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Year: 1865

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 4-The large
number of visitors here to view the re-
mains of the late President was increased
last night and this morning BY numerous
arrivals from all quarters, The remains
will be accompanied to the vault by mil
itary and civic procession. The ground
aeleeted for the burial is exceedingly
beautiful.
Year: 1865

TINE TO Advertise The New Y ork


Times has the following sensible lines on
advertising; -.
Business men, with proper business
ideas, should be shrewd enough to per-


eeive that now is the time to advertise. -


Now that gold is rapidly falling, and.


after every reaction, will fall still more,
sell of the old stock at once should be


the motto of every prudent dealer. Dis


pose gift promptly and at the best pricss
you can get, for the longer yeu ho'd on
the less prices you willo5tain. It is bet
ter to voluntarily submit to small loss


now, than 8 great deal heavier one,
by and by. Sell off sell off and to ac-


complish this indispensable feat, advertise
literally Now is the time. we repeat, fo


do il discreetly. Set ahead of your


neigh bors, if you can, by advertising more,
and thus selling more, and when the crash


comes yen will be safe: This is the plain


dictate of commonIseHs and be who heeds


IT not will bitterly regret, before long, his


foolish negligencs, ss i
Year: 1865

CONSTANCE KENT, THE MURDERER.-Of
this young woman, sentenced to death in Lon
don for numbering her brother four years ago,
the London Star says: "There is little doubt
be commuted into one of penal servitude for
life, which, of course, may be carried out
wherever the authorities may please. There
is not the least foundation for the statement
that the punishment of death will be remitted
on the ground of her insanity. In whatever
state she may have been at the time ofcommit-
ting the murder, she is now perfectly sane and
rational, and the folly of acquitting guilty
person on the false ground of insanity has
been too clearly demonstrated in the case o.
Edward Oxford to lead to any likelihood of its
repetition"
Year: 1865

IN the evening he made another ascension,
dressed in white, discharging fireworks on his
route, and amid an exhibition OF hreWorks at
either end. When at the centre OF the rope,
on his return, and the light from the pyro-
technical exhibition had ceased, Leslie being
lost in comparative darkness, he dropped a
large white cloth, which some supposed to
have been himself, and quite sensation was
produced until he appeared on the American
side to receive the congratulations of his fam
ily ond friends. We understand Leslie purpos-
es to make another ascension on the 10th inst,
at which time he will cross with two pals OF
water on his shoulders and peach basket at
tached to each foot.
Year: 1865

hEADlNG, 4 A., april IL, 1904.


Dr.. WIsHART-Dear Sir: One year ago the
Examining Surgeon of this district told me
had Consumption of the Lungs, and that l could
not be cured; and judging from all my symptoms
at that time, myself supposed this to be true.
was for more than one year troubled with
hacking cough, which gradually grew SO bad
that | could not have severe fit of coughing
without splitting up blood in large quantities.


For months could not work at anything,
and was obliged to keep my bed most of the
time. While in this condition | was in Mr..
Row botham's store, in this city, and he seeing
how low was, recommended me to try your
Pine Tree Tar Cordial He said he had sold
great deal of it. and that as it had cured so many
others, he believed it would do some good. 1
bought bottle and commenced using it. In a
yery short time | saw that | was getting better
very fast, and after taking several bottles was
entirely restored to health, SO that could work
every day at my business which is very heavy
work, in an iron foundry. When l commenced
to use your Pine Tree Tar Cordial, my weight
was only one hundred and thirty-fve pounds;
since the use of it l have weighed on an average
one hundred aud fifty five. l shall be glad to
have you publish this, as believe should not
have been living at this time ifI had not used
your great medicine and wish all who suffer
to receive its benefit.


Very truly yours,


Capt SAMUEL HAREEn.


No, 334 S. Eight street, Reading, Pa.
Year: 1865

The Pine Tree Tar Cordial gives instanta-
neous relief in cases of Asthma and WhOoping
Cough. 1t often cures whooping before it runs
half its course, as it acts at once on the phlegm
and mucus, and expels them from the throat
and the sufferer is relieved. In case of Asthma.
use Dr. Wisharts Dyspepsia Pills with the Cor
dial. as they have never been known to fail to
cure that disease.
Year: 1865

tory townships are compelled 10 make
greater exertions than those which have
availed themselves OF the former law to
escape the draft. But these objections
are more than compensated for by the
fact that we get rid Of a system which
helped one district al the expense Of an.
otber-was costly 10 the country-and
not profitable 10 the army. We remem-
Der that much dissatisfaction was express
ed year ago at the repeal OF the law al
lowing . Communication in money in place
OF personal service. But Il would now
be difficult 10 find loyal man in Ohio
who does no, acknowledge the wisdom Of
that repeal, without which our armies
would not have been filled-nor the splen-
did successes OF 1864 achieved.


