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New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-08

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r tie cot STRY SEAT ~ the late o. siarfan' win -
se-. o l,ui o-, wooded situated On Ct,te'on h'si,'
seton M Tie sr. j. - r.' slrle, with wig f'x-J
suI stable pou,tfyhous- &c Til. Iropeiy. c9miAtadne
The n J,- OK .iyc view oi aHy plc- within m's ol N.H
yo-t ra,a bv teres w p. avenue fld les heiwee 'he
sgilt- ..lrrccs o. rga. Or,f,e L-~ ard w n H. DuH,
en- mo sod bv the middle o. Janniy T. VII oe dsp1'e
o IA lnts az auction Adle.s JAAlh' l.. DiAL KAN NO.
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New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-08

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New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-08

4 tr,lrelinG..hiriyhiId-st 20 One-hrndred ana thuy
ci,; alspcl Tor store. mcdaniel Plrpo,r. Dhs
. -.v.tbird ed Onehundrr aud thifiy ei!nth
sra rch li6f:.t A. width Apply LEN IL - bhVN ~
No e R.oiiway o. tie office, corner Oenundfeua'u
,i.rty.ihirI-ss. nd lh.li-aye.
, 1866-12-07
NUMBER 81.
A PaIMIrIvE MAaarAaa. "A sodn.

A Primitive MAaUIAGG, "A. Sodus
correspondent. of tha Lynn Wayne CO., N.
~ Republican tells a5out a weddin. that
came under his observation in that town,
which for simplicity all economy f,rlV
"knocks the spits' from anythin; of TIA
sort we ever heard Of The ceraiuony to,F
place at the ministers residence, the COCA
man being called in from Ieing his cabins
ges to ''jine" the anxious couple Tne kno,
was tied, the blessing prouoGnee,l. the Gus.
tomary salute claimed, ~aaI t6e>tee-ugo
suspicious fifty cent "sh.naiss" aaI ar,,6eJ
ten center paid over; the minister returned
to his cabbages, and the bride and groom
started for shady spot under a large tree
by tho roadside. Reaching this they cot
out took of the horses heal>talls. cut then,
feed Of grass, aud then seated themselves
lovingly under the tree The bride then
drew from her pocket handkerchief con-
tanning bread, meat and cheese. anl thu
groom extracted from the recesses of his cont
skirts quart bottle; then the two pr,ee d.
ed to eat the first square melp OF their
welded life, as costly as if they were seated
b fore the most elaborate and ele,ant ren,st
that ever followed mIrrilge cesemJpy.
Success to them, say we, and We know theyI
fad it,
, 1866-12-07

Wild FLoWEas.-It is the wild flowers of a
land that outive its devA, stations it is these
that outiVe the disasters of the externination Of
its people it is these that outlive m srule and
that survive the desolations of war, It is the
HWituesses of God"-low of statue Gs they are
bright and gay, aud odorfetous-that because
they are infructuodS are sparel by mardudug
bands. These gems of the plain, the hillside,
outlast the loftiest trees of country they live
on to witness the disappearance of gigantic for
ests they live to see the extinction of the cedar
OF the plain, and Of the olive, and Of the cAcia
and of the vine AaG of the fig tree, etc. they
live to see fulfilled in themssl the word
"every high thing shall be brought low, and the
humble shall rejoice" So has it been in Paes>
tine Once it was country of dense timber
growths and of frequent graceful clusters of
smaller trees, and of orchards, and of vine
yards, which retain now only here and there a
remoaut of her adornments. Meanwhile the
alluvial plains Of the land and its hillsides are
gay every spring With the embroidery Of flow
ers-the crocus, the scented hyacinth, the ane-
none, the daHOdl, the poppy, the lilly, aud the
1ose. These bright jewels of tne spring morn
ng-thess children of the dew-bedded as they
are in spontaneous profusion upon soft cush-
ion or heather and divans Of sweet thyme-inS
Vite millions of bees and the most showS of the
10 sect tribe flowers perfumes, butterflies, bird
OF song, all things humble and beautiful here
flourish and are safe--for man seldom intrudes
upon the smiling wilderness
, 1866-12-07

