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Year: 1865

INCREASED CoMPRNsATIoN.-TheC Committee
OF Conference on the disagreeing votes of the
two Houses of Congress relative to an increase
Of pay OF the employees of the House, day
reported again that it had failed to agree,
on the part Of the Senate with instructions to
add to the contingent fund of the House si3, 900
to be disposed of by resolution Of the House
This is virtually agreeing to the increased
compensation, and will probably lead to sat-
tsfactory settlement of the matter at once.
Year: 1865

All the tugs in port this morning were dis
patched down the river for the purpose of
pulling off the transport Suwanee, which ran
aground off the light-ho below Alexandria
during the Ice blockade. Several attempts
have been made before to pull her off, all Of
which have proved unsuccessful. 1t is feared
that she has been somewhat damaged by the
floating ice.
Year: 1865

DIPTHERIA OR PUrRID SORE THRoAr.-A
poultiee made of the yelk of an egg and fine
salt, Of paste-like consistency. to be put on
the throat. and kept on thirty minutes. un.
less sooner dry. If child be feverish the
poultice should be repeated A wash or gar-
gle should also be prepared and used con
slsting of equal parts of fine salt and alum
mixed with vinegar. For very se.-ere case
make a wash for the throat of blood root
golden seal aud pulverized bayberry. We
are credibly informed that,in every instance
where these simple remedies have been ap
piled, the sufferer has recovered -Desere
Nlssrs
Year: 1865

IN the deserted Office of the Charleston
courier, was found the beginning of an
editorial IN type thus: There are no indica-
tons that our authorities have the FIRST
intention Of abandoning Charleston. as we
have aseertained from careful INQUIRY and
then the eomposifor dropped his stick and
ran with the rest.
Year: 1865

of the Spring, the rebels knowing the
locality, shelled it so that it was dangerous
to approach. On the hill which was
rendered immortal by the final rally made
by General Thomas, eliminated the in
terest of the whole field. Here the car
mage in the rebel ranks was very great
and in the cleared fields which lie around
its base, our horses tread at every turn
upon the little tuft covered heaps, which
cumber all the ground. No ruins of
earthRorks remain to show the positions
of the forces only here and there slight
barricade of logs, hastily thrown together
in broken lines, marking the place where
a regiment or few companies still cluDg
together and shoulder to shoulder,
breasted the storm. On three sides the
waves of the rebel hosts surged and were
broken upon that bill like tides against'a
rock bound coast. Forming in the fields,
they charged across them with a fury
which threatened to oYerwhelm all in
ruin; but, from among the trees which
covered the sides and summit, there came
so deadly hail Of bullets and cannon
shot tina. they withered and sank to the
earth before it. Nearly one half of the
trees have been broken off by the shells,
and among the fragments OF flint, which
thickly cover the ground, the relic hunter
may gather bullets yet, scattered on the
surface, like acorns after a storm in an
oaken forest.


But here, as in all places where man
in his passion has made such wreck, na-
tare has displayed her kindly power in
healing her own wounds, and her unwil.
lingness to perpetuate the bloody foot
prints he leaves behind. Even this bar
ren soil. wonderfully enriched by the
libatiaus of blood poured out upon it,
blossoms with flowers, and the vines
creep over the rugged ground, covering
its hideousness and the bleaching bones
from our sight, or wind about the shat
tered trees and lend their yerdure to con-
ceal the jagged rents which yawn among
the branches. Fragrant roses, self
planted, bloom above the graves, as if set
by the hand of affection, and the wood
bine and the tender morning glory trail
over the rude worm fences built by the
men over the lowly dust Of comrade.
Year: 1865

+x#Devoted to the cause of Republicanism,
= the interests of Agriculture, the advancement
of Education, and the best good of Potter
county. Owning no guide except that OF
Principle, it will endeaver to aid in the work
Of more fully Freedomizing our Country
Year: 1865

Which commodities shall be sold, the time is
not far distant when all things viii be in COM
mon and grass grow in Broadway.


Ii the principles above stated be correct, it
is enough to condemn the scheme of this eight
hour labor league, to say that if executed it
would diminish production, for eight hours of
work cannot produce as much as ten hours,
which is now called days work. To dimin-
ish production would be 70 diminish capital,
the fund out of which labor is paid. 1t would
diminish capital, also by taking, for the labor
er, a portion of it that belongs by natural law.
and therefore justly, TO the capitalist and still
more by the loss of confidence in the security
of property and the stability Of business that
would be caused by the tyrannical interference
of the Government with the freedom of indus
try and the sanctity of contracts, and by
threats of popular violence.


