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The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17

Es- One night a judge, a military Off
Ger, and minister, all applied for lodg-
ing at an inn where there was but one
spare bed, and the landlord was called up
on to decide which had the best claim OF
the three
'' l have lain fifteen years in the garrison
at f., said the officer. a'. I''N'''
! have sat twenty years at R., said the
Judge. "'. ". .n... t.7. -.
With your leave, gentlemen, I have
stood In the ministry twenty five years, at
NJ, said the minister. fI.a .'r"l
q "That settles the dispute" said the
landlord. - HF'.la .' s''
"You, Mr.. Captain, have lain fifteen
years-you, Mr., Judge, have sat twenty
years-but the aged pastor has stood FIVE
and twenty years, so he has certainly the
best right to the bed
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17
DIR. L. C. WHITE,

MAY, as usual, be found at his Office in
NI the Drug Store. Having received the
appointment of United States Marshal. and
Being physically unable to endure the hard
@ Snflne his professional duties les within the city y
imits, but will do all that may be possible for
bis country friends.
Van Buren, Feb. 1,'66. a If
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17

Oh! Paddy, dear, and did YOU hear
The news that's going roundy
The Shamrock is forbid by Law, l...
To grow on Irish ground.
No more st. Patrick's day we'll keep
The color can't be seen, ... ....I .4.
For there's the bloody law against ..
Wearing Of the Green.
met with Nappy Tender, andhc took
Me by the hand. 'D
And he said, s. How's poor ould Ireland,
And how does she stand!" ... 81.
She's the most distressful country that
Ever you have seen;-
They're hanging men and women there for
Wearing Of the green. .r...0.
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17

POWER OF HUMBUG-An individual who
kept a small tavern near the field of Wa
terloo, the scene Of the late great action
OF Napoleon, was frequently questioned
as to whether he did possess some relies
of the battle, and he has invariably and
honestly answered in the negative.
He was very poor, and one day while
lamenting, to a neighbor, not only his
poverty, but the annoyance to which
travellers subjected him, his friend cut him
short with ....
AWell, make one help the other. Make
some relics" ......
" But what can l do:' inquired the
poor man.
"Tell them that Wellington or Napo-
leon entered your shop during the battle,
and sat upon that chair"
Not long after an English tourist Ell
tered the tavern, and inquiring for relies,
was told the chair story. The next com
er was informed that Wellington had ia
ken drink, and the Wellington tum-
bier was accordingly sold. The third
arrival gazed with brcathless wonder on
the nail on which Bonaparte had hung
his hat. The fourth purchased the door
posts between which he had trodden.
AT the last advice the fortunate tavern
keeper had not a roof to cover his head,
and was sitting on bag of gold in the
centre Of deep pit, formed by selling
the earth on which the house stood.
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17
MISCELLANY.

Eg- DR.. Letsom, a famous physician
of the last century, used to sign his pre-
scriptions, 8" ! LetsOm,' which gave rise
to the following epigram .... ..
"When any patient calls in haste,
Iphysics, bleeds. and sweats EN-;
If after that they choose to die,
Why, then, of course, .'
L----- -------- | I isrs 'i,N
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17

agin, provided we Civ him time to sell
his cotton seed I'll say this-I hav
done as much for him as for some OF the
candydares, and nature more, and bis cot
ton seed are rs good seed as ] ever seed.
/ hope he will sucksced
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17
POET RY.
Wearing of the Green.

The following is the celebrated song which
created such intense excitement throughout
Great Britain, and for the incorporation of
which in his piece, Mr.. Bourcicault's play of
Arrah ma Pogue " had to be withdrawn from
the London stage ,.,.f, sfi. .....
The Van Buren press., 1866-02-17

But since the color we must wear, il
England's cruel red, ...
Sure 1reland's sons will ne'er forget the
Blood that they have shed.
You may take the Shamrock from your hat,
And cast it on the sod; .'| ... ..s
1t will take root and flourish there, ..FI
Though under foot it's trod. ..
When the law can keep the blades of grass
From growing as they grow, a.f
And when the leaves, in summer time,
Their verdure dare not show, .,....
Then will change the color
wear in my caubeen;
But till that day, please God, Ill stick ,'.
To wearing of the green. -. .E.rt.'
But it, at last, the color should .uJ cg
Be torn from Ireland's heart. GEL. ...gE
Her sons, with shame and sorrow, from
The dear old soil will part. '
I've heard whispers of country 't
That lies beyond the sea. .,
Where rich and poor stand equal in ruf
The light of freedoms day. sg
Oh! Erin, must we leave you, driven
BY the tyrant's hand! ~. '-'a
Must we ask mothers welcome from
A strange but happier land.- ..
Where the cruel cross of England's
ThraldOm never shall be seen,
And where, thank God! we'll live and die
Still wearing OF the green! n. t.a
, 1866-01-10
FOREsTALLING AND EXTORTION,
Our correspondent ''spcctator,"i in Ills apol-

