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nehala -. Alhfli.

On sasntass ssaniaf lasE shsse AupdfaA II
faaehnA sna whsslers nsa.shseass Aaa sdb1esa
anpeares Al Ashens ahd wsFe ms ans ipate1 81
our Iasess, shoaaA ssi eqasf y Diem "a hapihett =
esbsssi rslles rssnpss, ssss g ihs fsllst = Ne
garrison, "a Sunday nefalhs. thlss handfed ~.
sssn tree, sat he rsbels bad seat soah u Athsss
several saslss The rebels captured Ard cnstisa
wssh thana twenty u cur saen, and stnchE hem
Major Mcs3aaghey That they win hs btstsall5
murdered ve havs nos slnsla dosbt-
slsre writing The saFvsulhk, Ne have aot d.
patch ssylls Inst these tnafaeret tosk Assut Ne.
eaaghey cut % spring cevsA, Ia MeMiHA evahsyl
and murdered hIn.
They Bssda cash inte Msaisenvllls alout shs
saue tins, ard sapsaFsd Captain Divine They
haa hard aeht. he outstanding two Auhdfvd q
lAeui shd killing cne lie tcok refuge 10 Dr. Up.
toa't cellar, and fought them wish tNo FeselssFs
natil bis loads gave eos and then be fesosted e
bsek.bass. They finally treated with Aiaa, ~ tAes
dia not wish 60 burn down che house q = essssi
rebel. and the captain gsve himself up On she con
iitioa thai they would treat him As . prisoner .
war. Having no hsnor this treaty tles wfii sis
lasa, ana have probably murdered hiHs.
Nov, II any Get Of men win arrest The murderer
e Mct3aag+ " and Divine and bring thom her
and have shsn bagea is prison, the Provost Mar
shal Generals ofscs sna he prison sl Be heaieges
b. a lsa q sressa1eS unicn men, who win testify
te thsir loyalty, enter into bends for their guod Be
haeiCs or d any thing eise these secanslFels nsa'
desire. This b the great cure our eoantsy y u
herring under.
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Letter from the Secretary or the Treas
ury...Fery Important Suggestions.

