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Year: 1868

The spectacle of the Chief Magistrate Of a
great nation on trial before it's Senate for al
legged violations of law and right is one which
Europe is pondering with interest and Eve
trusD with ultimate profit. Byron, in his
"Vision of Judgment represents old George
III. as put on trial at the great asSizes like
any other sinner-tO "see if kings may MT be
"be damned like me or you"-and the lesson
that the highest dignitary in the land is not
above the laws, but amenable to their jurisdic-
ton and their penalties, the same as the
humblest chopper or ditcher, is one that men
"drest in little brief authority" need to have
frequently and practically exemplified. There
should be dozen impeachments where there
is one; and there must be more than there
have been if we are ever to have a pure, im-
partial administration of Justice again.


Tom Moore, in his Fables for the Holy
alliance" exhibits the good effects of such
process in a pleasant narration that may be
new to some of our younger Ieaders-SO we
quote it. 1t is entitled
Year: 1868

talent better suited to small and to cabinet
subjects than to the large and the historic and
high art themes he is fond Of He has here painted
picture OF real deicacy showing fine understanding OF
Portals character, and embOdyng his conception most
inteligently and sweety. The drawing, particularly OF
the neck and the hand, shows q degree Of re-
fnement that the artists ordinary work had not
prepared us for, and the color Is throughout
weharmonized and agreeable Why will not Mr. Hunt


ngOn paint like this and prove his possession OF
the talents which his friends confidently claim for himi
Small this picture is IT would have gone furhor toward


usyng his American reputation with the judges at the
French Exhibition than a dozen such works his Leyee
nj Mrs WashngtOns
Year: 1868

THE SHAPES OF THE CLOUDS AND


the trees do not differ more widely than
the forms of nervous disease Sometimes
both the mind and body are affected. some
times the body only. and often the complaint
is confined to single member. In one class
of cases the motive nerves alone are disor-
dered. as in st. Vitus' Dance; in another class
the nerves of sensation only are attacked, as
in neuralgia. tic douloureux, toothache, ear
ache. &c. Pain is. in fact, the immediate
consequence of disturbed condition of the
nervous system for only through the deli
cate fbers of which it is composed can pain
be experienced. Tremors hysteria; and
most of the unpleasant feelings usually in
cluded under the head of nervousness, arise
from the weakness of these sensitive threads
which pervade every part of the animal
structure and have their source in the foun-
tain head of all sensation-the brain. The
for1 Of
Year: 1868

1t is a great thing to have sound and Wig
orous constitution. There is nothing that
money can buy comparable in value to this
best gift of nature. The difference between
the individual who has it and the unfortu-
nate who has it not, is just the difference be-
tween the man who goes into the battle
clothed in defensive armor and one who has
nothing to oppose to sword and bullet but
his naked breast. THE pestilence that
walketh in darkness the sickness that de-
stroyeth at MONDAY" while it lays low the
man of teble Stamina. is often conquered by
the native strength ofwhat is called an Iron
constitution.


Heaven. however. has not endowed even a
nl0iety of mankind with this inestmable
blessing, and therefore it behooves those who
have it not. to resort to those most efficient
means of constitutional invigoraton which
science can supply. There is good warrant
( for ASSERTING that
Year: 1868

THE ladies of San Francisco have taken to
carrying walking sticks. We do not know
why they shouldn't. The sex is notorious
for "ra1slng Cain" We have not heard
whether the "Grecian bend has come into
vogue on this coast yet or not.
Year: 1868

The countersign of Hostetter's Stomach
Bttcrs is now a somewhat more serious as
we'll as difficult business than it was few
years ago. each bottle Of the genuine article
being authenticated by the official indorse-
ment of the United States Revenue Depart
ment in the form of a stamp engraved on
steel, to counterfeit which is felony. See,
therefore that this Government Countersign
as we'll as the engraved label and note of
hand of the proprietors, is attached to the
bottle. The label is enbellished with SUI
perb representation Of St. George on horse
back, in the act of spearing the Dragon,
end underneath is a shield or escutcheon
bearing warning inscription. which coun-
terfeiters are advised to read before they
encounter the penalty whic's; is set forth.
Below this again is Hostetter & ololth's nee
of hand, the signature to which it woulu Se
rather serious business to forge. If the
public will look to these verificatons of the
genuineness of the article before they pur
chase. they cannot be deceived. The propri-
etary label aud Government stamp are both
executed on steel in the most elaborate style
of bank-note engraving, and are probably the
most expensive specimen of graphic art ever
attached to any medical preparation.
Year: 1868

