davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1865-03-01
Sl,US7,bW,4as.W EW,4 1915
C0s,67o, ,s5a.A s9.6a8, ,m.4i
ESQ, 5000
433,16o, ,56o.00 (,
24,08, ,s1s,9a
$2,1ba, 7a5, ,.iH q S01,13i,Ml.65
1zt.1W, ,M0.@
1o,22c2, ,958.1S
29,698,T70.4l

1otRl. .......... S1ll+Gl1,O4l.H -
Internal revenue for jan. ii, 1866 23l, ora 0s 50
Internal leycnue since Jan. 81, 1865: o. 8354
Customs for Jannaiy, 1875. .-......- 5,460 57J.61
Customs eince january ii, 1s65...... 1,6s7. .45a24
The subject Of diminishing tho volume Of
our currency Is one which is occupying largely
the attention Of political economists md various
echemes bare been proposed. The following Ia by
Professor Bowen, Of Harvard University:
"In order to meet our present current expenses
loans II, ited, average nearly tbfeo millions day.
Let the faith OF the Government be pledged that
voted, Al soon Is received, to Tcdseming md de-
stroylng an equaval.u nj amount Of greenbacks. at
the end of each week let m official statement be-
his amount Be- publicly burned. The sun thu.
cancelled would be IN average Of three and half
millions week-1oo little 70 create any imme-
diate agitation Of alarm In the stock market or
the ordinsrJ channels OF business, but enough
to contract the currency uniformly and with
out n6 ;nch .ae hat in months
" Withdrawn from circulation, md gold would
lall to about S1S0. I suppose, Of course, that
s seqd BE- oy aT o.
form legal fenter notes to take the pace Of the
tnms thus cancelled. Now my posftion H., that
this system would at once 50 buttgess tho public
tive enterprises, raise tho relative yalne Of the
s'h IL ap x s
loan would be taken up, that within fortnight
the increaEe Of the daily receipts into the
Treasury would be 50 great thnt, even after the
deduction Of one-ffth- the remaining sum avalla-
bic for use would be a. large az 1t is ut present. IN
other words, soon ns this policy could be fairly
reduced to psactice, tho daily receipts would fi.e
from s., 100000 10 at 1esst $3s000J1; and four
tfths OF this la!te1 amount, or as much We need
al prceent, wonld be available to meet the current
expenses Of the government"
Foreign Exchange in Ne" York, according to
our lateat adyfces, Is drmer. and We note IN ad-
vance Of 3c on Sterling. The frmuesa Of Gold
under news that might have been expected to put
down The price considerably, has stzenp the
confidence Of huyers, and some who have been
defertiDg their purchases Of Exchanee In expcc-
t.ticn Of fall in Gold, are now making purchases
The following are the correct quotations among
the leading drawers:
Bonkers' Sterling, GO days............1O3 m1O8{
Bankers' Sterling, days.. .19 6109t
Merchants Sterling. -1064@1M3
Money in New York i increasing in abund-
ance, md prime commercial paper ia scarce at
per cent. and second-elass At 599 per cent Stock
brokers arc readily supplied at 6per cent.
The exports continue largely In excess of the
corresponding periods Of the last two years. The
following shows the exports texclnsiys Of apecle)
from New York for the weak ending February
a0th, and since The beginning Of the year:
1868: 1861: 1855.
PIsv. rcpotted: $s,ssa,soS soso9,4ss &,ss.iG
g since Jsa. l.. o7463a S. sss ss7s67a3a
, 1865-03-01
An Act to Define More Accurately the
Method OF Computing lime and In
tcr*st or Discount for Days and

sEcT1ox1. Be It tnacted BY The people Of The
STATE Of Illinois, rtprtsented in the General "a.
sf111!y. That in all computation OF time aud or in-
tercst and discounts, month ehall be considered
to mean calendar month, and rear shall consist
Of swclve cnendur monihe, and in computations
ot Interest or discount fr any number Of days less
than month. 4 day shall he considered thlrtleth
part OF month, and interests or discounts shall
be computed for such fractional parts OF mouth
btar to thirty days. 7&&a''
SEC. :. Section three Of an net entitled aAn Act
TO provide for uniformity In calculating tays Of
the Law IN relation thereto" and al laws or parts
Of lava In conflict herewith arc hereby repeaied.
ALEH C. FuLIEn.
Speaker Of the uou.e of Representatives.
Wx. BRoss,
Speaker Of the Seuate.
Approved February 18, Ices
RlcnAnD ]. OoLrsuY,
Governor
, 1865-03-01
@lsreIIanRnuB.
cCHENK,s PnMONIC 2

