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Year: 1864

Being destitute of team for four or
FIVE years. and without farming tools, |
had to labor under great mbarrassments';
my grain | hoed in the three first years.
After had raised suficieucy for my
family. I had to carry it twelve miles to
mill on my back, for the three first years
this | had to do constantly, once u
week. My common load was one bushel,
and generally carried it eight miles be-
fore stopped to rest My wife at one
time sold her shirt to purchase moose
hide which | was obliged to carry so
miles on my back and sold it for bush
of corn, and brought .he corn home in the
same way. .u.r.a st. F.. '....


For a specimen Of the hardships those
have often to encounter who move into
the wilderness, will give the following,
that took place the winter after | came
on: We had a remarkable snow, the first
of consequence, that fell; it was full two
feet deep. Our communca tion was with
the inhabitants of Hyde Park, and it was
necessary for US to keep the road, or, rath-
er path, so that we could travel we were
apprehensive of danger, if we did not
immediately tread a path through this
snow. was about out of meal, and had
previously left a bushel at deserted house
about FIVE miles on the way. | agreed
with Esq, Taylor, he being the only in
habitant with me, to start the next day
on the proposed tour. We accordingly
started before SUNRISE; the snow was
light, and we sunk deep into it. By the
middle Of the day it give some. which
made it still worse our snow shoes loaded
at every step; we had to use nearly our
whole strength to extricate the loaded
Shoe from its hold 1t seemed that our
hip joints would be drawn from their
sockets. We we're soon worried-could
90 but a few steps without stopping; our
fatigue and toll became almost insupport-
able--we were obliged often to sit down
ana rest, and were several times on the
point Of giving up the pursuit, and stop
for the night, but this must have been
fatal, as we bad no axe to cut wood for a
fire; our blood was heated, and we must
have chilled. We finally, at abou. dusk,
reached the deserted house, but was in ef-
feet exhausted. 1t seemed we could not
have reached the house had it been 20
rods further; SO terrible is th5toil to trav-
through deep snow, that no one can have
a sense of it till taught by experience
This days journey is often on my mind


in my many hard struggles it WAS ono o.
the severest. We struck up fire and
gathered some fuel that lay about the
house. and after we had recovered strength
| baked cake Of my meal. We ther
Law down on some hewn planks, and slep'


sound till morning. 1t froze at night
the track we had made rendered it quite
feasible travelling. The next day re


turned home with my bushcl Of meal.


Another perilous tour ! will mention
that occurred this winter. II was tim


to bring on another load Of meal from


ESD. McDaniels'. I proposed. in m,
mind to 90 early the next morning. Their
, b ad been thaw, and in the time Of tn
thav a man had driven yoke Of oxeI
Year: 1864

20 eyA substitute broker in Poughkeep-
sic got rightly served. a few days since.
In trying to get a countryman drunk he
took too much himself, and was enlisted
by the individual whom he hoped to sell.


He did not find out bis mistake until the
next morning. 'rot 80 molgih
Year: 1864

RTWe call the especial attention Of


The business men Of Evansville to the


reat sale Of real estate which viii take


olaee at the Court House, On next Wed


aesaay at o'clock P 81. Some Of the


most desirabie property in the city IS


mbraced IN the list to be sold The


.4rge and commoIi.us warehouse on the
corner Of Locust street and the canal


a,rmerly occupied By George Foster, IS
ibs best warehouse 10 the city, and may
be used for the pork busine.s or for s'ore
lag tobacco Or grain. The large brick
nokc-house adjoining the warehouse.
With al the necessary apparatus, wiz
also be sold Also the large warehouse
1eyopd the canal Also anumber Of eg-
eelIent busin ,ss apd 5ailding lots front
ing. on Market street and Cherry street,
DC. For more complete description
Of said prop srty, see the advertisement
by Alvah johnson 10 another column.
IL is very seldom that such an Emporium
ify as this is ofsred-the great rush Of
to the city and the conse-
quent want Of business houses to sup
ply the increasing trade Of Evansville
sil reEder this on Of the most import
ant and interesting sales that has been /
made in The city for some time. Stran-
gers who desire to locate here viii find /
this the best and perhaps the only /
chance to ssears q good business hogse
that they may have for a long time
We advise all 70 go and see.
Year: 1864

