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Year: 1864

II all the ultimate consequences OF ones
acts are to be laid TO his charge, the man
who invented rocking cradles for children
rests under a fearful load OF responsible
ity. The downright murder Of tens Of
thousands Of infants, and the weakened
brains Of hundreds Of thousands Of adults,
are undoubted results of this invention.
To rock 8 child in cradle, or to swing him
In crib, amounts to just this: the rapid
motion disturBs the natural JaOIO Of the blood,
and produces stapor or drODsiaess. Can any
body suppose for moment that such an
operation is 9 healthful one2 Every one
knows the dizzy and often sickening effect
Of moving rapidly in swing; yet wherein
does this differ from the motion child re-
ceiVes when rocked in GRADER 1t Is
equivalent to lying in ship-berth during
q violent storm; and that sickens nine
people out Of ten. A very gentle, slow
motion, may sometimes be soothing, though
always Of doubtful expediency; but to
move the cradle as rapidly as the swing Of
q pendulum three feet long-thst is, once
in seconds positive cruelty. We al
ways feel like grasping and stsying the
arm Of the mother or nurse who, to secure
quietude, swings the cradle or crib with q
rapidity equal 20 tAstot pendulum loot
long. II any mother Is disposed to laugh
at our suggestions, or consider them Whim
siesl, we beg Of her to have bed or cot
hung on cords, then lie down in it herself
and have some one swing it with the same
rapidity that she allows the cradle to be
rocked. What she will experience in both
head and stomach is just Whst the infant
experiences.


We insist that this rocking Of children
Is useless habit. If not accustomed to
rocking they will 90 to sleep quite as we'll
when lying quietly as when shaken in a
cradle. II they do not, there is trouble
from sickness, or hunger, or more likely
from an overloaded stomach and though
the rocking may produce temporary stu
por, the troubleis made worse thereafter by
the unnatural means taken to produce
quiet for the time being.
Year: 1864

The following extract from q private let
ter from Pembis shows how the mail is
transported from that point to Crow Wing;


should hAue written to you, four days
sgo, but The mail had to lay over one trip
on account Of the lameness Of one Of the
carrier dogs. You will probably think it
strange that the great United States mail
should be detained for several days for
such cause, but nevertheless it was. The
nail is carried from here to Crew Wing, q
distance Of thres hundred and fifty miles,
By dog trains, and if one set Of dogs get
foot sore when their turn comes the mail
has to lsy over. Tomorrow they say the
dogs will be right and the mail will 60 for
ward. saw the first dog mail train leave
esre on last mail day. It consisted Of
three middle sized dogs They look more
MEe wolves chan dogs. Fney had regular
harness, very faneifully ornamented, and
buekskins saddles, geOrgsously worked
with beads. The dogs are driven in tan.
cen style. They 60 from forty to fifty
miles per day, the half breed driver trot-
ting behind most Of the Ways. Paul
kiaa.l Pioneer, Dec. 20.
Year: 1864

ATTEMPTING TO KILL.-A free negro fellow,


named Richard Bailey, was arrested yesterday,
charged with attempting to take the life OF Mr.


Blankman, surgeon dentist, on Main street Bailey


went into DIR. Blankmans office for the purpose OF


having II ~rheQ the instrument


was inserted in his mouth for tnu Y,.-r--f a.a,,-


ming the condition of the TOOTH the ruian sprang


from the operating chair, and, with the remark


that he would "not permit any id white
man to finger his mouth" he clinched the Doc
tor by the throat and attempted to strangle him.
Being a powerful himself, DR. Blankman
.hrew him off and rushed to corner OF the room In
which they to get hold of his cane, whereupoh
the negro darted for the door to make his escape
but lust at this time of the Doctors about M


teen years of age hearing the difficulty ran out ana
prevented him from getting down the steps I'LL hl'
father could come to his assistance, when the Two
dragged him back into the office where he was re
tanned till an officer could be sent for The accused
is well known negro Of desperate character ai'


has on several occasions, been guilty OF violent as
sauits upon white persons lie will be brought DC
/ fore the Mayor this morning for hearing
Year: 1864

