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Year: 1864

In n graceful human step the heel Is
always raised before the foot is lifted from
the ground, as if the foot were a par, Of
a wheel rolling forward; and the weight
of the body, supported by the muscles Of
the calf of the leg, rests for the time on
the fore part OF the foot and tocsj there
is then bending Of the foot in certain
degree. But when strong wooden shoes
ure used, or any shoe so stiff that II will
not yield and al low the bending of the
foot, the heel 10 not raised at oil until the
whole foot rises W th il; so that the mus
clcs Of the calf are scarcely used and in
consequence, soon dwindle in size and
almost disappear. Many of the English
farm servants wear heavy, stiff shoes;


and in London il is striking thing to
see the drivers of the country wagons
with fine robust persons in tie upper part
but with legs that are neshless spindles;
producing gait which is awkward and

unmnnly. The brothers of these men,
who are otherwise employed are not so
misshapen. What a pity that, Cor the
snke of trihing saving, fair nature should
thus be dsformed! An example of this
kind is seen in Paris; there, as the streets
have few or no side payements, and the
ladies' have to walk almost constantly on
tiptoe, the great action Of the muscles Of
the calf has given conformation Of the
leg and foot to match, which the Partisan
bellies pr oudly challenge all the world
not aware probably, thot II is a defect in
their city towhich the pecu'iarity in their
form is in part owing.
Year: 1864

THERE is q story in circulation in Ma
pies that a mason there was visited in
the night by two strangers, who took
him in a carriage, blindfolded. to q
strange house, where he was led up
stairs, aud ordered, on pain of death, to
mako a hola In the wall of chamber
sufficiently large to admit coffin. This
done, a coffin was brought In, and a
young lady, .hansomely dressed, was
dragged into the room aud forced into IL.
The lid was screwed down, aad the cof-
dn was walled up by the mason, who
was then again blindfolded and taken
TO the sea beach, paid ten piastres, and
told that he, might tell all he knew
He did tell the police, but no could not
describe the house.
Year: 1864

OF the assassius of Captain Montgomery
On Friday party went down fifteen miles
TO where Captain Montgomery was hung,
to bring up his remains, in order to bury
them near the flagstaff at this place They
found the bones Of his right arm suspended
in the fork of the tree from which he was
hung; and the rest of his bones Except
the skull which had been carried off as
trophy buried about foot deep under the
tree. they put the bones together with
his shoes, which were tied, and contained
the skeleton and mould of his feet, into
sack and brought them to town


'On Saturday night I happened to cal!
at Col. BIS room Col b. is a Texan,
nelghbor of Capt Montgomery. and is rails
ing the lst Texas Regiment tor the Corps
d Antique )snd on ny questioning him about
the remains. without first replying, he drew
out the bones up, the floor You can
we'll imagine what we're my feelings when
L saw what remained of brave and loyal
man-oue personally we'll known TO me,
thus suddenly brought beneath my eye.'


We trust the United States author ties
will look to it that justice is done upon the
perpetrators OF cold hlooded assassination.
They must be well known among the in
habitants of the border, for they appear to
have been given to boasting of this aud
other like deeds. And what can Christian
men think of an English officer-presuma.
bly, gentleman-who does no. scruple to
speak of his pleasant companionship with
such assassins ?-N Y Post
Year: 1864

A Brookiyn Girl Killed an the BattLe of


Loohout MOuntoin-Stronge HaNuci.


na,fJn


We have just been put in possession of
the facts of sad case of monomania, which
bad terrible termination A young lady
residing in Brooklyn. New York about nine.
teen yea OF age, about year since be-
came nspired with the idea that she was
second Joan Of Are, called by Providence
to lead our armies to certain victory in
the contest. The hallucnation was a
strong one, and change of scene being
suggested by her physician, she was brought
to Ann Arbor in this State Her mania,
however, increased until it was found ne
ce'sary to confne her to her apartment.
She, however, succeeded in making her
escape, came to this city, and Joined the
drum corps of Michigan regiment. her
sex known only to herself, and succeeded
in getting with her regiment to the Army
OF the Cumberland.