There never was time when the plans of
this labor league could have been more ini,, RI
GUS to the working men than at present. We
have shown that the rate of wages could be
increased only by increasing capital or by di-
minishing the number of labolers. The plan
in question proposes to prevent the growth of
capital at the very moment when emigration Is
adding more rapidly than ever before to the
working classes. Moreover, there never was
SO little excuse for such a movement as now,
for never before were the laboring classes so
PiOoPSAONos nc Oh war mas
caused an enormous demand for every conn
modify produced by skill and toll, vast fields of
enterprise and boundless sources of wealth
stimulate adventure to unwonted boldness,
business thrives, prices are high, all pursuits
are calling more loudly than ever for work
free work, energetic work, well rewarded work.
The nation calls for it, too, in order that she
may bear the heavy load of debt and taxa
ton imposed by the war More than ever be- /
fore is work needed and demanded, better
than ever before is it paid. What. is the an
swer of the working-men if they are repre-
sented by this labor league? 'We shall work
less than ever, and must be paid as much for
the small as for the large quantity. We con-
troll political power, and by its hand will add
to our wages the profits Of the capitalist All
who oppose us are monarchists, aristocrats.
enemies to free institutions, shall feel our ven
geance." ~ s


This movement comes certainly at a most
moment for us all. The labor of
two hours a day for the whole country would
pay the Interest Of the national debt twice oy-
er. The loss of capital which the violent
measures Of the labor league, il carried out,
would cause, would amount to a much larger
sum. Only by the united efforts of labor and
capital can we expect to pay the debt. Can
we do it without diminished resources? 10 |
stop work is to impoverish the country and |
repudiate the debt. 80
Year: 1865

PRINTERS AND DocToRs.-An eastern na-
ger very jnr'ly comments on newspaper and
medical creits : 1t is notorious fact that
doctor bills and newspaper bills are the last
accounts in the sum of almost every mans
Indebtedness which he thinks of paying
Whs tever may be his ability to pay if his
chests are filled with old rusty dollars he


links some Indefinite time will do to settle
the aforesaid accounts People somehow
nave Evolutionary notion that the practices
of physic and the publishing of newspaper are
mere amateur professions, followed for amuse
ment's sake, and for the cost of which little
or nochlng is expected Yet there is not in
The whole round of business, as far as we
know, more expensive employment than
that of newspaper.
Year: 1865

ES They tell story of substitute
broker which is probably true. He bad ''pu,
in" one of his men some dozen or fifteen times
and had come to regard him as one of the
most profitable part of his stock in trade. On
one occasion the bounty jumper found no op
portuDity to run away until the steamboat up
on which he was shipped for the army had
got mile from shore, He took his chance,
however, jumped overheard, and succeeded
in reaching the bank. On relating his adven
ture to his principal, the broker sharply re.
proved him for his temerity, adding, "Only
think what a loss it would have been to me
had you been drowned %
Year: 1865

The Mission OF WAR.-A distinguished
historian has truly said that philosophers
may dream 0: peace. but war Is the history of
man" Tnere comes a time in the history of
a people when they would suffocate in the
stencil Of their own corruption, and unless
saved by war-bloody, vigorous war-there
IS no help for theR This treatment purifies,
hardens and ennobles them. The manly vir
ues Of coursge and honor come to be in de-
mand, are cultivated and rewarded. Then
the honor and the leadership Of the State, in.
stead OF being covertly won by the glib parrrr
OF elegant phrases, or the subtitle and vulgar
manipulator Of the primbries are freely given
to the noble sol5iers of promise and genus
True it Is, as has been lately said by the ven
erabe DR.. Breckinrldge, no great nation has
made its impress on the word but its foun.
dations were LAID in was and its baptism made
in blood.
Year: 1865

WELL Done JoNETnAN.-A green good
natured, money makirg up-country Jons-
than, VINO said everything drily got things
fixed, and atuck up bargain for matrimony
and the parties agreed to employ country
justice to perform the ceremony. The wor-
thy squire commenced by remarking that it
was customary on such occasions to begin
with prayer but be believed be would omit
that. After the not was tied he said it was
customary.to give the couple some advice, but
he believed he would omit that also it was


customary to kiss the bride but he would
omit that likewise. The ceremony being en-
ded, Jonathan taking the squire by the but
ton hole, said esquire it's customary to
give the magistrate five dollars-but believe
III omit that - ..9
Year: 1865

ABOUT THE NosE One day, as witty
son of the ERerald Isle was standing on the
steps of tavern IN Grand street, finely
dressed, vain looking man alighted from a
stage.


