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Change of Hag Of Opening.
Dcors open at N o'clock. Curtain Uses al 81 o'clock
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TaE YANKEE PRIsOEERs.-Ths Chief Surgeon Of the
PisOn Depot at AndsrsOnVils, Ga, makes to the Co
lumbus Sun the following statement concerning the
b alth Of the prisoners;
"Ths total number Of prisoners admit cd up to date
exceeds thousand win average nrubee Of deaths
per day OF twelve not hftyfour stated in yeur
paper. Tas ISiO Of mortality dimnishes are
enabled supply nany of deficiencies which exist
cd At rst in c0ust quenoe OF prisoners being sent be-
forS the conf l. ton Of the PRISON"
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CHANGED WITH SHOOTING NEeAo WoxAx--Gan
vile hcuteIe, butcher in the 2 market, who s ex-
empt som military duty because be has once been con-
Yicsld Of grand larceny aud s,rvel his time there
for il the Peritentary, was broush! into the Mayors
court Saturday, morning, the charge of having shot
and wounded Susan Hill, free negro, with intent to
II the said Hill. Mr.. Seal, who had made the arresi
ssted tina; there had been opportunity to summon
The Witnesses for the COmmonwt alth. This being the
ca G, Moatee committed to Ill til this morning.
The facts OF this case cannot DE known until Il is
idealy examined and perhaps not theD but the DRY
goes that MOntelle wully shot the woman, being in
stgAted thereto by jealousy, excited by hs finding
ahiie man, named Gllman visiting her. Monelle pro.
tests that tie shooting accidental. However this
may be, tie woman is seriously wounded by piatol
shot, the bullet having passed through Of her thighs
grazing the bone and the emOral Arey. She lives on
the Wssern end Of Leigh street. the brick yards.
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W- THE GH0STl-E
VII soon appear.

EoTIcE-Bor fice open from quarter o'clock A. NJ to
when seas Ray be secured No extra charge for
'erved seats.
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THE ALBEMARLE INSURANCE CON-
pany win pay the cent Confederate stoekhold-
ers are advised not TO list their shares
spso-eodsys seciy.
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WANTS.

WANTED--By lady, Virginian by birth
and education, siiuation. to instruct In high Fpg,t
and French and ornamental needle work She
perence In schools and families has objection going
References exchanged. Address Mas K w,
nv 2-8t RI LAX Va
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OFFICE VA. VOLUNTEER Navy Co. j
RlCaMosD 18Th Arr;l 1eea

ENOR RENTAL excellent Office, with bed
room adjoining etc In the most desirable senirs
part of the city. Apply to WAND,
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FOR SALE or HIRE :
\ coof, Washer and Ironsr. Or would exchange her
'' sSss S''- ''a'' A''S' WE , ws's CO.
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OFFICE va. VOLUNTEER NAVY q. q

~ ' Vt1O4Nf EEh NAV1 IU 7
RICHMOND, April $780, 1854
lie boOks OF this Company are open at
viz VIA dos q John nsD.uis Lynchburs D. B. basss
Cav Augusta puncs 80 Linton Dam Psssbu,g; Nc
'a q, A,sn' s,s "a; James n naidon, .obles a.
further notice. n ia SINur1~ N ma m ,sox 49,
+ sp23-l0t prssident {.
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The Asterisks lid cate new membeIs-S in the senst
ami ~ in the House of Representatives.
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TEs GKKSEsBoRo' 0oNzEcTIoN.-TseD AnVills Regis
ter ssys thai iron % being laid upcu the Piedmont Rail
rad with good deal cf . patch, aud great sxer-
tiors being made to complete the work. Its said
that average Of mile and half Of iron rail Is laid
daily At this rate the gap viii soon be closed, and the
aiLs Be run m III OIL % from panYie % Greenahnra
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16

