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Year: 1862

habit of self abuse which Is added observations
Female Diseases, and other interesting matter of the ut
most importance TO the married and those contemplating
marriage who entertain doubts of their physical ability
enter that state. any address in sealed wrap
per. on receipt Of ten cents or four stamps.


We devote our entire tine and attention % the treat
ment OF private diseases treated of
report Our Dspensay is the only Institution OF the
kind in America which has been tabshed by special
charter ans this fact should give preference the
various quacs doubtful character be found in all


arge cities.
Year: 1862

would b out q al proportion the object to ee gsnsa
ssss. r.au..i oIs os ss '.sna s,,S ].


II would be dincult TO End place possessing greater
advantages than Philadelphia for procuring wcrkRen Of


Upoa ne locatiop Of navy yard M League Isiand IN
creased facilities for uansportslcn would speed Ds
made that would rs.ds easy to live IN the city Of Phi


me sovernmeat League Island would not require q
bring uorkmen from distant places 70 coniss y would
chsoe q the most skiui mechanics competing for en-
ploymesG


nifty near, whence 70 supply workmen for government
works in cases OF strikes.


Point 10 security from attack The middle Of navy yard
extending mle north from winthrop's Point 10 within
the range Of rife shot and Of shells from the anchorage
outside Of the mouth Of the river Thames.


League Island dses require expensive fortdcat
70 defend the point, while Wlnthrops Point does.


The anchorage off League Island three times In area
Of that or winthrop's Point and mile above.


The excavation or cmbaDkment at League Island win
not be expensive from the nature Of the SOIL and a.
need be very small and can be provided either by cut
ting down Red Bank the opposite side OF the river
from cnders or Stag Of the iron factories in the city Of


At wnthrops Point gravel hill to be cut down
assembled.


The sub soil League Island favorable to the driving
Of piles bed of gravel being reached the island at
the distance Of twenty five to thirty one feet.


Inc distance OF feet water from the low
water mark at League Island is the average but one
half To one-third that ~ Winthrop's Point.


In the present circumstances Of naval warfare, with
iron cads and ried gums OF long range navy yard can
not be safely placed within four miles Of an outside
anchorage for large vessels aud the location OF such an
establishment at Winthrop's Point. New London which
Is about three and halt miles from the entrance or the
Thames river would be inadmissible.


The cost Of sufficient ground at Wnthrops Point for
the location Of navy yard would DO about 800 900,
while League Island Philadelphia, is the muniicent
gilt OF the city OF Philadelphia, and cost said city
$500 900.


No doubt'bu it the desire Of the honorable
Secretary Of the Navy in his letters to Congress- to have
q navy yard for the construction Of iron vessels
and yard meeting all the requirements Of an iron navy


Hence the superior abundance and cheapness Of coal
League Island determine the question OF the
site in its favor.


An abundant supply OF fresh water indispensable for
the site OF navy yard for iron vessels, which great
point in favor Of League Island.


League Island the best location for navy yard FOR
iron-cd aud iron steam vessels presents great saving
in the annual outlay FOR COAL iron timber and other
teras The great advantage OF fresh water essential for
iron vessels most important advantages in regard 10 de-
fence in regard to procuring workmen and in regard TO
constructions, &c.


Congress called for the fun reports but in all pro-
babity they will be presented in few days.
Year: 1862

A HORRIBLE ScENE.-A horrible scene occurred at an
execution in Woodstock, Canada, on Tuesday last. A
blind man named Thomas Cook who murdered his wife
in drunken quarrel was hung. The fall was very
long the being nine feet four inches in length
The fall being great, and the mans body being in
diseased condition, the yertebre and muscles connect
ing the head with the shoulders gave way. and,
terrible relate the head rolled on while the body fell
with heavy plunge into the interior Of the scaiold
The life blood or the criminal poured living streams
from the headless trunk while the torn muscles and
gaping arteries presented q sickening spectacle.
Year: 1862


CUPREME COURT


- Of the application OF the Mayor, Aldermen
and Commonalty Of The city OF New York, relative to


TIE OPENING or


ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH STREET


FROM BROADWAY


TO THE HUDSON RIVER.


IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Pursuant TO statutes made and provided, the
Mayor Aldermen and Commonaty Of the city Of New York
hereby give notice that they intend to apply TO the Supreme
Court OF the Ste OF New York. at special term OF said
court be held at the uy Hail. in the city OF New York
Saturday the third day Of January 1863 the opening
the court that day. thereafter counsel be
heard for the appointment OF Commissioners OF Estimate
the above entitled that the
Of the improvement hereby intended the open
ing of One Hundred and Tenth from Broadway
Hudson ver the said city Of New York, as laid the
plan OF said city, under and by virtue Of act OF the
Legislature of the people of the State Of New York entitled
IAN relative improvements touching the laying
and roads the city OF New York. and for other
r'e'' GREENE c. BRONSON,


Counsel TO the Corporation.
Dated NEW YORK December TO- 1852
Year: 1862

ESCAPE oE A CNNT PRIsoN-
ER.-The history Of the escape of a
young Mississippi soldier, WHO wos Ia
ken prisoner at Fort DonelsOn, is given
in the Memphis Aval pchs. 1t appears
that next morning & bey we're ta>
ken, number of theu ere detailed to
chop wood for the Gasp. Each man
had a soldier to quad him, and the
young Mississippian hal one with him
Every guard had his gun loaded and
cooked, ready to shoot in case any
should attempt to escape. This young
prisoner and his guara were stationed
off some distance fror the balance Of
his comrades. and while be was chop.
ping on the log, he thought of bis old
father and mother at hone in Mississippi;
and as he was about to yut his axe into
the log, be turned around, found the
guard with his back te' him, aud be
thereupon put bis axe iato the head Of
the guard, and then left for Nashville,
which he reached in safesy. This young
Confederate soldier said be intended tc
visit home for short time, and then
join the Confederate service again, and
assist in driving back tho Northern van.
dals
Year: 1862

wAsuIxG SILK No person should ever
wiring or crush piece OF silk when nswes,
because the ereases thus made will remain
forever. if the silk is thick and bard. The
way 10 wash elk is to spread IL smoothly
upon clean board. rub white soap upon II
and brush !, with u clean bard brush. The
six mus, be rubbed until all the grease is
extracted, then the soap should be brushed
Od with clean cold water. applied to both
sides The cleansing Of ak is very nj CO
operation. Mos, OF the eOlOrs are liable to
De extracted with washing in hot suds, es
pecially blue and green colOrs. A little
alum dissolved in the last water that ID
brushed on the silk, tends to preven, the
color, from running. Alcohol aud cam
phens mixed together is used Tor removing
grease from elk.
Year: 1862

PASSPORTS TO CALIFORNIA PAssEyGERs--We
regret to state that great deal Of confusion
and difficulty still attends the issuing Of pass
ports to the California-bound passengers, and
it is to be feared that the difficulty will not be
removed until the business is placed in charge
Of an experienced person, who will have sole
and exclusive control of passports for the Cali
fornia passengers, so that they will know where
and when to procure them. As IL Is, in conse-
quence Of different agents being permitted to
issue them, many Of the passengers are sub
jected to imposition by sharpers. The govern
ment should at once rectify this matter, so that
there will be no annoyance to the passengers in
future. 1t is right and proper that oil persons
leaving the Atlantic ports during our existing
troubles should be required to procure pass
ports; but the passengers should be subjected
to as little expense and Inconvenience as
possible.
Year: 1862




TAXATION ON NEwsPApERs.-The burthens on.
tailed upon our people by the present civil
war-the most stupendous and costly by which
1t has ever been the misfortune of any country
to be visited-render it incumbent on every
class and interest to contribute its quota to the
amount of taxation necessary to provide for so
vast an expenditure. The newspaper press Of
the Union will, we are sure, readily assent to
any project by which its circulation can be
made to yield its share Of the revenue required.
A tax Of half cent on each number issued
would not be perceptibly felt, whilst it would
produce in the aggregate very considerable
sum. Its effect on the character of newspapers
themselves would be very beneficial indeed
The appointment Of government official to
collect the tax would put an end to all further
disputes about comparative circulation, and
would show to advertisers the journals which
are trading on false representations, and getting
their money from them under pretences that
would be criminally indictable were there any
legal means of getting at the facts. None but
newspapers that fear such disclosures will offer
any opposition to the project.
Year: 1862

housing you end providing for you in sickness
and old age" If they accepted the offer,
which is very doubtful it would then be soon
seen by actual experiment how free negro labor
would work in on extreme Southern latitude,
among population who have never labored
but by compulsion. If 1t worked well, then
other planters would be sure to follow the ex-
ample, and finally the State would abolish
slavery.


