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Year: 1865

In the report of the Senate proceed
ings during the present week, IN the
crowded state OF our columns we were
compelled 10 abbreviate many reports
and resolutions that should have been
given in full For this reason In justice
to Gen. Lowry we republish the preamble
and resolutions offered by him lew days
since in the Senate and which did not
appear in full in our report of the next
dav. Gen. L. is one of the most attentive,
as he is one of the ablest members OF the
Legislature, and while he represents
Rankin and Smith the district can have
no more efficient Senator. Although
still a young man, he has been elected
twice to the Senate by the same con
stituents, and we feel confident that he
would have as little to fear from another
election, as any man in the body OF which
he is a membef The preamble FULLY
exnlains the reason why the resolution
was offered:


Mr. Lowry offered the following pream
BILE and resolution: ~,


Whereas pending the vote on the Dill
entitled, an act 10 confer clvll rlsntS oH
freedmen, free negroes and mulattoes


An amendment in the following Word:
was offered to wit: Provided that moth
ing in 4th s. ction contained, shall be helc
or construed to give any further or great
or privileges to freedmen; free negroes OF
mulattops. than are now enjoyed by lhe
white citizsns of this State. and


Whereas the ayes and nays were cal
led upon said amendment, and whereas
another amendment was offered propo
sing to refer the matter to the people
the next general election, or any electlor
for members Of this body, that the Gov
ernor might deem necessary to order
and proposing that each and every oeha
tor pledge himself to resign at the exp
ration of this session, and whereas, IN
object of said amendments being to ii
the responsibility, and that having bee
done by the passage of the bill and rel
erence to the people being desired by tn
supporters of the amendment, therefor


Be il resolved, That we each and ever
Senator hereby pledge ourselves to reslg
at the expiration OF this session with u
view OF getting the vertsict OF the peop
upon our present legislation.


On motion Of Mr. Smith, said preamh
and resolution was laid on the table.
Year: 1865

nA~ Esposetto and the International
Saloon are again before the public, and
they should be. Why SO, do you ask !?
Because there are no better liquors to be
found in jackson than at the bar of this
Justly celebrated saloon. Its exterior is
not so inviting as many others, neither is
the oyster, but who does not love the de-
licious bivalve enclosed. Then there is
no one who understands getting up a
cocktail like Espcseto. We will chal-
lenge the world that he cannot be beat.
If you doubt it go and try one and you
will be convinced.
Year: 1865

D@They talk of pu utting upa one hun
dred thousand dollar Hotel in Meridian
and the III sssenger says smart limb of
the law" has drawn up charter, and it
is now before the Legislature We hope
it will be granted. But we believe that a
fifty thousand dollar affair would answer
all purposes and might possibly be
carried through.
Year: 1865

GENERAL GRASr.-A Saratoga letter.
writer, in speaking Of General Grants visit,
says: II had the pleasure to spend some time
with him, light my cigar by his, and listen
while he talked with young officer of Sher-
idan's army about the war and the result
Of Sheridan he said, q remember the exact
words) He is a good man, and one of the
ablest men In this country OF Sherman he
said: There Is not better man in America
to lead an army 10 battle He avowed his
belief in tho Monroe doctrine, and said:
Since the setting up Of the monarchy in
Mexico was an act which France would not
have thought Of but for our domestic trou.
bleS, it was therefore unfriendly to us, and
our Government should at least give all its
moral force in aid Of the natives against the
French" "
Year: 1865

The returns for the month of July received
at the Agricultural Bureau show that at the
East the weather has been very favorable for
the hay, which has all been gathered in. In
the West the late heavy and continuous rains
have materially injured the wheat and grass
Year: 1865

A POOR Outcast stabbed himself nine times,
and then lay weltering in the Park, New
York, expecting to die. The police took
him to the hospital where his wounds were
found 70 be fatal
Year: 1865

Wanted-a printer, says cotemporary
Wanted a mechanical curiosity, with a
brain and fngers-a thing that will set SO
many type day-a machine that will
think and act, but still machine-a be-
ing who undertakes the most systematic
and monotomous drudgers, yet one that
the ingenuity of man has never supplan-
ted mechanically-that's printer.


