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honor, and q needless and inexcusable
cruelty to the aching hearts in forty thou
sand loyal homes. The country expects
from the President, from tho Cabinet and
from Congress, some immediate and etfsc-
tive action. The responsibility cannot be
evaded or shuHed of from one to another.
Il there ere any better and wiser measures,
in Gods name .e. them be adopted. i
not, there is a demand, in tones which
ought to be very audible in Washington.
foi an immediate General Exchange, or
Immediate Retaliation il kind upon Rebel
officers. 4. D. r.
New York, Feb 2, 1865.
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Mr Richard Montgomery. an ene;neer :

New York, proposes to build railroad
upon pillars Of corrugatad iron to run aiong
both sides of Broadway. at tho heigh!h Of
tho second floors Of the best class OF stores.
He clains that such a road would COST less
than million dollars, and could be com
pleied in three months, without, during
that time or afterwards, interfering with
recommend this plan to New Workers, who
gay such enormous rents. He suggests
that the read shall be connected, nj the
street corners. with walk or second-s.ory
pavement to b: run along the entire front
Of broadway by private enterprise; and
thus there would be created = double tier
Of shops where NOW only a single tier eK-
lists y - rule.
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time member Of the Presbyterian church
il Chicago. He had not united with church
aimee his removal to Washington.
With but one or two exceptions, no
city ~ thss tragedy, and seldom has 80
much sympathy been aroused as was last
night connifessed for all concerned in this
terrible affair Warrington Chronicle.
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RAILROADS.
old and Only Re,sabl. Route East,
---------..--.--------.--....----.--...----.--.

