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Year: 1865

The Macon Telegraph tells the following sac
story of the war:


81 learned on yesterday the circumstances O.
a melancholy quand ary in which Young lad y
one of the most estimable and lovely in this
part Of the country, was placed. A gallanI
young offic er was betrothed to her. He fell or
the fatal field of Sharpsburg. She loved him
dearly, and was a afflict ed far beyond what ladies
of a mere buoyant tenn per would have suffered
She went into mourning, secluded herself from
society, devoted herself 10 rel eliglons and chari
liable deeds, and was s.dead 10 the world -
A few months ago, young gentlemen of gr- al
wealth, superior talents, and handsome person
accidentally formed her acqu aintance in the
progress OF business transaction. He was fas
cinated with her; persevered till he overcame
ber aversion little by little, and finally they be-
came engaged to be married only a fortnight
ago. She had air eady made ou, her order for
elegant rousseau. But four days ago. the
first lover returned. Ha had been carried to
Northern hospital from the battle field, with 10
turned. He has frightful scar across his face
only one eye, is an invalid for life, ani is poor;
but in his BOSOM burns manly and noble soul
The poor girl has shut herself up, and will not
see either OF them. The meeting between her
and her first lover the other day, is said to have
been distressing. HIS letters had failed to reach
her, and she firmly believed he was dead till he
stood be ore her, the CHASTITY ruin Of her lover,
once SO handsome and manly. Poor fellow
lave caught glimpse of him once as he passed
along the street, with his crutches and melan-
choy face. God bless him!''
Year: 1865

Mrs. Denison, in speaking of men, says;
We never yet saw genuinely bashful man whs
was n OF the soul of honor. Though such ma,
blush and stammer, and shrug their shoulders
awkwardly, unable to throw off with ease the
thoughts they would express, yet commend then
to us for friends.


There are fine touches in their characters that
time will mellow and bring out, perceptions as
delicate as the faintest tint of the unfoded rose
and their thoughts are none the less refined and
beautiful, although they do not flow with the
impetuosity of the shallow streamlet.
We are astonished that such men are not appre-
precia ted that ladies with really good hearts
and cultivated intellects will reward the gallant
Mustachio Braness with smiles and at tenton
because he can fold a shawl gracefully and handy
compliments with Partisan elegance, while they
will not condescend to look upon the worthier
man who feels for them reverence great that
every mute glance is worship.


The man who is bashful in the presence Of la
dies is their defender when the free tongue of
SANDER would defame it is not he who will not
boast of conquests or dares talk of failings that
exist in Imagination only; his cheek will blush
with resentment, his eyes flashing with anger,
to here the nam of woman coupled with course
oath and yet he would die to defend them is
least honored by the majority of our sex.


Who ever heard of bashful libertine -! The
anomaly was never seen. Ease and elegance are
his requisites upon his lips sit fattery, ready to
pay court alike to black eyes and blue; he is nev-
non plussed he never bushes. For a glance
he is in raptures for a word he would lay down
his life. Yet it is he who fills vile city dens
with wrecks of female purity it is he who pro-
fanes the holy name of mother; desolates the
shrine of domestic happiness ruins the heart
that trusts in him; pollutes the very air he
breathes; all under the mask of gentleman.


Ladies, word in your Have you lovers,
and would you possess worthy husband Choose
him whose delicacy of department, whose
of your worth leads him to stand aloof, while
others crowd around you If he bushes, STAN
even at your approach, consider them SO
ny signs Of exalted opinion of your sex. If he is
retiring and modest, let not thousand fortunes
weigh him down in the balance, for depend upon
it, with him your life will be happier with pow
erty than with many another surrounded by the
splendor of palaces
Year: 1865

IbeTop is complete specimen of an outside e
philosopher. He is one third collar, one-sixth
patent leather, one fourth walking stick and
the rest gloves and hair. AS to his remote an
cestry, there is some doubt, but it is now pretty
well settled that lie is the son of taiIor's goose


He becomes ecstatic at the smell of new clotn.
he is somewhat nervous, and to dream of a
'ailor's bill gives him the nightmare. By his
air, one would judge he had been dipped lk q
Achllles, but it is evident that the goddess held
d I'M by the head instead of the heel. Never.
lheiess, such men are useful. If there were NO
tadpo there would be no frogs. They arr
no. so entirely to blame for being devoted to
ex ternais. Paste diamonds must have splen-
uiu settlng to make them sell only it does seem
IKE waste of material, to put five dollars
worth of beaver on fve cents worth of brains
Year: 1865

BY EDGAR ALLAN POE.
1t was many and many year ago,


In kingdom by the sea,
That maiden there lived whom YOU NAV know


By the name of Annabe Lee;
And this maiden she lived with other thougbt
Than to love and be loved by me.
was a child and she was child


