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Year: 1865

DRINKING IMPURE WATER.-Set pitcher OF
iced water in a room inhabited, and in q few
hours it will have absorbed from the room
nearly all the respired and perspired gases
of the room, the air of which will have bo-
come purer, but the water is utterly filthy.
This depends on the fact that the water has
the faculty Of condenslng. and thereby alb.
sorbing all the gases, which it does without
increasing its own bulk. The colder the
water is, the greater its capacity to contain
these gases At ordinary temperature pint
of water will contain pint of carbonic acid
gas, and several pints of ammonia. The
capacity is nearly doubled by reducing the
temperature to that of ice. Hence water,
kept in the room while, is always unfit for
use and should be often renewed, whether it
becomes warm or not. And for the same
reason. the water in pump stock should be
all pumped out in the morning before any is
used. That which has stood in the pitcher
over night is not fit for coffee.water in the
morning. Impure water is more injurious
to the health than impure air, and every
person should provide the means Of obtain.
ing fresh pure water, for all domestic
uSes.
Year: 1865

STOCKTON AND THE INSANE AsYLUM.-The
editor of the Pacific Medical and Surgical
Journal insists that Stockton is no fit place
for an Insane Asylum. First, he says, the
temperature is too high, and then it is a ma
larious region. He says: " At the risk of
being pronounced malicious, we state this as
another serious objection to the present local
ity; for no one will pretend to deny the fact
that the region about Stockton is malarious
in high degree. Its topography gives pri-
ma facie evidence of this, and individuals
and families removing from that district to
San Francisco also demonstrate it. In truth,
the State Asylum is just where no such insti-
tuition should ever be planted-where no
Medical Board on the face of the earth
would have located it-n fat country, on
dead level without hill or forest, or irriga-
tion, or drainage-in hot Summer climate
and malarious atmosphere. Unbiased by
personal or local considerations, we record
this as a professional opinion, with entire
confidence that it will be sustained by medi-
cal authorities everywhere.
Year: 1865




THE Law OF TREASON. law Of 1870,
which was passed to carry into effect the
constitutional provision against the crime Of
treason, declares as follows:


"If any person Or persons, owing allie.
glance to the United States Of America, shall
levy war against them or shall adhere tc
their enemies, giving them aid and comfort
within the United States or elsewhere, and
shall be thereof convicted, or confession in
an open court, or on the testimony OF two
witnesses to the same overt act of the treason
whereof he or they shall stand indicted, such
person or persons shall stand adjuged guilty
of treason againsth United States, end shall
suffer DEATH"


The Washington Chronicle, in commenting
upon this provision, says:


P" Another distinction arises from the fact
that. under the ruling of Chief Justice Mar
shall, in q trial for treason, the offender is
amenable tor all acts he counseled or pro
eured-no matter how distant he may be from
the actual scene of the outcroppings of his
crime Thus the responsibility of the lead
ers IF the rebellion is coequal with their tenn
porary influence and power. Connected
with this point, an interesting question
arises in regard to that stumbling block in
ordinary treason cases-the necessity of con
ducting a trial in the State or judicial district
in which the alleged offense was committed.
But, if we carry out the doctrine of extend.
ed responsibility to its logical and righteous
consequences, our laws would warrant the
trial of JEFF. Davis and bis official associates
at Gettysburg for the havoc of that bloody
field-at Chambersburg, for burning that
beautiful town-at Carlisle, for destroying
the Government barracks-at Washington,
for invading the environs of the capital-or
at any point where the armies they directed
levied war against the United States"


