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Year: 1861




The baggage Of all passengers passing over
the railroad routes, on arrival at the revenue
station or depots, shall be subject to the in
spection aud examination of either the revenue
guard at such stations. or revenue officer at
such revenue dcpots. and any baggage that may
be intended to be landed at places between the
revenue stations and first revenue depots may
he examined by the revenue guard, and il con
tanning no articles subject TO duty shall be land
ed at the intermediate place named by having a
permit, signed by the said reycnre guard. past
cd permanently on the trunk, valise, carpet-bag,
or other envelope Of such baggage


BAGGAGE CONTAINING DuTiABLE MERCHANDISE.


Should, however, dutiable articles be found in
such baggage, the trunk or other package con
taining the same, must be placed in the car with
the merchandise, and under the revenue lock as
before required and the fact noticed in the man
fest. And such baggage shall be delivered,
with the other merchandise, to the chief revenue
officer AZ the revenue depot under the foregoing
regulations.


DISPOSITION OF BAGGAGE AT REvExUE DEpors.


Passenger baggage destined Cor places beyond
or more interior than the revenue depot must
be examined BY the chief revenue officer at said
revenue depot, and If they are found not to CON
tain any merchandise subject TO duty, may pass
to their destination by having permit, signed
by the chief revenue officer, pasted thereon.-
Should, however, snch baggage contain dutiable
merchandise the trunks or other package in
which said baggage is contained shall be depos-
tied at said revenue depot.
Year: 1861

The fireside is seminary Of infinite ilnpor-
fance Il is important because II Is universal


and because the education II bestows being wo-
ven in with the woof of childhood gives form
and color 10 the whole texture Of life, There
are few who can receive the honors of q college,
but all are graduates of the hearth. The learn
ing of the university may fade from the recol-
lection its classic lore may moulder in the halls
of memory But the simple lesson of home,


cnamcled upon the hearts of childhood defy the
rust Of years, and outlive the more mature but
less vivid pictures Of after days. lr


So deep, so lasting, indeed, are the impress
sons of early life, that you often see man IN
the imbecility of age holding fresh in his recol-
lection the events of childhood, while all the
wide space between that and the present hour Is
a blasted and forgotten waste You have, per
chance, seen an old aud half oblterated portrait,
and in the attempt to have it cleaned and re-
stored, you may have seen it fade away, while a
brighter and more perfect picture painted be-
Meath, is revealed to view.


This portrait, first drawn upon the canvass,
is no inapt illustration Of youth; and though It
NAV be concealed by some after design, still The
original traits viii shine through the outward
picture giving it tone while fresh, and sursiy'
ing It in decay. F e
= Such is the fireside-the great institution fur.
nished by Providence for the education of man.
Year: 1861

The boOtmaker ignorant of the relative use
and Importance of the different parts of the
foot, has steadily persisted for centuries, and at
this day usually persists IN SO shaping the shoe
that the great toe is forced upon the other
toes more or less out of its right Inc with the
heel Nine civilized people in ten perhaps,
have their great toes thus by a course of sab
mission to nIs shapen boots aud shoes so far
turned inwardS, that line run down in the
IN ddIe of them from point to ball, if continued
would not fall anywhere in the heel at all, hut
several inches away outside the body. The
necessary consequence raising the body is des
sroyed the effort has to be made at disad-
vantage, aud with pressure the act of walk
iug loses some of its ease; so that although
the boot may be so well adjusted 10 the Spollt
shape of the foot as to cause no pain, an hon
rst twenty or thirty mile walk is more than
the hampered foot machinery has power to sus.
| tain


For this reason, says DR.. Meyer, it is wrong
ID suppose that because It is easy it is right, or
that IA cast of the foot, unless it be a healthy
one would make the best last for the shoe it is
To wear Allowance should be made for the
gradual return Of the great toe to its place, by
leaving its place to some extent at least vacant
for it. aud permitting geatle pressure where the
Joint has been forced uto undue pr1jectiOn.-
When the shoemaker now tells customer that
he treads very much on one side, he in fact
commitments him by the information that he
has a healthy and unsuhjugated foot, deter
mined to tread straight. 1t is precisely be-
cause childreu'S feet are only in the first stage
OF injury, and are more nearly as God made
them than as they are destined 10 be made by
the shoemakerS, that children especially come
INTO trouble with the ShoemakerS, or with the
parents and guardians who believe rather in
shoes than in .eet, for threading on one side"
A strong and healthy foot trarnpies a foolish
shoe out as far as possible into the form 1t
ought at first to have had. Even the distorted
foot. after the shoemaker has done bis work,
will often tread over the leather of the iuner
side OF the boot. heel, because of natural ef-
fort Of the foot heel to bring itself into some ap-
proach TO the right line with the great toe.


