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Year: 1861

one to wear those iints yet they could not ohlige
nature to give them up, for here was tiowret
that was wearing that giacelul aud significant
livery. We all regarded it AS au auspicou4
omen. The Chaplain determined to retain this
little production of Flora ms a souvenir Of the POLL
that God has blessed with fertility, but man las
cursed with his deeds.


Yours. BILLY.
Year: 1861

We see that the other counties of our
Congressional district propose to select del
gates. not only to the State Convention,
but also to Judicial Convention. to NOM
mate = candidate for Judge Of the Court
Of Appeals for this Judicial district In
view Of this determination. the people OF
st. Mary's county should make provision
to h.vethc county represented in this Con-
vention. We think. however, with all
due Difference to oar State Right friends in
the ether counties Of the district. thai
it would be better to empower their rep
rescntatives to the State Convention to
make the nomination for the Court Of Ap.
rcals, and thus to save themselves the
trouble Of calling . separate Convention
to do what their delegates to the State
Convention are perfectly competent to per-
form.
Year: 1861

A SUGGESTION. the troops now being
raised in this State are to be instructed be
fore going into service, we think that those
raised in the Northern portion of the State
should be quartered here The cattle grounds
recently enclosed by the District Agricultural
Society would be fine place for camp
We have heard this suggestion from many
people within the past few days aud hope
that the proper ~ thorites will consider it
fav orably.
Year: 1861

A FooLrsH Trick We have received let
ter from North Columlia Nevada county
informing It's that the writer had seen copies
of the DtMocnAr and Appeal with Seccs
sion campaign document folded in each
Such conduct is coutemptihle. and only shows
TO what exremities the dtspui,ing Dixietes
are driven by the sight Of the handwriting on
the wrll The trick is SO transparent, and So
harmless, that we cHnntt get up any great
amount of Indignation on account of it.
Year: 1861

SERIOUS STABBISG AFFAIR "A man named
James Collins attacked another whose name
is unknown and stabbed him in the neck
and in the side, on Monday night, at the cor
ner Of Jackson street and Bartlett alley in
San Francisco The wounded man fell to
the ground fainting and Collins ran off, but
was pursued and overtuken. The other was
taken to the hospital and it is reported that
he lies in a critical condition
Year: 1861

FANDALIsM.-Tuesday night some mali
cous person or persons, actuated and insti-
gated by spirit of villainy which it would
be hardly fair to ascribe to his Satanic Ma
jesty, took advantage OF the mid hours of
night to go about the town and deface the
doors. fences and weather boarding of pri-
vate residences with black paint, embodied
in obscene language, such as to scandalize
the eyes of respectable people. In several
instances ladies were compelled to be the
aiscoverers of the filthy proceeding, and to
be shocked at its infamy. Several of our
citizens who were the sufferers are nstitu-
ting active inquiries to find out the perpe-
traitors of the outrage, and if they are sue
cessful, such exposure and punishment will
follow as to teach lesson to the scoundrels
who could be so depraved aud malicious in
their blackguardism.
Year: 1861

NOVEL AccIDENT.-Thursday morning, at an
early hour, a half-grown pig was descending
Flume street, and had reached the planks adoin-
ing Main street, when its fore feet slipped and
went forward without pulling the hind ones after
hem. The consequence was to injure the spine
bf the poor brute so that it fell and was un-
rbfe to get up again. A sympathizing crowd
soon collected around it when Surgeon Boniface
appeared with long knife, and relieved the
swinish sufferer by cutting its throat. After
wards the body was sold to a Chinaman for zone
dollar hap"
Year: 1861

. THE OLD THEATER.-Messrs. Bickford and
Littlefeld the proprietors of this establishments
which fell in last winter under the pressure of a
ing, painted and papered it throughout. The old
stage has been torn away and floor reduced to a
dead level-the whole now being one spacious
room, suitable for exhibition or mercantile pur-
poses.
Year: 1861

Virginia keepiug;the reace herend themselves forced
into war with Mexico Texas has many old scores to
settle with her. and have seen 1t ntimated In man
per not to be mistaken that Texas to rip them
up


The secession OF those States will call for new party
organizations in the old Union aid upon new issues
Virginia wants to be in the Union to lead off in the re-
annexdton party in the Presidential campaign which,
under her guidance is sweep the country in 1864 and
bring back the seeded States with their conquests and
thus by her matehless wisdom and sagacy has she It in
her power heal breach and make the Union ust
as good as ever"
Year: 1861