His nose was such an uncommon size that
Pat starred at him with astonishment.-


''Who are you starring at, stupid asked
the man Of the big nose, pompous tone
"Why, by jabers," said Pat, "seeing nose
conin' was lookn' to see whether there
was a man behind it or not"
Year: 1865

The Shoddy press told us that the soldiers
who voted for Lincoln voted as they fought
Of course. aptly remarks the Harrisburg Un-
Lincoln ''voted as they would desire to fight.
So good an opportunity is now presented to
these latter of fighting as they voted that
they should not neglect it. Three hundred
thousand of such voting warriors are now
wanted 10 fight and judging them from their
own stand point, their eminent patriotism
demands for them tho first rank in battle
Year: 1865

E& A young lady was heard to declare
that she couldn't so to fight for the coHutry,
but he was willing to allow the young men
to 60, and die an old maid, which she thought
was as great a sacrifice as any one could ba
called upon to make.
Year: 1865

C< An iron letter has just been sent by
mail from Pittsburgh, Pa, to Eng land. The
iron was rolled 50 thin that the sheet was
only twice the weight of similar sized sheet
of ordinary note paper, pin
Year: 1865

has a tendency to enhance the price of
gold, The market price OF our produce,
which makes up the bulk OF our exports,
is higher in Boston and New York than
in London and Liverpool, The Eu-
ropean markets take only small quant-
ties OF cotton at the price at which it is
held while a hundred thousand bales
have been accumulated In New York,
as many more at New Orleans, and
three hundred thousand III all the Am
erican ports. At present prices this
amount is worth from sixty TO seventy
million dollars. But the driblet of eX-
ports scarcely amounts to a million Il
week, and does not begin to equal the
receipts from the interior. A great
balance is rolling up against us, with
nothing to Offset it but the specie and
government bonds, and of the amount OF
these last sent abroad we can have no
accurate knowledge. Under these cir
Cumstances it is nothing to excite our
wonder that "bull" movement in gold
succeeds, even though there is no press
ing demand for 1t besides that which
the "bulls" make themselves
Year: 1865




AuGUsTE BELMoNT.-A good story is
told Of this prominent New York banker
and politician. lie is q somewhat pas
sionate man, and considerably profane.
Once he had confidential clerk at whom
he blazed away one morning at a fearful
rate. The man listened quietly till Bel
mont got through, and then said he
would not stay and be sworn at, though
he was q poor man. Belmont asked the
clerk what he would remain for, and let
him talk as he pleased. After thinking
Of the matter short time, the man
said that if the salary was increased
from twenty-five hundred to four thou
sand dollars, he could stand it. "You
shall have it, d--h you," said Belmont,
and the tradition goes not only that he
gave the man the money, but never
cursed him again at all. a
Year: 1865

The TowR HALL Editor RNtiQiaa Her
aid 1t is proposed by the young men Of
our village and vicinity to have course
Of lectures on literary and scientific sub
jects, and committee appointed at a
recent meeting have succeeded in pro
curing about two hundred subscriptions
for season tickets from our best citizens
Now the question arises where shaR, or
where can these lectures be delivered
with comfort and with proper regard
to decency, in this village?


The Town Hall should be made suit
able place for such purposes, but the Sc
lectmen do not seem to consider them
selves empowered to put the building or
the hall itself in condition to make it q
credltable place of resort for citizens or
the strangers that must be invited to
associate themselves with us in the at
tempt to improve the intellect or man
ners of the youth in our vicinity. What
is to be done in such q case?


Why can you not, as conservator in
some degree of the character of our
town, propose some plan by which pub
lie opinion shall be stimulated to amend
the evils under which portion at least
of our community have been suffering
from the supineness of our "tos0D eathor-
| ETY.. CITIZEN,
October Z, 1865, r-- ...+r.