inner man is uniformly and most
shamefully misftted. ste
Wanted therefore, as we have seid
before, an American Soyer, or rather,
as good cuisinier as he was, with
more scientific knowledge. VIII not
some of our leading chemists step out
of the laboratory into the kitchen, and
taking dexterous, practical cook as
his aid, endeavor TO find culinary
system which shall combine sound
philosophy with tasteful art? Such
one would deserve well of his coun-
try, and we should be proud to start
subscription to erect a statue in his
honor beside the bust of Schiller in
the Central Park. The printed results
of his Investigations, illustrated by
recipes, would form the most popular
book of the age. 1t would be well,
however, that such work should
contain directions for nationally dis
posing of the good things of life.
We require to be taught not only how
taseook, but how to eat; and it might
be well TO preface this branch of the
subject with the remarks that Judge
Halliburton puts into the mouth of
Abernethy in "The Clock maker. -
They are rather coarse, but so perti-
nent that we shall make no apology
for quoting them. Mr.. Abernethy is
supposed to be addressing dyspeptic
American who had applied to him for
medical advice. ii
"'I'll be hanged said he, 'if ever
saw Yankee that don't bolt his food
whole, like boa constructor How
the devil can you expect to masticate
food that you neither take the trouble
TO dissect nor masticateY Its no won
der that you lose your teeth, for you
never use them; nor your digestion,
for you overload it; nor your saliva,
for you expend it on your carpets, in
stead of on your food. It's disgust
ing, it's beastly. You Yankees load
your stomachs as Devonshire man
DOGS his cart, as full as it can hold,
and as fast as he can pitch it in with
a dung fork, and drive off; and then
you complain that such load of COM
post is too heavy for you. Dyspepsia,
eh9 Internal guzzling you mean
I'll tell you what, take half the time
to eat that you do to drawl out your
words, chew your food half as much
as you do your filthy tobacco, and
,o,,'ll ha we'll in n month ~
If any sevan on this side of the
Atlantic wishes to benefit his country,
and make fortune at the same time,
let him take our hint. A celebrated
homeopathist has asserted that the
is the seat Of the affections,
and, if so, what popular idol would
that man he who should effect whole
some revulutiop in American cookery
and Ameriean mastication.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16
RINGS.

ON sppEnsrITIoSs ABOUT TuRM.
From the History and poetry Of Finger Rings
There was anciently very pretty
superstition which taught that anerve
or artery extended from the heart to
the fourth finger Of the left hand, and
hence the propristy of selecting that
digit to bear the wedding ring. Med
icaments and potions, too, stirred up
by this finger were deemed by ancient
Galens to possess a specially curative
power. These things "live no longer
in the faith Of reason" as Schiller
would say; not that we are any wiser
than the old people Of past ages; our
medical superstitions at least differ
from theirs only in kind, not in de-
gree, as is abundantly shown by the
popularity of DIR. Gullem's magical
all-healing ointment" and DR.. Qurck-
ems universal Phoenix bittcrs, and
life pills." the latter warranted to be
"purely vegetable"
In ancient times tho fore finger was
emblematic of power, and bore the
regal ring. The " finger of God," was
an expression employed not only by
the Hebrews, but by the medieval
typologists, to denote the power OF
Deity. If we could find room for a
few extracts from ST Jerome and
Augustine we might show the curious
application made Of this idea by the
Christian writer's Of the middle ages,
with whom the I" finger Of God" si.
nifes the Hci;y Spirit.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16
JosEPH,s RING.

From the National Intcl.igcncer.
In one Of the Egyptian pyramids,
the monuments of the mighty, but
misdirected mind Of ancient Misraim,
has been found ring--the ring OF
Suphis, who built tho great pyramid
for his mausolem. This valuable relic
is now in this country belonging as it
does to the Egyptian collection of DIR.
Abbott. A cut representing the shape
and signet of this "most valuable
antique ring in the world is given by
Mr.. Edwards"
Probably" says our author, the
next most important ring is one be-
lieved to have been that which was
given by Pharoah to the patriarch
Joseph. Upon opcning,in the winter
of 1924, tomb in the metropolis OF
Sakkaha, near Memphis, Arab work
mon discovered q mummy, every limb
of which was cased in solid gold each
finger its particular envelope inscribed
with hielerogphics. So Joseph died
being an hundred and ten years old,
and they embalmed him, and he was
put in coffin in Egypt." Genesis
CHI. 1, v. 26. .. "In connection
with the ring, continues Mr.. Ed
wards, lit is necessary to remember
what occurred when Pharoah said unto
Joseph, 1 am Pharoah, and without
thee shall no man lift up bis hand OF
foot in all tho land of Egypt; ane
Pharoab called Joseph's name ZApnNArn
PAASEAn. The seal has the cartouch
of Pharoah, and one line upon it has
been constuel into PAAxEAm the
name bestowed by Pharoah, on Joseph
This signi6ed' in combination Will
zArnSArH, either The Rscealsr Of secret
or the Presaver Of the world."
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16
AS a business man lo had one fault,

