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Year: 1862

HAfTERAs INLET, Jan, II, 1852.


You may perhaps have heard by the papers before this
reaches you OF the drowning OF Colonel Allen and DR..
Weller. The morning of the 18th Colonel Allen Leutc
and myself, with boats crew consisting Of the captain
second mate three sailors and two soldiers in the
ships boat (hs ship lying three miles outside the
around ct the fort, &C., were returning and We
passing through the breakers at the entrance of Tho
Tsys p,st sua ms~ nil. as least any
nearly mile from either shore the breaking
us and tho boat upside down. lurching furosly about
Sometimes we had hold Of tho keel Of the boat-some


Such an awful sight hope TO again sour
dition was perfectly hopeless AS for myself had no
idea whatever Of being saved At last Dr. Wer gasped
out, "Oh, am gone" was near him, and taking his
arms pulled him up the bottom Of the boat. A few
boat Completely over and threw US or and that was the
last saw Of tho poor Doctor alive.


The Colonel gave out q little afterwards tried to
chin but could not hold long Tho wsves carried him
away In the time the second mate Of the ship had
sunk After tossing about in this way nearly On hour
h.ardwe were at last picked up BY the boats Of the
n,,s0 being towed owed inside % the inlet y tagbo.t.
The bodies Of the Colonel and Doctor were
both recovered, and every en3rt made BY the
officers OF the vessel and OF the twenty regiment
Massachusetts vounteors-the regiment on board the
vessolto resuscitate them, but they both dead
long before they picked S G up the rest Of have
vessel havo been on board the Highlander until this
morning, having means Of getting on vessel.
To-day buried tho bodies Of Colonel and Sur
geon In the sands OF Hstteras We embamed the bodies
rudey but eectually and Gen. Burnside has promised
send the bodies circumstances will allow
him to do so.


IL is impossible to tell how much greve for their
loss not only as fine officers but true nobler
moro generous hearted man than DIR. Weller never
know. We will miss him vcry much as a companion, and
will find such another have had no bad effects
from tho accident.


Our destination (hough Of course cannot speak with
perfect certainty up Pamico Sound to take Roanoke
island which is strongly fortified and garrsoned and
after that cannot tell whore. Give my love to all.
Your afEactionate son. ABlAM ZABIsISKIE.
Year: 1862

AN ACT to amend an act entitled An
act to regulate trade and intercourse
with the Indian tribes, and to preserve
peace on the frontiers" approved June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and thirty
four.
Year: 1862

AN ACT authorizing the detail of naval


partment.


Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States Of
America an Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States be and he is
hereby authorized to temporarily detail
three competent naval officers for the service
of the War Department in the inspection
of transport vessels, and for such other
services as may be designated by the Sec
retary of War.
Year: 1862

To enable us to devote our attention exclusively
to the Provision aud Prsduce business, We nave
detarmiped to close out entire stock Of GRO
CERIES.


We desire call ths attention of the trade to the
fact that will sell at lower rates than goods of
similar quality can be laid down in this market,
and We invite city and country buyers to examine
our stock before purchasing elsewhere.


The stock is well selected for the wants of this
section and contains nearly every thing kept By a
wholesale establishment. Bargains can be had BY
calling on geo. FOSTER q CO.,


jsn22 Corner Locust st. and Canal
E4G oc1Z e GILBERT B 90.
Year: 1862

Dyspepsia, Heart Disease, Fits, Epileps


sy, Melancholy, Neuralgia.


Many remarkable Of these affections have peen
made by the Alternative power Of this medicine 1t stim
laes the vital functions into vigorous action and thus
oyercomes disorders which would be supposed beyond its
reach Such remedy has long been required by the ne
cessies of the people, and confident that this will
do for them all that medicine can do
Year: 1862

A PETRIFIED MAN.-According
to the Territorial Enterprise, pet.
ritied man was found in the noun
tains south of Gravelly Ford. Ev-
cry limb and feature of the stony
was perfect, not even ex-
the left leg which had evil
dently been a wooden one during
the life time of the owner, which
life time, by the way, came to 6
close about a century ago, in the
opinion Of a savan who has exam.
ined the defunct. The Enterprise
adds:


The people of the neighborhood
volunteered to bury the poor un-
fortunate, and were even anxious tc
do so, but it was discovered when
they attempted to remove him that
the water which had dripped upon
him tor ages from the crag above,
had coursed down his back and de-
posted a limestone sediment under
him, which had glued him to the
bedrock upon which he sat as with
q cement OF adamant, and Judge
8. refused to allow the charitable
citizens to blast him from his DO,
sition.-AltG Cal., 5th uH.
Year: 1862

of the New York election, says
y We assure those who differed
from Us, that the arbitrary arrests
and the disregard of the barriers
of Constitutional limitations and
guarantees had alarmed the people
and caused them to fear that, with
out a check end a reform in these
respects, the Government would
not be worth preserving. This
feeling, more than any other, has
given intense resolution and energy
to the canvass on the Democratic
side.
Year: 1862

IT is reported that the President
takes the result of the New York
elections quite philosophically.-
When some one inquired Of him
how he felt about New York, Mr..
Lincoln replied: Something like
that boy in Kentucky who stubbed
his toe while running to see his
sweetheart. The boy said he was
too big to cry, and far too badly
hurt to laugh"
Year: 1862

Lafayette Courier says;


A little girl in the southern part
of this county swallowed a brass
thimble in the early part of last
month, and is now gradually sink
ing under the effects of the poison
Gus metal, and has been given up
to die. If you have a brass thin.
BILE about the house put it in the
stove Immediately; use steel, rub.
ber, si!ver-any thing but brass.
Year: 1862

his death;


issa Tue AboIition parry Is a dis.
loyal organization. Its pretended
love of freedom means nothing
more or less than civil war and
dissolution of the Union. Honest
men of all parties should unite to
expose their intentions and arrest
their progress"


Time has proven that the old
veteran knew pretty we'll what he
was talking about.
Year: 1862




In Mr.. Lincoln's Inaugural Mes
sage he made use of the following
languages involving the question
of his power


apprehension seems to exist among the
people of the Southern States that, by an ac-
cession of Republican Administration,
their property, and their peace, and person
al security are to be endangered. There has
never been any reasonable cause for such
apprehension, Indeed, the most ample ev-
dence to the contrary has all the while ex-
listed and been open to their inspection. II
is found in nearly all the public speeches of
him who now addresses yoa. l do but quote
from one of those speeches when | declare
that have no purpose, directly or indirect
ly, to interfere with the institution Of slave
ry in the States where it exists. l believe l
have no lawful right to do so, and have no
inclination to do so"


PHASE NO. 2.


In Mr.. Lincoln's conversation
with the Chicago Emancipation
lists, he gave his views as follows,
respecting not only his power, but
the folly Of exercising it:


"What good would a proclamation of
emancipation from me do, especially as we
are now situated2 do not wish to issue
document that the whole world knows must
necessarily be imperative, like the Popes
bull against the comet. Would my wor' free
the slaves, when cannot even enforce the
Constitution in the rebel States2 Is there
court or magistrate, or individual that would
be influenced by it there And what reason
is there to think it would have any greater
effect upon the slaves than the late law of
Congress, which l approved, and which Of
fers freedom and protection to the slaves of
rebel masters who come within our lines.-
Yet cannot learn that that law caused o
single slave to come ever to u.s. And sup
pose they could be induced, by proclama-
nation Of freedom from me, to throw them
selves upon US, what should we do with them2
How can we feed and care for such multi
tudc2"
Year: 1862

agencies by which genuine strength and
purity OF character are developed. There
Will be no thought of curtailing the pres
ent educational facilities or of casting aside
the studies which are now pursued in the
schools, s,-rather will the result of such
thinking be to enlarge the present streams
OF public instruction, at the same time Civ
ing to them a change Of direction The
tendency is, to give too exclusive attention
to the training Of the purely intellectual
faculties, to render scholars proficient in
what the books communicate and to instruct
them in sciences whose interest and benefit
lie outside of humanity,-not uninteresting
or useless by any means, but not of neces-
sity imparting to scholars that hearty man.
illness which fits them to speak words and
perform deeds that come home to mems bu-
siness and bosoms,' and inspire men with
higher motives than love of scholarship, of
money, of conspicuous station, of noisy
fame. The teachings of our schools need
to be extended beyond the common routine
of text books, and to include the funda-
mental principles of all manly character
a sense of honor that cannot be sullied, a
love of truth that will be satisfied with no
popular lies, devotion to country that leads
to hearty effort to reform existing evils, and
to defend its sanctity even to the outpour-
ing of life, a reverence for humanity that
no wickedness can diminish, and trust in
Heaven that buoys up the spirit under all
adversities and fringes every cloud with
silver lining.


