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Year: 1862

If we do not have fine crops next
Fall it will not be the fault Of this month.
The records do not show better growing
weather than IL now being enjoyed. The
growth Of wheat ia almost perceptible to tho
naked eye. A few more days will 6nish Up
the corn planting. 1t ia late but. the prospects
were never better for en- abundant harves'.
Year: 1862

WE are informed that chap whose
name recently appeared in a conspicuous part
Of our paper, promises US a mauling the first
time be catches us on the streets. We may
not be able to see the individual personally
for some days, but for his benefit We will lay
around loose wherever he indicates. We hAvnt
been mauled for some time; almost forgot how
II feels.
Year: 1862

ADVERTISERS AoENcY.-It has come
to that pass that there are but few advertising
agencies In the United States worthy Of the
consideration Of the newspaper fraternity. In
the language Of tho boy who wrote to his
father from Indiana, We would say, some
mighty mean men 60 into the advertising
agency business. But there are very select
few that are sll that could be asked for, and
foremost among them we class S. H. Petten gill
d Co. of New York and Boston. They have
done business with us ever since we have been
ia busins So, and we never had An iota Of diff
ference with them. We caution our brethren
to be cautious how they employ other agents
in the above named cities.
Year: 1862

THE CONTEST FOR COMPTROLLER AND CoRroRA-
TroN COUNSEL ONCE MoRE.-The people are to de-
eide at the ballot box to-day who are to have the
management Of the finances Of the city and coun-
ty the next four years. and the legal business
of the city for the next three years Both ofthese
offices are positions Of great Importance to the
future prosperity and welfare OF the city For
the former Office the race is confined to Robert
T. Hsws. the present efficient incumbent, and
Matthew 7. Brennan, police justice. The
friends Of both are doing their best to secure
the election OF their favorite; but the divisions
and wrapgles Of the factions in the republican
party, and the secret support that the radical
journals are giving to Brennan, have increased
the confidence OF the democracy in their success,
and correspondingly diminished that Of the re.
publicans. Notwithstanding the efficiency Of
llaws as finance officer, and the efforts Of some
OF our wealthy men in his behalf, there Is every
prospect that Brennan will come out Of the race
far ahead.


Numerous tricks have been resorted to for
the purpose Of cutting down the enormous ma
jority that John T.. Develn will secure for Cor
poration Counsel; but the race for this Office Is
so one-sided an affair that there is no possible
chance fer the originators Of these tricks 20 ao.
complish anything Devslin, In fact, is lust as
safe as though he had his certificate Of election
In bis pocket
Year: 1862

THE GREAT EAsTERS.-We are gratifsed to
receive so good . report Of the actual coalition
Of the Great Eastern as that which we publish
to-day from Messrs Rowland and Aspinwall.
We are informed, too, that within a few days
scientific survey and report will be made
which It is believed will fully ccnRrm oil that
Is said by her agents Of the unimpaired strength
and so,idity of the ship.
Year: 1862

poor results produced. the official himself Is one
Of the smallest men who over oosuss..ssd simi-
Jar position IN the government But what the
navy has done is nothing compared v..a v..sa what
It is capable Of doing and will do hereafter,
when its vast forces are fully brought iato play.


In despite OF red tape and Secretary Wslles,
The naval power of the United States will soon
make i, self felt to the ends Of the earth, and
America W. henceforward stand at the head Of
maritime Poweiss
Year: 1862

OuR CRY LEcIsLATrRE.--Onc-half OF the
Board Of Aldermen and an entire Board of
Councilmen are to be chosen by the people
Of this city to-day. Our citizens have therefore
an excellent opportunity to improve the class
OF their representatives at the City Hall; and
Heaven knows, an improvement is greatly
needed. The property holders and taxpayers
of this city have heretofore paid too little atten.
ton to the selection of these men; but the pre-
sent time furnishes an excellent opportunity to
inaugurale a reform. If they will only scruti-
nize carefully the candidates for Aldermen they
will find in almost every district men In nomi-
nation who will be found all the time opposed
to the swindles OF the corrupt Ring, and who
will protect the interests Of the taxpayers of
this city and cooperate with other officials in
reducing the expenditures Of the city govern
ment As they have the voting Of the money,
It is ell important that men are elected who will
effsctually destroy the unholy and expensive
combination in that branch Of the city govern
ment We trust that this important duty will
! be performed at the polls to-day.
Year: 1862

