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Smyrna times., 1865-07-26

TIE GRAVE OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN : MoTH-
ER.-l'hr grave Of the mother of our late Presi-
dent i located in Spencer County, Indiana,
near the little village of Gentryvilr, embower-
ed amid the majestic forest trees of the coun-
try. There is neither hradstonr nor monument
to denote the sacred spot, and the place where
the remains lie buried is an untrequented locali-
ty, or comparatively so. \ short time before
his death Mr. Lincoln wrote letter, express
ing his intention to visit the grave tins SUM
mer, and cause suitable monument To- be cree
ted and in this letter to an old friend he eXc
pressed the regret that the business cares OF
lite had so long compelled him to postpone tins
duty
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26
MISCELLANEOUS
A Romance of the War,

The Poughkeepsie IN. " Eagle tells the
following story: 6 In the year 1861, when the
first call for troops was made, James Hcndrck
a Young man of eighteen resolved to leave his
fathers roof in Wisconsin, and go forth to bat
tic for the flag. At the time mentioned he
was attached to young gir ofneary the same
age as himself, whose parents were rated among
the rich ones in that section OF the country.
Her name was Ellen Goodridge. Previous to
leaving for the seat of war he informed her OF
his intentions, promising to return III a few
months. After the first battle of Bull Run,
his regiment was ordered to Washington, and
receiving lieutenant commission, Hendrlck
resolved to enter the service for three years,
and wrote to his parents and sweetheart to
that effect The news was received by the
girl with foreboding, and she resolved to ac--
company him. She Immediately acquainted
her parents with her resolve, and they, IN re-
plv, turned her from the house, and babe hcl
never come beck.
"She went, and finding out her lover reg
iment, obtained permission to do the cooking
at the Coloners headquarters. She followed
the regiment through the battles of Antletam
Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Wilderness: Colo
Harbor, Petersburg and Richmond and IN the
intervening time went out with young Ilendrlcl
in many skirmishes and raids-in one Of which
she was wounded in the arm, the ball making
a very bad tiesh wound. After Lee surrender
ed the object of her choice was taken deathl.
sick, and was forwarded in an ambulance t
Washington, where he was placed in the hos
pital. Here again her noble heart showed it
sell. She watched over him, bathed his fever
ed brow, read to him, wrote home letters 70
him, and on Thursday last, with a broker
, heart, closed his eyes in death The day be
fore, an Episcopal minister joined the two i
maniage-he dying with a painful disease
and she nearly crazed with the thought tina
after four long years of suffering, he for whol
d She had given up home, friends, everythin
e dear on earth, and for whom she had brave
t every danger, had gone to another world
: 1.-THE poor girl passed up on the Audso
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26
IPunLIc-No. 177.l

An ACT TO repeal joint resolution entitled "Joint
resolution TO grant additional rooms to The Agri-
cultural Department" and for other purposes
n, Il enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
.,utatipss Of the United States Of America in Con-
arsss assembled, That the joint resolution entitled
ssIo;rt resolution TO grant additional to the
Agricultural Department" be, and the same is here
SecF ,. And be it further enacted, That the Sec
rs,s,v Of the Interior be- and he is hereby, author
zed and directed assign for Tue temporary use OF
,hs commissioner Of Agriculture, such rooms in the
Interior department suitable for the business Of said
commissioner. and necessary to enable nun 70 per
~ "nuronriaied with the least Inconvenience TO the
transaction of other public business
SEC. 3And be it further enaeted' Inal tns C9,' ;.
missioner Of Agriculture is authorized TO rent sul'a
bic rooms for the accommodation Of his ofhce ana !
make necessary improvements, and e pay sne ren
FIVE huudfed dollars is hereby appropriated out
any money in the Treasury not otherwise -appfoprl
ated, ProUided, Such rooms shall not be rented 10
period longer than three years,
Approved, July 4, 1854 a
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26
PUBLIC-No. 1897

