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Year: 1862

While passing through dark
tunnel, in London, lately, the pas
Sengers on a crowded train were
startled with the report of a pistol,
which they thought was the signal
of collision. On coming to day
light middle aged man was found
shot through the head. He sur
vived but a few hours; and was
recognized as bankrupt merchant,
who had chosen to end his life by
suicide in q railroad car.
Year: 1862

The Chicago Tribune says there
are thousands of soldiers in the
West who were sent home sick,
brt are now well, who do not in.
tend to return to their regiments
until the war is over, when they
will report to draw their pay.
Year: 1862

T1NHESE MEDICINES have now been be


fore the public for period Of THIRTY
YEARS, and during that time have main
tanned high character in almost every part
of the Globe, for their extraordinary and i'm
mediate power of restoring perfect health to
Orsons suffering under nearly every kind TO
isease to which the human frame is liable.


The following are among the distressing
arietx Of human diseases in which the
Year: 1862

.r The hands of the President, the chosen
and only head of the nation, must be strength
ened by the people. He is striving in this hour
of peril, with all his strength, to the coun-
try. Let the peope pledge to him their most
generous confidence and support-and not
turn from him in coldness, or palsy his efforts
with a feeble and halt confidence. Pledge,
then. to the President the lives and fortunes of
a united people. Let him be sustained and
carried in triumph through the struggle. His
patriotism and self-sacrice deserve it-our
duty demands it,


That is what the address of the mo Party
party, or the Peoples Party said to the peo-
pie of Massachusetts, but then it was said be-
fore the proclamation was issued, and when
the movers in that adventure thought Mr.. Lin
coin would pause before running his Union en-
gine against the Southern sacred 'nigger."


SB- Dr. Gleason still continues his popular
lectures on Anatomy and Physiology at Ban
Year: 1862

NH- The Richmond Examiner calls the war
in which the federal government is now en-
gagged for the suppression OF the rebellion,
+" that carnival of the devil now in full blast
over the North American Continent" and
speaking of the effort now being made to ter
inmate it, says:


This is the matter to be decided at the next
elections in New York and other Northern
States. now close at hand. If the men whose
bold attempt to recover the ordinary liberties
of an Anglo Saxon people can elect their can
ddates, and so establish the fact that they con-
stitute Il majority, the tyranny at Washington
wU be rapidly reduced to signifcance.-
We know how quickly the mass of the people
in the Northern States. and indeed everywhere
else, rush 10 the winning side, and we can have
no doubt that Lincoln and Chase will have no
other supporters Of their u>urpation, after such
defeat, than the abolitionst fanatics who
used to vote for Gerritt Smith and Garrison
ir the old elections of the United States.


Who will say that the rebels do not know
who to count upon as their friends? Who can
doubt that the purposes Of the democratic par
ty are well understood and properly interpret
ed at the South, or that they do not point di-
rectly to a concession to the enemies of the
country?
Year: 1862

II has seldom been our lot to be present and
participate in ceremonies so solemn as those
connected with the funeral of Capt Haskell
Young, beloved by all who knew him, brave,
generous, and highly educated he has been
cut down in the vigor of manhood, and while
earning for himself splendid reputation. He
had all those qualities which go to make up a
man. His were no fictitious ornaments, but
the hard-earned results of noble, manly and
independent exerton.


In early life he showed determination to
make his mark in the world. At Yarmouth
Academy he fitted for college, and graduated
at Bowdon in the class of go. No one had
helped him. All he had gained was the result
OF his own indomitable energy and persever-
ance. He then became Associate Principal at
Oak Grove Seminary where he remained until
the breaking out of the war. Feeling, as he
often said, no wish to survive the downfall of
his country, he patriotically sacrificed himself
to perpetuate the blessings of a free govern
ment.


AT Antietam he was mortally wounded,
being shot through both knees. He was taken
to Chambersburg Pa, where he was received
into the house OF Mr.. Hamilton, and from that
gentleman and his family received every at
tention that his wants required. Here he
fingered until the 18th inst, when he peaceful
ly and quietly departed this life.


