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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-04-09

E=S~ Au officer in New York regiment
engaged in the recent Florida light, writes
as follows to a relative il this city:
VI have had my foot shot off and may
loose part OF my leg, all for being a del
egate to the first political convention ABE
LincoIn held iu Florida"
RATHER Toe NEAR--"Do you know
the prisoner, Mr.. Jones %
"Yes to the bone"
"What is his character 2"
"Dldn't know as he had any,"
"Does he live near youl"
80 near that he has only spent five
shillinga for GrewcOd in eight years"
GS5@ married monster said that he
lately dreamed that he had an angel by
his side, but upon walking up found that il
VA; only bis wife.
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Court Proclamation.

WHEREAS, the Hos. WILLIAM ELwgLt, rrosidsn
" Judge Ut the Court of oyer ana T.rIgiurr AMI tr,
rtai jail Delivery, Court Of Quarter S,ssions of th
reoce aud Court of Common Pleas and Orphans touri
IN Tue 2jth Judicial District, composed Of IN, roDnt
o. Columbia Sullivan AMI Wyoming, ami the hon linn
" Rynnlt. S stephen Buddy rluir
pa county have issued dtnir pryc,pt fb 7i
my OF cc III IN year Of our Lor. ona thpsanl ,igbi
nuhuteI ana SIXTY three aud To directed for ho
C"lH 0i ny anl 1'rmiunr aud Gen. raj Jail lDliy"ty
nI tm SliIt = .ssIDna uf the Pcuce Uumruu pI.ss
ani a. orpAdh Court Ia Iloomsburg in the coun,v Fl
SHnmult on me iir> Eiunday lbaiug the let duyI of
tDtuEY hrAt u continue one w OK '' -
N"lCe II hrr.by given, 20 IA. Curuner Tho r,.,ic,.
W 'Ic t1hct hH tuhsblus Of the said county Of tnl
uui tdt lhcy be then and there in their urGprr nor
eos III ~ "tuck in the forenoon uCybid lnv with ia
irt"''S' lhHdl'iiIus and other Remembrance 10 Jn
"S' hhGs winch to their Offices nppcrtnin 10 he done
.'H Wn'' ilt arr hound by ucUgn2aicp To prosecute
nsHi"sl t'r prisoners HAT or may be in tha In r
w" count! "l Columbia tO be- then and thrrp TO prnsr
nv thr" ds shan be just Jurors are requested To- Lr
P"C'"h ~ thri atcHUHnCC, agrecaiv to ibcir nnicrs
\ - Dated at BloOmsburg, the eth dav of he
H. = ~ tIc year &c our Lurl uue thousand cirht
,tsII )nundted ana sAty'three. and ia the eighty.
oi America. G, n slIr IIr 81 ''cS
sb.;,r ivan - JOSIAH II. FURMAN, sheriff
SA'fhs Oiioe, BIoomsburg, Mar 70, Ist4.
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UNDER TIIE SNOW -

''"A !" ihe valley the snow lies deem
.'I aud white a. u nc..jnade shr.IJ.
N"" lar h'ncath il the flowers sleep,
" ''' i"I led leaves ana heads u,crkI, h,,,i
waiting IA! Apu's sun ant rain
Ha'" ''.d N'9m - upper earth again.
i"'t dHs 10 rhe summer skies,
"' tn" UIuHd. ieop iake's u..r,,,..t,,,..
aud ~. laii her ipw2 III tu'' yatt-y ''voi',
Under ,he snow ll.rrr tho flowers -lcrp.
Iilies and auowdro?s purely white
rs tn. Ills closed over nIy dntinE's eyes
N-y,r,uDr. ~ be- ruised IN tn gtu"I.r light
Gf a laughing woHdrf OF t sweet -Irprac,
Or thu u.a,i'llIl hands suou cIrrssrd,
vru,scd Nltn ale roses on h,E Jfcast.
rrimroscs too, If Ibe palcsi gold,
Like The clrls th.t orrshIhsw her marble bro"
Rosrhuds like her lips "'r ey grew 50 cold
An4 roug, ll!. pal. au" th ~ are wearing noN,
But IF lli The a1Wrts undc! the snow,
siy Io,r Is iiir loyr,ir,t one know.
, Under ,.l, sIor'. hkt . star in cc'Iisr,
! Wait ia h,r there, tn tohrr slle
/ au, called, ~ last by her Masters i9i'
r. rr,oi1 ny beautiful one, mf hiIIe'
. Tncu ".tl deep cout.At "a Gy h."!! 70! -
~ ioiu n.y lot i.tolass unler tho Snow,
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A WHOLE FAMILY IN HEAvEN.-The
following beautiful passage is from the
pen Of Rev. Albert Barnes ga wbols
family in Heaven--who can describe their.
everlasting joy No one is absent. No
father, nor son, nor daughter is away. In
siSS. sssS ga6SlEJ below they bow together in uni
is hereafter 10 be no rt'perat,ot, q, tnuv
family. No one is to lie down on a bed
of pain. No one is to wander away into
temptation. No one to sink into the arms
Of death. Never in Heaven is that family
deep mourning to procession, clad in
the move along in slow consign one OF
its members to the tomb. God grant that
in HIS Infinite mercy every family may pa
thus united
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VOLUME 20

