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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15

THE sIAMEsR TwINs.---Chang AMI
Eng, the celebrated Siamese twins,
came down on the City Point ftons
Richmond en- route for the Norihern
cities for exhibition. Ii is five years
since they we're North. During tho
war they have remained at their
home, Mount Airy Surrey Co., North
Carolina. Like most Of Southern
residents, during the war, they have
suffered loss of property from the
depredations of soldiers and Southern
conscription, and have entered on
their present tour 10 recuperate their
fortunes. They are now in
their fiity-fith year and in good
health. Increasing age has told ON
them somewhat, making more gray
their hair and adding to the wrinkles
on their faces. From a conversation
with them learn that each has nine
one six sons and three daught-
ers and one six daughters and three sons
All the children are perfectly formed,
Each contributed a son to the rebel
army; one OF them was wounded,
and the other taken prisoner. Both
say they loved the old stars and
stripes, but when their State seeded
they considered il their duty TO go
with it. They left tonight on the
James L. Brady, Capt. Lands, of
the new Richmond and Baltimore
Line.---Fortress Monroe CorePonsf-
ence.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15

A BALLOON DuFL.-Pcrhaps the
most remarkable duel ever fought
took place ia 1903. IL was peculiar
ly French in lis toue, and could hard
ly have occurred under any other
than French state Of society NJ.
lie Gnnpre and NJ Pique had a
quarrel arising out Of jealousy con-
cerning a lady engaged at the lmpe-
rial Opera. They agreed to fight
duel to settle their respective claims
and in order that the heat Of angry
passion should not interfere with the
polished elegance of the proceeding,
postponed the duel for month, tho
lady agreeing TO beslow her smiles on
the survivor OF the two, If the other
was killed or at all events, this was
inferred by two men, if not actually
expressed. The duelisis were to
fight in the air. Two balloons we're
constructed precisely alike.
On The day denoted, lie Granpre
and his second entered the ear Of one
balloon, lie Pique and his second that
OF the other; It was in the Garden
Of Tuilleries, amid an immense con-
cGurse of spectators. The gentlemen
were to fire. not At each other, but al
each others balloon, in order 10 bring
them down by the escape OF the gas /;
and as pistols might hardly have
served the purpose, each aeonaut took
a blunderbuss in his car. At "a given
signal the ropes that retained the cars
were cut, and the balloons asCended.
The wind was moderate and kept the
balloons in about their original dis
tance OF eight yards apart. When
half a mile above the surface of the
earth a preconcerted signal was Civ
en-. NJ. lie Pique fired, but missed.
NJ. lie Granpre fired, and sent a bali
through lie Pique's balloon. The
balloon collapsed, the car descended
with fearful rapidity, land Pique aud
his second were dashed to pieces.
LIE Granpre continued his ascent tri-
nmphantly, and terminated his aerial
voyage successfully at a distance of
reven leagues from Paris.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15

A Coon JOKE ON SHERMAN
While marching through Georgia,
Gen. Sherman travelled with the left
wing under Gen. Slocum. After a
long and wearisome march, he one
day crossed over to the right wing g
under Gen. Howard, While in Gen.
Howards tent, which had just been
pitched, the Medical Director came in,
we'll acquainted with the habits and
customs of both, Gen. Sherman some
times took 'glass, while Gen. How
ard was strongly opposed to the in
diligence. Knowing this, the mdical
gentleman, after short time, wishing
TO serve his chief without offence to
Howard, said
Gen. Sherman, you look weary
and ill. If you will come over to my
tent, / will give you Sciditz Pow
der, which | think will do you good.
THANK you, readily responded
Tecumseh, / think | will.'
The man of physic departed, and
Gen. Howard, who took everything
literally, ran to his valise and got a
powder, which he mixed, and handed
to Sherman
There is no need to 20 away for
one, if that is what you want he said.
and Sherman inwardly cbagrined, but
highly amused, drank the cup man
fully, to the mrth of several bystand-
ers, who comprehended the whole
magnitude of the joke at glance.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15
A WISE CHILD THAT KNEW HIS

