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Year: 1869




Mrs. Dr. Lozier, OF New York. has delivered
lecture upon the evils OF tight laDing-and that too
before an audience Of ladies and gentlemen though
why the latter should intrudeithemselves upon such
occasion is a matter quite ncomprehensible save
upon the ground OF censurable masculine curiosity
The pith Of Mrs. Lozier's discourse is thus con-
densed and may our lady friends read and ponder:-
In visiting educational benevolent, and reformatory
institutions, both in Europe and America, one OF the
saddest sights that have seen has been, in many OF
the first schools for young ladies, young and grow
ing girls so laced and stened up with corsets that
they could neither think clearly nor act naturally;
and could scarcely forbear telling the learned pro-
fessors who were trying to beat into their dull and
aching heads and stupid brains some occult problem,
that they had far better let science alone and turn
their attention to the art OF dressing their pupils
heathfully-or at least give them some practical
lessons in physiology beginning by clipping their
Corset-strngs, and putting shoulderbraces or sus-
regarded by any means, but should always be
made suhservient to common sense, nature,
comfort, and beauty. Not only headaches
arise solely from want Of proper circulation OF the
blood? Death by strangulation will take place 10y
compressng the waist as well as the neck, and,
although It'll slower, it is more deliberate suicide.
Free circulation OF the blood is the primary principle
of life! Why? The larger veins in the human body
lie very near the surface, and any undue pressure
upon them Immediately forces the blood into the
congestion and Inflammation ensue, and aggravate
numerous and fatal results Pressure upon the alb
domen is equally pernicious as tight lacing. The
intestines are forced from their natural position
and, as in the human body there can be no vacuum
the diaphragm is dragged down. and then-as the
chest organs must follow-the lungs sink and con-
sumption begins. And remember that though there
is less sensiDy there is greater susceptibility in
the interior organs. Think, then, OF the great and
fatal injury done by binding human being about
the waist and checking the entire circulation of the
Year: 1869

The Secret Service ss Syssem Daring the Late


One Rev. 1. p. Roe, who was a chaplain in the
army during the war, In recent lecture gave an
interesting account OF the secret service system
adopted by our Government


Much had been written about female spies, and
halo Of romance had been thrown around these,
which was really more romance than truth. Some
OF these women had, however, done some good SER
vice to the Union notably the lady who had recently
been appointed Postmistress at Richmond Refer
ring 10 the reliable contraband the speaker said that
most of them were ignorant, and were too
aXious TO give information falling into the fault OF
answering aTrmatiyely all questions put to them.
Colonel Sharpe had, however, system OF question
ing the negroes which often elected valuable in
formation. Scouts taken from the Union army were
generally reliable men, and they were tried before
they were admitted INTO the secret service II they
proved coed scouts they were promoted and paid
from two dollars TO five dollars per day and some
times $500 IoT an excursion. These men differed in
character, some being remarkable for sagaity, and
others for unlimited BRASS Their plan was generally
to cheat ana deceive long as they could, and when
discovered Ihey would endeaYor TO hight their
way out OF their difficulties. Lees spy system was


perfect; he knew our army organization, its NUM-


bers and its position, while our generals were at


fir absolutely in the dark in respect TO his. In the


third year OF the this position o. affairs became
htOlerable and General Hooker org glniZed Bureau
Tor Military Information, and placed Colonel Sharpe
al the head This officer had command over all the
SPIES, the balloon and the signal corps lie deter
mined TO know as much abOnt Lees army as Lee did
himself. This was Hercuean task, but ne accom-
plshed II. First concentrating all his resources
upon single division General Heath's division of


p Hills corps) he soon found out everything con-
cernlDg IT, us brgades regiments, and officers, and


verified his information by sending over one OF his
men disguised in a Confederate uniform, whO being
strictly examined, easily passed as member OF
Heaths division. Colonel Sharpe pursued this
system until he knew the numbers and commanders
ol every sbrigade and regiment in Lees army, and
could tel at any time, within few thousands his
4 entire numerical force
Year: 1869

