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Year: 1862

and gsnsrsl Every home In Savannah can mourn the
sad loss and long parting which they have to endure IN
addition TO the three months of absence IN when tney
have been cut of as eiect1aly as II IN Cahorna Inc
garrison number FIVE hundred men, Col oimsieaa com
manding large amount OF stores fell with inc Tort.
and she OF one hundred and thirty rounds for each
gun tho post not onefourth had been expenecu' o
great Napoleon is still asleep.
Year: 1862

WoRKIN0NENs STRIKE Fer HIGHER WAGES
MIsMANAGExENr OF THE NATIONAL FINANCES
We see that the era of workingmen's strikes has
Just dawned, adding new source Of trouble to
those under which the community has been suf
fering for some time past The longshoremen
had strike yesterday, demanding that their
wages be increased from twelve shillings to
fourteen shllings per day, and the usual plan OF
preventing others from working at the old price
has been resorted to. The leather-workers in
the Swamp have also made similar move.
fixing a certain rate of prices, under which they
say they will no longer work. The reason
alleged is the large increase in the prices Of all


the necessaries Of life. We have no doubt that
within a week or two most, If not all, Of the
other trades will follow in the same course; and
If their demands be not complied with much
suffering and trouble are likely to result.


This state Of things arises directly from the
miemanagement Of our national finances by the
Secretary Of the Treasury. Owing to his igno-
rance of the science Of finance, and to the un-
wise policy which he has adopted, the national
credit has fallen FROM twenty-five to thirty-five
per cent. The prices of all commodities
have adapted themselves TO this depreciation
of the currency, so that one has really to pay
hundred dollars IN currency now for what,
some months since could be had at seventy
five dollars or less; and as the rates Of
wages have not kept pace with the depreciation
of currency, and have not, in fact been raised at
all on account of It, the families Of workingmen
and Of all others find themselves one-third
poorer than they were some time since. The
strikes which have commenced are the neces-
sary and logical result Of this condition of
things. If the Secretary Of the Treasury had
been fitted for his high and responsible position
we would not have been subjected to this
trouble and difficulty, in addition to all the other
difficulties through which the nation 10 passing
Year: 1862

FoRNEY ON THE WAY TO THE MADHousE.-Our
friend Forney who happened to be in Phila-
delphia, conducting the canvass at the last elec-
tions, delivered flaming speech on the even
ing of the election over the tremendous vic
tories that he supposed the radicals had
obtained, and closed by calling on the band
and the audience to bring in the chorus by
playing and singing the John Brown hymn.
Negro worship bids fair to place poor Forney
in the madhouse long before Greeley is ready to
take up his abode there.
Year: 1862

LAURA KKNE's TaEATRE.-rhe new comedy mo Kass
Tor the Wicked which has long been underlined, waA
produced last evening, TO q crowded and fashionable
house II is adaptation from the French. and like
most other pieces borrowed from that source depends
more upon its situations than upon its plot for
its attraction or the latter, indeed, there y
scarcely anything the whole interest Of the piece cen
terng round sexagenArian bachelor, who marries
young girl the expectation Of finding companion and
nurse his declining days. but Who discovers that hs
has got instead lively young woman, who keeps nim IN


perpetual whirl of dissipation The dstressss OF the
old fellow and his shifts and contrvarCes TO get little
repose constitute the Of the piece and We need noe
say are capitaily portrayed by Mr.. Blake. who
keeps the audience in continual roars OF laughter
Miss Laura Keene has q part which suits her exactly
which brings out all the qualities Of this
actress Miss Emma Robertson also played with great
spirit rather difficult character The remainder OF the
parts very fairly cast and the elegant In
which the piece put upon the stage Is entitled 70
especial commeudation. In this respect Miss Keeoe
stands pre- eminent her correct taste and
with what going in the European theatres always
enabling her TO give the imported pieces which pro-
ducss their proper framework To this feature well
the excellence OF the acting, the Of the
comedy duo. II s piece that will gain greatly o.
the second ana third and Judging the
favor with which il was received last night, will enjoy
Heightened run.
Year: 1862

Work FOR Mr.. SECRETARY STANroN-ls It
not time for Mr.. Secretary Stanton to be
moving again in the work of arresting heretical
democrats He must begin this work at once.
and not confine it to such intractables as Hora-
ito Seymour and Fernando Wood, but shut up
in Fort Lafayette three hundred and fifty thou
sand democrats. or they will seize the State OF
New York in November.
Year: 1862

THE MOZART AND TAMMNY NOMINEES FoR
CONGRESS- m THIS CTY.-Tammany and Mozart
have united and nominated the following can
didates for Congress in this city


4-Benj. Wood. III: Win Chaner


& Fernando Wood 6-N. J. Waterbury.


