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Year: 1867




An act in addition to chapter thirty


three OF the general statutes, enti-


tied, Z" OF process"
1t Is hereby enacted, &c. gen


Sec. |. Whenever any attachment
shall have been made upon mesne pro
cess issued from any court in this
state of any live animals, or of any
goods or chattels liable to perish or
waste, or to be greatly reduced in val
ne by keeping, or which cannot be
kept without great or disproportion
ate expense, and the parties to such
attachment shall not have consented III
writing to the sale of such property
upon such process, in the manner pro
vlded in section thirty nine of chapter
thirty three of the general statutes
any party in interest i'll the action
whenever such attachment is made,
may apply to the court Ia which such
act is pending, at any term thereof or
to the judges thereof i'll vacation. for
an order Of sale Of such property, by
the officer attaching the same.


Sec. 2. At least ten days notice of
such application shall be given to all
the parties to such action, to be served
in the same manner as writ of sum
mons, and in case any such party shall
not reside in this state, service shall
be made upon his agent or attorney
therein, and if he shall have no agent
or attorney therein, such service shall
Oe made on the person having the Gus
tody of said property at the time OF
said attachment, and if no such per
son can be found within this state,
then an order of publication of such
notice shall be made 10y such court OF
judges thereof, in such newspaper OF
newspapers as they shall direct, foI
Ihree weeks successfully, the last OF
which publications shall be at least ten
lays before the heal Ing of such appii
:ation.


Sec. 3. Upon hearing such appiica-
ion, if such court or judges are salts
lied that said property is within th,
description given in the first section OF
This act, they may make all order ol
,alc thereof to be executed by the Off
'er holding said property, and shall
,,t1i
mgly, and such order aud warrant
hall he duly recorded in said court.


Sec. 4. The officer to whom such
warrant is directed shall proceed to
appoint three disinterested and judi
'lOu5 persons, acquainted with the val
DC OF such property as appraiser,
,noreOt, and they shall be sworn to d
aithlul discharge OF such duty aud
,hall appraiSe said property at its full
! md just value III money, and thercup-
N said officer ST all advertise and sell
aid property in the same manner, III
all respects, as is provided 10y law, for
he sale OF property on execution
provided, that if the owner OF said
property Oy his agent or attorney shall
1T any time before such sale tender to
aid officer the amount of said apprai-
sal in money OF give satisfactory secu
lty for the payment thereof, said Off
Ger shall receive such tender or take
such security and deliver such proper
ty 10 such owner for the purpose, ano
Is provided i'll section forty four Of
aid chapter thirty three.


Sec. 5. This act shall be construed
md taken as in addition to the pro
visions of chapter thirty three OF The
general statutes, and not as repeating
he same.


Sec. 6. This act shall take efect
rom its passage.


| ADnrOyed Nov. q 1861
Year: 1867

SOUTHERN DEsTITUTIoN AND SUFFERING
The ladies of twelve of the churches Of
different denominations in this city arc to
hold fair at Odd Fellows Hall, to com,
mence on Monday evening next. If one
half that is brought to light by our local
reporter be true, the Christian and humane
people of Washington cannot move too
soon nor too speedily in affording substan'
tial relief to these suffering ones. The
heart is ngonized over the recital of the
woes of this distressed people. Let all
who can, contribute their mite ; and LEI
the rich give Of their abundance.
Year: 1867

has acquired, perhaps unconsciously and
perhaps believing, by too much Of that man
nerism Of the Harvard divinity school to
please us. Bnt this Is neither here, nor
there, and we trust his friends win pardon
this allusion, for we give utterance to this
apparent criticism in no censorious or un-
friendly spirit.


