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Year: 1861

Great God to Thee our prayer we humby make


Oh hear our cry,
And save us for Thy gracious mercy's sake,


Ere hope shall die
Peace in our time" grant. King of Kings,


Ana bless our land
And may the Heavenly Dove with healing wings


Ger all expand
s.nove this curse which biz ghts the cheering ray


This penalty OF sin;
Cause truth and justice assert their sway,


Our hearts within.
1--we, Is in mercy from that woe.


brothers striie,-
- he future Of our country show


\ better life.
Let di, cord c. ase, envy and wrath give place


To far no5ler aim,
And ths discovered members of our race


Be one again.
Thou bounty to US give IN patriots true,


With wisdom rare.
So that our country, blessed with life anew,


Its errors may repair.
Oh. Giyer of all good, to thee pray,


And never cease
In mercy this gloomy cloud away


Lord, give us peace.
Year: 1861

The Sec.tary of the Treasury has ordered
the stoppage OF supplies ofany kind of the
rebellious States, at Cairo. The same or
der has been given at other points on the
Ohio river wnere custom offices are loca-
ted. This subject was made Il question
for discussion in the House yesterday, in
connection with a proporsiiion for the en-
actment Of some law for the relief Of deb


tors. 1t was argued by the friends OF the
proposition, that it was unfair to deprive
the farmer, the manufacturer and the mer-
chanic of the markets which they have re-
lied upon for the sale Of the products of
enforcement of the collection of debts OF
remain in full force against them. ii de-
prived of market their resourse are cut
of and they are unble to meet their obliga-
tons. In such a case it is evidently an
Just to compel a debtor to sacrifice his
property. II we tax Ills patriotism to the
extent Of depriving him Of lis market for
the sale ofhis products, i; is certainly un-
fair and ungenerous on the part of the State
to deny him the relief within its power


The stoppage Of supplies will operate with
peculiar hardship upon the citizens ofsouth-
ern indiania, aud those of the middle part
of the State will also feel its effects. They
are perfectly willing to yield implicit obedi-
ence to the policy of the Government, but
they insist that The Government shall al
the same time protect them from the sacri-
fee of forced sales of property. We are
not prepared to say what the remedy should
be. or lis extent, but some measure O. re.
lief should be granted. 1t has been sug-
gested that the functions of judicial officers
in civil cases sha be suspended for linn
lied period, so the people Of Tie State may
have an opportunity to adopt themselves tc
the new condition of affairs. If the coli
lection of debts is enforced under presen,
circumstances thousands will be runied
while if time is extended to them, thev
may be able TO work through, pay thei,
debts and save their property. The mat
ter is worthy of consideration. We refer
to our legislative proceedings for an inter
estng debate in the House yesterday, up
on the subject.--,State Sentinel.
Year: 1861

A SENSIBLE ADMoNITloN. "A correspon-
dent in Preble County, Ohio, suggests
the following sensible advice to the farm
ing community:


1t is now certainty that Il war is inev-
liable, and hence every tiller o: the soil
should know that every farm and garden
proluct will be In unusual demand. The
great quantum of rain has as yet. t.prevenled
the sowing of oats, which will be In great
demand for army purposes. 1t is hoped
those who have fields sufficiently dry to
pow will at once put in their oats, and every
nook and corner should be planted IN some
thing that will supply the million that are
and will be consumers and not producers
Year: 1861

AN ExTRAoRDINaRY On WILL The oil well
on Oil Greek, at which the explosion Eotced in
our columns some dtys ago took place. is the most
extraordinary on record. Notwithstanding that
some two thousand barrels escaped during e fire
it is throwing out oil st the OF twenty bar
rels an hour. From Saturday afternoon to Thurs
day mo ming seventeen hunlre btrrels had been
filed, and the vats conta Ming over two hundred
barrels more, were flowing over. The gas. the
Mercer Dispatch saws, but the flame is confined to
the chamber of the wall by a mound oi
clay which WAS thrown over its mouth.
pipe is driven through this clay to the mouth ol
of the we'll, and through this the oil flows to the
reservoir from which the barrels are flied.
Year: 1861

Major Anderson said of the men he had with
him i'm Fort Sumter:


half poisoned, and on the voyage of eternity in
this state. he never can know what men had, or
understand tho measure of the valor that made
surrender the last thought with them.
Year: 1861

