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Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-12-26
Rryan's PulmonIc Kafers

catarrh. Bronchitis Difficult Breathing, Splitting of
Blood Pains in the Chest pent Con ption and
all diseases Of the lungs. N0taording ly temporary
relief but eEecting rapid and lasting and
warranted TO give satisfaction in every instance-
They do not nausea1e like alcoholic compounds and
the medical prope ties combined in a form so
agreeable and pleasant 20 the taste, that aay child
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Railway Enterprise In Mexico.

The Imperial Mexican railway,
connecting the capital city with Vera
Cruz, u distance of three hundred and
fifty miles, is one of the greatest
railroad enterprises ever undertaken.
In a distance Of ffty-fvc miles, mn
elevation of seven thousand feet is to
be overcome, corresponding TO one
hundred and nineteen feet per mile,
or two feet in every forty-iour anl
a-half feet throughout the whole dis
tance. The most abrupt ascent ever
before achieved was that on the Co
piapo line in Chile, one hundred and
ninety-six feet per mile in seventeen
miles; but the chief incline Of the
Mexican railway at Maltrata will
overcome the hundred and eleven
feet per mile in distance of twenty
two miles. In achieving this part oi
the work the engineers have been
called upon to construct over the
river Metlac, midway between the
cities of Orizaba and Cordova, via
duct which, when completed, will
surpass any structure Of the kind
now existing in the world, and will
Of itself bc worth n trip 10 Mexico
to see. This viaduct, to consist d
an iron bridge, now nearly complet-
ed in England, will carry the road
over the Barrana dc Mcilac, at tn,
enormous hight of three hundred and
eighty English feet, being nearly one
hundred aud fifty feet higher than
any such work now extant. On,
hundred aud sixty miles will b,
opened this month, and the whole i
under contract to be completed on th,
Both Of April, 1869. The road i
built under the superintcndence o
Col. Andrew Tafcott, an eminent
American engineer.
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Important Decisions.

@ge Smiley decided at the late
term of our Circu.' Court, that note
given for the purchase money Of q
negro in January, 1864, was valid
in law. He holds that negroes were
not free in Mississippi, until the Con-
veniion in 1865 amended the State
Constitution abolishing slavery in the
State; that the proclamation Of the
President Of September, 1862, and
the acts Of Congress in approval
thereof were unconstitutional and Of
no effect.
The case was argued By Judg,
Hurst in favor Of the validity of III,
note, and +. II. Sleeper, Esq, against
IL.
In another case Judge Smiley held
clntract null and void, the consid-
Grafton in which was that the plain
tiff had been employed by and had
served as a substitute IN the JOnied-
crate army for defendant.
Judge Smiley also ruled that the
statute of limitations wa suspended
from the passigc Of the laws in rrla-
ton thereto by the Confederate Stat
Legislature, in 1862. He holds ha
there was no government in Missis'
sippi from January, 1861, to the ap-
pointmcnt Of Judge Sharkey as Pm
v .ional Governor which the cour
cnuld recognize, but the legalizinI
or finance Of the State Convention i
Wild. These questions were argue,
In full by +. II. Sleeper, Esq.
L1sTty idtocate.
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Mcneil, "THE BUTcnER.'-Gcn.
Blair recently made a speech at Her
man, Missouri, in which he took oc-
casion to denounce, in appropriate
terms, the horrible butcbcry of Con-
federate prisoners at Palmyra, in
1862, by General Mcneil, which won
for Mcneil, the unenviable title oI
the Missouri butcher. Stung by th,
invcctiye of Blair, Mcneil visited
Herman and made a speech there on
the 9th ult., which the st. Louis
Democrat publishes in ertenso, as a
complete vindication of its author.
10 Us il looks rather like confes-
sion; but We do not care to discus.
McNeil's record now. There is one
passage, however, in the speech that
is 50 full Of significance, that we give
il the benefit Of republication in the
columns of the Ne,es:
"a liberal compliance with the
orders Of this military department
for the year 1862 would have caused
a series of military executions before
which this one would have faded into
insiVniiicance."
