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babe the delay OF a formal requisition,
while they equally necessitated an i'm
mediate supply Of it's wants. And fire.
quently, when supplies had been tor
mally taken, the eudden movement Of
the army prevented the execution OF
proper vouchers. The needs OF large
army in active movement brooked no
delay. On q forced march the cavalry,
for instance, could not afford to wait
until freah horses could be regularly
bought or impressed, or proper receipts
gwen. And property was often taken
when there Was no one present author
lied to give voucher.
The value of such private property
appropriated, used, or destroyed by the
Govern ment, and OF which the whole
country received the benefit, is as
much q part of the public debt as il it
were q ive-tweuty or seven-thirty bond
OF the United States, and the obligation
is as binding, morally and legally, to
pay it. A proposition to repudiate the
national debt would be scorned by this
nation, and, in my opinion, the national
honor would in the end suffer just as
much il the just war claims OF loyal
people are repudisted.
1t ia to be remembered, sir, that the
citizens Of our State contributed OF their
money, in the shape OF taxes and other
wise, for the support OF the Government
in the prosecution OF the war ; they
were subject to draft and to do military
duty, as were the citizens Of the North
ern States, and in all respects occupied
the same position toward the Govern
ment as did the citizens OF New York
or Massachusetts. Why, then, should
they be Disseminated againstf
1t lie simply preposterous to say that
there is any justice in refusing to pay
loyal man in the South for his proper
ty deliberately taken by the Governs
ment, where, under the same clrcum-
stances, we would pay man living in
The North, with out raising the question
OF loyalty or disloyalty, for his pro-
perty. For my part, ! cannot subscribe
to any such doctrine.
CONCLUDED TOMORROW
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JUSTICE OF THE CLAlh'
The loeses Of private property on the
part OF citizens faithful to the govern
ment, and OF which the government has
received the benefit, ought TO be borne,
as the expense OF raising and support
ing armies is borne, not by the few who
are forced by the fortunes OF war tenn
porarily to sustain them, but by the
whole people. Certainly no one will
deny that it is the spirit and intent oil
the organic law of the land that the
burdens of government shall be borne
alike by the whole people, and that its
benefits shall be shared alike by all
who bear it true allegiance.
cannot see wherein the forcible tax
ing OF property from loyal man in a
border State, at a time when the ne-
cessities OF the army demand it, differs
from the peacesble taking Of the prop
erty OF q man in Northern State, in
90 far as compensation is concerned.
If the supplies had not been taken from
the country through which the troops
were passing they would have 10 have
been purchased elsewhere, because az
army cannot be maintained without
means OF transportation, food and shel.
ter for the men, forage for the horses
DC. II purchased, most undoubtedly
vouchers would have been given and
payment made. II not purchased. i
not on hand in the comnisssry OF
quartermaster department at the time
needed, they would have to be procured
from the surrounding country. The only
difference, if any exists, is that in on
case there is an express promise to psy
and in the other case the promise ii
imp piled in the taking. l take it GU
Government does not claim to be {
freebooter, and the obligation to pay i
as binding in honor aud in law in on
case as in the other.
But the question ma, be asked
Where are your vouchers 2 Did no
the United States officers give the loya
parties from whom they took thi
property something to chow for it, som
paper or voucher by which they coulC
prove their claims when they came Il
receive payment? No; in most Gaze
they did not. In the nature of the cas-
the emergencies OF the army often for
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VALUABLE ISLAND
Property for Sale !

,,,uE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PRO
PERKY is offered at private sale, liz VIZ;
IL In ts bounded on the south by what Is
WYNN as the Gilchrist property, on the
l huG nv the river hank, ON the west by the
eSaS~,,SSnoii0n OF \ orth York street. running
~ yH Its properly contains nearly 81 acres,
NJ MI, nv .OO TO 20 feet deep.
H. .rIsrs are on the premisesa good dwelling
taSe corn aS eGS Spd G 1bs4e o1
nous nous ,.arIety ufe xcellent bearing fruittr
All The e ground Is OF uniform height Iron from
me ir1nt to the river bank, ana Is some
Ine hiDher than that just south OF 1t. A
VIVA ls'o,r ~ the bank is well protected with
zone ITt ,U and willows, and yer. little has been
s.o.Tai away during the number OF ears
MH,nE tho nreSent owner has lived upon IL.
WI" VIII srrNperty will De sold all together or
lois to s spp fRe to he o%Ser on the
premises. GEORGE ClJJES
maylla
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Soaps.

