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Year: 1868

The Chicago Tribune says-and we
agree with it precisely-there never were
such desperate threatenings to defeat the
successful reconstructed of governments
in the rebel States as are made at this
moment Slavery, with all its hates and
horrors. with all its desperate tools and
creatures, with all its base instincts and
brutal interests, is making a desperate
struggle to preserve the supremacy of
treason in the rebel States. The crisis is
at hand. In less than twenty days the
people of Alabama will vote upon their
constitution. If the vote be in the affir-
native, as it will be in case of fair cleo
ton, then reconstruction in Alabama will
be complete, and Alabama will be once
more restored to her political privileges.
The struggle and effort of johnson and
his associates at this time are to defeat
that action; they do not want peace, har-
mony and union; they want strife, con-
fusion, disorder, reputation, war and
disunion. Peace and union are the very
last things thought of by these rebels.


Congress has difficult task before it in
this emergency. There never was q time
when greater coolness and deliberation
should precede and attend firmness and
dac;.ion. This is no time for hesitation
or doubt. This is no time to talk of ex-
temporizing witt the vast issues at
stake. The burglar anu asssssi q is in the
national dwelling. and he mus be met oy
blow for blow, knife for knife. sh2t 1or
shot, he must be beaten and driven out,
or he becomes dictator. He is bold, un-
blushing, defiant and unscrupulous; he
resorts to the towards inevitable policy,
that Of attempting to bully. All that is
needed is that he be met with uufinching
firmness; that he be thwarted and beaten
at every dishonest step he may faake. and
let him, if he choose. resort to violence
which, once commenced, must not cease
until the nation, by the sword. has &C
complished that which the President and
Year: 1868

An attempt at murder most extra Ordl.
nary in every aspect, was made at an old
ruin called Red Abbey. near Cork, on
Monday night, Dec. %. The abbey and
adjoining property is in the care of an old
man named Butler, who lives at the ruin.
A young woman named Hannah Hurley,
and William Butler, his grandson, sixteen
years of age, resided with the old man.


The girl was in the habit for some time
past of giving few pence per week to
the grandson to pnt in the bank. She
had handed him 9s in all, and recently
she discovered that he had kept back 2s
of that amount. Her accusations and
threats of disclosure seemed to have de-
termined him to get rid of her by muir
der, and he went about his work in sin
gularly determined and premeditated
murder. He had access to the key of
the ruin, and up in part where time
had formed sort of soil he dug grave
about six feet in length by one foot in
depth and width. He then waited for an
opportunity to entrap the girl, and on
her continuing to accuse him, he on Mon
day evening announced to her that he had
the money laid in the abbey, aud if she
ascended with him she could get it. She
assented to this, and about FIVE O'Clock
they entered the building, Butler carry
ing candle to show the way


On arriving at the place he led her
over to the spot where the grave was
dug, and at his bidding she went into il
to take up, as he said, the box that was
there containing her money. Scarcely
had her feet touched the bottom of the
grave than he dealt her blow with a
L IL
him. 1t took effect on the right shoulder.
and he followed it up by two or three cuts
on the head The candle went out on
the instant, and the girl screamed fol
mercy, at the same time succeeding in
getting hold of the hatchet. He strug
gled violently to wrest it from her, but
she succeeded in retaining hold of it.
still imploring him to spare her life, ano
he promised to do so if she would never
tell what had occurred. She made the
promise, and under these condition.
they left the spot. cropping their way tt
the staircase.


AS she descended blood came in stream.
from her wounds, and she was in
momentary dread that he would throw
her down headforemost However, ht
attempted no further violence, and whel
they got down she ran into house cover
ed with gore, and was at once carried o!
to the South Infrmary, where her wounds
were dressed. Butler made off, and vi
to late hour on Tuesday night was no
heard Of The girl is wounded on th'
back of the neck and shoulders, and hat
not the hatchet been an old blunt one
she would now be corpse, and buried il
the grave prepared for her. She is rap
idly improving.
Year: 1868

With the commencement of the year 1863 being
the thirticth volume of the SENTINEL that paper will
appear in ENTIRE NEW DRESS. Other import
ant improvements in process Of preparation,
whereby the publishers hope to deserve, more than
ever the liberal patronage which has boon bestowed
upon the SENTINEL by the public of tho Northwest
and while they do not wish to promise more than they
expect to perform, they confidently the public
that tha SENTINEL will continue to be