GCHENk'S PUIMONIC SY-
NJ RUP SEA WEED TONIC AND MANDRAKE
PlL1s.1fhese deservedly ant celebrated and pGe.
ulaf medicines have affected , sevolutton In the
healing art, and proved ,he iascy seyern ma1n1.
whach n1re for many se45s. ocst1ueted the p'og5es
Consumption is trcnrab1e, deferred phJaicsAne
rom attempting md remedies q! thar disease aud
patients afflicted with 1t reconcicd she.nselTes u
death without making any effort to cscape from Z
doom which they supposed to be unavoidable. 1t u
cCRTD. and that i HAs BzzA cured IN great uunp1
tsoue Of them apparently desperate b
BY the s1r . meclctne. IN couoeeton With sheuck1
sth Weed Tone eno sndrake pa1. ona or both, 10
hlm.clf, xho has enjoyed Qn1uterruptea good teal:A
e. m:! thsn talrty Ie.1s Was supposed u one tine
p1ononntsd bis case hopeless ant 10 o,ndoned him e
It's fxte. He wa cutedby the Alofe,s aid 1yTup and
his recovery, many 3usAns similarly aainted
tsve used Dr. sche1cks medicines WITH the same r.
uark8hle success. Tbes1 excellent medicines ef6 tH
4nie this citt, by al druggists Full directions fa6
the use Of tneu accompany each bott.e-
nr4f H1IT3a
, 1865-03-01

THE WILMINGTON PRISONERS.
The condition in whirh certain Union psis-
oners were found BY our victorious forces near
Wilmington, rs descr bed In our dispatches
of Monday, cannot bc contemplated without
the most dreadful emotions. Language fails
to characterize the dcpravlty which can de-
wise and execute the torments to which those
helpless men have been subjected by their
lellish captors.
.'Pale. hageart and cmne,ated skeletons .g1ared
on Us from ,lu.ey eyes, whose light Of reason WIS
just c1Pl; inF. Wltn matted hair ard skn black
e of d eSh
md most Of them without coat. and ahoes they
enzed on rs with almost tdtutic stare, while the
Nssle*.iees. Many Of them had forgotten their
uumcs Some ovnld be aroused BY set1ng them
OF home, wives nnd children; these magic words
1hcy were sinking with Lands culching the bread
our eoldserB rouEht As they Lay there dying IN
old negro woman passed from one to another,
rraye. Though agreements for . general e.
chppce have been completed at Mcnmond, the
starving process Eots On. For three days before
mouthfnI to eat. TO the credit Of the citizens,
many attempts have been made to relieve them.
but food in III! cases Has :aken away from them By
The grouod ueiore the eyes Of prdeonars and cit
tzens."
Such is the awful description OF this bar
barities practiced npon those OF. our SOL
diers who have fallen into the hands OF rebel
slsv.holders. II this were case by ITSELF
no one would believe it. We are In the habit,
in passing Judgment upon such narratives, OF
asking ourselves whether We could, under
any conceivable circumstances, be guilty Of
the crime Of starving q man to death and
when We find that we eannot--w11cu we hu3
that onr hearts rccou fiom the thought as
akin to the sentiments Of the damned-we
conclude tha. no man has bcrn near en2uph
10 Inc rhode Of the damned to acquire the
caPacasy 1of such work. Our education aud
experience have taught us to beliefe that
human nature ia the same in all ares and
climcs, and We refuse to entertain the sut-,-es.
ton that men can be found, 80 unlike al1 other
men that hare ever Lived, rs to become thc
instruments Of such cruelty. Yet Ills ia not
q singular case. It Is but one of many.
Every Southern prison has zimllar tale to
tell. Every returning squad Of Union nris-
oners bear tho same indclible marks Of the
cnemy's fjendishncss.
There never has been any excuse for such
treatment Of prisoners. 1t has been whisper
ed around by rebel sympathtzers In the North
that the Richmond Government were com.
pelled to resort to such means to force our
Government to M exchange Of prisoners.
But It now appca1s that after thu exchange
had been agreed upon, and while 1t was 60
ing on, the same barbarities were continued,
with new and added horrors, for the charita-
, 1865-03-01

g An ss1ndependeut Convention" Of Re
pnb1icans who do not approve ofthe nomina-
ton Of General Marston for Congress in the
first distrc ct of New Hampshire, have noml-
mated Hon. Thomas E. Sawyer Of Dover.
Those who support this nomination charge
that tie nomination OF Maratpn IVES secured
bv improper means. Marcy, Democrat,
now :eprceeuts the district.
, 1865-03-01

