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Year: 1865

There is no miracle recorded in the annals
of any religion more mysterious, NOSE in.
comprehensive. more inconceivable. than
some of the well known properties of that
simple metal, iron. Consider, for instance
its change from its ordinary to its passive
state. If piece of the metal in its ordinarv
condition is immersed in nitric acid il Is
powerfully acted upon, entering into combi.
nation, with the acid and losing its metallic
form. But if a piece of platinum wire has
one end inserted in the acid and the iron ia
then immersed IN contact with the wire. # ia
SO changed that the acid has no power unon
it, and this condition continues after the f,]a.
tlnum wire is Withdrawn. The contact of a
single point with the platinum sends a trans


formation through all its particles which
renders them invulnerable to the attacks of
| the most powerful acid. Even more won.
derful is its change under the influence of a
current of electricity. When a bar of nura
soft iron is welded with an insulated wire and
a current of electricity is sent through the
wire. the bar is Instantly turned into a mag
net 1t is endowed with an unseen force
which stretches out from its ends, and seiz-
ing any other pieces of iron within its reach
draws them to itself, and holds them in its
invisible grasp. The object of insulating the
wire is to prevent the electricity from leav-
ing it, and yet through this insulating coat a
power is exerted which changes SO strangely
the nature of the iron, enabling it to act on
substances with which it is not ia contact
As soon as the circling current ceases, the
iron becomes like Sampson shorn of his
locks, its miraculous power has departed.


No less mysterious than either of these is
| the more familiar phenomenon of the fall of
piece of iron to the ground. under the SIM
pie action of gravitation. What is that in,
visible force that reaches out in all directions
from the earth, and clutches all matter in
its grasp? The fbers of this power are i'm
preceptible to any of our senses If we pass
our hands under suspended rock we can
feel nothing reaching from it to the earth, vet
there is something stretching up from the
earth, taking hold of the rock, and drawing
it down with the strength of hundred ca.
bles We walk enveloped in mysteries, and
"our daily life is miracle. .i'-iSciertifc
american.
Year: 1865

A HORSE WITH SPEcrAcLEs.-Thc Boston
Advertiser is responsible for the following:


An old resident of Philadelphia has
family horse which has done good service for
twenty years f0r some time past the 5 horse
strain his sight at objects close BY. The
kind hearted ownerjudged the animal by his
own case, and ordered Of an optician pair
of equine spectacles. A pair ofpebble. glasses
about the size of the object glasses of large
sized lunette. were set in q frame over the
horses eyes. He appreciates the convenience
wonderfully. and has never stumbled since
he donned his spectacles.
Year: 1865

NEW YORK, August 10.


The Tribune's Washington special says: ::
The existence of considerable dissstislsc-
tion among the troops in the Department
of Virginia, in regard to their retention in
service, has rendered an order from Gene
raj Terry on the subject necessary, Many
of the men argue that they enlisted for the
war, and now that it is virtually ended,
they are justly entitled 10 their discharge
from service. General Terry defines the
term "during the Wal" Es being
while the necessity for a militia
~ force created by the present
rebellion shall exist, and that if necessary,
will continue until the States recently In
rebellion have returned TO their former re-
lations to the National Government.
While Gen. Terry appeals to the troops of
his command not to sully their great and
well earned reputation by misconduct, he
also gives them to understand that deser-
ton will be as severely punished as though
they were in active campaign.
Year: 1865

The full and interesting details respect
ing the history Of the Atlantic Gable,
published yesterday morning, definitely
settle the questin of its failure, at least for
this season. The fact thst it has parted,
and that it lies in 1860 fstboms, or about
two miles and hall, of water, would seem
sufficient to demonstrate that it had failed,
and the fact that none of series of careful
attempts to FISH it up had succeeded con-
firm the belief. The Great Eastern has
gone back to England for better graphing
apparatus, but even if grsPnels can be
forged and rope twisted strong enough to
haul up the cable from Its ocean depths,
which we greatly doubt, the season of fair
weather will be exhausted long before the
Great Eastern can return to Buoy No. 5,
and the risk Of storms, which would inter-
fere with the success of the enterprise,
would be treb!sd. The cable is therefore
to be regarded as failure, for this season.
and probably for all time.
Year: 1865




NEw YORK, August Is.
The stock market shows less excitement
to day. The transactions this morning
were not very heavy but the prices were
generally firm.


