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Year: 1861

1t was midnight when listened,


And heard two voices speak;
One was harsh, and stern, and cruel


And the other soft and weak;
Yet saw no vision enter


And heard no steps depart,
Of this Tyrant and his captive


Fate it might be and Heart.
Thus the stern voice spake in triumph:
81 have shut your life away
From the radiant world of nature


And the perfumed light of day.
You, who loved to steep your spirit


In the charms of earth's delight,
See no glory of the daytime,


And no sweetness of the night
But the soft voice answered calmly:
'Nay; for when the March winds bring
Just whisper to my window,


can dream the rest of spring;
And to-day l saw swallow


Fitting past my prison bars,
And my cell has just one corner


Whence at night see the stars
But, it's bitter taunts repeating,


Cried the harsh voice: "Where are they
All the friends of former years,


Who forget your name to-day?
And the links of love are shattered
Which you thought so strong before,
And your life is doubly lonely
And alone, since loved no more
But the low voice spake still lower:
'Nay; know the golden chain
Of my love is purer, stronger,


From the cruel fire of pain:
They remember me no longer,


But 1, grieving here alone,
Bind their souls to me forever,


By the love within my own.
But the voice cried: 'Once remember,
You devoted soul and mind
To the welfare of your brethren
To the service of your kind;
Now, what sorrow can you comfort,
You. who lie in helpless pain,
With an impotent compassion,
Fretting out your life in vain?'
"Nay:" and then the gentle answer
Rose more loud and full and clear,
"For the sake of all my brethren,
| thank God that am here!
Poor had been my LIES best efforts,
Now l waste no thought or breath
For the prayer Of those who suffer
Has the strength of love and DEATH
Year: 1861

Small is the sum that is required to
patronize newspaper, and amply re-
warded is its patron, care not how
humble and unpretending the gazette
which he takes. 1t is next to impossible
to fill sheet with printed matter with
out putting it into something that is
worth the subscription price. Every
paren5 whose son is away from home at
school, should supply him with news
paper. | we'll remember what mark led
difference there was between those OF
my schoolmates who had, and. those
who had not access to newspapers
Other things being equal, the first were
always superior to the last in debate,
composition, and general intelligence
Daniel Webster.
Year: 1861

Professor johnson, of Middleton
University, was one day lecturing before
the students of Mineralogy He had
before him quite a number of specimens
of various sorts to illustrate his subject.
A roguish student, for sport, slyly
slipped piece of brick among the
stones. The Professor was taking up
the stones one after another.


This, said he, is a piece of granite;
this is piece of feld-spar, etc.
Presently he came TO the brick bat
Without betraying any surprise, or even
changing his tone of voice.


This, said he, holding it up, is piece
Of impudence.


There was a shout of laughter and
the stude mt concluded that he had mado
little by that trick.
Year: 1861

At koethen, Saxony, recently; gen.
tleman engaged in play at faro table,
and died in his seat. His death was
not discovered until his money, by being
left on the table all the while, had won
heavy sum. A lawsuit resulted be-
tween the banker and the dead player S
heirs, which was decided in favor of the
latter
Year: 1861

pea- The Detroit Tribune tells story
for the authenticity of which it vouches:
Twenty -four years ago woman in St.
Louis had her infant boy stolen from its
cradle. A young man, to whom she had
frequently told her loss, on moving
further west, found a boy with an old
trapper whom he suspected might be tho
abducted child. After long endeavoring
to get at the secret, the trapper not long
ago confessed that ne had stolen the
child, now young man, having lost his
own infant shortly before the theft,
The mother was sought for, and has just
been found in Buffalo, New York
Year: 1861

The DAILY publishes a very large quantity o
matter and the TRI-WEEKIY is made up Of two
Daily issues and the WEEKLY Is one OF the largest
handsomest, and cheapest sheets printed m the
Union
Year: 1861

& THE SUBSCRIBER takes this method OF returning
8 her sincere thanks her friends for the
liberal patronage her house has received for the past
@ years. and would respectfully inform the public that


s prepared TO accommodate Boarderseither Transient
Regulation the most liberal terms


her house being situated on the South side OF Chestnut
@ below Front, is IN convenient location to business
Her table will at all times be found amply provided with


best the market affords Her are kept in the best


be manner, rendering every comfort and convenience
Der guest in her power.
Continuance ofpube patronage is respectfully solicit
December IT diff.
Year: 1861