In properly made shoe, then, the great toe
and the heel have their right relative places
furnished Tor them And since they are to be
in line together, it must follow tina! it a we'll
made pair of boots be placed side by side so
that their heels touch their sides also will touch
through the whole space in front OF the nStep
from the place of the ball of the great toe 10
the very end of it. They will diVerge only at
the rounded ends, where the great toes round
off into the little toes, along whose line, and
nowhere else ANY possible pointing of the shape
of the boot sole can be got
Year: 1861

THERE SHALL BE NO PAIN THERE"--This
promise is one of the golden cluster that grow
on that vine planted for the healing of the
nations, the Bible! How blessed a promise
of the life that is to come is this one, those on.
ly can know who have walked long and fire.
quently under the shadows of WEAKNESS and
suffering.


" No pain there" to struggle with and en-
dure no burdens laid upon the eager spirit,
which the weak frame cannot sustain no work
under which heart and strength fail, and which
is at last laid mOUrAfully aside; no longer hours
of fever and restIessness no oVertasked brain
and nerves in the homestead of those whom
GoD shall number as his jewels


So, be comforted We that mourn Green
and shining rise the banks beyond the dark
valley, and sweet healing is in the winds that
wander off from the meadows, freighted with
blossoms fairer than the roses aud the lilies of
earth.


Take through your pilgrimage this promise
let it be a new incentive, and strength, and
comfort to you" There shall be no pain
there y
Year: 1861

escape at ALL for 1t was almost a certainty that
our excavation woald be discovered the next
day from the outside, and closer watch be
kept upon us ever after.


The first terrible shock over, however, we
went to work as men will work for their lives;
aud at the end of two hours we had succeed
ed in enIarging the aperture sufficient, as it
was believed, for all to get through but for
fear the largest might get wedged, it was de-
cded that all the Others, beginning with the
smallest should have the precedence in the or
der Of size. The rope by which we were to
lower ourselves into the dry moat, a distance
of some thirty teet, having been firmly secured
inside, the smallest man entered the breach,
feet foremost, and to our almost unbounded
joy, passed out in safety Then one by one we
followed aud succeeded in rejoining him--tho'
so difficult was the undertaking that some Of
Us reached the ground naked with our flesh
torn and bleeding aud so slow the process tina:
three hours were consumed in the effort Two
of our number stuck fast, aud for a while it
was believed they would not get through at
all aud one actually had to be drawn back
by rope fastened to his arms by those inside
-hut he thought of his dear wife and childre n
in Texas, made a second attempt, and was the
last but one to rtjoin us in the great mat
outside Of our prison walls. As the sixteenth
man touched the earth, the Castle bell tolled
the honr of midnight, and the cry of " Cent?
aela ale,ta," from the watchers on the ram
parS, warned US to move silently and with
caution. We crossed the moat, aScended its
outer wall by narrow stone stairs, climbed over
the cheUaur de trise, passed through the outer
ditch and up the outer bank, and at haf-paSt
twelve. on the mo ming Of the third OF July,
we stood clear OF all that belonged to the gloo
my Castle of PerOte


Bat though free from our prison, we were
not from the country, aud many were the pri-
vationS. suffering and perils yet in store for
US We paired off and separated, each couple
taking q different couSe TO the mountains
among which we intended to secrete ourselves
till the first pursuit aud search for US should
lie over, after which we hoped to De able to
make our way out OF the country. Eight of
US succeeded in our design, and eight were re.
captured and returned 20 our late gloomy
abode. with all its attendant misery and deg
relation l. alas was one of the unfortun-
ate latter aud here remained debllated in
body and crushed in spirit. till the order of
Santa Anna, procured through the intercesSion
of the American Minister, General Waddv
Thompson, came for our final release.
Year: 1861

