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Year: 1864

The DAHLGREN ORDERs-Our readers will
remember that we some time since stated the
fact that we had received from London pho
tolithographic copy of the "orders' alleged to
have been found ou the person of Colonel
Dahgren, for the destruction of Richmond and
the massacre of jeff Davis and his Cabinet


This copy has been submitted by US to the
nearest friends aud relatives of the gallant
young soldier, to blacken whose memory it has
been published to the world under the auspices
of the Confederate authorities and we are
glad, without being surprised. to learn from
them that the "orders' are not in the hand
writing of Colonel Dahlgren that the signature
of those orders is not his signature and that
the whole document as it appears in the
authorized" London reproduction, is bold
and barefaced forgery, lacking even the sem
bauce of authenticity in the eyes of those who
are familiar with the cbirography, to say
nothing of the character of Colonel Uric
Dahlgren. By whom this base thing was first
devised we do not pretend even to divine. 1t
is difficult to comprehend how men who ask
the favorable regard of the world for their
cause can have fallen into so gross a blunder
as in this crime against the name and fame of
a brave and loyal enemy. If the forgery was
invented to excuse the atrocities which there is
unfortunately too much reason to believe were
perpetrated upon the dead body of the yonng
hero, it will now recoil with tenfold injury upon
its twice branded authors. II lit was planned
for the purpose of firing the Southern heart"
it may have been successful; but its success
will have been dearly bought at the cost of the
degradation of the rebel leaders who we're
parties, actually or by implication, to the mean
and miserable act. in the eyes of all honorable
men, the world over.-N. Y. Commercial
Year: 1864

CARELESS PEoPLE-On the other day our
nerves were worked up to explosion point by
an account OF a perious surgical operation. by
which wogDal's 5 trachea was opened to remove
q silver dine which had lodged there. And
how on ear -h d a silver dime ever get into
woman : windpipe? Simply because she was
careless, aud laughed with her mouth full of
small COINS. Was there no other place where
she could keep her three-cent pieces? We do
feel sorry for creeping baby when II gets hold
of the bars of the CRATE, or cuts Its fingers. or
bumps its heads, but for The grown people who
suffer from their own reckessness we have very
little patience What is the use of woman
converting her mouth into pin cushion, and
then expecting our sympathy, when a sudden
sneeze or an unexpected cough imperils her lie?
What is the use of man balancing himself on
au osciating chair, instead Of sitting up
straight like Christian? Are we expected
to fnd vinegar aud brown paper for the contu-
sion on the back of his head when finally be
comes down with a crash aud served him
rightly W hat is the use OF q womans picking
picking the ears with long knitting needle,
as half the women do, when q child running
against her would send the instrument three
inches into her brain, if she has any? What
is the use of mans handling loaded gun as
though it were a broom-handle, and accusing
Providence because the charge goes into his
head or foot, as he might have known it would?
What is the use of q wOmanS buying arsenic
to poison rats, and putting it just where the
children will be sure TO get it? What does
she suppose her reasoning faculties were given
to her for ? What is the use OF leaving children
to play by themselves 10 a room where there is
fire, or postponipg the sweeping of that dan
gerous chimney until ito morrow? What is
the use of endangering life by the use of cam
pheue, as long as anything else will give light?
Those who persist in this practice must have
greater fancy for being burnt to death than
the rest of the world In short, what is the
use OF careless people?
Year: 1864

The copperheads and other political reptiles
adverse to the Administration and the success
full conduct Of the war by our arms, are circu-
latlng an absurd story about quarrel between
the Secretary of War and Lieutenant General
Grant, to the effect that these high officers are
dlsincllned to cooperate, with regard to the
conduct of the spring campaign. WehsYe the
best authority for stating that the report is not
only false, but that the best of relations and
understanding exists between the S ecretary and
the Lieutenant General, and that the work Of
reorganization of the armies, and especially
that OF the Army of the Potomac, is going on
satisfactorily.
Year: 1864

On the stock Exchange SPECULATION 10 almost entirely
couaned TO brokers YET although an enort Is being
made 10 RISE and TO induce outside parties
10 come u market Al the close barely steady
and without spirit


The quotations for government securities and railway
aud misce neous shares tue stock Elk change this
civ al tho close o. each OF the four weeks were
Year: 1864

Tho money market was unsettled on Thursday and Fri
day by the Gpal payments on tho twenty seven million
nvetwerty loan call loans which before ered
at per in large amounts only TO be had a
seven The national banks Of this city were drawn upon
by the Treasury for about three millions Friday,
aud the government simultaneously disbursed about Eve
mioDs The prospect s therefore, in favor OF an
and updistur bed money market next week. This will
favor speculation in national securities, for loans
which there has been Of late an active demand.


