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Year: 1867

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La One of the most strange and unaccount-
able revelations which are sometimes
made in the domestic relations of families,
was brought to light in this city last even
ing by the voluntary flight from home and
friends of young and beautiful woman,
the wife of a grocer in Albany, and her at
tempted entrance upon a life of shame and
degradation in a notorious house ON North
Second street, in this city. The prominent
characters in this sad drama of life, are re-


spectacle and wealthy residents of the
capital. The wife is not more than eighteen
years of age, and is described as very hand
some. She has been married nearly two
years. The father is master builder in
ALBANY. and man of wealth. The hus-
ban1q some time since accompanied his
mother-in-law on visit to her relatives in
Europe, and the two are expected home
about the eighth of the present month";
During his ABSENCE or perhaps pre-
viously, the wife conceived violent dis
like towards her husband, and often
remarked TO her father that upon his return
she would not live with him. The father
supplicated and entreated her to abandon
this idea; but as the wife appeared deter
mined in her purpose, he offered her the
enjoyment of his own home and the pro-
lection of the parental roof against all
annoyance from the man she appeared so
thoroughly to dislike. She protessed acqui-



appears, the young and foolish wife, bent
on self-destruction, packed trunk of VAL
liable clothing, and leaving her home
superstitiously, came to this city, and took
rooms at the house referred to above.
Shortly afterwards her. father discovered
her absence, and by some means became
possessed of clue to her where
aboats. He followed her, and upon
arriving here sought the services
| of Detective Kirk. The officer last
evening accompanied the father, who was
much distracted by the conduct of his
daughter, to the house where she was stop
ping, and without difficulty the pair sue
ceeded in gaining an entrance by the front
door. AS they did so, the daughter made a
rapid flight from the rear of the house, and
! has not since been seen. The officer search
ed the house and found the woman's trunk
| in her room, locked and packed as when it


arrived, and removed it to the station


house. At sight of the trunk the father


became deeply affected, and burst into


tears, presenting picture of utter despair


and misery, in striking contrast with the


surroundings of the scene, the paint


ed bawds who looked on smiling
lily, the gauze, the glare and glitter of that


miniature hell on earth. Satisfied that his
daughter had fled, the father left the house


to renew his search for his lost daughter,
but up to the present hour did not succeed
in discovering her whereabouts. The case


altogether is very sad one. A young
wife, with means to crafty almost every


extraYagance, deserving not only her hus-


band but. her parents-her conduct is


among the anomalies sometimes presented
by the race of humanity, to account fol


which is an impossibility, and to prevent


which all laws, the experience of all others
lost beyond redemption, the prayers and


fender entreaties of friends, are not of the
Slightest avail.
Year: 1867

ravages of the cholera there as follows ::
I'm one instance an entire family of ten
persons died within the short space of
forty eight hours from the time the first
one was taken sick. These Greeks have be-
come greatly .demoralized through fear,
and the moment any member of a house,
hold is attacked by cholera, kinsfolks seek
their own safety by precipitate flight, and
leave the sick one to meet the uncertain is
sue single-handed and as best he may.
Thus, in several instances where death has
interviewed, the body has remained without
burial for many days, and on one occasion
the bodies of two children who had died
after desertion were eaten up or torn into
pieces by partially wild hogs which are
abundant in all this region of country."l
Year: 1867

The speech last evening was listened to
by small, but we presume, very select
audience. A number of ladies were pres
ent on the outskirts of the crowd, to see if
there was any hope for their sex. They
were disappointed. s.No light, no hope"
1t was all dark, (the speech, that isD


We did not hear the first part, but later
in the evening walked round to see what
had become Of the meeting. 1t was there,
but was too respectable, or too sleepy, to
be very demonstrative.-


If this meeting can be taken as a fair in
dication of the spirit which pervades the
Radical party at this eaEly stage of the
campaign, the Democracy have good rea-
son to anticipate the success of their cause.
They have nothing, so far, to discourage
them. From the present temper and spirit
of the Radicals, thorough organization
and lively campaign on the part of the De-
mocracy will insure them a victory at the
coming election.-DGyton Ledger.
Year: 1867

