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Year: 1865

NEW YORK, July 14.-The Commercial
says the proprietor and employees OF the
museum are thoroughly convinced that
the fire was the work Of iricendiaries.-
The fire was first discovered in the base
ment, and on Immediately running to
the roof to turn on the water from large
tank. the flames were discovered burst.
ing out OH the second floor, on the third
near the stage of the lecture room and
on the top floor. The treasurer, Mr.. Iifia'
ny, who had gone to the roof to turn on
water, found his exit cut Oft and was
obliged to descend from the upper win.
dows by leaping to the balcony below
Returning to his Office he took from his
safe S500000 in Government bonds and
left the building.


The manager had lately received
anonymous letters containing threats OF
burning the building on account, it is
supposed, Of the play of JEFF. in Petit
coats"


Among the works Of art saved at the
museum Yesterday, was the Greek slave,
also "a gigantic pictures illustrating
Washington's battles, painted by John
McNevin, which were soon to be exhibit
ed. AS to the panOramas, fortunately
they had not yet been taken into the mu-
scum building, but stood elsewhere.


The wax figure of jeff. Davis was car
ried out, but Just as the street was reach
ed its head dropped off, and it was after
wards found suspended to lamppost.


A soldier, who had to jump from the
third story window, says he had in his
company James Burns, of Lancaster, Pa,
member of the New York Goth regiment,
and it is feared he perished.


The monster bear was lowered from an
upper window OH ladder by chain at
tached to his neck. He was very docile.
The learned seal was also got out, though
he fought against the rough treatment
he received. The tanks holding the
whale and alligator were broken to let
the water flood the building, leaving
their occupants to roast rather than boil.


Barnum, who was at Bridgeport, tele-
graphed to have his agent ready to sail
for Europe on Saturday to secure curl
Osities for a new museum.
Year: 1865

Press D1spatcn.I


T New YORK, July. l4.-The Herald,s
Richmond correspondent says the work
of confscating the property of wealthy
rebels was inangurated in Richmond on
Monday last, much to the CONSERVATION
of the people of that city, by the seizure
of the famous Tredegar Iron Works by
Government agents. Descriptions OF a
large amount of other property liable to
confiscation have been taken. and the
tenants thereof have been notified to pay
no more rent to the rebel proprietors.


One of the Herald's correspondents,
who has lately been through Northern
Alabama. states that that region is al
most one continuous field of cotton. The
planters have given their attention to
the business again this year almost as
much as in anti-rebellion times, and the
growing crops looks very fine The ne
groes are working for their former mas
tiers for wages, and the new labor system
appears to progress very we'll.
Year: 1865

New YORK, July 14.-Gold still tends
strongly upwards. There is very little
regular demand, and the sports are able
to borrow what they want for making
deliveries at 1-32 per cent. per day. The
bulls are holding their large stock on the
market, and argue that the next steamer
will report decline in 5-2Gs at London,
thereby strengthening the price of gold
The price touched 81 434 this morning
Year: 1865

Some years ago, in happier times,
When merry bells rung peaceful Chimes
And mans short life was free from crimes
In good old days OF yore,
Ere busy Labor's cheerful hum
Gave way to gathering fife and drum
And dread events decreed te come
No shadows cast before
Some maidens then no happy wife
(Joined In the little social strife
Tired Of the dull routine Of life,
Vowed they would see the sights.
They said it was grievous wvag,
They had been slaves for man too long,
Ard thus in language sharp and strong


They argued womans rights
They claimed the right to represent
In congress, where man erst was sent
To nominate president


And gather worldly riches;
The right to preach the right TO vote.
The right to wear a vest and coat
And, IT, indeed rightly quote,


The right TO wear the breeches
But man-sharp. ghted man-soon found
The easiest mode to bring them round
And fell their prospects to the ground


BY marrying the leaders,
And when the charming Lucy Stone
Had changed her name she changed her ton'
The rest then bowed at Hymens throne
With very few seceders.
When woman had her effor seen.
Then all moved calmly and serene;
No darkling cloud did intervene


To mar our pure delights, =
Until the South, with inpious hand
At one fell stroke cut loose the band
Which held US one united land


