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Year: 1865

to Seaforth he was again beset by some of the
gang, but the vigorous use of loaded horse
whip made his progress comparatively easy
and he escaped the second time. Harrie has
discovered that Canada is a nard road lo l. av-
el, and he will probably avoid Bayfield, and the
James River hereafter
Year: 1865

THE SOUTHERN METHODIST CHURCH The
Christian 4drocate and Journal of this week
contains the following suggestion from Bishop
Ames concerning the Southern churches:


The southern bishops say that they are at
a loss to conceive by what shadow of right, lie
Gal or moral, the property is held by the pres
ent occupants. | am sorry the bishops are SO
ignorant of the facts. am happy to inform
them, and all concerned that the authority by
which the property alluded to was taken pos
session of, was the only authority which at the
time, and still, so far as | know could enforce
obedience to law, and maintain order in the re
bellious States. And | now propose to the
bishops and TO all other parties interested, that
Chct Justice Chase shall decide the question
of title to the property referred to, and that all
shall abide by his decision in the premises, and
hereby pledge myself land doubt not my
colleagues in the episcopacy will do the same
that should the decision be in favor of the
Church South | will at once withdraw all the
ministers whom have appointed to conduct
divine services in these churches referred to,
provided the authority by which | now occupy
them allows me to do So Of which | have no
doubt think if the Southern bishops arc
as confident of their title to the property as
they appear to be, they will not hesitate thus
to submit the question to the decision of the
highest judicial officer in the Government.
Year: 1865

The poverty and suffering of the people of
Virginia are described as very great. People
enjoying riches before the evacuation of Rich
mOnd are to-day forced by their necessities to
beg for bread. A relative of Chief Justice
Marshall, and one Of Thomas Jefferson, have
each recipients of such charity. The Govern
ment, however disposed, is unable to be almO-
ner to the people of State. The sutferings
of these people have therefore claim in hui
means to supply their wants. twill take time
to reorganize labor so that each individual can
apply himself entirely to it, and the misfortune
is that these sufeTings, having never before
known what it was to want have no faculty at
all for turning their knowledge or experience
to their own advantage for their daily support
Many Of them are aged persons, unable to la.
Dor, and deprived by war of support from their
children.
Year: 1865

How TT STRUCK HM-A gentleman, about
whose Teutonic origin there could be but one
opinion, was passing along the street few days
since, when he came to a halt before one of the
huge posters announcing the coming of the
panorama of Paradise Lost. He read the line:
"A Rebellion in Heaven!'' when he broke
forth as follows "A Rebellion in Heaven!
mine Got that last not long nOw-Onkel Abe
ish fare 20
Year: 1865

CAN'T SEE'T-There is a divine out West
irving to persuade the girls to forego marriage.
He might as we'll try to persuade ducks that
they could find a substitute for water, or rose
buds that there is something better for their
complexion than sunshine. The only convert
he has made is a single lady, aged sweet sixty
nina
Year: 1865

SINGULAR CoSDCCr or A CARA
cat on Fourth street, below South. seems
TO have been particularly attracted by "A
certain cor. on making the last trip at
night down Fourth street. Tie event of
which We are about TO speak is very sin
gular. For five or six weeks past the
conductor Of The car has noticed Il cat on
tho west side Of Fourth street, Just below
South. Upon approaching the animal.
she hastily runs between the wheels of
the car and remains ON or about the CEN
tire OF the track. Just ~ the platform
has passed over l,er, sire runs towards the
spot she came from and disappears. This
singular affair takes place every night Oh
the last trip of the car The conductor
has never noticed the occurrence on any
other trip. lie observed the singular ac-
ton OF the cat, but, for week or 81
passed it by without giving il any partic-
ular thought. Since then, he informs us,
upon approaching the place, he watcnts
for the fclin, and, sure enough, the ami
NAL is there to make the run, as above
stated. No reason can lie assigned for
TOR the singular behaviour Of the animal.
The conductor informs us that, about six
weeks since, his car ran over and instant
ly killed cat at this place, on the last
trip down, but whether this has anything
to do with the strange conduct of the
other cat is a matter for the curious to
investigate. 1T should also be stated that
the last trip OF the car is not always made
at the same time; there is a difference Of
hours. yet the cat seems to know, without
regard to time, when the final trip is be-
ing made.
Year: 1865

WARRINGTON, June Is.


