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Year: 1865

Accident 70 the Submarine Cable from


Cape Breton TO Newfoundland


A correspondent of the New York
World, writing to the New York Herald
makes the following important ssAsomUHt
in regard 10 an accident to the cable that
connects the American end of the Atlantic
telegraph with civilization


am sorry to be obliged to state that the
accident to the submarine cable sCross the
Gulf of st. LsWrence, connecting Cape
Breton with New foundlsnd, still remains
unremedied, and what is worse, there is no
prospect whatever OF discovering the char
seter OF the mishsp. The cable failed to
transmit currents on the first Of June last.
Mr.. Mckay sent fine schooner from
Cape Ray, with proper crew and suits-
ble Instruments to discover the cause of the
accident, and make the necessary repairs.
The expedition was under the command of
Captain John Murphy. The cable was
underrun for three mii5s out at both the
Newfoundland and Cape Breton sides with
out coming at the point where the break or
other accident occurred. The inVestiga.
lions were prosecuted no further, and all
effort to repair the injury has, therefore,
been postponed until the arrival of 9 steam
ar from New York. This is greatly to be
regretted, in view of the probable success
of the Atlantic cable enterpFise. Since the
occurrence of the accident there has been
SIMPLE time to lsy new cable, which would
have been the most certain way of securing
unbtoken Communication from Europe to
every civilized part OF AmeFiea: The only
thing that csn be done now is to have
fast steamer resdy at Cape Bay to carry
messages across to Cape Breton. This will
be a slow method, but the best that can be
resorted to under the circumstances. 1t is
probable the Great Eastern, when she ar
rives, will have sufficient of the extra cab 9
to FIJI up the gap between Cape Breton and
Newfoundland. THERE'S some talk of run
ming a cable direct 70 Sydney, Cape Bre-
ton, to avoid the present eireuitous ronte
by way of Aspy Bay. This would un-
doubtedly be a change for the better.
Year: 1865

From the Richmond Whig March 49,


In the elections which are shortly to
take place in this State. one controlling
and exclusive purpose should occupy the
mind of the voter, namely to secure for
the public service only men of the most
confident and sanguine spirits. Any and
everything else-ability, experience, learn
ing, purity-may be dispensed with; but
this is indispensable. Ours may not be,
and is not revolution; but it requires
men of the most revolutionary mould. In
ordinary times none would demand for
legislators more strenuously than we, the
qualities which we now hold to be not
only unheeded but pernicious. Modera-
ton, caution, conservatism, an overscru-
pulous regard for private rights, and q too
rigid adherence to the limitations of laws
and constitutions do not make the states
manship we have use for. In their stead
we want boldness, tenacity, faith, blind
faith even. Auddce encore, dudare, tou-
jours au0dce is the beginning, middle and
end of the political science suited to our
emergency.


The man who has no such word as s'fail"
in his vocabulary, whatever may be bis
deficiencies otherwise, would be worth
more to the cause, in public station, than
second Bacon, if be thought our success
uncertain. We know, and may have to
name, gentlemen in our legislature and Of
our delegation in Congress, to whose ele-
vation we have contributed, and who in
ordinary times would grace their positions,
but who, for lack of the one essential quail
ity of absolute faith, are not only Of no
advantage to the cause, but are doing
great harm. Were they angels from Hea-
ven they should be, for the time being,
laid aside. Constancy and endurance will
win this fight without the least possibility
of failure. But men who permit them
selves to contemplate the chance of failure
are not the men to endure or cause others
to endure, all that may be needed for sue
cess.


