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Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

THE RUSSIAN CATTLE DIsEAsE.-The Old
Worlds affections are many. With cholera
in Egypt and Turkey, and extending into Italy,
the plague in Russia, there is now cattle muir
rian in the latter country, which is extending
into England and producing great deal OF
loss to the farmers Precautions were early
adopted to prevent this disease getting into the
latter country, but they have failed, and while
the doctors are discussing the question OF how
the disease was introduced, the cattle are dy-
ing very fast At the Great London cattle
market they adopted every preventive; chlor-
ide of lime is sprinkied about the stalls, as free
" Us in the cutters of Paris, at early morning.
special inspectors have been appointed to stop
the entrance of diseased cattle; instructions
have been issued to avoid crowding the animals
in the pens; and persons suspected OF Offering
| infected beasts are rigidly dealt with. This is
an old disease, originally existing in Iartary,
Poland and Russia, and thousand years ago
it scourged those countries. 1t was introduced
into England in l745, from Zealand, In dIseas-
ed cattle sold for their leather. 1t took twelve
wears to reduce its ravages. Europe lost In
that time three million head ofcattle. In lIIO,
Holland lost in one year 375, AL OF her horned
cattle; and in 1894 it followed Napoleon into
Italy, and Piedmont alone paid for his march
with $500, 900 head. The loss to France ana
Belgium, between l7l3 and 1896, is estimated
at the enormous total of 0,000, 900 ANIMALS
In 1906, when the COssacks of the Don muster
ed on the Vistula, their buliceks brought the
pestilence again, and Sehwartzenberg lnva'
sion of France, at the head OF the allied forces
in 1913, imported it.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

THE AGE OF NOVEL READING. They seem
to suffer in London with an overdose OF nov nov
els. We are not free from the disease In this
country. Our tables are weighed down X with
noveisEgood, bad, and indifferent WE nISim. Sym.
pathize with the English writer VINO complains
IS no end, and the most industrious critic slave
he never so hard, is ever Overtaken by the
stream. Let him think that, one week, having
cleared his table of its accumulated heap OF he
titious literature, he may, the next, enjoy an
interval of repose, and he is sure to find him
self mistaken The next week brings fresh fresh
as If each separate volume were daughter OF
the horse-leech, and as if his labors were to RI
val those of Sisyphus in their wearisome dura-
ton Of course, there is public which buys
and reads these sort of things, or publishers
would hardly risk their money in such ven
lures but, surely, such public must have
maw not inferior to that of Gargantua, or OF the
ogre who boltcd Tom Thumb, mot the gene
raj, that it should crave such inordinate sup
plies of pabulum."
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

"YoUR TICKET SIR. On one Of the north.
ern railroads there isa conductor named s.,
a very clever, sociable, gentleluanly man, q
great favorite with the company he is connec-
ted with, and the travelling public in general.. !,
fond of joke, quick at repartee, and faithful
in the discharge Of his duties During the past
year, as his train, we'll filled with passengers,
was crossing bridge over wide stream some
seven or eight feet deep, the bridge broke
down, precipitating the two passengers carria-
ged from the wreck, they were borne away by
the force of the current. Our friend S -
had succeeded in catching hold of some bushes
that grew near the stream, to which he held
for dear life! A passenger, less fortunate,
came rushing by. s extended one hand
saying :" Your ticket, sir; give me your tick
et" You can imagine the effect Of such dry
Joke in the midst Of the water.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30


