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Year: 1869

BOSTON, May 81 1862
Many persons in the streets last night were
startled by a fash Of scarlet-tinged light, while
others saw the meteor, which they describe as of
bright scarlet, and to the eye about the size Of
twelve pound cannon ball.
Year: 1869

PoUGHKEEPsIE, May 81 1869.
AT seven minutes past eleven O'Clock last night
the largest and most brilliant meteor ever witnessed
here flashed across the horizon from the southeast
TO the northeast It left long train Of scintilatng
fire and lighted up the entire city. 1t burst at an
altitude OF about fifteen degrees above the horizon,
giving light greater than that OF the full moon and
OF q blush tint.
Year: 1869


is now prepared to do general E
Wagon making business All SX1Z.
styles of Wagons and Buggies made TO order on
short nstice and none but the best material used
will also do all kinds of Woodwork as hereto
fore.
Year: 1869

The fare frcm Omaha to San Francisco on
the Pacific Railroad is fixed at SIPS, or over
seven cents mile This is not so exorbi
tant considering the great expenses attend
ing the running of the road and the fact
that there will be very little way traffic com
uared with that of Eastern rocds
Year: 1869

AEH4Rn,s 1 Asr EEEnnrs-The telegraph informs US
that Menard, the negro, has failed to get his
the third and last effort The Washington correspon-
dent of the Baltimore Gazette thus describes his last
speech before the committee:


His remarks were rambling and in great measure
irrelevant The committee tried in vain to keep him
within the record, and his remarks which were char
acteriscd by staggering impudence, were not we'll
received On the first occasion that he appeared be-
fore the committee he quietly seated himself, unin-
vited, at the committees table. He has evidently
been taught lesson since, for be selected seat
day in another part of the room. Some idea of the
mental caibre of this negro be formed from the
TACT that without the remotest prospect of chance for
a seat in Congress, and against the advice Of those
who venture to advise him, he pursues this inves,isa
ton with the delight of child sporting with a new
toYN
Year: 1869

FELos ON THE FINGER.-This often gives the great
est distress and pain To it to break construct
leather timbe, fill it with soap and lime mixed to-
gether, then thrust into the thmble the finger or
thumb that may be affected After the felon breaks
dress with poultiee made from the pulp of roasted
scoke root, the effect of which will be most soothing
and delightful A cure soon follows In some parts
OF the country this plant goes by the name of spoke
instead OF scoke the true name. 1t bears numerous
clusters OF pnrpisi berries, which pigeons and other
birds are rpry fond dof
Year: 1869

THE Duty ON DRUGS AND MEDIcINEs.-Sixteen ply
sIcans of Washington have presented memorial to,
Congress against the existing duty imposed foreign
drugs and medicines in daily and common use they
being articles which do not in competition with
any Of domestic products nasmnch as they are not
the growth production of country In some in
stances these duties are more than hundred and
fifty per cent thus imposing burdens the sick as
well as an onerous tax on country medical praetiton
who furnish medicines for which the poor are not
able to pay. Owing to the high tax medicines are so
adulteraed that is difficult to obtain them in pure
and genuine state. As they necessaries, and not
uxuries, the memorasts pray that the tax be taken
off, and that the same amount be derived from lux
Year: 1869

CorroS BLAsKErs-Georga manufacturing enter
prise is presenting to the world something new We
were shown yesterday specimen of cotton blankets
turned ont by the Eagle Mills Columbus that do credit
to the State They very thick, mapped heavily on
both sides, and beautiful in appearance They are
said to answer all the purposes OF the wooen blanket
and are furnished at the low price of from S5 to so
per pair Besides their value something new, it
generally adopted, they will add largely to the con-
sumption of the staple, with corresponding effect
upon the price. Republican, 29th.
Year: 1869

EvThe Oskaloosa Independent. copy
ing our statement relative to Hoyt's little
transaction in the matter of ihs st. Jo-
sepb and Denver Railroad Company and
the State lands. asks if it is true. OF
course. it ia true. We slipped mp on
the John Brown affair. simply because
We were not furnished with proof that we
had been led to believe would be forth
coming. But this last business we have
from a person who saw an official record
Of the transaction, and will stick to what
he said. 4 -
Year: 1869

re- Mr. AIMS bury. of Highland, lost
COW. short time ago. and The other
day be found her hide in the butcher
shop in this place. Some scallawag had
stolen the animal. and representing him
self as q trader in cattle, living near
Highland. disposed of her to the butcher.
Year: 1869