How the poor girl survived the hardships
Of the Kentucky campaign, where strong
men fell IN numbers, must always remain
mystery. The regiment to which she was at.
tached had place in the division of the
gallant Van Cleve, and during the bloody
battle of Lookout Mountain, the fair girl
fell pierced in the left side by Minnie
ball, and when borne to the surgeons tent
her sex was discovered. She was told by
the surgeon that her wound was mortal. and
he advised her to give her name, that her
family might be Informed of her fate. This
she finally, though reluctantly, consented
to do, and the Colonel of the regiment, al
though suffering himself from a painful
wound, became interested in her behalf,
and prevailed upon her to let him send a
despatch to her father. This she dictated
in the following manner


Mr.. -, No. Willoughby street. Brook
lyn: Forgive your dying daughter have
but few moments to live. Ny native soil
drinks my blood. | expected to deliver nv
country, hut the fates would not have it so
am content to die. Pray, Pa. forgive me-
Tell Ma to kiss my daguerrestype.


p, S.-Give my gold watch to little Eph.'
trhe youngest brother of the dying girl)


The poor girl was buried on the field on
which she fell, in the service of her coun
try, which she fondly hoped to save De
trot 4dUertiser
Year: 1864

The Green Bay wisconsin, Demo
crat, an unquestioned democratic pa
per, in an article on this subject, takes
view which will strike people of
common sense as remarkably apropos
to this officer, whose publication in a
war report of abusive letters of the
Secretary of War, and ill-timed and
lnjudicious advice on political matter s
to the President, is without parallel in
our history. The public however by
this time is satisfied that no man in
this war can play the politician as
we'll as Generator if he does, no
matter what force he may have at
command, he will accomplish nothing.
Read what that paper says, compare
the course of Hooker, Burnside, Nc
Dowell, Rosecrans, Foster and others.
with that of Mcclellan, and Judge for
yourselves whether the latter is pur-
suing the right path:


"What matters it here, in this time of
peril, whether McClellan's or somebody
elses plans and theories, in 1852, were bet
ter! It's precisely of as much consequence
as the question of Grouchy's fidelity at
Waterloo It is matter with which his
tory has to deal-not we here in the trenches.
resisting an assault upon the life of ma
tion.


Suppose Mcclellan to have been badly
treated. Shall the earth and the sun stand
still until he is attended to? Give him
court martial, or committee of inquiry. if
he wants it; shoot him or Stanton. which
ever IS found to be in fault; do anything in
reason that he wants done, but let MS 90
on, meanwhile, with more pressing and i'm.
portant matters.


"Joe Hooker had as good right to growl
and grumble and humph himself up. Did
be do it Go and ask him, down there in
Tennessee good naturedly smok ing his cigar
under the shadow of Lookout Mountain.
John Pope, as brave fighting man as ever
lived, never had the h1ndreth part OF the
time, the favor. the patient waiting which
was given Mcclellan to do something with
the Army of the Potomac. Did he fall
back, glum and cross, and demand that
Year: 1864

Our camp being situated but short
distance from Portsmouth, started
one bright Sabbath morning to visit
the celebrated contraband Sabbath
school, under the charge of Mr.. H. S.
Beales. 1t is held in the Methodist
church. a substantial brick building of
moderate size. 1t would be novel
sight to a Sunday scholar in the North
to look upon such a school There is
every shade of color in the host of lit
tie faces that meet your gaze; and no
little variety in the kind and style of
clothing worn by the little ones.
Among the boys the soldiers blue is
the prevailing color. But one thing
would astonish you, and that is the in
telligence that lights up those dusky
faces. have never seen more earnest
ness or enthusiasm in any Northern
Sunday school


Several familiar hymns, such as
Happy Day. Around the Throne of
God in Heaven, &C., were sung as an
opening exercise. All who have had
any experience in teaching the contra
bands bear witness to their great love
of music, and their surprising quick
ness in learning the hymns and songs
that are taught them. The singing
was followed by the reading of the
Scriptures, the scholars repeating the
words in concert after the superinten-
dent. The 23d Psalm was repeated
by them most beautifully. Prayer
was offered by colored teacher 1t
was the eloquent pleading of a fervent
heart. Three-fourths of an hour were
devoted to the lessons. In most cases
this was simple exercise in reading
the Testament. Many who have had
very limited advantag have made
most astonishing progress and all are
exhibiting an eagerness to learn and
capacity tor knowledge that is most
gratifying to the teachers and friends
of the school,


But two of the citizens of Ports
mouth have given Mr. BeaIes any as.
sistance in teaching He has to rely
mainly upon colored teachers. Some
of these seem to be earnest and eff
cient helpers. The packages of old
Sunday school papers that Mr. Beales
distributed among the scholars were
most eagerly received Those who
wish to do the freedmen good, can do
much by making donations of interes-
ting books and papers. The newly
awakened mind of the contraband is
grasping after knowledge, and of course
the printed page must be the medium
through which it comes.