His remains were taken TO Yarmouth for in
terment. An escort from the "Seventh" was
in attendance; also Theta Chapter of the Del :
ia Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, of Bowdoin Col
lege, of which the deceased had been an hon
ored member. Here. too, were the mourning
circle of friends-they who had known him 50
well. all gathered TO pay a last tribute to him
all loved so well. Rev. Mr.. Forster delivered
an exceedingly appropriate discourse, seeming
thoroughly to comprehend the character OF
the deceased-addressing with much feeling
the sacred remnant of many hard fought
field, who had come to perform the obsequies
at the grave of deeply lamented comrade
but we will not mar by extracts his remarks,
eloquent and pathetic as they were. At the
conclusion of the services, the procession re-
formed and proceeded to the grave. Here
was shed the unavaiing tear, the farewell shot
fred and his body consigned to the cherries
tomb.


A liberal collation. was provided at the
Baker House for the military escort and fra
ternity. At one o'clock we returned to the
city. sadder but wiser men, stimulated to re-
newed eXertions for our country's welfare, and
feeling that such death is worth thousand
lives of inglorious ease and inaction.
Year: 1862

Such is the legend related at Dunkirk ;
and small cottage is still carefully kept
upon The top OF massive watch tower
which serves as beacon 10 the houriehing
commerce of the city As 10 the naval ex-
ploils OF Jean Bart, they ill many glow
ing page OF French history, and show that
he always retained his early an,ipathy TO
his English neighbors. The prediction OF
the old priest was fulfilled
Year: 1862

In his speech at fremont Temple,
Boston, recently, General Fremont con-
cluded with the following beautiful
language:


Crowd your patriot soldiers to the
field, happy in their privilege to be
there; make every fight victory, but
let men who fall on these red fields die
in the assured belief that their blood
was not merely split upon the ground
that it went to cement the corner -sto ne:
in this great temple of universal liberty
Cgreat applause!] when the roar of bat
tie with all other mortal sounds is fading
10 their cars, let them feel that theiI
souls, too, are marching on to join tina
noble army cheers of martyrs which ev
cry good cause demands. Justify tbei
sacrifices, and at once by great act
place yourselves on one of the gran
pinnacles of history. And if on tha
summit the halo which surrounds yol
is tinged with a Redeemed light rehecte,
from many bloody field, it will not com
from your setting sun, but will be tn
light of a new and glorious mornin
which will illuminate the world. TTre
mendous applause which was kept u
for several minutes


The New York World says Of this:


"The fneuess Of the closing meta
phor, which could only come from on
who had observed nature on mountain
tops, will not be disputed even by thos'
unable to see the subject in the sam
light which he does"
Year: 1862

you are a merchant, mechanic, farm.
or, you ought to think it disgrace
to be an ignoramus. And if you must
needs be driven to little interstices
and chinks of time to read good book q,
so much the more reason that you
should employ some practical method
for preserving and digesting the little
that you can read. A blank book al
phabetically arranged somewhat on the
plan Of Todd's Index Rerum is a cheap
investment, paying larger dividends
than Railroad stock and United States
skies.


In closing, just bethink me that q
number of years since 1 read a fine
thought of Thomas Fuller's on this
point. Here tits, nesting cozily in
one corner of my Index Rerum.-
marshal thy notions into a handsome
method One will carry twice more
weight trussed and packed up in bun.
dies, than when it lies untowardly flap
ping and hanging about his shoulders
Things orderly fardeled up under heads
are most portable. A commonplace book
contains many notions in garrison
whence the owner may draw out an ar


my into the field on competent warn
ing" (Fuller's Holy State, PIP. 1872
Year: 1862

MORE YANKEE WOUNDED GONE.-Still an
other lot Of Yankee wounded were sent off yes
terday via railroad to City Point, eH route for
the North. Bat few remain now, and these few,
who are the desperately wounded, will, doubt
less, find their release in a few days from power
higher than the Confederate authorities.