FASHIONABLE DIsEAsE.-The day when it
was considered interesting and lady-like to be
always aiIing is gone by. Good health, fortu-
nately, is the fashion. A rosy cheek is no
longer considered vulgar" and fair, shapely
allowance of flesh on the bones is considered
the "style." Perhaps the great secret that
good looks cannot exist without good health,
may have had something to do with the care
now taken to obtain it, whether this be SO or
not, future generations are the gamers, all the
same. A langnid eye and waxy bloodlesS
complexion may go begging now for admira-
ton. The elegant stoop" in the shoulders,
formerly considered SO aristocratc, has also
miraculouSly disappeared Women walk more
and ride less they have rainy day suits Of
apparel. too, which superfuty never was known
to exist aforetime, sunshine being the only at.
mosphere in which the human butterfly was
supposed to float In short the fragile wo.
men of America" will soon exist only in the
acid journal of some English traveller, who will
of course. stick to the bygone facts as still
present reality, with a dogged pertinaclty that
is known only to that amiable Fanny
Fern. ...a
Year: 1861

and steady voice, heard above the turmoil Of
strife, was worth more than a Thousand trum-
pets Of cheer on his followers At length see-
ing kBot of Russian soldiers that for long


time had kept a deYouring fire on his men, be
wheeled his horse and drove in full gallop up
guards, that never allowed that white plume
TO leave their sight, charged after him. With,
out waiting to count bis foes, he seized his
bride in his teeth, and with bis pistol in one
hand, and his drawn sword in the other, burst
in headlong fury upon them, and scattered
them as if burricance had swept BY Murat
was thunderbolt on that day, and the deeds
that were wrought by him will furnish themes
for the poet and the painter. aal aea-sal
Year: 1861

NEW BowERy TEArRE.-A highly sensational drama,
entitled "The Spirit Friend or Tho Angel Of Might >
was produced at this house last night for the first time
Whoever has The Corsican Brothers" will not fail
to notice the striking resemblance between the pieces
There Is, however, stronger spice Of tragedy about
g The Spirit Friend" than the other, and the dec laa ion
Is correspondngy intensified TO suit the taste of the
patrons Of this establishment who would probably con
slider play without murder two in II rather dull
thing and an actor who did not wrhc In apparently
nexpressble agony the stage too nspid to be toe-
rated Tho esprit Friend" is spectacular, and so far


Ga psychological drama that the souls Of people near
in the pioce-Mr f. Eddy-impersonatcs individuals
who look much alike that II s difficult to distinguish
who's who. One of these Is murdered through jealousy
and his spirit talking aloud and looking the perfection of
bodily health ascends TO heaven cloud of fire an
effective tableau ut the end Of the tliri act
The scene s abbey cloistcr, in which the
two murdercrs have just previously beer cd in q
sword combat with OF the two Henris represented
by Mr.. Eddy, whom they, knowing him to be posses
sion OF the secret Of their crime, had attempted
der also The two dead bodies lie in the foreground and
the surviving actors kneclng IN attitude of ave. be
hold the gorgeous vision The in which the au
dcnce received the performance showed that their tastes
were exactly suited. romantic drama, entitled
'The Minerals cr The Dying Gift-a lively piece for the
ttlcsuccccded and the comic farce My Wiies Come
concluded trent thrilling and dazzling enough to satisfy
the most inycterae Of after dramatic excite
ment
Year: 1861

An ArfEAL FOR POoR-The extreme condition or
suffering exhibited by of the poor families that
daily come under the supervision Of tho St. Vincent de
Paul Society has induced that cxce.Icnt association to
issue the following appeal to the public for assistancc-
The Society Of St. Vincent dc Paul. opening their th
annual festival for the benefit Of the poor foe can.
strained to mike special appeal in behalf Of the charity
to which :aa.y 7o.., ~ appeal made necessary
by the extraordinary condition Of aas o,;.t u
In the ordinary state Of things and when surrounded by
the blessings and the abundance OF peace there is
then suffering among the destitute Than 1t is in the
power of benccence whether individual ass"riatcd to
remove, il alleviate As to the increasc of that suffering
under the scourgc Of the present CALI nifty IL hardly
necessary, If practicable To make an estimate of its
actual far less Of its prospective amount II is sufficient
to know that dark and stern winter will soon draw
to with its attendant hunger, and cold and nakedness
and and whatever may be the issue Of tho national
contest the battle of necessitous life 81, be fought
and often without human aid to The bitter end. To
such as are knocking at our very door our
stricken brethren 10 our hcartls and homes
assist to give Of tho genial warmth Of Christian
sympathy and in their extremity and tho voice Of
struggling humanity shall ascend TO the God OF mercy and
Of peace to bless you and to support you In your
conflict through the dark and way to life eternal


