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Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-07-27
THE GERMANS FArHRRLAND,

The GERMANS FATHERLAND,
Where is the Germans Fatherand2
Is't Prussiaf Swabini Is't the strand
Where grows the vine, where flows the Rhin,
ls't where the gull skins Bnltlc's brine7
No!-yet more great and far more grand
Must be the Germans FatherIandi
How call they then the Germans landi
bavarial Brunswick Hast thou scanned
1t where the Zuyder Zee extendsf
Where Styrian toll the iron bends9
No, brother. nol-thou hast not spanned
The German's genuine FatEerlandi
Is then the German g Fatherland
Westphaliu7 Pomeranai Stand
Where Zurchs wavele.s water sleeps:
Where Weser winda. where Danube swccps:
Hast found it now Mot yeti Demand
Elsewhere The Germans Fatherlandl
Then cay, Where lies tho Germans land1
How call they that unconquered landi
is't where Tyrol's green mountains riee2
The Swi,zer's land dearly prize
By Ere edum's purest breezest famed
But no 'tis not the German's Iandl
Where. therefore, lies the Germans landl
BaPtize that great, that ancient landI
list surely Austria, proud and bold,
In wealth unmatched III glory old3
vi none shall write her name on sand:
But she is not the Germans lsndl
Soy then, Where lies the Germans lapdI
b"ptize that great, that ancient landl
iet Alsacei Or Lorraine-that gem
Wrenched from the Imperial Diadem
by "''es which Princely treachery plannedl
No! these are not the Germans land
Where, therefore, lies the Germau's landl
Name thou at last that mighty landl
Where'er resounds the German tongue
Where German hymns to God arc suing
There, gallant brother. take thy standi
That is the Germans Fatherlandi
That ia his land, the land of lands.
Where vows bind less than clasped han de-
Where Valor lights the flashing eye,
Where Love and Truth in deep hearts lie,
And Zeal enkindIes Freedoue brand
That is the Germans Fatherlandl
That is the German's Fatherand
Where Hate Pursnes each foreign band
Where German is the name for friend,
Where Frenchman is the name for fiend.
And Frances yoke is spurned and banned
That is the Germans Fatherlandl
That is the German's Fatherlandl
Great God! look down and bless that 1andl
And give her NJ oble children sous
10 cherish while Existence rolls,
And love with henrt, and aid with hand.
Their Universal Fatherlandl
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-07-27

Recently in. town not a tbou..rd
miles from Columbus, young man who
loved wisely and we'll, proposed, was accept.
ed, and proceeded to procure the marriage
license from the proper official in the conn.
Try town. He was a. little sensitive on the
point OF publicity, and left home for a
horseback ride to said county seat, dressed
apparently in his old everyday clo,hess.
Under these, however, he wore his "sua.
daJ,go-to'meetins," and on nearing tha
point OF destination, hitched his horse, laid
OF bis old clothes, and tripped lightly over
'he bridge into town, a very dandy in un-
run led 'moothness. It 80 happened that
he shed his clothes and tied bis horse near
stream ofconsiderable depth. Men dis
covered both, snd soon concluded that some
reckless young man had been drowned.-
Ahe subject was thoroughly canyasssd, and
preparations made to drag the stseam for
the body. A large crowd had collected,
by this time, and the excitement was in
tense. The proceedings were stopped BY
an excited individual -plunging across Tho
bridge, springiug on the horse, and gallop-
ing away. The inference at once was
that the young man had stolen the horse
and several farmers started Immediately In
pursuit. Young man saw them and whip
ped up to full spesd. The race WAS = elose
one for several miles, when be, lodged
them BY. saking, a bypa.h through the
woods. He was again Uncovered, how
evr. and again the chase by, msny new
Corners with fresh horses. Peilmsll, rot,ah
and tumble, the pursusd and pnrapsrs
went through the county for many iiIilss
creating everywhere excttensns Atlsst
the young man nesred the residence of Bis
intended bride. Hs, rode at once 20 ths.
gate, "dismountsd, and plugged into the
house, ~ the pursuing party dsahed up,: he
declaring that they couldn't have lis
license without riding hirdf thsn,n add,
that be- wouldn't give them anp nithouta
fuss, Explanation sueeeeded sxplaaasipnhad
there 4,Eas . hearty laugh ae The sxpshse Il
the unsophisticased youth who bad besn
pursued saa 3 ahorss thief, tbnt, WHO only
:laborsd under tbe miisppte tehs6sIon Thar
his spatsusrs wanted to rob hin of ne
rpArriagel license. Ohio Stat Journal
9 ~ .
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-07-27

