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Year: 1862

DIsTILLERIEs.-It is said that thirty five new
distilIeries have gone up in this (Cleaveland)
county since last gathering. These institu-
tons have raised the price of corn and boarded it
up so much that there is now great difficulty in
buying corn at anything like reasonable price;
we mean reasonable when we reflect how much
corn was made last year-enough to do two years
if it had been properly cared for. There should
be something done we say, to prevent this whole
sale conversion of corn into whiskey at this time.
We have war upon us, and this year our men may
be all called to the field, and but small crop
made, and then we will need this staff of life.
Wh;skcy won't do us then. We hope some
action will be taken to stop it, for it is bad policy
to say the least of it.-Shclby Eoyle.
Year: 1862

WE WILL SELL GOODS DURING 1862 FOR


w cash only No books memorandums will be
will be kept. No goods will be allowed to leave the
store until fully settled for. No orders will be filled
unless accompanied b. the cash This notice is in
tended for and all and we very much hope that
will ask US to depart from this rule as we are
determined to adhere to it without respect of persons


Dec 40 3m MARONEY, BOSWELL & BRO
Year: 1862

T HAVE THIS DAY, OCTOBER o. SOLD OUT
i my entire stock of Goods, Wares and Merchandise
in the town of Camden to J. NJ Springer ESQ who
will continue the business at the same stand have
occupied heretofore in the said town All persons
who arc in anywise indebted to me, will please make
payment of the Same to said j. NJ. Springer at an
early day; and all who have claims against me will
present them to him for settlement


December l3 r. SPRINGER
Year: 1862

the States into Canada, an English.
man is struck by the feeling that he is
going from a richer country into one
that is poorer, and from a greater coun-
try into one that is less. ----:a4 ---a


| could not enter Canada without
seeing and hearing and feeling that
there was less of enterprise around me
than in the States-lcss Of general
movement, and less Of commercial
success. To'say why this is so would
require a long and very difficult discus
sion, and one which I am not prepared
to hold. 1t may be that dependent
country, let the feeling of dependence
be ever so much modified by powers
ofself:governance, cannot hold it's own
against countries which are in all RESI-
poets their own masters.
Year: 1862

Every citizen Of our country has an
interest, directly or indirectly, in the
subject: If we gre not breeders of
sheep, we certainly are consumers of
wool; hence we are all interested,
more or less, in sheep husbandry.-
The sheep is a peculiar animal, EN-
bracing more valuable points than any
other domestic animals; and the breed
ing of them should be encouraged by
the Government, as we believe the
country is benefited more by the sheep
than by tue horse, the OK or COW
The horse is only valuable for labor
The COW and OK are both valuable fo
Tabor and food. Sheep furnish US witt
healthy and valuable food in thei
fine mutton, and also in their fleece,
with an indispensable article for cloth
ing; hence the sheep is indispensab
to the comfort of mankind. In Sol
parts of Europe the sheep is kept for
its milking qualities. I do not re
collect Of ever hearing Of butter being
made from the milk of the eve; but
l have known ofits being used fol
making cheese. The King Of Naples
formerly owned an extensive flock o.
Spanish Merinos, numbering some Is,
600 head. The ewes were allo wee
Ia suckle their lambs until eigh:
weeks old, when they were washed,
and the dams were MIXED by the
shepherds the balance of The season,
and the milk made into cheese, which
is said to be very rich.


Wool growing has always been the
safest as well as the most profitable
branch of farming. 1t is true it has
its ups and downs, like all other bus
mess; but we have found by expert
ence that whenever we have a crisis,
either financial or political, and the
whole business Of the country is de-
ranged when all kinds Of property
is deprecated in value; when business
OF all kinds is at staudstill; the wool
growers interest is sure TO come out
first, and it is always right side up
The future pl ospScts of the wool
ggower never looked brighter than to.
day. 1t seems to bee settled ques-
ton that wool must bring good price
for some yeaas to come.--OhtO Far
nler.
Year: 1862

