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Year: 1862




A most affecting scene occurred at the
hospital on Fifteenth street yesterday after
noon, and but few dry eyes we're there
among those who witnessed it. A yo2ng
soldier, named Nicholas F. Buck, whose pa
rents reside in Dayton, Ohio, obtained a few
days leave Of absence from his company, at
New York, to come to Washington for the
purpose of getting some prize money which
was due him here. In company with one
of his comrades. also on the same mission,
he left New York on Tuesday morning. ar
irving in Philadelphia in the afternoon
While there he concluded to wait for the
eleven o'clock train coming south, and to
visit young lady to whom he was engaged
to be married, and whom he had rot sern
for some time. He accordingly paid his
sweetheart visit, and when the time came,
after taking an affectionate leave of her. ard
promising, upon his return from Washing
ton, to call upon her (when their marriage
was to take place., he took the night train
for Washington. His companion did not
stop in Philadelphia, but proceeded on his
journey, promising to meet him IN Wash
ington the next moe1ing. Somehow or an
other, when the train was about three miles
fr,m this city, he fell of the cars, falling
with his left leg under the wheels, which was
crushed and mangled dreadfuly. There he
lay for four hours, along the trace, until the
next train passed by and picked him up
He was almost dead with loss of blood when
found.


Upon arriving in this city, he was taken
to the Government Hospitals 90 Fifth street,
where his leg was amputated BY DIR. Cooley.
lie expressed wish to see his lady-.ovc
again, and she was accordingly telegraphed
for yesterday. She left Philadelphia In the
eleven O'Clock train for Washington, but,
owing to detention, did not arrive here until
yesterday at noon, too late to meet her lover
alive He breathed his last early yesterday
morning The grief Of the poor girl knew
no bounds when she learned that he who so
soon was to have been her companion for
life, and whom she had parted with but
few hours before in health and vigor. was no
more. She cried and wrung her hands in
the very exstacy Of despair, and was with
difficulty removed from the coffin contain
ing the body Of her lover, when it became
necessary to close it, and she begged most
piteously to be allowed to take it with her
to Philadelphia to have it inferred there
This request, however, was denied her, IN
til his relatives i, Dayton were first heard
from. The body was then removed to the
receiving vault in the Congressional burying
ground for the time, followed by the grief
stricken girl, and BY part of the regiment to
which he belonged, which is stationed at the
navy yard. There were but few eyes among
the sick soldiers lying in that hospital yes
terday that were not suf'used with tears
Year: 1862

Dent give your advice upon any axtra-
ordinary emergency, nor your opinion upon
any difficult point, especially in company Of
eminent persons, without first taking tune
to deliberate. Ifyou say nothing. it may
not be known whether your silence was
ewing to Ignorance Of the subject, or to mod
esty. lfyou give rash and crude opinion,
you are effectual'y and irrecoverably exposed.
Year: 1862

fiat any time YOU chance, in conversation.
to get on side Of an argument which you
tind not to be teaable, or any other way
overshcot Yourself, turn off the subject in as
easy and good -humorcd way as you can.


II you proceed stl, and cndeavor, right or
wrong, to make your first point good, yop


will only entansle yourself the more and in


the end expose yourself.
Year: 1862

The expenditures of our government
do not fall much short Of u million Of
dollars day. This vast amount, says
the Mobile "Advertiscr & Register" or
the greater part Of it is so much added
to the currency Of the county in the
form Of Treasury notes. The Govern
ment, unable to borrow money, uses its
Year: 1862

above any little reverse we may per,
chance meet with ; dependency must
not pc permitted a place in on" breasts,
but with Roman perseverance, we must
pluck success from the very point Of
danger.


