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Year: 1865




A LAKE DIscovERED UNDER CHICAGO.
Nearly year ago the public were first
informed that company had been organ.
lied at Chicago, for the purpose Of bor-
ing for petroleum, or coal oil. The stone
quarry, just outside the city limits, at the
western extremity of Chicago avenue,
was the spot selected. Since that time
the matter has passed from public
notice but the drill has been constantly
in motion. The drill, at a depth Of 70s
feet inches from. the surface of the
ground, passed into large body Of wa
ter, which is now gushing from the well
at the rate Of six hundred barrels an
hour, and flooding the prairie on all sides
in the vicinity The depth of the newly
discovered lake has not yet been ascer-
tained. Every body has known for some
years that Chicago is afoat-we are now
likely TO know what it floats on. ae
Year: 1865

male Colleges in the country, is nearly If not
quite clear of debt, and enjoys an extensive
patronage. The faculty is composed of some
of the best teachers in the Union, and all
the branches of education necessary to fit a
young lady for any position in life she may
be called to occupy, are taught in the most
thorough and complete manner. The rules
and regulations arc such that scholars have
the advantage of enjoying all the comforts
of home when receiving instruction, while
at the same time care is taken to give them
proper religious training. A Library of
about eight hundred Volumes selected with
great care, furnishes ample means for an
extensive course of reading The Institu-
tion Is furnished with complete apparatus
for illustration In the natural sciences. The
present year commenced with more scholars
than any previous one, and the list of stu,
dents embrace the names of the daughters of
some of the most influential citizens of Dela-
ware and many other States, fully proving
that public sentiment on the question of
female education is improving, and that un-
der the management of the present able and
efficient President, the Wesleyan will confer
honor upon our State, and enjoy the high.
est degree of prosperity.
Year: 1865

A BEAUTIFUL GAME At M0RRfsANfA-THE EXCEL


sIoR CLUB IN THE YIELD AGAIN-rHBIR SIGNAL


sUccEss--A BRILLIANT AssEMBLAGE OF LADY


SPECTATORS.


The Excelsior Club, OF Brooklyn, which In 1890 was
the model playing organization Of the United States and
which now stands the head Of the list socially speak
ing achieved one Of their old victories Saturday
last at Morrisana, they handsomely defeating strong
nine OF the Union Club by Of forty three four
teen In quickly played game occupying two hours and


half The weather Just the thing Tor ball playing,
and brilliant attendance Of the beauty and fashion
OF Morrsania and its vicinity never was seen at ball
match than present this interesting occasion.
The Union youths certainly carry on the palm from every
other of metropolitan clubs in attracting the fair
10 witness their games and hence the Union Club
tests have become very popular matches TO attend.


These two clubs have TOR the past eight years, annu
ally contested together FOR the palm Of superiority this
being the eighth victory by the Excelsiors out OF
twelve games played The two clubs were well repre-
sented on the OCCASION the EScesors having four Of
their old champion players in their nine, vzLeegett,
Brainsrd, whiting apd Flanly They opened play with
lead OF five 70 two and when the tally was called NJ
the close OF the sixth innings the score stood twenty
70 four In favor Of the Excesor Towards the last the
Unions made handsome rally 10 recover their lost
ground but late In the game be Of much service
The batting and fielding OF the Exccors we're among the
best displays ~ the and their all the
credtabe from the fact that their opponents also
played good game, though not one OF their best by
any means. The ground, however, hard aud
the ball bounded frequently out OF the reach OF the
feders the Excelsior batting being marked by an
usual number OF fine ground bats, the most effective
the contest was the manly way which u played.
No "wasting game marked single innings In fact II
Excelsior game all the through, and one Of
the most enjoyable contests the clubs have had to
clubs by his sound decisions We append the scorc:


EXCELSIOR UNION
Year: 1865

The Park.


MUSIC, FASHION AID FLOWERS.
Tho open air concert In the Park on Saturday was
we'll attended, and tho Mall and Terrace. for the
6rst time since the Fourth OF July began wear their
customary Saturday afternoon aspect OF brilliant fashion
and animated enjoyment Tho grounds everywhere
in beautiful condition. may be Judged from tho
subOlned list of
Year: 1865

The Supervisory Committee to Albany.


