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The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-06-21
The Prediction Of Nostradamus.

Most of our readers, Gays the Balti-
more Sun, will recollect that at the
commencement Of the present civil war
the following prediction Of Nostradamus,
which, it is said, can be found in the
second volume of his Centuries" was
generally published in the papers,
/" About that time QSGl) q great quar-
rel and controversy will arise in a coun-
try beyond the seas (Amcrica, } and many
poor devils will be hung, and many poor
wrctchcs will be killed by punishment
other than q cord. Upon my faith you
may believe me, the war will not cease
for four years, at which none should be
surprised and astonished, for there will
be no want of hatred and obstinacy 10 it.
At the end Of that time, PROSTATE and
almost ruined, the people will rc'embrace
each other in great joy and love-" Nos
tradamus was o French physician, phi
losophcr and prophet, born in 1888, who,
after meeting with great success in the
first named capacity, turned his attention
to astrOlogy, and in 1856 published his
" Centuries" a work Of predictions. In
1855 he foretold the remarkable death
of Henry l., which took place at tour
namcnt in the spring Of 1853, and is
said also to have predicted the death of
Charles l. of England, Louis XVI, and
the elevation Of Napoleon to tho empire
of Franco. We arc not among those
who arc disposed to place much reliance
upon tho soothsayiug of pretended
prophets, but as this ancient divinator
seems to have been right so far in his
representations as regards our civil war,
We hope his reputation will not be dam,
aged by any failure in the fulhllment ,,e OF
the latter portion Of his prophecy. we
regret to say, however, that our credu!l'
ty does not keep pace with our wishes IN
this respect. ...........
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-06-21

SLAVERY AND INDEpESDENcE-Now
AND FoREvER-ONE AND ISsEpARA-
DLE!-Amons the last words Of the
Charleston Mercury, before it's, flight
from the city at the approach Of the
Union forces, are these:
South Carolina entered into this
struggle for no other purpose than 10
nainiain the the institution Of siarery." .
Southern independence has no other
object or meaning" $500. :.
"Indepeudenco and slavery must
stand together or fall together.
The Richmond Enquirer of the lIth
Of February, commenting on the op'n'
ions of the Mercury, says: We do not
attempt to dispute the Mercury's asser'
tiou," and adds, I'VE hope to preserve v
slavery; We believe We can preserve 1t.
The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-06-21
A Virigiinian Tribute to the 23d Ohio.

41
The Rockingham Register, published
at Harrisburg, Va, in its issue Of juno
Cd, pays the following tribute to this.
regiment: :.
The 23d Ohio Volunteer Regiment,
United States forces, Col. j. n. Comfy
commanding, is now stationed in this
part of tho Valley of the Shenandoah.
This is ono of the United States ",yete.
ran" regiments, and as it's name shows, il
made up Of" Buckeyes" They are gen
orally young men, from the interior"
towns. we'll formed and> athletic, and
many Of them possessed Of moro than ~
ordinary share of intelligence. Our in:
tcrcourse With these Ohio "boys" and
their scntlcmanly, intelligent and eour.
teous officers, has been exceedingly
pleasant. They have contributed much
to the quiet and good order Of tho com
munity. Accustomed to rigid and strict
discipline, "a point in which our South.
crn soldiers we're so deficient } they have
maintained their equilibrium among %
without difficulty and without ofense.
Our town and community have been
almost as quiet and tranquil with this
body Of strange soldiers among Us, -
they ever have been even in the time Of
profoundcst peace. We had no idea
that 30 very soon after the dreadful
storm and tempest Of the war should be
over, that the chief parties to the angry
controversy would be, like brethren.
dwelling together in unity" Yet It 10
so, and this Is another Of the strange
features in this straugest Of all tho his.
tories Of human conduct that have ever
been written. -....
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President Johnson and the Children