The most pointed views of President
johnson on negro suffrage, have .iust
been made to the delegation of Qua
kers, who called on him with petitions
asking that the influence and power of
the Government may be so welded as
to secure to all persons, without distinc-
ton, equality in the right Of franchise
In response, President Johnson said ne
would not make a speech, but would
talk to them in the spirit of friendship
and fraternal regard He wished 10
talk to them as though they were 81
members of the same family. He told
them of the difficulties in the way of
comforting the right of suffrage, as they
desired, and gave them many instances
of his experience among the slaves of
the South, whose habits and feelings he
professed thoroughly to understand.
But one great act might be said to have
been fully accomplished by the wsr,
after the restoration of the Union, and
that was the complete abolition OF
slavery. There weie many other things
that would require time to accomplish,
and among these might be the question
Q suffrage.


The President referred to his own ex'
perience in the rebellion, and to the
fact that while he had suffered person.
ally and pecuniarily, and in other ways,
he bad no complaints to make, but
would do his best 10 bring peace and
order to the country.
Year: 1865

Any Merchant having business stand
suitable for Millinery and Dress Trimming
business on Church street, END would ike
TO rent a. shirt or half Of their Store, can
hear OF q good tenant By leaving word 81
this otfiss imasdiassly. jInslAssss.
Year: 1865

FACr.-Yes, it's fact that Franz Meyer,
first door west Of the First National Bank
is selling of the very best Of clothing. cut
and made in the latest fashion. At rates that
would stratle any one not used to purchas.
ing in New York, or some other eastern
cities. Any one wishing to purchase, had
better iaake an early CALL
Year: 1865

This would reduce the total actual value of
what is left of the South to S 200, 600 900, or
barely sixth of what it was in 1860. And
yet we feel confident that the soil and build
ings of the South could not be bought to day
for the full seven thousand millions which
she was reported to be worth in 1860. A
few, who are hard pressed, or pecuniarily
vexed at the result of our late struggle, are
anxious to sell out cheap; some of them to
get out Of the country; others to seek new
location in it; far more to supply their urgent
wants but the great mass win stay where
they are, and only sell at higher prices than
they would have taken in 1880. Five years
hence, tie South will look back with wonder
on her blind persistence through generations
in q policy which left her masses poor and
ignorant, her cities small and rude, her mines
unopened, her forestx valueless, and her
water-power useless. We confidently predict
that the valuation of the fifteen slave States
Of 1850 viii, by the census Of 1870, exceed
seven thousand millions, and, by that of 1880,
viii mot be lsse than twice that amount
NJ y. Tribune. 8tf
Year: 1865

The shades Of night were falling fast,
As thro Western village passed
A man, whose future golden name
Hung trembling on the magic name,


Petroleum
His brow was sad, but his eye was bright
With the haunting vision day and night,
And in his ear this word was rung,
Like music from a fairy tongue,


Petroleum
In cabin homes he saw light,
Which iickered thro' the starless night
His heart was growing sad and lone,
And from his lips escaped a groan,


Petroleum
Yet on he pressed with weary tread,
Dark rose the tempest overhead;
The mountain winds went whistlng by,
And Knocked his sad despairing cry,


Petroleum
"Beware the branch of the withered tree
Beware of swamps and mud to the knee !
These were the words of the cautious sire
Lost in that word which echoed higher,


Petroleum
"Try not the pass p the peasant cried,
'The rocks are ragged, the chasm wide,
The oily river is rushing by"
But thepurpose leaped from lis flashing eye


Petroleum
At break of day when sunlight spread
t. b,l, g H. 5,-o, |, = had
\ scene in the distance caught his eye,
His heart upsprung with the foyful cry,


Petroleum
The goal was reached, and patient toll
Drew from the earth its wealth of Oil,
And now repaid for his ANXIOUS care,
His clarion voice rings tbro the air,


Petroleum
Year: 1865

AS a wife and mother, women can make
the fortune and happiness of her children
and even if she did nothing else, surely
this would be sufficient destiny. BY her
thrift, prudence and tact, she can secure
to her partner and herself competence
in old age, 20 matter how small their he
ginning, or how adverse fate occasionally
be theirs. By ber cheerfGlness she can
restore her husbands spirits, shaken by
the anxieti2s Of business. BY her tender
care sac can often restore him to health,
If disease has seized upon his overtasked
powers. BY her counsel and her love,
she can win him from bad company, if
temptation in an evil hour has led him
astray. BY her example, and her pre-
cepts, and her sex's insight into character,
she can mould her children, however di.
verse their dispositions, into good men
and women. And by leading in all
things true and beautiful life, she can
refine, elevate and spiritualize all who
come within reach, so that with others
Of her sex emdlating and assisting hers
can do more to regenerate the world than
all the statesmen or reformers that ever
legislated She can do as much-aas !!
perhaps even more-to degrade man, if
she choose to do it.