At this house Of worship is generally
found good congregation, and they have,
we understand, a aourishing Sunday school.
Many intelligent and thoughtful people
gather here from Sabbath to Sabbath to
worship God according to the dictates Of
their own consciences.
Year: 1867

The September session of the Supreme Court
of this state commences its session for the Third
September 10th. The docket, although this is
the second session during the present year, is
about as large as usual and to dispose Of the
whole of it will require session of six or eight
weeks. We observe the new Clerk, Major Tay-
lor, is etfecting many needed repairs about the
court house building, and having it thoroughly
cleaned and brushed up, preparatory to the
meeting of the Court.
Year: 1867

This firm, who for the last eight or nine
months have been doing business at the old
Walker.Hicklng-C -Cheever stamping Ground"
having received, during the past week, part of
their goods for the fall and winter trade, we pro-
pose, not as q puff or business notice, but
really as matter Of local interest and pride, to
say word of their establishment, for We hold it
that retails $150,0O0 worth of goods year. The
building they occupy, as most of our readers
know, is three story brick, 15O feet deep, with
cellar under the whole Of it, aud though they
occupy it all, they complain Of want OF room.
One must see their goods to appreciate this. The
cellar is filled with barrels-sagars, molassss,
oils, and articles of that sort. The ground aoor
is occupied with dry goods, groceries, and craek-
cry, displayed for sale. We propose to say little
of the excellence of their stock-the public can
Judge for themselves. Only this we must say in
Justice, that there is no heavier stock of general
dry goods in the city, and that in the matter OF
fannels and woolen goods particularly, we were
not only surprised at the extent and apparent





prices are fully as low as they were in specie
times before the war. sa.a, .,,


The second story is occupied, in the rear with
heavy crockery, and in front on one side with
hats and caps, and on the other with men and
women's boots, shoes, CATERS, &c. Either stock
would handsomely fill an ordinary store.


The third story seems to be filled with bales
and packages slowed away temporarily for want
of room below. acrl.


Though young men, they are old in business,
having been trained from youth in the building
they occupy. Having capital enough to pay
cash for their goods, and owning the building
they occupy-paying no rent-and doing so
enormous business, it is not strange they can
sell cheap and have so wide range of custom.
Year: 1867

A despatch from Chicago says that hereafter
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad will
cary soldiers orphans to and fro over the road
free Of charge. This is very credtable proceed
ing on the part of the company and win be duly
appreciated by all who hold dear the memory Of
Our fallen brave
Year: 1867

DndnIck & BROTHER have just returned from
Lake Superior, bringing home for sale fine lot
OF stereoscopic pictures of the famous Pictured


Rocks, and of other splendid scenery on the wild


shoresos that great inland sea. Call at the drug


store and see them. ts l.a
Year: 1867

Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powders were first
prepared by DR.. Price with special reference
to healthfulness, for his own family use and
subsequently by his neighbors. The fame Of the
baking powder spread from house to house, until
the demand became burdensomc and he was fair
y forced to have the powders prepared in large
quantities.
Year: 1867

A new lot just received embracing all the
books used in our city public schools and private
schools, at OsM,N Il HAPEMANs FREE TRADER
Bookstore and News Room They are generally
new editions, and can be offered a fraction cheap
er than ever,
Year: 1867

Another spirited match game was played at
La Sale on Tuesday between the tirstnine of the
Little Vermilion Club of La Sale and the first
nine of the Shabbona Club of Ottawa, the Otta.
wa boys again coming off winners The follow.
ing was the score
Year: 1867

A little girl, three years Of age, on
Sunday week, was sleeping in her crib
bed in the bedroom of her mother, the
husband and father being absent attend
ing to his business, which is of a public
nature and which keeps him up nights.
A door opening into the sitting or dining
room Of the house was ajar, and in the
sitting room the upper sash Of the win
dow had been lowered, as was the Gus
tom. In the middle Of the night the
little girl cried out, Ma, ma, kitty is
biting me" The mother went to the
crib aud, on examining her, found that
the large toe of one OF her feet had been
bitten, and that just above the ankle we're
two more wounds from which the blood
flowed freely. She was quite alarmed,
knowing that there was no cat about the
house, and she was quite perplexed to
find out what had bitten her child. Stop
ping the bleeding, she was about placing
her in her own bed, when she asked to be
allowed to remain in her crib, where she
could play with kitty" The father, on
coming home in the morning, was in
formed of what had transpired in the
night by his wife, and he examined the
wounds on the legs of his. daughter and
at once said he thought them to have
been produced by rat