Ag- That leprons. abolition sheet, the St. Louis Democrat, 'howls dismally over the result of thd' election in that city on Monday last. Listen at it's musical wail- ings, which are actually refreshing:

 Yesterday Nasx day of humiliation and indelible shame for St. Louis. The proud city is at last subdued; she crouches at the feet of her tyrants, licking the hands that have smote her with many stripes. The disunion faction has at length worked its will and crushed out for the time being the proud spirit of the foremost city in the west. As the news is read this morning, near and far, every one will feel that another link is snapped in the chain that holds the border States in the Union, and while that news will create sadness in the minds of all loyal men, it will as certainly elate every traitor in the land.
Year: 1861

Coop NEWS FROM VIRGlNIA.-We were indeed pleased to see the following para graph, which is from the pen of "Marion," Richmond correspondent of the Peters, burg Express, as it goes to confirm our remarks and hopes on yesterday, of the speedy secession of the Old Dominion, and the casting of her lot with the South, whether 1t be for veal or woe:

 "Secession, I can assure you, is growing apace in the Old Dominion. Yesterday three or four delegates in the convention offered resolutions recently adopted by their respective counties. But the end Is not yet. These instructions will continue to pour in, and you need not be at all sur prised if an ordinance of immediate seees- sion is adopted in less than two weeks by this very convention"
Year: 1861

J.P. JoHssoS-We must congratulate cur county on her candidate. A better more untiring. jealous worker in the cause was not in Little Rock. This is not our judgment only-it is that of his friends and his opponents, too. He was was general favorite. and could approach men on the opposite side whom few others could. When things grew gloomy, and we thought we would have to resort to desperate measures, ills was one of the first to write his name on the roll of those who would run alon the red flag. The storm went by, however--the State made a step forward and southward-the arsena! was not given up to Lincoln, and our little red flag is still furled.-Napoleon Pianter.
Year: 1861

EF We are happy to announce to all the world that the " Peace Conference Propositions received their death blow in the State Convention yesterday even ing, when in Committee of the Whole, they were rejected by vote of l l6 to 1. We have not a tear of grief to shed-nay, we could shout for joy over this corpse, but for the commiseraton we feel bound, ill charity, to extend to the four pail bearers s. Richmond Enquirer.
Year: 1861

WHAT IS THE NORTH TO DO FOR NAVY? --The confederate States have already an nexed several of theUnitel States vessels found in southern waters. That, however, might be borne tolerably equanimity, and those vessels might be replaced by others; but the worst of it is that all the regions on which the United States government calculated for the production of live oak timber for the construction of ships ofwar are located within the jurisdiction of the southern confederacy. We are, therefore, dependent upon the charity of an alien government for the material for a navy. The South can, and probably will go, to work to get up an effective marine; but what will the North do? This is one of the fruits of that " irrepressable conflict of which the republican party is at once the author and the victim.-New York Herald
Year: 1861

Es- The New Orleans Picayune says there has not been single murder in that city for month, while other deeds of vio- lence are singularlv scarce. VIRGINIA ON THE EERGE.-We clip the following from northern paper-the Chi cago Times:

 It is said that there are but three votes wanting in the Virginia convention, to se- cure the passage of secession ordinance; and that the Union men in the convention are inclined to follow the example of Arkan- sas, adopt the secession ordinance and submit it to the people. The secession feeling is evidently gaining ground in the old dominion
Year: 1861

A YANKEE CRY AT PoRT RoYAL.AThe
sound Of our booming guns at Port Royal has
hardly died away before it is announced that
the freemen Of the North intend to occupy IL,
by building up commercial city, to rival lazy
old Charleston. 1t is said that port Of entry
will be established, aud town commenced, In
case Beaufort is unavailable; that already
frame houses have been shipped, and shrewd
business men, with q sharp lookout for The
valuable trade of that region, are on the move
thither, and We may soon expect to hear that
town lots are bringing fabulous prices for the
new city. Applications are pouring in from
Northern patriots to be appointed collector Of
Customs at Beaufort, or of the new city. They
will be attended to in due time.
Year: 1861