An ACT 10 restrict the Jurisdiction of the Court of
Cltms, and TO provide for the payment of certain
demands for quartermasters' stores aud subsi,t.
supplies furnished to the army Of the United
States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rspre.
s,aatires of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That the jurisdiction of the Couroft
G. inns shall not extend 10 or include any clmai
against the United States growing out Of the deScru
ii OF Appropriation ui, or damage to, properbyty
lhc army or navy, or any part OF the army ynav,
engaged the suppression of the rebelllon from eth
commencement to the cinse thereof.
Sec. J. ind be it further enacted, That all claims
uf loyal citizens, IN States not IN rebellion, for guar.
masters >tnrcs actually furnished to the Army Of
The United Slaies aud reccIp,ed for bv the proper
O1cer receiving the same, or winch may have been
tA"en by such officers without giving such receipt,
my DC submitted to the Quartcrmastcr General of
trc United States, accompanied with such pronis
c,ch claimant present OF tine facts in his
und it shall be the duty of the Quarermaster Gene
rd 10 cIusC such claim to be examined and, IT con-
vnced that it is Just, and of the loyalty of the claim
at, and that the stores have actually been received
taken for the of and used by said army, then
% report each to the Third Auditor of the
Treasury, with recommendation for settlement.
Sec. 3. And be it flrtaer enacted, That all claims
U loyal citizens, in States not rebellion for sub
s,tence actully furnished 10 said army, and re-
ipted for by the proper officer receiving the same or
which may have teen taken by such officers without
wing such receipt, may be submitted to the Cenms.
s.ry General Of Subsistence, accompanied with such
oof as each cllmant may have to offer; and it
all he the duty cfthe CommIs>ary General of Sub
sstence to cause each claim be examined, and, ii
I nvinced that it is just, and of the loyalty of the
nlmant and that the stores have been acurI!y re-
riyed or taken for the Of and used by said army,
en- to report each for payment to the Third
Auditor Of the Treasury with a recommendation for
settlement. Approved, July !, ISL.
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26

PoLYGANY.-It will bc remembered that tie
Republican Chicago Platform Of lNj6 spoke OF
" slavery and po!yeamy a the twin relies ot
barbari>m. So far a slavery Is concerned, II
is now a relic IN the d.adr,t Srn,c and il seems
thtt poly@amv a!,p Is preparing it~elf for laath
Speaker Co,t,H ana a uunrhrr Of other promi
nrnt eantIem n. have recently pissed throu@!
Utah, and while At SILT lake city had a con
ference with tn, Prophet Brigham Young. ii
the course Of which Mr. CoIlax rrnon<irateo
earnestly against tn barbar4us institution Of
poygamy The Prophet, SAID in reply thaf i i
was no essential part of Nl"rm"nIm hat 1t
did nor exist in the early days Of the Mormon
church, that it was not cuioineI IN the Book
of Mormon, and that if the Lord We're to yive
him Il revelation that it should he stopped. he
would chncrtully enforce the divine injunction.
1t seemed from the Prophets remarks, that
he was in expectation OF receiving such a reye
lation We hope he will get it before next
session of Congress- though We hardly know
how he will dispose OF his three score and ten
wives
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26
p O EFT r Y .
Be What You Seem.

If you would be deem d man,
Act 4 manly part;
Affcctation is ban
Show you have heart.
Wear no vain, deceitful mask,
Artificial wrought.
What does falsehood gain, ask?
BE what you'd be thought.
All that glittcrs is not gold,
'Tis but outward gloss;
Speech, though courteous, should be bold,
Sc no tinsell' d dross.
Tel no fattering tales and so
Feed man selfestcem;
Wear your own true look, and show
You are what you seem.
Men Of thought are ever 10th
Hollow praise to give;
Only minds Of stunted growth
On such diet live.
Empty vessels make most sound,
Words are empty air;
Live above it and be found
What you would appear.
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26

TIE FUTUaE OF GEORGIA. 4 private letter
received in this city, says the Phila. Lca9r,
from gentleman in Savannah says he Is
strongly of opinion that few years will d,-
close wonderful and profitable change in the
condition, both temporal and SPIRITUAL of that
part OF the country. Georgia resources are
but beginning to he developtl not the three
hundrcth part of her soil has been titled. She
has the finest yellow pine timber in the coun-
try. Her mineral wealth hardly touched.-
Iron and bituminous coal abound; copper,
IA and silver and gold are found. War has
,sne much in breaking up the supincness of a
large portion Of her people. Good farm land
is buught at from 81 to S25 per acre, and large
tracts at lower prices. White marble, a fine
quality, is abundant; slate, equal to that oI
Wales. Many OF Sherman's army, while in
Georgia, expressed a determination to return
and settle in il.
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26
fPrBL1c-No, 1881

An ACT concerning certain school lands in township
forty-ive north, range seven east, in the State OF
Missouri.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
seatqtiUes of The United Suites Of HmeTicd in Con-
ress assembled That all o. the right, title, and in
terest of the United States il and to all OF the lots,
tracts, pieces, and parcels Of land within the Grand
Prairie common field, in township forty five north Of
the base line, IN range Of lle fifth prnci-
pal meridian line in the State OF Missouri, which
have not heretofore been disposed of by the United
States shall be and the same hereby granted re-
Tnouished, and conveyed toy the United States in
fee simple and in full property, to the State Of Mis-
sou,i. for the support Of schools in said township
Prorided That nothing IN this act shall IN any man
ner abridge, dives mplr, lnJnre, or prejudice any
adverse rIg title or interest nf any person per
rns or to any portion part of the aforesaid lots
tracts peces or p,resls OF land which are granted
reInouishcd, or conveyed by tins act.
Approved, july Is, lo64.
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26