1 i. ~
s; III; 81 Ss:: Co..: : S S s: s !:
duIas +. EnS wv Il, r.
sh.Sse r. ssSp; 9poe !hssa -
t:.ss: F. Sssss; Is ssis: ii; :;:;s;
i'hn.t'efz:, 9ss::,,s fss.5'ss;: sE,;ss;
s.,.o Fs.sisao.!s f1sssa zs:: ss;s::.sh .sshs
f:ss As::,sss
F1UI THY: TSe.s rs been limited .aopl, d,.
nusfa, cog 3.oa5ss
% Il iisht supply: 1.h lsH r, =
y. asm. No: Q4otasions are uncaAnxod- Me an ,ts
CsmEes i:ot.ios, Rpa......:................ 5s. :
PK%Visi"Sse nsrftf during t,s ssssi 1ses IL
rssn naeta.s md dnit: 0wlnS e The scArcity o.
ss IT ,sssa' sf VIII;
.sst d1ss noI. active d-mnn hiss sprung up for
by snoEtsell@Fs Apart rim tbs tasre Is no iio IN o
1jes. Poyk-Thero Is 4 better deran1 todsr.
&c ahs :s ~
ii Is. 50 1hr martes during The week has sued *.
;s a. aag 81 week
The u rktt WY yet anl. anu tavs raada a. low
who hss 10 de1ef s w tss s$ h anosi II M.se
~ sEsfs % s Ia
sss so .pi Seo4s se, ses 81. ~
packcn At 1900 Round lots er choice brands were
INK nisatsS 7her; i moasra:s 'I inaniry s ~
Ata: aa IS nsxt e., as' sSgn To
Knslsh a,e@.s-fhsss j. Te.y lille in Eng
fas 1sc M or ssos lo ID sYe n' taT
, 1865-03-01

here the gold market VII. moro achve-opeu-
ing on the street at A0i, advancing to 2R, aud
e'osing ut aoo}G Silver Was nominalat 100.
Government Bonds were firm ut 110f for 5-eos,
sellers holding at Ill. The late dispatches from
New York state that large orders have been
brought by the European steamer. Tea-iorty
Bonds were steady at aO2a buying, and 19s{ sell.
ing,
Cook County Scripts dull and Inactive at $50
sc4c. The etT1ngcncy OF the money market has
limited the demand, and the ady1ce* from Wash
ington of the refusal Of the President to reduce
the quota tends to weaken the Market
Tho total number Of National Banks author
lied up to Feb. 18th. WIS SIS, with an aggregate
cnpitsl Of $168, OF, ,738, and total Of currency
amounting to s63, ,6G6, $50.
The total miles OF completed railroad in the
United States IL stated to be 34,441, Of which
25 ST. are IN the loyal States, and 9069 in the reb
el States. The whole number OF miles completed
and projected IL 1921, representing an invested
capital Of &1,eso, ,ooo.0 .0oo- In tbs year 1874 the
number Of miles constructed was 58a.
Tho New York Central Railroad Company are
Issuing 81, GOO Goo Off p cent bonds, convertible
into the stock OF the Company. There Is some
curiosity to know the necessity which has led to
this iesue.
The following Is statement Of the public
debt, msdc up from official data:
puBLIc psBT or THE UNITED STATES, JANUARY
ri 12EE
, 1865-03-01

TUESDAY EvES1S1, Feb. 25.
The following summary nhowa the movement
In Flour, Gram, Provislons, Live Stock, etc.,
during the past twenty -four hours:
EECEIPTs AND su1rxKkTs FOR THE PAST "A HOURS.
, 1865-03-01
Prices of Hay In Maine.
n

[FT6m the Forth1u FTIce CHIfenEI
At CherryGe1d, Hay ia very scarce at &390om
1910 = ton +; at Wtscassctt, $25 .00fa6 10 It
Damariscotta, Sa5.00 at Portland, 32500Gaao 90 d
Gom W1ecassett the past year.
, 1865-03-01

EVENING sE55IoN.
The following dispatches were received from
Ncw York during the session: $50, e0lt1a0lf;
e:46, s0lt; 9:0o, 20is sGso14; a;20, ao13.
, 1865-03-01

