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The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13
A Singular Cas-

A gentleman in one of ours burban
cities raised a company two or three years
since for one Of our regiments aud depart
ed for the battle~f Id, / aving behind a
young wifi. A few montns afterwards
the lady gave birth t. a ciGld, and subse-
quently the name of her hus Iand appear
ed among those killed in battle f,ught
by the Potomac army. A body, said to be
thaf Of her hu-band, was sent TO her aud
the remains were inferred, and believing
all the time that she was buryiug her hus-
band. The lady remained single about a
year, then removing her mourning, was
married agair, and now HIS a child by the
second husband. A f-w weeks ago the
wife was somewhat surprised at reading
the nam. of her first husband IN a list of
Massachusetts soldiers vino hal rrerutly
been relcas i from a rebel prism, he haV-
ing arrived at Annapolis, Md She has
now two living hu,bands, and children by
both B0stun Traveller
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13
Desultory Reading.

The author Of ''Wavrrley" remarks
somewhere in hat work, that 4 feeble I'd
inJcc sigc hanii of mind IS produced by
desultnry and omuivruus reading. An
Engli h critic denies this, and insist that
the author himselfis a direct contradiction
to his own ta<cr inn. The vi. T also re-
fcrs - Pliny, who, according - he
nephew, made a ,ynsib'e observation on
rea.ling -thut there is no book s. bad or
SO foolish not to supply something worth
reDemb ring. But til. n how few books
we're within the rerch of Pliny, the uacigl
Pope read everything, aud so did Warbur'
ton, frnm the fathers of the church to the
last pamphlet by old Dennis. Milton, we
are told, spent his youth iu poring over
rOmances, and poetry, remote as his sub
jects are from those which fll the pages
of such compositions. Il IS thoroughly in
s'inct With their spirit; even in he'll, an
astute rritic remarks, be finds corner to
bring in Charemagne and all his peerage
fighting in FOntarabla, against the forces
sent from Bis'rta upon Afric's shore. Iu
the temptation of our Savior we are pre-
sented with African and Gallephrone, and
Angelica, the fair Nay, when disclsining
the themes of h.s early favoIites as frivo-
lous, he does it in their own language,
and tells Of impresses quaint, bases and
trappings, gorge US knight at tilt and
tournament, etc. Hobbies used TO say
that be never read books "lest they should
make me as foolish as those who do !"
and yet the man who translated Thuey-
dides in youth, aud Homer after be was
eighty, the sturdy champion in a thou
sand controversies, must have been a mos
various reader.
After all, as a witty writer as well re-
markab,S, little people like to lurk behind
great mes-tO defend their own proPen-
sites, by proving them in some degree
analogous to the powerful mi,.ds of the
world. Whatever may have been the
habits Of some great men, the remark in
"WaverIey" is founded in good sense.
The idea is finely illustrated by the late
Professor Bush, in an early Grafton,
wherein he euforces with great elearness
and ability the evils Of an unsettled mode
Of study, and even insists that the moral
tendency OfdesulIory readingis pernicious.
This may be found in the inadequate aud
unsatisfactory memoirs Of tuat eminent
scholar, published soon after his death in
1857.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13
SelFtt gOetrg,
BLESSINGS OF THE SNOW.

Down comes the snow, the Hescy snow,
Soft floating through the air,
And decks in friendly robes Of white
The chill earth brown and bare.
It spreads Ter all the empty fields,
Each Eaked stalk it kindly shields,
And the beautiful snow, the ehesven-bOrn snow
Covers the shivering earth below.
Down floats the snow, the pure white snow
On angel wings of light,
And folds them over Autumn'H gloon,
And hides her path from sight.
The dry leaves nestle in its fold
Not one is left out in the cold;
And the beautiful snow, the hOaVOn-born snOW,
Rests with the saddened earth below.
Down falls the snow, the pretty snow,
Like flowers in heaven grown
Pale garlands for the old Years brow,
By angel fingers thrown.
It decks the forest trees forlorn,
OF all THEN summer beauty shorn;
And the beautiful snow, the heaVen-bOrn snow,
Blooms on the stricken earth below.
Down comes the snow, the lOVe-like SnoW,
Like answers to our prayers,
God sure will send, if we but wait
And cast on him our cares.
For righteousness and peace shall meet,
And Ger our mourning land shall greet,
As the beautiful snow, the heaVen-bOrn snow,
Kisses the unclean earth below.
LHARPER's WEEKLY.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13
Links Of q Chain.