" AetttA0tpAs Jan ID.
The Secretary d the Treasury, IN lsster 10 shs
Hon 4. D. Waahbarn, chairman o. - House Com
mites on Coasasefce aays that as ntzaeroaa expai
eas have been rsortod % Fecentiy soesaae customs
and aeftand The rttenas especially aaeeF extandaa
northern snd northwestern frontiers additional let
hlstion l. highly desirable and ha aghnik the draa
Of hill 90 revive pan Of The aes of Tie % az
M7reh, ISIS which expired n 1917, Enne which
time there has existed no aul rlty Cor searching
carriages and ether land yehi6es other than those
crossing our frontier. Ii i peepoaed to revive this
sathority and extend the provisions Of the esA Sec
tisn Of the eollsetioa 80 % liza, aathefl1iag The
searching Of houses &c. under pFepse issdical var
raats This b belsTad b be necessary, ~ many o.
The districts arr 20 large thai the delay consequent
ursn the procuring Of The special authority new ~
qairea from eeliecsnrs naval o1leefa Hnd surgeons
Ter getting cut search NAfsansa 70 be exsraisd 81
points rnuts frpm The pot q entry hes frustrated
the CHESTS sought. The Secretary tkinks Il woaid
add HAlasaIsy Ie the efficiency a Tho Law II yehis
eles and beesss o. burden, with I'll ihas apperiAins
70 thsm veTa sniist 70 forfeiture - 4 provided By
the BIT Other proslslons regarding giving tsags.
mcay b. ofceFs and others iaiaEeass II lerisiiures
are believed % b accessory % tho eeiant eafarce-
aasAt Of the ragissa Laws.
Conpigellef xaylaF makes slatamens 81 tAs fees
paid EfDm The appropriation fof California claims
ard ekpenaas a spuEss foF tha year endlak Dzrs1a
keR iss4 Is Bssoanis 10 81 Sea, q which sfa.Tae
was paid . Via. 4 ksartss eoansel 10 prize csses
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On ths gana ii February DO ps6rlh q
s,rIs.sasAsae ase easisd hpa,. q apffoxs of
,lisaspfosc lie prsfpsbd esasaaiasnss g the
tsastigatson 4hoss Il isFet 81 lie asasnd:
,esI.ss wsli vote llsilaeatso6 On thsif
tickets. and these opposed siil rose 9 Re.
Iecsion. siooi a eyil sslF the Stale haiigs
upaa ,i.s szssssSs Of tip vote ID February
Ne have no 5ssfs FOR the result The peo-
nis of Te,.Acsses have ssss and Ieif ensisigh
l. tsach shcul how % vote IN his cbHsess-
The friends d the Union, Of law and order,
and Of civil baie ii the State. win sete f,F
& Ratification aud che friends of JED Do.
sIs. together with 81 who desire 4 system
Of guerrilla wariare Kept uEe WI sess I Re.
lection. This i ihs reai issue Of the day
and ii is nccdicss u tfy 10 disguise Il
Al the cgsetion Of June 5ths 1851. The
sose was Separation and Representation,
and a No Separation aud No Representa-.
ton. The bayonsts Of JET Davis carried
. Separation and Representation, add with
II brought war Of four years dsrationl
separating thousands from al. they had
and giving them a representation IN every
Federal prison North, in every grave yard
South. aud quite representation IL tae In
fsrnal regions Of the great BODY Of
Southern men who have died In this val
Il may DO said
I'm Trpssss's yast camping Rroand,
Their client tents are sprssd,
And isfaHs guards villa solema round,
The hivoaae d tho dead
Il is now toa late IN thssaay 10 raise thu
mad dog cry Of Johnson's oath, . sfbi
trary arrests, . the usarper al Washing
ton, " and the a violation Of tho Ccnstltl,
ton. Tho people Of Tennessee are sick Q
! all this elamor, they are sick Of The war
and want Il ended, so as 70 be enabled &
pursue their iarming interests, Those VIII
voted to separate In 1861 are Cor RECESSION il
1865. Let them vote Il, putting their name
on the backs Of their tickets aud whci
they have done so LEI them quietly prePar
TO leave the State, The ratification mel
are going TO prevail, and they are going &
govern the State, We have the offer nov
Of civil law and of civil courts, bat Il "
prefer military rule we have enay to rses
these offers and we assure you shst we .shal
hold on TO the military and ask an inorcas
Of its rigor!
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Mr.. BLAra plxEs WIN lEFy. n.t,s

Mr.. y T. Blair was s,ill in the city at evan.
lie arrived hers on Satarsisy evening. din.s -
TIE President Sunday, ard has had sevarsf -.
views Nth him siHee What has trsBspi,..f -.
these interviews Is positively unknown IL -
dat no. hAving even made any eommaaszas a
In Cshines sn the suhjsct. We razs; ava, s. :,
tlrH 81 Mr. Blair N the Narth and thss s-sr =.
columns a The View York TriBaas far Esets.
The Richmond Examiner. Il the 75tb has &
following: We hear q 10 changes IN the esbis.
NJ. seldom has certainly aud dseisivsIy resigns
His sueoessaF is not nsnsei
The presiosat hzs signed the bin creating a ~
maHder@iA-chisL No sPP1insmei.t kss ben a.s4
Ths-fOli0WIaZ . from ths Sentinel q shs IA
Cs8son ard maskrtry we're be;h heard ia The IL,
ton II Battery HsrTisos yesterday It vas rers-
u on The streets that Battery Harrison had t.- !
saptafed from the YANKEES.
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From Dixie.

RICHMOND Acc9ssT bg TBE N!zssyf,-.-
og TIE EEBEL FLEET 0S JANIS sIy,,
The sasticiaE reports ~bieh reachssI q. AZ =.
-. baiisve are IN the main cDrreet, are rars -.
y6rsbis Il seems that 81 vent smoothly -. (.
expeslition until The distinctions were rrash4s
the enesnT sunk in tie river isst sumner -
teSostiHg - psss them. the DFrlry, a very "a
hesfiBR two guns go sgrognd sHd wss as.,s-
bystbe easuys batteries. 4 100 po9Bd So -
sssasa her nagszihe. and blew Der up. o. =
- ths kesl,. ths Freisfsckslnrg alone pssss3 q. :.
straetions, and she soon pot bsck & Being t..B,.
anwlss for her B. preeeed alone. We hsvs - :.
able 70 learn sbether Che expedition Eas tier -.
api az waother the attempt 70 carry Il oas -
se7seatly renewed Constant sSnR5hs3rs ;.
heaFd 81 ne dIreetion q Dutch Gap dursg !
morning IL i tssd vs ssssrei no easusllis. b.
Sigxing up d tha DsaFy, she. We presume 81,
been sband4psi beige shs Vas struck.
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We can hear q an occasional coppsrhead, IS the
weather HOerates GissHg st the doings Of the late
State Convention, and some have grown 80 bold
that they swear they viii not yots for . single
measure recommended Well, just vote against
them, as yoa have right TO Do. Hopsrson viii at
tempt 10 oOerce you: Vote sRoocfioH' on your
ticket, And with your Ga the back Of II, aud
the Clerk Of the County Court is required 70 take
care Of your ballot. 50 that in ell time - come you
can prove that you did not yose With the sboll-
tioaists
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FRoN WILMINGTON

