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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-13

KIssIsa THE DARkEYs.-There Is q
strange sect called "Dunkers" in Psnn.yi.
vanis. They recently held q convention
near Nsyuesborough, Frsnklin County,
in that State, and among the many quos.
tons discussed and decided upon by the
members was the following: "Shall We
receive colorsd persons into the church,
and shall ~e salute them with the holy
kiss" It was voted that they should bs
received, but tba. the questions Of kissing
was ons for each member to decide for
himself or herself, with the understanding,
however. that all who refused the oseuls.
tion we're to be regarded as weak. With
the thermometer at lOl degrees in the
shade, the majority would "wssksu."
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-13
The Atrocities of Northern Prisons.

The Atrocities Of Northern Prisons.
The New Albany Commercial of yes
terday gives a detailed account Of the
horrors Of the southern penteutiary Of
Indiana, which surpasses all that that
paper, Radical as it is, could ever trump
up concerucing the treatment Of Federal
prisoners in Southern pens. We give an
extract, that opr readers may see what
the party Of "morsl ideas," which. EN-
braces all the humanity and dscency, and
which howls its meudacious faIsehoods a,
the South is about. Read it:
Fielding II. Carr swears that he was
prison guard for seven years, during the
time that Patterson had charge of the
prison; that the prisoners were improper,
ly fed and clothed that on one occasion
Patterson fed them on quantity Of dam
aged pork, brought from the remains of
lot partially destroyed by tho burning
Of porkhouse in Louisville. This pork
was kept until it was soured and given
afterwards Of the men 10 eat. As coz,
sequence of eating this impure food there
occurred over seventy cases of scIrvy.-
The teeth Of many Of the men dropped
out, and their legs became much swollen
and black up to and above their knees
Several died from the effects OF the disease,
and many left = the prison in conseG uen ce
Of it, unable to make their living.
John R., Stadium, who was a guard
and arrested Warden Miller in receiving
the prisoners from Patterson, swears tha,
when Miller came in there were over six.
ty cases Of scurvy among the prisoners
Thei: teeth were falling out, and thei,
legs black. In the hospital the men
would actually pick their teeth out and
throw them away. The hospital Of the
prison smelled as though filled with de-
caying corpse.. and tie. prison generally
was in bad condition.
Charles J. Keller, another guard, cor
roborates the above, and says that on on
occasion, just after Patterson's lease ex
pred, and while the convicts were We
suffering from the effects Of scurvy; h
gave one Of them tomato, which he wa
unable to eat, and in attempting to do s
all bis upper and lower front teeth fe
out. Both Shadburn aud Keller stat
that they so sympa,hized with those sui
fsrers that they contributed out of thei
OWE funds to their relief II is the con
current testimony Of several witnesses th a
euch was the diseased condition Of thes
poor creatures limbs that impression
made upon them would last for hours al
forwards. One prisoner whose time hac
expired. went out Of the prison upon hi
hands and knees.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-13

"BRIcK" PoMRoY has prop arsd the fol.
lowing spitsph for Beast Butler 70 be
engraved on q tombstone surmoun nted by
two spoons:
"llsre rots the earth as roasts in hell
the greatest disgrace America was ever
cursed with. Ben Brute Butler the
coward, traitor, thief. robber, the woman
iusul.sr, who, by his be,raysls, tbehs and
disregard Of honor aud manhood, orked
on weak minded man to give him .
commission in an army that lie might be
protected in his robberies. When be
spake, honest men doubtsd-when be
commanded, brave men were murdered
when he Was in power, women wept and
virtnrs failed to protect--whensh he ruled,
innocence suffered-whsn he Travelled,
people buttoned in their watcbes-wben
he dined. people eyed their spoons--wben
hs pssss! churches, :hs silver, Ssis dis
Appsared-whsn he died no one mourned
the death OF the brute and robbsr Who
came from no one knows whore a rot
ten CARCASS 10 left to purify beside some
clear stream.
"Beiog without houor-Gensral with.
out victory--mao without q father
corpse without q msurnsr memory with.
out an admirer-Spoon Thief Butler"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-13