the-e is positively nothing that is not health
tul and wholesome. They contain no lngre-
dient which by any process could be con-
verted into an active poison, and yet as a
constitutional stimulant are infinitely pref
cradle to any of the sulphates AMI acetates
which have been recently added to the
alaterid 7nedicG The
Year: 1868

that his desire is shared by the mass of the
rejecting people of the South. Lee says
the South are anxious for peace and peace-
ful administration of the Government They
long for privileges of self government. The
Southern people will treat the colored Peo-
pie kindly and humanely, If left to themselves.
He emphatically deDlores any attempt to
commit the political dsstinies of the South
to colored people before they are prepared
for such responsibility. He considers such
attempts fraught with misfortune, calamity
and destruction to the negroes themselves.
His letters are endorsed by Beauregard, Ste
phens and Stuart.
Year: 1868

GooD MANNERs.-Youug folks should be
mannerly, but how is the question. Many
good boys and girls feel that they cannot be-.
have to suit themselves in the presence of
company. They are awkward, clownish aud
rough. They feel timid, bashful and sell
distrustful, the moment they are addressed
by stranger, or appear in company There
is but one way to get over this feeling and
acquire easy and graceful manners-that is,
do the best they can all the time, at home
as well as abroad. Good manners are not
learned SO much as acquired by habit. We
must be courteous, agreeable, civil, kind.
gentlemanly and womanly at home, and the q
it will become a kind of second nature to be
so everywhere. A coarse, rough manner at
home, begets roughnes which we cannot
leave of, if we try, when among strangers.
The most agreeable people we have ever
known in company, are those who are the
most agreeablea at home Home is the school
for all the best things.
Year: 1868

A singular fre k o. Nature was seen in an
Arkansas town recently, in the shape of
man with three ears one on each side of his
head, and third-whiCh belonged to another
fellow-between his teeth.
Year: 1868

Nashville, Aug. 28.-The Senate passed
resolution for the appointment of joint
special committee to wait on the President
in person and ask that measures for the pro.
lection of the people of the State be adopted.
The Legislature desires to exhaust all posi-
bic means for protection before calling out
the military
Year: 1868

This splendid Tonic is now used by all classes Of
people for every symptom OF "Stomach out Of
order.n


The secret OF 1t is this Plantation Bitters are
certain to correct the juices Of the Stomach all
its machinery at work, and enable it 10 resist aud
throw of the approaching danger. The tendency of
the operations Of Nature is always towards cure
all she needs is little assistance at the proper time.
How much more reasonable and sensible it is to help
her along with a gentle, yet powerful Tonic. than
to deinge and weaken and defeat her curative pro-
cesses with poisonous drugs and fiery pixturcs,
which only stupefy and plant the seeds Of disease
and death.
Year: 1868

The Canal Bank at New Orleans was robbed about 10 o'clock on the 18th, of S5Q,0OO, consisting of q package of fifty SlO00 United States currency notes or greenbacks, all of the date of March 10, 1862. The sealed envelope intended to be sent North by express, was in the hands of the clerk moment before, who, placing it on book before him, turned around for q moment to do something's elaine his attention. On turning again, to pick up the pack age, it was gone. He could scarcely believe his senses. The affairs seems to be completely wrapped in mystery, and the police had not obtained the slightest clue which would enable them to trace the daring thief. The most singular part of the whole circumstance is that though sll the clerks were pre- sent in the bank at the time, not one of them noticed any one enter or leave the building, and the exchange clerk himself ayers thathe heard no footstep upon the marble floor.
Year: 1868

s1r We notice with pleasure that the whole farming community are at work in earnest this season, and that much the largest portion of the lands are being planted in corn; which fact, taken in connection with the favorable spring now upon us, promises we'll the coming year.
Year: 1868

sD- We learn from correspondent living in Monroe county, that Mir. Gum, who n short time since put in operation a steam saw and grist mill, had his arm terribly shattered by de- scending piece of timber, while at- tempting to save some machinery from his mill, which had exploded and caught fire.
Year: 1868

