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Year: 1863

ATA SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DI.
~ rectors of the New York and New Haven Railroad
Company held legal notice at the Office Of the
company in of New York Saturday, Oct "a, A.
ID. 1868. the following resolution was adopted viz


Resolved sole purpose OF settling ana COM
promising claims this company, and not admit
ting any era liability thereon this Board Is ready TO accept
the proposed the communications before IT, VIZ
To share of s stock for two of
the spurious held thereof IN GOOD fah
and without notice fault be received In full settlement
thereof and for all claims OF any kind connected herew
supposed negligence breach of utv and increase the
capital Of the Company exceeding million OF
dollars for that purpose provided these terms shall be
claims on or before the 10th day Of November next


Attest. T.. &. ABERNETHY.


Secretary New York and New Haven Railroad Co.
Year: 1863

R.sy'The man who did not think it re,
spectacle TO oring up his children TO work.
has Just heard from his three sons. Ono
o. them was driver on canal, another
had been taken up a vagrant. and the
third had gone to public institution to
learn the shoe business under a Keeper
Year: 1863

You said the South had ruled us, Abe,
Some fifty years in peace,
And that the time had fully come


When their vile reign sho ild cease;
That you were to take the helm


The sinking shipto save,
And put her on another tack


And really thhk you hare !
Year: 1863

LONG BRIDGE.-The Alexandria and Wash
ington Railroad Company are about to erect a
railroad bridge across the Potomac, along the
site of the Long Bridge, under the late act OF
Congress amending their charter. The bridge
Will be about mile in length, and will be
built on piles. 1t will cost about Sl20,0o0 1t
Will be detaches from the old bridge, and on
the south side of if - -
Year: 1863

ALL ABOUT A DoG.-Several days since a
dog belonging to VIM. Potter, on X street near
animal killed, and yesterday seeing the dog in
the street, he struck it with stick Potter
came along and ordered him to let the dog
alone, and struck Davis, when fight ensEes
which was quelled by Officer Watts arres,ing
Potter, who was taken before Justice Drury
who held him TO security to keep the peace
Year: 1863

ROAD REPAIRs.-The Commissioner OF Pub
lie Buildings has ordered the work on tho
repair of the road from the Navy Yard
bridge towards the Insane Asylum to be com
menced about the first of April The appro-
priaticn made by Congress for that purpose
viii not be available, however, until the first
of July "
Year: 1863

THE DABOLL Foo TRUMPET.


In the House OF Commons the 14th OF May Mr. DAw-
asked the President Of the Board Of Tae whether
any detailed report had becn made to his department OF
TO Quebec ON the 27th April and whether the crcum
stances OF that amenabc event correctly stated In
the public press Also whether the had
refused permission for the OF Dabols fog trumpet
upon Cape Race In Newfoundland; and II what
the grounds for such refusal He said that having
several shipwrecks the coast Of Newfoundland he
anxious to know whether any steps had been taken to
establish fog signal.


report the wreck Of the had yet been
made TO the Board Of Trade nor would any further par
ticulars be known until the arrival Of the next mall
with regard to the second as to whether govern
ment had refused permission 70 erect Dabos fog trumpet
Cape Race be had to state that last the Asso
cated Press OF New feSk had made proposal to erect
the trumpet but IL was thought desirable by the
colonial government that foreign compay should occupy
site cfthin British territory The Board or Trade had
however, urged upon the steamship the necessity
Of erecting some adequate fog signal important
point as Cape Race and had called the attention
tho whole shpnc interest OF the country to Ms mport
Government had the power o. erecting fog signals
and Of imposing toll for their support but the steamship
had said that although they should like TO have
such signal erected they should not like to have 10
bear the expense and the habit Of the government
to waive the right and consult the wishes Of the parties
principally concerned With regard TO tho particular fog
signal n question: IL not certain that of good
description, and IL was most important that If signal
put up should be OF kind that could be relied
bad would only have the effect Of tempting ships to
go too the land when might not be possible 70 hear
the signal and the result would be their going on Shore
Very lately steamship was lost nj Noiyhead during
fog, although gun was constantly fired rs signal from
the mountain IL thought that gun the best fog
signal and II gun that the government thought OF
using. Mr. nabniis invention was under consideration
ana they had asked for report from the United states


Lighthouse Board respecting IT, That ard had reported
that IL promised WE'LL and worth trial. but did
go length OF saying that had been sufficiently proved
10 be used on SO important point as Cape Race


ANOTHER SIGNAL PLAN.


