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Year: 1861

nPA revolving case of barbarity has
been brought to light near Wilkesbarre,
Pa, An old man named Isaac Bisbing,
living in the vicinity, quarreled with his
son Andrew, and in Gt of rage be seized
gun and shot the boy in the back, from
the effects of which it is feared be cannot
recover. 1t seems that the old map was
barbarity toward his wife and children
would have shamed the widest savage
He would frequently hsBg the children up
by the neck until life was almost extinct,
and at other times he would hold their
heads until they struggled in the last ag-
onies Of death. One of the boys fed to
the house of Deighbor one day, badly
hurt, and stated that his father had thrown
red bot poker into the bed in which the
children slept, just to see the frolick they
would have getting out At another
time he nearly drowned his wife by bold
ing her head in a crock of butterDilk.


Commonwealth u.s. Isaac Bisbiug and
Porter Scott.-Very aggravated assault
and battery upon Andrew Bisbing. Har-
ding and WiDton for Commonwealth L.
& FL. Hakes for defence Porter had ta-
ken two much porter mixed With other
stimulants. Andrew was ditto. Every
member of the BisbiDe genus is quarrel
some. The old man began row, and in
it be shot bis son Andrew with gun pre-
pared for that very purpose By Porter
They have ever since heen SO delighted
about it, that the jury found them very
guilty. Isaac must pay $40 and costs.
Porter half as much Isaac must 20 to
the pententiary fifteen months; but in
view of his years and of bis chance, to re-
form while the old man is away, Porter
need only stay in our Jail six months
Undoubtedly every one who knows them
wished that the whole family might have
been sent along to comfort the pater FAM
alas. -LueeTne Union.
Year: 1861

To make a candle burn all night, in
case of sickness, or when dull light is
wished, or when matches happen to be
mislaid, put finely powdered salt on a
candle till it reaches the black part OF the
wick. 10 this way mild and steady
light may be kept through the night, BY a
small piece Of candle, besides having a
light so blue end sepulchra that if there
happens to be sick person 10 the room
be or she will be likely to die from hor-
ror before morning. and healthy person.
happening to wake, will be very certain
to 60 into Mysteries.
Year: 1861

The Trenton Democrat says one of the
largest business establishments in that
city, recently accepted an order for large
number of gun carriages, supposing they
were for the use of the U. S. Government,
but afterwards learned they were for the
rebels of Georgia, and refused to execute
the contract. A prominent Democrat
was quite indignant thereat. but soon be-
came quiet, on being told be bad come to
the wrong place to preach treason.
Year: 1861

Information has just been received by
the Government from the Collector at
Savannah, in which be states that he has
been notified by the Governor of the State
of Georgia that DO more money must be
paid over to the United States without his
(the Governors order The Government
have telegrsphcd to the Collector to know
whether he intends to obey the President
of the United States or the Governor.
Year: 1861

Early in Spring fasten strap or cord
tightly around the body of your young
tree near. the first limb, and let it remain
all Summer. This will check the upward
flow OF sap. and often promote bearing.
Also cut back the ends of the leading
shoots, say the middle of June, SO as to
induce the form alton of fruit buds. The
effect upon fruiting will not be seen until
the following season.
Year: 1861

rE8.We are intelligent beings, endowed
with minds crpable Of forming IDEAS and
gaining knowledge. 1t is certainly nee
essary that we should gain knowledge OF
business but let us learn to comprehend
the great cause Of our existence; learn
that ''tia not all Of life to live" and make
money, or glory for ourselves, bat that we
should improve what GoD has given
us, storing up knowledge while here
which will fit US 10 do good to our fellow
men, and which will prepare us to enter
joyfully upon and everlasting eternity.
Year: 1861

The object for which the insane secesh-
e1s Of St Louis and all Missouri have been
willingly or unwillingly laboring-that is,
the growth and prosperity Of Chicago at
the expense Of The cities of the VALLEYS
about to be realized; and before Spring,
while our merchants, manufacturers, labor
ers and all Others are fully and profitably
employed-the same classes in ST. Louis
being meantime consuming their substance
in compulsory idleness- the madcaps who
have been attempting to drag Missouri
out Of the Union and hitch her to the
Southern Confederacy, will see a partial
result Of their wretched folly: The same
state Of facts which is now forcing.
even at the ruinously low prices of
to-day, all the surplus grain Of the
Northwest through the Lake ports, will
not fail to have similar effect upon the
great staples which are peculiar to the Fall
and Winter months, We are close UPON
the season when beef packing will begin.