Soaps.
Colgate's Sterling,
or Olive,
Pearl,
|. y. u,
Golden Banner.
Good Intent.
All kinds Fancy Toilet Soap.
Geuuln CASTLE.
For sale. THULE q ishAm'
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FOR SALE.
.oE SAI.D.

FARM CONTAININa ONE HUN
a bred and three acres. I will sell 1t In
one lot or divide IL In lots Of four or f1ve
ceres to suit purchasers. There Ia no better
and In Ohio county for market gardening.
Sitnated within one mile OF the city oil
"Termseone- fourth cash; balance In one,
two aud three years. For further particu-
tars enquire of the subscriber.
i"'' GEo. ROBEKTS,
IS Main street
T. OBRlEN, r.
Real Est . te Agent.
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Of the board, and l will make my
indorsemeut and return them to you.
If you have no such evidence Of the
claim, inform me, and will order a
board to assess it, and will indorse the
proceedings. This will be the first
step toward q collection.
Yours, truly.
US. GRANT.
Mrs. CAMERON.
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HEADQUARTERS ARMIES
M THE UNITED States,

Cfty Point, Virginia, Aug. 9, 1864.
NV DEAR MADAM Your letter Of
the sth of July was duly received, but
not 80 promptly answered. know
voprs to be q case where prompt paw
msnt sbould be made, and am
wiling to go indorse your claim. l
believe your property at Chattanooga
has been ap praised by q board OF OH.
Gers, II 90, send me the proceedings
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W A N 7 e D .
WANTED.

C,EvERAL B0ARDERS CAN BE AC-
SCOMNODA TED by the week or month,
with excellen'ly furnished rooms and
board, at No. "a, Nth (old Quincy street.
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FOR SALE.

TaREE STORY BRICK nWELLlNG
A bonse. on the west side OF Eof street.
,1h;raen Eleventh aud Twelfth streets.
Vii be sold very low and on iaVorsoio
terihs' re-. BARR,
40, ll42 Chapline st.
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Petersburg Mineral Wells,

WOOD COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA.
w TAYLOR Il RuRI nSON, Proprietors.
These popular Wells have been RENTED
throughout, and are now ready for the re-
ception OF visitors. The Water ofthe Wells
has proven itself TO be OF extraordinary
eficacy In Dyspepsia, Dropsy, affections Of
the Liver, and diseases generally OF the
aIimentary canal and abdominal yiseera.
And cepjoined with that OF the Cha'ybeate
Sprinas, is believed TO apply 70 wider
range OF dis sase than the water OF almost
any other resort In the country. mall b
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EIOur.
,na BBIS. MOSS ROSE,
liV 100" Sterling,
9O" Choice Family,
9U" Cottage xxx.
ltS Yo Semitic Lily,
IJS " Cream of Indiana,
30 Gem (Spring wheao
100" White Rose,
100" Washington,
lOO 80 Peerless,
store and for sale ~
LIST, DAVENPORTaf PARKS
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cabinet In which the master Of the mys.
teries vas Imprisoned, and politely said,
''Gooa evening"" Another witness testi-
fies that hearisg himself called by name.
hs vent forward 10 the window of the
cabinet, and there NV . friend vhoes
form hs had followed TO the tomb many
months 6fore. The conversation which
hs and Others held With this "nateri-
allied spirif' vas rather prosaic, but sp-
parsltly quite convincing. Many other
loved sad lost ones, ve are told, came
and held communion With the circle of
hslievsrs at different times, and even
wrote them notes, and We are asked to
believe that depated mothers returned to
pat their sons upon their heads. All this
ve are informed, took place while the
medium sat securely hand cuffed in the
shady seclusios of the cabinet, whence
poured the procession Of re-embodied
o0iritS
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surface of the Hudson river. 4 race rs
| proposed between Jsoper and James
Burnham, who Were reputed to b the
best skaters on the ground; the distance
to be three miles; the Winning post to b.
| a point of rocks q short distance above
Morton Homestead; the prize to b . pair
of silver. mounted shatee. The judges
we're to be the three ladies, of whom my
cousin Myrtells was one.
The preliminsries being ssttled, away
few the skaters, myselfincladsd, fellow
ed Is fast as we could 90, to note the race
but after the halfway point vas paassd
nearly ell had been di0tsnced except ny
self and three or four others. The cons
testanis had, up to this, hept vsll togeth.
er, neither seeming to have advantage
over the other; but nov Jasper vas per-
ceptibly falling to the rear. When two
thirds of the distance had been 0ccom-
plished. there was sharp bend, or curve,
In the river, and, in order to gaia on his
opponent, Jasper took the inside of the
curve, near the bank, and vas straining
every nerve In the race, when, With .
cry OF horror that I shall remember 20
my dying day, he disappeared from sight.
He had skated into an sir-koie in the
ice.
Myself. with three or four others, we're
close behind. and, with cries of alarm,
We rushed to the spot. He wss now
here to be seen. A large crowd was
soon gathered, while l, with the demon
of revenge in my heart, secretly rejoiced
at the accident, with the hope that he
never would be discovered. We search
ed, but it was fruitless; We never saw him
again. The strong current had un-
doub.ed.y carried him quickly far be.
yond our help.
Ali now was confusion and distress;
our pleasant party had ended in sorrow.
Our lady Judges, hearing that something
had occurred to prevent the fulfillment Of
the race, now came up to where the
crowd was assembled. Upon hearing
the dreadful news, Myrtells fell into .
death-like swooA, and, in this condition
was carried to the homestead, where she
lay long time at deaths door. When
she finally recovered her reason had fled
and il was deemed Advisable to c0nfine
her in lunatic asylum.
My father, already weakened by age
and disease, soon fell . victim to this
double sorrow, and in one short month
was sleeping with his fathers. And L
o, heavensl what had gained? To be
sure, was now a rich man, for nheri.
ted all my fathers wealth; but reaction
had taken place. mourned for my lost
brother. cursed myself for being his
murderer; for in my heart l fel: guilty of
his death, and of my cousins sad condi-
tion.
Nv own love, Myrtella-heaven bless
her nure soirit'-is With the angela Her
reason never returned. She would pace
her narrow cell, and cry, 30. Jasper, my
love! my lost, lost iove"-until her
Maker said, at is enough; come up
higher"
am row lonely old man. | shall
soon see those tiat have gone before;
for, with my peace made with heaven.
shall welcome the summons.
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loslem Cemeteries.