A WISE CHILD THAT KNEW HIS
Own FATHER.-On the corner Of
Fifth avenue and Seventh street,
while the Highland regiment was pass
ing an extraordinary crowd, little
fellow Of the tender age OF four sum
mers rushed up to one of its members
shouting, Hooray, daddy hooray !
Give me five cents I The veteran,
though he had never seen the urchin
before, picked him up in his arms, and
kissed him, when his own wife, whom
he bad not seen or heard from for
over four years, pressed up to him
and seized him by the hand. When
the greetings natural to the occasion
were over, Judge Of his astonshment
to learn that he was indeed the ia
ther Of the little boy whom he beld
in his arms, and who was born in his
absence, and he, now, by strange
and unaecountable instinct knew his
parent, though beholdiDg him for the
first time. These circumstances ere.
ated lively interest among some la
dies and gentlemen who we're ac-
quainted with them the former took
the mother under their protection,
and gave the little one some pepper
mint candy, while the gentlemen took
the papa down to Delmonico's and
there did the proper thing.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15

sr gave permission for any thing Of
the KIND Be of with you, all Of
you
Shocked. terrified, beaten % the
very dust with mortlialion, The party
retired. and foiled 10 their attempt to
succof the sick, or alleviate the tor
tdres Of The dying Union soldier, they
gave their loads Of clothing and food
TO a passing column Of federal prison
ers on their way TO another place
Mllen. They at least had the sails
fation Of knowing tha, some We're
benefited, even Il they failed in their
efforts for those who most needed
their assistance.
Daring The last winter, which was
unusually cold for Georgia, when the
ice made an inch thick, no shelter, no
blankets or clothes, no wood was pro-
vided for the wretched inmates Of
that prison. Squads we're permitted,
TO the number Of thirty, TO 90 out
daily. for one hour. without axes. or
any cutting tool, 20 gather the refuse
and rotten wood in the forest and
if they outslaid their time they were
tried by drum head court martial,
charged with violating their parole.
and, il found guilty, were hung !
myself saw three bodies hanging,
who we're thus executed. Poor fell
lows, thought, God has taken pity
upon you and given you deliverance
from your cruel jailer. When you
and he meet at another judgment seat
woe to him, if his authority be found
insufficient for this taking OF your
lives. wretched though they be.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15

"CoNTRABAND" VIEW or GENER-
AL SAxToN.---A New London gentle
who has just returned from the De-
partment of the South, informs US
that Gen. Saxton recently ordered
review of the contraband schools, and
asked number Of friends 10 60 and
see hem. At the appointed time lhe
examination came off, The children
answered their teachers questions
promptly and properly. After The
regular exercises were over, Mayor
asked permission TO ask them few
questions. The request having been
granted, he asked:
Who is the commander OF this De-
partment
A. Gen. Saxton.
Who is the President Of the Unit
ed States /?
A. Gen. SaxtoB.
Who made you?
A. Gen. Saxton.
AT this juncture the audience smlI
ed audibly, and the assembIage die
persed, -Norwich Bulletin.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15

As an illustration Of English ma {
pers in the nineteenth century il d
serves 10 be generally noticed that !,
expyess train on the Great Weste i
line was rseertly kept waiting nearlt
five and twenty minutes ior the con- .
nience Of Colonel Lord Lindsay, as
new member Of Parliament for BE-
shire. snd ilt. husband oi Lord o.
stones daughter.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15

Lewis Osborne, a Boston boy OF
", has the Boslonian desire, to see
bow is dom largely developed. lie
studded the pictures Of the Washing
ton banging I'll nothing would do but
he must nake some experiments with
a rope and slip moose. lie made
them on Wednesday, and that was the
last Of that lillc boy.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15

Col Parker, who accompanies Cen
Grant as one Of bis siad,is a pure Sem
eca Indian, and a grandson Of the eele-
braed Red Jacket, Chief Of the Six
Nations. lie is large, robust man,at
least six feet in height On bis bfea-t
may be seen the broad silver mfda1
presented to bis distinguished anc' stDr
by Gen. Jackson.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15
En- EscnELox.-An army lettc

