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ssMARoHING ON."-One of Gun
Gle Bob'sv soldiers in this place,
formerly Of Petersburg, marched
II, $3.50 miles during the war. He
thinks he can snake the trip" on
foot to Brazil, or any other coun-
try, and not make much of a march
after ALL Valley Fvginias.
n IF the league of friendship
is once broken, the cabinet of Sc
crets is unlocked, and they fly
wildly about like uncaged birds.
~ Resolve on that course Of
Life which is most excellent, and
habit win render it the most de.
hghtfnl.
: ~ 2 -eat&eS---------
~ A young lady at Long
Branch is reported as "clothed in
laughing eyes and a bewitching
smile.' Light gear.
u Women often kiss each
other when they had rather bite
off each others noses.
- Cheek if not q talent is a
utility, and has made many a man
a fortune and name.
n Riches come better after
poverty than poverty after riches
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Oh, if alone with him had but turned
Had bowed in meekness meath the bitter
cross,
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Pr. W.. II. TseaYOaEE.

HAVING permanently located in Belle
Il vue, for the practice of his profession,
respectfully tenders his services to the citi-
zens of Bellevue and vicinity.
A general assortment of fresh Medicines
Kept constantly on hand. nF
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E. oNEILL. P. E.JoNES
WE'VE. GOODS!
ONETLL & JONES.
Benton, La.
Have just received the largest and
II best selected stock of Goods
ever before offered in this country, to
which they are constantly adding
fresh supplies. Those wishing to pur-
chase, will find at our store, complete
assortment of
Staple and Fancy
ID r. Y GOOD ..
comprising in part,
Domestics, bleached and brown, Osna-
burgs, Sheetings and Tickings,
Delaines, red, white and gray
Flannels, Cassimeres,
Satinets, ETC., Prints,
English and
American,
Towelling. Mus
| Inns, Organizes, and
Lawns, Plain and Dotted
Swiss Muslins, Shallies.
Grenadines, Jaconets, &C., &C., &c.
G. R O C e R ES.
Sugar,
Coffee,
Flour,
| Molasses,
Candles,
-.a Soap,
Starch, Soda, Bacon. Mackerel, Salt,
Rice, Cheese, Teas, Candy,
/ Raisins, Sardines, Oysters,
Dried Apples and Can
Fruits, Pepper,
] Spices, and
| Sauce s,
4 Brandies, Whistles, Champaign and
Wines of all kinds. Tobacco, Cigars
and Snuff all of the first brands.
l A full supply of
Ready Made Clothing,
! Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes,
, Umbrellas. and Parasols, Trunks
Valises, &C.; Crockery and Tinware
Cooking utensils of all kinds, Trace
Chains, Hames, Nails, Table anG
Pocket Cutlery, Cotton and Woo
Cards, Bar Lead and Shot of all sizes
Grass Rope, of all sizes, &C., DC.
i A fine invoice of SADDLERY
y comprising everything in that line.
Also. large assortment of
Drugs and Medicines
Stationery of all kinds, Toys, &C., &c
~ Our Goods having been selecte,
: with the greatest care, and being es
peeially adapted to the wants of thi
country, besides having been bough
entirely for cash, we are enabled t
= offer great inducements to buyers.
ONEILL 81 JONES.
Benton, La, April, 1867. A
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Knocking at the Heart.
One bid me turn aside,

s One bid me turn aside,
Saying he had message could hear
Best IN some quiet place. but as went
heard the busy voice of the world,
And, listening to them, answered in my pride
That had ears for both, and was intent
On keeping all my old companions near.
He called me once again,
Pleading that he had precious things to say,
Which he desired that should understand;
Things which he might not tell to other men.
/ said that if were too long away
Icould not join my company, and then
Should loose my place of honor in the land
He told me was i'll a1esns
That he this time had chosen for his call
Because he saw my labor was too much,
And that greatly needed to be still.
1 answered, was strong enough for all
That had planned that morning to fulfill;
And so again shook off his gentle touch.
And yet suffered sore;
MY eyes were dim with weeping all the night
A heavy burden preyed upon my mind;
/ dared not look on the long way before;
Idared mot look on the dark way behind;
Glad morning could not bring my spirit light,
Tho way of hope and peace could not find.
am grown wiser now,
And sadder, with the knowledge of my loss
OF all the holy words might have learned,
Of counsels whose sweet comfort would not
cease;
Oh, if alone with him had but turned
Had bowed In meekness meath the bitter
cross,
And found it change to blessing and to peace.
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u Women often kiss each
other when they had rather bite
off each others noses.
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He is not far away:

