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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-01-28

UULU MDlA DIllWUUItHI |
ALEM B. TATE. LOCAL EDITOR.
Saturday Morning, Jan. 28 1906.
BsS@ Sleighing is good, but the Oysters
at Fox's saloon are better.
---..--4,.
by Hon. II. W. Tracy, NJ. c., has
our thanks for the Report of The Commis.
soner Of Agriculture for the year 1863.
esS" VIM. Appeman, Esq, advertisos
in this Joornal two good Farms for sale,
located in the township of Benton.
siaS' We publish the list of drafted men,
drawn at Troy last week, 10 fill the several
delinquent townships in Columbia county,
RsS> See our new advertisements. As
usual, We have more than the three OF her
papers ol the county combined Adver
tisers appear to know their interests, and
accordingly consuts our columns.
Dey' CoURr will commence on Monday
two we' Ks aud We respectfully request our
customers to send or bring US all the
money they eau for the COLUMBIA DEMO.
CRAr.
nsy' We are having more and better
Ncighj"g this winter which is an. Old
fashioned ouc--than has fallen to our lot
ut any one season, for the past ten years,
Good for the girls. Alio, for the Grain
and Fruit.
EsG" Hon. DAVID b. MONTGOMERY, our
State Senator, We observe by the List of
Standing Commlttee,' holds place on the
Committees of Canals and lulaud Navi-
CATION, and Retrcuchmeht and Reform.
Bay TYPoGRAPHIC ADVERTISER, i, the
tile of an exceedingly neat and handsome
ly printed quarto filled with Cuts and
specimen Type--by the celebrated Type
Enn1ers, l. Jou>s1N, 4 Co., Of phiIa-
deIphia.
rS0- The Methodist, this place, stop
ed al interesting revival on Wednesday
evening, 10 listen 10 az abolition lecturer
ON priso,rllc in Dixie As usual, on
such occasions a coll, cton was taken up
to detray the ,xpcucrs
saay~ SAMUEL McHENRY. citizen O
Bruton township, Columbia county, and
lately one Of Ahe's political prisoners, re-
turned home on AIonday, having been dis.
charged by the Military Commission at
Harrisburg
DS.g- The E1amiiine Board of this dis
trict, net il bloomsbury. three days ol
tne pre-, u! week, and were busiiy e. gag
ID in revising NO. correcting thu enrol
L.,nt lists o!lao county,
~. ""paLish ca 4,h page Of til,
NEMocEA?, column Of va|ulbIe receipts
pepu cd ,A.rcs,rly for this j1urnal by
gcu'lnnn WHO Lua given tirno arl s'ud.
in TESTING aud discriminating with the re
crip,s. Murr u,x. week
-e--
GsD' Would it not he advisable for GU
criz II, to take Ii't'c pains aid sprinkle
a,hc, over their Pavcmcnts during theS
st,pp~y G"cy? ? |, mIeht save m"oy tn
dspIea,ure oi dnding themselves on t1e'
or the result Of broken limbs. Don't b
epuriug OF your ashes.
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-01-28

bsgr We have been favored with TWO OF
three falls of snow during the past week,
and sleighiug has been rendered as good
nc tbo lovers of that inygoratpg exercise
could desire. The merry jingl'ng OF o'oS
greet our ears at all hours Of the day an"
evening, and, we might say, until the
usmoll hours Of the morn" For those VINO
cannot afford to indulge in the pleasure 0l
q sleigh ride, WE give the following receipt
as a substitute proposed by churIlSh hu''
hand TO his wife when petitlonea lot d
sleigh ride, lie suggested tna' they should 'an
sit in the hall, with the front door open
and their feet in a tub of ico'water' whll'
he brandished whip with one hand aD'
rang the dinner bell with the ether IT!
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-01-28

~. "rpaLish Gu 4;h page Of the
NEMocHA?, u column Of valulbIe receipts,
p,epu ed ,>Yrcs,yly for this jrurnal by Il
gcnu,lna WHO has given time anl study
in testing aud experimenting with the re-
cciptS. Morc NIX. week
, 1865-10-03