MORE .'SoUrHERN BARBARITY = LET EVERY
Lsf1L Man REAU.--General Morgan. at the
close of bis CoshOcton speech, made the follow
ing startling announcement:
In order 20 secure a suitable cemetery for our
gallant soldiers, who fell upon the plains of Ala
bAmA, the authorities of the United States desi.
red to purchase three acres beautifully located
within the corporate limits of the city of Mo-
bile. The tract was valuable, but the purpose
was sacred to which it was dedicate l. 1t was
proposed to make these three acres the honored
homes of the Union dead, and there within the
corporate limits of Mobile, to erect monument
70 commemorate their deeds. Bnttls authori-
ties of Mobile refused to sell. Whatl refuse to
sell sufficient ground to contain the bones OF our
absent ones-our fathers, brother, sons 2 Yes,
nv couutrymen, these Southern men did refuse
10 sell snfReisnt.groHnd on which to bury our
heroic dead-but With a mlgnanmity only
equaIed by their courage, these Southern men
did by free gift convey these three acres to the
United 6tStes And the hand of the Mayor of
Mobile the hand which signed that deed Of
Rift, had, during our unhappy war, welded the
sword of a Confederate General.
, 1866-12-07

SPEAKING CRsss.-You gain nothing by a
harsh word. What if that boy broke the pitch
er, or put his elbow through the glass; do you
me md either by using harsh words to him 2 Does
it make him more careful in future Does be
love you bstter2 HGrk he is murmnring
What says the boy2 ~ am glad Of II; don't
care how much break" He talks thus to be
even with his master. II is very wrong in him
we know, but it is human nature, and the exam
pie has been set before him by you. Say to the
careless boy, "I am sorry, you must be more
eareful,'' and what will be bis reply2 at was
al accident, and I will be more careful he
will never break any other pitcher or glass If
he can help Il, and be will respect and love you
. thousand times more than when You new 10 70
Ayags and swors vengeance on his head pc
msGbSr his, ye who get sngry and rave ~
tEihs rr..f Of So .rad OF .'sr.a vaI 81 80
, 1866-12-07
PIE coHsFIFuFIoH AHD Zee uHiuN.
Dta.r,n, Points of View.

Saith the white owl 70 the gartin folk,
IL the belfry tower 90 grim aud gray;
''Why do thsy dsafsu a. with thsse bells
Is any one dead Of born to-day p
A martin pesped pvut the rim ef its nsss, !.
And answered, Grossly "why, Ais'tye heard
That an heir isicoms 70 the great estate 7"
81 'aVeHt," the owl said, "'pon my word"
"Are men born so, with that white eOekAds p
Said the little hsld-nouSS TO the old brown
''Why, xpu silly child" the sage rsplisa,
"This h,thS bridsgrOOu-shsy know him By
that"
Saith the snail so snug in his daPiied, she'll,
Slowly stretching one cautions horn,
As the beetle was hurrying By so brisk,
Much to his snaiships Inward scorn =
"wby does that cre&tnre ride by so fast1
Has FIRE broke out, to the east or west p
"Your Grace, be rides to the wedding feast"
"Let the madman go. What | wants rest"
The swallows around the woodman skinned,
Poising and turning on flashing wing;
One said "How liveth this, ,IgmP Of esrth1
In the air, be can Geithe1 soar nor spring
"0vcr the meadows we sweep and dart,
Down with the flowers, or up in the skies;
While these poor lumberers toll and slave,
Half starved, for how can they catch their
flies 2"
Quoth the dry rot worm to his artisans
10 the carpenters shop as they bored away
''Hsrk to the sound of the saw and file !
What are these creatures at work at-Say7 p
From his covered passage worm looked out,
And eyed the beings so busy o'erhea1:
81 scarcely know, my lord, but think
They're making box to bury their dead ~
Says a butterfly, with bis wings of blue
All in a lutter cf careless joy,
As be talks to a dragon fly over flower;
"ours is Fife, sir, with no alloy. =
@Wbat are these black things, row aad row,
Winding along by the new mown hay"
"That is funeral" says the 1y
"The carpenter buries his son to-day"
, 1866-12-07

Is RELIGION BENUrIrUL ? - lvaysl In The
chIld, the maiden. the wife, the mother it sbinss
"lth oenignant beauty Of its owu, which moth
ing on earth can mar. Never vet was female
character perfect without the faith Of pnrin
Beanty, intellect, wealth! they are like pitfalls
dark IN tue brightest day, unless gion tbrow5
ner solt eetms around them to purify and exalt,
making twice gloriots that which seemed ali
loveliness before '
Religion is very beautiful, in health or in sick>
ness, 10 wealth OF in poverty. We caa.ncyer on
ter the sick chamber Of the good but soft music
seems to float on the air, anl the burden of tbs
song is "Lo, peace is here
Could We lpOk into the Thousands of families
to-day where d.sconteat fights suleny with
life, we should find the chief cause of unbanni-
ness to be the want Of religion in women, O
religion! benignant majesty, high on the throne
thou sittest, glorious and exalted Not aboy.
the clouds, for above these is Heaven, opening
through broad vista Of exceeding beauty.
Is religion beautiful? We answer all is desc
latIon and detormity where relig on is not
, 1866-12-07