POISONED BULLETS. Indiana volunteer
living in Lafayette, was wounded at Rich
Mountain, and now exhibits the bullet to
which he is indebted for the distinction
The bullet, says the Lafayette Journal, bears
every indication of having been poisoned
by the Sepoys before loading. We learn
that chemical analysis has disclosed the
fact that nearly all the bullets fired at Rich
Mountain had been covered by the enemy
with poisonous paste. This is style of
warfare unknown among the civilized ma
siOns, and should operate to relieve our
military commanders of the Miss Nancy no
tions they have heretofore entertained as to
certain rules of honorable warfare, as well
as the rights of property of rebels found in
arms against the Government.
Year: 1861

BB~The weather, as topic of conversa-
ton, has taken the place of the war and
our Bulls Run tragedy. The last three
days have been unapproachable in their dis
comfort, the thermometer ranging firm 95o
to 1000 in the shade, during most of the
daytime. The nights seem to be, if posi-
BILE. hotter than the days We have reach
ed the climax of summer heat. Any change
in the weather will be for the better, and
may it come speedily.
Year: 1861

If we had the space we would lay before
otf readers the remarkable speech of Seaa-
tor johnson, of Tennessee, delivered in the
Senate a week sgo last Saturday. II is the
ablest effort of his life He traced the pro-
gress of the rebellion, rebuked secession and
added:


The constitution and the laws were vio-
lated at every step secession takes. He
demanded that the government should
protect loyal men in Tennessee, and give
them arms. The rebels had even stopped
the passes in the Mountains that he (John-
son) should not go back and carry arms to
the people of that State. He wanted to car
~ deliverance to his brave people, who were
down-trodden and oppressed. Ii may be
too late, and they may be overcome. They
may trample ns under foot and change our
mountains to sepulchres, but they eau.never
| drive us from the Union--no, never The
people of the villages and towns love the
i ooyernment but have no arms. All they
ask is the government TO give them MEANS
and then they will defend themselves; and,
if finally conquered, they intend to take
the flag of freedom, aud place it on the
summit of the loftiest and most. majestic
mountain to mark the spot where the God
dess of Liberty fingered and wept for the
last time before she took leave of people
once happy, free, and prosperous. But the
cause of freedom must triumph. Can the
American people give up the graves of
Washington and Jackson, and let the flag of
disunion float oKer those patriots. No, the
people viii rise in their might and grandeur
and prosecute the war, not for the subjuga-
ton of any of the institutions of the south,


but to maintain the supremacy of the gov
eminent and the constitution. The govern
ment cannot, must not fall. What though
the flag was sullied the other day--if neces-
sary to purify it, it will be bathed ina na-


tons blood. The nation must be redeem
ed, and the cause must triumph on which


rests the hope and freedom of the civilized


world. He closes with an appeal to the


government to save them from ruin, from


the most corrupt and direfnl conspiracy ever
seen in the world
Year: 1861

The TREASURY NoTn BILL.-The amend
ment of the Senate to the Treasury note
bill, authorizing the issue of notes of Eve
dollars, cannot fail to be acceptable to the
people. Surely, if we are compelled to be
satisfied with the notes of unchartered banks
and of banks based on State stocks, the
Treasury notes must be much Preferred
The credit of great Government like ours,
with unbounded resources, must be prefer
able to that Of any State.
Year: 1861

July 20, ls61.--And now it is hereby ordered and
directed by the Common Council Of the city Of
Evansville, that the Of all lots or parts of
lots fronting or adjoining the north side of
Franklin Street, from Third Avenue TO Fourth
Avenue, in said city, cause the sidewalks thereon
cause a sidewalk Of class No. 2 to be laid down
thereon within thirty days from the publication OF
this order p. BURKE, Clerk.