Foreign exchange has been quet at lt9l for bankers
sterling at sixty days, lloh = at three days


Wall has been excited during the week by the
meeting OF Congress- the Presidents Message the report
OF the Secretary OF the Treasury and the foolish gold bill
Introduced house OF representatives by Mr. Tnad
Stevens and which not tabled TIL alter its evil
iuuence had shown itself rise OF ten per cent in the
gold premium.


The radical tone Of the Message led TO the inereace
that will still be of long continuance, and the
absence OF policy on the part OF Mr.. Fosseuden
sou Of general dsappoint nent, and government gold
bearing securities, which before strongly in the
cendant declined during the rest Of the week folio
tho report, but, under belief that Con.
gress will take a vigorous hold u the quest oIs
OF taxation loans aud the currency these reacted
strongly late Saturday and i've tsertes sold at 1o9as
beng an advance OF y upon the morning sales


The probab Of the TEeasury for the current
Year: 1864

WANT OF CouRAaE.-Sydney Smith, in
his work on Moral Philosophy, speaks in
this wise Of what men lose for want Of lit
lie brass, as it is termed: A great deal Of
talent is lost to the world for the wact Of I
little courage. Every day sends to their
graves a number Of obscure men, who hare
only remained in obscurity because their
timidity has prevented them from making .
first effort, and who, fthey could only have
been induced to begin, would; IN alf .pfU6a.
bility, have gone great lengths In the career
Of fame. The fact Is, that in order to do any
thing in the world worth doing, we must not
stand shivering on the bank, and thinking OF
the cold and danger, but jump in and scram-
BILE through as well as we can. 1t will not
do to be perpetually calculating risks and
adjusting nice chances; it did all very well
before the food, when q man could consult
friends on all intended publication for a hum
dred and fifty years, and then live TO see its
success, six or seven centuries afterwards :
but at present a man doubts, and waits and
consults his brothers, and his uncle and his
first cousin, !ani his particular friends, till
one day he finds himself sixty-fye years Of
age: that he has lost much time in consult
ing first cousins and particular friends that
he has no more time to follow their advice.
There is SO little time for oyersqueamishness
at present, that the opportunity slips away.
The very period Of life at which q man
chooses to venture, II ever, Is so confined,
that It Is no bad rule to preach up the neces-
sity, in such instances, OF = little violence
done to the feelings, and Of efforts made in
defiance Of strict and sober calculation.
Year: 1864

Atlas Geld and Silver Mining Conn
pany.-Eotice Is hereby given that an assess
ment Of One Dollar per share was this day levied
on the capital stock Of the company, payable to
the Secretary Immediately.


By order Of the Board of Trustees. #
fl I'm GEO w, TURNEY, Secy.
Year: 1864

ognized, and treat the invasion Of them
by their former 6mited and srcciaI agerL
as though it..were the attempt Of sove-
reign to suppress q rebellion against
lawful authority.


Though apparently aimed at foreign
Powers, this paragraph has point also
for parties at home, as the words which
we have italicized viii show. "The
separate and Independent sovereignty
of the States" and the limited and
special" nature Of the agency. is here
admitted in terms which must satisfy
the most ardent lover Of State rights
In the teeth of such admissions, is it
probable that President Davis will abuse
the absolute powers conferred upon
him by the last Congress and seek 70
erect here a permanent "despOtism
worse than that of Turkey2 We think
not Has he used the despOtic- powers
which he now enjoys to the detriment
Of States and individuals2 This is q
question which the parties interested
may answer for themselves Congress
viii not fail to appreciate the discrepau-
CT Of a cOnfessedly limited agent being
invested unnecessarily with absolute
powers, and viii at an early day adjust
the functions to the admitted nature of
the Office.
Year: 1864

