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The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-04
An Questionable Fashion.

Fanny Fern, discoursing upon the va
carries of the present day, most sensibly
proceeds
DIT may be fashionable, and therefore,
right, for ladies TO lead dogs by chain
through the street,--to me, it is most re-
pulsive sight. Now, that is just the sort
Of q woman who would consider herself
disgraced by carrying little baby in
public; but the patience with which she
will lend herself to all Carlos antics and
caprices is most astonishing. Which oc-
cupation is the more 'lady-like' of the
two, may be an open question. I wonder
what is "a lady, anyhow ?-for in these
fantastic days my mind is getting befog-
ged on the subject. / thought ladies
didn't crowd threedouble into an omnibus,
when every seat was already filed. I
thought they didn't talk SO loud in any
public place Of amusement as to spoil the
performance for you. ] thought, if you
were examining piece of goods in a store,
they didn't witch it from under your
fingers before you had done with it. I
thought ladies did MT tell you what your
name was, every time they passed you in
the street; but still, though I may be
wide astray on each and all of these points,
I will insist, after all, that ladies should
not lead dogs in public. It is all very
we'll for little miss'-how I hate that
expression--or gent which word makes
me as sick; but if the ladies only knew
but they don't, and, after all, can't
brave their anger by telling them.''
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-04
An Elysium ON Earth.

We all love to read of such places, and
here is the travellers description of Bata-
via, in the island of Java:
Batavia is brilliant specimen of
Observation-Disclosures. The houses-which
are as white as snow---are placed 100 feet
back from the street, the intervening space
being filled with the trees, literally alive
with birds, and every variety of plants
and flowers. Every house has a piazza
in front, and is decorated with beautiful
pictures, elegant lamps, cages, &c., while
rocking.chairs, lounges, and ottomans of
the incest descriptions furnish luxurious
accommodations for the faulty, who sit
here mornings and evenings. At night,
the city Is one blaze of light from the
lamps. The hotels have grounds of eight
or ten acres in extent around them, Gov
cred with fine, shady trees, with fountains,
iower-gardens, &c. Indeed, SO numerous
are trees that the city almost resembles a
forest. The rooms are very high and
spacious, without carpets, and but few cur.
tains. Meals are served up about the
same as at first class hotels in the United
States, although the habits of living are
quite different. At daylight, coffee and
tea are taken to the guests rooms, and
then again at eight o'clock, light refresh
ments. At IL, breakfast is served, and at
seven, dinner. Coffee and tea are always
ready, day and night. No business is done
in the streets in the middle Of the day on
account of the heat. The nights and morn
'ings are cool and delightful; birds are
singing all night. The thermometer
stands atabout eighty-twod degrees through
out the year.
The island of Java contains population
of 10000. The island abounds with IT,
gers, leopards, anacondas, and poisonous
insects of all kinds. The finest fruits in
the world ere produced, in great profu-
sion.",
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-04
VoL.ssV IIL--No. 10.


1t~~..4 20 ~ d +
There 10 not more common offence
against the laws of-common courtesy I've
might say, oftentimes, common decency,)
than is practiced by certain. class of
lawyers noW-a-days in the examination Of
witnesses upon, the stand. Now and, then,
however, "a impertinent lawyer '.gets |,
back, in such o way that he j. fain 70
"eall the next witness" -, -: !: ! = ~
Of such was the following, no. as yet
Hppt down ii the books, but well worthy
OF being transferred from the papers
At late term of the Court Of Sessions,
a man was brought up by farmer, ac-
cused Of stealing some ducks. ~
Glow do you know that they were your.
ducks?" asked the defendants counsel.
ooh, I should know them onyscherc,"
replied the farmer; and he went on to
describe their different peculiaritics.
"Why," said the prisoners counsel,
"these ducks can't be such rare breed
1 have some very much like them in my
own yard.' ' a'"
"That is not unlikely, sir,' replied the
farmer; they are not the only ducks I
have had stolen lately !"
"Call the aert witness"
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-04
MARCH 4, 1864.