BATUR4L REsULTs.-0utrages on the part Of
negroes have become of a common occurrence
According to reports 10 our Eastern exchanges
they have happeued about twice month during
ne past year. And, really, under the e&iHinS
state of things 1t 10 but natural that they should
happen. To begin with, the animal instincts
and passions are far greater in the negro than
in the white race, Add 70 this fact the other
one, that, with few exceptions, the negro race
in the United States has, until Hery,1ately, been
kept in such position that their morals could
not be developed nor their iktSlects cultivated,
aud we have in a lgrge portion. of the negro
race beings but grade above barbariaus. True,
it is not their fault that they are in . mora. aud
mental darkness. Suddenly set free from all
old restraints, they are halfd ,zed with their
mistaken ideas of liberty. Added to this, the
country Is Hlled with clamors for negro uffrage
ane nogro political eduality, all of which
tenGs to impress the uaouliVated negro with
the idea that he is the equal Of the best Of the
land, and entitled to ali possible eajoyments
He knows nothing about the uses, duties or re-
| sponsibiIiIies, and consequently in his new po-
sition, with the evil political Influences which
are at work, his animal passions crop out fore
most, and outrages like that in Slmerville are
lhe frequent result. Those who are to blame
tor such things are the whites who are constant.
fy insisting that the recently freed negroes shall
at once assume position Of political equality
without being subject to that mental and moral
Ia, slage with lut VII ch neither white nor black
is fit d to b, en- RI ted with the highest priVi.
legeS o c tzenshP OF course frss negroes
those W 10 have b. retofore enjoyed the sweets Of
freedom aud the beneits of education-ars not
thus affected by the present order of things
! but the great mass of negroes are And if We
are not careful they willyet, under the fDhd-
ences of negro equality tsach5fs, commit outra-
geS that will arouse sg inst tn I'm the most bit
ter and undying hatred.-S. r. Call.
, 1866-12-07

About two weeks since a citizen Of ST. Joseph
Mo-, heard a noise in the night that sounded
like burglars. Aiming himself with poker, he
reconnoitered the premises auI opening a door
in the entry, there stood his daughter on the
stairs, dressed in her Sloday's best, with band
box on one arm and.a vaIise in her h1nd Be-
fore she had time to say word, a knock was
heard at the door, and upon It's being opened,
six ,footer was found ready 10 clasp his Sarah
Jane and fly away. The father seat the young
danisel to bed and warned the young man
against trying that thing on again.
, 1866-12-07

LET no mlu deceive you in regard to your
mission. Do not think you were destined 10
f ,nre in the legislative hlIs rather than figure
up little talies in grocery store, unless such IS
the fact; nor that you can sing better than La
grange and PiccO omiHi, when your voice IS pro-
bounced by all your friends cross between
that of a choked COW aud an insane hippopota, a,
mus. There's nothing like realizing sense OF
ius. what Won can do.
, 1866-12-07

FRIaHTENING GREHEHoRE.-While travelling
up the Ohio, some years since, our boat stopped
at one Of the landings 70 take in woed.- on the
shore amongst the crowd, was remarkably stu
pid locking fellow, with his hands in his pockets
and his under lip hanging down. dandy, FiPe
for . SeraPe, tipped mods and winks all about
SAYING: "Now IN base some fun. I'll frighten
the greenhorn.'' He jumped ashore with .
drawn bowie knife and brandishing it in the
face of"gresn un, 4" >S1OlAimed, "NoW III pun,
ish yea; I have been looking for: you week"
The ftIlo% stared stupidly at the asSAilAnt. he
sVidently had not seen -snOugh to be scared
but as the bowie knife came near to his face, one
OfhiS huge fists suddenly vacated his Po ;ket, Aad
fell hard and heavy between the dandy's eyes,
aud the poor fellow was HOunderiug in the Oniol
aGrseny' then jumped On board our boat, Pu!
his hands in his pockets, and looking Arouna
MD, "AAy be that thsrs's somebody else tnA'
have been l6okiog for me q Wsskf"
, 1866-12-07

ONE Martin Rean, who is a5outto be tried
at Deux Seyres, France, is accused Of hav-
ing poisoned first his brother-iu-law, Pierre
Rean, 10 1853 then, in 1859, his first wife,
Jeanne; +; in 1865, his second wife, Julie
and in 1866, his daughter Adaia. 1t apr
nears that Martin Rean WIS accustomed to
say, "The more wives you take the richer
Won become" And he is supposed to have
committed the murders for which he is to be
tried through motives of cupid'ty. On the
death of his daughter AdeIa, who was quite
an infant, he became entitled to a certain
sum of money settled on her by her mother.
, 1866-12-07