The Philadelphia Press says: = Sereral
firms in this city are at present engaged in
the manufacture of shells for the Govern
ment, and are turning out daily large guam
titles. After shell has been finished. many
are puzzled TO determine-there being but a
single hole in the little hollow ball how
the core is taken out. The core is composed
of flour and sand, and after being properly
moulded and finished, is placed in an oven
and baked like loaf of bread until II be-
comes hard. The hot metal, when it is pour
ed into the mould, burns the flour Out and
the sand crumbles SO as to he easily taken
nnf
Year: 1862

The facts upon this subject, it would seem
would be sufficient to produce a reform in
this direction at once, but Notwithstanding
all that has been said and written, many of
our schools average but little more than one
half of the number of different scholar. in at.
tendance. And when We take into account
the tardiness and dismissals, we shall find
that one half of Cur money is lost on this ac-
count alone, and worse than this, only one
hals of the benefit is received that would be
II the attendance was universal and con.
slant.


ENGAGING TEACHERS.


Every district should so far as prac-
ticable secure the labors of good and expert
enced teachers, and when once secured an ef-
fort should be made to retain them as long
as they continue successful. The teacher
would thus become acquainted with the ants
and condition of the school, and could better
adapt his labors to their capacities. And
more than this he would naturally feel a
greater interest in the advancement of those
with whom he had become acquainted than
he could possibly feel for strangers. He
would also realize that responsibility in re-
lation to the intelligence of his pupils rested
upon him to a greater extent than he would
If he knew that at the close of that term his
connection with them would cease forever
No agreement should be made by p,uden-
tial committee with teacher until he has re-
ceiyed license to teach. This would relieve
your superintendent of much embarrass-
ment.


TENT BOOKS.


We fir our schools well supplied with a
uniformity of good text books, suited to the
various capacities of the scholars. For this
We have reason to be grateful to those who
have in time past labored for its accomplish
ment


A similar reform is need in the construc-
ton and furnishing of our school houses, in
the attendance of scholars in the visiting of
the schools by parents, and in every other de-
partment of them. When these reforms are
effected and not till then, shall We realize the
value of our common schools.


Respectfully submitted,


HORACE STORY, Supt.
Year: 1862

1t will be seen that we have 236 men sick
besides the wounded, and that we have
only 479 officers and men present for duty.
This fearful reduction of the effective force
of the Regiment is attributed to the very
heavy duty performed by it since it was
mustered into the service, and the miserable
water we have been compelled to use in our
marches through this State. ........


Neorly all of the absent sick were left in
Louisville after our forced march from the
Kentucky River, via Lexington and Frank
lin, to which has since been added the fear
ful list Of wounded, and the present sick,
making the number sick present and absent,
and wounded, foot up 343--nearly equal to
the number for duty.


With proper management and little
rest, the regiment will improve in number
for duty, as many Of the sick will soon be
well enough for duty. All regiments run
down during the first three or four months,
after which they usually improve.


There have been number of Belmont
County folks here during the past week
looking . fia- thAir lIlsd, wounded and sink
friends, and taking them home. This is
very encouraging to the soldier, for, the
next thing in point of interest to him, if he
cannot get home. is to see some one from
home. We shall likely be on post duty all
winter in this State, and We should like very
much to have our friends visit us.
Year: 1862

The French papers give the story Of a
strange, and IN Its way, touching police
trial, worth recording on the chance ofits
being true. Patreux, boy apprenEiced
to one Dervich, turner. and bearing an
excellent character, was brought into Court
Tor stealing an organ. deposited by Pied
montese stroller in the passage of the
house. The culprit's defense was that he
could not resist the desire of borrowing it
to make music with it. Dervich. the turn
er, attested IN evidence that the boys de.
termlned passion for music broke. ou; in
every conceivable form. Patreux could
remember. said the master. and he could
sing every tune he ever hcard-saved up
all his sous to buy flageolet or piTe, or
any toy he could get a sound out of-snd
failing these play at whistling to the leg Of
u table or chair, or other make believe sub
stitutes lying about in the turner's shop
He had secretly possessed himself of the
irresistible organ; and when the neighbors
had complained of the noise coming out Of
the garret in the fifth story after niue clock
at night he had covered il The owned in
his defense) with quilt, so a. TO stifle the
sOund-Bot so thoroughly. though, but that
the Piedmontese, on returning and finding
his treasure gone, was directed, by scraps of
known tune. to the place where the boy
was enjoying himself The magistrate, on
the strength of the testimony artlessly given
by the turner, the Pielmontese and the of
fender, acquitted the boy Of any intention
to steal. Should the name Of Patreux ever
become famous in mnsic, here is a tale to
range with those Of the pilfered candle by
which Sebastian Bach sat up TO copy Bux