The Best Newspaper
For the price, and the Cheapest Newspaper of its
class, published in the West


As newspaper, it will continue to have the latest
7eleeraphic and Nail Reports from


ALL THE WORLD;
Particular attention will be given to our full and
fresh compendium of news from wisconsin and its
neighborng States whore have special telegraphic
correspondents in every principal city and village
also to copious reports of legislative proceedings
other doings At the State and National Capitas
Asa Commercial Paper
Thr Sentinel has long enjoyed the highest rank and
is the standard sourn.l for Market Reports.
Year: 1868

An extra copy of the Weekly will be sent to the
gettor up of club of ten over.
Any person sending club of thirty for the Weekly
will be entitled to three copies of tho Weekly
copy of the Daily, one year.


Money in registered letter. may Be sent at our risk
shall be responsible tnless letters contain
ing money mailed


Additions may be made to clubs for year at club
rates.


Specimen copies of the Sentinel sent gratis ap-
plication. All orders should be addressed to


JERMAIN BRIGHTMAN,
37-2t Publishef1,
Year: 1868

On and after the first day of April next, the
subscriber will be found at the above stand
where he will be pleased to see his old custom
erg, and all others who may want anything
the WATCH OF JEWELkY LINE


mar left i, 3. E461GNz'
Year: 1868

State and Railway bonds were firm; Western Union
Telegraph was higher, selling ut 81. Pacific Nail
was IN demand 10 cover shorts made yesterday, and
rallied to 9 afterward selling at 9i closing at 9j3
Tie continued weakness in this stock caused by
free sales of cash stock by holders who convinced
that the opposition VIII be continued without
regard TO the prices Of the stock, and that
much lower prices will DO made
before any compromise will be effected.
The Railway share market opened steady, and prices
were fully maintained throughout the morning but
there was not much disposition shown to buy, and
the market now waits for purchasers to take the
bonds from the parties who have carried them at
such heavy cost during the late money pressure The
Western list was all strong Northwestern Pre-
ferred and Rock Island were the most active, and
were in good demand. Rock Island sold at 81, and
Northwestern Preferred 755 AT tho o'clock Board
the market was weak and on small sales Erie de-
cned per cent, New-York Central per cent Tho
balance of the list remained steady at slight con-
cesson in prices with the exception of Rock Island,
which lost the advance il had previously made, and
was freely offered at 93! but Immediately rallied TO
9G4 on small purchases. At the close the market was
strong with the exception of Erie. which was weak
and feverish at quotations.


The following are William Heath & Co.'S last quota
Year: 1868

Money WAS less active, and was offered N largo
amounts early in the day at per cent In gold somo
few parties paid per cent in addition TO currency IN
terest At the close there was good supply at per
cent in currency and after o'clock balances were
offered by parties anxious to make two days interest
at lower rates.
Year: 1868

The difference between this one and those saw in
Revenue is that the latter printed, but writ
Zen and sketched pasteboard apparently pieces Of
hat boxes. There was not so much written on them
as is printed on this.


On one of them as stated in my last, the name
Of AshbuIn, with his coffin and a skeleton in the c0f-
IN. This. you perceive, has a coffin after the words
" The deed without q name IL done" The coffin has
the letter " O. and a cross OH the top.


This paper was torn down by a Union man by the
name OF "Banks" who is now the Republican nom
lnee for Clerk of the Superior Court in this CIrOup
comfy. Several persons were standing near when
be tore il down, who mutteTed something among
themselves and made significant gestures as he went
away. The following morning he found lncIOsed IN
AL envelope which had been slipped under his door
during the night the following warning, addressed
to BaDks-Traitor:"


NsyeF sJ aaq Jf e9F 6 aqS2 " 2R6bs i6bs BY oRDHR


Marx the consequences if the order above is dis
obeyed"