What, In the narie 81 humanity
can those orders have l,cen2
Asw York ke,rs.
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4 bnn hHm ietiuaim. w. H.
ihf HAi'm1ff sra 8gs tifueml b.
b in fil lesprfs Il fail nllle. HHks
lnf ,HHi mosf fHlfifni i'nalflahf
Il ~ aifamlinA ~ ilo mnanl IL
iffntf fnl administration W ne la
HIintHH he giilii fma iimf ~ fme.
ile different iafa fmms, afieails
urliafmbi, anl Ftrlvos eerklf ~.
wfia If We fianltHs anl pfpft4s N
all the iniltnii VI tila aevefnl salssals.
tic ! hago hotn informed. Nv a,asi
tuihuflit, Tint tha tieneml kf5pa
such constant aHd attentive sHtHf.
vision over iho iiiUfs " me- Colleaf
thnt he is alwHyH familiar With iho
relative iiandne 10 tlo classes beltI
Wy 9eh n iho une bundled aud fny
students now IN iiloodiuca.
Iheo students afe frum Mars land.
Nifeinn, kontuakt fenneaaee Nmtll
Carolina, south istelinn. t,eofria.
Louisiana, Alalama, sIi.sis.ipli, les.
~ aud Ohio They appcDr ycfy gen.
ilomlnly in their department. and
afe represented ~ lr remarkably ~.
sidumn Ia their studies.
In his letter of hast august. ne.
ccpiiug the presidency, UcncuI lee
used the following language II think
II The duty Of every citizen, IN the
prcsent condition Of The country. Ia
do MI In bis power to aid IN the rcs.
toration Of peace aud harmony. "
This letter WIS extensively pub
lished, and its patriotic sentiments,
cmanatng from such source, had q
very saluiary effect upon the South
crn mind. General Lees personal
example, in dcvoiing himself TO hi-
present work Of important practical
usefulness, has also done much 10 IN
crease the previous good effects of the
sentiments contained in his letter.
Would il not be fortunate for the
Republic IL those same sentiments,
in favor Of the restoration of peace
and harmony" could enter the hearts
of a majority Of the present Con-
grcss?
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Yesterday khffava hafa Wss
pnyffs ifisl n fhe ptlhe Fs#fl
iHHfsHys Hlipmaflm stplatF, IL
ihf dHh tsH NJ stHth Mid Hftsf.
eliiffH district Tie aHssp N ~
pmfsag aad ~ ffisndtaaly wem
pfeHHi A. iaW Helvk 1nllas 4.
kwhl, engineer, eth Indtf#k
NiehwhI AuFnsie tssalf hnd Iohu
ihnhsf, eaiatd lhe esplmff ihrugh
hef hta hnls, whieh. lsinR hnally
elos,d md ille signal given, ihe lHal
wnl sulimffgfi, and ~ m hour and
n.hflf she lngefad iha lW,l N The
dHk Ihring ihe sulmsfsion tie
friends II lli0so ~ lsaHl The le#t
rslutitel considerable hnslely ff
their safety, lnn when Il laai sle fose
~ ihe snflaae, nnd Engineer kmahl
and hia COMPANIONS emrrged ffgHi
hef chamler, tho Iamef lcisuftly
smoking his meefshaum, they gave
vent To their feeling. IN REPEATED
cheers, These were agaih and again
repeated. when The engineer held up
q pale " mud which be had gnlhef.
od nj The loilom If the dooh, shove
ing cnncludycly the success ~ the
pertinent This boat is 10 feet
long, wis built under tie immediate
supervision Of Engineer krochl, and
g Vt about $4,000. Those who vent
down In her say that with the cxcep-
tion Of slight iiugling In their ears
they fclt quite comfortable, and could
remain submerged for days. This Il
more remarkable rs the boat h per-
iccily air-iighi, the men depending
IN the fresh air "manuIacturcd' In
the chamber of the boat assigned to
them, and they live on the surplus of
oxygen gas in the water, on the prin-
ciplc that fishes live. The boat is
worked by propeller moved by hand.
