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Year: 1867

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To say that such miserable object
was ever born, is to tell rs great lie as
is always uttered when he is called a
man. He is the living embodiment, as
he is the fortuitous result, of chronic
fatulency-a reeking exhalation and an
animated stencil. Take from the skunk
all but its odor and the remainder will
be HoKE. In all things save virtue, he
is rOtting LAZARUS, whose sores no
decent dog would lick; walking, fe-
It'd ulcer, keeping company with pesti.
lence and and breeding disease and
death. He is a satire on the race, the
product of malignant circumstances
combining to degrade mankind. He is
botch-job of humanity's handiwork,
rejected from the regular workshops of
nature; finished with internal tools IN
Satanic forges, and sent forth into the
world as special model of hell mani
fest in the flesh. He is the worst posi-
Bile specimen of moral monstrosity and
deformity, the sum of all depravity, the
concentration of all iniquitv: the
object of a Providential curse: not
dead, only damned.
Year: 1867

The Boston orator on the 4th said of
the South: Everywhere is chaos,
social anarchy, while our ears are every
moment greeted with the roar of some
brigand mob or the cry of some half
murdered man or outraged woman"
While the orator was denouncing the
South for its murders, mobs and other
outrages, more crimes were committed
in Boston and its vicinity than on any
other equal space, probably, in The I'm
ion. A young woman was murdered in
Purchase street-another in Cambridge
street-a mob occurred in Kneeland
street and a man shot-a young man
returning to his home in West Roxbury
with his sisters, was murdered-a mob
in Castle street was fired upon by off,
GERS, and an attempt was made to rob
Trainers hotel: these were among the
incidents of the 4th, TO say nothing
of lesser Outrages, or the design to kill
hundreds by placing obstacles upon the
Western Railroad track. If any equal
portion of the South can present Q
criminal record exceeding this, the Rev
orator had better volunteer to go there
as missionary of civilization, leaving
bis flock to their own care.
Year: 1867

A lady writes to the London morning
Post: II had a narrow escape from be-
ing burned on my return from Padding
ton to Windsor on Wednesday, June II.


The axletree of the carriage took fire,
and the heat was so great that / could
not have borne it mlny minutes longer
without suffocation. The train was a
quick one, and was alone in the car
riage. | could not close both windows
to diminish the drangbt, or l should
have been suffocated. 1 tried to dimin-
ish the smoke by stuffing the cushions
over the burning part. On noticing the
smell of burning wool l put my hand
under the seat, and the heat blistered
my hand instantly. / shrieked 'firer
from the window till / was quite
hoarse, and my neighbors in the next
carriage shook their newspapers out of
the windows to attract attention, but
we could not succeed in stopping the
train. One gentleman got out of a car
riage near and made his way for some
distance along the outside Of the car
riages, but was obliged at last to give it
up, and nothing was done until the
train stopped at Slough. The cushions
were then burned quite through, and
was beginning to feel that / could not
endure any longer the intense heat and
the suffocating smoke"
Year: 1867




A letter from Fort Benton to the St.
Paul Press gives the following account
of the death of General Meagher. He
arrived in Benton during the day from
Sun river, where he had been on a
spree for about week. and was suffer
ing very much from the effects of his
late debauch. He. intended to 60 dowr
to Camp Cook, some sixty miles distant
and for that purpose went on board the
G.. A. Thomas, which was going dowr
the river next morning. He was giver
q room and put to bed, but did not re
main there more than ten minutes, when
he burst out of the back door, and jump
ed overheard, and was drowned befor,
any assistance could be rendered. Tht
night being dark and the current swift
he disappeared at once. :
Year: 1867

tB- The steamer Fort Smith, which has
been running between this point and Fort
Gibson for three months past, started down
the river for Little Rock on Tuesday morning
last. The popular commander EUGENE SMITH,
was in charge. The low water between here
and the Rock will bring into use this class OF
boats. We look for low water this Fall.
Year: 1867

To PICKLE ONIONS The onions
should be small and of the silver skinned
sort. Peel them, boil salt and water and
pour it hot over them, cover them, and
let them stand two days. Take them up
with skinner, and when they are drain
ed, quite dry put them into a jar. Allow
to every quart of vinegar an ounce each
of whole black pepper, allspice, salt and
sliced horse -radish; pour it hot over the
onions. When cold cover it closely with
bladder. tsa,u
Year: 1867