We observe that the last section Of the
new law provides that the act shall take
effec. from and after 'ts passage. provided
that it shall not interfere with the pres
ent draft. 10 view Of the rapidly with
which volunteering In this and other
States was going on, !, appears to us that
j. would have been better il the Provost
Marshal General had used the authority
Of this proviso--and postponed the opera
ton OF the 18th section, till after the i'm.
pending draft. But the law is wise one,
and its effects will be most salutary. We
publish in another column an abstract Of
the law Geve. Leader.
Year: 1865

A YEAR's TROUBLES. s.-Sometime l
compare the troubles we have to undergo
in the course of year to a great bundle
Of fagots, far too large for us TO lift. But
God does notrequire Us TO carry tie whole
at once. He mercifully unlies the bundles
and gives us first one stick. which we are
able 10 carry to. day. and then another,
which we are able to carry tomorrow,
and so on. This we might easily man
age, If we would only take the burden ap.
pointed for each day; but we choose to in
crease our trouble by carrying yesterdays
stick over again to-day, and adding TO-
morrow's burden to our load before we
are required TO bear it.-Johr Newton.
Year: 1865

Some of the CopperheAd newspapers have
got hold Of the speech Of an ex.member of
Congress from Pennsylvania and are attrib.
uting it to the President, whom they com.
pliment thereupon. The Richmond Bulletin
out and out secesh-swallowe the thing,
and expresses its satisfaction with the Presi-
dent as "the best utterer of plain talk on
record" This is undoubtedly true and If
the editor of that paper wants to hear the
best style of "plain talk, =" we advise him to
go to the White House, and in the presence
of the Chief Magistrate read some of his
recent editorials. He would get the benefit
of a pretty sturdy rebuke, administered
with much plainness Of speech to those SEN
sation editors of tho South whose malignant
utteranees about Bertram's right and Ber-
trans might again meeting on Ellangowan's S
height have not probably as yet attracted his
attention. The President is indeed man Of
much plainness Of speech. Some Of the plain
est of his sayings may be found daily at the
head of these columns, and they are words
which we would advise any Richmond editor
to read and ponder, whenever he is moved to
write articles threatening new rebellion.
Year: 1865

0J- II will be seen by the correspondence
printed in our local column that an opportu-
nifty is now offered to our oitisens TO cooper
ate in measure that promises substantial
good to the community and 70 the unre.
strained youth Of the city. B,..
Year: 1865

nT IF there is anybOdy!in the City Post
ofice-or any other msn-who can tell why
our Western and New York evening ex.
changes come to US only about once . week,
we shall be happy to hear him PROFOUND.
Year: 1865

New GooDs AT LUBEcK's.-Lubeck has
just received. at the round corner, large
stock Of Fall and Winter Dry Goods, which
he intends selling At reasonable rates. The
public and particularly The ladies are invited
to CALL
Year: 1865

E@ The Democrats Of Auburn were in
the very best humor on the night OF the
election, over their local success in running
the Abs so close on the head of !he ticket,
and in electing Judge Poland, by majority
considered overwhelming.
Year: 1865

We invite the attention of the public
to our premium list. 1t has been revised
with great care, and with direct reference
to the liberal encouragement of all class
es of industry and comneadable enter
prise. Look over the list at your leisure;
note the premium you wish to draw and
see to itthatsome of your neighbors don't
90 ahead of you.
Year: 1865

Each member of the society will be fur
nished on the payment of the annual fee
of one doHar, with certificate ofmember-
ship. This certificate will give the per-
son whose name is written thereon, to-
gether with his family accompanying him,
free access to the grounds during the fair.
These certificates can be procured from
the President, Vice President, Secretary
and Treasurer.
Year: 1865

sth. A majority of the members on
each committee will constitute quorum.


9th Permit no persons to interfere
with your examinations or to be present
at your deliberations.