The above sum is what was raised by tax
alton in this State last year. And yet, with
nearly seventy million dollars revenue, the
managers of the State finances were unable
to pay the interest on the Stote debt and
STOLE $500, 900 from the Soldiers Re
lief Fund to cover up the deficiency
These same men are the nominees of the
Republican party for reelection. By vot-
ing for the Republican ticket, you vote to
indorse the act which robbed the disabled
soldiers of the State of Eight Hundred Thou
sand Dollars, IN order that the Republican
Office holders might hide their stealing and
extravagance from the tax payers OF the
State ashland Union.
Year: 1867

WINE MAKING.-An experienced wine
maker gives the following directions for
making vine:


Pick the grapes off the stem when fully
ripe, rejecting bad ones. Pass them through
one of the wine mills to tear open the
skins, but not to bruise the pulp. Press
moderately; then get all that remains in
order to make brandy or an inferior wine
Of Strain and fill into clean barrels; then
insert bent tube tight in the bung, and
let the lower (outside) end rest under the
surface of water in a bucket, so that all the
gas shall escape, the air will not get to the
wine. When it has done -fermenting, rack
it off into clean barrels, bung It up, and
set in cool place; bottle it in few
months The great secret of making good
wine is to select only the best grapes, an6
not press out the sour portion of the pulp
Year: 1867

Will our Radical friends who are so Bit
terly opposed to the Constitutional Amend
ment, and yet declare their intention to vote
the Radical ticket, inform us how they can
reconcile such action with their own con-
sciences, especially in the case of the Radi-
cal candidates for the Senate and House of
Representatives, who will vote to ratify an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States extending negro suffrage
over Ohio.-Chillicothe Advertiser.
Year: 1867

ALLOWING negroes to vote in Ohio will
bring thousands of them into the State.
White laborers will thus be brought into
competition with them. The prices of la
Dor will go down with its responsibility.
White laboring men look to your interests.
You do not try the matter as an expert
ment. Give the niggers once right to
vote and they will hold it. The Manhood
Suffrage proposition must be defeated now,
or hordes of niggers will be the curse of
the State forever.-Neao Lisbon Patriot.
Year: 1867

WHILE ten men watch for chances, one
man makes chances, and while ten wait
for something to turn up, one turns some
thing up; so, while ten fail, one succeeds
and is called man of luck or favorite Of
fortune. There is no luck like pluck, anG
fortune must favor those who are most in.
different to fortune.
Year: 1867

~ AAACAAI OsAAAASs


There is an old adage that says "no
man can serve two masters, and do justice
to BOTH" which is pointedly verified by
the Radical destruction acts. For by it
the Southern people are required to violate
their oaths of amnesty, which in good
faith they have taken and lived up to-:


81 do solemnly swear or affirm, in the
presence of Almighty God, that L will
henceforth faithfully DEFEND THE CoNsTI-
TUITION OF THE UNITED STATES and the
Union of the States Hereunder, and that
will, in like manner abide by and faithfully
support all laws and proclamations which
haze been made during the rebellion with
reference to the emancipation of slaves.
So help me God.'


No man having taken the above oath,
can live up to the requirements of the
Reconstruction acts" and not violate his
oath, or commit perjury. And yet this is
what is required of the Southern people in
order to make them loyal. What require
men to take an oath that they will ''hence-
forth faithfully defend the Constitution OF
the United States and the Union of the States
Hereunder" and then compel them to obey
laws which are in direct violation of every
principle of that Constitution, and destroy
and trample under the feet of military
oespots, ten States of the Union! Radical
members of Congress we know do it daily
but it is too much to be required of honest
men.-HancOcE Courier.
Year: 1867

PRESERVING FRUIT WITHOUT SUGAR.
To preserve fruit in this way, for winter
fill them up with cold spring water, tie
down with bladder tightly; put them in
kettle or copper of cold water up to the
neck of the bottles, with hay to steady
them; let them simmer for quarter of an
hour, but not boil; let them cool in the
water; wipe the bottles, and put in dry
place. On no account open them till their
contents are wanted for eating.
Year: 1867

GEN. SHKRrpAN.-The order removing
Gen. SHrRrpax from the command Of the
Fifth district has been countermanded on
account Of the prevalence Of the yellow
fever. II Is not deemed safe to transfer a
new man TO that country at this time, and
Gen. SHERIDAN will, therefore, remain at his
present post for time at least, or till the
fever shall have abated.
Year: 1867

MOVEMENTS or THE FLEET.