The Philadelphia Ledger said some days
ago that it was reported that Attorney Gen
eral Franklin of that state was preparing an
indictment against General McCausland and
Major Gimor. for levying war upon the in
habitants Of Franklin county, and it suggest
ed that Lee and others ought to be included
in the indictment.
Year: 1865

had been in recent engagement, was wound
ed, and taken to hospital. She found the
hospital, but the boy was dead, or died while
she was there. The surgeon in charge made
memorandum of the facts upon the back OF
the Presidents order, and, almost broken
hearted, the poor woman found her way again
into his presence. He was much affected by
her appearance and story, and said, " know
what you wish me to do now, and l shall do
it without your asking l shall release to you
your second son." Upon this he took up his
pen and commenced writing the order.
While he was writing the poor woman stood
by his side, the tears running down her face,
and passing her hand smoothly over his head, /,
stroking Lis rough hair, as l have seen a
fond mother do to son. By the time he
had finished writing his heart and eyes were
full. He handed her the paper. Now, !"
said he, "you have one and one of the other
two left; that is no more than right" She
took the paper, and reverently placing her
hand again upon his head, the tears still
upon her cheeks, said, 1.-THE Lord bless you.
Mr.. President. May you live thousand
years, and may you always be the head of
this great nation !"
Year: 1865

GENERAL GUSTAV, in an order to his com
mand, claims the capture by his cavalry di-
vision, during the last six months, of one
hundred and eleven pieces of artillery, and
sixty-fve battle flags. During that time his
command had never lost flag or gun, and
had invariably captured every gun which had
been used against them. There have been
many curions developments in this war, but
none more curious than the mania of our
cavalry for charging upon and capturing
artillery
Year: 1865

MOTHER, where is the man going to
sleep?" asked a girl of fifteen of her mother,
who had just promised traveller nights
rest in their out of the way hut I'll have
to put him in with you and Jack and Kate
and Sue and Bet, / suppose, was the reply.
1" Ifit is too crowded, one of you must turn
in with me and dad and Dick and Tommy
and the twins.
Year: 1865

Another touching incident occurred, be-
heve the same week. A woman in faded
shawl and hood. somewhat advanced in life,


at length was admitted, in her turn, to the
President. Her husband had been killed,


and she had come to ask the President to
release her Oldest son. Being satisfied ofthe
truthfulness Of her story he said, "Certain.
ly, if her prop was taken away. she was just
" entitled to one of her boys" He imme-
diately wrote an order for the discharge Of
the young man. The poor woman thanked
him very gratefully. and went away. On
reaching tie army she found that this son
Year: 1865

The PUBLIC DEBT.-From an official
statement just made by the Secretary of the
Treasury it appears that the total amount of
the national debt, including all the Seven
thirty subscriptions to date, and legal tender
of every character, is two billions six hun
dred and thirty-fve millions two hundred and
five thousand seven hundred and tfty-three
dollars and fifty cents, on which the annual
interest is one hundred and twenty -four mil
lions six hundred and thirty eight thousand
eight hundred and seyenty-four dollars and
two cents.
Year: 1865

A STRANGE SToRY.-A certain
Russian noble who lately visited Par.
is, was noticed to be constantly plung-
ed into deep sadness.


"He wore on his finger remarka-
BILE ring large enough for a bracelet,
and extended over his hand like a
buckler for the ring finger. 1t was of
greenisb color, and was traversed by
red veins. 1t attracted attention of
every body, but no one was bold
enough to interogate the mysterious
stranger; until one day lady meet
ing him in public parlor, ventured to
say, sYou wear handsome ring
The Russian made movement a.
though to conceal his hand, but that
feeling gave way to desire to unbur-
den himself. 1t is not ring, but a
sepuichre.' A shudder passed through
the whole company. This jewel, ma.
DAM he continued, SIS my wife, I
had the misfortune TO loose her some
years since, in Russia. She was Ital-
ian, and dreaded the icy bed which
awaited her after this life. I carried
her remains to Germany, where / was
acquainted with celebrated chemist,
whom l directed to make the body a
solid substance which / could always
carry about me. Eight days after
wards he sent for me and showed me
the empty coffin and horrid collec-
ton of instruments and alembics. The
jewel was lying on the table. He had,
through means of some corrosive sub
stances and powerful pressure reduced
and compressed my wife into jewel,
which shall never more leave me.
Year: 1865

Commemorative stated. last week.
that our present County Commissioners
received mileage for going to and return
ing from the County Seat. Reasonable
as tha. wonld be, we are informed by q
mem her of the Board that We were mis-
taken-that the Board has never received
any mileage whatevsr They receive %
.per day for the time they are in session,
and that is all. II the law does not al
low mileage. how came it that Larzelere
managed to obtain it for going to and
coming from his supper? But We almost
forgot the principle he goes upon
don't care q d-n for the law. I want
it and il the law won't allow 1t. III
have it anyhow -.