Previous to the singing of the last
hymn, a few minutes were given for
the reeiting of verses. This was an
exercise they seemed to enjoy At
the close of the school learned from
the superintendent some facts in re-
gard to the condition of the school,
that L will mention for the good of the
cause. The school numbers Us high as
seven hundred. Five hundred is the
average attendance. Many are oblig-
ed to stay at,home for the want of suit
able clothing. This want is confined
mainly to the girls for the boys are
supplied by the cast-off garments of
Year: 1864

Gen. Benz. F. Butler is to have exclusive
control Of all the rebel prisoners, and Of all
matters connected with their exchange
There are are $4,000 Of them. who are being
gathered from the lakes and seaboard for the
purpose of being corralled in his department
ready to be exchanged or otherwise dealt
with as the exigencies of the case may de-
mand!


ter. The great Secesh Tanner" is j.. his
element again-an element which he well
knows how to control. and which will soon
become obedient to his will, or be broken on
the rack. The other day the Richmond
Junta refused to exchange any more prisoners
with Gen. Butler, on the ground that JEFF.
Davis outlawed him by setting price on his
head; and it was then reported that our
Government would give this subjec: some at
tention, and the result is, that Gen. Butler
has had placed in his charge and under his
control all the rebel prisoners in our hands.
We will hear no more Of the starvation of
our men at Richmond, or their ogonizing
death in fctid dungeons, or of them being
sold into slavery or of their execution with
out such counter retaliation as the laws of
war and necessity may allow. In its deal.
ings with men brutalized by slavery, and
drunk with crime. the Government has been
too lenient; and like all bulirs. the rebels
imposed upon its forbearance. They cdictod
that our colored troops should be treated as
their slaves, and that our officers who led
should be put to death. And in answer to
this, President Lincoln proclaimed that the
uniform must be respected as the flag itself.
Our colorcd troops in their hands. and the
white officers who led them, they refuse to
exchange. and have resortcd to the base cx-
pedicncy of starving our men, in the hope
that their wall Of woe and want arising from
Richmond prisons vii! pierce the hearts Of
our people. and melt them into that plastic
mood which would let treason have its own
way for the sake of alleviating the sufFerings
of our brave fellows those heroes of the
Republic. This condition of things had to
be met. and who so fit to solve and master
it as Gen. Butler? The whole question has
been referred to him, with plenary powers |;
hence the country will feel satisfied that
whatever can be done to cause the leaders Of
rebellion to treat our troops as prisoners of
war are treated by civilized nations, he can
do +; and that if they continue to be barbar-
ous he will not hesitate to -etaliate. The
great "Secesh Tanner" has been placed in a
field wherein his wonderful administrative
abilities can have full scope, and in little
time he will bring order out of chaos, or
know the reason why. This seems to us one
of the happiest strokes of policy struck by
the President in long time.-Sacramcnto
Bee.
Year: 1864

We frequently hear men, who never look
beneath the surface of everyday occurrences,
say, Il never mcddle with politics." To
such We commend the following, from the
jackson (lll.) Citizen:


Now friend Unionist," (for such you
claim to bs.) what are you saying by not
meddling with politics Politics means (ac-
cording to Webster) pertaining to policy,
or civil government, aud it's administration" :"
DO you mean to say you take no interest in
the way this government is administered !!
Now that we have appealed to arms in sup.
port of Republican institutions, have you no
choice between thu success Of our arms and
the government of JEFF. Davis2 will you
step aside or withdraw from the Government
your support in this hour of its peril and
greatest suffering? Will you stand idly by
and allow the best Government ON earth to
perish Will you be like the priest and Le.
vite, and pass by on the other side, aud al.