A gentleman was crossing Union Square
New York one afternoon lately. he was accOsted
by a well dressed and lady like woman. apparent
ly about twenty years of age. who in mosi
courteous manner appealed to him for aid for her
sick mother He took out his pocse, book for
the purpose of complying with her request, when
the pocket book was snatched out OF MS hand BY
a person who came up behind him and who ran
off with such CELEBRITY that the astonished gentle
man was unable 10 keep any trace OF him The
woman and the thief were probably accomplices,
and this was but an Illustration ofthe latest New
York dodge
Year: 1864

"A woman in Michigan i. IN Jail charged with
bgamy First she married man and had six
children. and WAS left a widow Then she mar
rice another mau. lie went away TO work, and
when he came home found his wife with new
husband. Presently she left ber third husband
aud married a fourth one She left him and was
on the point of marrying fifth when she
was arrested. Her three forsskcn lords appeared
in court against heg
Year: 1864

ng- Tobacco is an expensive luxury"
just now, and the chewing of it habit
from which some of its votaries may de-
sire to break lose. The following, taken
from an exchange, may aid such:


"a friend of mine overcame the habit
of chewing tobacco by substituting a bit
of cracker for his accustomed quid lie
had previously tried chamomile flowers
and other means without success, and a.
dopted the cracker upon the recommen-
dation of a casual stage coach companion
some years ago. His hankering for to-
bacco was soon overcome and he has new
er had relish for it since


He gave up the use of the cracker al
so in few weeks, and as his adviser had
also been cured by the same means, L am
induced to offer the remedy for publica-
ton"
Year: 1864

Among the many incidents of bravery


and personal daring exhibited ii stormine


the enemy's intreuchments at Petersburg,


the capture of rebel battle flag by pri-


vate in the Third New York Regiment.
in Gen. Smiths corps, deserve especial


mention. While the contest was at its


height, and the tide of battle swaying to
and fro, he espied the flag borne by reb-
ell captain who picked it up as its former
bearer fell at his side The gallant New


Yorker singled him out for personal en-
counter, and, after a hard hand to hand
fight, succeeded in capturing the flag and
its bearer, and emerged from the dust
and smoke of the conflict vigorously bear
ing the banner and driving the Captain
before him. Gen. Butler heard Of the
incident, sent for the daring man, ascer-
tanned that he was formerly mechanic,
but now humble private in the ranks
obtained specimen of his handwriting;
found by conversation that he was sensi-
BILE and intelligent, and commissioned him
a lieutenant on the spot. This is the
way to reward brave men and the best
way to select officers. Napoleon always
made his promotions of men from the
ranks who had proved themselves capa-
bic and worthy. If soldierly merit had
been the standard of promotion in our ar
my We should have had better officers.
Year: 1864

Most people have doubted the literal
accuracy of the despatch concerning the


battle of Spotsylvania, fought on the 18th
of June, which alledged that trees were
cut down under the concentrated fire of
Mimic balls We doubted the literal fact
ourselves, and would doubt it still but for
the undisputable testimoney of DR.. Chas.
MacGill, an eyewitness of the battle
The tree stood in the rear of our breast
works, at point upon which at one time
the most murderous musketry fire that ev-
er was heard of was directed. The tree
fell inside our works, and injured several
of our men. After the battle, Dr. Mac
Gill measured the trunk, and found it
twenty-five inches through, and sixty one
inches in circumference, actually hacked
through by the awful avalanche of bullets
packing against it. The foliage of the
tree was trimmed away as effectually as
though an army of locusts had swarmed
in its branches. A grasshopper could not
have lived through the pelting of that
leaden storm, and but for the fact that
our troops were protected by breastworks,
they would have been swept away to a
man.-RtchD10nd Enquirer
Year: 1864




sD- Now and then some very remark
able cases of specie boarding come to
light A Boston broker some time ago
purchased a quantity of coin, of which
the history is as follows:


The coin was purchased of an old man
who died in Barnstable County, Massa-
chusetts. He was an old resident of that
county, and lived to be ninety-four years
old. He was the owner Of the house and
land which he occupied; but it was not
supposed that he had much property be-
yond his real estate, although it was
known that he was very close and miser-
ly in his habits After his death his
premises were searched, and specie of va
rious kinds found to the amount of $780,
900. Many of the Spanish dollars were
of ancient date; but they showed by their
color and perfect stamp that they had
not circulated much since the coinage. =
The Spanish gold pieces were wrapped in
scraps of parchment, on which the value
of each was marked; aud the date indi-
Gated that they had been thus boarded
for long period. In all probability a
large part of this gold and silver had
been in his possession more than half a
century.
Year: 1864

An army letter from Petersburg says
that during the fight on Friday one of
our boys, either becoming short of am
munition or in the hurry of the engage
ment, fired the ramrod of his gun from
his musket On the subsequent capture
Of the works two rebels were found dead
and completely transfxed with the iron
shaft.
Year: 1864

Under the contract between the Cover
nors ofOhio, Illinois. Indiana. Wisconsin
and Iowa and the President. Governor
Morton issued his call to the people of In
diana TO raise twenty thousand men for
the service Of the United States for one
hundred days. Governor Brough. of
Ohio, issues a different proclamation. He
orders out the organized or active militia
OF the State to the extent Of twenty thous-
ard, and OF course for service sithia the
State. for he has no authority to command
them to engage in any service outside of
1t. Why this difference between the ac-
ton of the Governors of In
diana and Ohio? Did Governor Broneh
have better understanding with the
Secretary of War as to the service in
which the eighty-fve thousand troops
were to be employed than our own wise
and energetic Governor


We understand That Secretary Stanton
has directed the military authorities of
Indiana, to Issue call upon the active
militia OF the State, upon the persons liz
bic to military daty, similar to that of the
Governor of Ohio. There is a distinction
between the service of the State and the
service of the United States. the latter
being considered more honorable and de-
slrable than the former If the Secretary
OF War has issued the instructions We
have stated. then it appears he has no in
tention of using the eighty-fve thousand
one hundred days men on any other duty
but to garrison the camps and Notifications
within the several States. and for that
duty the legion of Indiana are to be called
out and detailed If such be the ca 9. and
the action of Governor Brough warrants
The suppcsition that it is, in what light
does it place the pompous proclamation of
Q. z. NJ. calling for twenty thousand vol.
unteers for service in any state in the Tn
ion for one hundred days, and the tele-
graphic announcement that our ckivalric
and self sacrificing Governor intended to
place himself at their head to fight the
rebels and perhaps to lead them to glory
or the grave? Was he aware when these
sensational announcements were sent over
the wires that the call upon the militia of
Indiana was only fer guard duty at camp
Morton, and other camps and fortifcations
within the State, or to patrol the streets
of indianapolis as police guards? How is
| 1t u State Sentinel.
Year: 1864

Correspondence of the n. Y Jour. OF Commerce


What 1t means, will not pretent. to say
but among the disnitaries in this city there
is good deal Of consternation. The
President never locked SO carc-worn Us
now. The enormous responsibilities resi-,
ing upon him, the evident alienation from
his support of SO many of hls old friends
the bitter sarcasm Of his chief New York
supporter, and the dread Of a terrible re-
action in the rublic mind, already com.
mencing, are reducing the poor man to q
skeleton. 1t Is impossible to look upon
him Without feeling Of sorrow. Nor Is
the news that comes to us to-day, respect
ing the people of Ohio, who do not like
his support Of Blair against Chase, calcu
lated to quiet his nerves The great Stat,
Of Ohio is certainly more deeply attqched
TO her distinguished son than to the Illinois
politician, and her wishes on some points
are not to be ignored To be striving fol
reelection by party machinery, to th'
most important Office in the world, and a
the same time to be taking the lead il
putting down an unparalleled rebellion
are certainly two things not easily accom-
plished.


One effect of the joint resolution, jus
passed, to increase the tariff fifty per cent.
will be another rascally advance by th
grocerymen on such articles as coffee an,
sugar Ofcoursc if these men pay an al
ditional duty of . per cent. on tn
former article, they viii increase thei
price to the extent Of ten cents. To-da'
coffee is selling in this city for sixty cents
and SUGAR for twenty-five, and butter i
still as high as Gfty cents. In these day
even the shadow OF an excuse is almos
enough to make an honest man a swindlel
and what with blind or selfish fanatics a
the head OF affairs, and the petty swindler
on the corner of every street, We, as
country are going somewhere with an un
appreciated rapidity.
Year: 1864

What fine speculation for the country
If Massachusetts, could be bought for her
value in the United States Army, and sold
for her importance in the United States
Senate, plus her profits on shoddy and
other contracts
Year: 1864

A full description of the magnificent deco
ration9 Of this building was published in THE
TELEGRAPH of yesterday.