OF ono thing we may he assured: whatever
may be the immediate fortunes of the conflict.
the final victory will be on the side of the heav-
iset artillery. The sun is not more sure to rise
tomorrow, thap Is the ultimate triumph of the
North. We have met serious reyerses; but it
has been because the enemy were better able
TO concentrate their power than we. They
have reduced their energies to a single focal
point. We shall do the same bye and bye
Heavy bodies move slowly. A pigmy may
take giant unawaFes and worst him bctnre he
has put himself in fighting trim. But once he
has brought his powerful arm into play, let Sir
Pigmy have care A single blow Of the
siedge-iike fist will finish him
Year: 1862

When we hear a man fret about the un-
kindness Of the world, the lack of sympathy,
and the false friendship uboqn4ing. We are al
ways prepared for one who does nothing to re
Ceive the good will and kindness of others
Does such character ever bestow smile,
speak kind word, or deny himself to benefit
fellow creature? ~ receive the good will Of
others, we must bestow our tavors. II We
would be smiled upon, we must not forever
wear frown. II we would see the tears of
affection ip others eyes, we must not possess
hearts too cold and dead TO woe. No tender
hearted man; no afFectionate, pleasant and
agreeable person is left long to mourn over
the bad passions of others. He receives in
abundance those favors which he 5estoys.


There never a human heart,


However weak and low,


That would not generous love impart


sympathy bestow-


II we ourselves would manifest


Those holy feelings in our breast.
Year: 1862

There are no such things as triass in the
biography of man. Drops make up the sea.
Acorns cover the earth with oaks and the q.
cean with nsyies. Sands make up the bar in
the harbor's mouth on which vessels are wreck
ed; and little things in youth accumulate into
character in age, and destiny in eternity. All
the links in that glorious chain which is in all
and around all, we can see apd admire, or at
leat admit, but the staple to which all is fas-
tened, and which is the conductor Of al, iS the
throne Of Deity.
Year: 1862

jackson was not long in discovering What
this fire in the rear meant. Pope had detect
ed his plan and might fall upon him before the
remainder OF the rebel army had time to get up.
There was but one thing to DO, he must get out
of the way and fall bacz to meet his advancing
re-enforcements. Early Thursday morning
Pope pushed on to Manassas Junction, but
jackson "had gone three hours before" So
runs tks Official dispatch. The truth is jack
son had been getting bis column off during a
greater part Of the night and his rear guard
had left three hours before Pope got in. He
took the road to Centervie, and thence west
toward Throughfare Gap, by which the rest of
the army was coming up.


Here Siegel and Mcdowell, forming Pope's
left wing, we're advancing, with an eye to pre-
cisely such a situation. Ia the afternoon the
two forces came in contact. OF this contest
we only know that it was quite severe-tha t
Seigle aud Mcdowell were successful, aud held
the field, aud that the rebels fought with an OBJ
stinancy that would not yield the struggle till
darkness compelled it,


Meantime Lee was pushing down by eve ry
avenue Of approach with the main body OF
the rebel army, and the roar Of artillery, whic h
told them of the imminsnt peril of their adven-
turous advance, made music in quick time for
Year: 1862

Respectfully offers his professional services to the
citizens of TUnkhlnnock and vicinity. He can he
found when not professionally engaged either at his
Drug Store, al his residence on Putnam Street.
Year: 1862

throughout his life, up to the very hour of
his death, we find the ultra acing of the
Black Republican party of Philadelphia rass-
ing a resolution implying that if Douglas
were alive, he would now be acting with that
ultra portion of that ultra party! We know
not how greater reproach could have been
cast upon the dead prtriot. 1t is placing him
in the same category with Forney - Erening
Journal
Year: 1862

Would respectfully to the citizens of Wy
nming that they have located at Mehoopany, where
they will promptly attend all calls in the live of
their profession. May be found at his Drug Store
when not professionally absent.
Year: 1862

