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Year: 1865

Ih, Charleston Nens, referring to some action
of Congress prays " that 10 more may be de-
manded (of the South lest that be required
which honor cannot yield to policy and that
our rights will no longer be withheld, lest the
spirit of conciliation give place to conviction
that ts exercise is useless" With all Difference
we submit that nothing will be demanded
which tue nation will not have the right to en-
force. But what are the rights We should not
withhold Simply the right, first, to allow our
friends in probation, after n few months cool
ing from an atlemp, TO DESTROY our rights ana
Year: 1865

Slavery has no longer an existence in law.
The Secretary OF State OF the United States this
day officially proclaims that the requisite two
thirds of the States Of the Union have ratified
the Amendment to the Constitution, whereby
Slavery is abolished, and power is given to Con-
gress to enforce the act by appropriate legsla-
ton. Praise be to God We live, at last, IN a
country where no human creature can be held
as slave!
Year: 1865

thoir own, to become our rulers secondly, the
sovereign right of taking away rights from
other people After granting all this at once,
we should like to know what rights will remain
to the Government (which honor cannot yield
TO pOicy7"
Year: 1865

The Montreal Herald gives pretty
full synopsis Of the Alien Act recently
passed by the Canadian Parliament. All
the clauses are very stringent and place
unusual powers in the hands of the
Government. With respect to warlike
expeditions. arms, &c, the model OF the
bill is that which was passed by the
United States to prevent aid being given
TO the Canadian rebels of 1897.


1t provides that the Governor General,
when he shall have good reason to be-
lieve it is eXpedient TO remove an alien,
may direct such alien to depart; if he
neglects to do this, the Governor or any
magistrate may arrest him and commit
him to the common Jail, where the alien
is TO remain till takeE in charge tor the
purpose Of being sent out OF the prov
ince. III case Of an arrest after the
close of navigation, the alien may be
detained till month after the opening
OF navigation in the spring.


Persons preparing, assisting, procur-
ing or aiding by money, any military
expedition against foreign State, are TO
be considered guilty of a misdemeanor,
and are to be punished by fine not ex
ceeding three thousand dollars, and I'M
prisonment not exceeding three years.


Any justice or in fact almost any Off
GER may seize any vessel manifestly
built or fitted for warlike purposes, or
carving arms or munitions as cargo, or
any vessels and arms about to pass the
frontier, if it is supposed that such yes
sells or arms are intended for carrying
on military expeditions against any for
eign state at peace with Her Majesty.


Arms supposed to be intended FOR hos
tile purposes may be seized in any house
on warrant at the request of the prop
er Attorney, or without such request. II
there be information on OathG and "a
make such seizures coastables may en-
Ter houses by force at any hour or day
or night.


The act is to be In force for ycal
and thence till the end OF the next par
iamentary session, and is not TO inter
fere with the witt of ha6sas corpus. This
last clause has Singular appearance
but it probably means that any person
may have a writ, yet that the causes OF
arrest provided for In the act will b,
sufficient answered. the application for it
This bill, as our readers have alreadJ
Gsearned, passed the Canadian Parliament
by vote Of one hundred and four t
four.


Alien acts in England have usnalF
applied 20 foreigners cousrivlng maahi
Year: 1865

The New Workers have taken up the sub
ject of the beef cXtortion, aud very active
movement is going or for the purpose of in
ducing strike against the butchers. These
cormorants still charge from thirty to fort,
cents per pound for beef in this city, al
which rates a steak sufficient for poor mans
family costs him the product of two days
labor.


The New Workers arc adopting the sug-
testions we made to our readers some
weeks since, and a correspondent Of the
Times writes TO that journal as fellows:


We-that is few families in Hobo
ken-have formed an anti-meat club. There
are seven of such families. We have mu.
:ually pledged each other TO totally abstain
from meat for two weeks from this day.
Thursday Here is a beginning at least
Who will be next The process is simple
The men folks talked it over on Wednesday
morning on the boat, settled the matter at
their homes at night, and will honestly ad-
here to their resolve. ONE OF THEN


Combine and conquer, and let the watch
word be NO more meet at present prices.
1t will do US good 10 avoid eating meat al
this season of the year.
Year: 1865

went home to rejoice with trembling a
| the success of the strategem.


