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Year: 1861

SHOT IN AN ATTEMPT TO Poison SPRINGs.--A
few nights ago, sentinel in Banks's division
who was guarding two springs, discovered
some one approaching who, being challenged
made no reply, when the sentinel fired and
the man fell, being wounded in the groin. He
was taken to the guardhouse and examined
when pound and half of arsenic was found
upon his person, with which he intended tt
sweeten the springs.
Year: 1861

gnfs- We learn from a gentleman, who left
the vicinity Of Poolesville early yesterday
morning, that all was quiet in that vicinity. A
small brush between the pickets took place
near Edwards's Ferry the previous evening
which resulted in the retreat Of the rebel pick
| cts alter few shots had been exchanged.
Year: 1861

Even in The fast city of New York, where
people have been most disposed to complain
Of what they have been pleased to call the
"slown ness " of the Secretary of the Navy, they
now admit that his Department has accom-
plished vast deal within short time


Thus. the New York Tribune Of last Thurs
day, says:


when the present Secretary of the Navy
took charge of his department there were in
all the ports of the North but four small YES
sells, carrying twenty-five guns. Treachery
had done its work as effectually on the water
as on the land. Our war ships were scattered
over the globe, and the rebellion brought the
necessity of creating a navy from the very
bottom. The difficulty was enhanced by the
want OF legislative authority for extraordinary
action, beyond the legal powers Of the Sec
retary, and the precedents Of his Department
1t was vastly enhanced, too, by the tough re-
sistaace presented by routine To suddenly
create a navy was simultaneously to recreat'
| Navy Department"
Year: 1861

The following history of the various
Tariffs which have been passed since 1900
is from the New York Herald:


There is nothing remarkable in the his
tory of the times or in the circumstance con-
nected with the passage of the earliest laws
regulating the customs, and hence it may
be well to pass without dwelling upon the
Tariff act Of 1890. We proceed, therefore,
to the
Year: 1861

TIE RAILROAD TO FoRT HAmILTos.-The City
Railroad Company having extended the Third avenue
ira ok to Fort Hamilton the commenced running
from the city line (Gowanus) on Saturday morning
The fare from Fulton Ferry to the Fort distance Of
nearly miles, is cents-hve TO the CITY line
and five to the end OF the route. The citizens of the
village manifested their delight by the firing of cannon
and the raising of an American flag. The number Of
cars to be placed the route ia not yet determined
1t will depend for the present upon tho amount Of
travel
Year: 1861

A SLAYER CONVERTED INTO WAR FRssEL.--
The Savannah News learns that the slave
brig ''BoniGa' has been taken in charge by
Gov. Brown, and a detachment from the
Coast Guard put on board of her. She will
be thoroughly armed and take her place for
the protec ton of the coast. The Bonita was
captured some time since on the coast of Afri-
SLAYER and taken to Charleston, but
there being no United States Court there she
was brought to Savannah, and has been there
since
Year: 1861

A NICE WIDow--The following is from Dr.
Holmes new novel:


The widow Romans was now III the full
bloom of ornamental sorrow. very shal-
low Grape bonnet, frilled and froth like,
allowed the parted raven hair to show its
glossy smoothness. A jet pin heaved upon
her bosom with every sigh of memory, or
emotion of unknown origin. Jet bracelets
shone with every movement OF her slender
hands, cased in cross fitting black gloves.
Her sable dress was ridged with manifold
hounces from beneath which small foot
showed itself from time to time, clad in the
same hue OF mourning. Every thing about
her was dark, except the whites OF her e,-as
and the enamel of her teeth. The effect ATS
complete. Grays Elegy was not more l'sr-
feet compost Lion. ::
Year: 1861

Popular Demonstration. The popular feel
ing was considerably stirred up by MIR. Car
lile's speech in the Convention yesterday
and as ne emerged from the hall, in company
with "a lady, there was something of a demon
stration in the crowd around the DOOR, which
we pronounce reprehensibie under such cir
cumstances. After he passed on, the outside
discussion ran pretty high, and the Union WAS
split up and reconstructed several times ia
the course of a half hour.
Year: 1861