THE RlnRo4D.-We took trip to
Iowa Point, the other day; and as the
road runs near the railroad route the en-
tire distance. We bad an opportunity to
see how the work was progressing. The
grading between this place and Iowa
Point is nearly completed. the workmen
being now engaged between Cedar Creek
and Iowa Point. We learn that there
WAS an addition to the force OF hands
last week. and that workmsn also came
on with mschinery for driving piles pre-
paratory to bridging Cedar Creek. We
understand that the Company expect to
have eighteen miles Of the road ready for
the ties BY. the FIRST Of October. e
Year: 1869

r. From discussion going on 10
some Of the Church papers. it appears
that there is an article in the Methodist
Discipline relating to the reception Of
members into full connection. which
pledges the candidate to pecuniary sup
port of the Church. as q condition OF
membership. Is this the milk and honey
without money and without price. that
ve read about? -ss-....
Year: 1869

A DEsIRE.-It has long been a desire
with Medical men to have an agreeable
tonic which will act beneficially upon the
system without delpterious effect Spser's
STANDARD Wine Bitters" fully meet the
want SO long felt. Their base is his pure
wine. wittoat any medication. except by
herbs and roots.
Year: 1869


Down meath weeping willow,
His comrades worked away.
Seeking suitable pillow
For the soldi,r that fell that dsv.
Working and weeping so sadly
When they lhink of his mother avay
Who will bear the loss so badly
OF the solder that fell that day.
First, IN les2y raapuer,
To wish and Irope and pray,
That his country's beau, iful banner
Might proudly hold her sway.
First to meet the foeman,
First to lead the way;
First to shout the victory,
And first to fall that day.
But, now the grave is finished,
His comrades move away;
Their ranks are now diminished
BY the one that fell that day.
Hest in peace, our brother,
While we will trust and pray.
That God will guard the mother
VI the one that fell that day.
Year: 1869

wise old gentleman, who knew all
about it, on retiring from business gave
the following sag advice to his son and
successor: Common sense, my son, is
valuable in all kinds of business -except
loye-making.'
Year: 1869




DAD DREssINo -"Men as we'll as wo
men, says the Pail Mall Gazette IN
article on the dress of EnyIish woman
"somctlmes dress in an eccentric manner
from mere caprice, or from an Idea tbot i
Is unworthy of a sensible person 10 IT,
any trouble whatever about dress. They
thlnk It is creditable to them to saw. Il
do not care how dress. In rcaity II
only .hows that they arc untidy by nature
No man pays his brains compliment bv
going about the streets sloven. Men
of talent, great writers and great orators.
must cherish the belief that they are s,-
perlor TO dress, or the shabbiest men in
the community would not te found so of
ten in their ranks. Clever women u,uoIlv
snow the same contempt of dress. If
untldtness were confined to them, it would
not be OF very much consequence, but il
Is more general with their sex, strange to
say. than with ours. And yet very few
women can prudently disregard the at
tr'ctlons which they mi ght derive from
dresses OF grateful tints and perfect shane
The draggle- allied appearance of married
women OF the poorer class is, we do not
doubt, one cause Of the preference which
their husbands show for tn. public house,
1t must be miserable thing to live in
the same house with a woman who is
hguratively speaking, down at heel all
over
Year: 1869

a poor man came to minister and
begged to be unmarried. The minister
assured him that it was out of the question,
and urged h'm 10 put away the notion of
anything so absurd i he man insisted
that the marriage could rot hold good,
for the wife was worse than the devil
The minister dcmurred, saving that was
quite impossible. "No," said the poor
man, "the Bible tells ye, that If ye resist
the devil, he fees from We but If yc resist
her, she fees at ye"
Year: 1869

The Scientific American copied some
weeks ago, with commentator, into its
columns the lately discovered method
of Prof Artus for preparing MORTAR
1t is claimed that the mortar hardens
rapidly, a:tains the solidity of cement.
and forms no tears while drying. The
directions for making it are simple, and
our masons should test them: i i.s