The District Judge. at the last term OF
the Court. ordered the County Attorney
to bring suits for the recovery Of all fees
drawn from the County. which were not
authorized by law. We suggest that the
Attorney 60 back to the time before Lar
zelere "went into the army land compel
him and his pets to disgorge the illegal
charges which they collected from the
County. g.
Year: 1865

THEIR STYLE.-There are two papers
published in the County, which the Con-
vention men solicited to publish their
calls and proceedings gratuitously but
when they had bills to print. they took
them off to St. Joe. and spent their money
there. The bills could have been gotten MP
at, Troy. where there was printing Office,
perfectly competent to do the work but
the papers in this County opposed the
bogus movement, and must not be given
any work that pays. But such is the
style of that high-minded party. Their
movement originated in spite against two
or three faithful County officers; and the
same principle must be carried ont in all
their movements.
Year: 1865

with his fellow men; but We have said


that be is constantly seeking office. and
that he was poor manager in the Coun-
ty Board. greatly to the detriment of the
public interests. So We still contend. and
1t is no slander. We never questioned
his Republicanism. As to Capt. Flick.
niger, we have not said word against
his character or his qualifications. Mr..
Luce's character we have never ssssiled,
but expressed our belief that he did not
possess sufficient business tact for County
Treasurer. So on through the ticket.
We did say that one of their candidates
at the bottom of the ticket, was Q sot,
and the fact is so notorious that that is
no slander.


These speakers are doing no credit to
themselves. nor making any votes for
their ticket. Their howl about Conven-
tions, independent candidates. secret con-
claves, and all that, is merely because
every person in the County would not
unite with them in their work Of per-
sonal revenge. and ask their permission
to run for Office. Because no ons sees
proper to follow them. contradicting their
wholesafs Misrepresentation. falsehoods
and ISLANDERS. they claim that the people
are bound to believe them. The people
are not such gudgeons Is to swallow
any bait they may choose to throw out
to them. M
Year: 1865

CURE OF CoRNs.-A correspondent Of
the London Lancet recommends the use
of caustic in case of corns. He says:


Iapplied it 0he lunar caustic) thus:
lput my feet in warm water, and allowed
them to remain till found the outer sur.
face of the corn was soft; then dried
the feet, and applied the caustic all over
the corn-in few minutes it was dry
It remained so ten days, when l removed
the black skin and applied the caustic
again; and l continued till had eradi-
Gated the corns completely. l have tried
the same plan with many Of my patients,
and those who have bson sufferers for
years-all have been cured. It produces
no pain, nor the least inconvenience, and
does away with the necessity Of cutting,
which is dangerous in ITSELF and likely
to produce extensive inflammation, with
frequently the loss of life.
Year: 1865

Of malcontents in her borders should no
moro be permitted to eclipse the fame of
such men as fought at Fort Fisher, and
upon hundred other battle fields, than
the spots on the sun to hide it's transccn-
dent glory and brightness.
Year: 1865

The Board Of Aldermen have passed the
resolution from the Council that in the event
of any bill being introduced into Congress for
the admission of colored men Of the city to
TO the right of suffrage, that the Mayor be and
is hereby authorized to call the Council roQeth-
er within two days notice, for the purpose of
taking into consideration measures for holding
special election to obtain the sentiments OF
the people on the subiecrl


Ii may be stated in this connection that
many fthe property holders Of Washington
are anxious thas the corporation charter shall
be surrendered and the government of the CITY
placed in the hands Of board of commits
sioners appointed by the President of the
United States, their object being to quiet agi
tation of the suffrage question, as we'll as TO
secure economy and greater benefits in the
expenditures Of the money collected from
them by the present system of taxation.