UNHAPPY MARRIAGES AMONG MEN OF GE-
NIUs.-The rare concurrence Of genius actth do
naestic comfort Is perfectly drfia. Take Dan
te, the exile, who left his wife, never wishing
to see her more; take Tasso, wifeless; Pet
rarch, wifeess Ariosto, wifeless Milton, thrice
married, but only once with much comfort
Dryd n, welded, like Addison, to a title and
discord; Young lives alone till past fifty;
Swift marriage is no marriage; Sterne S,
Churchilps, Byron's, Colerdge $, marriage,
broken and unhappy. Then We have set of
celibates--Herrick, COwley, Pope, Thompson
Prior, Gay, Shenstone, Gray, Akenside, Gold
smith, Collins, Cowper, and l know not how
many more of our best poets johnson had a
wife, loved, and soon lost her, 1t is almost
enough to make women tremble at the idea OF
allying themselves with genius, or giving birth
to it. Take the philosOphers-BacOn, like his
famous legal adversary, Coke, seems to have
enjoyed little domestic comfort, and speaks,
for, as he says, certain grave reasons, dis
approvingly Ofhis partner Our metaphysi-
cians-Hobbes, Locke Bentham, Butler-are
as solitary as Spnosa and Kant. The celibate
philosopher, Hume, conducts US to the other
great bachelor historians, Gibbon and Macau
! "; as Bishop Butter does to some of the prin
ces of English divinity--tIooker cajoled into
marrying a shrew. Chillingworth unmarried
! Hammond unmarried, Leighton unmarried
Barrow also single. only take foremost men
the list might be swelled with monarchs and
generals in marriage --LacOu IN Council.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

A FoRK.-A foot traveller, whose feet were
of prodigious size, on stopping at country tav-
ern for lodging, asked the landlord for a boot
Jack wherewith to remove his muddy boots
After Surveying his foot with much delibers-
ton, the landlord declared that there was NO 20
boot-iack on the premises that would be half
big enough for him.
Perhaps you We got forked stick, or some
thin, then, suggested the traveller.
I'm tell you, answered the land ord, bright
ening up with new idea Just go back, aud
pull 9em off With the fork of the road '
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

A PALpABLE HITBY GEN. GRAST.-During
the seige of Vicksburg knot of officers gath
cred around Gen. Grant, and for want OF bet
ter employment amused themselves in guessing
the ages of prominent officers Among the
rest they discussed Gen. McClernand, who was
absent at the time, but whose consequential
airs were notorious, and whose differences with
Gen Grant were equally well known. One
guessed that he was about fifty years of age -
oh, nc" said Gen. Grant, 8 such man
was never got up in fifty years! The hit was as
too palpable not to arouse the merrlment OF al
around.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

must be increased, and a new reservoir was
commenced, also in the Central Park. 1t was
finished on the 10th of August, 1862. Ithas a
water surface Of ninety-six acres, is about thir-
ty-two feet in depth, is constructed in the most
substantial manner, and has fine promenade
on the top of its embankment. Its capacity is
l,029, SS8, las gallons. 1t is ia feet above
tide water. Thus it will be seen that the three
reservoirs contain nearly 200, 100000 gallons
of water. But as the daily consumption is over
SO, 900, 900, this enormous quantity would last
only twenty four days-in fact less, as Ofcourse,
when the reservoirs become three parts empty,
the pressure on the pipes would be so small
that the water would not rise in them. The
tanned to be only 10000 gallons. 1t is be-
lieved that the present estimate, large as ii
seems, is correct, very careful tests of the
quantity consumed having been made on two
occasions.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

CvxrRo1Ts.-"O Oh" exclaimed an honest
en- Ihewailing the trouble of friend, "Td
lGro n;"o half nv life for the poor fellow"
..Yis." answered a regular son of Erin
Yis, Tdbe afther swearin' yea always ready
for that but if yez would, sure an it the half
yez is done wild.
A law has been passed in Buenos Ayres, ma
ming the first town hereafter located in that
country, Lincoln in memory of our late
President.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

SPICY GRUMBLING. What is the use OF
lving?" snarled veteran grumoler tns O'nea
rs urs bab;es0aoSeed because the master is cross.
WI when % we are boys-oblged to toll, sick or WELL
,,or s''1, 1a~j suffer something worse when we
@ ue,' '1,uShands-and, 1uIu after exhausting life and
are son~,b IN the service of other people, die, and
sur n6;Ijren to quarrel about the possession Of
tatber's ul watch and our wives-to catch some
LnOI,l else.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30