Surprise, joy, and some distrust perva
ded the minds of the assembly of temper
ance brothers when Mr. Rose walked in.
He was invited to walk forward and ask
ed to speak whatever he wished


He rose and told his tale of the day,
and then added, "When [ saw how my
angel daughter was transformed into a
low, filthy creature; when | knew how
much lower she would have to descend if
she went with me, | abhorred myself
She vowed to go every where went, and
do everything l did.


Could [ see her do that Her lowell
ness stained-her character ruined-she
pure as an angel? No sirs IF it kill
me [ will leave off, and never touch, taste
or handle from this night henceforward
and forever. And now gentlemen, help
me to be man again"


The building vibrated with the cheer
ing, stamping and clapping, and gush
OF song rose from those manly hearts
which might have been heard for miles.
Oh, "there is joy in heaven even over
one sinner that repenteth" and why
should there not be on earth?


We hope no other daughter will have
to resort to so painful a remedy to save
father.
Year: 1865

Sick headache is sickness at the stomach.


a tendency to vomit, combined with pain


in some parts of the head, generally al


the left side. 1t is caused by there be-
ing two much bile in the system, from


the fact that this bile is manufactured
too rapidly, or is not worked out of the
system fast enough by steady, active ex-
ercise. Hence sedentary persons, those
who do not walk about great deal, but
are seated in the house nearly all the
time, are almost exclusively the victims
of this distressing malady. 1t usually
begins soon after waking up in the morn
ing, and lasts day or two more. There
are many causes; the most frequent is,
the arrangement of the stomach by late
and hearty suppers by eating too soon
after a regular meal-fve hours should
at least intervene-eating much of any
favorite dish; eating without an appetite;
forcing food eating after one is conscious
of having enough something which the
stomach cannot digest, or sour-stomach.
Any of these things may induce headache
of the most distressing character in an
hour; it is caused by indulgence in spiri-
tous liquors. When person has sick
headache, there is no appetite ; the very
sight of food is hateful the tongue is
furred, the feet and hands are cold, and
there is a feeling of universal discomfort,
with an utter indisposition to do any thing
whatever. A glass of warm water, into
which has been rapidly stirred beapiug
teaspoonful each Of salt and kitchen mus
tard, by causing instantaneous vomiting,
empties the stomach of the bile or undi-
gested sour food, and greatful relief is
often experienced on the spot and rest,
with few hours of sound, refreshing
sleep, completes the cure, especially if
the principal part of the next day or two
is spent in mental diversion and outdoor
activities, not eating an atom of food, but
drinking freely of cold water and hot
teas until you feel as if piece of cold
bread and butter would really taste good.
Nine times in ten the cause of sick-head-
ache is the fact that the stomach is not
able to digest the food last introduced in
to it, either from its having been unsui-
table or excessive in quantity. When
the stomach is week, spoonful of the
mildest, plainest food will cause an at
tack of sick headache, when ten times
the amount might have been taken in
health, not only with impunity, but with
positive advantage.


A diet of cold bread and butter, and
ripe fruits and berries, with moderate
continuous exercise in the open air, suf
fcient to keep up very gentle perspira-
ton. would, of themselves, cure almost
every case within thirty-six hours. Two
tablespoonfuls of putserized charcoal,
stirred in half a glass of water, drank,
generally gives relief.
Year: 1865

It is not generally understood how
clothing keeps the body cool in hot
weather, and warm in cold weather.
Clothes are generally composed of some
light substances, which do not conduct
heat: but WOODEN substances are worse
conductors then those made Of cotton or
linen. Thus flannel shirt more efectu-
ally intercepts or keeps out heat than lin
men or cotton one; and whether in warm
or cold climates, attains the end of cloth
ing more effectually. The exchange o.
wooden for cotton undershirts, in ho
weather, is, therefore, an error,