1t was only when it became more expensive
to feed and clothe slaves at the North than to
hire the free labor of white men that slavery was
abolished in the Northern States and the own
ers OF the slaves were relieved Of their burthen.
Whenever free labor becomes so abundant and
SO profitable at the South negro slavery dies q
natural death. Every attempt to cut it short
by violence will fall and if emancipation were
carried out tomorrow through every State it
would entail ruin upon the whole country.


AS for slavery being the cause Of the war, that
is such downright nonsense that the abolition
lists themselves do not believe it. They know
veryw that their anti-slavery propagsndism,
in which they have been aided and encouraged
by the British arstocracy for the last thirty years,
is the real cause of the bloody conflict; nor can
the country ever know peace or harmony till
they are efEactually crushed, and their fanati-
cism is "wiped out Of the land utterly and for
ever" Men who pretend to be Of purer morals,
Of loftier patriotism, and of sounder statesman
ship than George Washington and the heroes
and sages who formed the constitution of the
United States upon basis of ofcompromises, one of
which was tho protection of the right of proper
ty in the services of negro slaves, deserve to be
pudent knaves or silly fanatics, who ought to be
sent either to strong fortress or lunatic asy-
lum
Year: 1862

we are able and willing to defend our
selves. We never saw men fn better spir-
its or behave better. Yet we have no oc-
casion here for the actual display of mill
tary spirit. We have clear means of in
formation and we are satisfied there are not
over 100 guerrillas or rebels now in arms
west of the Allegheny mountains


There is slight admonition We would
give in all Kindness to the sympathizers
with secession, at home. Friends, this peo-
pie will not bear it. They will not be kept
awake and anxious by your evident symPa-
thy with rebellion. and you ought TO know
it and feel 1t. You must either come
square out for the Union, or you must 90
over the lines in conformity with General
Pope's orders. This people have borne MS
much as they viii bear in having men aud
women among them who are in sympathy
with rebellion. They must either 90 North
or South. Here is no place for them
Several of our best citizens said, on Men,
day, '4f we are attacked the best way is to
commence killing our home rebels" In
riding out of town to reconnoiter, with one
who is regarded AS secessionist, We were
fred at twice, and all that saved his life
was the fact that We were with him. On
the other hand we have heard from various
sources the hope expressed, by both men
and women, that the first person they would
kill would be that abolition editorh Such
things will mot do. The people Of West
Virginia are for the Union, and he who is
not must go out from among them, or take
decided Union stand.


Judge Jackson owes it to himself, and to
the citizens of Parkersburg, to state ex-
phcitly the source from which be derived
his information on Monday, that the town
was TO be assaulted.


There are those who believe and will
continue to believe, until he explains, that
it was Cotton up by his father and brother
that they might by the expense of horse
flesh and money, bring themselves out of
the cloud In which they now are. We do
not believe they are mean enough for that.
Year: 1862

The passengers who left Washington Friday
morning at j o'clock, and Baltimore at o'clock
met with a thrilling adventure at Hevre dc
Grace. AS is the custom, the ears were run up
on the top of the ferry boat Maryland, but the
tide being low, they descended upon the rails
from The track upon the shore, without the as
sistance of the locomotive The brakes of the
first car of the three upon the right side of the
boat. however, refused to yield to the brakesman
in charge and, finding it impossible TO check
the speed he gave the alarm and jumped down
to the deck.


The car, with increased momentum, In few
seconds had traverscl the length of the boat
and in another was hanging half way over the
water of the river, which at this dock are about
forty five feet deep. ProvidentaIly, tho front
truck fell into the water bringing the body sud
10 The deck, thus, aided by the coupling and Ihe
weight Of the two cars in tho rear, forming a
powerful brake and stopping the car.


