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Year: 1861

Thaweatber was propitious for the usual gather
ings and promenadng on Carondelet street and


environs yesterday On the grand boulevard,
Canal, the frequenters were not as numerous,
Since the Post-oftce has been moved to old Levee
street, Canal and Royal streets seem to be desert
ed particularly in the early part of the day. Per
sons having business down Or through lie petite
Royal can now pass without interruption. The
great crowd OF iders, would-be recipients of cor
respondence, can now be seen daily at the inter
section of Canal and old Levee streets. Though
the pavements and sidewalks are very broad in
that neighborhood, nevertheless they are thronged
day after day, and many of the congregators do
not appear to have any particular occupation only
the spinning Of street yarns. Passing along to the
grand Leyee, it was observed to beyery lively and
Year: 1861

PR1oEs.-The price of putty is one thing and the
price of gas is another. The buyers of the latter
article will please notice the advertisement N
another column of a reduction in the price Of the
indispensable illuminator-now down to s4 per
one thousand cubic feet.
Year: 1861

THE OH BUNKER RILL SPtRIr.-A farmer
in this county, in the most quiet way possible
said to US, after inqairing the news from the
South: '' Well sir, this is a most deplorable
state of affairs. but have often heard of people
who would ruin if they could not rule. I have
got 10 be advanced in years, and would not make
much of a soldier, yet | have by hard work ac-
cumulated little property, enough TO carry NE
through, and have little left over. If the Gen
eral Government needs ninety per cent of it, in
taxes towards maintaining the Union and the
Constitution, will give it up cheerfully" We
were greatly impressed by this noble speech. Il
satisfied us hat the quiet slandered and insnlted
North has not degenerated, and that when the
government called, it would find response that
would be like the roll of an earthquake.-Neu
HaUen Palladium.
Year: 1861

A FACT WORTH KNowING.-Under this
head a New York paper publishes the follow
ing, which il AYERS to be from an authentic
source The silvery headrd would like to
avail themselves of such convenient mode
of being renovated, with the color of their
original hair. even il that be red:


"A distinguished General (Gwiggs) return
cd from the Mexican war covered with glory.
He had. however, two marks of hard service
which laurels could not hide as they dit Ca-
sar's badness. One was a head as white as
wool, and the other cutaneous eruption on
his forehead For the latter he was advised to
try mixture of sulphur and sugar of lead
and rose water. In applying it, some of the
mixture moistened the hair on his forehead,
and after a while this part of his hair resum-
ed It's original color. He then applied the
mixture to all his hair, and i all became, and
it is now, of its primitive sandy hue. he
communicated the fact to 81 me of his friends
in Washington-especIali to some ex men,
bers. who are widowers and seeking prefer
ment, and it has been found efficacious in ev-
erv instance. 1t does not dye the hair, but
seems to operate upon the roots, and restore
the original color. The receipt is as follows


One drachm Lac Sui phur, one drachm OF
Sugar of Lead four ounces Rose Water
mix them shake the vial on using the mix
iure and bathe the hair twice day for a
week, or longer if necessary"
Year: 1861

MILITARY GLoRY.-Nineteen long letters
from Lord Peterborough! He has made me
Governor of Scinde, with additional pay
and has ordered the captured guns to be cast
into a triumphal column. with our names. /
wish he would let me go back to my wife and
girls. it would be more to me than pay, glory
and honors. This is glory is it Yes. Nine
princes have surrendered their swords to me
on the field of battle, and their kingdoms
have been conquered by me, and attached
10 nv own country Well, all the glory that
tan be desired is mine, and / care so little
for it, that the moment can, all shall be re-
signed, to live quietly with my wife and girls
no honor or riches repays me for absence
from them. Otherwise this sort of life Is no
life to me; is agreeable only as it may ena-
BILE me to do good to these poor people. oh
if can do any thing to serve them where so
much blood has been shed in accursed war,
| shall be happy. May never see another
shot fred Horrid, horrid war Yet, how
it wins upon and hardens one when IN COM
mand. No young man can resist the tempt
ations / defy them; but thirty and sixty are
different-Sir Charles Napier.
Year: 1861