President Johnson and the Children
a large company Of Sunday school
children called upon the President, and
showercd him with flowers. Flo made
them q speech, saying n good many
pleasant things, the following among
others: .. ...
"Never feel that you arc superior to
your more humble companions and com.
rndes.. Instead Of trying to humble
them and make their condition lower,
your pride should be to elevate thom to
the standard you occupy. Sometimes
one may come in rags, and bcgrimed with
dirt; but beneath tho rags and the dirt
jewel may be found as bright as any
yet discovered, and the humble individ.
ual may develop that which would prove
as bright an ornament as tho Jewels Of
any crowned head. All should under
stand this, and that even those who have
no means can at least mako an effort to
be good and great. In this matter he
(thc spcaker) was an agrarian-such an
asrarian as would elevate and estimate
all in proportion to their virtue and
merit. Intrinsic merit should be the
base upon which all should stand. He
would pull none down, but would elevate
all-lcvel upward, not level downward.
His notion had always been, that the
great mass of the American people could
bc elevated. IF all will be elevated, VIC
may become the greatest and most cxalt.
cd nation on the earth.
"My little daughters and sons (said
the spcakcr), give ne your attention
while | say, honestly and truly, that if |
could inform you Of something and put
that into immediate effect, which would
tend to the elevation Of you all, | would
be prouder Of it than to be President
forty times. [Applausc.l Here is the
Executive mansion, and yonder is the
Capitol of great nation, and you look
to those who make and execute tho laws,
as persons sublime and grand. But just
think for q moment. You are the crop
behind US. All those buildings, and all
of this Government, will, one day. pass
under your control, and become your
property, and you will havo to put in
force and control the principles Of gov.
crnmcut, Of religion, and humanity.
And let all boys cousider-cvery moth
er's son Of them [laughter] that each
one is born candidate for the Prcsi.
dcncy. daughter and applausc.] Why
not, then, commence at once to educate
yourselves for the Presidency And he
would say to the little girls, that, while
they could not be Presidents, they ore
born candidates for the wives Of Prcsl'
dents. [Laugh,cr.] While each little
boy may feel he is candidate for the
Presidency, each little girl may feel shc!
is candidate for Presidents wife; and
each should commence at once to qualify
himself and herself morally, intcllectu'
ally, aud socially, for such high POSITIONS
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Itis said that ex. Governor Wise chafss
a good deal and even foams atthe mouth
because his house is used by old John
Brown, daughter As a. sohoolhouse for
teaching little niggcrs. It seems . pret.
ty hard case certainly, but We don'trssd::
iiy see what the Governor can do about
it. Old John Browns daughter is res.
oluto and won't evacuats the premises:
It is said that /" Old John Browns Feul
is marching on" and his daughter il Dc.
that the minds Of the litle mig.
gers shall initiate the example. n, &.
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Dr.n LyrrIps AccuxuIAT1Ha. =

DEAD LETTERS AccUNULATIna.--
The public may be surprised 70 !eara
of The number Of letters which ars now
being received at tho Dead Letter odkoe,
sent there uuder the new:law. The pub.
lie should remember that tho old law
allowing letters not prepaid to b sent
forward according to address, and double
postage collected Of the receiver, hfs
been repealed that now every letter not
entitled to be carried through The snsils
must have 4 stamp upon il, or It y osse.
to tho Dead Letter Office. : -, 60 :; 4 . -,
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JEFF Davis tried to escape to the Gulf,
but our troops brought him TO- bay.'@
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JEFF Davis, when overtsksu, psonpay'
gave in, but his orinolins stood outss -
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To be Sold for One Dollar Each!


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Among those who have acknowledged the recent
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GENTLY the following kindly permit their names to be
Robert H. Hotchkiss. New Haven. Conn. Me,ode.
on, value $50. w. IT. willis, W. 22d ST., New
York, Diamond Cluster Pin, valued 5000 Mrs r,
9. Tappan, 16 York st, Gold Watch, value $125.-.
Miss Ellen F. Dckerson. Binghampton, N Y, Melo-
deon, value $780,. Mr.. E. H. Stone 81 Tenth ST., n.
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Van Ripper, Washington, D. G, Gold Hunting Cased
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Mass, Piano, value $3.50. Miss d. H. Farwell, Du-
Francis l. Moran, 133 Pearl st, Albany, n Y, Music
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Lectures ct Roothbax.

Mr.. EDTToR:-I am requested by your sub
scrbers at Boothbay to tell you something
about the course of Lectures the young men
ofthat neighborhood have just got under way.
The opening took place on Tuesday evening
last; and notwithstanding the unfavorable and
threatening weather, the muddy highways, :
and the distances they had to come, varying
from one to three miles, they had what was
called an excellent house; and judging by the
countenanees before me, of all ages and of
both sexes, are likely to find among their
sturdy thinkers" and earnest, intelligent
women, all the encouragement they need.
They have just settled young, well-educat-
ed and able man, Mr.. CoAN, over two congre-
cations hitherto estranged, and now united,
and it may well be hoped that he and they
win continue to work together, until system
Of mutual instruction has taken root among
them; and they have learnt their Sduty to
themselves" ~, ~, ...'-t--- 81.
All human acquisition is capable of being
funded as well as communicated. The more
we learn, the more we may. Science and lit
erature are not a fountain, which may be ex-
hausted, or even lowered by use-but lamp
forever blazing, at which thousands of other,
lamps may be lighted, without diminishing
its original fame. Let all such efforts be en-
couraged ]. N.
We reprint the above because of an error
which appeared in 1t on its first appearance.
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Terms $s per an,sssns, in odronce.

