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Year: 1868




GREETED that the Indians are SO trouble
some fear it will interfere with the
construction of the road this season. The
Company contemplate building three hun.
dred and fifty miles this season; and by
1870 this road will be finished through
to California Then it will be the long.
est railold in the world, and, certainly,
one of the greatest monopolies.


AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES


viii be very poor on the line of the
RAILROAD From Omaha to Grand Island
one hundred and twenty miles-it is a
splendid farming country, but from that
point to the Rocky Mountains there is no
farming country. Ia the first place there
are no rains; secondly, there is no soil
that can produce anything In Colorado,
where they can irrigate the lands, they
can iaise good crops, but mining is the
principal business in Colorado The great
misfortune Of the far West is the want of
timber. In the canons along the Platte
River, there is little cedar, and when
you get within some one hundred miles of
the mountains there is little scrub pine,
but the quantity is small.


sEa MAGIC CITIgs.
/ The towns that spring up on the line of
the railroad are like mushrooms Jules
burg ten months ago had some ten thous-
aud Inhabitants, and now there are not
fifty souls in the place Cheyenne has
some five or six thousand Inhabitants,
but this number will soon decrease. Of all
the places | ever saw, Cheyenne beats them
all Drinking, gambling, and vice of ev-
cry conceivable form imaginable is carried
on. They have Vigilance Committee,
which has hung fifteen or twenty of the
worst cases that ever lived, which | think
will have tendency to help the morals
of the city little All the ronghs in
creation seem to push out on this road,
thinking, | suppose, that they will get out
of reach of law and order, but "old .Vigi-
lanters" will hunt them up certain.
.' NEW ENGINES.


The Railroad Company are getting Gf-
ty five new engines from the different
manufactures East sit will require an
immense amount of rolling stock to equip
this road. | will write you again.
Year: 1868

ashore to obtain permission to land pas
sengers, aud at given signal from the
town, indicating that all was right, the
natives leave their boats, and scaling the
sides of the ship like so many wild
beasts, and with the greatest confusion
vie with each other in securing passengers
or freight. A boat is SELECTED and car
60 of baggage, with Mr. F. as guard is
first dispatched to the shore. He returna
in due time. and now comes the trial for
weak nerves. The vessel still rolls hcav-
| lily, SO that we must watch our opportuni,
ty and spring to the boat when it is near
est the deck, or run fearful risk of being
thrown into the sea. But We are at
length safely clear of the ship and head.
cd for the shore, The boat is completely
| filled aud siuks almost to the water {
edge. Now we rise high upon the wave,
and now siuk low in the trough Of the
sea but six pairs Of brawny arms bear
US safely forward. AS we near the land,
the swclls are changed to foaming break
ers, rolling higher and higher as the wat


er becomes more shallow. We are now
within few rods of the landing, when
looking back, we perceive heavy surf
fast pursuing U.s. breaking higher than
our heads. With almost supeihuman
strength the boatmcn ply their oars,
while the voice of the tawny Turk at the
helm is heard above the roaring Of the
waves, urging them forward. Nearer a1d
nearer it comes, and we cannot escape it.
1t breaks over the boat, and some of the
party are thoroughly sprinAled. More
than once the boat strikes upon the rock
below, but we are unipjmed, and before
We are aware, we suddenly turn the point
behind low brea k water and ale safe.
The break water is recent improvement.
Before it was built, boats were simply
driven upon the beach and the passengers
carried 10 the shore upon the backs of the
boatmen Landing at this point is al
ways attended with more or less danger,
and am credibly informed that during
a period Of six months previous to our
landing, about thirty persoiis we're drown
ed here


Our sea voyage is now past, and thro'
the favor Of a kind Providence we are
again on terra frma and the remainder
of our journey must be by land. But
further preparations must be made. on
account Of which we shall be detained
here until Wednesday noon We are
accommodated with rooms at the house
of one Of our helpers here, furnishing our
own bedding and board. Our goods arc
taken to the Custom house. and after "A
slight examination, are transferred to our
quarters. Here we re pack and re arrange.
Warm clothing must be at hand water.
proof garments must be within reach, for
they will doubtless be needed. Bedding
and food must &c prepared for the jour


ney, for there are no hotels in this coun-
try.


Wednesday, Oct Sd.