The committee Of Supervisors despatched 10 Albany to
urge the Legislature TO pass calculated 10
save New York city from the approaching draft returned
yesterday, having completed their mission in the State
capital The members appear sangune OF the Of
their mission They will make report at the next meet
ing of the Board.
Year: 1865

How TO FALL AsLEEP.-The great point
to be gained in order to secure sleep is to es,
cape from thought, especially from that cling
ing, tenacious, imperious thought, which in
most cases OF wakefulness has possession of the
mind. always effect this by the following
the right or left, or upwards or downwards. as
1 can without pain, aud then commence roll
ing them slowly, with that divergence from
direct line OF vision, around 10 their sockets


and continue doing thus until fall asleep.
which occurs generally within three minutes
Year: 1865

A special dispatch published in the REPuD,
LIcAN Extra this morning announced that
the Great Eastern had arrived in sight Of
land at Aspy Bay, and that she was covered
with hags-in token, it is hoped and sup
posed, of complete success.


The more cautious telegram Of the Asso-
ciated Press comes to hand at later day,
announcing the arrival of "a large vessel. "
Well, the Great Eastern is a large vessel
so large and so many masted that 1t would
seem that there ought to have been little
difficulty in making her out.


Lot US hope that the cablo is at last sue
cessfully laid.
Year: 1865

You complain Of your stomach, unfortunate dys-
peptc; but ought not your stomach to compliant of
you? Possibly the pangs you endure are simply the
stomachs method Of taking revenge upon you for neg
lecting and abusing it: Perhaps you have never
made effort to improve its condition, but on the
other hand arc continually cramming it with un-
wholesome and incongruous food. Have you ever
tried HOSTETTER' S STOMACH BITTERS, a proper
diet, and regular meals? The Biters in week would
put your digestive apparatus in perfect ordcr regu
late the flow of bile in accordance With the laws of
health, and produce inst much aperient action
would be necessary for your good; and when you
were once all right, judicious and regular dieting,
with little OF the Tonic now and then would keep
you f you have neglected these means Of cure,
don't blame your stomach for its REBEL ion 1t is
merely natures hint that she wants help. If you
neglect it, the next thing may ba inflammation,
Scirrius Cancer, some other violent and danger
disease. There is such thing as being TOO late


in these matters II0fTETTERs BJTTERS will
Dyspepsia; but Dyspepsia may cngender diseases
which DEFY all rcstoratives. r9-1m
Year: 1865

STATE MEcmoN-Th election in this
state has without doubt gone union. We
have not set received sufficient returns
on which to base correct estimate; but
the returns already received, show large
union gains; and in democratic counties
the majorities are materially reduced
Next week we shall present our readers


with table showing the result,as far as..as-
certain in this state We should do so
this week, but the fact that it would nee
cessarily be very incomplete, and would
be a matter Of no satisfaction, prevents US.
Year: 1865

A singular and somewhat mysterious
accident occurred on Friday morning last,
in the town of Pulaski, resulting in the
death Of a very worthy young man.


Chas T. Dmmock, young man about
sixteen years Of age, residing with his
grandmother on the premises Of the late
Asa Dinmock about three miles from
Avoca, was found on Friday morning last,
in the barn hanging by the neck, dead
4 coroners jury was summoned to investi-
gate the case, and from the evidence be-
fore the jury, and on examination of the
premises, the following facts are elected !:
Upon rising in the morning, and while
breakfast was being prepared, he went as
he was accustomed to do, to the barn to
feed the stock, &c. Being gone longer
than usual, his grandmother became un-
easy about him, and went to the barn and
called him. Receiving no answer, she be-
gan to search for, and found him suspend
ed by the neck as above stated. On ac-
count of the position in which he was
found, ard she being aged and feeble, she
was unable to get to him, but ran half a
mile to the nearest ncighbor for help, and
when cat down the vital spark had fled.
lie had probably been hanging three
fourths of an hour. 1t is probable that
had he been cut down when first discover
ed, his life might have been saved. In the
upper floor OF the barn, was hole or pass
age way about three feet square, through
which, by the means Of small stationary
ladder, access was had to the hay loft or
upper story. Directly over the hole hung
a rope with loop or moose in the end ,sus
pended by a rafter, and reaching down
within about four feet of the hole, and was
used for assistance in climbing up through
the passage. BY this rope he was found
suspended, with his knees reaching down
nearly to the floor on each side Of hia,. It
appears that he was accustomed to play
with this rope, hang by the hands, and
perform other gymnastic experiments, and
there is every reason to suppose that while
thus engaged, and having the moose Or
loop over his head his feet slipped, and he
hung suspended by the neck, and the
shock benumbed or paralyzed him SO that
he was unable to recover his foothold up
on the floor each side of him.
Year: 1865