The Whole PrusSiaI fleet IL 10 be ready TO put TO
sea alta moments notice after April l.


COUNT BIsAiARCK.


I'm the North German Parliament march, 90 one of
the members having censured Count Bismarck for
the PASSIONATE language which he declared had been
uscdby the Minister III a recent debate Count Bis
narC4i rose in the course of the sitting and said
"YOl should consider that who has for five years
bcoi engaged in political contests, in which he has
lost his health to attain what has been obtained is
e0sily excited You do not know ihe added in what
manner your opposition may affect my political ac-
ton You are not acquainted with my struggles nor
with the general political situation, and you do not
know how difficult il is at present to treat with
foreign Governments when one is not certain of the
support of Parliament The Danish members of the
North German Parliament intend TO propose that the
general Obligation 20 military service should be sus
pended in th' districts Of Schleswg north of Flens-
Year: 1867

To amend the charter of the village Of Saratoga
70 prevent delays in the passage Of passengers or
| freight over railroads in this State.


Authorizing the preparation oi manual for the OF
the Constitutional Convention.


To amend the act TO authorize certain towns take
stock and issue bonds in aid Of the ROndOut and Oswego
10 amend the Capital Police act


To amend the charter OF the National Life Insurance
TO pay bountes to certain Volunteers in the City of
To amend the charter of the Home Life Insurance Com
pany.
berlain and City Attorney Of the City of Troy.


For the relief of the cooperative Iron Founders AssOc
TO incorporate the Metropolitan Bathing Association
Ia relation TO the Common Schools in Lockport.
TO amend the Revised Statutes relative TO the egnla
AFTERNooN SESSION


At $50 o'clock y. m the House went in Committee Of
the Whole and took up the bill establish the
politan Harbor District and TO create the Board of
The SPEAKER moved to order the bill TO a third read
ing; which was Ost-3l 10 81.


The SPEAKER then moved TO report progress and ask
leave to consider the bill again which was lost ii 10
In the House the SPEAKER moved TO disagree with
bill 10 third reading which was lost-3s tot
The report OF the Committee to grant leave TO sit again
The bill amending the National Guard act and revising
the Military Code was ordered TO a third reading


BILLS REPORTED.


To incorporate the Metropolitan Cooperative Union
STo incorporate the Mestchester Hydraulic Company.
To incorporate the Newly ork Pneumatic Dispatch Com
To extend the powers and duties OF the Park
TO facilitate the construction of the Utica aud Black
River Railroad Company.


To facilitate the construction of the Ithaca and iona
wanda Railroad.


Relative to the Trustees Of the Brooklyn Art Assoea
tOn


For protection of persons travelling Fourth-ave.
TO enable the Tammany Society of New-Yoit to hold
real estate.


In relation TO tolls on salt


Relative TO the action OF the NewYork Supervisors in
retuhding taxes paid by corporations Adjourned
Year: 1867

The wife of a wealthy merchant
in New York, named John DAN
iels, left her home in that city,
as was supposed, on a visit to New
Orleans. The husband arrived in
Chicago on Saturday to find his
wife living there with his brother.
The brother and sister by mar
rlage were arrested on charge
of adultery. But after talking
the matter over, peace wasrestored,
the charge withdrawn, and the
New York man and his wife low
ingly returned home together on
Sunday.
Year: 1867

In a sermon by an eminent
Boston divine one evening last
week, on the subject of "Lying,"
the preacher stated that he knew
a person who owned and rented
twenty-five dwelling houses, which
paid him fifteen per cent, and
still the owner swore that he was
not liable to government tax
And yet, that pepured rascal
prides himself upon his "loyalty."
Year: 1867

1t was a daily occurrence fol
large numbers of the men to be
beaten over the heads with blud
geons, or kept for hours tied uE
by the thumbs in the most agoni
zing torture.


A Dutch Lieutenant, Dietz, in
charge Of our pen, was for weeks
in the habit of coming in with a
large cowhide and lashing the
men most unmercifully-in one
instance cutting cash in the
face of an Albanian named
Pardue, in which your finger
could have been laid.