The steadiness of the market under the
Ketchum affair excites good deal of sur
prise and materially promotes the recovery
of confidence. There is however g general
caution, especially smong the leaders.
The market was steady at the second
board but the amount of business was linn
tied. There was general improvement
at the last board with good demand for
stocks. The whole market hangs on Erie.
There was a stronger feeling in the
Government list and there was & slight ad :
vance on Long Skies, Fivs-twenties and
Seven -Thirties.


State bonds are quiet.


Miscellaneous shares are quiet and
steady.
The gold market is firm and without any
speculative interest.


The money market is easy to first class
houses, but very difficult to those who do
not rank high.
PETROLEUM..


Petroleum stocks firm, with the followinr
] sales;
Year: 1865

The Democracy of Philsdelphis on
Tuesday nominated candidates for the
various city Offices heading the ticket
with the name of Daniel s. Fox for Mayor
They seem to have had good old fash
ioned Democratic, stormy kind of time
In the Ward Conventions, qusrreling after
the manner of their distinguished friends
in Ohio, and in one of them having a
light, in which two delegates were stabbed
t was thought fatally.
Year: 1865

The Boston papers are publishing let
ter from the rebel General Ewell, while q
prisoner in Fort Warren, to the post sutler,
requesting him to supply him with fresh
fish. He wanted fresh msckerel sent him
one day, and fresh cod thenext; or the cod
first and the mackerel AfterwArd, but not
both at q time. 1t is thought that this
nicety of taste in the matter of fish does
not indicate q state of semi.stsrystien on
the part of the prisoners In that Bsstile, or
any purpose on the part of the Govern
ment 70 put them upon short rstions.
Year: 1865

The Pittsburg coal miners areOn strike
again. They sgresd TO dig for four. cents
per bushel as long As the proPrietors sold
at eight cents. These conditions have not
been faithfully lived up to, and the miners
sre determined to either have higher wages
or compel the prOPrietors to give the pub
lie the benefit of the reduction. F
Year: 1865

WASHINGTON. July l0.-Among the papers of
JEFF Davis captured. Government has discovered
several documents Of vital Importance in deter
mining the guilt and completely of JEFF Davis in
the conspiracy plot These documents are OF
such Importance probably TO determine the
authorities in favor of trial OF Davis before q
Military Commission. upon the charge of sssas-
sination. If. however. it shall be determined
TO try him on the charge Of treason he will be
tried in a civil court.
Year: 1865

The vicious die early. They fall ike
shadows or tumble wrecks and ruins into
the graye-often when quite young, almost
always before forty. .;The wicked liyeth
not half his days. The world at once
rstities the truth and assignes the reason,
by describing the dissolNte life of s4aat
nien;" that is they, live fast-they spend
twelve hours in six getting through the
whole before the meridian, and dropping
into darkness while others are in the glory
of light "Their sun goeth down while it
Is day Aud they might have helped it.
Many one dies before he need. Young
men of genius like Burns and Byron, To
whom, when dissipated and profigate, 81
years is fatal, and your obscure aud name
less wandering stars, who waste their tlne
inlibertine iadalgence-thsy cannot hive,
they must die early, They put on steam
till they blow up the boiler. They run at
such rate that the fire goes out for want
of fuel. The machinery is destroyed by
rapid speed and reckless wear, Nothing
can save them. pheir physical system
cannot stand the strain they put it to,
while the state Of their mind is often such
that the soul would eat the substance of
the most robust body and make for itself
a way of escape from the incessant hell of
its own thoughts.
Year: 1865