The President is urged, With warnings,
by the Herald to veto the abomin al bic
tariff bill by the Tribune TO veto the
wrstched measure initiating the currency,
BY i..uins sloo, 900 900 legal tenders, to
retire compound intsrest notes by The
World to veto the outrageous reco onstruc
ton bill.
Colfax, for Speaker, is uuopposed. He
predicts six weeks session.
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SELECT POETRY.
from the Metropolitan Record.I
SPRING IS COMING.
Br A. J, RrQUIER.

know It by the hyacinths
Which now begin to blow,
And fitting voices strangely sweet
And TREMENDOUSLY low.
BY something purer in the sun,
And softer in the air,
Aud hoGer IN the twilight stars,
That Spring will soon be here.
The Aln'anacs are well enough
For gardncrs and for cooks
seek the seasons In the sky,
And find them by the brooks;
hear them on the breezy hills,
And, in the hoilc~s see
The token flowers. aud signs that speak
Their message. me.
And hus CLEAN from germing isles
OF sunset in the West;
From wavings OF untiring wings
That will not go to rest;
From spells Of fragrance spiced afar,
And peeping spears of green,
And silver tuglcs in the wind,
The advent Of Queen
know it 10y the hyacinth
Which now begins to blow,
That Winter, Oh his icy bed,
Il dead, or nearly 40.
And soon will come, with naxen curls,
;sd by the laughing hours,
The blue eyed daughter of the Sun,
In clarifying showers
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-13

THE FUTURs OF THE Country.
the debate on the Williams Reconstruction
Bill, Mr.. Banks, Of Massachusetts,, after
opposing ths, measure on various grounds,
said "it'was impossible 'tha, the Govern.
ment should 60 on for three years longer,
or two and bsif years. or two years,
without approaching the verge Of ruin
Business was suspended now. The peo.
pie we're oppressed with taxes. Laborers
were thrown out Of employment. Every.
thine vi" unsettled. The ~isest man
could not look to the future without ap
prebension, IL not withou, fear. The fu
ture was full OF danger. aud rather than
face that danger for two and hslf or
three years longer the representatives Of
the people would be obliged TO consider
the condition Of the country and what
course Of conduct was ascss.ary for the
safety Of the Government and the interests
Of the people"
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NUNDDR s..
The Taxes of Farmers.

The following IS very important to far
mere, and the decisions have recently been
given by the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue at Washington
l. Farmers will not be required to
make return of produce consumed in their
ownimmediate families.
Q. The farmers profits for sale Of live
stock are to be found by deducting from
the gross receipts for animals ,old, the
purchase money paid for the same. If
animals have been lost during the year
by death or robbery, the purchase money
paid for such animals may be deducted
from the gross income of the farm.
3. No deductions can be made by the
farmer for the value OF services rendered
by his minor children, whether he actu.
ally pays for such services or not II his
adult children work for him and rees;ve
compensation for their labor, they are 10
be regarded as other hired laborers in de.
termining his income.
4. Money paid for labor, except sach
as is used or employed in domestic SER
vice, or in the production OF articles cont
sumed in the family of the producer, may
be deducted.
5. No deduction can be allowed in any
case for the cost Of unproductive labor
II house servants are employed portion
OF the time in productive labor, such as
the making Of butter and cheese for sale,
proportionate amount Of the wages paid
them may be deducted.
G. Expenses for ditchng and cleaning
new land are plainly expenses for perma.
nent improvements, and not deducted.
T.. The whole amount expended for
fertilizers applied during the year to the
farmers land may be deducted, but no
deduction is allowed for fertilizers produ.
ced on the farm. The cost Of seed pur.
chased for sowing and planting may be
deducted.
s. Ii person sells timber standiar,
the profits are TO be obtained by estima..
ing the value OF the land after the reno =.
val OF the timber, and from the sum thus
obtained, deducting the estimated value
OF the land- on the lst day OF January,
1862, or on the day Of purchase, If pur.
chased since that date.
0. Where no repairs have been made
by the taxpayer upon any building own
ed by him during the preceding Eve
years, nothing can be deducted for re,
pairs during the year for which his in.
come is estimated.
10. A farmer should make return . Of
all his produce sold within the year, but
a mere executory contract for a sale ia
not a sale; delivery, either actual or con :
structive, is essential. The criterion by
which to judge whether sale is conf
plete or not, is to determine whether the
vendor still retains in that character a
right over the property; il the property
were lost or destroyed upon which of the
parties, in the absence OF any other rela q.
ton between them than that of the ven +.
dor and vendee, would the loss fall.
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THE ATLANTIC CABLE.-The Bostor