A printer, yet for all his sometimes
dissipated and reckless habits, worker,
at all times and hours, day and night, sit
ting up in close and unwholesome Of
fee, when gay crowds are hurrying to
the theatres later still when the street
revelers are gone and the city sleeps, in
the fresh air of the morning, in the board
and gushing sunlight, some printer is at
his case, with his eternal and unvarying
click click !!


Click Click the polished types fall
into the stick the mute integers are mar
shaled into line, and march forth as
immortal print. Click and the latest
intelligence becomes old thought prin-
ciple simple idea living sentiment
Click Click from grave to gay of scan
dal, graceful and glowing sentiment
are in turn close by the mute and i'm
pressive fingers of the machine. and set
adrift in the sea of thought. He must
not think Of the future, nor recall the
past must not think of home, Of kind
red, wife, nor of baby, his work lies be-
fore him, and thought is chained to his
copy.


You know him by his works, as your
eyes rest upon those mute evidences of
his ceaseless toll. Correspondents au-
thors and advisers, who scorn the simple
medium of your fame, think not that he
is indifferent to the gem of which he is
but the setter a subtle ray may penetrate
the recesses of his brain, or the flowers
he gathers may not leave some of the fra
GRANGE upon his toll worn fingers. But
when you seek friend, companion, ad-
viser-when you want Judges, Legisla-
tors, Governors and Presidents-O, ye
people advertise


"WANTED-A PRINTER"
Year: 1865

Moorish ladies are usually married at
or before the age of thirteen and [ was
informed of some curious particulars by
an English lady who was present at one
of these marriages, the family on both
sides being of the Highest Moorish birth.
The young lady was very lovely, and un-
der the age | have mentioned above
The company of ladies (hsaded by her
mother) amounting in all to upward of
sixty, among whom were my informant
and few French ladies, surrounded the
bride, whose head, as usual, was wrapped
in a sack, and led her, few hours after
dark, to her future home, where they
were received by the mother and female
relations of the bridegroom.


The poor child, weeping bitterly, was
then undressed, carried by her attendants
into bed, where she was commanded to
sleep for an hour or two while they ate
their supper The European ladies were
served apart with coffee, cakes and con-
dictionary while the Moorish ladies (some
Of them very beautifully were closely
seated in circle on low cushion, and
on their knees long napkin which was
sort of low circular table which moved
on pivot, and on which the slaves placed
dish at a time, out of which each lady
took mouthful with her fingers, and
with a slight touch made the dish revolye
to her next neighbor.


The dishes succeeded one another to
the number of more than twenty, when
the whole was carried off, and at eleven
slight refreshment was taken to the
bride, after which the ceremony of dress
ing her commenced. Every lady present
was requested to take some slight part in
this important operation, and my English
friends consisted in plating one of an
immense number of little tresses into
which her long black hair was divided,
with diamond trembling at the end of
each. Her face was then enameled and
star of gold leaf fixed on each cheek,
as we'll as on her chin and the tip of her
nose. Rows of the finest pearls were
hung round her neck, increasing in size
until the lower row reached to her waist,
and which were of the size of nuts. Her
dress was of cloth of silver, with the u
sui muslin trowsers, and sort of crown
of diamonds on her head.


BY two in the morning all was ready
and the room prepared, when the finish
ing stroke was but to the whole by gum
ing down her eyes, which were not to be
opened until the following morning when
she might see her husband, and not till
then.