We are not indulging in censure ;
our personal feelings are kind towards the
gentlemen we have in our eye; under
other circumstances we would give them
hearty support; but for the purposes OF
this war, as leaders of the people and pill
lars Of the cause, they are, by THEFT moral
constitution, incapable of good, and are
unconsciously doing immense mischief.
Let us hide them away with all tender
ness and respect, in the obscurest retire.
ment, till those rough times are overpast.
Let US fill their places with men of less OF
no sensibility and apprehensiveness-and
if there be real danger of failure, better
to take men who have not mind enough to
see it. Nearly all that legislation can dc
has been done. All the men and means
of the country have been placed at the
disposal of the Confederate Executive
Confidence alone is needed-confdence
that will never falter, come what may =
for that will produce constancy, and con.
stancy will yield success, as certainly al
spring follows winter.
Year: 1865

The announcement Of the revocation
of the passport order was cause for jubi-
lee on the banks of the Niagara. At Sus-
pension Bridge and Niagara Falls in par
ticular, the people on both sides of the
river were delighted. The hotels were
thrown open, and the people from either
side went there for reciprocal congratula-
tions. Everything was free, and some who
appreciated the Importance OF the event
celebrated more fully than others, and
went in for . grand drunk.
Year: 1865

General orders, just issued, declare
that the War Department will not here
after receive any claim from any agent,
whether banker or attorney, or other rep
resentative of claimant, unless said agent
shall produce certified copy Of his license
as granted by the collector, or a certificate
from the assessor of his district that he is
not considered liable to license duty.
Year: 1865

At last we have the refreshing news that
the chief rebel traitor and assassin-Jef
Dayis-has been captured by the United
States forces, while on his way to parts un-
known, with his plunder. What sequel
to the bloody rebellion is this The arch
traitor and aristocratic thief who once
signed his name Jefferson Davis, Presi-
dent G. S. A." is now captured felon in
the hands of the plebeian President of the
United States, Andrew Johnson, to be tried
for treason and murder


In another column will be found the full
particulars of his capture and as our read
ers scan the account they will doubtless be
struck with the bold and manly manner in
which JEFF wns trying to escspe-in PeH'-
coats We hope, after the authorities shall
have divested him Of his hoop skirts and
other delicate ct ceterds belonging to his
wiie's wardrobe, that he will be taken out
to some convenient field and hung by the
neck until he is dead, without the benefit
of breeches or clergy. The blood of the
numberless slain heroes of the Union ar
mics, the blood of the ,nartyred LINCOLN
the safety of the Union, and the demands
of unyiclding JUSTICE, oil require that his
worthless life should be ANONYMOUSLY
ended upon the gallows.
Year: 1865

true patriot and lover of liberty as a
correct likeness of this great and good
man, who fell martyr to the cause OF
truth, right and justice, by the hand of a
dastardly assassin, who was urged on to
the commission of the vile deed by the
minions of treason and rebellion. 1t is
sold at the low price of four dollars,
which places it within the reach of all,
and we hope that there will be but few


loyal homes in Delaware without it.
They offer liberal discount to the trade,
and we think our merchants would lind
it to their interest to procure them, as
they will doubtless sell rapidly.
Year: 1865

We t-9'N'


NATIONAL DEBTS AND U. =. STOCKS.


The creation of national debts is not a
modern improvement, but the ability Of
great nation to provide for great debt,
and to make it the most convenient
and best form of personal property, is
modern wonder. The debt of great Bri-
tain was begun by raising million sterling
by loan in 1902, and when her great con-
test with Louis XIV. was terminated, the
debt had reached fifty millions, Many
statesmen and economists were then
alarmed at the great burden which had
been imposed upon the industry of the
country, but when the war of the Austrian
succession had swelled this amount to
eighty millions, Macauley says that histo-
rians and orators pronounced the case to
be desperate. But when war again broke
out, and the national debt was rapidly car
ried up to one hundred and forty millions,
men oftheory and business both pronounced
that the fatal day had certainly arrived.
David Hume said that, although, by taxing
its energies to the utmost, the country
might possibly live through it, the expert
ment must never be repeated, even a
small increase might be fatal. Granville
said the nation must sink under it unless
some portion of the load was borne by the
american Colonies, and tho attempt to i'm
pose this load produced the war of the Rev
olution, and, instead of diminishing, added
another hundred millions to the burden.
Again, says Macauley, was England given
over, but again she was more prosperous
than ever before But when at the close
of her Napoloonic wars in 1916, this debt
had been swelled up to tho enormous sum
OF over eight hundred millions sterling,
or four thousand three hundred million
dollars, or nearly one-half the eutiro pro-
perty Of the United Kingdom, the stoutest
heart, the tirmest believer in national pro.
9ress and national development, might
well have been appalled,. But iu the very
face Of this mountain Of obligation, to
say nothing of her vast colonial possessions
tho property Of the British nation has
been more than trebled, and her debt is
now charge OF but twelve and half per
cent. against it. All that Great Britain
has done in paying her debt, we shall do,
and more, with ours. We have vast terri.
tories untouched by the plow, mines Of all
precious metals of which We have hardly
opened the doors, population full of life,
energy, enterprise, and industry, and the
accumulated wealth of money and labor Of
the old countries pouring into the lap Of our
giant and ever-to.be.united republic. Dur.
ing the Geroest and most exhaustine Of all
possible wars, we have demonstrated our
national strength-and all the world over,
national strength is but another namo for
national credit. GAS good as United States
Stocks will soon be synonymous the
world over with GAS good as British Con-
soils" For our part, We think United
States Treasury Note, bearing seven and
threa-tenths annual interest, is just as much
better than British Consols as the rate Of
interest is higher Some of our timid
brethren, who shipped their gold to Lon.
don and invested in Consols, are now glad
TO sell out and invest at home at a round
loss,-and serves thom right.
Year: 1865

