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Year: 1864

A sad calamity befel the Dutch city of
Rotterdam last month. The Schilland
Palace-the museum and picture gallery
In one-of the town was discovered TO be
in flames, and though every exertion was
made to arrest their progress and to save
the works of art from ruin, the endeavors
werc unsuccessful. The greater portion Of
the collection, which was said 10 be the
finest in the country, was totally de.
stroyed.
Year: 1864

CURIOUS DETECTION OF A CRIMINAL.
Not long ago there occurred, in Prussia,
one of those cases of detection of crime by
scientific means which interest large and
intelligent clsss of readers. A quantity of
gold, packed in boxes, was dispatched by
q railway train. On arrival at its destina-
tion it was discovered that the gold had
been stolen from some of the boxes, which
were refilled with sand 10 make up for the
deficient weight. Measures were at once
taken for the discovery of the thief, and
that no chance might be lost, Professor
Ehrenberg was requested 10 make q mi
croscopc examination of The sand. The
Professor (who is member of the Acad-
omy of Sciences at Berlin, well known for
his researches into minute objects, and his
comparison of volcanic dust from all parts
of the world asked that quantity of
sand from every station by which the
train had passed should be sent TO him.
Examining these, one after another, he
at last came TO a sand which was identi-
cal with that found in the gold boxes
The name of the station whence this sand
had been collected was known, inquiries
were set on foot at that station, and
among the persons there employed the
thief was detected. The incident is one
which an expert novel-writer might make
use of with effect.
Year: 1864

Whoever intends to purchase good Family
Sewing Machine, Of any kind, viii do well to
call at the News Office. We can furnish them
at ell times upon the most advantageous terms.


PRoPRIEroRs or THE News.
Year: 1864


A greenness light and tender


Reclothes each field and plain
It is the new years gladness


Returning once again.
1t is the spring so welcome


After chill winters sway,
Bidding each sorrow vanish,
And every heart be gay.
too awake from dreaming,
For OH look on thee!
So is my winter over


And spring revives in me.
Year: 1864

Great Excitement sUsr the RsJeJ Consclp-


ti0n-1he "COafedsraey" Denounced at


Public Meetings-Jef DaVis ReviIed as


DictatOr By thsRalesgb Press.


Our news from Newbern, North Caroli-
na, is TO the 18th instant. The intelli-
gence is important, showing that the Reb-
ell discomfort is rapidly increasing.


The sweeping conseripiion law, passed
by the Rebel Congress is creating great
CONSERVATION and excitement in the Wes-
tern part of North CaFolins, where preps-
ratiOns are making to resist it. Public
meetings are held, some Of which openly
repudiate the Southern ConfederacY and
favor a return to the Union.


The Raleigh Standard is commenting
upon . speech delivered in the Rebel Sem
ate By Mr.. Brown, says -


eve tell Mr.. Brown and those who
think with him, once for all, that if the
desperate revolutionary measures which
he advocates shall be attempted to be car
ried out; if the civil war is to be tramp
led under foot by the suspension of the
writ Of habeas corpus, and every sble-bod-
led man placed in the army from sixteen
to sixty five; if no man is to have hear
ing before State judge IS to the right of
the enrolling officer to seize him and if
the right of the States are to be ignored
and swept away By the mere creature of
the States, the common Government, the
people of North Carolina will take their
own affairs into their own hands, and
will proceed in q convention assembled,
to Vindieate their liberties and privileges.


"They will not submit to q military
despotism. They will not submit to the
destruction of their rights, personal and
civil, in this or any other war. We say
what we know to be so. A vast majority
of cur people are restless and excited on
account of the threatened encroachments
upon their liberties by the Congress at
Richmond; and we most respectfully and
earnestly warn the members Of that body
not to kindle flame which 10 effort can
extinguish. Pass these measures, sus-
pend the habcas corpus in order to silence
our courts, and force our whole population
into the army, break faith with the prin-
cipals of substitutes, repudiate the cur
rency Of the country, levy a tax in spe-
Gle to pay the interest of the funded debt,
continue in full operation the tithing and
impressment laws at the same time-dO
these things, Mr.. Brown, and the people
Of North Carolina will rise in their maj
esty and assert their sovereignty. There
is no power TO prevent them from doing
this, and woe to the official character who
shall attemptto turn the arms of Confed-
crate soldiers against the people of the
State North Carolina will not be the
slave Of either the Congress at Richmond
or Washington. She is this day, as she
has been from the first, the keystone Of
She Confederate arch. If that stone
should fall the arch will tumble"


