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The weekly union record., 1865-01-28

OYsTERs.-A bout million bushels of oysters
are yearly reported from Chesapeake Bay. OF
these, about 900 bushels are sent in the
Spring and planted" in Northern waters,
while 10000 bushels are exported in the Fall
and Winter, and consumed Immediately 10
Northern markets. some of the largest dealers
using as many as 100000 bushels yearly.
Those oysters, planted in the Spring and taken
up in the succeeding Fall, do rot t-increase in
numbers, but almost double in size. The
growth varies somewhat in different seasons,
but usually the same oysters that measure a
bushel in the Spring will measure two in the
Fall. They do not increase 10 number unless
permitted to lie until the second Summer
Although the usual milkiness attending
propagation, and which renders them unfit for
food during the warm months, is observed the
first season, yet the spawn does not assume any
perceptible shape until the second, when little
specks of oysters are found clinging to the
shells Of the old ones, or TO stones, sticks, and
whatever rough objects come 10 contact with
them. The imported oysters are subjected to
macy dangers in transportation. The pitching
of the vessel in rough sea affects them, and,
if the hatches are left open in dense fog, and
it pervades the bold containing them they are
killed bT it. A thunder storm is also fatal to
them, the conclusion jarring them in the same
manner as does the plunging Of the vessel.
Under favorable circumstances, they will live
oD shipboard from four to six weeks Norfolk
Old Dominion.
The weekly union record., 1865-01-28
Oriental Story Tellers.

Travellers in Persia, China and Japan, tell
US OF professional story teers who, standing 10
the streets and market places tell marvellous
tales to all who may choose to listen The
following is one OF their Chinese parallels:
Foki, in the course OF bis wanderings, CON-
ing to s. village, knocked al the door Of a rich
woman and begged permission 10 enter.
What said she, do you think that receive
into my house every rowing vagabondg No.
indeed; 1t would be uubc6tting a respectable
woman-go thy way" Then be went TO a
cottage of poor woman who at once kindly
begged him 10 enter. She sat before him the
ooly food she had2a little goats milk-broke
piece of bread into it. and said: May Foki
bless it. that we may both have enough" She
then prepared for him couch of straw; and
when be fell asleep, perceiving that be had no
shirt, she sat up all night and made him one
out of some linen she had made with her own
hard labor; in the morning she brought il to
him, begging he would not dispise her poor
gift. After breakfast she accompanied him a
little way; and at parting, FokI said-"May
the first work you undertake, last until even
ing." When she got home she began 10 mea-
sure her linen, to see how much was left; and
she went on measuring, and II did not come 10
sO end till evening, when both her house aud
yard were ful of linnen; in short, she did not
know what to do with Der wealth. Her rich
neighbor, seeing this, was sorely vexed. and
resolved that such good fortune should not es
cape her again. After some months the trav-
eller came once more 10 the village. she went
TO meet him. pressed him to go to her house.
treated him TO the best food she had, and in
the morning brought him shirt of iine linnen,
which she had made some time before; but all
night she kept a candle burning in her room,
that the stranger, if be awoke, might suppose
she was making his shirt. After breakfast she
accompanied him out of the village; aud when
they parted, he said: May the FIRST work You
undertake last till evening" She went her
way home thinking the whole time of her lin
en-, and anticipating lis wonderful increase !;
but just then ber cows began TO low. Be
fore | measure my linen, said she, Il will
quickly fetch the cows some water" But
when she poured the water into the trough,
her pail never empted she went on pouring,
the stream increased, aud soon her house and
yard were under water; the neighbors com
planned that everything was ruined; the cattle
were drowned, and with difficulty she saved
her life, for water never ceased flowing till the
setting of the sun.
The weekly union record., 1865-01-28

CAST LINE FOR YouRsELF.-A young
man stood lstlessy watching some anglers on
a bridge. He was poor aud detected. At
length, approaching basket well filed with
wholesome looking 6sb, be sighed, ''If, now,
had these, would be happy. l could sell
them at fair price and buy NE food and lodg-
ing~ Il will give you just as many and just
as good fish," said the owner, who CHANGED to
overhear bis words, "if you will do me trihing
favor" And what is tbat?' asked the other
eagerly. "Only tend the line till come back.
wish to GO on a short errand." The proposal
was gladly accepted. The old fisherman was
gone so long that the young man began to be
impatient. Meanwhile, however, the hungry
fish snapped greedy at the baited hook, and
the young man lost bis depression in the ex-
c,ement of pulling them 10, aud when the
owner of the line returned, be had caught a
large Hgmber Counting out from them as
many as were iu the basket and presenting
them to the young man, the old fisherman said:
Il fulfill my promise from the fish that you
caught. 10 teach you that, whenever you see
others earning what you need, to waste no time
10 fruitless wishing, but to cast line for
Yourself"
The weekly union record., 1865-01-28

