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The Black Republican., 1865-04-22

The PRESIDENT AND THE OFFICE HUNTERS
according to numerous letter-writers and
1.-THE Northern press, Washington is pretty
,weH overrun at present with office-seekers,
and the Presidents recent visit to the front
twas probably as much to gain brief
Irespite from the prosecutions of these patri~
sotic gentry as to make peace with the rebels
Zone letter says:
Members of the late Congress, who were
laid aside by their constituents for reasons
best known to themselves, and doubtless
satisfactory are on hand in full force, ana
appear to think they have claims above az
|others, though few beside seem to concede
!the preference The limited number OF
places to be filled renders the scramble more
Iexciting, and there will be Of necessity
|many disappointed ones when the cara -
|flled, The determination of the PresidenI
Ito make no changes as general rule, with
|out cause, has disappointed many expectant
Zones, but will doubtless be satisfactory Dc
|the party at large, as a general change OF
soffice-holders would not only be detrimen1taL
Ito the interest of the Government Dnt as
Fastrous to any administration that should
Eattempt it-offending vastly more than sucn
Ia course could possibly conciiiate
The Black Republican., 1865-04-22

.. U. BrOWer, Jonas g. IeWeI,a
We are indebted to Secretary Brewer fo
his politeness in giving up his desk, during
the latter part of the meeting, to our use.
BY the time the meeting adjourned, at
o'clock the crowd had swelled immensely
and there must have been at least eigh
thousand persons present.
The Black Republican., 1865-04-22

VICE PRESIDENTS.
E. II Durell, Thos M. Wells,
r. K. Howell, Geo. S. Denison
W. w Handlin, J. T. Barrett,
w. r. Fish Sam'l H. Torrey,
j. S. Walton, NJ. Lara.
Nj +. Bonzano A. Casabat,
Alfred Shaw John Purcell,
j. B. Carter, T. A Woolfley,
w. M. Abbatt, DR.. Edward Hart
Jas. Graham, John White,
j. Nj. G.. Parker Geo. W. Bolster,
Charles Beaman, W. w. James,
F. M. Crozat, John McNair,
Thos P. May, D. E. MandelI,
William Baker, Benjamin Campbell,
j. w. Thomas. A w. Hodge,
Charles Smith s. Straight,
w. 81. Hire S. D. Moody,
e. Hiestand, Edmund Goldman,
S. Belden, John P. Montamat,
A. g. Hills. V. Hebert,
z. Getchell, 6. A. Fosdick,
j. P. Horner, R B. Benson,
j. M, Norris, E. Heath.
The Black Republican., 1865-04-22

SPEECH OF DIR, D0STIE.
The Black Republican., 1865-04-22

MASS MEETING AT THE CITY HALL.
The Black Republican., 1865-04-22


A CITY ELECTION DEMANDED.
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Capture of Mr. Davis.