The Standard also has the following
nrlicle:
Year: 1864

Allow me 20 introduce 20 you my friend, J. ". Dol
bear, who sits your city for the purpose Of teach
ing Penmanship and Photography. lis reputation
as successful teacher is so wen and so widely estab
lghed that will say nothing on that score. only
desire to present him as gentleman from whose 30
ciety have derived much pleasure and profit and as
one whom you have the Intelligence % appreciate
anything you may do to further his designs VIII be
gratefully acknowledged by your friend,


JOHN g. EDGAR
Year: 1864

Senator Foot has reported back the bill which
gives supervision of the work on the Capitol
and other buildings to the Commissioner of
Public Buildings, amending 1t by excepting
tho work on the Treasury extension, and strik
ing out the provision giving control OF the
office 10 the President.
Year: 1864

Mr.. Halo has reported on amendment Of the
bill making acting officers of this grade eligible
to regular appointment, by which It shall be
no objection to his appointment and conGrmn-
ton that he is over twenty.six years of age,
provided he he not over thirty years Of age"
Year: 1864

The symptoms Of Catarrh as they generally
appear are very slight. Persons find they have
a cold, that they have frequent attacks, and are
more sensitive to the changes of temperature.
In this condition the nose may be dry, or a
slight discharge thin and acrid, afterward be-
coming thick and adhesive. As the disease be-
comes chronic, the discharges are increased in
quantity and changed in quality; they are now
thick and heavy, and are hawked or coughed
off. The secretions are offensive, causing bad
breath the voice is thick and nasal; the eyes
are weak the sense of smell is lcssened or de-
stroyed deafness frequently takes place. An
other common and important symptom of Ca
tarrh is, that the person is obliged to clenr his
throat in the moming Of thick and Shiny mu-
cous, which has fallen down rom the head dur
ing The night. Whom this takes place, the per
son may be sure that the disease is ON its way
to the lungs, and should loose no time in arrest
ing it,


The ADORE are but .feO Of the many Catarrhal
Symptoms.
Year: 1864

The policy of Mr.. Lincoln has involved
the nation in debt of nearly four thou
sand millions of dollars, which debt is in
creasing each day at the rate of about
four millions of dollars. 1t is difficult to
grasp the full extent of this immense bur
then which abolition rule has cast upon
the American people-let us try to Illus
trate it by some familiar standard. If a
man were to count as fast as he could pro-
nodnce the words distinctly, he would
count eighty in one minute, forty-eight
hundred in one hour, and forty eight thou
sand in a working day of ten hours. At
that rate it would take him eighty-four
days to count The money expended in one
day. Again, an acre contains six millions
two hundred and seventy-two thousand
six hundred and forty square inches. -Four
millions Of one dollar grecnbacks, the ex-
pense Of each day, contain seventy-six
millions Of square inches, or nearly enough
to entirely cover thirteen acres of land.
These startling figures may produce some
correct notion of the magnitude of the
debt which is mortaging every house and
every acre of land in the country. The
Administration has already taxed very
heavily everything imaginable, except
land, which already bears the burthen of
State and county taxation. Give Mr..
Lincoln another lease of power for four
years, and land will no longer escape, but
will come in for the lions share Of gov
etnment taxation.
Year: 1864