- Such delightful weather as we have
had for the last two weeks, is seldom en-
joycd at this season of the year. Al
though the trees have lost their summer
appearance, and the leaves are fast falling
for we have had some quite severe frost
the grass, affected by the late rains, is
still, in many places, quite green; and
cattle can still find good picking, which
will save the winters feed, and keep ami
mails in first rate condition. The roads
are dry, and as free from dust as from
mud. In fact, the present is by all odds,
the pleasantest and most delightful season
of the year.
Year: 1865




Patent Horse to carryAhis master,


Needs no spur TO make him go faster;


Runs along cheerily soon you stride him,
Ready to go wherever you guide him.


TNHESE horses run rapidly over any good
, i road, sidewalk or park grounds, with a grace
fui cantering motion. propelled mainly by the
weight Of the rider, alternating motion from the
saddle to The padals, IN the act OF rising to the
motion of the horse, and with about the same
am ,nt of exercise to the rider in riding live
horse, ano with about the same amount of exer-
else to the rlder in riding live horse. They
may be started, stopped short, or controlled in
going down hill, by the rider. They will run up
a moderate ascent if the road is hard and firm
They directed by the oridle. As the motions
are Identical, it is good mode Of training for
equestranism. They are unequalled as means
for agreeable and heaithtul out door exercise all
the year round, for adults we'll as for girls and
boys OF two year, old and upward. Girls ride by
using the side-saddie horn-those under ten years
old usually ride astrde. The fer boys strong
enough to carry a man of 300 pounds weight. On
the sidewalk or level grouad. light carriage with
a child In it can be attached and drawn Any per-
son having but one leg can ride perfectly well.


For prices enquire at the Office of tins PAPER,
send stamp for circular and price list


STEPHEN w. SMITH.


49S Broadway New York.
Year: 1865

ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO MAIN GENERAL
GRANT.-The Boston Courier of Wednes-
day makes the following statement:


at will be remembered that when
Gen. Grant gave public reception at
the Astor House, New York, some time
since, some dastardly fellow made an
attempt to wrench the Generals arm
out of joint, by seizing his hand with
vice-like grasp and twisting it around
in a painful manner. A similar attempt
to injure the General was made at the
Faneuil Hall reception in this city on
Monday. While the throng of ladies
and gentlemen were paying their res
poets to the distinguished hero, an indi-
vidual approached him and seized his
hand in the same manner that it was
grasped in New York, attempting to
give it a sudden twist, which the Gener-
al succeeded in preventing only by fore
IDLY Withdrawing it. One of the Alder
men who witnessed the operation seized
the man by the neck, but the rascal es-
capped from him, and was quickly lost in
the crowd which was hurrying past.
There is no doubt but that it was de-
liberate attempt to lnflict personal in
jury on the General, and we understand,
also, that he was identified as the per-
son who tried the same. Samo i'm Now
York"
Year: 1865

IMPRovEMBNTs,-A very substantial
drain is being made on Merchants Row,
with view to settling" the frequent
frog-ponds thereabouts. 1t is to extend
from the culvert which crosses Mer-
chants Row at French & Kingsley's
store, southwardly to point, opposite
the depot, 664 feet from the culvert
mentioned. The bottom of the drain is
to be ten feet below the surface of the
street at the culvert, and four and half
feet below at the other or upper end.
The sides and top of the drain are being
built of stone, and the work is being
very substantially done under the direc-
ton of highway surveyor H. R. Dyer.
A culvert similarly built, has been late
ly constructed on Center street, in front
of the Post Office, and the foot of Cen
ter street is being filled in with earth to
the exclusion of the Clarendon High
wayman's high-toned cologne water"
Year: 1865