In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with love that was more tn an love-


and my Annabel Lee;
With love that the winged seraphs OF heaven


Coveted her and me-
And this was the reason that, long ago,


In this kingdom by the sea-
wind blew out of cloud, chilling


My beautiful Annabel Lee;
SO that her highborn kinsman came


And bore her away from me.
To shut her up in sepulchre


In this kingdom by the sea.
The angels, not half so happy in heaven,


Went envyin her and me
Yes that was the reason Gas all men know,


In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night.
Chi illing and killing my Annabel Lee
but our love it was stronger by far than the love
vi those who were older than we
Ofmany far wiser than we
And neither the angels in heaven ab owe.
Nor the demons down under the Sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee
or the moon never beams without bringing me dream
OF the beautiful Annabel Lee
And the stars never rise, but feel the bright eyes,
OF the beautiful Annabel Lee:
AND SO all the nj ight-t tide, lie down by the side
vi my darng-my darling-my life and my bride,


In the sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding sea-
Year: 1865

When Sir Walter Scott was urged not to prop
the falling credit of an acquaintance, he replied
'sT he man was my friend when friends few,
and will be his, now that his enemies are
many"
Year: 1865

We take the following extracts from the address
of Gen'l Wade Hampton to the people of South
Carolina


'sFor years past it has been the boast Of our
State that there was but party within her
limits. Commendable and vital as that state Of
affairs during the war; it is scarcely. if at all,
less so now. Every association of the past, every
duty Of the present, every hope of the future, bid
us still to stand ''shoulder to shoulder" The
york before rs demands all the patriotism, all the
courage, all the endurance of our whole people
Let no party strife, no minor issues, no petty
politics. divert US from the great and pressing
work of the hour that Of re animating, as far us
possible, our pros trate and bleeding State, and
rshabilitating her as speedily as may be with the
forms, the rights and the sanctity of government
and of law.


Above all, let us stand by State = her
record is honorable, her escutcheon untarnished
Here is our country-the land of our nativity
the home of our affection. Here all our hopes
should centre; here we have worshipped the God
of our fathers here amid charred and blackened
ruins, are the spots we once fondly called our
homes and here we buried the ashes of our kim
dred. All these sacred ties bind to our State,
and they are intensified by her suffering and her
desolatiOn.


And, child, when soaring SCUM Is modest,
Clings close and closer In the mothers breast,
So the loud torrent and the whirIwinds roar
But bind to ma tive land the more.
Year: 1865

They reeite again their grievances
under the old Government, and call A..
on the people to emulate the example Of
the Russians when Napoleon invaded
their territory. They wind up with
stirring sppeal; saying success is within
their reach; that the battle is not always
to the strong, aud that The spirits Of
their martyred heroes hover over and
beckon them On
Year: 1865

REsIoNHD-Mr. Robert Ball has resigned his
position of superintendent OF letter carriers.
city post OH into the mercantile business
in connection with the city deliver of the post
offiee for over twelve years, giving universal
satisfaction. go :
Year: 1865

y grand celebration will take place in
this city, on Monday next, in honor of
the occupation Of Petersburg and Rich
mond, the surrender of Gen. Lee and the
Rebel army, the utter suppression of the
rebellion, and the promise of speedy and
honorable peace. At two clock a meet
ins will be held at the City Hall, which
will be addressed by several eminent
Speakers In the evening, a Grand Pro-
eession, beautiful display of Fireworks
and General Illumination of tho public
buildings, workshops and private resi-
dences, will conclude the ceremonies of
ths day It is expected that the loyal
men throughout the county, will partici-
pate in the great Jubilee in honor of these
glorious events. 1t is to be hoped that
every loyal man in New Castle county,
viii b. present on the occasion and unite
with us, in a demonstration over the
preservation OF our free Republican insti-
tutions and the crushing out of treason
and rebellion. Let all then, leave their
fields and workshops and come to oul
city on this occasion with banners flying
and music playing, and give one day tC
celebrating the achievements of our army
end navy, and the grand results which
will flow from their signal triumphs
The programme of arrangements will be
found in another column.
Year: 1865

The New York Journal of Commerce makes
the following remark on the probable
amount of cotton now on had in the South !:


We have been repeatedly asked to give
some information in relation to the amount
of cotton on hand at the South. The diff
ficulty in forming an approximate estimate
has arisen mainly from the impossibility of
ascertainingto to what extent the actual yield,
since the war began, has been shipped in
evasion of the blockade. The Texas cotton,
and nearly all produced west of the Mis-
sissippi, has been passing, as fast as itcould
be hauled on wagons, to the sea-board by
Mexican ports. A considerable portion of
Louisiana and Tennessee has been cleaned.
Notwithstanding the high prices here and
abroad, there has been very little induce
ment to Southern planters to cultivate this
crop. 1t has been absolutely impossible
for them to find rope and bagging to pre-
pare the cotton for market after it, was
picked, or to transport it to any place of
sale. and the local authorities have used
every means in their power to compel the
landowners to raise cereals in place of the
great staple. Since the fall of Mobile we
have been able to extend our researches at
the South, and we have now obtained what
we consider reliable data tor a fair estimate
of the quantity of cotton still on hand
within the so-called Southern lines. We
place the whole amount as equal to 1,500-
900 ordinary bales. Some of it is in the
seed, and large quantity is still unpacked
for want of the proper material and facili-
ties. Our Mobile correspondent figures the
total at 1,S00,000 bales, but some of his as
sumptions are in excess of known results,
and we are confident that our estimate is
very close to the actual stock.
Year: 1865

Important Reported Remarks OF GeneraI
Grnnt-Our Government Must Drive
Maximilian Out OF Mexico-President
johnson, the General and the Cabinet
Unanimous On this Question, sc.


PHILADELPHIA, Oct. S, 1855.


is established beyond doubt that in conversation
with distinguished Illinoisan few days since Lieu
tenant General Grant far varied from his customary
reticence public topics to uneservedly express
himself on the Mexican question He declares that the
government will vindcate the Monroe doctrine at
early day, and that Maximilan must leave Mexico II
will be- he says less expensive TO rid Mexico Of
the presence OF an enemy than to guard
borders against him. II is his opinion that II
will require call for troops; but that with
our present army we spare enough to give
effectiveness to the forces Mexico will be ready put
the field If government aids them in the matter of
supplies. General Grant is Of the opinion that the
President and the authorities at Washington hold this
settled purpose, and only await the meeting of Congress
TO take open ground in the matter II is not believed
that France will be able to disregard European complica
tions present and prospective, to make the cause
Of Mayimian her own. This solution Of the Mexican
question must be accepted of the Forthcoming
sensations for the close of the year
Year: 1865

RALEIGH, N c., Oct q 1866.
The Constitutional Convention assembled to-day at half
past nine o'clock in the Hall of the House Of Commons
Mr. Lewis Thompson Of Ber,ie being chosen temporary
chairman, and Tod CALDWELL aid to Governor Holden,
clerk. Mr. Thompson has been all along opposed TO
secession


After preliminary business, the Convention met for
may at twelve O'Clock, and after calling the roll all the
counties except three found fully represented and
all members present took the oath to support tne cons
tuition OF the United States.


Edwin G. Reade, of Person county, was unanimously
elected President of the Convention Mr. Reade Judge
Of the Superior Court Of North Carolina and
Der OF the State Senate during the war; having been ap
pointed by Governor Vance to fill vacancy. He opposed
the aggressions OF the Davis administration and favored
peace measures before the close Of the Upon taking
the chair Mr.. Reade spoke as follows:-


GENTLEMEN THE CoSvEyTIoN-As the representatives
OF the people Of North Carolina assembled at
time OF great pcrpexy to reorganize the government
which has been disturbed by protaced and disastrous
war IL il gratifying to know that virtuous and ntelli
gent people have chosen body OF men distinguished for
abilities, Of mich experience and of exalted patriotism,
fully equal to the grave matters which ntrusted 10
them AS the interests of constituents the same,
it TO he hoped that there will be little conflict of opin
Ions among and that frank speech and courteous
VIII distinguish intercourse that he who has
been called preside deliberations will find but
little inconvenience from his lack of experience and will
be enabled TO use the position with which he has
been honored, he earnestly desires TO do,
for its legitimate objects only. Fellow citizens,
are going home Let painful reflections upon our late
separation and pleasant memories Of early union
quicken footsteps towards the old mansion, that
may grasp hard again the hand of friendship which
stands at the door and sheltered by the old homestead
which was built upon rock and has weathered the
Storm enjoy together the long, bright future which
awaits With the guidance of Infinite wisdom and
the Of q mercful Providence, which earnestly in
woke for the Convention and for each individual mem
ber invite you the calm consideration and wise sou
tion of the important questions which to result in





in the prosperity strength and grandeur Of nation
The address delivered amidst profound silence
and the very impressive.


The organization was concluded by the election Of j.
H. Moore clerk, and list of sstants door keepers
&c


A committee Of seven appointed to report rules,
and committee of three to wait Governor Holden
and inform him that the convention organized after
which the Convention adjourned until to morrow.
Year: 1865

PInseuRG, Pa Oct. 4 1865.