During the day a neighboring woman
said she had observed on more than one
occasion large rat climbing to the out
side of the window sill. The following
night the door between the bedroom and
sittingroom was closed. When all had
become quiet, a rat was heard gnawing
at the threshold Of the door, The hus-
band was informed OF the matter in the
morning, and determined, il possible, to
catch the rat This he did in two or
three mornings afterwards-seeing the
rat enter the room by means OF the win
dow, which was lowered from the top.
Hosting the sash, be let himself into the
house by the door, and, with club, dis
patched IT, He threw it into the yard
where his wife could see it when she
arose. Shortly after the usual time for
arising, the little girl came into the
house with the dead rat rolled up in her
apron, and complained bitterly 10 her
mother because Papa had killed her
kitty" All day she mourned over the
loss Of her pet, and, from what can be
gathered from her, there is no doubt that
she had been IN the habit Of playing with
it in the day time and its sharing her
bed with her nights until its biting her
brought about its death. - Rochester
Union.
Year: 1867

b4~In the course of excavation at
Hull, England, oak trees in a horizontal
position have been discovered imbedded
in the earth, nineteen feet below the
surface of the river. The wood is hard
and strong.
Year: 1867

EcoNoMY.-The editor W no wrote his
editorials with stolen chalk on the soles of
his shoes,an went bare foot while his copy
was being set up, has purchased a ream
ofused up envelopes, and engaged girl
to turn them inside out.
Year: 1867

back he lauded as the climax of human magma
nimiiy. And are all these he asked, proofs
OF the enmity OF the North against the Southf


In answer to the question, ''Wnat is the exact
status of the Southern States of the Ameri-
can Union gn he said that no historical preee-
dents could be found TO help to right concu-
sion, nor could help be found IN the Constitu-
tion. The Gaze was anomalous. The Roman
maxim, The welfare OF the people is the su-
preme law,n was never more applicable, He
Tidicued the tmpudent CLAIM OF the South TO,
the Constitutional right of having Senators and
Representatives in Congress, after having vol
UNFAIRLY and forcibly severed themselves ior
four long years from all connection with the
Union. Those who uphold this doctrine were
TO be ranked with the enemies of the Union.
Applause He then considered the theory
that the Tebellious States had relapsed into the
territorial condition. and showed 1t TO be unite
nable. They were States IN ruins. Hence they
had to be reconstructed; yes, reconstructed
was the very word, from the foundation to the
top stone. 9' leI {. r1ul ~ 80


But now, he asked. Shall liberty be secured,
as well as proclaimedg Considering the present
condition OF the South, her dsloyalty and her
hatred of the negro and the North. left to her
self, the worst consequences might be predicted
Lynch law, assassination, and civil war would
do their bloody work. The inevitable conclu-
sion was that the South must be kept under the
guardianship OF the Union for an indefinite
period. Her promises and pledges to be loyal
we're not tobe trusted. He said that this was
the view taken by Congress in its late recon-





SO long ms Andrew johnson was allowed to
occupy the Presidential chairg His impeach-
ment was the most important step to be taken.
To him the Rebel forces looked as their leader.
Let justice be executed upon him, or let those
parts of the Con stitution which relate to I'M
peachment or punishment for treason be blotted
out. The people we're ready for it.