REMARKABLE INSTANCE or MADNESS IN A
HoRsE.-One day last weeka valuable horse
belonging to Mr.. Nicholas Smith, of Medford,
Mass, was seiAed with madness, and became
so furious that it was necessary for the safety
of those about him to confiue him to strong
enclosure. He exhibited mis- strange maladv
by biting his keeper and dashing his head
against the sides of his stall. He attempted
to gnaw his own hoofs, in doing which he
broke his lower jaw so that it hung useless -
He bit his own sides, and finally died after
three days of terrible suffering.
Year: 1861

The next breeze from the South may bring
to us the clash of resounding arms, Virginia
cannot remain neutral in this contest. She
must unite with the Confederate States in re-
sstance to Lincoln's despotisn, she must,
by simply remaining in this Union, con tribute
her money, if not her men, to the subugation
of her Southern sisters. We predict that the
entire South viii now be driven to make com
mon cause in defence of their common safety
against a common danger. He that is not for
the South is against her. There can be no
middle ground Men of Virginia choose ye
whom you Will serve.
Year: 1861

Until this address had appeared in print, we
We're unwilling to believe that any individual
elevated TO the Chief Magis tracy of this ma
ton, though elected upon a sectional platform
and by sectional party, would dare to APP
preach the discharge of his lofty trust with
the declara tions of Il higher law doctrine upon
his lips-pronouncing miserable threat
excuses the laWleSSness OF those of the other
with one breath essaying to weaken the
thority and restrict the jurisdiction OF the Su-
preme Court while with another he iutimates
that well defined provision of the Consttu-
ton cannot be carried into effect, on account
of the opposing moral sense of the Northern
community.
Year: 1861

We have been as much attached to the
Union as any man i'll il, and regret much
as it is possible for any one to do, that causes
have arisen to make necessary its dismember


ment. Yet, now that such causes do exist,
and believing that Mr.. Lincoin's policy will
tend only to increase and magnify them, we
cannot hesitate TO express our sincere cOnyic-
tion that Virginia should no longer delay to
sever her connection with the North-that t
both her honor and her interest require her to
part company with those who will not regard
her rights, and a longer connection with
whom would place her in an attitude of hos
tility TO those TO whom she ought TO be united
by every tie that can bind Il people together.
Year: 1861

This Is direct declaration Of war against
the seeded States. 4 denial that they
out of the Union imposes on him, in his view,


the necessity of enforcing the laws of the Gen


eral Government, as though they had not de-


clared their connection with that Government
at an end. Descending 10 particulars, he an


nounces his intention to collect revenues in
those States. He intends to wiring tribute
from an unwilling people, and To force them
to contribute towards the expenses of Gov
eminent no longer recognized by them. He
also intends to hold the fortifications in those
States, and of course will ret take those now in
the possession of the Confederate States.
Year: 1861

We have believed thPt war could have been
proven ted by the prompt and decisive action
of Virginia. We have believed that she had
it in her power to preserve peace, and at the
same time to secure her own rights agains /
any future violation. To this end have
advised, urged and implored our fellow -cti-
Zens Ia act with decision and courage. Too
many of them have been deluded with a vain
hope of peace to be preserved by tame sub
mission TO wrong. If the Inaugural does not
now undeceive them we dread 10 think of the
terrible events which are soon to scatter all
hopes except those which rest upon the
armed battalions of free people. God save
Virginia
Year: 1861

AVOIDING THE APPEARANCE OF EVIL
Ia the Republican County Convention of Ell
Dorado, disposition was manifested to nom
mate a certain Mr.. Arnold as a candidate for
the Assembly. Mr.. Arnold, who seems to be
a sensible man. and sensitively tenacious of his
respectability, declined the nomination on the
ground that he has family to support, whom
he is desirous of maintaining in good repute,
and could not consent TO disgrace them by
taking seat in the Legislature.
Year: 1861




A young panther is easily terrified at any
noise, is complete coward at the sound of
firearms, and imprudent in taking a bait,
while with the old ones il is quite the con-
trary. To form a conclusion as to the char
acter of the old by that of the young is,
therefore, as great an error as it would be to
decide on the courage Of a man from that
which he displayed when boy Of ten years
of age. The Kabyles look on the panther q
one Of the most formidable of animals. They
consider it as even more courageous than the
lion, although they admit that it uses more
precautions to SECURE itself from danger.