To PICKLE EGGs.-Boil the eggs
twelve minutes as flor salad, take off the
shells, and when they are quite cold put
them in jar, and pour on them vinegar
in which the usual spices have been
boiled or stepped
Year: 1867

In New Haven, a women, in a NJ OF
absence q men, recently went away
from horse car, leaving in u a hiiie
boy y three or four years. She did not
miss her darling until the car bad gone
on some distance. Tbs fact thai she
had bsbv in her arms, and an umbrella
In epe hand, and a saichel in the other,
gives some excuse for forgetting her
other incumbrance.
Year: 1867

t9r We have an acquaintance, an old
gentleman, whose young people poster
him very much with conundrums. He got
into a browse the other evening at the
church, but recovered himself partially
just as the preacher gave out the text,
" How are the mighty fallen p Imagine
how mortifyiug to his friends and family,
as well as to the parsou, was the scene
when our friend looked up inquiringlJ at
the preacher, and in the meekest possible
tone of voice replied |" | give it upF'
Year: 1867




CAayl0 Hedges, saluor, u.s. the Hudson River Railroad
Company This is action for the value of certain
PAPER consigned to the plaintiff valued at $780, The
paper came tho Central road and received
she Hudson River Railroad freight depot on the 2Sd of
May. The plaintiff was notified OF tho arrival Of tho
paper on the Gath Of May and the same day load
- the paper taken down by the truck man. On the
18th the balance OF the paper with The from which
Il had not yet been unoaded, were destroyed by nre
Sbe defendants insisted that the demand Of the plaintiff
r tho paper and its part acceptance Sere delivery OF
no paper and terminated the responsibility OF defend
Oats carriers and that contract imposed any
liability on them and that the plaintiffs did no: use due
Ind proper diligence to tho paper. On these
4rounds they asked nonsuit The Court denied the
h0nsut leaving both the questions delivery and dill
Isnce TO the Jury The jury founda verdict for plain
IN for Ses4 20.


Verdict for Railroad Negligence.


Before Judge Gsrvin.


In The case OF Lyons the Third Avenue Railroad
Company. reported yesterday, the jury broaght In q
sealed verdict for plaintiff for $4,000,
Year: 1867

An editor down South says he would as soon
try to go to sea a shingle, make ladder of
fog, chase streak of lightning through crab
apple orchard, swim up the rapids of Niagara,
raise the dead, stop the tongue of an old maid,
or set Erie on fire with wet match, as to ua-
dertake to make an intelligent man out Of
person who don't take a newspaper, or gentle
man out of one who refuses or neglects TO pay
bis subscription
Year: 1867

Prentice thinks that if a young lady has
thousand acres of valuable land, the young men
are apt to conclude that there are sufficient
grounds for attachment. .... -.....


And after Marriage, those young men will
conclude that bad coffee will produce suficient
grounds for a divorce
Year: 1867

Colo IN HoRsEs.-I will give you receipt
which have known to cure in few minutes
| knew horse taken with it on a tread wheel
to a carding machine, so that the owner thought
he could not live. He got the veterinary sur
geons, and they did what they could, and all
decided tha. the horse must die. The mans
wife, who believed and practiced hygiene, from
the time the horse was taken, tried to persuade
her husband to use a wet bandage, but be in
sisted it would DO no good. After all had given
up that the horse could not live, by her en-
treates-the doctors saying it could do no good
or hurt-he took thick bed comforter, bound
it around the horse, went to the we'll and drew
water, and poured it on till thoroughly soaked
1t seemed like pot boiling. In less than ff
teen minutes from the time he commenced the
watering process, the horse was up aud eating,
to the great surprise of the horse doctors, who
knew it could not live. The horse did good
service afterwards. This recipe gave several
years ago, and it was copied into most-as | was
told by an editor-of the agricultural, and man y
other papers in the United States. Many have
tried ane proved it. Try it, brother farmers
Farmers Advocate.
Year: 1867