The GERMAXs-In the Charleston Courier
account of the defence Of Fort Walker, the
number OF men inside Of The fort" is stated at
2l7, of whom l3O belonged to the German
battalion of artillery. or the eleven killed
and fifteen wounded, inside Of The fort )" ten
Of the former and twelve OF the latter are
stated to bave belonged to this same German
battalion II Is said Of them, that "he men
fought ~aueIs and desperately" and retreated
with reluctance The native born chivalry "
Of South Carolina seem to have taken very
good care Of their own safety, placing the
Dutch ." N the post Of danger, and retiring
themselves at " double-quick," az soon as the
battle was lost
Year: 1861

The New FREIGHT LINE TO WASHINGTON
day new freight route between New York
and Washington will be opened for the trans
portation of munitions of war, Government
stores, suffers supplies for the army, and srch
other miscellaneous freight as may off r.
Goods by this line go by the Central Railroad
Of New Jersey to Harrisburg, aud there con.
meet with other roads to Washington without
change of ears thus accomplishing the great
desideratum of sending the goods through
without breaking bulk.
Year: 1861

CLEANLINESS IN The ARMY.-The New York
Sanitary Association had a meeting in New
York, q few nights ago, when DR.. Bellows made
some interesting statements, In relation to the
cleanliness Of the Army Of the Potomac. He
said that the Medical staff was insufficient to
care for 50 large number Of men, even If they
were regular soldiers; but that volunteers
we're more exigent-what would do for "regu-
lars" would not do for them. Hespoke Of the
prevailing want of cleanliness in camps, and
the oulpsble negligence OF officers In enforcing
a stricter regard for that virtue amongst their
men. The Society had made various efforts TO
impress the soldier with voluntary regard for
cleanliness. 1t bad printed thirty different
tracts, Of which 1000, 900 copies had been put
In circulation, giving the instruction aud
warning; and considerable good had been
done by those tract; still much remained to
be done. notwithstanding all diawbacks
however. DR.. Bellows said that the Army Of the
Potomac was the heal.hiest army Of which we
have any knowledge. This was to be attrib-
uted to the unusual salubrity Of the season
more than To any other canse..


No man can visit our volunteer regiments
without being impressed with The want Of clean
liness. A few days ago, we rode out to one Of
the best New York regiments. They were
sncamped upon an open field, near thick
wood; the tenta were finely located, with
proper drainage, and the occupants of large
number of them had illustrated their taste and
good sense by beautifying the grounds imme-
diately in front of them the interior of the
tents were neat aud comfortable, and the
broad avenues OF their little canvas town were
scrupulously clean, and We drove through the
streets with interest and pleasure, but in our
progress around the encampment, we dis
covered ,oithin its lines, a large heap Of brush
which had the appearance Of a masked battery,
and the moment we were within its range, t.;
opened its horrible, gaseous fire upon US, FROM
which we beat a hasty retreat--the smell Of
powder, even upon a battlefield, is not un-
pleasant, but the odor from such battery,
constantly inhaled by the regiment, must
eventually be more destructive to life than n
fierce encounter with the enemy. This dis
gusting and hlthy battery was within nifty
yards Of the Colonel's marque, and without any
reasonable excuse for its close proximity, a
they were not rtinted for land.


1t is this matter Of cleanliness more thar
anything else, that constitutes the difference
between the regulars" and the volunteer
One of the first lessons cadet, at West Point
receives Is personal cleanliness clean and pol


ished arms and accoutrements; and when il


camp, the most scrupulous care is taken to III
struct them in the art of keeping their ontir
encsmpment neat and clean, while everythia,
of an offensive character Is far removed.
3 We hope our volunteers will give this sub
ject more attention than heretofore 50 that thsi


tented homes may b. surrounded by pur


atmosphere, and that each one may know b.


practical experience the pleasure of persons


cleanliness which not only promotes purity {


mind, but health and vigor of bsdy.
Year: 1861

~ Happening to spend a few minutes one
day last week in Provost Judge Freess's court,
in Alexandria, we heard, among other good
decisions, the particularly good one In the case
of soldier who was spending his money for
bad whisky that all which remained nnspcnt
should be sent home to his wife.
Year: 1861

In late issue of our paper, we
advised caution abb tut the use of our
cannon by inexperienced persons; it
was not needed, and the consequence
is fatal accident. Let it hereafter be
kept in some secure place, where every
person anxious to discharge it, will
not be able to get at it, unless, he or
they be experienced gunners; and,
even then, consent should be requisite
on the part OF the owner; he using
discretion in leaning it. II this pre-
caution is needed, there will be no
more accidents from this source.
Year: 1861