1t is cardinal article of faith with all the
Mohammedans that the corpse and tie grave
are sacred, and the result is that, neither
being disturbed, their cemeteries stretch over
vast tracts, often altogether d;sproport;ored
10 the cities or town from which they are
nourished. Cons!a aiincp'e Is surrounded
By immense graveyarGs, suggesting to the
mind of . stranger that the principal bu.i-
ness of Stamboai, as indeed Of all ciyiliza-
tion, has betn foe ages er!irily Of noriusry
character. They present a strange and ex-
tremely gloomy appearance, their white
marble ooiUmns, surmOunted by turbans,
shimmering like ghoss through and above
the groves Of expresses that always mark the
last repose of the Moslem fleeperr. The
shape Of the carved turbans indicates the
condition of the dead. The pillars marking
the unmarried, have sculptured roae at the
top. The rose monuments almcst invaria.
bly, denote young girls, since celibacy is
thought discrediiable in Musselmanic coun-
tries, and the highest province of the oppo-
site SIX to be the bearing ard rearing of
children. The irscIip p:ioss are in letters of
god, and abound in such hyperbole Of com.
mendation that an English-speaking person
might naturally suppose some of tie ep:-
tsphs Of his own race had BEEN translated
into the Turanian tongue. Few carved
eulosies are bestowed upon women, ard the
unwedded are t:eated with the si!enc. Of
charity, becarse, to the o tomanic mind,
their loftit ST functions have been unfu!lilled.
Sepulchres OF pirticular families of wealth
and distinction are raile in and elvlroned
with the omnipresent cyIress, and the tombs
Of eminent dignitaries are Lighted with lamps
kept constantly burnin-, ceft.in sanctiiy
having been ss ssoc:ated with fire by numer-
Gus school, % theology beore and since the
day, Of the R1man vestals. Not single
stone is removed under any circumstances
from Mohammedsn grave. fer such re-
mOval is considered the greatest sacIilege,
and no amount of piastre, could purchase
rood Of Mohamneisn burying place The
Orient is no. yet sufficiently enlightened to
see the advantage which We SO clearly per-
GIVE Of turning old eraveyards into build
ing sites, and uaing the dust Of cur fore
fathers as b,sis for profitable speculation
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OFFICIAL.
Reduction in the Bates of Postage on Cores
pondence Exchanged Between the United
States and the Netherlands.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, \
OFFICE OF FOREIGN MAILS