A gentleman having horse that ran
away and broke his wife's neck was told by
neighbor that he wished to purchase IL
for his wife to ride upon. "No." said the
wretch. 81 intend to marry again myself. y
Year: 1861

GOVERNORS GUARD REGIMENT.
The undersigned who has for eleven years and upward held
commission in tn. mids and for the past seven years as
Colonel Of the Sixth Reaimea which was among tie rs to
respond to the call of the President in April last for three
months service feeling that whatever OF theoretical and prac
teal knowledge acquired b him possibly be Of service TO
country engaged n reossnilDr bis regiment to
serve for the


Seven hundred men have enrolled themselves under my
standard rnany whom have active seiee) snd are
uniformed and in camp at Elm Park.


! require THREE HUNDRED MEN to enable me to take
the field Shall have them The Government, require
immediate services To those whO compeien, and
brrg twent yse immediately will position ss
Lieutenant Come then Applications 10 person
BY letter made to Col. JOSEPH C. PINCKNEY,


Centre Market, New York
Year: 1861

SAN ANDREAs-From Mokelumne Hill to
San Andreas, along the mining gulch, says
Mooney. writing to his paper, is about twelve
miles. In this line has been discovered
deeper strata of blue gravel than that which
the miners had been previously working
the old lead was found some twenty to thirty
feet beneath the surface but this new strike
is full one hundred feet lower; and, as it is
proved, amply rewards the labor required to
dig so deep. The lead is found pretty nearly
along the whole line, and may be discerned
by the clusters of miners new cabins here
and there through the rough valley Most
of those claims are owned by little compan-
les of three or four workmen. So far their
sinking and operations have been confined to
themselves Occasionally hired man or
two are called in. The wages of a work
man is three dollars a day without board
and two dollars with. The mining in this
direction is principally sinking and tunnel
ling
Year: 1861

CONVICTION OF SYMoNDs-This man who
was in confinement in the Auburn Jail last
season for being concerned in the Mountain
Springs robbery, and while there, was traced
by chain Of circumstances, says the Placer
Herald, as one of the murderers of two men
last summer, near Benson's Ferry, in Sacra-
mento county, has been on trial for the muir
der in the Sacramento District Court After
a faithful investigation, taking four or five
days, the case was given to the jury, who, in
five minutes rendered a verdict of guilty
of murder in the first degree" There can
be no doubt that Symonds was properly
convicted and will suffer the extreme penal
ty Of the law. His partner in crime, Crozier,
is still at large, but sooner or later he will
be very apt to meet his deserts.
Year: 1861

GOLD DISCOVERED IN BoDEGA.-We learn
says the Petaluma journal, that rich diggings
have been discovered in gulch, near Per-
kins' Saw Mill. They prospect rich and are
represented to be quite extensive; consider-
able excitement prevails Gold has been
known to exist in that section of the county
for some time but owing to the remoteness
from water, it would not pay TO work the
ground The newly discovered diggngs are,
however, adjacent to water.
Year: 1861

"SHAEERs."-Ths Appeal goes into raotures
ove7two little "shakers" which it saw the
other day, hanging up on somebody's window
blind. Well, every one to his taste, but we
confess that the sight of "shaker" does not
make us the least bit sentimental On the
contrary, we always feel a little ri3ed when
we see them. In the first place, they are the
most unbecoming things that a woman ever
put on her head, and iu the second place, if a
woman was as beautiful as an angel you
could not see her face if she chose to conceal
it in the depths Of one Of the abominations,
and thirdly, and lastly. we never intend to
like them. Some women were created to
look especially handsome in the street They
always look rosy and smiling and dimped
and saucy We advise all such to avoid the
odious shaker as they would the smallpox.
There is arother class Of women-the timid


shrinking sort-who always, when on the
street, fasten their Dyes on the pavement, and
look as though they were going out to buy a
shroud for their grand mothers. This class of
ladies take naturally to shakers" and we
do not object. But we wish all handsome
women wold discard them forever.
Year: 1861

The prospect now is that Gen Jas A. Nc
Dougall will be elected United states Senator
He received, on the last ballot in Joint Com
vention, 81 votes. With three more. he can
be elected, for outside parties will then cast
their votes for him, rather than zee no cleo
ton ut all.


