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Year: 1865

THE PACIFIC Misunderstanding Of the i'm
portance of the early completion Of this road, +,
the San Francisco Bulletin says: The Central
Pacific Company who seem of late inspired with
greater diligence than heretofore, promise to
have their road completed to the eastern line of
the State inside of two years. a feat that with
their abundant means can easily be accomplish
ed. The two hundred miles of road between
that point and Reese River SHOULD meantime be
graded to which end our Representatives in
Congress should exert themselves to have the
General Government take hold Of this portion of
the work in common with the entire line through
to its eastern terminus. The plan of employing
a portion of the army, together with such OF the
freedmen and discharged soldiers would be
willing to engage in the public service, is good
one, and should be acted upon without delay.
Many of these men have had experience in this
sort of business, and would answer better pur-
pose than any other class To be found While in
the army they were accustomed to work on rail-
ways, earthworks, viaducts; canals, ETC., all of
which they constructed with wonderful skill and
rapdity. Experienced contractors and engineers
have pronounced in favor of this scheme, and
give it their opinion that With 200 men of this
class the track along the entire route could be
prepared for the rails in less than six mo nths,
and the cars be rdnning from one end to the other
inside of two years. The plan is looked upon
favorably at Washington and by the people eve
rywhere, and if urged by the entire Pacific dele
cation will be very likely to prevail, securing
the early completion of this work, so vital to
our interests, which otherwise may not be ac-
complished for many years. In view of this fact,
it might be well that some popular demOnstra-
ton were made on this side evincing the feelings
and opinions of bur citizens in the premises,
and encouraging our representatives at Wash
ington to make earnest efforts in -urgiug this
great measure updn the attention of Conpress
and securing their favorable action upon it.
Year: 1865

WAR.-War suspends the rules of moral
obligation, and what is long suspended is in
danger of being totally abrogated. Civil
wars strike deepest of all into the manners
of the people They vitiate their politics /;
they corrupt their morals; they pervert even
the natural taste and relish Of equity and
Justice. By teaching us to consider our fell
lo& citizens in a. hostile light, tho whole
body Of our nation becomes gradually less
dear to US. The very names of affection aud
kindred, which were the bonds of charity
whilst we agreed, become new incentives to
hatred and rage, when the communion OF
our country is dissolved
Year: 1865

In place Of the extra copy for \ club Of Ten.
we will send the Old Guard for 1861 if preferred
or 50 worth Of any Of our publications. We will
do the same in the case Of Clubs Of Twenty that
co IN ono address
Year: 1865

little copse, and again made : stand,
while 10 front Of the position streamed .
constant and whitening 6rc Of shell and
canister. The line wAvered and stopped.
where was Dollyi


He had rushed ahead, with his drum
thrown across bis shoulder, regardless Of
the flying missiles, and not seeming to no
tice that his comrades had come to halt.


Dolly, come back! Come back, Dol
ly !" burst from over . hundred voices.


"No, You come onw shouted the boy,
as he half looked around.


But there was no more " come on " for
that regiment. They had fred their last
cartridge, and advance was out Of ques-
tion. Even if they could bold their
ground under that whitening fire, they
could not do it without ammunition, and
we're compelled TO fall back for another
supply.


AS the order to retire was given, Dolly
was heard beating the charge in the dis
tance. .,.


BY five o'clock in the afternoon the bat
tie was won. Tho rebels had been re-
pulsed at every point, and the Union
troops though wearied and sadly shatter-
ed, were in full possession of all the
ground from which they had been driven
the day before. Details were sent out as
soon as possible, 10 bury the dead and as
sist the wounded. Among them detail
from The - Kentucky visited the spot
where they had made their furious and
successful charge upon the battery. Buts
and Long Jim Allen formed themselves
into special detail to search for their
pet drummer-boy, for they made sure
that he was either killed or captured. The
guns which they had taken were still in
position, and if they had not been, they
could have easily recognized the place by
the bodies of their comrades which were
strewn upon the ground.