OUTRAaE.-An outrage OF the RoX-
bury murder character is said to have
been committed in Bellows Falls one
night last week. Several parties have
been arrested, but as they have not had
their examination, the particulars are
not yet given.
Year: 1865

ATTEMPT AT HIGHWAY RoBBERY.-As
DR.. Carpenter Of Burlington was return
ing home last Friday night from a pro-
fessional visit, he was stopped in one of
the streets of that city by three men,
one Of whom seized his horses by the
head, when the DR., whipped up the
horses so suddenly that the man was
thrown down under their feet and the
carriage passed over him. The sheriff
is diligently at work to ferret out the
rascals, but thus far without success.
Year: 1865

for his use. In front of 1t line Of sentinels


making three sides Of square, of which the


front of the casemate is the fourth, prevents


all approach to the locality. Within this


line is an officer on duty, who, for the time


being, is not allowed to leave the established


inclosure, and who holds one of the keys to


the door of the casemate. In the interior


two sentinels are on duty with their backs to


the door, under orders not To speak during
their tour of duty, but continually to OBJ
serve the prisoner. Between them sits an Of
fcer, who IS also not allowed to speak, and who
holds the key the second or interior lock Of
the door which cannot be opened, except by
the concurrence Of the two officers named
At the doors between the rooms is another
sentinel, and in the inner room are two
others who are all eDjoined TO the same strict
silence. Mr.. Davis cannot thus be lost sight Of
for moment, day or night. The window Of
the inner room is, Of course, the embrasure
Of the casemate, looking out on the broad
moat Of the folt, and beyond it line of ser
tinels observe the embrasure. The prisoner
is provided with food from that prepared for
the guard furnishing the above details. He
has as much in quantity as he pleases, but no
other rations than those Of the soldiers,
whose presence testifies to him the power Of
the government he so long defied. He is in
continual uninterrupted silence. If he makes
q request, it is written down and forwarded
to the military commandant, who returns
brief answer in writing, granting or denying
the favor. He is furnished with Bible, and
with that only, and thus for the time at least,
he is left in solemn communion with his COD
science and his God
Year: 1865

Lsg~ Bringhem Young, in recent ser
mon, said Tho North prays that their
swords may strike into the heart of every
Rebel, and say amen! and the South
Trays that the North may be cut down on
a thousand battle-felds, and again | say
amen
Year: 1865

New YORK. Aug l4.-The Richmond
Wing of Saturday last, iii leading arti
ticle respecting the position assumed by
those at the north who demand political
punishment fH the treason of the rebels,
saws that the punishment of the South is
sufficient already 1t says the sun does
not look upon civilized people whose
lot is as deplorable at theirs In the first
place, they had to sustain the shock OF
disappointment and humiliation Sec
oud, from the wealthiast people III the
world they became the poorest. Third
bred and reared to perfect political lib
erty they find themselves without sell
government and degraded into legal
eonality with their own former slaves -
In addition to these is a vague yet deep
and boding solicitude growing out OF the
new condition of the race, which, while
servile, was protection, but freed and
played upon by the influence to which II
is now liable, cannot but be regarded as
u danger. To this list it says 1t Will moi
add by saying there is scarcely house
hold in the South III which there are not
eyes vet red from weeping for loved ones
that are to be seen no more


It argues that from the day the Presi-
dent resolved to give to the South self
government the radicals and agitators o
the North determined upon thwarting
his efforts, the pith of its complaint be,
ing that these people claim the right ot
suffrage for the negroes. 1t counsels the
people of the South to Keep their temper
as they have in the President friend
firmly determined to see that their right:
era accorded them
Year: 1865