tality were in,olerable.' If prisoner
crossed the dead line, their warning was
the click Of the lock, sometimes the dis.
charge of the musket.
The shelter at Point Lookout was at The
rate one "A tent,-oovering about six feet
square-to each squad Of five; or one
Sibley tent-diarneter fifteen feet-to eve
cry eighteen men.
The author was transferred from Point
Lookout to Emira, where number Of the
Officers in command were civil and kind,
and number Of them were bru,es and
villains. One Captain Bowden, at this
prison, bad before him, On one occosion, r
prisoner named Hale (of the old SlonewalI
brigad-) for drunkenness, and he sought to
know where he got his liquor. Hale re
refused to tell, as it would compromise
others. He WAS accordingly tied up by
the thumbs, suffering exquisite torture, but
ne refused to peach, and, called on his (el-
low prisoners to remember this whom they
got home.-Bowden grew exasperated,
and attempted to gag him by fastening
heavy oak tent-pin in his mouth sufficient.
ly-a difficult operation. He struck him
in tho face with the oaken billet, blow
which broke several of his teeth and COW
cred his mouth with bloodl
AT Elmira the most scandalous neplect
exist cd in the hospitals in the matter of
providing the patients with proper foo d.
1 do not doubt that many of them per-
isLed from actual starvat;on.'
There WAS also IAN inexcusable deficien-
cheney in medicine.' Several weeks, in
which dysentery and Inflammation of the
bowels prevailed, there was not grain of
any preparation of opium in the dispensa-
ry. and many poor fellow died for the
want of this medicine The doctors were
ais' extremely ignorant. The mortality
which took place exceeded even the report
Ell mortality at AndersouvilIe.
AT Andersonville, out OF population OF
$4,000, 5000. or one-six,h of all, died,
from February l, 1864, to August 1, 1864.
As EImira, the quota was not made up till
the last Of August, 81 that September was
the first month during which any fair csti.
mate of the morality could be made.
Now, out OF less than 8 500 persons on
the first Of September, 366 died that
month. At AnaersonvIle, it vas one thir-
ty sixth Of the whole per month at Fl.
mira, it WAS one twenty fifth. At first it
WAS lesa than three per cent. per month !;
al the latter it was four per cent. per
month.
Our article is already extended. We
commend MIR. Kelley's book-it is called
''1n V'nculi; or, the Prisoner of War
to our readers as the production OF an in
telligent, we'll informed and truthful wri-
ter
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

The CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT The
Constitutional Amendment is unanimously re-
iected by thegSouthern States. The Leglsla,,
lures of Texas, Georgia, and Alabama, and
the Lower House of Arkansas, have refused to
ratity il. Gov. Orr OF South Carolina, and
Gov. Humphreys of Mississippi, have advised
its rejection There is no hope OF its adoption
by Virginia or Louisiana. Gov. Martin OF
Florida, in his recent message to the North
Carolina Legislature, submits long argument,
intended to show that the proposition Is
tyrannical, and that the South would be dis
hOnored in accepting it. There Is not the
slightest chance that one of the Rebe! States
will ratify the Amendment The November
elections have had no influence upon the
Southern leaders. There Is bat one man no d
ing prominent office in the Southern States
who has dared even to suggest decent conslde-
ration of the proposition of Congress; the
Joint Committee of the Georgia Legislature
represented the general temper when it ques,
toned whether the dignity Of the State would
not be compromised by any action on the
Amendment Gov Murphy Of Ar kansas de;
serves the credit of having properly received
the offer of the nation, and advised bis Legs
lature to treat it with, at least, the respect due
to the Congress OF the United States, and to
consider it fairly before taking the responsible
ty Of rejecting it.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28
WHOLE NO. 634