Ess- A friend has furnished us with q copy of a new agricultural paper, en- titled the "Model Farmer published at Corinth. Miss. Ii is neatly gotten up sheet of sixteen pages, printed semi monthly, at s2 % per annum. We are glad to see enterprizes. of this kind un- dertaken, and hope the day is not far distant when the Southern people will begin to patronize home institutions instead of sending their money North. If we do not wish to De ashamed of the appearance of our Southern magazines and papers because they do not give as much reading matter and intelligence as older Northern papers, let us give thom the same support. Do this, and we feel warranted in saying that South ern publishers will make all the i'm proyements their patronage justifes.
Year: 1868

The proprietor of this celebrated medicine jnstly claims for it superiority over all remedies ever offered to the public for the sgfe, certain, speedy. and permanent euro of Ague and Fever, or Chills and Fever whether of short or long standing He refers to the entire Western and Southwestern country to bear him testimony to the truth of the as- sertion, that in no case whatever will it fail to cure, if the directions are strictly followed and carried out. In a great many cases a single dose has been sufficient for cure, and whole families have been cured by single bottle, With perfect restoration of the gen eral health. It is, however, prudent, and in every case more certain to cure, if it's use is continued in smaller doses for a week or two after the disease has been checked, more cs- pecially in difficult and long-standing cases. Usually, this medicine will not require any aid 10 keep the bowels in good order; should the patient. however, require a eathartc medicine, after having taken three or; four doses of the Tonic. single dose of BULLS VEGETABLE FAMILY PILLS will be suffi- cient
Year: 1868

Miss Belle Boyd, the famous, dashing
female rebel spy of the Shenandoah Val
ley, has ceased to be an object of public
wonder and curiosity, for her name, as the
special attraction at the Theatre Francois,
last night drew only scanty house. The
programme was the Honeymoon and
"Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady" In
the first play, in the part of Juliana, Miss
Belle, under all the circumstances, GER
tainly did as we'll as could be expected,
She is in person slender and delicate has
good musical voice reads well walks
we'll and with a regular course of severe
training would make, perhaps, irst-rate
actress in light comedies; but it was diff
ficult to tell whether the " Honeymoon"
take it altogether, as made up and done
last night around this particular star, was
intended as a tragedy or comedy, or
merely as a setting, gotten up at mo-
ment's notice to the reading of Juliana.
We dare say that the company were glad
when it was over, and are quite sure that
the house was not sorry. The night was
cold, however, and the house was so thin
that the only wonder is the bill was not
postponed. Miss Boyd was called out at
the end of the piece, and so far as she was
concerned, obtained the approval of the
audience. The experiment of this young
debmante was temptation perhaps worth
trying on the supposed historical reputa-
tion Of Miss Belle Boyd; but history
moves so rapidly in these days that many
lion and lioness of yesterday are forgot
ten to-day, or will be to-morrow.-Nsu
YOrE Herald.
Year: 1868

Two BALLS MEETING.-A young ex-
Confederate officer, not given to exaggera-
ton, and whose word can be implicitly re-
lied upon, relates the following incident
which occurred during the siege of Vicks-
burg. 1t is the only accident of the kind
we have ever heard Of: He says that
during the siege of the place he was on the
lines in front of the town. The sharp
shooters on both sides were busily engaged.
Suddenly aquick thug sound was heard
above, and there fell almost at his feet
ball. A private in Waddel's Alabama
battery secured it. An examination
showed it was composed of two balls-one
from Minnie musket, the other from q
Belgian rifle. The point of the former had
penetrated the side Of the latter to the
rim. Judging from appearances, the Min
ME ball had come the shortest distance.
The imbedding was strong,s and impossible
almost to be disarranged. The man who
picked it up refused fifty dollars for it.
He said he had no use for money--he
wanted the anomaly to carry home to
his sweetheart He was killed in one OF
the subsequent battles" We have often
wondered why the balls that flew so thick
should not meet in the mid air; but this
is the first time we have ever been told or
read of such an occurrence Colun'ous
fGa Times.
Year: 1868

ANOTHER OUTRAGE.-Another of those
outrages which seem to be becoming of
every day occurrence took place on Tues
day morning at the corner OF Franklin and
Foushee streets. An elderly lady was
passing along Franklin street with valu-
able bundle in her hand, when she was
suddenly tapped upon the shoulder from
behind by young negro man, and on
turning to see who it was, he seized her
wrists and wrenched from her the bundle
which she held, and Immediately fled. The
lady struggled with the scoundrel as long
as her strength permitted, and then pur-
sued him, calling on the police for assist
ance, but without avail. She also lost a
dollar note, which she held with the bundle.