There are few ofour county readers who
did not know Col. Combs either personal
ly or by reputation, and there are none OF
al who did know him, we are sure, who will
read without emotion that he is no longer
amongst us. Tie died at the residence Of
his nephew, l.. c. Combs, Esqr-. in the
Factory district on Friday last, in the seth
year of his age Four score years and up
wards, But i, is not the prolonged life
which deserves esteem but only the life
which ia illustrated with noble deeds
And such a life was his. Though his Ia
bore were removed from the noise and
glare Of public excitement, yet he wrought
not unnot:cvd Not in his Immediate
neighborhood alone, but beyond, were seen
and felt his kindness Of heart and his ac-
tive sympathy for struggling merit. His
study appeared to be to do good, and he
made himself a blessing where he walked.
The higher honor is his, also, that he lived
the life of Christian aud died, fearing
God Thus living and thus dying, let US
reverently trust that his spirit has passed
10 where beyond these voices there il
peace.
Year: 1865

Pay Up.


We renew our accustomed invitation to
our patrons who may be Indebted to VI on
account Of subscription and advertising to
remember us when they shall visit our vii
lage during Court week. We are daily re-
minded ourselves that the credit system is
an institution of the past, and hence the
necessity for unusual promptness on the
part of those who may be indebted to US.
Indeed, i, is next to impossible to keep
aaoat these times in any business unless it
be conducted upon the cash basis or upon
a rystem Of credit which approximates to
It. We, therefore. earnestly invite all
who may be behind hand with US to re-
neuler us at Court.
Year: 1865

CAUTION.-The public arc hereby
cautioned not to buy or negotiate for the follow.
ing certificates Of stock In the Central Hawkeye
Mining Company, as the same have been sold for
assessments according to law, and will not be
transferred on the books Of the Company.
Year: 1865

Established expressly to afford the afflicted sound
and scientific medical aid in the treatment
and cure of all Private and Chronic


Diseases, Cases of Seeresy,


and all Sexual Dis
Year: 1865

ISoESDIARY FrRE,-An attempt was made
on Wednesday night to burn Barre Academy.
Fortunately the fire was discovered in time
to prevent serious damage, and the building
will doubtless be put in apple-pie order be-
fore the next term commences The school
is now in vacation.
Year: 1865

New YORK, April 4-Ths World has l
graphic account of Sheridan's battle o
Five Points, which was the turning pOin
in the giant conflict, and which unde
Sheridans generalship will take ranl
with anything on record. 1t appears
that Grant was not satisfied with tn,
DAYS business on Friday, and placed
Sheridan in supreme command of War


ren's corps and all the cavalry. Sheri


dan at once maneuvred with his cavalry


dismounting a portion in front OF the


rebels, and gradually pressed them back


into their works under the most desper'
ate and terrible fighting Of the war
While this was being done, and done
slowly by order, Sheridan set about form
ing the infantry, showing the same ge-
MUS in infantry tactics that he had i'll
cavalry. 1t was a marvel to see 50 pal
try force Of cavalry press back and
hold in check 5000 rebel infantry; still
they did it, and in such a manner as to
completely hide the movements of our
infantry.