The Judiciary Committee OF Congress had
been ordered to report upon the subject, and he
believed they would report in favor of impeach-
ment. TheL let this be the first measure taken
UP by the new Congress. Some timid, good men
shrink from so hazardous an experiment. Was
it eXpedent? Impeachment, he said, was law
ful, and Just as expedient as lawful. He referred
to the selfish cry that impeachment would bring
on financial panic. This was to be penny wise
and pound foolish. 1t was blind and foolish TO
suppose that prosperity could be reached by
cowardice. Liberty was god, and in proper
tion as we were true to her we should be blessed
in our pocket and in our store. That her reign
might be secure, she demanded the impeach-
ment and removal of her most malignant and
dangerous foe. Andrew Johnson. the pseudo
President of the United States; and let all the
people say amen.-N. Y. Times.
Year: 1867

BALTIMORE, February 27.-The brief an
nouncement from Annapolis of the postpone
ment of the inauguration of Lieutenant Cover
nor Cox as Governor, in place Of Governor
Swami, produced great sensation. 1t is now
stated that Governor Swami will not resign his
present position, but will decline the post of
United States Senator, to which he was re-
Gently elected, and will assign the reasons for
his action to the Legislature in day or two.
Year: 1867

Said Master - to us the other day, ''What is the difference between tall col ored man and one who is a little taller?" We confessed our inability to solve the puzzle "Why," said the laughing lad, "one IS big nigger and the other is nig bigger"
Year: 1867

The eighth commandment is one that every parent should be careful to enforce by pre- cept and example upon the child, and "train upa Child in the way it should go, and when it is old it will not depart therefrom." Tak- ing from another without his knowledge or consent is called stealing--is the definition of theft--and by writers on law this stealing is divided into petty larceny and grand larceny, and in all civilized communities laws are made attaching penalties to each degree of theft. But the terrors of tho penalties of law, sometimes, seems intellectual in restrain ing persons from the dark and blighting sin of theft. IL is lamentrble to realize the facts that in an enlightened and Christian comuni- ty some persons are found that forget the awful punisl1ent that follows the crime of stealing; persons whose moral powers have such weak tenqcty as to yield to the pitiful and trivial temptations as sometimes seduce them into this objectionable otfense against law and morals Some are so prone to the act of sppropriating as to take even mecr- chaum pipe without leave CT license, and

 

 nerve or fortitude to return il, even though it be known who they are. Temptation is one of the trying things of life; and tho man or woman that cnn withstand temptation surely occupies position to be envied by all good and true persons. An honest man is said to be the nob,est work of God: and let man be as rich as CrGsus or as poor as Lazarus. if be has in his bosom an honest heart, and conscience thst is at all times quiet and self approving, that man is indeed happy man; and although rnisfortunes oyertase him and disappointments attend him, the pure sun shine of an honest conscience lights mp his pathway of thorns and thlstles,, and he is still the noblest of the race of '.genus homo,n How important that we all keep constantly before us the commandment "Thou shalt not steaI' Lead Us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil" Honesty is the best policy, and truth the most invulncrsble shield
Year: 1867

ssS~ For the want of space we cannot give our readers the Address of the Democratic Stato Central Committee Z issued at Little Rock on tho 9th inst. The Committee calls upon all men who are opposed 10 negro suffrage to rally under the only banner that is now op- posing the infamous designs of the great revolutionary party, and to form clubs in every township, and an Execu- tive Committee at each county seat. There will be Q meeting held at Brownsville on the second Monday in January, for the purpose of effectihg an organization under this call Let every man who can possibly go attend, as prompt action is necessary to the d efeat of those who have left nothing undone to secure their triumph.
Year: 1867

aea. We had the pleasure Of call from Dr. SHELBr, who has recently came to our city for the purpose of making it his future home We wish the DR. much suc- cess in the practice of his profession.
Year: 1867

The Active Club of New-York yesterday went
over TO Jersey and though they had good nine out being
unpractced, they found the Champions were too much
for hem and returned home minus the trophy by score
Of 40 TO 80 in long game Of three hours duration