In HE dispatch OF Gen. Wilson, annonn-
cling the capture Of MIR. Jefferson Davis, we
iad this passage:
"The cgplorS report tha, Re hastily put on
one of his wife's dresses, and started for
the woods, closely followed By our men,
who al FIRST thought him q woman, but see
ing his boots while he was running, they
suspected his sex al once"
General Wilson, il will be observed, does
not authenticate that story. On the contrary,
he throws doubi on it, by declining to Tell it
on his own authority, or TO repeat II in any
form more worthy Of credence than some
cayalryman's tale Stories, however, lose
nothing By travelling, and. accordingly, we
6nd the "Tepou" IN quesiion circulated
through the country as positive fact, with
al the authority that should be supposed to
attach TO a bulletin OF the Secretary of
War Mr. Stanton does not hesitate to
slsle positively that Mr.. Davis was cap
lnred while "atempling 10 escape in his
wife's coihealp
General Wissn leaves as free TO exercise
our Judgment as 10 the statement that Mir
Davis was taken in disgnise. The "rePori,"
which be repeats as such, is, like auy other
repor,, open 70 the test of probability, and
becomes, therefore, liable 10 The cantra1ic-
,ion which il rleeis in the character of Mr.
Jefferson Davis. man OF dignity Of char
scter man OF great personal pride. and
both OF these sustained by sense OF the
propriely OF his position, IS the elected
representative OF millions OF his country
men, the 'rePert" lha, be condescended TO
the peuiest evasion Of runaway is, we
have very liule doubt, base invention
But Mir. Davis is said TO have, when puf-
sued, "brandishsd bowie knife" This as
serlion was put, we have very little doubt,
asa part of The ''reporG" in which General
Wilson refers TO the story of Mr Davis'5
Disguise In that belief we have very llule
hesitation in declaring it.a fabrication In-
deed, on lis face, il is in very suspicious
keeping with that fond ideal, the Southern
man OF Black Republican representation,
who s always either picking his teeth with
hai weapon, or Ike Malay, running a
muck" at all he meets, ''branGishins a
bowie knife" Self possessed courage is
one of the virtues which even his bteresi
! personal enc emies accord to Dir Davis. No
bfawer, no svsggerer is he, bu, man oi
unshrinking bravery; and, We therefore,
must, under tbs lishl Of his character con
clude that, once satisfied that he was 10
presence o: Overwhelming force, he sob-
miusd with the csimness Of true courage.
and with the grace OF innate dignity I
Daily Ne,cS.
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WoFBIsG BUTTER.-l Judge that more bot
ter is injured 10 the process of working"
as it is termed, than by any other means
II is rightly assumed that the buuermilk
must be entirely sepraled from the butter;
out Ihi, may be effected in various ways-
II performed with the lade or roller the
grains or elobuIes Of the butter are very
likely TO De seriously injured, rendering the
butter as whole salyy or oily, and great
ly damaging the favor. Besides his meth
cd OF freeing the butter from the buuer-miIk
often takes away the brine as veil as milk
leaving the butter TOO fresh. Then more
salt is added whichwill remain in the bot
ter, partly held in solution, and partly not,
unless the already over worked butter is
put through the rolling and ladeling process
again. Hence my conclusion that the bet
Ter way is 10 have the butter come hard.
and wiihliile butter milk (which can.always
lie done il one has the right sort OF churn,
and supply OF ice, )and wash out the buter-
milk with cold water ilhe colder the better, }
and afterwards work the butter only snfi.
cieuily to Eave the salt evenly distributed
through it.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

Mas. WARRES PoRTER, of Greenfield Mass,
who has been in condition resembling
sleep for eighteen weeks, awoke few
days ago. She states that it wss the will Of
God thai she should go into that stats and
be revealed il as his will that she should
awake, and she swoss. She stated that
she has known all that has been said and
occurred in her presence. Somg pretty Sc
we're experiments have been used to bring
her tn consciousness, but she wilhs.ood
them all Hundreds Of physicians, qnacks,
clairVoyants, spirilualisis, and others have
visited her, Her disease is species of re-
ligicus insanity. She concluded that she
had walked up 100 quick, and went to
sleep again.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

To You've SMoE ERs. An eminent PhysiJ
clan writes the following:
Let me give two or three hints 10 boyd
who use tobacco. Tobacco has spoiled and
utterly ruined thousands Of boys, inducing
dangerous precocily, developing the pas1
sious, sofenins and weakening The bones.
and greatly injuring the spinal marrow, lhe
brain and the whole nervous system AL
boy who smokes, is rarely known TO max q
a man of much energy. | would pauicu-
larry warn boys, who want 10 rise in the
world TO shun tobacco as deadly poison.
A few weeks ago, youth arrived in this
city to prosecute his studies with view io
professional life week or two after his
arrival, he was seized with paralysis 10 both
legs, which advanced upward til nearly the
lower half OF his body was benumbed and
apparently liieless. There is no hope Of
his recovery. The cause of his disease
was tobacco smokiug-a habit which be
had early acquired; and persisted in 10 the
time OF has attack
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

To TAKE BRUIsEs oUToF F0REITURE.-Wet
the part with warm wafer; double a pieos
of brown paper five OF six times soak it, and
lay it on the place apply On that hot fiat
iron iiil the moisture is esaPoraied If the
braise be not gone, repeat The process
Generally after two or three applications,
the dent or bruse is raised to a level with
-ihe surface. Il tbs bruise be very small, /,
merely soak it with warm water, aud apply
red-hot poker near the surface keep ii
constantly wet, and in few minutes the
bruises will disappear.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

hioRs Mon LAw-The town OF Fairmonni|
West Virginia. was the scene OF some excite|
meut on Saturday night. The Wheeling
Register says:
Father Malone, Catholic priest reaches
that town on Saturday, morning, prepara,orj
10 entering upon his religious duties Aiiel
night be was waited upon by ccmmitie]
who made known to him the fact that ihed
were deputised TO INFORM him that he would
have to leave ;ewn. Fearing personal vio
lence, the reverend gentleman left on lh9
train on Sunday morning at two O'Clock, and
arrived here abou; daylight.
"At The commencement OF the war Fa;b,
er Malone assenled Willingness 10 take at
oath 20 suppor the Constitution of the Unit-
ed States but declined to take lhe oath pre-.
scribed by Pisrponts government, and lef
for Europe where be remained uniil a lev
months ego The reverend gentleman a
the commencement OF hostiii,ies was knowr
10 be conservative man, and by his advise
and inhuence prevented many men not on
IS from voting for the ordinance of seces
sion but entering the ranks Of the Soulherr
army"
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70 CensnmptiFss.