From tho Liverpool Mercury, May 1e


project Is maturing called the Cape Race Electric
Telegraph and Light Company Its object 10 build and
station O iightshp Care Race, to intercept the
American mail steamers These lightshps are TO he 600
tons burthen and fitted with 100 horse power engines
When this ship Is stationed there will be danger OF
making Cape Race and will get three days later
from America 1t is intended TO lay down submarine
electric cable from the ship TO the land
Year: 1863

From the London Times Getty Articlc), May l4.i


The adviccs from Nicaragua to day by the West India
mail give some particulars or tho progress Of the expora
ton just commenced by Captain Bedford PIN, NJ with
the Wow to establish railway and steam transit from
tho Atlantic to tho Pacific. Captain PIN arrived at Grey
town from England the 9th Of April and started
the llth for Blucaelds, accompanied by two civil eng
neers whom he had brought with him. where he obtained


large force OF Indians and Creoles path through
the woods. Returning with these men to Gorgon Bay
line. he built house as general rendezvous. and
stored y with provisions. under charge Of Rama
chief From Gorgon Bay he took his party about eight
miles south to he Rama river, with the idea that
its course might pass somewhere near his proposed
route, and thus enable bin to start two parties
from about the centre OF his ne and go cut east and
west at the same time. Captain PIN was right In this
conjecture He explored and made survey Of the river
and landed the left bank about twenty miles from
sea, whence he started of two parties-one cutting
through the forest eistery towards the Atlantc the
other westerly towards the lake OF Ncarsgus. Eacn
party INSISTED OF fourteen meE, headed by civil engi
neer. They commenced work on the 18th, and when
Captain PIN LEFT the morning o! that day. each party
had cut about milo through the bush with every pros
pec of running line OF levels right by the end Of
the month. The starting station, nearly midway was
only one hundred and twenty feet above the level
OF the soa. and not hi OF any sort could be II
considered therefore, that there Is every chance
that the route will afford easy gradients from end end
Each party supplied with needul stores and provi-
sions, and the weather favorable. The political
dton Of the republic however, as threatening and
uncertain possible,
Year: 1863

To the Editor Of the Press


Wish to correct an opinion that would nat
urally arise from the announcement of the dis
charge OF Capt. Spiller, of the Maine 5th, for
absence from his command without leave be-
cause believe great injustice has been done
to one whom know to be true patriot and
brave officer.


Capt Spiller is now, and has been since lea
wing his company, confined on bed OF sick
ness and perhaps to him bed of death, by
disease contracted In the army and while he
has given his health, and is willing to give his
life, can but deeply feel the injustice of sting
ing to the heart sensitive, high-minded and
noble ofncer, with this, to him, worst Of all i'm
putations-that of being deserter.


Capt. Spiller has been, and is, resting In the
assurance by the surgeon who attends him, to-
gether with another, that his case was prop
erly represented to the authorities at Wash
ington; and this he has been obliged to do, not
being able to attend to it himself. Ibelieye in
Year: 1863

cutting up these shoulder-strapped loafers, of
whom we have SO many; but spare the true
soldier, prostrated by his arduous toll in fight
ing for the right; and one of these is Captain
Spiller. JUSTICE
Year: 1863

1t is a gratifying fact, that the plethora of
money is beginning to abate-the absorption of
currency, for the eight per cent. bonds, has
become so visible, that borrowers cannot procure
money from many of the banks, which are obliged
to retain funds with which to pay their depositors
The consequences to be expected, are stringent
money market and an abatement of the enormous
prices which have prevailed. If the effect of this
absorption should be so great at the present
moment, when the reduction of the currency is so
manifest by the voluntary action OF our citizens,
what will it be when the tax bill is passed, and
the withdrawal Of currency is forced in the pay
ment Of taxes? That spectators and imprudent
men may be ruined by sudden collapse in prices
is evident, and the former will have no sympathy
whatever. The volume Of currency has at no time
exceeded 500 Gee 210 Of this it may be safe to
calculate that 2OO,OOO,OOO are now Withdrawn
and funded The tax bill is variousiy estimated
as productive of from 200 to 30O,O00,OOO of
revenue. Take it at the lowest figure, and what
will be the effect of the withdrawal of 400, 100000