We hear from private sources tnat IN an ol9 Darn
in one of the country villages OF New Jersey there is
rottng away a very curious and valuable collection
of books and autograph letters formerly part OF the
very prominent statesman, and In close correspond
ence with all the prominent Americans OF the tne.
contents OF this barn left are OF great value. The
rats have found out the treasure, and feed upon II
undisturbed. The owner OF the property does not
allow the collection TO be examined ana taxes
no pains TO preserve IL, owing, we believe, 10 some
litigation connected with the estate OF which II forms
q part,
Year: 1869

A New YORK physician has paid the
Manhattan Insurance Company the pol
icy and interest on the life of one DE,
LANEY, who was diseased when this
physician procured his insurance. This
item will interest q good many examin-
ing physicians throughout the country.
Year: 1869

The bonnet of the period has quietly
submitted to a rbbonless revolution,
and comes ont little more than sort OF
turban or round hat, ornamented on the
left side with large metal buckle, or
some precious or semi-precious stones.
This chaupesu should be of the same
shade as the dress, and made partly
of satin and partly velvet. White,
pink and light blue bonnets are to
be worn only by misses and little
girls. The chignons that win be fash.
ionable this winter are composed of
three very long and massive braids, ex-
tending from the top of the head well
over towards the front to the nape of
the neck; this chignon is surmounted
either by braid coucealing the comb
which serves to hold the chignon in
place, q semi-circular metal band, or a
large bow of ribbon or velvet. Blonde
hair is still worn very fluffy in front;
dark hair, on the contrary, is smoo other;
both are engaged in boufant bsndeauS,
which are drawn back from the ear or
rolled back over very high crepes.
Year: 1869

Coal MINERS CONVENTIONAL con-
vention of the representatives of the
different coal mines of West Virginia
will meet at Grafton on the first day of
January, 1870. Business of the most
vital Importance will demand full at
tendance.
Year: 1869

Last week Mr.. s. W. McClelland left
his home in Carthage to visit q neighbor-
ing town. He rode along for two or three
miles very comfortably. On the road he
overlook Miss Bliving to whom he was
engaged to be married. She was also
mounted and gaily dressed, and had a
scarlet ribbon for a sash. The horse of
Mr.. McCleIIand seemed to become frigh-
tened at the sight of the dazzling colors
and became restive. The rider, however,
managed him pretty we'll, and continued
to jog on by the side of Miss Blivins until
that thouyhtless young lady gave him q
slight tip of her switch, when he started
off like streak. She spurred up her lit
tie mare after the enraged horse, but was
speedily left behind.


The horse rushed madly on, and in
crossing a broken part of the road two
miles from Lebanon, in Wilson county, he
threw his rider violently to the ground
The riders foot caught in the stirrup, and
he was dragged along the rough road at
the rate of twelve miles an hour at the
heels of the infuriated horse. His bones
were nearly all broken, and he was gashed
and mangled up in a most frightful man
ner. The horse didn't atop till he ran
into the square in Lebanon, when he fell
down exhausted, and died in n Jew
minutes. The mangled remains Of the
rider wore gathered up, put in box and
sent home to his friends.
Year: 1869

Connecticut, which has as good com
mon school system as there is i'll the Uni
ted States, now virtually compels children
to avail themselves of its advantages. The
last General Assembly passed law which
requires three months schooling each year
"a the legal condition of employing minors
under fourteen years of age. If any man
ufacturer or other person shall hire minor
contrary to the provision of the law, he
forfeits 800 to the State Treasury for each
offence. The schools of the State are free
TO oil, and now the poorest people are COM
PEELED to educate their children, since their
employment is absolutely conditional upon
| such education. It is noted that the man
ufaciurers throughout the State cordially
approve OF the new law, and only a few
laboring men oppose it.
Year: 1869

gold was in good supply At the opening the price
for carrying was per cent and aferward advanced to
per cent; the average rates were per cent