6-Elijah Ward. e-Anson Herrck


The public are anxious to know the position
of these candidates on the present crisis before
they give them their support. We call upon
each candidate to individually announce whether
he is for sustaining the administration in tho
prosecution of the war, and will support all
practical measures Of the President for sup
pressing the rebellion by force Of arms This
is no time for quibblng The people demand
i'm this crisis Of our nation distinct and positive
pledges. Every ono of those candidates who
refuses to give such pledge we shall oppose
Are you for supporting the President in all
practical measures for putting down this rebel
lion by force Of arms, or not? We insist upon
an answer from each candidate.
Year: 1862

whose unfortunate case is now 90 familiar b
therpublic There are very few indeed who
would have any hesitation in subssribing their
names to such a petition; for, bssiA's the fact
that the verdict rendered by the jury was no
more sustained by the testimony than If they
had found her guilty of flat burglary" every
one feels that even if the girl did knowingly
and in a responsible frame Of mind commit the
crime charged upon her, her long imprisonment
has been more than q sufficient punishment for
the offence, goaded to it as she was by the four
years of insult, wrong and outrage that she Gu
dured. Let the petition be signed ard for
warded if possible, before the State Prison
shall have closed its doors upon her,
Year: 1862

The parties who brought this small apollo
gy for man to our city, have brought the
citizens under large tribute of obligation.


Their idea of the matter evidently was, that
as he would probably pay us visit at some
time, it were better to take the nauseous
dose at once and have done with it. He
came--he saw, we heard-and he ment -
We presume no one will express any regret
at the last part Of his programme, viz his
leaving Perhaps in this we are hasty. His
coming afforded "a rare opportunity to see an
extraordinary specimen of humanity-if in
deed he be human. Perhaps any large-sized
monkey-specially gorilla suitably capari-
soned-might have done as well-thouph we
never saw any Of these natives of Africa
that had not a modicum, at least, of modes
ty and sell-respect


He made some clever hits at the "aboli-
tionists,' which of course pleased all the
small politicians who so love to vent their
spite and treason against the terrible. blood
thirsty abolitionists :"


lie told us that he could not live in Mas
sachusetts. on account of the isms ~ Wa
are sure this will please the people of the
old :" Bay State, for it must be dreadful
afiiction TO have him often around lie
told us that he had "a magnificent idea Of
his own abilities" which assertion, though
entirely expletive, carried the entire audi
ence with him-yet in his judgment, he
must ever stand quite alone.


His remarks about peace" and putting
an end to the war" pleased the democracy
who voted recently for such peace-makers as
Jefferson, Temple, Bayard and Salisbury
lie would do well for them as ambassador to
the court Of King Davis l. They can't get
any better representative. He talked OF
everything he had ever seen, heard or dream.
ed Notwithstanding all, in the most ele-
giant confusion. And, yet there was one
thing traceable in every part viz: George
Francis Train ! And as this was the
greatest thing he discoursed of, it is easy to
measure the rest. Another good service he
rendered. He has proved the unequalled
patience and forbearance of Wilmington
audience. Think of sitting nearly two hours
to listen to the greatest tumble and iargou
Of trash, nonsense, impotence and bombast,
'yer yet poured out upon an audience, and
'ou can easily see that no further attainment
f patience is possible.


The only conceivable reason why the Eng.
sh people did not hang him before he left
Year: 1862

will be done or can be done. 1t is likely
that the council Of Generals, composed Of
Burnside, Sumner, Hooker and Franklin
now meeting at this house, will shake
this determination, as know they are all
opposed to the measure. Indeed, one has
only to 90 over to Fredericksburg, where
the army is now huddled, and see its shat
tered and broken condition-regiments
scattered, disorganized, &c.-to see that q
renewal Of the fight in the morning, or even
for some time, is wholly impossible.