We do not think, If our people will
rise fully up to their ability to meet
the demands upon them NOW. that
peace will long hold her coveted bles-
sings.
Year: 1862

CONTINENTAL MoSruLY.-The pros
pectus Of . new Msgazins with the above
title will found in another column. We
have not yet received copy. but from
notices in exchanges, and glance at tho
lis Of contributors, we feel safe in saying
that it will soon attain . eigh rank in
periodical literature. It will contain the
spicy as well as thr solid. and will be
fully up to the spirit of the age. Get it.
and see for yourselves.
Year: 1862

~ Since Saturday last, we have ex-
Periencel severe snap of bitter. cold
weather. In our Office it required all the
fire that the dsva could raise to keep Us
from freezing up. Yesterday we saw q
venerable. weather beaten Thermometer
hung up in front of store and went to
consult it. but no mercury was visible.
and We shrcwdly suspected. that unable to
stand the cold any longer, it had bursted
through the bottom of the tube and es-
capped. Talk Of zero the cold at zero
would be dog-days compared to what we
have experienced.
Year: 1862

AccIDEHT.-Just as we were about to
go to press to-day our dsvl took our roll
ers and set them down near the stove melt
ing them badly. We are compelled to
use an old roller and must apologize
to our readers for the blurred appearance
of the inside of our paper.
Year: 1862

ET G. p. Serviss, of Glen. Montgomery
county, n. Y, has been experimenting with
potatoes to a considerable extent, and writes
to the Country Gentleman. in confirmation
of previous statements, the following:


l had. in 1861, about quarter of an acre
of June potatoes. planted on yellow loan
ground. They grew finely and had far ad-
vanced to maturity, when discovered their
tops began 10 be diseased. l Immediately
took scylhe. cut off the tops OF all the
rows, excepting two near the centre OF the
piece One of the latter left in the state
nature formed it. The other. / pulled the
tops by hand. leaving the tubers in the
ground. Now for the result. At digging
time in the fall found the tubers in those
rows that had their tops cut off and the row
that hal its tops pulled of of equal s;ze.
and as near l could Judge had an equal
number of rotten tubers in a row. and they
were but few. The row that was left as ma
lure formed it, had about fou. times as many
rotten tubers as either Of the rows that had
their tops cut off, or the one that had its
tops pulled off by hand. Not only that,
but the tubers that we're not injured were
no longer than the tubers were in the former
rows: thus showing conclusisely that they
had not grown any after their tops became
diseased, and that it would have been better
to have cut their tops, thereby checking the
disease before it extended to the tubers.


Some farmers recommend digging imme-
diately ai:er the tops begin to show signs Of
the disease. But | prefer cutting their tops
and leaving the tubcrs in the ground till
quite late in the fall, for two reasons. First,
they keep their favor better than they would
if exposed to the air. Second. there are
sometimes tubers that have been inocula,ed
with The disease. which cannot be discovered
if dug Immediately. and if put in the cellar
or in heaps in this way; will cause the de-
struction Of many tubers that were free
from disease at the time Of digging.
Year: 1862

sword--then his fierce spirit awoke within
himit was his first impulse to strike that
braggart quivering to the dust.


But in q moment he grew calm.


Yours is good and great king" be
said; with his usual stern tone. ''At first
he is determined TO sweep a whole continent
! with but nve thousand men. but he soon
finds that his FIVE thousand men must swell
TO twenty FIVE thousand, before he can ever
begin the work of murder, then be sacrifices
lis own subjects by thousands-and bntch-
ers peaceful farmers by tens Of thousands
and yet his march Of victory is rot even be-
gun. Then, if he captures the capital city
Of the covenant, victoryis is sure! Behold
the city is in his grasp, yet. still the hosts
OF freedom DEFY him. even from the huts of
Valley Forge.


"And now, as your las. resource, your
king comes TO the man whose head yesler-
day was sought, with a high reward. to
grace the gales of London-he offers that
rebel a Dukedom-a viceregal sceptre!-
And yet that rebel tramples the Dukedom
into the dirt--that rebel crushes into atoms
the name of such king"


All, never spaniel skulked away from the
kick of his master as that General Howe
cringed away from the presence Of Wash
ngton--mounted his horse and was gonei


One word with regard to the aged tory.
who beheld the scene from yonder bushes.
with alternate wonder. admiration and fear.