This must flow from the fullness OF man.
ly life and excellence in teachers, rather
than be communicated through books but
no good citizen can fail to wish that it may
yet be accomplished S.
Year: 1862

Il Snake an the Criaoline.-A remark
able escape from almost certain death. oc-
CURED few days since to female at Wa
terloo Estate, near Sydney, A women and
her husband had been taking walk in
the vicinity of lagoon, and had sat for
some time near the edge of the water
On rising to return home, the woman fan
cied she felt something at the back of her
dress, but as nothing could be seen there,
no further notice was taken of the matter
for some time. On passing a friends
house, however, at short distance, she
stopped to speak to one of the inmates,
and while doing SO, again felt movement
as if something alive had got between her
gown and petticoat. Becoming alarmed,
and placing her hand on her dress, she was
Mortified to perceive snake drop to the
ground from beneath her garments. 1t
proved to be death adder-the most ven-
omous of all Australian reptiles. The
deadly intruder was soon dispatched by the
husband by blow on the head. Her es-
cape under the circumstances is truly won
derful.
Year: 1862

or you are an Abolitionist. And some of
these traitors are helping to populate
Heaven with angels only half black This
is no joke; all this has been preached from
the pulpit by the said sooty- winged mig
ger satellites. They do not stop at insul-
ting man, but blaspheme God with their
obsequious dallying and pandering to a set
of corrupt, fly blown jackasses, who cannot
see any other aim or object on earth through
which pleasure or happiness can be secured
but nigger; no other road to Heaven but
on nigger's back. They must have the
Missouri compromise, or they viii break
up the government. Then the Missouri
Compromise must be repealed, it amt fair,
or they will knock all the underpinnings
from under Uncle Samuel.


The cry of Abolitionist is the whip that
is continually held up to scare the ignorant
into the Democratic, and now the secession
ranks. Ifyou look atthings with common
sense, you are an Abolitionist. If you are
for country, and for the majority ruling,
you are an Abolitionist. 1t is time we put
a stop to these insults. They cannot listen
to reason. The only thing yoa can beat
common sense into them with is green
sycamore club that will not bounce, or a
bullet. A few wholesome truths may be
bitter, but nevertheless true The accu-
sation is very common that the North
favors amalgamation. Now, to tell the
truth, and shame old Nick, it is practised
to fearful extent throughout the South
and Kentucky Go into any of our towns
and see the different shades, and colors.


Jet black, buff, and brown


Mongrel puppy, whelP, and hound.


But we will not speak loud on this
Somebody might be listening. You can
know every traitor in the land as plainly
as you can your hogs, by the ear marks
They have a pass word, by which you can
know them as we'll in the night as in the
day time-that word is, Abolitionist.
That is the sum total of all their argu
ments.
Year: 1862

Suicide for LoUe.-A young woman by
the name of Marv Dunham, drowned her.
self on Saturday last, at Union Mills, near
Calais, Me, all for love, it is said. She
walked from the house where she was liv-
ing, which stands on the bank of the river,
first informing the inmates that she was
going to drown herself, which elected
from them only laugh Of derision-went
down to the river, took off her hoop skirts,
walked into the rushing current about up
to her waist, in the presence of several Of
her companions, male and female, who
stood looking on, and took the fatal plunge
and was soon carried beyond the reach of
human aid. One of the spectators, when
he saw she was earnest, rushed in to reg.
cue her, but was too late, and came near
being drowned himself
Year: 1862