For still, at intervals, hear his voice;
/ hear his footsteps coming to my door
Sound sweeter than the music Of the day.
Enter, q Lord Oh! speak to me once more,
And will list each word that thou canst say
As humbly as a child-and will rejoice.
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u A watering place correspon-
dent is responsible for the follow
ing:
/ could not help overhearing
thismorning a dialogue something
like this: 'tMy daughter, Mary
Emma, don't you associate with
Miss, Miss"
"Why, ma W
because she isn't nobody"
ashes as good as us, ma. Her
fathers rich and keeps two CARR
ages and buggy"
'That may be, Mary Emma; but
her father isn't the thing. A great
many rich people are vulgar, and
you mustn't keep their company
''Why ma, l remember when
we was very poor, and we kept a
little shop in the Bowery, and
lived up stairs"
''Why shame, you, Mary Emma
to talk like that. You're an un.
grateful girl. Remember your
family. Remember who your
mother is, and hold your tongue
you hussy !"
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A PLAIN STATEMENT.-Did any

APLAIN STATEMENT.-Did any
of our delinquent subscribers-for
we have some-ever think of this7
tfWhat would you think of a
farmer who had raised a thousand
bushels of wheat, and who should
sell it to a thousand different per-
sons, scattered all over the State,
and agree to wait a year for his
pay for each of them, and if one
half ofthem did not pay at the end
Of the year, he should give them
another bushel, and agree to wait
another year for his pay, and thus
go on year after yeara How long
would such a farmer escape bank
ruptcyf Probably not very much
longer than publishers of news
papers who follow such pratice. 1t
costs the editor of a weekly news
paper double as much to supply a
thousand subscribers for one year
as it costs a farmer to raise a
thousand bushels of wheat. The
farmer sells his grain in bulk
Newspapers are sold to a thou
sand different persons living in
different towns in the State, and
he must wait until the end of the
year before he can get payment,
and he depends wholly upon the
honesty and the responsibility Of
the subscribers. 1t will not pay
him to go or send around the
county or State to collect his dues
as the amount owing by each man
is small, yet it makes large sum
In the aggregate"
asszs sl -
The Chinese often endure
much suffering for their religion.
sake. Besides long and weary
pilgrimage, they voluntarily suf
fer many physical fortunes; on.
Of these is the burning off of q fin
ger on the altar of Ningpo. A
string is tied tightly around th,
! finger under the second knuckle
the hand is then surrounded by
ball of clay, and the fist doubled
up, leaving one finger sticking out
Round this finger is tied sandal
wood, which is lighted, and boil
ing rosin and oil poured upon II
The person operated ON sits in .
chair united, with the burnin,
hand on the altar. Nothing pre-
vents him moving his hand at an,
moment. The torture viii b,
discontinued the moment he dc
sires it. Can we Christians shoy
: as much living faith and zeal q
that H[Exchange.
Isas.s ------------sessp s----------
~ The good distrust them
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sion, followed by most disastrous con
sequences, took place
The prison wall was blown down 10 a
great extent, a gap almost one HUNDRED
feet vide having been mode in It's ruin.
The dwelling houses situated on The
line OF street opposite TO the prison were
shattered, many Of them being almost
completely leveled TO the earth.
Two men, with a woman, who i is sup
posed, are the parties who fixed the bar
rel, were Immediately arrested, but the
third man, who was seen 10 light the fuse
which was applied TO it, made good his
escApe
None Of the prisoners confined in the
Jail got out, as the term of their Tune OF
outdoor exercise had terminated, aud
they had been marched from the yard
and locked up in their cells just before
the explosion took place.
The street opposite, which runs paral-
lei 10 the prison, at the spot is narrow
and built with houses three stories high.
They are for the most part rented ont
in apartments Of one or two rooms each.
The inhabitants Of the extensive
suburban parish district OF Clerkenwell
are very poor.
Twenty houses were almost utterly
demolished and rendered untenable by
the crash.
The city firemen were Immediately
summoned to the spot, aud are now en-
ployed in digging in and under the ruins
for dead bodies.
Forty persons-men, women and
chilaren-have been found 10 be
wounded.
Four of them have already died.
A house which stood in the street just
directly opposite TO where the breach |
has been blown in the prison wall has
been suspected for some time as tenlan
headquarters, or place of rendezvous Tor
Fenians.
The police authorities had ordered
that a strict search should be made on
the premises tomorrow.
The remainder Of the injured persons
have been removed to the nearest hospl-
tails
The scene presented in the neighbor.
hood during the darkening evening and
since nightfall is exceedingly romantic
and picturesque, thousands of people
being gathered in the vicinity, each one
discussing the event, its origin and con-
sequences, with his or her neighbor.
The ruins of the dwellings and the
prison wall are guarded by strong force
of police.
The street highway has been ripped up
to a considerable distance by the explo-
sion, and the walls of the Jail have fallen,
to some extent, into the beach, revealing
the interior of the prison yard.
No damage has been done to the
prison buildings.
The whole city of London is terribly
excited by the fact Of this sudden and
daring attempt Everybody feels alarmed
for the serious reason that no one can
foretell where the next blow of this de-
scription may fall.
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RICHMOND.