Mr. Mill tells US in his Political Ecouo-
my, that the labor saving inventions of
modern time have not yet lessened the
daily labor Of mankind. The steam an
.gine does the work of about one thousand
millions of men-snd this inconceiysble
addition to the worlds working force has
all been acquired in ninety years; vet no
man finds his days work diminished by
it. On the contrary, we work harder
than we did ninety years ago, and hard
est where there are most steam engines.
The farmer, on our western prsries, BY the
aid of the moving machine, gets in, in
one week, crop which his father could
not have got in by working till the grain
dropped over-tipe from ths straw; and
then ne thrashes in six hours, more than
his father could have failed out in whole
winter. But he works harder than his
father did, winter and summer, Ladies
have made the same remark upon the
sewing machine; they can sew at a pace
that would have made their grandmothers
gasp to see, but their sewing is never any
nearer done than it was when they set ey-
cry stitch by hand. .i h. -


We believe il will be so to the end Of
the chapter. We do not believe that any
possible development Of invention will ey-
er much lesson the amount of human toll.
AS long as the world stands, we think the
world will require, for carrying on its busi-
ness, its entire daily revenue Of force.
Year: 1865

On Monday evening 3Oth ult, Major
General John A. Logan made powerful
speech at Jersey City, in which he warned
the people to rebuke the rebels, wi ho, ,url-
der the instigstiom of modern Democracy.
are preparing to march into the halls of
Congress to resume their old habits. He
wentOn to say: I .aE ,rsel, a.s


This audacity must he rebuked at once.
Educate your children to hate treason, and
when they are old they will not forget the
lesson. New Jersey is the only State hav-
ing no slavery of her own, which objected
to the constitutional amendment abolish
ing slavery, upon the ground that it would
be unconstitutional. Why did your Leg
islature do that Because they had an in
terest in slsvery9 Because they loved it 2
Because they thought It was right? Not
at all; it could not have been for that
Why was it? Because they were afraid of
hurting the feelings of brother rebels down
South-that is the reason. Oh, if l had
the power tonight, / would assemble in
one great column every widow made so
by this war, every man that moves about
our streets on criitches, every one-armed
soldier, and every soldier without an arm,
every orphan made so by this war; would
assemble them together before the eyes
ofthe men who, in your Legislature, refused
to vote for the great constitutional amend
ment and | would say to them-Look, We
goodly men, who makes the laws Of New
Jersey, look upon this scene; see what
slavery has done for these people: see
these widows and orphans and crippled
soldiers, and then remember that YOU have
refused to vote for the abolition ofthe mon
ster that has done these things. | tell you
that any man who, in the midst of our
terrible struggle, could look around upon
the deeds done by slavery, and then sit in
his place in your Legislature and refuse to
give his voice for its abolition, was a SYM
pathizer with treason against the govern
ment of his country; and tell the gentle-
man that fifteen years from this day, if we
live so long, the names Of these Union men
will be blazoned in light, and theirs in the
gloom of shame and night, where all good
men will refuse even to read their histo-
ries. Where is the man who would not
blush to say that slavery is not aeurse, and
yet there are still among us here who
would yield Obedienceto-morrow to a De-
mocracy represented by Breckenridge, Da-
Wis and their school.
Year: 1865

A clergyman suspected one of his
neighbors of stealing hay from his barn.
One night he provided himself with a
dark lantern and watched for his coming.
He saw tha suspected man go 70 the barn,
take out as much hay as he could carry
on his back and start for home, The
clergyman stole up softly behind him,
and opening his lantern set fire to the
hay behind his back. 1t flashed up in
stantly, and the man dropped it and ran
away III the greatest terror. A few days
after, the eulprit came to the clergyman
aud confessing the theft, asked forgiveness.
He said that while hs was carrying away
some hay, the fire of God came down up
OF 1t, and he could not rest until he. was
pardoned. The clergyman freely forgase
him, but he did not for long time tell
him how the hay came to take fire.
american -1gricmltvrist.
Year: 1865

A full Cabinet meeting, followed by a
closet interview between the President, the
Secretary of Navy and Admiral Farragut,
is the basis of a Startling report that the
French Government has been warned not
to send any more troops to Mexico.
Year: 1865

The property this Powdrr possesses in in
creasing the quantity Of Mix in Cows, gives
it an importance and value which should
place it in the hands Of every person keeping
Cow. BY actual experiment it has proven
that it will increase the quantity of Milk and
Cream twenty per cent, and make the Butter
firm and sweet. In httcning Cattle, it gives
them an appetite, looscns their hide and
makes them thrive much faster.
Year: 1865