10th Eeach member of the Board Of
Managers will have the supervision of a
particular department. on the grounds
and to this member you will apply for
any instruction or information you may
want ft4 ti
Year: 1865

It is a significant fact that the first ut
terance, on the floor of Congress, Of the
right of State to secede from the Union,
was made by Josiah Quincy, member
from Massachusetts, on the proposition
to erect the territory of Orleans into a
State And it is still more significant
that for thus announcing the doctrine of
State secession, Mr. Quincy was called to
order by delegate from Mississippi. The
speaker decided the representative from
Massachusetts, "out of order" and on ap-
peal therefrom by Mr.. Quincy the oppo-
sition to the Democratic party in the
House cast their votes solidly against the
ruling of the Speaker, and he was not
sustained. Every one remembers the re:
mark of Mr. Quincy to the effect that If
Louisiana was to be admitted as State,
it would be the duty of Massachusetts, to
leave the Union, "peaceably If she can,
forcibly if she must"


The Radicals of to-day who resist MIR.
Johnson's efforts to restore the Union
are the natural descendants of the Hart
ford Convention Federalists of New Eng
land. We venture the assertion that ev-
cry member of the Quincy family in Mas
sachusetts is opposing the policy OF the
executive. r..
Year: 1865

NOT INCLINED TO KISS THE RoD-A
Southern officer writes hnmorously to the
Mobile Register, in reply to the accusa-
tion ola Northern newspaper that the
Southern people still praise those
who have saved the Republic. He
thinks the Yankees must have queer
ideas about southern human ma
ture if they expect anything different,
and says: IEOgG a l.


Nor do l sing paans to the Union Gen
erals for saving the Republic, for at the
time the thing was done it struck me
that they saved the wrong one. 1t may
be that / ought to feel grateful to the
Generals who thrashed me and all my
friends within an inch of our lives, but,
in the language OF Mr.. A. Ward, ~ don't
see it in those lamps" We admire the
artistic beauty of the style in which the
Union Generals put us through; we make
no attempt to suppress or disguise the
fact that the thing was done handsome
ly in point of skill; but to denounce us
as set of ungrateful sons OF guns, be-
cause we don't expend our ink and elo,
quence in constantly saying SO, would
be called, in some countries, premedi
tated attempt to add insult to injury
Year: 1865

A highly speculative individual, in
Petersburg, Is buying negroes upon the
chance that the United States Govern
ment will hereafter pay for all the slaves
emancipated by the result of the late
war he offers $40 in gold for the right
of property in each negro, and the Peters.
burg Inder learns that in some cases
where he had effected purchases, he had
actually paid the money. We hope the
gentleman has large amount of gold
and that he will not confne his opera
tions to Petersburg. So remarkable
financier should have his headquarters
in the metropolis. There are quite a
number of our citizens who would will.
ingly dispose of all their right, title and
estate in their former slaves at consider
ably under the figure he is now offering
Our people have also considerable
amount of Confederate Treasury notes,
which they could be induced to part
with for consideration.
Year: 1865

QUEBKC, Jan. 26.-In Parliament, last night
the Attorney General brought in a bill for the
prevention and suppression of outrages on the
frontier, the manufacture and shipment of
arms for urlawfRl purposes, providing for the
seizure and punishment of suspected vessels,
and giving notice to persons proving unworthy
OF the hospitality OF this country to remove
from it. The bill is copied from an Imperial
act, ana is part Of an act of the Congress of the
United States in 1888. The bill was read for
the first time, and passed for a second reading
TO-DAY
Year: 1865

A gentleman dining at hotel whsre servants
were few and far between dispatched lad among
them for plate Of pudding. After long time
the lad returned, and placing It before the hungry
gentleman, was asked "Are YOU the led who took
my plate for this pudding Pr" Yes, sir" BLESS
me, resumed the hungry wit, hos you have
grown
Year: 1865

New YORK, May Is The Herald's
Nassau correspondent details visit to
the rebel ram StOnewall When the Off
GERS were told of the surrender of Lee
and Johnston, they admitted that their
vessel had been brought out too late
She was intended especially to break
blockades, and would make sad havoc
among wooden vessels Though she has
crossed the Atlantic, the Chiet Engineer
let out that he would as soon go to sea
in coffin. Her decks were flooded half
the time Another officer claimed that
she behaved like duck. She was to
leave Nassau on the 9TH, it was believed,
for Galveston. Others said she had a
more important destination Oh the
American coast. Our fleet at Key West
has been notified of her presence.