rOE&fsS1AAAANts ANU EAAOh4lUtNs
Our correspondent 'spcctator," in Ills apol-
ogy Tor high railroad frcights, uses this Ian
:,uage:
~Tn. On The other hand, If thoee high privileges
pauies 60 on and e1pend their means in making
they see at Have they not :he same II ,hts to con.
dozen specnatore have, 10 control the sugar lead
market il they get control Of the stock on hand r.
We answcr In the negative, most decidedly.
No "halfdozen spectators ," have right,
legal or moral, to charge what they please, II
they get control of the stock On hand Of sugar
or lead, or any other commodity. In the case
named, they would be t'forcstallers Of the
market, md that is an ouenee in the eye ofthe
law, The common Law forbtds it. No man
has right to monopolizc m article OF gen.
eral use and necessity and charge oppressive
prices for It. The courts will not sustain hin,
in his wrong doing. TIC public good is pam
mount 10 the rights Of selflsh aggrandize-
'nent of any speculator or clique Of speculat-
ors, E1toztion is cheating or svtndling, and
whom extortion comes to be practfsed
on a whole community, the right
Of sclf-prcservatlon clearly and properly
authorizes that community to defend itsell
By putting stop to the extortion. When the
people, through their Legislature and Execu-
tive pass laws to stop the continuance of ex-
tortion, and to set limits to the selfish 1apaci
ty Of spectators In lead, sugar, bread Of
meat, or anything else OF general use and ne
cessity, the Courts will hold such laws valid
and constitutional. But II the Courts shonld
60 far nhuse their trusts md trample On
equity and justice, rs to side With wrong
doers against the public welfare, it is In the
power Of the people 10 repeal such Courts,
and establish others TINT will do Justice and
protect the rights Of the people.
, 1866-01-10

The latest foreign adrices fully justify the
timely precaution Of Congress In lnying au
embargo upon the importation Of cattle from
abroad The dreaded destroyer o. the herd
is stin spreading In oil parts of England.
Forty thousand herd have already been in-~
cluded In its lavages, and five thousand new
cases are oechring weekly. Panic is every
where resting upon the English grazing dis
tricts, and the choicest herds and the COM
INQUEST kline fare and lall alike. 1t is entirely
to be expected that such state of things In
England should cause expectation OF choice
catte To the provinces, for reinge, OF for sale.
In the panic tllat prevnfls, prices will b. sure
to rule for high bred stock that will tempt
huyers from this side the Atlantic to undergo
The risk, especially with reasonable
rroupds to believe their purchases
arc untnfecsed. Nothing Is more likely
than that We, shall shortly hear
of the disease in Canada. Since happily there
can be no arrivals at our own ports, our great-
est danger ia from hers. Had this timely
measure been taken In England, her own cat
lie interest would have been secure; but the
pressure of foreign Hne hurried into English
markets BY their owners, sowed widely the
seeds OF the disease. The wlsezt course for
our Canadian ncsghbors is to establish a strict
, 1866-01-10
The Pennsylvania Claims,

MOUNT NORRIS, Jan. 1St, 1860.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
lii your Saturdays issue your correspondent
"Publlc Good'' makes use Of the following
unjust and unwar7antable language:
"PcnnsylYanla presents q bill of several
millions for apocryphai imilItia In expellfnp
Lec's army from her borders, and for damages
suffered by the apathetic and Copperhead In
hubitanis Of the York and Gettysburg Sec
tions, from rebel inyaslous."
know from my own personal observations
that tho above paragraph does gross injus-
tice to the warm hearted aud patriotic citi-
zens Of Yord and Adams counties. It is worse
than unchaitab1e, for this petty scribbler to
eugmatlze these men us tsapathetfc Copper
heads, u when, In addition to their full quotas
of troops for the National service, they raised
numerous militia companies for home defence.
and did by their indcfatigable exlrtions. ms.
terinlly assist our armies in driving the van
dal hordes Of treason from ltcc soil,
Afler having their stock driven away, their
fences torn down, their crops destroyed, thcIr
towns burnt and pillaged, and three hundred
thousand Of their friends and kindred fighting
treason and secession, II is mean, cowardlY
md unjust to impeach their patriotism, or
sneer al their su3erings-
l presume that had this grumblIng Solon
been at the thcotre Of strife, his s'paper bnl-
lets of the brain'' would have made Gettys-
burg g Waterloo, and rendered gunpowder
obsolete, as We feel very sure he prefers flriag
the former to smelling the latter.
PunIlc JUsT1cE.
, 1866-01-10
ADDITIONAL TAX on INSURANCE.
Hempnstraneo OF Fofelgn Companies.