TIt strikes us that the Seiectmen have
the requisite authority to put the Town
Hall "in a condition to make it credit
able place Of resort for the citizens
who wish to attend lectures and for
the lecturers who are engaged to speak.
tits a notorious fact that the gas-burners
hack of the stage are so few and so bad
ly arranged that lecturer cannot un-
dertake to read his manuscript with
safety to his eyes that the hall is
always badly heated in cold weather !;
that there are not seats enough, etc,
etc.


Wehaye never heard any complaint that
the town did not charge enough for the
use Of the hall and to undetarke to COM
pei those who hire it not only to pay a
good rent and furnish their own lights
aud fuel, but also to furnish their own
stoves, gas-fxtures and seats or else
stand up in the dark and cold, is slight
ly preposterous. If a town meeting is
necessary to authorize the Selectmen to
incur the small expense necessary for
the proper heating and lighting Of the
hall, then let US have a town meeting.
IL not, then let it be done without one.
And if the charges for the use of the
hall ,eih proper heating and lighting ap-
paratus are not high enough, then let
them be raised. The town is disgraced,
nov, every time the hall is opened.
Year: 1865

GEN. GRANT AT HIS OLD HoME.--In the
course of his journey in the West Gen.
Grant stopped for day at his birth
place-Georgetown, Brown County Ohio,
The people poured out from their houses
to see him, and he was constrained 10
make the following speech-the longest
he was ever known to deliver;


'Ladies and gentlemen Of Brown ooun-
ty-You are all aware that am not in
the habit of making speeches. / am
| glad that / never learned to make
| speeches when I was young, and now
that I am old have no desire to begin.
had rather start out in anything else
than in making a speech, And now,
ladies and gentlemen, / can only say to
you that it affords me very much pleas
ure to get back to Brown County, where
my boyhood was spent" 4... ...


At Uuion meeting held in the after
noon, Gen. Grants father made pithy
speech. After alluding to the success
ful effort made by the people to subdue
the rebellion, the old gentleman con-
tinued .z


"Now there is great duty resting
upon you. The fight is transferred to
the ballot. 1t is your duty now to vote
down this miserable copperhead faction.
1t is said we have conquered peace.
This is true; it is not a petty, patched
up copperhead democratic peace; 1t is
one obtained by the sword, and the
Youngest child is not living who will see
the sword again raised against the gov
ernment. 1t is your duty, as patriotic
citizens of Brown County, not to allow
this old locofoco copperhead, Lecompton
faction, to be galvanized into life, on the
pretense that it is the only party that
can save the country. I don't know how
that could be, unless on the principal
that the hair of she dog is good for the
biten #.
Year: 1865

peating its name and the words, 81
wash thee with pure water. May God
give thee and maintain thee In that in
nocence and purity of heart of which
this cleansing is symbol" He then
marked on the forehead of each child
triangle of consecrated oil, and pro-
nounced the invocation of blessing. A
hymn was then sung the brethren knelt
and uttered solemn vow to watch and
protect these children through life.
Each partook Of salt in confirmation of
the pledge. A locket was presented to
each of the female children and a ring
to the boys; also the triangle and an
apron. A benediction completed the
rite
Year: 1865

RAMA cold and drizzling rain set in
yesterday morning and lasted nearly all
day and all night, As consequence, all
the religious congregations were exceed
ingly thin, and at the Baptist church
there was no service in the afternoon.
Many years ago there was in the town
of Newton, Mass, good and shrewd
old minister by the name of Grafton
and on one fine Sunday morning he
looked around complacently upon full
congregation and said, 81 am glad to see
all my fair weather christians out this
morning"
Year: 1865

recent number Of the New York Times
had the following paragraph -


An enormous Macedonian cry for
Webster's spelling books has come up
from the South. The stock in the trade
sale was not sufficient to satisfy the de-
mand Messrs. Appleton's stock (they
publish the book) is not sufficient,
They are five hundred thousand copies
behind their orders for it, and have no
particular prospect of catching up
They could sell AT once three million
copies Of the book If they had them.
Year: 1865