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twice. and Looked around Washington q
ieetle. II never see such change 10 a
place, since I was born. Its dittier, mas
tier and meaner lookin than ever, Ia fact,
ii is,justl like the country, all going to
ruin. Ii the devil is ever happy, I should
think he would be nigh about tickled to
death now-ardsys. i guess everything is
goinson to suit him to a lfraeshin.1 IL Kin
tell you one thing. There Is goin to be i
bigger fte between Linkin and Chase for
Presidents than most pepl suppose. So
look out for the music ahed. I shall
keep watch on all the doings, and write.
you when the rumatiz, like the greenback
market, amt too stringent.
49,. MAJER JACK DOWNING.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-04

A WATcHMAN's CoMPLAINr.-In enc
Of our towns gas has recently been intro.
duced much to the disgust Of the watch
man. An official summoned before the
selectmen, was asked his opinion Of The
improvement. elbow does it answer ?"
said they. "Answer?" grnmbled the man,
Every badly "Badly but surely the
light is excellent" said they. aOh, as
far as the light goes, there is no harm in
that, but your gas viii never grease my
boots and keep them water.tight as the oil
did" The selsctmen though not,
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-04
WG1srGIIaneuus.
LETTER FROM MAJER JACK DOWN.
.'' ING.

@ WASHINGTON, JAN. 30, 1864.
To the Editors Of the Day-Book:
SURs: lspose your readers think I'm
dead, or mebby they think I've run away
with a pile of greenbacks, as that is kind
et fashionabul nowadays, but amt in
neithur fix. The rale truth is that after
writ you my last lettur I got completely
disguised and cum mitey nigh goin back
haln to Downingville, and vowin I would
never return to this sink of sin agin.
But the Kernel got at me and begged /
wouldn't think Of it. Itelled him / could
not stay in the White House over New
Years and see the knaves and fools that
would be there. Sojust before Christmas,
as good luck happened, old Farthur Blair
axed me to go down to his place at Silyur
Springs and stay ovur the holidays. tell
you l was rale glad, fur the old man has
got fine place, and | could have il so
quiet and coy there aftur any hard work
ovur the message. When / got there 1
was tux down. with the rumatiz and. had
to keep my room for more than two weeks.
Howevur, the Kernel sent me some prime
old rye, and. that, together with some
operdildock that old Aunt Keziah Wiggle-
con sent me by my nefu Zeke, put me on
my pins again. Old Father Blair and
| had long talks about Gineral jack
son and the Kernel, the war, niggers, the
next presidency and so on. My old friend
Blair was a great man in Gineral Jack
sons time, but the trubbel with him, now
is that he don'tnove along with the world.
He actually thinks that he is yet ftin
Calhoun, an havin got in the boat with
the Abohshernists, be don't know how to
git out. Last week I cum back to see the
Kernel and have been looking around for
a few days to see how the land lay. l
find that the principel idee in everybody's
head is whose to be the next President
But | tell you when Hook at the condishun
of the country it makes me sick to talk
about President. What is the use of q.
President when there is q standin army!
What is the use. of President when the
ballot-box amt Of half SO much account
as tho cartridge-box The first day I got
back to the White House there was q lot
of Loyl Legers and shoddy contractors
cum to tell the Kernel that they had nomi-
mated him ( for President. After they
went out Ilinkin ses to me SOS he, ssMaier,
what do you think Of them fellows r.
81 a4af a4t1
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-04

RUSSIAN ATROCITIES. After the en-
|gagement of the palatinate of Prasuyez, in
which the Polish leader Lenezica persisted,
several Polish prisoners were brought to
Milawa, to the Russian commandant Bog.
danowicz. This officer having perceived
a boy of .l6samong the prisoners, had him
brought before him, addressed him in in
sulting TERMS. and fourished his sword
about his head. The boy meanwhile
stood unmoved and looked boldly into the
eyes of his prosecutor, who foamed at the
mouth with rage, "You Polish vagabond,
you Catholic hangdog SO you are fright
eued are your" he exclaimed. To this
the boy quietly answered that he had not
feared him on the field of battle, and did
not fear him then.s "You do not fear me ?
We shall see J" and with another flourish
of his sword the savage cut off the boys
head, which he dashed against the wall.
The body stood for moment with the
hand raised, and then fell on the blood
stained ground by the side of the head,
Bogdanowicz meanwhile taking pull at
the brandy-fask. This terrible deed was
witnessed by several persons who were in
the room at the time.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-04

The CAP OF L1BERTY.-The expIana-
ton of the cap of liberty is this "After
the death Of Cesar, the conspirstors, who
had secured his death, marched out with
cap, as ensign of liberty, carried before
them on a spear--the cap without the
head, indicating that the tyrant had lost
lost his power. From that fact, and for
this reason, it has ever since been an en-
blem of liberty" = sal 1a 900
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-04