Be careful that there is no stagnant
water, either in your cellars or yards,
and ifyour Easements are damp use
fires in them frequently to burn up the
foul air and cause more perfect venti-
Year: 1865

s9r As much;iS,trate of silver as can
be held between the thumb and finger, if
thrown into vase of water, will, it is
said preserve flowers for a fortnight
This nay be an interesting fact for the
lady readers of the SENTINEL.
Year: 1865

What is moro refreshing this hot wcath =
or than drink of pure, cool water. OF
its value and longing for, let those speak
who have suffered the pangs of thirst un-,
der broiling sun. If so necessary for
man, may We not conclude that brutes
stand in actual need of it ? Look at the
cattle which have been confined all day
in shadeless pasture with no water.
and see them rush to the pond or brook
for fill at night, and puff out as they
drink until the milk is actually forced out
Of their teats. This is all wrong. If
water is not in the fields or pastures where
they are confined, they thould be allowed
access to it morning, noon and night
Other kinds of stock are equally depend


ent upon water for comfort, not the least


of which are the too frequently neglected


barn-yard fowls. If supplied from yes
sci, the frequent visa:c and rapid evapo-
! raticn under the hot SIN, render frequent


refhings necessary, and their long tar


rance at the fresh supply shows how


much they were il Vant Of the article


So give al the stock plenty of fresh wa
ter-it is food comfor. and drink.
Year: 1865

SLIGHTLY MIxED.-From love to matrimony
NAV be but step from the sublime to the
ridiculous, still it may be safely ventured
upon, even in cases like the following of
domestic perplexities: l got acquainted
with a young widow, who lived with her
STEP da aughter in the same house. | mar.
ried the widow; my father fell, shortly after
it, in love with the step-daughter of my wife
and married her. Ay wife became the
mother-in-law and also the daughter-in law
of my own father; my wife's step-daughtes
is my STEP mother; and Il am the step-fsther
Of my mother-in-law. My step-mother, who
is the step daughter of my wife, has boy ;
he is naturally my ep-brother, because be
is the SON of my father and my step. mother;
but because he is the son of my wife's step
daughter, so is my wife the grandmother OF
the little boy, and l am the grandfather Of
my step brother. My wife has also boy
my step.m mother 10 consequently the step
sister of my boy, and is also his grand
mother, because he is tine child of her STEP
son my father is brother-In-law of my son.
because he got his step-sister for q wife.


am the brother of my own son, who is the


son of my stop-mother; ! am the brother-in.
law of my mother, my wife is the aunt o.
her own son, my son Is the grandson OF my
father, and am my own grandfather.
Year: 1865

WHOLESALE and Retail Grocer, Storage and Com
w mission Merchant, west side Main street Helena,
Montana Territory.


large and complete assortment of Fancy and Staple
Groceries OH hand at figures to suit the times Give us
call. 395lT
Year: 1865

WE have in Lumber Yard the corner of Idaho
w and Broadway streets, Virginia City, complete as
of White Pima and other Lumber and can supply
the shortest notice Orders may be left at the
Lumber Yard and will be promptly filed We have the
only mill in the Territory which runs Winter and Summer
and can fill orders at all seasons.


Aft THOMPSON q co.
Year: 1865

The cadets OF the Niagara Military Institute under the
direction Of Colonel and Mrs Young who at pres
short visit TO this city, route TO Albany, a short
entertainment Friday evening the Seventy first rep


ment armory. These cadets the orphan Of those
who have fallen in battle aud being taken Of and
educated by the benevolent The Friday cve


ming consisted OF military evoutions, which gone
through In n mastery manner showing a proficiency
truly wonderful In the morning they marched down
Broadway, attracting graf attention by their sodierly
appearance They visited the enrolling office
in the City Hall park marching through the entire
building and their departure received three rouaing
cheers from the twelve hundred clerks In passing
down Fulton street. the young cadets when opposite the
HERALD Office drew up In 'front.' and plinented by
three cheers, which, them, highly apprc
ciaed Within week the cadets will appear AT the
Academy ~ Music Cooper Institute where grand
hibton will bo given for the benefit Of the institution
Year: 1865




FIVE PASSENGER CARS THROWN OFF THE TRACK
ON THE NEW JRRSgY RAILRoAD--COLListOR ON
THE AUBURN ROAD-AN ENGINE THROWN FROM
THE TRACK, ETC.