WHAT THB LEAVES SAY.-You have often gazed
upon the many cOlOred leaves which futtered
in the autumn breeze just ready to fall to the
GROUND. Did you ever listen to hear them talk
to your for talk they do in-their silent language
telling you Of the bright springtirne, when
they drink in the gentle dew, and inbale the
bllmy air, and spread out their delicate fbreS
to the rays Of the sun, and fashioned by divine
Creator to forms of beauty, and painted by his
hand assumed pleasant green; and how, up.
held by his power, they had borne the pelhug Of
many pitiless storm; and the scorching hest of
the MONDAY sun, while mary Of their conpan-
ions have faded and fallen to the ground And
they would toll you that one by one, they too
should Rll. Thus these fading leaves talk to rs
of life evening" and whisper to US to be ready
for 1--WE all do fade as a Leaf Aud DO they not
talkto US Of something brighter and better-ot
the unfading leaves of the tree that grows
upon the banks Of the river Of lie, and urge us
to that heavenly wOrd2
, 1866-12-07

ANATHENATIzATIoS.-Ge Butler having dis
cussed the justice of hanging Robert E. Lee for
his share in the AndersOnvills crime, the Mobile
Tribune thus anathem ltizes:
Hang RlbertE. LOel 1t is highly just that
such a sentiment Of the devil should be uttered
by so appropriate medium as Beast Butler. 1t
would have burned to cinder, any other than
Butlerian lips. 1t required cheeks of forefold
brass to give passage without bursting asunder,
to such a sentiment. A simple thief would have
failed in tho attempt to give it voiea a M mn
muruerer wOutd uUJ undertake it; an ordinary
coward would have been ashamed of it, a mod,
crate liar would have been ashamed of the at
tempt. 1t required perfect combination of tho
whOie-liar, coward, tn E and murderer. In the
foul person of the Massachusetts, hero, to com
plete the incarnate isnd cap rble Of standing up
iu full assembly and coolly mlking the propo-
sitou to hang Gen. Robert lee
, 1866-12-07

Az IriShmAA beIug 10 church, whore ths col
lection aPparAsaE rsSsmblsd az sleeIioR g0x, on
iib being hapdsd TO him, whispered ID thh cArrlH
ts'b ear that b waS DOT nstuFsliSSd pSd could
rot yots - - .rr-s s1r' e---1 t- -u-t a.
, 1866-12-07

TIE Virginia Enterpriss tells the following
queer story: "Yesterday morning, early, lady,
who resides on G street, gotto ,skylarking' with
some one in bed-aecording to her own story
and by,some means or other fall out upon the
ing called in, the joint was soon put in placs
again. She should moderate her caperS or build
fence around the bed.
, 1866-12-07

nUutIE % said m interesting young mother
to her Youngest hopeful, do you know what
,be difference is between body and soul, my
child The soul is whatyou love with; the body
carries you about. This is your body" touchN
inc the little fellows shoulders "but- there is
something deeper in You canfeel it now. What
isit7' "Oh, know" said Willie, with flash
of intelligence in his eyes, "that's my flannel
shirt" - ....... ...,...-.- .. -- .
, 1866-12-07

lWm AND Loss.-FAst horses win cups by the
use Ofthsir legs; fast men lose their lsgs by The
use Of their cups, ,.- +--...s ~ ~
, 1866-12-07

SAVING HIS BAcoN.-A good story is told of =
Western farmer, candidate for Congress, whose
neighbor was in the habit-Of atealing his hogs,
andwas finally caught thsact,, Anxious to se>
cure the mans vote and his. own pork at the
same time, the farmer went to him ana ,sAid (;
"Now : make this proposition: Ifyou willlet ny
hogs alone in the future, l will not ouly say
nothing Of the past, but when kill in the fall
I'll put into your cellar Eve barrels of as good
pork as l make. 4" The fellow reflected a moment
and replied: "Well, Squire, that's q fair prOPo-
sitisn, anyhow, and seeing ~ Its you, I'll dc il.
Bat vow shall lose pork BY the operation. 10
, 1866-12-07
"Whose breast with gentle hillows
Roc ked 10 rest our infant woes"

try has encircled the name Of "mothegn,. with
halOes of beauty, but its language will never be
adequate to measure her influence To her
the first first years of our lives belong ard it iA
then in her power to plant seeds of virtue that
will bud and blossom in the soul when age has
plowed her deep furrows in our pale cheeks.
The prayers of a piOus mother ere a priceless
legacy. They are like the dews of Heaven,
wbich first ascend from the earth to the skies,
and then descend again to bless and revive the
unfolding plant. Iu6delity my array itself
against the Bible, and its clamOrs may be loud
among the assemblies Of men but it has not the
courage to enter the sanctuary of a religious
home, and there listen to the earnest prayers Of
a holy mother, as she points her children to the
throne of God.
, 1866-12-07
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, 1866-12-07
We Have an Up and Down Saw,