To-day daily Chronicie. contains an article
in defense of Gen. Baker. chief detective OF
the War Department. saying, notwithstanding
the terrible outcry against him, he still has
the confidence OF the Department TO which he
IS attached, adding, Gen, Baker does not
fail IN all instances to report his acts TO his
superior officers. This he is bound to do.
and we are sure the War Department, which
IS better advised of the fact than any Of Gen.
Bakers traducers can be, has not vet found
occasion 10 censure HIM for any of these
things which have been o magnifed and dis.
torted by portions of the press. The
Chronicle also says Gen. B. has not commit.
ted single person to Old Capitol Prison for
more than two years, and that he has not been
authorized 10 do so sincethe latter part ofls63
Year: 1865

z. NOV.
A grand commercial banquet is shortly to
be held in this city. A large number of the
leading business men of the United States are
expected. The topics to be discussed are
reciprocity, enlargement of the canals. and
building of the Huron and Ontario ship
canal
Year: 1865

The Richmond Republics Washington cor
respondent, writes thus sensibly and truthful.
ly under date of Monday last:


Every days observation serves to strengthen
my conviction that the Southern members
should stand aloof from both Houses until af-
ter the organization, doing nothing more than
present their credentials to the Clerk, if even
they do so much II the Southern members
shall attempt on the first day, and before the
organization, to take part in the proceedings
of the House, shall claim TO be de fdcf0 as well
as de 5ure members; shall attempt, as the Re
public forcibly put it the other day, ssto sneak
In AT the back door of Congress" through the
Intervention Of the Clerk, or by means of other
quibbles, the result will be that they will pre-
judice their cases and will not succeed in get
ting their seats. But by pursuing dignified
moderate course, such as that indicated, that
VIII gain the respect of all men, including
some, probably, who would be delighted nv
any righteousness they might exhibit, as II
would furnish them an argument for their to-
tai exclusion.


This Congress is certain to insist that the full
results of the war shall be accepted by the
South. and what is meant by that can be gath
cred from the speech of Hon. Schuyler Colfax
already laid before your readers. The North
thing tor security. The southern war debt
must be repudiated, the national debt guaran
teed against any possibility OF reputation
slavery In every guise must be utterly extirpa-
ted, and the freedmen made equal before the
law with the white and these things being done
by a full vote Of the people, there the Repub-
of no man; rne expatriaton on nUnr ns execution zee
fiscation of the property of none. It will in
sist, possibly, for years to come, upon the test
oath as qualification of a member of Con-
gress, and is sure TO do it at the approaching
session.


1t is useless-worse, it is criminal-to hide
from the Southern people that there is a grow
ing dissatisfaction in Government circles with
recent evidences of Southern feeling. Every
time Southern community shows itself so
utterly devoid of common sense as did Pitt
county, North Carolina, at the recent election,
a large portion Of the Northern people-acting
on the principle of db disco OmRe-excIaim
against the whole Southern people as unfit for
participation in the General Government
South Carolina, too, has damaged the cause of
the Southern people intellectually by the code
of laws she has enacted for the government of
the freedmen. This statute is considered to be
the enactment OF system of peonage, il not
the virtual re-establishment of slavery ITSELF
and the ratification of the Constitutional
Amendment by the Legislature Of the State is
not allowed the least weight as against the
enactment of this code.
Year: 1865

~ Twenty five thousand tons of Scranton
coal were sold at auction in New York yester-
day. The attendance at the sale was large
but the bidding was decidedly slow, most OF
the purchases being i'm small lots of one and
two hundred tons. The prices obtained at
the October sale were not sustained: a decline
OF from one to two dollars per ton being sub
mitted to.
Year: 1865