RICHMOND, December l8.-In the Con.
vention to-day a communication was
read from the Superintendent of the
Freedmen's Bureau at Petersburg ex-
pressing apprehension that white men
who we're adjudged to pay the cost Of
suits tried before the Bureau are attempt
ing to get the decisions reversed
by process in the civil courts. The
communication was referred.
A resolution from the Printing Com
mitteo giving the contract for Convention
printing to the proprietors of the Ne,O
Nation was recon mitted, A resolution to
adjourn from December goth to January
18th was adopted.
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MEXICO.

New York, December l9.-Havana
dates from the City of Mexico to the 18th
have been received. The National Con-
gress was opened on the 8th inst. The
hall was crowded. President Juarez, in
a low voice, delivered the opening speech.
He thanked the United States for the
friendly feeling shown and moral support
given Mexico during the war for indie
pendence; justified the executions at
Qaeretaro as necessary acts of justice
returned into the hands of Congress the
extraordinary powers which he had as
sumed and before they had expired T;
promised that foreigners should be pro-
tected whether treaties we're made with
their governments or not
Senior Esquel Montez, President Of
Congress, replied, thanking the people Of
Mexico for their conduct during the war,
declaring that the United States was
their only ally, and denying the accusa-
ton that prisoners of war had been i'll
treated, pronouncing the recognition Of
the Republic by foreign governments
unnecessary, and concluding with the
declaration that Mexico is fully able to
defend herself.
The Mexican newspapers propose
Minister Romero as Minister on Foreign
Affairs.
An envoy from Peru was on the road to
Mexico, to effect an alliance between the
two countries.
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Auction Sale of Property
L WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, TO
Il the highest bidder, for cash, in front Of No.
II Madison street,
On Tuesday. the 24th Inst,
AT 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ.

the following property, or 90 much Of the same
a. shall not have been sold q, private sale prior
10 said day. to-wit;
One Steam Tug Laurel >, seven Coal Flats.
one shanty Boat, one Small House on the
leves, one auie Stable. seven Carts, toue-half
interost.l oirht Horses and Mules, tone-half
intsrssi.) one empty Coal Barge. six BARGE
Loads Of Coal. together with boxes, shovels,
chains and lines. 10 be Eivcn up as soon a. sold.
Ala. the once Fixturoi and Lease, paid up
and having two years 10 run from January /.
1sfs ofOFFTCE NO. II MADISON STREET.
r,rueariaa % be given the hrst " April next
he same being the rropcry q the late firm 81
Brirrs A Petersen. Parties de.irinE q cram
oifes ]. W. BRIGGS
j. Z. Brgruov, Attorney.
81 X. VAN BROCKLIN. Auctioncsr.
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Latest from Washington.