From Burlington 70 Chicago Je..cit. T,s.a
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. Baltimore, New Ye.f
and all othe, Eastern and Son e IsSteru CftJes
Passengers leaving Eurlinsto-4 on the en- 4
NJ. train oonuec: at NeEdots VIII tha LiiSo.s
Central Railroad North and South -and 81 ca, 5
&C, both The Noon aId Eyeil&ng trains. E,s.,
trains connect with 81 .se get. ..8steru Sc b.
vos-6 routes, n-Tit n. e. e. T.. va netyo,t. v
8 f. K. via Toledo -s,.sbE-,. and 1T Ws;ns
& L VIA Fl Wayne. q Wh4f.1 ,,stssrse-r -,
.aTe their choice.
Only twenty cor-e -cGi Bu--Is.ar 10 -c,e,c.
Thirteen nou-s aEegd ~ AIy Gs.1Gg route ~.
Burlington.
Baggage checked sasough e L1sruit Nas.~
Fails and New York, Eo;toI. -olecc, Dsnirt
BcSalo. Pittsburgh a.no Philadelphia.
Tickets for this eyea. Eiste,.-- Il fare n,
sale at OLturnwa, Fairfield, a. treassct ara
the Ticket Gtfce cC-Ee, Gron. I'D NsteS st-ee.,
Burlington.
slesplrg Cara attsNne. 10 II. Wight t.a,ny.
Fare " low s& az c.:.e, rCE.e.
RI ECSHOEC
jAri.6ptf. Gen. AgeI. 6. =, &C Il.
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TILL l834-we have citizens who have been
here since 1es2-tha: Iowa was admitted
into the Union in 1851 She came in in
lS46. It strikes US the Times blurders
little.
The small pox continues to prevail a.
Kelkuk.
The wells IN the vicinity Of Ind:snola are
nearly dry IN consequence ofthe winter
drouth now prevailing.
F1RR-on last Saturday afternoon q
frame house In the southern part Of town,
the residence Of J. w. Harvey. was d;soov-
cred TO be ON Gre. and before anything
could TO done 70 prevent. the Esmes had
gained such Roadway that the building was
! buraed lie the ground. We learn tia. /.
Originated by " ocd that was lying near The
stove catching FIRE. yise family we're away
from home al the time. Bu. little house
hold furnltnse was saved. No Insurance.
Ho.1e JoarnuS.
HssNK ELEc11oN.-At the recent election
e od:cer- for the First National Bank ! the
! following gentlemen were chosen:
DirectO.s-P Saunders. J Nj Kibbsp. o
Paass;ps, r Patterson, w g saunders. II
Amber. L Penn. Chas Snider and ii 8
| Clarke.
! y. Saunders was re- elected President ~. d
| Il. {. Clarke Cashier. Home Journal.
! Jef Davis has written love letter "a
! South Cerpiira.
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he heads Q. Sawyer and Flynn, and they
never did.
One day last summer :he Richmond su-
:horities received . letter running in this
tain negye soldiers Of the United States xt
work on your Notifications under IRE. I
heyeby inform you"-what? THAT pro-
test AKA. ms. i,7'' No. "That propose to
Gppoin: commissioners 20 adjust it7'' No.
THAT we viii re.aliate unless you stop itf"
Nc. But ~ hereby inform you that have
placed an equal number OF your officers at
work on my fortitcs,ions under fire, and
shall keep then, there til you extend to the
negro soldiers the treatment due TO prison
ers Of war. And have the honor 70 be
cir, very respectfully, your obediect ser.
want. benjamin F. Butler, Major General
COMMANDING" Before that days sun
went down in Richmond the negroes were
put back Ia Libby Prison, with the other
prisoners Of war. aad they never wero
placed In tho Notifications afterwards.
this subjeot. know that there are embar-
easements attesaingis; and that no mans
ipSs d:1it oan afford certain solution Of
the problem. Bn.thers IL no time fox do
lay. Our Salisbury prisoners dlo Mt the
rate OF Is per cont 8 month. They enlist In
the Rebel Rrrny-driven there ny hunger
and oo.d 3. an equal rata. Aside from, all
considerations OF humanity. as portion Of
our military power Trey aro being extin-
gulshed at tho rate Of Is per cent a month
Ian argument which even Mr.. Stanton
must appreciate.
We enforce from tho soldier his duty to
tho Government. When he fails in 1t we
shoot him. Are there those who forget that
the Government owes corresponding
duty, and one equally binding, TO the soi-
d;er-the duty OF protsction7
Ifthis question is postponed and dallied
with, 1t Wall 30. C stain upon tho nations
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80 - ~
SHORTEST, QUICKEST AND FIST ROUTE
TO CHICAGO, NEW YORK. BOSTON.
PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE
ST. LOUIS AND CINCINNATI, AND
10 ALL POINTS IN ILLINOIS,
INDIANA. MICHIGAN, OHIO
AND GANAIla
On and after August 18th TWO DAILY TRArys
Will leave and arrive az follows:
LEAVE OTTUMwA: ARRIVE AT CHICAGO:
i Se oeiossk 4 ~ 7: :5 e oeoek IN
Connecting at Galesbrre with the NORTHERN
CROSS RAILROAD for Quincy; at Mendoza
with the ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD Nr
Galena, Dunleith, for 81. Louis and Cairo at Ery.
lington with fast sailing Packets for
MONTROSE, kECEUk and ST. LOUIS
sPECYAV. NOTICE.
Passengers from Southern ZIG Western Iowa
by tax ing the B. q n. K. r. r. reach Cnicsso
twelve hours ahead Ct any o!n.- route.
EUY YOUR TICKETS VA IlfIs ROUTE.
To shippers Of Live Stock.
Stock Trains will rnE Ieguia-!y. leaving daily
Sunday excepted. -Eese Trans lave all fie
rights OF Passenger Trains, thus .Esuring dee-
patch and consequently avoiding al those ves.
atious delays that are cons.&I-l. occurring On
other routes.
sides oI the Mississippi, close by the Ferry, ard
Drovers will find there anything .aey could Win
for the accomm oGaticn OF the5T stock
Through contracts gwen to f'nsaago and New
York. Fl. TKIELsGtJ, S.pe,ir nden:.
4 +. HOaFORD,
Gen. Western agent. C.sH. d RE-
oct7-wtf
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Much Of the butter which has been hs,s
in Vermont for sometime past 10 realize
rise 70 seventy-five cents pound, is nor
selling at thirty, and cheese that brnuch.
twenty Eve cents is now being SOLD at IT,.
teen.
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Unity MILES STAGING SAVED
lNosV Open 10 Oauna,N. so 1f:les further Wea a4a
any other Is..!rOad in jtreO.
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CHICAGO. BURLINGTON & QUINCY
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Jef Davis has written u love letter 20
South Carolina.
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Webe.e- Comfy gives $500 to every man
who volunteers, and is scesedi.ed 70 that
co-nty. E-..,e- comfy s5co &C. Black
hawk %seo 90; Clinton $500 GO; Cedar 500 %.
The Guthrie Lc6ge, says there IS great
iraproveme-. Il the quality Of s.ooe, coal
fo.nd in The pane-a coal banks. /. pre-
ssn.s about as good en- appearance, and
burns sboa. IS wei, ..s Pennsylvania coal.
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1UuO ~ JIG p21oeu8eyO WetO 11lle0 - .
miracle. Several were dangerously wound
ed. E. w. Huick, the express mes senger
between Dubuque and Chicago received
severe injuries. Two Or three Of the cars
were badly smashed - Dubuque Tines, lse
G. g Wilson he's oommenced tho publi-
cation a. Pslla Of q paper entitled the
Blade.
The Journal says, the subscription to Ii
7:a0 q. &. Lean through the First National
Bank Of Mt. Pleas.nt for the month Of
january amounted 70 ninety six taousand
dollars.
Tho Jourxaz records The death Of Edward
spry, respected offices Of nj. Pleasant,
who died sud denly from hesrt disease
MERIT EEwAaoED.--D. }. Mccoy. a
young man, and formerly res'dent Of VA
county. who started COZ IL tho Oh Eegi'
ment Of Iowa Infantry, second Sergeant
has risen 10 the d ajo,Rhipo: that Req es1t
!, Mr.. MCCOY Is young man Of fine ABILITY
and true sosdieriy bearing. His promotion
which refeets great crcditpa himself III
very gratifying to bis mkny fTsenGs al
lome.-Abb;a Union.
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APPROACH OF THE CHoLEHA.-A
Washington despatch of the 18th says:
."Ihe news from ,Europe which was
received at thc State Department. YES
teroiay seems to dispcl all doubt about
the steady Westward progress of the
cholera. 1t halreached the Island of
Malta in the Mediterranean Sea, South
Of Italy, where it was raging with
great violence and with terribly fatal
effect. It was also prevailing in the
form of the most malignant epidemic
at Constantieoplc, and it was hourly
expected at Odessa, on the Northern
shores of the Black Sea, near the C1i-
mea. There can be no doubt now that
this terrible scourgc will soon reach
the Western countries of Europe, and
it is more than probable that it will
cross the Atlantic. II the sanitary
condition OF our sca-board cities was
what it ought to be. there might not
he grulnS for much alarm on the sub
j-ct. baltimore IS prepared for, the
terrible visitor. But for Washington,
the MteUiGencer 4 day or two ago. said;
I'VE ashuddcr to contemplate the
scenes that must he witnessed III Wash
ington ii the cholera should make it's
appearance here in the present condi-
ton of the city" The city authorities
are moving in the matter, lRt they
Will have to move with mpit t#y and
decision, for there is IN Hcrcalean
task before them,
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ORITuARv