Take well slaked lime, and mix care
fully with it finely sifted sand; when.
this has been done let there vet be adj
led one-quarter as much unslaked lime
as there has been sand used, and mix
thoroughly. Willie it is being mixed
the mass heats, and the mortar may
then be Immediately used. OF course
the unslaked lime must not be added to
the mass until it is wanted for use"


The Professor claims that it will re-
sist water, acquire the hardness of old
ordinary mortar within four or five
days, and in month or two become as
hard as stone. hsYs H
Year: 1869

Nine-tenths of the diseases which hap
pen to the hoofs and ankles of horses
are occasioned by standing on the dry
plank floors of the stable. Many per-
sons seem to think from the way they
keep their horses, that the foot of the
horse was never made for moisture, and
that, if possible, it would be beneficial
if they had cowhide boots TO put on eve
ry time they went out. Nature design
ed the foot for moist ground-the earth
of the woods and the valleys-at the
same time that a covering was given to
it to protect il from stones and stumps.
of Guinea peppr 3 gals. tincture of pei
latory one quart, acetic ether OF. and
strong tea u gals. The alcohol in this
mixture is so reduced in strength that
the drugs must be added to restore the
taste, which burns the palate like fire.
The dealer thus makes So gallons ofspu-
rious and poison whiskcy out of forty
gallons of common stuff. Pleasant to
think of it, isn't it
Year: 1869

He needs the ability to repair his to Dis;
to understand how to keep bis imple-
ments in proper condition without be-
ing entirely dependent on the black
smith or machinist, to be able to do car
pentering work, to patch and mend har-
ness, to mend his tin ware, and to do
many other jobs which the denizens of
towns and cities find it more convent
ent to turn over to those who make
:hese repairs a speciality. He should
have room fitted for work shop, with
foot lathe and small forge, and all the
appliances, upon small scale, of COM
bined machinist and carpenter shop
Working with these tools is pleasant
employ Ment on stormy days when OUT
door labor is interdicted, and in even-
Year: 1869

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/ BY CHARLES DIMITRY.


Our army lay


At break of day
A full league from the foe away;
At set of sun,
| The battle done,
We cheered our triumph dearly won.


Not strong were we


If fstrenth there be
In numbers only. But the free


Are strong to do
| Whose hearts are true.
Though many strive against the few.
| All night before
F# We marked the roar
Ofhostile guns that on us bore;
And here and there
The fitful blare
OF sudden bugies smote the air.
No idle word
The quiet stirred
Among us as the morning neared;


And brows were bent


ssilent went
Unto its post each regiment.


Blank broke the day,


And wan and gray
The drifting clouds went on their way;


SO sad the morn


Our colors torn
Upon the ralnparts droepd forlorn.


At early sun


The vapors dun
Were lifted by nearer gun.


at stroke of nine


Auspicious sign!-
The sun shone out along the line.


Then loud and clear


From cannoneer
And rifiemen arose a cheer:


For as the gray tt


Mists cleared away
We saw the charging foes array.


Dear Lord! how roured


The yelling horde,
While all her guns responsive roared!


In that wild hell


No man can tell
Who lived or died, or stood or felll


TO left and right,


From height to height,
The hungry cannon urged the fight,


And in the whack


OF battles track
sharp cleft the rifles ceaseless crack.


So long, blood-dyed,


Our guns we piled!
so long The stubborn foe replied


Till breast to breast


Their lines we pressed
3eyond the red hills flaming crest.


Then in the van


From man to man,
A quickly gathering rumor ran;


From rank to rank
'Hurrah, boys! Jacksop's on their flank y,
What fate befel1


Let story tell,
When jackson struck with shot and shell
But well we knew


What work to do
When all our charging bugles blew.


Our army lay


At break of day
full league from the foe away;


AT set of sun,


The battle done,
We cheered Our iumphn dearly won,
Year: 1869

@ A man who WAS arrested for
stealing goods at fire the other day,
pleaded in excuse for an extenuation of
his conduct, that he had been in the
place but few days, and hadn't learnt
the rules.
Year: 1869

r A miller had his neighbor arrest
ed under the charge of stealing wheat
from his mill; hut being unable to sub
stantiate the charge by proof, the court
adjadged that the miller should make
an apology to the accused. SWELL"
said he, ''Ihad you arrested for stealing
my wheat-I can't prove it-and am
sorry for it,
Year: 1869