Nassau has lost all its activity. The
rebel murderers, Parr, Locke and Braine,
who took part in the steamer Chesapeake
affair, are now there, wandering about in
gray uniforms


The Stonewall captured and bonded
the bark New Light, from Baltimore on
her way to Nassau.
Year: 1865

ANOTHER BIG REwRAD FoR DAVIS
From Macon General Wilson telegraphed
that previous to getting the official dis
offering a reward OF a hundred thousand
dollars for JEFF Davis. he had put price
of one hundred thousand dollars in gold
on him, to be taken from the gold carried
by these fugitives This makes nearly a
quarter of q million in greenbacks upou
him.
Year: 1865

WASHINGTON, May l3.-The Chronicle
this morning, speaking of the court en-
gagged in the trial of the assassination
conspirators, says The only step which
has been taken which is not in accord
ance with ordinary trials is that thus far
the court has sat with closed doors
How long it may be necessary to main
tain this precautiOn cannot now be de-
cided. As it was adopted to ascertain
the truth, and the truth alone, it Will
not be abandoned il the complaints OF
the New York press are swollen into a
torrent of denunCiatiOn Yesterday the
evidence was of so much Importance as
to convinceingly establish the propriety
of this very alternative. The lives OF
some of the witnesses depend upon this
regulation, and we feel free to say that
none were more conscious of its necessi-
ty than the witnesses themselves, most
of whom are honorable, intelligent and
patriotic citizens.
Year: 1865

PAY or CAPTURED OFFICERS The
Second Comptroller of the Treasury has
decided that any officer captured by the
enemy is entitled during his captivity 70
the same pay and allowances to which
he would be entitled if in actual service
This does not apply toeytra pay and al
lowances incidental To appointments as a
staff officer. ar ~ the extra allowance of
ten dollars per month Ia commanding
officers OF companies Cor responsibility
for the arms, &c, of the company, as tue
inference is that some other officer incurs
the responsibility referred TO upon tho
capture of said commanding officer, and
the captured officer is entitled only TO
the pay and allowances attached TO his
lineal rank
Year: 1865

NLAIM AGENTS, have established an agency for the


purchase and sale of Gold and Silver Quartz Claims in
different parts of the Territory One q the partners will


attend in person. to the introduction ana sale of Lodes in
New York Philadelphia and other Eastern cities and the
other to obtaining the in this city Arrangements
will be made early in the Spring for expressing goods to
the New York Office and for procuring reliable assays at
the Office in this city. Office at the Post Office and at s.
T. Hauser g. Co.'S Bank on Wallace Street. 14*
Year: 1865

AT 7sS THIRD AvENUE-FoR SALE THREE AND
"A four story high stoop brown stone front Houses
pcated town, at to suit all parties let me
know the style Of house price and location you shall
hear from me. JAMES ROWE.
Year: 1865

A SMART NANNY friend lives three
miles from the post office and one stormy
night last winter lie told his new help to
harness the horse, 90 down TO the office,
and see what there was in the box, giving
him the number.


In due time Jerry returned, and put his
horse at the library door of Mr.. c.,
who, sitting in gown and slippers, was i'm
patiently waiting the arrival OF the mail.


We'll, Jerry, what was there at the
post office for me p


"Two letters and paper, sir"


"Well. hand them to me What are
you standing there forf'


"lndade, sir, and you didn't ;ell me to
bring them, at all, at ALL"


Mr.. c., finding that Jerry had the
best of it, asked him Z" what he went TO
the office iol ?"


Jerry replied; "You tould me to go
to the Office and sec what was in the box,
and haven ] done it shure p


Jerry had TO harness up again, and
take another ride in the cold, muttering
as he went, that he wished his honor
would "be allher naming what he said
next time"
Year: 1865

This was sad lesson to Beatrice, but
it was Il necdiul one it humbled her
pride and taught her to depend on
higher strength than her own.


From beneath the ruins OF our sorrows
often bloom the flowers of our greatest
good and happiness.
Year: 1865

public schools. Why has not the CONVEX
sion been made according to the lawg On
enquiry few weeks since, we were informed
nom a reliable source, that the direction OF
the Legislature in this particular, had not
been attended to by the Treasurer We now
call upon him to discharge his plain duty by
executing the provisions of the Act.