THE undersigned having been restored
TO healthlin few weeks, by very sim
pie remety, alter having suffered several
years, With a severe lung affection, and
thai dread disease. Cousnmpnon--is anx.
ions to make known 20 his fellow suferers
the means Of cure.
To all who desire ii, he will send a copy
of the prescription used--free of charge
with the directions for preparing and using
the same, which they will find sure cure
for Consum pIion, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Colds, Sc. The only object Of the adver-
0seV1n sending the Prescription IS 70 bene
fit The afflicted, and spread Information
which he concsiyes to be invaluable and
he hopes every sufferer will Try his remedy
as twill cost them nothing, and prove a
blessing.
Parties wishing the prescription will
please address,
REV. EDWARD 4. WILSON,
Williamsburg, Kings County, New York
February IS, ls65--3mo.
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Oil Wells.

There is nothing more uncertain than
oil well. II il gfaciousy chooses TO do 81
il yields oil in great quantities, bot if j,
will be perverse no amount OF coaxing vi
draw out the oleaginous treasure. Neiihe
can il be safely predicted that well whic
yields dozen barrels to-day will yield on [
Tomorrow. They have well in Aiheu
county, Ohio, says correspondent of III
Cincinnati -Gazeite, which when sunk
the oil rock, suddenly spotted forth. such
stfeam OF oil as 10 threaten the oleaginouI
overflow OF all The country. But after
short tine the flow snbsiGed, and from III
reservoirs hastily constructed in the ground
one hundred barrels were collected SincI
that there has been but one we'll ihd
blows as the workmen express ii. Thd
well, soor after being opened, began d
te throw out oil to the height OF twenty fee +
bot only lasted for short time. Last suR|
mer. FOR p coasidersble time il observed
regular period of iwen'y four and one-haI
hours between these blows, each day TIL
phenomenon occurring hall an hour late
than on the previous day. AT last, whe|
the time for lis blowing reached far into ih|
night it lost i,s regularity, and now eeen'
to be governed by no law, bat still keeu
blowing almos, daily. When supplied viii
pump and engine it siubbornly refused u
yield at sl, and the engine and pump wer|
taken away when the well resumed il
blowing
From another well nothing was gotten I'd
several weeks but waller Alter being sunI
and giving The usual indications of oil,
was iubed aud prepared for pumping. II
the dismsy of the company only water " 4
obtained as the result of the ira day1
work. Wafer abnnddnily flowed the sec
/ ond day, but no OIL. The third day wa
/ but a repetition OF the first two. aud ih
| member Of the company, however, sud
eesied the idea that the water might be e.
hausted by constant pumping and that the
| oil might be ob,ained. Being an obsiinat
nan, his counsel prevailed, aud day an
night, wiihou, ceasing, the t;reless engin
I pumped water whole fortnight Still nj
oil Another fortnight, and only water sp
1 pearsd another and another, when loI
/ The flow OF water ceased, and The flow 4
I oil began Eight weeks OF constant cling
( ing to a theory brough, triumph TO the ob
( siina'e member and a reward to the Who'll
company On one occasion since, whe
( for some reason the engine was stopped fo
bali an boar, il required nearly iweHty-fou
hoars pumping TO clear off the water
/ Again, when a belt broke, and caused
sioppaee Of fifteen minutes, The same thin
occurred. The we'll is now kept cons,antl
running aud produces from twelve 20 81
! teen barrels day
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

Lo, THE PooR BRIeADlAR We will sup
pose the war over and peace declared. To
do so is only looking little way into The
future. Peace being declared, and all things
having resumed their old time routine, what
is TO become of the caravan of political
Bngadier Generals, two-thirdS of whom
have Ioafed and Iiquored up al The expense
OF Uncle Samuel! Where will :he po1r
Brigadiers 60 to find comfort not 10 say
salary On training days, in times gone
by, BEigadier was an enormous being and
q matter OF awe a cooked hat, spurs, gold
lace,lo the gaping crowd, were fearfuIy and
msjesiically wonderful, Now Brgadier
is regarded in most instances as Joke, a
political sarcasm upon the military. Not
much more respect is paid his tide, 10
common conversation, than to that of an
Orderly Sergeant or a Drum Major. Alas
for the JieadieE Brindles.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