The Board Of Supervisors meet to-day
for the purpose, in part, Of appointing
judges Of election for the eighty odd voting
precincts in the city. Heretofore this duty
has been performed by the Common Coun-
ell, and has been made the subject Of sew
eral consecutive sessions Of that body. It is
creditable to the Aldermen and to the city
thst, whichever party may have had ma
jo1ity IN the Council, the opposite party have
always been fairly treated in the appointment
of judges and clerts Of election, and have
been given, at least, one judge Of their own
choosing in each precinct. ALI tbs judges
chosen have generally been men Of good
character and attainments- And tho judges,
in the exercise Of their functions, have al
WAYS chosen one clerk from each party at
each precinct.


Il is proper to ASSUME, until the con-
trasy is proved, that the fapezsisors will be
governed by the same spirit Of fair dealing.
They could do nothing which would add so
much strength to the Citizens ticket as to
create the impression that they are dealing
unfairly, and oonniving at frauds on the
ba1lot-box- Let this impression once he
f1ed on the public mind, aud the Library
Hall ticket will be beaten out of sight in
every ward in the city, and era1y town in
the county; and no amount ol
it from ignominious and Overwhelming
defeat. It il not for this reason that We
advise them to proceed cautiously and acl
impartially- There is no political advan-
tage to be gained by the opposite couzse,- =
none whatever. But the peace md good
order Of the community depend very much
npon the pulicy which shall be pursued by
the Supervisors. They mny plant the seeaa
Of public disorder upon election day by
pursuing m unjust policy, or they
may perform their duties in such
manner Ms to insufe harmonious
md peaceful election. Nor viii it be pos.
sible for them to escape the consequences
of any unfair dealing which they may be
guilty Of. A majority Of the Supervisor
reside outside Of the city; but their neigh
bors and constituents have as keen sens
Of Justice, as ardent love Of fair play, ant
as high regard for Law and the sanctity o
the ballot-bo1 as anybody IN the city
They understand that the passage Of th'
Inv taking the appointment OF judges o
election away from the city authorities VIZ
political trick, and they are watching t.
see what use will be made Of the new powe
conferred upon the Supervisors- 1t is id1
to expect that any member Of the boar
will escape the responsibility Of his nc
tiou.
Year: 1869

PROPER SHArE OF TIE ASE.-Thc
form of the edge Of Il choppin=-nXc
should be determined 10y the purpose
for which that tool is intended. When
an axe is TO DC employed more for
scoring timber than for choppinS fire
wood, the form Of the cutting edge
should be nearly straight from one cor
ncr Of tho bit to the other, with the
very corners rounded of, SO that tho
axe will not stick badly in the timber
The object Of having tho axe ncurly
straight on the cutting edge is, to cna-
bic the chopper to score fully up, TO
the line, without hacking the timber
beyond the line. When the bit OF tho
axe is what choppers term very circu-
lar, it is unfit to score timber with, aS
the most prominent part Of the cutting
edge will hack the surface Of the TIM
Der, Il half inch or more beyond the
line. But by scoring with nm axe that
has nearly Il straight edge, but few
hacks may be seen after the timber has
been hcwcd.
Year: 1869

Friend after friend over Jordan is crossing,
Swept from my gaze by deaths cOld' chilling
tide;
Cheered by the hope, on the rough bilIOw'
tossing,
Safely 10 land on the heaydnly side.
The summons came first TO a well-beloved sister
When buds were beginning to burst in the
boughs
Oh, well remember how fondly kissed her,
AS death placed his sgnet upon her white
brow
Mex, followed friend loved ever since child
hood
\ merry playmate in the long ago time,
How often we've wandered, in meadow and
wildwood
Death called him away in life's vigorous prime.
The next that was called was a sweet little
brother,
In childhoods gay hours but sadder than all,
One bright Summer evening there came for my
mother
Beyond the dark, billowy river a call.
knelt by her bedside as, dying, she blest me,
Her white trembling hand fondly placed on
my head
Those dear, blessed hands how oft they've
caressed me,
But now they lie mouldering away with the
dead
With all my hearts worship I loved a young
maiden
As fair aud as lovely as orient day
But message came for her on seraph wings
laden,
And Maggie by angels was carried away.
The last of my friends shall cease to remem-
Der?