Who can estimate the evil that woman
has the power to do? rs a wife she
can ruin her husband by extravaganza,
folly or want of affection. She can make
"a devil and an outcast of a man, who
might otherwise have become a good
member cf society. She can bring bick-
egings. strife and perpetual discord into
what has been happy home. She can
change the innocent babes whom God
has entrusted to her oharga, into vile mcn
and even viler women. She can lower
even the moral tone of society itstolf, and
thus polute legislation at the spring head
She can, in Ene, become an instrument of
evil, instead of an angel Of good,


Instead Of making flowers Of truth,
purity, beauty and spirituality spring up
in her footsteps, till the whole earth smiles
with loyeliness that is almost celestial,
she can transform it to a black and blasted
desert, covered with the scorn of all evil
passions, and swept By the bitter blasts
of everlasting death. That is what wo-
man caa Go for the wrong as well as for
the right. Is her mission a little one p
Has she no "worthy work, as has become
the cry of late ? Man may have harder
task to perform, rougher path to travel.
but he has none !oftier or more influential
than woman's.
Year: 1865

The payment Of Sl,00 constitutes An
nual Membership, and all exhibitors are
required to pay that sum at or before the
time their entries are made upon the So
cretaries Books, and all entries must be
made at or before the time the articles or
stock is placed within the enclosure


Entries may be made at any time dur
ing the ten days next preceding the fair,
and up to 10 o'clock A. NJ. on Wednes-
day the second day Of tbe fair, at which
time all stock or other articles intended
for exhibition must be placed under the
care and direction Of the proper officers
Of the Secieiy, and care should be taken
that stock be entered in the class to which
they belong, and no owner Of stock OF
other property viii be allowed to inter.
fere with the committee while they are
making their examinations. -s-


On making The entry, cards will b
Year: 1865

In quiet country village in the town Of, y.
H., lives a wealthy manufacturer OF wooden
goods, whose wealth has been largely increased by
the prolonga;ion of this unhoy rebellion but the in
crease of the wealth of this did not make him q
mser nor harden his heart against the want. of the
truly peedful.


Once, on a bright moonlight night in midwinter,
when the air piercing cola and the ground covered
deep with snow, this man was returning from Bos-
taking his horse and sleigh at neighborng depot
and arriving at his house in the long hours of the
night Not person was seen all were supposed to
man, on looking from the window into his yard, OBJ
served woman standing at bis pile OF wood She
took up her full and started for the gate stop
ped then returned to the pile sni laid the wood down
She then again stood few moments then took up ire
voCd again and started 10 leave the yard she again
stopp ed and returned and laid the wood down. She
then again stood few moments, and gazing around
and seeing person. she took up the wood again and
started for home she had proceeded but short dis
tance when she returned and laid the wood, for the
third time, down the pile She then LETT the ysrd
The gentleman followed her, not knowing who she
be saw her enter q dwelling, and looking into
the window her gather the few tas;ered garments
she had, winding them srouni her, and sit down by
dim Pickering of few expiring Goals. He returned
10 bis house, and the next morning he sent for TIE
poor woman TO to his counting room. On her
ARRIVAL he related to her what be had seen the night
before. She told him she nearly frozen that
she in want of food, aad she could not bear the
thought of going TO the poorhouse and hence sne re-
solved 70 steal the wood but making the sftemTt
her conscience would not permit il. The man i'm
rnedatey sent his with wood 70 her house, and
supplies from the grocery and tho poor honest
woman has not suffered for the comforts of life SINCE
and she has the from that noble hearted
man that she shall Indeed, is not honesty the
best policy 7-L,aie Psgrim.
Year: 1865