RULES FOR BEHAvIoR.-lf You be a-rich
man, says Goldsmith, you may enter the room
with three loud hems march deliberately TO
to the chimney, and turn your back upon the
FIRE. II yon be poor man, | advise you 10
shrink into the room as fast as you can, and
place yourself, as usual, upon the side OF the
chair in remote corner. When you are de-
sired to sing in company, would advise you
to refuse, for it IS a thousand to one bat you
torment Us with atfeciation or bad voice. II
you be young and live with an Old man,
advise you not to Ike gravy ] was Gisiuheriied
myself for liking gravy. Don't laugh much in
public; the spectators that are not as merry
as you will hate you, either because they envy
your happiness or fancy themselves the subject
Of your mirth.
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The Tools GREAT Men WORK WITH.-It
is not the tools that make the workman, but
the trained skill and perseverance of the man
himself. Indeed, it is proverbial that the bad
workman never yet had good tool. Some
one asked Opie by what wonderful process be
mixed his colors. Il mix them with nv
brains, sir" was his reply. 1t is the same with
every workman who would excel. Ferguson
made marvellous things, such as his wooden
clock, that actually measured the hours, by
means Of common penknife, tool in every
body's hand, but then everybody is not Fer,
guson. A pan of water and two thermometers
were the tools by which Dr. Black discovered
latent heat; and prism, lens and sheet Of
pasteboard enabled Newton to unfold the com
position of light and the origin of color. An
eminent foreign savan once called upon Or.
Wolaston, and requested to be shown ever his
Laboratories, in which science had been enriched
by so many important discoveries; when the
Doctor took him into little study, and point
ing TO an old ieatrsy standing Oh the table,
containing q few watch glasses, test papers, a
small balance and blow pipe, said There is
all the laboratory l have" Stothard learned
the art of combining colors by closely studying
butterflies wings; be would often say that no
one knew what he owed to these tiny insects
A burnt stick and barn door served Wilkie
in lieu of pencil and canvas. Bewich first
practiced drawing on the cottage walls OF bis
native village, which he covered with his
sketches in chalk and Benjamin West made
his first brushes out of the cats tail. Ferguson
laid himself down 10 the field at night 10 a
blanket. and made map of the heavenly
bodies by means OF thread with small beads
on it, stretched between bis eyes and the stars.
Franklin first robbed the thunder cloud OF its
lightning by means of kite made with two
cross sticks and silk handkerchief. Watt
made bis first model of the condensing steam
engine out of an old snatomists syringe, used
to inject the arteries previous to dissection.
Clifford worked his first problem in mathemat
les, when a cobbler's apprentice, upon small
scraps of leather, which be beat smooth for the
purpose while Rittenhouse, the astronomer,
first calculated eclipscs on bis plow handle.
The weekly union record., 1865-01-28

LORD BACON says that the friendships 10 the
world are very few. Acquaintances are made
and forgotten all the way through life, and
many 90 through life without anything more,
without ever knowing the high and beautiful,
aud almost sacred, meaning OF the word friend.
Beeeher says: Men die-books DON'T Men
have the bronchitis don't. Men bsTe
the dyspepsia-5ooks don't; | wish some of
them did. Men grow weary-bo0ks don't A
man having worn out bis genius. can 1ever be
reproduced He lives for bis time bot that is
the end OF him. The series begins and ends
with one. But if book wears oct. the stere-
otype plates can make another Just Ike It, or
thousand Just like IT,"
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How A CLERGYMAN CURED HIS APPETITE
FOR ToBAcco.-I had deep well of very cold
water and whenever the evil appetite cTaved
indulgence resorted Immediately to fresh
drawn water OF this drank what desired
and then continued TO bold water in my mouth
throwing out and taking in successive mouth
fuls, until the craving ceased. By a faithful
adberaDce to this practice for about month,
! was cured, and from that time to this have
been entirely free from any appetite for tobac-
co. The above is from the Medical and Sur
gical Journal, and We think will be found to
be sure and healthy cure for the very disa-
greeable, filthy aud unhealthy habit of tobac-
co chewing.
The weekly union record., 1865-01-28

