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Year: 1865

TIE TowER OF BABEL.-Latc accounts announce
that cross was recently placed on the ruins of
the Tower by missionary, and that it now con-
sists Of only two of the eight stories formerly
erected. The remains are, however, visible from
very great distance Each side of the quad
rangular base measures 200 yards in length, and
the bricks of which it is composed are of pure
white clay, with 4 very slight brownish tint,
which in the sun assumes wonderfully rich hue.
The bricks, before being baked, were covered
with characters traced with the hand in clear
and regular style. The bitumen which served
for cement was derived from fountain which
still exists near the tower, and which flows with
such abundance that it soon forms stream, and
would invade the neighhoring river did not the
natives from time to time set fire to the stream
of btumen. and then wait quietly until the flames
cease for want of alment. All these particulars
will doubtless interest those nnfortunates who
are now studying living or dead languages
Year: 1865

The Democratic party of Iowa, what there is
of it, is without candidate for Governor Col.
Benton, whom its State Convention indorsed,
declares openly and emphatically that he is not
a Democrat.
THE young man who received the first prize for
commencement day oratory at the Rochester N.
y University, was nine years ago canal driver,
birth
Year: 1865

that leave the poison to crawl through the sys-
ten, eating its way into the tissues and organs
beneath the apparently smooth surface, to burst
ont IN the future with n virulence that will
battle the effects of medicine WHEN PERFECT
CURES can be obtained by consulting a physi-
clan whom long practice and thorough nvesti-
CATION into causes of DISEASES of the URlNA-
RY ORGANS enables to determine at once the
nature of the disease.


In all diseases entrusted to the Doctors care,
PERFECT. SPEEDY and PERMANENT
Year: 1865

KENr.-The 1st nine of the Nit .t'go Base Ball Club of Kent and the Independent of South Dover. played a match game at South Dover on Sept. 30th, by a challenge from the latter club. The game being called before the close of the ninth innings on account of dark ness. The following being the score:
Year: 1865

In our late town elections the Unionists held their own throughout the State, and 9in some places largely increased their majorities. The Constitutional Amendment was not, as every one knows, test question. Thousands ofth Unionists voted. against it who will never coll lude with the proslavery party on any other issuo. No reasonable man can doubt that we could have carriei the Amen lment if the State had been thoroughly canvassed and nything like full Republicansote mustered. Enough Union men staid at home to have carried the measure, and we shall succeed the next time as sure as the Fates. The last vote was an i'm mense gain on any former one. In lS45 the measure was voted down by ten to one, in 1857 by four to one, and in 1865 by less than four to three. The struggle is one of justice and

 reason against oppression and prejudice, and no one who has watched the progress of free thought in our country can doubt the result. t
Year: 1865

BIZ THIS PLAN TIE PEOPLE OF THE WEgr
ARE OFFERED ALL THE ADVANTAGES or !
HOME COMPANY, WITH AN AMPLE CASH
CAPITAL.


APPLICATION FOR AGENCIES IN ABOVE
STATES MUST De MADE AT THIS OFFICE.
Year: 1865

alternative left, and that was to fall back


and form new line. This a bitter


dose for our brave old brigade, which had


been accustomed to never yield an inch


under any circumstances. But every sol


dier saw what the eXigencies of the occa-


sion required, and the command to fall


back was executed in good order. The


line was withdrawn quarter of a mile


when it reformed. This was no sooner


done than the enemy again assailed us


both in front and flank. There was again


a large vacancy in the line on our left,


and through this Rhett's South Carolina


brigade endeavOred to force its way


But the gap was fortunately command


ed by the artillery and by the SD H.,


which had been put in position on the far


ther side of the vacancy. This gallant


regiment joined so CALLING a fire to that OF


the artillery that the enemy soon suspend


ed his attempt at flank movement and


confined his efforts to a front attack. The


firing therefore rolled to the right where


we now had four regiments in pOsitiOn.-i


The line was still without connection On


the right or left, and the men were deStl-


tute of breastworks. The ground being


level afforded no shelter from the enemY's


fire. The situation could scarcely have
been more trying to our troops. But with
the firm determination OF heroes they
maintained their ground. The first onset
of the enemy was gallantly repulsed in 70
minutes. The men took advantage of the
temporary lull in the firing to gather rails
and build temporary breastwOrk.-|
This was not finished before the enemy
renewed his attack. The battle now ragged
with great fury and became fearfully sub
lime. 1t was a fight worthy of our old
times on the Potomac and the Chattahoo-