ANEW COUNTERFEIT CIRcuAnoN.-Counterfet s'nves''
the Columbia Bank Of Chatham -Four Corners appeared
in the upper part Of the city on Wednesday night The
police made several arrests and put shokeepers their
guard against receiving the bills. Catharne OBrien
caught Offering OF tho counterfeis at the Of
Thomas Gick, No. 4S7 Third avenue in payment for n
pair Of shoes. John Williams, who professed To be
coachman also arrested fr having attempted to pass
Of tho bills at tho drug store Of John W. Shedden,
No 500 Howery Justice Kelly committed the prisoners
for trial. Tho counterfeit il not very deceptive one,
engraving and paper being rather below the standard
The figure OF the Goddess Of Liberty on the left hand side
of the bill, ard the bust Of Washington the right,
should be examined closely. Tue councreits purport to
be Of the issue OF September, 1861.


ADMINISTRATION sturgcs, carpenter at work
the new ferry house being built at Hamilton avenue
Brooklyn last evening accidentally fell from the scaHold


distance Of thirty feet, receiving injuries
He taken TO his residence, Of Prince and viii
loughby streets, Brooklyn.


The ship Liverpool, Captain Kearnev from London
arrived yesterday morning. brings home the body o the
late Captain Koarney, who died IN Paris, Angus. II.
Year: 1861

FIFTEENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
This Convention met last evening and nominated r. G.
johnson their candidate for Assembly by acclamaton


THIRTEENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
This Convention last evening and after some de-
bate adjourned until Monday evening hex after ap
pointing Committee Of Conference.
Year: 1861

The German Convention OF delegates met last night
Pythagoras Hail. TO endeavor to organize the German
voters In this city with reference to the ensuing election
1t did not however, accomplish much, owing to some
of the political wirepulcrs doing their utmost prevent
an organization The meeting composed Of six de-
legaes from each ward who were chosen the day pre-
vious by the German people at their ward meetings
The room was crowded with heterogeneous clements
On the roll beeng called it found that the dcltg,
tons from tho Tenth, Eleventh and Twenty seccnd
wards were contested Dr. Brugmann called upon
act as Chairman pro ta and Mr. Stenbrenner Sccrc


ary The matter Of the contested seats bcrg settled


on made to effect permanent organization when the
gas was turned of and the assembly left in the
dark-whethcr accidentally with intent did not ap
pear. After considerable difficulty and loss Of time
light was procured, and a committee Of from each
ward was organized to nominate permanent officers, but


the committee at late hour had not to conclu-
sion tho subject Addresses made by Dr. wilhelm
Stenbrenner, Brill, Frank and others Tho delegations
comprised many prominent and leading German residents
as well as politicians of various
and republican. The object, stated, to effect
unln of the German voters Of both parties, in view OF
the fact that they have been entirely ignored in the for
macn OF the various Union parties to the great dsss
faction aud chagrin OF many.
Year: 1861

too gladly enter into stipulations securing for
ever to the slaveholding States remaining in
the Union, all the outlet for their slaves which
they now have. This is what the extreme
South would willingly concede, and it is what
the North would peremptorily demand in be.
half of both Maryland and Virginia, if they de.
eide to abide in their old connection. 1t is
sometimes said, that if only two, three, or half
a dozen slave States remain in the Union, they
will be too feeble TO enforce any regard for
their peculiar interests. 1t is only the unre-
6ecting who see things in that way. If the
South divides, the part remaining with the
North, instead of being oppressed by the
North, will become the pet of the North. 1t
can scarcely ask anything which will not be
granted The old jealousies will be replaced
by new attachment. Depend upon it, if Vir.
ginia and Maryland remain faithful to the
Union, the free States will take care that they
suffer nothing in respect to the outlet for their
slaves. They will keep it open by stipulation,
or by force, and they will close out the African
slave trade, hermetically, with their squadrons
and their cruisers.
Year: 1861