LENGTHY Law CAsEs.-A lawsuit between
The Hungarian families of Wusyady and Brou-
kay. which has been progressing for $50 years,
has been settled at last 10 favor of the Broukay
family, who retsin their estate. There have
been only two lawsuits equal to this in period
of time-one in Florence, which was also re-
Gently adjudicated, and which had been pro-
crossing 33l years; and one in England, be-
tween two branches of the Seymour family.
which bad been 274 years in litigation. This
was settled when Lord Brougbam was Lord
Chancellor.
The weekly union record., 1865-01-28

NEW YORK has been compelled to pay
Sl,394.72S for damages caused By the Copper
head riots in that city year and half ago.
The weekly union record., 1865-01-28

A REMARKABLE parrot, which recognized its
friends after fourteen years absence, and con-
versed in English and French, died recently in
Cincinnati, having lived third of century
The weekly union record., 1865-01-28

A COMPANY is organized in Philadelphia to
convert cold dust, which can be purchased for
forty cents per tun, into tue! which can be sold
for s. per tun.
The weekly union record., 1865-01-28

PIrrsBURe has one foundry for about each
Thousand of its population, aud dozen drink
ing saloons for each foundry.
The weekly union record., 1865-01-28

The District Attorney of SOnoma county is
enforcing the Sunday law
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n @ 7 I C. E

vINO MY NUMEROUS OLD AND TRIED
4 friends that have stood by me SO long and
Acknowledgements me 10 inform you, one and all,
that nave removed from the International Hotel
to the New Brick Union Hotel. corner Montgom-
cry and Myers Street Orovllle-noping that may
not sec less of you, hut ottener.
Yours with Respect r. BIRD.
0roville July 18th. 1854 n37
The weekly union record., 1865-01-28

PHosPHoREsCESCE OF THE SEA.-lf the
traveller has extended bis travels further a-sea
and has watched the sea6res within the tropics
about the Brazilian coasts, in the Fast India
seas, in the Pacific, in the Gulf of Caraco, or in
midocean-he will have seen a sight be never can
forget The sea one sheet Of fame, in parts OF
a greenish color, in parts OF a pale yellow. The
heads of the waves one blaze Of light. as they
tumbled aud rolled their foamy diamonds about
in greater profus0n than ever did my lord Of
Buckingham let fall at King James evees.
Over the bow where the water is cloven by the
sharp ut.water, all is aglow. Along the sides
which fling back the waters rejected by the
forepart, the crest falling waves glare with
angry eyes as the ship tumbes them over, act
ing toward them as flint acts toward steel.
All around, the sea seems on fire, and sickly
pale light shining out at a time when the
might makes q weird sound of its own still
ness" and the imagination is prone TO conj1re
fantastic shapes and creature, when
The water like wtchs oils.
Burns green, and blue and white,
it might be thought that the demons Of whom
Columbus crew feared the malevolence, were
holding their revels, their Walpurgisnacht. on
the bosom OF the sea, and that this pale light
which shone around was the lantern guiding
them TO their orgies. Here and there, patch
more brilliant than the rest, now and again
dark, unillnminated piece of water relieves the
sameness of the general incaudescence and
where the sea is troubled by the movements Of
its inhabitants, or still more, by the passage of
ships-those creatures foreign aud rude-it
shows the sense of the intrusion by more than
wonted display of brilliancy, aud hurls its
harmless lightning with much magniGcence.
The wake of the ship is one sea of liquid fire.
Unless one has seen it, be is apt to think the
language describing it extravagant and exag
gerative; but any one who has sailed the
interropica seas will know that words cannot
adequately tell the glory of the sight which
there meets his eye, when the conditions Of the
weather most favor the display of the seas
phosphorescence. Chambers Journal.
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The Office of California Stage Company
Is at the UNION HOTEL.
STAGES LEAVE THIS HOUSE DAILY, FOR
All parts of the Country.
BIRD ~ HOPKINS, Proprietor.