Prize fighters are hereafter to have no
mercy in Delaware. All persons who pro-
mote, encourage, aid, assist or engage in
or hold the stakes in any prize fight within
our limits, upon conviction are to be fined
five hundred dollars and imprisoned for not
less than one nor more than ten years, in
the discretion of the Court. We think,
hereafter the ''roughs" will give our soil a
wide berth


There are several other acts and resolu-
tions of a general character which we may
notice in some future issue.


The following is a complete list of the acts
OF Incorporation granted at the last session.
The Dover and Mahon's River Railroad
Company.


The Brandywine Hundred Association for
the recovery of stolen horses.


The Agricultural Canal Company of Bal
timore Hundred.


The Bridgeville Academy.


The Smyrna and Delaware Bay Railroad
Company.


The Wilmington Steamship Company.
The Delaware and Chesapeake Tow Boat
Company.


The Dover and Mahon River Steamboat
Transportation and Freighting Company.


The Beaver Dam Ditch Company of sus-
sex County.


The Brandywine Hundred Mutual Horse
Company for the Recovery of Stolen Horses.
The Diamond State Iron Company.


The Red Clay Greek Cemetery Company
of Mill Creek Hundred.


An Act to incorporate the Town of Fred
erica.
The Seaford Seminary.


The House Of Refuge of New Castle Co.


The Wilmington Skating Park Association


The New Castle County Mutual Associa.
tion for the promotion of Agricultural and
the Mechanic Arts


An Act to incorporate the Town of Sea
ford.


The Columbia and Port Deposite Railroad
Company.


The Diamond State Chemical Company


The Kent County Railroad Company.


The Nanticoke Building Association o.
Seaford.


An act to incorporate the Town of Milton
The Mccullough Iron Company.


The Duck Creek Oil Company of Smyrna,
The Hudson Branch Ditch Company Of
Kent County.


The Washington Hotel Company of Dover
Year: 1865

People will buy where they can buy the cheapest. We don t pretend to retail goods at ., Less than wholesale priccs,'' as a general thing, but we CAN and WILL sell at d smaller profit than parties in larger villages where their expenses are five times that of ours.
Year: 1865

SIR: SO deep is the i, 'ereat which
/ feel in Sou h Carolina, my adopted
state that Under present circumstances
l cannot refrain from Offering to her
nv services IL what consider her need


II propose for her sake 10 lay ssids
my favorite art and to eDgrgs in the
manufacture Of bronze cannon, and
these to be ct a quality, both in regard
TO material and effect much superior to
any now in use in tho United Stats.


] am ret a.ars that there ase now
Year: 1865

On the 7th inst. the eommandant at
Camp Chase, Ohio, was directed to
make up list Of three thousand pris-
oners for exchange, IN detachments Of
FIVE hundred, in which he was not to in
clude any one who did not wish to be
exchanged. He called the frst five
hundred together, and told them they
we're all to be exchanged except those
who should object Those, however,
who remained behind would have to
continue in prison. He then called
upon them to make their choice. I'm.
mediately two hundred aud sixty step
ped forward, requesting to remain,
some Of them stating that they preferred
to stay in prison ten years rather than
be sent back to the rebel army. This
number included all present who had
served under Hood There are near
ten thousand prisoners altogether in
Camp Chase.
Year: 1865

Gen. Wilson in letter to Gov. Brown,
who had complained of the collapse of the
currency and great destitution of provisions
among the people, says: He is instructed
by the President to say to him that these
evils were caused By treason, insurrecton
and rebellion against the laws of the United
States melted and carried on for thel last
four years by you and your confederate
rebels and traitors, who alone are RESPONSE
ble for all the waste, destitution and want
now existing in that State, and what you
call the result which the fortunes of war
have imposed upon the people of Georgia


and all the los. and woe they have suffered,
are charged upon yeu and your confederate
rebels, who, usurping authority, provoked
war to the extremity, until compelled to lay
down your arms and accept the just penalty
OF the crimes Of treason and rebellion; that
the restoration Of peace and order cannot be
entrusted to rebels and traitors; that the
persons who melted the war and carried it
enwill not be allowed to resasemble at the call
of their accomplice to act again as a legisla-
ture of the State, and again usurp it.
authority and franchises. Men who have
caused SO much woe will not be allowed
power again to set on foot fresh acts oil
treason and rebellion. In calling the legis


lature together again without permission oi
the President you have perpetrated fresh
crime that will be dealt with accordingly, land
il any person presumcs to answer or acknowl-
edge your call, he will at once be arrested y