Special TO the Louisville Courier.l
WASHINGTON, December II. --Thad
Stevens is not dead yet, as may be seen
by his attempt to offer bill to-day rela.
ting to contraction. The wonderful man
was in the House to-day, and yet be was
thought at one time last night to be in a
dying condition. He did not sleep during
the night This morning he rallied, and
was carried TO the House, where he re-
NAMED but short time. He told friends
this morning he knew he could not live
long, but he intended to work, and to die
in harness. He is preparing bill to
make the Freedmen's Bureau more
effective, and it will be specially directed
to Kentucky. He says the Bureau shall
be made effectual or abolished. He pro.
poses to establish the Bureau in all States
where negroes have the privilege of cleo.
tive franchise.
Ben. Wade is decidedly at outs with
Grant Ben, some days ago, addressed
the General letter for the purpose of
having his son, who is an officer in the
army, transferred to the Carlisle barracks.
He says he'll be damned if the acting
Vice.PreSident of the United States ism I
at least entitled to an answer to letter.
The Presidents message vetoing the
bill passed, striking out the word white"
from all the laws of the District, has
been nearly completed, and the principal
points ofthe same we're before the Cabinet
to day. The message will be submitted
to the Senate tomorrow or next day.
1t is understood Congressman Carey, of
Cincinnati, will sustain the veto.
The Military Committee of the House
have agreed to report in favor Of the re-
peal of the twenty.6rst section Of the act
OF March 3. 1865, DISTINGUISHING deserters
from the Union army during the late
rebellion.
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The President has sent in message callinE
the special attention Of Congress TO the hieh
and honorable orders Of General Hancock As
deserving ofeOmphmeAtary recognition. Laid
on the table, and ordered to be printed.
The House committee on military affairs has
reported bill providing that persons relieved
from the charge Of desertion from the army
ana navy shall be furnished certificates Of
honorable discharge. also relieved from dis
franchisement
Stevens bill, which he sought 70 introdsoe
yesterday, was taken up, the third section
withdrawn, aud passed. 100 81.
Gen. Hancock has notified a Convention
election in Texas from the 10Th 10 the 18th
proximo. No elections to be held in counties
where there is no registration. The election
to be held at county seats only. and colored
votes marked colored " by the judges Sale
Of Hquors, and military interference. except to
keen the peace. are prohibited.
Mexican deserters are being arrested inTexas
and turned over to the Mexican authorities.
The Brownsville RancAero has been seized by
General Mckenzie. and one Of its pvOprietors is
now in New Orleans.
Several shocks Of an earthquake were felt IN
New York on the night Of the nth.
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much headway; and as speedily as pos
sible, the injured, dead and dying were
taken from the cars. with the few res
cued from the burning ear and con-
veyed to residence near At hand. How
many persisted in the burning car Il
is impossible, as yet, to say, and tits very
probable willnot be knozn for sometime,
The place whore the first car struck, after
being precipitated of the bridge, was
difficult Of access, and after rescuing the
half dozen or so persons before the flames
had made much Roadway, no attempt was
made last night to disturb the remains OF
these who pershod in the burning car
That will be attended TO this morning.
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BUFFALO, N. Y.
Another Horrible Railway Acoi-
dent-Many Passengers Burned
to Death.


BUFFALO, December l6.-The New
York Express train, from Cleveland, on
the Lake Shore road, due here at l2;45
p. m, being behind time, when two miles
this side of Angola, either from de-
feet in the road or frost, met with a
serious accident about 3 o'clock this
pm. Two rear passenger cars were
thrown of the track and rolled
over an embankment about fifty feet
high, and set on FIRE, and out Of
fifty passengers only two escaped,
aud all left is mass Of blackened and
charred remains. The accident occurred
at Big Sisters bridge. Further details
Of the accident say the scene which was
presented to the eyes Of the inmates Of
the other cars, when the train was
stopped. was fearful The car which
first went over the precipice took ere
instantly, aud before any person could
get to It the flames had made rapid
Roadway, and in a few moments it was
all ablaze. Those persons on the spot
proceeded to render al the assistance
they could. but only some four or FIVE
persons we're saved from the burning car
the remainder, some forty or fifty men,
women and children, we're consumed
with ibe car While a portion Of the
passengers Who had escaped injury
gave their attention 10 the burning
car, The balance ATTENDED 10 The
other which had also taken FIRE; for.
tunAiely, the flames in the latter instance
we're sxiinguished before It had made
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GEORGIA.

NEw York, December ia Times
Atlanta special says the Radical dele
gates adopted a resolution in favor OF
Judge Chase for the Presidency, which
caused much excitement. j. Hill spoke
before the Convention and rebuked the
resolution as premature. The Radicals
adhere to their choice, and resent Hills
dictation. They are in caucus again to-
night They fear Hills appointment as
Governor
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THE MORGAN RAID.