How TO FOLD A DREss.-The follow.
ing is said to be q good plan to fold dress.
Our lady readers ought to know it.:
"Take the exact quarters of the dress,
from the bottom of the skirt to the sleeves.
double them together with the bosom out;
then, on bed lay the skirt perfectly
smooth, and begin at the bottom to fold il
up just the width of the trunk or drawer.
The waist and sleeves will fold nicely to.
gether."
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-04

QUEER CALcULATIoN.-The editor Of
some Western paper says Il. SIT would
be curious sight, to see all the babe, in
the United States, under five years Of age
all together; they would make q pretty
collection of two and three-qnarter mil
lions; whata squall there would be should
they all be spanked at the same time, and
what o heap Of candy it would take to,
quiet them again J" IN
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-04
BATES or ADVERTISING.

No subscription taken for less than q year.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-04

O. The last case Of garroting that We,
have heard of is this: As . gentleman was
about leaving a house in the fashionable
quarter, where he had been spending the
evening, pair of white arms we're thrown
around his neck and his lips were stop
ped. The suddenness of the attack de-
priyed him of oil power of resistance.
As usual, "no policeman was to be seem
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-04

Charles, love, won't you take mo
to the country this summer T. "No, my
pet, / can't afford it--times are dull !; but
we'll have the Schuylkill water cut off,
and the gas stopped, and sleep up in the
little fourth story back room; that WILDE
a good imitation Of fashionable hotel life
in the country"
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-04

S3-a0h, my friend, sfsaid doctor. 10 a6
Irish patient, .,be composed we mostall
die once" "And it's that vexes me, re-
piled Pat; 1If | could die half dozea
times, I'd not care cent about this
time" en
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-08-25
DIR. y. +. yIIER.

l~te Of renpsy ytvsnia ANNOUNCES TO the cisi-
sen. of Tcieie .msi vicinity. thit b is re-'ns-
nsn,ly !oeataj in thia place, ci'srs MS servires
q pyAotoncraf ll.c Garnlan, French 1 Spsn-
i.a moic of nai:ca; t-estlaeut, - successfully
,-.ctie.i %. late in FraDce, spai IA and snerics
lie no. only asrertsir- the ns'rre Ok diAeAse
A. formerly prscsie"ihy physicians. but paases
Oh and discovers nc cansc, however intricate
hs cis4.se may he fhoae living 4 - distance
And unShle - visit him, can ,. treated hv
sending MIN a clear vih full ~ their moning,
urine, from which The disease vii! Re nscer-
tanned Female complaints in AL thir various
forms trea'ede carefully and c"nfdsntiAlly.
will ATTEND toaH calls promptly. Residence
and office. North wesr Of the rnb,ic square.
u. X. WIER'
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-08-25
family gnu gmotea gies 9tesurs aginurs aud gtw
TAM. TAM. c COUNTY Snna' -:
TRRAsuRxRs OryrcD.

Notice il hereby given that the following Lands and
Town Jots will be offered for sale for Delinquent Taxes
the Court House in Toledo in said County the first Mon
day in October A. D. 1864 st the hour Of 10 o'clock NJ
In addition and ineres, DUE there il charged
the Of twenty cents each tract Of real property
advertised.
A. J. WHEATON
Treasurer OF Txma County
Toledo, August 18th. A. ID. 1894.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-08-25

Toledo Iowa.
Offers his professional services 10 the eiti-
ssns of Tsmx County in the practice Of Med
seine, Operative Surgery 4 ~ stetrics. lr
Miller has had thirteen years e.perisnce In
thn FRESHMEN, Of sst-ra Diseaaesin Iowa and
Ana c.r.ct-. hy strict nt'sntipn to his proeaa
sior, ,o merit share Of p.ttQnss> 'an-1.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-08-25

INSURE YOUR LIVES AND YOUR
PROPERTY
The undersigned having TIE agency for this
county OF the 4Etna Life and the .Etna Fire
Insurance companies, is prepared % Issue Pei
ices on reasonable terms.
LossDs LITERALLY ADJUSTED AND
PROMPTLY PAID.
J. N. SHANKLlN, AeenS.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-08-25
w nm. III. Stivcrs

VIM. III. Stivcrs.
Attorney 6 Counselor at Law.
TOLEDO. -. Tama Co., ..- IOWA
Will attend 70 tho collection Of claims pay
ing Taxes 30. And will practice in >
Courts.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-06-01
Thank God for such a Mother. >