When that opens, it will be found that, as
IN the grain trade, Chicago has almost a
monopoly. And SO Of pork-the packers
here must prepare for business the like Of
which they have never done before. The
closing Of the Mississippi and the insecur-
ity Of business in St. Louis will have their
effect, and We are mistaken if q larper
share Of the hogs and cattle which have
found market in that city in yea,s nast


are not Tow turned this way, Not on1v
the laws of trade but the state Of Illinois
finances favor this idea. Missouri and
Wisconsin are each cursed with q cur
rency, the use Of which is only polite
form Of 3egalized robbery, while we Of ILL
nois have come down to q solid specie


basis, and bank notes that are not


equivalent to coin where they were is:ued


are not tolerated for "a momont Amono


the treasury notes, the notes If rso.monev


mills situated, nobody knows where ond
Year: 1861

A few of the Treasury Notes, payable on
demand. have made their appearance in New
York ard Washington, where they are passing
from hand to hand as currency. The issue is
Jet small, and probably the great bulk Of the
fifty millions authorized will be kept for
emergencies or for use in places to which
transmission Of coin would be dangerous and
costly. Nr. Chase is too good q tinancier to
produce auy arrangement Of the money mar
ket, by suddenly precipitating upon it any
sums that he cannot promptly redeem, espec-
ial1y at this time when the credit OF the Gov
erpment is only next in importance TO the
SUCCESS Of our arms.
Year: 1861

RHODE 1sLAND.-This gallant little State
appreciates the present crisis in our country,
and is taking the proper means to correct the
difficulty. Large companies or squads arc
forming in every town in the State fer the
purposes Of drill and perfection in military
instruction. This is an example for the
whole c0untrV
Year: 1861

A DAT TO BE HosoRED-On the 18th day
Of this month the Constitution OF the United
States Was finally adopted By the Convention.
The Indianapolis Journal suggests that it be
kept as general holiday, and We second the
rrcpositionx
Year: 1861

Why will people continue to use old atyle
stamps and stamp envelopes in payment Of
postage when they have been so fully and
often notified that such are no longer good for
anythings How many times more will it be
necessary for the papers to tell them that all
letters on which the postage is 30 paid, will
be forwarded to the Dead Letter office at
Washington?
Year: 1861

Another year has gone, and we are
brought to that period, when, following
the example Of our Puritan Fathers, we
are accustomed to offer our public Thanks
giving to the Author Of all good for his
merciiul providence towards Us. Wonder
ful changes have occurred daring the past
year, and adyersities seem to have over
taken US as a country and people; yet
we have manifold blessings for which TO
be thankful. Tor the bounteous haryesis
OF the field, for tile general good health OF
the past year, for the peaceful relations
We occupy with nations abroad, for the
aroused patriotic spirit Of the People
which promises in due time to restore
peace at home and triumphantly place our
civil and religious institutions of Freedom
on frner foundation than ever before
for these and many other blessings we have
abundant cause for Christian gratitude
With Civil War raging in our midst. the
banner If Rebellion waving along all the
Southern border, hostile armies marching
10 the conflict, aud walls Of mourning al
| ready swelling from thousands of stricken
hearts and holds-ahat we can still


recognize manifold causes Of gratitude and
acknowledge lis kindly providence, and
confidently place our trust in His hard to
| control this storm for the Nations good
may entitle us TO the renewed favor Of Him
who doeth all things well.