Clerks Office. July u. 1851. inIY27
Year: 1861

July 20, 1sGl.-And now it is hereby ordered and
directed by the Common Council Of the City of
Evansville that the owners of all lots or parts of
lots fronting on adjoining the north east side of
Eighth STREET, between Chestnut and Cherry street
in said city, cause the sidewcIks thereon to be
brought to the proper grade, and that they Gauss
side walk of class No. TO be laid down thpreon
within thirty days from the publication OF the or
der r. BURKE Clerk


Clerks Office, July q, 1861. jaly2i
Year: 1861

gy The cause of Col. Miles arrest was
drunkenness. 1t is said that be was too
drunk on the day of the battle at Bulls Run
to know what he was about, and failed to
bring mp the reserve at the time he was Or
dered TO do SO. AS Mr.. Adams said about
the time of HulTs surrender of Detroit
We win never get along till General
is shot "
Year: 1861

General Scott attended divine service at tho Church or
the Ascension OF Tenth street and Fifth avenue,
yesterday morning. unaccompanied by any person what
ever. The Rev. Mr.. Smith, pastor Of the church,
preached quite eloquent Sermon without however,
alluding in any way to the distinguished soldier who
present He took his text from the second chapter OF
Revelations and eighth verse. The church crowded
to overdowng by highly respectable congregation, and
every eye fixed upon the hoary headed old hero,
who sat modestly and so piously In mis- pew. The
Church Of the Ascension is that which the General al
ways attends when in New York. he being the OF
pow in that sacred edfce. On entering and retiring
from the church he was cordially greeted by oil those
who personally acquainted with him. and blessings
poured upon his venerable head from all Sides


During the afternoon he visited by Royal Phelps,
day Governor Morgan and Judge Daily paid their respects
TO The General
Year: 1861

SUSPENSION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS ny OUu
BANKs.-At conference Of our city banks
on Saturday evening last, by an unani-
nous vote, they resolved upon an i'm
mediate suspension of specie payments. The
government will Of course follow suit to-day
1t is a judicious movement, and will not
prove in any degree prejudicial to our
business affairs. A short time ago our
city banks had specie accumulation of
some forty millions of dollars. 1t has
been reduced to twenty-five miflions-a reduc-
ton which indicates drain and strain which
it is prudent to stop. OF course the banks of
Philadelphia, Boston and other cities, and all
our country banks, may be expected to follow
this example Of our metropolitan banks. In
looking out for their own interests at this crisis
the banks are consulting those of the govern
ment and the country, for they are intimately
blended with each other. Our financial affairs
will now go on smoothly. No country of
modern times has ever yet been involved in
great war without being compelled to resort to
the precautionary measure of bank suspension
of specie payments. By this movement the
two hundred and seventy-Gve millions Of specie
in tho country will be retained here for our
own use.
Year: 1861

An inquest was hold yesterday on the body of John
Norton who died Saturday last from injuries received
on Christmas night The inquest hold at tho Twen-
tyeghth precinct station house before Coroner Jackma
The evidence went to show that the deceased John Cos
Jeremiah Fay and Wade Fielder were all intoxicated on
Christmas night and into collision the corner Of
Greenwich and King Streets where they got into fight
Cole knocked Morton down and afterwards plunged
long knife into him. Fay had his jaw frac
tured BY blow from steel knuokle. The police
thon came up and took Morton to his home, al
No ISL Hammond street. The others were conveyed
to the station house. On the person Of Cole found
long knife still bloody and of the others pair
knuckes On being nterrogated by the Coroner yester
day Cole stated that he intoxicated at tho time
that he did not recollect nything about the affair He


native OF New Jersey forty five years Of ago, and tim
Der merchant by trade The jury rendered verdict &c
inflicted by John Colo o.who was committed to prison e
await the action Of the Grand Jury. wado Fielder is ro
taued as a witness.
Year: 1861

The GAME OF BLUFF.-A New Orleans cor
respondent of the Boston Transcript says that
. IRE are over four hundred cannon mounted
in the Notifications defending said city of New
Orleans, and over thirty thousand troops on
hand, and that they soon expect twenty thou
sand more. Four hundred cannon Why not
make it five hundred? Thirty thousand troops,
and twenty thousand more coming Where
from? Perhaps from General Buffers expedi-
ton. Who knows?
Year: 1861

THE WAR ON THE REpUBLlCs.-The repub-
lies Of the world are at present entering
upon a crisis in their history. 1t is only
a few months since Spain blotted out the
republic Of San Domingo; she has since COM
bined with England and France against Mexico,
and threatened the republics Of South Ameri-
ca, and now we learn that she has commenced
hostilities against Liberia. When, in addition,
we remember the attitude just assumed by Eng
land towards this country, it would seem that
it is the settled policy Of the European Powers
to make war against all the republics. Let us,
then, hasten to put down this rebellion with q
strong hand, in order that there may be at least
one strong republic in the world. Weakness
is only temptation for our enemies to


woke quarrel with us, with view to y
cherished object of producing permanent
dismemberment of the Union. They are equal
ly jealous Of our maritime greatness and
free institutions, and they feel that we are
already too powerful rival. Let us concen-
trate all our strength in crushing out insurrec-
ton and restoring the integrity Of the republic;
and when the end is accomplished, with an
army of half a million of men and powerful
navy, we shall be prepared to defy the world
and give helping hand to our republican
neighbors in resisting the interference OF foreign
Powers. A new and brighter era will then
dawn upon republicanism,
Year: 1861