The mdAtality among the Yankees wounded so
far has been upward Of fifty per cent This is
accounted for by the fact that neglected by their
own surgeons, they lay on the battlefield sew
eral days before any attention could be paid to
their wounds by our surgeons, and then in a
great many cases it was too late to effect any
good by amputatiOn and other surgical opera
tons- Neuralgia and gangrene have been very
frequent and fatal among them. In the latter
disease the patient, as the mslady progresses,
goes off IN a o8Ht0tOze stste, surviving several
days after eli the faculties have ceased to ope-
Tate-RichmoRd EEamiacT, 25th ult
Year: 1862

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Tho following order
from the President was yesterday embodied in
q genral order from tho acknowledgement United
States army, and transmitted to the command
ers of the different military departments


Representations having been made to the
President by the ministers of various foreign
powers in amity with the United States that the
subjects of such powers have during thepTesent
instruction been obliged orrequired by the mill
tary authorities to take an oath Of general or
qualified allegiance to this government, it is the
duty of all aliens residing in the United States
to submit to and obey the laws, and respect the
authority Of the government.


For any proceedings or conduct inconsistent
with this obligation and subversive of that au-
thority, they may rightfuly be subjected to mill
tary restraints when this may be necessary; but
they cannot be required to take an oath Of ale
glance to this government, because it conflicts
with the duty they owe to their own soyereigns.
All such obligations heretofore taken are there
fore RENTED and annulled.


Military commanders will abstain from imp0s-
ing similar obligations in future and will in leu
thereof adopt such other restraints of the char
acser indicated as they shall find necessary con
venient and effectusl for the public safety.
1t is further directed that when anyorder shall
be made affecting the personal liberty OF an alien
reports of the same, and Of tho causes thereof
shall be made TO the War Department for the
consideration of the Department of State.
Year: 1862

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, May l, 1862.
By command of His Majesty the King, and in con-
formiv with the requirements of the Constitution,
have the honor to submit the Legislature the follow
ing Report:


I. RECEIPTS.
The balance in the Treasury the first day Of April
Year: 1862

! elegant establishments which We met he.
tween Harpers Ferry and Winchester, and
even beyond, In some degree have given
way to the true Southern style | mean
the dtlapid&ted, unthrittY, slovenly appear
ance which Northeraer always sees in the
villages and farms of the South, occasional
exceptions only. Houses that ought to
have been torn down fifty years ago, with
the shingles on the roof curled up, till they
Will bear comparison to the hair on the
aranium OF the negroes about them, who
are so exceedingly gratifed aud exuberant
to our advance.


1T one house on the road, in which sev-
eral officers had engaged quarters for the
night, saw family where one child was
IN Its mothers arms with scarlet fever,
coughing at every breath and the mother
overcome with her trouble, was complain.
ing sadly and despondingly, while another
child lay upon sofa and its parched lips
and emaciated countenance showed how
much cause the mother had for hsr sorrow,
and an old man lay halfreclined near by,
upon couch from which was told he had
scarcely moved these four months. The
family was very poor, and seemed reduced
TO the last extremity of suffering and sor-
row. What little of theirs had remained.
after the retreat of Jackson's army, was
hardly enough to last them for few weeks,
and with nothing to purchase with, thew
were in actual fear of starvation.


The wheat fields by the road are looking
fresh and green, but unless the war should
close | fear that when the grain becomes
ripe there will be few reapers to gather it.
There are few men through the country,
unless they hide themselves, as some are
known to have done, Not long since |
spent the night at fne residence at which
only two small boys appeared to be at home.
Their report might have led some to 60 on
and find another stopping place.


There had been sickRess in the family;
three had died, and the physician had ad-
yised the remainder of the family to avoid
the contagion of the house and 90 to Rich
mond. So all had gone, said the boys, ex-
cept two, who had been left in charge
We-half a dozen of us-wcrc we'll enter
tanned, but noticed that most of the house
was closely locked.


Being on the road myselfafterward, yhen
tue army had passed through, l called and
found the gentleman who had gone to
richmond sitting comfortably before his
hire, smoking his pipe to his fortunate es-
cape from the Yankees.


There is general fear Of our army by
those Who have been actively interested in
The rebellion, and | doubt net in some cases
the scarcity of men is to be accounted for
in that way
Year: 1862

enemy seem to have the range of the whole
field of battle.


Very few casualties occurred during Sunday
as the firing was only at intervals. 1t seemed
evident that the Union forces did not want to
bring on general engagement on the Sabbath.