My father, the last to leave earths dreary
shore
I'll never forget that dark night in September
When Death care and stood by the white
cottage door.



Oh, Lord am waiting beside the dark river,
Already its water my aged feet lave;
Dear Parent in Heaven, of all good the gNer,
Be thou my support through its Omnious
wave.
Year: 1869

Heavy snow Stern in BroOme County.


BINGHAMTON. May 4, 1869.
There was snow storm here last night and the
hills about this city were covered with snow this
morning. so that they were white as in winter.
Some snow fell today, and there have been slight
storms elsewhere in this neighb0rhOOd. Vegetation
IN the Susquehanna and ChenangO valleys Is quite
forward and 1t Is feared that damage will result
from the frost.
Year: 1869

NJ NO. ZIX BrOadWny, You VII Find KnON
the Halter When you have found him you will have
occasion to hunt up other halter What can't find
KNOXS in the OF Hats of superb finish and excellent
quality will look in vain for elsewhere He the
of hatters, and long may he
Year: 1869

The SOCIETY OF WoMES--One Of the
great benefits young man may derive
from woman's society is that he is bound
to be respectful 10 them. The habit IL Of
great good to your moral man, depend
upon it. Our education makes of US the
most eminently selfish men in the world.
We fight for ourselves; we push for our
selves; we cut the best slices out Of the
Joint at club dinners for ourselves: we
yawn for ourselves, and light our pipes,
and say we won't 20 out we prefer our
selves and our ease and the greatest
good that comes to a man from woman's
society Is that he has 10 think of somebody
beside himself, somebody TO whom he is
bound 10 be attentive and respectful
Certainly ! don't want my dear Bob TO
associate with those Of the other sex whom
he doesn't and can't respect; that is worse
than billiards: worse than tavern brandy
and water: worse than smoking selfish
ness at home. But vow ] would rather
see yon turning over the leaves Of Mise
Fiddlooomb's music book all night than
billiards, or smoking, or brandy and wa
ter, or all three 7hIolerg.
Year: 1869

dwelling house 1G by % from outside to
outside, which was begun six weeks be-
fore, and then finished. In it were an old
gentleman and his wife, two sons and
their wives and two babies, and an un-
married son and two daughters.


In this house l stopped all night, and
had good nights rest. 1t is ture we
were pretty thick, but the inmates seemed
as happy as majority of those who live
in palatial and sumptuously furnished
mansions. 1t was doubtless the hope of
the good time coming, when they were to
have things better, that augmented their
happiness.


In anticipation of the good time coming
and by way of remembrance of the old
Homestead they had left i'll Illinois, they
took along among-other things a yankee
clock and Monitor Organ made in
Chicago. With this the youngest daugh-
ter, barefooted as she was entertained us
in the morning with good music.


The old gentleman was formerly a resi-
dent Of Reading Vermont. Having said
this much to discourage emigration to
this region | will close by saying that of
all the west that | have seen, in no place
have l found 50 much to induce a young
man or a young couple that are willing to
risk the chances, to emigrate and settle
upon farm as in this section of Missouri
will venture the prediction that in
twenty five years from this time it will
be one of the most fertile, populous and
wealth farming districts in the United
States H.
Year: 1869

PICKPoCKETs.-We are informed that
the usual light-fngered camp followers of
itinerant bodies was here in attendance
upon the exhibitions yesterday. We hear
OF several attempts at picking pockets, and
OF one case in which man had fifty dol
lars taken from his pockets. We did not
learn the name of the victim, and no par
ticulars except that it was taken from his
pockets in the crowd near the ticket wagon
OF the caravan and circus.
Year: 1869

REUNIoN.-We have received the cir
oular of the Executive Committee Of the
society of the Burnside Expedition and of
The Ninth Army Corps, announcing ar
rangements for the annual meeting of the
society on the 7th proximo,at Rocky Point
near Providence, r. l. The circular will
be fonnd in another column, and will be
Of interest to such of our soldier boys as
were in the 9th A. c. We think one
regiment of Vermont troops was part of
the 9th Corps at one time, though not
with the Burnside Expedition TO North
Carolina.


1t viii be seen, however, that the con-
stitution Of the Society IL sufficiently
broad, to allow any officer of the Army
or Navy, to become members as well as
the men Of the organizations contained in
the society name.