Andy Johnson has received the second in,
stalImept of his purchase money. Four
| years ago he traversed the State of Tennessee
shouting for Breckenridge and the rights of
the South; denouncing Lincoln, and threat.
ening war and eternal resistance if he was
elected to the Presidency. Lincoln offered
him price when the war began, and John.
son became very suddenly his most devoted
slave. lie was paid for his subservency by
the appointment of Governor of Tennessee.
though for year he did not place his foot
within his State. That was the first install.
ment. And now cheek by ow Lincoln
and Johnson commence their second crusade
against the Constitution and the people
with johnson there is no principle involved
In the cont est. He is demagogue, with
certain kind of ability and great ambition
Finding himself neglected by the Secession
leaders of 1861, and discovering that the
chances for political preferment in that quar-.
ter were very slight, he turned to the men
whom be had during the whole of his life
been denouncng, aud for the sake of person.
al gain, became a willing instrument for the
most odious of Abolition designs. Had he
seen at the beginning of this war any show
tor personal advantage on the other side, he
would have been in the Secession ranks,
Such is the man the Republicans will have
the pleasure Of trying to assist to an office
which he has no ability whatever to occupy.


California Express.
Year: 1864

A TouoHING INCIDENT OF THE BATTLE
FIELD.-An army correspondent of the New
York Tribune gives the following account of
a touching incident in the late battle in the
Wilderness:


Far down the plank road where Hancock
fought, beyond the thickest Rebel dead, Law
boy severely wounded, perhaps not less a
soldier that he was but a boy. He had fall
len the day before, when we were farthest
advanced, and had remained unmolested
within the Rebel lines They had not re,
moved him, and he was alone with the Rebel
dead when rode up. The poor fellow was
crawling about gathering violets. Faint
with loss of blood, unable to stand, he could
not resist the tempting flowers, and had al.
ready made beautiful boquet. Having
caused stretcher to be sent for. saw him
tai ken up tenderly and borne away, wearing
brave, sweet, touching smi'e.
Year: 1864

M. Cmn has published the case of woman,
aged twenty SIX, who, being in prison, and
dreading to be brought to trial, resolved to
destroy herself. This she accomplished by
thrusting about thirty pins and needles in
her chest in the region Of the heart. She
introduced them with great genteness, and
used to press them inwards with the aid of
prayer-book She died on the day pre-
cedng the intended trial. On post morem
examination, numerous needles were found
in the chest, all of which were more or less
travelling inwards Some had reached the
The wndpipe was also perforated by needle,
and several were found in the liver
Year: 1864

A CURIoswY.-Ihe Virginia Union, Of
the 10th inst, learns from some Mormon
teamsters just arrived there, that the remains
Of an Indian have been found near Salt Lake,
completely imbedded in rock salt, four feet
below the surface. The body was in state
Of complete preservation, and from appear
ances bad lain in the same position for many
years, or perhaps for ages. The flesh was
perfectly dry, like that of a mummy, and
it was evident that it had been perfectly
saturated with brine, which prevented its
decay. The Indian was about the usual size,
and resembled the Piutes that now inhabit
the same locality. Part of bear skin and
rude bow were found near by, and at a
distance of a few yards pair OF elk horns
of enormous size were disnterred The
suppositon is that this entire salt bed was
once a lake, and that the animal that had
been wounded had taken refuge in the water,
whittier he was followed by the Indian, who
sank into the mud at the bottom and was
unable to exricate himself, and thus perish
ed. The body was in sitting posture, and
the presence of the weapon and the proX,


unity Of the remains of the elk point to this
conclusion.
Year: 1864

General W. T. Smith, sometimes known
as General Bsldy Smith, the officer who
WAS once accused Of real drunkenness in
action on the Peninsula in Senate de-
bate, and subsequently, exhonerated, and
who has lately been serving under Hooker
in the West, is now down with the POto-
mac Army, and the general belief is that
he is 10 have immediate command Of it
He is only Brigadier-General, but Grant
is said to have specially requested that he
should be appointed to fill vacant MsjOr-
Generalship in the regular army, caused
by his ewn promotion to Meutenant-Gen-
eralship.
Year: 1864

When General Meade in this city in the
winter and quite ready to give up
the command of the Potomac Army, but is
now quite as unwilling TO do SO. he was
in bad health, however, and this is likely
to be made the occasion of relieving him,
whether he is unwilling Or not. he is
here now, and has been ever since Grant
returned from the visit to the Potomac
Army.
Year: 1864

