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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03
From The New York Times.
How The Public Money Goes,

In the discussion 10 the Senate upon
the bill to increase the pay ofthe employ
ees of the Senate, Mr.. Fessonden took 90.
casion to object to the management of
the stationery room in Mr.. Forneys de-,
psrtment. 1t appears that the "Keeper
of Stationery" is ono Mr.. Jones, conf
dentiol "Iorl; nf M. To.ooy, and fanail
liarly known as "Forpey's man. Mr..
Fessenden says this employee is very
rarely present at his post, and he init
mates that Jones is engaged in certain
other pursuits. He now receives a salary
of 81, 100 for absolutely doing nothing.
and it is sought to raise his salary for bis
arduous labor to the sum of $500, and
give him messenger besides, ut 81 500,
Mr.. Fessenden objects to this, and in
vites an examination into the manage
ment of this statiouery-room. Mr.. Jones
principally occupies his time upon the
floor Of the house and Senate in lobbying
bills through Congress. His position as
an employee in the Senate, enables him
to get the entree In each House, and ia :
cilities for button holing the members.--
Whether this is done under sanction of
MIR. Forney or not has not TRANSFERRED, but
it is evident that the Senate is not inelin-
ed to encourage this kind of snecure, and
Mr. Jones will probably be required to
give more of his attention to the station.
cry room hereafter, which will seriously
interfere with his lobby schemes.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03

GEThe Springfield (Ill,) Republican
hits the stay-at-home patriots during the
late nor in tue following otylo. We have
a good many of that class that paper de.
scribos hcreabouts, who, though in mise
rable minority, in order to hold on to the
office and keep intact the infamous reg
istry law, are constantly "stirring the pop
ular heart to vengeance" The paper
says:
"lhe men who put down the rebellion
do not join in the demand for the future
punishment of the rebels, but if there is
General who has never won battle,
soldier who invariably skulked when fight
ing was to be done, camp follower who
was ever on hand to plumber towns, who
was always ready to pour out the blood
and money of everybody else to save the
nation-these are the men who are con-
tinually making abortive attempts to
arouse old hatreds and stir the popular
heart to vengeance
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03

Bsg.A candidate for office calls at the
the residence of a gentleman to solicit his
vote /:
Candidate-Madam, is your husband
about
Lady-Yes, sir. He has gone to haul
away dead dog, and will be back direct
ly.
Candidate-Sheop killing dog, reok-
on, madam
Fierce spoken urchin-No, sir; just
barked himself to death at oandidates-so
pap said
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03

q Sir James Macintosh invited DR.
Parr to take drive 10 his gig. The
horse became FESTIVE. "Gentyl, Jimmy"
said the doctor, "don't irritate him OIL
ways soothe your horse, Jimmy, you'll
do better without me. Let me down,
Jimmy Once on terra frma the doc
tors view of the case was changed. "Now,
Jimmy, touch him up. Never let horse
get the better of you. Touch him up,
conquer him, don't spare him-I'll walk
back"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03

RAILROAD AooIDENTs.--An observing
man who was recently travelling in
railway train, noticed a gentleman and
lady seated in close juxtaposition, and,
judging from their conduct, imagined
that they were exceedingly intimate. In
front of the comfortable pair sat two Ger
mans. When near a certain town, the
train passed through long, dark bridge.
Among the laundering and rafting of
the cars was heard noise that sounded
for all the world like the conclusion of
lips. Such hearty smacks startled oil
the party. As we emerged into day
light one of the Germans slowly drew
his spcctacles down over his nose, and
exclaimed
"Vell, links dat is very bad bridge.
[ hears him crack one, two, three, four
times"
The lady drew down her veil, and for
the remainder of the trip was mute and
quiet
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03

WOMEN FROM Opposite POINTS OF
VIEw-"I would not be woman, for
then could not love her." says Monta-
que. Lady M. w. Montague says -
"The only objection I have to be man
is that l should then have to marry.a
woman"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03

Gag A lover w@ote to a lady who had
rejected him, saying that he intended to
retire "to some secluded spot, and breathe
away his life in signs" To which the
lady replied inquiringly, whether they
were to be medium or large size. The
man has not since been heard from.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03

sD" An Analysing dame reports that
she has heard of but one old woman who
kissed her cow, but she knows of many
thousands of young ones who have kissed
very great calves.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03