Let all honor be awarded to Senator Doolit.
tie, of Wisconsin, for his noble sentiments 10
regard to this negro business. He reminded
the Senate that the present administration Was
Drought into power on the solemn understand
log that 1t would not interfere with slavery In
the States where 1t exists. The chief cause
Of the war Is the belief on the part OF
the people of the South that IL is the purpose
OF the administration now in power not only to
abolish slavery in the District Of Columbia, but
in tue States, and place the blacks on footing
of perfect equality with the whites. Ms Doc.
little tcok the ground that, II the bill for the
abolition OF slavery In the District was passed,
1t would confirm the South in that belief, and
would make false all the pledges made BY the
Republican leaders in the campaign of 1861
This argument was unansTerable, and answer
has not been attempted.
Year: 1862

pers Is manufactured for Southern consumption, to 90
from Fortress Monroe By as Of truce, to b copied into ae
Norfolk Day Book and reccped all the South, TO fright
The tmid, to still further unsettls the wavering
and encourage the disafiected. We may say that
people take these things for what they WORTH but n
cannot be denied that printed matter shrewdy and art
fully concocted almost certain to have some effect and
it is not every reader that sufficiently familiar with pub


lie matters TO make the proper discrimination and due
allowances More ought to be used In this respect
We ourselves do not feel wholly blameess, hougn lar
less so than many of our contemporaries


Things good as we would like the m 70 %,
but they nothing like as bad as fugves from Date
our own sde or interested Northern papers on the
other side, would make them out to be.
Year: 1862

Among the trophies taken at Mill Spring was breast
plate found among the tho per sonal effects Of Major
General George B. Crttenden:-


Il is made OF four thicknesses of sheet iron, each
eighteen inches long aud fourteen inches broad, the
whole firmly riveted together aud fashioned much
might be to protect the masculine BOSOM but by
unaccountablc mishap Crtcndcn had not the thing on
his precious person during the engagement felt
heavy to carry away with him. The General ought
have had made fit his back instead Of his bre
that being evidently the part heprefers exposing
GER Tie relic has been deposited the State Lbr ary
at indianapolis by Governor Morton.
Year: 1862

The directors Of the Macon (Gaj Manufacturine Com
pany have adopted the following


For tho purpose Of preventing speculation 10 goods
and furnishing them TO consumers at reasonable and
fixed price


Resolved That the agent Of the mill be instructed 10
sell tho Macon sheengs at eighteen per yard cash
delivery aud that they be sold by the single
PARTIES only who will agree TO retail them at twenty
cents
Year: 1862

FROM the savannah news, rep. <i.J
The Ida Captain Cercopely, went on her usual round
on yesterday, and again the gauntlet AS soon as
she turned into St. Augustine five rifle shots in
quick succession came whizzing her. The battery
from which they fired it is positively ascer.
tanned at the western end Of Oakley Island This END
is known as Oakley Point.


If the reader will take map Of the harbor Of Savan.
nah and look in the channel Of the river little north of
west from Fort Pulaski he will long strip OF land
dividing the channel This strip is Long Island.


very little north Of west from this island is another
small island not named any mapor chart that we have
This is Oakley Island.


The battery located at its western end is designed to
eectually cut off communication with Fort Pulaski by
the south channel And for this purpose the sight tceI
chosn Nearly due north from this battery distant from
half to mie is another battery Of rifle cannon
which throw their missiles three miles There
four guns according to the best observation in the
latter 1t is located at or near point called Cabbage
Trees.


Wh these tico batteries the enemy corer an area whose
didBieter is seusn miles.
Year: 1862




Sixteen years ago tho question Can cotton be substi-
tuted for gunpowder2 was much agated in the
papers and elsewhere Tho question, after many sue
cessful experiments finally lost sight Of but from
knew The question has been revived, and the following
communication, copied from late number OF the New
Orleans Deitd may prove protaby interesting at this
time We hope that chemists generally will give the
subject attontion:-


Ii may be that our military authorities have
sidercd the question, whether in these times it would
not be advisable to resort TO tho manufacture of
gun cotton powder. The scarcity and high price
of ordinary gunpowdcr naturally suggests the
inquiry, and l beg leave to call attention to it.