The blast that drove the storm-eloud across
the heavens shook the oak, and theacorn cup.
loosened from its fruit, fell on the pathway.
The clOnd burst; a rain-drOp filed the acorn
cup.
A robin, Wearisd BY the sultry heat OF an
autumn day, and troubled BY the fury Of the
storm, hoped on the path when all was calm.
and drank Of the rain-drop. Refreshed and
gladdened he few to his accustomed place in
the ivy that OVerhung the poets window, and
there he trilled his sweetest haPPiest song.
The poet heard, and rising from his revsrie.
wrote chant of grateful rejoicing. Thechant
went forth into the world and entsrsd the
house of sorrow, and uttered its heart-stirring
accents by the couch ofsiekness. The sorroW-
full we're eomfOrted, the sick were ehesrsd.
Many voices praised the poet. He said -
'The chant was inspired BY the robins song"
Il should have sunk in the earth had not
the acOrn-sup received me- said the rain
drop.
81 had not been there to receive you, but
for the angry blast, said the acorn-cup.
And so they that were eomforted praiBsd
the blast; but the blast replied, "Praiss Him
At whose command the stormy wind ariseth,
and who from darkness can bring light ma
king his mercies oftentimes to pass through
unseen, unknown, and uHsuspectsd channels,
and bringing in due time, by his sWH way,
the grateful chant from the angry storm
cloud y
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13
Worth Living For.

When from my room I chance to stray, 70
spend an hour al the close Of day, ever find
the place most dear where some friend treats
to lager beer Sacramento Age.
All yes, my friend Of city hfe, sure such
q treat cures such a strife, but better than
such dose by far, are pleasures Of fine cigar.
Il -TPlacer Herald.
Such pleasures may Buit haser minds but
with the good no fa Vour finds; we think the
Purrst jov Of life. is making love to ones own
wife Volcano Ledger.
Most wise your choice, my worthy friend,
in Hymsns joys your cares to end, but we,
though tired Of single life, cant boast Of hav-
ing our own wife; aud so, when meath our
cares ne fain', We fly TO kiss some girl that
ain't-yet- [Napa Reporter.
That 'lager beer will bile provoke, while
"6ns HAVannas' end in smoke To court
ones wife is better far than lager beer o. vile
cigar. Kisses the dew Of love- s young morn,
break on the lips as soon aS born. These all
are naught to that great jOy-ths fret glance
at your first born boy Evening Ledger.
'Ti5 true, boys . wished for blessing but
then suppose the first girl A dear sweet
child with ways earessing, with pOuting lips
aRd Aaxen curl, with dimpls cheeks and
laughing eye, to come and bid papa good
byel So whsther boy, whether tOther, en-
brace the babe aud then the mother San
Francisco Globe.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13

"BEARs AND BULL" The singular
epithels Of bears" and bulls" we're FIRST
applied to speculatOrs on the London Ex-
change about 1884. When two parties
contract, the one to deliver and the other
t,ke st"cks on future day at speci-
fled rice, it IS the interest of the deliver
lug party, in the intervening period, to de-
press st cks, and of the receiving parry to
raise them. The former Is styled =
'bear," 10 allusion to the habit Of that
animal to pull down things with his paws,
and the latter a nbull, !" from the custom
of that beast to throw an object up with
his horns.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13
Measuring the Weather.

A Frenchman, NJ. NORM, has invent
ed new barometrograph, consisting Of
three parts "a clock, a barometer, and an
electrical apparatus. The clock, while 1t
marks time, also causes a oylinter to turn
round once in tweutY-four hours, Its sur
face receiving the marks of a style cons
nected b til with the barometer aud the
electric apparatus, and balanced by the
weight of rack attached tu a string pass
ing over pulley. Every quarter Of an
hour this rack is raised by the machinery,
the style descends to the surface OF the
mercury, and thereby establishes eem-
ple,e el. ctrical circuit, which immediate
Is maguitizes a horse hoe magnet, and
causes the style to make mark on the
cylinder
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13

Early yesterday morning tho big guus
in defrusn Of Nashville, began to thunder;
aud imuedia ely thereafter delegates from
the Christian Commission, with satchslS
slung, could be seen vending their way to
the scene Of danger and usefulness These
goo SamaritAns are no respcc ers Of per-
SOns. They minister alike to tue Whts
and the oolOFed soldier, wounded in the
service, or prOstTated by disease. In no
other country has such q spectacle of dis
interested beneVOlenoe been Witnessed
Nashville UniOD, Dsoombsy l6.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13