Attne meeting Of the Common Council on Mon
day evening. The following remembrance was pre-
sened with the attached signatures or all the out
side Insurance Companies tn this e,ty. tor want
Of space It was crowded out Of our report OF the
Common Council pEoceedings.)
To The Honorable the Mayor md Common council
OF the cstJ Of Chicago:
1hs subscribers, citizens Of Chicago, and tep7s.
by their Charters IN .ha C1v or Chicago, n
specttnly pay for leave to present taesr petition
and renonstr- nee agalnst The Imposition Of my nd
and especially acainar the passage OF the orfln.nee
published T. the Chleseo Ta1srSc. Of January 'th.
Il prepared fos snbmi.sion to yon-
Believing that your honorable body aea{re to leg
tslate n strict justice to'aru III interests represent
ed IN The city. and to adsaace the interests OF CON-
neree upon which the city depends, We ask your
Our personal interests IN The nty aee largs. Our
pursuit. !. legitimate that of xny rcprcscn ta-
dyes Of exterior houses IN any branch, and a dis
terror capital L. not only tillberal but unjust Al
Teeeipt., While locsl compan,es eal.re5y eemps-
Fire Department We psy equal city tates wiki
my Representatives Of any otter branches carried
on hy exterior house,, and are re now to be taxed
Befcte this step IA taken We pray you TO cons'tef
that rrance The most powerful as4iatant to eou-
merce, Owes liz position 70 The security It anosus;
Wise legislation, seconded By khe r1oss able Aaa Ca
pe1ienctd management. s..1.
That The companies We Represent hs.s Us eonsns .
oi carefully projected systens ~ 1ai. as
have given much time TO perfect .Is ., E11 aau
hare scattered their risks ron " NV, ~
Tn.. H.. ILL., IN Chicago afe 80 great, proper
.t LA -. ~ nesr,,uss received thlt n my 0: Lhs
uoIeu ~ L. 1[s,ee.epti here hare pId thousand. Of
iaI!. ,o,s r. CnieRgo thAu they have eret 70
uy.n7 ts tIn her ctf7eDs. That much Of The vast
- Thearo IL carried On only through ihe c2p
49, Eatt; that its costly buildings arr often
"a! s u 81 such eapltal, and the oIness thcreos'
es.,g NOT move a oushel OF gfasn or 4 h75rcl Of
W,stsion., or build, Or lean upon an et1lcr II shey
prre rot secured ny snsnTancc In conplntc. whose
oh4eryaiIo they can hold at home and whose rlln-
actment the7 Know .-...-
That the1e arc DOT roH enough eouspanieH re1re-
eened In the city tsly to insure so:na mercantile
house. and elevators, the stnk uht:h all 10 ,etheE
cap lake in one place belrg oriy nhous sosen hun
dred ard aity thtu.aod doiart. Wills lu nI,ny in
stances The properly ifaole 10 frs In ouo place IL
donb.e that aEonnt-
Yous petitioner. ntso suggest that such taIli!on.
driving ont such tc.1N4nic4, and 1h:e e'suca9
cqmueiisfop, which COW kcrTs dorm Tie rats, VII,
by their increase, faN doubly heavy 90 the insu.s.
Your petitioner therefore, pEav your lnnnF..hic
tcd- c..lc!2ll- to consider, and IN Tho cxutcs. OF
hsf lh.rality through which alone cties md st:rs
Noullst TO rrject any ptGposii1on 70 add to their
pre+.ut cporuaor* iaxee md amercsmeuis.
AM, yGur petitioners vii! eyaf pray, Ssc.
Dated ut Chicago, this 8,n dsJ Of January, 1868.
, 1866-01-10
Destruction of Large IRON Works In
FarIx-Four Thousand Men Thrown
lln1 of EnninFHu ucllf.