\ poor soldier lay on his hospital bed
with the sands in his hour glass almost
run. As the chaplain bent over him he
looked up eagerly and said, pointing to
his temple.
Chaplain, I want You to cut big lock
Of hair off from here for mother.
The Chaplain hesitated moment and
the youth added You need not be
afraid to distfgure me It's for mother.
and nobody will come to see me in the
dead house to morrow
The request was at once complied with,
and the blood stained lock on which her
hand so often rested with pride and fond
ness which mothers only know, was laid
by for those loving eyes to .weep over
What filter token could 60 back from
hero martyr, even though it wrung her
heart with anguish. All, how little did
she think as she smoothed those shining
locks in sunny childhood. that they would
ever thus come back to her
Now chaplain, said the diving man.
Il want You to kneel down and return
thanks to God And when the good
minister asked him for what he should
return thanks, what think YOU was the
first great blessing for which in such a
solmn hour. he felt his heart rise up in
gtattkIle To tue great trlNer oil all oOodS
Thank God for giving me such
good mother. Oh, chaplain. her counsels
and teachings comfort me now. Oh.
what would | do if | WASH a Christain:''
and he went on TO enumerate other causes
for thanksgiving. but this one he felt to
be foremost OF all Coos earthly eifts-a
good mother to teach him the way to
heaven through the blood of Jesus
Have YOU such a mother. and have
you never returned thanks to God for
her: Or have youneglected her teach
ings, and thought her earnest counsels
sometimes irksome, and almost wished
YOU might be left undisturbed in the en-
joyment of youthful pleasures. without
the check which her words would, in
spite Of your self, lay uyon the reins of
her instructions now when Won will see
it, perhaps too late. If vou have A good
mother. cherish her tenderlv and do not
SOW thorns in her pillow and your own
by carelessness and neglect.
And mother, will Your son have cause
TO thank God on his dying bed for giving
him such q mother:-[ Sunday School
Times.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-06-01
Rebel Prisoners Captured b. Gen. Grant.

a letter 10 the Philadelphia Inquirer,
from Spottsvlvania Court House, says:
The rebel prisoners captured within
the past four DAYS are CHARTERED IN an
open field. about FIVE miles south o.
Fredericksburg. They are SO numerous
that at a distance they have appearance
of division Of soldiers. ready TO be
moved forward into action strong
guard surrounds them, and so large 4
space of ground do they occupy, that IL
takes nearly a regiment of men to keep
guard over them.
The same correspondent relates the
following. which is very characteristic, CT
the commanding General:
An incident occurred daring the NOR
ming illustrates the coolness and SELF
possession of the Commander IN Chlei
of the Armies of the United States.
While the heaviest artillery firing IN the
morning was in progress, General Grant
was standing in company with General
Meade, near fire, talking and eudeav
oring to keep themselves dry, when q
rebel shell struck within few feet OF
the twain A disposition to move was
manifested on the part of number OF
officers standing around. when General
Grant, looking slowly around and fixing
his eve on the spot where the shell struck.
asked, at once for a pocket compass,
which being furnished. he examined the
course of the shell. found out the loca-
ton of the battery, and it was not long
before shells were thick among the men
working said battery.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-06-01
Recent Casualties Among Rebel General
Officers

Lieutenant General Longstreet of Fir-
ginia. wounded.
Major General J. E. B. Stuart of Nir
4iuia, killed.
Major General Edward Johnson Of
Virginia, captured.
Major General Heth Of Virginia,
wounded
Major General Pickett Of Virginia,
wounded
Brigadier General Walker ofVirginia
leg off
Brgadier General Stafford of Louisi-
ana. killed.
Brigedier General Hays of Louisiana,
wounded.
Brigadier General jenkins of South
Carolina. killed
Brigadier General j. NJ Jones. killed.
Brigadier General Pegram of North
Carolina seriously wounded
Briradier General Benning of Georgia,
seriously wounded.
Brigadier General Steuart of MARYLAND,
captured
Brigadier General Perrin of Tennes-
see, killed.
Brigader General A c. jenkins Of
Virginia, rnortally wounded, now dead
Brigader General Walker of Texas.
captured.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-06-01
The Assault on Senator Chandler.