@% "Now my little boys and girls"
said teacher, ~ want you to be very
still--so still that you can hear a pin
drop" For minute all was still, when
little boy shrieked "Let her drop I"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03

sess' 81 go through my work. as the
needle said to. the idle boy. "But not
until you are bard pushed" as the idle
boy said to the needle.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03

GoLD.-The New York World states
that a combination of capitalists in New
York have bought $4,000, 900 in gold,
and intended to buy more, in order to run
up the price when there is a favorable
opportunity, These combinations are
frequently made, but they fail in their
object quite as often as they succeed
Gold specializing, like any other kind of
venture, frequently ends in breaking
those who indulge in it.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03
Wistellaneous,
Northern School Commissioners in the
Department of the Gulf.

Annexed is a copy of the tyrannical
questions propounded BY the private
School Commissioners appointed by
Major General Banks. There are but
one Or two copies in existence because the
Com missioners became ashamed of them
selves and destroyed all they could lay
their hands on. The copy in our posses
sion is signed by Judge Histand, Under
the Confoderacy he taught the drill to the
Confederate soldiers, but went over to the
Union army as soon as it gained its as
tendency
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03

s@' Never look at the gisls. They can't
bear it; they regard it as an insult. They
wear their feathers and frills, merely to
crafty their mammas--that's all
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1866-08-03
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

No subscription taken for less than a year.
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who Represents our COMPRESSION.
al District!

A story is told Of Seward to the effect
that whilst he was Governor of New
York, he was one day travelling in a coach,
and his companion, a countrymcn, com
meneed guessing who Seward was. After
the couutrymau gave it up, Seward told
him he was Governor of New York.
That's a whopperl" said the stranger
at is a fact" said Seward, sand l will
prove it to you by the first acquaintance
| meet"
When they stopped for dinner Seward
met an acquaintance and said to him:
Il want you to tell my companion here
if I am not Governor of New York"
mo, sir; you are not" blun.ly replied
his acquaintance.
"Who is, then?' asked Seward.
"Thurlow Weed, by thunder" was the
answer.
This telling hit at Weeds influence
over Seward is precisely in point in oul
Congressional Distsict.
Reader, if anyone asks you who rep.
represents this District in Congress,don
expose your ignorance by answering "T
A. Plants it is Thad. Stevens, ''by thun.
der"
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Cash i'm Advance,


Hereafter we will not insert
any legal or miscellaneous adj
yertising whatever, without
the pay in advance, or we will
charge and collect the fee Of
the Attorney or Attorneys ham
ding the advertisement in for
publication. Heretofore we
have waited five and six years
for the fees in legal cases, and
are compelled to adopt this
course in lieu of a system SO
loose and uncertain.
We would take it as a very
great favor if attorneys having
printers fees in their hands,
belonging to us, would make
return of t to the Clerks Office,
or pay it In at this Office.
WILLIAMS & WEST.
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WILLIAMS 81 WEST,
Snow You See 1t, and Now You
Don't See H.,


How long is it since the Radicals were
believing and paving the earth, like SO
many mad bulls, at a mere hint that En-
gland and France mightrecognize the Sc
ceded States as being out of the Union?
War. blood and thunder we're threatened
with awful vehemence.
True, the recognition would not have
changed the fact Of their being in, but'it
any man in this country said they were
out, he was instantly swallowed By a dun
geon, and If a foreign nation suggested
the possibility that such an event could
ever happen, that nation vas immediately
entered on the list for q sound thrashing
as soon as Dur armies proved the Union
was mob divided. Any mans loyalty was
Suspicious who did not swear, at least as
often as he said his prayers, that the $50
called seeded States not only were new
sr out Of the Union, but that every one
was . Cepperhead and a traitor who
would not take an oath that they never
could be-.
Now, these same Radicals are proclaim
Ing with an the power OF their lungs that
the Southern States are out of the I'm
ION, and have been for FIVE years-that
nobody but traitors and o%opperneads will
deny it. The men who, at the last Con-
g~ressioual election, applauded every threat
OF vengeance against all who either hoped
or feared the Southern States might be
out, must at the next election contorttheir
countenances to look scorn and indigna-
ton at eli who believe they are in.
Were these Radicals fools for believing
during the war that the acts of secession
did not take any State out of the Union,
or are they fools now, after proving their
doctrine By the sacrifice of a million
lives, and Eve thousand million dollars,
for themselves denying i when everybody
else assents to it? They are neither the
one nor the other: they are simply the
same Inscriptions political schemers all
the time. Principles and measures with
them are mere implements for political
thimbie-rigging, and you either see them
or you don't see them, Just as it may be
thought advantageous to their fanatical,
treasury-plundering party.
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servi,lty to Thad. stevens.


