower that is not
pretty. Let me tell you that the flowers
would have produced their kind according to
the law, although they had never been paint
ed. 1t is not necessary for the rose and the
lily that one should blush so beautiful a red,
and the other bloom as white as snow. God
has made a useful fower-a useful rose and
useful lily-aid then painted them. 1t is as
certain as that the Bible is true that He is a
God of taste, as much as he is possessed of
those other attributes. And therefore it is,
Iisay, that rejoice in the erection of such a
building for Gods service. Our old stupid no.
ton was-we abhorred Popery so much that
we reeoiled to the other side-that God was
never so well worshipped as in an ugly house.
1t is great mistakes mistake contrary to
the Biblez-contrary to reason and common
sense"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-01-23
HOMER.


HExAMETERs AND PENTAMETERs.
These lame hexameters the strong -wing'd music of
Homer
No-but a most burlesque barbarous experiment.
When was a harsher sound ever heard, ye muses. in
Englandg ~ 81 = = 70 s.AHr3
When did frog coarser eroak upon our IlelieOn
HeXameters worse than daring Germany gave us.
Barbarous experiment, barbarous hexameters !
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-01-23

gB- The renowned author, Mr.. D'Israeli,
emigrated from Spain to Venice more than a
century ago. the family name was Lara. Its
head, at that time, was a wealthy merchant,
who, like Shylock, had vast things on the
Rialto." InCyenice, at that time, there, was
greater tolerance of religions opinion than in
any other part of Southern Europe. No one
ever heard of an auto-da.fe in Venice, Lara
finally removed to London, where he form
Tally appeared asia Christian !; he had con.
formed to that faith soon after quitting Spain,
but, proud of his. ancient lineage, assumed
the name of D'Israeli LITERALLY "a son of Is
raep') to perpetuate the fact of his Hebrew
descent The son of this gentleman was the
late Isaac D'Israeli, well known as a man of
letters, and the present representative of the
family is the Right Hon. Benz. D'Israsli, Chan
cellor of the Exchequer
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-01-23
LIFE AMONG THE POTTERIES.

-r-om s.Hrs Lirriler' Lodgings By Charles
Dickens.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-01-23

CURIosITIEs OF FAsHIoN.-It is a question, l
think, whether the fashion influences the age,
or the age moulds and shapes the fashion !;
but it is obvious that there exists subtle re-
lationship between them. A high-bred cour-
tesy, a certain elevation of manner, d Iofti-
ness of language, and even refinement of
thought, seem naturally to associate them
selves with the rich and stately costume of
the men of the sixteenth century. Look at
the cavaliers in the glorious pictures of Van
dyck; who can believe that from the lips of
such be-ruffled and be-plumed gentlemen ever
dropped any coarse ribaldry or vulgar slang /?
Those grave and potent seigniors who. glow
on the splendid canvas of Titan, can you
believe them capable of the deeds in which
delighted the Observation-Disclosures and cooked
hats of our Macaronis and Mohawks in the
days of the second George When look
upon the sweet and noble women of Vandyck,
and compare them with the bare-bosomed
beauties of Lely, l trace in the distinction of
costume and fashion the difference of morals
and taste, and the wide gulf between the
pure household life of the reign of Charles /.
and the social abandonment of that of Charles
H. Morals and manners keep pace with the
changes of costume, and are indicated by
them.-London Society. ~sas red, 81