Passing on towards the spot where
Dolly had last been seen, they carefully
examined the bodies of the fallen as they
went. Soon they heard faint drum
beat, tapping occasionally. Following
the sound, they found the boy behind a
bush near corpse. He was in sitting
position, with his back propped by a
stump. His drum was by his side, and
with bis fast failing strength he struck it
now and then with bis drumstick. On
the other side lay the dead body of reb-
Ell. AS they went nearer, they saw that
both his legs had been taken off by a
shell or shot.


The boy recognized them as they ap-
preached, and a pleased smile frightened
his pallid face, upon which the death
damps were already settling.


81 knew you would come" he said,
"and am so glad. This is my father
/ found him here just as | was struck
Never mind him for he didn't mean to be
a rebel. He told me he was taken away
and forced to fight, and when knew thai
we bad won, / told him so, and be thanked
God and-died. Bury us both together
please, if you can. Goodbye. Tell Bel
Ia not to cry, for I did my best for the
Union" H 9e s


Then the brave boys eyes glazed--his
head sunk in old Bulz arms, and he was
dead.
Year: 1865

Nor long since married couple in
Pennington, Van Buren, County, Iowa,
early one morning found COW aud a calf
in their lot; the COW had collar on with
note attached, saying the COW should
be taken care of until called for. Some
nights afterwards basket was found at
the door containing an infant about q
week old, and note saying the baby was
the owner of the COW.
Year: 1865

IT is estimated at the Treasury De-
partment that the daily expenses Of the
government have been reduced nearly one
million dollars per day since the surren-
der of Lees army. The clerical and 9th
er forces Of the Quartermaster's Depart
ment is to be Immediately reduced fifty
per cent. N
Year: 1865

Wing Rogers employed a man TO assist
him in logging. The hired man drove
the team while Wing was busy with a
lever rolling logs, and sometimes got in
the way of the team. The man would
stop to allow his employer a chance to
save himself. This did not please Wing.
it was waste of time; SO he ordered
him to drive on and he would take care
of himself He obeyed. and before long
the old Quaker found himself fiat on the
ground with log rolling over him. The
consequence was broken leg and three
months on his back; but said the sufferer.
Gideon, thee wasn't to blame; thee did
just as l told thee


Rogers fourth wife proved herself his
equal, and paid him in his own coin.-
One day he went out, turned the COWS
into the meadow, and returning, address
ed his wife, My dear, the cows are all in
the meadow; l want thee should 90 and
drive them out She started at once
like dutiful wife, and opening the bars
between the meadow and the cornield.
hurried the cows through, and then return
ed, saying, MY dear, the cows are in the
corntield; l want thee should drive them
out This was too much for Wings
acquisitiveness and he drove them back to
the pasture at once.


Wings wife bought a cheap set of
dishes, which were set out on the table
when he came in. He knew they did
not cost much and thought it necessary
to teach his better half not to make pur-
chases without his knowledge or consent,
so he deliberately kicked them over
She said nothing, but quietly cleared
away the broken crockery and next day
brought home more expensive set, which
she spread on the table as before. These
were smashed also. His wife cleared
away the fragments without a frown, and
next day brought home costly set o.
China, and the third time set them on the
table Her husband surveyed them will
a troubled countenance. and muttering


lt won't do; they cost too much,' he
went to the merchant and forbade hin
trusting his wife He had hardly 90,
home again when writ was served OF
him, and he was obligned to fork over thu
money for the three sets of dishes--V
Record.
Year: 1865

~A company to cultivate cotton In the VII


cinity Of Hilton Head has been formed in Mas
sachusetts, the capital stock Of the COMPANY
is one hundred thousand dollars Fifteen
thousand acres OF land have been purchased,
and the culture and manufacture OF cotton are to
begin on large scale. The company will
plant eight hundred acres Of cotton the present
season.
Year: 1865