No party which ever existed in this
country has exhibited such a degree of
absolute servility to party and party
leaders as do the radicals. They follow
Thad. Stevens as. meekly and conidingly
as a blind man follows his dog. No mat
ter what absurditiss, what inconsisten.
ciss, or what constitutional barriers are to
be passed. through, Thad. Stevens can
either 60 before and call them, or follow
behind aud drive them at his pleasure.
When the Reconstruction Committees
plan" for saving the Radical party was
under discussion, at least half a score of
prominent Republican Members Of Con-
gress made lengthy speeches against it
But Thad. Stevens had the last speech,
and he called to his flock, "rally to save
your party" and. without q word or letter
of the "plan" being changed, without a
single objection being removed, every
Republican Member did orally to save
his party" aud every Republican in the
House voted in favor of the "plan."-
Such a humiliating spectacle is disgrace
to the American people.
And yet this Stevens, who uses the
other Members of Congress as mere pup
pets to play his tricks with, is perhaps
tho very worst man in Congress. In the
same short speech in which he crammed
the speeches of his fellow members down
their threats and made them vote as he
dictated, he used such language as the
following:
~ do not hesitate to say at once, that
section (the 3d) is there to save or destroy
the Union party"
After saying he would keep the South,
%eruers from participating in the Govern,
ment not only till 1870, but till 1000.
he was asked ishe could build a p%eniten.
tiary big enough to hold eight millions Of
people. He replied:
"Yes. sir; a penitentiary which is bull,
at the point Of the bayones down below,
and if they undertake to come here we
will shoot them. That is the way to take
care Of these people. The penitentiary
of hell is the penitentiary they deserve"
And this is the man who maneuvers
the Republican members Of Congress a:
if they we're SO many trained dogs. We
repeat, it is a burning disgrace to the
American people.
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Ovation to Head Center stephens
His Speech.

New YORK, May 15,-James Stephens
received an enthusiastic ovation from the
Fenian Brotherhood at Jones woods to-
day. About 5000 were present, Blu; none
of the Roberts men were present. Mr.
Stephens made a forcible address, giving
the history of the Fenian movement, lie
said he had but little money from this
country, and the heart-burningsa and sean.
Edals here we're such as could only be com
pensated by Irish liberation. They only
wanted money. Ireland had done ten
times as much as America in that way. II
Great Britain had become engaged iD the
Danish war, it was our purpose to have
then taken arms.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-05-22

RECOGNIZED AS A BURGLAR AND Rob-
Der IN THIS CITY.-In the Statesman of
Saturday last, we mentioned the arrival
at the Peniten.iary Of three of the Cadiz
Bank robbers, one of them called Andrew
j. Jones and sentenced to Imprisonment
for eleven years This man Jones has
been recognized by ex-Marshal Thomp-
son as Jackson Utley who, with one Viii.
,liams, was nearly a year and a half ago,
confined in our city prison, and by the
brave feat of knocking down woman the
twain succeeded in making good their es-
cape from the calaboose.
Utley and Williams had been arrested
for burglary, committed in breaking into
the houses of Messrs, William Miller and
j. S. Hall, and carrying off property to
a considerable amount. The former, il
seems, has at length, by his operations, in
connection with other burglars and rob
bers at Cadiz. met with his deserts, in part
at least. Perhaps, one of these days,
Williams, his accomplish in villainy in
this city, will turn up in a similar pre-
Observation-Disclosures My 16.
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The Body Of Preston King Found.