fully tired on that day, throwing bim,elt
on the sofa to rest his tired bones, I rem.
emoer, too, you made him get up four times
within On hour, to get things for you, that
you might have got yourself!
Was there any harm in thatl
0artain when he was all tired out you
ought not to have bothered him. Yop
asked him to do things that made him fret.
Men folks ought to bring in the wood and
water, and do the heavy work about tho
house. but when you make nigrer ser.
want out Of en- they won't stand IT,
susan reviewed the past, and she could
trace a great many Of their little ouarrels
to the source 80 hch Uncle Tim had pointed
out as the fountain Of their discord.
Il Spose you have read Poor Richards
Almanac, and the 'Old saw it contains;
but I'm goln' to give you a new saw
! NEVER ASK ANOTHER TO DO FOR you
WHAT you CAN JUST As WELL DO youR.
SELF
Uncle Tim took his leave, and Susan
set herself thinking very vigorously. The
result Of her reflections was the new saw
principle of every day life.
TWAS faithfully applied, and was oil
upon the troubled waters of matrimony.
Tom soon discovered the difference, and
after while the matter was talked over
between them, Again was home made
pleasant to him, even more pleasant than
had been before Peace was entirely
cstored, Tom is seldom disturbed-pever
or unnecessary demands. So much for
he new Saw
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a NEW SAW;
or
CURING 4. BAD HAEQx'.
ny OLIVER OPTIC.


The lamp burned rather dimly, Sun.
dry uullifYing incrustatious had gathered
upon the wick which Susan suporstiiionsly
declared were letters fer her; at any rate
they made their light darkness, and if
they were letters at all, they ware dead
letters so that it became necessary to re-
move them,
i wish you would bring me the lamp
scissors l can't see worth a cent
Alright again,
Now, lot US see what lady Dodlock
has to say said Tom, stretching himself
once more.
Susan continued reading for FIVE min
uteS and then stopped again,
My throat is all dried up, | wish you
would get me some water. There is some
in the pail 10 the back ROOM
Tom got the water, and Susan went on
again.
Ray, tap, tap.
{ Somebody at the door, Thomas
Take the light, Susan, and see who it
is.'
: You 60, Thomas
Tom did 60. 1t was only man who
wanted to know where Peter Pendleton
lived.
Once more Tom was settled, out the
ire got down, and Susan wanted him to
fix it, though tho wood lay by the Gre.
place,
i guess I won't hear auy more tonight,
Susie | will 90 to bed now, said be
yawniug
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-04-09

\ PUZZLED JUsTICE.-A man named
Josh was brought before country squire
for stealing 4 hog, and three witnesses be-
ing examined, swore they saw him steal
it. A wag having volunteered his counsel
for Josh knowing the scope of the squire's
brain, arose and addressed him as follows:
"May it please your honor, l can establish
this mans honesty beyond the shadow of
a doubt, for l have twelve witnesses who
are ready to swear that they did not see
him steal it," The squire rested his head
for few moments as if in deep thought;
anl with great dignity arose, and brush
ing back his hair, SAID; eff there are
twelve who DID 10, see him steal it, and
only three who did, discharge the prs.
oner."
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, @-ooNIsBUEG, COUAlBA COUNTY,, pENN,A SArIIRnAY 4n

