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Year: 1865

C.nnecticut. in her election yesterday, re-
fused the right of suffrage to the colored people
within her limits The oldest OF her citizens
who went to the polls may live to regret that
act of short. .sightedness and injustice. She has
committed wrong from pure love oft, for nobody
will pretend that the decision would, either one
way or the other, particularly affect the political
character of the State, so far as votes are con-
cerned. There are only, according to the last
census, about 1900 negroes in the State
who would be entitled to the suffrage,
and if they all voted with either party
| it would not change the result, pre-
sumiug parties to continue to hold the reia'
tive positions they have for few years past
The Republicans could, if they had chosen
have given the right Of suffrage to the blacks in
spite of the whole Copperhead vote in the State.
Not TO do so was to add just so much moral
strength to the Copperhead party and to
weaken their own. The act is simply one ol
gross Injustice, which can only be accounted
for by the fact that even four years OF terrible
war has not been enough to knead the dough
out of the old pro-Savery subserviency oil Con-
necticu, TO their Southern slaveholding masters.
They hated black men because Slavery whipped
them into it, and they haven't acquired man
hood enough, even from the last four years
teaching, to have got over it. The old marks
of the ssve.driyer's whip are as PLAN on the
back Of Connecticut to-day as they are on the
backs of the half-emaneipated blacks OF the
South.


The act makes the road before Us to complete
peace and the restoration OF the Union more
difficult. That heretofore 1900 men in voting


population of Is, 900 were disfranchised in Con
nectcut, though very base wrong and sig
nal outrage, was matter OF comparatively


small practical importance. But that suct


an evil example should be followed and sus


tanned by the moral influence of Connecticut
in deriving 800, 600 loyal men at the South o
the right to vote is a fact the practical import


ance of which cannot yet be calculated


Wrong is sometimes TO be measured, not by the


spirit that prompted it, but by the eonse
I ouences that follow. Injustice 10 the black


race has cost this nation dearly. 1t has dug
1.-THE graves OF its first-born and its bravcst
liz we have not yet learned to bt
. wise there are other lessons IL
A store for us to make us wiser. Connecticut
% like Alabama, turns her eyes backward to tn
l.. old days of Slavery and Overseership, and II
D so doing assures Alabama that her struggle 10
" lost dominion is not without hope. IL is


recreancy for which the price must be paid,
;. this act Of Connecticut is not stamped VII
d universal reprObation.
Year: 1865

We publish this morning full ard interest
ing report on the progress Of events in Mexico.
Our correspondent does not conceal his sympa'
thy with the cause of the Empire, which he
looks upon as the savior of the country from
anarchy, and as the promoter OF order and
civilization. But whether these opinions be
correct or not, the many new facts contained in
the letter will enlist the interest of all Amerl'
cans. whatever their opinions concerning
Mexico may be.


The military news has been for some time
very unfavorable to the cause Of the Republic
The capture of Chihuahua, and the progress Of
the French in Sonora and other Pacific States,
are gains Of substantial importance, which con-
siderably reduce the territory over when tne
National Government can exercise any power
and on which it can lean for support The
statement respecting the Indians fully agrees
With what we have learned from other trust
worthy sources. They are more and more raj
lying around the throne of the Emperor, and a
the latter seems to be determined to establish
for all the inhabitants Of the country free and
obligatory instruction, he is likely to educate
gradually powerful element for his unwayerne
support.


OF much more importance than the war oper
ations, is the progress OF internal reforms. Oul
correspondent gives on this subject number o
facts which deserve to be pOndered. 1t Is by
successes upon the field that Macmillan hope'
to secure the stability Of the imperial rule. Al
though we do not believe that his hopes in thI'
respect will ultimately be realized, his efforts II
behalf of reforms are very praseworthy and
permanent gain for the prosperity OF thu
country.
Year: 1865