or half the remaining currency! Inevitably, a
most astounding depression in the price of every
commodity. There is mistaken impression that
this withdrawal will be only temporary, and that
the fund will reach their previous channels,
through the disbursements of the Governments


and that the volume will still be increased by the
addition of so, 900 900 monthly. The Government
Tt1ItC ~
they take IN. They cannot issue a deprecated
currency, and these notes would clearly be less in
value, because the period during which they could
be funded would be much shorter than that of the
new Treasury Notes of April 6. Therefore, it
must be borne in mind that the money withdrawn
from circulation for taxes only be replaced
gradually by the disbursing officers, and that from
the period of its absorption, six or eight months
must elapse before the volume can possibly be SO
great And this also upon the supposition that
no more bonds shall be sold. By law, the Secretary
of the Treasury is directed to fund notes, to
endeavor to keep only l75,0oo,ooo in circulation.
Whether he will display the genius necessary is
yet to be developed. With money in plenty,
prices necessarily inflated. With stringent
money market, they must invariably collapse.
Upon all these facts there is the additional of
the eagerness with which the Confederate loan
was sought after in Europe, at 80 cents upon the
dollar, and the premium paid making it from "a to
95 cents. The reaction must commence,
and when the of the failure of the iron clad
fleet before Charleston reaches them the 6nanciers
of Europe must feel still greater confidence in
Confederate credits Columbia Caroziuiau.
Year: 1863

viii secure the capture Of Charleston before the
return of the malaria killing frosts of autumn.
Indeed, it IS broadly limited in leading abolition
journal that the idea Of o crushing spring cam
paign has been abandoned Mt Washington, and
that probably our military operations until the end
Of the summer, win be limited to pegging little
here and pegeing little there, As the occasion
may invite or demand.


The failure u Charleston, together with the
tage over the enemy has At all events. put end
to the late confident expectations Of the country
in regard to vigorous and decisive prosecutiOp Of
the war % ~
Year: 1863

mittoe.


This committee mad very busy session yesterday.
Under the rules which they have established their opera
tions resulting favorabIy beyond all expectation for
the recruitment Of the army and instead Of their outays
it supposed they would do in contrast TO what would
have resulted had the ordinance been passed, IL Is
believed that the end their services will far
men the army than the draft would left its
own operation.


The committee pay promptly that the sums they
offer for substitutes fast becoming regarded desra
bic bounty. or about forty applicants whose
passed upon yesterday thirty furnished substitutes
Hitherto the difficulty about procuring substitutes has
the inability Of many drafted INDECENT persons 10
raise the three hundred dollars, whatever sum
necessary TO hiro substitute Till he mustered in
when and not before, the committee ceId pay the
script three hundred dollars the assigned claim Of his
substitute This great obstacle has been removed by
Supervisor Blunt TO whose persistent eorts aud constant
attendance the securing Of great proportion OF sub
stitutes is due. He advances money upon his own ac
count, after taking assignment from the substitute
and the money is intrusted TO clerk who goes with the
conscrpt and his substitute before the drafting officers,
ard IL tho substitute is accepted and sworn In, the
money is forthwith handed over 10 him. but II he Is
the money returned by the messenger and the
the requirement Of n large number OF messengers.
large number is required because they detained ut the
different draft Offices awaiting the examination OF the sub
stitutcs they accompany. In some cases the officers have
given accompanied by these messengers preference
over all others.