'fWhst the upshot Of the whole affair is
destined to be, it is, of course, fruitless
to conjecture. We cah, no doubt,
by the adoption Of the right plan, force
their position. Their right is really their
weak point; and that, by the way, they
are now busily engaged in strengthening
to night. The line Of the river is, howev-
sr, entirely too long to be guarded against
enterprising attacks, and wish the proper
dispositions, their position can readily be
fanked. The situation of our army, how
ever-ea ehsUaL Of a river-is q perilous
one-one Of the most demoralizing known;
and it may be the dictate Of prudence to
withdraw the army as soon as possible to
the north bank Of the Rappahannock."
Year: 1862

The Plain Dealer still harps upon Sena-
tor Wilson's plan for emancipating Mis-
souri,, and asks


ais it not sickening to see the manner
In which this negro question is thrust for
ward at this time when the country is on
the brink of ruin. Is there no sympathy
for the families of those soldiers who have
given up their lives for our defence and
the honor Of our hag7"


"Of course there is, but not among the
pro-slaverites. The true friend Of the
families of the dead soldiers is he who
would open a new country to their occupa-
tion, and give to them a chance to labor,
free from the ruinous competition Of
slavery. Missouri is full of farms that
the sons of these soldiers can cultivate,
and Of mines in which they may find COM
petence and wealth. And if they do not
60 there themselves, they will be benefit
ted at home by the opening of every new
field of industry. Contrast the condition
Of the youth of the North and the South T;
Of the working class in the two sections,
and then calculate from these premises
the advantages of free or slave system
in the border States.
Year: 1862

A Nashville dispatch 10 the Cincinnati
Gazette says that JEFF. Davis left Muir
freesbOrO Sunday, on the early train, to
visit and inspect the army in Mississippi.
His visit to Tennessee was for the purpose
.ofquieting general discomfort which is
beginning to manifest itself over those
portions Of the State where the rebels yet
hold sway. This discomfort am reliably
informed, is scarcely suppressed in some
quarters, even by the presence Of the rebel
army, although the statements concerning
actual armed resistance to the rebel su-
thorities in East and Middle Tennessee
are doubtless premature.
Year: 1862




The public are still in the dark as to the
causes that compelled Burnside to with
draw to the north branch Of the Kappa
hammock, and in the absence Of authentic
reasons therefor, the movement Is natural
" attributed to serious defeat on satur-
day. A correspondent Of the New York
Times gives very full description of the
battle, and from that letter the Times
draws The conclusion that "the battle Of
Saturday was a far greater action than had
been supposed-thst in fact, it was in most
respects the greatest battle Of the war
that the whole Of Burnside's army, lex
eepting the column Of sigel up the river, J
was engaged; and, we are sorry to say, it
shows that we met with arepulse, but tenn
porary in its effects we believe, but still
very much more grievOus, general and dis
astrous than we had been officially led to
suppose"


The concluding paragraphs Of the report
written at Fredericksburg on the evening
Of the battle, are as follows;


"At the close ofthe battle tonight, Gen
Burnside declared that he would renew the
contest in the morning. There is 70 my
mind, however, little probability that thi,
Year: 1862

hhnt Becomes OF the silver COin


Silver has almost entirely disappeared
from the marts of business and trade as q
circulating medium, while gold is nowhere
to be found among Us, except in the show
windows Of brokers and bankers who are
engaged in the hitherto fruitless labor Of
gliding the precious metal The people,
while they have witnessed this dearth in
the article of silvereOin, much to their own
inconvenience, have wondered what has
become of it. The Toronto Globe has tax
en- the subject in hand, and furnishes a
very plausible solution of the question
what has become Of silver coin, that a year
ago was even a drug in the money circles
Of the United states. 1t says:


Hsome months ago We observed that the
Year: 1862

influx into Canada Of American silver, if


it went on at the rate then prevalent,


would speedily cause that kind Of curren-


cy to fall to q discount. The influx has


gone on and has even increased i'm volume


Of late so that the.evils it produces have be-


come almost uncomfortable. Let us shortly


explain to the uninitiated reader the eaus-


es of the influx. The issue of Government
paper in the States has created nominal
rise in the value of gold, an actual depre-
citation Of the paper currency. Silver has
risen in value, but being more bulky than