A gentleman who had married a second
time indulged in recurring TOO often in con-
versa,ion 70 the beauties aud yirEes of his
first consort. He had however barely dis
cstnmou, enough to discover that the sub
jeci was not an agreeable one to his present
lady.
Excuse me, madam, said he. & can
not help expressing my regrets for The dear
Departed
Upon my honor" said the lady, 'I can
mos, heartily affirm that am as sincere a
mourner tor her as you can ben
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TnE Nev York Tribune, not less earnestly

THK New York Tribune, not less earnestly
than other contemporaries forcihly saws:
The subscriptions 10 The Seven Thirty
Loan yesterday reachsd the enormous sum
OF SIS, l65 800. One banking house in this
city sent an order for S5, O39, 400, the largest
single subscription ever made to a Govern
ment loan in mis- country. Large subscTip-
iions were aiso received from other paris of
the country in single names, but large
proportion of them, undon biedly, go TO fill
orders from individuals The loan emphati-
caly is popular one,the people seeking in
II an investment for their surplus means
1t is not only a striking evidence of The faith
OF the people in the strength and preman-
cy Of the Government, of which, indeed.
there was never any doubt, but OF The gener.
al prosperity OF the country and oft rscup-
or alive energy alter four years exhaaslins
war. Ii foreign capitalists wantto invest
our National loan they had be beiierbs quick
about it for at The rate at which it is now
going American Bonds will not be long in
the market except at high premium"
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24
GUS BOYS ARE COMING aOHE.


Thank God, the sky is clearing,
The clouds are hurrying past;
Thank God, the day g nearing,
The dawn j. coming fast.
And when glad herald voices
Stall tell us peace has come,
This thought shall most rejoics Us,
"OuT boys are coming home -
Soon shall the voice Of singing
Drown vars tremendous din;
Soon shall the Joy bells ringing
Bring peace and freedom in.
The lnbIlee bonfi.es Burning
Shall soon light up the doms,
Aud soon, TO soothe our yearnings,
Our boys ate corning home.
The vacant fi,eside places
Have waited for them long,
The love light lacks their faces,
The chorus waits their song
A shado~ fear..has haunted
The long deserted room;
But now our prayers are granted,
0nf boys are coming home
O, mother calmly waiting
For that beloved son
o, Sister, pFoudly dating
The victories he has won!
o maiden, softly humming
The love-soug while you roam-
Joy, Joy the boys are coming
Our boys are coming home
And yet, Oh, keenest sorrow
They'fe cotnins. but not all
Full many a dark to morrow
Shall wear Ito sable pail,
Tor thousands who are sleeping
Beneath The empdrpled Ioam
Woe woel for those we're weeping,
WHO never will come home
o, SAD heart hush Thy grieving;
Wait but Iiuie while
With hoping and beiisvins
Thy woe and fear beguiIe.
Wait tor the joyous meeting
Beyond the starry done,
For there orr boys are waiting
To bid Us welcome home.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24
Two Bad HaLiis.

There are two weaknesses in our habits
which are very common, and which are
very psejndiciaI to oor welfare. The fra, is
giving way 10 The ease or ihduIgsncs OF the
moments, instead OF doing at once what
ought 10 be done Tais Practice almost di-
minshss the beneficial effects Of orr ACTIONS.
and often lead us 10 abstain from faction
altogether; as, for Instance if al this season
of the year there is gleam of sunshine OF
which we lsel we oaghtito take advantage,
bot We have not the resolution 10 leave at
the moment 66mfcHabis seal or an aiirac-
opportunity, apd, perhaps, at last, justify
ourselves for remaining -in-doors on the
ground that the time for exercise is past
One evil attendant npon the habit o. procras-
sinalion is, that il produces certain dissat
isiac:ion of Ine mind which irnpedes and
deranges the animal fanclinOs and tends to
prevent The aiiaiupent Of a high state Of
health. A perception OF what is right, fol-
lowed by promp'ness OF execution, would
render the way Of life perfectly smooth
Lhiidren should be told to 30 nothing but
what is reasonable, bul they should be
taught to DO what :hey are loId al once
The habit will stand them instead all their
lives. The second wickedness is, when we
have made good resolution, and have par
TALLY failed in executing il, We srs very apt
to abandon il altogether For instance, it
. person who has been accustomed TO rise
Al Ten resolves TO rise at six, and after few
successful attempts happens 10 sleep till
seven, there ia gteal danger that he will
relapse into q former habit, OF probably
even 60 beyond il. ard lie IiI noen. II is
the same with resolutions OF sconomy or
temperance, or anything else if we caEnol
do all we intend, or make one slip, we are
apt 10 give up entirely. Now what we
should aim At is, alwaysto do The best we
can under existing circumsian and then
our progress, with the exception Of slight
interruptions, woula be continual.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