and for more than the space of a minut
5 remained in deep thou ht. She than sa
/ IN calm voice
, "But where will you go, my child ?
Mrs. Carlisle added in sad voice"
"Whero-where shall 7 90 2" eagerl,
inquired Mrs. Huntley,
"Lsther l cannot believe that Edward
viii desert you on so slight a proyocatio1
or lew hours. his mind may be blinded
"l'h passion, and be swayod by false
judgment But morning will fnd him
cooler and more reflective. lie will see
niS error, and repent of any mad act he
may have contemplated. Still to guard
against the worst Of consequences, should
think it would be best for you to 20 early
to the boat, and by meeting him prevent a
step which might cost you each life of
wretchedness."
II WI DO it +! He shall not go away
Oh if could once more meet him An
would be reconciled OH the Instant"
Confident in her own mind that Edward
bad determined to go away from the city
IN the morning and fully resolved upon
what she would do, Esther threw herself
upon the bed and in snatches of uneasy
siambor passed the remainder of .bat
dreadful night. At day dawn she awoke
up making preparations for going to the
boat to intercept her husband.
"Be seIf-possesscd, my dear niece ,"
urged Mrs. Carlisle, in voice that trem. |
alex so she could scarcely speak,
Esther tried to reply, but though her
lips and tongue moved, there was no utter.
ance' Turning away just as the sun threw
rs frst ray into her chamber window, she
went down stairs, and her aunt no longer
able to restrain herself, covered her face
with her hands and wcps
,oIil l. L f--- E-.t~- LoI loidL
'o"ia no! sec, and therefore onened enc. "-''
9roan fell upor hor3 oar. GRAND and ,.,,,.,,,,
to turn with stare. There lay her aus HE'
band, asleep on one of the sofas A wild
cry, that She could not restrain burst from
her lips, and springjug toward him, she
threw her arms about his neck as he arose
startled from hjs.rocumbept position.
An hours reflection alone in the room
be Lad taken at the hotel, satisfied Huntly
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GRAND JURORS MAY TERM

:. bloom -Jacob Dciiieubach H. n WILL. tue.. \
a'yor' Samuel Shailur, Henry Wof ~
neaFef-Juhn tlindrrlitcr, Jacob Dreisbncb
brlarcraek- Jacob Greasy,
lor, Berwick Hiram Huwr,
Etankiin-JuCob KGStnnbndrt
Gifion, 'S@ N1''' Se"fse
liemlnck-Dtni'l Yocum
JdckSnn -IOhH + lleas
VI PlrdsIn! Joseph 4 v.nier,IIs, PATE, iIio,..
str.l, '''~" ''7' "IPPeh'
ilainc-Jaco5 Bowman
Madison -GcUrge beagle, A u Woiso,
Miiiiih Abrahnin Schwopprlhristr
Pine John Fowler.
toaringurrrk- Nathan Drci,turh
SIgarnaf- Sauu.l Shuliz
hl"umsburg, March ri, 1854
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9cICct GlorD.
The First and Last Qurrel.

III am his wife, lam not his slave = ,
said youug Mrs. Hun'!ey, indignantly
IL was more than be dared to DO a mouth .
oso!"
''Ir you love me, Esther, dou''t talk in
this wcy," said Mrs. Carlisle.
CAM to be his slave, eunt'' aud the
young vile drew horstlfup, while her eyes
dashed.
"Nq, Esther, you are his wife.
.'To be loved, and not commanded -
Tha. is sao difference, aud he has got to
learn il,
"Werc L ward to see you now, do you
think your words apd expression would
ip.pre him with any new affection for
you =
81 have nothing to do with that. on
/, " express a just indignation, and that is
d righ. did not ALLEVIATE when consented
y to become his wife"
"You are a silly girl, Esther SAT-
Mrs. Carlisle, "and am afraid you vii
pay dear for your folly. If you under
"a stood the duties and responsibilities ofyou
e position, aud felt the true force OF you
>, marriage VOWS, you would seek to bend
better forms the crooked branches OF you
husbands hereditary temper, rather tina
commit an irrcparablo injury by roughl
breaking them, was not pleased wi
10 his manner Of speakingj but must adm
q; that he had proyocatloa-that you VIC
ish' most 10 blame
~ object TO his going to the OPERA
cause I particularly wanted to see a
NV Lewis tonight; whcr | make up my mi
.uo. to anything, do not alike to be turn
nine from my purpose"
". edward resembles you rather
much in that respect. Therefore I'll
must be a disposition to yielding on
. side or the other, or unhappiness will
low. Hitherto as far as l have been
~" in''' to see, the yielding has all been on
side Of Edward, who has given Up to
o8cs in ever rbiDg And now, when he SD
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-04-09