En- EScHELog.--An army letter
says:
"I remember in that night Of black
ness and gloom at Chantilly, young
aid, mere youth in his teens. rode
np to Kearney and said Col. Poe
reports for orders Tell Col. Poe
10 move out 10 the front, and form bis
regiment en- enehelon. Yes, sir,
said the aid. and turned togallop away.
Stop, boy, cried Kearney, do you
know what en- enchelon means p
Yes, sir it means military pair Of
stairs, SIR Ab, ha that's right go
ahead, and the aid vanished into the
darkness"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15

Said a very high fuoctionsry 70 his
scapegrace son Look at me- Here
am !, a The top Of the tree; and what
is my rewardf Why, when ! die,
my son is the greatest rascal in Eug-
land r To this made answer young
Hopewcll: Yes, dad, udeH you die,
but not til then, Yon see
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15

There are said 10 be seventy-lour
divorce cases awaiting trial at La
Crosse. Wisconsin. Every complain
an, i said to be soldier or a sold
ieF's wife
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15

DUCK NlTrENs AND GLOVES. maup
ID faciurcd ard sold hy
~ " HorT. AGESr, HANcHEs ~.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15

JAMAICA LEATHER COMPANY manu-
~ fsciare Custom Made Boots expressly for
the New England trade. All work warranted.
Prices 10 sui the times. Orders solicited.
4. N. sFHAoUE. AGENT, JAMAICA, VI.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-15


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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-05-18
important Protest Of the
Mexican Minister Against
the reported Sale or
HypOIhecation Of
Mexicau Terri
tory to France,
SENIOR RJMERo To Mr. SEWARD.

SENIOR RJMERO To Mr. SEWARD.
MEXICAN LEGATION IN THE UNITED srAEsrl
OF AMERICA, WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 1865.
The uuders gned, Envoy Extraordi
nary and Minister Pieuipotentiary OF
the Mexican Republic, has the honor
of addressing himself to the Hon.
Wm. Ii. Seward, Secrtary of State
of the United Safes, tor the purpose
OF protesting, in the most explicit an
formal madner, against the cessiou
that the ex- Archduke of Austria,
Ferdinand Macmillan, has made or
is about to make to the French Gov
ernment, OF various Of tue States Of
the Mexican Republic.
The undersigned will be permitted
to recall to tue Hon. William Sew
ard, that ia the Interview which be
had the honor to have with him on
the 10th of January last, he real to
him a letter written IN the city o
Mexico OH the 23th of December
last, the latest date yet received in
this conutry from that city, in which
the information was communicated
By o we'll informed aDd thoroughly K
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-05-18
STRANGE SroRY Aslur Ne.

4 STRANGE SroRY ABoUr Nc,
LINo)LN. .--Tnlee years ago, the gen.,
tleman | spoke OF told us story OF
Mr.. Lincoln, which | have not thoueht'
Of since, until now. When Mr.. Iin
coin, which received the news of his
first election, he came home to tell
Mrs. Lincoln about it. She was MP
stairs in the bedroom. aud after tells
ing the nsws, in walking about the
room his eye fell upon the bureau;
glass Immediately he threw himself
down upon the lounge, and told Mfs.'
Lincoln he thought he must bs ILL.,,
for he saw a second rehsction Of his
face in the glass which he could not
account for. 1t was perfect, but very
pale. Oh" said Mrs. Lincoln,I
THAT means you will bs rs.elecied--r
but don't like it's looking pale" shs,
added. "that looks as-if you would
not live through your second term. .
Mr.. Lincoln himself told this 70 the
friend mentioned. and this geutle-,
| man told it to US in our parlof, soou
after The frat Bull Run battle. : r.
made quite an impression upon, noe as
the time, but one forgets such things.
Was it not singulsr1- Govasaoso}-
ss5s Of Cosstyy Gss.ls1yn.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-05-18
Example for Landlords.