Though there very good fielding by the Cham


pions the feature Of the contest was their batting fye
clean homeruns being made in the game by Wills De
laney, Reynolds and SnOwden Dupgnac took the lead
on the Active side high wind favored the batting con


sderably. Dir. Thorn Of the Mutual Club acted as
Umpire In his usual effective manner and the game wns
played with very friendly feeling between the clubs
We the $1,000
Year: 1867

new OKLkANs March 70, 1861


concurrent resolution introduced in the Senate
to-day recommending all citizens, white and black On
titled TO the franchise under the Military Reconstruction
act to register their votes and take active part In the
reorganization OF the State II advises tins on The
ground that win protect their personal and poll
ticai freedom and the persons and properly OF their dis
franchised fellow citizens, and the State from
anarchy and misrue. 1t was postponed til to-morrov
In the House the report OF the Special Impeachment
Committee was read. 1t recommends that no steps be
taken for mpeachng the Governor the State to be
reorganized under military rule which OF course will re-
lieve the accused. The report was adopted.
Year: 1867

A Copperhead exchange wants to know
why, if greenbacks were good enough TO
pay the soldier who risked his life for the
country, they are not good enough to pay
the bondholder who risked his money?


The Copperheads are great friends of the
soldiers, truly, Greenbacks good enough
for the soldier, All, indeed Did you
think greenbacks too good for the soldier
when your members of Congress refused
to vote for appropriations to pay him?


Did you think greenbacks too good for
the soldier when you deprecated their
value by making war upon the credit ofthe
country, and thus decreased his pay by SO
much as You deprecated them?


When a Republican Congress again and
again increased the soldiers pay, and issued
bonds to prevent further depreciation in
thevalue of greenbacks, did you think them
too good for the soldier?


Do you think greenbacks too good for
the soldier now and must you issue them
to such an amount as TO render worthless
the bounty which he may receive in cur
rency?


Oh, surely, you Democrats are great
friends of the soldier; but how much of
your money was invested in The bonds by
which the Government was enabled to
feed, clothe and pay the soldier Con
nersuittc Times.
Year: 1867

age, killed his son, . little boy. If seven, in
the conviction that the act would be agree
able to the Saviour His own account of
the crime is n follows:


"One night felt SO strongly that the
human race must soon perish that could
not get . moments sleep. / rose and
lighted all the lamps before the images Of
the saints, and throwing myself on my
knees, ferventiy prayed God to save me
and my family. Suddenly the idea came
to me of saving my son from eternal dam
nation, for as this only child was beauti.
ful boy, aud finer than most boys of his
age, feared that he would become after
my death, prey of hell, and determined
10 sacrifice him to the Lord.


Filled with this idea, / continued to
pray. ! said to myself, that if, during my
prayer, the thought of sacrificing my son
to God came to me from the right side, /
would execute it; if, on the contrary, il
came from the left, would giveit up ; for.
according to our religious teachings, the
thought which comes from the right is
from our good angel, and that from the left
is the instigati0n of the devil. After long
prayer, the thought came to me from the
right side, and returned full of Joy to the
room where my son slept BY the side of nv
wife. Knowing that she would oppose the
sacrifice which desired to offer 10 God, I
sent her to the market to purchase provi-
siOrs.


When she had gone I awoke my child.
and said to him, Get up, my son, put on
thy white shirt, that may admire thee"
When he had done this laid him on the
bench, and stabbed him seven times In the
stomach


The child, in struggling, fell frequently
upon the knife and when found was covered
with wounds. The father, it seems, IN
tending to end the lads suffcrings, cut the
stomach open from top to bottom: but even
then he fingered for little while. This
frightiul scene occurred just before sunrise


Kursin says that just as the child had
brcathed his last, the first rays of the sun
shOne through the window, and in mo-
:nent Of ecstary he fell on his knees and
implOred God to mercifully receive this
sacrifice. Kursin continued his narrative
in these terms Just as / had thrown
myself before the holy images, and as nv
son was lying in his blood. the door opened
and my wife came in. She instantly saw
what had passed, and. seized with horror.
she tell senseless TO the ground. / raised
her, and said: Go to the Mavor and tell
him all. am going to give .fete to the
sainis.'"


Kursin, after he had been sent to prison,
rcsoluIely refused all kinds of nourishmcnt,
and died of starvation before the sentence
upon him could be executed.