They were driven back step by step
into their works; then the signal was
given, and the infantry closed on the
works like huge barn door The reb-
els saw their situation but did not ap-
pear to apprehend how desperate were
their circumstances. They fell back to
the left only to see four close lines OF
battle waiting to drive them across ithe
field. At the right horsemen charged
them, and in their rear foot and cavalry
began to assault. Cross fire and direct
fire, by file and battery, rolled perpetu-
ally, cutting down their bravest officers
and strewing the field with bleeding
men. Their own artillery was turned
upon them at last Bodies of cavalry
mounted their parapets and charged
down upon them, starting and tramping
them into confusion. They had no COM
manders to- lead them ont of the toll into
which they had fallen. A few more
volleys, a new charge, the word to die
or surrender, and 5000 muskets were
thrown upon the ground, and 5000 men
were Sheridan's prisons. Those who es-
capped were pursued by the fiery Gus
ter" and they were pursued far into the
desolate forest
Year: 1865

FITZPATRICK VS. RuSYOS.-The New Jer-
sey Democratic Convention. for want OF
better military timber to make candidate
of. put in nomination for Governor. mill
tia General Runyon, whose reputation con-
sisted in being good-for nothing in the first
Bull Run battle, and whose military career
came to an end from and after that date
The soldiers are appealed to by the copper
heads in that State to do honor to the brave
men who Tough, for their country by voting
for Runyon. The brave Gen. Fitzpatrick has
taken the stump on the other side, and shows
the same fire which he 50 often showed IN
charging upon the rebels in arms. report
OF one Of his speeches says


=. He denounced the copperheads, who had op-
posed the government and refused aid to the
soldiers argued that these friends Of the rebels
at the north should DO fought as vigorously
with the voice, the pen and the ballot, as the
enemy in arms with the bayonet, sabre and bull
let appealed 10 all loyal men in New Jersey
TO remove the stain of disloyslty from her re-
cord and, when hrs earnest words brought
down a storm OF applause, remarked that he
liked this enthusiasm; it was the same spirit ne
had seen among the men Of his command when,
as they saw the fash Of the enemy's sabres and
heard the roar Of hrs cannon, he had given the
word - Onward - lie adiel that he had LETT
his department in North Carolina for the sole
purpose of fighting the copperheads at home
and he meant 10 do IL ~
Year: 1865

ANOTHER Book ON THE WAR.-Blelock
& Co., New York City, have in press +" The
Camp Fire and Cotton Field" by Thomas
W. Knox, and will soon issue it to subscrib-
ers. Mr.. Knox was one of the army cor
respondents Of the New York Herald and
as such had the best opportunities to note
events in the field and observe the condition
of people and country wherever he went.
His service was mainly in the West and
South West, and no book yet published
touches that portion of the battlefield SO
fully as does this.
Year: 1865




In long letter published with the heading
" The Rebellion; where the guilt lies," the
subject is further considered, and the answers
Of Mr.. Holt foi himself, and Of Messrs. Sew
ard and Stanton BY Weed and Gen. Meigs,
to his Ciarksville speech, is revie ewed by Hon.
Montgomery Blair. In the course of this
letter he mentions the following circumstan-
ces:


Let me observe here it was the fall OF
Sumter that produced on the instant the or
dinance Of secession, and filed II with troops
from the Gulf States to carry it before the
people. It's effect upon ordinary men may be
conceived by the influence 1t exerted over
General Lee. My father was authorized by
the President and Mr.. Cameron, Secretary Of
War, to converse with General Lee aud as
certain whether he would accept Of the com
mand Of our army in the field. The letter
was written, and he met my father at my
home. where they conversed for an hour or
more. 1t was few days before the ordinance
was passed Gen. ee concluded the con-
versation by saying that secession was ansr-
ehy, and added that II he owned the four
millions OF slaves at the South he would
cheerfully sacrifice them TO the Union, but be
did not know how he could draw his sword
On MS nhtlNe othtc.


