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Year: 1865

On, be not the first to discovery


A blot on the fame of friend,
A flaw in the faith of lover;


Whose heart may prove true to the end
We none Of US know one another,


And oft into error we fall;
Then let US speak well of our brother,
Or speak not about him at all.
A smile or sigh may awaken


Suspicion most false and undue;
And thus our belief may be shaken


In hearts that are honest and true.
How often the light smile Of gladness
Is worn by the friends that We meet,
i To cover a soul full of sadness,
4 Too proud to acknowledge defeat.
How often the sigh Of detection
Is beaved from the hypOcrite's breast,
To parody truth and affection,


Or luI asuspicion to rest.
How often the friends we hold dearest
Their noblest emotions conceal,
And bosoms the purest, sincerest,


Have secrets they cannot reveal.
Leave base minds to harbor suspicion,
And small ones to trace out defeats
Let ours be a noble ambition,


For base is the mind that suspects.
We none of US know one another,


And oft into error we fall;
Then let US speak well our brother,


Or speak Of him not at all.
Year: 1865




Found that I had struck the pre-Ada.
mite rock Of the ossifed strate Of the ST.
lurian formation.


This is geology, and you perhaps won't
understand it, but l will explain it all in
the paper to the Historical Society / am
about writing. sci


Got candle and went down to see
about it. s8 go E


Ifound big Megatherium about six
hundred feet long, and nine wide, in a
capital state of preservation,


got him out and will send him along
by express.


Went on boring through forty feet sof
sandstone ,


Here encountered strange smell Of
sulphur, which alarmed the native who
cold me the land, and to ease his con-
science gave back half the money, and
wanted me to stop boring.


Told him | was bound to keep on un-
til struck lie, or come out on the other
side of creation.


Bored on. Went through about sixty
thousand feet more, when suddenly the
brace and bit went in, and there was q
grand report like that made by Buffers
powder boat that didn't blow up Fort
Fisher.


Things were slightly confused for
awhile. A section of Pennsylvania went
up, and 1 went up with it. / guess l
must have come down again, as the next
idea | had was finding myself comforta.
Bile, hung over the clothes line at Mug
gins Hotel.


An investigation into.the matter show
ed that | had struck through into q gas
factory in China, which had exploded at
both ends of the bore, killing half a mil
lion of Chinese.


The casualties on our side were con.
fined to one native and small dog.
haven't given up yet.


The folks here are very encouraging /;
they will stick to man as long as he has
a cent left, and / never knew Muggins
to turn man out Of his hotel to pay his
bill.


A kind hearted chap offered me anoIh.
er piece Of land, the size Of a stove plate,
within a mile and a half Of seven hun,
dred barrel well, for the reasonable zig.
ure Of half a million, and two.thirds Of
the OIL


a
1 had concluded that boring for oil Is
cot half SO profitable as bleeding the pub
lie. | shall start an oil company on more
liberal terms than any yet offered.


I shall be prepared to guarantee any.
thing. The capitol will be a million dol
lars, divided into two million shares, at
fifty cents each.
Dividends of two hundred per cent.
will be paid weekly, in addition to which
each subscriber will be entitled to sea-
son ticket for Lanigan's Ball, new hat,
farm near La Crosse, and ton Of coal
at market prices.


The "Scaly Run" Petroleum Company
will be the biggest thing in oil in the
market,


am going on to. arrange the business
as soon as my friends send me funds
enough 10 pay my way back.


am yours, oleaginously,
CORY O'LANUS.
Year: 1865

A most singular and STANCE occur
renee took place at the restaurant. Of L.
Guinean, on Friday last. A soldier, while
sitting at the table waiting for his dinner,
was siezed with violent cramping pains
in the stomach. So severe was his tor
ture that he fell from his chair to the
floor. Soon after his fall singular rep
tile crawled out Of his mouth. This rep.
tile or snake is about seven inches in
length, of dingy white color, and has
black stripe running through the length
of the center of its body There is no
head to the snake perceptible, each end
appearing something like the ends of
those yermicular objects which OCCASION
ally trouble children, especially in East
ern States. The body Of the reptile
(Which is preserved in spirits is in di
ameter about the size Of one Of Faber's
pencils, but is somewhat fattened, espe-
cially near the extremities. After the
snake had left the mans stomach his in
ternal tOrtures appeared to increase with
great severity; SO much so that he pray
ed for immediate death. It is under
stood that lie is still sick in the military
hospital. Previous to this occurrence
the man had experienced general i'll
health.-Sdcramento Bee.
Year: 1865