GAIT. L. BIRD, formerly of International Hotel.
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The Bar

viii always be supplied with CHOICE LIQUORS
and CIGARS. PBlCES MODERATE.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-04


The Anniversary Meeting Of the New-York
Sunday School Union was held on sundasyening at ~
Rev. Dr. Thompson's Church,corner Of Broadway and
Thirty fcurth-st There a large attendance q
ladies' and gentlemen. who evinced by TIER presence
the interest they feel In this noble undertaking. The
proceedings commenced with impressive and
appropriate prayer by Chancellor Ferris which was IN
mediaey followed BY the singing Of the Seth hymn b
the children OF the Sunday School The meeting W.
addressed by Chancellor Fereis. ~
The Secretary, Mr.. Burtss. read the Report froa
which appeared that by the Sunday Schools OF New.
York in the Union e. 800 subscribed during the
past year. about So 900 larger than the amount subscrbsA
the yssr before. There put into the treasury from
other school, not in connection with theC e -
making altogether <lG,799. The COLLECTIONS received
from churches. donations. &C.. amounted to sl2OO0
One thousand one hundred and twentysfour Sunday
schools have been organized during the sst year 43r
children gathered into them. ll2 schools have been
aided and visited making the whole number Of schools
visited and aided 1886, and the number Of chidrsa
reached through its missionaries 25 s5s. They visited
26 families and distributed 566l bibles and tes!amentA
and Travelled ls0676 miles. II is said t1nt there o
about go coo children in the City Of New York who have
never been IN Sunday school. Several ether interest
ing statements were made by the Secretary In concin
sion he advocated the necessity Of ana
the continuance OF the work.
The Rev Mr.. Thompson and the Rev. Ar. Ki'trcdgs
spoke at considerable length after With a colectas
was taken up and considerable sum subscribed.
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vhistled throupA the air. nothing could be grander
than the firing OF these terrible messengers from bat.
terry TO rifle nit and from the rife pits back again to
battery.
BY Heaven 1t was splendid sight to see. for enc
who had no friend brother there Itwasabsolutely
IN some places hand to hand engagement in its literal
sense in which superior determination and nerve even
acaipst superior numbers victorious; and about
fonr O'Clock the Rebel column wavered and trembling
the fierce earnestness Of our determined troops gave
way. falling beck something near four miles.
TnE EXTENT or OUR LOSS.
DR.. Nichols, the me ical director Of the Fifteenth
Corps, tells ne that our loss not more than 2oO
killed and wounded a gentleman OF tie Seventeenth
Corps whom have every TO believe, assures me
that the loss IN that cor is less than lCo The Rebel
loss In oil the fight will amount to 2ooo.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Tie cowsrdy Rebel surgeons in their flight from the
field left few of their wounded in place exposed to
the FIRE of our artllerg The woods opposite Tickenes
battery WIGS ret on fire, and it extended oTer large
PORTION of the ground. Two of the enemy's wounded
suffered tie terrible torures of bssS burned 10 DEAN
These two unfortunate evidently had been severely
wounded and were unable to get away from the flames
bv which they were surrounded.
BRUTAL ACT.
One Of our soldiers was found in Bentonsvie with his
feet cut of and his body horribly mntlsted. Comment
is unnecessary.
BRILLIANT ACT oP SMALL BRIGADE.
To Col Weaver, commanding the Second Brigade Of
Gen. John L. Smiths Division, assigned the diff
cult and dangerous task Of burning Cox's bridge
ocross the Neuse Rive and protecting the rear OF the
Army of the Tennessee. The following order from
Logon was sent to Weaver ut 10 o'clock:
The General commanding requests Col Weaver to
skiruish the bridge occupying the attention OF the
enemy and cndeavor TO force him 10 burn the bridge.
This small brigade. Of only eight hundred musset'
plshed everything charging the enemy with its
famed and distinguished galantry. Gen. Logan pro
bounced this Splendid hne feh Tie brave fellows Of
the 56.h Illinois, eth Iowa. an Goth Ohio, concentrated
terrible charge upon the enemy, when thrilling shout
Of triumph rung out tho air which told US OF bril-
hant victory.
Tie army is in splendid spirits, and ready for the
campaign against Richmond ow.P.
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Ninth Di,trici-Nintcenth Ward.

The drawing Of the names OF the one hundred
per cent additional was commenced yesterday. The
wheel vas examined by Alderman Farley and wns
found TO be exactly no had LETT 1t on saturday The
wheel was put ir motion Of lol o'clock and Capt Dun
ming Proyost.Marshai for the District. announced at
/, O'Clock that 635 names had been drawn. and that
therefore. SO far rs the Nineteenth Ward was CON
ccrned he had finished the draft lie then thanked the
audience for their quiet and orderly behavior and In
moment after announced to them that telegram had
,ust been received from Washington. conveying the
gled idngs that Petersburg was evacuated and that
Richmond was ours. This announcement brough forth
generous hearty round Of applause, sfr which all
reti red ouietiy.
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A YoururuI Covr1pxScz OrEnAroa-Ou the
Advertisement.
CnNcr-NfDyvnN-- '(NQr~NfpfY(vY