The OLD YEAR AND THE NEw.-The event
full year of grace 1861 is going out very
handsomely. The war clouds which lately
darkened our eastern horizon, as they melt
away, are spanned by the rainbow of peace;
and we have this Southern rebellion now in the
condition of Sebastopol ON the eve Of the
day of that last crushing bombardment
and the storming of the Malakoff. On the
first day of the year which is expiring we
were alarmed for the safety of our national
capital; and yet we felt somewhat secure
against all the odds of any secession foray upon
it, in having staunch old Winfield Scott on
guard, although his defensive forces hardly
amounted to three thousand men. Now around
Washington we have Gordon of defensive
works and an army within and around them
capable of repulsing a combined movement by
all the rebel armies in the field The safety OF
our national capital has long ceased to be q
matter of doubt, and the only question now is
whether this rebellion will fall to pieces with q
grand crash before spring, or whether it will
linger along here and there in the form of a
guerrilla war till the dawn of summer. We
shall not advance beyond month into the New
Year before the one or the other solution will
be made manifest. The old year goes out with
a good record for the Union; but the new year
we predict, while yet bantling, will be en-
veloped in blaze of glory
Year: 1861

sick list, is out again; that General gunner
who was pretty seriously injured by fall ~
his horse, is getting on finely, and t.
General Lander, who has been suffering from
shot received in his foot in skirmish near Lees
burg, is ready for active service again. Very
good. Now, all hands make ready and strike
up the music .-w
Year: 1861

Oh ! thou blessed boon from heaven,
That TO us mortals here is given,
To cheer us through this life
on still continue thou TO beam,
Ger my life's turbid stream.
Hope oh hope thou sacred boon,
Leave, oh leave me not 80 soon,
But still dwelLin my lreast;
Oh seize thou my weary soul
And ploce her under thy control.
Where thou dost cast one gimring ray,
Sorrow quickly lilies awny,
Making happy that poor heart;
And where thou dost make thy home,
Sorrow does not often come.
Year: 1861

THE DEAoCRATIC PAEIc.-There is a vast
deal more truth than poetry in the fol-
lowing from Goodwin's Ind. American


" We beg of the people to remember that
the present arrangement in financial mat
ters is purely a Democratic Institution
There is no cause for it aside from the polit-
icaI excitement which the defeated Demo-
cracy, North and South, is causing. Because
they could not elect their man, the southern
Democracy are threatening to leave the
Q Union, and the northern Democracy are
telling them they have sufficient cause. II
is democratic panic, pure and simple
Year: 1861

WHITE CLovER.-There is an advantage
in pasturing white clover, which does not
strike every farmer. Each joint furnishes
fresh root land of course a fresh plant,
whenever such joint comes in close contact
with the soil, consequently the more it is
trodden the thicker it will spring up. Hence
one reason why 1t grows most luxuriantIy
near the bars and 0ateways Of our pastures
where the cattle often eouqregate-Cb Chr.
Boston ChItcdkoT
Year: 1861

3 Under the heading of ssstray topics, !" the New


York Express says it is impossible yet to realize


that we are in the midst of q civil war; that the
disasters and horrors we have been wont to read
of in our histories, aad TO thank heaven that we


were spared from, are to come to Us: : that broth.
ers in blood are to fight on different sides; that


those We have called our dearest friends are be.
come our national enemies; that the struggles
OF patriotism with dQmeatic feelings are Is be


made familiar to our firesides. Yet incidents


like one that we read of in the correspondence
OF contemporary must soon be common: inter.


marriages between the North and South have
been so usual that some of US have as MANY CON
nexlons IN one part of the county as in the other