mot meddle with po'i'ics!" Why we
should as soon think man would stand idly
by and see his house burn down, without rais-
ing his hand to put it out, as not meddle
with politics to-day. But say you "we
don't want to hear any lectures on politics
now we want to put down the rebellion" !"
We would ask our friend if he don't read the
papers. and VIZ might ask, don't you read
the Free Prcss? Did you read tho remarks
Of that paper on the National Thanksgiving :
And did you approve them "Bsware Of
false p,ophets," for they are as ravsning
wolves. Ia there not daily in your society
men who are hostile to the Government, and
do they not lend a willing ear to tho fault
findings and croakings you daily indulge in
against the Administration Do you not in
this manner directly strengthen the hands uf
the enemies Of the Government, and afford
aid and comfort to the rebellion2


There is no mid.lle ground to be taken in
this great National struggle. aud in the great
day Of recoking that must come in every
mans conscience, You will see standing be-
fore you as in fire. " He that is not for me is
against me; and be that gathereth not with
me scattereth abroad"
Year: 1864

Mr.. Gar:cll of this city, informs us of a
most important discovery - one which is
worth millions Of money and of inculable
value to the silver mining interests of this
Territory. 1t is no less than the discovery,
near Sand Springs, on the Overland wagon
road, of salt bed five miles square,. The
first discovcrer, we believe, was young man
in the employ of Mcssrs. Eaves Il Hawley,
Of Sand Springs Station; but Messrs. Gar
trcl, Murray, pitzcr, Arlington and Wilson.
of this city, arc interested in the mine or bed
of salt. There are about thirty owners alto
gethcr, who have located the whole basin
in which the sal, is found. The basin np-
pears to have once been the bottom of a
lake, and the salt is found good, even on the
surface. A covering Of about three inches is
Loose and Indifferent but beneath this, for
dcpth of fourteen feet, pure rock salt is
found as clear as ice and white " as the rven
snow." Beneath there is water, which seems
to be filtered through salt for an unknown
depth. The whole of this fourteen feet in
thickness does not contain single streak Of
any deleterious mate er or rubbish, and is
ready for quarrying and sending to market.
Great blocks OF the pure stuff can be raised
the same as If it We're ice or stone; ON ex-
posurc. however, it crumblcs sufficiently to
admit of being closely packed in sacks or
wagon boxes. Grinding will be necessary
to prepare it for the table; otherwise ma
ture has ''done the clean thing in its prep
aration. Once the loose salt on top is re-
moved, one man can quarry aud wheel out
five tons each day he may work. ready for
mill use or to offer on sale in the store.


Indeed, this bed of salt is 40 convenient to
get at, and so near the great Overland road.
that the proprietors are confident they can
sell it in this market at five to six cents per
pound. or half the present price Of the arti-
Gle. Mill men will rejoice at this fact. as
some 300 tons are required for the mills in
this and adjacent counties. Moreover, the
road from this salt bed to Reese river is one
Of the best in the Territory. and the mills
there can be supplied at one-third the price
they now pay. The locality is 100 miles
this side the Reese river mines. in the Valley
of the Sinks, and about Is from Virginia,
the road from here being good most Of the
way. This discovery viii also lessen the
price of freight to Reese river, as teams can
load with salt on their return, to help pay ex-
penses. Several teams are ON the way in
now with quantity Of this salt to offer in
this Virginia Union.
Year: 1864

~ An eccentric man in Bath. Mains was
asked to contribute to foreign missions. He
gave a quarter of a dollar. but stopped the
agent as be was departing. and said: Here's
a dollar to pay the expense Of getting the
quaeter to the heathen.'
Year: 1864

In the course of our reading we re-
memember to have met with a few
cases where, at thSmoment of death, a
vision of the dead has appeared to
friends at a great distance from tho
place of death, as if to give notice OF
the event; but these instances were
in Europe, and occurred long time
aro--so one might doubt theirauthcn-
ticity. or at least be excused for not &C
cepting them as verities, and all the
more since nothing Of the kind was
ever heard of IN his own region. We
have now case which is free from
these objections, and is quite as extra
ordinary as any that have been re
corded. A friend (whose name we
do not give simply because we did not
happen to ask his authority for publ
cation) recently called onu who had
lost SON in the Army, an officer OF
good PROMISE serving under General
Banks. We alluded to the great loss
of our friend, and, in conversation up
on that subject, lie said very remar-
kable thing had happened to him in
connactAn with it. When he had
no reason to doubt the well-being Of
his son. and had no Auxiety for him
beyond what was usual, and was sleep.
ing calmly, he was suddenly awakened
by a shock as if he had been shot
through the head. His first thought
was that he had been shot--cr, to use
! his own oppression IL ..