When tracked it endeavors to fly; but
when it can not do so without danger, it
dashes furiopsly TO the combat, and struggles
TO the last. Once wounded, it never at
tempts to escape, even when able to do so
without danger. Nothing, either by day or
night, passes with impunity within reach OF
panther's spring, when the animal is in its
lair it then attacks men and animals with
out provocation; in word, it leaps on any
thing it sees moving, sometimes contenting
itself with giving a wound with it claws,
which either mains or kills, and then walks
away as if nothing had happened.


A full grown panther will never touch a
dead bait even If it should be paat of some
animal of which it has before devoured a
part, but young one will readily approach
it. The panther never climbs up tree, as
has been enormously stated. An old male
animal of this kind is considered by the
Kabyles as more serious enemy than an
old lion, because, in obedience TO continued
instinct of carnage, and even when not in
want of food, the former kills for the merI
pleasure of destruction, while the latter
when not hungry, seldom does so, unles
provoked, except for the purpose ofiAstruct
ing its inexperienced cubs.
Year: 1861

A SpIRIrUALIsT's SHAM EXPOSED Mr..
S., prominent banker of st. Johns,
Mich, somewhat skeptical upon the subject
of spiritualism, prevailed upon a female
"test medium" TO give an entertainment at
his residence. One of the miraculous"
performances was to cause the spirits to beat
uDonsa drum suspended from the ceiling
about six feet from the floor. The medium
sat upon the floor directly under the drum,
two stout men, sitting upon her dress to pre-
vent her from Ascending The drumsticks
were laid upon the floor in remote corner
of the room, and every thing being in readi-
ness the light was extinguished, when, sure
enough, violent beating was commenced
upon the drum, and but for the curiosity Of
certain designing persons, the .test' would
have been unansWerable. At this period Of
the performance the door was burst open
and light was quickly thrust into the
room, and surprising as II may appear, the
medium was standing upon her feet and
| beating the drum at a furious rate. 1t Il
needless to remark that the lady tainted, anc
was carried out" si
Year: 1861

citizen may so well demonstrate his devo-
ton to his country as by sustaining the
Flag. the Constitution, and the Union, un-
der all circumstances, and under every
Administration, (regardless of party poll
tios) against all assailants, at home and
abroad. If We hope to regain
and perpetuate the ascendency of our party,
we should never forget that man cannot
be true Democrat unless he is loyal pat
riots A. douglas.
Year: 1861

The following splendid poem was written un
ler spiritual influence, by Mary Jane Cunning
lam, of Washington City. The poetess was at
he time no more than fourteen years old Un-
Ter whatever influence produced, the inspiring
numbers will rank undisputed, with the =" Star
spangled Banner" brakes American Flag,
md Hohenlinden."


Flag of the planet gems!


Whose supplemented diadems
Stud every sea and shore and sky


Oh! can thy children gaze


Upon thy silver blaze,


Nor Aindle at thy rays,
Which led the brave of old to die
Thou banner beautiful and grand,
Float thou forever o'er our land


Flag of the stripes of fire!


Long as the bard his lofty Tyre
Can strike, thou shalt inspire our song


Wen sing thee round the hearth,


Wen sing thee on strange earth,


Wen sing thee when we forth
To battle go, with clarion tongue.
Flag of the free and brave in blood,
For ave be thou the blest of God


Flag of the bird of Jove!


Who left his home, the c'ouds above,
TO point the hero's lightning path


Around thee will we stand,


And glitterfng sword in hand,


And swear to guard the land
Which quell'd the British lions wrath;
Flag of the West be thou unfurled,
Till the last trump arouse the world


Flag of two ocean shores!


Whose everlasting thunder roars
From deep to deep, in storm and foam


Though with the SUMS red set


Thou sink'st to slumber, yet


With him in glory great
Thou rsest, and shall share his tomb!
Thou banner! beautiful and grand,
Float thou forever DER our land:
Year: 1861

oh saw can YOU see by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last


cleaning
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the


perilous fight,
O,er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly


streaming!


And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting In


air,


Gave proof through the night that our flag was


still there;


Oh . say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free, and home of the bravei
On that shore dmly seen through the mists Of tho


deep,


Where the foes naughty host in dread silence re


poses,


What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering


steep,


As it fitfully blows, now conceals, now dscloses!
Now it catches the CLEAN of the mornings first


beam,
In full glory reflected, shines on the stream
'Tis the star-spangled banner. o long may it wave
O'er the land of the free, and the home OF the


brave,


And where is thai band who so vauntngly swore



4 home and country should leave us no more'
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps


pollution.