Our military authorities in Richmond have
stopped another paper. The offensive article
was rather more snobbish than diSloyal, and
will be now read by a hundred people where
one would have read it a week ago. The result
will be that an abject apology will be written
and the paper started again with an immense
addition to its subscription list. The best way
to advertise paper is to stop it. A miserable
sheet printed in Petersburg and almost dead
from sheer inanition contrved to be suppressed
and at once became powerful and widely
circulated journal. Aylett (the unpardoned
had his newspaper stopped also. and at once
jumped into immense patronage. The " neal
thv" loyalists of the South have their own way
of showing their appreciation of suppressed
newspapers This recent action is worth twenty
thousand dollars cash down to the journal ID
question. 1t is singular how often wise and
crafty soldiers manage to do stupid things
Year: 1865

Judge Long, Democratic candidate for Lieu
tenant. Governor in Ohio, thinks that eff the
Government bonds are not to be taxed, the
Democracy will never support men for Congress
who will not stand pledged to vote against the
appropriation Of single dollar to pay the ILL.,
tcrest on the national debt" We trust to have
the Judges speech in full in The Uorld. Stand
by your friends.
Year: 1865

The President is making very slow pro-
gress in signing psrdons. Over three
thousand have. been sent to him approved
by the Attorney General, while only about
five hundred have received the Executive
signature.
Year: 1865

Anice young man at Cleveland gave his
income to tbs assessor at several thousand
dollars, paid the tax. and had the pleasure
OF seeing his name among the nshobs Of the
country On the strength OF this he court
sda wealthy mans daughter and married
her. Thenit was found out that he had no
money. and had sold his mothers watch to
pay the income tax.
Year: 1865

STEALING Notes.-The thieves about
Nashville dc business by the Wholesale
Five mules were taken from one stable
in that city few nights ago. Three Of
them were recovered before they were
got out Of the city.
Year: 1865

Further evidences Of the disposition of
the South to give up the contest and re
turn quietly 20 the Union are to be found
in the brief extracts from Georgia papers
afforded US by the telegraph. The general
quiet which is commented on, and the evi-
dent desire which the editors Of these pa
pers feel to get bsck into the old Union as
soon as possible, clearly indicate the ten
dency of things in the Empire State Of the
South.
Year: 1865

A fearful tragedy occurred at the hospi-
tai last Friday. At about 10 o'clock the
night previous, an Irishman, large, stout,
and desperately crazy, crawled through
the ventilator in his room in one of the
rear two-story buildings, and reached the
root, where he established himself and
bade defiance to all the world. He was
soon discovered, and every effort that the
ingenuity of the superintendent and his
associates could devise, was made to in
duce him to come down, but without avail.
A hole was cut in the roof, but with pieces
of slate which he tore from the roof, the
madman beat back all who attempted to
approach him. The rocf is quite steep, but
the crazy man would run all over it, even
along the caves, without fear, and with
perfect impunity. No sane person could
possibly accomplish what he did. He de-
clared he would never come down alive,
and would kill any one who should come
upon the roof 1t was therefore an impos-
siSility to get him safely, and it would be
certain death for any one to 60 upon the
roof and grapple with him. He was per-
feet "master of the situation" A watch
was kept upon him during the night and
the next forenoon.


1t was thought that Father Sullivan, the
Catholic priest, who had previously visited
him, and seemed to have considerable in
flueace over him, might induce him to
come aown, and he was sent for at Hol-
yoke, but being sick he could not attend,
and sent one of his assistants, but before
be arrived, the madman, at about eleven
O'Clock, was seized with fit, to which he
was subject, while sitting beside chimney,
and curling up, rolled of, striking on the
solid hard-pan below, breaking one arm,
and iriuring himself internally, so that he
lived only about an hour. In his disabled
condition, even, he fought desperately, and
it was with difficulty he was secured. The
ventilator through which he escaped is
ovalshaped, about eight by twelve inches,
and extended from near the top of the
wall horizontally about ten inches, and
then up to the roof This hole he enlarged
by knocking out the brick. He entered
the ventilator by turning bis bed up against
the wall.-Morthampton Mass. } Gazette,
25h.
Year: 1865

MORSE Is the first 10 introduce this
new style OF Pictures. Every body that
see them are delighted with them.