That tory went home-"I have seen
George Washington at prayer" he said to
his wife: "the man who can trample upon
the name of king as he did pray to God
as be prayed-that man cannot be a rebel
or bad man. Tomorrow l will join my
sons at Valley Forge
Year: 1862

think l will not weary you longer
Allow me to tender you my best wishes
for papers sent to me and the boys. /
am glad to see them get newspapers ;
tell The friends to send them to u. A
newspaper ten years old coming from
home, one that has for days laid on the
old fire piece is like gold to tue boys
more particularly some of these younger
ones who have their address written in
such a fine pretty hand. They shy Of so
cozily behind their tent, heart full, and
off comes the wrapper, a Gne pencil line
in some sly corner, Miss -. The eye
goes over the paper; some story perhaps
is marked, some verse. But it is read,
advertisements and all. Send on your
papers, old and young; long dreary days
and nights are coming soon, and the Joy S
in their lille houses, away from home,
will read if they can get the documents.
- Halt p


] am yours most truly,


JAMES RICE.
Year: 1862

rams of good age, avoiding, if practic-
able, a ram lamb or an aged ram and
fe cd him literally on nourishing and
bone and muscle producing feed, but not
excessively on fat producing feed.


Separate the eve from the ram after
being served. From 25 to 40 ewes is
enough for each ram.


know Of case last season, where
one ram was permitted to run with ITO
ewes the last flock of % lost sc per
cent. of t h e ir Ian bs--they had not
strength enough to get up, though from
ewes strong and in good condition.


We could mention a party in an ad-
joining county whose spirit of improve
ment for purchasing imported South
Downs we heartily commend, but who
the first season permitted bis ram to
serve 200 ewes, thereby producing a
family Of Downs deficient in size and
vigor, leading parties to suppose such
breeding to be fair representation of
this deservedly popular breed Of sheep,
thereby seriously injuring the breeding
of Downs in that section and surround
ings for the next generation.


Seed animals of all kinds should, if
practicable, be accimated before being
used. Last year rented a ram i'm
ported the same season, and not one of
the 25 ewes he had access to, proved
in lamb by him, though elsewhere he
had proved himself a sure getter. We
learn that quite per centage of the
mares in this vicinity, served last sea-
son by seed horse not acclimated,
proved not in foal, though he was re-
liable elsewhere,


If you wish TO have large and strong
ewes, do not breed from them till they
are two years old.


BY all means select the best rams
you can find, even if your unprogres-
5iye neighbors laugh at what may seem
10 them extravaganza in you.


Remember the price you pay for a
good ram is not what he is worth for
mutton and wool, as estimated by an
lnprogressive farmer, but for the pres
mt and prospective good he is capable
If producing in your flock, according to
he amount of purity of blood, or purity
# breed, which you wish to infuse into
'our flock.


GEO. BACHELDER.
Year: 1862

RUSSIAN SERFs.-St. Petersburgh


correspondence ofthe independence Beige


states that a public proclamation is short


ly expected which will emancipate the


peasants Of the Crown, whose number
amounts to about 10000. When the


Emperor liberated the 100000 serls
of the nobility, be decreed that the peas
ants of the domains, of the appendages,
and others dependent on the state, should


have the same benefit, and likewise OBJ
tain the same title to the possession of
certain portion of land. To understand
the great significance of such a measure,
it must be known that three fourths of
the land belongs to the state. The COM
munities Of the peasants of the Crown,
who occupy part Of this land, pay to
the public treasury personal tax equal
to that which the peasants of the nobility
were paying to their masters. Besides,
their pay to the Crown, on rent for the
land one ruble for every dsssiantine (two
aud half English acres.) But this land
is ceded to the community only for sim.
pie usufruct; the part given to family
passes never from father to. son, unless
by special favor and temporarily. Usu-
ally distribution of the land takes place
every third year. 1t is made in every
community, where the arabic land is di-
vided into as many lots or parcels as there
are able bodied men.


The forthcoming decree of the Empe-
ror will give to each peasant full posses
sion of that portion of land which he will
be cultiva,ing at the time the decree will
be issued. The peasants will have the
right to purchase, if they can, their little
at once those who will not
have sufficient means, or may not wish TO
buy at once, will be allowed to do so by
paying annually into the public treasury
The interest with an amelioration of the
capital or value of land.
Year: 1862

REFINED The supply of snuff hav-
ing run short in the south, it is said the
ladies have the shocking taste to adopt
the next best thing, and have commenced
tobacco. Think of female
southern confederacy" with tobacco juice
running down and filling the dimples
around her pretty mouth aud chin
Year: 1862