NV lJzK. Jsa. :.
T-aa TrShsasas ge-rs E5zher rsrrrezp,Ea1-1L szF8r
sSvy has made maSEi6 sent haul On wedas.-
night, isth iRst, three blockads runrsrs zsszs,
Jared "a Cape Fear lBiet by our feet AID lass -
another one. Two Of the steam-rs ha7s ~ 90
ia and anckesod under the guns Of tie rs4y go.
site Battery BGehansn- They ere ir8a sssaasa (
the largest and swiAf=t class q blocka4s -s,sz
very long and sharp, With is9 houses f1-sar. q.
an, scarcely higher than the rail Like a. zsz6
they are painted light lead color, or Bght -
They have each two Fsking smoke pipes pasZ
white, and set fere and az, low paddle bo1ss. ~
wheels Of snail dismstsr. but making 40 ia pss-
ey the application ef the patent fsashsring Eos8-
They are deeply losasd
Gen. Writings wound Is ia the right iag a5e'
and near the knee Col. Lambs wound : IN :
hip the bah SUD remaining in. Bush have IS
moved on stretckers
Examinations thas far made shovg thas the no
hAvs CONSTRUCTED breastv0rk nearly froul the ooa
20 the river, above o,sr lines, and are syssntly 3
pairing - best they can. % confess eur a1vaass
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Public Speaking.

II. Maynard. W. q. Brownlcw, and eshers' viii
speak TO the people At the following times and
places:
KnosviiIA Monday February eth,
Concord Tuesday February 7th-
I,1gson wednesday. February ssh
Svseetxster Thursday February oh.
strawberry Plains Saturday, February lltA.
Salem Church. South q river. MesdAy, FeiA isth.
Gravestcwn, Tae-day, February 18th
The people generally are Invited TO attend, and
the candidates fer the Legislature particularly.
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TEK RLAfR ufssloy.
The following Is a special aivaseh 70 Ii. 1,z
ing Telegraph

The following Is special diVasck % tie Grs.
ing Telegraph
WAsHEESToy Jan 2
Il is DOW definitely knoWa that Mr. BARS n.
siaa % Richmond has besa c.ouasd VIII .ou5-s.
suecea. Mr.. Davis pledged himself . sa1t ma.
diateIy three gsntlemsB - WsshihEtaa q ss-s-
upon terms cf peace. Mr.. Davis stated Lfz7r,,,
70 Mr. Blair thu; be Eouid e0aclssie pea5e a. =.
tgrn 70 the Onion upon terms that would y p
EectIy satisfactory IN Mr. Lincoln ard Conx-ess
NJ. Blair also bad interviews with Gen. -
wbo aV0Eed himself DESTROYS u ending the rgbslr
by laying down their arTas and retaining y Z
Unian. Mr. Blair also couveTse4 With faaiar
Of the rebel C0ngressnsu, VIE represented Ia
selves Ia havo- II abaadsaIng f1Tthsr ho-tii.tis e
there can b. 70 d0abt that IN a day or go a. e
therssk e0urieEs vii reach Washingt0a, - N
from rspsntsns rebels renewed aliegianos % q
Unisa, Constitution and laws
Mr.. Blair experienced the kindest irez;nsl;
The bands Of the Authorities, and reported thzi ~
the reduetioa Of Fort FabsF An entire rsvui'gs
pubic opinion bss taken Place.
The most extrsae advocates q fghti8g i e
the bitter end, nov admit the hoPsiszsness q .zg
eaass.
The probability q 81 early PSaoe va freely >
e1ssed IN social ard political circles in ReEae-
and general feeling 81 Joy and relief rsssiis1 e.
the rapid eirculaticn % ths infofmstien.
The CommercisTs Wzsdlngtou special saYs T.
| Blair had sn interview aigh the Preside-i "a
morning; his friends say his mission VI lssi 3
/ pszaee, bat give DO reason for saying -
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Supreme JUDGES,