Call st the Gallery Of the Cumber-
land" and judge for yourself olLtE
Year: 1865

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Year: 1865

CIDER YINEGAR--There are hundreds of farmers
in the western country, who are most of the time,
either destitute of vinegar entirely or make use Of
some slops, which is Rot only unhealthy but deci-
dedy unpalatable. The vinegar manufactured from
acids enters largely into the consumption of towns
and cities and to extent into that of the coun-
try also. Whiskcy, with all its ndulteratons Is
used for the purpose of making pickles and in that
manner lends its aid to the destroyer of human life
Many other different methods of procuring the sours
Of life is practised and many of which are not only
productive Of deleterious influences TO the health of
ourselves and children but require far la
Dor than ought to be bestowed upon that branch OF
"A housewives business.


We live in an age Of labor saving machines and
we ought to economize, both in labor and money as
well as the less important matters Of living as in
the most important And to apply a little yankee
ingenuity in this case is not so difficult as many peo-
pie imagine Almost every family in the country
have the materials for manufacturing pure cider
vinegar, if they will only use them. Common dried
apples with little molasses and brown paper, are
all you need to make the best kind of cider vim
egar.--Aud what is still better, the cider which
you extract from the apple does not detract from
the value of the apples for any other purpose.


Soak your apples few hours--washing and rub
bing them occasionally then take them out Of the
water aud thoroughly strain the latter through q
tight woven cloth-put il into Jug and add a pint
of molasses 10 gallon of liquor, and piece OF
common brown paper, and set in the sun, or by the
fire, and in a few days your vinegar will be ht for
use. Have two jugs, and use out OF one while the
other is working No family need be destitute OF
good vinegar IL they will follow the above direc-
tions.-N T. Farmer.
Year: 1865

For the reasons abo,s state L. the supply this week
shows q very large iLcr ase over the corresponding
week last year. and will continue to Increase at tho rate
OF not less than 5000 tuns week for tie bnuce Of
the season. But notwithstanding this increase. the
supply this year will be short Of that OF last YEAR nom
500 OjO to 900 600 tuns We rejoice however that the
further inward tendency of coal Is now checked.


Since the decision of the Revenue Commissioner


that the tax of six cents the tun Of coal must be col
ected on the Government standard of 2,00Oib 10 the
tuu many OF the coal operators are In favor selling
of 22iO as heretofore. In al the cities abroad coal Is
retaed at 1000 b 10 the tun--and they Ielieve IL
would be better for all parties concerned hat tie
weight of tun of coal should be uniform andcOnform
20 the Government standard Of weight. like al other
articles and particularly siIre the Revenue cominis'
soncr has fixed = 900 ID to tlse tun for taxation.
Year: 1865

The Saratoga correspondent of the Boston
Post, describing recent ball, says.


"If there was q little beauty unadorned
there was great deal OF unadorned ugliness.
Although none of the dresses finished too
soon'-they never do in these dAys of trains
quite number began too late II has
generally been supposed that there are
bounds to de cOlletees dresses but ladies OF
fashion do not seem to be inclined TO draw
the line anywhere This state of things may
be all right and proper. 1t may be that they
intend to revive the original custom Of Adam
and Eve. If so, thev must at the same time
uproot and destroy the tree Of knowledge,
otherwise the world will be inclined 10 con-
denim such want of costume. With several
ladies there was no waste of material, for
economical reasons undoubtedly, though (and
what is a seeming contradiction to the cor
sage there was nothing but waist 1t is not
pleasant to see the American women out
stripping the Demi Monde. 1t is not only Hu-
pleasant but is decidedly sad and demoraliz.
ing, 1t is the custom Of society to speak
slightingly Of the danseuse because OF her
abort skirts The pot should be careful how
il calls the kettle black, particularly when
the kettle is not so very black. Extremes
meet, and society morals appear TO be neck
or nothing In this argument the danseuse
has decided adyantage--her dress is merely
short that the bon ton is loDi The cos.
tune Of the former is matter Of necessity,
that Of the latter q matter Of pleasure. One
is graceful and the other dtsgracefuL
Year: 1865