''There is young merchant In Charleston. who
has 9 beautiful wife, born at the North, but who
believes, as all good wives should do, that what.
ever her lord does is right. When the seven
twelve-p Founders doomed forth, and he was torn
from her lingering embrace, she bade her little
boy, with cheerful face, tell his papa good .bye.
and go with brave heart to Morris, Island and
not to come back with a shot in his back. She
parted from him with stoical calmness with her
child in her arms, but when he had left She
swooned away, and remained in faintiDo con-
dition all night. The first question in the morn
ing was: Did he see me tremble or hesitate
when l bade him farewell ?'n There will he
plenty of opportunity for heroism In wives and
daughters and sisters, as we'll as in husbands
and, fathers and brothers, before our present
troubles are past b, - a.
Year: 1861

In the tenth century, to eat off the same plate
and drink out OF the same cup was considered
mark Of gallantry, and the, best possible under
standing between a lady and Q gentleman.
Year: 1861

Dauis uud iStepAems.-One paper
has objected to the election of Steph-
ems to the Vice Presidency. Butwe
are glad to see that the objection is
universally reprobated by the press.
We do not wish to meddle in politics,
but we cannot refrain just now from
saying that it is no time to change
good officers in the teeth of battle
we have full confidence in Davis for
President. and Stephens for Vice
Preident; they have both acted nobly
so far; let them be elected by a una
nimous vote. We are in the very
beginning Of great struggle and it
is no time to squabble over civil Offices
now so worthily tilled.-Nasarilhe
Banner Of Peace.
Year: 1861

T AM now ready to receive and receipt for the
i STATE TAXES for the year 1860. Tax pay
ers will please come forward and pay their taxes
without further notice, as duty compcls me to
be prompt in collecting. Those whose duty it
is to take out licenses will please bear in mind
that the irs not the last of the year, is the time
to get them \. VIGNES,


fg Special State Tax Collector.
Year: 1861

face Of mankind. We desire peace


at any sacrifice. We ask no con-


quest, no aggrandizement, no con-


cessions from the free States all we
ask is to be let alone, that none shall
attempt our subjugation by arms.
This we will and must resist to the
direstextremity. The moment this pre-
tentlon is abandoned, the sword will
drop from our grasp, and we shall be
ready to enter into treaties of anmity
and commerce, mutually beneficial.


so long as this prosecution is main
tanned with firm reliance on that Di.
vine Power which covers with its
protection the just cause, we will con-
tinue to struggle for our inherent
rights to freedom, Independence and
self government.
Year: 1861

<


This will be the event of to-day, and an event Of
noerdnary significance.


The perusal of this mornings telegraph news
will awaken the right feeling, and stimulate the
South, and especially Louisiana, to hold such men
as Gen. Twiggs at their true worth. Just such
men vilifed and maligned at the North let
the South stand to them, and yield them higher
honor and support than ever.


The official programme of the reception is pub
lished at length elsewhere. It will be seen that all
the high officers of the city and the State and the
State Convention in body, intend participating in
this reception, whilst the Invitation is held out to
all civic bodies. The military are called ont by
their respective commanders; and the reception
will be a grand one.


As we are crowded for room, we can only refer
our readers to the programme of the Committee
of Arrangements, which sets forth all the neces-
sary particulars.
Year: 1861

The Augusta Constitutionalist of the 30sh
ultimo has the folio wing significant paragraph,


JEFF DAvIs's WAR HoRsE.-President Da
vis's war horse passed through this city last
night on its way to Richmond. Virginia Ac-
companyifg- the animal vas the President's
saddle, on the horn of which Is compass, to
be used 10 case the rider should lose his way"


Davis has method In his madness, IL 10 clear.
He prepares himself for all emergencies. A
war horse TO 60 into battle with is good thing
aud compass to guide him, when the time
comes to make an escape, 10 also good thing
He is not at all familiar with the thickets OF
Virginia, and In his efforts to get away, he
might essily mistake his path. He might be
galloping with all speed due north, when his
policy was to go due south. His compass in
the horn Of the saddle will direct him aright.--
While he may avoid Mcdowell on one side
he can steer clear of Butler on the other. and
also give wide berth to Mcclellan. We ad-
mire the sagacity and prudence of the compas:
arrangement.
Year: 1861

KANSAS CITY, Sept 3O.-Adyices from
Lexington state that Gen. Price is retreating
from that place, but will most probably be cut
off from his retreat by Gen Fremont. Lanes
brigade arrived here this afternoon The total
force now here is 5000