New YORK, December l9.-The In.
dianapolis special of the Tribune says
the Morgan Raid Commission, having
visited every county that suffered from
the raid, have held final meeting to
prepare their report. The claims
audited amount to s4l5,00o. 1t is
thought the next Legislature will order
the claims to be paid, and the Govern
ment will reimburse the State, as all the
captured and abandoned property of the
raiders was sold on account of the
Government.
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which ia necessity. The long delay "a
repress such condition Of things, which
can be- no secret to the military, or te
the Government at Washington, already
calls for some strength Of expression, IL
animadversion of its neglect. And, III
ever was true that "a stitch in TINT
saves nine" longer delay will heavily
augment troubles, both to the people
and to the Government
The New York FreemGn's Journal
a Catholic paper, which has a not inoon'
siderable circulation in Europe, has the
following answer to correspondent
who asks its opinion of the South as o
place for immigration. 1t says:
A gentleman of influence, himself q
Belgian, but who has been in this country,
writes us from Belgium asking us:
lst. "Is there any danger Tor emf
grants TO settle in Northern Mississippi
/ refer, especially, to danger from the
enfranchised negroes
3D. DO you think Mississippi a
better State for Belgians TO locate in than
Kentucky 2
In reply to this letter: lst Ii is our
mpression-though we are not sure OF
it-that Mississippi on account OF It's
present political and social troubles, Is
NOT desirable for immigrants who desire
10 pursue quiet agricultural life.
Northern Mississippi is, probably, less
EXPOSED TO violence on account OF ats
fewer number Of negroes, but, We sppre.
bend that, throughout that State, as well
as other regions infested with the negroes
,urned loose, the latter will be found,
singly or in armed groups, proving
about stealing whatever they can lay
their hands on, and committing all kinds
of violence on farmers, or others living
quietly in country places An old and
most respected planter of Mississippi,
only the other day, wrote us letter IN
which he says
81 am satisfied that the Radicals down
here are doing all they can TO bring about
A rupture between the black and white
races; and think about Christmas will
be the time il viii come to the test
Oar correspondent is not, aud never
was a noisy politician. All he ever
wanted was to be left in peace on his
plantation. Hewas greatly opposed 10 the
secession movement, and so continued
only going with his State when the United
States authority fell, and the political
mower Of The South had raised a new flag
and formed a new confederation. just |
after the close OF the war he wrote us
most cheering letter-full of hope, and
ayowiug his belief that the negroes |
would be as quiet, and more industrious,
than they had been as
slaves. But the Freedmens Bureau,
and the military satrapies established at
the South, and the incendiary mission
aries sent down there to stir up the ne
croes to active hatred of the whites, have
destroyed this hope. He now, at last, de-
spairs of justice from Executive or Con-
gress, and says: ut does seem that we are
. doomed people" A large immigration
Of Industrious aud peace loving whites
is what is sought and desired all over
those Southern States. Could the pres
snt storm be weathered, Mississippi
would prove a most advantageous field
or industry from abroad. But we can
not, in conscience, at the present mo-
nent, from what we know of affairs,
recommend quiet people TO go thlther
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pea. The Radical tariff shoe begins
now to pinch the people of the North
west SO severely that even the Radical
Chicago Tribune cries out against it.
And the Canadian papers affirm that
the German emigration from there has
almost wholly ceased. No advantages
possessed by the States over Canada are
sufficient to compensate them for the
tariff here on almost every article they
use and consume, amounting to sixty
per cent in gold or eighty in currency.
An end Of immigration is an anomalous
condition Of things in the Udited States.
Truly its policy is uninviting enough,
and the mischiefs of bad government are
beginning to be felt with a severity
which extends to all quarters. A New
York paper being asked by some foreign
friends how il would do to 90 into the
Southern States with capital and try
agriculture there, is answered by it that
the lands are low enough, but that the
country is in such a condition that il
would not be advisable at present And
so it appears that while in the East
thousands are out Of employment, and
business of all sorts dull and stagnsnt,
in it's West and South there is nothing
to encourage enterprise, labor and
capital at present" What a PROSTATE
country What sapient legislation
What villainous fruits of partisan selfish
ness and vindictive malice