tehude's figures; and OF the harpsichord
clandsstinely studied by Arne in the top
story of the uphoisterer's ware house in
Covent Garden; and the thousand other de-
vices Of strong propensity uuder difficulties
Year: 1862

LEGlsLArNo, LOG ROLLING AND RNGNG.-
There is jobbing Ring in the Corporation
which has just made the Times present of
$4,000 in the form Of the Corporation adver-
tising. This Ring is understood to be controlled
by County Clerk Alderman Genet There is
also a Ring in the Legislature, which has the
power to put the nice little sum Of sixty or a
hundred thousand dollars into the tax levy for
the purpose Of paying the salaries Of our city
officials This Ring is managed by Speaker
Raymond, of the Times. To conceal the move
ments of these Rings there is feint made of
an intention to give the Corporation printing,
by act Of the Legislature, to the three papers
having the largest circulation. While this
s,rategicsl feint is made to delude outsiders,
the real movement takes place behind, the Cor
poratlon Ring giving Raymond the city adver-
tising, and the legislative Ring giving the city
officials their salaries. Put that and that
together, add them up quietly and see to
what they amount.
Year: 1862

SAUCE FOR THE BROADWAY GoosE AND NoSE
FOR THE BowERY GANDEB.-Spesker Raymond
has been making a speech up At Albany, in
which he advocates shutting up oil the Irish
and American concert saloons on Broadway,
and leaving open all The German concert sa-
looms in the Bowery. What Is tho difference
between them, pray They sell liquor at both
the Bowery and Broadway saloons; they have
pretty or ugly waiter girls at both the Bowery
and Broadway saloons; all sorts Of people,
good bad and Indifferent frequent both the
Bowery and Broadway saloons. Now, why
should the Broadway saloons be closed and
the Bowery saloons be left OPEN What u the
difference between them
Year: 1862

The TAX on COUNTRY YNEwsPAPERs.-The coun-
try papers ought to be taxed as we'll as city
papers of large circulation. By the bill before
papers is limited to those whose circulation
exceeds two thousand Now this is giving q
premium to the country presses to which they
have no claim. Why should the income Of
man owning newspaper with circulation Of
less than two thousand he exempt from taxs-
ton, unless under the general rule that income
is to be taxed only when it exceeds six hundred
dollars? What claim for exemption does the
possession Of small paper give to it's pro-
pristcr n there be anything in the nature Of
a public journal that ought to relieve it from
taxation, has not the paper with three thousand
circulation, or twenty thousand, or one hundred
thousand, as good right to exemption as the
paper of two thousand circulation? Now, the
rule proposed in the bill would throw the whole
tax upon about one hundred or one hundred
and fifty journals, and remove it from the bal
ance, numbering some eighteen hundred or
nineteen hundred. This is manifestly unjust,
and contrary to every principle Of taxation.
The tax on the blank paper used is fair enough,
and so is the tax on telegraphic messages, and
the tax upon advertisements. These taxes are
per centagc on the value, and operate uniformly
and equitably. But to pay bonus to journal
for having small circulation-in other words,
to let il 60 scot free--is an extraordinary mode
Of raising revenue. Uniformity is the only
true principle OF taxation. Instead Of exempt
ing the small country papers from the burthens
Of the war, they ought to be made to pay
smartly; for, Notwithstanding their ignorance,
they have been the principal agents in pro-
ducing civil convulsion. They have sown the
wind, and to reap the whirlwind would be their
lust desert.
Year: 1862

General Fremont having been appointed 10 be chief of
tho Mountain Department and having assumed command
General Rosecrans issued tho following farewell order on
tho occasion OF his resgnng the command OF his depart
ment. formerly known as the Department OF Western
lenartmant
Year: 1862