This is further proved by ice being
preserved from melting when it is wrap
ped in blankets, which retard, for a long
time, the approach of heat to it. These
considerations show the error of suppo
sing there is positive warmth in thC
materials Of clothing. "The thick cloal
which guards Spaniard against the colo
winter, is also, in summer, used by hin
as protection against the direct rays o
the sun and white flannel is cur warm
est article of dress, yet we cannot NOR
effectually preserve ice than by wrapping
the vessel containing it in many folds
the softest hanneE Black clothes ar
known to be very warm in the sun; bu
they are far from being SO in the shade
especially in cold weather, when the TEN
perature Of the air is below that OF tn
surface of the skin. We may thus gath
er the importance of attention to cm
dreu's clothing. 1t is an absurd Ide
that, to render young limbs hearty, tn
body must be exposed to the undue lnfiu
ences of our capricious climate.
Year: 1865




A newspaper correspondent writes
from New York as follows:


The beggars have lately created
sensation by dodge which is as anus
ing as cunning. Fulton Ferry is great
gate of the city. Hundreds of thousands
OF people pass to and from the city daily
by that route, and as natural conse-
quence beggars who 60 early where there
is surplus of wealth to be given away,
congregate on the Fulton ferry-boats.-.
The latest trick is performed by man.
and small child, the latter in rags and the
former in a well worn uniform of blue,
with one sleeve empty, the missing arm
being carefully hidden away under the.
coat. The plan of the operators is for
the man personating the soldiers to sit in
the ladies cabin of the boat In such a
way that the child, in its tour of begg-
ing, approaches him first, soliciting aims.
The false soldier listens to the brief tale
told in an undertone by the child, ques-
tioning him or her very loudly, and at
last, pulling a well-worn and wellflled
pocket-book from his pocket, hands it to
his nearest neighbor, and asks him (be-
ing himself unable to handle the pocket
book with his single handy to give the
child ten or twenty five cents. The beg
gars know enough of human nature to
know that this scene invariably excites
the sympathy Of the spectators, who are
ashamed not to give after seeing the
'poor soldier" do so, and the child gen.
orally manages to get quite respectable
sum OF postal currency. This repeated
once or twice day at each ferry about
the city gives to the rascally pair very
nice income. Some of these people make
from eight to ten dollars per day. The
newsboys and bootblacks of the streets
think they are doing badly if they do.
not make from three to four dollars per
day and often their receipts on Sunday
run up as high as five dollars.
Year: 1865

The manner in which Secretary Sew
ard came to know of the death of Presi-
dent Lincoln was singularly touching
A correspondent of the Philadelphia Bull
letin says.


He had been kept in ignorance of the
attack OF the President, his physicians
fearing that the shock would be too great
for him to bear, and all newspapers were
rigidly excluded from his room. On the
Sunday following the assassination, the
Secretary had his bed wheeled around SO
that he could see the tops of the trees in
the park opposite, just putting on the
Spring foliage, when his eye caught the
stars and stripes at half mast on the War
Department, on which he gazed awhile,
then turning to his attendant, said =
"The President is dead" The attend
ant stammered and changed color as he
tried to say nay, but the sagacious old
man said: "If he had been alive, he
would have been the first to call on me
but he has not been here, nor has he sent
to know how [ am, and there's the flag at
half-mast. The old statesman's inductiye
reasoning had told the truth, and he lay
in silence, the great tears coursing down
his gashed cheeks, and the dreadful truth
sunk into his mind.
Year: 1865

The following is said TO be one Of the most
successful anlidotes for the bite of a mad
dog. It was for sixteen years an exclusive
secret with Saxon forester, but who grow
ing old, unwilling 70 let it die with him,
and therefore procured its publication. He
is said to have used it for fifty years, and
rescued many human beings and cattle from
the fearful death Of hydroho5ia.


"THe Aatdote.-Take Immediately, warm
vinegar Or tepid water, wash the wound
clean herewith and then dry it then pour
upon the wound few drops of hydrochloric
acid. because mineral acids destroy the poison
Of the saliva, by which means the latter Is
neutralized.
Year: 1865

In one of his terrible menaces JEFF Davis
declared that when all the men of the
South were put to death in battle, the women
would seize their weapons and beat back
the Northern vandals When captured, the
"President" evidently thought that the time
had come when the women must maintain
Southern chvalry. He would himself lead
them in pettlcoats.
Year: 1865

A simple mode of keeping butter IN warm
weather where ice is not handy. lnVert a
common flower pot over the butter with
some water in the dish in which the butter
is laid. The orifce at The bottom may be
eorked or not The porousness of the earth
ern-ware will keep the butter cool.
Year: 1865