In noticing the appointment OF Mr..
Chase as Chief Justice, the Boston Trav-
eller very kindly remarks:


The West i. getting its share Of big
things It has the Presidency, it will
have the Vice Presidency next March,
it has the chief justice ship, and it has
the Department of the Interior and the
Attorney Generalship, in the Federal
Administration; also the Postmaster
Generalship. Well, nobody complains
bu, We ask the Western men to observe
how much better they fare now than they
did under Democratic a.cendency. The
West has done SO splendly in the war,
as we'll as in politics, that there is a
strong disposition to see her position In
the national government made one OF
a very pronounced character.
Year: 1865

A MAD PLUNGE-0n Wednesday sailor took
leap from the centre of the cast.iron bridge AZ
Sunderland, which Is one hundred feet above the
water. The man applied to tie magistrates on
Saturday Tor permission to perform the exhibit.
but their worships refused to countenance it
Afterwards, however, bills were issued annonn.
cling that stephen jeffrey, the great English al.
yer, from the Isle Of Wight" would at twenty
minutes past O'clock on Wednesday, make the
extraordinary and daring leap" from the centre
oil the west side of the bridge. Police were post
ed on the bridge at the hour appointed but the
man. dressed as sailor passed through the
crowd without being recognized. About half
past o'clock he suddenly threw off his coat, gave
It into the hands of a friend, and then mounting
the rails quickly leaped down headforemost TO
the river. Despite the strong wind blowing al
the tine lie seemed to go down in almost a
straight course; but before reaching the water
gathered himself up and made plunge hand.
over head, in the orthodox diving fashion. Ha
rose TO the surface almost immediately and then
cody swan after and picked up an orange which
he tJok out of his breast just before taking the
leap. He then turned TO swim ashore at one of
the landings, but cobble manned by two river
police rowed up and took him on board. He was
landed at the Pannas Ferry Landing and walked
ashore, passing through an immense crowd of
people, who greeted him with loud cheers,-New-
castle (Eng.) Chronicle.
Year: 1865

ton OF aiew miles which are shingly, only ooze,
| mud or sand is to be found.


AS regards the commercial prospects of the
undertaking, 1t may be stated that the Atlantic
company nave begun their work under the re.
newed agreement with the Government for a sub-
sidy oil E24OO0 year, and in addition. guaran.


Tee OF per cent upon capital of E6gO000. All
systems OF Government guarantee of this kind are
in themselves radically bad and opposed 10 eyery
ru OF free trade and commercial enterprise. In
TINS case however the guarantee is not only at
variance with the principles Of political economy


but possesses its own special attributes OF absur-
dity. Thus, in return for their guarantee, which
Is only to continue In force while the line ia in
working order the Government demand that the
maximum charge for messages shall not exceed 2s
%. per word. With such a tariff the line would
DC absolutely chOked with messages, and the com. =.
pany, in return for its overwOrk and general MAJ
administration OF business, would only receive q
revenue oil G4JOOOO year. At tariff Of Gl per
word, on the contrary, the company, while guar
anteelng message TO and the raceipt of fenlv.
from any part OF the United States within "a
hours, could with ease earn revenue of Gl OOO-
OoJ year, or nearly twice the cost of
the present cable. In fact the Government
guarantee ls only conditional on tbs line
being 10 working order, and while it Is so work.
leg the company can, for the reasons we have
stated DO ten times better without IL. If the
shareholders are wise the sooner they shake OF
this clog upon their enterprise the better. AT
present, 1t is estimated that the operation of tele
graphing can be safely conducted, day and night,
at the rate OF from six 20 eight words a minute
Both Professor Thompson and Mr.. Varley, how
ever, are confident that with the new machines
they have invented this rate may be increased TO
nearly u words minute. On this expectation.
however, We decline TO venture an opinion. The
despatch OF message of 100 words through the
line to America, and the clear receipt of similar
NUMBER III reply, will, after the cable has been
laid, be accepted by the company as n proof that
the wire Is in perfect working order, and without
further formality it will at once be opened to tha
use Of the public. Most earnestly do we hone
that this greatest scientific undertaking may be
followed by the commercial and political success
which the completion Of telegraphic communica-
ton with the United States must achieve,
Year: 1865

the consequence OF its not having done that
sid rable amount of gold has been bought the open
market to pay for the cotton the buyers thus making
tn mselves independent OF the certificates.