PEOPLE RUNNING Mad FROM READING ABoLI-
TION NEwsPArErs.-One Of the Brooklyn jour-
mails reports the arrest Of raving lunatic, who
has been going about the streets Of that city
proclaiming that he was on his way to Wash
ington to deposs General Mcclellan and take
the command of the Army Of the Potomac
this melancholy condition by reading the Iri-
bune. The unfortunate man was consigned to
one Of the county institutions for proper safe
keeping and medical treatment We are afraid
that as the hot weather approaches the same
predlsposing cause Of insanity will produce
many such cases. Let, therefore, the State and
private lunatic asylums at once enlarge their
means of accommodation.
Year: 1862

both houses, the country would derive high
degree OF satisfaction from his reaifirmatiOn in
this case Of the ruling idea Of his late emanclpa-
ton message, to wit-the submission of this
question of the abolition Of slavery to the peo-
pie directly concerned.


Poor PIERCE TRIUMPHANT AT LAsT.--Dr Hop
kins, of Detroit, in November last procured
for himself free lodgings in Fort Lafayette by
OVERRIDING a practical joke in the shape Of
mysterious letter. full of suggestive insinuations
and initials, and dashes and signs, in regard to
reasonable league of the K G. C's knights
of the Golden Circle) in Detroit and there
abouts Some of his initials in said letter,
when examined by the State Department, were
supposed to apply to ex-President Pierce, and
forthwith, from the Department, letter was
addressed to poor Pierce, calling for an ex-
PLANTATION. Poor Pierce was not slow to answer
1t, and in his correspondence ON the subject he
pays off Secretary Seward with considerable
interest. In fact, poor Pierce, in this matter,
has enveloped himself in the first positive blaze
of glory by which he has ever been surrounded.
He did nothing in the Mexican war, and nothing
: "AAA0 NO Woo i0skuCHtt W c0shoty Vouy ~AIss
there was such good stuff in him. He leaves
"Old Buck" at last completely in the shade as
a man of pluck and spirit.


As for DR.. Hopkins, having caught himself in
his own ingenious mousetrap, he has doubtless
learned by this time the good old maxim that
''fools should not meddle with edged TOOLS"
We presume that as he has made full confes-
sion of his folly, he is out upon his parole; and
we recommend him now to proceed to the
organization Of new golden circle, the Knights
Of the Golden Ass, and that Senator Chandler,
of Michigan, be made the Grand High Priest of
the order, and Bull Run Russell the Grand High
Corresponding Secretary LID. and ASS.


GREELEY SEcEssIoNIsr.--Poor Greeley
seems TO have periodical fits of penitence, and
rushes to the confessional to try to atone for
months of misdemeanors by a moments frank
ness He issued his Z" Just Once" confession
during one of these lucid intervals. and in
Thursdays Tribune he repeats bis doleful pee
cavi. The poor fellow writes q long and un-
necessary letter to the Hon. Garrett Davis, and
prints it in the Tribune, partly because he feared
that the gentleman addressed would return it
unopened and unread if it were sent through
the Post Office, and partly because of his ire
sistible propensity to trouble the public with
his private correspondence In the course OF
the letter be says;-"I am one of the few
Northern men who, to avoid this war, would
have preferred that the cotton States should
leave US in peace" This Is a very candid con-
fession, and we congratulate poor Greeley
upon having made It, But what can he say
now to the repeated denials the Tribune has
given to us when we made just the very charge
against him to which be now pleads guilty. All
abolitionists are secsssionists and disunionists
as matter Of course, and Greeley Is not only
one of the Northern abolitionists who ad-
vocated disunion, bat also one of the few men
who unhappily escaped Fort Lafayette for their
treason
Year: 1862

both houses, the country would derive high
degree OF satisfaction from his reaffrmstion in
this case of the ruling idea Of his late emanolpa-
tion message, to wit-the submission of this
question of the abolition of slavery to the peo-
pie directly concerned
Year: 1862

The SOLDIERS oTE.-Under this head
ing our neighbor Of the Intezzigencer un-
dertakes to exonerate 1t self and party
from their natural disregard fer the SOL
diers, by claiming that if the law allowing
them 20 vote is CONSTITUTIONAL it is right
The soldiers vote is unconstitutional with
the Democratic party simply because it is
largely Republican, and for no other rea-
son. In the eyes of the htelHgencer men
the Democratic party is the only consti-
tutional institution in the country, and
the man who votes the ticket of that party
whether he be legal voter or not, is per
forming a constitutional act. Wonder if
that thousand dollars cur neighbor speaks
of has any influence over his mind in
constitutional way?