Pubic Schools Let no little boy or
girl in The city forget that the schools
open again today. Let att the children
Of proper age be sent 10 school They
are much safer there than on the streets
ia more ways than one Parents, do
your duty by your children. Tuition is
free and the. schools are lhs best in
the State.
Year: 1864

The President of The Rest" in be-
half of the passing soldiers desires to
thank the Ladies of Camden for their
kind attention in refreshing them with
comfortable food and lodging on their
way to their homes; also, to those Nhp
have so kindly sent provisions to 'oe
prepared for them at night and other
times, when it would be inconvenient
for the President to notify them Of their
arrival.
Year: 1864

We are authorized to say that Capt.
w. L. DEPAss ia candidate for elec:
tion to the Legislature Of South Carolina,
and will serve, if it is the will of the peo'
pie of the District that he should occupy
the position. 1t. is not his intention to
leave the service, on the event Of his
election, but to remain in the service OF
his country as long as there may be an
enemy confronting US.
Year: 1864

The first number of the Camden Daily
Journal made its appearance On Friday
morning last From the talent engaged
in the editorial department, the correct
ness ofits Typography, clear print, and the
absolute want Of such paper in our
district, we cannot see why it should fail
to be appreciated, and receive liberal
support from the citizens of Kcrshaw
and adjoining districts. The enterprise
is deserving of encouragement, and will
be Of Invaluable service, as medium
for advertising and receiving the latest
war intelligeuec-at least twelve hours
in advance of any of the city dailies.
Year: 1864

THE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS FOR
I'll sale the valuable property situated on the
s=lzl south side of Trinity river one mile be-
low Junction City known as Raab's Trading
Post comprising the
Year: 1864

Troy fSpIeNATioN MssrIsa.--A mass
meeting was held in Troy, N. T., on
Friday evening last, to express the in
dignation of that city at the release of
the st. Albans raiders and to endorse
Gen. Dix's order issued thereon. The
veteran Gen. Wool presided and speech
es and resolutions of the right spirit
were made and adopted Gen. Wool
said on taking the chair


presume the object OF the meeting
has been made known to you. Its i'm
portance has reference to the protection
of our frontier and its towns from rebels
assembled in Canada with probably a
good many sympathizers in that coun-
try, who seem prepared to make raids
upon our border towns and frontier,
and even Others further removed from
the border. presume there is not a
man in this house or this State, who is
not ready to meet this danger on the
basis of the noble order of Gen. Dix, re
Gently Issued, and if that is not enough
to stay the Canadians, am for march
ing an army into Canada. Applause.) J
/ will further say, that if the Govern
ment will give me one month, will
guarantee to raise fifty thousand men
for the purpose OF protecting our FROM
tier and sustaining the honor Of our


flag, should it become necessary, TAP
plausa.1
Year: 1864

the Boston Post has the following;


I" If you should discover in Boston a
couple of Federal officers, spending
money freely and paying their bills in
gold, it would be well to turn them over
to Provost Marshal, to be sent here. l
learn that two officers, belonging to the
Provost Marshal's force of Washington,
several days ago captured block
ade runner in Maryland, took from
him fifteen thousand dollars in gold, set
him adrift and then decamped. Meas
ures have been taken to apprehend them,
but they are still at large, and the Off
GERS here do not give the particulars to
the press"
Year: 1864

A MovING SPEcTAcLR.-Last Saturday
the scene within and around what once
was Tuttle g. Gays Book Store was a
moving one. Every body and every
thing was in motion all over. That is
to say, all hands aud all feet were busily
engaged in moving out Of the old store
into the new one on Center street.
Year: 1864

A GooD IDEA.- Arrangements have
been made in Brattleboro to keep open
q double track on the roads leading into
the village, so as to avoid the incon-
venience of turning out into the deep
snow.
Year: 1864

1t would appear frem the action Of several
political meetings Of Germans, and from the
statements Of several German papers, that an
independent organization has been formed for
the ensuing Presidential campaign. This Is
set forth clearly in the following resolution.
adopted at German convention in Cleveland
Ohio,


"ReSOlVed, That the German Convention,
and the organization to be created by 1t, places
Itself on an entirely Independent footing. II
forms no part Of any Of the existing parties,
and cannot recognize any party obligations"