A French chemist has lately asserted
that scurvy will never arise from the use
of salt provisions. unless sallpeter be
used in the curing; that salt alone an
swers all the purposes, provided the ami
NAL heat be entirely parted with before
sailing. He claims that the insertion of
pork in pickle alone is not sufficient, but
that it should be rubbed thoroughly with
dry salt after it has entirely parted with
its animal heat, and that then the fluid
running from the meat should de poured
off before packing the pork in the barrel,
This should be done sufficiently close to
admit 10 unnecessary quantity Of air,
and some dry salt should occupy the
space between the pieces, and then pickle,
and not water, should be added. Great
care must b8 taken to llI the barrel eu-
tire3y full, so that no portion of the meat
can at any time project above tie surface
OF the fluid for, if this occur, a change
OF flavor ensues such as is known with
rusty pork.


The pickle, Of course, must be a sat
urated solution Of salt and water, tLat
SO strong that it is incapable Of dssolging
more salt. It must be remembered that
cold water is capable OF dissolyiag more
sal: than hot water Working Farmer.
Year: 1862

that s valuable TO them in order 70 keep with our
forces they are reported in force In the vicinity OF
Winchester which very much doubt, they can hardly
reach their base before troops rush in them


General Mcclellan determined not 70 lose day
Of this beautiful weather, and predict that this VIII
prove Of the most brilliant OF all his campaigns anu go
FAR towards putting an end to the rebellion II the ope
rAons IN the Southwest and the various naval expedi


Ons made promptly the movements OF the Army
OF tho Potomac the 1st OF January may confidently he
looked TO the end OF The Tho buge sounds the


general" " and must close and 60 with the advance
Year: 1862

Kanh'eeism IN Asmphis.-The
draymen in Memphis just. how are
charging five dollars for hauling q
hogshead of sugar from the COM
mission houses to the railroad de-
pot. Yankeeism still reigns at the
mouth of Wolf river, be it said to
the disgrace of the city. A gen.
tleman who has just returned from
visit to that place with a view of
getting his freight through, informs
us that he left in disgust, having
found out that he would lose at
least a dollar pound on sugar if
he were to resell it here after pass
ing through Memphis. The char
ges, or stealage, as he calls it, is
intolerable, and in the future, he
would rather attempt to run the
blockade.
Year: 1862

GAS. for sleeping on a picket"
said Mrs. Partington to the three
months volunteers, who had drop
ped in to see her; II don't see how
they can do it without hurting 'em.
Sleeping on a post would be a
good deal more sensible, unless
there's a nail in it, which might be
prejhdicious for the uniform. Ey-
cry one to his taste; and such things
as where a man shall sleep is at
his own action"
Year: 1862

We give to-day, the Emancipation Act as pro-
posed by the friends of the measure, in this
State, aud ask for it a careful: perusaL A mere
equitable and satisfactory bill could not well b.
framed. We are glad to learn that its provisions
meet the approval Of meu of all pariiesi aud
from none does the bill receive more hearty
endorsement than from the owners OF slaves
themselves. 1t is not party measure by any
means but it is supported by men of all shrdes
Of political opinion, excepting, perhaps the
4ecessiou-peace- -union-splitters, who, as usual,
IRE setting up terrible bowl over what they are
pleased to call the "iniquty'' of the scheme.


If Delaware is ever to be rid of the curse Of
'lavery. upon any principle of equity or fairness,
now is the time. and this bill proposes the plan
ny which it can be done with popular approval.
We hope the Legislature will "screw its courage
TO the sticking point" and pass it at once
Year: 1862

Col. Thomas Francis Meagher a few
days ago addressed the produce merchants
Of Aes York, at the Corn Exchange. on
the subject of raising volunteers After
stating that the recruiting was too slow,
and not adequate to the national ncees-
sity, he commented on the partisan efforts
that were being made to discourage enlist
inE.