Government bonds dull at the opening OF business
and declined after the CALI 62s sold at l9b and 67s at
lls. At the Second Board the market improved per
cent upon the report that the President had signed the
Pubjic Credit bill aud the market assumed rmer tone
and closed steady The market hasbeen active ana ex-
cited throughout the day There were heavy speculative
sales for short account but tho heavy dealers Without
exception, were large buyers. The latest qnotahops
from London indicated steady market bonds closing at
Year: 1869

This splendd Tonic Il now used nv all classes Of
people for every symptom OF 'Stomach ont Of
order"


The secret OF It l. this Plantation Bitters are
certain n correct the juices of the stomach set ali
its machinery at work. and enable it 10 resist aud
thrnW on the approaching danger. The tendency Of
the operations uf Nature is always towards cure
All se needs Is little resistance at the proper time.
How much more reasonable and sensible IL Is to helm
her along with gentle. vet powerful Tonic than
TO denge and weaken and defeat her curative pro
cesses with poisonous drugs and fer, mixtures,
which only stupefy aud plant the seeds OF disease
and death.
Year: 1869

NEW BRIDGE -WorkmeG are now engaged in
bridging Mill Creek, at its intersection with
Fourth street. The bridge is intended to be
used by loaded teams, and will prove great
convenience for parties living on the other side
of Mill Greek.
Year: 1869

COMPLIMENTARY BALL.-The ladies Of Walla
Walla are arranging for complimentary ball
to come off at the Bank Exchange Hall, on Tues
day evening, January 26ih. The ball is to be
in return for the magnificent entertainment given
by the packers, and being exclusively under the
control of the ladies cannot fail to prove pleas.
ant affair.
Year: 1869

LONG SPEEcHEs.-We are frequently requested
to publish long speeches. and almost uniformly
decline. We have theory that most men can
tell all they know inside of half an hour, and
when this comes to be simmered down for the
press, half or quarter OF a column is all that is
necessary.
Year: 1869

IMPRovEMENT.-The whole of the second story
of the City Hall has been thrown into one room,
aud is being handsomely fitted up as place for
the meetings of the Fire Company. The changes
and improvements, as we understand, are being
made at the expense OF the Firemen. When com
pieted, the room promises to present a handsome
appearance, and will he in every way suitable
for the purpose designed
Year: 1869

vAccISArroS 1t will be noticed that DIS.
Stei6berger and Mineer will attend at the Court
House daily for the purpose of vaccinating all
persons who may desire to take this precaution
against the small pnx
Year: 1869

The WINTEg.-Persons living at a distance
will understood the mildness OF our climate
not 10 demand, and that not single stream in
the Valley is covered with ice. Ponds of stag>
mart water are frozen over, but beyond these the
ice crop promises to prove fhure. Consider
ing that we are very nearly on the 49th parallel,
the miduess of our wiaters il remarkable.
Year: 1869

SUSPENSION or Trips Owing 10 low water the
cleaners have been compelled to suspend their
trips between Umatilla and Wallnla. The boats
will cnntinue to run between the Dtlles and
Umatila, and thus our communication will be
kept up with the lower country. AT this season
Of the year there is very little of either trade or
travel, and hence the steamers are run ut loss
to the Company. In view of this fact we do
not hesitate to say that the public are under oh,
legations to the owners of the line for keeping
up their trips.
Year: 1869

KNICKERBOCKER WASHINGTON ICE COMPANY
n An excupeion Of this company took place yesterday


The enjoyment the company everything that could be
wants OF the ladies' They went to the Ehing Banks
home enjoy the well wishes of those The
officers of the company are fonowsC. Murphy James
Year: 1869

4 WOMAN MARRYING A WOMAN.-A law courtln San
tiago Chill, is puzzled by a remarkable suit The
plaintiff has married and sues for divorce.
founding her application on the simple fact that Aer
husband is Of the same sex as herself. The court
can easily separate husband and wife. but the ques-
tons of property enigma. The lady who un-
dertook the part OF husband married me other 1or
m money and her prospects. Madame the husband,
in all the pride of manhood, employed herself
busily in making purchases and contracts in her
Now the question arises whether the wife should be
responsible for the debts incurred by the husband
while managing her affairs. Also what punishment
should be inflicted on the husband for contempt OF
law and forgery committed in signing the marriage
contract and other documents under an assumed SEX
The learned magistrates of Santiago will doubtless
find some solution for this matrimonial riddle.
Year: 1869