81 ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT l HAVE
BOYS AWAY FROM HoME."-Such was the
remark we overheard the other night from
the lips of an aged mother, who addressed a
female friend of hers. 1t had reference TO
comments that had been freely made upon
the conduct of young man who was 'away
from home" We did not see the face of the
speaker; but we will wager our existence
that a great woman's heart beats under her
bodice. She always remembered that she
had boys away from home. There is world
of tenderness and forbearance in this matron'
ly language. 1t would be well in this age OF
virulent gossip, if all mo- hers would acknowi'
edge the potency eff the simple social Law
which this mother had written upon heI
heart. Her boys were "away from home,
and inject to the temptations of those upon
whom her neighbor had passed merclless
Judgment. She would not so far violate her
own instincts as mother, as to pass condem'
natory sentence on the children of any OF her
-BufdLo Republic.
Year: 1861

HEAT From THE STARs.-It is a start
hing fact that, If the world were dependent
upon the srn alone for heat, It would not
keep in existence the animal and vegetable
life upon its surface. II results, according to
Pouillet, that the stars furnish heat enough
in the course of the year TO melt crust of
ace seventy feet thick-almost as much as is
supplied by the sun. This may appear
strange when we consider how imneasuraDly
small must be the amount of heat received
from any of those distant bodies But the
surprise vanishes when we remember that
the whole armament is 50 thickly sown with
stars that in some places thousands are crowd
ed together within space no greater than
that occupied by the full moon.
Year: 1861

An ASEcDoTE FOR LEGISLATORS. -
Judge NJ was a candidate for the Sem
ate, and had made speech in which be had
borne very hard upon his opponent, Colonel
D, who was very fiery and impulsive.
The Colonel, IN reply, became very angry,
and said, among other things. that be could
whip the Jddge before forty men could part
"when he was by, his father had very
large bull, that could whip any bull in the
nei.hborhood, far and near. But" said he,
with a sori Of drprecaung tone, my fa.her's
bull could not LegisJats," and then quietly
took his seat. The audience were perfectly
satisfied that fighting was not the best quail
6catiou for Senator
Year: 1861

IMPORTANT Political CAsRs.-There ca,
ses of political importance will soon be before
the United States Supreme Court. These are
an appeal from the Territorial Court Of Kansas
on decision as to the right of the people of a
Territory to exclude slavery therefrom the con
troversy between Governor Magotfin of Ken
lucky and Governor Dennson of Ohio, and the
Lennon case from New York
Year: 1861

1t is stated that the reinforcements which
returned TO New York by the Star OF the
West will not be sent to Charleston because
Major Anderson does not now really desire
them, which was not known to the Govern
ment before the steamer started, from the fact
that no direct communication had been held
with him.
Year: 1861

correspondent writes from Lowell, Mass
TO the N. Y Times:


1t may interest you to know that the present
disturbed state of public affairs has as yet no
perceptbe influence on the business of this city
All the mills are running full time-not spin
die stopped. Wages are the same, and no more
suffering than is incident to this inclement sea-
son aud the evil habits Of men. Nothing here
indicates that We are topping over the precipiee
of disuniou.
Year: 1861

STORY TO BE READ AND REMEMBER
ED.-Old Girard had favorite clerk, and
he always said be intended ''to do well by
Benz. LppIncou.' So when Ben got 10 be
twenty-one he expected to hear the Cover
nor say something of his future prospects, and
perhaps lend helping hand in starting him
in the world. But the old fox carefully avoid
ed the subject. Ben mustered courage. Il
suppose am free sir" said he, land | tho't
would say something 10 you as to my course
what do You think had better do 2" Yes,
yes, know YOU are" said the old millionaire.
land my advice is that you 90 and learn the
cooper's trade." This application of ice
nearly froze Ben out, bat recovering his equi-
libriutn he said if Mr.. Girard was in earnest
he would do So Il am in earnest;' and Ben
sought the best cooper in Spring Garden,
became an apprentice, and in due time could
make as good barrel as the best He au-
nounced to old Stephen that he had gradua'-
ed and was ready to set up business. The
old man seemed gratIfed, and Immediately
ordered three of the best barrels he could
turn out. Ben did bis prettiest. and wheeled
Them up to the ole mans counting room.
Old Girard pronounced them first rate, and
demanded the price. One dollar, "said Ben.
sis now as low as | can live by" CHEAP
enough-make out your bill


Th,, bill was made out, and old Steve set
tied it with check for $4,000. which he
accompanied with this little moral to the
story