No one can maintain, after this
years experience, that frost has any
special agency in tho Autumn colOra-
tion of leaves. Scientific men have
long understood the matter and have
explained the ripeniug of the leaf as a
simple process of vegetable growth;
though tho coioration Of the leaves at
maturity can no more bo accounted for
than the red Of the rose, the blue Of the
violet or the orange Of the lily. The
color which leaves assume ia tho Fall is
due to the same causes. But the popu-
lar idea that the leaves are changed by
tho frost is so firmly established in the
minds Of the unscientifc and unob-
servant people that it is difficult to dis
pei. This year the foliage has assumed
tho most gorgeous coloring without a
sign Of frost, and, indeed, seems to be
more brilliant on account Of its non
appearance This is perfectly natural,
as the leaves have been able to gradual,
ly and freely assume the colOrs which
belong to their ripenoss, unobstruCtod
by sudden cold.
Year: 1861

A New MOVEMENT IN THE Army
A gentleman of this city has shown us
two very interesting letters from men
in the army. They narrate the fact
that our Christian young men in the
army are in some instances moving in
the means of securing themselves against
the vices and corruption of the camp
They are doing this by forming Young
Mons Christian Associations. They dc
this that they may know, encourage
and strengthen each other. They dc
this because they have no church organ.
ization or church ordinances and this
comes the nearest to a church that they
can have. One Of these letters, writtou
by Captain, states that already one
huOdred and sixty men of the regiment
have enrolled their names as members
and the work is just begun New
York Sun.
Year: 1861

CARBAuE.-Thorc is so little fruit
this year in many localities, that any
thing which can supply its place in the
way Of vegetables iS valuable, Cab
bage, made into krout, is a very accept
able dish in the spring; a jar or two, in
each family will do much in the way of
variety-and especially whero there arc
large gardens let tho remembrance
Of the great army spread about over the
country, stimulate every one that can,
TO put up one barrel or a dozen, for the
use of the soldiers; wo shall all DO called
upon for sympathies and charities, be-
fore spring. 1 visited Camp Chase the
other day, and talked with many Of tho
soldiers.-'If we only had something
like pickles or cabbage, something sour
90 eat with vinegar" they would say,
and their voices told how great was tho
demand ,oHhiR, for something of this
kind Save all tho nit possible, all
the pickles, can all ne tomatoes, that
are ripe, and chop and pickle all tho
green ones. Don't stop to ask whether
any body will buy, but resolve to give
away if they will not, aud you will save
moro lives to tho country than tho emo
mys will destroy


CoRNED BEEF.--lt is almost time for
corning beef for winter use.
Year: 1861

When sufficient number Of recruits
have been enlisted to form a company,
and the Organization has been perfected
the captain will make out his rolls accor.
ding TO the form Of blanks furnished for
The purpose. No more written lists. or
other form of paper will be accepted 10
place of the regular rolls.
Year: 1861

Bible, opened its pages at random, and
placed his finger on a verse.


There was a silence. The Continental
soldier, who had sworn to avengo his tro-
theirs death, stood with dilating eyes and
parted lips. The culprit kneeling upon
the floor, with his face like discolored clay
felt his heart leap to his throat.


Then in clear, bold voice, the widow
read rhis line from the Old Testament. It
was short, yet terrible:


That man shall dier


Look the brother springs forward TO
plunge knife into the murderer's heart
but the Tory, pinioned as he is clings to
the widows knees. He begs that one
more trial may be made by the little girl,
that child of FIVE years old with the gold
en- hair and laughing eyes.


The widow consents. There is an aw-
full pause With smile in her eye, with
out knowing what she was doing, the lit
tie girl opens the Bible, as it lay on her
mothers knee she turned her face away
and placed her finger upon a line.


The awful silence grows deeper. The
deep drawn breath of the brother, and
broken gasp of the murderer, alone dis.
turb the stiffness the widow and dark
haired boy were breathless. The little
girl, as she cought feeling of awe
from those about her, stood breathless
her face turned aside, and her tiny finger
resting on the line of life and death.


At length gathering courage, the wild
ow bent her eye down upon the page
and read 1t was line from the New
Testament.