The results Of the meeting at Lymsn's
Hall last night are most encouraging 10 all
who desire the triumph Of the entire Union
ticket at the coming election; for they
demonstrate the utter insignihcsnce Of the
effort which is being made TO divide
the Union party and give The VIC.
tory 10 the Vallandigham Democracy.
The entire movement is one of
the weakest ever attempted, and its
slmost pitisble feebleness was strikiDgly
demonstrated last night. OF the 1.-TWO
hundred" signers of the csll-who had been
induced 10 sfix their signatures 10 the
call, some from personal feeling some be-
cause the Union Convention had not
nominated them or their friends, some on
one pretext and some on snother-leEs
than fifty we're present, while Of the Union
voters of Cleveland, who accept the nomi-
nations made by the County Convention,
and are willing to support them
with unanimity and heartiness, there
were six times that number. 1t is worthy
of remark, as an illustration of the tendency
of all boiling movements, that these Union
mel, comprising an overwhelming majority
of those present were excluded from speak
ing and voting in the caucus by most un-
justiRable decision Of its chairman, while a
man who declared that he was not mem
ber of the Union party and that he voted
for Mcclellan at the last election, took an
active part in it. This is in perfect accord
with the whole character of the move
ment, which can have no other tendency
than the election of TIE Vsllandighsm
candidates. The decision, however, proved
of no avail, for the msjority immedia. ely
seeded and held another meeting, at which
the Union county ticket was endorsed with
emphatic unRnimity.


We predict that not one hundred votes
will be alienated from the Union ticket to
the support of the candidate nominated
last night. The attempt to divide the Un-
ion party, and thus throw the election into
the hands of the Vsllsndigham Democ'
racy, will meet with more decided rebuke
from the people than any similar move
ment that has ever been attempted in thil
county. The only result will be to heighter
the excitement of the election, draw out 6
larger vote, and increase the msjority fol
the entire Union ticket. The only mer
who will have cause to regret the move
ment will be those who have repudiateC
the Union party of this county, and st
tempted to set up counter nomination.
Year: 1865

Fenians Hoax1DS the Irish Police.


The Irish papers give sample of the
way the people play upon the avidity of
the police TO pounce on the Fenians. On
q recent Sunday in Waterford, while two
parties of police, from different stations
were at different Roman Catholic places of
worship, by. a preconceEted arrangement
COMMUNICATIONS of the most apparent faith.
worthiness were conveyed to the constsbles
in charge TO hasten to Kilbarry box. The
communication set forth that small
patrol of police who had been ordered in
that direction in the morning had been
set upon by an overwhelming number Of
Fenians, that the life of one had been a.
ready inundated, and thst the three others
had fed to an adjoining cabin, where they
were besieged. One of the constsbles Or
dered his men to turn out, TO the great
alarm of the congregation, and fastened to
the spot indicated. The other, with more
prudence, left without taking his men,
hastened to the station, and turned out the
Protestant members of the force who were
at home. On arriving where he expected
to find his belesguered brothers, he had
nothing to see except his hoaxed fellow
constable and party.
Year: 1865

Next In consequence OF the Illness Oh
the Prisoner.


WASHINGTON, Sept H. 1865
The wrz Military Commission reassembled this morn
ing.


George West Captain and Military Superintendent Of the
Old Capitol Prison, dated to-day, enclosing communi-
cation from Dr. Ford Surgeon Of the post relative to the
condition of Captain wiz in which he states that 'the
prisoner somewhat BETTER but unable to leave his
room to day"


The Commission being desirous Of obtaining further
information the subject, despatched orderly in
quest of DR. Ford who this morning could not be found
either at the Old Capitol or at his residence.


After the messenger returned saying that he
could not find that gentleman.


Mr. BAKER said that he saw Captain Wrz yesterday
afternoon four O'Clock His mind evidently much
deranged and he could not concentrate it any sub
ject He (Mr Baker, took hold Of his limbs, which
seemed entirely without strength. He held thcm and
letting 60 they fell like those of dead person. The
prisoner did not TO have any control over himself
so far he able TO Judge Captain Wirz seemed like
a broken up He supposed the prisoner was under
the influence Of opates Though WirZ might be able TO
here for day the physical exertion and mental
excitement that he would have to undergo might again
PROSTATE him, and the Commission would have 10 nd-
jo1rn over; but by adjournng for few days
the prisoner might acquire strength enough TO go
without further interruption Tho defendant was most
anxious that the trial should be brought TO end


In reply to question of the President OF the Court
he could be in the Old Capitol The officers very
kind TO him.