Chez Our lines were shrouded with a sui
phurous canopy, and the incessant roar OF
1 1nusketry, mingled with the deep, thunder
Gus believing OF artillery, added an awful,
( a terrible soIen1nity to the scene. The
i lnurderous bullets whistled madly through
the air, and their bleeding victims were be-
ing continually borne to the rear, or
4 stretched lifeiess upon the cold earth.


B The second attack of the enemy contln-
{ ued about thirty minutes, when 1t was al
q SO repulsed. The rebels Withdrew into the
woods, leaving behind them numbers OF
& deserters who now sought admission to
our line. l need not say that they were
4 warmly welcomed to Union hospitality
The appearance of these poor fellows as
fhey came running over our breastworks
with pale faces and fluttering bosoms was
9 most Singular. 1t was pleasing episode
amid the fearful tragedy glance OF sun
q light in the storm. At each cessation OF
the firing the breastworkS were strength
4 ened By the collection of additional mate
rails It MAS well that this was done, for
Il after a short breathing spell the enemy adj
81 yanced to a third and still more desperaN6
g attack. This met with no better success
81 than those which preceded it. a fourth
q and fifth We're in like manner repulsed.-
Il Bv this time the sun was setting and an
a evening gloom gathered over the field


y The enemy Withdrew to the covert OF the
b woods, the nlusketry dWipdled down tc
81 silence, and


~
Year: 1865

CRY PoINT, March 25, p. M.-After the
engagement between the enemy and Ninth
corps, this morning, orders were given for
the Sixth corps to make an attack on the
left Of the line, in front OF Fort Fisher. The
third division, General Seymour command.
ing was selected as the aSsaultino column.
ana shortly after noon the line Of battle was
formed and the order to advance given. In a
short time our men had possession of the en-
tire rife pits OF the enemy, nearly all of the
occupants being made prisoners. Our loss
in the affair was very small Over 500 pris-
oners were brought in as the result of the
engagement


Still another fight took place near Hatch
er's Run, in which the Second corps were
engaged The attack as made about dark
and over 400 prisoners fell into our hands oD
this ground, making in all today about 2,S75,
amoug whom were near 100 commissioned
officers, the highest rank being a colonel


This does not include the rebel wounded in
the hospitals, which will be considerable
These men seemed, as they passed along,
perfectly satisfied with their position, no
doubt anticipating larger supply of rations
than they have been getting for some time
back


1t is reported that Gen Gordon was seen
urging his men to fight, and at times swear
ing at them for their cowardice, ending with
the exclamation by God, Just as the men
went into the fight, after which he left and
was not afterward seen.


Lieut. Nye, of the 18th Massachusetts bat
terry was killed while fighting. He was or
dered to surrender his guns, but refused and
six bullets were found to haYe entered his
body. He was gallant officer, and much
esteemed by his men.


Col. Penticost of the 100 Pa, was also
killed while gallently leading his men in the
action. This regiment is composed mostly
of new men, and are credited with having
behaved like veterans


U. S. GRANT.
Year: 1865




BY the terms of the act of April -, 1863,
the term Of Office of school directors from
and after the first of January, Ammo Domi-
nj one thousand eight hundred and sixty
four, shall commence on the first Mopday in
june in each and every year. The object OF
this act was to allow the old boards Of diree-
tors to close up the operations of the year for
which they have acted, otherwise the newly
elected directors would be obliged to make
affidayits pertaining TO matters of which
they could know nothing.