"Well Mary" said Mr.. Early to
hia wife as be came in one clustering
cold morning in last December and
drew near tho ruddy c>aI fire; "well
Mary, notOsuch bad day for business
after ALL" And he threw off his
Isaow-spr;nkled overcoat, laying il
dosss u'the snug iovisns, .7f5Gng9 L..
wife had drawn before the fire for his
own accommodation, while The snow
fell in slower over the warm cush
ion
GLOW, joint" replied his wife, as
she looked up with actetry smile.
"ThiS is rent day, you know, and
collecting rent is not always prosper
ous business. 1t is like pulling q
tooth, to get money from some people
Now there's old Rugghs, he givas
the money as grudgingly as though he
was not able to pay three tmes the
amount, which know he is. And
Toe Winch, suppose he did have
hard time to raise it, but he made
quite as hard a job Of paying it,"
"Oh, never mind, husband; | nope
You weren't hard on him; work is
dull, you know, aud money difficult
to get"
~ acknowledge the truth of the
concluding portion OF your remark:
money is hard 10 get, even when it is
honestly due-and 30 found it to-
day. but | succeeded tolersbly after
all. Even the Widow Webb paid to
the last cent, and that is more than |
hoped for"
,Oh, Jobn!" said his wife, in q dep
recatory tone.
Mr.. Early seemed to vince a little
under the implied reproof, and so
said, apparently in self justification.
"Why, Mary, business is business
and why shouldn't she pay her rent
as we'll as anybody e.sei"
Now, Mr.. Early was not by any
means a hard hearted man. Yet for
tune had placed him in the position of
landlord; and between tenants that
couldn't pay, and tenants that would
not pay. he had finally been drilled
into an outward seeming ofhardness.
Whenever be anticipated uncommon
difficulty in the discharge Of his duties
he repeated tc himself the old maxim
that "business is business" and steel.
ed himself to the task.
Yet his wife knew that within this
tough shell there was the soft kernel
ola heart, for she had more than occa
found it, aud 80 after q short time oil
silence and reflection on her part, she
resolved to try if che could not reach
i! again.
"John," said she, "how mach was
her rentp a,.
"Phol nothing. Don't trouble your
self about that. Why, it wasn't as
much as that last silk of yours cost
and you know you teased me into
buying that, saying it was such a
trihe."
"Well, how much was itl" persisted
Mrs. Early. ~-s.H1
"li you must know, .he quarters
rent amounted to fifteen dollsr.; and
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-05-18
LINES ON THE CELEBRATION
OF PEACE.
BY THOMAS HOOD.


And 10 1t thus ye welcome Peace,
Prom mouths OF forty pounding BOTesi
o, cease, exploding CannonSl cease,
Lest Peace, AfrightSd, Shun our ShoroSI
Not 80 the quiet Queen should come;
But like Nurse to still Our Fear,
With shoes Of List demurely dumb,
And Wool or Cotton in her EaTsl
She asks for no triumphal Arch
No steeples for their ropy Tongues
Down, Drumsticks, downl She needs no March
Or blasted Trhmps from braIen Lungs.
She wants no Noise Of mobbing Threats
To tell that She is drawing nigh;
Why this Parade Of scarlet Coats,
When War has closed his blood-shOt Eyel
Returning to Domestic Loves,
When War has ceased with al its Ills,
Captains should eomPlike sucking Doyes,
With Olive Branches in Bills.
No need there ia ofvulgar Shout,
Bells, Cannons, Trump,ts, FifS and Drum,
And Soldiers marching all about,
To let Us know that Peace ia come,
o, mild should be the Signs, and meGk,
Sweet Peace's Advent to proclaimi
Hence her noisolAss Foot should speak,
And echo should repeat the same.
Lol where the soldier walks, alasl
With Sears received OIL Foreign Grounds;
Shall We consume in colorsd Glass
The Oi that should be poured in WounGsi
The bleeding Gaps Of War to close,
Will whizzing Rocket aghtavaili
viii SquibS enliven Orphans Woesi
Or Crackers cheer the Widows' Tale!
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-05-18