He said be would see Gen. Scott on the
subject before he decided. A committee from
the Virginia Convention, while the General
and my father conversed, were hunting for
him through the city. They met him on his
leaving the house. He reprired with them
to consult with the Convention, as l have
since learned. about some mode Of settlement
The fall OF Sumter settled the question for
him and the convention"


Intelligence Is said to have been received
in Washington from reliable private sources
in Mexico. that JuaEezs influence in Mexico
is OF no consequence Whatever. Tha only
spot which he can claim to be master Of 10
III Psso. The mercantile community il rep
resented as almost unanimously in favor Of
the new order Of things, owing to the increase
ed security and stability which Il gives to
trade The position OF President johnson
on Mexican affairs is said to be one Of " mas
ierly inactivity" and il il is fosnd that the
majority OF the people arc really on tho side
of the empire. an ambassador from thence
will be received as readily "a from france or
any other country with which We are at
peace.
Year: 1865

GATHERING AND KEEPING APPLES.


In order to secure soundness and preserva-
tion it is indispensably necessary that fruit
should be gathered by hand. For winter
fruit the gathering is delayed as long as pos
sible, avoiding severe frosts, and the most
successful practice with our extensive or
chardists Is to place the good fruit directly
in a careful manner in new, tight -four bar
rels, as soon as gathered from the tree
These barrels should be gently shaken while
filling, and the head closely pressed in they
are then placed in a cool. shady exposure,
under shed open to the aig, or on the north
side OF building, protected by covering Of
boards over the top, where they remain for a
fortnight, or until the cold becomes too
severe, when they are carefully transferred to
cool, dry cellar, in which air can be admit
ted occasionally in brisk weather.


A cellar for this purpose should be dug in
dry, grsvely or sandy soil, with, iflpossible,
slope to the north. or, at any rate, with
openings on the north side for the admission
OF air very rarely in weather not excessively
cold. Here the barrels should be placed on
their sides, and the cellar should be kept as
dark as possible. In such cellar, one OF
the largest apple growers in Duchess county
is able 10 keep the Greening apple. which, in
the fruit room, usually decays in January,
until the frat OF April. in the freshest and
fnest condition. Some persons place layer
Of clean rye straw between every layer Of sp-
rlas when packing them In barrels.
Year: 1865

Orlando Holmes Of Cambridge was severe
ly burned and had his eye sight nearly de.
stroyed by the premature discharge OF blast,
the charge Of which he was endeavoring to
draw from the rock.
Year: 1865

ItgsLrc Cars Destroyed Three Ltves Lost-MarpsE-


c@s Escape Of Others.


Yesterday morning about half past eleven o'clock


train Of twelve from this city TO Johnsonville
was blown TO atoms about seven miles out on the
Northwestern railroad. The train was composed
Of twelve cars besides the engine and tender nine
Of the cars were loaded with powder and ammuni-
ton, another was an express car and contained
freight, and the other caboose car few passengers
Just as the train was nearing the seven mile tank
crossing an embankment and Just entering cutting


spherical SHE'LL probably carelessly packed, explo-
ded, and in an instant explosion ensued which
shook the Capitol, and made the earth tremble for
miles around. There were probably eighty tons of
ammunition In the cars, and the shock can be imag-
ined better than it can be described. There were
three persons killed outright-Robert Thompson an
employee Of the road, q Government employee and
the engine stalker whose name we did not learn
VIM. Coffee, the engineer, was dangerously woun-
deds and viii hardly survive. The conductor Nc
Cormick was hurt and three others suffered severe
wounds, while eight or ten others were more or less
damaged. The wonder is that any escaped slaughter
We visited the scene last evening. It beggars de-
scrptlon The woods for acres are perfectly eshess
and blackened and bald as tho they had been dead
for years. The ground is strewn with branches
torn from the forest and large trees are shivered as
by bolt Of lightning The embankment appears
as if a volcano had vomited chaos The rocky
ledge at the left of the track Is split and shivered as
though an hundred blasts had all been exploded at
once Fully forty rods from the place of explosion
lies dead mule without wound upon him. The
conclusion or fright probably killed him-NaStviEs
Press and Times.