gold, and not used in the settlement of ez-
changes with Europe, its appreciation has
not been nearly so great as gold. 0nTues-
day last gold was quoted in New York at
324 and silver at q per cent premium
This difference is the cause Of the influx Of
silver into Canada. A speeulator design
ing to come to Canada to buy grain, wool,
or cattle, looks about him to see what de-
seription Of currency will be most profita-
Bile. As we cannot use American bills, and
he must either buy exchange in q Cana
dian bank or bring with him gold or silver.
Our banks paying in gold and silver. He
finds that he can obtain silver at five and
half per cent less than gold, while in Can
ada he can pass it off at the same per val
ne. He buys ten silver half dollars in
New York for 81 72i in gold, and passes
them in Canada for So II is evident tl,St
if this system were permitted to go on, VIC
should receive the money which the Amer
leans pay us in silver And our own spec
ulators Join in the business also. They
obtain discounts from our banks, taking
Nnr Wo-l- nrh haul ruhTRh
are equivalent to gold, exchange them for
American silver and use it for making
their purchases in the country. It must
be remarked that the paper currency of the
States has completely driven the silver on {
of circulation, and that almost the whole
oft is available for speculation in Canada.
1t is half dollars, however, which are
chiefly expended in Canada"
Year: 1862

The Iowa weekly papers are all raising
their prices to two dollars per year. At
lower rates they cannot exist The next
step for them and all other country papers
to take, is to adopt the advance payment
system. Five hundred subscriptions paid
in advance are better than one thousand
Oh trust.
Year: 1862

To PREVENT CoLDs IN CHILDREN ae best preventives of colds in children is to dg,ss them warm and give them exercise daily le open air, and wash them thoroughly every day in cold water, if they are strong enough to bear it il not add little warm water, and rub the skin dry. This keeps the pores open. If they do take cold give them a Wa Ill bath as soon as possible if that is not convenient, bathe the feet and hands and wash the body all over with warm water, and cover the patient in bed. Avoid exposure the following day
Year: 1862

EARLY CARE OF FRUIT TREEs.--The follow ing is from the Boston Cultivator:--

 1.-The first eight years of the lie of fru tree are the most important, and require judl cious management. If good compact heat is formed in this period, It will need compara lively little pruning afterwards. The wood k of the first consequence in these years, and fruit should be steadily sacrificed for the future goo' :. of the tree. Apply the knife above and tht compost below, and keep the heads as much il pyramidal shape as possible. lu due time you will have abundant fruit and limbs strong enough to hold it."
Year: 1862

anything of tho kind. | owed il 70. my ewn
hard labor my own ability and good conduct.
II the New York public in large numbers 10 my en-
tortanmonls they did because gave better enter
tanmsnt than they could find anywhere else, and
should pay them very bad complilnerS II thought
otherwise.


Permit me to remark that the press exercises very
degrading influence upon tho stage when IL encourages
actors 10 believe that In their profession owing
not wholly TO their oxerions but the generosity Of the
public No professional man works harder than Tia
actor nor earns his money honestly. Why then,
should he alone DO called upon 10 receive his honest
wages as II he had not earned them but II he in
measure favored by being paid by those who haa
bought the fruits OF his aborf Is IL 10 make him crge
before the theatrical critic, who Processes 10 be the
ccorkeeper oil public avors With great respect for the
= oss allow me TO reply-nonssAse With all your
over you cannot make bad good one nor per-
saade an audience, who have been bored with dull
performance that they have been greatly amused You
deceive some few outside but you impress very
little on the public at largo, whom find quite capable
of knowing good from bad without any assistance.
These sentiments have always expressed very can
ddly and they have aided in earning for me the enty
of many scrbblsrs tho American press who did not
relish my Independence Of them shall continue 10
read their paragrap with much amusement, nor even
ask you to keep their inventions within bounds until
in the present case tbsy exceed the yery wide lice
claimed nv these :ulrrais for freedom Of nsrspre.>


DION BOUOlC saa
Year: 1862

SHAKERS existing FOR THE WAR.-As
is generally known, the Shakers, or Shak-
ing Quakers, as they are sometimes called,
take no part in politics, never voting or
holding Office, and especially oppose any
resort TO arms. But the present war has
aroused a martial spirit even among them,
proving that human nature remains the
same in their secluded villages as in local
tiles more subject to eIcitements, and more
likely to be affected by the stirring events
Of the day. Some twelve or fourteen Of
the young men Of the Shaker community
at Canterbury, N. H., have enlisted for the
war.