General Grants determination to come
East and give personal attention to the
movements of the armies, would seem to
indicate that this is to be the main theater
Of active operations, but on the other hand
his personal friendship for General sher-
msn is so great that the friends of the
latter insist he would not be assigned to
command of the armies in the Southwest,
if that were not considered g desirable posi-
tim
Year: 1864

General Wsdswortb, who recently
brought back from the West the proceed
ings Of the Crittenden and McCOOk Court
Of Inquiry, is under orders for Fortress
Monroe, where, it is stated, he is virtually
to supercede General Butler in managing
the exchange Of prisoners. The Depart
msnt is dissatisfied with what they regard
as the unequal and unfair exchange
which has been going on, and determined
to stop it.
Year: 1864

The danger that menaces the loyal North
to-day, i not more that of defeat upon the
field of battle than of defeat al home. Infu-
ences which work insidiously to relax patri-
otic effort and to yitiate patriotic sentiment,
have at no time been more active though Sc
cret in their operations than now The les
son taught Us by the election Governor Sey-
m1ur of New York. should not be forgotten
at a time like this Itrequred not very
loug-c,ntinued d lusion of loyal citizens,
n1 extraordinary effect of disunionists or. to
place the resources oft empire State Of
our Mon, under the control Of an executive.
who has done much to hinder our cause and
give comfort to our enemis. The loyal men
Of that State. learned too late that they had
heen mapping, and that their enemies had
gained by misrepresentation, by presenting
a false issue, what they could not regain by
direct and manly conflict IL Is safe to as
sume that no effort, no misrepresentation IN
reference to the approaching elections, will
nOc be spared by our enemies. Ii should be
remembered in dealing with them, that they
are not ordinary political enemies, but that
many OF them will be of those who have
sought the nations life. Those who adopt
the policy Of traitors, do not scruple in the
means they employ. 1t is not as in years
past political contest simply or mainly,
that is to be decided by ireemen' votes. The
ballot. not less truly than the bullet or the
bayonet, will tell for or against the perpetu-
ity of our Republican institutions.
Year: 1864

The OBSERVATIONS OF An HoUR.-l saw and
heard group of young and middle aged men
each clamoring loudly for change, saying
there could be none for the worse-gIye US peace
at any cost-let the Government go to-1 saw
& heard a venerable man whose beard was frosted
over with sixty winters, wealthy man, sound
man, say, "take my income, take my all, if ne
cessary to sustain the Government was asha-
med for the young men whose all is involved in
this contest, but who will sell their birth right
for meal of "copperhead pOttage,' and went
away sorrowful.
Year: 1864

The Intention of the L. S. Treasury to
pay at once the coupons of all bonds ma
turing Sept lst and Nov. lst, will put into
the market about seventeen millions of gold
of course there will be howl; and it he
did not do it, there would also be howl.
Year: 1864

A few days ago Gen. " ashburn informed
the people Of the Safe that they mus; place
noreliance on getting recruits to make up their
quota, in the Southern States-that up to
that time but TWO such recruits were report
ed to him-that energetic work at home alone
would accomplish the desired object. There
upon the SeuHne, becomes wondr0usly wit
ty over the TWO recruits so reported. 1t
says


"Now We submit that something ought to be
done for these distinguished c0lored gentlemen.
What town Is to have the benefit Of them Or
are they to be credited TO the ''State Al large.
We suggest their appointment as ELECTORS AT
large on the administration ticket from Yer
mont. As old Abe seems likely 10 secure only
the electoral votes Of few negroes and shoidy
contractors, such an appointment would be emf
neutly proper. Why not -


OF course, if the proper authority of the
/ State had not availed itself Of the privilege
allowed by law to try to get recruits IN the
/ Southern States, what a howl would have
been raised by the Sentnel, and the Argus
and the Courier Was there ever anything
more infamous in the history OF the world,
I they would have exclaimed, than the deter
mination to force the filing up of the entire
quota Of Vermont from it's own people, after
all the sacrifees they have made in this abol-
ition war. whilst other States-are allowed to
get men who are perfectly willing to enlist,
from places where the draft can not be easi-
" enforced The peculiar taste Of the ScH-
tiqers suggestion is on par with the tone
of that paper concerning everything which
relates to the vital questions of the times.