A SHORT SroRY PoR JEALOUS HUsDANos.-A nice,
respectable lady had long noticed, TO her dItmay'
that her "worser half" was growing t"oilShiy Sur'
picious and jealous of her. she resolves 10 teac"
him lesson. Soue evenings since, as NE was IcaV-
ing, she told him that he need not hurry oack-Fhe
would not be onely-she wished her ducky 10 ENJOY
hms IT, &c &c. Benedict smet averitable "nirc
under that hypocrisy, and resolved to be avengcd.
About eight o'clock tan individual" " about his SIZE
might have been seen cautiously creeping along TO
the door, n0lselessy. Benedict peeped IN. Just as
he expected. There they were-a pair Of boots, a
coat on the back of a chair, and hat on the table
Benedict shyered like aspen Leaf, as he stopped,
pulled off his boots, and drew pistol from his coat
pocket. With "resoution flashing from his eye"
he made tracks for the bedroom. There he was,
kneellng at the bedside, coat and vest Off and his
head on the pillow! Miserable villain! his time
had come! Say your prayers, villain" and flash
and report told that the bullet had sped on It's fatal
mission. "Help! murder. watch! On, 10 that
you2" and Madame popped her little hand mp from
the foot of the bed Benedict seized the body and
was--a miscellaneous collection Of old coats, vests.
pillows, handkcrchics, and the like, made up Tor the
occasion. "Say, dear, what does all this mean =
exclaimed tie husband, with shCepsh look
" Well dear" replied the wife, did get lonely at
ter all, and just amused myself by dressing up that
puppet, and making believe you were at home. Tn
sure didn't think you'd suspect -" "Iherep
there" said the chagrined husband, "say no more
about it /; thought II Tobher; dear creature,
am So glad it didn't hit you." Benedict repeated,
"Now lay me-" &C., and went 10 bed, resolved not
to watch any more at present.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28
POETRY
WHEN WE ARE GONE.

Soon every eye that beams to-day
Must close forever 10 the dawn,
And every heart that beats be clay.
With clay upon.
A little while our earthly bed
Will be, perhaps, tended spot.
A llttie while our names be said
And then forgot.
But bright above will bend the sky,
And Nature will not seem 10 know
New millions of hor children lie.
As dust below.
The summers will as fruitful be,
The waters will as brightly run
Their shining course from mount to sea,
From pole 10 sun.
The air with breath Of other flowers,
And other sunshine will be filled,
And other birds, as sweet as ours,
Will sing and build;
And loud above our bosoms cold
The wheels Of life will turn the same.
And men will sin for power ami gold
Aud thirst for fame.
Some shall their blood as martyrs pour.
And others draw the ready blade
On fields where armies ne'er before
Had been arraysd;
Our graves may be battle ground,
And greener grow for human blood;
Evil will everywhere abound,
And SO will good,
or as who now are toilng here.
wonder what will then be saidi
How will our works and lives appear
When we are deadi
o, we'll If men can of us say
To day the world moves prouder on,
Because they liUed, and not that they
Are from IL gone"
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

THE NATIONAL DEBTS OF THE WORLD
The statistical tables, as just published by the
British Government, give the subjoined list Of
the principal national debts, with the date to
which each is made up, and the amount per
head of each nations Indebtedness United
Kingdom, 1865, total debt fSO8 2S9, 1928, per
head of population f27 los; United States,
9539 OSS, ,985, 9l4 Is. ID. Russia, 1861, s263,.
9,644, 93 lis. ID; Austria, 1864, E247, ,094,
474, 46 las. l0d.; Italy, 1864, 4l76, 225, ,O39
f7 los. Sd. Spain, 1865, Gl63, 1927, All, flC
4s. 3D.; Holland, 1864, 9S4, ,602, ,423, s23 Is
4d.; Turkey, 1864, 949, 500 OO0 El IS. ed. j
Prussia, 1864 94l, ,65l, ,707, 92 IS, Portugal
1854, 94l, ,65l, ,440, 99 lis. Sd. Belgium, 1864
EDS, S44, ,Ol6, 95 IS. Brazil, 1861, 922, 923, TIC
92 S. Cd. Denmark, 1868, El0,770, l59, 94
Greece, 1863, 9lO, ,707, 1854, 99 l5s. 3d.; Peru
1868, s6,857, Gas, 42 las. l0d.; Chill, 1865
e. 933, $50, FL 5s
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