At two O'Clock the slave introduced
the bridegroom, handsome youth of
nineteen, dressed in pale gray silk pro-
fusely ornamcnted with silver and dia-
monds. He took his place under can
opy, to which the bride was also guided
by her mother and placed by his side
His mother then poured few drops of
rose water into the brides hand, which
the bridegroom drank and then her
mother poured also a few drops into his
hand and guided it to her daughters
mouth, and she drank it; upon which
they were pronounced man and wife, and
the company Immediately separated.
Year: 1865

Some of the beverage dealers in this
city have the reputation of using very
small glasses in which they deal out their
beer. The other day returned soldier
man called for drink at one of these
places, and it was dealt out to him in a
small glass. He asked the saloon keeper
if he had pocket handkerchief to lend
him. The rag was handed over, and he
deliberately tied one end of it to the ham
die of the mug, and told the saloon keep
er to hold the other end while he drank
the beer. Very much surprised, he ask
ed the soldier what he meant by such a
strange proceeding. Nothing" he ans
wered, "only the glass was so small was
afraid of swallowing ltd Crosse
wis Republican.
Year: 1865

The following letter was by father to
his son in college: "My dear Son-I write
to send you new stocks, which your mother
has just knit by cutting down some of mine.
Your mother sends you ten dollars without
nv knowledge, and for fear you would not
Gpend it wisely, have kept back half and
only send you FIVE. Your mother and | are
well, except your sister has got the measles,
which we think would spread among the
other girls if Tom had not had them before
and he is the only one left. hope you will
do honor to my teachings; if you do not, you
are donkey, and your mother and myself
are your affectionate parents"
Year: 1865

A Rochester paper tells this story -
"Several weeks since, the ladies of the
household of a prominent citizen, resid-
ing near Franklin Square, washed some
articles of lace, lady's collar, lace under
sleeves, ETC., and hung them out to dry.
Upon looking for them they could not
be found, and great conjecture was excl
ted as to what had become of them and
it was finally concluded, as the most reas-
enable solution of the problem, that they
were stolen. \ day or two since, an en-
terprising youngster Of the family climb
ed tree in the yard to explore the con-
tents of nest that pair of robbins had
been building there. lie found it oc-
cupied by brood of young fedglings,
and under them he found the missing
lace. The parent birds had seen it, COW
eted and appropriated it as bed for their
young. One of the articles was so large
and heavy that it must have required the
united strength of the pair to convey it
to the site for the nest"
Year: 1865

A Confederate soldier who had fought
fairly and squarely throughout the late
war, when he was startled with the intelli-
gence of the surrender of the three armies
of Lee, Johnston and Taylor, woke up to-
"realizing sense" Of the stupendousness
of the failure. His surprise broke forth
in the exclamation, ON the thing, it
didn't even flicker, but went right out"
Year: 1865

"Come till America, Pat !" writes son
of the Emerald Isle, to his friends in Ire
land !; "tis fine country to get Twin
in. All ye have to do, is to get three
cornered box, and fill it wid bricks and
carry it till the top Of four story build
ing, and the man at the top does all the
work p
Year: 1865

Want to see Grant mighty bad do you?"
said blue coated veteran to the people
who were crowding to the depot the 9TH
er morning to get squint at the famous
general. avail, why in thunder didn't
YOU come down to the front when he want
ed to see you, hey 7"
Year: 1865

In South America. small farmers are
those whose lands do not extend over
more than three square miles. Good land
can be bought for six cents an acre, and
in some parts cattle are sold for less than
two siver dollars head.
Year: 1865

A" Farmers Boy" advertises in paper
for a wife He says
He wants to know if she can milk


And make his bread and butter;
And 90 to meeting without silk,


To make shew and splutter.
He'd like TO knew fit would hurt


Her hand to take up stitches;
Or sew the buttons on his shirts,


Or make pair of breeches.
Year: 1865

NEW YORK, Oct. 9.


The Herdtds Savannah correspondent saws
the election In Georgia was proceeding very
quietly. No military were near The poll
ing places and every thing in connection with
the election was being managed by civil off
GERS. In the majority of counties but one
ticket was being run, and it is said that a good
class of men have been selected for candi-
dates. In the interior Of the State generally.
harmony. and quiet prevailed. The people
accept with a fair amount of grace the new
order of things, though planters coming into
Savannah from some sections make strong
complaints of negroes neglecting their work.
ana say that in consequence, next years crops
will be failure.