Our fellow-citizens Of any class have right
to act with any political party they please, and
no objection can be made to their placing them
selves upon an Independent footing" but
some Of our German friends arc laboring under
the impression that the men who have assumed
this position and who call themselves "Ger-
man Republicans" arc to take part in the de-
liberatlons Of the National Union Convention.
This must be mistake. They could not, OF
course, expect to have place in that Conven-
tlon merely TO hold themselves bound by Its
action II 1t should suit them and repudlate and
oppose Its candidates If they should not suit
them. That would be too much like the
Charleston Convention which was tho pre-
cursor ofthe rebellion.
Year: 1864

introduced into the New York Legislature


"No proprietor, conductor, driver, or person
in charge OF any passenger car, stage, omui-
bus, or other public vehicle, in the city OF New
York, for the transportation of passengers there
in, shall ask or demand any fee, reward, or
fare Of any description for conveying q passen.
ger, unless such passengers shall be provided
with good and sufficient seat in such vehicle"
Year: 1864

Allow me through your valuable pape'
to express my thanks to the officers ol
this house for the kindness manifested bJ
them to their patients. l have been one
for some time. and very close observer
Having been in many hospitals for the last
year. I can say, and say truly, that erery
kindness is shown US that soldier could
desire. Our worthy doctor in charge Is
always willing and obliging and Of ster-
ling worth to our hospitals. Our ward
doctors are yet young and inexperienced,
but with care willmske their mark. They
are gentlemen in every sense Of the word
always ready to do for their patients any
thing thai tends TO their good are often
with US and are as smiling and chatiy as
one could wish-the right ones for cur
sick and wounded soldiers. Our house is
kept in apple-rie order-s place for every
thing and everything in its place. Our
good Matron is always administering to
the wants Of the sick; SO pleasant aud
kind. willing and obliging. that none can
want. We cannot speak too much of her
worth. Great care is taken BY her that
none shall suffer. lcannot do her justice.
but all will Join me when say no better
Matron could be found to fll her place.
No diet or any article unwho'esoms is al
lowed to be around that would do injury
to any well regulated house.


And now step down into the kitchen
where our food is prepared. You viii
find everything in the incest order where
our worthy chief cooks bold sway over all.
and get things on to the table as nice as
at any house in town of the same class.
And word now to our worthy Steward.
1 have not forgotten him by any means.
No one would do that after being in his
company as long as the writer of this.
He deals ont justice to all. and the boys
know they have to toe the mark, although
he is kind and obliging and willing to
help those in trouble and you must know
tho boys do not always keep aloof from
that. We all love fun. Everything is in
perfect keeping here. snd where his
presence is harmony reigns supreme.


In conclusion let me say to any one Who
has friends here, to rest assured that no
pains will be spared to render them -
comfortable as heart could wish, BY our
worthy officers in charge.


OKH or 1Hn PArIKNrs.


March II, 1864.
Year: 1864

No MAILs.-Owing to the strike among
the engineers on the Galena Railroad, the
engineers on oil the different routes lead
ing from Chicago have quit work until
the demands of these men are acceded to
by the company. Consequently We were
without any Eastern mail yesterday. and
may be for several days and persons in.
tending to start East will have to post.
pone their trip until the trains commence
running again.,
Year: 1864

~A little child, whose parents reside
On Timea street, near 5th, came very near
drowning yesterday. She was playing
near a cistern, over which there was no
cover, and fell in. The noise brought
its mother to the spot, and the child was
taken out better in some respects for the
ducking, and none the worse for the
fright.
Year: 1864

nA- The Oskaloosa Herald will raise
its subscription price to two dollars per
annum on the first of April next. We no.
tice that quite large number of papers
throughout the country are advancing
their subscription rates owing to the high
price of paper and material.
Year: 1864

SCHOOL ExAAIsArIoH.-We attended
the examination in the Fifth Department
Of the Public School yesterday afternoon,
aud we're well satisfied with the manner
in which the exercises were conducted.
The scholars were correct in their exam-
pies and explanations in fact, it was
surprising how thoroughly they under
stood their respective parts This de-
partnent is under the instruction of Miss
Hawkshurst and Miss Seymour, and the
discipline is as good rs it can be made
where there is SO many scholars. The
attendance of parents was not very large,
but considerable better than it Was the
day previous.
Year: 1864

