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Year: 1864

There are many thousand teams going in the
spring from Omaha and other points on the
Missouri River. They will all go up The Platte
River and hence to the mines. There will be
perfect stampede of teams and people to that
region in the spring. Large trains are now
being fitted out at Omaha to start the first of
next April.


sec there is talk of opening route from.
Fort Abercrombie to Bannock City, Idaho Ter
ritory, with view to establishing line of
military posts on it. I would ask why 90 800
miles out of the way-start from Fort Ridgley
OF Mankato-make this new route to Fort
Thompson, prominent part of the line, and
then extend line of posts west from these up
the valley of the Cheyenne River south of the
Black Hills and through to Bannock City and
you have q route at once the shortest and most
direct from st. Paul there can be found, and I
have every reason to believe that it will ere
long be the most practical route for all men to
reach the gold fields of Idaho.


If were in condition to try this route
would do it next summer. and thus prove to
this Slate that St. Paul is nearer Bannock City
than any other city east of the Missouri River.


Respectfully, PHILANDER.
Year: 1864

"A young woman, the widow Of soldier and
the mother of an infant six weeks old, was placed
in the prisoners box OF the Police Court Of
Chicago, on Wednesday, to answer to a charge
Of drunkenness and disorderly conduct There
were traces Of youth and fairness left In her
countenance, but vice and degradation had SO
eilectualy wrought upon her constitution that
before her examination was concluded she sank
down in tIightful fit and was carried out. She
was instantly discharged from custody.


"A soldier who had but one leg and one arm
was leaning upon his crutches in the New Haven
depot at Hartford, few days ago when he was
approached by a Copperhead, who inquired,
"You'n vote for Lincoln, suppose 2" "Yes,
sir, shall" "What vote for the man who got
you into the army, causing you 10 lose an arm
and legp "Yes, sir ! think WAS lucky IN
being under Old Abe. IfId been under Mcclellan
digging bitches should have been in my grave
long ago.
Year: 1864

A man 10 attempting to croes the river to-
day broke tbr, ugh the ics and came very pear
taking his leave Of this world Assistance,
however. came to his relief, and he vac saved
from q wntsry grave. We advise people to
keep of the ice uule's they have made their
Wills and don't care about staying in th,s
changing climate any longer. The ice has
been dangerous for some time. and several
days ago party 10 crossing and when nesr
or ebore broke through the i.e, inmers,ng q
good sbare Of the carriage, and doing good
deal Of damage to tie crinoline Of the iadies.
We hope the fool hardness Of some OF our
people will not be carried to soeh length as to
sacrifice lie R l. Uniom


Tha Ice is becoming very rotten and unsafe
under the H. fluencs of warm weather, and too
much caution caonot be exercised In crossing
Year: 1864

When we come to face our liabilities they are by no
means 50 formidable when they are painted by gem
Il man whose Imagination runs ahead OF their facts.
Oar public debt viii the LIST Of July exceed the estl-
Of the oreAry Of the Treasury because have
made appropriations for bountes 10 soldiers ofoye SO0
0OO0O0 and because have called into the field two
hundred thousand more men--neiher Of these having
been estimated for last December Otherwise actual
expenses would have been less than the estimates


will be that the interest are liable TO pay is
SllS2S73 63O and amount, at the rates we pay 10
s649S3 506 and OF this only Si3 ABB is payable in
coin.


Beyond this the amount Of currency and fractional
notes outstanding has been recently not increased but
considerably reduced


The present internal bill, although have not
yet examined every item thoroughly expect to do.
will beyond question, yield over S25O.OOOuOO annually
when fairly in operation, which, with the revenue de-
rived from the tariff going at the rate of about
$50. OO0 will place In the Treasury between three
aud four hundred million dollars There has been
impaence manifested that this bill should not have
been introduced earlier Those who know the extent u
the unIemitng labor Of all sorts OF the COMMITTEE Of
Ways and Means not those who have been most i'm
patient and for any others less informed do not
propose TO put the cnmmie In the attitude OF Offering
an excuse Il should C nuted however that had bill
been presented v the first sixty days OF the session.
Year: 1864