An accident which providentally not Of a serious
character occurred on the New Jersey Railroad on
Friday night last The train which left Jersey City at
midnight was thrown of the track about mile below
New Brunswick. The accident IL is stated caused
by broken rail- Five passenger thrown
the track and badly damaged, but fortunately one
was seriously injured. Travel the road delayed
In consequence Of the accident the passengers the
owl train, due in this city at four O'Clock yesterday
morning, not reaching here until half-past nine.
The Rochester linton Of Friday evening says
About two p. NJ. yesterday two passenger trains on
the Auburn road came in collision Camus. The
locomotives injured considerably but persons
were injured The OF the collision, rather where
the blame lies is not stated Neither Ia charge
OF the regular conductors.


The New York train due here at nine O'Clock last
night did not arrive till ten this morning IL de-
tanned by broken engine at Jordan for while
thrown from the track AT Macedon No great damage
ensued.
Year: 1865

which shall be appointed by the President with the
advice and consent OF the Senate or said officers may
In which they last served any arm Of the service and
a officers who may, within three mouths after the date
ment 70 which he may have belonged volunteer and
enlist in such new organization other companies
authorized herein, shall receive from time they
dropped Is supernumerares for twelve months pay at
the rate their grade entitled them the time they
30 dropped.


regiments shall be by election In the manner pointed
out by the third section of this act and all officers who
have belonged 70 the dsbandsd organization, and
who may be appointed 70 the same grade In the new
which they held in the old shall take rank
from the date OF their first commission appointment
the provisions OF this become reduced In numbers
81 to have less than thirytwo members rank and hle
present and NJ Tor duty and same should occur IN
the oico OF second lieutenant the shall not be


filed; and should IL be reduced below the number Of
teen then vacancy in the Office Of first lieutenant shall


That the offices OF adjuants and ensgns Of battal
ions and regiments are hereby abolished, and hereafter
the ocer commanding battalion regiment may ~


sign any suoatern OF the line belonging 70 his command
TO serve as adjutant; and said subatem, whilst
80 serving shall receive in addition his pay and allow
ances, $50 per month; and the officer commanding shall
also assign, TO act color bearer commissioned
olcer or private from his command who may be distn
srisnsd 5 Tor % sodery conduct for vaor or
while 10 acting, shall receive the pay OF nrst heu-


l. That the names Of battalons and regiments orga-
nzed under the provisions Of this act shall be the names
Of old battaons and regiments from which the new
were formed and the coors Of the battalion and reg
ment forming the shall be the c0on Of the new or
ganzaton; and the coors OF the other baalions and
regiments shall be transmitted by the Secretary Of War
TO the Governors OF the respective States with state
ment OF the battles In which the battalion or regiment
TO which they belong may have borne q part.


That all staf line and other ofhcers who may not
have any command, who may not at any time be on
duty for period exceeding thirty days. unless they be-
long TO the invalid corps prisoners Of war; arc
sick or wounded absent by leave Of the Secretary Of
War or the general commanding the or army
to which they belong, shall be dropped from the rolls
and held to service az now provided by law.


Q. Prisoners Of may, within sixty days after their
exchange, avail themselves Of the provisions Of the
officers Of companies battalions regiments may be
captured by the enemy, the general commanding the
or the President may appoint other officers to MI their
places provided in this act TO with temporary
rank and command to be held only until the return Of
said officers 80 captured,
Year: 1865

A UNITED STATES WAR STEAMER REFUSED LEAVE TO


ENTER THE PORT OF BAHIA.


From the Paris Pdtrie the following item Of news Is
derived


United states despatch boat has been desirous 10
put into the port Of Bahia where there mercantile
vessel bearing the Confederate flag lying Tho President
Of the province refused his assent declaring that he did
not wish 10 n recurrence OF incident similar To
that OF the Florida The United states vessel after
naming five hours In the entracc OF All Saints Bay put
10 again. Tho aair had serious consequences,
and II remains 10 be what the commander Of the
United States vessel will do