Several Of the mail passeDgo jumped to the
deck when they ascerlained their danger but
tho alarm of the Others particularly Of the la.
dies, was intense. As soon as the car was stop
ped all the passengers alighted in salty. AT last
advices it still retained its position at an angle Of
nearly forty five degrees.
Year: 1862

The Naval Committee have report
cd in favor of New London, Conn,
as the best site for a Naval Station.
New London has one of the best har-
bors in the country, and we are glad to
see that her claims and resources for
such a station has been recognized by
the wisdom of the Naval Committee.
Year: 1862

An amusing denoument occurred day


or two since in one Of the principal New


York hotels. We give the anecdote, sup
/ pressing the names For some weeks past


q couple, supposed to be just married, have


been much remarked at the hotel from their


extremely youthful appearance. The hut


band in particular has attracted great at


tention from his youth, small size and del-
icate frame Observations have been heard


on all hands dePloring the marriage of
persons so very young-a mere boy and


girl apparently-and a great deal Of Curl
osity has been expressed as to who they


were. On Saturday evening the husband
who has been smoking segars, drinking
his cocktails, and swinging his cane with
manly air that seemed much beyond his
years-was discovered to be o woman II
appears that she is s married lady, and the
mother of an infant some six months old.
Her health being poor, and her husband
thinking that change Of the air would be
beneficial to her, she started on travelling
tour, taking with her young lady friend.
The two ladies soon found it inconvenient
to be without an escort, and the married
lady concluded to dress as a gentleman,
while her friend agreed to act the part Of
his bride. Certainly they both deserve in
finite credit for the perfection with which
they acted their parts, and, as this is the
only creditable part of the affair, it is but
just to give them all praise for it.


No one for an instant suspected the true
state of the case, and the secret was only
discovered finally through the brides moth
er, who passed about week with them at
the hotel, and appears rather to have sane
toned the proceeding, but was indiscreet
enough 10 mention the true circumstances
to another lady. Ofoourse when four la
dies are acquainted with any fact, secresy
is at an end. The case commenced to be
noised about, was inquired into, and prov
ed 10 DO as the mother had said. The fair
bride was taken to other quarters, while
the bridegroom has been obliged to dof her
manly clothing and air, and is now, we
under arrest although allow
ed to remain in her room at the hotel She
considers the whole sffuir an excellent joke,
and is said to bear her arrest with perfect
Year: 1862

A clover political caricature has just
been published in New York City. It is
entitled, Re-Union on the Secesh demo-
cratic Plan" and represents a Yankee
bending under the united weight Of the
Federal and Confederate debts and of a
stalwart contraband approaching slave
driver and offering to carry any burthen
il he can get the democratic party in power
again; to which the slave driver replies
"WelL Jonathan, if you agree to bear all
the expenses Of the war and on top Of
that let me impose on you the old burden
Of slavery, while hold the chain and the
whip, I'll put up my weapons for q while,
and well have the Union as it was, only
Q great deal more So"
Year: 1862

The Ashland Times is responsible for
the following incident of "sweet deyO-
ton:


"a drafted man, from the vicinity OF
Reedsburg Wayne county, after he had
been in camp for about two weeks, got a
furlough to visit his sweetheart near
the above place. Being very tired walk
ing, and after sitting up late, he retired to
rest about one o'clock A. n. He soon fell
into a sound sleepi shortly after, his Ia
dy-love conceived the idea Of exempting
him from the draft. Whereupon she took
an axe, approached the bed Of her lover,
took his hand, and at one blow severed
the index finger of his right hand. We
understand he is exempt from draft but
now thinks of volunteering, provided he
can pass. He is determined that no lady,
however sweet shall prevent him from
serving his country.
Year: 1862

To preserve PoTAToEs.-The potato
crop is too valuable this season to be lost
by rOtif 1t can be saved. A correspondent
Of the Scientific American says he has tried
the following plan of keeping potatoes for
four years, and not lost bushel in that
timsafter they were harvested, though they
were half diseased when taken out of the
grounds


HDust over the floor Of the bin with lime
and put in about six or seven inches deep
Of potatoes, and dust with lime as before.
Put in six or seven inches more Of pota-
toes, and line sgsin; repeating The opera
ton till all are slowed in that way. One
bushel Of lime will do for forty bushels Of
potatoes, though more viii not hurt them
the lime rather improving the favor
than otherwise"
Year: 1862