The record Of testimony in the Wnz trias


makes 5000 fooscap pages divided into 20 parts, and
soptars between coo and 100 objections and rulings Of
,be Court One hundred and sixty witnesses were
examined on both sides, several of whom were ind-
Yiduay on the stsnd two days FOR examination IN chief
and cross examination


Mr Baker Of the counsel for the defense thought It
would take him seven or eight days TO properly read
his mass Of testimony, in addition TO the subsequent
iak Of Examining all the points ofaw and last Of all the
criticisms Of the statements Of witnesses the compari
son Of the different classes of testimony and the writing
rui Of bic argument He insisted on having jwo full
weeks for The performance of this labor saying it was
utterly impossible for him TO complete it in shorter
period Of time The Court at fcst gave him eight days
and sfterward extended the limit TO twelve. But Mr.
Boxer would take nothing less than two weeks from
Monday and failing IN this he chose to submit The case
without argument. Col. Chipman, the Judge Adyo-
rse is already preparing bis argument, promising to
cover the ground both sides and viii read it next
Wednesday when as is usual in such cases, the Cont
will with closed doors proceed 10 consider and make
mp their findings in the case before then.
Year: 1865

The Real" Southern ArIss0craey.


The Raleigh Progress has found out
Southern aristocrAey that is in hap.
py state of mind about the end Of the
war. The Progress of the sth says: g q Z


The black people were looked on as a
part of the family, and if imprudence
or misfortune created the necessity for
the sale of one or more, the event eaua-
ed universal gloom and -hesrt.burning
throughout the entire household; for, in
many instances, so close was the sympa :
thy and friendship, that the loss Of one
of these was but little less severely felt
than q member Of the white family--a
son or 8 daughter. Any one who has
seen much of slavery in North Carolina
will bear US out in the truth Of these as
sertions. And we have seen and con-
versed with some of these people whose
negroes have left them, and have often
heard pious matrons refer, with feeling,
to their house servsnts-those they had
taken especial pains to. raise, and had
near their persons-and express the
their conflict with the world. And this
class Of the former slave owners, thsIre-
fined aristocracy, feeling that they have
gained as much, if not more than they
have lost, now turn their education and
accomplishments to practical account,
and begin already to fud that there is
solid happiness in toiling for the abso-
Lutte necessariss Of life, freed from the
responsibility of looking after fifty or
hundred blacks, many of them either
too old or too young to be Of service,
and in a condition to require constant
nursing. go ~ tas 54c cess
Year: 1865

The following letter, written By the
editors Of the Chicago Times, the lead
ing rebel sheet and organ Of the copper
head party in Illinois, to B. Small, Esq,
OF our county, who was q subscriber to
said paper, and who was therefore
doubtless supposed BY said editors to be-
long to the copperhead fraternity, win
explain how these copperheads have so
suddenly and SO ardently fallen in love
with the soldiers: 9-s-G IN
Year: 1865

The work of granting pardons
at Washington proceeds steadily
but slowly. We cannot help
thinking Of the idea of Dr. Frank
lin, who, when a boy, got weary
of standing up and listening to
grace at every meal, and respect
fully asked his respected father
whether it wouldn't do just as
well to say grace over the whole
pork-barrel at once.
Year: 1865

Lewis SQUIRE 2ss Front street; T. Baker, 50 South
street; 8. NJ Ackerman, POI Pearl street The money
not being forthcoming for the goods and the goods not
four hundred dollars worth OF goods was sent TO Them
Detective Slowey accompanying the cartman The un-
suspectng recipients were taken by the of1cer and
found In their possession just ready To be sent out
copartnership agreement duly signed, sealed and
acknowledged, was also found on them They were
taken TO Police Headquarters and locked up for trial
quantity Of the property obtained by them found
at the store Of John G. Baxter Sons ship chAndle,
308 West street. where had been sold 1t was all iden-
tined Il is supposed that the prisoners have been
engaged In swndling many other parties and they wiz
be detained for identincation-
Year: 1865

HAVANA June 21, 1885,


report that the steamer Wren had been seized by her
crew on the high seas while her way back Liver
pool proves to be correct; and assured that the
guilty parties now in Key West, whittier they carried
their price have been demanded by the British Consul
of this port and will be delivered up him The whole
affair concocted here under the leadership Of
Gilley, formerly Of the United States Navy after
wards in the blockade running service of the lately
ceased confederacy; person who, while in
the latter SERVICE excited some attention from the
fact OF his having away with and sold schooner
entrusted to him. The idea of seizing the Wren was
supposed not to be bad one, and one moreover that
would pay handsomely; for though that vessel had
always sailed under the British flag yet she had the
blockade than once and was therefore, supposed
TO be beyond the pale of law and civilization At last
however, speculation upon the old, unburied frag


ents, the diseca membra and wretched relics of the
late fearful war has not paid.