I believe when your faith is pledged. when
already said, I believe it will BE- main
tainrd IL good faith, and every pledge or
promise Fuliy carried out. (CrieS-1t
willy All | ask or desire of The South
or The North, the East or the West, IS to
b. Sustained IN rarfyiug out The p,inci-
pies OF iie constitution. 1t is not 10 he
Crtie3 that we have been sufferers on
bo'h sides. Good men have fallen on both
sllrs, and much misery is being endured
as 'he necessary result of so gigantic d
contest. Why. then, cannot we come
togeth r, and around the common ALTAR
sIF oGr cDnn,ty heal the wounds tn Il have
#been mad ? Deep wounds rave ben in
dcted. Our country has been SCARED all
over. Then why cInnot we approach
each other upon principles which are
right IL themselves and which will be
pr"lncfive Of good to all ? The day is
no. distant when we shall feel like some
fsmIy that have had IA deep and desperate
tand, The various members Of which have
come together and compared the evils and
snfrrtogs fAey had inflicted upon each
other. They had seen the influence Of
their error and its result, and, governed
by a generous spirit OF concllialion, they
had become mutually forbcaring and for
giving, and returned 10 their old habits
OF ffa'ern"l kindness, and become better
friends than ever. Then let US consider
tut The teud which alienated us has
been settled and adjusted to our mutual
satisfaction, aud that we come togethprt to
be hound Ivy frmer bonds Of love, res
pect and conf Ience than ever. The
North cannot get along without the
South, nor tle Snuth from the North, the
Eisl tom lhr West, nor the West from
thr East; and l sly it is our dIty 10 do
all 'hat 10 our power lies 10 perpptu tie
anil make stro ger the bonds of our Uni
on, seeing that it is for HE common good
OF al! th,F we should br united. | feel
III II this U}ion, though but The creation
OF a ce0lary, is TO he prtpetuated for All
time, AMI tIft il cnnn1t be destroyed ex-
cppt ~ the all-wise God who created it,
Gentlemen, / repeat | sincerely thank
you fer Tie respect manifested on this
occ tsion; and for the expressions Of Az
pfoba'ion aid confidence please accept
my sincere thanks.
Mr.. M'FARLAND's REJoIXDER.
Mr.. Presiient-Ol behalf of this dele
gailon ! retnrn you my sincere thanks
for your kind, ~gcuerouS-aye, magnaui-
mnUs-expression< Of kindly feeling TO-
warls the people Of the South.
Tie rem ,rks Of President Johnson
were frequently interrupted by applause;
and all seemed highly grati6ed by the in
teryitw.
, 1865-10-03
(FrOm the Barbados West Indian, Sepf6r. 49,
The Hurricane ian GuadaHoupr.

W. have been favoured with the peru
sal Of u news aper L'OUenjr, published at
Polnt-a-P ltre, Gaadaloupe, On Tuesday
ihe 12fh inst, from which We find that Il
fearful hurricane passed over that Island
ont'he oh insi, and hat very consider
able damage had heen sustained, accom-
panied by less of fe. to an extent which
lad not hen been t,lIy asrer,ninod We
gather from the psoclama'i ion of the Gov
ernof and other otlreS wllcI th.. paper
cnpt:in<, liar b, seterre aud IS neigh
bonrilood had been devastated by The
tempest, AID thar the neighh"uring ISL
ands Of .'Marie Galante" aud the ..Sain-
tes" had also suffered severely. We give
, 1865-10-03
PrOClarna.

ri LIE 0g Enhver som maattp have No
A gel at furdre paa afeaogne John
Bradysog rfterlpvend" Enkes Fa.lIrdSboe
indkaIde~ hrrved med 3 Maaneders Varsel
Ill FIR nn~derlrgOedp Skiflere at anmeIde
og b~pviis.lggjo'e derrs Kmv.
ST. Thnmse Sklfterets Coutoir den code
September 1865.
ROsenstand.
, 1865-10-03
Total $244 1928 as

Total E244 1928 IS
Balance Of deposits s 5I,266 80
Z new deposit accounts, viz:
2 Labnrers. 5 Various.
s Withdrawals amounting to..Sl69 ga.
Receivers for Saturday, 18th Oct. 1866.
In CnRIsTIANSTKD
Carl IIattenSrn, Esq Trustee.
W. Meyer, Esq Member.
In FREDERIKSrED
J.. Faber, Esq, Trustee.
Judge Z. SArAuw, Member.
GEO. BEHACEN
Ir".dent.
St. Croix, pad October 1855
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-30