The Police Commissioners promptly replied a request
for their policemen 70 aid the committee by acting as mes
seDgers.
Year: 1863

A letter from Lord Lyons to Earl Russell
has been published which reveals 10 new light
the Vaccinations of The Northern Copper
heaGs, and exposes their reasonable conspira-
ces against the Government Lord Lyous
states with great distinctness the views aud de.
sgus of those who approached him as leaders
of the democratic party. They bad no objec-
ton to foreign mediation in itself; they
thought that it must be offered and accepted
in the end, bat at present they desired that the
offer should be withheld, lest the federal govern
ment should Eake it the occasion OF gu appeal
to the people, ard the people, indignant at
the attempt of q foreign power to interfere in
our domestic affairs, should be stimulated to
prosecute the war with redoubed energy aud
determination. 1t was the unreasOnabieness
OF the Interference st the present moment that
made them wish that Great Britain shouid
refrain from Offering it; there would be a time
for it hereafter


They the conservative leaders, as they
are called would DESIRE" says Lord Lyons,
that it should come from the great Powers
of Europe conjointy. and in particular that as
little prominence as possible should be given
to that of Great Britain"


Having put Lord Lyons in possession Of
their views concerning the due time and prop.
er mCde Of meddng in our domestic quarrel,
"chefs of the conservative party" proceed to
make nim their confdant as to their policy at
home They are to " call loudly for more
vigorous prosecution of the war, and reproach
the government with slackneSs. But they
do not mean to interfere with southern instl
tutions, that is to say with slavery, nor to
subjugate the rebels "They maintain that
the object of the military operations should be
to enable the North to demand the armistice
They would fght till they can make both North
and South consent to an armistice" When
they get the armistice, says Lord Lyons, they
! mean to have convention, and when they
get convention, they inteud to change the
constitution, giving the South ample securi-
ty on the subject of its slave property" so
that North and South may reunite, and live
together in peace and harmony" They think
the South might agree to these terms but if,
after the North has thus far handled herself,
the slave holders should remain obstinate, they
hold that " it is wiser to separate" The
more sagacious of the party" however, ac-
cording to Lord Lyons, have not much expec-
tation of any other result than final separa'
ton


Such is the end which the so-called conserv-
atves propose by prosecuting the war. 1t is
to bs war fos tbs preservation Of slavery
Year: 1863

BEGINY1NGs. Gs.-Smal seeds bring forth beau
tiful and fragrant flowers so small beginnings
issue iu great usefulness. Never be dscoar-
aged with yourself the third, or even the
sixth may be shade or two better than the
first We increase in conscious every time ws
trg. Our efforts are not unbest if they are
unknown to those about u.s. 1t is good to
have more treasure laid up than our friends
know anything about, but be sure and expect
the interest.
Year: 1863

An enterprising travelling agent for a
well-known Cleveland Tombstone Manu-
factory, recently made a business visit to
a small town in an adjoining county
Hearing in the village that man in re-
mote psrt of the township had lost his
wife, he thought he would 90 out and see
him The road was horribly fright
full one, but the agent psrsevered, and
arrived at the bereaved mans house
house. The bereaved man was splitting
fence rails lover in the pasture" about
twomiles. The indefatigable agent noun
ted his horse and started for the pasture


After falling into all manner of mud
holes, scratching himself with briars, and
tumbling over decayed logs, the agent at
length found the bereaved man. In a
subdued voice he asked the man if he had
lost his wife. The man said he had The
agent was very sorry to hear it, and sym
patized with the man deeply in his great
affiiction; but death, he said, was an insa-
tiate archer, and shot down all, of both
high and low degree Informed the man
that what was his loss was her gain, and
would be glad to sell him grave-stone
to mark the spot where the beloved one
slept-marble or common stone, as he
chose, at prices defying competition. The
bereaved man said there was slight diff
Guilty in the way. "Havn't you lost your
wife?" inquired the agent. why, yes


have" said the man, but no grave ain
necessary; for you see the crittor ain't
DEAD. She scooted with another man."
Year: 1863

For the exclusive information of lady
readers.we may remark that good, fash
ionable, authority in New York vouchss
for the fact that no lady of ton will dare
to appear on Fifth avenue or Broadway
with trailing dress or long petticoat
Short dresses are now the style. They
are scolloped around the edge, and are
worn over balmoral jupons, at a length to
display the kid boot; or else the skirt is
looped up at every seam. nearly to the
knee, showing the colored petticoat, of
mohair, cashmere or silk, trimmed either
to match the dress or in tasteful contrast
to it, and in correspondence with the
shade of the hat or mantle worn. The
leather boots have very high heels, color
ed, perhaps, and strings and tassels OF
leather, also. The petticoat is short
enough to disclose the instep, at least. TO
every dress, suitable for walking, French
n,odestes now attach little rings, through
which cords are run to the waist, to join
another cord, which is drawn at will
around the waist when the lady prepares
to go to promenade, and looscncd within
doors. thus allowing the dress to resume
its original length in salon. Hoops and
skirts are quite exploded in Paris. fiounc-
ed mohair skirts being used instead, to
enable the dress to fall gracefully.
Year: 1863