THE ATLANTIC CABLE.-Ths Boston
Transcript ssys:
The time required for signal TO pass
through the cable has been discove cred
with sill greater precision 10 Be thirty.
ono hundredths Of q second which is pro.
badly not In error BY one handrsthso Of a
second.
This is equivalent to velocity Of 5000
miles OF second, and is notably less than
the velocity Of electric fluid upon land
lines, which numerous observs atoms has
shown to average II, 200 miIesa second.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-13

Lynchburg paper reports the matri.
monial marke, very dull. Swee, .ixteens
have been most active, going at "previous
fgure'," but there is no buoyancy in p rice
or demand. Misses OF "age" are weak, -,
with a poor demand; widow, on the de,
cline; unmarried aunts, dull; old maias,
very fat.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-13
Croawslrs Dissolution of the Rump
Parliament.

The 20th Of January. 1862, is the date
Of this memorable event. The Parliament
by which Charles I, had oeen met and
ovsrcom,, had dwiudled down by various
Purgations to about 6fty,hrss members,
who aimed at becoming n sort OF mild
oligarchy for tho administration Of the
commonwealth. They were delibs rating
on bill for the future representation, in
which they should have permanent
place, when Cromwell resolved TO make
al end Of them. 1t WAS the last incid snt
in the natural series Of a revolution, plac.
ing military power above all other.
Cromwell having ordered a company Of
musketeers 10 follow him, entered the
House in "plain black clothes and worsled
s,ockings" and sitting down, listened for
a while to their procesding$ Hearing at
length the question that tho bill 90 pass,
he rose, pu, off bis hat, and began TO
speak. 10 the course Of his sddre. he
told them Of their self seekngs anj dslsys
Of justice. till at length Sir Peter Wont.
worth interrupted him with remonstrance
against such language. Then blazing up
he said: I'VE have had enough Of this !:
| will put an end to your prating."
Stepping into the floor Of the House,
and clapping on bis hat, he commenced q
violent harangue, which he occasionally
emphasized by stamping with his feet, and
which came mainly TO this: at is no.
f, you should sit here any longer-vou
have sat too long for any good you have
been doing lately. You shall now give
place to better men" "Call hem in !"
he exclaimed, and his officer Harrison
and file Of soldiers entered the House.
Then proceeding: "You are no Parlia
ment! Some Of you are drunkards"--
bending a stern eve upon Mr.. Chalousr
'some OF YOU are -" a word ex
pressive OF worse immortality, and he
looked at Henry .Mar,in and Sir Pete,
Wentworth. "livipg in open contemp. o
Gods commandments. Some Of you ar,
corrupt. unju., persons bow can you b,
a Parliament for Gods peoplei Depart
mv. and let US have done with you.-
Col"
He lifted his mace from the table An d
gave it to a musksteer, to bs taken away,
he caused Harrison to give his hand to
Speaker Lental AMI lead him down from
the chair. The members, cowsd BY his
violence and the sight Of his armed men
moved gloomily out OF the House. at ia
the Lord that hath caused me to do this
he said. ~ have sought that he W would
rather slay me than gut me upon doing
this work." Sir Harry vane ven,ursd a
remonstrance. "Oh, Sir Harry Vane,"
exclaimed tho Lord General, 'the Lord
deliver me from Sir Harry Vane ~
When all had gone out he came out too
and locked the door. from that time he
Was master Of the three Kingdoms for
about FIVE and hall years
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-13