1t seems to be well established
fact, that Andrew johnson, Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, disgraced
himself and covered his friends with
shame at the recent Inauguration, by
appearing ina state of intoxication.
How can the nations honor be preserv-
ed in the eyes Of the world and our
own self respect be retained? If Mr..
Johnson has any regard for the ma
tion's integrity, let him resign at once
the high position which he occupies.
This is circumstance humiliating to
every American citizen and one that
we are surprised to hear. Mr.. John
son is a man of talents. He was 10y
al and trueto the flag of his country
where il cost something to be patri-
OF. For this the high office was be-
slowed upon him by a great and mag.
nanimous people and he who might
have been an honored instrument Of
the nation has condescended to intern
perance, rendering himself no longer
worthy representative of this Re
public.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-30
An Elephant in Love,

a number of years ago, two menag,
cries were laid up for the winter i'm q
storehouse on the bank of a canal at
Pittsburgh. Here Hannibal was for
the first time thrown into the Society
of Queen Anne They were fastened
side by side, and an immediate attach
ment sprung up between them. 1t
was case of love at first sight, for
the moment Queen Anne was brought
into HanibaPs presence, she ran hel
trunk into his mouth--the elephant
style of kissing. All winter they
were continually caressing each other
and their demonstrations of mutual af
fection were really extraordinary. In
the spring, Queen Anne was taker
away to start upon her annual tour
The rage of Hannibal at this separa
tion was terrific for eleven days
he refused TO touch a morsel of food
the only nourishment he received du
ring that time being whiskey and wa
| ter.
BY dint of continuous swaying OF
surging against his fastening, he sue.
ceeded in breaking loose on the 18th
day, when he took entire possession Of
the establishment. The animals in
the cages were terribly frightened
dashing against their bars and filling
the air with their howls and shrieks
Hannibal ranged around the building,
reared on his hind feet and endeavor,
ed to tear down the rafters in the roof
with his trunk, but molested none OF
the animals. In the meantime large
force of men were gathered steel
hoops attached TO long poles were in,
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-30
The Waning Rebellion.

Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington
have fallen in quick succession, and
the policy of abandoning the coast
line which has long been debated
among the rebels as a question of ex-
pediency is now accepted as aneces-
sity. Theirs is not. commonly an inde-
cisivc purpose nor do they shrink from
going to the end of business upon
which they once enter hence we in
fer that Richmond is soon to follow the
example of Wilmington, and that Lee,
whether or not he fights Sherman in
the heart of North Carolina, has made
up his mind to defend in the future
nothing but the interior portion Of
that territory which the rebellion
claims as its own. 1t is already inti-
mated that Petersburg is to be given
up at once. The policy of concentra-
tion did not involve the surrender OF
the coast line, but the policy OF fight,
ing to the bitter end, and of maintain.
ing an army in the field after the
capital and the political hopes of the
Confederacy are gone, does. Mean,
time, the Richmond papers which have
hitherto furnished us with accounts OF
General Sherinan's advance are com
pulsorily silent.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-30
The Art of Being Agreeable.

The true art Of being agreeable is to
be pleased with all the company, or at
any rate appear to be SO. Persons
thus disposed may not have much
learning, nor any wit but if they
have common sense, and something
friendly in their behavior, it concili-
ates mems minds more than the
brightest talents without this disposi-
tion. 1t is true, indeed, that we should
not dissemble and fatter in company,
but we may be very agreeable, strict
ly consistent with truth and sincerity,
by pradent silence where we cannot
concur, and a pleasing assent where
we can. Now and then you meet
with person SO exactly formed to
please that he will gain upon every
one that hears or beholds him. This
disposition is not merely the gift Of
nature but frequently the effect Of a
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-30
True to the Letter.

a true tale is told of Mr. Shiphei-
mer, the famous Saxon dentist. lie
had a valuable tortoise-shell cat, that
for days did nothing but moan. Guess
ing the cause, he looked into his mouth,
and seeing decayed tooth, he soon
relieved it of its pain The following
day there was at least ten cats at his
door the day after twenty and they
went on increasing at such rate that
he was obliged to keep a bull dog to
drive them away. But nothing would
help him. A cat that had the tooth
ache would come any number of miles
to see him. 1t would come down the
chimney even, and not leave the room
Till he had taken its tooth out. 1t
grew to be such nuisance at last that
he was never free from one of these
feline patients. However, being one
morning very nervous, &c he acci-
dentally broke the jaw of an old tabby.
The news of this spread like wildfre.
Not single cat ever came to him af-
terwards. This is related as true. Do
you doubt it? Of course not.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-30
Uses of Cork,