These daring occurrences in open day
light are becoming so frequent that there
is but little safety for lady without o
companion on the street. We would ad-
wise seriously that our ladies 60 prepared
to defend themselves against these out
RACES. The sight Of a nicely polished Der
ringer in the hands ofa determined woman
would frigbten away any of these ruftians.
Year: 1868




The following story of a remarkable me-
chanical invention is told by the Newark
IN. J.) Advertiser:


"Mr. Zadock Deddrick, Newark ma
chinist, has invented man; one that,
moved by steam, will perform some of the
most important functions of humanity =;
that will, standing upright, walk or run, as
he is bid, in any direction and at almost
any rate of speed, drawing after him a
load whose weight would tax the strength OF
three stout draught horses. The history
of this curious invention is as follows Six
wears ago Mr.. Deddrick, the inventor, who
is at present but twenty-five years of age,
conceived the novel idea of constructing
man that should receive it's vitality from a
perpetual motion machine. The idea was
based on the well-known mechanical prin-
ciple that if heavy weight be placed at
the top of an upright slightly inclined from
vertical, gravitation will tend to produce
horizontal as well as vertical motion.
The project was not successful. However,
by observing carefully the cause of the
failure, preserving and perfecting the man
form, and by substituting steam IN place
of the perpetual motion machine, the pre-
sent success was attained.


"The man stands seven feet and nine
inches high, the other dimensions OF the
body being correctly proportioned, making
him second Daniel Lambert, by which
name he is facetiously spoken OF among
the workmen. He weighs i've hundred
pounds. Steam is generated IN the body
or trunk, which is nothing but a three
horse power engine, like those used IN our
steam fire-engines. The legs which sup
port it are complicated and wonderful.
The steps are taken very naturally and
quite easily. AS the body is thrown for-
ward upon the advanced foot, the other IS
lifted from the ground by spring and
thrown forward by the steam. Each step
or pace advances the body two feet, and
every revolution of the engine produces
four PAGES. AS the engine is capable OF
making more than thousand revolutions
in minute, it would get over the ground,
on this calculation, at the rate OF little
more than a mile minute. AS this would
be working the legs faster than would be
safe on uneven ground or on Broad street
cobble stones, it is proposed to run the
engine ut the rate of five hundred revolu-
tions per minute, which would walk the
man at the modest speed of half q mile a
minute.


"The fellow is attached to common
rockaway carriage, the shafts of which
serve to support him in vertical position:
These shafts are two bars of iron, fastened
in the usual manner to the front of the
carriage, and are curved SO as to be joined
to circular sustaining bar, which passes
around the waist like girth, and in which
the man moves 80 as to face in any direc-
ton. Besides these motions, machinery
has been arranged by which the figure can
be thrown backward or forward from YER
tical nearly forty five degrees. This is done
in order to enable it to ascend or descend
Year: 1868

much like glue. If il is too thin when
first made, it is rednced by evapora-
tion in pans till 1t reaches the proper con-
sistency. 1t is then mixed with the sand
in q mill, from which the mixture comes
forth a good deal like wet brown sugar.
This substance is called "pug." It is
very plastic, and works as easily in the
hand as wet clay or putty. Each moulder
has quantity of the "pug" placed in a
box on the end Of his work. bench, from
which he takes handfnls as he requires it
to press into the mould. It matters not
whether the mould is a rosette, diamond,
q flower, or leaf ornament, a keystone,
vase, a pedestal, or the section of man
tel-piece-he moulds anything and every
thing with equal ease, beauty, and accu-
racy; and when the form is taken from
the mould the product is plastic stone
ornament more perfect and beautiful than
a carver could execute in week of con-
stant and patient labor.
Year: 1868