New 0r1enns Cattle Market, Feb. II.
Arrived during the past weeh: 1,045 Beef Cat.
lie, b94 Hogs, b70 Sheep, 45 Mitch Cow, and 195
Sa,es Of the past week.: 439 Beef Cattle, aoa
Hogs, iS7 Sheep, "A Milch Cows, and 113 Veal Cat
tic.
Sheep, 44 Mich Cows, and 81 Veal Cattle. We
quote:
net. .,...,,,,................. 1s0 70
Creole Cattle, lat quality, 2 h ret..-.. % =.
crsfle C1ttte I'd quality, q b uet..... 10 -.
Hnps Il b rroal al,.,............. 16D IS
Shren in lots, ~. aI0D ta.OO
Sheen "a bend ad,....,,,............ % 80.
Hi1eb C@w.s a hcad. 0ol5to00 %
Veai cnttle d head .1319D 5000
, 1865-03-01
Creole Cattle, lat quslity, q b ret..... "a
Cse1- 1,t%fo "a ona1{fv ID n net m


The Butter market has ruled ruled very quiet
during he entire IT, tqsx on sho %;
1foSt Int RECEIVERS ARE loud In their dcnuncatona
o} the letding railroad Iines, who hare given an
, 1865-03-01

Timothy seetE-Marktt steady. Sales vers: 50
ou chCtcc At ~ baaa ut 5a70 los bags 81 81:
5bass :! 5. %; y bags At $50; 70 bags Is $40; 81
Flax seed Steady. sa'eswero: 20 bscs at SAD;
"A bags at u. 50.
Clover seed Market quiet. Sales were: % bu
at 51s 50.
IAt.14nSy-Recatyed 1851 ns: shipped none.
MaEst du and nom!uasas 1l4c for citY, and La
134c for enntET
, 1865-03-01
"Peter Funk'' 0perutiona ut the Boston
n n In In

Buyers from the city complain that there was
good deal Of "Peter Fnnkf operahons, and hare
an opinion that large proportion OF the goods
we're contributed by Boston jobbers anxious to
unload.
, 1865-03-01

The following table shows the amount Of Flour
and Grain in store on Saturday last. compared with
the amount in store at the same time last Yeafe.
, 1865-03-01

Undue preference to through fright from the
West and rejected the bulk Of the why lFeteht
frcna the varioCs points Of ibis State. esusiug
great detziment to tIsde. and 1oascs 70 owner. Of
Eutser, the Eececn for which Is passing rapidly
awsy. Western Butter OF I'll grades Ii IN fsiF sup
Ply, bgt he market for speh ID Tl:hou' movement
ie IN air demand ior export ats1 IN gold, and
also for slty trade at our quotations IN currency
Lorden and liverpool for the LAST three years WI
prove Of interest:
- --...-...-- Pounds.
Io Liverpool, from May i. 1862, 10
Fer. Il, 1860. 1850, 600
io Loraon, from Msy /, 1868 to Feb.
~1a, 1862. ......................... 4,4os,7uo
~ Total .;es....:...............- s,oss,mo
rh1saSaan;. III 1sSa; ;ro,, 1aRooo
Observation-Disclosures. 4oao,o2o
r. Tot,l.; .;.;::..;;. ::....,.. 17,so&ooo
To oIv3pool, from Mny 1,1e8i 10 Feb.
IL 1862. ...:..;;...:-.::::....... o,soo,ooo
IL, 1s6s..- -..-.....--.............. 1,1U,Doo
, 1865-03-01

TO-DAY The market opened In New York at a0stt,
advanced to 2o3t, md closed ut 40lt. The follow.
Ing are the quotations telegruphed to James Boyd,
hunfr
, 1865-03-01


In cofn..........
Aggregate of debt
bearing interest
in lawful u, oney.
Aggregate Of debt
on which inter.
est has ccased...
Aggregate OF legal
tender debt bear.
ing no interest.
Aggregate Of Eac.
uu1nl currency.
Unp'd acquisitions
Amt In treasury.
, 1865-03-01
WEEKA.Y REVIEW <sF THE
CHICAGO NNA RZKET.