LIQUOR LAw.-There is quite an ex-
citement prevailing in different parts Of
the country on the subject Of liquor sell
ing. The Linn County Patriot says that
four trials have been had and two are to
come off yet in Marion. and that thsliquor
was condemned. rolled in the street in
front of the jail, knocked holes in the bar
rels, tried to burn the contents, wouldn't t
burn, bad day for burning whisky. too
damp. ought to have known better than
to try to burn whisky when everything
was SO wet, knocked the barrels to pieces,
whisky went into the gutter, isn't the
FIRST whisky that ever went into the gut
ter, goes in sometimes and takes along
with it biped.
Year: 1864

one still more fatal to the prospects, of Mr..
Lincoln.


That is to say, it is possible the spring
campaigns may miscary, and midsummer
find the rebels relatively in better condi-
ton than now. IF this should be so, the
recoil against Mr. Lincoln and his party
will be terrific. They will be swept out of
power by storm of popular indignation.
Mr. Lincoln's personal adherents evince
sagacity in taking advantage Of the present
hopeful military prospect before it either
changes for the worse or the military issue
becomes obsolete by complete success. The
prospect is, that within the next three
weeks the party will be SO committed to him
by the Republican State Legislatures and
loyal leagues that their National Conven-
ton will nominate him by acclamation,
without the formality of ballot But the
Democratic party, abjuring all man-wor-
ship and eschewing all small intrigues, look
only to the great public interests involved


in the election, and will select their candidate
with reference to the work actually before
him when he is elected If the South sub
mits, and will participate in the election,
their wishes, so far as manifested, will have
their Just weight in making up the ticket
They will lose a great opportunity for Sc
curing their full constitutional rights, il
they do not put themselves in a position to
vote for the next President But, what
ever course they may take, the Democratic
party will be benefited by whatever mergeS
the military problem in the political; which,
according to present appearances, Is the
main tendency Of events. N. T. Wortd
Year: 1864

Our exchanges speak of the cold in their
respective localities-but so far as we have
yet seen, their winter would be glorious
summer for this place. New Years it cul-
minated Old Boreas and General j. Frost,
united their forces, changed their base Of
operations from Artc fields to La Crosse
They threw out pckets ON Thursday night,
sank it--threw up breastwork of frozen
babes-barricaded General Caloric who was
intrenched in line Of hot stoves, and took
US all prisoners The engagement lasted
week, but was the most fearful on New
Years. We froze to death five times before
breakfast, The smoke, from the kitchen
chimney went to an altitude of nineteen
thousand feet and all the way it was lad
der of ice We cliined up to the top of the
ladder at nine o'clock in the morning-and
the air below was solid ice, so that we had
to drill our way through. We tried to re-
turn by drawing up the columns OF smoke
and falling through the hole, but froze in
before we had descended five inches b The
iron hoops were frozen from the well buck
cts. We went out to milk cow and when
half through discovery that she was frozen
stiff from the fact that one of her teats-
the hind one on the off side-broke off in
our hand A beautiful maltese cat, worth
about ninety-one dollars in a good season for
cats--had the tip of her tail froze. fast to
the parlor stove while it was red hot Obe
dent to the calls of affection she started for
frozen mouse which had been brought in,
and strange to say, as her tail was well CON
nected with her cutiole, she sprang clear
out Of her skin which was left froze fast to
the stove. She siezed the mouse and feel
ing the cold sprang back-entered the skin
the wrong way-it froze fast to her-she
could not get out and is there yet. A fine
new tail has grown from what was the front
end of the cat and she now resembles a
young elephant with the exception of the
cat, the only beast in the world that instead
of being "double header is a 'double
tailerl"


Every COW in the place gave ice cream
for five days. Every well in town is cake
of ice At noon of New Years all babies
born on that day had been frozen, and all
efforts in this line were at once postponed
week. This strategic move was dictated


by General Hugh Manity. In front of the
post-offce twelve cords of frozen ears, noses:
legs and arms we're picked up-broken off


and thrown aside as worthless. These frag-


ments have been saved for snashengers.
l An anvil in a blacksmith shop was placed


before fire to draw the ice therefrom, and
4 in two minutes seven tons OF ice came out.
All the door bells were frozen off by ten


clock. The clappers to the church bells


went at half past ten and the clappers to the
Court House bell was frozen off at five min
utes before eleven. Two hundred frozen
stage drivers, with over three thousand


stage passengers, We're found frozen at the
toll gate Of the ice bridge on the river. We
are to-dayreeeiving dispatches by telegraph
which have been frozen fast to the wires till
now. Cold Very muchly.-La Crosse
Democrat
Year: 1864