1t is very important that Senator should
be chosen, at this time, while men know for
what they are voting All men who value
the Unicn, and who desire to use the very
last efforts for its preservation must know
that now is the time to secure a Union-loving
Senator.


A year hence, there is no telling what
events may have happened, in what a condi-
ton the country may be, what distinctions OF
parties, what elements at work and 1t Is
wise to act, while yet there is power to
achieve. Those who now have the oPpor-
tunitv 20 cast their votes for an uphoder OF
the Union. should avail themselves OF it, ere
it is forever too late. They should strike
when the iron is hot. The times are big with
fate. and postponement will do for slaves to
party and towards in the moral political
world We sincerely believe that no man
who loves his country, will lend his aid to
slaving off an election this session Gen
McDougal can be elected. lie is opposed to
Secession, bold and outspoken against Pa
citic Republic, or any reasonable movement
upon this coast against the Federal Govern
ment. He is the man for the position to
which his friends desire him to be elected.
lie will be hue 10 lis country; and God in
Heaven knows how we shall want such a
one of those Old Line Jacksonian Democrats
who regard secession as treason, and nulliica
| ton as rebellion An intimate friend o
stephen A. Douglas he will be with that
great statesman as long as the latter shal
stand true to the Union-and that will bC
forever. His intellect (for he is among the
foremost men of the country will SHED
honor uron his State. His honor as man il
unimpeachabe, although slanderers have
tamperea with his name; as with WhaI
worthy name have they not2


Aside from all this, party discipline party
obligation will release no true Douglas man
from the duty of voting for Gen. McDougall
The Douglas party of the State are in his
favor and those men, pretending to be Doug
las Democrats, who do not vote for him ,
knowing him to be the regular nominee of
the party, will have to come to a reckoning
with their constituents; and, for our part, so
far as our humble capacity avails, we shall
see that that reckoning is made.
Year: 1861

In small village of Illinois may be seen
daily taking his morning walk Jolly old
Frenchman, who prides himself upon having
built the first house on the spot where now
stands Chicago.
Year: 1861

JUsT IN PLACE-Daniel Webster once told
n good anecdote in a speech. When asked
where he got it, he said, 81 have had it laid
up in my head for fourteen years, and never
had good chance to uee i. til To-day
Year: 1861

Last Saturday morning, Bernard Levy,
broker at 146 Canal street, New York, vas
found dead behind his OWL counter, with his
throat cut from ear to ear, by lis brother, who
Lad stepped out for q few minutes to get q
cigGr. The circumstances Of the murder
taft1c The most acute Of tue detectives. 1n-
deed, there is some dispute as to whether de-
ceased WAS his own murderer or the victim Of
some secret enemies. If murder, it was not
for money, as pics Of gold and bills tay IN
touched in their proper place, an easy prey for
the assassin, and yet it seems almost impo=si-
Bile that it is suicide. The knife with which
the deed WAS done is Of the clasp pattern,
new and keen, the point being shaped like !,
hook. The instrument Of death was found
closed, and lay upon the counter, where there
vas no blood. The wound was Of most re.
1usrkable character. The weapon apparently
was thrust into the left side of the neck, and
protrudcd On the other side, directly under
the cal. When in, it was seemingly pressed
upon with considerable force, leaving an ugly
cash Of about three inches in length aud one
il breadth, hut not seycring the skin on ths
Year: 1861

E The Lasal1e Coal Mining Co., in La
Sale comfy, hare just completed their new
works, with powerful machinery, a: an expense
Of about ten thousand dollars, and the shaft
four hundred tons per day, which is double
The capacity Of the old works. They have the
first and second veins Of coal, but work the
second principally, which contains a proper
ton Of camel coal The second vein is at 4
depth Of o6Q feet,
Year: 1861

E- A few days since the Nau1nkeag Cotton
Company, Of Sa1e1n, sold one hundred bales
Of cotton at the enormous price Of thirty cents
per pound, cash. This was the highest price
yet paid for cotton in tho Eastern market
Year: 1861

WATER-PRooF CLoTH.-Take
l pound of common brown soap, cut it
up into pieces and disolve I pound Of
alum in hot water, the quantity of which
I'm both cases) should be sufficient to
enable the operator to freely handle 20
yards of cotton cloth. Now immerse
the cloth in the first liquid, and open
out the folds so as to let every part re-
ceive Its share of the soap. This will
take about Is minutes handling. The
cloth is now lifted and squeezed to press
out some ofthe water; then it is plung-
ed under the hot alum liquor and hand
led for about quarter of an hour, af-
ter which it is dried. When dried in
temperature of $50 degrees Fahrenheit,
the cloth is superior in quality to that
dried in the atmosphere. The alum and
soap form an artificial leather-an in
soluble compound-it fills the pores Of
the cloth.