An elastic floor-cloth, called "kamp-
tulikon," is now made of cork and in
dia-rubber. Cork dust is sometimes
used with india-rubbcr in vulcanizing;
and for this purpose it is pulverized so
finely that it can be nodded into the
most delicate forms. 1t has long
been used to make bufling- bags to pre-
vent the sides of ships from being in
jured by contact with piers old bot
tle-corks, more or less broken, are US
ed for this purpose. Mr.. A. :. Lyman
has used cork scraps to pack refrig-
erator-cases, and finds it the best non
conductor of heat. Probably steam
cylinders and boilers that require the
lightest and best clothing might find it
suitable ; it has been proposed to use it
in grains, made from old bottle-corks,
from steam-cngine clothing 1t has
also been used to pack around valve
stems and piston-rods, and is good;
if brass rings were used with well-cut
cork outside, it would probably be
much better than hemp or cotton. 1t
is impervous to gas and if well fitted
will not need to be screwed up hard.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-30
Communications.
Correspondence Of the Charles City Intelligence
Letter from I" Winfield"
VIcKsBURG, Miss. March o,

VIcKsBURG. Miss, March 8, 1865.
DEAR HuDRErH The condition of
the Freedmen in this military District
is the agitating question at the present
time. We have no statistical data
from which to estimate the numbers of
these people who are living in this
District, but there must be thousands.
Many of these are perhaps usefully and
proftably employed fulfilling the Di-
vine law and the law of labor, by
earning their bread by the sweat of
the brow. But there are as many
who have no visible means of support.
They /" toll not, neither do they spin,"
but exc out q miserable existence by
all the means lawful or otherwise, at
their command. Their little huts are
crowded, all over the city, within and
without the Notifications, each little
hut orient containing half dozen fami.
lies. How under the sun all these
people live we cannot say.
! 1t is told how Mrs. Simon Suggs
informed her licge lord that :" thar
was nary Yint of meat in the house,
whereat Mr.. Suggs made the philo
sophie remark that, " somebody mast snf
fer" We think this must be the case
with not a few Of the colored people
in this city ~ ...a aa a1a
Standing few evenings ago in Q
friends porch, on Walnut street,
counted within square of his resi-
dence, twenty-three shanties inhabited
by colorod people At a moderate es
1 innate Of the number of inmates o
these houses, there are at least one hun
dred and fifty human beings crowded
In this small area, not including tn,
white families who live upon tn,
same block. The negro is not very re
HuI IhuDfG IOI niS ODScINduIc VI tlS
laws of cleanliness, and the atmos
phere of his cabin is not always Of th'
purest. ~ io ! H3 "
Since the occupation Of this city b,
the Federal troops we have been re
markably free from epidemics bu
we may not have similar fortunes il
the future Let yellow fever make it
appearance and all the doctors or San
itary measures on earth will not do an,
good.
By late order Of the General, CON
manding this District, portions Q
land have been set apart for the sur
! port of the colored people. These plan
tations are all within the protection @
our lines, and those who cultivat
them will be safe in their persons an,
property. These plantations arc s
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-30
MisttlIanu.
A Sleepless Man.

At present there is soldier at the
Chestnut Hill Military Hospital, Phia,
delphia, who has not slept single mo-
ment for fourteen years and six months.
This may seem incredible, but, never
theless, it is true, and can be verified
by numbers of persons. The individu-
al is an intelligent man, naturally, and
has the benefit of a moderate educa-
tion. His name is G. d. Saunders, Or
derly Sergeant Of Company G, Thir-
tecnth Virginia Volunteers. He en-
tered the Union service December 30,
1868. He is in the 45th year of his
age. His health has been generally
excellent during his whole life.
in lS49, he was attacked with the
cholera, and since that period with the
lung fever on two occasions. In the
summer of 1850 sleep forsook him, and
since that time he has never felt the
least drowsy. He has always led a
temperate life. His wife and children
reside in Putnam county, West Virgin
ia. Since he entered the Union army
he has been on several raids and four
charges, during which time he saws
that he never felt tired or sleepy. He
was in the four charges made beyond
Harper's Ferry, Va, on the 18th, 18th,
10Th and Goth of August last, and yet
he did not feel the least sleepy. Why
it is that he cannot or does not sleep,
is as much a mystery to him as it is
to many scientific gentlemen, who
having had their attention called to
him, have been astounded in their at.
tempts to investigate the cause.
Upon one occasion, number of Gu
riously-inclined gentlemen watched
him for forty-two days and nights con.
secutively, in order, if possible to ar.
rive at the cause of the wonderful phe.
nomenon. These gentlemen took turns
with each other in the progress OF
watching, SO that if he should chance
to sleep, it would be observed. Some
of the watchers became drowsy, and
it was as much as he could do to ava.
ken them.
This singular man was sent to Phil
adelphia, by order of the field surgeon
He was admitted into the Hospital at
Chestnut Hill on the 18th of Novem.
Der last, suffering from chronic diar
rhea and rheumatism. [Ie has nearly
recovered from his physical disability
his appetite is good, but yet he does
not sleep he retires to bed, the same
as other soldiers, but he cannot sleep
he simply receives physical rest. Thi.
brief narrative Of a wonderful phenom
enon may seem fabulous, but the read
er is assured that it is the truth.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-30