From the Richmond Examiner, Nav


The President and his family have
just met with a great afhiction in the
sudden and violent death of Joseph E.
Davis, second son of the President.
about four years old. He fell from the
east pOrticO on Saturday afternoon.
between three and four O'Clock,
distance of fully fifteen feet, fracturing
his hip and injuring his head. Mr.
Davis and his wife were absent from the
mansion at the time of the accident.
and some minutes must have elapsed
before the facts Of the accident and the
discovery Of the condition of the child
was made by the servant The sufferer
was taken into the nursery, and mes
senger despatched in haste for the
President and his lady Drs Peticolas,
Conway and Garnett, the family physi-
clan, successfully came in and applied
their skill without avail The child
was insensible when picked up, and
never recovered consciousness, diving In
about three-quaTters of an hour after
being taken up by the servant and
carried into the house. Tho funeral
took place yesterday afternoon at FIVE
0 clock, from ST. Paurs church, the
Rev. DR. Minnegerode officiating. The
occasion called forth q large throng Of
sympathizing friends; and the services
were of the most affecting character
The interment took place at Hollywood,
where the Presidents family have %
vat,It
Year: 1864

TIE VoTE ON THE AMENDMENT-The vote on Monday was snall throughout the State, but from the returns we have received, it is probable that the amendment to the Consti- tution was carried by from, five to eight thou sand majority. In many towns, especially those of democrarfc' proclivities, a strict party vote was cast, and the copperbeads did all they could. in sly way, to defeat the measure. The soldiers will remember that their right to vote has been disputed by the

 democratic party of this State from the be- ginning, and that that party have left no means untried to deprive them of the elective franchise. The Union men, on the contrary, nave uniformly recognized the right and jus tlce of the soldiers privilege to vote, on the sole ground that those who are willing to fight for their State and Country should have a voice in their Country's political standing. If the soldiers from this State choose now to vote for Mr. Lincoln, or Mir. Mcclellan, or Mir. Vallandigham, or any other man" for their next President, they will have the privilege Cf doing SO. And this, no thanks to those who profess to believe the soldiers vM vote for Little Mac," Vallandgham, or one of their stripe.

 The vote of this County will be found in another column, and to it we point with pride and pleasure. We give below the vote of other towns throughout the State, that have
Year: 1864

D~ We give upon our first page valuable article upon the preservation of trees from the |" canker worm," from the pen of Prof. Da

 na of Yale College. Though rather past the worm season, the article will be valuable for preservation, and its ideas adopted next year.
Year: 1864

WAsH1xaroN.-At special town meeting held August 18th it was voted that the sum of three hundred dollars, be paid from the town treasury to each person volunteering to fill The deficiency sn the quota of this town, which is only four-it was also voted to instruct the selectmen to continue the business of recruit ing or furnishing substitutes, at the expense oi the town, to apply on the quota of the town on future calls-and the sum of ten thousand dollars was appropriated from the town treas ury to be used at their discretion for this purpose.
Year: 1864

GosHEN.-An adjourned town meeting was held in Goshen on Monday, to see about vo- ting bounties to drafted men, &o. By three majority tn town voted to pay $500 to all volunteers, drafted men held to service, and to all who furnish substitutes, under this last call for troops. Also, to pay s15O to five drafted men who year ago furnished substitutes !-all this in direct violation of statute law. The meeting provided no tax and no way of paying this appropriation, but simply ordered the Selectmen to draw orders on the Treasurer for the money. One of the selectmen notified the meeting that he was not willing to draw such orders and request ed special agent to do the business, but none was appointed The Treasurer notified the meeting that he should put an injunction on the town, and that no orders for money should receive his signature, without which they cannot draw interest. Perhaps town vote can compel men to act in violation of State law; we shall see. Those who shudder at this draft, imagine they are safe now.