"There take that and invest it in the best
possible manner, AMI if you are unfortunate
and lose it you have good trade to tall back
upon which will afford yos; good living y


We should like to see all the old solid ttl-
lows trying that experiment. 1t mig spoil
barrel or two, but it wouldn't spoil the
boys.
Year: 1861

A brilliant meteor was seen az various
places in northern Illinois early on the morn
ing of the lIth; the light was intense, lasting
several seconds, and as the meteor disappear
ed it exploded, causing report as of a can
non which was distinctly heard five minutes
later.
Year: 1861

AN ENGLISH CALL TO Us TO BE FIRM.-We
ought to consider also that when the bulk of the
American nation has condemned and adiured
slavery, the public opinion which the collective
nation could not Withstand must be crushing to
| any severed portion of il; aud again, that there
is both disagreement among the Shareholders
about the policy of secession, and refusal of
the landless whites to be disposed of by their


aristocratic neighbors and oppressors, and. again
that the respective States in the South are al
ready jealous al each others attempts at port ;
and. again, that the Republican spirit which
| llone can form federal association in America
exists only among that portion of the population


which abhors slavery, and will never 90 into op-
position to the North for its sake.


In short the proposal of secession is SO wild
so absurd, that it could not be put forth by men
sensible enough to conduct public affairs unless
they were so dishonest as to be unworthy of the
trust. The threat is either an outbreak Of mad


passion or @ assctons dsylt ne q ha Nor66 # he c


sens ofthe Free States are firm, frant and steady


there WiH be no secession organized and artaat, Or


there eo presently be applications for aasissioa


to the Union We, at distance, can SEQ how


steadiuess aud patience on the part of the yieto.


rous party might convert this Revolution" into


a Reformation; and, though we can hardly ex


pect so pure a result of the present fermentation


of passions, we may refuse to despair of it


london Neses
Year: 1861

WHAT IS A HOwITZER.-A Eowitzer Is a
gun with a chamber in il, and is used gerer-
ally to throw shells and other hollow projec-
tiles, which act as well by heir ex plosion as by
their force of percussion, setting ire to towns,
ships, and other quarters Of an enemy. The
field howtzer is, Of course much lighter gun
than the siege or garrison howiizer, and is
used in light batteries. The mountain how
llzer is very light -pOunder, and is
used for service in countries so rough as not
to admit the passage of wheeled vehicles.
The howitzer is lighter and shorter, in pro-
portion to the proecllle, than the ordinary
cannon the charges used are smaller, and the
accuracy of fire much less But his is com
pensated for by the greater execution OF the
shell when it bursts.
Year: 1861

CoTToN vs.. WuIsKEY.-The editor Of the
Brookhaven Miss Advertiser offers the fol-
lowing argument In favor OF raising more corn
than cotton:


We have always been persistently in favor
of planting large crop of corn even if cot
ton has to be httle neglected, particularly in
times like these, when communication with
Ohio may be cut off at any moment. Corn is
a necessity, but cotton is only convenience.
A man can live very we'll without shirt, bui
what car he do without whisky.
Year: 1861

As piece of advice and warning to the in.
famous Northern Press that has been so much
IN the habit OF charging that Maryland is loyal
TO the Union from fear. we would say to them,
be lIttle more discreet hereafter. and tell
the truth. We are Union men here from no
particle ST fear from any quarter, but from
principle, and if they desire Maryland (the
Eastern Shore especlally,) to become treason
able, by talking as they have done OF us is the
way to effect It. We scorn such lying sland-
ers upon the Union men with whom we act
SnouhW Shield
Year: 1861

They would sooner rule in hell than serve in
heaven, and we do not believe they ever had
any desire to have the question settl,i, unless
they were again put in power and place. Time
will soon disclose the sequel, and we believe it
will be in the entire and complete .erthrow
of rebellion. and the fast and firm establish
meut of the Government as given to US by
Washington and his compatriots
Year: 1861

GENERAL SCoTT's BIRTHDAY.-We cannot
help recording it as a singular coincidence
that Thursday, the thirteenth instant, which
was observed as day of fasting and prayer in
the rebel states, was the anniversary Of the
birthday OF General Scott. The same day.
therefore. might properly have been observed
in the loyal states as a day Of Thanksgiving
and praise.
Year: 1861