Gdseraor johnson has appointed Samuel hilli-
gan, Of Grssne county, Judge Of the saprems
Court fer the Eastern DyisioA sf the State and
Rssssl Houston, Of DGyidsoh county, Judge Coz the
Middle Division, II gentleman Of similar ca
paeisy and integrity bs appointed Sor tbe.weslsrs
Division, our Supreme Bench viii reflect the high
81 credit upon the STATE.
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selecting CANDIDATES.

Let the loyal TseH Of KaoT county not arvst
that Headay ne1t is the dag they asl st The Court
House % sgrse upon candidate for the county, and
70 express their prafsrenee for Senator for Kaex
and Roane Les good aud tris men be ehossa--
not acceptable 10 rebels and rebel sympnfhisers
---bat Iet al BE- done IN harmony.
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There 4 hoT ef ous hundred copies Of HBrewa-
low, hook on The Rebellion Zoe sale at The etlcs
Of TIE KxoxvuLK Vine RersoHs Wishing g
purchase can SPply 70 Mr. HAvs at sAid eiaoe.
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Fair Warning.

Persons Wishing 10 insert euaamanieAtiens CT sd
vsrtisesenis IN eur weekly paper are ne'iAea thai
they masa haRd then into car cales BY TUESDAY
morning Of each week.
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The Amnesty Gath.

The following order Is from Gen, Tilisn. IN epn.
mahd Of this district and win. In the Eiure rsga-
late the administering Of The Amnesty Oath, con-
Sning Il to the Provost Marshal Generals Office. er
the Commissioners upon his Recommendation. The
worst man IN Esst Tenncsses have takes ihis oath
TO eioark their viilsinoH designs and used their
certificates iesass 10 go sEsh and serve the re-
hellien. Let Il be closed out and confined 70 asen
who can b. relied on, II the cath be administered
We have tried milk means here frf shelass Hfssen
mohths and our lenisncy has beeh abused, and by
the amnesty meH mere than sny other clss:
HEADQUARTERS DIsrRfer oF EAsT Txxx.
and 4th Division, asa Army Cerps
KHexsiite, 7sses. Jan. 20tA, lisa.
GExERAI. oRpxE No. 10.
IL having bcea shown by the most indise1sabls
proof that large aamberx 81 persons In ths district
have taken tho amnesty oath for other than AsAs
puppies u ress0Tag peaes as,a sssa5lishaaq he ~.
hsslai aEsbprits, in esmplaEse with paragraph 4.
q. d. 7s2. A. O. o. series 1854, ID il ordGsd tkas
hereafter the amnesty cath shsli ony Be adaiHIssaf-
ed BY Lieut. Col. TroShridge, Provost Martial
General of East Tennessee or BY the commissioner.
appointed By thhs United States District court 10
compliance With written permission from he Pro-
vest Marshal General Of East Tennessee. All on
eers Of this command are directed 30 teprvapersans
reaiasnts u this district u certificates aheasng shai
they have taken the amnohty oath, Eaisszasnt 10
this date unless Il shal spps4r upon saeh eelcmfes
that Il has been taken IN compliance with taa terms
Of this order.
| By command Of Brig. Gea DAVIS TItuos.
w. w DsAS, "A. @.
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East Feanessee ReIIef lssaeIalIen.

The annual meeting of this Society win BE- held
Al the Court House, at II o'eloek. n, On Monday,
the eth ct February There win be m eiartiea q
Otscen d the Association for the neat ysaE and
other business asnhsrs and sitizens are.reqnsslsa
10 attend.
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Call and GET Kicked.

Those wanting tickets 70 vote aRastheatioas on
the a2d Of February viii call At our Office and get
supplied without monsy and without price We
expect . supply he Greeaeylie and KAoKviIls dis
trscs, and VIC erpeA the Chattanooga Gasstss Oahce
% supply thu Chattanooga district.
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General orders Nos. i aaa !.

