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Year: 1861

mo. 9o.1 AN ACT. 1sd,1zE


Supplementary to the acts in force, in re.


lation to the assessment and taxation


of property according to its true value


in money.


j SECTION 1. Be Il enacted 6y the Gen.
eral assembly of the State of Ohio, That
whenever any transient person, shall locate
in any city, incorporated village, Or in any
township, in this state, and shall offer to sell
or otherwise dispose of any books or other
goods, wares or merchandise, under the name
of gift book store, or any other name or
designation, it shall be the duty of the asses
sor for the time being, OF the township where
in such person shall locate, forthwith to cali
upon such person. and demand of him the
true value in money of all his stock in trade;
and in case such person shall neglect or refuse
to return the same under oath, within twenty.
four hours after said assessor to determine
the same as in other cases, and in either case,
he shall forthwith return said valuation to the
auditor of the county.


Sec. 2. Immediately upon obtaining such
valuation, the auditor of the county shall as
sess against such person, his proper proper
ton, upon said valuation, of all county, town
ship and municipal taxes, properly chargea-
BILE upon personal property in said township,
for the period of one month thereafter; and
shall forthwith certify the same to the treas
urer of the county, who shall forthwith enter
the same on the duplicate for taxation, and
Immediately thereafter, notify such person of
the amount of said assessment, and in case
of the neglect or refusal of such person, to
pay the amount of such assessment within
twenty -four hours after receiving said notice,
the treasurer shall issue his distress warrant,
and collect the same, as in other cases of
delinquency in the payment of the taxes as
sessed upon personal property.


SEC. 8. That the like proceedings in all
respects as is provided in the foregoing Sec
ton, shall be had and taken by the auditor
and Treasurer aforesaid, on the first day of
each succeeding month, so long as such tran.
silent person shall remain within such county,
offering to sell or otherwise dispose of any
books. goods, wares or merchandise, under
any name or designation whatsoever, and
the like proceedings as provided for in the
foregoing sections, shall be had on the first
days of each and every month, by the asses
sor of the township, and the auditor and
treasurer OF each and every county into
which such transient person shall remove,
and shall offer to sell or otherwise dispose of
any books, goods, wares or merchandise, as
above described. s5t y-l seH iss aera-


Sec. A.. This act shall take effect from
and aftcr its passage.


''s ".0 P. HITCHCOCK,


Speaker of House of Representatives.
- '.'1 ~ JAMES MONROE,


President pro tenn of the Senate.


Passed May IL, 1861.
Year: 1861

DESCRIBING a review near Washington,
the correspondent of a St. louis paper says
The officers looked their very shiniest,
and immaculate kids and unexceptionable
foot leather was the rule---cvcry private had
given himself thorough rigging up, and
there was no end of the latest fashions
among spectators of both sexes But / do
not think the President had given three
minutes thought to his personal appearance,
and even at the most, he is never full
dress man. His hat looked like it had been
rained on half dozen times and then had
the nap brushed the wrong way, and his 9TH
er appointments quite harmorized with il.
| could not help smiling when remembered
the observation ofa young lady friend, made
not long since. She had been up to the
White House and was giving description
of her reception by Uncle Abe Such
man to be President | never saw before /
she exclaimed emphaticaliy Why he wore
such a dirty, limp shirt collar, and there
were two buttons off hisshirt bosom!' [Oh,
Mrs Lincoln, what were you doing then i
wasn't near enough to determine the but
ton question, but did mt like the dear, big,
careless, honest man one whit the less ou
that account. as l watched him get out Of
the carriage and walk. to the front Of the
group before mentioned, where he stood
with his hat off, towering in his gaunt atti-
tude awhoe head and more above the toll
est man of them all There he stood, SELF
torgettul, care-worn and motionless.
Year: 1861

THE New York Sun says the Government
is.now actively engaged in fitting out two
new naval expeditions to operate on the
Southern coast, whose precise dostination-is
of course profound secret. Gen.. Butler
has been engaged ever since the capture of
Fort llattelas in preparation for one--of
which he is to take the command, and Gen. .
Burnside will command the other 9-. f-5r
Year: 1861

The Albany Evening yownal thus shows
up the great mistake which the supporters
of the Government, the friends of the Union
have fallen into in this present conflict:


We have thus Ear carried on the war on the
assumption that we were fighting civilized
men. We have shown the enemy degree
of forbearance he had no right to expect.
We have been more generous toward him
than we have toward ourselves. We have
been careful not to trench upon any rights
guaranteed him under the Constitution. We
have even gone SO far as to help him catch
his niggers. We have SO Ear waived the us
ages of war as to pay handsomely for all our
army has consumed since it invaded the
sacred soil. ...- sa


We hoped that by the adoption of such a
policy we would teach the Rebels lesson of
magnanimity, which they would profit by.
But never were men more mistaken! We
find to our modification that we have been
imposed upon. While accepting our generous
tenders, they laugh in our faces for suppos-
ing them capable of reciprocating good
turns While we have been " playing war;
they have been enacting the savage to the
life. While we have been letting off spies
on their "parolc of HONOR they have been
hanging innocent men and insulting innocent
women. While we have been permitting
their emissarics to walk undisturbed in our
midst, they have been sitting the ears of
school masters and hunting down Union men
with blood hounds. While we have been
scrupulously adhering to the etiquette of
honorable warfare, they have been arming
the savages of the forest and urging them on
to robbery and massacre.


The discovery is a painful one, but we can
no longer blink the fact that the men with
whom we have to contend are little better
than 5arbarians, so far as their practice
are concerned. We cannot make up our
minds too soon that the contest on their
part viii be cruel and relentless; that We
must expect nothing but devastation and
ruin wherever they have a chance to strike
The Government has been lenient even
to fault. But it must be Just also. 1t must
in some measure adopt the remedy to the
nature of the disease. 1t must, without be-
ing cruel, show that it is not afraid to assail
the ulcer with the rude hand of surgery. Let
there be no violation of private rights; but
LET there be also no compounding with crime.
Let Robbery and Murder be called by their
right names, and let them be punished as
such promptly and vigorously. ..
Year: 1861

"A few weeks since, in coming down the
North River, | was seated IN the cabin of
the magnificent steamer, Sir Isaac Newton,
in conversation with some friends. It was
becoming late in the evening, and one after
another, seeking repose from the cares and
tolls of the day, made preparations to retire
to their berths. Some, pulling off their boots
and coats. laid themselves down to rest !;
others, in the attempt to make it seem as
much like home as possible, threw off more
of their clothing-each one as their comfort
or apprehension of danger dictated


had noticed on deck fine looking boy,
about six years of age, following around a
man, evidently his father, whose appearance
indicated him to be foreigner, probably a
German-a man of medium height and re-
spectacle dress. The child was unusually
fair and fine looking, handsomely featured,
with an affectionate expression of countcn-
ance, and from under his German cap fell
chesnut hair in thick clustering curls


After walking about the cabin for time,
the father and son stepped within few feet
of where we were, and began preparations
for going to bed. | watched them. The
father adjusted and arranged the bed the
child was to occupy, which was an upper
oSitH, WIllie tuc niue IeuOW was undressing
himself. Having finished this, his father tied
a handkerchief around his head to protect
his curl, which looked as if the sunlight from
his happy heart always rested there. This
done, | looked for him to seek his resting
place; but instead of this, he quietly knet
down upon the floor, put his little hands to-
gether so beautifully, childlike and simple,
resting his arms on the lower berth, against
which he knelt to begin his prayer.


The father sat down by his side, and wait
ed the conclusion. 1t was, for child, a long
prayer, but well understood. l could hear
the murmuring of his sweet voice, but could
not distinguish the words he spoke There
were men around it-Christian men retiring
to rest without prayer; or, if prayer at all, a
kind of mental desire for protection, without
sufficient courage or piety to kneel in steam
boat cabin, and before strangers, acknowledge
the goodness of or ask his protecting love.


This was the training of some mother. -
Where was she now? How many times had
her kind hand been laid on those sunny
locks as she had taught him to lisp his pray
er?