GENTLEMAN. "My good woman, how
much Is hat goose ~
Market woman, "Well, you may have
two for greenback and halt
Gentleman. Eu. only want one.
Market woman. "Can't% help it amt
& goin' to sell ore without tother Them
ere geese, to my sartain knowledge, hev
been together for more'n thirteen years,
and ain a goin' to be SO unfeelin' as to
sparate EN- now"
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TRAVERSE JUN0RS-illY TERN

Iinoin-Samici Jacohy
tcavrt-JOln tOnts, Daniel GrsrhYr
,, ichtun Wm HIuc Samuel N,Urn,1 AL,,h.
kim. ' '''''"iy' atdhsh
HnarcTick Henry DuaG,
tentrr-IicHry belong,
o"hyhRhhn-.yIv yIvrsirr Hoffman
i>i"IHrferN -Eytns E05bius. Alevaniey Cra,nc,
Johu peaIrr, ~ '"'"'' F'dHshShH' =
t,rernN Ool- juhn Mlilr,
ieMlock- DAVID Wagner
lct .na-- Hiram iIa!,Gr
Incnst--Junas iicwig
NJ ilrnElni--Anirrw GrIist
1IiiIh John Michael.
Dnrh.r. "' = ''"A''n' " iti'a]
Gi"er irary Ohl. ''''' Fa"1O'
U'angr -bl;rhA,I K.ilot
nm. William riit.
N'ifing' r'rk--Itnrs KicfT r.
S'"l'--' , 'L@tr !! i.ni Sa,nI Bnlrnh-nd.r
~ ku. '''"' ''''''' NJ g. 'ohh
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EsD~ As proof of the fact that girls are
useful articles, and that the world could
not very well get along without them, a
late writer states it as a fact that if all the
girls were driven out of the world, in one
generation, the boys would all go out after
them.
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Select })oetrp.
The Unseen Battle E,eI1