fertile that moderate labor will
yield ample remuneration. It will be
no hardship, but an actual benefit, to
these people, who by this war are
placed in the position of the fish that
jumped out of the frying pan into the
fire.
have lately seen a copy of the
Jackson .Ners in which find the fol-
lowing resolution passed by the Leg.
islature of Mississippi. 1t was sub
mitted by the Hon. w. Terger, Of
Kinds county:
Resolred By the STATE of Mississippi,
That the laws proposed in the Confcd-
crate Congress to employ, for the use
of the Government, all the cotton and
tobacco belonging to the people, and
to conscript and arm slaves, and place
them in the army, with a promise of
emancipation upon condition of legal
service, are inexpedient, impolitic and
unconstitutional and if passed will
tend to impair confidence in the Gov
ernment, and establish precedent
dangerous to the rights and liberties
of the people of the several States"
We are expecting Gen. Forest will
soon make us visit. One brigade of
his troops are rumorcd to be on this
side Of the Big Black. A lady was
arrested yesterday who was trying to
cary him a dispatch, asking him to
attack the city at once. She is now
in Jail No. 3, the place where all poor
rebel ladies GO WHITFIELD.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-30

dear old roof with Mrs. Pattison, agar
| continue my record, so strangely in
terrupted four weeks ago. Roses and
mignonette, heliotrope and lilies, fill
this night air with strange, sweet
fragrance. go to the low window
and look out into the late night with
a peace in my heart that passcth un.
derstaning, for .DoHald but this eve
ming gathered for me fresh dewy knots
of roses, as we walked together in the
purple twilight. We talked-my
hands fast in Donald's, as if he would
never let them go-of Annals transla,
tion over the river, with praise and
thanksgiving. ...
" In the face of the eternities," con-
tinued Donald, "She said that had
made her happiness. And l believe
did," he added, fervently. al prayed
that she ii; gght never know that she
lacked one drop in her cup of happi-
ness"
The stars faded in the light of the
new risen moon, as we fingered in the
garden. could see now how intent
ly he gazed down into my eyes. There
was no need now that / should turn
away my face.
What followed was very precious.
Words were spoken that bring the
sweet, glad tears to my eyes. / am
all Donald's now. 1t does not matter
the year of conflicting joy and pain
the after years of patient, living, living holy
trust.
/ shall go home to John and Mary
tomorrow. Donald will accompany
me, now, to tell his own story. have
no doubt but they will quite approve
him-that eren they will think him wor-
thy of their sister Margaret. So |
know that soon shall come back to
Brimfield, on the river Weir, and stay
with Donald Wilson all my life long.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-30
4ostrp.
For the Charles City Intelhgencer.
Prisoners of War.
BY r. J. COLE.

by r. J. COLE.
Oh. how my soul is tortured now,
While fancy-fre rove tonight,
Pausing where forms Of manhood bow,
And writhe beneath the foemans might
Beneath the scorching Southern sun.
Behold them languish, starving too,
And tell me, can there naught hc donee
Aye, what man has done man can do.
Some pine in prisons damp and dark,
Unfed, unwashed, painting for breath,
While oft the weary sufferer starts,
80 And means and longs for rest in death
"Oh, give us water-give us bread
Air, and the precious light of day;
Our loved ones now must mourn us dead
Or marvel at our cruel stay"
Wounded and dying how they pine,
For one more kiss one fond caress
Oh, would that were the power but mine
Those noble suffering ones to bless
Hark how they rave in madness now,
Calling the dear ones to their aid,
No moisture cools the heated brow,
No soft hand to their own is laid.
Arise ye Mortimer in your might!
Rescue your breth' 'ren tried and true,
Oh, bring them forth to Gods free light
To rally aud the foe pursue.
Slumber no more lovers of case,
Arouse yc from your sluggish state,
History will tell of deeds like these,
And blessings round your path shall wait
Prairie Glen, H., March -, 1865.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-30
knowledge of the world, and com.
mand over the passions.

The statement is made that the loss
of life in this war has been two hundred
and forty thousand. OF these two hun.
dred and twenty thousand have died
in the service from wounds and sick
ness in the field and hospitals Twen-
ty Thousand more. are estimated TO be
the number who have died after dis
charge from wounds received or dis
case contracted when in service.
Meanwhile the emigration to the coun-
try has more than kept this number
good.