A proviso to an act approved March 2,
1865, requires that the terms OF Office of the
present school directors of the several wards
of the city of Harrisburg shall expire and
terminate at the next municipal election.
This proviso Is incompatible with the gen
eral law and cannot be carried out without
producing great injury to the schoolsof the
city. 1t is therefore decided that the true in
tent and meaning of aid proyiso is that the
directors spoken of IN the bill to which this
is proviso, shall be elected at the next mu
nicipal election after the passage of the act
and the term Ofofice ofthe directors so cleo
ted shall commence on the first Monday in
June according to the generallaw.


CHAS. r. C0BURN,


Superintendent of Common schools.
Year: 1865

-The latest Partisan invention is
said to be a pair Of musical boots, which
have. been exhibited to the Emperor. AT
every step the pressure Of the foot pro-
duces melody-it may be waltz, a
mazou:ka, or an operate air. The wear
er of these boots, therefore, like the old
woman who had bells on her toes, can
make music wherever he goes. They
would be capital to dance in, and whole
company shod with them might dispense
with 6ddlers. Appropriate tunes could
be set to accompany each action of the
foot. Thus in kicking an intruder out
doors your boots might perform ''the
rogues' march" while on going home from
a courting expedition they would of
course strike mp, "Thc girl l left behind
me-" How pleasant too, to the listening
wife, sitting up while you are kept out
late "by business" to hear the realiza-
ton OF the touching lines of the old
song


His very step has music int


As he comes up the stair.
Only on such occasions it would be well
not to play reel.
Year: 1865

dren in The same manner that she pro-
vides and regulates tho clothing, or any
other requisite for refreshing slumber.
Sometimes BY judiciously lowering win.
dow, and q Other times by leaving the
door wide open, this end may be attained.
Year: 1865

after the youngest son Of the seven, or
tho youngest grandson Of the original
owner Of the coat had led his blushing
bride to tho altar in his venerable grand
fathers fashionable wedding coat, he
scld ID for the sum Of $40 ..e
Year: 1865

FATE OF FAST MEN.-The vicious
die early. They fall like shadows, or
tumble wrecks and ruins into the grave
young, almost always before forty "The
wicked liveth not half his days. The
world at once ratiies the truth and as


signs the reason, by describing the DIS
solute life of 'fast men, that is, they
live fast; they spend twelve hours in six,
getting through tie whole before the
meridian, and dropping into darkness
while others are in the glory Of light
"Their sun gocth down while i. is day
Aud they might have helped it. Many
one dies before he need Young men
Of genius, like Burns and Byron, to whom
when dissi pated aud profligate, thirty,
seven is SO fatal and your obscure and
namele.s wandering stars, who waste
their time in libertine indulgence, they
cannot live, they must do early. They
put on steam till they blow up the boiler.
They run at such rate that the fire goes
out for want Of fuel The machinery is
destroyed by rapid speed and reckless
wear. Nothing can save them. Their
physical system cannot stand the strain
they pu: to it; while the state Of their
mind is often such that the soul would
eat the substatcc Of the most robust body
and make for itself way Of escape from
the incessant hell Of its own thoughts.
Year: 1865

Those who condemn the Government
for employing the powerful agency of
military courts to assist in crushing the
rebellion and restoring civil order, must
remember that they seek to deprive it of
one Of the most useful weapons needed to
complete the task tina: has dcvolved up
on il. Many thought that peace was vir.
tually secured when Lees army had
surrendered to Gen. Grant, aud johnson


had agreed upon terms of capituiation


with Gen Sherman. Yet no sooner was
this done than President Lincoln was
stricken down in the very hour Of our
rcjoicinss, and an attempt was made to


kill the leading men of our Government.
There is marked difference between
wars with foreign nations and domestic
beIligerents. Contests with the former
are finally terminated with formal treaty
and an official recognition Of peace, which
explicitly sets forth that from and after
given day all form of hostilities shall
cease. In the rebellion, no one authority
was competent to guarantee the future
good order of al the insurgents. We
could not consistently recognize any rebel
leader as having such controlling power
within our domipions. First, because
such recognition would have been almost
tantamount to an official acknowledgment
of the confederacy; aud, second, because
no one rebel did, in fact, possess the
power to control all his fellow rebels
Practically, the Goverpmen ent is compelled
to make peace with each and every one
of the insurgents, individually. This it
is virtually doing, day after day, under
the operations of the amnesty proclama-
ton, by its reception of the oaths of fealty
of the citizens of the .disloyal States, and
by its, gradual extension of pardous to
the members of the excepted classes, who
are deprived of the privilege of gaining
immunity for all their past offences by
the mere utterance of formal promise of
loyalty hereafter. Until this long and
tedious process is entirely completed, and
civil order is rs.estsblhhed on . stable
Year: 1865

