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WE TWO.
WE TWO.

We own no houses, no lots, no lands,
No dainty viands for US are spread,
By sweat of our brows and toll Of our hands
We earn the pittanee that buys our bread.
And yet we live in grander state,
Sunbeam and than the millionaires
Who dine off silver and golden plate,
/ With uYeried lackeys behind their chairs.
We have no riches in houses or stocks,
I No bank. books show our balance to draw,
Yet we carry safe-key that unlocks +.
More treasure than Croesus ever saw,
We wear no velvet nor satin fine,
We dress in a very homely way,
But ah! What luminous lusters shine
About sunBeam's gowns and my hood en-gray
When we walk together 1--WE do not ride,
We are far too poor) it is very rlre
We are bowed unto from the other side
Oftbe street-but for this we do not carei
Weare not lonely, We pass along,
Sunbeam and I, and you cannot see,
We can, what tall and beautiful throngs
Ofangels we have for company.
No harp, no dulcimer, no guitar,
Breaks into music at Sunbeam's touch,
But do not think that our evenings are
In the concert halls, where the palpitent air
In musical billows floats and swims;
Our lives are as psalms, and our foreheads wear
A calm, like the peal of beautiful hymns.
When cloudy weather obscures our skies,
And some days darken with drops Of rain,
We have but to look in each others eyes,
And all is balmy and bright again.
All, ours is the alchemy that transmutes
The drugs to elixir-the dross to gold;
And so we live on Hesperian fruits,
Sunbeam and !, and never grow old
Never grow old, but We live in peace,
And love our fellows and envy none,
And our hearts are glad at the large increase
Ofplentiful virtues under the sun.
And the days pass on with their thoughtful tread,
And tic shadows lengthen toward the west
But.the wane of our young years brings no dread
To break their harvest Of quiet rest
Sunbeam's hair will be streaked with gray,
And Time will furrow my darlings brow,
But never can Times hand steal away
Toe tender halo that clasp it now.
So we dwell in wonderful opuIence,
With nothing to hurt rs Or unbraid;
And my life treHisies with reverence,
And snbeam's spirit is not afraid.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-02-15
A Family Scene.

A DOMESTIC piece, a mixture Of tragedy and
comedy, was brought upon private stage in
this city last week. The scene of the play
was a boarding house in Academy Lane
The following are the facts of the case:
A certain Mr.. j kept a boarding house
in Chicago a year ago, and had boarders, male
ane female. He is an Irishman of gentle
manly appearance, quiet manners and eonsid-
cradle intelligence and sprightliness. He has
a wife, who is also Irish. and four children
So far as we can learn he dwslt serenely in
the bosom of his family, but one morning it
was found that SAID bosom had been deserted
by the liege lord OF the household. He was
nowhere to be found. Another discovery
was made at the same time, namely, that
young lady boarder had also left mysterious
ly. The suspicion soon dawned upon the
mind OF Mrs. J. and other interested parties,
that the missing twain had elOped. We will
not stop to trace the course Of the new lovers,
but will anticipate by saying that they went
to New York city, where they lived a short
time as husband and wife. They came from
New York to this city seven or eight months
since, and engaged rooms and board at a
boarding house on Seneca street, and, latter
ly. at house in Academy Lane. Mr.. ].
found employment as baggage-master, we
were informed. at the Atlantic & Great
Western depot. He had lived in all quiet
ness and decorum with Mrs. J. No. 2, nc one
stlSpecing their status. But as tie course Of
true love, whether in legalized mode or 9TH
erwise, never did run smooth, the preventing
fates interposed in this case last Wednesday,
and a scene ensued in which Hibernian traits
were exhibited in their full glory Of hair pull
ing and head breaking.
Mrs. J. No. 1, having learned that the fu-
gitives had taken mp their abode in this city,
arrived here last Wednesday, proceeded to
the house, and ringing the bell, called for Mrs
J. No. 2. On the appearance OF that lady,
Mrs. J. No. l laid her hands without hesita-
ton upon the devoted head of. Mrs J. No. 2,
clutched her angered fingers in the victims
hair, and, dragging her to the floor, beat her
brutally upon the head with an iron poker,
picked from the stove. The landlady, alarm
ed by the noise. rushed in, and then shouted
to some workmen in a shop hard by, but
they would not interfere, and No. kept
beating No. until the latter was well nigh
insensible and apparently half dead.
But at length the irate wife ceased pound
ing the mistress, when the latter was remov-
ed and cared for. This happened late in the
afternoon. Soon Mr.. ]. came home, went to
his room, put on his slippers and sat down
quietly, when Mrs. J., his lawful wife, step
ped from her concealment, and said 'How
are you, Mr.. j" He was ofcourse con-
founded and tried to escape but his resolute
wife presented pistol to his head, and or
dered him to pack up Immediately and ac-
company her to Chicago, to make provision
tor their children. Mrs. ]. No. 2, started on
Thursday for the East, while Mrs J. No. I,
like Roman Sovereign, chained her captive
to her chariot wheel, and went triumphant
ly to Chicago.-C Cleveland Leader.
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Dyspepsia, Nervousness, and Da5iEty, Dr
StricEland's T0nic.-We can recommend those
suffering with Loss of Appetite, Indigestion,
or Dyspepsia, Nervousness and Nervous De-
bility, to use Sirickland's Tonic. It Is veg
etable preparation, free from alcoholic liquors :
it strengthens the whole nervous system; il
creates a good appetite, and is warranted to
cure Dyspepsia and Nervous Debility.
For sale by Druggists generally at One
Dollar per bottle. Prepared by Dr. A Striek-
and. East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, o.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-02-15