A beautiful sight it was, that child at pray
er, in the midst of the busy, thoughtless
throng.
Year: 1861




A military correspondent of the Mobile
advertiser, writing from Pensacola, exult-
ing exclaims: "Let Lincoln advance with
his pirate hosts-they'lI meet such recep.
ton as the rock gives the wave. long to
hear OF the first clash of arns-Tve seen
victory in the rising sun. How our soldiers
pant 10 be with their brethren in their
struggle against the infamous Northmsn.E


II the Rebels at Pensacola are painting so
hard for fight why don't they try their
hand with Col. Brown just there in their
own neighborhoodi They are seven or
eight Thousand strong, and the whole num-
bcr of Infamous NOrthmen, under Brown,
does not exceed one thousand. II they
long for the first daah Of arms and sight
Of victory in the rising sun, they need NOT
60 far TO tinA them.
Year: 1861

DESPERATION OF THE TRAIToRs.-Col.
Foruey writes to the Philadelphia Press
that desperate contest must be expected.
The traitors perceive that thus far thcy
have been outgenersled, hence bold for
ward movement is demanded at the hands
of Davis and his set, to save themselves
Davis has at last reached Richmond. He
is there in bad health and worse spirits
He is there broken hearted, bankrupt
man. All his chiefs are sick or sullen.-
There is not one man in the whole caba


that is not either ashamed or disguised
with himself. They look upon the move
ments of the North with terror and with
horror. They behold the awful power of
the Government of the United States, nov
rapidly developing, with amusement and
wonder. They know that their only safety
is in fight, and fight they will, even if it is
but one battle, and that their last on earth
Year: 1861

u


The following, from the Boston CONNER
cial Bulletin of Saturday, is timely and to
the purpose, At the present moment there
is altogether too little confidence in the great
resources of the North, and those who are
continually talking of everybody and every
thing "going to smash" will soon find out
their error. A stout manly heart just now
is mine Of wealth. We commend the Bal-
lstiR's suggestions; r


Some people in business circles think that
the existing war is TO iDjure, If not impoveI-
isb, the North. But we believe that the great
mass of the business community consider,
and correctly, that the very reverse of this
will prove to be the fact. ls


The demands of war are great; and these
demands extend through nearlylevery branch
ofour industrial interest While the credit
of the Northern States stands as well as ii
does to-day, all the locked.up capital at
home, and an abundance more from abroad,
will be put in circulation. Let it be remem
bered that the uses of this capital are to be
employed at home-the farmer, mechanic,
manufacturer and merchant will equally
share its expenditure.


At the call of the State or the Governor,
the baRksand private capitalists will set their
vast sccumulations Of money in circulation,
certain that II will return TO them again
with its natural increase. This money, then,
flows back again into the legitimate chan
nels Of trade, although by different course.
What the people most need TO do at the
present time Is to encourage confidence
The great masses Of the people are actually
10 be benefited by the war-as It increases
consumption. It does indeed decrease the
amount OF productive labor, but, at the same
time, it employs vast numbers that have
been out of employment, as is generally the
case with multitudes in times Of peace. The
middling and laboEing classes draw directly
from the capitalist. It is impossible, at such
q time as this, for any one branch to BE- ben
efitted without q corresponding and proper
tionate benefit accruing to others. Weknow
that II is a peculiarity of the moses in this
country that money does not remain unem-
ployed an INCREASE of profits, orAn increase
Of wages, brings with it a corresponding in
crease of wants, which are generally graft.
fed in proportion to the means pursued.


We see 90, reason, therefore, why, in a
short time, fthet whole machinery OF trade
and, commerce and manufactures viii not
be put in motion with increased power-es-
pscially here at the North, where we are 30
FAR distant from the seat of war, and the
peaceful pursuit of trade can not be inter
fered with. 1t is true that we, have lost the
Southern trade, bat If the priyateers of JEFF.
Davis do not capture and destroy all our
Northern ships, we can open up new chan.
nels elsewhere, that will IN time, more than
compensate for what we have lost. Let US
now act upon the principle we have always
put forth, that Northern industry and en-
ergy are equal TO any emergency, and con
ViDce the South that THE almighty dollar
is the sole object of our worship, as they
hoi1phtlegsly saw We car erect temDles for
that " orship where we chose. -a
Year: 1861

AN exchange paper says "if yOu would
keep your children in health, give them
plenty Of fresh air." This Is well enough;
but now days children put on so many
airs of their own, that II is almost impossible
to give them fresh one.
Year: 1861

4 N ORDINANCE, PROVIDING FOR
n the construction of a Sidewalk on Water street.
The Trustees Of the City of Neuadd do Ordain as folO,cs


SECTION l. 1t shall be the duty of the property
holders on the southerly side of Water street, from
the junction of Nevada street to the residence OF
Charles Kent, on or before the first day of January
1852 to construct sidewalk in front of their prop.
erty.