The Commission owing 10 the sickness Of the prisoner,
adjourned until Monday morning.
Year: 1865

81 LUUH Sept II, 1900.
General Grant and family spent the day at the home
stead Of his fathen law General Dent, nine miles from
this city No public demonstrations have yet been made
In his favor but a the request Of Mayor Thomas and
number Of prominent citizens he will visit and remain
three hours at Lafayette Park afternoon, and
give the Of people opportunity Of paying their
rcgpects
Year: 1865




Notwithstanding the preparatory arrangements for
visit to Pthoe this morning the state Of the weather and
the pressure Of time determined foreign friends TO
abandon the undertaking entirely, at least for the pres
ent II Is probably well that Is 10; for, after the try
Ing scenes Of the past few actually only two work
Year: 1865

The favorable reports from all the
Departments of the Federal Govern
men. t.and especially the firm stand taken
by the Secretary of the Treasury in
favor OF a reduction of paper currencr
and a return. to a specie basis in busi-
ness, must have an important bearing
up,n commercial affairs and all depart
ments of trade. Evidently nothing but
consumm.,e folly on the part of those
who have control of such matters, will
prevent downward tendency in every
thing. Goods of al, kinds ough, to 90
down City per cent.for the spring trade.
and other things. including labor. should
come down as rapidly as possible to the
basis.


The present system Of things is sure
ly working toward disaster. The labor
ing classes End it harder and harder 10
'msks the two ends meet and it is only
by the prsctice of an economy that is
growing more and more rigid. that this
is accomplished.


When labor and agriculture suffer,
The whole country suffers. Those form
che base Of the wealth AID prosperity Of
The nation. and with them the nation
prospers or languishes. When corn is
only forty cents bushel, how can the
farmer afford to pay:.thirty cents yard
for calico. aud City cents yard for
muslin {? He must fail at such prices,
and with him the country at large fails


If manufacturers and first dealers
would look at this matter right. they
would not keep up fictitious values and
prices, as such q course will unques-
tionally work disaster in the end, to the
loss Of all concerned. Gold gamblers
have ruled quite too long already; let
them and their wicked vocation pass
away, and an honest business on solid
foundation mark the future .ranactions
in all departments Of trade and industry.


As affairs now are and have been, the
millions suffered for the benefit of the
Few. If need be let the order be re-


\
versed. ane give the millions change |
.. the expense Of the few. But We
think by judicious and timely return |
10 q normal condition OF trade, all will ,
be bene6tted-both the millions and {
the few. Il
Year: 1865

We are pleased to note the efforts
which are being put forth BY the friends
OF order, virtue and humanity to stay
the tide Of intsmperance-in this State,
as well as elsewhere ,hroughou. the
land.


1t is full time such efforts were made.
Tor the increase of dramdrinking during
the past four years is truly alarming.
Thousands Of young men have been
debauched by the example of officers
and others in the army. who we're for
merly temperate, and are now on the
highway TO drunkards' graves. The
hope of many father. many widow,
many wife has been cut of or is blight
ed by this fell destroyer of the noble
and the good. as well as the vulgar and
the vicious.


We trust that every where the noble
work of reform will be pushed forward,
until it will become as great crime in
public opinion to sell liquor as it is TO
steal or murder. and as great disgrace
70 drink intoxicating liquors as to rob
OF commit forgery. A wholesome pub
lie opinion is needed-a union Of all
good citizens to fIown down the whole
gigantic system of evil, until it is ours
ed with a curse and is forever banish-
ed from human society.


He is an enemy 10 his kind, a mur-
derer Of the peace of society, who eth
er sells or drinks intoxicating beverages;
and he who looks on complacently. or
probably participates little in the evil,
is party to the crime and the guilt,
and should feel himself personally re.
sponsible. to the extent of his influence.
for all the evils and horrors that grow |
out oi this monster vice. this s.upend-
Gus machinery Of Obstruction and DESC |
la,'on. No one can be guillless who in
any way countenancas the crime, or
fails to record his evidence and his prac-
tice againsti. LIE, all the people awake
TO this subject and crush OUT this last /
national sin.'
Year: 1865