Whether the recruits enlisted in Southern
States are white or colored makes no differ
ence provided only that they are true men
and viii make good soldiers. For the spec
ial comfort Of the Sentinel We assure it that
we consider one true, loyal man, who is
ready to fight for the government of his
country. no matter what bis color Is, OF
more value to whatever is good in the world,
more worthy of present and future respect,
than any hundred of those-no matter Il
their skins are as white as their liyers are,-
who do nothing but blame and misrepresen'
the acts and intentions Of the chief Magis-
trate and his supporters. and by their sym
pathy give encouragement to JEFF. Davis anC
his co laborers in rebellion.
Year: 1864

lies. or only to such az are in need, ol
shall it be left to the Board of Supervi
sors to determine? To the FIRST plan i
was objected that tax raising even the
sum of 100000 annually would be bu
a small pittance TO each, If divided equally
among ill, SO that some would still want
while others would receive when they
had an abundance before. To the plan ol
relieving only the needy, it was objected
that this would place it in the light of q
charity and that many worthy persons
would not receive it in this way, how
ever much they might want. / think
the whole matter will result in ordering
the tax levied and leaving the distribu-
ton of it to the supervisors, and this is, I
think, the best that can be done.


The bill to prohibit the circulation of
foreign bank bills passed the House to-
day by three more than a constitutional
majority. think it will prove an unfor-
tunate measure. 1t takes effect in July,
and in the meantime our people had bet
ter get rid of everything besides green
backs, national bank bills and State Bank
notes. l hope our people may not suffer
much loss or inconvenience on account
of this law.


The homestead bill will be lost in the
House for want Of time to consider it, on
account of which you will no doubt re-
joice, although your humble correspond
ent differs from you. believing it meas
ure to provide 'homes for the homeless"
who are insolvent, and to put step in
the future 10 great abuses.


The Des Mones Valley Railroad bill
came up in the Senate this afternoon and
will be resumed in the morning. II is an
important measure for keokuk and the
valley road. There is large and infu-
entail delegation here from Oskaloosa,
urging that that town be made . point
in the route You will have heard the
result, SO far as the Senate is concerned,
before this reaches you. There is much
to do before adjournment, but l think
there is a general disposition TO work
hard to accomplish it.





In speaking of the bill for the relief Of
soldiers families and the discussion there
of, ought to have mentioned that Capt.
Moore, Senator from Davis county, made
an eloquent speech, the best of the occa-
sion, and one of the very best Of the
session.


Mr.. Merriam, of the House, has been,
for some time, acting Chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means, in the
absence of Mr.. Gilchrist, chairman, and
has distinguished himself as an efficient,
working member. Few men in the House
have more influence than he.


Yours, OCCASIONAL
Year: 1864

The Union men achieved a handsome
victory at the recent charter election sin
Council Bluffs, electing their Mayor by
over a hundred majority.


That is the right kind of Jiuf' for
such set of scallawags as Babbitt and
his sympathising copperhead strikers.
Year: 1864

DEPARTED.-Six companies of the Sd
Iowa Cavalry left yesterday morning on
the steamer Lucy Bertram for St. Louis


The gallant boys were in good spirits.
having enjoyed themselves among their
numerous friends throughout the State,
where they have been joyously received
and treated in a magnificent manner
They will probably go Immediately to the
front where their valuable services are
needed. The remainder Of the regiment
will leave in day or two at the farthest.
Year: 1864

Do not thus treat your soldiers in the
field. They are proud of their voluntary
service; and if there be one wish of the
Army paramount to all others, one mes
sage more earnest than any other which
they send back to you, it is that you will
aid in filling up their battle-thinned ranks
by draft that will compel luke-warm
citizens who prate against the war to go
into the field They ask that you will
not expend large bounties in paying men
of third-rate patriotism while they went
with no other bounty than that of love
of country to which they gave their
young lives free offering, but that you
will compel these eleventh-hour men, to
take their chances in the field beside
them. Let US grant their request, and
by steady and PERSISTENT effort we shall
in the end, be it near or remote, be it in
one year or ten, crown the nation with
victory and enduring peace.