The Herdtds Raleigh correspondent saws
the people of North Carolina, and especially
those around Raleigh, are very decided in
Their approval of the emphatic way in which
the State Convention disposed of the secesh
ordinance, by declaring it TO be not only null
and void, but to have always been SINCE its pas
sage. The Southern inhabitants are also Ie.
presented as being extremely hostile to those
men who assisted in plunging the State into
the rebellion. In the Convention, on the 4th
inst, resolutions were introduced. but laid
over Tor future action, expressing the utmost
confidence in President johnson, and thank
ing him for the course he has pursued to-
ward the erring people of the South, to the
gratitude of all by whom il is believed he is
entitled. The resolutions also endorse Gov.
Holden, and express belief that no State
will ever again have desire to abandon the
Union
Year: 1865




This morning counsel for voung Ketchun
announced that he would put in plea of
guilty 10 the Indictment. charging his client
with forgery. 1t appears that the pr tsoner pro
poses to plead guilty, but as matte Is affecting
his late firm, and the creditors are still pen
ding and unfinished. and his explanations
and testimony. are still required by these IN
terested, 1t is desirable to defer the plea to as
late day. on thepresent term as practicable.
The District Attorney said such request was
unnecessary andgave notice that the plea must
be put in ON the last day of the term. This was
agreed 10. The case ofJennings. the Pheonix
Bank robber was called this morning, and
the District Attorney announced that he was
not ready to proceed besides he had learned
that Jenkins was about to make a new plea.
which would be of kind that ought to have
very careful consideration. He therefore re-
quested that the case go over for the term.
which Jenkins counsel said agreed. The
recorder gave his assent
Year: 1865

DEMOCRATIC LOVE FOR OuR SOLDIERS.
AS an illustration of Democratic love for the
soldiers, we clip the following extract from a
Democratic speech during the great pow WOW
at Chicago last year. The Alton Telegraph
calls the speaker 'Bill O'Brien -


but we have men who call themselves war
Democrats men who for the sake of power
or self, went into the business of murder, and
soaking their hands in fraternal blood they
hold them up to you all dripping in gore, and
say-"Behold my loyalty They are not
Democrats-they are Abolitionists and this
fall we will bury them in the same grave with
the Abolitionists, and damn them to eternal
infamy.'


What do our war Democrats think of that ?
Year: 1865




oNE Chamberlain has been going about the
county singing copperhead political campaign
songs A year ago he sang songs against the
Cops During this campaign he solicited fur
ther employment for his vocal organs by the
Union party in this county, but Union men
couldn't see it, They had no use for him
and he sold himself out to the Cops and Pos
sums He is nice specimen of a political
biped and got into congenial company when
he took to screeching "anti-niggerhead" mel
odles to Butternut crowds. In his vocalizing
expeditions he has been carried about by Jno.
6. Kennedy Deputy Sheriff, who draws his
daily rations from the Union party. John G.
Is modest man. His course herein is proof
conclusive on that score.
Year: 1865

HE people of Iowa will decide at the polls
to-day whether they will stand by the policy
and the party which has carried on this four
years of war and crushed out the rebellion.
or whether they will turn their backs upon
this party and place the government so faras
their votes go, under the control of the party
that has opposed the war, sympathized with
the rebels, and is now anxiously waiting to
reunite the rebel and the sympafhizing wings
of the party, TO overwhelm the loyal Union
party Of the country. The issue is simply
whether the party which has put down the re.
bellion by arms, shall finish up the matter and
reestablish the Union upon a loyal policy,
or whether the reunited Copperheads and
rebels shall domineer over loyal men North
and South and undo all that has been done
by so great sacrifice of life and treasure.
Immunity to traitors and the restoration OF
rebels to place and power is the object Of the
Copperheads punishment of traitors andthe
retention of the government in loyal hands Is
the aim and purposes ofthe Union party nov,
as 1t has been during the war.


This is really the one great practical all.im-
portant issue upon which our State is 70 ren.
der its verdict to-day. And upon this issae
the people of Lee county and of the towuship
of Jackson give their verdict through the bel:
lot-box, whether they design it or not. Al
in this view the bearing of this elect;oa &
the future policy Of the country, renders fhe
result of this days election q imporl as
any that occurred during the war.