To this end, i, Samuel j Kirkwood,
Governor Of the State Of Iowa, do hereby
/ appoint Thurs day, the 18th dsy Of No


vetnher next, as day of Thanksgiving;


and earnestly recommend the people Of
I the State to abstain on that day FROM their
usual avocations, and assemble at their


respective places ofwor.hip to offer Thanks,
! Prayer and Praise TO Him in whose mercy
/ now more than ever II our great trust.
SAN [ LII j. klKkWODD,


Governor Of Iowa.
Year: 1861

H. PL UMBER AND GAS FITTER


HAS removed 10 the corner of Twelfth and r sts
he Is prepared to Introduce Water and Gas upon
satisfaction ~ e 'io


He hes on hand a lot of COOKING And other
STOVES, which he will sell less tn n cost as he
wishes 20 get rid Of them. no II
Year: 1861

BLE.


The prctc1cc that a reconstruction of
the Union on terms more satisfactory to
the South, is sure TO follow the destruction
Of the present confcderacy, is SO bald and
shallow a lie that we do not believe it will
influence the action Of solitary Union
man in tic border slave States, where it is
now so pcrsistcntly Piled The present.
Union is the only one possible between the
free and slaVc States. as our fathers made
it and pledged themselves and their poster
ity to its observance, SO the people Of the
free States will abide by it, SO long as their
loyalty can preserve it. But if the slave
States, on whose account all Of its COM
promises werc made, should violently rcnd
it asunder, there can be no reconstruction
Of it upon the slave basis. The founders Of
our present Union believed that tho lore Of
liberty could be preserved in the presence
Of Slavery, and that ut no very great distance
Of timo the latter would wholly give way
to the former and 80 believing they made
concessions in favor of the Slave States,
struck down tho principle Of State cquali-
ty by giving 10 the latter an undue power
in tho government, by means Of which they
have, up to the present date, shaped its pol
icy go as to favor their peculiar institution
and secure to their own citizens its Chief
cmoluments and honors Our fathers were
deceived. The love Of liberty has wancd,
and the love of Slavery has become the
ruling passion with the South. An ine-
quality which they supposed would be
temporary, at most, growing fainter and
fainter as Slavery slowly but surely died
out, has become more strongly marked as
years have passed away, and Slavery
has acquired new territorial posses
sions rs the number Of its sub
jects has multiplied. Slavery has at this
day twcnty-th1ee representatives in Con-
gress, and it gives the same number Of votes
in the election ofa President. Those who
made our present Union contemplated no
such result as this. And we, their child
ren, enjoying the advantage Of additional
experience, should the present Union be
destroyed by those who reap its cLief ad-
vantages, will never, no never, consent to
another based upon the same principle OF
slave representation in the federal govern
mcnt. If another Union is formed, the
slave States can hare no part in
it except upon tho principles OF en-
tire and perfect equality: They must
take the twenty-threc slave representatives
out Of Congress; they must bo content
with twenty-threc votes less in the elect
oral colleges; they must forego fugitive
slave law, and consent to be confined to
their present territorial limits. Upon some
such principles as these only would re-
construction be possible. It is barely pos
sible that it could not be secured on any
terms. In these days, when Russia is en-
franchising her scrfs and when Holland
is restoring liberty to the last of her slaves,
it is not likely that the free States Of North
America would consent to take d single
step backward If Slavery madly throws
away the advantages it now enjoys by roa-
son Of the loyalty Of the people Of the free
States, it will never secure them again.
Reconstruction on any such terms is an
utter impossibility.
Year: 1861

A QUARREL WITH WHB.-Wait until she is
at her toilet preparatory TO going out She will
be sure to ask you IL her bonnet is straight Re
mark that the lives Of nine tenths of the women
are passed In thinking whether their bonnets are
straig ght, and wind up with the remark you never
knew but one who had any common sense about
with sigh, reply, "Ah! you never mind j." wife
will ask you why you did not marry her. then
You say abstractedlY, "Ah! why indeedl" The
climax is reached by this time, and regular row
10 sure TO follow.
Year: 1861

Eat only what is proper food;
Drink only that which does you good;
Spend only what you can afford;
Lend only what will be restored;
Then you will have no cause to say,
| was foo! on yesterday.
Year: 1861