If it is true that Wendell Phil
lips ever said that "the best edu-
cation in the world is that got by
struggling to get a living" Wen
dell Phillips said one true thing
at least. 1t is a free school, and
we should all enter it, this "strug-
Cling for a living" 1t is folly to
sit upon the bank Of the river
and hesitate, as does a boy in
spring-time before taking his first
bath in water he thinks too cold.
Better plunge in at once, and be
out of our misery. How often do
we hear people complain that they
have been out all day hunting for
a servant without success. Had
they turned to in the morning,
they could have done all the work
themselves and saved money and
shoe-leather by the operation
Too many people in the South
have been brought up to be wait
ed upon; they must now tie their
own shoes, and l repeat the soon
er they begin the better it will be.
| know that many think they can
escape this state of things by
going to Brazil or some other out.
of-the-way place; but toll is the
| common lot of the poor man the


world over, so far as l have seen,


and in no part of the world is toll


as remunerative as in the South
ern States of America. Let us
| work.-EGeo. Wilkins Kendall.
Year: 1867

DYING CoNsoLATIoN.-HI shall
die happy" said the expiring has
band to the wife, who was weep
ing most dutifully by the bedside,
''if you will only promise not to
marry that object Of unceasing
jealously, your cousin John.n-
"Make yourself quite easy, love,D
said the expectant widow, ~ am
engaged to his brother.
Year: 1867

u Miss Dickinson is reported
by the Advertiser Exclusively
to have said at her lecture on
Tuesday evening, "a man goes
about with his six.inch line and
drops his little plummet into the
natures ofthe women around him,
and thinks he has touched bottom
when he has only skinned the
surface" We do not understand
what the fair lady means, but
suppose what she says is clear
enough to the SEX Boston Post.
Year: 1867

A preacher who lives in distant State,
and whose cupidity appears to have got the
better Of his Judgment, writes the follow
ing account of the way in which he was
swiDdled by some sharpers having an Office
in this city. No doubt there are hundreds
of similar cases, and we print this as a
warning to persons who may be tempted in
a like manner.


He says that last summer New York
firm sent out an advertisement Of a gift
enterprise that appeared on its face so just
and honorable an undertaking that he was
induced to send them ten dollars for
eleven tickets. The tickets were received,
and soon after the men sent him eight
more, requesting him to distribute them.
His family took five, and three of his
neigbbors took the others. They next sent
sixteen more tickets, which the reverend
returned.


In short time sixteen tickets were
sent back by the lottery men, with the
offer that if the minister would pay for
them, and they did not draw valuable
prize, they would make him handsame
present. This bait took, and ten dollars
were paid for them. Another sixteen
tickets were finally sent to this greenhorn,
who was told that they were the last, as
the million and half of tickets had been
sold. If ten dollars were sent to the lot
terry men they guaranteed the minister a
prize worth 5000 at the grand drawing,
which was to take place on the oath of
October. The money was sent and the
various sums we're acknowledged. Early
in November the minister received let
ter saying that one of his tickets had
drawn prize worth 5000, but that they
levied five per cent. on the prizes, and
that ten dollars more must be sent on be-
fore the prize would be forwarded. This
ten dollars was also sent, but was never
acknowledged, and the minister heard no.
thing more from bis friends.


He now expresses desire to come to
New York to prosecute them, but his jour
ney would prove fruitless. He has learned
lesson which may be worth the money it
cost him. At all events, it ought to prove
a warning to others. If any one offers a
gold watch worth 500 for two or ten dol
lars, he is a cheat, and ought to be avoided
as much as pickpocket.-Ne,0 York Post.
Year: 1867

Tue LITTLE ORPHANS, MALE AND FE-
NALE.-It hiss already been announced by
US that the Sewing Society of St. Paul's
church are holding a fair at No. 1907 Main
street for the benefit of ST. PauPs Church
Home. We learn that the ladies Of the
Sewing Society, availing themselves of
this opportunity to manifest their friendly
interest in kindred institutions, and their
grateful appreciation Of the benefcence
which sustains them as well as others, and
their desire to contribute to the happiness
of the orphans, especially at this holiday
season, have invited the children Of the
Female Humane Asylum and those of the
Male Orphan Asylum to partake of lunch
with the children of the Church Home at
the fair-room to-day at O'Clock. We
can we'll understand that it will be deeply
interesting to see so many of these father
less little ones enjoy the delicacies which
their kind friends propose thus to place
bpforethe-n
Year: 1867

90, my bro Tiers, children small,
Sad-eyed wall now through this city;
Our babes cry in them all,
Let us take them into pity.
Support them in their orphan schools,
| Where the oulcastS may, tomorrow,
Learn by gentle words and rules
| The sweet uses of their sorrow.'