To MAKE BLACKBERRY WINE
There is no wine equal to- blackberry
vine when properly made in flavor or
for medical purposes, and all persons
who can conveniently do go, should
manufacture enough for their own use
every year az it IS invaluable in sick
ness as tonic, aud nothing Is a better
remedy for. bowel complaints. Measure
your berries and bruise them; to every
gallon add one quart of boiling water.
Let the mixture stand twenty -four
hours, stirring occasionally then strain
off the liquor into cask; to every gallon
add two pounds Of sugar; cork tight aud
let it stand till the following October,
and you will have wine ready for use
without further straining or boiling, that
win make lips smack that never smscked
under similar influences bsfore.-Maine
Farmer.
Year: 1865

4 CANNOT ESCAPE HIS GREATNESS
James Buchanan is the victim of his own
personal and political popularity. He
can no more escape it than he can his
own shadow. lie is most emphatically
suffering from that peculiar condition Of
tho human fates where greatness is thrust
upon a man. Mr.. Buchanan lives at
Lancaster, Pennsylvanis-has lived there
for many long years, except at intervals Of
official duty elsewhere--seems persistent
in still living there, and the people seem
determined to let him know that they
know he lives there. We learn from
citizen of Pennsylvania, in whom we
have implicit confidence, that for three
years in succession the voters of bis city
have honored him with their sufrrages a.
constable, to the extent of an election.
And thrice under the law requiring il
has the Old T. i. gone to the proper
authorities and made oath that this cleo.
tion was without his wish, knowledge or
procurement, and that he did not desire
to hold the cfice. In this way Mr..
Buchanan is annually reminded that he
holds distinguished place in the popu-
lar regard of his city. Having been IN
ardent Office seeker all the days of his
natural life, this would seem to be fit.
tirg diversion for its evening.-Bn6alo
EIpress.
Year: 1865

nmp Tho report Of tho Post Master
General Of the 30th juno, incluing tho
first six months of the fiscal year, shows
. net profit of the department to be
about three quarters of a million. This
increase Of the revenue of the postal
department is an evidence that this
branch of the Government service can bs
made a paying one, and is rapidly BE-.
coming SO through the increase Of intel
ligence in this country For a great
many years previous to 1860 it was nec-
essary to make an appropriation Of one or
two millions to make up the deficiency in
tho receipts and expenditures Of the
Post Office department. A portion Of
this increase arises from the immense
correspondence of the "boys in blue"
but the experience Of the past four years
proves thai the department can be made
to pay handsome revenue instead Of
being pauper pensoned upon the Gov
crnment, as it has long been under dem
ocratic administrations.


Where merit appears, do justice to il
without scruple.


lie who relates the faults of others to
you, will relate yours to others.


Religion is the best armor man can
have, but the worst cloak.


Riches without liberality is a tree
without fruit.


Love one human being purely and
warmly, and you will love all.


Money, like FIRE, is good servant, but
dangerous master.


Ignorance in Office is the curse Of
people.
Year: 1865

HlNDoo FANATIcs.-I have seen
some who have stood on one leg for
years, while others engage the sympathy
and sxtort the charity Of many by holding
one arm erect overhead until, in time, tho
flesh withers aud tho bones set in that
position. a few | have met who, firmly
clenching one hand, have kept it closed
until tho nails have grown right through
the palm to the other side; and it is we'll
known that many have Travelled tho
whole extent Of land, from the Himsla-
yas to Cape Comorin, measuring their
bodies as they went Also there is Chamb
Puja, or hook worship, in which tho
devotee allows steel hook to be placed
through the muscles of his back, aud in
this manner is suspended from machine
like wind mill, to one of the arms of
which tho victim is attached. On their
great feast days, they can be seen thus
whirling round and round. and looking
all the time as pleased as if they really
enjoyed their ride. All this is done
With devotion worthy better cause.
Soldering in India.
Year: 1865