A couple not one hundred miles from
Millersburg, carried on their oourtship, in
rather novel manor. A young man had
fallen in love" with the daughter OF his
employer, but from certain IDEAS of wealth,
a match was opposed by the father. The
consequence was-ha was forbidden to visit
his employers house. The old gentleman
was in the habit of wearing a cloak, and the
young couple made him the innocent bearer
of their correspondence. The lady pinned
a letter inside the lining of the old man
cloak every day, and when the father went
to his place of business and threw off his
cloak, the lover took out the ladys epistle
read it, and sent the reply back in the same
manner. Love and ingenuity were finally
successful.
Year: 1864

Who Capt. Edward Cahll is, or where
he comes from, we do not know, but happily
information on neither of these points is not
at all necessary to the comprehension of the
Governor letter, which speaks for itself. =
Any comment from us or from anybody else
would only dim the perspicuity and dull the
point of the text.
Year: 1864

A Democratic contemporary complains
that whenever an abolition traitor GENES to
his place TO make a speech, he invariably
bcgius by informing the audience that he
has been Democrat, We suppose the
scoundrcl does that to make it appear that
sometimes in his life he has heen in good
company. Though he lies, he is not desti-
tute Of an ambition to appear respectable.
Year: 1864

AN exchange comes to us with a notice
that Truth is crowded out of this issue.
This is almost as bad as the country editor
who said, "For the evil effects Of intoxica-
ting drink see our inside.
Year: 1864

A subscriber sends us the following inge-
NOUS vcrsiGcation. 1t will amuso our read
crs who delight in puzzles and apparent con-
tradictions


"a FLEXIBLE PLATFORM"
''Tho following platform we have arrang
ed to suit all parties. 1t is trinity in uni
ty-three in one. The first column is the
secession platform the second is the Abo
lition platform; and the whole, read togeth
er is the Democratic Platform. The plat
form is for the Union as whole-it is the
Democratic: but divided, one half is seces-
sion and the other Abolition:


Hurrah for the old Union


Secession is curse


we fight for the Constitution
the Confederacy is league with hell


we love free speech


the rebellion is treason


we glory in Free Press


separation will be tolerated


we fight not for the Niger


reconstruction must be obtained
we must succeed at all hazard
the Union we love


we love not the Nigger


we never said let the Union slide
we want the Union as 1t was
foreign Intervention is played out


we cherish the old flag
the stars and bars is Haunting lie


we venerate the Habeas Corpus
Southern chivalry is hateful
death to jeff Davis
Abe Lincoln is not the government
down with mob law
law and order shall triumph.
Year: 1864

A dispatch has just been received here.
through Mrs. Davenport, of Brattleboro,
from the New England Branch of the
Sanitary Commission, Boston, earnestly
urging the immediate sending forward
ofall hospital supplies that can be gath
cred together. Notices were read in the
churches of this village yesterday that
box of supplies would be packed by
the Soldiers Aid Society at their meet
Ing on Tuesday of next week. 1t is
probable, on account of this telegram,
that box will be forwarded earlier, and
just as soon as the necessary contribu-
tions can be collected. We are request
ed to urge upon all the Importance
of prompt and generous aid in this work
The ladies of the Society are doing all
in their power; they need at this time
all the assistance that can be rendered
them. Old cotton and linen, sheets
and pillow cases, and dried fruit, are es-
pecially called for. 1t is time for ev-
cry humane man and woman to contri-
butte, in proportion to his or her means.
The bloody battles in Virginia have sud-
denly struck down with wounds more
or less severe, tens of thousands of brave
men lighting in the country's defence.
Thousands lie upon the field of battle


and thousands more in hospital. Our
own gallant Vermont boys are among
them in large proportion. Many more


we fear, must still be added to their


number. Let not one of all these he al.
lowed to suffer want that is in our


power to supply. Let not life be lost


Tor lack Of anything in our power to
send for the care or comfort of the


wounded. Help the ladies to help the
soldiers.