WoULDN'T COME A SECOND TME-C-,
now of California, was for time secretary of
the state of Illinois. One day, during the leg
islative vacation, meek, cadaverous looking
man, with a white neckcloth, introduced HIM
self to him at his office, and stating that he had
been informed that Mr. G. had the letting
Of the hall of representatives, he wished to Sc
cure it, if possible, for a course of lectures he
desired to deliver i'll Springfield.
May ask, said the secretary, what is
to be the subject of your lectures?
Certainly" was the reply, with a very SOL
emn expression of countcnance The course
wish to deliver is on the second coming Of
the Lord.
at is of no use, said C. "1f you
take my advice you will not waste your. time
in this city 1t is my private opinion that It
the Lord has been in Springfield one. He will
never come a second time"
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30
WHOLE NO. $50
Southern Geography

"A good beginning makes q Lad ending.
says very silly proverb. But il. is verified
for once at last, by little book called 4 Ge-
ography for Beginners, by Rev K. S. Stew
ard, published last year at Richmond, Va, by
): ". Randolph, though the paper, type and
binding are evidently English and the maps
bear the imprint of George Phillip T. Son,
ton was intended to supercede the a. Yankee"
biographies In the schools of the late 8 Confed-
eracy." We copy from page II and 43 tie
following very valuable passage:
" In 1862, the Government of the CnnfGdc-
rate States was duly established at Richmond,
Va, under a constitution which had been
adopted by the several States with the inau-
guratiOn ofJefferson Davis as its FIRST President,
for term of six years, Alexander H. Stephens
as Vice President. Every effort that human
ingenuity could cOntrive o.. immense resources
of money and vast ornaments on sea and land
could accomplish, was made by the Northern
Government to capture the capital and other
important places, and break up the political
organization of the COnfederacy. But by the
constant, evident and acknowledged aid Of the
God Of Battles and King of Nations, these
efforts have all failed and, at vast expense of
suffering and Blood the people Of the South
ern States have fought their own Way to pOliti
cal independence and the respect and amity Of
the great nations of the world. May that God
who has graciously blessed their efforts keep
them in His most holy faith and fear, and long
secure to them the blessing Of peace and pros
perity! ="
The concluding sentences read like blasphe-
my in the light Of facts. The Beginners"
who accepted such stuff as the foundation Of
the geographical knowledge will have good
deal to unlearn. The little Book contains
great deal more absurd matter, and it is anu
sing to see how, in the parts relating to the
United States, the writer took care to info m
his beginners of their very great insignifcance.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

Hated BOTH-" Did you attend church to-
davY' said planter to his late slave. :" Sar-
tin, TIM sar, was the reply; and what two 2,, aw-
fulbig stories that preacher did tell =! What
stories were they?" why, he tell the .peo-
pie no man can serve two masters now olS Is
uT NV old old massa, and also young Massa john
s Dsn de de- PREACHER says he will love de one and
hate hate dc de odder, while de Lord knows how hs'
ted von hoffI'
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

Grand Master c. G. Wintersnlith, OF 1;ur hen-
tucky has issued an appeal to the the f%Gn TT";tnS
members of the Masonic Order IN InG Jn n";s'
States calling convention 10 'ile m.tobnr tn did
vile on the second MONDAY .aoNy o, W between Nil
in bringing back the olp harmony oe'"''n an
sections Of the Union.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

Had the laying ofthe Atlantic cable been sue,
cessful, the owners of the Great Eastern would
have received $3.50, 900, and the Gable CComp:a-
ny would have purchased the ship to lay y, SIX slx
more cables. As it is the owners OF the 0'e"'
Eastern ret nothing
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

General Cass is living in Detroit. He has
reached his eighty fourth year. lie resides on
Jefferson Avenue, in handsome modern-built
brick house, while his son, Major Cass, for
merly United States Minister at Rome, occu-
pies the family homestead, two blocks distant
in yellow kid gloves, and great favorite in
fashionable society.
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

M Co,cross Spring at Saratoga was re-
The I% congress gre sSIp oo0 and the Star Spring
for $35, 900. a~%
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