An OLD IADY's ApyICE-"Now, John,
listen TO me- I'm older than YOU, or couldn't
be vour mother. Never do YOU marry q
Young woman. John. before YOU have con
trived to happen around four or five times be-
fore brea fast. You should know how late
she lies in bed in the morning. You should
take notice whether her complexion is the
same in the morning as the evening or
whether the water and towel have robbed her
of her evening bloom-You should take care
to surprise her. that you may see her morn
ing dress. and observe how her hair looks
when she is not expecting you. If possible,
you should be where YOU can hear the con
versation between her and her mother. Il
she is illnatured and snappish to her mother
so she will be- to you-depend on it. But il
you find her up and dressed neatly in the
morning, with the same smiles. same neatly
combed hair, the same ready and pleasant
answers to her mother which Characterised
her department in the evening, and particular
ly if she is lending a hand to get the
breakfast ready in good season, she is prize
John, and the sooner you secure her to your
self. the better
Year: 1865

EXPRESS ENTERPRIsE.-The Nevada Ga
zette learn that MIR. libbets, the expressman,
has made arrangements to send an express
regularly to Meadow Lake during the VIM
ter. lie has employed a man accustomed
to the business who will carry it on Norwer
gian shoes. The distance from Summit CITY
to the main travelled road, through which
no attempt will be made to keep a trail
open, is about ten miles, and the trip will
probably be made daily if the business will
Justify it,
Year: 1865

RuMoRs.-It is rumored that the Pacific
Railroad Company have notified Mr. Chas
Leach and others that they must quit cutting
timber on their ranches, as the ground i.
claimed by the Company, by virtue of theil
charter from the Federal Government which
gives alternate sections, along the route 90
miles in extent on each side. We hear that
they al so claim the land occupied BY the
Brighton House and the land included in
Barker's Ranch. Whether thew are going
to assert ownership over Grass Valley or not
we cannot say Grass Valley National


lfGrass Valley is on an odd section. as
Auburn is, you may be sure the Company
will claim it. When the Pacific Railroad
Bill passed through Congress the delegation
from California had not sense enough to in
corporate a provision in it protecting the
rights of ocators who acquired rights prior
to the road. The Company can afford to
keep an agent at Washington to engineer
matters, while single individuals cannot af.
ford the expense, and some fine morning
many of our citizens, who have spent thou

sands OF dollars upon town property on an
odd section, will wake up with the realizing
fact staring them in the face that the Rail-
road has patent TO their land, and if they
wish to secure it, must come down with a
heavy bonus to the road.


Meetings should be held by the people re
questing Congress to amend the Railroad
Bill so as to secure the rights citizens on odd
sections, within twenty miles of the Railroad,
where towns have been built; also, not to
pass the title to the Railroad of sing foot
OF land in the mineral region until the Gov.
eminent has positive proof of the character
of the land. Ii better for mining, let it be
reserved for the miner, If better for the
agriculuraist. let him have the first right of
purchase. The legislature of California,
which soon convenes, should aid in the mat.
ter by some positive action.


The question naturally suggests itself,
what right has the Railroad to notify any
person in regard to lands in the mineral re-
gion? The road should be required to 90
through the same process at the Land Office
as the citizen previous to acquiring title
If the lands are proved to be better for min
era than agricultural purposes, the Railroad
| should get no title to them. As yet the
road has no control over these lands, and
cannot have until the government passes its
title; therefore notices to individuals not to
cut timber, &c, at the present time amounts
to nothing.
Year: 1865

SPECIAL NOTICE. We would call The atten-
tion of Of our readers to the Grover d Baker Ma
chimes. Their reputation is too we'll established
for us to attempt word in their favor, but
would advise any person wanting reliable Fam
lily Sewing Machine, to investigate these before
buying. "A word to the wise is sufficient"