In this manner they attempt to teTrify the men we
are running for Office. The nominee of the Repub-
lican party for Ordinary in Columbus ,MuscOgee
County was told in my presence last Tuesday that
he would not live to nil the Office If elected. True
the man who told him either drunk acted
if he was on purpose; but it shows too plainly
that the Democracy OF this State are determined to
use threats OF violence IN order 20 deter from
running for office on the Republican side. The
shameful murder OF Col. Ashbun has convinced
them that threats are not mere idle words. In some
places il is hard 10 find competent persons who will
consent 10 for office; for if not afraid of actual
violence 10 their persons they cannot brook the
storm Of hatred and Ostracism which meets them on
every side. Union men in many places are dshe9rt-
ened and feel that there is not that protection
tended to them by their Government that they need
III order TO meet this terrorism.
Year: 1868

The New York correspondent of the Buffalo
On. " Courier, says:


"Promineut Radicals say Grant will receive
the nomination at Chicago The only men
one hears talking in his favor, are the mild
republicans who have no working influence.
All the strong, active Radicals are either
Indifferent or opposed to him. They defend
him warmly enough when he is assaied for
the part he played in the Stanton business,
but when it comes to the question of his
nomination for the Presidency, they either
dodge the points or say plainly they don't
want him. Then the Stewart Vanderbilt
movement, from which Grants friends ex-
pected so much, has come to a halt, and the
engineers appear to have lost all interest in
it. 1t is the general opinion of intelligent
Conservatives that Grant will not get the
nomination. A complimentary vote, they
say, will be dropped for more pronounced
republican. The Chase party is still hopeful, ,
and will work hard at Chicago. Greedy and
his followers are privately as much opposed to
Grant now as they were two months ago
Greeleys name was placed on the list Of vice
presidents at the last Grant meeting, and the
Tribune said next day that its use was uu-
authorized. Whatever the feeling elsewhere
may be, it is certain that here in New York
except among the nonderscripts-there is
no real enthusiasm for Grant, and unless
shrewd observers are much mistaken, he will
be put aside at Chicago, and a man with brains
and straight out convictions will go on the
track for the white house prize.
Year: 1868

Soil has an Influence upon potatoes aside
fien their growth. Some sofia light sandy
loam-will produce mellowness where it l.
wanted, and improve it where it exists. Ma
nure is hurtful to the quality, and especially
to the favor of potatoes. Hence u soil sufh'
ciently rich should never have manure for
potatoes-and very rich soil is not required
for this tuber. a rank growth of potatoes
will give q rank taste. The same potatoes
raised on light natural soil where the only
manure has been vegetable-for instance the
carbonaceous matter of new land-will be
improved. This accounts for the diversity Of
opinion in regard to the different kinds of
potatoes.


The Garnet Chill is condemned by some.
We have just heard Il man pronounce against
them-who gave the preference to other
kinds, among which the Peach Blow is one.
He had "no luck with Garnets last year,
He raised his potatoes in soil manured from
the horse stable. His neighbor has Just the
reverse opinion. He raised his where little
or no manure has been used-some on a dis
continued strawberry bed, where sawdust has
been applied for mulching, and afterwards
worked into the soil, and rotted when the po-
tatoes were grown. This was vegetable ma
nure, and made the difference between the
two crops.


There is another element of great value in
the potato crop-this is lime. 1t is probably
better than anything that can be used. This,
in connection with vegetable manure, on \
light sandy loan, we'll drained, will ensure
the best crop. 1t will yield largely, as well
as the best quality. On such soil there is
less rot. A moist soil is always to be avoid
ed if quality is to be considered. For feed
ing purposes, rank growth is probably pre-
ferable, as more potatoes are generally pro-
duced.


The soil should not only be light and loose,
but the seed should be well down in the
ground-not raised in ridges. Five or six
inches below the level of the soil will give
more moisture-in other words, will stand 4
drought better, than when elevated above
this level, giving chance for the air more
effectually to dry the soil in which the pota-
toes are imbedded.


Never hill potato-cr, if hilling will be
done, do it after shower, soon as the ground
will permit Cultivate and keep the soil
mellow, especially in drought This is
thing that is much neglected. We do not
cultivate potatoes sufficiently. They require
much moisture; and, unless the ground is
we'll stirred, repeatedly, there will be great
hurt-small potatoes and few in hill.