If Governor Wise, of Virginia, who
approved John Browns death sentence
could now enter the porlor of his old
family mansion on the east branch Of
the Elizabath river, about eight miles
south of Norfolk, he would see there a
photograph, handsomely wreathed in
Laurel, of the man whoes soul is mar
ching on. Wise's farm has been confs-
Gated by the government, and several
schools for cOntrabands are located
upon it, and teachers occupying the
house as a residence, occupying the
house as a residence, and making this
appropriate decoration in the parlOr.
The officers who confscated the place
found in the house, among numerous
other papers, plans of secession drawn
up by Wise in 1857, and approved by
JEFF. Davis and several other promi-
nent men in the south.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13
The vinecnues Gazette has th. f,rlOving on

The Viuccnncs Gazette has the frllOWing on
the death Of an unprofil5c subscriber
We rLsrt1u'iy anuOT,- this week, the death
Of ous OF lbc ''paiyon> OF the Gazrtte, who
has been taking the raprr for the past two
years, aud vine has ShUlilrl o6 this mortal
coil indebted 10 us Tor th, same. On Last Sat
urday, in inc prime Of lie. halr aud hearty,
enjoying good health, he called 60" aHl inior-
med us fOr the ninety -uinti lime. that, ifaliVe
on the foiInwin.. Nnu.lsy. he would bring up
a load Of wouJ Noudi, c1ac--Tu"~dIy dit
to-WedneSday ditto--Thur>d'y sud FRIDAY
also, aud no wool. We have come 10 the con-
eIusion that he Is dead-dradcr ih9u mack
sral-and that his Hora7 Snittt haS Hk'n its
flight. and oUhd p re>Jin.. Plsre Iu wno'l hH''y-
en-, where all liars iud ia. IN just inward
May his I-oi, rest IN peace, and horn husa
be planted er his grave. rs sitting monu-
meut 70 one who suJscrIbes aud never pays
fol his paper.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13

The Detroit Daily Tribune, on ac-
count of the increased price of print
ing paper, has raised the price to $12
pur annum. A portion of the Chica-
go dailieS raised their prices from $12
to IA per annum some time ago. The
leading Rochester papers raised the
price to s12 early in September. The
Milwaukee papers advanced their price
So per quarter even earlier.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13
Sensible Maxims.

Never taste an atom when you are not hun
CRY; It is suicidal.
Never hire servants who 60 in pairs, Essis-
ters, cousins, or anything else.
Never speak Of your own father IS the '0Ia
man"
Never reply to the spitaph Of drunkard OF
. fool
Never speak cOntemptuOusly Of woman
kind.
Never abuse one who was once your bosom
friend, however bitter now.
Never smile at The expense Ofyour religion
or your Bible.
A good word is as soon said rs a bad one
That grOat Is III saved that Shane' ms asa'
ter.
No one is fool always; every one som a
times. "
Peace with heaven is the best friendship.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13

A Little Girl, who was walking with
her mother, was tempted ly the sight Of
a basket # oranges, exposed for sale in .
store, and quietly took one; but alter
wards stricken by conscience, returned il.
After her return home, she was discover
ed in tears, and on being asked the cause
of her sorrow, replied sobbing, "Mamma, l
havea't broken any Of the commandments,
but I think I've cracked one a little, ="
She was forgiven.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13

Oregon sends fresh backw odsman to
Cnn.r. -. who had never sol Il raiHoId
all lie cme on Is season. llt l. dhG rd
much f the tai Ks Of har ors, amt was
de'ermin,e tn Lrp his eyes pen. lie
kent them open so wide tat VIII, he e'r-
dr.t r C me and re @ Tie coupon Of
his car tickle hc seiz hat ~ r.hy "ih CT
bv the throat. and hal near Y made an end
Of him for, he could bo persuaded that
M wron. had i'ecn duue.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13

The Lisutsuant-Geusral Of the .. 5. Army
was walking on the dock At City Point aday
or two ago, apparently absorbed in iheugh,t
and with the inevitable cigar in his mouth,
when negro guard touched his arm, saying
"No smoking on the dock, sir "Are these
vour orders p asked the General, locking up.
aYes sir" replied the negro, oour'eOusiy, BUS
decidedly "Vsry good orders, said SFan'
throwing bis cigar into The water.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13

ESome one has taken the trouble
to calculate what it costs to support
all the dogs in the world, and has con-
cluded that the expense amounts to
about $50, 100000 annually.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13