We say to perons having Conumrion, N whs'evef "sl
Of the disrese nse Dr. WIsHARTs FINE TRE8 lAL OLDHAM
Which is readily taken up Dy the blood and carried 20 the
lungs snd tue healing principles Of the Lag act upon the -
daIs sores the lungs sud stop he decsyss once and
patent. life {. saved 1Hg Pine TREE IA CORDIAL 70
erect power dissolve the thick mucns tha stops up ~
wind passage OF the lungs ami eIpes nom the ysteR
THR FrSs fREs TAR pues the bleod and eesn:ss
n Of all scrofous matter that conanty breed - Sores
,rual and external Salt Rheum Blo;ches lie Face. so
ali Skin Diseases especially cured by ph WisHARTs
Piss TRgR TAR CORDIAL Office NO ~ Ncrta SECOND ~
Philade.p Iia =. ~
sod al HELxsoLD's Drug and Chemical Warehouse A~
3e4 Broadway, n. Y.
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Eighth Distrfct-Twenty.nr Ward.

Drafting in tho Twenty .frst Ward was CON-
meneed at 9 p m. yesterday, at the office OF Capt
Manierre, Provost. Marshal Of tho Eighth District
The number OF persons enrolled and placed in tho wheel
was 1894 aud the number to be drawn was somewhere
in the vicinity Of 200 Major Dodge. Assistant
Provost. Mafshal.GoneTal had not informed Capt.
Manierre of the exact quota Of the ward tie time
of drafting 1t is thought to be less than 900 More
than half the names had been drawn when the draft
was stopped 10 allow tie Provost Marshal TO swear In
substitutes 1t will be resumed today.
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In TAE EowERY.

Tho Photographic gallery and dwelling Of Ma
Elizabeth Bach No ss Bowery damaged Saturday
10 the amount Of Insured for th amount IN the
st,Narks Co. MIRA Bach rescued non the DurnisG
bnidn,.by Philip A. Dalton exempt meuneer OF tugne
Co No 40 The first door occupied by IT, b. fersn,
ro dealers In carpets Loss stock by water 81 800 u
.urei In the RutgrIa Suyyesat and other CPanies Ma
us Il occupied by George Baker dealer in frture Soex
hat dana ed by water Insured The hhldns No ~
/. owned by G. v Anderson Loss about Slooo lnsureS
The dying establishment Of John short IN ihear OF NO. -
0rspdst Wa reriou.y dsma,ed BY hre. Losss 800
IN ELEyENTH-ANENuE.
The stable Of Patrick Doherty, corner OF no
wns destroyed by IRE on Saturday ssn@
Loss i 100. No insurance
Ths ,.loon Of Samuel Felter corner 0! ptosuwv
un,rst wss seriously damaged BY Ore on SUNDAY moss
- 90 .,oci and ixtures. $1,000 Insured Tor Vvv
=. ~ Company. The stock OF " w risIe.s
80, In Ssntemens furnishing goods NO. ov'
49, d.mased by smoke and water 20 ,the sinoun. ~
t-ar.J H. hs Merchants, Metroponsan hoi"c sne -
"si,h Coz No COS Is occupied by IL hash'3ns S ~
r1s.,s .jotbins LOIS on stock. si,~o ps'tsa.
ss @ occnrird y Tu,tle dealer in rubber soous' "
onpetsly destroyed OWNS 10 che soseoce % @ =, -
p cenIa mot be ascertsned The upper portion o. ~
hn,ldins Is occupied BY Charles H. Bell pno'os'"P"'
on stock BY water, slight.
I'll. .,ckerb.kery of Mr. Peter r. Anderson no az
tom vas damaged BY fire Sunday morning W '' "
u ~''"' IN THrRp-AvENUE.
Ah.y, occuped by Michssi Kelly corner OF
and eIshthst and Thirdsvr.. vas competey ersoy X
are eafly on Sunday morning; le". wv, no '"'u's
'frs was the work oil an noe"''
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Seventh DIs.ries-Eicventh Ward.

Captain f. c. Wagner was not able to
put tie wheel in motion thus far yesterday account Of
the brisk work in recruiting. Up to o'clock yesterday
he had received - recruits.
II is TO be hoped he viii DO Supplied with money
enough to pay all volunteers presenting themseVesof
this viii obvate all necessity Of starting the wheel once
more. There remain about $50 names TO DO drawn %
fll tho one hundred per cent.