Governor Smith has addressed an auto
graph letter to the Selectmen Of each town in
the ST tie, urging them to furnish one recruit
for the Seventeenth regiment, This will
bring the regiment up to the maximum -
Many Of the towns are responding with
alacrity to the request, and the men will be
shnrilv fnrthcnminr
Year: 1864

His Honor the Mayor has In formal message to tho
Common Council, suggested tho propriety Of making
provision BY ordinance to regulate tho passage
OF vehicles In general through certain streets the
lower part Of the city 10 relieve worry great
extent such horoughfares from being overcrowded.
was evident to everybody who read tho message that the
Mayor had struck the only plan by which the heavy
business streets could be made passable the whole
community has been waiting with mpatence to see
some action by the Common Council showing dspost-
tion 70 enforce the suggestion Can anybody tell why
pam and necessary should have been deferred
30 iong There is no money it it. Il is merely plan by
whcn persons doing business In the lower wards
would DO relieved from annoyance and unnecessary
delays; ono that would incomrnode nobody,
and would accommodate everybody. That is all And
probably that may be good for delay VIII the
City Fathers act on promptly? In with this
Is another and kindred subject that would bc well 10
attend to- Railroad and omubuses In the habit
OF being stopped anywhere their route to take
put down passengers. There should be some modiHca
tl0n OF this practice to the free passage OF tho
streets running the line OF These classes
Of carriages should be prohibited from stopping while
crossing street. Let them be required. when they stop
at corner to the street before they hold
When they are stopped the side Of the
street. with tho end OF the at the orosswak the
whole length Of the carriage well as the length OF the
horses, is for the tme being, stationary obstruction
the street 1t is TO be hoped the Common Council
will speedily take this matter in hand and dispose Of it,


FREE PASSAGE.
Year: 1864

From the Savannah Republican,


The Yankees have not scrupled to deny that,
unable to cope with the gallant men of the
South, whom they oUtnumber as five to one,
they have not only pressed our slaves into their
service, but actually crossed the Atlantic, and
by every species of villanous inducemens,
sought foreign aid to make up for their own
cowaIdice aud imbecility. This they have done
beyond al question, thereby c0ncedlng the i'm
poTsAnt fact .has they are unable of themselves
to maintain their tyrAnnical and hateful govern
ment.


We have before as proof conclusive that our
enemy, utterly dsspairiDg Of their ability to
conquer Us, have at this time sgenis and lec!u.
Year: 1864

l once visited large public school. ~
recess, little fellow came up and spoke 70
the master; as he turned to go down tho
PLATFORM the master said, 6 Thot is a boy
/ can trust. He nerer failed me.


followed him with my eye, and looked aS
him when he took his seat after recess
He had a fine, open, manly face, | thought
good deal Of the masters remark.


What character had that little boy earned.
He had already got what would be worth
more to him than fortune. 1t would be
passport into the confidence and respect Of
the whole community.


wonder if the boys know how soon they
are rated by older people. Every boy in the
neighborhood is known, and opinions are
formed of him. he has "A character, either
favorable or unfavorable.


A boy Of whom master can say, - can
trust him he neyer failed me, will never
want employment. The fidelity, prompt
ness, ahd industry which he shows at school,
are in demand everywhere.
He who is faithful in little, will be faithful
also in much. BE sure, boys, that you earn
good reputation at school. Be trusty-be
true ChttdS paper.
Year: 1864

upon my exertions. When within ten
miles of the fort l had to GROSS stream
and leave the Arkansas river, striking
across rolling prairie: The snow was
here from one to three feet deep, and the
track entirely filled.
q l had been over the road but once ex-
cept in covered stage, and had no par
ticular idea of the direction. l only knew
that the fort was on a creek with trees
growing along it, and the best hoped
for was 10 reach the trees that night. |
kept two objects in view so as to make a
straight line. l walked all day, and just
as the sun was two hours high or SO l saw
the trees. Two miles, or about that, be-
yond me l saw a lone tree, and that was
the last object had made up my mind to
reach, but when within half q milo or
thereabouts of the tree 1 saw what I
thought was the fort and took courage
! | walked on at the rate of mile an hour.
Before reached the tree knew for o
certainly that it was the fort had seen,
and saw that sleigh had started for me.
They were coming on gallop l could
see them one or two weIe standing up


looking toward me. They were whipping
their horses, and the snow was flying in
all directions; knew that was aaved
and my strength gave out; could go no
further, and sank down in the snow
When they were almost to me, 1 saw Lieut..
Crocker driving, and heard him say -
GOOD Lord it is Dodge!"