If cotton be stepped during fifteen minutes in the mo-
nohydrae of azotic acid and is then washed and dried
it, coton) though hardly changed in appearance then
one of the most powerfully explosive substances known
TO chemistry.


gunpowder but it was liable to two objections. l. Its
price six times greater than that OF gunpowder
q explosive force proved TOO powerful being much
greater than gunpowder that 1t caused the frequent
bursting of firearms 1t was, however, positively ascer
tanned that it superior to gnpowder for the filling Of
bombs, &c A bomb charged with gun cotton is ten
times destructive than charged with gunpow
der So as) gun cotton much better FOR mining
purposes, submarine batteries and the like.


Nothing prevented its being adopted for charging
greater than that Of gunpowder. Now however, when
satpetre and sulphur cost four five times than
in ordinary times the question arises whether gun cot
ton cannot be manufactured cheaply as gunpow-
the asking Our patriotic planters would be glad to fur
nsh it at tho lowest possible price for such use. The
only point to be ascertaned is whether the aZoc acid
can be easily and cheaper male.


The importance of increasing the source OF our supplies
OF ammunition during this cannot be over estimated
and if indeed great quantities of gunpowder
for the service Of firearms by using gun cotton for charg
ing bombs and the like, it should be done.
Year: 1862




The Baton Rouge Qa Adcocae gives the following de-
scrption Of steam air cannon invented by Louisa-
MAN with favorable recommendation Of it to the Le
gislature OK that Statc-


This invention consists Of locomotive capable Of run
ming roads, which supcrsedes horse power in
all draft operations and is adapted to either land or wa
ter To this is attached or more air cannons which,
in view of the present scarcity Of POWDER is great de-
sideratum as air can be made effective than pow
der being liable to compression many thousand times
less than bulk. These cannon will also have the fol-
lowing qualities to recommend them, vz:-No report,
little II any concussion heating and no smokewhch
prove their great availability, whether placed upon gun
boats CT war ships, used land for river protection,
where would be most scrvceabe Along the banks Of
the Mississippi the evees would protect the lower part OF
the machine while the upper is secured by its own in
cined plane.


The cannon being reccoading is loaded with great
and speed, and, by boing removed from the ma
chine the latter can be applied to making dhches,
throwing up embankments and also be used as fro
engine.


In the open field it may we'll be called flying artillery
as il could run through any ranks either Of infantry
cavalry, and open a lane fourteen feet wide
Year: 1862

Through the kindness Of Mr. vandervoort the Clerk of
the General Sessions furnished with the suboned
statistics Of the Oyer and Termner and General Sessions
for the past year.


srATEMENT OF CONVICTIONS ACoUITTALs. ETC.. HAD
IN TIE COURTS OF OYER AND TERMINER AND
GENERAL SESSIONS OF THE PEACE IN AND FOR
THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK IN THE
YEAR 1861.
Year: 1862

made for the payment OF their respective salaries Re-
spectfully submitted ROBT. 7. HAWS, Comptroller.


The communication ordered TO be printed in docu-
ment form


The Comptroller also submitted copy Of the ordinance
authorizing the Beard TO mako the appropriation


communication received from the Comptroller
urging the Board 10 their influence with the State
Legislature to pass law authorizing the of County
Revenue bonds, In anticipation Of the collection of the
taxes. Referred TO the Committee Annual Taxes.


communication also received the subject OF
applying for leave to issue court house stock for
the purpose Of meeting the expenses of its erection the
sinking fund to receive such stock payment for the
land taken for said house by the Supervisors Re-
ferred to the Committee Annual Taxes.


report OF the Committee Annual Taxes in favor Of
communication Of the Board Of Supervisors for CON-
mittee to confer with the law officer of the Cooperation
for the purpose Of drawing up memorial to the Legisa-
ture requesting them to take steps to have the


91S 66 collected by the State officers and not by
the general government Ordered to be printed in docu
ment form.
Year: 1862

The following is a list of the acts passed at
the special session of the General Assembly of
Arkansas.


An act TO define and punish sediton and to
prevent the dangers which may arise from per
sons disaffected to the State or the Confederate
States Of America.


An act to prevent the distillation of grain, in
this State, into spirituOus liquors.


An act for the relief of the families of volun-
teers Of this State, in certain cases.


An act making appropriations to pay the Con-
federate tax and for other purposes.