There will be session OF the regular open board
Good Friday.


The First National Bank subscribed 5000 900 to the
seventhirty loan to-day The popularity Of this security
shows the disposition Of the people lodge their money
with tho government; but this confidence In the public
credit viii have 10 be sustained by higher taxation
than we have yet felt Until the next Congress
m cts no change in the Tax bill can, Of
course, be made but 1t will be the duty
o. the present Secretary Of the Treasury to
recommend such measures he may consider advisable,
and in conjunction with the Committee
Taxation, which Is sitting during the recess, to perfect
plan OF taxation calculated raise the largest amount OF
revenue with the least Inconvenience to the taxpayers
Tho present tax BILL judging by the recent returns Is in
adequate to meet tho existing emergency but there
why, with the resources at our command,
this should continue to be the case


The Commonwealth Insurance Company of this city
win pay, 18th ns dividend Of Ave per cent, free Of
tax


The International Insurance Company win pay May I,
dividend OF Ave per cont, free Of tax.


The Central Railroad Company Of New Jersey will pay
18th inst quarterly dividend Of and half per cent
free ef tar.


Tho business tho Sab Treasury TO-DAY was as fol-
lows


Rece pts for csstoms $281 900
loh rcc1pts. ,5lo osz
ravmens.. Ie!o ito
Subscriptions 10 government loan. 19S 600
Year: 1865


Mr. PITTS, from the Select Committee, made report
relative to the charges Of corruption in connection with
the passage OF the New York Paid Fire Department b
submitting the testimony, and coming to the conclusion
that as no specific charges had been made charge OF
fraud had been proved In connection with the
The report adopted and the committee discharged
Mr. VAN buren, by unanimous consent, offered
luton for joint meeting Of the Senate aud Assembly
Thursday evening, to receive tho flags Of returning reg
ments.


The resolution was unanimously adopted
Year: 1865

To an address by 4 number of clergy.
men who called on him to-day the Vice
President replied, thanking them in the
warmest ,erms for their very kind men
ton Of him and for their rendered sup
port said be had cure faith that il We
adhered to those principles the Almigbt
would save the nation He believed that
the nation had great mission to fulfill,
and that God would DO. allow it to perish
before its work was DONE
Year: 1865

President Johnson this a. m received .
large delegation Of citizens of Illinois end
afterwards about 50 cletgymlu and others
connected with tie Christian Commis.
sion. He expressed his high appreciation
of their confidence in him. and made to
each party q speech indicative ofhi pub
lie course in the future.


A meeting Of the members Of the bar
and the Grand Jury was held this even
ing.
Year: 1865

The Hon. Edward Bates, of Missouri,
has written letter about the character OF
Mr.. Lincoln, in which he says:


I know and apprec late that character,
in its beautiful simplicity of truth and
kindness, and in its strength and good
ness. knew him for many years on terms
of the most pleasant social courtesy. Our
communityof opinion upon political ques-
tons drew us more closely together, and
produced a mutual feeling Of respect
and confidence which has never been
shaken. l could dwell with delight up
on the beautiful traits of his character,
both of heart and mind; for can conf
IDENTIFY declare that l have never associa-
ted with a more bland and amiable gen.
tleman, and have never known a man OF
quicker perception or higher appreciation
of truth and justice. have known many
men more learned in books than Mr..
Lincoln, but not one whose mind could
more readily perceive the truth of fact
or principle, or more clearly state it in
language, or moro certainly prove it by
logical argument.
Year: 1865

A Washington correspondent of the
New York Post says of the visit of Chief
Justice Chase TO the Southern cities:


"The visit Of Chief Justice Chase to
the seaboard cities of the South. is sig
nifcant event. 1t is said that Mr.. Chase
does not favor severe policy toward the
rebels, SO far as punishment is concerned
He would provide security for the future
by extending the franchise to the colored
people and disfranchising leading and
influential rebels. Congress has the entire
question within its Control, as it can and
will refuse to admit Senators and Repre-
sentatives from any State till its Consti-
tuition is satisfactory.


'It is somewhat singular that the Chief
Justice should have sent for Rev. DR..
Fuller. of Baltimore, to accompany him
on his expedition, as the Doctor has been
regarded as pro-slavery and bel-sympa'
thizing."