Last night a dense crowd assembled around
the headquarters to see the gorgeous transpa-
rencies aod listen to the music and speaking.
The street was soon impossible, and the side
walks were densely packed with our colored
population.


Numerous fireworks illuminated the street,
and added 10 the brllIaney OF the scene. Able
Year: 1864

in this respect are not unlike those of CO.
partners In their stock Of goods. Each has
right but he is bound to exercise 1t 90 as
not to iDjure his copartner. If any should
vote corruptly under the influence Of bribes
by drains of liquor, money or other thing
or negligently, without first Informing him
self by all the means in his reach and free
ing his mind of partisan prejudice as tar as
possible, or suffer himself TO be dictated TO
by others, be they who they may
You will agree with me In saying that sush
persons commit q great wrong, which
must In the minds of earnest and patriot
ic men fx stigma upoA them and their
children. Il will be Q most apt occasion
for our adopted citizens TO refute the charge
OF disloyalty and want Of attachment to
our Institutions, heretofore urged by the
Know Nothing party, by standing firmly
by that Government which has given them
an asylum from the oppression of their
Father land, and admitted them on such
general and easy terms to all the rights
and privileges Of citizenship; and which
10 still holding out the same precious boon
to millions Of their countrymen, groaning
under the heels OF the old despotisms, the
like of which JEFF. Davis and the Chicago
Convention are now lRboring to establish
in this country. Your conduct In the COM
ing election will not only affect yourselves
and children, but the welfare aud standing
of your coutrymen that shall hereafter
emigrate. The trial will be severe, but
the Government will triumph. Mark that.
This election will determine who are its
friends and who Its enemies. My earnest
prayer is that my adopted fellow citizens
shall stand to the old Gag as nobly and gal
lantly at the ballot box as they have on the
battle field. have Ventured these remarks
not only because have direct and vital
interest 10 every mans vote, as he has in
mine, but because desire to see all my
fellow citizens so acquit themselves in the
great crisis as shall secure the approval of
their own conscience and all earnest and
patriotic men.


"Hearts within and God overhead" let
all loyal men stand unitsdLy up TO the great
work


'PeriSh party, perish clan;


Strike for Freedom while We cav


Like the arm Of one strong mani"


A OrIIzEN.
Year: 1864

HAS LONG BEEN THE STUDY OF THE
y Il most scientific men Of the age, from the fact
that close study generally causes the hair to
fall off prematurely; and. in consequence. they
have given the subject a portion Of their valuable
time. trying to invent some method to regain
their lost locks; but all their labor was in vain,
mill
Year: 1864

The peculiar taint or


infection which we


call SCRoFULA turks


in the constitutions of


multitudes of men. 1t


either produces OF is


produced by an en-


teebled, vitiated state
of the blood, wherein
that fluid becomes in
competent to sustain
the vital forces in their
vigorous action, and
leaves the system TO
fall into disorder and
Year: 1864

eF We occasionally read strange stories
about certain people who have never seen cer-
tain things. An exchange tells OF q roman
who has never yet seen 4 locomotive, although
she is able to be about and live within forty
rods OF 4 railroad. We think we can beat thar,
for we know OF an octoeenarian who has NJ YER
seen steamboat a locomotive even a
Briga6ier General-having the misfortune to
be totally blind Cineiarati Commercial
Year: 1864

rS-Mrs. and all the little Misses john Mitch
ell returned home to Richmond recently. They
had 10 leave ail their pretty clothes on the
steamer which was burnt to avoid our cruisers
and take to the shore in a long boat
Year: 1864