Our preparations are completed, our
horses and mules engaged, we have sent
dispatches by telegraph back to Constau-
tinople and forward to Yorgat. The day
is delightful. We have only six hours
for the first days journey. If we are
prospered, We shall reach Marsoyan on
the third day, where we shall spend the
Sahhath I, r. #
Year: 1868

of a boys heart is best managed by Tying
him to chair or bed post?


Long as punishment has been in vogue
we doubt whether it has ever been stud
led philosophically. 1t il, yet an empiric
art, but not science. Young parents
have to find their own way to lis per-
formsnce, lighted only by dim recollec-
ton of their own passive experience ,


Do children, in general need as much
punishment as our fathers seemed to
think i? Admit, that some children need
more, do not the greater number need
less? Is not the rod cheap substitute
for parental skill? There ought to be a
statistical able formed. with the following
heads: UnaUhipped children. Whipped
little, Whipped fsly, and Whipped a
great deal. Then we could form judg,
ment Of the benefits accruiHg. Are oul
most virtuous men to be found in the first
or last class?


We would not be understood as repro.
batting corporeal punishment. Grateful
for our own youthful enjoyment Of such q
means of grace. we advocate a due meas
ure of it. But not upon all; some chill
dren are better without it. Whipping
should not become common and vulgar
1t should be reserved as a luxury, and
served up in a striking manner, so as to
fire the Imagination, while it strs up the
flesh. Only for grave offences, for testial
sins. for brutal conduct, for most dishon
orable and mean offences, should it be
employed


1t is sin and shame TO slap and
pinch, rap and snap for every peccadillo,
Shall child be uncovered for hreakiog o
plate, for tearing his clothes. for a mo-
ment's temper, for Sinking some disa
grceable work, for running off skating
or for playing truant on the dazzlinge't
afternoon Of tho year, when the militia
are parading and the drums beating, and
the whole air full of the very delirum oil
temptation? .........


We shall not venture any advice on
this matter, which. after all, must be set.
tied in every house for itself. But, if We
Should ever venture to express ourselves
we think it would be in about this wise
Govern by rational and moral motives
and govern yourself first use the rod
rarely, but when you take it, make ju.
bilee of it., so that such an elect hour
will stand up like a monument in the
child's memory and never use it except
as kind of exorcism to expel some ami,
NAL demoD.-New York Ledger.
Year: 1868

To KEEP INSECTS OUT OF BIRD CAGES,
Tie up little sulphur in silk bag
and suspend it in the cage For mpcEing
birds this is essential to their heshh,
and the sulphur will keep all the rod ants
and other insects from the. cages Of all
kinds of BIRDS Red ants will never be
found in closet or drawer if a small bag
Of sulphur be kept constantly in theso
places. m M
Year: 1868

The Railroad Cohpany are getting GF-
ty five new engines from the different
manufactures East it will require an
immense amount of rolling stock to equip
this road. will write you again.
Year: 1868

Lace may be restored to its original
whiteDess by first ironing it slightly,
then folding it and sewing 1t into clean
linen bag, which is placed for twenty
four hours In pure olive oil. Afterward
the bag is boiled in solution Of soap and
water for fifteen minutes, then well rinsed
in lukewarm water, aud finally dipped
into water contalning a slight proportion
the bag and stretched ON pins to dry.
Year: 1868

At Mound City, Illinois, there are eight moni-
tors laid up; and as the care of them is rather a
costly and troublesome job, it is proposed to ex.
cavs,e q BASIN ~ cost of 500 OO0 in which they
may be allowed to rot or rust without further ex.
pense. There is not q chance in a thousand that
river iron-clads will be needed again, and the
better way TO get rid Of our present stock entirely
is by breaking them up, il purchasers for them,
as they lie, can not be found.
Year: 1868

And for the special pleasure and profit Of the
young. each week we will give a general literary
and religious miscellany. Nothing shall find
It's way into our columns unfit for the Perusal
he mothers and daughters of the land. Derre-
eating the demorali1ing sensationalism Of many
contemporary journals. We shall eschew that
character striving 10 give the reader substantial
matter. preferring 20 he useful rather than


ensational
Year: 1868

by A CONSOLIDATION OF THE lash
WILLIE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DISPATCH. and by the generous and united
support Of the USIoS AND DISPATCH by the
patrons Of both the former papers, the Proprie-
tors are enabled TO present Newspaper hithe
TO unsurpassed in this city or State.