An act to provide rooms for the offices Of the
auditor and treasurer.


An act concerning ferries and ferry privileges.


An act concerning the cultivation Of cotton.


An act TO prohibit the further sale of the pub
lie lands of this State and for other purposes.


An act to amend the criminal law, as to
slaves.


An act for the relief of the residents of this
State.


An act TO define the sth section of an act ap-
proved November Is, 1861.


An act amendato' Of the patrol laws of this
State.


An act supplementary to the act passed at the
former special session providing for the payment
OF the Confederate States tax.


The Governor UetOed bill repeating the act to
require some white person to reside on g planta-
ton where there are negroes.


He p0cketed the bill to abolish the militia sys-
TEN aud to provide for an efectual defense Of
the State.


Also, the bill declaring that the money apprO-
priated at this session should not be paid to
militia officers, ete-Liitle Rock Democrat.
Year: 1862

1De dispatches published in our paper yes
terday from the North, state that the Federals at
Newbern hoisted the white flag in token of sur
render, tuiee, but the Confederates, not seeing
it, run as hard as they could the other way. and
lett the tederals victorious in spite of them
selves How mortifyiDg this reflection must be
to any gallant son Of the Old North State. for
gallant are her people, and her troops have often
proved themselves so on many well fought
field. Whose fault was it that victory did not
perch upon the southern banner Why, the oft
told tale-the officers who led the Confederate
troops into actiOni Had they done their duty,
tue Federal army at Newbern would to-day be
prisoners in the Old North State.


The fears Of the Eederals maguifed our forces
to double their actual number. Thew ssv we
had over 1900 men in the field, when the truth
is, we had barely 1000. The dispatch leaves no
doubt that our troops had only to l1iH It. and
they would have achieved glorious victory at
Newbern, in spite of the odds The Fedsrals
were actually whipped, and all our troops had to
do was to have received their submission. But
the North Carolina troops went into that fight
believing success impossible against such odds,
and therefore when the pinch came, both be-
heving they were whipped, the Federals dis
played the white flag and the North Caroiuians
made tracks for the interior. Both were whipped.
All that was wanted at that crisis to extinguish
forever this Burnside expedition which is now
most imminently threatening the integrity of the
Confederate States and cover the Old North
State with immortal glory, was the simple de-
termination to win the fight


With what regret and chagrin will kpowl-
edge of these facts fill the brave volunteers who
fought at Newbern. They fought well Fifteen
hundred slain aud wounded Federals attest their
yalor All that was wanted to change that scene
Of hurried, griefstrieken and disastrous fight,
to save thousands of property and to guarantee
the horror r-stricken mothers and babes OF that i'll
tated town in the possession of their homes (says
the Macon Telegraph was just one grain more
of confidence in themselves Had the officers
maintained their GOODNESS and equaninity, we
think they would have seen the surrender Of the
flags of the Yankees, which were twice displayed
to the breeze. But no They were conscious
only of the comparative Ettleness of their force
and the mischief it had sustained. They did
not believe they could whip the indomitable in
Vader


Alas, these things do not look like serious
struggle for independence and selfpreservatiOn.
1t is not the kind of fighting which will save
either.
Year: 1862

?
At meeting Of the Bosrd Of Directors this day semi
annual dividend of six per cent upon the average capt
tel and from the payment Of nstanents} declared
payable in cash to stockholders and after the 18th
instant who have paid up their stock in fall, and to
stockholders who have not pad All Of the stock sub
seribed by them the dividend is to be placed to their
credit for VIII a he cashier viii furnish them rsoeiDt
mh6 IA BEN NAY Cashier
Year: 1862

We Ieara that the Federals have been for some
days landing troops and supplies at Hickman,
Kentucky. They contemplate an advance down
the ess1 bank Of the river, as they are building
q railroad in the direction of Reel Foot lake, on
the Tennessee shore opposite Island 10. This
enterprise has been suspended a few days in
consequence Of the high stage Of water, but al
The ties and hon necessary is on the ground.


We can learn Of no immediate demonstrations
beinp made against the Island. The gun and
mortar boats are evidently waiting for coop
Grafton Of a force by land.