\ Cute TRICK.-Somc years ago a man by
thr name of Dexter who kept an oyster ana
liquor saloon on Blocker street diyised some
what novel exhibition for the purpose Of at
tracing custom. \ number Of hats placed on
the floor Of his saloon, danced ,or bobb"l up
and dOHnN in time to music. Ills place was
visited by Il number of leading opiritualiSts of
New ! Iork. several OF whom were heard to ex-
pre-, Il belief that the hats were moved by
spirits Dexter, however, did not claim to be
medium, though he talked vaguely Of the
power Of electricity when questioned with re-
gard to his exhibition. Besides making the
hats dance he would apparently cause vio-
lin placed in box on the floor to sound, by
wayin- hi, hands oyerit The hats were mo-
we'd by a somewhat complicated arrangement
Of wires, worked by a confederate out of sight.
These were attached to levers, and finally came
up through the floor through small holes hid
den from observation by the sawdu>t. strewn
Il, j. common in such places. The violin i'll
the box dit not sound at all 1t was another
VIOLIN under the floor. that was heared. 1t is
not easy for a person to exactly locate a sound
wn'n ttr cause Is not apparent.
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26

TIE NtSoNS NORTH AND SoUTH The
Nrwhuryport Hraki understands that the lead
ing Na>1rl~ Of Massachusetts are about to in
vitr thcir mo>t influential brethrcnat the South
t. visit them and rartake Of their ho>pitalies,
that the memories of past strife may be blottcd
out and the Union commence where it should.
in the individual hearts II, it is well said. the
churches and the political parties should take
the same action. and give the general inter
change Of thoughts and feelings We should do
a.thousand tiucs more for tie county and
mankind than we can do by furious discussion
about our rights and duties. when We give no
evidence Of sympathy and tolerance.-N T.
ErDtYSS
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26
rprnr1c REsoLurLox-No. 95.l

JOixr RESOLUTION granting cer'an privileges to the
P..oL2,d 5y The Senate and House Of Representa-
tires Of the United States Of America ia Congress
assembled, Tna, the United States hrreby Tclrqnsh
TO the city Of DE. M1ines, in the State OF Iowa.
munlcipal corporation established under the Jaws OF
s,id State, all their right and interest IN the coal
IL rnd.,Iving the river Des M1iHes, within the
limits Of said city: Prorided, That no disposition Or
mse thereof shall be made which shall ob"trucl the
free navigation of said river nor shall any one gram
Of the privilege of mining the same extend i0r ION
ger period than ten years
Annr,yed. July Is, 1864.
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26

AsPINwALL.-A traveller says: ASpinwall
cannot be surpassed for filth nuisance and
noXious effiuvia. The houses-moStly shan
ties Of deal boards-are built on piles in the
midst OF marsh with the railroad simila ly
supported, and filled between the cro>s,te
with earth brought from distance, forming
the main street. a few alleys. crossing these at
right angles, being nothing but bog pathways
with logs or plank, 10 keep the pedestrian from
premature lntcrment, or submcrSjon. The wa
tcrlets (therc are no yard, are covered with
green, offensive. and ppi,onou, scum, ooAing
up between the flooring Of the lower stories
and everywhere, in and around the premises
are surcharGel with animal and vegetable mat
ter IN all stages Of putrctartion and deromp1s
ton. With the exception of the ea,p'pgS oi
the Panama Railroad Company the iuhai-
tants are Of the inferior races. from the Jamai-
ca negro thrOu-h all grades OF cross and hue
up to the Chiriqui Indian; and, having the
fthiest and ylc7t habits, knowing no restraints
of appetite or passion, i it surprising that thi,
seething cauldron of physical abomina;ion and
moral degradation is a pest-hou>e Of the 18TH
mus?
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26