By foolish claim for rights.
They gave their banner to the sun
Twas not tho Old star spangled one.
Beneath which hardy sires had won


The birthrigbt of the free
No. the flag they haunted then,
The banner was of Outlawed men,
Who lost respect for country when


They struck at Liberty.
And then began the bloody war.
Which each true heart must now abhor;
A greater job than bargained for,


1t proved to be indeed.
The wars first year was hardly DER.
When all along the northern shore
Right seekers all set up roar


To have poor niger freed.
Massachusetts led the strain
And echo answered down in Maine
While all New England rang again


When Sambo got his gun
And stood trusted man in ranks
A sort of moving Sable Banks
To save, perhaps, the heads and shank


OF those who watched the tun.
At last the cruel strife was DER
And Southland got her rights aud more
Brave Sanbo stood upon her shore


Free as the empty air.
But grub don't come to soldiers brave
When mustered out, and massas slave
Finds out that those who lately gave


Have stopped his little share.
What abolish" may do, God wot
For Sambo, who so bravely fought
To get that pote, could it be got,


Would add unto his fame;
And Wendell Phillips tother day
Said in his nigger-loviag way,
Unless the President ssld yea"


'TwOud be CRYING shame.
When Phillips squatted, up jumped Brown.
A ''culled man." of Boston town.
With very fierce indignant frown


And most Plutonic lingo
He said Unless the heavens fall,
II rights do not accrue to ALL
IN lead the way and start the ball


Which rolled at st. Domingo.
He meant by this that some fine night
When the moon wasn't shining very bright,
He'd with black clouds shut out the light


And kill us all ere morning
But come along William" bring your crew
John came once, and staid here, too
The hemp is growing yet for you,


But don't forget our warning
Year: 1865

Es@ native of Japan has arrived in New
York by way of California and the Isthmus-
His name is Kisaboro He is member of the
Tycoon's staff and a brother of one of the i'm
p, rial embassy who visited the United States
few years ago. His object is to make a tour
of observation through all the great cities of
the tTniop.
Year: 1865

E- The New York correspondent OF the
Boston Pest says shat services are held every
Sunday in Cooper institute in the interest OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South with
the intention Of organizing there an ecclrsiasii-
cal society, whose head shall be in the South.
Year: 1865

A Northern gentleman lately called on an
old friend of his IN Richmond, well known
minister of the gospel, who at once introduce
ed the subject of politics in the following
style: ''WeIl, we have been beaten in this
war on the State Rghtsquestion, and there
fore L submit, but submit only to superior
force | still believe in the right Of my
State to do as we have done This is a
specimen aud the key note of the poor soph-
istry that has brought almost total annlhi-
lation upon the South. Whatever may
have been the opinion held in the South on
the subject Of State Rights before the
war, there can be no question but that we
distinctly established, by the law of war, the
meaning of the Constitution, to be applied
to this doctrine in all future time The
right of State to secede and take up arms
against the Government, is not hereafter to
be the meaning Of the Constitution. This is
now as clearly and solemnly established as
though an express treaty to this effect had
been ratified by the people so late y in re-
beliion. And this should be the understand
ing of it by all who are IN future required to
take the oath of allegiance. The danger
and peace Of the country depends upon the
construction to be put upon this question
though the motive for carrying 1t 10 Its attt-
ma ratio may no longer exist. 1t might be
justifable in the light OF the law of self pro-
lection to go on with force and by arms, and
destroy and scatter the power Of the South.
We might with justice now so colonize and
re-organize the South, that no remnant of
political power would be left strong enough
to ever give the nation any trouble. But in
the might of our great power, with the abil-
ity to accou plish whatever we will, we are
pursuing widely different course. We
are only requiring an oath Of allegiance
from those who are constantly giving out
such uttei enc as we have quoted above,
trusting to their honor and oath, that they
will give up their cause. Now, if they con-
tinue to hold and express such views. what
is their oath or featy worth? 1t amounts to
nothing, if they interpret it as meaning to
support the Constitution as they understand
it. They can go on and do over again just
what we mean they shall swear not to do,
when they think they have become strong
enough There ought to he something in the
oath of allegiance requiring them to ex
pressly renounce the right OF State to Sc
cede or rebel, so that they will staGd be-
fore the world henceforth bound to abandon
all their secession heresies, both in practice
and theory.
Year: 1865

In the lonely quiet chamber.