Sec The General orders We pabilsh this wesk -
Thsy bssashA ths sFrle sFislt end have he rsrhs
rias Thay aFs Issued moFapgef. - oianess rho
MIll carry then oct and Who & 1lll u isas mas
~ me4a vaAa tAsy ~
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I,ovfs McGLAvrLsx Il su.hetinsa 70 set - oaF
aeeat along The vhols Faeiae Ceast- Hi address
l. San Francisco, California
ca HuRBAKp, af New Haven, Connecticut u
eur regularly appointed agea. 10 receive thAerip'
slsas tot ear paper In that State.
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the rebel military authority il too
Alabama yet fos anything Of rhsf "a
take place Just now As The maxi
DaviS mHskets grow fever. and -. =
authority less, We may look for saeI 7. !. =
~ are Indicated absvs. Lousrigg 90
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FRox NEW YORK.

a SEw IoEK Jan 2.
Henry ". Meade, eEe of the RrU q Ness
Brothers, PhotcgrsPhsrs, committed slica5s ~
last night, by taking audanaEa-
The gold market has taken . stray yFe,zia.s
tara sad the price las aivznced fruaa .es& 5psa.s
hgure. - 3ia Al p. n.
Resent discoveries Justify the be,af hat *
Thousand tans Of the hasks Of Iad.aa Cen E
hssezfter - consumed yearly in this cesat-y go
asctson with the manufacture q pAPe--
The editors q the leading daily jcu-aa.s q. =
country have seeGre1 the eunsrol d rev l-sc1Ts5
- far As the sane = ApPllosbie 70 ths ussss1--z
a printing paper, and they respectfully rr-,s p
PosAls frUn every town, eSs2Gty Snd Sizts a
United States. fnr saPPlyiag clear. s,1ad zad -
dried eoru-huzks, IS the sane ar striped res
ripe corn, these hasks - Be halc5 ia even ala-1s
Of pounds Aad delivered Al tie r4.lrca4 s-a..-zl-
Address ID. II. Cnaig, Geassal Agen. Of tie Ase
ated Press, New 1erk Cay
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NEw lCEA- "a .
The Trihuse hzs Leading arsscis CT rsosT
ton intrigue. IN Eaieh Il says L has 5bsassi p
20 . EuroPe&a complet vAsrsfroul The ssaFeaoals
reSels are eonseFtiag themselves with sAs ssfs "a
powerful and speedy sia 10 their sinking csass !.
outline - that a. an early sfsse % she FebEla -
Davis sent RsFnzn Catheiss Bishop. Lysa
Sogsh CArulns, 81 Europe - search foF symsa@-
rsrs aEd aid hat - inEks Rome hts fcsz1s q ~
ten. IL vas Dot aisicglG faE him - eonv-ss
master spirits Il Egsops th4s The st,solatis1, +
shareholders ef the rebelhen vas iRsuicAl Is s.
wilh their cause sad enlist tier syr.,pathiss So
Lynch SSas hsrshss, and GsSaresl Pc Mas
The Catholse Church that Is sxPAasi5a sal Fe-z,
Ranca 4AfaEiEhoat the Hemisphere Nuui5 bs i1s-'s-
b. he sPiaapA 81 the rebels.
A secret league in the Roman CEfh5a. l'ass'
FSxneeA spkta and Austria. ua3er szals2ee % =
PsPe, hss keea FORMED aa4 rloise1 2, f'll ---t
Cants1sraey after the 4lh q HsEi AaneA -
EFoana has i Wiz hoi participate % tvs
slscsioa
Ths TfSbare also kssrs iAa. sAs rebes snL.s7--
ftesh an.sssjta "a RiehstgEd sa3 20 Szsf tss1 ~ .
able 4 h,ll il. they Eill ezra 2 q ths 60
,k,.,s ehri.tsaasas they kzd rather ee etEs'l--''
80 "a kesa sax With bUt Atale a'oss1-s--
and the priss appears so have fAlisa -,
wespAt TIE pTlce eYensd At % aas,.s -.
lag toQehe3 Al al, AAi Was 'ls-si''1''S
~ ia sga1 - an. ~. ss~sy,slt =
,.-s.-1.t w;tS ths ssipuusss q lse sevsrhH'' ~
49,. as psr, . tbe scsiA A hames5 =. -. =,
$50. A. q tAe wAarvss. and Hisay 49, 49,
rea.iy 10 70 forwara when sas ies sii'a'''s'
W AsaEgGfoS, Jaa- :.
Ness, RseassAson ana BsOsns' i.'aFaA 80. :.
.seapsa ffous salisbury PFisoa 1PPstsa - -
Comssistse "a lhs COadees o. tse ..7,ss..
- ss.'sss-. 10 eaa ssa haRger, wise
Il ~ s..iiv ,eppy Ihsaa VIII sPie fo0i aa' -,
49, = 5ssA naRY Il the PF's''sss -
~ s.S Ear gorty-eight hoars They $3.50 4,
s.s;s.,. - ~ klBng and woGadng Gsf =
I've ,,arths fgsn shs Isth g oe'eesf g - :; tss
n.. $500. DsssAs wsre tsssty Pc So -,
~hoIs Number. When they leis q ~ - -, -,
theT ssss ding ;, NE rass ef tAir'ssa
monta.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-01
GlF Daily 3oataat.
JOURNAL BUILDINGS,
LOCUST STREET,
BETwEEH FIRST AND wATEE.
rTrom lbe fndianapolIs journal j