eNAS - kCat
I"are is an unssen battlefield
In every human breast
"h'ro Two opposing forces meet.
Ana "h.r" they seldom rest
Tna' h'Id IS hill from mortal si.bt
us only seen by ono,
VINO knows alone where victory lie.
Nhen each days tight ia done.
"nl u'"y clusters strong and fierce
IhfIr chief Of demon form:
ms brow is like the thunder ,Ioul
HIS Voics The bursting storm.
MS captains. Pr'de, and Lust, and Hate,
" """aa Ifoops watch night and day,
'"lt 10 detect the weakest point,
"hd tiirstins for The fray
Contendins with this mighty G,,c.
Is bat a little baud;
TT 'he'e with an nnquailng front,
Those warriors firmly stand.
lheIt leader is a God.like form,
Ot counienance serene;
And glowing On his naked brcast
"A simple cross is seen.
ms captains, Faith. and Hope. and Love
Point To that wondrous sim
ANA gazing on ii all receive
strength from 4 sQIrcc divine.
lhey feel itspeak a glorious truth,
u Tuth as great as sure,
mat to be victors they must loa,p
10 love, contiLc, enIuro.
lI"' rhith sublime in wildcs, strife.
lmpar,s hoy calm
For every deadly blow shield.
'"Feytfy wound balm.
Ahd when they win that ba,!c.anIt
Fast ;oii is qIit7 forgot;
ne I''"" where carnage once had r,ienra.
Becomes hall,wcd spot.
IA" 'p"i wSc flowers ofjoy and pea,e
f;H"s from tha f,riIIr sod,
ana breathe the perfume oithyif prai.e
OF every broc1c 10 God,
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obofcd ti,, .,L 1N"~Iu' An
- e,aI;, D' although he stFove to conco'
y ,,,.', Du' III an upguarded moneD
,n'I., % MS WIG was more tAan usually sell
9 ola..' 4o"'Tei OF no more serious
;, 49,. '"a,' 'o' QUO the' has occurret
Ii took rI,on 'r,'' ~" y"U ana Edward
@ n,r,ol ,n5 >, F"''e" |" anger as yo'
Il ~, .~,.
G co,,rol hr. ,,;1 'DID'o ,,. ''[ some time tc
so,,oo,, WV 'Dn''''n'y TO hnisa tht
{ u,nd aouo.
said ,,;,t .,.L 'l1, -, :, @Sa'" she at length
, od ,'..,' ',,'1 ~ '-'0', ''io'Ion' as oo'ray-
sNar..''', l 'D' '."U u "''h 10 reveal
sn51on ,s' ",'' e 's"'n 'J'cuIsted Esther,
h.ar, al ''"iO''"g through her
u.I, ' "'''H@ n'' cheeA to grow
F'lI "n,u,,
O"y' passed. but no word came from
, sno unhappy Tanderer from home
a"u 'o'o' a week, Ou' still all was silent
ana mystery At the end of that time, a
'.'''' 40 t'ool'e" from neighboring
Guy "Dlch brought Intelligence to his
'i'no' 'lat lie was there, and lying dan.
so'0"''y ILL., ny the neEt conveyance lis
"r"!',' i@ua"c vile started lor the purpose
o. Jo'D'ng him. Alas she was too late.-
"nen she stood beside the bed upon which
ne iay' she looked upon the insnlmate
t"f" o! her husband. Dea'h had been
1''' O''0Fe neF' Esther ! thirty years
f.l, nhnal.,1 ''''I '",u' o'' tue anguish |
Jo,l CO.. .1 s'''o "uu '0oNeu upon the cold,
Io'1 ~a ,; ',o0 VI my husband in that terrible
15',, 49,, ,''1 ''o' a''0sotAer ooIItterated!"
s,o.i ;', "'0 ,., ''soI 10 ncf ieot' and now
otn.r %Ip r',,, r'i pan "P' parted and her
ssDo.r -. n',''
81 l,',.n '"D' - 'n'' all 'rne she ask
ba2 ,a,,1i DI.,'''J' "'''0 sH' sFTarrcl had with
,,,1' no,or ro,,,.,, -,
', : =, ~ : ~ y : 7 49, 55I- n6s toaothan
,s,L,1 tl,''I, on.oo bs,r3 the last worI5 nfka,
aunt.
Once possessed theidcR that he would
lever return the vile wa4 in IN agony Of
fear, No suggestion made u her aunt in
the least relieved her mind. Qne thought
--opc fear-absorbea everything else
Thus passcd the evouin. uuil ten clock :
came. From that s'me letor began to
listen auxi9usly for her lusl and's return,
hrt hour atcr hour weuby. and she was
I.,.-.c,,u.,ohor
r.l,,u ,,o ,,,i irT ho,a any I'm.
', .,,,,.,,orod Jnn,lero bimso,c "a the
s,';o a,,,o r,,sbin,r 70 aaitatod so,, in
| ,r;l3 tonras,. ,o0arl e middle Of the
D -.o o,J r;.,ns abrpr he retired from
: -, L,,so
: How ,sill appeared1e Aa.Ldcsorto3
G s,.oe,s. Co,dly tbs nigair fell ppon him,
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y 1t is too bad for you to speak so, aunt
lou never think that 1 do anything risht
and Esther burst into tcars.
Meantime, Edward Hunuy, the bps
O'n0' was at the opera, listening to, bu
not enjoying tho beauties Of Norma /
was only month since he had led - H.,
al'0r bis beautiful bride, and felt b;msar
VIC haPpiest man in the world Becor,
marriage he had thought only how h.,
SHOULD please Esther. The di9.roao. -.
Ms wishes to hers was felt at no .ooriGoo
Dot after the hymcnial contract had bosn
S@'lh d, his feelings began gradualv 70
co0ns'' What he had yicldncss in kind.
ness was virtually demanded as riobt
ana against this moment it was po,o,ivoJ
MS spirit rose in rebellion. In severn, IN
stances he ga c way to what sayorcd, mucb
more than he liked, of impcriousnes.
N0rmH had just been brought ont. and
received unprecedented favor. The po,ns
papers were filed with its praises, and sbo
beauties of the opera were spoken of bu
every one. i" u Dy
Not in the least dou,.;r. han
hS'"er would be pleased to 20 to the on.
era, rs she had more ,bor onao ~ Wv 0p
a with to see and bror No,a,o '''0"
ed tickets and considered the matter sat,,o5
I'VE are goipc 70 s.o ~ '',''I"
said Huntley. in a gov go;os n,,,1 'g"'
smile on his face, n. Io 60, ,. u oau
Esther and took her hand,
"Ys ayog
The rome ond Io,,. -, ,,
said chilled tbo ma... "''D "H''" t'is was
youn, ma, or .a ''e'',gs OF the
chanced vo;oo '''" III
And am No. o..
more d.cijrll,, .,,,; ,, "DO @lucA {
"Oh. yes. ,oo amo1 ,''t'' ,,'.
viii a aalia -, -, - "@' SAD
THE least you could have done was to
ask me before sou bought the tickets re-
plad Esther. II wish to 60 somewhere
else to.1igIt.'
''But as have the tickets now, you "ii
60, OF course. To morrow night vii! do
ss vel for visit
81 wish to make it to night
"E,theT, sou are unreasonable,
Luutcy knit his brow and compressed
his lips,
"}Yo are quite even then, believe /
am your wife, 10. your slave IL e0m'
mand.'
, There WAS something SO cutting n the
way this was said that iIuutisy 'ouI4 not
bear it. Without word he oTo'o' and
F. taking his hat, he is' the mousse ID d
fever Of excitement he walked the street
, 1864-10-28