| States and the Netherlands.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF FOREIGN MAILS,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 1874.
An additional art:c'e to the Postal Con
ventions Of September 26,h, 1867, and Jan
uary 1879, lS7, between the United State
and the Netherlands, has been concluded
which will go into effect the lst dsy of Dc
tober, 1874.
The international rates of postage on le:-
tsrs from the United States for the Neither
lands, sent by direct steamers between the two
countries, are, under this article, fxed at c
cents for one half ounce or traction thereof.
No change has been made on the rates o
poetsge On letters or on printed matter,
samples or patterns of merchandife, eenl
Otherwise than by direct steamer. Reduced
rstss of postage on printed matter, samples,
and patterns sent by direct steamers have
also been established, as follows:
Newspapers cents each, if rot over 4
ounc in weight; other printed matter, pat.
terms CT samplss, 2 cents, if not over l ounce
in weight; GEMS, if over ounce and not
exceeding 2 ounces; 6 cents, if over ounces
and not exceeding 4 ounces; and 6 cent, for
every additional ounces or fraction thereof.
The prepayment OF postage on ordinary
letters is optional, but on registered letters,
rewspaperr, prints, patterns aad samples,
prepayment is obligatory.
Registerei Correspondence is subject. in ad-
dition to Io,taee chargeabls thereon, to a
reg stration fee o! cents, which amount, to-
getter with the postage. is. in all cises, re-
quired to be prepaid. Il, however. the post.
age on any correspondence other than regis
tered should be insuficiently prepaid, it will
nevertheless, be forwarded to its destira-
ton, charged with the deficient postage ard
fine Of cents in the United States, or Of
Is cents (Dutch) in the Netherlands, en- de-
livery.
Postmasers will levy ard collect postsge
accordinely, on and gtler October 1st, 1874.
New York and Boston continue 10 te the
Offices of Exchange for Netherland malls on
the part of the United States.
By order of the Postmaster General:
RICHARD KELLY,
Acting Superintepdebt.
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School Senn.

To any man who has awakened in middle
life to the ead fact that the capital stock he
aimed % store up in school years has not
yielded the anticipated net income to pra ai-
cal life, it should be source of hope In be-
half of bis children, that an eminent educa-
ter has emerged from the fogs of scholastic
ism to put the PISS; behind him and preach
practical reform to the preeest and future.
That man is no less than DR.. Porter, Presi-
dent Of Yale College. His voice comes as
the eeho Of long experience and vide ober-
vation OF resulte And what does be say
That the primary and preparatory schools Of
this country are made places Of technical
to later year,, if touched at all; that the
At school are killed or crushed BY the plod-
ding tread-mill dngery OF lenpg Greek and
Latin. to the exclusion, necessarily, Of the
cseful, 20 veil ss more entertaining and in
spiriting studies Of science in It's hundred
popular forms, ard, often slsc, the common
e-t alements Of educa,ion-reading. wiring
spelling. and the multiplication table; that,
il Greek and Latin soon Lose entirely
their hold Of old position in the curriculum Of
college studies, their friends nay blame q
pi&O&O O6lte 70 mouoponLc tnat CufciCd-
lun; that recitation BY rote Cramps indie
pendent thought in child a. well - in man;
that to catch The tkought of the textbook
sufficiently 10 clothe il intellissntly in the
pupii's own language ought to Be tie pls-
card posted at every corner Of the theory of
practice and teaching; that too much Is de-
manded Of mere verbal memory, and too
little OF comprehension of ideas; tht FORM
alism is the enemy Of our schooh; that me
chanical repetition, asd reliance upon me-
chanical exaninations are fatal errors; that
the system Of Dsrkins is pesnicious one;
that too early development Of the general.
iziDg faculty is ad fault; and that lack of
Intellectual spirit is crJing Fin among the
educators Of the country.
Let this lood voice OF the eminent fresi-
dent be heard in the school room. and be
suppleoeated BY the multitude Of teachers
and oshess Who have locg thought Ike him,
bet Lacked courage 10 oppcse che current
foFmalisn Of their craft, and ve may hope
toe Eoss thoukhtful, eafnse and practical
lines Of lechool study in the near iuiure.-
Chicago Ra.
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A DangerouslMedium.
,m the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
Now that their political excitement
has partially subsided, the people ol
Missouri are stimulating their nerves
with q new sensation, somewhat vague.
ly described as ''the alleged materializa-
tion of departed spirits" 1t is NO mem.
Der of the noted club of speculative phil
osophers in st. Louis who has invented
this new pastime for the credulous, but
plain man living in an obscure village
in q remote county, whittier many visi-
tors are latterly flocking. This humble
citizen has impressed gOodly numbers of
his t0wnfolk that when he is in the pro-
per mood he can summon spirits from
the unseen world, bid them take ON the
shape in which they appeared while liv-
ing. human beings, snd compel them to
converse with such friends as may be
present. The local newspapers still re-.
main little incredulous, and one of
them is bold enough to venture the sue-
gestion that the medium who pretends
70 effect these wonders is humbug.
This is 'monsirous sad" Who can
hereafter draw his parting breath in
peace, when rejecting on the horrible
possibility of being interviewed after
death? Andtn view of the wonderful
disclosures of the Missouri medium, what
have the materialists to say? Is "George
Eliot" doomed to renounce her lon ying
for the "choir invisible" and to stoic~
ally MAKE up her mind to be summoned
one day back to earth to settle some dis
rute as to the price of her copyrights,
or give her opinion on the Literature Of
some future generatiohS Ia William
Shakespeare to rob us of our dearest idol
and ideal, by appearing in 'his habit a.
he lived" and bringing hb real face to
set Page mad, and to drive sculpeors to
despair: Will the ''peerless Helen"
come out Of the night Of time and the
halfforgo,ten siege of Troy.to show us
that she Was At best but Q half-grown
girl, and mayhap ill-favored also. when
men battled for her? Viii all the buried
bores in Christendcm take advantage Of
this. Characterization Of spirits'' to come
back and ply their wonted tortures on
living victims; The thought is too ter
Abie. The Missouri medium is an enc.
my to tradition, 10 romance, and to
peace.
The etestimOy of the mediums neigh.
borr, however, is remarkably clear and
circumstantial. Men and women Who
claim at least Q fair share Of ofirtsllieence.
assert that they have seen their aequain-
tances Who died many yeaD ego, and
have conversed With them. Ono i1pul-
I've w1taess grows eloquent over the
mystexious appearancs, q The mediun's
hiGh beheat. Of defuncs Con6edelaee
General, Who pesred out iron u dark
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NERVOUS { DEB|L|TlTED
OF BOTH SEXES.