DR.. Clark jumped out with bottle oi


whisky in one hand and a pie in the other.
was in no mood to refuse either. They


had been looking for the stage with a glass


and saw me as came over the last roll of
the prairie, and ordered up team to &c


out and help some one, they did not know


whom.


In half an hour they had two six mult


teams and one two mule team going after


the stage, with refreshments for man ant


beast. They came back in twenty. .fou


hours and said that I saved their lives
., Only two were frozen, one very badly
:, and he will probably have to lose his foot


One was with us who had been in thi
country for thirty-two years, and in al
that time says he had never seen a wors
> storm, and that he had made up his min
. 1 could not possibly live through it,
:, Those who went out after the stage sa
= they never saw more rejoiced lot tina
:. they when they knew of my safety.
Year: 1864

at South Mountain and again at Antietam.
1t was not surprising that they were in
large degree destitute Of the absolute ne
cessaries TO effective duty. Shoes were
worn out and blankets were lost; clothing
was in rags; in short, the army was unft
for active service, and an interval for rest
and equipment was necessary. When the
slowly forward supplies came to US led
the army across the river, renovated, re-
freshed, in good order and discipline, and
followed the retreatng foe to a position
where l was confident of decisive victory;
when, in the midst OF the movement, while
my advanced guard was actually in con-
tact with the enemy, | was removed from
the command.


"Instead of reporting a vistorious cam
paign, it has been my duty to relate the
beroism of reduced army, sent upon an
expedition into an enemys country, there
to abandon ono and originate another and
new plan OF campaign, which might ano
would have been successful if supported
with appreciation of its necessities, bu
which failed because of the repeated failure
of promised support at the most critical
and, it proved, the most fatal moments
That heroism surpasscs ordinary descrip
tion. Itsillustration must be left for tht
pen of the historian in times Of calm re
fection, when the nation shall be looking
back to the past from the midst of peace


full days. For me now it is sufficient tt
say that my comrades were victors in ever.
field save one, and there the endurance o
single corps accomplished the object o
its fighting, and, by securing to the arm.
its transit TO the James river, left to tn
enemy runous and barren victory"
Year: 1864

TnE man who is in pain to know what
alteration time and age have made in him,
needs only to consult the eyes oil the fair
ono he addresses, and by the tone Of her
voice as she talks with him, he will learn
what he fears 10 know. But, Oh Row
hard a lesson
Year: 1864

uprghtness we do not Sor a. moment question
have unwittingly placed themselves IN false posi-
tTon, where their influence Is working against the
best interests of the country andis bringing la
mentable discredit upon themselves All that we
ask of them is that they shall narrowly watch the
development of the Cleveland stratagem, and be
convinced of their error by the unhappy facts Of
the case. as these shall day by day be revolyed


SO tar as the movement was an honestconscien-
tIous ssngle minded protest against an inadequate
administration, it was entitled to the highest re-
spect for, 50 far, it would have stood In a similar
attitude with the old Liberty party orthe Free Sol
party, or the Gerrit Smith party--a parry of CON
science, always reputable before God and she world
but when it is as plain as a pike-staff that the
managers at Cleveland have been using the names
of good men to cover the schemes of bad of ma
king revenge instead of patriotism their anima-
ting spirit, using the name of liberty as a promise
to the ear to be broken 70 the hope Of plotting a
coalition with Copperheads 10 overthrow the loval
party of the North-we denounce il with the
righteous indignation which ii merits from every
loyal soul
Year: 1864