The following is believed to lie
strictly accurate account ofthc disgrace
fal assault on the hight OF the .5tn on
Senator Chandler. III the public dining
hall of the National II ptel
Mr. Chandler, with DR.. Clark. Of De
troit. and 4 lady with her two children,
were taking dinner ut = side table In
the course Of q conversation on political
matters. he denounced in strong terms
CoPperheads generally. and particularly
those of the W estern States Mr. Noor-
hees, Of Indiana, was sitting at another
table behind him, with Mr.. Hannc-an,
also of Indiana Mr.. Voorhees, arose
from his seat and approached Chandler
III an excited manner demanding whether
he referred TO him, to which he replied
w no are Won, sir? | don't know you -
at the same time rising from his chair
VOORHEES, replied: Il am VOORHEES, ofIn-
diana" and suiting the action TO the
word. struck Chandler on the side OF the
face, The two then closed, and Chandler
was rapidly getting the better OF VOORHEES,
when Hannegen came to the iatter's assist
ance with heavy milk pitcher snatched
from the table. which he broke on Chan
der 5 head The contents of the pitcher
splashei over the whole company.
Chandler was stunned by the blow. and
had not fully recovered himself when
Eannegan dealt him a second blow with
chair. At this iuncturc the spectators
interfcrcd, and the hclligerants were sepa
rated. Mr.. Chandler's head was slightly
cut bv the pitcher, and his shoulder and
arm were considerably bruised 10y the
chair Though not able to close his
hand, he has been out to day. attending
To his usual duties. Voorhees, is quite as
large a man As Chandler. probably n little
heavier. Persons seated at the table are
positive that Chandler made no mention
Of VOORHEES, name and no reference
whatever to him personally.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-06-01
Official War Bulletin

.Wajor- General DIR.
a dispatch from Gen Banks, dated May
21st, on the Miss. river, was received
To day 1t details the brilliant engineer
ing achievement of Col. Bailey in con
structng dam across the falls of Red
river for the relief of the gunboat feet.
the particulars of which have already
been made public. The army in going
from Alexandria to the Mississippi. had
two engagements with the enemy, one ut
Manazoni and one at Y elbow Bayou, in
both of which the rebels were beaten.
Gen Banks states that no prisoners,
guns, wagons or other material of the
army, have been captured by the enemy,
except that abandoned by him in the un-
expected engagement ut Sabine Cross
Roads, on the morning of April Sth.
With the exception of the losses sus-
taincd there the material of the army is
complete.
A dispatch has been received from
Gen. Butter bat no mention is made of
any conflict since the defeat of Fltzhugh
Lee. at Wilson's Wharf, by the brigade
of Gen. Wild.
No intelligence has been received since
my last telegram from Generals Grant
or Sherman.
Signed, T.. VI. STANTON.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-06-01

nation. and knowing his voice. came
rushino up. and entered the door in time
to see kitty's formidable weapon come
with full force against his head Before
the blow could be repeated-for Kitty,
calculating her .murtherin thafe OF vii
lain" had lifted her pole again-Mrs.
W threw her arms around her
neck and cried Don t, Kitty. for mercy 5
sake. It's Mr. W, and you've
killed him -
Mr.. W. indade g returned Kit
ty, Indignantly, struggling TO free her
self lis it Mr.. W, thafe or n
nager, ma am
But even kittys eyes, as soon as they
took the trouble to look more closely,
saw that it was indeed all as the mistress
had said W had fallen over on
his face, and his head and white neck
were not to be mistaken.
The pole dropped from kitty's hands,
and with the exclamation, "Och, muir
thcrn she turned and shot from the
room with as good will as she had en-
tered it.
The blow which W received was
severe, breaking through the flesh and
lacerating his ear badly.-lIe recovered
very soon, however, and as he arose up,
caught sight of himself in the mirror
that hung opposite. We may be sure
that it took all parties, in this exciting
and almost tragical affair, sometime to
understand what was the matter
VS. recollection of the loud merri-
ment that had driven him from the BLACK
Horse the previous night. when 1t re
yived. as it did pretty soon, explained all
to him. and set him II talking in most
unchTistian manner.
Poor Kitty was so frightened at what
she had done that she gathered up her
s'duds" and fled instanter, and was never
again seen in that neighborhood
As for W he was cured OF his
nocturnal visits to the 'Black Horse
and his love of whisky toddy. Some
months afterwards, he csFouscd the
temperance cause, and I've heard him
tell the tale myself, and laughed heartily
at the figure he must have cut when Kit
tv commenced beating him for ''thafe
Oft Niger"