AS business man he had one fault,
which his best friends are not ashamed
to own. 1t arose from the kindness
and sympathy Of his nature towards
those in distress. l havc been told he
has lost thousands Of dollars, which
he might have collected, had he been
willing to press his claims in accord
ance with legal justice. But he was
unwilling to distress another, and the
debt was uncollected and finally lost.
1t is said by those who knew him well,
that he was large-hearted and liberal
in his contributions to the poor and
distressed.
Were it not for intruding upon the
more private circle Of the family, in
this public place, and before this large
audience, / might speak of him as
kind and loving husband and an in
dulgent and tender father. But this
much may say-that he sndeavored
to fulfill those relations as became a
man of honor and good citizen
His own son, detained from these So
lemnites upon sick bed, found him
father indeed, over ready to do all
in his power for his aid and happi-
ness; and his adopted son has been no
less cared for.
But why should L attempt to depict
his character and life2 He was far
better known to many in this audience
than to myself But yesterday, As
was in our streets, engaged in bust
ness taxing all his energy of body and
mind. No one entered our City with
out meeting his familiar face and ad-
iniring his manly form to-day he lies
in the embrace of death--and we arc
to bear his cold remains to the home
appointed for all living. From this
sudden and affecting Providence is
repeated the Same warning note that
of late has so often sounded in our
ears. Let us give heed to the solemn
admonition--let us hasten to set 0ur
house ia order, for we shall soon de
Yes! twill not be long before we all,
like leaves of autum, shall fade and
fall. Some OF us will never again see
the flowers bloom, or tho fields green
with waving grass, or feel the soft
breeze Of returning spring, or again
hear the birds sing their gladstone
notes. The grave will be our long
home. Is our house in order? Are
we ready to render up our last ac-
count? In view of all these things,
what manner of persons ought we to
be?
In closing my remarks upon this
solemn occasion, permit me to say to
this afflicted family, that they have
the sympathy of this large congrega-
ton, and of the entire community
and gladly would we lift the burden
which is pressing SO heavily upon you
but miserable comforters are we oil
1T is utterly beyond our power to
help you in this hour Of darkness and
sorrow. But there is ONE FRIEND
Who can reach your case. lie was
man Of sorrow, and acquainted with
grief. Go to Him Who hath Himself
tasted death for every man. Go to
Him, and unburden your heart--pour
INTO His ear your tale Of woe, and
you shall find rest for your soul.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16

CHEAP CELEBRITY.--Awriter fmod-
crate talents and superficial scholar
ship acquired literary reputation in
the following way: Having filed his
manuscripts with common words ex--
pressing trite and obvious thoughts, he
took thesaurus Of words and figures,
and selected in place of some dozen or
more of his common words on each
page, the most uncommon words and
startling figures in the groups of sim
liar meaning, but not being over nice
about exact synonyms. Thus for si-
lence, he put roticence; for home, dom
icil; for burial, inhumation; for sky,
welllin; for solid, impermiable; for
softness, Elasticity; for top, apex; for
hill, knoll; for beginning, incipience;
for end, terminus; for think, cogitate;
for poem, madrigal; for walk pream-
bulate; for silent, taciturn; for cork,
spigot; for nose, proboscis; for barrier;,
cordonete, for gimblet, stylet; for false
hood, mendacity; for man, featherless
bipod; for gentlemen, cosmopolite; for
cat, grimallSin; for an animals tail.
caudle appendage; for earth mundane
sphere; for sky, cerulean. for heaven,
spirit land; and 80 on, with here and
there foreign word and sentence,
from some source. He thus acquired
the reputation Of a learned and origin
al writer. Stimulated by fattory, and
an occasional goad of criticism, he
subsequently indulged his ambition
and voidod his spleen in sarcasm and
scandal, and thus became smart and
piquent. Emboldened by success, he
then sometimes scared with bold fig
ures into magniloquent spread eagls-
style, and thus to his previous laurels
added tho reputation Of a sublime and
thrilling writer. What moro was
wanting to secure popularity, than to
bo heralded as learned, original.
smart piquent racy sublime, and
thrilling writer? With such ideas his
style was gradually moulded, and his
montal habits confirmed, He was by
many considered first class writer,
and realized handsome income from
his pen. But after oil, most Of h;s
writings resembled some of the impo-
sing wild game in the markets, which,.
stript of its feathors and quilts, is
found to have but lttlo meat, and that
is very poor. ---dnonymous.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16

il. Tn the deep, sweet twilight,
the earnest innocent feelings Of child
hood lluttcr around us like night=but-
tertlics.
EL-The house in which we wess
born is the bridg, upon which are
stretched the musical strings Of our
whole lives.
Tx Devout men drc not apt 10
curl their hair. 1t is only your straight
hair that has a pious turn.
IA man who wants to mako a
big jump has backward way of COM
ing forward.
EEThs harp and the windharp,
music and the stars, and oven children.
are the samo in all climates, whether
warm or cold
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16
Corner Of GeneSee and Franklin Streets,
~ East Saginaw, Mich.
lopened March 8. 1851
DIR. p. WHIPPLE.
OHANCERY SALE.