The three iron gunboats of the Monitor
model, which were ordered by the Govern
ment Immediately after the engagement of
the Monitor with the Merrimac, have been
commenced at Greenpoint, near New York.
They are to be built very much like the
Monitor, except that they are each to have
two revolving shot proof tlrrets instead Of
one. The model is also slightly altered so
as to make them better sea- boats and to
give them greater speed. Like the Moni-
tor they are to be propellers, the deck be-
ing but little above the water line. Their
length is to be three hundred and two feet
over all, with breadth of beam of forty
one feet, and depth of hold of twelve
feet The armor is to be six inches in
thickness. There are at present but two
of them commenced, but the blocks have
been laid for the reception of the keel Of
the third. The work is well along on the
first one, however. The frame which is
entirely of iron, is up, except at the bow
and stern, and the work of putting on the
FIRST layer of iron plates has already CON-
menped. The iron ribs and the plates are
forged in a separate workshop, but small
forges are set up all along each side fol-
heating the bolts. AS large crew of men
as can work With convenience are busily
engaged in riveting the plates. 1t viii bf
at least four months before the first boat ID
launched.
Year: 1862

A Printer Boy an Baale-In the bat
tie of Pittsburg Landing, young Martin
Been of Alton, Illinois, scarce eighteen
years old, was a sergeant in the 18th Mis-
souri,, having entered that regiment as a
private. On that fatal Sunday the color
bearer was shot down at his side; he caught
up the flag and carried it through the
day, and slept hat night with its folds
around him. The next morning the cap
tain appointed him second lieutenant pro
tempore, The first volley killed the first
lieutenant and Martin took his place
Soon after the lieutenant colonel fell, and
the captain of Martins company acted as
major, leaving this young hero to carry
the company through the battle, which he
did most calamity, and escaped unharmed.
Young Martin Been was in printing Of
fee when the war broke out
Year: 1862

or the Educational Column.


Manliness,


4 disturbed state of society develops a
want which is felt more or less in all other
social conditions, want of men. Though
the number of those who have gained a re-
spectacle degree and kind of intellectual
culture is always too small, yet it is almost
intellectually greater than the number of
men whose manliness can be utterly relied
on, whose personal integrity and disinterest-
ed patriotism render them towers of
strength. Perhaps this want is not really
more striking now than it has been in ev
cry political or moral storm that has agita-
ted the world of mankind but we feel it
more deeply, and the inquiry is altogether
pertinent, what kind of training is best
adapted to foster that vigorous, sterling
manliness which seems to be nations last
hope, save the special favor of Providence?


Helps, in his Friends in Council says:
What man has learnt is of Importance,
but what he is, what he can do, what he
will become, are more significant things.
Book learning is mainly good, as it gives
US chance of coming into the company of
greater and better minds than the average
of men around US; individual greatness and
goodness are the things to be aimed at, rath-
er than the successful cultivation of those
talents which go to form some eminent
membership of society


1t seems to me there ia some excellent
milk in this oocoanut, and it is not at all
difficult to get at it, The idea that any
amount of book learning, however great and
accurate, makes its possessor full man,
fitted for every station of public life, pre-
pared to assume local and national respon-
sibilities, is entirely absurd though unfor-
tunately common. To be sure, this learn
ing does not disqualify man for such sta
tions and responsibilities, it is of signal
benefit to him; but it is only auxiliary, not
of the first Importance The grand requi.
site is manliness, or in the words of Helps
individual greatness and goodness


But how to acquire this wonderful boon!
It is needful in the first place that its de-
sirableness be distinctly appreciated, that
its great excellence be comprshsndsd, and
that its attaiRable character be assured. 1r
other words it is necessary, at the start, &c
Minh,-to think calmly, persistently anc
cheerfully. The inevitable result OF suct
thinking upon the subject will be to excite
more generous disposition toward thos
Year: 1862