A young man, in Louisville shot .sman nI%sel sbs bs
his sweethesrts Backyard, because she
wouldnt marry him
Smyrna times., 1865-08-30

The first reservoir constructed was that on
Murray Hill 1t has water surface of about
four acres, and can contain 20, 100000 gallons
II is generally known as the distributing reser-
voir The lower reservoir in the Central Park
was next constructed, to answer the increasing
demands caused by the growth of population.
II NAV be said to consist of two reservoirs -
It has water surface of thirty-one acres and
contains when full 100, ,000,000 gallons A few
years ago il became evident that the supply
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-08
POstpOnemeHt of the Yellowstone
Expedition Until May Next.

After HAVING made every effort possible
to start bis e,!e,liJion this fall, Capt FISK
has been obi ed, as will appear by his
card in this issue, to postpone his "Trip till
the goth of May next.
The Captain went up to ST. Cloud on
Saturday, after dispensing the small camp
here, called his party together, and after
stating to them the circumstances which
surrounded him and prevented a move,
received from his men one and all, not
only their verbal assurances of sympathy
and good will, but likewise written testi-
monial signed by them,-each pledging to
wait patiently till another spring, and to
be on hand for the march at the appointed
time.
We are strongly inclined 70 the belief
that the very earnest enthusiastic and
most worthy efforts of Capt. Fisk toward
the opening of this great route to the gold
fields OF Montana, have fallen far short CT
being seconded by our people, who should
be, at least, and are of necessity most
deeply interested.
Shall we net see something done this
winter that will set this matter fairly on its
feet AMI secure the permanent opening of
highway from our border to Montana?
The half smothered Indignation express
ed in Capt Fisk's Gard, we doubt not is
more than warranted by the facts
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deeply affecting, and at the close of it ne
put his arms around the neck of Ten
eral Barr, and with deep emotion
thanked him for his care and attention,
expressing perfect satisfaction with ms
medical treatment He then took bis
farewell of his family. About midnight he
relspsed into insensibility, which continu-
ed without intermission until bis death.
Such were the last hours in life of Gov
ernor John Brough. y. 4ed rer has
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-08
The Atlantic CaSae.

l'a3 A letter Is published from Capt ADsR-
son, of the Great Eastern, concerning the
failure to lay the cable. He Gays he was
at irse q doubter, but, seeing the means
adopted, he became hopeful. Then, With
the actual experience he has become san
guina He briefly details this experience,
whiohg has already been stated, ana
earnestly urges another trial, first m lay
ing new cable, with additional machl-
I nsry, and then picking up the old one.
he suggested that the new cable be LAID {,
next Nay, because the Great Eastern and
che necessary machinery cannot he got
+ ready under two mot ten as autographed
months. His letter shows thAt he 10 very
! ssangaine as to ultimate sacoess, and says
/, shat Mr.. FIELD and all on board share ms
2t,Spefulness. no! "a {" '9pG
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-08
The soldiers, Vote Commissioners.

For the purpose of giving the delegates
to the State Conventions an opportunity to
provide District and County tickets, the
departure of the Commissioners to receive
the votes of soldiers, is postponed until the
18th instant, next Monday. lreg
The tickets must be delivered to the
said Commissioners at the Capitol, or to
the Secretary of State by ten O'Clock OF
that day. To-
As there are still four thousand Mime
sofa Volunteers in the service, it is hoped
that good supply Of tickets will be fur
nished. q
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-08
The Last Hours Of Governor BrOugh.
The Cleveland Herald furnishes the fol-
lowing in regard to the last hours of Gov.