Love your en- emies'


Oh, book OF terrible majesty and child
like of sublimity that crushes the
heart with rapture, you never sh9ne
more strongly than there in that lonely
cot Of the Wissahic&on when you saved
the murderer's heart


Now look how wonderful are the ways
OF heaven. That very night as the widow
sat by her fire side, with crushed heart
and hot eye lids, thinking Of her hurband
who now lay mouldering on the drenched
soil CT Paoli-there was tap at the door
She opened it, and that husband, living,
though covcred with wounds, was in her
arms.


He had fallen at Paoli but not in death,
he was alive, and his wife lay painting on
his bosom.


That night there was prayer in
the wood embowered cottage of WisSa>
hickon.
Year: 1861

On Monday night of last week. negro.
named George Urem, died at his home, in
Baltimore. Previous to his death he made
a confession acknowledging that he was a
murderer, and stated that an innocent
man had been hung for his cri ne. He
confessed that he murdered the negro
King, and thar the negro Cyphus, who was
hung as the guilty parto, was entirely in
nocent OF the crime. Dram was attacked
with sickness some few weeks since, and
continued to grow worse until Monday
night when it became evident that he
must die.


During his illness he appeared much
distressed in mind, and when he found
that he would surely die, lie called some
friends near him and made his confession.
At the time the murder took place Orem
was engaged in selling Oysters through the
city, and King was in his employ. The
day previous Orem had a quarrel with





take the latter's life. Orem was also en-
gagged in butchering and was in the habit
of carrying his butcher knife in his pocket
on the back part Of his pantaloons. On
the nigh! of the murder he placed bis
knife in this pocket and started for the
house in Wagon alley, where tho tragcdy
was enacted. When the difficulty COM
mencod, Orem seized the first opportunity
to plunge the butcher knife into King,
killing him instantly. He then made his
escape The negro Cyphus was arrested
on the charge of committing the murder
From the moment Of his arrest to the
minute previous to his, s,executon he de-
MED his guilt. The evidence on the trial
was that of negroes only. One of tie wit
nesses. known as Topsy, who s.w the
murder committed, stated that Cyphus
was not the man wlo did it. The same
statement which she gave before the jury,
she made on the night Of the murder to
several persons who conveEscd with her.
She described the murderer as o black
mar, heavily built.


Az the other testimony, however,
pointed to Cyphus as the perpetrator of
the murder. The girl Torsy was weak
minded and by some considered insane.
Her testimony was cast aside as unworthy
OF belief. She was in company with
negro on her way to Kings house. The
negro Cyphus denied being in the vicinity
Of the nun der at the time it was commits
ted. and few minutes. before ne ascendtd
the scaiIold, remarked to the writer of
this article that he was innocent of the
charge, and few years would prove his
innocence. His statement has proved to
be true, and there is now no doubt that
lie suffered depth for a crime which he
never committed.


Olem, the murderer, died on Mondny
night, and the body has been buried.
Previous to his death stated that ne
had been much harrassed since he had
committed the deed. lie was unable to
sleep, and it was only when wearied out
with toll, and in some instances after
several nights of re- tless wakeculntse, that
he was enabled to sleep. Even thCn, he
asserted, he was afflicted with horrible
dreams, in which the tragedy would he
rt-enacted, and he would suffer the pains
OF death for the crime. The image of his
murdered victim followed him wherever
he went, day and night, and no doubt TO
a considerable degree hostened his death.
lIaPey.


MR. LINCoLN's HoTEL REL AT ALBANY.


The "high old time" cold Abe" and
q Al
Year: 1861

For PARENTs-How TO RUN A Son.
Let him have his own way-allow him
free use Of money-sufier him TO rove
where he pleases on the Sabbath day
give him free access to wicked companions
--call him to no account for his evenings
furnish him with no stated employ,
ment.
Year: 1861

The National hteligencer says that the force now
in W ashington city is to be increased to forty
thousand men, and there will be large camps
formed at convenient distances, each perhaps
equally large.
Year: 1861

Fifty years ago salmon in England was sold at
three half-pence pound. Itis now thought cheap
at two shillings, and the fact deserves notice, if
only for its unique and astonishing character
There is parallel to it. Not another instance
could be found in which article of food has been
lost to the public, or converted by the course of
events from common treat into expensive
luxury.