No Charge for -1drice and Consultation.
&R. J. D. DYOrr, graduate Of Jefersor
Medical College, Philadelphia, author o
several valuable works, can be consulted On
all diseases Of the Sexual or Urinary Or.
gans, (which he has made an especial study
either in male or female, no matter from
what cause originating OF of how long stand
ing. A practice Of 80 years enables him to
treat diseases with succesa Cures guaran.
teed. Charges reasonable. Those at dis
tance can forward letter describing symptoms
and enclosing stamp TO prepay postage.
Send tor the Guide to Health, Price 1Oc.
]. 3. DYOTr. M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon. 10i Diane St. NY.
Jan22-Is5
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THE MILDPOWER CURES
Humphreys Homeopathic
SPECIFICS,

II AVE proved, from the most ample experience
u an entire success. They are the only medi-
eines perfectly adapted TO popular use-eo simple
harmless to be free from danger; aad 20 efcien.
as to be always reliable. They have the highest
commendation from all, and will always render
satisfaction.
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cOaRUPrING THE so.,os a.D vI;IAliS..

Chronic kheumaiisin,, ScrO u.a, GlAndu a SWELL
ing, Hacking. pry Cough. Caneerous An.ciions,
Syphilitic Complaints, Bleeding Of the Iuugs Dys.
pepsia, Wster Brasn, Tic D0lore"x. White swell
ings, Tamors. Ulcers, Skin and Hip Disexss Aer-
curial Diseases Female Complaints, s;0uI, Dropsy-
kickets, salt hheun, Rronchitis Con- umpiion
Liver Com y!ainis, Ulcers in the Throat. Mouth.
the system, Sore Eyes, StrumOrOus discharges irOll
the Ears, and the worst forms Of kin Diseases
Eruptions Fever S0resi Scald Head, King Worms.
Eiysipelas, Acne. Black Spots, Worms in the Flesh
Cancer. In the Womb. and all veaEeeing and pain
fnl discharges, Night Sweats, Loss Of Sperm and
all wastes Of the life Principle are within the range
q this wonder OF Modean Chemistry, and q iew
days use will prove TO any person using il Tor
either OF these forms Of disease its potent power
cure them. Sold by Druggists, 81 per bottle.
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