These were persons who had been care
fully educated in their quiet families, and
were so indoctrinated in the faith, that
they were supposed 10 be free from the
passions, the aspirations, and the mill
tary ardor Of other youths. OF course the
elders Of the community did not yield
their consent, for they coIlld not do it con-
sistently, but it is believed they did not
labor very earnestly 20 dissuade the young
men from ignoring tle faith in which they
had been educated, and becoming men Of
war. No stronger proof than these en-
ustments can be shown Of the effect Of this
war upon our people, and the depths to
which society has been affected by it,
Boston Traveller.
Year: 1862

Our paper Is short Of matter this after
noon Cause-sO many Of the LEADER
boys have enlisted that we arc short Of
hands. Three more Ct them were sworn
in this morning. At this rate, we shall
shortly have to return to primitive style
BY which one man did the work
of editing, setting, "making up, and
4" workingOf the paper.
Year: 1862

The EDpYsToNE ELIGHTHoUSE.-Th Ed
dystonc Lighthouse has now withstood the
storms of century, solid monument TO
the genius of IT'S architect and builder =
Sometimes, when the sea rolls in with
more than ordinary fury from the Allan
tic, driven up the Channel by the force of
a southwest wind, the lighthouse is en-.
veloped inspray and its light is momenta-
rily obseured But again IT is seen shin
ing clear like a star across the waters, a
warning and guide to the homeward
bound. Occasionally, when struck by a
streng wave, the central portion shoots up
the perpendicular shaft and leaps quite
over the lantern. AT other times "a tre-
mendous wave hurls itself upon the light
house, as if 10 force it from its foundation.
The report of the shock to one within is
like that of cannon; the windows rattle;
the doors slam; and the building vibrates
and trembles to its very base. But the
tremor felt throughout the lighthouse in
such a case, instead of being a sign of
weakness, is the strongest proof Of the
unity of the fabric in all its parts.-Liues
pf the British Engineers @
Year: 1862

True AS pREAcHiNG-Some teacher of
music once wrote that "the art of playing
on a violin requires the incest perception
and the most sensibility of any art in the
known world'' Upon which an expert
enced editor comments in the following
manner; The art Of publishing coun-
try newspaper, and making it pay, and at
the same time have it please everybody,
beats the art Of fiddling higher than a
KITE
Year: 1862

A SHORT MANS JOKE" How high did
the water get on your foora" was asked
of resident of one of the more favored
localities of Sacramento, after the late
flood. "Just high enough to take the
starch out Of my shirt collar !" But as
if anxious 10 maintain the good standing
of real estate in his neighborheod, he ad :
ded, " But then you know am a very
short man.
Year: 1862

Notice is hereby given that all the lands
and town lots described in the foregoing
delinquent tax list, or so much of each
tract or piece of land or town lots as may
be necessary for that purpose. will on Tues.
day the 9th day of May A. D. 1867, and
next succeeding days, be sold by me at pub
lie auction in the city of Marysvllle, for
the taxes, penalty and charges thereon for
the year 1861, if not settled before that
day. A. b. LONEhL,


County Treasurer.
Marysville, March y, 1862.


81 The reader will note that The small
capital is used as a substitute for the figure
two, in the remainder of this list.
Year: 1862

About fifteen ,aea, horseback, are in town win car
bnes and flag Of They want to see the principal
man Of the town They have large force about mile
from town, who viii enter in an hour.


Colonel Mcclure and Provost Marshal Kimmel have
lust gone two miles from the town to meet the reoei
commander. Nothing DO done except surrender.
We look for the whole force in half an hour.


They crossed the Potomac at Hancock, and came over
the country to the Pittsburg pike.


The deposits Of tho Chambersburg Bank have not been
returned from New York since the late raid.
Year: 1862

TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE AND GENERAL FRE-
MoNT.-The Washington correspondent of
the Chicago Evening Journal says;


Very shortly the readers of the Chicago
Evening Journal shall be furnished with an
authentic statement of the precise causes
that led the Chicago Tribune, at one time
to cover Gen. Fremont with its coarse vul-
gar adulatious, and within week after
wards to turn its engine of filth and vitu-
perafion upon him, long after he was super
seeded in his command, and even while he
was awaiting bis trial. The fact coming
from q reliable source, will place that
sheet-the Tribune-side by side with the
Infamous Herald, in its black-mailing pro-
clivities, and the evidence will show to the
people of Illinois the character of that organ,
and the confidence they can repose in it.