We publish TO- day q recent speech delivered
by President JOHNSON to negro regiment In
Washington City. Hatred of negroes is not
in the platform of ANDY JoHNsoS's policy,
for he thanks the negro regiment for their
services to their country, and he congratu-
lates them as llow-countrymen in the tn
umph of the cause of liberty and the de-
struction of the institution of slavery in this
land. He says to them, "this is your country
as well as anybody else's country" and thus
denies the Democratic dogma that this is ex.
clusively sthe white mans country" He
acknowledges the compliment of being called
on by negroes in set terms, as well as by a
more lengthy speech than that delivered to
the delegation of Southern aristocrats. More
over, President JOHNSON said to these colored
men:


"Henceforth you must be measured accord
ing to your merits, and if one man is more
meritorious than the other, they cannot be
is the superior without regard to color"


And again:


she that is most meritorious, and virtuous,
and intelligent, and well informed, must
stand highest without regard to color. 1t is
the very basis upon which heaven rests itself.
Each individual takes his degree in proper
tion to his merits and his virtue"


The kindly tone of the speech throughout
towards this down-trodden portion of 'sour
countrymen," whom Copperheads delight to
hate and villify, and his final submission of
the problem of their future to the virtue and
intelligence of the people, and to Him who
'holds the destiny of nations in the palm of
His hand" and the expression Of confidence
that "He viii rescue the colored race from
their difficulties indicates a very different
temper from that of the Copperhead leaders.
We commend this speech as worthy of the
head of Christian Nation and the Chief
Magistrate who rules over near five millions
of colored men and thirty millions of white
men, in the spirit of equal justice and equal
rights and universal liberty to all on earth as
in heaven.
Year: 1865

The mechanics convention last nisht adop.
ted an address to the working men Of the
United States in advocacy Of the eight hour
system. A large number of merchanics have
taken the preliminary precsution for the e.
tablishment of q Merchanics Exchange.


1t Gen. Grant has returned and It is nm
derstcod he is now prepared to carry out the
pian already agreed on for the reduction of
the army to q standard required only for the
ordinary condition OF the c01nt5y in times of
tranquility at home and peace abroad.
Year: 1865

Later intelligence from Hayti contains in
formation of an attempted revolt in Port eau
Prince, in favor of the exEmperor Sola-
quinn. The leaders of the plot intended to
proclaim the fall Of the President and annul
the Republic, and announce an Empire with
Solaquim at its head.


The general health of the country is good.
President Gefcrd is we'll


No farther military movements have taken
place.
Year: 1865

Hope deferred makes the heart sick ;
and we converse with very few persons
who entertain any hope of speedy tcrmi-
nation of the war. The party in power
manifested so much eagcmess for the
bloody conflict in the beginning; it has
seemed to afford them SO much Joy in its
progress; they have SO studiously adopt
ed measures designed and admirably adapt
cd to protract it and have spurned 50
many opportunities to end it, that it is
not wonderful that the people shonld dis
trust them now, when they evince seem
ing willingness to make terms with the
Confederate Government, and thus stop
the eifusion of blood. For ourselves, we
continue to hope that peace is not far dis
tant but this expectation is based, not
upon the desire Of Lincoln, his Cabinet
or his Congress, that the war should
cease but upon the stress Of oircumstan
cos which neither he nor his counsellor
can control.
Year: 1865

We have heretofore noticed the immense
deficiencies in the grain product of the
last year of war and disaster, as compared
with former years Of peace and prosper
ous industry. We have now to note a
similar decline in the amount of pork pro-
duced during the season just ended. The
deficiency at Chicago alone, in the amount
packed, is forty millions three hundred
and two thousand seven hundred and fifty
four pounds Tho deficiency in lard is
nine millions eight hundred and eighty
thousand one hundred and nineteen pounds.
All this results from the withdrawal Of so
many agricultural laborers from the corn
field for the uses of the battlefield. How
long can the nation stand the continued
aud accelerated dimihution OF its resour-
ces ? This question Is more potent
peace-maker than either Blair or Single
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