IN FULLNESS AND ACCURACY
NEWS. our paper will compare fayorably ith


best In the entire country; and in sayin'


we only repeat the expressions Of many


patrons. who are most capable Of judging in


matters.
Year: 1868

We shall constantly admonish The Southern
people TO he sclf-reliant, and shall do what we
may be able 10 induce the establishment of
manufactures in our midst for cur home pro-
ducts. To this end we will pay special attention
20 tho COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing
and exert ourselves 10 encourage the diversiti-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
uent of Southern resources.
Year: 1868

HAS JUST RECEIVED AN ELEGANT
III line Of GENTLEMEN'S DRESS GOODS.
which he will make up TO order, in the latest
and most finished style, at the lowest possible
prices.


BUSINESS SUITS.


he is also in receipt Of a variety of Fresh
Goods for ordinary wear. aud offers TO gentle
men in business suits Of the latest patterns and
most durable material Call and inspect his
goods at No. IS North Cherry street.
mart If
Year: 1868

suHscHurRs win Uoscrvc, attached 20 ilcir
name on the margin Of this paper, the date to
which their subscription is paid. These figures
Will hereafter be constantly kept upon the paper
and we hope any who may think the date too
old will make up for lost time speedily. There
will be few cases Of recent payment, not yet en-
tered which will in due time be corrected N3w
we ask every subscriber to compare the date with
the corresponding figures upon his last receipt;
and in case Of error, to send the receipt that we
may make every account accurate.


CARpFNrERs LiNcofN for premiums TO subscri-
bers who send an extra dollar with advance pay
ment for the Watchman, will be delivered as soon
as our order can be filled. It is an excellent book,
and will be heartily welcomed in every family in
which Lincoln j. loved
Year: 1868

All is quiet at Taylors hotel. Messrs Drew,
Eldrdge Fske and Gould have settled down TO the detail
Of Office life and working with the quiet energy
OF beavera They TO be entirely satisfied with the
present stuaOn and laugh heartily at the stories con
cernng the siege in Twenty.hrstst Dispatches from
various points the road relative TO business mat
ters received every ten minutes and are promptly
answered The clerks unusually busy. The party
claim that they have acted strictly in accordance with


the general railroad law Of the State OF New York in their
OF stock and profess to be confident that they
will be sustained III their action by majority OF the
stockholders and the people living along the line OF the
road. No lOuugers allowed IN their rooms and yes
terday entirely devoted to business details De-
pend upon it, Sir will this road from the clutches
Of the monopoly cudeav0riDg to seize it, said Mr. FL
bridge prominent railroad man. who expressed some
doubt on the subject yesterday afternoon We de-
ermined 20 do duty regardless OF the threats or in
uendoes of enemies" The money Is still carefully
guarded. There is evident preparation for new


movement the enemy but what or when 1t Is to be Is
carefully concealed.
Year: 1868

OPENING OF TIE NORTH GERMAN PARLIAMENT


SPEECH OF THE KING.


. ATLANTIC TKLEGRAPH


BERLIN, March 2-EvENNG.-The second session
Of the Parliament of the North German Confedera-
tion commenced in this city to-day. His Majesty,
King William of Prussia, was present and opened
the session in person with speech from the throhe
He promised that his Government wouid introduce
several new measures TO strengthen the union at
home and abroad. While enumerating the various
treaties which had been made with foreign powers,
he particularly alluded to the important one just
concluded with the United States, which he said
was designed to define and regulate the nationality
and consequent national obligations of the emgrants
of Germany and America.iThis treaty would destroy
sl seeds of dissension between the two countries,
and knit more closely together nations already al
lied by strong bonds Of commerce and of race. The
King concluded his speech by expressing with marked
emphasis his confidence in the permanence Of the
peace which, he was glad to say, now prevailed
among the nations of Europe.
Year: 1868

NO OPPOSITION TO THE ENGLISH ADVANCE


REPORTS ABOUT KING THEODORE.


LONDON, March 23.-The advices from AbySSinia
continue favorable. At last accounts nearly all the
troops of the expedition had reached the high table
lands Though the roads were found to be very bad,
the extreme advance had arrived in the vicinity OF
Lake Ashangee, and they had met, as yet with no
hostile opposition from the natives The country
Welded little to support an army except meal and
dour but great quantity of stores was accumulated
at Antalo. and large supplies were coming in there
from the surrounding districts report had been
received from the interior that King Theodore had
intrenched himselfEwith his whole army on the Ia
lanta Plateau The report came through the natives
and it is impossible to say whether it Is true or not
Year: 1868

.... RESTORATION OF QUIET.