lowing in regard to the last hours of Gov.
Brough:
The closing scene in the life of Gov.
Brougb, as described to us by an eye-wit-
ness, are tull of interest and pathos. On
Monday evening at about nine o'clock, the
Governor awakened from the insensibility
IN which he had lain for several days, and
at the request of his family, who gathered
around his bedside, Surgeon General Barr
informed him that all which human skill
could do for him had been attempted, and
in vain, and that now he was in the hands
of Almighty God. He could not live for
ty-eight hours. The Governor was great
" shocked at this announcement and
looking General Barr in the face, desired
him to repeat what he had said. Gene
raj Barr stated that be had not fOrty-eight
hours to live. The Governor then re-
quested that all except bis family and
General Barr should leave the room AZ
ter this had been done he conversed calm
ly and nationally with his family for some
time on private family affairs
forming to Gen. Barr, and apparently
addressing his remarks more particularly
to him, the governor proceeded to speak
of his religious views and hopes. He said
in substance that he was no theoiogian.
and had never made any profession of re-
ligion. He had, however, always en-
deavored to live honestly and uprightly
in his relations with his fellow men, and
he hoped and believed that he had so
done. He confessed that he had sinned
greatly, although he denounced as false
and slanderous rumors of his drunk
enness and licentionsness, which had been
circulated. But, though he acknowledged
that he had been great sinner in the
sight of God, he stated that every act of
his in discharging his duties as governor
had been performed with the strictest
conscientiousness, and with prayerful re-
gard to his responsibility not only to the
country, but to God He also stated
that he had never goLe to bed at night
for twenty years without praying to God
for forgiveness and protection, and that
he died patiently, acknowledging his sins
and trusting in Christ for pardon. As he
spoke, the governor raised his eyes, and
as though death lent supernal keenness to
them, exclaimed tat he saw the Media
tor standing On tie right hand of the
Father, making intercession for his sins.
He concluded, with the emphatic declara-
ton, several times repeated: 81 die hap
PLY and gioriously The scene wa.
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saint Paul. Friday SoP'' %
~. STATE Fair---Horace Greeley

n. STATE Fair---Horace Greeley.
Il will be seen by the annexed ietter
~ W. s. Kns, ESQ, OF Minneapolis
.bs. HORACE GRzuEK will attend the
State Agricultural Fair at that place ana
"0N'' OFFICE OF THE TRIBUNE,
NEW YORK, Aug. q, lSsS.)
Wv FRIEND KmG: Ihave yours OF the list
90 No to our State Convention on the soth
nrox.. and shall push on from Syracuse 70 81
Panl by the fastest line hope to De WIN
Won two days before that on which ann 70
sneak tor you, so as to give you cnoice on
davis. NV wife's illness can alone keep me
this side of Chicago, and she is now better.
M Yours, hOhAC1 0 ''''' : -.
"" Nh. W. 6. KING.
The subject of the address of Mr.. GREE
xrY is net indicated in his letter. but some
of the eastern journals say that it will be
upon "the extirpstion Of Deeds" s1,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-08
r.a mira Re<1nent Coming Hon

The Governor has received the follow
ing dispatch: -. - - o :. ,oes
Hon. Sseplen Aslser, Governor of M'a"e'ota:
The Third Minnesota Infantry. numbering
twenty.seyen commissioned officers and four
hundred and Afteen (415) enlisted men, having
been mustered out of service are to-day placed
en- route for Fort Smelling, Minnesota for final
payment y. .. MI T NS
It will probably be ten or twelve days
before the REGIMENT viii arrive in Saint
Paul
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SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS

NV YORK. Sept 2.-Gen. a. J. Smith.
commanding 10th Army Corps, issued on the
the Sth uit.. at Montgomery, Ala. an orde,
ton
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Cannon TO right of Us,
Cannon to left of US.
Vollied and Numbered.

Only these were not laundering al us as was
true of the noble six hundred"
The enemy's batteries were very near.
Think and fast their missiles burt~led through
the air. Canister, with its multiplied balls,
whizzed everywhere The heavier shots
tearing through trees, and through ranks of
men, as if 30 obstacle would ever stop them.
One rife cannon shot passed though an oak
twenty inches 10 diameter Just IN rear Of my
Gne.
To have batteries on both sides OF u.s. -
even though they = were not laundering
a. u.s." was 10 be placed in 8 position suf-
ticienty trying to the nerves OF any man !;
but to have sctually seq zone rifle can
non shot pass through an oak twenty