\ SOUTHERN CHARACTER. a writer in
the y. q. Rc,g1nc writes as follows OF Il preach
CT he saw in Upper Georgia:
After throwing his eye around the house ia
threatening manner. with Oh. You miscra-
Die sinners. expressed in every incamcnt of
his round face, he went Oh in a ~ctiou, voice
Ny brethren, IN order to ch ok all i,ie curio,-
lty, wtll state that my nam i, Eli III Brow
>,-r. from .Ic>syminc county. kiutu X, ouiiile.
amt III tree 10 confess, without fear of sue
c,.>,t'd contradiction, and IN here to-day to
say, and 1t viii at once occur t. every mtrlli-
gent aud rejecting mind, when make bold TO
tell you that | have been prcaChn now purity
nvh gwine on three year, and on an average
OF nvc hundred sermons Il year; that ! have
preached to the >ulcrS. to the lulUn>. t. the or
til- mill :. to the miggcr, and t. the wood
choppers ot Spadtn county; but never, no new
cr, hIuDber, has | seed in all that time 50 i'll
hammered, sinful and dcpravcd and devil
huG@lnG congregation a> this one here scttin
before me to-day, and want to tell the young
men and women Settin back there agin the
melolun. that comes here courtim and fir
TN and pas.in Of notes round the uclQjun,
and !aiiin, and gigglin. and 4 lyin in the
face d Providence, that the laws Of the State
throws around me certain protection. and | am
goin to have it, And what ; more, ifthe thing
aint stopped | am goin (tor I've got their
name.) to call ont their names from the pulpit
next Sunday, and present EN- to the grand ju
" moreover
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26

THE Colossus OF RHoDEs.-Dr C. f. Iu-
ders, professor at the Johanncum at Hamburg,
has just published a critical historical treatise
on the Colossus OF Rhodes, about which the
most crude ideas and fabulous exaggcrations
exist in the public mind. According to the
researches OF Dr. LADDERS, this monument one
of the seven wonders Of the world, is reduced
to nothing more than colossal statue, standing
on terra f,naa, like the Bavaria at Munich,
but near the harbor aud dedicated to PhGbus
Apollo. He insists upon it that its standing
opcn-legged across the month Of the harbor,
and being used as Il lighthouse, is Il pure in
vention, and an cmanation Of fancy from later
WritnrS
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26

PHospHORATED QUA young man, out
West. claiming to he influenced by spirits, as
tonished people by reading nlmcs telling time
by watches, etc. in a dark re ON. He sat at a
centre table, which was covered with cloth,
in the middle of the room. Investigators sat
next the walls The name cf spirit, for in
stance, would be written and laid on the table,
then in a short time he pronpuncedit, To tel
the time by watch, he required it to be placed
onthe table, or in his hand. With the table
cloth over his head, bottle of phosphorateC
oil enabled him to see when aot the least glim
mer of light was visible to others in the room
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26
rPrrIIC-No. 1901

Az ,cr in relation TO the sale of reservations OF the
public lands.
BE it enacted By the Senate and House o. RfPre'
.,otatipes of the Fniied States Of America IN Con-
gress assembled, That whenever any reservation o'
- I,a,s il shall be lawful for the Commissioner
Of tSe General Land Office to fix minimum price
not less than one dollar aud twenty-five cents per
acre below which such lands shall not be disposed OF
Approved, July 2, 1864.
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26

DAVIS ON HANGING-What are jeff Da-
Wis sentiments about hanging now? This is
what he said, in a speech, in 1860 :" What
coerce a sovereign State attcmpt to deprive
us of our most inestimable rights! Let Mr..
Lincoln try it, or Mr.. Douglas either, and we
will hang them higher than Haman, and the
only difference | should make would be that,
taller than Mr. Douglas, we should have tc
build his gibbet Istanding on his toes and reach
ing up his hand, ] leetle higher than that fol
Douglas
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26
rPun,fc-No. 2n9.1

Az ACT 10 correct clerical error in the law Of June
thir,eth, eighteen hundred anG sixty -four, relating
to the Post Office ID l4rtlnent.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatires Of the United STATES Of 1merica i" Con-
ress assembled, That much of the act Of t!rticth
June, eighteen hundred [4ndl sixty-fnur, rcpeas
the seventeenth eighteenth, thirty fifth, thirty
and forty first actions of the act OF March third,
eighteen hundred and sixty three, entitled "Au act to
amend the laws relating to tie Post Oiice Depart
mcnt," be, and the same Is hereby, repealed.
Approved, July 4, 1851.
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26
Ignorance of he South.