A chap who was told by coIporteur
to "remembsr Lots wife," replied that he
bad been in trouble enough already
about other mems wives.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-13

The tears Of beauty are like light
clouds floating over heaven Of stars,
bedimming them fora moment that they
may shine with greater lustre than before.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-13

The sweetest thing in the botanical
line is the following defni,ion Of flowers :
"fioral apostles, that in dewy splendor
weep without woe and blush without a
crime"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-13

Mr. Garfield frankly admitted, in Con.
grss', in his brief speech on Monday, that
The military bill puts bayone. at the
breast Of every Southern man 10 enforce
the adoption Of negro suffrage,
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-13

One busbel OF carrots is a. good in
feeding stock Of any kind, as bushsl OF
corn. They IKE rich. light soil +; and will
J'e's from 900 to 600 bushels to the
acre. d"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-13

ln Missouri the Law allows married wo
men to make wills Of their own. Thew
have them ready made here.
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@- The last on Butler. From the
New Haven Register:
EPIGRAM.
How brave a soldier Butler was,
Let this one fact reveal,
That svsa silver spoons and forks
Were worthy Of bis steal.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-16
ANECD0TE OF BEN. WADE---i CHARACTER.
ISTIC INCIDENT.

A Washington correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial relates the following
characteristic incident of Vice President
Wade:
When Mr.. Wade was elected to his pres
ent position it became necessary for the
keeper of the Senate restaurant to make his
peace with him, tor without the old mans
consent he could not continue in the sand
wich and beet-steak line at the Capitol. One
morning, while Mr.. Wade was seated in the
Vice Presidents room, he was waited upon
by the restaurateur, who had, perhaps,
heard that he was about to be ousted in ia
vor of some other candidate, for the bust
ness is profitable one, and the applicants
for the free tenantry are generally numerous
Hat in hand with an air of obsequiousness,
with which all who have dealings with Sen
ators soon become impregnated, the anxious
vender of mutton-chops approached old
Ben:
Il am the keeper of the Senate restaurant,
SIR" said he.
"Oh, yes, you run that cook-shop down
stairs, do you p inquired the Vice Presi-
dent.
"Yes, sir; yes, SIR and two bows from
the & cook-shop' man.
"Well, what can do for you? What do
want2'
"Iwant to ask you, sir, permission to keep
on as l have been"
All, yes; you want to go ahead, do
you y
Yes, sir; yes, SIR and half dozen
hows.
We'll, don't know any reason why
should put you out. 1 guess you can keep
on"
THANK you, sir: thank you, sir; and
whenever you want anything, sir just let me
know, sir, and you sail have it, sir, Just as
quick, sir, as l can get it ready, sir. Won't
cost you cent, sir. Get dinner for you
every day sir
Old Ben turned round careessly in his
chair and looking at the gentleman who
was doing him so much reverence suddenly
thought Of something he had to say to him,
and thus addressed him:
"Oh, don't want any of your stuff; when
l do I'll pay for it the same as other people.
But look here; the little boys we have
around the Senate--theSe little pages are
always complaining that you don't treat
them right. They say you charge EN- like
the devil. and speak cross to 'em what they
want. Now | want YOU to rccollect that
these are our boys. and you'd better a
Id sight Overcharge me and other Sen
ators, who are able to pay, than to put it on
to little fellows like them. who amt able to
much. You must treat these little BOYS
well, or I'll move you and find somebody
else that will. Remember that. now If I
hear any more complaints from the boys
1 will put somcboy else in there mighty
quick"
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-16