ness of our weakness In this regard should be
forced upon us by internal than by external
difficulties. The harbor defences Of New York
and Boston are now in condition which will
render those cities impregnabls to attack by
foreign fleets, and the money spent on those Of
the Southern ports will be so much clear gain
to the government by and by. When we see
Great Britain and France, after an annual
expenditure of millions on their barber defenoes
during the last half century, compelled to over
haul them at an enormous cost, so as to
adapt them to resist the improved war
vessels and artillery Of the day, we
may consider that the money expended by us
in this way is laid out at profit And so it is
with our navy to certain extent. Tho corrup-
ton and blundering of the department under
old Father Welles have not prevented its in
provement in the education and experience
gained by the gallant officers and crews OF the
five hundred miserable vessels, which must
be Of permanent value to us. Neither
Is the enormous amount Of materid Of war
which has accumulated on our hands to be con-
sdered loss The dangers to which we were
exposed at the commencement Of the rebellion
BY our dependence on foreign sources for such
supplies show how necessary 1t Is that q nation
shall not allow Its love Of peace to blind It TO
the necessity Of being always prepared for
different state Of things. This ID - true Of the
South as Of the North. The fact is-and II
will be recognized by and by-the conflict we
are engaged in is, in many respects. gain to
us. II is all nonsense to talk Of the sums ex-
pended in Il being hopelessly sunk. Nations
are like individuals. When they 60 into new
line Of business they must have stock Of
to begin with. We shall, no doubt,
make our newly acquired taste for military
and naval pursuits pay handsomely after the
suppression Of the rebellion. and when ws take
England and France In hand. .
Year: 1864

The report of the death of Archbishop
Hughes, which reached US on Saturday
night and was subsequently contradic-
ted, proved only little premature
Archbishop Purcell received dispatch
Year: 1864

A little girl about four yelrs old trot.
ted down to Atlantic dock the other day
to buy some corn for her mdher's chick.
ems. She had . pail in her hand 10
which to pour the corn, but before she
reached the spot where she was accustom.
ed to find it, she came to cask of honey.
This was not to be passed without an ef.
fort to obtain some of it. The men at
work within the dock, uuebservcd by the
child, watched her attempts to reach the
sweet temptation. Her little arms were
TOO short for the enterprise; but, after a
moments consideration, ,he took off her
shoe and stocking, rolled up her drawers,
aud climbing upon something against
which the cask stood, lei down her foot
aud ankle into the honey; then she drew
it up and with her hand scrapcd off the
honey into the pail. This she repeated
until the pail was full, when she went to
the water side and washed, and rcplac-
ing her shoe and stocking, started with
her spoil for home. A ,aan followed her
and beard her tell her mother that she
had brought home some honey; but to all


questioning as to how she obtained it she
was mute. In short time she returned
to the dock for her chicken food, when,
as understand, there was quite an ex-
citement over her, aud collection taken
up to reward her ingenuity--not tits to
be hoped, to encourage her honesty.
Perhaps, though, the little creature tho't
that honey in cask is as much the prop
erty of whoever can get it as is honey in
a tree in the woods Il il safe to pre-
dict that should that child Ere to become
a woman she viii have her share Of that
most useful and much to b desired en-
dowment, "faculty. ."-Broohiyn, ~ Y
Year: 1864

be useless to urge his suit further. -
There was that in the expression and tone
of Bessie Graham which warned him that
it would be in vain. Even in that hour,
perhaps the loss of the fortune which the
heiress would have brought him was not
the least bitter ingredient in his cup Of
humiliation. Yes, even in pecuniary
view, his speculation had failed miserably
He had gained five thousand dollars and
lost two hundred thousand.


As for Bessie, she did not gricve much
for the lover she had dismissed 1t was
as she said. All her love for him passed
away when SHE awole to a sense of his
unworthiness. She was firmly resolved
that whenever her hand is given, it shall
be to one who has devoted himself heart
and hand to the service of his country.
Year: 1864

"PEAcE PARTY. ."-Abohtionists publish
MANY accounts, says the Boston Courier,
from the South, assuring us that there is
large peace party growing up there. -
There is just such party hourly grow
ing stronger in the North. These peace.
men are all for the old Union; and when
they triumph South and North, we shall
soon have great and good country again.
The peace sentiment must soon be pre-
dominant everywhere.