1t being known that destitution and
want are more than usually great this win
ter among the orphans Of this city, many
Of our most eminent musicians, amateur
and professional, have generously deter
mined to do all that is possible for their
relief.


In the accomplishment Of this purpose, a
vocal and instrumental concert will be
given on Monday evening next at the Bal
lard House, the proprietors Of which, in a
liberal and characteristic spirit, have ten
dered for the occasion the use Of their
comfortable and commodous dning-room
This room will accommodate five hundred
persons, and it is hoped, in the cause of so
sacred a charity, that it will be entirely
filed.


The poet-philoSopher, in one of his mo-
mentS of Inspiration, has told Us that
'swcct are the uses of adversity," and in
no respect has the truth of this familiar
declaration been more apparent than in
the consecutive charities bestowed by the
poverty stricken inhabitants Of this city.
While in every family varied trials and
| pecuuiary sorrows sadden the once cheer
ful hcarthstone and darken the individual
future of all, the cry of the desolate has
been an appeal always irresistible.
There is an electric sympathy among
the afflicted, and the Newstead satirist
wisely said that ga fellow-feeling makes
us wondrous kind" 1t is this SYM
pathy with the desolation of the Or
phan that has induced these accomplished
ladies and getlemen to sacrifice the beau
tiful instincts which cause all to shrink
from the public bestowal Of charity, and
by this appearance in public to forego for
a time the welcome protection of private
life.


Such efforts in such cause are worthy
of unqualified praise, and the Richmond
public will no doubt do justice to them
selves and the occasion by a most generous
support. u.
Year: 1867

SENT ON.-John Kent, the mulatto who
dogged the steps Of two of our citizens
daF or two since and made an attack on
one Of them, which resulted in an aGray
was arraigned yesterday, together with the
gentleman with whom he was engaged in
the affray, and the case was sent on TO the
grand iury,
Year: 1867

DRAWING THEIR Per DIEM.-Several
members of the Convention waited Oh
General Schofeld yesterday morning, re-
questing him to issue an order to the First
Auditor Of the State directing him to pay
them their per diem, and desiring him to
include the interim of their vacation. Inc
General, in few words, told them thai
while the people were SO poor and mao
such heavy taxes to pay, and while the
Treasury was so short OF funds as to be
barely able to pay the senn-annual IN
terest, he did not feel at liberty to order
ANY extraordinary sum Of money to be
paid from it, adding that when the ques-
ton of per diem for the vacation came
properly before him for his decision he
would. then give definite answer. He ac-
cordingly issued an order for the Auditor
to pay them up to the time OF ADJOURN
ment, which was done on yesterday.
Year: 1867

the gentleman was at bis country seat with
some friends, he was informed that man
with two horses, that he led, waited on the
bridge and desired to speak to him that he
could not be persuaded to come nearer. When
the gentleman appeared, accompanied by lis
friends, the stranger called out:


"Stop, sir; l have but word with you.
Those to whom you promised. twelve years
ago, not to publish what you knew regard
ing them. are obliged to you for the observ
ance of this secret and now they discharge
Won from your promise. They have got a
competency. and are no longer in the king
dom but before they would allow me tt
follow them, they engaged me to beg your
acceptance of two horses, and here l have
them"


The man, who had tied the two horses to q
tree, setting spurs to his horse, went off sc
rapidly. that they instantly lost sight of him.
Then the hero of the story related to his
friends what had happened.
Year: 1867

GRANT. on SHERIDAN.-In the course of
visit to Washington the present week, we
had the pleasure of hearing remark made
by General Grant, which we think should
be given to the country. During the period
Of the Rebellion, it was our advantage to
enjoy the personal intimacy of some of the
most prominent members of the Government,
and we have always made it point never to
repeat any Of the expressions elected during
such intercourse in the columns of this paper