BATTLE WITH a HAwK.-A singular oc-
currence took place in Brooklyn on Thurs
day afternoon. My residence is on the cor
her of Gates and Franklin avenues, and
over the piazza Of the front door sways the
bough of Il large willow tree, from which,
high in the air, was suspended the nest of a
beautiful pair of Baltimore orioles, looking
something like a small balloon. Partially
concealed by foliage, and beyond the reach
of mischievious boys, the nest seemed secure
enough. Within the last few days the loud
chipping from within, heard whenever the
parents approached with food gave evidence
that the orioles were prospering. Their
voices early in the morning were full of mel
ody, and their gay plumage constantly dis
played among the surrounding verdure like
flashes of fire light added much to the plea
sure of the household beneath the roof-tree
But earthly joys are all transient. In an
evil moment terocious hawk, with audac-
lty almost unparalleled, pounced suddenly
upon the birdlings, tearing in pieces their
nest and scattering the little things in terror
upon the the pavement. Oh what cry
was there, my countrymen. The parent
birds at once attacked furously the winged
assaiant, young and old meanwhile Join
ing in shrieks of Distress As by magic the
surrounding trees Immediately seemed to
swarm with birds of all descriptions, coming
to the rescue and making common cause
against the enemy. No one would have be-
heyed that so many birds were within hail
ing distance, but the cry of the orioles was
heard and its import fully understood by the
feathered tribe, of whatever sect, genus or
persuasion. The struggle was soon over,
and the result IS readily anticipated. Not
withstarding considerable number of peo-
pie collected to learn the cause of so much
commotion among the bird family, the bru-
tai hawk got away in safety, and from the
battlefield two little ledglings were borne
away by friendly hands, apparently unharm-
ed. The empty green house near by seemed
to be proper receptacle for them, and there
they were joined presently by the male pa
rent, who flew through the open window
to share the fate and fortunes of his progeny.
This brave little fellow fought with perfect
desperation Indifferent to an ugly wound re-
ceived in the scalp, or to the presence of
spectators and when all was over, and on
ly wreck remained of the recent abode
of Joy, he seemed to recognize as friends
those who offered their protection. The
whereabouts of the poor mother is not as
certained.
Looking at the transaction altogether,
was it not barbarous outrage? The orl-
ole family appeal to you for sympathy. The
survivors are promised liberal contributions
of worms and other dainties until they are
able to trust themselves once more to the
winds of heaven. H.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-16
RALEIGH, n. c., TUES DA 7 ,
"A story is related of young wo-

"A story is related of young wo-
man in Clinton, Ill.,, who, while wash
ing windows, pressed her hand through
one of them, running several pieces of
glass into the flesh. A physician ex-
tracted all the pieces, as was supposed.
But instead of that, the substance pene-
trated every part OF Ler body, and has
been extracted from eyes, head, arms,
feet and other members. Up to the
18th instant, over twelve hundred
pieces Of glass had been cut out of her
flesh. Six months ago lockiow was
afflicted for about six weeks, except that
she could drink between her clenched
teeth. AT present she is a raving ma
MAC more than half the time, and in
such agony as words will not describe,
and too incredible to tell. At inter-
walls she is rational, and able to sit up
and do some work.
The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-16

FEMALE SUFFRAGE IN THE EARLY
DAYS OF DETRorT.-It may be well to
inform our Constitution makers that it
is not new thing for women to vote
in Michigan. By the act to incorpo-
rate the town of Detroit, passed in the
Legislature of the Northwest Territory
on January Is, 1902, all inhabitants
of said town of Detroit who are free
holders paying an annual rent of forty
dollars" were voters. This act was in
force for many years. On the 2sth
day OF April, 1904, on the question
whether I" the pickets and gates be re
paired or suffered to fall into decay"
twenty-four freeholders voted, and
among them four women, two of whom
voted by proxy. They were "Widow
Callahan. Widow Coats, Widow Proven
sal, and " the late Mrs. Welsh, who
voted by William Scott, Esq" This
seems to indicate an extension Of sut-
frage beyond any of the propositions be-
fore the Convention, and is worthy the
attention of the Reformers. Proxies
from the other world would constitute
curious element in political cam
paign. How generally women voted
under this charter, does not appear by
the records, as the names Of the voters
are not given.-Detroit Free Press,
time Fl.
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