The PennsyIvania Central Railroad
Company are now having constructed sew
eral cars sll Of iron, the invention of a
French physician, who has become a citi-
zen of this country. Its inventor claims
his car many times lighter than wooden
car, and much stronger; that it will last
much longer, and is almost entirely secure
from accidents. If it came in collision
with another, was thrown of the track or
down an embsnkment or through bridge,
it might be badly indented, but would re-
main whole. No loss Of life could occur
from splinters, the breaking out Of bottom,
or top, or side. There might be a jam and
a squeeze, but nothing more.
Year: 1862

lish, French and Dutch men-of-war in the port
Of Yokohama at the time. and, thoughno action
was Immediately taken by them in the matter,
it is not improbable that, subsequent to the de-
parture of the vessel that brings the announce
ment, such demands for redress were unitedly
made by them as afforded to the party favora-
BILE to the foreign interest an opportunity OF
insisting upon relaxation Of the restrictions
imposed upon trade. The news will be receiv-
ed with satisfaction by all who have an interest,
present or prospective in opening up the re-
sources Of this exclusive empire
Year: 1862

ences to bring back reason and restore
peace. They have no element that will
tend to allay the madness that has seized
the people. Among the iereest rebels are
0e Southern preachers, and the strongest
ho1ds Of the rebellion are where it has t.
Ken tfrm root in pro-slavery church.
and never was retribudon more lust
than that which is visiting churches, a
religion and a creed, which in all the
long years past have been dumb to the
enormties Of man stealing, woman whip
ping and child selling, which have seen a
vast system Of concubinage take the place
o. hdehty 70 the marriage VOW in the white
race and trample on all purity and every
socla1 tie in the black. A religion which
has ransaeked the werd Of God to
butdess with distorted texts the
great prisonhouse Of oppression, which
canonized Paul as the patron saint Of Ne
gno-stealing, and read the Broad Charter
Of the Slave Driver, the Slsve Breeder, the
Pirate Slaver in the curse Of Ham, what
better deserves form Of religion that could
thus pervert Reason and distort Humanity,
but that it should utterly perish from the
earth, and be forgotten or only
al marvel IN that better age to
come, when the brotherhood of man
Kind shall not be question Of hue
OF skin The mad preachers and prelates
Of secession and their focks are in the van
OF the rebellion, and when it falls, the Church
South will be 8 thing Of the past, and
better and more humane creed will replace
it in the minds Of men,
Year: 1862

ALL roR GoLp.-Would men do for any
thing else what they would do for gold
This is the way in which Salmon river cor
respondent says that some of the poor infatu-
ated fellows live there:


Men live like Diegers. in log and brush
shanties, stained with pine smoke so that
their faces and necks look like the neck of a
defunct chicken after it b Is been seorched
over straw blaze You can scarcely recog-
nize your oldest acquaintance because Of the
smoke-stain and filth, and the later has be-
gun to have its effect upon them. Men are
dying from scurvy and congestiye fevers.
Year: 1862

THE LAGER BEER.
Come lads fill up, each and cup,
To our homes and sweethearts dear,
Tho the Dons may think Champagne the drink,
Give the soldier his glass of Beer;


For pull at the foaming Beer,


Will warm, and rouse, and cheer,
But rum and small swipes, will give you the


gripes,


So here's to the Lager Beer.
As you lie in camp, all dirt and damp,
With ut least one flea in your ear
Shake it out at the sound, ofthe boy his round,
With the ration of rousing Beer;


For he drains it cool and clear,


From the keg laid up last year,
And the brandy may rot, and the gin go to pot,


While toss off the Lager Beer.
On the dark lone post, when the sleet and frost,
Pierce the sentry through like a spear,
How his blood leaps warm, to hear through the
The relef-then-h tent and his Beer;


The canteen's light CLEANS drear,


On his bayonet cold and clear
But that sparkle an foam seems smile from home,


AS he laughs DER his Lager Beer.
When we charge in ranks on the reeling aanks
OF the rebels who hate and jeer,
They'd strip their old clothes to their barefoot toes
For quaf of our heartsome Beer;


And when flying in rout and fear,


As our line of steel draws near,
The generous brave, shall the wounded save,


Cheer the faint with Lager Beer.
Like a whirlwind gust well trail in the dust
Treason's flag, with Union cheer;
Well riddle it we'll. with minnie shot and shell,
Then use ito wipe up our Beer;


In our van, 10 the STARS appear,


Bright lights of our country dear,
God for banner forward !-hosannah,


For traitors-a funeral Bier
When the victorys won, when the is done,
And Peace smiles through her passing tear,
The homestead hearth, shall shine with mirth,
As we pass round the cake and Beer;


Then the sweetheart loving and dear,


Shall sit on our knee to hear,
And shall kiss each-cup,-as she fills it up


With the home brcwed Lager Beer.