The hull Is of a peculiar shapr, con-
structcd partly Of wrought aud partly
of east iron, aud is dividcdinto three
chambers. The experiment yestcr-
day, which was the fourth made, was
highly gratifying to the officers Of
the company present. A public cx-
hibition of this novelty win take
place in the course Of few days, at
which the government will be repre-
scnted by board of competent en-
gincers. Although this boat was de-
signed for pearl-6shing in the Paci-
6c, her success as an engine Of naval
warfare is looked upon with favor
by the Navy Department, Chief En-
giucer Wood, Of the United States
navy, having made an elaborate re-
port to Secretary Welles to that eff
feet.
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POETRY Y
LABOR.

horn thou not the hands Of labor,
Brawny arms have golden hearts,
abor wins the prize Of beauty,
Labor health and strength iupafts
|Abor Il the key that opens
Avenues TO wealth and fame;
CAbor need not blush, though lowly,
For to labor brings not shame.
|abor builds the peasants cottage,
Labor rears the palace gate
labor makes the rich more noble,
And the noble ones more great.
Fork, and thou shalt be a brother
To the only royal lines
Fork, and thou shalt clothe another
Labor makes the soul TO shine.
Ldbordrs eat ordre-
So the ancient monk declares
Ldbordrs eat ordrs,
Echoes from tue silent stars.
Industry is life and worship,
ldlencss is guilt and SIM
Fork, and thou shalt feel the presence
or the present God, within.
Labor is the throne Of genius,
Holiest OF holy thingsi.
Greatest profit greatest pleasure,
Labor to the laborer brings.
fe whom, born to wealth and titles,
Sloth and luxury enihralli
|.abor, and ye shall inherit
Blessings that surpass them all.
.
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THE Ax.-The other day was
holding a man by the hand-a hand
as firm in its outer texture as leather,
and his sunburnt face was as in
flexible as parchment; he was pour
ing forth TRADE of contempt on
those who complain that they can get
nothing to do, as an excuse for be-
coming idle loafers.
Said l.: "Jef, what do you work
at? You look hearty and happy
what are you att"
Why said he, al bought me an
Ak three years ago that cost me tw,
dollars. That was all the money !
had. | went to chopping wood by
the cord. | have done nothing else,
and have earned more than 5000
drank no grog, paid no doctor, and
have bought me little farm in the
Hoosier State, aud shall be married
next week to a girl who has earned
5000 since she was eighteen. Ms
old AK | shall keep in the drawer
and hug me a new one to cut m,
wood with"
After I left him I thought tC
myself, "that AK and no grog." They
are two things that make a man il
this world. How small a capital that
ax-how sure of success with th,
motto, "No grog!" And then I
farm and wife, the best of all.
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There Is an hour when | am blest
F.. A sweeter hour than all beside;
When daylight gently sinks TO rest
And natures hushed at Evenlide.
weet evening hour own the power
Tha, brings my loved ones to my side /;
nrobed by thee, my sorrow free,
And | am blest at Eyentide.
Fhe sun goes down across the fields
The heightened shadows spectral glide
y soul TO the enchantment yields
And loved ones come at Eventide.
5ond memory In her backward fight
Calls up dear ones who early died,
And now they come in robes Of light
AT the sweet hour Of Eyentide.
And loved ones, tho absent far,
And long since parted from my side,
Look mildly as yon evening star,
And speak my name at Eventide.
And sorrows fee mid dewy showers,
For trucs, ones are at my side,
And whispers Of the happy hours
When we shall meet at Eventide.
Then, quiet hour, within thy bower
OF memories loved my soul will hide,
TIL storms are past and peace at last
Smiles when We meet at Eveniide.