JAslES L. LATTA. born Julyl9, 1927. de-
parted this life at pcndlctoi, IS. c., aged
nearly thirty-cight years.
IL, WAS graduated at Yale College il the
Year 1917. Born of Scotch-Irsh i're.bvtu-
rian l'arcnta3c, he received the seal OF the
covenant in Ills early nfancy, and was
trained rp i'll the fear Of the Lord. In the
year =. ne profr.;scd his faith in the Re-
tccmcr of sinners. at pcndlvton. joined the
church at that place, under the pastoral
care of Rev. Dr.. McBrycc, andnot long be-
fore Ei' own dcceasc, Was made a Ruling
Christian from the time Of his first convcr-
sion. The effects OF grace upon his whole
character and lfc We're very marked. Ii
spfts ned and swcctcncd his temper; it made
HIM humble <ts little child; it wcancd him
from the world with all it's attractions and
charms: it made him patient mtlcr suffer
lnSs prosractcd through years Of declining
health; it made him liberal to the poor and
to every good and worthy object: it caused
linn to grow rapidly and constantly in the
grace of giving. Few rich inem have ever
learned better than James r. Lat tt the lux
my of doing good and how ti,c greatest
qualification which wealth can afford is in
many cases that which it purchases when
given awa%. He was q man Of energy, i'll
dustry aul public spirit, such as neither
Church nor State afford to lose at q
time like the present. His dcatl, was very
characteristic WAS calm andiull Of peace
and of hope as became the close of such a
life. Just forty-:ivc minutes before one
o'clock. on the morning OF the 23d May,
1865, Immortal daylight dawncI npoh his
spirit. His wcaricd frame rests sMcctly III
the lowly bed onr Saviour has i,!,sscd FOR
all his people. Nor wifi, noi ronS, nor Sis
ter, nor mother. would recall him to the
soyrowiul scc., " this mortalhfc. Mark
the pecfcc. s...n ana behold the upright,
Chat IL til ..sied and completed subject
"a Dl, ~. ..''. g. the r,l" hat man is
p sc. H. l.. j.
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g. e. Chichester,
REAL ESTATE BROKER