life besides. So lam going to buy
them such .an article that" said shs,
pointing to splendid sewing mach
Inc that made conspicuous article Of
Furniture in the room, which some
kind iriend-not you Of course-was
III really you, thought ! never sus-
Ipected anything hslfto sensible OF you
sent me las: New Years; and
a more acceptable present | never re-
ieeived, and somebody never did, and
never will make a better Investment
d his money than that-unless lie
.,tbinks fit to give me the thirty.five
dollars | want now. Don't you see
how, with that in the house, | have
already saved you more than it has
cost, by doing my own sewing, and
have still found plenty time to fold
my hands besidesl And with such 3
machine Mrs. Webb and Kate could
make themselves comparatively inN
dependent"
"Well, well, Mary, when a man is
defeated by his own wife he doesn't
exactly like, for his dignity sake, to
acknowledge it. 1t is equivalent to
letting her wear the-you know what.
"Ohl never mind your dignity. |
was never particularly impressed by
it; and as fer wearing the articles Of
which you speak, any smart vile
manages 70 do that any how, just as |
do now whom you give me that-ten
and ten are twenty, and dve are TWEEN
ly five and ten are thirty five, and
tiiteneI have already makes fifty
That's right and you are a dear good
husband.
The pretty delicate hand closed ov.
or the coveted treasure, and the full
rosy Iipspertormed their. appropriate
office and it was bard to tell which
seemed to 5e the best satisfied, husb.
and or wife.
Before many days went by, there
was y joyful surprise at the unpretend
ingdwelling OF Widow Webb and
her daughter. Catherine, adelicste
girl Of eighteen Or thereabouts, seem
ed pale and emaciated IRON recent i'll
ness, but at the sight of the splsadld
AMI elaborate sewlsg imachine that
at tirst she could not believe but it
had been lett there by mistake, until.
she had read and reread more than
once the accompanying card with her
own zane in tul, and the number of
her residence upon 1.-THE blood
danced jOyIuIly from her heart up to
her cheeks, aud tinged in her very
fingers ends at the certain prospect Of
better days in store for them.
AT first they Could obtaid no clue
70 their kind beneiactors; but the truth
finally leaked out. And if ever graft
tude swelIed the hearts of human be-
Jugs, it did theirs toward theiI land
lord, whom they had hitherto consid-
cred so harsh and unrelenting, and
his pretty kind hearted wife.
When the rent day came, Mr. Ear
ly had not to call upon Mrs webb
for his money. 1t was promptly
brought to him and paid 80 carefully, |
that he he haG half a mind to try the
experiment Of a sewing machine on
each of his tenants to see ii it wonld |
have an equally good effect. "Only |
OtAello like, should find my occupa |
tion gone, said he and would have
nothing to do but sit over the fire"
"And make love to me-" inter.
posed his wife.
and wait for the money to
come to me, while lose my business
habits entirely"
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-27
PROFESSIONAL.

!
VNTHERH HE WILL. CONTINUE
wv to treat and cure Private n
Diseases, in all their species, stages
ramifcations and phases. ~E y
DIR. VIM. Thomson will give to e@JH
each patient written instrument ~ -
binding himself TO effect a radical ~ -
and permanent cure, or make nO6 ~
charge. &W
DR.. VIM. Thomson has made the q
treatment Of Private Diseases aS&Sy4 -
speciality since the year s5lthree years In the city
Buffalo, n Y eight years in Chicago H. and two years
In Peoria, Ill During eight years practice In Chicago
Ill, he cured over thirteen thousand cases.
DIR. VIM Thomson In bis practice for Scrofula, Rheu-
matte and general diseases Of the blood uses Fumga
ting vapor Path OF the most ingenious kind In counc-
ton with internal treatment.
SEMINAL EMISSIONS, the consequence ofself-abnse.
This solitary vice, depraved sexual indulgence is
practiced by the youth OF both TO almost I'M
limited extent, producing with unerring certainty the
following train Of morbid symptoms unless combated by
scientific medical measures, viz; Sallow counenance
dark spots nnder the eyes pain IL the head ringing In
the ears and noises like the rustng Of leaves and rat
Ting Of charot uneasness about the lon weakness of
the limbs confused vision bluned intellect loss of
dence, dfdence In approaching strangers, dislike 70
form acquaintance, disposition to shun society,
loss of memory hectic Pushes pimples and various erup
tons about the face furred tongue night sweat fed
breath. coughs, consumption monomania and frequent
ly insanity.
The afflicted the first appearance Of any OF the
above symptoms should Immediately apply to Dr. VIM.
Thomson for relief.
n6S-Once aRd Consultation Re oms No. - South Dell
ware street, Indianapolis, Ind.
p. o. Box 1850 jan2i-dly