New YORK, May 14.-Oficer Kenny,
of the Atlantic dock (Brooklynl police,
discovered the body of a man floating into
the gap from Buttermilk channel, and
from appearance it was believed to be the
body of the late Preston King Suisse
quently the body was positively identified
by Preston King Webster, Mr.. Kings
nephew, Mr.. Lydeck, and others of the
Custom House. The coroner will hold
an inquest on Thursday.
The remains of Preston King are not
much bloated and are less decomposed
than might have been expected, consider
ing the fact hat they were in the water
just six months and one day,the collector
having thrown himself into the North
River on the morning of the 18th day of
November, 1865.
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The Presidents Veto Message De-
ifyered to the Senate.

WASHINGTON, May l5-The President
this afternoon returned the Colorado bill
to the Senate with his objections. tie
does not consider the establishment Of a
State Government in Colorado at present
necessary for the welfare of the people
there. The population is small-some
estimate it as low as %. O00. while the ad-
vocates of the bill reckon the number at
from 81, 900 to 45, 900. 1t is not satisfac-
torily established that a majority of the
citizens desire, or are prepared for, the
change of a Territorial to State Govern
ment. The final objection is that the ad-
mission of Colorado at this time as a
State into the Union, appears to him to
be incompatible with the public interests
of the country. Instead of increasing
Colorado has diminished in population.
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Ms-If President johnson believed
with the Radicals, that the eleven unrep.
resented States are out of the Union, he
would feel compelled,a as an honest man, to
resign. IF those States have forfeited
their right to representatives in Congress,
and to vote for President, they surely
hare not the right to furnish the other
States with q President. If TENNESSEE
has no right to any voice IN the legisla.
tive branch of the Governments she surely
has no right to have al Of the executive
branch.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-05-22

The MASSACRE AT FoRr GooDwIN.-
Gov. Goodwin, the Delegate ir Congress
from Arizona; does not take the doubtful
view Of the massacre story attributed to
Ross Brown. Gov. Goodwin says that it
is an every day matter for the Indians to
gather a force of two thousand for .
%treacherous expedition like the one rep
resented as capturing Fort Goodwin and
massacreing its inhabitants. The De-
partment have reason to fear that it Is
true.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-05-22

A CURE FOR CHoLERA.-The National
lntelligencer says the following remedy
for the cholera saved three hundred lives
when that scourge ragged in Washington,
a few years since. 1t is no less effective
in cholera morbus and ordinary diaarhea:
One part laudanum, 0G
One part camphorated spirit. sssas 5
Two parts tincture of ginger,
Two parts capsicum.
DosE-One teaspoonful in a wine glass
of water. If the case is obstinate, repeat
the dose in three or four hours.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-05-22
sn.Jay Cooke who is building a hon

nA.Jay Cooke who is building a house
worth half a million Of dollars. obtained
his wealth by advertising. During the
time Of the sale of the national bonds,
which would have been unsold to this day
but for the newspapers, he was the great
es. advertiser in the world.
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sENrENesp.-Three of the Cadiz Bank

SENTENeED.-Three of the Cadiz Bank
robbers had their trial in Cadiz on
Wednesday last. They plead guilty, but
refused to make known their names,o or to
give any particulars of their past history.
One Of them made a speech on the occa-
sion, which is said to have been a very
good one. He stated that the plan was
laid out in Pittsburg, and that each one
had solemnly pledged himself never to
reveal his own name or that of his ac-
completes in case they we're detected
That they were all s'hard up" aud had
become desperate on that account; that Of
the two who had escaped, one was an old
hand at the business and the other a be-
gipner; hat he hoped they would be cap
tured. but that nothing would be done
that would lead to their capture by any OF
the prisoners.
Judge McIlvaine sentenced two OF
them to thirteen years in the peaitentiary,
and the other to eleven years. The woun-
ded man was not in a condition to be
tried, and therefore his case is postponed.
= Wheeling Register, Nay II.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-05-22

sas-The Chicago Tribune has just dis
covered that it is unconstitutional for the
President to remove a Federal Office -hoi-
der. 1t is singular, remarks the Detroit
Free Press. how feeble the Executive
power has become. A little while ago it
was something more han imperial, but
just now it has faded in the radical mind
alike the baseless fabric Of a vision"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-05-22

1.-THE UNION AS IT WAS, AND
THE CONSTITUTION AS 1T IS"
II hold that IsGoverhment was made
on the WHITE BASIS. by WHITE
MEN, for the BENEFIT Of WHITE MEN
aud their PoSTERITY forever.a-Se-
phen 4. Douglas.
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Radical Improvement on NapoIe.
On,S System Of Elections.