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Early rising gives long days, in
yigorating light in abundance. and
ieaItbv cheeks. This bcauiiiu pas
sage frum Bulwer's Caxton, i wo Thy
If perpetual remembrance: II was
N earlv riser. Happy the man who
isl Every morning day comes to
him with virgins love, full Of purity
and fre-hness. The youth Of nature
IS Contagious, like the gladne.s Of q
happy child. | doubt IL any man
can be called old as long as be !. an
early riser and an early walker
And youih--takc my word for it.
youth in dressing-gown and slippers
dawdling over breakfast at noon, Is q
very decrepii, ghas,ly image Of the
youth which sees the sun blush ovel
The mountains aud lhe dew sparkl,
upon the bIossoming hedge rows."
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"HrGG."-During the war, when
the refugees and freedmen began to
hck to the North, robust, bright
looking contraband arrived at Provi-
dcnee, and at once made application
for situation as eoachman. lie one
day entered the Office Of Mr.. s.
to whom a friend had sent him, and
asked the gentleman if he wanted i
"coachey." "what Is your nameg'
asked Mr. s., measuring III,
negro with his eye, expecting to heal
the cognomcn Of some Distinguished
Southern family. "Hugg," he re-
turned, with a grin. "fIurgl raihe'
an odd name," added Mr.. g.
"The gals all like Il, massa,' re.
sponded the negro. as the grin ripened
into regular African guIFaw. Mr.
s. hired Iiugg without any
further words.
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COOP NATURE.-Dame Grundy
was the most good-natured woman
alive. Come what would, everything
was right; nothing was wrong. One
day Father Grundy told neighbor
that he believed his wife was the
most even tempered woman IN the
world, for he never saw her cross in
his life, and for on,e he should like
to see her so. "Well," said BIZ
neighbor, ego into the woods and
bring her load Of the crooketlesi
wood you can find, and il il does moi
make her cross nothing will" Ac-
cordingly he teamed home load
every way calculated to make wo.
man fret. For a week or more sh'
used the wood copiousy, but not :
word escaped her lips. SO one day
the husband ventured to inquire o
her how she liked the wood. "Oh
Il Is beautiful WOOD" says she, 81
wish you'd get another load, for ]
lays around the pot 81 complete"
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F0uSD DEAD.-The Oxiord Fai-
ron says: A few days since a man
wis found dead about four miles east
of Lafayette SPRING., ob the old turn
nike rad leading from Pontotoc Ia
Oxford. lie was pierced through
the body by bullet, and il was sup
POSED he WIS murdered by a band oI
-obbers that is said to bc in that
neighborhood. The description o.
the murdered man is exactly H.,
.ame as that Of Professor f. II.
Bidding. n music teacher, who lcii
Pontotoc for this place a day or two
before the murdered man was found,
and has not since been heard of
Professor Balding was well known
and highly respected by many Of our
r,tiuns.
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No BOYS YEA lady and gen.
tleman called at a store few days
since TO make some purchases. The
lady was talkative and purchased
one or two articles. When the twain
were about to take their leave, the
accommodating salesman asked the
lady, who had done the talking and
had paid the bill, IL she would not
purchase one or more oi his tasteful
hats for her boys. The lady, assun'-
ing the dignity Of an empress, said,
"No, | have only been married about
twenty minutes, | have no boys YETI
A SENSIBLE You've PRIScE.-It
is stated that Prince Humbcrt, son
Of Victor Emanuel, was recently Of
fered the command of a corps OF the
Italian army, and declined Il. Tf |
command corps" he said, "and am
defeated, people will say this comes
Of giving important commands to
inexperienced Princes. II | am
victorious, my chief Of staff will get
all the credit. | prefer commanding
a division, and doing what l am or
dered.