From the Rochester Union, January TO-


One of the most beautiful electrical
phenomena imaginable was witnessed last
evening in the Office of the Atlantic and
Pacific telegraph line. Wire No. l of this
line was down between this city and SYRIA
cuse. Suddenly it was discovered that
current of electricity was then observed to
be passing over the wires through the seye-
raj instruments, and this while the bate
ries were detached. The current seemed
to be Of the volume of medium-sized
pipe-stem, and it gave the several colors
of the rainbow, beautiful to behold. With
the key open, the current flowed in waves
or undulations, and from the surcharged
wire it would leap over the insulated por-
tions of the key and flow along the wlres s
beyond. The same phenomenon was OBJ
served at Buffalo and at Cleveland. The
gas in the office here was lighted without
difficulty by holding the end of a wire
within an inch or two of the gas-burner.
The current was intense enough to shock
one holding the wire or instrument-in-
deed, one of the employees Of the Office
had his fingers scorched by the current.
With closed key the current was ccntinu-
Gus, as before stated.


The theory advanced by an experienced
electrician with whom we colversed in re-
gard to the phenomenon is this: The elec-
trical equilibrium Of the atmosphere had
become disturbed by the sudden and ex.
treme cold of the past two days-and we
may say here that this phenomenon has
never been witnessed except when cold
weather prevails extensively-the electri'
city, instead of descending to the earth, as
in thunder storm or in warm weather, ii
ascends in the atmosphere-thus destroy.
ing the equilibrium and producing these
magnificent displays. The broken wire
spoken of, which rested on the ground, was
the point of communication for the cur.
rent from the earth. The electrician ad.
vances the theory that the aurora borealls
is produced from the same causes, and we
submit that it is not an improbable theory
Every one has seen, undoubtedly, the wavy
or undulating motions of the aurora DO.
reals, and the wavy motions Of the cur.
rent last night with the batteries off and
the keys open were precisely the same.


Here we may notice one thing not gene
rally known. A portion of the lrrepressi-
BILE Conflict speech of William q. Seward,
in this city, few years since, was tele-
graphed to New York and from Boston to
Portland by the electrical influences OF
the aurora borealis-all the batteries on
the line being detached. This feat, it is
said, has never been repeated.
Year: 1868

Our readers will recollect that on Sun.
day night last the residence OF Mr. Richard
W. Magruder, at Fulton Hill, was fred by
an incendiary and burned to the ground
At the time, we were informed that negro
girl in Mr.. Magruder's employ was sus-
pected of the crime, but purposely re-
Trained from stating the fact. We now
learn that the girl was arrested on Monday
and carried before magistrate, when the
most conclusive proof of her guilt was
elected.


She had lived in the family for only two
weeks, but bad been detected in stealing.
It is supposed that she had been repeating
the offence on Sunday, and burned the
house in an insane attempt to cover up
the minor crime. But her villainy was
not satiated with arson. While the house
was on fire servant, carrying crockery to
the second story of the kitchen as place
Of safety, saw suspicious looking bundle
on the bed. Unwrapping it, to her horror
she found the infant child of Mr.. Msgruder
wrapped in light clothing beneath it was
q pile of shavings, to which the torch had
already been applied. In few moments
more the baby would have been burned to
crisp. Happily, it was saved from death
so horrible.


If the facts are as stated, no punishment
can be too severe for the vile wretch who
is accused of committing these crimes.
We hear with pleasure that she has been
sent on for Indictment, and now lies in the
county Jail.
Year: 1868

SPANKED FOR STEALING.-An old gentle
man, who says he would rather be without
breakfast than his paper, caught lad
stealing the Dispatch from his door at an
early hour yesterday. The paper-thiet
was seized by the collar and spanked
soupdly for his crime.
Year: 1868

FELL ON THE ICE.-Mrs. Mahala Trues-
dale, an elderly lady, residing on Baker
street near Second, fell on the icy pave
ment near her residence yesterday with
such force as to dislocate her shoulder.
She also sustained severe contusions to her
side
Year: 1868

= The radicals are rushing with mad haste
to destruction. On the 18th instant, the
President sent to the Senate his veto of the
electoral college bill, by which it is proposed
to exclude certain of the southern states from
vote for president. The veto is calm,
dispassionate document, said to have been
written by Mr. Evarts, one of the ablest
lawyers and statesmen in the land An hour
had hardly passed, after the receipt of the
veto message, before both houses of congress
passed the bill over the veto. Thus a bill.
violating one of the plaInest provisions Of the
constitution has become law.