"This is death" But the next in


slant a vision of his son appeared tC


him. and the impression was that hi


son and not himself was killed. HI


had never believed IN ghosts or spirit


ual manifestations nor did he at tn


occurrence of the vision; nor does Ii


now undertake to account for it. or cal


it q spiritual manifestation. lie di'


not record the date nor the hour, bu


he did in the morning relate the cir


cumstance to two of his friends. The.
did not record the date; but wher


about three weeks afterwards, intelll


gence was received of the death OF hi
son by shot through the head at Por
Hudson at six o'clock in the morning


tho recollection of one ofthem was tina
the vision and the death were on th
) same day, and of the other that tn
vision was on the same day or the mex
dav after the death of the son. Sue
was the account given to us; and W
; have no doubt of its truth: Our frien


would not trife on matter which I


him has not only the solemnity of tn
r grave, but it also touches his keene'
Affection. - Vermont Watchmdn an
5 Freeman.
Year: 1864

The President Of the United States
formally presented to Major General
Grant, on Wednesday afternoon: his
commission as Lieutenant General
The presentation took place in the
presence Of the Cabinet, General Hal
leck and Others.


The President, in delivering the
commission, addressed Gen. Grant as
follows;


GIN. GRANT: Tn consequence Of the
nations appreciation Of what you have
done, and its reliance upon you for
what remains to do in the existing
great struggle, you are now presented
with this commission. constituting
you Lieutenant General TO the army
Of the United States. With this high
honor dcvolves upon you correspon-
ding responsibility. As the country
herein trusts you, so under God will
it sustain you. scarcely need to add
that with what | speak for the nation,
goes my own hearty personal concur
renee.


To which General Grant replied as
follows:


Mr. President, / accept this commits
sion with gratitude for the high honor
conferred. With the aid Of the noble
armies that have fought on so many
fields for our common country, it will
be my earnest endcavor not to disap-
point your earnest expectations.
feel the full weight Of the responsible,
tiles now devolying upon me, and ]
know that if they are successful it will
be due to those armies, and, above all
to the favor Of that Providence, which
leads both nation and men.


The President then introduced the
General to all the members ofthe Cab,
met, after which the committee was
seated and about a half an hour was
spent in social conversation.
Year: 1864

DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. The
Democratic State Convention, which met
in San Francisco on Tuesday and closed
its labOrs on Wednesday last, was large
and enthusiastic, every county in the
State but two being represented. Its de-
liberations were calm, courteous and har-
monibus. The best and by far the ablest
men Of the State took part in its proceed
ings, and it sent . delegation to the Ma
tional Convention that any State might be
proud Of We will publish its proceed
ings next week.
Year: 1864

SLAVERY is admitted to be a great sin
as it exists in this country, national
sin.-Appeal.


We admit nothing of the kind. On the
contrary the history of this country prov.
ed it a blessing. While slavery was un.
disturbed Heaven showered the full mea.
sure of prosperity and happiness upon it.
1t was the abolition of it that proved the
curse and sin and which brought all the
evils of Pandora upon us.-Express.
Year: 1864

WHEN old Sol sends his vertical rays upon
our citizens and the prospect of melting in
their boots is imminent, safety is found at the
Oasis. Blacks iced juIeps are just the thing to
dspel heat and Ianguor from the system, aud
reinvigorate aud inspirit the whole man.
Year: 1864

Eckholm, on trial in the District Court for
murder, for taking the life of John Barber, at
Indian Diggings, about one year ago, was on
Wednesday found guilty of murder in the
second degree.
Year: 1864

IAsLE LISTER, the talented editress of the
Pacific Monthly. paid US q visit on Thursday
last Miss Lester, as every one knows who
reads her magazine, is a charming writer; and
we can assure the reader that she is also q
charming woman, and her acquaintance puts
TO fight at once the idea that prevails to some
extent, that literary ladies please only in their
writings. She had no difficulty in convincing
our jOurs that ladies would be both useful
and ornamental in the composing room, and
every one of them pronounced in favor of a
Ladies Union" We must say, however, that
judging from the effect Miss LIS presence had
on our boys, that it would not do to have her
jours employed in our office; our fellows would
never see their copy, and. consequently their
proof would be full of outs, to say nothing OF
doubtlets, and misplaced points of admiration.
Miss Testers readings. Thursday evening, de-
lighted all who heard them, and her audience
was . cultivated aud appreciative one.