No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave
And the star spangled banner in triumph doth wave
Oer the land of the , G. and the home of the brave.
Oh thus be it ever, when frcemcn shall stand
Between their loved homes and the wars desolaton
Blest with victory and pcaces may the heaven res
cued land


Praise the power that hath made and preserved US
! a nation.


Then conauer we must, when our cause it lie just,
| And this be eur motto. In God is our trust y
! And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall
wave


Oer the land of the free and the home of the brave
sThis song was composed under the following
| circumstances A gentleman had left Balti
more with flag of truce, for the purpose o
! getting released from the British feet friend
| of his, who bad been captured at Marlborough
| lie weat as far as he mouth Of the Patuxent
aud was not permitted 10 r,.urn, lest the intend
ed attack on Baltimore should be disclosed. II,
was therefore brought up the bay TO tie mouti
Of the Patapsco, where the fag-vesscl was KEEP
under the guns of frigate; aRa he Was com
PEELED to witness the bombardmant of For
NJ Henry, which the Admiral had boasted h
should carry in few hours, and that the cit,
must fall lie watched the flag at the for
through the whole day, with an anxiety that cal
be better felt than described, until the night pre-
vented him from seeing it. In the night h
watched the komb-shclls, and at early dawn hi
eve was again greeted by the flag of his country
il Cartys National Songs, iii. 225.
Year: 1861

An editor of paper, who was great
sufferer from toUthache, made the following
observation, after violent attack: "The
person who could write editorials while
suffering with toothache, could kick up his
heels over the grave of Hope, and snap his
dying fingers in the face of Time and sor-
row -
Year: 1861

ARRANGED for the convenience Of Ladies' being on ths
second h0or. We have different styles Of Sewing
Machines always hand. We take great pleasure Ia
showing our WILCOX MACHINE, knowisg, from q lair


trial by those who have bought them that they the
family machine. One great feature IN them Is the
Needle cannot be set wrong. They the most simple
AID least complicated Machine IN use By calling and
seeing them you can be sstisded Of their vslus


Also on the same hOor, Or. J. B. WATSON has httDd
Year: 1861




In an article on the war, the New York atlas
remark of Gen Scott:


Do not some OF a little forget the character
of the man who commands the United States ar
mics? The secessionIsts, and even Of tho
nations over the water, understand him better.
One of the Louisville journals. MAJ days ago,
remarked that Gen. Scott is proverbially slow
commander. He is always unpopular during his
campaigns. II is only when tie campaign is over
and he has won AS he always has done-that the
wisdom OF his action is understood and he becomes
popular. Higher praise could no. well have been
bestowed upon any commander, for the parallel
is exact sne with the Duke of Wei ington. He
w.s always slow coach-an old fogy. He never
seemed to be doing anything. But he always won.
In the end he was ways worshipped. At Terres
Vedras, in the Peninsular war, Wellington could
have cut the French army to pieces, with the loss
of half his men. He waited, maneuvered, and
secured advantages for a week, and he obtained a
much more decisive victory, with loss that
scarcely figured in the bulletin. Scott could have
taken Vera Cruz, in three days, with the loss OF
three thousand men he took it in three weeks
and lost but hundred or two.


Letone more point be fairly remembered. Win
field Scott has been in arms for than half a
century. During all that time, as youth, man ami
veteran, when in command of any description
of force, he has never retreated one foot
Not that he is any Drawer than officers who
have made nearly MANY retreas rs advances,
but that he Cannot be induced To move until he is
certain of his ability to maintain his position
Not IL move i'll he make in the present contest
until he feels well assured that he can maintain,
in men, munitions OF war; AMI lines oil communi
cation, any advantages temporarily secured and
the last thing that should he urged upon him by
the Government. or ON the Government by the
people. is precipitation without jud -mcnt. Meth
er the newspapers nor most OF the people who talk
most freely of the military position, can do more
thln show the grossest ignorance and presumption
Ii the attempt at discussing what this or that plan
of operation would effect. So far all goes we'll
and apparently sure as slow There is ever,
reason to believe til 1t the operations OF the cam
pa,gn will be C ntinued to be carried on with
fathlllness and uigrnent, AMI do bee
ter thin TO express that confidence which we really
have ut heart. and wait plticntly for that
which belongs TO competent management in "a
good cause.
Year: 1861