CoRNEHs.-Corners hate always been
popular. The chimney corner, for in
stance, is endeared to the heart from the
earliest to the latest hours of existence
The corner cupboard? What stores Of
sweet things it contained Cor us in youth
with what luxuries its shelves have
sroaned in manhood! A snug corner in
will Whoever objected to such a
thing? A corner in a wofnan's heart -
Once get there and you may soon COM
mand the whole domain. a corner in the
Temple of Fame Arrived at that and
YOU become immortal A street corner.
Hang around that and you soon become a
loafer.
Year: 1863

HEAP high the Farmers wintery hoard
Heap high the golden cornl
No richer gift has autumn poured


From out her lavish horn.
Let other lands exulting CLEAN


The apple from the pine,
The orange from the glossy green,


The cluster from the vine.
We better love the hardy gift
! Our rugged wales bestow,
To cheer US when the storm shall drift


Our harvest fields with snow.
When spring time came with flower and bud


And grasses green and young,
And merry bob links in the wood


Like mad musicians sung.
We dropped the seed DER hill and plain,


Beneath the sun of May,
And frightened from the sprouting grain


The robber crows away.
And through the long bright days of June


Its leaves grew thin and fair,
And waved in hot midsumer's noon


Its soft and yellow hair.
And now with autumns moonit ewes


Its harvest time has come,
We pluck away the frosted leaves


And bear the treasure home.
There. richer than the tabled gift


Of golden showers of old,
Fair hands the golden grain shall sift,


And knead its meal of gold
Let vapid idlers loll in silk


Around the costly board SO.
Give us the bowl Of samp and milk,


By homespun beauty poured.
Wher'er the wide old kitchen hearth


Sends up the smoky curls.
Who will not thank the kindly earth,


And bless our coru-fed girls
Let earth withhold the goodly root,


Let mildew blight the rye.
Give to the worm the orchards fruit,


The wheat field to the ay.
But LET the good old crop adorn


The hills our fathers trod
Still let US for his golden corn


Send up our thanks to God.
Year: 1863

A Change We notice that Mr.. j. D.


Res has removed his News stand IRON Main
street under the Phillips House, to the Post
Office where he can now be found with every
species Of interesting reading matter for sale.
Year: 1863




Card from Mr.. ]. II. Turner Eds.
Empire The Journal of this morning con.
tains card from Mr.. Campbell relative to
the difficulty between him and myself, at the
Southwest district School last Monday, which
grossly misrepresents the facts in the case


was absent from the city at the time my
brother was so cruelty beaten by Mr. Camp
bell When returned and saw the marks
and bruises on his body, which he still bears,
was naturally indignant, and at once deter
mined to punish the perpelrator With this
intention | went to Mr. Campbelrs School
and found him alone in his room. enqired
IL bis name was Campbell He said 1t was.
| then told him | had difficulty 10 settle
with him for the cruel treatment Of my broth
er At this he jumped from his seat and ran
up Hight Of stairs, in pursuit He ran
into small room al the head of the stairs
and closed the door, but il did not fasten, and
forced it open He met me with an iron
poker and struck me four blows before |
struck him at all then closed on him and
struck him blow on the head which stag.
Rered him, after which wrenehed the poker
from him aud then thrashed him pretty sound.
ly, as he deserved to be, rs every humane
person will say after examining the marks
and bruises which be so cruelty inflicted on
my brother This is plain statement Of the
facts in the case. / do not deny that
thrashed him, because / believed he deserved
H. and would do it again under the same
proyocation.


IL the boy was unrnlly, he should have
brought him home aud had him punished; but
he had no right to beat him like brute, as he
did do, and as the boys present condition
will prove.


J. II. TURNER