IN pursuance and byyrtue Of decree Of the
Il Circuit Court for tho county OF Saginaw, In
Chancery, made on the twentieth day of Novem-
Der, A. d. 1856, and an order Of sale made on
the twenty fourth day Of August, A. d. 1864, in
a case wherein John Gallagher was complainant
and Franklin A. Copeland, Caroline Copeland
and Matthew Little were defendants.
Notice is hereby given. that shall sell at pub
lie auction, to the highest bidder, at two o'clock
in the afternoon of Friday, the eighteenth day Of
November next, at the front door of the Saginaw
Comfy Court House. n the City OF sagi-
nav, Saginaw County, Michigan, all those certain
pieces or parcels Of land described rs follows to-
witt Lots one II and two p in Block twenty
FIVE el25l in the village of East Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Michigan, according to Hoyts Plat Of
said village, now on record.
Dated October 6, A. ID. 1864.
WIN, j. L0VELAND, Cir Court Com
Saginaw County, Mich.
WI. WEBER, CompPts Sopr. 6w270
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16
Groceries and Provisions.
PETER KRAMER

HAvING opened a new Grocery and Provis-
i IL ion Store on Water Street, Sd Ward, I'd
corner above Fishers stavc Mill. win keep con-
stantly on hand full supply Of GROCERIES,
AND PROVISIONS, COUNTRY PRODUCE,
&C., which he win sell At the same prcos az sold
al The down town csteblishments ia,5 I
East Saginaw, SEPT 7, 1864 80. b65
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16
sHAKspEAREs RING.

~ From The same.
We have much more faith in the
genuineness of Shakspear's signet-
ring than we have in the Hebrew
Patriarch's. Mr., Edwards gives us
a fac-simile of tho precious relic--a
relic which wo would not swap for o
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16

= EE-"I shall be-" and II might
have beenv' The former is the music
of youth, sweet as the sound OF silver
bells; the latter, the plant Of age, tho
dirgo Of hope, the inscription for .
tomb. 4si-. = ro ttf &
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16

EE-The science that could teach
many men to forget would be more
welcome to thom than all the trickcry
Of Mnomonics. 81 ,,. - n ~
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16
FOR HORSES AND CATTLE.

.sLoAS's INSTANT RELrEr is truly great rem
edy Half rs cent bottle Of Sloan's Instant
Relief given in pint Of warm water, seldom
fails 10 cure a Horse Of common Collie in few
minutes in extreme cases. repeat tho dose in hf-
teen minutes,
Prepared by walter v. Sloan, u
st. y tl- Chicago, Illinois.
Sold By all the Druggists in Bay City, East
sacinaw. Saginaw City. nnd All dealers In mcdi-
eine' ~ the usitod States and Canada, n224iy
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16

dozen of Suphis's rings, if we were
SO happy as to be its proprietor
Apropos of Shakspeare's ring. how
characteristic of poor Hydon, the his
torical painter, is the following letter
of his, quoted by Mr.. Edwards, from
" Tom Taylor's" life of that ill-fated
artist, 1t is addressed to a brother
unfortunate, the poet Keats:
"My Dear Keats shall go mad!
In field at neutrality-suspicious., that
belonged to Shakspear, they have
found gold ring and seal, with the
initials w. S. and true lovers knot
between. If this is not Shakspear's,
whose is it? A true lovers knott i
saw an impression to-day and am to
have one as soon as possible. AS
sure as you breathe and that he was
the first Of beings the seal belonged
to him. Oh Lord! B. r. Hydon."
This ring was found in the year
1910 by laborer's wife, and was
bought by r. B. Wheeler for thirty
six shillings. 1t is, says Mr.. Ed
wards, evidently gentleman's ring
of the time of Elizabeth, and the
crossing Of the central lines of the w,
with the obliquo direction of the lines
of the s, exactly agree with the char
acter Of that day. There is connec-
ton or union Of tho letters by an or
namental string and tassels, known
commonly as true-lover's knot"
We imagine ourselves to retail bit
of philology not generally known
when we state that "t,as lore knot " is
not Of English origin, but it was de-
rived from the Scandinavian tongues
"a deposit in England of the Danish
invasion. The Danish verb trulcfa to
plight ones faith, was used by the
Danes to express betrothal which
was ratified by mutual interchange
of knotted ribands.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16
CAMP a. HUsE,

Lawyers and Government Claim Agents.
Nod, Hess Block, East Saginaw, Mich.
Onicc formerly occupied by A. w, Eggcrt, Esq,
Especial attention given 10 collections and
Bounty Land Agency business. - 21f
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16
NOTICE.


NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned
~ will make an application to the Circuit Court
for the County of Saginaw, at the Court House in
the City of Saginaw, ON the 10Th day of Novem-
Der ncxt at the opening Of the Court ON that day,
or as soon thereafter counsel can be heard, for
an order of said Court, yacating part of the
Plat of Emerson's Addition to the City Of East
Saginaw, Michigan; made by IL. c. Carleton in
1853 and now on record in the Registers Office
of Saginaw County, Michigan, to wit; all that
part Of said Plat that lies east Of the centre OF
Cass street, so called and south Of the center OF
Emerson street, so-ealed; also, all that part Of
said plat that lies east Of the east line of Wash
ington street. and south of the north line OF Bris-
tol street. To the end that new plat Of so much
may be vacated may be filed and recorded in
its stead Said plat being in the following gov
ernment subdivisions; south part of southeast
fractional quarter Of section twenty-four I24 and
north east fractional half of section twenty-five
I25l all in town No. twelve { l2l North of range
four Al cast, Michigan. CURTIS EMERSON.
JOHN A. WELLES.
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16
The Condition Powder

Is composed principally of herbs and roots, and
may be given at al times and under all circum-
stances with perfect safety IL has been found,
by long experience, TO be highly useful in the
cure Of the various diseases 10 which horses and
cattle are sebject, viz Distemper, Hide
Bound, Loss of Appetite, Inward Strains
yellow Water, Infiamation Of the Eyes,
Fatigue from Hard Exercise also
Rheumatism, commonly called Ithe stin
Complaint.) II h also safe and ccrtnin rem
edy for Coughs and Colds. II carries OF all gross
humors, and will remove all inflammation and fe-
ver purify the blood loosen In" skin, cleanse the
water and, and strengthen every part-of the
body. af -Fs
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16
RINGS AT GREECE AND ROME.

From tho History Of Finger rings"
Rings have been found in the Chi
nerary urns of the Greeks, having
been deposited there by the pious af-
tections of relations and friends
Similar tokens are also found IN the
graves Of the early Roman CHRISTIANS,
fact to which allusior Is made, we
believe in Bishop hp's Interesting
little book on tb.e subterranean city
of the sainted dead, the "Catacombs
of Rome.n The ethnic Romans were
also msch addicted to rings, especially
in sne palmy days of the eternal
atty" At FIRST, however, the privilege
of wearing gold rings was confined
exclusively to ambassadors, such Off
cial ring being intrlsted to them as
badge of their Office, ON the expiration
of which it was restored to the homo
East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-11-16
THEIR POETRY AND PHILOSOPHY.

ID 4
as -u.ele'. s.al g.. From the sumo
In the days when the imprint of the
signet ring conferred the decrees Of
monarchs, how much Of bliss or bale
has been stamped on tho fate of their
subjects by that emblem Of authority,
and in these latter days how much Of
life's "better " and worse has been
sealed by the "perpetual round" as
tho old poet Woodward, calls it, of
the wedding ring! 1t was favorite
saying of Bacon's, that from one por-
ton of human knowledge you can
enter all the rest, and that one fact
involves oil other facts; and, indeed,
so close and intimate are the reticula-
tions in what Shelley calls "the web
of human things" that the history of
finger-rings even is found to interlace
itself with the great deeds of the
worlds horoes, and with the joys and
sorrows of our common race; for it
was with ring that the Egyptian
monarch made the Hebrew prisoner
his premier, and it is still with ring
that fond youth and tender maiden"
plight their troth and comsumate their
mutualvows. Fashion and fancy have
given us ringsof all imaginable shapes,
and these powers, joined with power
and love, have traced upon them every
supposable subject. 1t is, as he says
in another place, small link, and yet
it "has bound together millions for
better, for worse, for richer, for poor
orr more securely than could the
shacklo wrought for a folon. An inn
precision from it may have saved or
lost a Kingdom. 1t is made the SYM
boil of power and has been mark OF
slavery. Love- oihas placed it where a
vein was supposed 10 vibrate in the
heart. Affection and friendship have
wrought it into remembrance, and
it has passed into the grave upon the
finger. n.a 44l s5esf