A NEW PREsIDENT.-It should never be forgot
ten that Mr. Greedy in the Tribune, recently
made the following significant admission
''We believe the rebellion would have lost
something of its cohesion and venom from the
hour which it was known that new President
would be inaugurated on the 4th of March next
and that hostility in the loyal States to the ma
tional cause must have sensbly abated or been
deprived of its readiest and most dangerous
weapons A new President is the want of the
country. 1t has body and strength, but no
head.
, 1864-10-28
Great Fires.

The San Francisco Sunday Mercury says
The greatest fire with which the city of New
York was ever visited, broke out on the 10th of
December, 1885. The confagraton commenced
in the rear of the present custom house former
ly merchants exchange) at twenty minutes past
nine P. NJ. The night was intensely cold-cold-
er than any that had been known for more than
half a century-the little water that could be
obtained froze in the fire hose before it could
be used the buildings were mostly old and
wooden; in short everything favored the work of
destruction The flames ragged fercely for three
days, completely laying waste the business por-
ton of the city, and consuming 64S houses and
stores. with $4,000, 900 worth of property
among which were the marble exchange in Wall
street hitherto deemed freproof, and the South
Dutch Church in Golden street. Some build
ings were finally blown up by gunpowder, by or
der of the Mayor and the work of ruin was then
arrested But the destruction had been perfect,
and not less terrible were the consequences
Unable to meet the heavy demands of the suffer
ers the insurance companies unanimously sus-
pended payment, and the city seemed beggared
at a blow Ten years afterward on the 10th of
July, lS45, another great fire, second only in
its extent to that of 1885, broke out in New
street in the vicinity of Wall, and burned in a
southerly direction to Stone street, laying waste
the entire district between Broadway and the
eastern side of Broad street, and consuming
several million dollars worth Of property The
explosion of a saltpeter warehouse in Broad
street during this confagraton, gave rise to the
vexed question "wll saltpeter explodeP which
furnished food for some research and much mer-
riment. By thisconAagration great many lives
were lost.
, 1864-10-28
The Coquette.

know maiden fair to see
Take care
She can both false and friendly be;
Beware beware
Trust her not,
She is fooling thee.
She has two eyes, so,soft and brown;
Take cerel
She gives a side glance and looks down;
Beware beware
Trust her not,
She is fooling thee.
And she has hair of golden hue
Take care
And what she says, tits not true;
Beware beware
Trust her not,
She is fooling thee.
She has a bosom white as snow
Take care
She knows how much it is best to show;
Beware beware
Trust her not,
She is fooling thee.
She gives thee garland woven fair;
Take care
It a foolscap for thee to wear;
Beware beware
Trust her not
She is fooling thee.-Longfellol0
, 1864-10-28

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, 1864-10-28

AN Illinois lawyer, defending a thief wound
up his speech to the jury in behalf of his injured
client with the following rousing appeal True,
he was rude, are our bars. True, he was
rough so air our buffalers. But he was a child
of freedom, and his answer to the despot was,
that his home was on the bright setting of the
sunl"
, 1864-10-28

MoXBY.-Men work for it. fight for it, beg for
it, steal for it, starve for it, lie for it, and die
for it. And all the while, from the cradle to
the grave, Nature and God are laundering in
our ears the solemn question" What shall it
profit if he gain the whole world and lose
his own soul?" This madness for money is the
strongest and lowest of the PASSIONS it is the in
satiate Moloch of the human heart before whose
remorseless alter all the finer attributes of hu-
manity are sacrificed. 1t makes merchandise
of all that is sacred in human affections and
even trafics in the awful solemnites of the eter-
nal world.