LONDON, March 23.-Additional particulars Of the
state of affairs in Japan have been received overland
from Shanghai. The accounts represent that the
country was quiet. The rebellion of the Tycoon had
been eectualy suppressed, and there was reason TO
hope that strong Government had succeeded to the
supreme power in conjunction with the Mikado
Year: 1868




VENICE, March 2S.-The remains of DAME IN amin
we're brought back to Venice yesterday with solemn
and magnificent ceremonies. The procession passed
through the Grand Canal, which was crowded with
gondoas, many of them superbly decorated The
affair was great popular demonstration in honor Of
the Venetian patriot and hero.
Year: 1868

Violent earthquakes visited Porto Rico again
On the 10th and nth nss. Buildings badly dam
aged ships in the harbor carried ashore by the
waves and the inhabitants were thrown into great
panic There great scarcity OF provisions IN Porto
Rico and the plan of making all the ports OF the Island
cree is universally demanded by the inhabitants
Year: 1868

WITHOUT A RrvAL.-It is generally admitted
thai, HAT manufacturer KNOX without rival either regards
material tasteful design his Every be pro-
due something each surprising ito predecessor aud has capped
the climax. Of excellence in bis latest style His store at No BIZ
Broadway, corner Pulon.sL
Year: 1868

The New York Times, speaking of
WADE's accession to the Presidency up
on the future of the Republican party,
says:


ifMr. Wade comes in now, turns out
all the Office holders, and fills their
places with Republicans of his own
wing, it is not quite certain that he
VIII strengthen the party for the Presi-
Dental contest.


These are points which it may be we'll
enough for considerate politicians to
think OF, in their general estimates OF
results. So far as party motives are to
influence impeachment at all, those
who act upon them should be sure that
they will not do moro hurt than good.


One thing is clear.-the convictioH
and removal of Mr.. johnson and the
transfer to Mr.. Wade of all the patron
age and power of the Executive Office,
Till put the whole canvass into the
nands of the Radical section of the Re
publican party It. will make the issues
between the Radicals and Conserva-
Year: 1868

tives of the country still more definite
and distinct. Whether that is desir-
able,-whether it will make the Repub-
.licsn party stronger and more united or


not, is a matter fairly entitled to some
consideration. 1t does not seem to us,


we confess, wise to add tothe number
Of issues Of this character, ofwhich the
Republican party has to assume the re-
sponsibility in the coming election.
There is a theory of political action
which enjoys high favor in some quar-
ters, that the "bOlder" the policy of the
party, the stronger it will become -
that the greater the number of extreme
doctrines, of violent procedures and Of
ultra measures of policy the party may
espouse, the stronger will be its hold on
the country. We do not believeit. We
certainly see nothing in the experience
of the past, or in the symptoms Of the
future, to commend this theory to the
favor of the Republican Party at the
present crisis of its fortunes and its fate.
Year: 1868

starting, when there was bit OF con-
fusion at the door. Some one shouts
"Hold hard p and then from where l
was-some distance up the PLATFORM
saw a gentleman hurry up to hrst-
class carriage, almost dragging lady
with him-a lady in black. Before any
one could stop him, he had opened the
door, pushed her in, and then followed,
Just as the train began gliding off.


This happened to be carriage just
put on, and the compartment the gentle
man entered was locked; but he had one
of the pocket railway keys, for before
the carriage reached where stood, with
my heart somehow beating very strange
lly, saw his hand out Of the window,
locking the door again. In the momen-
tary glance l caught, as the lamps of the
station flashed into the carriage, could
see that there was no light iaside, vi bile
two little gloved hands pressed down
the window the man tried to draw up;
and there, pale and horror-stricken,
eyes starting, and lips open, as if she
were crying "HelpT / saw the face OF
the young governess. - :,
The time did not appear long enough
to see so much, but saw all that, and
my mind seemed to keep up with my
eyes and explain it all; and | knew
that there was some Internal piece OF
villainy on the-way.