SEC. 2. Said sidewalk shall be four feet in width.
and shall be constructed under the direction and
supervision Of the City Marshal.


SEC. 3. Should any property holder on the south.
ery side of Water street. between the termini speci
fed in the first section Of this ordinance neglect or
refuse to construct the sidewalk in front of his or her
property, as required it shall be the duty of the
Marshal to let out contract for having the work
done and the property along the line thereof shall he
held responsible for the reasonable expense of the
same


Passed November Goth, A. D., 1861.


CHAs. KENT, President.
Year: 1861

The Columbiad or Paixhan pronounced
ay-zan) is large gun, designed principally
for firing shells-it being far more accurate
than the ordinary short mortar. 1t is capa-
BILE of projecting a solid shot or shell with
large charge of powder, and at any angle of
from degrees below to 49 degrees above the
horizon. 1t may be said to combine the es-
sential qualities of the gun, the howitzer, and
the mortar, and may be used in place Of one
these pieces in sea-coast defense.


A mortar is a very short cannon with a
large bore, some of them thirteen inches
in diameter, for firing shells. Those in use
in the army are set at an angle of 45 deg,
and the range of the shell is varied by alter
ing the charge of powder. The shell is caused
to explode at just about the time that it
strikes, by means of a fuse, the length of
which is adjusted to the time of flight to be
occupied by the ball, which. Of course, cor
responds to the range. The accuracy with
which the time of the burning of fuse can
be adjusted by its varying length is surpris-
ing good artillerists generally succeed in
having their shells explode at the exact in
slant of striking. In loading mortar, the
shell is carefully placed with the fuse direct
ly forward, and when the piece is discharged
the shell is so completely enveloped with
htAhiC tiide thO iuSC iS hCuiiy hiCu.
The fuse is made by filling wooden cylinder
with fuse powder, the cylinder being of suf
ficient length for the longest range, to be cut
down shorter for shorter ranges as required


A Dahlgren gun is an ordinary cannon,
except that it is made very thick at the
breech for some three or four feet, when it
tapers down sharply to less that the usual
size. The form is adopted in consequence of
the experiments of Capt. Dahlgren, of the
U. S. Navy, having shown that when gun
bursts it usually gives way at the breach
The Niagara is armed with these guns, and
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard there are sixty,
weighing about 1900 pounds each, and six
of II 900 pounds each, the former of which
are capable of carrying a nine inch and the
latter ten inch shell distance of two or
three miles and there is one gun of this
pattern which weighs 1876 pounds, and is
warranted to send an eleven inch shell four
miles,


A casemate is stone roof to fort, made
sufficiently thick to resist the force of cannon
balls, and casemate gun is one which is
placed under casemate.


A barbette gun is one which is placed on
the top of the fortifcation.


An embrazure is the hole or opening
through which guns are fired from fortifca-
tiOns
Year: 1861

IRISH kITTY.-"Ah, sweet Kitty Neil, rise
up from that wheel-your neat little foot will
be weary from spinning; come trip down
with me to the sycamore tree, half the prr-
ish is there, and the dance is beginning. The
sun is gone down, but the full harvest moon
shines sweetly and cool ON the dew whitened
valley while all the air rings with the soft,
loving things each little bird sings in the
green shaded alley With a blush and a
smile, Kitty rose the while, her eye in the
glass, as she bound her hair, glancing; It's
hard TO refuse when a young lover sues-so
she couldn't hut choose to-go off to the
dancing. And now on the green the glad
groups are seen-each gay-hearted lad with
the lass of his choosing; and Pat, without
fail. leads out sweet Kitty Neil-somehow,
when he asked. she ne'er thought of refusing.
Now Felix Magee puts his pipes to his knee.
and with flourish so free sets each couple in
motion; with cheer and bound the lads
patter the ground-the maids move around
just like swans on the ocean. Cheeks bright
as the rose-feet light as the does, now coy
ly retiring. now boldly advancing-search
the world all round. from the sky to the
ground, no such sight can be found as an
Irish lass dancing
Year: 1861