General Grant arrived here this morning, amidst great
enthusiasm, and escorted by grand procession
through the principal streets to the City Hail. where he
held public reception Business partially suspended
The General leaves special train tonight for Wash
Year: 1865

JACKSON, Miss, Oct 3, 1906.
Tho election in this state passed OF very quietly yes
tcrday. The vote for Governor will be close between
Judge $. Fisher and General y q Humphreys though
the from the southern portion OF the State will
probably the election Of the former gentleman.
General Humphreys is not eligible not having been par
doned by the President and II will be unfortunate for
the State if he shall prove to be elected.


In places where local candidates have sprung the
question Of the admission Of negro testimony in civil
courts the admission candidates have been
FULL thus ropudiatng the late proclamation Of Governor
sharkcy tho effect that courts should receive negro
evidence.


The returns come in slowly, there being but few mail
routes established


The Legislature will meet next Monday week, and
many OF the members will bring election tickets with
their credentials general reputation Of everything
looking toward the civilization Of tho negroes may bo
expected
Year: 1865

The embassy only intend rcma ming IN this country
but short me and will probably proceedt 10 Washing.
ton this day In order 70 obtain early interview with
the President We sincerely hope their stay, however
short may BE- pleasant aud g NJ the recollection OF our
city NAV cling ~ them We have seen bat few of the
nationality a. whom they belong IN America, end hope
the amabc relations at present existing between 'ne
United states and funis may long continue
Year: 1865




the same tract under the homestead law?
Answsr-They cannot. The tract should
be awarded to one applicant. II two or
more apply for the tract at one time it
should be awarded to the party making
the highest bid for the property. The
privilege of making the entry and the sum
thus bid should be credited to the United
states In the returns rs an excess, with a
memorandum of the facts. "s ... s...
Third-Can party enter under the
homestead law tract upon which pre-
emptos has filed his declaratory statement?
Answer-He can if he files his affidavit
that there is no preemption settlement up-
on the same and makes his entry subject
to thepreemptors claim, In case such claim
should be established after notice to ant.
hearing of the parties concerned "M sNf
Year: 1865

APPLE CHAMPA IGN.-We have recently
learned of very simple and cheap pro-
cess of making champaign wine directly
from apple. The juice is pressed directly
from sound apples without previous grind
ing, because the bruising of the fruit in
short time discolors the juice, and pro-
duces such other chemical change, by ex
posure to the atmosphere, as to prevent
the practical working of the process, while
the juice pressed from sound apples is
nearly as limpid as water


The juice runs directly from the press


into filter, consisting of suitable box


about foot deep by six inches square,


filled with mixture of pulverized char


coal and clean sand or fine gravel gravel,


about half and half. A thin layer Of


straw is put into the box before it is FL


led with the filtering material and the


bottom of the box is perforated with fine


holes.


The juice passes through this filter into


bottles, which should be Immediately


corked to exclude the atmosphere, which


gives it the appearance of real champaign


and our informant, who has used the pro
hat %hn
naming in the cellar while presents tn
action and flavor of the imported article
with the advantage of being a much NOR
healthy beverage, while its cost does no
exceed taoo cents quart bottle where ap
y pies are plenty. Imported champaign o
the commonest quality, cannot be bough
in this market for less than two to thre
dollars q bottle, while its geuuinenes
( and purity are very questionable, to sa
the least


To crush and press apples at one opel
. atisn requires very powerful press. W
D have examined portable arrangement {
0 the kind, quite simple and cheap, an
c well-adapted to this process, as it is sufl
i GENTLY powerful to crush and press tt
u hardest apples, having pressing pow
&c of 10000 pounds with so pounds weigl
Il applied to the crank. Such press woul
0 be good to extract the juice from grape
Il as it would not break the seeds, and ther
il by give bad favor to the wine
81 This press is manufactured and sol
l. wholesale and retail, by Hall Reed g. CO
v No. 55 Liberty street, New York,-Ame
IL tcaa artisan.


a See advertise sement Of this machine
~ another part of this paper.
Year: 1865

The FARMERS BAROMETER Take a
common glass pickle bottle; wide-mouth-
ed fill it within three inches of the top
with water then take a common Florence
oil flask removing the straw covering and
and cleansing the flask thoroughly; plunge
the neck of the flask as far as it will 60,
and the barometer is complete. In fine
weather the water will rise into the neck
of the flask even higher than the mouth
of the pickle bottle, and in wet and win
dy weather it will fall to within an inch
of the mouth OF the flask Before heavy
gale of wind, the water has been seen to
leave the flask altogether at least eight
hours before the gale came to its height.
The invention was made by German,
and was communicated to a London
journal.