Nearly two months since sent you notice Of the
hotel lately opened here. For the benefit of
persons visiting Havana I would state that
This establishment is called the Santa Isa.
Del Is situated in Havana street, and Is in
the FULLEST sense of the title American hotel From
personal inspection can guarantee that is the only
Motel in the island Of Cuba really worthy Of the name
II combines all the comforts convenences and improve
menus 70 be FOUND In the New York hotels and consider
ing that located In Havana where the houses are so
1bominaby constructed and i'll adapted TO comfort the
Santa Isabel may be considered wonder The propre-
Sors are American the cooking American the beds
American tho hand basins Of American marble
and American patent; every chair and table, spoon,
Knife fork, glass nail and is from the land Of
wooden nutmcgs; In fact, everything but the water
Babylon.
few passengers as is usual in midsummer. The Havana
will make more trip and then lay up during tho
sicEiy season Exchange on New York about 25 per
cent discount That London has reached the extraor
dnary ngure OF IL per cent premium
Year: 1865

Tn the Prussian Upper Chamber proposition car
rcd by large majority against the ministers that gov
ernnent should bring forward bill providing that the
members OF the Diet uttoring caumnes other action
able expressions during debate should be liable pun
ishment by the general laws OF the land
Year: 1865

;e what You seem. seem


what you be.
Ifyou would be dcem'd u man,
Act n manly part
Affectation is o ban
Show you have n heart.
Wear no vain deceitful mask,
Artificial wrought.
What does falsehood gain l ask?
Be what you'd be thought.
All that glitters is not gold,
Ills but outward gloss;
Speech though courteous, should be bold
Use no tinselld dross.
Tell no lattering tales, and so
Feed mans self esteem;
Wear your own true look, and show
You arc what you seem.
Men of thought are ever 10th
Hollow praise to give
Only minds of stunted growth
On such praises live.
Empty vessels make most sound
w ords are empty air
Live above it, and be founl
What you would appear.
Year: 1865

There is a sound floating in the air in va
rious quarters which seems to shape itself
distinctly into the phrase standing at the
head Of this article. The sound seems to
have aoated northward on southern breeIes,
and to have found an echo in northernly lati-
tudes, They will not work.


We have no doubt that there are n great
many people down South as well as every
where else who will not work so long as they
can find support without it. A large portion
of the officers, soldiers, contractors, specu-
latorS, ETC., who belonged to the Confederate
army, or were fed in one way or another at
the Confederate crib would much prefer Of
fce to hard work. The tax gatherers who COB
bled the tithes, and the lazy supernumeraries
who ate them; the sharpers who collected and
cribbed the soldiers aid; the rebellion sup
porters who have lived upon stealage Of some
sort during the last four years will not
work" II they can help 1t. Most of them
will find they can't help it. however, and will
be compelled to work or starve.


Ah pus VIC uout moan the Wnlte man
this government was made for the white
man and he has right to be idle and starve
If he chooses-we mean the irrepressible
black man. He won't work" 1t would be
somewhat surprising IL the black men who
have been at work for white masters who
spent their earnings abroad were demoralized
by bad example to that extent that they will
reluctate against labor for WHILE but ne
cessity, and the love of little money or
some small possessions they now can call
really their own will produce the desired
effect even in extreme cases, and there Is no
reason to apprehend that the negro will not
do their share Of the work as compared to
the whites who belong in the South.
New stimuli to industry in general, and new
incentives TO labor in individuals, will operate
TO change the character of the whole South.
The old aristocratic men and women of the
lately rebel States will shudder at the thought
Of gentlemen and ladies being compelled to
work, but the young men of the South who
are. good for anything, are taking of their
coats and beginning a new Cram era of
labor and industry. And these are the men,
too, who will ere long sway the destinies of
their States, and command paramount in.
Ansncs among their fellow citizens. General
LEH's sons have gone to work upon their
farms, and many rebel officers instead of
lowering around political cauldrons to throw
In ingredients Of mischief, are taking hold Of
the plough and turning up the soil that has
lain falloW these four years.