A RoUGH TIME.-A Frenchman tells good story
before the Louis courts. In April last he shipped
as deck hand a Missouri steamboat bound for
the Rocky Mountains, but as he did his work bung-
linCly the mate kicked and beat him, knocked his
teeth out. and at last put him ashore on sandbar,
without food There the Indians found him and car
ried him of to their camp, where they stripped him
of clothing, tied his hands together, and hung him
over slow fire. Before he quite done nice
young squaw cut him down and gave him an apron,
in which attire he escaped and made his way to St
Louis and now for $l96 wages from the steam
boat OMSerS.
Year: 1869

DoN P1ATr writes to the Cincinnati Commercial in
the following manner


The Republican losses indicate coming defeat un-
less take departure. As the 10Th Amend
ment takes the negro out of politics. the future ISSUES
will be of financial sort, and then where are we
Put your house in order, my Republican friend, for
Tomorrow you die.


Don seems to be thoroughly disgusted with his
Radical associates, and evidently sees and under
stands the handwriting on the wall.
Year: 1869

THE latest in French gilt jewelry is a little white
guinea pig in gilt cage; also umbrellas, preserving
kettles and punches Of keys, all done up in gilt and
intended to dangle from somebody's pretty ear
Year: 1869

THE celebrated trottng horse Dexter made half
mile in one minute and four seconds on Prospect
Park course, near New York, few days since. This
time it is needless to say has never been equaled
Year: 1869

A BOGUS NEPHEw.-A pretended nephew of Gen.
Grant turned up in the Tyrol of Austria lately His
imposition was readily detected in consequence of
his giving instead of receiving presents
Year: 1869

Intelligence has been received at the In.
ternational Revenue office Of the existence
of large number Of Illicit disdlleries, in Lee
county, Virginia, on the Kentucky borders
and OF a combination among them to resist
the laws. Commissioner DeA1o has taken
measures to enforce the revenue laws there,
and to compel the payment Of the tax, even
fit should be necessary to call on the mill
tarv for aid
Year: 1869

Fifty thousand people were packed into
the coliseum on yesterday to see the Presi.
dent and hear the grand musical swell
The "Star Spangled Banner and tie An.
vii Chorus were performed.
Year: 1869

BANIsuED.-The Yreka Union congratu,
lates the citizens of that place on the fact
that the lazy Diggers who formerly lounged
about their sidewalks have at last been
driven out and banshed from sight. The
same thing should be done here. Lazy, loaf
ing, theving Diggers have established kind
Of headquarters here, and may be seen
prowling about town any hour of the day or
night, either singly or in squads of four or
fee. They live by stealing such articles as
they can lay hands on about town and trade
of to Diggers on the outside. In this way
they escape detection. 1t is time these
thieving. pestilence-hreeding rascals were
made to skedaddle.
Year: 1869

SMALL Pox-A few days ago Mr.. Middle
ton, of Douglas City, stopped in this place
over night and went to Red Bluff on the fol
lowing day, where he was taken sick and
soon after broke out with the small pox. As
he complained of feeling unwel while here,
it is possible that there is danger of some
persons having contracted the contagion.
Year: 1869

PURcHAsED.-Audy Cusick has purchased
the Tower House property of Mr.. Camden
the most pleasant place of summer resort in
this portion of the State, and we presume
Andy will endeavor to render it still more
attractive, if possible
Year: 1869

the Unready; and now that you have
taken the part of Una, in attacking a
stronghold of oppression, have been re-
pulsed, and call on me to act lion, ii
will be well enough to have you within
call. But do you not know, my dea'
young lady, that in order to impress
the world with sense of the value of
your services, it is important you
should compel the world to await your
leisure, and no matter how welcome an
offer may be, always to feign unwilling
ness or Indifference before accordance. !"