q. E. Chichester,
REAL ESTATE BROKER.
IS HROID SHEET, lIIaHLESyD
4 GENT fnr the purchase and sale Of
~ REAL ESTATE i'll any of the Southern
States.
For the REPAIRING, RENTING, &C., of
city property.
Owners of property in Charleston, un-
a7oidably detained i'll the up country, can
have their property taken care of and
promptly attended to by sending to above
a Power OF Attorney, TO assume control of
the same, until the owncr's return. Infor
nation AS to the ,coudition uf property in
l'trSAcby shells, aEu Otherwise. with prnbs-
hlc<xprl.scof repairing. sent on application
"a Wanted To purchase, for parties
seeking investment Of Hca! Estate, in South
Carolina, several !1.ANIATlONS, IL work
ing order i'll the upper portion Of the State.
.Alr 5 16
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Willis s. Chisoi1,a,
Factors, Commission Merchants,
AND SHIPPING -AGEGTS.
CHEICS, Mills HOUSE

Cftlt'b, MlIiS HOUSE.
CHAHL;.:-IOE, S. {.
T.. WILLIS. A. Il. c1I15oI.M
WILL. attend to The pnrci.:.,,., sale am
w Shipment (io furr;.:n ;;.ri domestic
ports( "f COTTON. E4ui sLUMEEk,
NAVAL STOEES:to the collect ON Of Drafts,
Purchase and Sale of all Securities Goa
Slgnmcnts Ut Vessels solicited.
REFERS to:
Messrs. John Fraser Il Co., Charleston,
IS. c..
Mcssrs. Geo. W. Williams & Co.. g
Messrs. George \. Hopley u Co., &C
George Schley, EsV., Augusta, Ga.
Il. $. Mctcalf, Esq, 6 &C
Mcssrs. Clark, Dodge 4 Co., New York.
McsS:s. Murray " Nephew, 6
p,nn. MDs7'>, L. W. Clark & c19 Philadelphia
M.ssrs. Pcnlc:sast. Fcnwick g. Co., Bal
timorc. Md.
Mcssrs. Samuel Harris & Sons. Baltimore,
Md. Aug IS 26
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hereafter, the Auction and General Com
mission Eiistlc:,., d'rac by us will I've con-
Quoted ~ Acs>rs. HCTSON ZEE x co.
Aug IL IEA!.Y, SCOTT X BRUINS.
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4 Box E'LcGGEp TO DEAT1-. A rc:i-
dent OF Harlem informs the 7rid,ue
that a boy of fourteen years, the only
soa Of his widowed mother, committed
Il petty offence, for which his employ
er-caused him to be sent to the House
Of Refuge, where fosging was aimi-
nist2rcd that caused the lads death.
The informant adds: ''Stretchcl ON a
box, he was logged Oh hisarrival, and
the castigation was repeated when he
did not or could not perform the task
allotted to him. Death came with so
little warming. or the summons of the
mother to the dying bed of her boy
was so long delayed, that she arrived
only to sec the lust gasp Of him who,
h" few days before, had entered that
institution Il hale and handsome boy.
There was not a dry.eye, says /, spec
t;:!or, at the agony of that mother
when size denounced the nen who had
scourycd her boy to death"
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BY Te1eBraph.
Stormy Cabinet Session.