 The vote on the constitutional amendment was no to 3S. 38 men in this town voted to let soldiers fight, and defend the property and lives of those who stay at home, but they cannot let them say word as to who shall be their rulers and who shall tax them. Cop perhead justice

 I've give the above, from an esteemed cor respondent, without adopting his views on the voting of money to pay bounties to prin ciples or substitutcs.-Ep. ENQuIRER.l
Year: 1864

A correspondent furnishes an amusing aci
count of his experience with terrier which
he bought from dealer on the recommend
alton that he was "sucE ratter." He had
some trouble at first in getting rat on
which to try his "purp." He succeeded at
last, and says:


"Ilowever, the next day | was so fortunate
as to secure from a boy in the market a fine
old line bob tailed rat, whose furious efforts
to chaw everything within reach gave prom
ise Of glorious sport for Nip.


took the rat home, called in my dog
and told my wife that if she wanted to see
the way terriers did rats, to come down in
the basement. She came down and Shut the
door, Just in time, as Nip, my ratter, for
which paid the old gent five dollars, made
a most unmistakahly cowardly movement
toward the ball. Wife, on chair, said the
dog did not appear to see the rat


Told my wife to keep her breath. Thought
would not give Nip any reason for not seei
ing the rat again; so tied the string that
held the rat to the dogs hind leg He saw
the rat that time, and jumped on the chair
by my wife. Wife laughed and showed him
off. Tried the stove next. Got off the stove
without being showed. The rat, however, an
old stager, and not being used to such treat
ment, made a demonstration on Nip's rear,
and don't believe little Flora Temple ever
made better time in the same limits than
that doc and rat made round the room.


First heat, dog had the lead closely fol
lowed by rat, who, on striking the half mile
pole, (toot stool in the corner) broke badly,
-, al M hnf Iva
could be brought down Che was sliding on
his back) dog led him by the whole length
Of the string. Didn't stop to take wind, but
started on the second heat Got off well to
gether (tied) and went finely around, neck
and tail, until they reached the judges stand
(wife standing on chair,) against which the
dog brought up solid, bringing the Judge
down in style pre-eminenty sudden If not
dignifed. That heat was decidedly against
the dog, you may bet, and it was only after
much persuasion that the Judge would again
take her stanl.


The third heat may be termed dead heat.
They got off as well apart as the dog con
veientIv could, and sailed lively until just as
they struck the last quarter. when the rat
which ran about as well on his back as on
his legs, sbied the track, aud GOT rather
queerly wound round table leg. Dog kept
on as fast as the string and the length of his
hind LEG would let him. On raising the rat
he was found to be non,compos, totally de-
funct, in fact, dead. Nip was not much
better.


Wife said that dog couldn't kill mice Told
her be bad certainly killed that rat; but on
viewing the feat in scientific light, | must
confess did not feel quite satisfied with the
performance of my pet, and the next morn
ing gave him away to a milknan who wanted
a ratter to free bis stable from the deprela
tons of the vermin. | have not been able
to ascertain which left him first, the rats or
the doc
Year: 1864

the tract Persons who have invested in saw
mills, and who are engaged in saving or other
depredations on the public timber do it at their
peril. and they should be promptly warned against
the trespass and informed that the law will be
rigidy enforced against them. For the timber
they may have already cut, reasonable stamp
age, not less than one-sXth the value per 900
feet of manufactured lumber, must be eXacted;
and to secure such results you will consult with
and ask the cooperation Of the United States
District Attorney, so rs to secure a revenue from
the timber, payable at once on each and every
thousand feet sawed ut the respective mills, with
proportionate rates on cordwood, hewn or other
description of timber; a sworn statement to be
furnished of the number Of feet taken.


Should the mill owners, cordwood, hewn tim
Der or other timber holders refuse to enter into
such stipulation. you will notify them that the
timber is public property liable TO seizure, and
you will therefore at once seize the same.