Wateris not fashionable beverage
for drinking your friends health, but is
a capital one for drinking your own.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13

MANY regard themselves as moral, dis
interested, truthful, and gentle, merely
because they inezOrably insist that OthsrH
shall be 80.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13

JOY may take her wreath and make it
a wedding.ring Of friendship or love; and
grief may do the same with his girdle Of
thUrns.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13

We promise according to our hopes,
We perform according to our fears.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13

%Let no man harbor a black spot
in his breast, and believe that his waist
coat is wholly ignorant of the stain.
The Xenia sentinel. [volume] (Xenia [Ohio]) 1863-186?, 1865-01-13

All accounts
Closed July 1st. and January LIST.
by cash or approved note, payable in ths
Xsnia Branch Bank,
,-eV7- vr1OuPuvT 4, unv7u .
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-01-30
IMPROVE YOUR EYESIGHT
DOCTOR WHITES EYE-WATER

Takes at once the first rank among all optha al
mics yet known, and has proved to be the
greatest blessing to thousands of sufferers IN
Europe for over 20years. Itcannot he too high "
recon mended to al men of business, especial.
ly to bank and other officers, oo5keepers,
clerks, artizans and all such as are oohgeo 70
work much by artificial light, or fire. artists,
and to Ladies much engaged in reading, or fine
needlework It will not only strengthen and
improve weak eyes but speedily cure allint1am-
nation, cold, or lameness of the eyelids, but
also, remove the beginning cataract, and its use
will positively insure against blindness.
Price IS cents bottle.
AH' p'' ''es JULIUs III q DIENELT, Dentist,
No., Ids Prince street
For sale by most Druggists.
Jan. 3-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-01-30
4 RNOLD & FIELD,
Merchant ,zailOrs,
MILITARY AND GENTLEMEN
FURNISHING STORE,

FURNISHING STORE,
Would invite inspection Of their large stock Of
CLOTHS, CASIMERES, and VEST1NGS,
all grades, Foreign and Domestic, which they
will make to order as cheap as can be had
Quality considered) in the city of New York,
and warrant to give entire satisfaction.
Special attention given to the selection Of
CLOTHS for MILITARY GARMENTS.
We sell none but Indigo Blues, warranted and
our long experience in that branch justifes us
in assuring satisfaction in that line: We keep
select assortment OF Shirts Gall KIND Collars,
Suspenders, Handl1erchiefs, Gloves &C., usual
ly found in well regulated Merchant Tailoring
Establishment Call and see US. Don't forget
the number, 83 King Street, between Pitt and
Royal. one door east of Parker's Theatre.
w III. ARNOLD,
ian TT JOHN A. FIELD.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-01-30
PUBLISHED DAILY BY
EDGAR SNOWDEN, SR.
az @ FFICE-No 1O4 King street, over
Ss,ne's formerly Frenchs) Book Store.
GENERAL NEWS;

York for the sufferers of Savannah, has reach.
ed the latter place, and the distribution of her
supplies has been commenced The Mayor of
Savannah in his speech accepting the dona.
tions, warmly thanked the people of the North
for their liberality, and paid a compliment to
Gen. Geary, Military Governor and the officers
and men under his command, for their admin
istration of affairs and the good order they
nave preserved.
The Legislatures of New Hampshire and
Vermont both have passed resolutions calling
upon neighboring States to co operate In efforts
to restore the fisheries Of shad and salmon,
which in former years yielded bountlful sup
plies Of choice food. These fish have entire
sly disappeared from most of the Eastern rivers.
Fl The us. Secretary of the Treasury has
written letter to the Committee of Ways and
Means, recommending an increase tax upon
unmanufactured tobacco-that is, upon the
natural leaf-and partial reduction upon
manufactured cigars, &c.
Tue tide of travel to the oil regions of
Pennsylvania is swelling all the time The
cars going in that direction are crowded to their
utmost capacity and at Titusvie the hotel
accommodations, although largely increased
recently, are still inadequate.
A citizen of Savannah writes to the Repub-
lican Of that city inregard to the meetings IN
Northern cities in response to an appeal from
Col. Allen, for aid to the ''poor OF Savannah,
and declares that the people OF Savannah
never lat ended to be placed in such an abject
condition before the world.
The legal tender question was argued before
the Court of Claims on Tuesday and Wednesday
last. Hon. Charles E. Sedgwick and Hon. Mr..
Chatfeld, late Attorney General OF New York,
denying, and Hon John A. Bingham affirming
the constitutionality Of the law.
A gentleman residing in an Eastern State
who has become very rich within few years
from tract of land he owned in the Pennsyl
yania oil region, concluded the other DAY to
makea daughter married in Dubuque, present
of $4,000. He was in New ork city with
son, who advised him to send it in draft.
s'No," said he, :" l will place the green.
backs in her hands myself With roll OF
nine 81 900 and two $500 greenbackshe started;
slept in sleeping car on the New York ana ana
Erie railroad, and awoke minus the $4,000
roll went to Dubuque. had a pleasant Visit
with his daughter, and when he was leaving
told her how near she came to asmall fortune
One or two monitors and several gunooats
have joined Dahlgren' $ feet, off Charleston
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-28
New York Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. p.