WAsH1FGToN. August IA long
Cabinet Was held to-day, and report
say; a rather stormy one The presi-
cents reconstruction policy is under
ateoG to have been discussed in all it's
length and breadth, and his determi-
nation to adhere to it and to carry it
out, regardless Of opposition or con
sequences, emphaticau y announced.
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COPARTNERSEIP.

COLUMBIA. AUGUST Is. 1868.
|1Nlir. TnCer>G Gh, q, having, furnlc.1 husi
!:cS' connection with the firm of
A:.N:.i, SCOTT 4 BRUINS, under the stylc
VI VI w. ~ .SoN LEI: X CO, for the pnr,us. If
e"n"'!r,hS "Il AcGlluN, GENEkAL COM
ftsl;,rcitully solicis the patronage of the
P""hc: HUISON LEE.
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Wanted to Purchase,

Ia VOID ard SILVER. Apply to
~ Aug II DC EHFC Z WAITER.
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The T:xAs FRONTIER. Con
zales hluic,' :avs:
''Ihr frontier counties have been
reduced to poverty, in the way of cat
lie. Thousands have been driven off
to Kansas. One man alone lost /, 900
ont of 25, 900 head"
We have no doubt of thecorrcctncss
Of these statements, and had the IN
Yui,r1' added that tens OF :h housands
had been stolen and driven oil to Mex
leo, the picture would have been more
complete CnhIo GlccNe.
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Gen. breckenridge, eS-Secrctary Of
War III the rebel Government. had ar-
rived at southampton by the West
India mail It amer Shannon.
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a. L. SOLOMON
General Commission Merchant

S'coM Poor ti'rm &'ir''' Housc, Piain street
COLUMBIA, s. c..
hEALER in foreign and domestic mcr
~ chandizc. The highest market price
paid for COTTON and COUNTRY PRO
DUCE III gold or currency. Consignmcuts
solicited, which will receive my usual promp,
attention. Refer 10
G. II. Cr,lmp a. Co. augusta. Ga,
l.ahochc * Bell, Savannah, Ga,
Gibhon Il Co.. Charleston, s. c..
h"",pman 4 Phelps, Charlotte, n. c.,
Ful!cr W;lkcrsun, Lcasbnrg. n. c.,
L. Z. Richardson. Ec&d.yllc, y. c.,
James X. Lea. Yanccyville, n. c.,
Chambers Il tatrick, Daavillc. Va,
rTowl:ly 4 Co., Petcr,DnrS, Va.
Kent, Paine {. GO. ,Hichmond Va.
Aug ST
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SOlREE llTSIC(LE,

A 7 The solicitation sof numerous friends
~ ~ - aMi rltl%n;'s, M"ssrs. CLAYTON and
!S>EkfEL will give rc,rti,ion Of th'.;,
IN ENTERTAINMENTS on next NGND\Y
EVENING, 21st instant Instead of Friday
evening, Us annuunrcd; on which occasion
they will "t."r 4 NEW PROGRAMME. c,,,-
tanIn:, selections from the most ,unnjS,
composers. "a Particulars and proSr name
Si'I III -NolluaN lSYllc. Aug Is 2
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-10-19
&. A. BRAITON,
ATTORNEY 1T Law aud
Near hnr, Ohio.

Being licensed by tue Q. S., for the purpos
] will attend 70 the prosecution and collection
ur evsry description OF claims against tn
Untol States, and State of Ohio, Including the
Moran raid claims. ........-, = a 4.
Bounties aud rrearaSes Of Pay
....E q Procured .sEI<t.
PENSIONS for wounded and disabled SOL
diers AMI sclmen, aud for the heirs of soldiers
und seamen who have died aud been Killed in
the service. | would say to my friends. that
how'll attend promptly 10 their business and
moderate terms. o. " .'.-i 'J ~
June l6th 1864. -...,..-, ......,.rs
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-10-19
Men and women.