There's an empty cradle bed,
With print upon the pillow


OF baby's shining head.
'Tis fair aud dainty cradle.


Downy soft, with pillows white,
But within the blanket folded


Lies no little form tonight.
Once the mother sat beside it.


When the day was growing dim,
And her pleasant voice was singing
Soft and low cradle hymn.
Now there's no more need of singing
When the evening shadows creep,
For the Grad bed is empty,


And the baby gone to sleep.
Little head tn lat used TO nestle


In the pillows white and soft
Little hands, whose restless fingers
Folded there in dreams so eft
Lips we pressed with fondest kisses
Eyes we praised for purest ray
Underneath the church-yard daisies
They have hidden all away.
All, the empty, useless cradle


We will put it out of sight.
Lest our hearts should grieve too sorely
For the little one toni ght.
Wewiil think how safe forever


In the better field above,
That young lamb for which we sorrow
Resteth now in Jesus love
Year: 1865

Glass may even be turned in a lathe
Strange as it seems, this is literarlly true
No special tools even are needed; any anna
teur turner who has operated on either of
the metals may chuck piece of glass on his
lathe, and turn it with the same tools, and
in the same way, as he would piece OF
steel, only taking care to keep the chips
from his eyes. This strange discovery was
made, almost accidentally, i'll the early part
of 1860, by one of our most celebrated me-
chanical engineers, and might have been
patented, but the inventor contented him
self with simply putting it on record, and
generously presented it to the nation. The
consequence was, that no one cared or
thought about it, and the idea has been suf-
fered to lie nearly barren though capable of
being turned to great good. Let any anna
teur mechanic make the experiment, and he
viii be surprised at the ease with which
this seemingly intractable material may be
cut and fashioned according to his will. :
Chambers Journal
Year: 1865

One of the most inconceivable things in
the nature of the brain is, that the organ of
sensation 81 ould in itself be insensible. To
cut the brain gives no pain, yet in the brain
alone resides the power of feeling pain in
every part of the body. If the nerve which
leads from it TO the injured part be divided,
it becomes instantly unconscious of suffer-
ing. 1t is only by communication with the
brain that any kind of sensation is produc-
ed, yet the organ itself is insensible. But
there is a circumstance more wonderful
still the brain itself may be removed-may
be cut away down the corpus cOttosum-
without destroying life. The animal lives
and performs all the functions which are ne
cessary to simple vitality, but no longer has
a mind, it cannot think or feel 1t requires
that the food should be pushed into the
stomach; once there, it is digested, and the
animal will live and grow fat
Year: 1865

The Halie, says the following scene occur
red few days ago at railway station. On
bitter cold day millionaire appeared at
the ticket office for third class ticket
'.What! You, sir, take third class ticket
such day as this ?'' ''Why, must, was
the cool reply, since there is no fourth
class" Il beg your pardon" answered the
official, handing him ticket, but there is.
here is one The man of wealth hastily
paid for it, and rushed to take his place.
On the door-keeper asking to see his ticket,
the traveller produced it, but was rather ia
ken aback on being told that the ticket
would not do for him. why, sir, because
it is dog ticket p
Year: 1865

The Richmond Republic, remarking on
the task before Gov, Pierpont, in re-estab-
''the difficulty is not with reference to any
opposition it may receive from the people of
Virginia, but with reference to the distrust
which is so strongly manifested by the North
in regard to Southern loyalty" If this is so,
the difficulty need not be of long duration.
Whatever Northern distrust there may be
in regard to Southern loyalty can be read
lily removed by the people of Virginia who
have but to prove their loyalty by co-opera-
ting with the General Government to re-
store, not only its authority, but the love
which existed before the rebellion. We are
sincerely glad to see the question SO simply
stated, and hope the difficulty is no greater
than it appears to be from this view of the
subject.
Year: 1865

Three years ago, the gentleman spoke
of told me story of Mr.. Lincoln, which l
have not thought of since, until now. When
Mr. Lincoln received the news of his first
election, he came home to tell Mrs. Lincoln
about it. She was upstairs in the bedroom,
and after telling the news, in walking about
the room his eyes fell upon the bureau glass.
immediately he threw himself down upon
the lounge, and told Mrs. Lincoln he thought
he must be i'll, for he saw second reflection
of his face in he glass which he could not
account for. 1t was perfect, but very pale.