Aaother process is as follows: Take
I pound of alum and half a pound Of
the sulphate of copper (blue vitrlol) and
dissolve them in 30 gallons of boiling
water and boil the cloth in this LIQUID
for half an hour; then take it out and
dry in a warm room. Cloth thus treat
ed will repel rain, which will run from
its surface like water from ducks
back, and yet perspiration will pass
freely through its pores. This is =
good method for treating capes Of wool
en- cloth, and it has been used for this
purpose in the French army. Oil-cloth
and india.rubber water proof clothes
soon render the personssswho wear,then
very feeble, because they prevent the
escape Of cartonic acid gass FROM the
body
Year: 1861

He will also give special attention to busi-
ness before the Departments Of the General
Government at Washington, and especially te
Land Cases. and obtaining Land Patents


As the head of one of the Land Patent Bu.
reaus in the General Land Office at Wash
ington for several years. and possessing a
large experience in the transaction of public
business he possesses extensive facilities for
the transaction of business with the Govern.
ment. nS4v2yl
Year: 1861

ner prescribed by the laws in force pre-
vious to secession, afording to the ma
jority an opportunity to choose officers
in whom they had confidence After
the first general election the old order
of things would be completely restored,
and questions relating to the division
of the state, or other innovations deem
ed desirable by any part of its citizens,
could then be considered by those who
had right to decide them. tits to be
regretted that so practicable solution
Of the problem of reconstruction is
likely to encounter obstacles in conse-
quence of this unconstitutional project
for division of the state.


The Constitution provides that nc
new state shall be erected within the
jurisdiction of any other state without
the consent of the Legislature of the
latter. Now a Legislature chosen by
the people west to the Alleghanies is
the Legislature Of Virginia, or it is not.
If it is not, it has clearly no power to
grant the requisite consent. If it is
the Legislature Of the state, to whom
would the consent be granted? What
is the geographical district which it
would release from Its jurisdiction,
while it retained its authority over the
remainder? The part released and that
retained would be the same. which is a
plain contradiction in terms. Instead
Of releasing part of its territory to
form new state, in would merely
withdraw its claim to jurisdiction over
Eastern Virginia, and SO abandon two
thirds of its territorial jurisdiction. The
Constitution never contemplated, and
does not authorize, any such proceed
ing. 1t would be the same in princi-
pie as if the Legislature of New York
should cast off all that part of the state
west of Utica and leave it destitute of
any state government. The leaders of
opinion in Western Virginia are too
sensible of the absurdity of a proceed
ing like this to fall into it. They are
attempting to erect new state through
the agency of a mere convention, with
out any reference to the legislative
consent required by the Constitution
of the United States. AS Attorney
General BATES truly states. IN his ex-
cellent letter on this subject, which we
publish this morning, this is an act of
revolution, involving plain breach
both of the constitution Of Virginia and
of the nation. Congress cannot admit
into the Union a state formed in this
unconstitutional manner.


! (which is contingency not in the
contemplation of the government, nor
of the northern people-if the Union
should be permanently dissolved, and
we should be forced, at last, to recog-
nize the independence of the rebel con-
federacy, we should then, of course,
receive the new state erected in West
ern Virginia into the Union. After we
by treaty fixing boundaries, relin


quished our claim to jurisdiction over
Eastern Virginia, Congress could ad-
nit the new state. But so long as Vlr-
ginia is state in the Union, a new
state cannot be formed within her


boundaries without the consent of her


Legislature.