Women may talk Of their Inherent
rights as much as they please, but
they can't Oyerc)me nature-they
may preach about the quality Of the
sex, but they can't overcome facts
aud Origiustions. Men and oaks
were made to be twiusd, aud women
aud ivy wers made to twine about
them Though an equality were to
be established bet ween calico anu
cashmere tu m rrow, i. would not be
a week before all the officers wuulll
be men, and all the soldiers women
Females are perfectly wiling to g
ahead, provided the men go ErSt.-
Set fire to a steamboat, AMI not a
yard Of dimity will bulge till cassi
mere sets the example, So long ~
the men cling to the vessel, the wo
men will clirg to the men But il
the mon will plunge overheard,
chimisettes plunge too. As We said
before, reformers may prate as they
may aoout equal rights, bat can't
alter the regulation o. Col. 1t is as
impossible tor women to cut them
selves loose from men as it is for steel
dust to free itself from its attachment
to a magnet.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-10-19
The Blacka moor.

E,op, who has u fable illustrative
of every phase oflife, has left US one
appropriate to the etf'rt now on foo
tc erect svery negro iutI voe nnl to
make him the white m,r'S eqial. -
Esop says:
IA certain man having bought a
blachamoOr, was go simple az to
think that the color Of his skin was
only dark and fifth, which he had
contracted for want Of due care under
his former master. This fault he
imagined might easily BE- removed. -
So he ordered lhs poor black to be
put into "A tub, and was at considera-
Die charge in providing ashes. soap,
and saruh5iug brushes for the oper
alton. To work they went, rubbing
and conring bis skin oil over, but IL
no manner Vi purpose, for when they
had reported their washings several
times, and were grown quite weary
in all they got by it was that the
wretched Blackamoor canght cold
and died" p. @ .r.. a1
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-10-19
Inhuence OF "a Newspaper

A school teacher, who has baan n
long time engaged in hrs profession.
and witnessed the influence OF a
newspaper upon the minds ofa fam
lily OF children, writes as follow1:
| have fonGd it tina univeral fact,
without exception, that those scholars
OF both sexes and OF all ages. who
have had access to newspa pers ut
home, when compared With those
who have not. are: 4. J7... .!#
/. Better readers. excelen. in
pronunciation, and consequently real
more understandlngly.
2. They are better spellers, and
defue words with ease and accura-
cy.
3 They obtain practical kno W.
edge Of geography in almost half tn
time il requires others, as the news
paper has male them amlliar witn
the location ofthe i'm mportant places,
nations, their governments and d.
Jugs on the g.u5e.
4 They are better granmtrian1.
Tor having becnm. 80 talnilier with
every ~ Style intha new,I'sper, from
rho ao'"m II place Advertisement t.
tut finished and classical ora,ion o.
the statesmen, they more rra Fly
comprehend the meaning Of text, AMI
consequently analyze its COP p.tructon
wife accuracy. ....H .
5. They write better comp Istora
using better language, conta min ;
more thoughts, more clearly aud
conn,c edly expressed, 100 l.
6. Those young men who have
FIR years been readers of the news
papers are always taking the lead in
debating societies, exhibiting more
extensive knowledge upon greater
variety OF subjects, and expressing
their views with greater hueucy
clearness and correctness in their use
OF language. a.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-10-19

1Prhe South Carolina cores
pondent Of the BJston Advertiser, 4
Republican paper, writes to it t.as
follows, respecting the temper OF the
Southern people:
It is idle and foolish--more, it is
false and cruel, to urge or argue that
there is danger of further armc re
sistance to the authority ofthe q "
ernment in South Carolina. The
argument against the restoration Of
the State to political fellowship must
rest on other grounds. 1t can re-: on
bases without losing any its
siren 9Th, too know there We, u
score OF ex Confederate officers in tho
convention. Doesn't that indica . II
rpiritl may be querid For my p rr,
| wish every offios in .he State CO I'D
be filled with late rebel off ;ers. 1t
is the universal testimony Of eyaty
officer OF our own troops with Wi Z
have conversed, from the comm
ding General down, as we'll as Of ev-
cry Northern man two months rst
dent in the State, that the late reh i
officers are OF better disposition -.
ward the Government, toward N ,r'h.
erners. toward progression, than any
other class of citizens.