The New York HeroM tells its public
that Gen Sherman is to have on the soil
Of South Carolina, by the early part Of
December, and army Of 40 or 10000
troops, for the further operations Of his
winter campaign. The Herald is not al
ways precisely correct 10 its statements,
but we think it reasonably certain that
great efforts will be put forth by our foes.
Hence the imperative necessity Of the
authorities and people Of this State using
every exertion TO meet and foil :hem -
Both in regard to life and expepse-not
to speak Of the preservation Of property
from destruction, the honor Of South
Carolina, or the good Of the great cause
-amplest and promptest preparation, in
the formation Of an adequate army for
the defence Of the State, is true economy
and wisdom. There is need of very many
thousand men, and they should be all in
camp with the least possible delay. A
failure to have sufficient forces IN the
field TO meet the first formidable aGvan.
ces OF the enemy in force, would be dis.
astrous and costly to an incalculable ex.
tent. Too much stress cannot be laid
upon the Importance OF a proper appre.
citation Of the coming dangers, aud Of
suitable efforts, on the larges. scale, to
meet these dangers. Let the public move,
Tor it is their cause at stake Charleston
Mercury.
Year: 1861




n A correspondent Of the Crisis, wri


ting from Delaware county, Ohio, am


who sign himself "An Anti-Abolition


ist," has the following common sens


view of the above subject. He says


''It seems from. the declarations of in
idividuals and their party organs, tha


the Abolitionists are perfectly rampan


at the President for exercising his con


stitutional authority in removing Ere


mont with his horde of hired scribbleri


who were furnished by him at the ex
Ipense of the government to follow anC


write articles putting him and threaten


ing the President with mutiny if HI
should remove him from the army. Nov
why all this wrath? Is it because in
this act of the President their darling
object of making this war for the alb.
clifton of slavery was defeated? Il
certainly looks so. 1t looks as if they
expected the President to make this a
war of emancipation. In fact the proof
is clear that this is their determination.
But they cannot complain of the Pres
ident for disappointing their cxpecta-
tions. For in their last Congress and
at their State convention they passed
resolutions declaring that this was mot
a war against the institutions of any
State. ."


eff he is the honest Old Abe they
used to say he was, they have no right
to expect him to say one thing and do
another as many of them do. Now
suppose the President should issue his
proclamation declaring all slaves free,
what would be its effect? If it should
liberate the slave what then? Aboli-
tionists claim that the slaves are the sap
pcrs and miners and producers for the
army-as essential for the war as those
that fight-that they are an element of
strength to the South in the war, &c.
1t has always been claimed by the Alb
olitionists that if the slaves were liber-
ated they would remain where they are
and work for their masters as usual
and more faithfully because they ex-
pectcd pay. In that case they would
be more help to the South if free than
now as slaves. Then they would not
only serve in the field but they would
do as the laboring men of the North do,
fill up the army and fight the battles.
But if they leave the South they would
come here and ruin US by coming in
competition with white labor, and con-
drive the white man who has
to work for his living into the South,
where they want work and would have
to pay for it. And the North would
make the exchange by parting with
white men as laborers for niggers.-
Would not this be a great induccmcnt
to white N en- who have to work to sup /
port their families, to enlist in this war
and 90 into the South, leave their own
families dependent on the charities of
their neighbors and risk their own lives
to free niggcrs to come here and rent
the houses and get the work the white
men who are now in the army will need
when they come home. White men are
not all fools nor Abolitionists. 1t is
in the same towns where
these Ablitionists hung out ropes to
hang Democrats, they now burn the
efigy of the President. iasra a, 4
.EHH4 II: oLL 1"fg ~ l
Year: 1861

The National Fast was observed in this town with uncommon attention; the stores and all pub lie places being closed, and tho attendance upon the public religious exercises being very large. A Union service was held at the Congregational Church which was conducted by the Congrega- tional and Methodist pastors. Among Church men, it was the day for the annual Episcopal vi station, and Bishop Williams delivered sermon of great power, in which he took strong ground in favor of sustaining the government in the hour of its difficulties at whatever sacrifice it might cost
Year: 1861

renee Events, are Gods sermons and they have a tremendous persuasive power. It IS "ohuef- ful what change of heart" they nave wrought in our great parties and public men. Let us re- nent of the past complicity with this wrong and confcss our sins that God may move on the good work Slavery as social institution may not ;,n,nediately disappear. Perhaps it is not best that it should. But it will disappear as poll tica, mower from our national councils. It will dictate no more humiliating terms to us there. 1t bas lost it's hold upon the political affection of all parties, and if English plans for the culture of cotton in the Indies, succeed, as they undoubt l edly will, slavery will soon lose the commercial monopoly it has so long enjoyed.