Two young ladies, genteelly dressed, were
riding in a street car. One of them remark
able for an excessive prominence Of nose, ex-
hibited to the other photograph of herself
asd they were engaged in discussing its mer-
its, when an elderly lady reached out her
hand, and.said to the lady who had the pic
ture; please let me look at it 2" Her mod
est request was met with an indignant frown,
and the reply, as the card war returned to
the pocket of the lady, Its none OfyOur bu-
siness." The old lady settled back in her
seat very complacently, when the companion
of the one with the picture asked: "What
do you wish to do with it2" 30, nothing, +"
replied the old lady, "I only wanted to see
how successfully the artist put such a nose on
so small a card" The card was full, and the
shouts of laughter could have been heard a
square.
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WILLIAM HALLER.

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Subscribe and pay for it. Send it all your
advertising, and fit is not too much trouble,
send it all items Of local interest, for the ben
eft Of the general reader. Do you expect
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know Of the troubles and trials of a newspa-
per publisher.
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JouN, said a stingy old hunk to his hired
man, as he was taking dinner, de you know
how many pancakes you've eaten2 No
Well you've eated fourteen. We'll, said John,
you count and I'll eat.
TIE gray-haired reprobate who called the
new iron-clad the Richard Murphy when
everybody knew it to be Dick-tater, has been
convicted and sentenced to die, with some
body's hair restorer.
IF fellow makes whisky barrel of him
! self, he will very probably get bunged up.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-02-15

SPLENDID JOHNNY CAKE.-Take one
quart of milk, three eggs, one teaspoon
ful of -four, Indian meal enough to make
batter as thick as pancakes. Bake
quick in pans, well buttered. Eat warm,
with butter or milk. Those who have
not eggs will find they are very good
without. The milk should be sour or
buttermilk.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-02-15

IT is stated as new discovery, that Won
derful effects may be obtained by watering
fruit trees and vegetables with a solution of
sulphate of iron. Under this system beans
will grow to nearly double the size, and VIII
acquire much more savory taste. The pear
seems to be particularly well adapted to this
treatment. Old nails thrown into water and
left to rust there, will impart to it all the nee
essary qualifications for forcing vegetation as
described
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-02-15

An inmate of the poor-house in Winches-
ter, Connecticut, died last week, and local
paper published the following obituary notice
of him:
Exchanged his poverty for eternal riches,
and his rags for crown which fadeth not
away-at the Winchester poor-house, Nov
ember 5, 1854, James c. Smith, aged sixty
sever. The pall-bearers were few on this
side--not to many, perhaps, as they that
waited on the "shining Shore and went up
with the old man to his Fathers house"
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Il wonder where those clouds are going,
sighed Flora, pensively, as she pointed with
her thin, delicate finger to the heavy funeral
masses that Aoated lazily in the sky 81
think they are going to thunder said her
little brother.
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VOLUME III. NO. 46.
URBANAE UNION.
80. -. FRoF,R.