The great iron works OF Gail & Co, on the
Quail de Eilly, Paris, we're totally destroyed
by fire on Saturday, December 16- The 6Ee
was discovered At one O'Clock BY watchman
of the establishment, and an alarm being
given assistance arrived from all parts. The
Minister Of the Interior, Marshal Canrobert,
Commander-fn-C Chief OF the Army OF Paris
the Prefect Of Police, General Lebrun and
the head Of the Municipal Police, wrre
among the first on the ground. The troops
quartered at the Ecole Afilitalre, all the
police constables on duty throughout
Paris, with II. Gail, and the four lhou-
sand men employed in the establishment,
assisted In working the fire engines; but IN
spite Of their exertions, all the workshops.
with their contents, were destroyed, and
nothing remained but tha offices Of the d.
rcctors and the clerks. There was ono Urge
building belonging to the firm, containing .
valuable collection of models, valued at
81, 600. Thatotal loss Is cstimnted at mil
lion dollars, which is fully. insured In twelve
Offices The fire was partially got under at
i've in the morning, Int the road aiong the
quay was not paseab1e all day. NJ Gail de-
clared after the fire that IL 1t became netes-
sary 10 spend the last penny Of his iorture,
his men should not he deprived OF employ
ment. Temporary sheds are to be immedi-
ately erected in order that the works may.
be resumed. and the insurance ottces h4vc
offered to edvance $4,000 to assist him. Ihs
fire Is supposed to have originated N the
oyetheatinE Of q edlor!}tre.
, 1866-01-10
Amherst ColIeee-The Record OF
Alumni.

u AMHERST, MASS Jan. 4.
As the Northwest has very many among IT'S
business md professional men who look back
to Amherst College as their alma mater, aud
especially as during tbs late war, the sons of
this College from all parts Of the country
nmerously entered the armies Of the Union,
1t is desired to make a statement through the
columns Of the TRIBUNE, to such graduates
and relatives of graduates through whom the
purpose sought can be accomplished:
The TTiennial Catalogue Of the Alumni Of
Amherst Is now in preparation, to be Issued
In the coming summer. By the rule observed
It will be sent to every graduate whose post
office address is in the possession Of the Col
1ege Librarian. It is especially desired that
the forthcoming record be made. full and
complete, particularly Us to the part borne In
the war by the alumni Of Amherst, including
cbaplains and surgeons. In some cases thls
information can only be furnished By the
friends Of deceased to whom this notice may
come. am desired by friends Of this College
to make this request through your columns,
and ask that the required information may
he sent to the Librarian Of Amherst College.
HAMPSHIRE.
, 1866-01-10

-eoSa1aG i1taaaia< a. sesas,rsS + - -
e, ss z ~. e r, s3 ss.ssn d D<o!eeus aaa..
EheS.~ no aoeMase o. y rssss niaSess -
fha4 ~hieA Nalats1ns ihat the ua,th Of : eouatn
eoesss r iheiF labot 10 nost ~ tSe1 tS..sats ~ nsA-
ffsfoes4se txsf6s ne carried through Cocrra bx
q es0h1n1tum uf p117ass tnteresta: the susET
n 9odurtn9 .uxax s1ssWhs,s; ,he iron n,sts1
o. oottea md veolan manufacturer, r1eefvs
seTarally the4f separate ad1zotses IN mo WY q
forers~ thcy rou Tho unjust h. through 70 u
ars email minority e!m Of the peupls Of taedr
uIs mtnoxitJ of our whole pooo]a. Every tassaAe,
ersp ptsntH. every lahoFcs. every carpenter.
faog; s,t 80. n III, sxeep, i Iss ~ -
sohbed d.fJ nd houzy. md sheir earnings ~ 1si
into the pocket OF tho tavored fsw.
In gsea, number OF instances The edket of thess
psotee,yn dnties l. the s1ieTous epse<sion Of u
poor. Ine duues rnposed On fosessn coal ezuss
eoaatthrouzh tho druness Of fuel 1he duties On
is0n which have nado Il enoEmousfy dssE. hsx
% ea. :, To- s &
of ino.'sass, h.s bern ezo1eltan.1y q
lng do!!ss into tho treasury .of tho ns.ioo-
Formerly books weIe pubhsned here more cheap
II lhan IN Gres. Hrfi.in. No. that county
sesalt Of this ta1 On knowledsr, nom which only
the pspsr makess derive a1y 2d,an,a.e. In n
these instances onr country Is unhsppily Initiating
the instances Of Its Com Laws, which. af,er long
struggle between t7a people and the srtAtocrscy,
Wess not long since sbfoested greatly to The BENG
selves; for Of the results Of the protecte
system that 1t keeps back Improvements md
tsps tse tsyored sla:ss" Sc to r. so1ts1sd VIII
dnesian. i'' N>&@-1''''' ">~ '>''
One plea Of the few who no tarored By protective
eass aas aess ss 5ae. re ..
false plea Fssit rlatn Tint II Is ~ tntere.t II
the .eJ men vho advance II, to get labor - ehasP
selyes constantly Impottin9 working people non
Europe 1t Is false plea again, eecsnsc the labor
e In !h!s soSn!ly needs no onss protection Tbs
thing but the a.enue lans which mike goods dssI-
He Il protected agatuss inadequate wages By tho
sSo Of ne b 9 f1s e ~
Europe, had the workers there had free lkSds n
hand In their own respective countries, saeh ~ NO
The most powerful bond Of Union between tho
different parts Of ri. g7eat county extending ron
OCEAN 10 ocean. holding NJ to<rth9 fosaTes. 1oS
ment and the feeling that We arc n Ill respects OBS
peort. u impartial les1slstlou lesi:lasion Which
Regarding it, therefore, Is most unworthy md
| Croundless imputattou upon ons countrynaen TO
insist that ahetr ingenuity. tku! and dA99nee
pace with the ingenuity, skill and diligeren Of my
other nation IN the world, and holding moreover.
that protective dntiss unjust and oppressive to
The many enesv.itne to The ndnstJ Of the few toe
whom t6ey imposed. md Inconsistent with Tho
principles Of civil Liberty and tho xights Of u,an.
| the Amsdean Free Trade League trusts ,hat Con
g1ess will see the psuprtety and expedicncy OF rs
nouucing entirely, In any law. for tho rsistng Of
terenue through customs sarih the wssteful md
m1sehievous falscJ Of protection
l. The meeting the adjourned 70 Assemble At thu
tame place on Tuesday evening next u halEpsst
| seven O'Clock"
, 1866-01-10