A SOUTHERN MISTAKE 1t appears by the
speeches and reports before the Southern Leg
islatures thst the impression prevails in the
South that the Constitutional Amendment was
a scheme of the ultra Radicals of Congress,
and the idea exists that the forcing" of it
upon the South was the very worst that this
faction could do. We are astonished that such
a mistake should prevail-when the facts are
open TO all, and the origin and history of the
Amendment are such recent matters of record.
Instead of being the scheme of the ultra -Radi-
Gals in Congress, it was opposed by Thad. Ste.
vens in memorable speech, in which he sor-
rowfully foreshadowed the passing away of the
sceptre from his grasp. Instead of being the
worst the Stevens party could do or think Of
We have only to recall the schemes Of confsca
ton, banishment, diSfranchisement and execu.
ton that were proposed, to show the folly Of
this idea. Il is quite true that the Amend
ment was not Democratic measure, but it il
equally true that it was not an ultra -Radica
measure. 1t was a measure that was original
ed, supported and passed by the more mode
rate sections of the Republican Party, and was
sustained by some who were specially known
as supporters of the Administration. The
South, therefore, need borrow no prejudice
against it because it was concocted BY those
whom they regard as their most violent enc
mics. We are afraid that their ignorance il
the matter arises from the fact that their lea
ders do not study the Congressional Globe a'
intently now as they used to do in other days
/ We assure them it is still a valuable paper.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

Mr.. A. T. Stewart is sixty. years old,
and enjoys better health now than he has done
for the past twenty-five years. He attends
daily to his business, but does not work so as
siduously as he once did, and he attributes his
present good health to his partial relaxation =
He is now, as he always was, a man of very
regular and steady habits, and partakes of but
two meals day-a light breakfast, and good
dinner, early in the evening at his home on
Fifth Avenue He is now devoting consdera-
bic attention to his laudable design of erecting
buildings for the poor, in which, as We pre-
,yiously stated, he will expend about five mill
lions of dollars.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

DR.. Gwin, known, as Duke Gwin," is now
at New Orleans, and he expects to settle in
his native South"
Persons now have their portraits photograph
ed upon their linen, instead Of their names or
initials. They are not injured by washing
John Morrissey is reported to have given
$1,000 to church in New York.
Rev. Mr. Nickel, an English clergyman, aged
IS years, has blown out his brains.
Two-third of the New York editors live in
Brooklyn.
A man and wife, whose son died at Ander.
sonville, have been sent to the Wisconsin Lu.
natic Asylum.
The colored ladies of Buffalo, in emulation
Of their white sisters, have taken to using
rouge.
THE wrFE's COMMANDMENTS Thou shalt have
no other vile but me.
Q Thou shalt not tIke into thy house any beautiful
bra7en image Of servant glr TO bow down TO her and
serve her; for ] am a jealous wife. etc.
3.-Thou shalt not take the name Of thy vile IN
vain
4. Remember thy wife to keep her respectfully
5. Honor Thy wIfes father and mother
O. Thou shalt not fret. ..
Q. Thou shalt not find iault with my o'n'''''
3. Thou shalt mol chew tobacco L,
3. Thou shalt not be behad my ne,s ;ho, .ho,,
not &C. eoroi Va shs Hs %O his brandy
his vine nor anything that behind the bar Of the
rumseller. .;,,;.d hu
II. Thou shalt not visit the blllIaTa nall.
And The is,h commandment is; Thou shalt not stay
out later than nine Ocioch a' "'s"
Setting the police on the watch for the meteoric
.hawor p The principal cities, is supposed to have
prevented its appearance
An old man, near sixty years Of age,u resident Of
winau,sc, Indisna, 10 cutting new set Of teesh.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

THE EAGLE SCREAMs.-The Albany Jour
nal and Argus, newspapers of opposite
political opinions, are the joint owners
Of cut Of an enormous eagle, which eagle
makes its appearance on page of one of the
papers after each election. In 1852, the ca
gle screamed for Seymour in the Argus; but
every year since it has spread its wings in the
Journal for the Republican party. It makes
its appearance, as usual in the Journal to
celebrate this years Republican victory in New
York State and is the best specimen of poll
tician that we know of-always on the winning
side. e.-Led0er.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

Shortly before the collapse of the Rebellion,
Capt Winslow and the U. s. gunboat Kear.
SARGE" off Cherbourg, demonstrated to :he ex
pressed modification Of British and French
Rebel sympathizers, the superiority of Ameri
can men and metal over English-built boats
British trained seamen and gunners, and Brit
ish-cast guns. The entries included Is French
man-of-war boats, pulling l6 oars each, and al
American cutter, pulling only IL oars. Not
withstanding all attempts, very INSCRIPTIONS
ly made, to foul and lead them out of the
course, the Yankee boys were winners by two
boats length.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