From twenty-three years OF age, old
Jake Willard cultivated the soil Ot Bald
win county. One day Jake left the
house in search of missing COW His
route led him through an old worn.ont
patch of clay land, in the centre Of which
was we'll twonLy 1.-Two vi thirty feet dee y
that at some time probably had furnish
ed the inmates of a dilapidated house
near by with water; and, in passing by
this spot, an i'll wind drifted Jake's" tile y
from his head, aud maliciously waited it
to the edge of the well, and in il tumbled.
Now, Jake was determined to have his
hat and, to accomplish this, he made
fast one end OF a rope TO stump hard
by, and was soon OH his way down
the we'll Ned Wells was in the dilapi-
dated building aforesaid, and an old
blind horse with bell on his neck, who
had been tnrned out to die, was lazily
grazing within a short distance of the
well Some wicked spirit had pnt it into
Ned's Uranium TO have little fun; so he
quietly slipped up to the horse, unbuck-
led the strap, and approached, with slow
and measured ting-a-ling," TO the edge
of the well Dang that old blind
horse said Jake hes comm this
way, snre, and aint got no more sense nor
to faI IN here Whoa Ball


. Bat the continued approach Of che


'iug-a. ling said just as planely as
,Ords that Ball wouldn't whoa Be
sides, Jake was al the bottom resting,
before trying to shin it np the rope


Great Jerusalem said he " The
old cuss Will be atop o me fore | can
say Jack Robinson. whoa dang you
whoa Just then Ned drew up to the
edge of the well. aud with his foot kick.
cd 4 little dirt into it oh ;" exclaimed
Jake, falling OH his knees an the bottom
of the well I'm gone now WhOa, 49,
Now | lay me down to sleep whoa
Ball - 1 pray the Lord my soul IL
whoa now o Lord have mercy on
me- Ned could hold III no longer ;
and fearing that Jake might suffer
from his fright, lie revealed himself


Probably Ned didn' make tracks with
his heels from that we'll and maybe
Jake wasn't up to the top of il in short
order
Year: 1865

New YORK, August A.-Provisional
Governor VIM Marven, Of Florida. has
issued his proclamation to the people of
that State announcing his appointment
by the President and informing them OF
the necessary steps to be taken to restore
civil government. The days for the elec,
ton Of delegates to convention, and
for the assembling of the same, are not
decided upon, but they will be named as
soon as the proper time shall have been
given for the people to take the oath OF
allegiance, and for other necessary pre-
liminaries, as has been done by all the
other Provisional Governors. Mr., Mar.
ven informs the citizens that slavery Is
dead and cannot be resurrected, but he
does not, like some of his colleagues re.
appoint the local officers who officiated
under the rebel rule, although the old
county incumbents are authorized to
still act in matters pertaining to the ad.
ministration of estates, the recording OF
deeds and such indispensable business
until the regular civil government shall
have been restored The Governor leaves
it to the military to preserve order and
take cognizance of its breaches through
out the State, and only national officers
or the civil officers of local State or
territory are authorized Ia administer
the allegiance oath.
Year: 1865

New York, July 21.-North Carolina is
making active exertion to secure emigra,
tion to her territory. Col. J. NJ. Heck and
Kemp P. Battle are at the St: Nicholas
Hotel for the purpose of opening an Of
fee in the North to furnish information
and encouraging emigration. They say
to have the State filled with Northern
settlers, and desire to have their resour-
ces fully developed. The feeling is very
strong in favor of the new system of la
bor and large majority express gladness
al tAc abolition of slavery. They offer
for sale OF lease large quantities OF land,
gold, iron and lead mines and water
power, and offer liberal inducements to
emigration. This is the first step of the
kind taken by any State.
Year: 1865

CHUBBY CHILDREN.-It should be kept
before the people that babies ought to be
plump. A letter from Berlin contains the
following on the subject:


To one who has just come from America,
l think hardly anything is so striking as to
see such multitudes of children from six
years of age down to six weeks, all ruddy,
plump and healthy. Look at the first five
hundred you meet, and that universal Amer.
lean nuisance, crying baby, is not to be
seen. Why should they cry? They have
plenty of simple food-no devouring of
pound-cake. If the child asks for bread,
they do not give him such stone; have
plenty of fresh air and play here, and sleep
IN their plump nurses arms, and wake and
sleep again. The children certainly do not
look SO delicately beautiful as with US
fairies, but frail and fair-still, were l a
parent, should thank God for the honest,
round, rosy, plump faces of these children.
There is something wrong about children
that are not chubby, and something wrong
about children that are not full of fun and
good humor. ms