The Secretary OF War, In compliance With a
resolution Of the House Of Representatives.,
has furnished statement Of the number Of
volunteers called for By The President at
various periods. This Information was called
for to facilitate the business OF the special
committee On the war debt of ths loyal States,
to whom il has been referred
The first column Of the subJoined table gives
the whole number Of men furnished by each
State, whether for long OF short periods Of
service The second column reduces the SER
vice to the standard Of three years. It will be
seen that Illinois, In proportion to popula-
lion, furnished more men than any other
statc-e1cept Kansas, which helped herself
pretty freely from Missouri contrabands, who
were credited to her quota On the tahte
basis sl,e is not up'to Illinois. The handsome
showing Of Kentucky, Maryland, District Of
Columbia and Delaware is largely due to the
black volunteers credited to them.
, 1866-01-10
THE ,FENIAN QUARREL.
Another Session Of tlte ConGre&s-More
Personalities.

Another gession Of the ConGress-More
Personalities.
JFtom the N. 7. Evening Post, 6thJ
The ferocity Of the Fenians increases. Two
inent in the wrangles Of the Brotherhood met
in The Congress at Clinton Hall yesterday, and
the scene was one Of singular interest. The
bitter assaults upon tho regulations OF we'll
known Fenia1s, previously made In the Con-
fg-ese, and reported, have stirred up more
wrath and the men those characters were
maliglef have written angry letters, In which
they propose To have legal vengeance. At
the same time they give their opinion n IN
mcasured words Of these tfaducers. These
circumstances tombined stimulate to a high
degree the fury Of thu contestants. Ennsua1
Efforts were made yesterday tokeep secret the
proceedings Of tue Congress, but without
two thousand copies Of he'messagc Of 0'Ma-
honey on the troubles Of tho brotherhood,
and the sepost OF Ki1lian, the SECRETARY, on
'the finances and on the characters Of noted
Eenin1e. :, =
! Gon. Sweeney, tile Secretary Of War Of the
Fenians WHO arc opposed TO oMahoney, vas
: Invitation. Al tho cIoso Of tho afternoon re-
!; cess be mnde. an address, and gave an &C.
couut Of his plans for the liberation OF
Ireland. Mr.. alellen, another Of the Fenian
Generals, but who supports O'Mahoney, join
ed In the discussion and the var Of words
present, md took part IN the debate, which "a
said to hare been 'sAkilfnl" In what the dis
putauts were able to say concerning each
others arguments; scientific in matters re-
1ating to the proposed war for Ireland, each
man exhibiting the extent Of his military
knowledge to the delegates; md rancorous
were greatly excited and somewhat confused,
urH RWpprPv r.