But there is great host Of bummers and
larry ioungers who managed to live with.
out work during the war, who are determined
10 live without it rs long as possible now
that the war is over and these are they who
raise the cry, which the Northern Copper.
head is so fond of sohoing, that the negro will
not work. From the most reliable informa-
tiOn we can get, the negro is doing quite as
well as could be expected, and 1t will be
found that the four million blacks, who have
done all the work in the South for great
many years, will do their share Of it under
the new order of things.
Year: 1865

iaE WEEKIY ARGUS


1 IN. Lsr--~; Paper in the County.
THE WEEKLY ARGUS


Is the LargeS; PAPER in the County.
THE WEEKLY ARGUS


Is thc Largest Psper in the County.
THE WEEKLY ARGUS
Is the Largest Paper in the County
THE WEEKLY ARGUS


Is tue Largest PAPER in the County
THE WEEKLY ARGUS
j. the Largest Paper in the County.
THF WEEKLY ARGUS


Is the Largest Paper in the County
THE WEEKLY ARGUS
, Is the Largest Paper in the County
THE WEEKLY ARGUS


Is the Largest PaUer in the County
DO You WANT TO BE HAPPY,


Then Paw the Printer.
Do YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY?


Then PAY the Printer
DO YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY?


Then Pay the Printer
DO YOU WANT TO BE HAPPYr


Then Pay the Printer.
DO YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY


Then Pay the Printer
DO YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY


Then Pay the Printer.
DO You WANT TO BE HAPPYg


Then Pay the Printer.
DO YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY?


Then Pay the Printsa
roUK BUSINESS WILL INCREASE
If you Advertise in your County PAPER
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE
!fyOu Advertise in your County Paper
YOUR BUSIUESS WILL INCREASE
you Advertise in your County Papse,
Year: 1865

TO GET NICE BRONZE PRINTING


Call 1T the Argus Office
TO GET NICE BRONZE PRINTING,


Call at the Argos Office


Call at the Argus Office
TO GET NICE BRONZE PRINTING,


Call al the Argus Office
TO GET NICE BRONZE PRINTING,


Call at the Argus Office
To GET NICE BRONZE PRINTING,


Cal! at the Argus 0fEce
To GET NICE BRONZE PAINTING,


Gail at the Argus Office.
TO GET NICE BRONZE PRINTING,


Call at the Argus Office
TO GET NICE BRONZE PRINTING,


Call at the Angus OfRcA
Year: 1865

TO GET JOB PRINTING DONE WELL,


Call at the Argus Uffca
TO GET JOB PRINTING DONE WELL,


Call az the Argus Office,
TO GET JOB PRINTING DONE WELL,


CaN at the Argus Office
TO GET JOB PRINTING DONE WELL,


Call at the Argus Office
TO GET JOB PRINTING DONE WELL,


Call At the Argus Office
TO GET JOB PRINTING DONE WELL,


Call at the Argus Office
TO GET JOB PRINTING DONE WELL,


Call at the Argus Office
TO GET JOB PRINTING DONE WELL,


Call at the Argus Office.
10 GET JOB PRINTING DONE WELL,


Call at the Argus Odice
-FOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If you Advertise in your County Psps-
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


Ifyou Advertise in your County PapeI
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If you Advertise in your County Papsr.
Jour BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


If you Advertise in your County Paper
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


II you Advertise in your County Paper
YOUR BUSINESS WILL INCREASE


1yoa Advertise u Jour County Pps
Year: 1865

Through a great national calamity the
has been lifted to the Presi-
dency of the United States.


The loss of Mr.. Lincoln may be in some
degree softened to survivors by the relec-
ton that his successor is q man Of distin-
guished ability and of thorough consecra-
tion to the cause Of freedom. President
johnson has arisen from humble station to-
become the very first ruler on the earth.
In his ascent to the great power that he now
holds he has shown himself equal to every
in each step of his remarkable
progress.


No man who has ever lived has more fully
in his own history, the peculiar
genius Of Democratic institutions, that allow
the lowest-ifh he is fitted-to rise above the
highest the unknown to become the most
renowned among men. AS colored men, we
have entire confidence in President John
son. Abating nothing of our reverent love
land deep sorrow for his illustrious prede-
'cessor we will heartily transfer our faith
|and hope to his living successor, and in all
possible ways afford him our humble sup
port in his new and most responsible posi-
Year: 1865

We hear that the Supervising Special
Agent, being superseded, is about to re-entel
upon the familiar duties of Secretary of the
|Opelousas Railroad. To do so intelligently
ut will be necessary to secure an exact state
ment of the number and loyalty of the
alleged owners of that road. By application
to this office and dividing profits, an exact
Hist can be had.