The result OF your negotiations you will i'm
mediately report to this office and will under
stand it 10 be your duty, in the meantimc prompt
ly to seize any and all timber cut on the public
lands Respectfully yours


j. NJ. EDMUNDS, Commissioner


Register and Receiver, Marysville, Cal.
Year: 1864

A correspon lent writes of President Lin>
coins recent visit to Gen. Buffers camp, as
follows:


ain passing along General Buffers line he
was compelled in acknow Lodging the salute,
to ride bare healed under the terrible sun
for distance of nearly three miles. But
this was only portion of the penalty he
must pay for being Commander in Chief of
the great armies of the United States. One
remarkable fact was noticeable in connection
with the Presidential visit, although the
rebels had timely notice of bis visit through
the columns of the Washington Shoddy
organ, and although he rode on several oc-
casions in plain view, ana within easy range
Of their rifles, not shot was fired at him.
At point where our men had been particu-
lary harassed 10y their sharp-spooters, and
where the unusual display must have par
ticuarly attracted attention, he went by as
safely as though he were riding down Penn
sylvana avenue surrounded by his body
guard. The shrewd reader need scarcely
ask the reason Of this uncommon courtesy
on the part of the rebels. They evidently
consider him the best General they have had
in the field since StonewalI Jackson, and woe
betde the unlucky rebel ignoramus who
should draw a bead on the illustrious joker
who occupies the seat of Washington. At
rebel hands this unfortunate would find
ready rope and a short shrift.
Year: 1864

"Had Douglas lived" excaims Lincoln
newspaper, "he would still stand where he
stood at the time of his death" At the
time of his death he said that when the war
should become war for. emancipation, he
would fly to the assistance of the South.
He said that in one of the two last speeches
he ever made. Why do not the Abolition.
lists resurrect his remains and send them to
Fort Lafayette. Chicago Times.
Year: 1864

To person standing at the north pole the
sun appears to sweep horizontally around
the sky every twenty four hours without any
perceptibe variation during its circuit IN It's
distance from the horizon. On the 2lst OF
June it is 23 deg % min. above the horizon,
a little more than one-fourth of the distance
to the zenith, the highest point that it ever
reaches From this altitude it slowly de-
scends, its track being represented 10y spiral
or screw with very fine thread, and in the
course of three months it worms It's way
down to the horizon, which it reaches on
the 23l of September. On this day it Slow
ly sweeps around the sky with its face half
hidden below the icy sea. 1t still continues
to descend and after it has entirely disap
peared it is still so near the horizon that IL
carries a bright twilight around the heavens
in its daily circuit. As the sun sinks lower
and lower, this twilight gradually grows
fainter till it fades away. On the 20th OF
December the sun is 23 deg % min. below
the horizon. and this is the midnight of the
dark winter of the pole. From this date the
sun begins to ascend, and after a time his
return is heralded by faint dawn which
circles slowly around the horizon, completing
its circuit every twenty.four hours. This
dawn grows gradually brighter, and on the
2Oth of March the peaks of ice are gilded
with the first level rays of the siX-months
day The brnger of this long day continues
to wind bis spiral way upward, till he reach
es his highest place on the 2lst of June, and
his annual coarse is completed.
Year: 1864

IB- A week before Grant crossed tbs
Rapdan Chase told member of Congress
that without immediate military means, a
financial breakdown would, at an early day,
end the war When it was evident that
Grants campaign was a wretched failure,
Chase run from the Cabinet.
Year: 1864

CRusuING THE REBELLroN.-Forney, Lin
coins fugleman, thus writes from Washing
ton to his paper: The vast reserve army
the men in civil life, the men Of middle age,
and the youth, between seventeen and eight
cen years, will, in all probability, be called
for to help to finish the work"


There is the prospect before you, fellow
citizens. If the abolition plan for prosecu-
ting the war is to be carried out, it will un'
questionably require million more men
than are now-in the field and to raise that
million it will be necessary to draft the youth
of seventeen and the men of fifty and sixty.
Year: 1864

A CHEAP AND VALUABLE LINrMENT.-The
following recipe, originally given, nearly one
hundred years ago, and constantly in use in
one family for more than eighty years:


zone quarter Of a pound of camphor and
the same quantity of pure CASTLE soap; mash
the camphor and add to it wine glass full
of high'proof brandy or alcohol--scrape the
soap fine, and put both into junk bottle,
and add pint of spirits of turpentine. Put
in the cork, not very tight and set the bottle
in warm water, increasing the heat until the
contents of the bottle are malgamated.-
This lniment is exceent for bathing sprains
and bruises, and for internal soreness-eightl
cen drops taken in a spoonful Of sugar will
be found highly eilicacious. am confident
that all who will try this simple medicine,
will ever after keep it constantly on hand as
ready safe and certain remedy"