Clay will also improve the quality of pota-
toes, as well as other roots and grains in gen.
eral But it will not much increase the
growth.-Rurat World.
Year: 1868

WASHES FOR HoKsEs.-The following re-
cipe was given me by a celebrated steeple-
chaser-l never knew any horse refuse it =
Take feed of oats, a double handful of lin
seed for each horse, and boil for three hours;
then turn into a large tub or eartheuware
pan, and add as much bran, with just enough
warm water to moisten the whole through !;
put a cloth over it, and let it stand an hour
then mix it well, aud feed Us soon as it is
cool enough. This mash is very useful when
horses in hard condition dry up" and grow
thin, in spite of continual feeds of corn. I
give it once a week all the year round, but
oftener if required by any particular horse.
A few beans may be boiled with the corn if
the horse is in very low condttion.-Lon-
don Field.
Year: 1868

HEADING IN PEACH TEEEs.-This tree il
such a rapid grower, that, if left to itself, it
will soon become struggling and awkward
1t should be headed in and kept low, and it
will thus become more symmetrical, as well
as more convenient for the fruit>gatherer.-
This process, we believe, has also the effect
to prolong the life of the tree. 1t often hap
pens that the extreme ends of the peach-twig
do not ripen, and are winter-killed, and would
be better off than on the tree. They are by
this mode of trimming, kept nearer the
ground, exposing both the tree and fruit less
to injury by storms. Some perform the Ope-
ration in autumn, others in spring. Either
will be productive of good result, SO that it be
after the leaves are off in the fall, or before
the starting of the trees in the spring.
Year: 1868

A WRENCH, ITS VALUE.-Few farmers
or owners of wagons and carriages appreciate
the value of this little instruments wrench
and, falling to do so, foot many a costly
bill in needless repairs and new purchases.
You cannot allow one part of machinery to
work loose from its fastenings without injury
to all the rest. At least once month, every
nut and bolt in the running gears of wagon
or carriage should be examined aud tested
with wrench. By this precaution, the car
riage will be preserved and accidents avoid
ed So important is this that artillery Off
GERS are compelled to report to the Ordnance
Department how often the nuts are turned
upon artillery carriages.-KansGs Farmer.
Year: 1868

Young Harris, negro, was committed to
Jail in this place Saturday evening last,
charged by the coroner's jury of inquest of
having murdered his step-son, young man
of about eighteen years. The circumstances,
as detailed by the witnesses examined by the
coroner, make up a case of cruelty rarely, if
ever, equaled in this part of the State. The
victim was literally whipped to death--beaten
from day to day for more than week, some
times with hickories at other times with
leather strap; at others with rope aud still
at other times with paddle.


On last Thursday morning, his unnatural
father commenced the chastisement before it
was day, and kept it mp until some school
children were passing near his house on their
way to school. On seeing them approaching
he stopped the whipping and drove his son
into a kitchen. And after the children had
passed, he went into the kitchen, tied the
young man by the feet, threw the rope over
ioist log and hauled him up in that position,
his hands barely touched the floor He then
commenced beating him with his usual wea-
pons. The sister of the young man, about
grown, said this was the condition of things
when she left the house to go to the spring
for water, and then when she returned her
brother was lying on the floor dead.


During the day the family dressed the
corpse for burial But when the news got
out that the young fellow was dead, previous
rumors of cruel treatment by Harris, induced
some of the white men of the ncighborhood
to call at his house and inquire into the case,
when they discovered enough to warrant
them in insisting that the corpse should be
exhibited This was opposed by Harris, but
the coroner was Immediately sent for, when
the foregoing facts were brought to light


This man Harris is a toerably we'll inform
ed man-can read and write, and is said to be
a sort OF preacher and doctor. Other men,
bers of his family have also shared his cruelty.
Even his wife, on being examined, was found
SCARED and the other members, four chill
dren, from fifteen years old down, were all
severely marked by whipping-one boy, some
twelve or fourteen years old, SO badly dam
aged that he is unfit for any kind of work.
salisbury (N. O. State.
Year: 1868