Money is among the absolute necessities
for sustaining war, and money in the South,
is becoming a scarce article. As gold disap-
pesred, the banks suspended payment, and
their suspension was legalized by the Legisla.
ture of the several States. For while their
bills circulated at no material discount But
a currency based upon moonshne, came Ia be
appreciated, and they fell to a low figure in
the public estimation. They went down from
ten to twenty-five per cent discount and have
at last failed to produce gold even at that
Shinplaster issued byCity and Town Corpo-
rations, for ewhile supplied the place of ire
deemable bank paper and the smaller denomi-
nations of coin ; but even these are fast falling
into dlSrepuIe. A dime is now, in most OF the
Southern States, worth from twenty to thirty
FIVE cents in these paper pellets, and dimes are
hard to come at. As the currency of the
South runs down in value, the prices of al!
the various articles of food and clothing rnn
up. and the growing scarcity of these absolute
necessarIes Ia constantly augmentlng their
cost.


The financial difficulties OF the present find
no prospect of alienation in the future
Taxation OF the people Will afford sma relief
tor they have neither the ability nor the dlepo-
sltIon 10 bear any considerable increase of tax
alton. Borrowing is out of the question for
repudiation in the past, and tne Indebtedness
already incurred, together with the known
bankruptcy and absence of securities on the
part OF the Southern Statas, have utterly dcs-
troyed their credit. Forced loans, the last
resort of necessity and despoism, may Go some.
thing, but even this can afford temporary relief.
while it will scatter evaporation and tlsa::ec.
tion among its victims


Thus the armies of the South will be unpaid
Her civil officers may take care of themselves,
but her soldicry will be poorly fed and more
poorly clothed. Her commissariat will grow
leaner as her finances become exhausted there
may DO no great lack of food throughout the
South, but the lack of money to pay for it will
be equNa eat to a scarcity. Food and clothing
for The sOldIery must be had, and taese can
only be procured through the agency of cash.
The prospect now is that weakness in respect
to the sInews Of war will be stronger in the
battle against secession than an army with
banners.
Year: 1861

newspaper correspondent tells the following
story about the Town Hall Of Alexandria,
which city Is attracting Just now more atten-
ton ihun any other along the line yceped
Mason q Dixon The town some ten years
ago was the resort of divers skiful professors
OF tue picture books, wherein the Jack of
Spades dalh figure somewhat prominently
wIIhGl. A certain prominent citizen toHGd
himself after several nights session Indebted to
the fortunate proprietor OF sad picture books in
the sum ofthree thousand dollars, and being a
man of honor, he would pay debt OF honor"
though is killed him. lucky thought, however,
enabeI htm to take sweet revenge. III his
Younger days he had studied law, and he re
membred that among the antiquities of that
noble scienCe was statue of " Old Virginia"
| enacted while she was yet colony, in which
it was made and provided that if any man could
rot show to the satisfaction OF the court that
lie vas engaged in some lawful means Of OBJ
taning livelihood, he should be sold or hired
out at action, to preveat his becoming charge
able 10 the town.


/ A complaint was therefore entered against
the proies sor " by his victim, who was IN due
course arrested, tried and condemned to be sold
/ at public auction. He was accordingly " put
Up" at public stand; aud not I'LL the bystand-
ers had run up his valuable services 10 three
| thousand dollars, prompted by the victim, who
stood the picture OF innocence in the back
ground, did he realize that tho whole affair
was not joke. lie now began to bid himself,
TO save his precious carcass from degrading
servrude, aud nothing shor: Of four thousand
would induce his victim TO " dry up" IN his
earnest endcavors to avail himself Of such
valuable piece of loater flesh, for which sum
the live stock was finally knocked of to him
self After much ado the amount was ralseg,
when he was allowed to depart from the town
by his prosecutor, who gave the proceeds to the
corporation, to be applied to the building oi
a town hall, which hall is now the first prem
inen object that strikes the eyes of our brave
volunteers as they march up the banks Of the


Potomac to the capital of our glorious country
Year: 1861

The S. F. Herald argues that the rein
forcement of Jefferson and the Tortugas has
no connection with. and does not foreshadow
the policy to be adopted by the Administers
tion with reference to Sumter. Continues
that paper:


Both of those Notifications are so situated
that they command very important passages
to the Gulf of Mexico, and are necessary to
protect the commerce of the United States in
those waters. The Southern Confederacy,
claiming to be a separate nationality, would
not feel bound TO protect Northern commerce
in the event of war between the United
States and any foreign power, and the Gov
ernment, cognizant of this fact, has deter
mined to hold the fortifcations so necessary
for that purpose. Tortugas especially is en-
tirely isolated it is not upon the territory of
Florida; it can have no bearing whatever
upon the people of that State, and will prob
ably never be claimed by them. The Tor
tugases are group of islets, ten in lumber,
and one hundsd and twenty miles from the
southern extremity of Florida, and while their
possession is of no value to that State, it is of
immense consequence to the United States.
The case with Fort Sumter is entirely differ
ent That fertilization affects no commerce
except that which actually enters the harbor
of Charleston and uuder these circumstances
we can readily understand that the Admin
istration will hold and reinforce places so
materially necessary for the protection OF our
commerce while it leisurely yields forts loca.
ted like Sumter
Year: 1861

THE Supreme Court denied the mandamus
in the Horace Smith case, but declared the
act of the Legislature changing the renue
constitutional. Judge Campbell has since
transferred the case to Placer county for
Year: 1861

SOUTHERN DEFINITION OF AN "ABoLITIoN-
IsT."-The Southern Literary Messenger
gives the following definition of the word
"Abolitionisti


IAN Abolitionist is any man who does not
love slavery for its own sake, as divine IN
stitution; who does not worship it as the
corner stone of civil liberty who does not
adore it as the only possible social condition
on which a permanent republican govern
ment can be erected and who does not in
his inmost soul, desire to see it extended and
perpetuated over the whole earth, as a means
of human reformation second in dignity, i'm
portanee and sacredness alone to the Chris
tian religion. He who does not love African
slavery with this love is an Abolitionist'


We venture to assert that the Southern
Literary Messenger never gave utterance to SO
ridiculous lie as the foregoing.
Year: 1861

released parole and ferried across the river the
officers were retained.


Fremont, yesterday, vowed that he would have
Prlce's scalp IN week or lose his own and to-day
he went to Jefferson city to lead a grand forward
movement against the rebel main body. Generals
Pope and Mekinstry accompany him, and Gen.
Asboth will also for the present take field COM
mand Troops and supplies have been throw for
ward day and night for nearly a week, until there
must now be $4,000 men at that place independent
of the 1000 at Bonneville and the four or FIVE
smaller corps that assisted so materially in not
reinforcing Lexington.


SISTERS OF MERCY GONE TO THE WAR.-We are
Informed, says the Chicago Post that some four
or five of the noble Sisterhood of Mercy left the
city within day or twO for Jefferson City, where
they Will act as nurses to the Volunteers Thew
are especially solicited by Col. Muigan 8 regiment,
and will follow the brigade through the war.
Heroic women-they are indeed on q mission of
mercy.


The authOress of 90 Uncle Toms Cabin" Mrs
Stowe, is urging upon the Government in the col
umns of the Independent, the emancipation of all
the slaves, as the only way to terminate the war;


1t is to Mrs. Stowe and her class of fanatics says
the Boston Post that the nation is chiefly indebted
for this war Petticoat government is entirely too
costly at this rate, and little too bloody.


REBEL AFFAIRS AS REPORTED BY SOUTHERN MES
AND PAPERs.-According to the latest intelligence
the rebel forces are distributed as follows:
Year: 1861

Let the winds blow, and waves ofsorrow
frown and beat around you, if they will !;
but keep your soul in rectitude, and it will
be firm as rock. Plant yourself upon
principles, and bid defiance to misfortune
Ifgossip, with her poisoned tongue, NEEDLES
with your good name, if her disciples, who
invest every town and hamlet, make your
disgrace the burthen of their song, heed
them not. 1t is their bread and meat to
SANDER Treat their idle words as you
would the kissing of serpent or the buz-
zing of many insects. Carry yourself
erect, and by the serenity of your counte-
nance and purity of your life, give the lie
to all who would berate and beiittle you.
Why be afraid of any man? Why tremble
and cover in the presence Of the rich?-
Why crook the plant hinges of the knee,
that thrift may follow fawning? No,
friend, fear them not! Build up your char
acter with holy principles, and if your path
be not strewn with flowers, let it be beauti-
full with the light of divine life, and you
will leave behind you noble example,
which will be an aid to the world pc
rennial flower, whose leaves will be heal
ing to the nations, and its fragrance the
panacea of the soul.