OFFrcE:-Coulson's Building, second hOor,
Vestside North Main-street, near the Square. -
Tfsirs.--se 50 per sRHum, Invariably in ad-
rance. 81 so for Six Months.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-02-15

ARTEMUs WARD, Jr., travelling Snowman, ls
about investing his surplus filthy lucre" in
the "AIud Hen Lake Co." which he thus de-
scribes: ''Those company, accordin' to its
prospectiveuss, is the Knee Plus UZtry. alt has
l000OO000O akers an half perch Of land,
with all the modern improvements onto 1t;
well of never failin' cod liver oil at the front
door, and auuther at the barn, an fine
stream ov double refined Petrollym passes
throo the premises; also, se7ril men, bosses,
engines, and other animals erected on to the
property, fer diggin' an pumpin' the same.
1 make bold to say that Mud Hen Lake air
onsurpassable. It's Stox should be in every
well regulated family. They got right to the
spot, an contane no Merkury, an the Ladies
air delited with 'em-etsettery."
SELECT YoUR TREES Now-If you are go
ing to plant fruit or ornamental trees this
Spring, now is the time to select the kinds
and make your orders. Look over the list of
kinds Of fruit that succeed best in your own
neighbOrhood, and in your list Of purchases
let those kinds be the majority. No matter
what any and all the tree peddlers say.
In ornamental planting, both in the selec-
ton of the kinds and in the selection of the
site for their planting, write at once or talk
with an experienced Landscape Gardener,
one whose knowledge and taste has been
created by long and careful Observable and
study.-Ohio Farmer.
The Black Republican., 1865-04-15
a1- Ifthis revolution Hay made us blec

RB- If this revolution has made US bleed
hnd suffer, it has also given us great and
noble benefits.
First Il Freedom for that, let Us thank
IGod
1 With Freedom came the right to bear
Earms, and to show on the field of battle the
Icourage Of our race.
/ Under the Labor Order Of Major Cell.
Banks, we have organized Industry.
Under his Order 38, weaAave Free Schools
for our children for which we thank Goa.
| All our Rights viii follow Emancipated
| brethren let us come together as one man
let US bear true allegiance to the FLAG Of the
United States let us 60 to work faithfully
for whoever pays fairly, until we ourselves
shall become employers and planters let
our labor cultivate the lands in freedom,
that once we titled in slavery we can raise
cotton, sugar, rice and tobacco. Keeping
the laws Of God and Of the land who shall
makeus afraid7
The Black Republican., 1865-04-15
SONG OF THE NEGRO BOATMEN
BY JOHN G. WHITTIER.

o, praise an tanks! De Lord he comes
To set de people free;
An massa tink it day oh doom,
An we oh jubilee.
De Lord dat heap de Red Sea waves
He jus as 'trong den;
He say de word-Re las night slaves
To-day, de Lords freemen.
De yam will grow, de cotton blow,
Wen hab de rice an corn;
O nebber you fear, if nebber you hear
De driver blow his horn.
Ole massa on he tra5bels gone;
He leaf de land behind;
De Lords breff blow him furder Or,
Like corn-shuck in de wind.
We own de hoe, we own de plow,
We own de hands dat hold;
We sell de pig, we sell de cow,
But never chile be sold.
De yam will grow, de cotton blow,
Wen hab de rice and corn
Onebber you fear, if nebber you hear,
De driver blow his horn.
We pray de Lord-he glib us signs
Dat some day we be free:
De Norf-wind tell it to de pines,
De wild-duck to de sea;
We tiak it when de church h-beil ring,
We e.dream it in de dream;
De rice-bird mean it when be sing,
De eagle when he scream.
De yam viii grow, de cotton blow,
Wen hab de rice an corn:
0 nebbsr you fear, if nsbbsr you hear
De driver blow his horn.
We know de promise nebber fail,
An nebber lie de word
So like de 'postles in de Jail,
We waited for de Lord;
An now ne open ebery door
An trow away de key;
He tink ne lub him 50 before,
We lub him better free
De yam will grow de cotton blow,
He'll glib de rice and corn;
Q nebber you fear, if nebber you hear,
De driver blow his horn
The Black Republican., 1865-04-15
MISCELLANEOUS.