The Democratic party, not only in Wis
consin but in all the states, have been
from the first opposed to giving the sol
diers the privilege Of voting, and their on
ly reason for this opposition to the meas
urc has been the fact that they knew a
large majority Of those W ho arc fghting
the battles of our country are opposed to
them in politics
Year: 1862

ANOTHER DISAPPOINTMENT. - Owing to
afallure to get paper in season we are COM
PEELED to issue but a half sheet, which we
do as an Ertra for which our readers have
to pay nothing, so we hope they will not
find fault We nope such disappointments
will be rare hereafter, for it is quite as
great an annoyance to us as it can be to
our readers
Year: 1862

THosE CHARGES DIR. Henry's organ wishes
Che public to consider the article in the HERALD
a Have We . swindler among usT' unblushing
unmitigsted, scandalOus libels, and talks Of men
behind the scenes There are two ways Of dis


posing Of these charges, IL they are libelOus.
One Is By suit for libel, if the Doctor can screw
his courage up to the test; and, as a friend o
law aud order, we would prefer their investiga-
ton IL court Of justice. We think we could
meet al the damages the Doctors character
could suffer under any such charges as thos


made The other method is to setde them the
best way the Doctor can screw his courage up
70 take. The Doctor further @ys "hs is as free
from spot or beuhsh as any man among US. :.


This Is libel on the people Of the Territory
n his assertion were true, the color Of Jacobs
herd might be considered pure white beside him.
Year: 1862

t. In every village school house the
little children are plotting against slavery !;
the human intellectis working the destruc-
ton Of the monster Of iniquity in every
laboratory Of science every machine
shop. Every steam whistle, every putting
locomotive, is sounding The notes Of liberty.
The Shareholder cannot make an attempt
to keep pace with the general progress o1
mankind, without plotting against himself
From the nob1est instincts OF our heart:
down to greed Of gain, every impulse O
human nature is engaged in this universe
opposition Every boast Of the slavt
power is 3 disguised moan Of weakness
The sores Of Lazarus cannot be hid By th,
cloak Of Hercules. The only danger is
that in trying to prolong the life Of tn
evil the Republic may be periled. Th
serpent wounded to death is still capabl
OF mischief
Year: 1862

1B In the pursuit of the rebels st York
town by the cavalry, private Noble Qrish} Of
Major Barker's Mcclellan Dragoons bad his
horse killed, and was severely wounded in the
leg by the explosion Of torpedo while pass
ing though Yorktown
Year: 1862

this rebellion aud the principle upon which


it observation-disclosures to law.


| Why, sir, II JEFF Davis in his inaugural


had put the rebellion on the ground Of revo-


luton. should have fel: very different from


what L do in regard to it now. 1t would


tsve been less painful to me if be had claim


ed the right TO so out on the ground of rev.
olution; but oh! those fatal words. the right
to separate from this Government. under


the compact of our fathers, the right to Sc


cede from this Union, the right to go out of
this compact! Acknowledge that doctrine
once, and you have got nothing left. What
Obligations have you at home for your coun-
ties TO remain in the States? IL would sap
the foundation Of all ovr institutions; and
who is there that is not willing 10 sacrifice
anything and every thing to break down this
Infamous heresy which is attempting the
destruction of this Union? Sir. if that doc
trine should prevail. We may burn our
churches aud destroy our school houses. for
there is nothing left worthy OF the name of
an American citizen.


Now, we are engaged in This controversy,
in this contest, and my prayer and wish i.
that we may act together rs one man. and
have definite policy from the Executive;
that that policy may go before our army,
that every man who takes a musket in his
hand may know. as he goes into battle, that
he has the assurance Of his country to stand
by him in an affirmative policy, and to make
the disloyal mans property subject to his
wants. and an aid in defrayibg the expenses
of this war. Then we shall have a system
and will show 10 all the nations of the earth
that wo are yet a Government, and that
there is yet power. firmness, and nerve
enough to punish REBELLION.