UTILITY OF SMALL BlRDs.--Birds
are tho friends of every man who raises
Year: 1861

The Scientific American has received
the following receipt for making an ex-
cellent composition for amounting the
feet Of soldiers during long marching
Take equal parts of gum camphor, olive
oil and beeswax, and mix them together,
warm until they are united and become
q salve. At night wash the feet well,
dry them, and apply the salve, and put
on clean stockings and sleep with them
on. Next day the feet will be in excel
lent trim for marching.
Year: 1861

The Baltimore Exchange learns from
undoubtod authority that the expenses of
the Lincoln Government during the past
four months have been over two hundred
millions OF dollars. The great bulk of
that enormous sum goes to pay contrac-
tors in carrying on the war of subjugatinig
the South That is over million and u
half per day.
Year: 1861

The Boston Transcript thus assails one
of the usurper's Cabinet:


This country has had enough OF Simon
Cameron. If lie remains longer in Office
the people will begin even to distrust
President who can retain him. They do
not forget the loud clarnor and the grave
charges which came, boldly TO the Presi-
dents ears and presence when his nomi
nation to the Cabinet was under att,"?ise-
ment. They know thatas the head of by
far the most important Department of the
Government in time OF war, he has shown
neither ereXecutive capacity nor pure and
patriotic eye and heart for his bleeding
country.


The New York Times follows up thus:


Mr.. Lincoln does not. preside over u
Court of Sessions, nor isAa conviction of
larceny, or burglary, or Gny other offence,
necessary to prove the relative unfitness
OF man for II seat in his Cabinet. In
England, if Ministry loses the conf
dence of the people, it instantly resigns.
That confidence in its ability as well as its
integrity, is felt to be absolutely essential
to the proper conduct of public affairs
If this be so in England, it is much moro
so here.
Year: 1861

pay The Baltimore Exchange learns
from undoubted authority, that the ex-
penses of the Northern government
during the past four months, have been
over two hundred millions OF dollars
This is oyer million and ~ half per day.
Year: 1861

Prepared for the war; should be written
over the door of every farm building
Save all the provendcr you can, that will
nourish man or beast. Take care of your
straw, chail, bran, everything, and don't
feed cXtravagantly because you have full
cribs, Fix up your spclters for tho pro-
lection of stock during the winter.


Repair all farm houses.


Take care of your stock.


Don't indulg re any longer in mutton, but
look to the wool and guard against hard
times Set all the old folks to knitting
stockings for the soldiers. Half pound
Of cotton and half a pound Of wool will
make four pair heavy winter socks, and
they will lie sorely needed. We have no
Yankee knitting looms, and must rely
upon our fingers.


Get your horses in marching order. We
may need more cavalry, and every man
who can spare horse should freely offer
him to his country.


Prepare carly to SOW large area in
wheat, rye, and barley,


Sow large turnip patches. Red-top will
do well sown any time in September
Save all your peas and pea vines.


toh0n-Pici it out as rapidly as it opens,
and don't let bale OF it leave your gin
house until the blockade is raised. and il
can be made available by your Govern
ment.


Work day and nght-not to make
money, but to be able to protect the sol
dier and his family, and secure our own
independence.
Year: 1861

The Cur WoRM.-We hear complaints from
oil sections Of the country of the raVsges Of
the cut worm. The cold, wet weather has
been SO unfavorable for the growth of corn.
and go favorable for the operations of the worm
that from present appearances the corn crop
in this county will be a short one; but July
and August, however, are the months that make
the corn crop.
Year: 1861

A letter from Tennessee states that East
Tennessee will! give great majority for Union'
and that ten thousand troops can be raised in
that section and twenty thousand in the State.
Messrs. Nelson and Johnson are taking noble
stands against the rebels
Year: 1861

for the chance of waning it at some indef its
future period. Aod whenever the conntry
really needs soldiers, there will be no lack Of
eager and effective volunteers.


We shall her Illustrate and enforce these
views ut tho proper tiWs.
Year: 1861

The first shot from the riled cannon, tried the
other day at Fortress Monroe, struck the maga-
zine at Sewalls Points the immediate result was
rapid scattering of the Rebela; the next result
was the removal Of the battery to more secure
position
Year: 1861

that moral countenaoce, the best gift which one
great nation can bcstow upon another, we have
right to expect from England; nor do we
doubt it will be given us in full measure by the
great commonalty Of England.
Year: 1861

As the hardest part OF the washing generally the
UrRgiRg, it Is obvious that If this machine will do tho
work better in oaeqaarter of the time aud without
least injury to clothes, 1t Is something worth having
The Subscriber that it m do it, and willing
test it anywhere. persons doing their washing
is Invaluable Can and them in operation at any
time.


apl0 diff Sole Agent for Worcester