COLLEGE SQCARE.-These grounds are
really being fenced in with a high tight
fence. We may not be a Judge Of fences
but it does seem to us that some other kind
Of "A fence that would have admitted
glance from the outside public, and the
children on the inside, would have been in
better taste and less expensive. We had
flattcred ourselves that Ottumwa had one
spot, which might be regarded rs public
ground, and which ornamented with trees.
shrubbery and walks, might afford n pleas
ant place of resort to our wearied and
mamon seek ing citizens; or If too sacred
TO walk in, they might have the privilege,
o 'casionallv, Of feasting upon its beauties,
as they passed along Second or College
Streets. AS it is, it will take balloon to
get up high enough to get a sight ofthe on
ly public park we have or are likely to
have. II were the design to establish
nunnery here, where the children could be
shut out from even the sight Of a wicked
and sinful world or If, in anticipation of
another war, il were necessary to make
provisions for a military camp here, the
kind Of a fence now building might SUBJ
serve useful purpose. We, of course. ex-
press these views in all Difference to those
who are better posted than we are. We
simply express our private opinion that
some other kind Of fence would have
been more appropriate and economical.
Year: 1865

Att . meeting Of the New York Health


Commissioners, few days since, DR..
sayres, Of Brooklyn, gave the following


general rules for the treatment Of cholera


patients: "Gfeat fear and anxiety had q


great deal to do in the prostration and


spread of disease, and Influenced the ply
sical condition to such a degree as to make


persons more subject to il than they would
otherwise be. He thought If the people


understood the single fact that the cholera
Is not necessarily a fatal disease, and that
IL always is preceded by certain Fremont


itory symptoms, such as lassitude, great


languor, debility and diarrhea, and that


In this stage of the disease it is nearly al
ways durable, If the proper precautionary
measures are taken, it would tend to allay
the popular terror. At this stage of the


disease, it is of the first importance to pay
attention to the first symptom, which is
the diarrhea. At the very first approach,
the patient should assume the horizontal
posture and retain it, with the hips higher
than the shoulders, and under no circum-
stances assume the perpendicular, even
AoA a uiO1tSuIs xhoSOiutc, p1SitiNc Icct 10
needed, the body being in warm condi-
tion. Any artificial means can be used
for that which may be necessary. The
main thing is the horizontal position, and
perfect rest at the very commencement Of
the disease. Ifthe patient is down stairs
when taken, let him stay there or be car
ried up /; hut do not let him walk up. If
he is ont visiting. let him stay at his
friends house. Keeping this position for
hours. in the majority of in
stances, the disease will pass over, and the
patient, on recovery, need make no very
great changes in his mode of life. OF
course, IL he has bad habits, he should re-
form them; eat and drink nationally, and
attend 70 business as usual, but not over
do himself In the present state ofthe at
when a pestilence is abroad. the
system is rendered more liable to exhaus-
tion, and he should husband his strength
by avoiding violent exercise. With these
few precautionary measure and a proper
condition Of the city. and rigid
of quarantine, we may hope
to escape any pestilential epidemic.
Year: 1865

COLLEGE SQUARE AdAIN.-We were
gratihed to learn yesterday. after our arti-
Gle on College Square was in type, that il
is not the design to fence the square all
around with tight fence, but that pick
ct fence will be built on n portion of the
Second and College Street fronts. The
pickets are already provided and work
men are engaged upon H. 80 .....
Year: 1865

new scholar came to Rackford school
at the beginning Of the half year. He was
. well-dressed, fine-looking lad, whose
appearance all the boys liked.
There was set of lads at this school
who Immediately invited him to join their
''larks." and I suppose boys know pretty
we'll what that means. They used to
spend their money in eating and drinking
and often ran up large bills, which their
friends sometimes found it hard to pay.
They wanted the new scholar to join them,
and then always contrived, by laughing
at him, or representing him. to get almost
any boy they wanted into their meshes.
Tho new boys were afraid not to yield to
them. This new scholar refused their in
vitations. They called him mean and
stingy-a charge which always makes
boys very sore.


"Mean!' he answered;-"and where is
the meanness in not spending monev
which is not my own? and where is the
stinginess in not choosing to beg money of
my friends in order to spend it in a way
which they would not approve! for, after
all, our money must have come from our
friends, AS we hav'nt It, nor can we earn
1t. No, boys, do not mean to spend one
penny that should be ashamed to give
account of to my father and mother, if
they asked me.'


"Eh not out of your leading strings,
then! Afraid OF your father; afraid of his
whipping you7 Afraid OF your mother ?
wont she give you a sugar-plum! What
a precious baby I" they cried in mocking
tones.