RTHE TREASURY NoTEs-We have received
the particulars of the biddings on Saturday for
FIVE millions of Treasury notes. The bids are
said to amount to about twelve millions, al
though we have not had time to foot them up.
They are nearly all within range from nine
to twelve per cent This is a great improvement
upon the biddings few days ago, and indicates


the revival of the public credit, resulting from
the expulsion OF secessionists from the Cabinet.
Year: 1861

The COURSE OF TRADE.-The Savannah Re
publican reports the arrival at that port of four
ships and one barque, which had been prevent
ed from going into Charleston harbor by the
sinking of three vessels in the ship channel by
the authorities
Year: 1861

The New York Democratic State committee,
in view of the alarming condition ofthe country,
have issued a call for an election Of four dele.
gates in each Assembly district, to hold State
Convention at Albany on the 3lst Of January.
Year: 1861

The New York Times of Friday, after
eopying the Endorsement of the Frankfort
(Ky) Commonwealth of JOHN CooHRANE S
proposal to arm the negro slaves, says:


.This is only one of the many indica-
.tions that this question of slavery, in its
relations to the rebellion. may, for the
present, at least, be wisely and safely left
TO the action of the loyal slave States
most directly concerned, We mentioned
Yesterday fact, which we have learned
from the very highest authority, that q
bill will speedily be introduced into the
Kentucky Legislature for the couhseation
of the property of rebels, including slaves;
and that there is every reason to believe
that it will become law Once thor
oughly enlisted in the fight for the Union,
the people of Kentucky will take such
steps as will best promote their cause.
They have far more at stake tlian-vYc,
The war. with ali its horrors, comes much
closer home to them than it does to us.
Brother there is armsi against brother =
father against son--neighbor against
neighbor. In such war, where defeat
involves utter and irreirieyabe ruin, we
need have no fear that Uuion men will
neglect any weapon which can give them
aid. If striking at slavery will help
them, they win strike the blow. They
know, moreover, sohsn to strike and Uher
to strike much better than We do"
Year: 1861

win there be Battle on the Potomac?


The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun of the date of the 25th ult.
writes:


8 "Some of the newspapers are holding
ont the idea that there is to be great
battle on the Potomac. But no such
thing is within the compass of probability.
It is not contemplated on either side, so
far as is to be seen. Both parties will
continue to hold their positions, but the
theater of active war is transferred to the
West aud South.


We have reason to believe the above
Information is correct.
Year: 1861

The following is List of Lands and Town Lots or parts
of within County of Monroe returned Delinquent by
John No Treasurer and Collector of said County Tor the
Taxes of 1850 with twenty per cent penalty thereon to when
lis added the simple Taxes of 1861 and remaining due and
unpaid on the 4th day of December A. d. 1861.
Year: 1861

Confeder ,ey or maintain separate existence "a an
independent .Sod sovereign State. The armed oceu
patton Of their sill both ss TO its extent and dus
iion will therefore se strictly limited by the sxgen
ces Of selfdefense on she part Of the Confederate
States. These States intend to conform to oil the
requirements OF public law and international amiiy
as between themselves and Kentucky, and, accord
ingly hereby command all who are subject TO my
orders to pay entire respect to the rights OF prop
pery and the legal authorities within that State, 80
far the ssme may be compatible with the necess-
ties of sefdefense II il be the desire of the people
Of Kentucky to maintain strict and impartial neu-
traIity, then the effort TO drive out the awle,s in
truders who seek TO make their State the theatcr Of
war; will aid them in the attainment Of their wishes
IL, as it may not be unreasonable 10 suppose, these
people desire to unite their fortunes with the Cen
federate States to whom they are already bound by
many ties OF interest then the appearance and aid
of Confederate troops will assist them TO make an
opportunity for the free and unbiased expression Of
their will upon the subject. But il it he true, which
is not 10 be presumed that majority of these people
desire to adhere 10 the United States and become
parties TO the war; then none can doubt the right Of
The other beligeent TO meet that war whenever and
wherever il may be waged. But hsrboring no such
SUSPICION now declare in the nane of the Govern
ment which serve, that Its army will be Withdrawn
from Kentucky 60 there shall be satisfactory
evidence Of the existence and execution OF like IN
tention on the part of the United States.


BY order Of the President OF the Conlsdsras States Of
America, a . JUhSsIVN,


General commanding the Western Department. OF the


Army Of the Cohfcdera.o States Of Amsfica