proof, say the judges, that the plaintiff sus-
tanned any actual injury in reputation; no
proof that any direct and positive injury to his
health resulted from the alleged wrongful acts
OF the defendant. There remained, therefore,
as the basis Of the verdict, nothing but the
false imprisonment and injury to plaintiffs
feelings. The Court computes the damages
for Imprisonment as equal to two thousand
day for the time spent in Fort Lafayette--a
rate at which considerable portion of the
loyal community might consent, perhaps, to 2
De locked up for longer time than Mr.. Stur-
evant was. That estimate leaves several
thousand dollars over for the modification,
oesiaaatlon, and outrage for which Mr.. Sturte- D
want CANNED compensation. The conclusion
ofthc Court is that the jury were greatly mis-
led in the performances of their duty. and suf.
fered themselves to be unduly Influenced by
matters which ought to have had no place in
their minds. That we take to be a mild and
judicial way of saying that the politics ofthe
jury We're no better than those of the plaintiff.
and were the real cause of this outrageous YER
diet. r1.--.,s si.r7y 5ra.es..-.rs) y ssv,.ei.r cd
"The plaintiff offered to remit so much of
the amount as the Court might think exces-
siye-a shrewd device for saving his costs and
the expense and risk OF another trial-but the
Court said no. Chief Justice Bigelow, who
delivered the opinion of the bench, declared 4
in terms that the verdict was so unreasonable
as to show the jury incapable of rendering
any verdict on the issues involved, and he set
1t aside and ordered a new trial of the whole
case. II Mr.. Sturteyant gets SS2,500 from the
next jury, he will be luckier than we think p
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English Lsaity towards Rebels.

The more the facts are brought to light in
relation to the Jamaica insurrection, the more
atrocious does the conduct of Governor Eyre
and his officials appear. The latest accounts,
derived from the Governors official report, re-
veal the almost incredible fact that while less
than a score of persons lost their lives in the
outbreak Itself, nearly taco thousand have keen
summarily put to death by the blood-thirsty
authorities, on charge of participation in the
riotl Ahundred lives for one. Some of the
English papers contain severe comments on
the conduct Of Governor Eyre, but the gem
eral impression seemed to be that no action
against him would be taken by the govern
ment. The whole affair certainly furnishes a
suggestive Illustration of the manner in which
Engiishnen practice the clemency to rebels
which they are SO fond of recommending to
other nations. ll4. ..-.sta..I ...a.s.C-.
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The Case of sturtevant vs. Allen.

"Some months ago." says the Nep York
Boston, involving an accusation by Aaron II.
Allen that one Leonard Sturtevant was trail
tor, or Copperhead, or something of the sort.
1t was alleged that by reason Of the slander,
plaintiff had been arrested and imprisoned fif-
teen days in Fort Lafayette. 1t was further
charged that he had suffered. greatly in repr-
tation, in injury to his feelings, and in health.
For the injury to his reputation, the Jury gave
Mr.. Sturtevant $50; for the injury to his feel
ings and other special damage, they awarded
him sS2500. This enormous verdict was
trunpeted all over the country at the time,
to the peculiar delight of those unhappy gen
tlemen whom their more loyal neighbors had
stigmatized as Copperheads Disloya jour
nails proclaimed it the forerunner OF innumer- .;
able other awards of exemplary damages to be
paid by all similar offenders. we should be at
a loss to compute the number OF actions for
slander that have been brought in conse-
ouence. mistaken patriots like Davis and Lee,
Seymour and Lowell, saw prospect of unlim-
;+od reimbursement for the countless calum-
nies ofthe press upon their spotless virtue
who knows how many retainers the lawyers
have pocketed in such suits-sure they of
their profits in advance, at any rate?1o .'sg.ap
aItis painful to pull down these castles in
the air, but truth and sense of duty compel
us to say that the Supreme Court of Massa-
chusetts has just set aside this famous verdict,
on the ground of unreasonable, disproportion-
ate, and excessive damages. The Court de-
clares itself unable to find any cause for such
an award in the injuries the plaintiff may be
presumed to have suffered. There was no
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u. S. Marshal's Notice,