Dick Buys MOekIng Bird and Much
Experience for the Same Money.
Mr.. Editcr
It's some years since Twas in the bird
business. But when / was wee boy in
tow cloth leggins "fringed at tho bot.
tom, and permitting free ventilation be-
hind" about so year old, often, in COM
pany with brother Billy, have / wander
ed carelessly in the forest paths which
didn't lead to the school house, and
have spent the whole day in birds nest
ing. Black birds were our special aver
sion, and we used to go for EN- when
ever we saw EN-. remember in parti-
cular one gleeful Sunday. We came to a
retired spot, where whole colony ofthe
corn stealing scoundrels had built their
nesto. Ny. eyesl but didn't we clean out
that viIlageE think SO, IL my memory
isn't treacherous. Twas dangerouabus
mess, though, at times. The old black
would fight occasionally, when they got
their mad up, and we've often robbed
nests with both hands, and hung on by
our eyelids while fighting the proprie-
tors of the nests with ourfeet. Often
we were suspended on shaky limbs,
heads down, and heels up, ''like those
that gather samphire, dreadful trade"
Bot we came out victorious-I live 10
tell it, cerbuna sap. At the age of some
years afterwards 1 quit the bird business
and resumed literary occupations and
the McGufey series of readers /
thought, as the years went by, with
several smiIes, of those bird hunting
days, and wondered how such things al
lured me. In my manhood ] had out
grown them. Such "hattering JUNCTION
laid "to my soul. But alas, the bird
business has allured me again--it has
sucked me clear in. Of that's rhyme
! didn't mean anythin' by it,
In an evil hour bought knocking
Bird Mocking delusion, say ratherlg l.
went down to the depot TO see brother
Billy of on the ears Coming baeksI
found the sidewalk DISTRACTED By pile
Of small things like cages They s0ere
cages, and each had q bird Of some kind
in. / saw lots of people buying, and
learned on inquiry that they were those
rare animals, the Southern mocking
birds-just from the South since the
Cruel war was over" They and cane
fish poles were once more to be had at
living figures. Without stopping to
"take counsel of my fears picked out
one who had whining look in bis eye, as
il he said ''buy me, Mister" thought,
and so remarked to the dealer, that be
was "a mighty slim bird for the money"
1.-THE price was eleven dollars, Ishouid
have mentioned \ ooh said he ahe'II
get pussy If you chuck him full of raw
beef and bird seed I believed-my
faith shone out in works. i paid down
the eleven dollars, with four cents ad-
ditional for an eternal revenue stamp,
and took birdy home. then went and
purchased huge csge-big enough for
an owl oslosh round in. hung him
up, in my room and waited eagerly the
result lis two weeks since:the bird FIRST
entered my precincts, and here is the re.
sult, true as truth: hl4 !,
The Mocking Bird hAa
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-01
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Department..

On the second floor Of our whole
sale house, and attached to it, is a
room expressly devoted to House
Furnishing Goods in general. Car
pets, Oil Cloths, Rugs, Mattings,
Window Shades, Curtain Fixtures,
Wall Paper, Table Linens, Cotton
and Linen Sheetings. Cornioes,
aud almost every article in the
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Steamboats, and Hotels.
Call and see them.
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