 In view of these events our duty is plain We must sustain the Government-aid in prose- cutting the war-be patient and so conservative in action as to for the future, the present unanimity of opinion at the North. I like Lin coin because he does not wish to anticipate the charges that events are surely marking out. It is wise to be Q conservative reformer now A true statesman knows how to hold back, until he can state the truth, or strike the right blow at tho right time. God has educated the nation moro by events within the last three months, than men could have done in thrice that number of years. Lot us therefore do our first duty and suppress this rebellion, and if we do it in the right spirit, God will inaugurate an hour for the proclamation of truths, which very likely would not be patiently listened to to-day. It is not necessary for us to be Abolitionists when the Almighty is great Abolisher.
Year: 1861



 The Committee appointed some time since, to make nominations for town officers for the town of Litchfeld, met last Saturday and made re- port. The names of the Candidates selected will be found in our Local column. It is not our purpose to make many remarks upon the action of the Committee. That they have discharged their duty in manner thought to be acceptable to a large majority of voters in town, a not questioned, and we believe that they will De supported very cheerfully. True, there will Dc something strange in seeing Union Ticket supported in Litchfeld, and except for the state of the times, we should not expect it. But in the present exigency of national trouble, party should be laid entirely out of the case. He who will not forget party now, he who will not merge fs in one great, grand and powerful effort to save his country, to wrest it from the hands of those who have plunged it in the mighty vortex of re- bellion, is no friend of his country, and should be marked as midnight assassin, who with das ger in hand, would strike the nations heart. Love of country, desire to preserve 1t, should Be the great and over-shadowing motive III our present political action, and we cannot more strongly evince that desire, than by coming to- pether as men, and support the Union sentl- ment, which is the great element of national safety.

 We can give effect to this Union sentiment, by supporting the nominations made by the Committee,
Year: 1861

Since the battle at Lexington, the course1ot conduct pursued by Gen. Fremont has been sub iected to the scverest censure. We feel very confident that this censure is undeserved, or at least, we have as good right to express our faith in the rectitude of his conduct, others have to condemn him. The sources of information are, undoubtedly, as open to us as to those who are continually finding fault and we believe we look with as unprejudiced an eye. It is an easy mat ter to find fault, an easy matter to condemn, whether there be cause or not, if Q man has desire or disposition that way, that disposition will find scope of action. Some editors of public newspapers, hundreds of miles away from the scene of action, attempt to sit in judgment upon the conduct of Fremont, and dictate to him what he should, or should not do. With no more in- formation than is possessed by the public gener ally, they daily spit forth columns of venom in derogation of his conduct as if they were better judges of his duties than he himself. Fremont fs near the scene of action, near the ground where the conflict is going on, and therefore must know what is best to meet the emergency which surrounds him, or at least must be as well quail fled to judge, as editors, whether located in New York or elsewhere. Is this fault finding, this condemnation of his course, either just, wise or proper? We say, most emphaticaly, that in our opinion it is not. We have confidence in him, confidence that he has the ability to meet the crisis which surrounds him, unless his conduct or his efforts are hampered and thwarted, by the cowardly and mischievious eflusions of few editors, who assume to direct and control the military movements of our generals.

 If there is anything calculated to impede the the efforts of the government, to put down wick ed and causeess rebellion, it is the daily stab of editors at what they think to be omissions of duty on tho part of those who have this matter in hand. With no evidence to show that Fremont could have done otherwise than he has, they, nevertheless, assume that he could, and give vent eo their sour and vindictive spleen regardless o1 consequences, either to the man himself, or the cause in which he is engaged. Now, there may be virtue in this, there may be an honesty of purpose in it but we do not sec it. When Ere mont shall have been guilty of Q palpablo omis- sion of duty, then we shall say so; but we are not going to join in hue and cry to, crush him, or embarrass his efforts, because his enemies do. We do not think this to be the part of wisdom or of prudence, in the present state of the coun- tRV,