An artist painted cannon 50 natural THO
other day that when he had finished the tube
it went off.
I" Hanse, vi tOnt you shoot tenn tucks
Vot for you takes anne, and ten brings de
gun toWn2n Hanse-" Case every time
1akes F.tlle, one-one-anoder one-swims Ill
Between and gits in the way
"What have you there, Billy?n "A loaf
bf bread" "Wen why is that loaf Of bread
like the sun?n Because it rise from the
hast" !" Go on, Billy
4 A lady named Miss viii was married to
Mr. Sing. She now says that she will sing.
i "You lie!" as the man said when be
knocked the other down.
4 School BOYS Teacher" Who made
iyou2 4
Big boy. scratching his head-"I cont
lknow, sir.n
| Teacher Come here, little Johnny. Who
made you?n
Little Johnny" Dod."
Il Bic boy, standing scratching his head-'I
/ don't wonder at his knowing who made
him, cose tant been so long since he was
made
The Black Republican., 1865-04-15
Two Union Vessels Destroyed By TOrpedOes.

Glorious news comes to us from our gall
lant army operating around Mobile. BY the
arrival of the gunboat Tritonia, Capt. Wig
gins yesterday morning, we learn that on
Sunday last, the 9th inst, a great victory
was achieved by our troops.
The divisions of Gems. Andrews and Haw-
kins Composed principally, we believe, of
colored troops) made an assault upon the
rebel fortifcations around Fort BlakelY, at
6 o'clock P. NJ on the 9th, and after des-
perate struggle carried the entire works.
The fruits of this glorious victory are $500
prisoners, and about 40 pieces of artillery.
! Among the prisoners are the Confederate
| Generals Lidell, Thomas and Cockrell
We are sorry to say that our forces lost
| heavily in the attack.
The person from whom we learn the above
(for the truth of which we positively vouchl
left Gen. Canby's headquarters on Tuesday,
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The head
quarters of Gems. Candy, Smith, Granger
and Steele were all within stones throw
of each other, and close to the landing at
Blakely. At this time, our informant says,
no troops had been sent to Mobile, but no
doubt existed that the city had been or
would be evacuated A large fire was OBJ
served on Monday evening, which remained
plainly visible during the whole night.
From naval officer, also passenger by
the Tritonia, we learn that the evacuation
of Mobile began on Monday, and was COM
pleted on Wednesday. At noon of Wednes-
day the Union forces entered the city, and
the National flag was flung to the breeze
from the steeple of the Big Church, bat
teries Ponto and Macintosh having been
occupied an hour or two previous. A por-
ton of Granger's corps was in the. city, and
it was found that but little private property
had been destroyed.
The rebel navy-yard was burned on Mon
day night, and this was probably the fire
observed at Gen. Canby's headquarters re-
ferred to above.
The naval dispatch boat Althea, one gun,
and the army dispatch boat Laura were
both blown up by torpedoes- Two men
were killed and four wounded, but
In regard to the loss on the
Laura, we could ascertain nothing.
As far as the occupation Of Mobile is con-
cerned, we would remind our readers that
to our knowledge-no official notification
of the fact has been received here, at either
naval or army headquarters, and therefore
the report may prove little premature"
But all else stated above may be relied upon
as truthful to the letter.
The Black Republican., 1865-04-15
Prisoners at Point LOOk0ut-Tr1ai G
Miss Harris.
THE ANNEXATION SCHEME.

Robert J. Walker writes that he did not
visit Canada as Federal Commissioner
for any purpose whatever; and he does not
know, he says, the opinions of the Admins
tration as to the annexation of Canada to
the United States. He adds:
have always favored the project myself,
but never, except with the full consent of
England, and Canada. To make an unjust
war upon Canada with view to its annex
alton, or upon England to secure such an
object. would be an atrocious crime never
contemplated by me-.
| do not know Lord Monck, the Governor
General of Canada; nor his private secretary;
nor anv of the Canadian ministry; nor did
I visit Quebec, where the Canadian Parlla-
ment and authorities are now assembled.
This last visit was my fifth to Canada within
the last few years, and gave no just ground
for any animadversion upon the subject
I was treated with great hospitality and
kindness by many Canadian gentlemen, and
am quite sure that the Canadian Govern
ment and most of the Canadian people are
favorable to the United States in our present
struggle. The Canadians are Americans.
and the St. Lawrence and the lakes, with
their fertile valleys, are our joint inheri-
+auCa
The Black Republican., 1865-04-15
NEW ORLEANS SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL Is 1865.