We Have an Up and Down Saw,
For saving FELOES and other Circles.
In fact, are prepared to do all kinds of work be-
longing to a welestablished business Of this kind
Having employed as good wQrkReI as there Is futhe
country, we can and will give satisfaction. A8-All
of our work will be sold at reduced prices 1or cash.
AFOrders from the Country will be promptly at
tended TO.
We have LUMBER YARD connected with our
Mill, All orders left with will be promptly at
tended to- Lumber will be brought from our Yard to
the Mill, free OF charge.
Wagon Work.
We have also greas,, reduced our prices for Wagon
Work Having been TO the expense Of putting up
mschinery we will do your Erk for less money than
on othsr shop this side of PortlaRd. We-wil build
wagons and carriages to order, Of the best Eastern
Timber, at Portland prices, with freight:
- Repairs attended TO promptly. We respectful
lv soIicit your work Remember. the Red Shop, near
the Bridge, Main street, wsla Wsll4 ": T.;
4s-tf DO' ELL " N 1A''SA y"
, 1866-12-07
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1wIT,LIAM H. NEWELL,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
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, 1866-12-07

CoxrRADIoroRY-Few of our ladies have trav-
eled much, yet all of them have taken tea IL
china. -.-...- ........-
stivA-s % sFss.sra sst arsr
, 1866-12-07

Hons AND MoTHER.-Home, where father aud
mother, brothers and sisters have unity of inte-
rest, sympathy and affection, become in mature
life the most sacred picture
"That hlngs on Memory's wall"
II, in after years, when the destroying angel has
crossed the threshold, and silenGed its familiar
voices in their death when the hand of chang
ing time has torn down the woodbines that
climbed above its portals and its windows, and
when its paths echo only 10 the tread. of suyap-
gers feet; how often does remembrapee lead as
brightest spot, the fEirest oasis on the desert of
life. y is during these moments of retrospect
tion that the religious instruction of youth
flows back upon the soul. 1t is then we knesl
by the side of her,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-21

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The q. S.
Copsul ut Tobasco, Mexico, reports to
the Department of State, January Sd,
the position of the belligerents in that
section as unchanged. The Consul is
informed that hOstilities have been
waged along the Southern border of the
State to Vera Cruz, since the issue of
Emperor NIaXimilian's proclamation,
which has led to the massacre of those
who we've so unfortunate as to be taken
by either of. the contending parties.=-
The Consul informs the department
that in late explorations he has dis
covered the ruins of two ancient cities,
which have remained unnoticed and
unknown since the days of conquest.
The Senate Committee on Territories
heard a delegation of Indians from In
dian Territory, in favor of admitting
that Territory into the Union as a State,
The House Territorial Committee is
considering the question of admitting
Utah on the application of the Nor
mons. Among the leaders of the Nor
mons now in Washington, is "a son of
Brigham Young, who is urging this
measure,
tits said thequestion fthe admission
of Colorado will be reconstructed in the
Senate.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-21

NEW YoRK, March 2O.-Advices from
Havana, per steamer Manhattan, state
that the recent fires throughout the Is
land, are attributed, by one of the Ha-
vana journals, to negro incendiaries.
The discovery OF plot on the part of
the slave traders, to destroy one of the
newspaper. offices, is reported.
The further progress of the Royal
Commission in their work of investiga-
ton in the Jamaica revolts, is reported
in the Herald's Kingston correspond
ence. Abundant evidence, it is said,
has already been produced to show
that the affair was not merely n sudden
and unprecedented outbreak, but n
deliberately planned and organized re
bellion, with the ultimate design of
numbering or driving from the 1sland
all the whites. The members of the
Commission are expected to leave for
England on the Goth inst. The entire
British West India Squadron has been
ordered to Halifax.
A strong feeling in favor of the an
nexation of Jamaica to the United
States, is manifesting itself among the
people of the Island.
In Hayti, sixty persons charged with
being concerned in the revolutionary
movements in that republic, have been
arrested, and 1t was supposed that
twenty of them wonld be executed.