'But in my case 1 happen to need
the worlds work much more than she
requires my services, and this that
same old world would be likely to dis
cover in despite any feigniog."
Year: 1869

bers with speech He announced that new laws
would be required for the reorganization of the edu
cational system of the country, He said that it was
the intention of the nation to fulfill her monetary
Obligations therefore, a further development of her
resources desirable and proposed the cutting of
a ship canal through the isthmus of Corinth.
Year: 1869




Within few years a large number
of tea companies have sprung up in
the city, which claims to import di-
rect from China, tofurnlsh a superior
article at reduced rates, and which
advertise largely all over the coun-
try. One street is fairly lined for a
considerable distance with them
We are assured by those claiming to
know that several of these tea estab-
lishments are organized frauds upon
the people; that they use the leaves
of the Camelia, which so closely re
sernbic genuine tea that they are
frequently mistaken for them by bo-
tanists; that they largely import and
palm off upon purchasers "lic tea y
that they use the leaves of ash, plum
and Other trees, and mingle them
with good tea and, furthermore, that
they redry and color genuine tea
leaves that have once been used, OF
have been damaged by water &c.
There is one Of these companies
which, we are told, does nothing else
but purchase damaged eargoes OF
chests of tea, and then dries it or
the roofs of certain buildings not Q
thousand miles from where we arc
| now sitting. Tho drying process
having been completed, a small quan
tity Of superior artisle is added t.
the damaged in order to give flavor
| and it is then done up in packages
for distribution all over the country
Those who are accustomed to patron
ize these tea establishments woult
c ,rtainly do we'll to analyze and tes
the quality of tho article which is dis
pensed to them
Year: 1869

Some months ago we published
upon what we thought to be reliable
information, that Mr.. Wisheck Of
Solon was dead. We arc more cred
IDLY informed by himself that he is
not dead. We apologize. We are
sorry for what we've done, and we
agree to make it all right by not say
ing anything about it when he does
die, which we trust may be a long
time yet.


Hereafter when friends from the
country wish a sudden death an
nounced, we shall require them to
produce tho corpse. - Io,co State
Press.
Year: 1869

Four negroes went to rob smoke house
in Virginia village the other night. The
door was locked, but two of them pricd up
the house on one side while the others
crept in. Just then the owner of the prop
crty came out, the two outside negroes
dropped their levers and ran, and the house
settled down, squeezing one of the inside
fellows to death across the middle and Gag
ing the other.
Year: 1869

This large amount is only an indication
of the immense traffic that must 20 over
the through line in few months, when
the great tide of Pacific coast travel and
trade will begin. 1t is estimated that this
business must make the earnings of the
road
Year: 1869

" ould respectfully notify their friends and tho nrb


lie in general that they have commenced Positiyeiv
the Cash Business. We are receiving n new on3
Fresh Stock of Goods from the Philadelphia market
and we know that by selling exclusively for Cash
we can offer greater inducements than we ever did
stock. - Jul
Year: 1869

The following is the law passed by
Congress to sustain the public credit,
and which has been signed by the Pres
ident:


Be it enacted, &C., That In order to
remove any doubt as to the purpose of
the government to discharge all just OBJ
legations to the public creditors, and to
settle conflicting questions and inter-
pretations of the laws by virtue of
which obligations have been contracted,
It is hereby provided and declared that
the faith of the United States is SOL
emnly pledged to the payment in coin,
or its equivalent, of all the obligations
of the United States not bearing inter-
est known as United States notes, and
of all the interest bearing obligations OF
the. United States except in cases where
the law authorizing the issue of any
such obligation has expressly provided
that the same may be paid in lawful
money or other currency than gold and
silver, but none of said interest bearing
obligations not already due shall be re-
deemed or paid before maturity, unless
at such time United States notes shall be
convertible into coin at the option of the
holder, or unless at such time bonds of
the United States bearing lower rate of
interest than the bonds to be redeemed,
can be sold at par in coin, and the Uni
ted States solemnly pledges its faith to
make provisions at the earliest practical
BILE period for the redemption of the
United States notes in coin.