Nashville Is surrounded BY tiara
Of earth-works, rising In mas-y hat
Elements from river to river. and
forming a perfect crescent pierced by
streets and avenues. These battle
ments pass over n dozen hills, en-
bracing in the circuit some Of the
best views In the southwest. II il
now proposed to appropriate several
thousand dollars, and CONNECT all
these works by a winding avenue.
ten miles long, wide enough for two
carriages to drive abreast, overshad-
owed BY shade-trees, ornamentcd by
rustic seats and booths, and at once
the delight OF visitors and citizens,
the resort Of all, and the pride Of the
city.
Prince Alfred Is becoming the most
prominent young gentleman IN Eng
land. lie has just been created .
duke, and on the 9Th inst, he was 10
have received the freedom Of the city
of London.
VIM. Preston johnson is a candi-
date for the clerkship Of a court IN
Louisville. He is a son Of General
Albert Sydney johnson, who was
killed at Shiloh, and was anI-,le-
camp to jefferson Davis dsrisg the
war.
A locomotive on q Western rail-
road has been adorned with sks title.
III still live" That > mnrv than
many Of the passengers can say a
the end Of their journey.
JusT So.-An editor. speaking II
tie complaints Of his readers that hs
don't publish all the local items they
desire to see, justly observes, that 4
Is often their own fault In MOI scnd-
ing in the facts. He ssys be dout
like TO publish a b;rth after ths ckild
Is weaned, marriage aIler The kooey-
moon Is over, or the death d : man
after his widow is married.
II Is said that the hieh pria1 4
eggs i owing 10 he 81 ikel u -
are at grcat expense b pgucofe ~
rnre stamps q put b Heif A.4I|a
fsctured ailioles'
Let noe ihs IN 4 - -
the limit q ~ k611
thaS always - el11 ~
make god.
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WASHINGTON. June l0.-It is
stated that n witness named Camp
bell has informed reliable parties in
New York, that the evidence Of him
self and Others before the military
commission which tried the conspira-
tors, relative to jefferson Davis COM
plicity in the assassination plot, was
false, and that one Conover got mp
the testimony to obtain the reward
that il was all done under assumed
names; and iurther, that one Of the
parties, siid 10 be Conovcr, had run
iway, 10 prevent being arrested,
Campbell now claims that his evi-
,lcnce before the House Judiciary
Committee, which is investigating
the charges u Davis completely IN
the assassination plot, exposed III,
,windlc and knocked the scheme int
atoms, thus satisfying the COMMITTEES
that the cy dencc to connect Davis
Clay aud Saunders with the assassi.
nation, wns bogus; aud that the com.
mittcc would no doubt report accord.
ingly. Mo-t of the witnesses hav,
testified under fcticious names, Camp
bell included; but the latter ha,
shown up one of the most rascall,
schemes that his come 10 light during
or since the war. lie claims th,
credit of exposing it.
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1 THE ESSENTIALS OF HUMAN
IAPPrsEss-Are said to be some
&ing to do, something to love, and
pmething to hope for. There is no
ass in the community, who so fully
Dmbine these several essentials Of
nman happiness as the so-called
'orking classes. In earning our
billy bread, enjoying the society Of
br families, and resting one day in
wen from all our toll and labor, our
Ives are moulded in the crucible Of
york and worship. Some one ha.
Nd, labordre est ordre, that is, /,
ork IL to worship. IL that be SO
ben We worship six days and culmi-
ate all the prayers and hopes Of Oh,
x days worship on the seventh.
There is no greater mistake, there
bre, than to assume that a life o
pil and labor is one Of unmitigatct
hardship. Hard il may be, so ar
be rocks and mountains hard, an'
proportion TO their hardness, y
re they, except by some great com
potion or convulsion Of nature, i'm
hoveablel But not hard in tn
ense oi being unproducible Of muc
pod rs we'll as evil.
The life Of the artisan Is a life {
Earnest labor, love and payer; fuI
may be, Of all the stern rcalitie
y life, yet Il looks forward to th
uture, and fastens on eternity. Th
arness life of the operative, ther,
pre-, e pregnant with all that
'orth working for, worth loving an
orsh hoping; and 80 comprises a
pc essentials Of human bappines
% let our friend and fellow eo-lab,
er in the vineyard Of life, tai
ourage; sorrow endurcs only for ii
noment Of time called night. b.
cy comes with the morning.