"And yet you are trying to make me
afraid Of you." said the new scholar, bold
ly. "You want me to be afraid Of not do
ing as you say. But which, I should like
to know. is the best sort OF fear--the fear
of my school fellows, which would lead
mo into what is low or fear ofmy parents
which will inspire me to things noble and
manly? Which fear is the best! 1t is a
very poor service you are doing me. to try
to set me against my parents, and teach
me to be ashamed Of their authority


The boys felt there WAS no headway 10
be made against such new scholar. All
they said hurt themselves more than him,
and they liked better to be out of his way
than in it-all bad boys, mean. The
The others gathered around him, and new
er did they work or play with greater rel
ish than while he was their champion and
friend. ..........


"That new scholar is a choice fellow
said the principal, land carries more in.
filence than any boy in school. They
study better and play better where he is
You can't pull him down. Everything
mean and bad sneaks out of his way ~
! Children's Prize. .. ..-.. ,...
Year: 1865

thank you for your story, friend Hanford
and shall try and profit by it,


And he did profit by it. and we hope
that every parent who is capable Of strik-
kin his child in anger or petulance, that
reads this sketch from life. will profit byit
Year: 1865

Building operations have been pushed
the past week and are generally under
roof. The only exception We hear of. arc
the Presbyterian and EPISCOPAL churches.
The former will probably he covered the
coming week, If the weather continues M
favorable as il now Is.
Year: 1865

veins from ten to fourteen feet in thickness. The
latter Goals are peculiarly valuable for smelling
iron ore. owing to their freedom from sulphur
The Covington road runs through the great iron
deposit in Allegheny and Greenbrier countless
The proximity of this coal and iron will build
up large trade upon the road. But the local
advantages of this road are only small part of
the inducement for its construction. large por-
tion of West Virginia, Southern Ohio and Ken
lucky will find over it natural and easy outlet
to tidewater. Passengers and freight from Guy
andotte, its western terminus, by taking this road
will arrive at Washington and Baltimore by the
Virginia Central and Orange and Alexandria roads
sooner than they can reach the cars on the 6af


timore and Ohio road at Parkersburg and Wheel
ing, by the ordinary steamboat route. The con-
nections with tide water att Richmond will be so
ample, and of such easy access, that millions of
dollars worth of produce, whose value is now half
consu med in transportation, will find cheap and
expeditions route to market ON this road, and
thereby build up the great interests of Virgi Dia
Year: 1865

ed or sold to the highest bidder, and in no case
should the States interest be sold or leased for
less than its cost to the State.


This would obviously be greatly to the sdvan-
tage of the private stockholders by furnishing
them active and able partners instead of the
State, which is now unable to assist them. This
plan would at once relieve the State about fifteen
MILLIONS of its debt.
Year: 1865

The undersigned returns his thanks to the public
FOR the very liberal patronage extended to him during
the past 20 years. and respectfully asks continuance
of the same to the new firm. In consequence of the
above announcement it is deemed necessary to settle
up old accounts due him that standing those
before the war; those during the war, and those since
the war. A word 70 the sis; sufficient


Oct 1d-2m LANES MAYS.
Year: 1865

BRUrIsH.-A perfect brute is responsible
for the following d" Soft words butter no pars


nips, but new bonnet presented TO wife
will cover multitude of her husbands SINS


Grievances and babies were both made to be
carried, and a fair division of labor lighteneth
toll; consequently, sagacious husband will
take charge of The first, and leave the second
entirely to his wife. Never place temptation
in the way of the weak loose change left in
the marital pockets over night is apt to vanish
before morning. Business is convenient
cloak, which. judiciously used, may be made to
hide humber of stolen pleasures. The sim
pest cure for persistent cold mutton is to dine
at a restaurant aud deduct from the house


money accordingly. A latch key is married
mans symbol of freedom consequently. secure
it if possible during the honey moon. Never
make vague promises to vile give woman
an inch of promises and she requires ten of full
fllment. A soft answer may turn away wrath


but good round expletive will clinch an ar.
gument wonderfully. Lastly, never attempt
to stop a woman's tongue talk is as neces


sary to female vanity as the air she breathes.' y