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 4 ~ ssr1-eH lsa n
District Of Maine, IS. Ig'}a Es.e ii aga 3. r
DURSUANTt to Monition from the Hon. Ashur
l. Ware, Judge Of the United States District Court
within and for the District of Maine, hereby give
public notice that the following Libel has been filed
in said Court, viz: -sf- ~. 5---.
A Libel against 40 gallons Of Gin, sciM seresl-
teen Kegs containing the same; secen Kegs contdin
ing seventy gallons of Whisaey; Keg, as,ing
ten gallons Of Alcohol; ten Barrels of Picked Her
rings seized by the Collector of the District of Pas
saInaquoddy, on the twenty-seventh day of Novenl-
ber, at Eastport, in said District | ~
Which seizure was for breach of the laws of the
United States as is more particularly set forth in
said Libel; that hearing and trial will be had there
on at Portland, in said District the taoenty-sirh
Day OF December current where any person interest
ed therein may appear and show cause If any can be
shown wherefore the same should not be decreed for
felt, and disposed of according to law. m N r.
Dated at Portland, this eleventh day OF December,
A. d. 1865. - t-s.1- +. A. 0UINBY. - :
Deputy y: 3. Marshal, District OF Maine. q
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Send Is Cents for Certificate.
SHERIFF,S SALE.

CUMBERLAND, SIS. - l.li = |i :. ~ q, ~
TAKEN ON EXECUTION and will be sold at pub
i lie auction on Saturday the Goth day of January,
A. D., 1866, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon at the
Sheris Ofce in the city OF Portland in said County,
all the right in equity which Enoch Dyer of Cape
Elizabeth has or had on the 14th day Of April, A, D.
1866 at II o'clock in the forenoon being the lime Of
the attachment OF the same the original writ In
this action to redeem the follow ng described real es
tate situated in the town Of Cape Elizabeth in said
County, to wit: certain piece of land situated In
Cape Elizabeth, and bounded on the south and west
by land belonging to Edward Dyer, on the north by
John Maxwell's land and on the eastby said Edward
Dyers land, containing one acre with the buildings
thereon. " i.t5al I.A ti ltee y.
The above named lot of land being subject to
and eighty four cents dated February ist 1859, pay
able in six months from date, Recorded in book 292,
page 1913. zah t'tl.
The above deed and mortgage are hereby referred
to for more particular description Of the above de-
scribed real estate. - r5,,i
1885, Z aii1c .ags - - M r.
dcc11dtd EN-, PERRY, Deputy Sheriff.
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Our customers will also have the great advantage
of constant succession OF new and recherche styles
and patterns with which we shall keep our New York
Agency supplied. 4AE48 sbF4r3e-H iANE
We have adopted the plan of sale now so popular,
ofcharging uniform price, and this price will inva-
rably be Sc for each article, matter how costly it
may be. The expenses Of conducting our New York
Agency paid by the sale ofCerticates Coupons
representing the various articles These Certificates
are sold at 30 cents each or five tor $2 and each Ger
tiicae will show the holder the particular article he
or she is entitled TO- on payment of an additional e.
If the article named the Certificate Is not desired
icate by stating what other article of the same value
he or she may prefer and it will be sent with pleas
ure: OUR AIM Is TO PLEASE, and every means
every who reads this notice as we are confident of
giving the utmost satisfaction, r@a1'Et
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SPLENDID JEWELRY,
Watches, Diamonds &c.
15-- ,d sls 81 ....5 glts.
FO7. the .HOIiGNYS!

i have the pleasure of announcing that they have
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sale of their widely known JEWELRY, WATCHES,
&c., and for the purpose of making their goods as
tenvely known and appreciated in the United States
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Europe; they have determined on a plan by which
poor and rich alike may have the advantage of their
splendid styles. As a preliminary, they would re-
mark that they manufacture and sell no imitation
Jewelry or Watches, but
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.4sy9 81 .s.9a No. 167, Broadaoay, Nep YORK., j.
Announce that all of the above list of goods will he
J4'.Hit sold for One Dollar each 1-lis4 -s1 ~
In consequence of the great stagnaton OF trade in
the war having cut off the supply of cotton a large
quantity of Valuable Jewery, originally intended
for the English market has been sent off for sale in
this country, and MUST BE SOLD AT ANY SAC
RIFICE! Under these circumstances, ARRAN-
DALE & Co., acting agents for the principal Eu-
rOpean manufacturers have resolved upon
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GREAT GIFT APPORTIONMENT

to be divided according to the following regulations:
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by mail, thus showing tavoritism. On receipt OF
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and then it is at your option to send the dollar and
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tain Gold Watch, Diamond Ring, or any set Of
Jewelry ON our list for One Dollar n
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Holiday Presents.
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New York Gift Association!
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10 Meiodeons, Rosewood Cases, 125.00 to 22500
10y MUSIC Boxes, 1900 to 45.00
Ivy Silver revolving Patent Castors, 1900 20 40O0
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900 Sets Silver Tea and Table Spoons 1900 to 5000
100 Gold Hunting Case Watches, 1900 to 15O O0
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