II stands in q sunny meadow,


The house 30 mossy and brown,
With its cumbrous old stone chimneys,
And the gray roof sloping down.
The trees fold their green arms around it,
The trees, a century old;
And the winds go chanting through them,
And the sunbeams drop their gold.
The cowslips spring in the marshes,
And the rose bloom on the hill,
And beside the brook in the pastures
The herds go feeding at will
The children have gone and left them,
They sit in the sun alone;
And the old wife's ears are failing,


And she harks to the well-known tone.
That won her heart in her girlhood,
That has soothed her In many care,
And praises her now for the brightness
Her old face used TO wear.
She thinks again of her bridal


How, dressed in her robe Of white,
She stood by her gay young lover,


In the mornings rosy light.
Oh tho morning is rosy as ever,


But the rose from her cheek Is fed,
And the sunshine still is golden;


But it falls on q silvered head.
And the girlhood dreams once vanished,
Come back in her winter time,
Till her feeble pulses tremble


With their thrill offspring times prime.
And looking forth from the window,
She thinks how the trees have grown,
Since clad in her bridal Whiteness,


She crossed the odd doOr-stoDp
Though dimmed her eyes bright azure,
And diElmed her hairs young gold,
The love in her girlhood plighted


Has never grown dim or old.
They sat in peace in the sunshine,


Till the day was almost done,
And then, at its close, an angel


Stole over the threshold stone.
He folded their hands together


He touched their eyelid5 wish bllm,
And their last breath floated upward,
Like the close of a solemn psalm.
Like a bridal pair they traversed


The unseen, mystical road,
That leads to the beautiful city,


Whose builder and maker is God.
Perhaps in that miracle country


They will give her lost youth back,
And the flowers of vanished spring-time
Will bloom in the spirits track.
One draught from the living waters


Shall call back his manhood's prime,
And eternity years shall measure


The love that oltlved time.
But the shares that they left behind them,
The wrinkles and silver hair,
Made holy to us by the kisses


The angel had printed there.
We will hide away meath the willows,
When the day is low in the west,
Where the sunbeams cannot find them,
Nor the winds disturb their rest
And well suffer no tell-tale tombstone,
With its age and date to rise
Der the two who arc old no longer,
In the Fathers House in the Skies
Year: 1865

IcE.-Last nights atmosphere was wor-
thy Of the eve Of the 4th of December. Ice
was frozen along the shore to the width Of
five feet, and small quantities were floating
in the river this morning. Skating will un
d0ubtedly soon come in vogue.
Year: 1865

SniRxs.-Thc exp M in order to vent
his spite on Gen. Sanders, took occasion to
write and publish in the Gdzette, a wlfnl
and malicious falsehood- concerning bis
brothers position in the post Office. Twice
we have publicly asked him to vindicate
himself or retract The former thing he
cannot do the latter he would do but for
his poverty oftruc manhood
Year: 1865

A MIXED UP FAMILY-The editor of
the Old Colong Sentinel saws that during
his late residence in Baton Rouge, La,
ne was made acquainted with two fami-
lies, who present to each other very sim
gular relationship, to say the least.


Mr.. John Dougherty married the
daughter of an old lady, with plantation
and plenty of negroes. and congratulated
himself that in due time the old lady
would shuttle off her mortal coil and leave
Mrs. Dougherty and the little Dougherty's
in afiuence. But true love never did run
smooth, and so it was in this case for
hardly had the little responsibilities
begun to flock around the domestic board
before Joseph Dougherty, a younger
brother of John, wooed and won the old
lady, and was duly established at the head
OF the house. Here was a dilemma. The
reverslon of the estate, it is true, was In
Johns wife, but not by the terms Of her
fathers WILL until her mother and her
mothers husband should both die, and
that event appeared rather remote. The
home which John had so complacently
pictured for himself, Joseph now wants for
himself and wife, whose claim is superior
to that Of her daughter And beside, the
social part of the arrangement must be d
little awkward. 1t must be little odd
Tor John to call his younger brother
" Father" and yet he is his mother-in-
laws husband The old lady on her mar:
rlage seemed to take new lease Of life,
partly. probably, from the youthfulness Of
her husband. and also that her daughter
was her sister, being her husbands broth
er's wife. To the children the matter was
particularly perplexing, they never exact


y understand why they should call their
grandmother aunt, and their " Uncle Jo-
seph" grandfather.