'Oh, said Mrs. Lincoln, that means that
you will be re-elected-but don't like its
looking pale, she added that looks as if
you would not live through your second
term Mr.. Lincoln himself told this to
the friend | mentioned, and this gentleman
told it to us in our parlor soon after the first
Bull Run battle. 1t made quite an impress
sion upon Inc at the time, but one forgets
such things. Was it not singular?
Year: 1865

During one of the battles on the left, a
son in one Of the New York regiments met
his father in one Of the rebel regiments and
took him prisoner. 1t was an actual occur
renee, vouched for on good authority, and
the manner of it was this Just before the
war commenced the son left his home and
went to the State of New York; he enlisted
in the Federal service and came down into
Gen. Grants army here, and for gallantry
in action was promoted to Lieutenantcy.
The father was in the ranksyet. The other
day while charging the rebel works on the
left. this son in our lines, by some curious
happening or providence, came directly up
on his father on the other side Hold p
he cried instantly, as he noticed his father
was levcling his gun upon him, don't you
know whom you are firing at?' During
the four years of our service this son had
grown so much that the father did not know
him. well, says he, Il am your son,
and you are my prisoner, The father
looked UP, came quickly to recognition of
his offspring, and went to the rear. The
head of the family was once a shoemaker in
the city of Petersburg. - Grant S PetersJurg
Pr0greSs
Year: 1865

The campaign for and against the new
State Constitution of Missouri is being very
actively and energetically conducted. The
enemies of the Constitution are very bitter
in their opposition, and will leave no stone
unturned to defeat it. They are mastering
and combining all the copperheads, conser-
vatiyes, and sorehead radicals, and all the re-
turned rebels they can prevail upon to per-
jure themselves by taking the oath but
tkere is no doubt whatever that the Consti-
tuition will be carried by large majority.
Year: 1865

The Boston Post says The voluntary
eontTi buttons to pay the National Debt OF
three thousand millions OF dollars, Will,
probably, reach the gross sum about the
time of the millennium.
Year: 1865

@ Did he not say 10 you that he told that on Satur-
DAY evening" A. cannot remember, but think not
than that


@ Did he not say to You in some one OF your inter-
Views he told that on Sunday A. Nv Impression is he
said he told Dr. Mudd on Monday.


You recoleci his having said that he told DR. Muddf
cumstanccs AGAINST you is that you have failed to give
the earliest Information on this matter; then was he


Did he examine the likeness OF Booth In your pre-
scneef A. Yes, sir.


@ Did he recognize II US the man he had been intro
duced tos Ny impression that be said he could not
from M !he photograph recognize the man.


DID be not say he could not recognize as the
whose leg was brokenY A. He said he should DOT have
not recognize the man wheu ae dst saw him. but that
on recollection be knew was Booth the person to whom


O. Did be not say that was like likeness he had al
ready seen OF Booth with bis name marked upon III A.


O. Was there not Intense excitement In town among
soldiers and pcoplef Not among soldiers; they were
going and coming all the time.


9 ln state OF angry and excited feelngf A. Theye


was 40 angry feeling exhibited but there was an excited
By the JupdE ADvccAn.-Q Can you state at what
al his house.


g Do you understand him to admit that he recognized
him before he eftf A. His expression was that he did
not Know him at rst but that reflection he recollcct


By Mr. EwwG-Q Please state as near as you can
Mudds exact words when he spoke reelection OF
co!lecting II was Booth who was at his house! A. He
SAID on showing him the picture, that he should not
have recolec,ed the men from the photograph and he
did not remember him when he drst him, but that
on renection he remembered he was the man be
was introduced to In November last In the fall;
wont say these the words but that Ii the sub
stance OF bis words az nearly as recoect them.