JosEPH Shaw, editor of lhe Westminster
fMd.) Dempcrat, whose Office was mobbed
and material destroyed the night after the
murder of the President, and who was also
warned away by the people, returned to
Westminster on Tuesday last, when he was
assailed 5y a mob. He fired into them,
wouuding one man, whereupon The mob
killed sim on the spot.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

APPLE PorTAGE.-Take ripe apples care
fully pared and corsd, aud in layers in a
stone or earhen jar alternately with layers
of sugar, II the apples are sweet, little
lemon or ounce Intern iuglej will give it a
better favor. Cover the whoIs with wheat
paste or dough, and place The jar in the oven
for baking. Let it remain all night, and il
will make delicious dish for breakfast.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

To GID WITHouT GoLD Take a dry cal.
!roa, in powder, with an equal quantity OF
yellow orPhine, welt purified OF its earthly
particles, grind all we'll together ard pot it
to digest in hot stable mannre for three
weeks. At lhs end OF that time you
may use it to sid whaiever you please
This preparation answers all tbs purpose If
gold-leaf
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

Weak doses OF wssh-board are now rec
ommended 20 ladies who complain of dys-
pepsis. Young men ,ronbIed in the same
way may be cured by strong preparation
of woOd-saw.
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PoTATo YEAsr.-Six potatoes boiled and
mashed, one cup -four, oue.haH cup sugar,
tablespoon salt. Turn to this one pint
Of boiling water. lhen one pint of cold wa
ter Raise it with a cup OF yeast Sc, it in
warm place, and it will raise fro'hing in a
few hours. It's now ready 70: use. Set it
in a cool place Il will only keep few
days.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

a Man or AcTIos General Grant is al
man OF action and nol man of words or
fussy preparation. When he was direcIed
to visit Sherman in North Carolina, he|
received the order. folded il up, took his
leave of the President with his carpet BAG
ia one hand I'D afull cigar case in IT,
pocket, and in a few days had the terms of
the treaty revoked and Johnston laying
down his arms.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

STARCH PoIIsH.-fske eqnsl parts o.:
white wax aud spsrmaoeti melt them to-
geIher, and run them into Thin cakes on
plates. A piece the size of a cen; ad-
ded 10 quart of prepared starch gives a
lusire to the clothes, and prevents the irons
from sticking.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

STOPPED WoRK.-N Nearly all the mines in
the valley are idle. The operators have
given notice of a reduc,ios of wages, to
which the men will not submit, conse.
quenily the strike.
II is reported that freishis on coal will be
somewhat reduced next monih.-RecOrd Of
the Times
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

Mas. ANDREW ALLisoS, residing in Beaver
county, last week gave birth TO four healthy
children. Some twenty months ago Mrs
Allison gave birlh 10 three daughters, whom
she named Cora, Dora and Nora. These
seven children, born within a period of two
years, were a, last accounts doing well as
was also their mother.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

THs new military establishment OF the
United States Will De an army OF about one
hundred and fifty thousand men, divided
into four corps; one OF regulars, one Of white
volunteers, aud two o negroes.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

A pious young man visiting prison in
Maine inquired of the prisoners the cause
OF rheir being in such place. A small
girls answer was, that shs lad stolen saw
mill, and weut,back after the pond, and was
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

Col. THOMAS a. ScorT, Vice President of
the Pennsylvania Central Railroad Compae
ny, was married on Tuesday of last week,
in Piilsburs, TO Miss Riddle. of that city,
daughter of The late Robert NJ. Riddle, Esq
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-05-24

To PREsERYE MEAT.-M. Ruuge has pub
lished the following method for preserving
meat lin an earthe pot, provided
with good lid, pour an onnce OF concen@
traled acelic acid; place over it, go that it
may not touch, a CRATE of osier or wood and
on this lay. the meat 10 be preserved, and
then cover II with The lid. he acid, evap-
Grating slowly, envelopes the meat and al
the end of twelve days or a fortnight il is
both tender and sweet, Uilh an excellent
favor"