There are exceptions, however. to the strict


est rules; and We propose now to make such
an exception in relation to General Grant :;
not because be usually says very little, and
therefore the public are anxious for his
opinions, bat because the matter we have to
state is SO very worthy of him, so Just to
Sheridan, and for both these reasons so
useful to the country, that we do not think it
ought to be withheld. General Grant, on
the occasion we refer to, had introduced to
the three persons present the subject of
General Sheridan's late dispatch in relation
to the Attorney Generals opinion, and with
view of justifying its style, explained that
it was in the nature of personal dispatch to
him, mot intended as an official response to
that opinion.) and consequently not meant
for publication. Nevertheless" said The
oeuefal, Teau copy OF IL IN tue news


paper before l received the original, and
am curious to learn how such result could
have come about" The General then went
on to say that Sheridan's dispatch was almost
in the nature ofa confidential communica ton.
and that it was characterized by an easv
frankness, which was leading feature Of
Sheridan's character. He was, consequently
sorry to see that the papers were making
such noise about it; but attributed this
fierceness of the attack in Louisiana to the
fact that Sheridan was not in any of the
rings" down there, and that they conse-
quently hated him heartily, and therefore
fell upon him all together. Warming with
his subject, General Grant further remarked,
that the public did not thoroughly under


stand Sheridan. He had popularity enough,
it was true in fact, all that a man could
desire, but not appreciation. He was a
much broader man than was generally sup
posed. He was usually regarded merely as
brave, of hand, downright fighter, with
not much calculation but he was in reality
a man of fine Judgment, and fully capable of
handling. under any circumstances, all the
armies the United States ever had together!"
This was said with great animation. and.
after moments pause, was repeated with
an increased emphasis JVikes' Spirit.
Year: 1867

Louis XIV dispatched into Germany con-
fdential person on q mission OF Importance
on this gentlemen returning post, with four
servants, night surprised him in poor
hamlet, where there was not even an ale
house. He asked could he lodge at the
manor one night, and was answered that 1t
had been forsaken some time; that only a
farmer was there by daylight, whose house
stood apart from the manor which was
haunted by spirits that came again and beat
people The traveller said that he was not
afraid of spirits, and to show that he was
not, his attendants should remain in the
hamlet, and that he would 60 alone to the
manor house, where he would be match for
any spirits that visited there-that he had
heard much of the departed coming again.
nnd he had long had curiosity to see some OF
them.


lie established himself at the manor house
had good fire lighted-aud as he did not
intend going to bed, had pipes and tobacco
brought, with wine; he also laid on the
table two brace of loaded pistols. About
midnight he heard a dreadful rafting of
chains, and saw man Of large stature, who
beckoned, and made a sign for his coming
to him. The gentleman placed two pistols
in his belt. put the third in his pocket, and
took the fourth in one hand, and candle IN
the other. He then followed the phantom,
who going down the stairs, crossed the court
into passage But when the gentleman
was at the end of the passage, his footing
failed, and he slipped down trap door
lie observed, through an ill;jointed partition.
between him and cellar, that he was In
the power of several men, who were dellber-
ating seemingly whether they should Kill
him. He also learned, by their conversation,
that they were coiners. He raised his voice
and desired leave to speak to them. This
was granted.


"Gentlemeu, said he, "my coming
hither shows my want of good sense and dis
cretion, but must convince you that am
man of honor, for scoundrel is generally
coward. l promise upon my honor all Sc
cresy respecting this adventure. Avoid
numbering one that never intended to hurt
you. Consider the consequences of putting
me to death; have upon me dispatches
which l am to deliver into the King of
france 8 hands; four of my servants are now
40 tne neIghboring hamlet. Depend upon it
sucn strict search will be made to ascertain
IN late, that it must be discovered"


Inc corners resolved to take his word :;
ana they swore him to tell frightful stories
ABOUT MS adventures in the manor. He
sai1 thenext day that he had seen enouoh ~
1rignfen man to death; no one could doubt
OF Inc truth when the fact was warranted hv
one OF his character. This vaa cont;n,ad
sof fTslre Jean: after that period. When
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people 20 be self reliant and shall do what we
may be able to induce the Establishment OF
manufactonss in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. 10 this end we will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves TO encourage the diversif-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
nent Of Southern resources