The sharpshooters have covered themselves
with glory; so have the artilerists. Up to
Sunday evening the infantry regiments have
been in the background-th artilerists and
sharpshooters doing nearly all the work
Year: 1862

n assortment of Goods are Of the best
"a quality and the newest styles, and by
attention to customers I hope to be able to
supply the wants of the community at large.
CaiI and see and examine for yourselves.


sepl8 JAMES PARKER
Year: 1862

habit OF Wnlcn Is ADDED observations
Female Diseases and other interesting matter Of the ut
most importance the married and those contemplating
marriage who entertain doubts Of their physical ability
enter that state. Sent to any address IN sealed wrap
per- on receipt of ten cents or four stamps.


devote entire time and o the
Of the various private diseases treated Of in pr
vae report Our Dspensary is the only lnstiiutsa Of the
kind in America which has been tabhed by special
charter anA this should give preference
various quacks of doubtful character be found in all
Year: 1862

GEFles, iii said have an aversion
Q leaves of elder and walnut trees
especially the former. One laid upon
persons head will keep these pests away
If true. the use Of them might be
Of great comfort to sick and wounded
soldiers as we'll other people.
Year: 1862

Z6,
Under tho increased bounty offered some time ago to
old regiments the new recruiting for them is pro
crossing fsvornby and is believed that the four
regiments win be ready TO march in two weeks
Year: 1862

THE RArHOLE SQUADRON OFF CHARLESTON BAR.


From the Charleston Courier. Jan. 23.


Tho Yankee fleet, which arrived off here Monday
last still TO be yesterday and reliable reports
received from below represent that they engaged
taking down the pars calls and rigging Of their old sa
ing vessels This information leaves to doubt
their purpose-which Is to sink a second batch OF old
afternoon that they had commenced work by scuttling
OF thcr vessels between Beach Channel and tho Rat
tlesnake, but think the rurnor premature. Should
tho weather be moderate to-day they will probably de-
veope their plans unless they conclude work nigh,
TO avoid observation.


FIRE IN CHARLESTON, SC


The Charleston Courier Of the 23d saysOur city mar
rcw,y escaped another conagration Wednesday night
An alarm given about half past eleven O'Clock, in
consequence Of dense smoke which discovered is
suing from the wholesale drug OF Messrs John Ash
hurst Co., in Hayne street. south side nearly opposite
she Charleston Hotel The Chief Of the Fire Department
and Mr. Geo. Mixer broke open the door and discovered
the fire In the second story in barrel OF chemicals
cending by means Of the fall, the barrel thrown
through tho hatchway to the first floor and rolled
the street, when the flames were quickly extnguished by
the hremen.


It was fortunate that the tire was discovered at SO
early hour The locale of the fire IL Immediately next
the drug establishment which took rc in 1857 and
the greater part Of the large wholesale houses on
Hayne street. The arcmen on the spot with their
usual promptness The origin Of the nre believed TO
be an accident.


SOUTH CAROLINA LIE.


The Columbia (S c. Guardian, tho 23d inst, says
We have q scarcity OF reliable from the enemy
Today hear flag OF truce has reached camp
Port Royal from the commander General Lee asking
the removal Of the hundreds Of negroes who dying
with the smallpox, and whom he can neither shelter
feed Alasl what a commentary upon Yankee
philanthropy II Is TO be hoped General will per-
NIT these hordes Of diseased return our
healthy camp, and thus entail us the evils and nui-
sances that the Yankees trembe and shrink from
with horror. We also learn that seventy negroes
away from their protection Edsto, and threw
themselves on the protection or their masters II is
doubtful whether these runaways ought allowed 10
return al all.


The whole statement base fabrication n-[Ep HERALD
Year: 1862

made possesses superior qualifications for that
high and important post 70 those OF the n William u
Rives, and his appointment are sure, would De 40
ceptabls TO tho whole people Of the South
Year: 1862