"What to dol 7" seemed rushing
through my mind, as in the agony felt
turned all of a tremble. Telegraph to
the station in front to stop the train,
which was the express, with fifty miles
| to run before pulling upi-send a
special train and engine after them 7
How could l do either on my own re-
sponsibility, and only on suspicion J
Should go and report jtf / should
have half an hour wasted in question
ing, and then perhaps be told that it
was time enough to act when there was
proved ground to work upon. And
what had to advance Nothing but
that appealing look for aid from her L
loved.


"Her loved w Yes, i knew it now;
and | knew, too, that to be of service l
must act-act at the risk of life or limb.
I thought all this, running after the
train, fast gliding past the platform.


had lost too much time already as |
darted along, fer in a few more seconds
it would have been impossible to over
take the fast reeeding carriages. There
was shouting behind me as ran; one
porter stood right in my way looking
after the red lights, and, in passing, /
knocked him over. The platform past,
and, bounding along the incline at the
end, / was out in the snowy night,
whep l tripped over one of the point
handles and fell heavily, uttering cry
of despair; but l was up again directly,
and running along the rough line
amidst crossing metals and rods that
threatened to throw me every instant.


To be Continued.
Year: 1868

THE New York Journal Of Commercs
states that an order has been received in
that city from Athens for the -eonstruc-
tion Of an iron clad monitor for the Gre
tan navy. The vessel is to be built at
once at cost of Sl,5OO,OOO.
Year: 1868

From the Handsboro Miss Democrat


We are reliably informed that a most
horrible affair transpired on Ship Island
in the early part of this month. 1t ap-
pears so far as we can learn, that a
young negro soldier gained access to
the sleeping apartment OfGeneral Now
ers daughter, beautiful and accom-
plished girl about sixteen years of age.
What was accomplished we know not,
and can only surmise from subsequent
results. 1t appears that younger
child called her father, and he and the
officer of the day upon arriving at the
spot found the negro in possession Of
the guard, which was stationed in the
vicinity of the Generals quarters. 1t
appears that q court martial was at
once organized and the negro soldier
sentenced to be executed by hanging.
But the General interfered and the SEN
tence was suspended, but it is currently
reported that the negro was killed in
side the fort, putinto sack, and thrown
into the gulf. While bloody knives and
other weapons, bearing the signs of be-
ing used, were seen on the Island, and
the under officers spoke freely of his
dispatch and his we'll deserved death,
yet the negro soldiers on'the Island
were still led to believe that the dead
negro was sent to Mobile on vessel
leaving about that time.


While we look with horror upon
transactions of this kind, and believe
that the brute who would attempt the
chastity of white lady could not be
visited with too severe punishment, or
one that could be considered cruel, un-
der any circumstances; yet we might
be excused for thus thinking, for we
have deemed the negro as property and
our fathers before us, and we fought to
the best of our poor ability to keep
them as property-the place that God
and nature designed them to keep, bat
General Mower ct id omne genus sought
their freedom and by might of numbers
succeeded, and taught Sambo that he
was as good as anybody and little bet
ter; he made councilmeu, and police.
men, and watchmcn and other civil Of
fcers of them, and thereby inculcated
the idea that the negro was socially the
equal of the white man, and now Gener-
al Mower, after doing more than per-
haps any one officer of his class to in
still this idea into the negro's head, has,
with a vengeance, felt the application
of his doctrine. His lovely daughter,
just blooming into womanhood, clad in
the loose, tasty habiliments Of night,
with her hair loosed to the winds of the
gulf, reclines upon the couch, and there
in that position is desecrated as to her
person by the embrace, clawiug, and
feeling of disgusting negro. No won,
der he complains. No wonder the ne
gro is missing. But had it been some
Southern born lady who had lost a
princely fortune by the craft, legisla-
tion, and social teaching of General
Mower and his fellows, 1T would all
have been we'll, and had the negro been
troubled, as in this instance, the par
ty or parties or persons, even suspected
of breaking the law, would be held to
strict account, and SO we want to hold
General Mower. We again ask where
is the negro that committed the outrage
upon the daughter of Moweris
Year: 1868

The people of Texas have pretty gen.
orally abandoned the culture of cotton,
and gone to stock raising. This year
hides form the principal article of CON-
merce, and in order to keep the supply
equal to the demand they are killing
cattle on the prairies for the hides alone,
for which they obtain 12ic per pound,
in specie. There is q total absence OF
"greenbacks" in the interior. Mexican
specie is the circulating medium On
the coast currency is taken at 30 cents
on q dollar, but in the interior it is re-
fused. za '-