10 be discussed The Emperor Francis Joseph
HunQarisns and upon being ned Buda with the
crown Of ST. stephen it is probable that the Die
viii have the very desirable result OF recol rue,ing
gariaus are likewise IN the hope that since general
amnesty wos granted 10 Gsllicis previously to the
opening Of the Dict similar course will be pursued
the case, your old correspondent too would take
advantage Of the opportunity return to his country
brought on by ls years in the Austrian Empire St,
II 10 not probable that the amtesty will be published
at the beginning Of the Diet. 1t Is more likely


hs! 1t 10 follow and TO cover the work OF reeoncia
ton. The coronation Of Francis Joseph would be q


filter occasion for the publication Of the amnesty than
the opening Of Parliament which might not answer
tho expectations either Of the Emperor or OF the
lfuDQarians
Year: 1865

The number OF butchers making special
show is smaller this year than usual but those attempt
ing display have done II or very liberal scale.


Bryan Lawrence Of No. 10 and IL Centre Market re
p0wncd for killing the best stock to be found In the
country, far near has excelIed himself this Christ
mas In the show Of prize beef mutton and veal Among
l6 Canada sheep which be secured for to7O were tive
Of these, weighing 40 N alive and 2i3 D dressed. IT,
doubtless tho largest sheep produced in this conn
Try at least The other sheep would ordinarily he con
sdered extra fat weighing from 200 ~ 300 alive but
they cast into the shade by this monster Of the ovno
race.


Two very large fat veas also on exhibition. the
aise spd quality Of which be Vdsed VI by the cost
Year: 1865

GAxsiINe.-Let every man avoid gambling
as he would poison. A poor man or boy should
not allow himself to toss up for = penny, for
this is often the beginning Of habit Of gamb-
ling; and this ruinous crime comes on BY slow
degrees Whilst y man minjing his work he
is playing the best game. and he 10 sure 70
win. A gambler never makes good use of his
money, even ii be should via.
Year: 1865

his home at Columbia, and offers TO take the amnesty
oath and give bonds for his future good conduct General


Pillow has, or had large plantation Columbia and
Brown In another still extensive one near Helena
Arkansas He has lost over seven hundred slaves by the
failure Of the rebellion
Year: 1865

lfTOfn the fniiadelphla lcdRcr, April ~


There peculiar crc mstanc connected with the
OF Juns Brutus Booth IN this city. After his
arrest by Detective Krupp he taken ~ the provost
marshas Office To await the departure Of the train for
Washington While In the Office he In charge OF two
a guard. lie engaged in very little conversation
but was smoking cigar, and during this time he fire.
quenty took from his pocket what appeared TO be scraps
Of paper with which TO light his cigar The guard did
not attach any importance 10 the act but afterwards
ranspired that these letters and envelopes which
thus destroyed Atr he had been sent away, and
the attention Of Captain Lane and Commissioner Barret
called 10 the fact they gathered together the frag
mcns but the letters etectualy destroyed that
nothing be gained from them. The corner Of
envelope showed the printed inscription "Brtish Pro
vince" and small remnant OF the letter inside OF this
envelope contains only the words ''your brother"


While In tho ONCE Junius Booth engaged In look
ing Bible the table. When hc had finished this
he took narrow slip OF paper and wrote what ap
pears have been letter Il written both sdcs
but finished he tore them into small pieces
and threw them into tho spit box the floor After
he gone attempt made to collect the frng-
ments OF this letter, but without success Enough
found show that tho letter intended for his sister,
and referred TO the fact that he whiting In tho Mar
shas Office for the He badc her be OF good cheer
There also reference 10 grandma but the rest Of
the sentence gone Attention IN called TO two psamss
be made out-the forty ninth the other Ia no4
dccphcrabc part Of the numerals are torn on and
lost
Year: 1865

while those who were possessed Of the requisite material
INDUCED in pyrotechnic display


GENERAL GRANT
goes North to-day He Is eminently satisfied with the
termination Of the campaign In North Carolina