There was nothing but that n his conversation upon
that poinS A. That was the substance OF It, and was
said over and over again.


Q DID not he say whether the reflection on which hc
would recognize tho with the broken leg the
TO whom DC had been introduced, reflection which
arose after the had left his houses A.
he lcn tho impression clearly upon my mind that
before tho man left the house; be gave why
be did not remember him at the 9rst that tho
much worn and debitated that he seemed TO make an
effort to keep the lower part Of his face disguised but
when be came TO reflect he remembered It the
he had been introduced to. W.


Did be speak Of this disguise having been thrown
on or discontinued at any time during the mans stay 10
his houseS No; but the light OF the day. the shaving
OF the acc tho fact that he sometimes slept and al
others was awake gave him opportunities to recognize
the man. but do not recoect that he said the disguise
entirely thrown or


O. DID he admit to you having denied any persons
having been at his houeeS A. don't know that II vas
ever brought to notice that he denied persons hav
ing been At bis house; he certainly did not deny II
to me.


The Court then adjourned until ten O'Clock 70
morning.
Year: 1865

LIouoR IN FRASKLiN CouNTY.-Tbe Grand
Jury Of Franklin County in presentment
last week say that .'there seems To prevail
great Indifference on the part OF the local
magistracy towards tie illegal traffic in IN
toxica,ing liquors. Aside from the poison
QUE composition of the liquors sold, the
increase in the illegal tale should excite
general attention and alarm on the ground
Of public health MS well as morality. The
ST. Albans Messenger saws this is bad repu-
tatiop. and hae is worse, it is just
Year: 1865

WooD SURVEYOR Hiram S. " White has
been appointed Surveyor Of Wood, under the
ordinance requiring all wood offered for sale
by the load to be measured by an officer ap-
pointed BY the Mayor for that purpose.
Year: 1865

1t has been determined by the Navy DE-
partment 70 dispense with the services Of all
the workmen employed in the Brooklyn Navy
Yard who did not serve in the army or navy
during the REBELLION.
Year: 1865

Resolved. That we sincerely rejoice in the ces-
sation OF war and the return of peace throug ghout
our whole country; and We trust that the momen
tous lessons ol the past four years will inspire
among all our fellow citizcus greater reverence
tor constitutional obligations, and those fl cndly
and fraternal relations between the people of ali
the States. which are the most solid guarantee
for the perpetuiiy Of the Union.


Resolved. That the Democracy Of Calitorni,
will in the future. as in the past, givea cordial
support to the National Administration in the
discharge of all its constitutional iunct and
most especially in times of great national peril
that in the face oil the manifold difficulties aud
embarrassmcnts resulting from the late war; the
Democratic party will not withhold its support
from the policy Of the Administration so Jar as
the same tends to secure the rights and liberties
OF the States aud of their citizens.


Resolved, That upon every ground OF Justice
and policy to the white people OF the country, as
well rs OF humanity to the negro themselves the
Democratic party is infcxibly opposed to negro
suffrage. and its inevitable consequence, the DO
ilc M and social equality OF the negro in every
torn, and especially to the unnatural and reyO.
lutionlry scheme for lhrusting universe, suffrage.
Dy action OF Congress, upon the negroes of The
South States.


Resolved. That the welfare of California de.
m md. imper,tively, that her mining interests
should be developed and fostered; and her peo-
pie are in the same degree opposed TO any system
for the sale or taxation OF her mines.


Resolved thtt the whole history of California
is triumphant vim licatiOn OF her State policy of
gold and silver circulating medium: and that
any change in this respect would bc disastrous in
the extreme; that unwritten contracts for work.
Labor and services should by law, in all ca es, be
enforced in gold and silver coin.


Resolved. That the Monroe doctrine is an cs-
senta part OF the policy OF the Democratic party
and of the American people.


Resolved, That when the civil authority is in
full operation, there is neither warrant in the
Constitution or laws, or even pretcxt in any
supposed necessity of State. for trials by military
courts. or arrests by military power. And that
able under the provisions Of the Constitution