Southwark of our gates of gold
An hundred leagues, as the tale is told,
There ieth, mile below the sea,
A city that was, and yet shall be;
Drowned for its sins, but yet to rise
As shriven souls ascend the skies.
I have stood, when the moon to the rippled wave
The ghastly ghost of sunlit gave:
Through the avenues long, accursed by crime,
In the shadows of the olden time,
In a vision L wandered, and walked amid
The streets where numberless things lie hid,
That nameless seemed, and strange to me,
In those sunless soltudes down in the sea.
The hand of Time, that spectre grim,
Has never reached down through the water dim
But pillar and column are standing there,
Erect as they stood above in the air;
And, save that Ter all the Shiny water


cold and glittering film hath cast
As northern winds Implying scatter


Ice on the trees they hurry past
The mrror-like marbles untarnished shine,
As when first they went down in the sparkling


brine


The waving sea-weeds, rank and tall
Like ivy. clinging to tower and wall,
And the glittering dolphin and ravenous shark
Are gliding around in the chambers dark.
The arms of the polypus are seen,
Like a spider mesh in the waters green,
And thousand wonderful creatures sleep
Motonless, silently, down in the deep.
There sitteth form on a marble throne,


The form of a maiden young and fair,
But the water hath turned the body to stone,


And hardened the curls of raven hair;
Yet her full dark eyes open, and seem
Forever to flash with a lambent beam;
But her rounded arms and bosom white
Have deathly cast in that sadden'd light.
Wba, tba lavino waves of n thousand wears


Shall have washed from those walls of guilt


the stain


As sin is washed out by the penitent's tears,


That city will start from her slumbers again;
And surely twill be strange to mark
Each tower as it leaves its chamber dark
Springing up into life, unbound and free,
From those sunless solitudes down in the sea.
Year: 1861

The Steilacoom Herald tells of funny
fight between an Englishman and an Irish.
man. After one battle had been decided. an
Irishman dared another to step on his coat
tail as it trailed on the ground which re.
quest being complied with, an exciting Tip.
perary fight took place, in which about q
score of funloving Hibernians participated
each knocking down the man nearest TO him
regardless of his being friend or foe This
amusing scene covered large space o.
ground, the comhatants running up and
down, to and fro. along the entire length o.
the race course.
Year: 1861

EXPEDITION Up THE YANG-rzE- KIASG-The
new expedition under Admiral Hope, formed
with the intention of penetrating into the
heart of China and opening this rich district
to the worlds commercial enterprise, started
up the river Yang tie Kiang about the mid
die of last FEBRUARY. 1t consisted of FIVE
British war steamers and was to ascend the
river distance Of 1000 miles.
Year: 1861

A FRIcArE's l" first launch is a vessel al.
most as large at small schooner She is
coppered and copper fastened, and could
stand a shot better than any of the chartered
steamers. The second and third launches
are of proportioned size. The strength Of
these boats is very great
Year: 1861

DIGNITY REBUKED.-We have never seen
dignity of the sort that prevails to so great an
extent among certain classes Of our citizens.
more completely at discount than one NOR
ming on board one of the ferry boats plying
between this city and Oakland. A dapper
youth in kids, with evidently lofty opinion
of himself, came on board every morning at
q certain hour, with an ivory topped cane in
one hand and a small japanned tin cash-box
dangling from the other. Selecting the most
conspicuous seat, where the prettiest women
were collected, he busted himself in assuming
attitudes and making conquests, until the
boat reached the pier, when with look in
tended to be imposing he would convey HIM
self ashore. On this occasion, Starch had
struck an attitude as usual, and was getting
along finely when suddenly the tin box. be-
ing negligently fastened, fell away from the
cover, and out tumbled, not a roleau of gold
or bundle of bank certificates. but-a small
roll of bread and a sausage. Since that oc-
currence Starch divides the period of transit
about equally between the forward deck and
the pilot -house.-S. +. Mirror
Year: 1861

Who has not heard or Sands sarsa-
parilla1 How many have cause to be thankful that
it has cured their ailments, raised them from bed
of sickness to the enjoyment of health and strength
We wish every one to benefit by it-but caution is
required-the very success OF the article is turned
against 1t by the cupidty Of others, and numerous
preparations of sO-caled "Sarsaparilla are 10 the
market. The original and genuine article prepared
by Sands being in universal USE is sold almost
erywhere. Ask for that aud take no other