The Lawrence State Journal is greatly exer-
cised respecting the Union organizations Of some
few counties in the Western portion Of the State
We can relieve thea, to certain extent by
speaking for Davis. Every Republican in our
organization supports the Topeka ticket, and We
| do not know of Democrat who will vote q
| straight Lawrence ticket We have heard one
say that he would not vote straight Topeka
| ticket. That is the way it stands. Our dele
gate to the Topeka Convention was not Repub-
lican, yet he returns satisfied the delegate from
Dickinson county was Democrat, and he says
the Topeka ticket is the only Union ticket in the
field. We can further inform the Journal that
We have not one single rebel sympathizer in our
Union party-we are at bitter war with every
one of them in the county. This cannot be said
of the Lawrence movement. consequently it is
bogus. We see men figuring in Union" Con-
ventions in Lawrence, who, if the country had
been in their hands one year and a half ago, it
would now be in He'll We are willing to make
all due allowance for the influence of those
mighty instruments, Public Opinion and Federal
Bayonets, but we desire very long probation
before they shall be allowed to run the ma
chine"


And now, not to be impertinent, We would
ask, Has the Lawrence Journal cheerfully and
heartily supported the Administration We
say emphatically, it has not. Regarding the
removal of Fremont, it intmated rather boldly
that our country was beyond hope-that it had
no confidence in Lincoln to save it. 1t has dis
ccuraged enlstments, and week after week its
columns have teemed with abuse Of Gen. Lane
while he was engaged in carrying out the
wishes Of the Administration.


This same bastard party has another organ
or did have. The Manhattan Express, another
I" Union" paper, only last May, made this extra
ordinary assertion "One charges thst Colonel
Wilson has said that it was better to acknowl-
edge the Independence of the South than involve
the country in an indefinite civil war. Suppose
he said So, this WIS merely an opinion" Ex-
actly JEFF Davis said, LET US alone :" Col.
Wilson says about the same thing, and the Ex-
press indOrses it. Out upon such Unionism
No truly loyal man would give such an opinion


Such is the character of those who assume to
lead patriots.
Year: 1862

transporting all the products of our State,
cbeaply to the people and with profit to
themselves.


Entertaining these views, as I do, it is
unnecessary for me to say that I am op.
posed to the so-called Henderson Amend.
meut to the Pacific Railroad Bill. ]
believe that amendment conceived in nc
friendly spirit towards Kansas, or her in
terests, aod as it is manifestly not to the
interest of the State to assent to it, Ipledge
myself to unyielding opposition to its
adoption.


shall deem it my duty to present and
urge the passage Of laws for the more edec.
i've administration of justice, for the pro.
lection of life and property, and for the
apprehension and punishment Of such
thieves and marauders rs those who have
so long infested our western border, and
from whose iacursions and dcpradations our
people have suffered so often, and so much,
during the past Eve years.


In short, fellow citizens, if you shall see
fit to elect me to the position for which you
have done nee the honor to nominate me,
I pledge you that will exert myself to the
utmost to promote the interests. welfare,
and happiness of the District, the State,
and the Nation.


S. NJ. STRICKLER.
Year: 1862

Vote for DANIEL MITCHELL for District
Clerk. He is honorable and upright, and the
only competent man in the field Dick Mobley
is reported to be running" but it must be only
on the sly. as he is rather shady about it. Don't
trust a man that cannot submit himself openly
to the decision Of the whole people Two years
of trial has shown his utter incompetency for the
position. ,f.
Year: 1862

earlier experience of the Territory, recreant
Free State men were always the most cruel
and relentless Border Rufians, SO now
are the Republican confederates of the semi.
traitors the most unscrupulous falsifers of
their late associates.


As traitors in the field have frequently
and successfully decoyed Union troops into
ambush and among masked batteries by
donning the Union uniform and hosting
the Union aag so these political adventur-
ers hope to decoy honest Union men into
their support by writing Union upon a
bogus ticket And as the painted Kiowas
of the plains are able to stampede immense
herds of buffalo by wild and discordant
yelpings, SO these painted political harlots
hope to stampede the honest old Free State
guard of Kansas by insane ratings about
" Jim Lane" and the corruptions Of the
Topeka convention-just as though they
would not, good, honest SOULS" as 5000
take Jim Lane to their embrace as Marc
Parrott if they could use Lane to accom-
plish the end they hope TO accomplish
through the aid of Parro,t, that is the
overthrow Of the real Union men OF Kan
sas, and the reputation of the policy Of
the Administration and just as though
the corruptions of the Topeka conven-
ton, or of any other convention, would
disgust them, If they could profit BY it,


Such, friends of freedom and trus Union
men, such sle the men and the elements Of