A MAN ATTEMPTS TO SHOOT HIS WEE
AND SHoors HIMSELF INSTEAD The Man
chester Mirror says that on Thursday a
Mr. pickard went up to Bruggers stock
ing mill to see his wife, who worked
there. He called her out to the door,
and engaged her in conversation for
hall an hour or more, and then went
away. After dinner, as she entered the
mill to go to work, he was seen follow


ing three or four rods behind her and
upon reaching ihe mill he caught a
glance of her at the window and beck


cDed her to come down, which she did


Tney talked for some time, when she
tvrned to leave him. He put his hand
in his pocket, and is reported to have
said at the same time, 81 havn't per
formed yet what | came down to do" at
the same moment the report of a pistol
followed. a self-cocking pistol which
he had in his pocket had exploded, tear
ing out his pocket and scattering it's
contents about the bridge, while the
ball entered the calf of his leg. From
there he was taken by friend and cared
for. Pickard belongs in Maine. was in
the army awhile, and is represented to
be q dissolute, drinking man. His wife
has not lived with him for these reasons,
and the supposition is that in the fore
noon he went to urge her to live with
him again, and that in the afternoon it
was his Intention to shoot her if she re-
fused. .-....-
Year: 1865

fourteen choice pieces, was exceedingly
attractive, For this rare entertainment
4he public is chiefly indebted to the Off
GERS of the battalion of cavalry who en-
gagged this band to furnish music dur
ing their recent parade and drill.
Year: 1865

The HAIR SPLIr.-Some designing politi.
clans are constantly engaged in attempting
to create division in the Union party. In
several counties they have succeeded in get
ting into the field a Bolter's Ticket. To se-
cure the Democratic vote they claim that
it Is the Douglas Democracy opposing old
line Republicans, or in other words the
"Shorts" against the Longs" We do not
see it in this light. 1t is simply most dis
graceful and degrading struggle for the
spoils of office. Every prominent candidate
for United States Senator is an old line Re
pubican-the Douglasites have no candidate
for this position. The hash' of these dis
organizers for office will be settled by the
honest voters in September next in the sew
eral counties, and we trust the honesty and
good judgment of our Senators and Repre-
sentatives will wipe them out at the Capital
the coming session of the legislature.-B
Record
Year: 1865

WELL SAID.-We clip the following from
the leader of the Marysville Appeal of the
End inst:


The weakness of the Union party was in
its great numerical force. The dead Limbs
encountered and marred its symmetry and at
tractiveness. Five thousand discordants lop.
ped off will restore the harmony of the organ
ization. We say emphatically to the boil
ters. 60" But leave with us the record of
the Union party. We are proud of its histo
ry. The Union party and the Union soldiers
will entwine their laurels together, and march
on with the good work of reconstructing the
States with Republican constitutions. The
Union of loyal hearts are sealed with the
blood of our lamented President and the half
million OF patriotic soldiers who died for their
country.
Year: 1865

BECOMING PoPuLAR.-The disorganizing
articles of the T.. Bluff Independent are
copied by the Examiner and kindred sheets,
with great gusto. One from the Iudepend.
ent is copied by the Examiner with the head
ing Disguised Union Journal" How fiat
Year: 1865

NKw YoRK.-The chief interest in political
matters now centres in the New York election,
which takes place next month The Republ-
can papers speak hopefully, though they admi.
that there is not so much earnestness and actiy.
ty in the canvass as there should be. The
World, which il the Democratic organ, is pre-.
pairing its followers for defeat by suggestions
like the following Nothing but the imped-
ments created by the registry law in large cities
will prevent our carrying the State by fifty
thousand majority" An efficient registry law
which will secure honest voting will no doubt
be serious obstacle in the way of rolling up
those Democratic maj)rities for which New York
has been famous. We do not wonder that the
World, foresaeiug the sure working OF such a
law il properly administered, grumb.es over the
result in advance We hope it will have it's
worst fears realized
Year: 1865

1t has fallen to the New York World to pro-
pound tho most remarkable argument against
negro suffrage which is briefly as follows the
negro naturally inclines to polyglmyi give him
the suffrage and tho Mormon missionaries will
20 South and convert the negroes, and then they
will vote for Mormonism and rologamy and will
hold the balance Of power, and give us Mormon
president, and we shall need another terrible
civil war to ctraighten things again. This is
equal to some Of the monstrous dreams of tho
Boston Recorder about future Catholic rebel.
lion.
Year: 1865

During an irksome delay of two hours on the
Troy aud Boston railroad the other day, two
young men, just to kill time, proposed to Two
young ladies respectively, aud clergyman
bsing at hand were married on the spot.