MOVEMENTS yKSP DAVIS
Jem Davis IL Is said, as he received the news
OF the refusal OF the President 70 tfy the agreement
between Sherman and Johnston and Informed of the
policy OF the new administration, at took hs do
parture for parts unknown He believed here 10 bs
fugitive, and is seeking to escape from the country
across the Southwest frontier
Year: 1865

The Petersburg Express considers it
proper that an apology should be of


fered for the act Of that superfne Patri-
OF Robert E. Lee, in seeking pardon
from the President of the United States.
The degrading act caused correspond
ent of the Express to lose his admira-
ton for the sseminent soldier.' he
supposed that he would die rather than
beg for q pardon, which was possibly
too eHthusiastic an opinion. Lee.wa
one OF those brave menof whom it was
proclaimed he would die sooner than
surrender, and yet he did surrender
and did not die. Having thus come
down from his loftiness, there could be
no good reason why he should hesitate
Year: 1865

MAr A-SioismSnd Windmuler and Henry Beni ~
T. W. wiuidma-This was an action brought to recover
$500 for SIX bales Of shoddy sold the defendants by the
plaintiff IN February, 1894 The defence set up that
the goods not according to sample but Of inferior
quality far below the ordinary standard The defendant
stated that two three days after receiving the shoddy
IL took fire from spontaneous combustion, and
dcrcd wholly worthless. II claimed that this fro
originated in consequence Of the inferior quality Of the


nxedn instead Of vegetable oil had been used combus
ton would not have taken place. Tho defendant himself
got upon the stand and explained the philosophy OF the
thing He stated that vegetable oil when used In the
manufacture Of shoddy created carbonic acid gas which
Of highly combustblc nature and cxcssdingly dan
gerous II the shoddy IN question had beea manufac'
tured with fixed oil he supposed when he n,ado
tho purchase, spontaneous combustion would nave
taken place, and he would not have been loser


The not concluded when the Cours sdjourneo
for the day
Year: 1865

GERMAN OpERA-BRooKLYN.-Fdwst was given last
night in Brooklyn to excellent house, the old ha'inds
Of the Italian Opera being present in lars, numbers
The opera very well sung, Hermans Mephistophcles
was exceedingly nne Tamaro makes good Faust and
sang the rs last night most acceptably Mle Frederick
seriously affected with hoarsness and was therefore
compelled 10 withdraw after the first act when apo
ogy made for her. and Nile Canssa assumed tho r
Of Marguerite which sho sang remarkably well consider
ing that she had never played the part before and had
but few hours study Of tho r0e She was repeatedly
appaudcd ard called before the curtain On tho whole
the opera admirably given. This evening Halcvy's
grand opera Of the Jowoss will be given at the Now York
Academy with a the splendid accessories necessary to
produce II in splendid STYLE Tomorrow Faust will be
pven Mt a nedstuse
Year: 1865

WHAT Is THE USE OF A CORPORATION ATroR-
NEY I'VE notice that the Board Of Aldermen
has ordered that all further proceedings for
violation Of ordinances by the Corporation At
torney through the Corporation Counsel shall
be discontinued. The above bureau has been
Of late, with no evidence Of Improvement,
prostituted by prominent politicians for per-
sonal and party purposes. The bureau ought
to be abolished or reorsanized throughout by
placing the appointment Of Corporation Attor-
ney in the hands Of the Mayor and Common
Council, whose attorney he is in fact 1t is not
usual for principal in suit at law to allow
his counsel to appoint an attorney. No more
should the Corporation Counsel be empowered
to appoint an attorney for the Mayor and Com
mon Council.
Year: 1865

TIE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.-The Con-
necticut Legislature has unanimously ratified
the constitutional amendment abolishing and
interdicting slavery throughout the United
States. This makes twenty-five States that have
ratified this great amendment Only five more
are wanted to reach the required three-fourths
Of all the States, and they will be soon forth
coming. New Jersey, Delaware and Kentucky,
under the control Of the democratic party, voted
against the ratification at the last session of
their respective Legislatures, the democratic
leaders concerned no doubt still clinging to
their old idea that African slavery is necessary
to the existence of their party. We guess that
they will discover before the year is out that
this hobby horse Is knocked to pieces, and that
they must consent to do without 1t, or sell out
their stock in trade 20 the highest bidder.