The monster elephant Hannib ii, belong,
ing to Van Amburgh e. Co.'S Menagerie,
came near losing his life, few days since,
while travelling from Keyport to Freehold,
in New Jersey. His keeper had taken
him off the road, in order to avoid an un
safe bridge, when, in crossing a tract of
swampy land, the ground gave way beneath
him, and the enormous animal sank up to
the middle of his sides in the yielding mud,
where he foundered away for some time
without being able to extricate himself; !;
his struggles, on the contrary, resulting in
rendering his situation, each moment more
dangerous, until it was feared it would be
impossible to save him. The heavy shack
les with which he was fettered, preventing
a free movement of his limbs, made his
position still more critical until help arriv-
ed, when, by placing timbers in front Of
and around him, he was enabled, after
short time, to extricate himself At first
he was very much frightened, trumpeting
loudly, and struggling wildly, but after the
timbers were placed within his reach he
went to work more Systematically, and ex
hibited much intelligence in his subse-
quent operations, depending principally
upon his tusks to raise himself. When
exhausted by his exertions he would throw
himself over on enc side, in order to gain
all the buoyancy possible until he became
somewhat rested, when he would resume
an upright position and go manfully to
work again. His efforts we're finally crown
ed with success.
Year: 1862

4 Nan Shoots Himself and Wife.-
About quarter before eleven o'clock on
Monday morning a shocking domestic trag-
edy occurred in the goth Ward, which
caused an intense excitement throughout
that section of the city. The affair occur
red at the house No. l APO Prospect street,
above Master, occupied by German NAM
ed Peter Cherdron, aged about IS years,
and tailor by trade. The other occupants
of the house were his wife, Mary Cherd-
ron, and six children.


Yesterday morning Cherdron, while en-
gagged at work at home, went suddenly out
to procure some cotton. In a short time
he returned and came into the kitchen with
his hands folded behind him. He asked
his wife to come into the front room. She
followed him, when he raised a six barrel
ed Allen revolver and shot one load at his
wife. The weapon was loaded with ball,
which entered her stomach, producing a
mortal wound. She Immediately COM
menced vomiting blood, and made her way
through the rear part Of the house to the
residence of neighbor, where she fell ex
hausted She was placed on a settee, and
DIR. Lindsay was summoned to her aid
He pronounced her injuries mortal, the
hemorrage being internal. The unfortu-
uation, and desired the presence of con-
fessor. A German priest was sent for,
who administered to her the Offices for the
dying.


The husband, having shot his wife in
this manner, Immediately rushed up stairs
to the third story front room, where, with
the same weapon, which contained FIVE re-
naming loads, he shot himself in the right
temple. The ball passed into the brain,
causing instant death. The second report
of the pistol, coupled with the fact that
the wife had been seen running into o
neighbor's house, covered with blood, threw
the whole neighborhood into CONSERVATION.
People focked from all quarters and made
their way into the house of Cherdron.-
Blood was seen on the first floor, and, on
going into the third story, the husband
was found lying on his back with large
pool of blood beside him. The police un-
der Lieut. Jacoby, Of the Goth Ward, were
soon on the spot, and allsyed, as far as pos
sible, all excitement.


The cause of this sad tragedy is said to
have been jealousy. The only one who
could give any idea of the facts and cir
cumstances of the horrible affair was son
of the unfortunate couple, aged about sew
en- years, who was in the kitchen at the
time. He tells a straight story, and cor
roborates the statement given above.


From those residing in the neighborhood
we learn that not more than half minute
elapsed between the two reports of the pis.
tol. The wife said when first shot that
her husband had done the bloody deed
The husband is represented as hard work
ing journyman tailor, and had been em
ployed for some time by firm doing bust
ness near Second and Vine streets. He
always finished his work at home. He
was occasionally subject to fits of jealousy
and at one time, while melancholy, at
tempted to hang himself. He was diacov
cred in time to save his life. At anothe
time he threatened to shoot his wife ant
children.
Year: 1862

Suicide.-George Kimberlin an honest
hard working citizen of Bethel township,
living near Lemuel Hills Store, deliber-
ately committed suicide on Sunday night
the 9th ult. It seems that he had reasr
on to suspect the fidelity Of his wife, and
that this preyed upon his mind until he
resolved to shuttle off this mortal COLL
That the act was deliberate it proved by
the fact that he made arrangements il re
gard to his property. He LETT the house
at night, and was found in the morning
with rope around his neck attached to Q
limb of tree in front of his house, and
with his feet resting on the ground. HaG
he Strengthened himself up to the usual
height, it would have been impossible for
him to have strangled himself, but being
bent upon self destruction he was able to
accomplish his purpose under favorable
circumstances. The deceased was about
45 years Of age, and much respected by
those who knew him.-Futton Democrat.