NE" 4ORkY dec. Il.
dor m mid 5l Flonr-59lOc better on low
extra round hoop Ohio, and l5SSI0 % f0r
trade brands, market closing quiet and firm.
MhiskyzDull and heavy ut . IS for western
Wheat[3Quiet and very firm; IS for good
old Milwaukee club in store. RyeNoniet
ana steadyi 90 for state. Barley--OuIefo AMI
firm. Barley Malt-Dull. Corn-Quiet and
sound mixed western. OatS-Firm and mi
ct, at 1885 for unsound; 60962IS Tor soma.
Gotiee-Steady. Sugnr-Quiet and steady
Petroleum--Dull; 4lGll1S for crude: 100 his
refined in bond for January at 81. Pork
tlrmer and more active; q 2ia29 62II for
mes, closing at % . regular way, 25 T5aaG 90
i LOT new prime, and q 50925 90 for prime
mess also $500 bblS new mess for January nTId
February, sellers option, at 2GG3O. Beef
quiet. Beef Hams-Firm Mt % 50d35 90. Cut
Enthusiastically; Hob for shoulders: laEIiB for
mans. Bacon-Quiet and firm. Dressed Hogs
Heavy and lower Mt l2I$6s II, incIuding sifIeS.
west western ,!I,n At L9rdIHery firm at i5Sig4;
and February. sellers option, Mt Ira lSIZ. hut
ter-Dull at 2O9S5 for Ohio, and 2SSf42 for
LiNerpool-Quiet and unchanged.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-28

SANDY HOOK, Dec. 27.-YheS
City of Washington from Liverpool on
the 18th, via Queenstown on the 18th
inst, has arrived. Her records are
four days later.
LATEST VIA QUEENSTOWN.
London, Dec. I4.-The Fenian O'Don-
odan, owing to a similar conviction SIX
years ago, has been sentenced to penal
servitude for life.
The joint noTe of England and France
proposing certain terms for the settle
ment Of the CHILEAN difficulties, was re-
eeiyed at Madrid on the 9Th; result not
London, Dec. I4.-Consols closed Mt
sI@s7M. American Stocks-U. s. 5-2Os
63N@631; Illinois Central Railroad
S6<@S6N. Erie Railroad 57k@57X.
AT the sitting of the court for the tri-
al Of the FeniRns on the 18th, the entire
day was occupied by O'DonoyRn in his
address to the jury in his own defence.
de commenced at the opening of the
court, and did not desist until after 8
O'Clock in the evening. He Insisted that
he had done nothing criminal, and as
serted that his case had outraged ALI
law, and gave as his opinion that Ire
land would never be free without fight
ing. His bearing was insolent and in
his remarks before the court, his Ian
guage was offensive and saucy.
Sir Henry Stork, Sir Edward Head
and Sir Charles Livingston are under
stood to be the Commissioners of en-
quiry to Jamaica.
A Fenian named Holliger, was con-
victed and sentenced to seven wears
penal servitude.
Letters received in Liverpool, confirm
the statement that Stephens was safe in
The London Observer says that Napo-
leon, apprehensive that Macmillan
would follow the Empress to Europe,
has ordered the Mexican Minister to
proceed to Mexico and endeavor to per
snade Maximilian from abdicating.-
He would sail on the 18th. The Obser-
yer thinks he would not be in time, and
that Macmillan would be in Europe
before New Years.
The Gazette des Tribunau saws the
French Government has directed tile
attention of England to the extradition
treaty of1S43. Some of the stipulations
of this treaty, though duly carried out
by France, are not similarly fulfilled
by England.
An Austrian imperial decree extends
amnesty to all convicted for completely
in the Polish Instruction.