But there is also another reason, which
approach with some decree Of dslicacy
There Is treacaery Or treason here among
US. (ApplAuse, There are men who
hold back, refusing their own strong arms,
and cripple those who would willingly
give them, because it does not suit them
to have party in power with whose po.
lltieal views they do not thoroughly coin
eide. do not care what party may be
in power, provided it has the Constitu-
tionai sanction and authority for being in
the White House; ! shall support it with
all my heart. Applause. And l do
not hesitate to say that any adopted citi-
zen who at this moment resorts to past
antecedents In order TO avoid military OBJ
legations. deserves to be execraied By tic
community. His ingratitude to this
country, especially if he be Of Irish birth,
is OF the bas,st description. Irlshmen
have found here home, shelter from
wrong, and paradise of prosperity; and
after all that they have experienced of
liberal encouragement to industry aud
success they arc without excuse if they
shirk their military obligations to sustain
this Government. Every man who earns
his daily bread under tho auspices of this
Republic, should be prepared to lay down
his lie Tor it, when Its authority is called
in question. Applause.
Year: 1862

SELL MY GOODS FOR CASH. DON'T DO A
Credit Business Therefore hope every person that
this Advertisement will ask for CREDlT-because
am able do Il credit business; and have to pay
CASH myself


have called on every person that owes me DOLLAR
and have not been able to collect the first CENT. wish
YOU would call on some one that is able to credit.


J. B. FRANKLIN.
April ~, 1861. 3s-
Year: 1862

Funeral OF Captain Maxwell O'Sullivan.


The remains Of this gallant ocer Of the Eighty eighth
New York Volunteers will arrive here tome
ius from Washington and win bo conveyed armory
Of the sixty regiment at Essex market, by
cor, Of company o. Of that corps detailed by Captain
o,Kcere for this purpose. Tho funeral believe, will
take place on Sunday Tho hour has not yet been decided
IN hui will he announced tomorrow.
Year: 1862

intensity his will, to excite In him new and
more ardent hope, to confirm the congic-
tlons Of his conscience and to give thecon-
cent Of his count1ymen to his military
orders, to the end that We may. have
peace, that the old giories Of the Republic
MY be restored while its blood stains are
washed out, that our, land may be once
free, and forever the admiration Of the
world, We entreat the people to manifest
their will The grandest event of modern
history-let it be commemorated by q
demonstration that will make our coun.
try's enemies tremble!
Year: 1862

~ Preparations for speedy drafting are
being made In all the States, and in some Of
them 1t has been already begun. In our owl
State much of the labor On the assessment
rolls was thrown away, and the work il to be
done over again.
Year: 1862

E A correspondent writes from Ohio to
correct statement in recent article in this


paper, with reference to the residents in the


vicinity Of tho recent battle OF sharpsburg or
Anl1etam. Many Of them are Dunkazds, but
these are net HIayeholde1t
Year: 1862

Il Letters from the army in all directions
declare In emphatic terms that the soldiers are
fully up to the progress Of the government,
and willing to crush treason with any weapon
ready to their hands. The secesh among us
who have been prophesyiug a large surrender
Of commissions, ard mutiny in the army fol
lowing the measures abolishing slavery arc
sure to be disappointed.
Year: 1862

TIE NEWS


ali is quiet on the Rappahannock, where
two great armies confront one another.
The rebels have again shown their speed
and skill in the movement Of troops, and
where week ago our army could have
crossed into Fredericksburg without oppo-
sition, to-day the enemy arc ready to
stoutly hold the passage against US. Tie
PRESIDENT has been down to see Burnside
and judge for himself Of the situation. The
roads ere horrible, which cannot be under
stood fully by any one who has not Travelled
IN Virginia. The railroad connection is
complete, however, from Aqua Greek and
supplies will go forward without Interrupt
Ton The ru1nors are conflicting in our
dispatches elsewhere us to what is impeud-
ing, but there is little ground to believe
there will be any movement of note ycrv
soon. One thing seems certain, the rebels
are there in force, aud the battle is thereto
be fought # our army presses on


The news Of general jail delivery aud
enlargement Of political prisoners will
awaken the very natural wonder embodied
N the epltaph oft1c very young 1nf1at:


Since 20 early was done far


wonder what I 7Tae began for-'
Some part Of the matter might have been
emitted, the arrest or the enlargement. It
will not pass fer c1emency either at home
or abroad, and will win very little increased
respect Of our Government even among the
parties most interested, the prisoners them
selves.


Thanksgiving seems to have been widely
and thoroughly observed, and Washington
made her first Thanksgiving rar1ously
memorable as will be seen,