SILENCE IN NATURE-It is remarkable
and very instructive fact that many of the
most important operations of nature are car
ried on in unbroken silence; There is no
rushing sound when the broad tide of sun
light breaks on dark world and foods It
with glory. as one bright wave over another
falls from the fountain. millions of millions of
miles away. There is no creaking of heavy
azles or groaning of cumbersome machinery
as the solid earth wheels on its way and every
planet and system performs its revolutions:
The great trees bring forth their boughs and
shadow the earth beneath them-the plants
cover Themselves with buds, and the buds
burst into flowers; but the whole transaction
is unheard. The change from snow and
winter winds to blossoms and fruit and the
sunshine of summer, is seen in its slow de-
velopment, but there is scarcely sound to
tell of the mighty transformation.
Year: 1868

To PRESERVE PEGGED BooTs.-The
strongest and cheapest boots and shoes worn
in this country, sometimes fail, owing to the
shrinking of the wooden pegs. A very sim
pie remedy is to rub petroleum along the line
where the upper pegs are joined to the SOLE
When the pegs are saturated with this oil,
they resist the action of wet and dry weather.
Year: 1868

To CURE SORE EYES IN CAITLE.-Take
one tablespoonful of lard, the same amount OF
sweet cream, the same of SCOT out of a stove
pipe, warm it thoroughly and mix it, then put
it into the ear on the side which is affected.
It is a sure cure.-Cor. Rural American
Year: 1868

THE JEWS TAKE THE FIELD AGAINST
GRANT.-The Israelites have good memories,
and are good haters, where they are unjustly
dealt with or maligned and traduced. Having
denied and most barbarously abused and out
ragged the people of that ancient nation, their
leading organ has already taken the field
against Grant for his Infamous general order
of the 18th of December, 1862, in which all
Israelites were expelled from the department
of Tennessee" at twenty four hours notice"
This sweeping condemnation of whole class
of citizens caused general cutlery OF horror
all over the Union, and was condemned in
resolution introduced in the House of Repre-
sentativcs by Mr.. Pendleton, who is likely to
be Grants opponent for the Presidency
The leading organ of the illuminated people
says that cas- Jew we cannot and will not
vote for man who has done US more shame
less injustice than any man in power in this
country, and we hope and expect that the
whole Jewish press will come out against
him"
Year: 1868

The ELDER BEECHER.-Dr. Lyman Beech
CT. the father of the Rev. Ward Beecher,
and Mrs. Stowe, was going home one even
ing, when he saw small animal in his path,
which, on approaching he found to be skunk
Instead of getting away from it however, as
fast as he could he imprudently fred large
volume, he had under his arm, at its head.
The animal returned the fire in its own pecu-
liar way, and the doctor was forced to retreat.
On his reaching home none of his friends
could come near him, and he was forced to
bury his clothes. Sometime afterwards,
some one wrote book against him, filled
with low abuse, and an indignant friend asked
him, "Why don't you write pamphlet against
the fellow, and put him down at once ?"
His reply was prompt and wise: "Some years
ago issued whole quarto volume against
skunk, and got the worst of it. 1 never
mean to try the experiment again" This is
a rule which will work we'll in battling with
many of the annoyauces of life. Some ad-
versaries and nuisances can only be overcome
by giving them the road, and having nothing
to do with them.
Year: 1868

A HINT TO BUTCHERs.-A correspondent
of an English journal describes and recon-
mends new method of slaughtering cattle
for the market, which is now practiced
with success by some English butchers:


"The object Of the new practice is to
prevent the draining from the vessels of
all the Juices which constitute the blood,
which are entirely lost in the ordinary
method. This object is accomplished by
the admission of air into the thorax Of the
animal by means of puncturing between
the ribs, by which process the lungs are
collapsed, and cannot be again inflated.
Simultaneous with this puncturing, by
means of short, stiff knife the butcher
sewers the spinal marrow at the junction
of the skull with the first joint of the neck
an operation producing instantaneous pa
ralysis and almost immediate death. These
operations secure the sudden stoppage of
breathing and the immediate suspension
of the circulation of the blood, by which
all the venous or carbonated blood is pre-
vented from entering the lungs, and is
drained off from the carcass, while the ar
terial blood and sapguinous lymph are re-
tanned. This, it is said, readers the flesh
more succulent and nutritious than when
it is completely drained of the fluids
named, as in the ordinary way. 1t is
asserted that meat SO prepared sets sooner
and keeps longer, besides being richer in
favor than that prepared in the ordinary
mode"