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m1nli dtmsaaH h fifaIy saa r
hmmlf iis nasl FlitMfha nmu
MY fnd ih+ fhmahtm tei ippt
pfilie pfi M slii aufs H. hlm M
diilonal fflsaii fmns fln eho ii.'
~ kooe bin bfft aash atn
llemNn deserves iurwH ABd lmlrlbs
Z om iha present ladlets h. VIM ef
'ainly 'asfsfi IN bic position a
Rfeef
There uaver Wa4 suph an Interest
Inv NY anl evening eeIoysd w saf
Ne before Everyb@ly vas plea.el
whilst ibo.e interested specially ie
ile chool we're moro lban satisfied
W. Goelis 'accc.s /. NJ Iongef
questionable lic R an established
Necessity q man VIZ cannot do with.
oit Many years n u.chlnca lic
promising before him H. psscsse.
10 an eminent degree the delicate and
peculiar qualifications necessary In f.
teacher whilst his accomplished NJ.
'isianis have evidently neglected no
part Of The duties of their respective
positions; especially Is this true N
Mrs. Crump the music teacher.
We are aware Of the imperfect, in-
complete description We have given
you. We might 90 into detail, might
mention the iitac things of the occa-
sion, interesting in themselves, but
which, however, would probably fail
to interest the general reader, besides
we are not unmindful that you regard
brevity as one Of the virtues of q
correspondent. Knowing this, ",
will close, hoping soon to see tn,
return of warm weather and refresh.
ing showers. A few more days with.
out rain and woe be unto the peopl,
of North Mississippi. The corr
crop will be ruined.
Au reroir. MIcAwBER.
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Neighbor Talkinton was about six
feet and half long, and was famil-
iarly known as "Tallkitten." His
pedal extremities were so well devel-
oped that No. l3 boots were limited
for his understanding. He was com
PEELED to furnish a special pair OF
lasts, and pay an extra price to pro-
tect his foundation from inclement
weather. II took several liberal
nips Of long range whisky to put
life and metal in his heels;" but
one cold day, opportunities being
favorable, he succeeded in getting
aboard an extra supply, and came
home in the night cold and very
badly fnddled. Mrs. 7. and her son,
a boy of FIVE or six years, had retired
for the night. She observed him en-
tering the room and take seat before
the embers, and placing one heel on
the other toe, settled down to warm
and take quiet nap. After doing
some time, he awoke chilly; the
embers were completely hid from
view, and seeing his feet, mistook
them for his little boy, when with a
majestic side wave of his hand, he
said: "Stand aside, my little san, and
let your poor father warm himself"
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PorrING THE QUESTION N

PorrING THE QUESTION IN
CnrRcn.-A young gentleman, ia
miliar with the Scriptures, happen.
ing 10 sit in pew adjoining young
lady Tor whom he conceived n violent
attachment, made his proposal in
this way: lie politely handed his
ncighbor a Bible open, with n pin
-tuck in the following text; Second
Epistlc OF John, verse 3; "Aud ]
bescech thee, lady, not as though |
wrote new commandment unto
thee, but that which we had from
the beginning, that we love one an
other She returned il, pointing Ia
the second chapter of Ruth, verse 10;
THAT she fell on her face and bowed
herself to the ground, and said unto
him, why have found grace in thine
eyes, that thou shouldst take knowl-
edge Of me, seeing that | am a stran-
gcr2" lie returned the book, point
ing To the 18th verse of the Third
EpistIc of John: "IIaving many
things to write unto You ] would not
write with paper and ink, but | trust
to come unto you and speak face "a
face, that our joy may be full" From
the above interview, n marriage took
Mace the ensuing month in the SAINT
church.
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M exchange says when that lad Il
Massachusetts women rcacbe Ore .ou,
D \ proposed 10 found a city and call
4 she-carTo.