John Hopkins, the richest man in Baltimore,
offers to give his suburban seat of six hundred
acres to the city for a public park, and W. W.
Corcaran, the Washington banker, has made a
proposition to give the Government his estate,
lying two miles from the city, for a Presiden.
tial park In the latter case, it is thought
probable that site in the northwestern part
of Washington will be selected, as better adap'
ted to landscape gardening.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

LIBERAL C0NTRIDUuON-Amon the con-
tributions of Philadelphia Methodist churches
to the centenary fund are the following: Arch
street, $4,000; Cohocsink, $500; Chestnut
Hill, $3.50; Trinity, $1,000; Radnor, $3.50; St.
James, $500; Paschaville, $50, North City
Home Mis- ion, 5000; Green street, $4,000
Salem, 81 500; Sanctury, lin part: $3.50; St.
Paul's, $500: Broad street, 500; Wharton-st.,
$4,000; Hestonvile, $1,000; Mantua, 800.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

In Jefferson City, Mo-, a division has occurr-
ed in the Order of Good Templars, which has
resulted in the formation OF two lodges-one
styled Union, the other Rebel. The rupture
arose from the persistence of the members Of
the order with rebel proclvities in tearing out
the blue colors in the insignia Of their order
which is red, white and blue-and preserving
the colors of red and white, to which they were
partial This proceeding was denounced by
the Union members, and stoutly defended by
the rebellious
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

A young man named Perry recently commit
ted suicide at Oskaloosa, Iowa. He had Of
fered himself in marriage to Miss Mary Hall Of
that city She rejected him, and under the
excitement resulting from the rejection he de.
termined to kill Miss Hall and commit suicide.
His plan, as he stated it, was to kill her on hel
Iady learning of his threats, had proper pro.
lection with her On the following morning
Perry committed suicide.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

Thad. Stevens waslately presented with an
umbrella, which was shortly afterwards borrow
ed without leave. The Great Commoner was
soon caught in a shower, and meeting friend
with an umbrella, asked the privilege Of shar.
ing part Of it on the way home. The request
was I cheerfully granted, but the two had not
nroeeeded far when Mr.. Stevens cast bis eye
upward and saw his name in full: "Why
bless me y said he, :" / believe am in my own
house, after all" The umbrella was return
cd. ss
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

Several Southern Episcopal Bishops and lay
trustees are taking measures to revive the pro-
ject inaugurated before the war, of founding a
university Of the highest grade, under the aus.
pices of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in
the dioceses of the South Carolina Georgia,
Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Texas.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

A SUCCESSION OF CALAMITIEs-Thes second
half of the current year has witnessed success
sion Of great calamities to which they are pro-
badly few, if any, parallels within the recollec.
ton of the living generation. The Portland
fire, the devastation in the Bahamas by hurri-
canes, the famine in India, the inundations in
France, the Quebec fire, have appealed each
after the other to public sympathy and benevo.
lence. And now, again, reported by the Ca.
bic, and last week news of fearful food in the
North of England, involving the loss of many
lives, and doubtless vast amount of property
AL this, too, on the heel of desolating wars
1t is hardly wonderful that the soothsayers find
10 time for prophesying, and many looking
after sign OF what is yet TO come.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

A woman in Wheeling cut the throat of her
new born babe the other day. 1t is becoming
absolutely dangerous in many parts of the
country, for children to have parents.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

Mrs John Appleton died in Boston on Tues
day, after a married life of 81 years, during
which time her husband had been one night
from home.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

An interesting astronomical event will occur
on the 9Th of December next, viz, the Sun,
Mercury, Venus and Earth win be In coniunc-
tion--s fact that VIII not occur again In several
centuries ts...s.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

A Buffalo reporter, in his notes of railroad
excursion, tells Of meeting horse attached to
a market wagon. He made splendid time be-
sides making kindling wood of the wagon.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

A man in Orange county was found one night
climbing an over shot wheel of fulling mill
He said he was trying to get up to bed, and
somehow or other, the stairs would not hold
stil
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

A savings Bank of Mobile, established by
the negroes, collapsed the other day in conse-
quence of the depostors Withdrawing all the
funds to attend circus.
Smyrna times., 1866-11-28

A boiler exploded in SchuylkiIl county, Pa. +,
few days ago, and killed eight boys, who had
gathered in the boiler house to warm them
selves