Travellers in Persia, China and Japan tell us of
professional story tellers and tradition reeiters
who, standing in the streets and market-plaees,
tell marvellous tales to all who may choose to list
en-. The following is one of these Chinese para
bles: ar siga as aE 1' a


FoHf. in the course of his wanderings, coming
to a Villages knocked at the door OF rleh woman,
and begged permission to enter, What said
she, do you think receive into my my house every
rowing vagabond2 No, indeed; it would be un-
betting a respectable woman--go your wayl -
Then he went to cottage of poor woman. who
at once kindly begged him to enter. She set be-
fore him the only food she had--a little goats
milk k.-broke piece of bread into it, and said
May Fohi bless it, that we may both have
enough T. She then prepared HIM couch of
straw and when he fell asleep percelylng that he
had no shirt, she sat up all night and made hlI1
one out of some linen shehad made by her own
hard labor in the morning she brought it to him,
begging he would not despise the poor gltt At
ter breakfast she accompanied him little way
and at parting Fohi said: May the first work you
undertake last till evening -


When she got home she began to measure her
linen to see how much was left; and she vent on
measuring and did not come TO an end until the
evening, when her house and ya-d were full OF
linen: in short, she did not know what to do with
her wealth. Her rich neighbor seeing this, was
sorely yexed, and resolved that no such good for
tune should not escape her agaln.a4g.. af5


After some months the traveller came pnce more
to fhe village size went 10 meet him. pressed him
10 90 to her house, treated him 10 the best 1000
she had, in the morning brought him q SHIRT OF
fine linen which she had made some time before
but all night she kept candle burning, IN her
room that the stranger, if he awoke might sup
pose shewas making his shirt.


After breakfast, She accompanied hun out ot
the village and when they parted, he SAID
SHAY the 6rst work you undertake last tall even
Year: 1864

TO JouS ALpsrApr, ESQ, Sheriff Of the County cf Bed


ford-.Seads freezing


WHEREAS joint resolution proposing certain amend


ents to the Constitution Of this Commonwealth, which
are follows, yiz


ARa Asvas 1t provided in the tenth article Of said
Constitution that any dmen agreed upon shall
be submitted to the people in such and ct such
ne least thrue months after being agreed toby the
tive houses the Legislature shall prescribe such SUBJ
mission be in such and ioFR ting. the people
may vote for against each amendment separate and
distinctly:


And Where's, BY an act Of the General assembly Of
this Commonwealth, passed tho twenty third day of A.
pr ammo Demni one Thousand eight hundred and sixty
four tbs provided hat for the purpose Of aseertaning
the of the people of this Commonwealth regard
the adoption rejection OF said amendments, either Of
them, the Governor Of this Commonwealth shall issue
writ election directed TO eaeh and Sheriff of this
Commonwealth commanding them to give notice in the
usual in less than two newspapers IN each
city and county; Progided, That many published
theren and by least printed handbils IN each
lection district OF every city and county wherein
paper published that election win be held in each f
the townships boroughs, wards precincts aRd districts
therein. on the
Year: 1864

The war has developed one new
name ol reproach, much more intense
than all preceding names given to
that class of men sometimes more
despicable, and sometimes quite as
dangerous, as open traitors. Tory
and Cowboy were the names of WAS
HINGToN's revolution; but the term
of Copperhead covers something
more contemplate than Cowboy or
Tory. If there was little apology
/ for traitor then, there is still less
for traitor now, when disloyalty is
alike bad policy and bad morals,
when even JUDAS cannot obtain his
price, and should hang himself with
out it. Copperheadism is still con
temptible, but weak, it is no longer
serpent but a worm, that in proper
time the people will put foot upon
and crush altogether. Its lasttactics
are as shameful as ever, but imbecile
as well as wicked. The spectacle of
unscrupulousness and puerility pre-
sented in some of those leading jour
nails which anpear to advocate rebel


lion more than Union may astonish
and shame the sense and self-respect
of every well grown citizen. If dis
loyalty must have its representation,
let it be IN some moro manly fashion,
with arms in its hand, and down in
LEES army; but cowardice allied to
mischief, and every day publicly ex-
hibited, IS an exposure shameful
enough to disgust the best rebel
friends Of some of our cotempo-
rar1es.A H. ~ ~ aa-a - - i
Year: 1864