sands of human lives, and hundreds of mil
lions of property not yet destroyed.
Sincerely hoping that all our difficulties
may be settled without the loss Of another
life, I subscribe myself very respectfully,
U. S. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
WASHINGTON, April 80 Lieut.. Gen.
Grdn-Thanks to Almighty God tor the
great victory with which he has this day
crowned you and the gallant army under
your command.
The thanks of this Department of the
Government and Of the people Of the United
States, their reverence and honor have been
deserved and viii be rendered to you and
the brave soldiers and gallant officers of
your army for all times to come.
E. N. STANTON, Secretary of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April g.
10 P. M.-Ordered, That salute of 200 guns
| be fired at the headquarters of every army
and navy department, and every arsenal in
the. United States, and the Military Academy
at West Point, On the day Of the receipt OF
this order, in commemoration Of the sur
render Of R z. Lee and his army to Lieut..
| Gen. Grant.
E. n. STANTON.
RATION RoUGE April 14.-When the Arthur
left Cairo Gen. Banks had not arrived. The
new Ruth is expected here within twenty
four hours, as she was to leave Cairo on the
| evening Of the 10th
The Black Republican., 1865-04-15
IMPORTANT ORDER COMMISSIONS Re
VOKHD

An order has been received from the War
Department at Washington, revoking all
commissions issued to officers of white mill
tary organizations in the Southern States,
dated since August 3, 1864. In accordance
with this, Gen. Hurlbut has promulgated in
structions to the commanding officers Of the
Ist Louisiana volunteer infantry, lst New
Orleans volunteer infantry, lst Louisiana
cavalry, "a Louisiana mounted infantry,
1st Texas cavalry, and lst and 2d Florida
cavalry, requiring them to furnish lists
of officers coming within the prescribed
time, and announcing that the respective
commissions Of these officers stand revoked
until action could be taken upon their cases
by the Secretary Of War. The order, how
ever, states that these officers will retain
their present positions until the decision Of
the Secretary Of War is made known.
This order throws out Of commission q
Iarge number of officers, who by ability,
bravery and good conduct, have well earned
the honors that have been conferred upon
them. We sincerely hope that no hasty or
ilI-advsed action will be taken il their
cases, but thorough examination be had Of
the merits and demerits of each and every
one of the number affected.
The Black Republican., 1865-04-15
OvERTUREs OF PEACE MADE BY JEFF. DAVIS.
The annexed dispatch was briefly referred
to few days since:

OvERTUREs OF PEACE MADE BY JEFF DAVIS.
The annexed dispatch was briefly referred
to few days since:
Washington, April 3.--The grand success
of our armies before Richmond during the
last three days has, in measure, removed
the secresy from events which have trans
pired at City Point since the President ar
rived there. / am informed by high official
in the Government, that in the early part Of
last week JEFF. Davis made direct overture
to Mr.. Lincoln to surrender everything to
the United States Government, and asked
but one condition-everything else he would
yield. The condition was, that all who had
taken part in the rebellion should be re-
stored to citizenship. All else he would give
up, if that would be granted.
Mr.. Lincoln's reply was that he did not
have the power to grant that point. Con-
gress had passed a law expressly prohibiting
all persons in this rebellion holding import
ant official positions, as well as all in their
armies above the rank Of colonel from being
restored to citizenship, and had, therefore,
taken it out of his power to accede to that
proposition This ended that peace ne
gotiation, and fighting commenced within
forty-eight hours afterward.
The President wrote to Secretary Seward
detailing the above facts. The latter, upon
receiving the letter, Immediately started for
City Point to urge the President to accept
the proposition Immediately, calR an extra
session Of Congress, and appeal to their
magnanimity to ratify the terms of settle
ment. But before Mr.. Seward had arrived
the fighting had commenced which has re~
suited in the capture of Richmond. These
facts are from reliable source, and may be
considered semi-official