The Rural Register slys: Never put ham
into kettle Of cold water, AM be equally careful
never ID place one iuto boiling water First let the
wa er become lukewarm, an then put the ham in i.
Let it simmer or boil lightly for four or FIVE hours
then take it and shave the rind OF. Rub
crlnulated sugar into tie whole surface Of the
ham. long it lie IN ale % rec crive it. Put
the ham in baking dish with a bottle Of prime
cider. BaSte occasionally with the juice, and let it
bake an hoar in gentle heat.
Year: 1861

The example and precept OF one of the most
successful business men America has seen, may
be worthy of attention at the present time. Mr.
GrasTi wrote al have always considered advcr-
t>ing literally and long, to he great success in
business. and prelrde to wealth And | have
made it an invariabe rule. too to advertise in the
dnllest time. long experience having taught me
money thus spent is we'll laid out as, by keeping
my business before the people. it has secured me
many sales that would otherwise have lost
Year: 1861

If the people of seven eight contiguous
States shall pretty unanimously resolve to secede
and set up for themselves, think they would do
so, and that il could be most un,csc to undertake
resist uch secession Ly Jfd'rol force Why is il
that those who want to confue this doctrine, al
Tribune, Dec 10.
Year: 1861

A PRESCRIPTION -Abernethy once said
to rich but dirty patient who consulted
him about an eruption, ,''let your servant
bring you three or four pals of water, and
put it into wash tub and take Oft your
clothes, get into it, and rub yourself well
with soap and a rough towel and you'll re-
cover" This advice seems very much like
telling me to wash myself" said the patient.
Well" said Abernethy, sit may be open
to such a construction"
Year: 1861

How THE JAPANESE RESTORE FADED Flow
ERs.-After a bouquet is dropping beyond
all remedies of fresh water, the Japanese
can bring it back to all its first glory by a
simple and seemingly most destructive op-
Grafton. A writer at Nagasaki says: 81 had
received some days ago delightful bunch
of, flowers from a Japanese acquaintance.-
They continued to live in their beauty for
nearly two weeks, when st last they faded.
Just as was about to have them thrown
away, the same gentleman, Japanese gen.
tleman, came to gee me. showed him the
faded flowers, and told him that though
lasting long, time they had now become
useless. "Oh, no." said he, "only put the
ends of the stems into the fire, and they will
be as good as b"fore." | was incredulous;
so he took them himself and held the stems
ends in the fire until they were completely
charred This was in the morning; at even
ing they were again looking fresh and vigor
Gus, and have continued so for another week.
What may be the true agent in this revi-
wing process, am unable to determine full
ly: whether it be heat driving once more the
last juices into the very leahet and vein, or
whether it be the bountiful supply of carbon
furnished by the charring. | am inclined
however, to the latter cause. as the full eff
feet was not produced until some eight hours
afterwards. and as it seems that if the heat
was the principal agent, it must have been
sooner followed by visible changes"
Year: 1861

The Columbiad or Paixhan-pronounce
pay-zan-ls a large gun, designed princi-
pally for firing shells, it being far more ac-
curate than the ordinary short mortar.


A mortar is very short cannon, with g.
large bore, some of them thirteen inches in
diameter, for firing shells. Those in use in
our army are set at an angle of forty-tive
degrees, and the range of the she'll is var
led by altering the charge of powder.


A Dahlgreu gun is an ordinary cam on,
except that it is made very thick at the
breech for some three or four feet, when it
tapers down sharply to less than usual size.
This form was adopted in consequence of
the experiments of Capt Dahlgren. of the U.
U. Navy, having shown that when a gun
bursts, it usually gives away at the breech.


The Niagara is armed with these guns,
and at the Brooklyn navy yard there are
sixty, weighing about 5000 pounds each,
and six of $4,000 weight each, the former
of which are capable of carrying nine inch,
and the latter a ten inch she'll distance Of
two or three miles, and there is one gun of this
pattern which weighs 1876 pounds, and is
warranted to send inch she'll four miles.


A easement is stone roof to a fort made
sufficiently thick to resist the force of can
non balls, and a easement gun is one which
is placed under easement.


A barDette gun is one which is placed on
the top of the ratification.


An embrasure is the hole or opening
through which guns are fred from fortifca-
tions.


Loop holes are openings in walls to fire
musketry throu oh