TUESDAY EVENING, Feb. g, 1s8s.
FF FEIGHTs-Ttcre j. no change In sa.es. We
nt1k =
, 1865-03-01

IUARER.Rccespts,si ii yn0 II Lumber md is:.ado
Sh3nEite Rhipmcnts. ~ It Lumber, S 600 Shingles
snd s,co3 Lxin There has been ms ch.nges to note
dnr!EE the week. There hus heea steady demand,
cars. There has been no change In qlot At.ons. We
, 1865-03-01
70 HcEs Averaging 20 ns 1t 4tto
= Hogs at SEQ and 14r0. dividing on 200 -.
19 G.tl and 1880. - N0 rs.
q j350 and i ico, - " 40 MS.

eelved to~day 15o hr1s shipped
stat. o. I9s mssksts q the Eass iIsh.,aes duIlag
ne Ttee bays ru'rd hs1y{ and p1scss frl sslow 4
ths arb thss rallied md ssles ces. as r. ia
Tc-1 AT the market advanced 1ca2c gallon. Sales
wcre follows: 10 brls at &2 IL; :0 br3s At e II
firm at ts.lltf.
HA AE.Tte market has been Fery Qut-e during tho
, 1865-03-01

1868. 1864. 1865.
For the week. $i,1ei,7 20 k2963,s8 Y,s8l465
Prrv. reported. s3692,9o0 s0,eo9,4a2 3a,e0i,l67
, 1865-03-01

C0FrCctf0n-A. E. Kent & Co.
In our summary Of the beef s1aughtering pub
nshed this morning, very annoying Topographic
cal error occurred, which dad great injustice to
Mefars. A. E. Kent i Co. They axe represented
as having only returned 500 head OF Beef Cattle
10 tie u. S. Assessor, whereas in fact they ought
TO have been credited with 1893 head-the
amountrcturned by them 10 the Assessor and
Megs-a MlIWard s Co, b.
, 1865-03-01

.loAG4A9
\ .DRkASED A0fss-Rtceivcd to-day CIT: AhIp
bed, nolk. Market quiet md unchanged. Sales ett
, 1865-03-01

1&G. 96. 70 opflH5t.:.:..............: *a9.7
DKUs:S A Nd CHENICA L3-Tlefe has o.
NJ lccIeased ctiy,t, nuF uk 1ha WteE- tounr} nj
chants have Been holding Lack until ihefF stocAs
GEokt n ar d .hel obttr CO to pnY. We change q
Guctkt1fGA kbuts VIZ nuofA.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-12

has a tendency to enhance the price of
gold, The market price OF our produce,
which makes up the bulk OF our exports,
is higher in Boston and New York than
in London and Liverpool, The Eu-
ropean markets take only small quant-
ties OF cotton at the price at which it is
held while a hundred thousand bales
have been accumulated In New York,
as many more at New Orleans, and
three hundred thousand III all the Am
erican ports. At present prices this
amount is worth from sixty TO seventy
million dollars. But the driblet of eX-
ports scarcely amounts to a million Il
week, and does not begin to equal the
receipts from the interior. A great
balance is rolling up against us, with
nothing to Offset it but the specie and
government bonds, and of the amount OF
these last sent abroad we can have no
accurate knowledge. Under these cir
Cumstances it is nothing to excite our
wonder that "bull" movement in gold
succeeds, even though there is no press
ing demand for 1t besides that which
the "bulls" make themselves
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-12

HgThe North Carolina Conven.;o,
passed an ordin ance Friday decIarino
that the ordinaI Ice of Nav 90 1se1 is
ana always mas been null and void. The
vote to strike ut all after the enacting
clause and inse rt the substitute repeal.
ing the secessl on ordinance was "a to 10,
and the final fote on the passage Of the
ordinance WAS unanimous. The con-
vention has now got the road open for
going to work, and to give GOOD ac-
count OF itself 1t seems little sineu-
lar that 1t should take considerable
longer to repeal the secession ordinance
in North Carolina than in Soath Caro-
lima, which at the outset Of the rebellion
and throughout its continuance, was so
much more active and bitter in support
of the secession heresy. But the final
action on the ordinance. in. both States
was unanimous, whiehis @ good token
of returning reason. ~.s. s-gs~gror
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-12

BAPTIST CHURCH AT SUTToN The
Baptist Church in Sutton Corner is in a
thriving condition. Since the death Of
Elder Harris about year since, the
church has been without regular preach
ing, until June last, when Elder G. Z.
Heath was engaged as permanent min
lister. Under his labors the church b rs
been growing in numbers, and the con-
gregation largely increasing. The aver
age number in attendance, per Sunday,
through the month of August and Sep
tember, was 2l6. Last Sunday the con-
gregation numbered 316. The town of
Sutton numbers 987 people. When we
consider this fact, and that there are
also two other churches in town where
regular preaching is supported, we must
say that a congregation of SIC, or nearly
one third of the entire population of the
town, is high compliment to Mr.. Heath
as minister, as well to the town as a
church going people, In Lyndon. out
of population Of 100 it is safe to say
that not over 800, or less than one-fifth
of the whole, are in church at the same
time, and that is probably about the av-
erage proportion of church goers in the
State, The example of Sutton is well
worthy Of imitatlou.-IIrmoHt (Lg,adonJ
TrU50v
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-12
Longevity of Temperance Men.