It is said that when Napoleon was .
candidate before the French people he is.
sued an order for full and entire freedom
in the election-that every man should
have the right to vote, undisturbed, as be
saw proper; with the distinct understand
ing, however, that if be voted against Ma
poleon he should be Shot.
The Radicals have improved on Napo.
Icons system; they will not let their op
ponents vote at all. and want many Of
them shot besides. They know they have
not a majority in the whole country, and
so they mark out a section in which they
think they have numbers enough to win,
and conGne the voting to that. disfran-
chising the remainder.
The plan attributed to Napoleon is the
most liberal and manly Of the two.
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fRrom the New York Herald, lath inst.]
FREEDMEN'S BUREAU.
Gen. Steedman's Report for the
States of Virginia and North Car
DINA.
REMOVAL OF THE FREEDMEN'S
BUREAU RECOMMENDED.

The Military Authorities 10 Undertake the
Relief and Protection of the Freedmen.
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Fenians Calling on Head Center
Stephens--He Opposes Extrava-
gances- Condition Of the Fenian
Treasury. SC.

remains Calling On mead C6UtcT
Stephens--He opposes Extrava-
gances- Condition Of the Fenian
Treasury, SC.
New York, May IA large number
Of Fenians called on Head Center Stc-
phens to-day, at the Metropolitan Hotel.
II has been ascertained from Stephens,
this P. NJ, that he will not remoye his
head quarters to Union Square at any
time. The Head Center spoke SO en-
phatically on the subject that he created
the impression that he was net altogether
satisfied with the suggestion.
It is said he expressed himself strong
ly against the extravaganza involved in
hiring the Union Square building
1t is not known outside of the circle Of
the secret council and attaches Of the
place in Union Square exactly what
amount remains in the Fenian treasury
A prominent Fenian stated thatthe whole
sum now reserved to aid the cause Of
Irish liberty is less than three hundred
dollars, and that besides there are checks
for ten thousand dollars which are direc-
ted to Patrick 0'Rourke, who can have
them cashed when required to do so.-:
Stephens was enlightened en- this state Of
things to-day, when he had an interview
with Mr.. Griffin, the O'Mahoney treasu-
rer.
The interview was private. but is known
to have had effective influence to dispose
ton of moneys received in Union Square.
1t is we'll known that NIB. D. Kilian
took lease Of the Fenian Palace in Union
Square in his own name, and Colonel
U'Mahoney and the other leaders aDtici-
pated the difficulty which arose out Of
the expedition to Campo-bello that Kill
Ian would eject all parties from the bull
dings. Their apprehensions, however,
were unfounded, for Mr.. Killian gave up
the lease, the books, the papers, and 9TH
er articles in his charge to the represen-
~tative of Stephens. The headquarters in
Union Square are now closed. and Col,
Kelly, Secretary of Mr.. Stephens, is in
charge Of the building.
4 Although Mr.. Stephens is making az
cry effort TO effect a reconciliation between
the rival sections ofthe Brotherhood, mat
tiers have transpired which show the task
will not be an easy one. While seeking
the cooperation of the Roberts wing o'
the Fenians. which is at present the mos
potent Of the two, he has carefully alb.
stained from recognizing the Fenian Sen,
ate in its official capacity. Consequently
any overture for an adjustment Of th.
difficulties can not be entertained by .
body whose official existence is thus de.
MED.
Stephens issued an order to-day calling
{ on all the Circles Of the United States to
subscribe toward the movement in Ire.
land, and send all moneys to his head
quarters. Metropolitan Hotel.