Some Legislative friend has kindly
furnished us the first volume of the
Democratic party in this State. In
order to deceive and mislead the
people into reading the document, it
is printed under the heading of g Re
port of the Directors of the Insane
Asylum" The second volume will
shortly be issued, entitled :" Report
of the Directors and Warden of the
State Penitentiary," and contain a
general history of that Institution,
with many interesting incidents in
the lives of distinguished Democrats
who are rusticating within its walls.
These two volumes will be indispen-
sable to those who, desire to keep
posted in the history of the party
San Juan Press. a3 6. a+-'ii ess'i. 8
Year: 1864

HIt is terrible thought to fe-
remember that nothing can be forgot
ten 1 have somewhere read that
not an oath is uttered that does not
continue to vibrate through all time,
in the wide spreading current Of
sound-not prayer lisped that its
records not to be found stamped
on the laws OF Nature by the indelibls
seal of the Almighty will.
Year: 1864

der by the name Of Joseph Wolf, a
member of the 4thI Infantry fen from
the steamer Silver Cloud yesterday
morning at fMatamorss, and was,
drowned: He was STOPPING down
over the guard to draw up some
water, when he accidentally slipped
snd fell into the river.
Year: 1864

Mfr, Lincoln may well feel proud of the en-
dorsoment the people have Just given OF tho
ability and integrity he has displayed in dis
charging the trust they roposed in him four
years ago. No President of the United states
has ever been called upon to administer the
Government in the midst Of so many and so
great difficulties as have beset his path since
he assumed the responsibilities of Chief MAJ
istratc. Even his approach to the capital was
made In the midst OF personal perils, and his
official cares and responsibilities have been
piled mountain high. But he has discharged
his obligations to the country so conscientlously
and well that the people have rewarded him
with mark of their confidence they have be.
slowed upon no other President since jackson.
Until yesterday no President had been re elected
since Jackson's time.
Year: 1864

One Of the collectors of Baltimore
has received instructions from the Dep
uty Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
which, in our judgment, makes dis
tinction without a difference As it is
Of interest to the public we give them.
The Deputy Commissioner says


Cali vehicles used in transporting
pefsons or property from place TO place,
for hire, are liable 10 the tax on the
gross receipts, but distinction must be
carefully made in the case of livery
stable keepers II a person order a
carriage from the stable 10 be at his
house certain hour, and the owner has
no knowledge of the direction in which
the carriage is to be taken, he is not
subject to any tax, but if g person or
der carriage from the stable 70 con
vey him TO a certain point, and the car
riage IS sent for that specific purpose,
the owner is liable to the tax.


He adds:


/ have no doubt Of the propriety Of
applying the same rule and making
the same distinction in regard 70 Vehi
cles for transporting persons. Assessors
should therefore require returns only
of such gross receipts Of vehicles as
accrue from transportation as ia named
at the time when such vehicles are or
dered.


The above opinion was given in eluci-
dation of the l03d section Of the Inter
nal Revenue Law of June 30, 1864.
Year: 1864

Do you see that group of Ladies GO
ingup or down Cedarst Nine chances
out of ten they are going or have been
to Morse's Gallery of the Cumberland,
25 Cedar st, opposite Commercial Hotel


Oct27-tf
Year: 1864

MoRsE is the first to introduce this.
new style of Pictures, Every body that
see them ara delighted with them


Call at the Gallery of the Cumber-
land" and judge for yourself ol4tE
Year: 1864

We published in our last the substance of the mil.
itary bill recently passed by the Senate, placing in
service all white male residents of tho Confederate
States between the ages Of eighteen and fifty five
The House. it seems, is considering different bill
in secret session Nothing has been perfected on
this subject so far as we know.
Year: 1864

The resolutions adoeted by the Conservative
meeting held in Greensborough, which we publish
to day, have the ring of the true metal. They
breathe the loftiest and most determined devotion
to the great principles of constitutional liberty and
are every way worthy of the noble assemolage of
patriots who adopted them.