Let US call over the honored roll of
the early advocates, and note the facts.
Lyman Beecher, Heman Humphrey,
President Hitchcock, S. V. S. Wilder,
DR.. Mussey, iona, Kttteridge, Rev. DR..
Hewett John Tappin, DR.. Justin Ed
wards. The death of the last named
if recollect Alright, while travelling on
q mission Of mercy in one of the Mid
die or Southern States. The other
eight, two or three of whom still live,
all passed their eightieth year. Rev. Drs.
Storrs, of Braintree, Ide of Medwsy,
Smell of North Brookfeld, and Cooley,
West Granville, all took early and
strong ground against the drinking Gus
toms Of their people, and the liquor
traffic. They fought the battle man
fully, periling their places by their bold
ness, thoroughness, and persistence, and
what was the result? They secured
such hold on the confidence and atfec-
tions Of tbc people, tnaU IN our age of
change these men never changed their
places Their lifelong ministry has
been with the people Of their first set
tlement. All passed the eightieth year.
Two of them still live to enjoy tae we'll
earned confidence aud unabated affec-
tiOn OF their eopie |. NJ, Sargent,
whose brain and pen has made more
numerous and valuable contributions to
the literature OF the enterprise than
those of any other man on this conti-
nent has passed his eightieth year, and
still retains, in an eminent degree, both
bodily and mental vigOr. That old hero
of many battles in this war, Rev. John
PierpOnt, is over eighty, an still doing
excellent service in the Treasury De
Hunt, whose voice has been heard all
over the New England and Middle
States in the advocacy of the cause, is,
| think, over eighty, and he served
through the late war AS chaplain OF a
Pennsylvania regiment. Right up to
the front, many OF the mos terrific
battles ever f&1gnr on earth the good
man was found doing his duty among
the wounded and dying among flying
shot and shell, and when the battle and
the day were done finding needed rest
i'll the tents, wrapped in his blanket,
with his brOnzed soldier boys, who al
most worShipped him Such is the rec
ord OF 50 many OF the early friends OF
our cause ia this country.
Then in Connecticut there was Chief
Justice Williams, one of our earliest
and most devoted friends, and Benjamin
Silljman. one OF the most distinguished
teachers of natural science in this coun-
try. Both passed their eighteth year
before they passed to their lasting rest
from labors. More than three fourths
Of the early champions of the temper
auce cause in New England, who at
tanned distinction sufficient to be known
throughout tie country as the friends
Of the cause, from 1878 to 1830-so far
as have been able to learn, passed their
eighthieth year. Let the advocstes OF
alcoholic stimuiants,b by many held to be
the very milk of age, show us better
record than we can show of the early
friends of ahstinence-sO far as con
Germs mental development, usefulness
in life, and longevity JeweH.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-12


AuGUsTE BELMoNT.-A good story is
told Of this prominent New York banker
and politician. lie is q somewhat pas
sionate man, and considerably profane.
Once he had confidential clerk at whom
he blazed away one morning at a fearful
rate. The man listened quietly till Bel
mont got through, and then said he
would not stay and be sworn at, though
he was q poor man. Belmont asked the
clerk what he would remain for, and let
him talk as he pleased. After thinking
Of the matter short time, the man
said that if the salary was increased
from twenty-five hundred to four thou
sand dollars, he could stand it. "You
shall have it, d--h you," said Belmont,
and the tradition goes not only that he
gave the man the money, but never
cursed him again at all. a
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-12

ag Gov. Pierpon. Of Virginia has an
sWered, in a public note, some questions
as to the eligibility Of candidates to
Congress. He thinks 1t painful to have
these questions raised, now that the Vir-
ginians show SO general disposition to
return to thelG duty as loyal citizens !;
but he is confident Congress will not
repeal the test oath, and thinks it will
look like persistence in rebellion to sup
port men 4or Congress who cannot take
the OATH. The press Of Richmond unan-
imouslXi take the same ground, and the
ineligible candidates are withdrawing.
The probability now Is that Virginia
viii elect no member who cannot take
tho oath. .tsuAa. .s ss azw ah