Seeing the prevalence of exclusion, We
did not apply for admission, but got up a
small . illumination and drink" " on our
own account, which were successful and
satisfactory, only they were not published
lin the proceedings.
Year: 1865

FUNERAL OF JOHN MORANT. funeral
sermon Of one Of our old citizens was deliV-
cred in st. James Church on last Sunday
evening, by the Rev w. A. Dove, pastor Of
said church. The sermon was solemn and
impressive. Not having an invitation, we
were not present but are pleased to learn
that due respect was paid to the memory of
the dead. We learn that a large number Of
societies we're out in full regalia, and at the
cCi71lusior of the sermon, the Union Sons
Relief Society went to the residence Of
the late Capt. Hooper, Robinson street, took
charge Of the corpse of a poor colored WON
ar, and Inferred her remains in the Ameri-
can graveyard for which they deserve
the highest praise. Peace to the ashes of
John Morant. Henry Clay is President Of
the Union Sons Relief Society.
Year: 1865

This gentleman paid due respect to the
occasion at his large wholesale and retail
grocery and at his mansion. Both were
Illuminated and decked with transparents
and National flags.


ON CAMP STREET.


NO. 90 Camp street. the Picayune and
Times, and many other buildings and
dwellings shown forth brilliantly.
Year: 1865

TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:


/ Freedmen can work for whom they please.


2 Ii they make contract to work for year the
contract is binding and only be broken by proper
cause.


They can get just as high wages possible
and make the best bargs they can, but if no spe
ca contract is made in order to protection TO
the helpless and ignorant, the rates fixed in orders
will BE- paid them.


4. They can go to the proper officer and lodge a
complaint or make their defense the other
people. If this privilege is denied b. any parties,
the same should be made known az this Office.


s. On arriving in New Orleans, they need pay no
money for protection for passes return to their
homes. apis
Year: 1865

The utter emptiness and insincerity of the
professed support of President Johnson by
the Democracy, is we'll shown by the follow
ing from the pen off. w. FoRSEY, which we
take from the Washington Chronicle. The
support that party gives the President is
negative one it is strategic silence. They
will unmask their batteries upon him doubt
less, ere long. Would probably do it now
could capital be made thereby. At any rate,
we are glad to see them maintain a decent
quiet. Their persistent vllihcation of Mr.
LINCOLN during his administration, to large
share Of which abuse Mr. JOHNSON was also
treated, surfeited the nation with the torrents
of their verbal violence, and makes this sig
nifcant cessation of their anathemas of a
loyal Administration doubly acceptable to
Union men.


Mr.. FoRSEY says:


! have yet to see the first resolution of a
Democratic Convention that approves the
Joint resolution Of Congress amending the
Constitution for the ''abolishment' Of slavery
in the United States-that demands the repu-
diation Of the rebel war debt, State and sCon-
federate that fayors intelligent colored
suffrage, or the concession to the freedmen of
the same rights accredited to the negroes Of
Pennsylvania. And yet these are three of
the cardinal articles in President John.
SOM S creed, two of them having since been
advocated by him in a manner equally signifi-
cant and pointed These measures do not
need Democratic sanction to give them sue
cess. They are already almost successful. I
only note the deliberate withholding ofan ad-
vsement as signal proof of the false pro-
fessions ofsupport SO profusely rendered to the
President by these experimenting partisans.
His conversation with Major George Stearns,
like his despatch to Governor Holden against
the rebel debt and his approval of the radi-
cal course of General Palmer in Kentucky.
viii be hard for them to bear; and If they do
not break out into new, or revive the old.
slanders against him, it will only be because
they see no encouragement for that act of su-
preme, yet very natnralfolly. What dismal
labor it must be for intelligent men to advo
cate the candidates of such party in State,
for instance, like New Jersey And yet it
would seem as ifthe Democrats there were
making quite an animated canvass against the
friends of Andrew johnson am in hopes
that the New Jersey people are preparing to
give these politicians such a chastisement at
the coming election as will throw the rebuke
they received in Pennsylvania on the 10th of
October entirely in the shade. What mock
cry it is, that in the only free State that has
refused to approve the antl-slavery amend
ment Of the fundamental law, there should be
the remotest. danger of a Union defeat