From the large number of rebel muster-rolls
which have fallen into the possession of our
military authorities, it has been asccrtained
that not more than one fifth Of the rebel sol
dlers were able to sign their names. The mus
ter-out lists OF the prisoners recently in our
hands exhibit similar ratio ofignorance. four
out OF hive being unable to read or write. Such
Is the dGoasing eject Of a system Of compulso-
ry black servltude upon the poor white
trash who inhabit the same region. And
herein may be found the great key to the in
Surrectl0nary movement in the South. Re
pell!oh to good government never could flour
Ism III soil where the common school is i'm
painted Those who cannot read must rely
for information upon what they hear. They
form precisely the species Of plastic material
upon which the designing men successfully i'm
press Their ialsehoods. They made good tools
to1 .consplrators. Ignorance and credulity are
easily wrought upon by sophstries which could
be detected and taSitcs that would be reject
ed by the improved Intelligence that springs
from the common school system. There is no
better safeguard of popular liberty than popu-
lar education More then that the rebellion
proves that Il well conducted system Of public
education IS absolutely essential to republican
liberty and To free institutions Without the
intelligence attained by reading books and
newspapers, there can be no satisfactory un-
derstandmg Of the principles Of free govern
ment. The mind is swaycd by preiudiccs
which can be diverted by crafty politicians into
any channel Of mischief they propose. The
white trash Of the South wa, completely
subseryient to the educated slave holding class.
They could be moulded at will their preudi-
ces could be played upon to any extent: they
could be blinded to any truth their credulitv
could be stretched in any direction they could
be melted to participate in any scheme project
ed by intriguants and demagogues- -Bah
american.
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26
Thn Chertertnwn NcirS says

some Of our farmers have thrashed their
who,t and find the turn out small for the
nnantity ,. of straw. Some fields had straw
Gr"omrh rr,lh for double the quantity of wheat re-
oi;zed The general prospect for good crop
of wheat about the time Of heading, was hard
IL ever better in this county, but the unfavora-
bic weather between that time and harvest
caused the grain to scab and prcmaturcly IL
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26

SHARP Differently, the wife of one of
the citv fathers, of New Bedford Massachu-
sotts. presented her husband with three chill
dren at birth. The delighted father took his
,o,o io,' raiat;ons She looked at the diminutive
i;ttIo beings a few moments when, turning to
her. eS'i father, she inquired, "Pa, which one are
Won ,l1r going to keepY'
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26
. WHOLE NO. SIS

SOMETHING TO BE AVOIDED. W e are sorry
to see that there are still newspapers and pcO-
pie IN the North which think proper to try
and Stir UP i'll feeling against the people Of the
South. They still talk with Il lofty contempt
OF It's " chiyalry, as if that poor pititul order
OF mortals were not now nearly ali reduced to
beS2n!Iy. They talk Of its donincrring inso-
lence ard It's bullying as il all that were
not completely SQuclchtd b. Ii. terrible expe-
nenceN OF the war. They accuse it in the pre-
scnce Of crimes which are ot the past: as~;til it
for feelings which must perish with the in>ti-
tutlons which gave them Lirlh; and hold it
responsible for things over which it has no
control.
The fact is that if the States would live in
amity, there must be a stop to rcy.iminations
between States and sections New York and
Pcnnsy ylyania, or the East and West could
very soon get to be on the worst possible terms
with each other We're they to adopt style of
mutuaiabuse and miSrepre scntation-wrrc they
real or fictitious, past or present Dement'S
Of each constantly and malignantly partdcd be-
fore the other. If We would live in permanent
fraternity and mutual concord We must culti-
Ya;e the virtues iuculcated by Washington in
his immortal Farewell Address.
Smyrna times., 1865-07-26

INHABITANTS or THE IsTHMUS- same
traveller then speaks Of the inhabitants Of the
lsthmuS At the several way-Stations' along
the line Of the road, native villages are seen
the huts Of which are built mostly of bamboo.
with steep pitched palm leaf thatchcl roof. r.
Sometimes four posts support the roof, the
space below being unencloScd. while Il notchr I
upright post in the middle serves the purpose
of ladder or rude stairway to the garrct above.
the dOrmtory of the whole family At some
Of these stations, variegatcd women presented
themselves with the fruits of the country for
sale They wore heavily -hounced thin muslin
dresses, hanging slaternly off the Shoulder an
close to the unShapcly person; not unr,mmoniN
with child astridc the hip and clinging to the
mother neck, while she had both hands ana
head supporting baskets Most Of the inhabi
tants, however, not engaged in tra'h' with the
"senOrs and SenoraS, presented neal
approach to nndity; II simple cotton skin
(crinohne is a myth hung from the hip Of tn,
women, and, with men, pants similarly support
ed, being the almost universal Costume, except
where Nature, always with children, repudla
ted even the artificalty of a palm Leaf. Bu'
whatever the style, material, use, or freedom
from dress, two customs. We're always ol'Sci
we'd. the wearing of plaid kerchictS or straw
hats by the women. and the retention ot a III
tby and knotty apology Of beard by the men.