Let the Union soldiers then, who h1ve put
down the rebels by force Of arms, md the
Union citizens who have stood by our SOL
diers during the war, rally Together Z the
polls to-day to sustain aEapsrpetoste tlscon.
troll Of loyal men over the counsels and ueas.
urss of the government.
Year: 1865

q Soldiers said Bonaparte upon the eve of
O great battle, ''behold the sun of Auster-
htz." And reminded thus of the deeds of
valor that had won them victory upon that
field, they were nerved to daring and spirit
that again secured glorious triumph


We make similar appeal to Union men.
Again and again during the last FIVE years
have the voters Ct Iowa been called upon to
pass in judgment upon the issues that the war
made, and every time they rallied with stout
hearts and unbroken ranks around the flag
and the Government. Thousands of the
States sons. the bravest of the brave. the
pride of the Nations soldiery, the glory of
the whole country, were fighting the battles of
the Republic and going steadily forward to
the death of rebellion and of the Southern
Confederacy. And when these soldiers were
also called upon to vote they joined hand.
with their friends, the Union party, at home,
and voted in solid phalanx against Southern
rebels and their Northern allies.


The cause for which soldiers in the field
fought and loyal men at home labored and
voted still claims the support of patriots.


Let net the fruits of victory so dearly won
be sacrificed. Let not the lives and death of
so many gallant sons of Iowa be in vain. 1t
was the slave spirit that melted rebellion, that
induced secession. that kindled the fires of
civil war, that built prison pens for soldiers
that animated the whole movement to destroy
the Government, that prompted the Vallan
digham Democracy to become the allies of
treason, and attempt to insure the success of
the rebels. That spirit still remains in the
country. Let loyal men set the seal of their
condemnation upon it to-day. Let them say
that justice and loyalty shall prevail in the
National councils, and in the work of recon-
struction, and let them by thwarting the de-
signs of the Cops, and throwing confusion up
on the Possum movement, set precedent for
all time, and teach the citizens of the Repub-
lie that there can be no rewards for those who
desert the nation wnen 1t is in peril.
Year: 1865

The Toronto Globe is responsible for the
following: "A rather odd joke was perpe-
trated yesterday afternoon, on one of our city
photographers, by a young man from the
country, who, notwithstanding his rustic
looks and smart country sayings, which the
man with the camera laughed at, played
trick which would have done credit to New


York ''confdence" man, and left the pho
tographer In a sad plight for few hours.


The man from the country, by name George
Wells, entered the gallery to have his pic
ture taken, and as he was dressed in rather
seedy suit of clothes, and was without col
lar or neck-tle, he requested the photogra-
pher to lend him his suit while the picture
was being taken As this was common
usage with the photographer when coun-
try cousin patronized him, he doffed his col
lar, neck-tie, coat, vest and pants, for the
use of his subject" but as the country
mans suit, which he was to don for the mo-
ment, seemed rather too suspicious looking
for the artists taste, he locked the door Of
his gallery on the inside, leaving the key in
the door, and, minus his clothing he sat
his simple friend for the picture. The lat
ter was OF course instantaneously taken, and
the photographer rushed into his dark
room" to place the picture in the bath.
While he was thus out of sight, the coun-
u hiah, HuitS Will tuc new SulI Vi
clothes, unlocked the door of the gallery and
was nowhere to be found when the photo
grapher returned. This was certainly a
queer situation to be left in. for the country
man had by no means acted up to the max
I'M that fair exchange Is no robbery. A
bout an hour elapsed, when friend made
his appearance, was instantly despatched to
the Police Office, and one of the detectives,
armed with the countryman' 5 picture, went
in search of him, and had been gone some
time when the countryman returned, saying
that he only wanted to take a walk round
the city in good suit of clothes, and that he
wanted ''the picture He strongly protest
ed his innocence of any attempt to act dis
honestly in the matter, and asked lady
who was in the gallery at the same time, to
plead with the photographer in his behalf
The woman's words seemed to soften ths
picture takers heart, and the countryman
was dealt leniently with, paid for his pic
ture, and left the gallery, rejoicing ove- bis
lucky escape from the hands Of the l.v.