1t was no uncommon thing for
the guards, upon the slightest
pretext, to fire into the quarters
in which were 800 or 400 men, and
several prisoners were needlessly
and recklessly killed by them.


The above, and the half has
not been told, are plain unexag-
gerated facts which can be sub
stantiated by most unquestionable
testimony, and for the truth of
which, l pledge my character
and reputation as a minister of
the gospel.


| request the insertion of this
as an act of justice.


J. G.. WILSON,.


President of the Huntsville Fe-
male College.


This letter comes from a source
so respectable and responsible,
and its statements are SO specific,
that we have no hesitation in pub
fishing it. Our Government has
no excuse for inhumanity to the
prisoners it. captured during the
war, and it's honor is involved in
furnishing with just severity all
instances of such cruelty on the
part of its agents as are specified
Times.
Year: 1867

"Father, where is our jamie tonight


Jamie so bold and gay?
The twilight shadows are falling now,


Why does he stay away?
Jamie is handsome, and manly, too,


And he will be good and great;
But, father, why is our darling bey


A staying away SO late!"
''Our noble boy is a child no more,


He has grown to mans estate:
He has gone courting Minnie Gray,


The reason he stays so late;
For her golden hair and eyes of blue
d. Have stolen his heart away,
And he goes in the holy twilight hour
A wooing sweet Minnie Gray"
"Why does the maiden lure him away,
Now weare growing so old?
All! we have shielded him all his life,


Our love has never grown cold;
The maid can never love him as we


Have loved him all his years,
Who have led him along the path of life,
Sharing his smiles and tears"
"But, Millie, remember long years ago,
When was handsome and gay,
And you maiden SO fair and sweet
That you stole my heart away.
I had father old and gray,


And a mother kind and true,
Who loved me fondly all my life
But my heart went out to you"
A blush crept over her withered cheek,
Her eyes shone clear and mild:'
No longer she chided the lovely maid
For winning away her child;
She thought of the long ago, when she
Stood close by her lovers side
In the little church, and the man of God
Made her happy bride.
Year: 1867

Nothing is lost: the drop of dew


That trembles on the leaf or flower.
Is but exhaled, to fall anew


In summers thunder-shower;
Perchance to shine within the bow


That fronts the sun at fall of day
Perchance to sparkle in the flow


Of fountains far away.
So with our deeds, for good or i'll,
They have their power, scarce understood
Then let us use our better will


To make them rife with good.
Like circles on lake they go,


Ring within ring, and never stay;
Oh, that our deeds were fashioned so
That they might bless alway!
Year: 1867

ABOUT forty years ago, tnere


lived in Western Pennsylvania


two farmers, named Wood and


Osborne respectively. They were


near neighbors, but inveterate en-.


emies; and it is said they lived


almost in sight of each other for


fourteen years without speaking


to each other. Wood one day


went out with a mattock, to dig
up half dozen stumps that had
never yet been removed from his
meadow; but finding it pretty


hard work, and moreover not be-
ing fond of work, he gave it up
and returned to the house. On
the way, it occurred to him, that
by cunning device, he might in
duce his unfriendly neighbor to
uproot the little annoyances.-
Acting on a bright idea that oc-
Cured to him, he entered his house,
got his writing materials and in a
disguised hand, wrote:


''MR. WooD: | am an old man,
fast approaching my end, and 1
can not go to my grave without
revealing TO you a secret. When
[ was young man, helped to
rob your grandfather of a large
amount Of money. I and my
partners in crime buried five thous-
and dollars of it under the roots
Of a tree in the meadow that now
belongs to you. No doubt these
trees have been cut down by this
time, but the stumps may still re-
main. He was soon after hanged
for a murder he committed, and
[ was sent to prison for highway
robbery. Twas but lately released, !
and l wish to do all l can to atone |
for my past misdeeds. L send
this by a person who says he
knows where you live, and he will
throw it into your house. t


ga REPENTANT CRIMINAL" |


Mr.. Wood sealed this bit of !
fiction, addressed it to himself, !.
and, when night come, crept 7
stealthily to Osborne's door, open
ed it a little way, tossed it in, and
ran away as if Satan were after
him. On reaching home he re-
tired to rest, and reposed sweetly
till morning. When he arose he
cast a glance towards his meadow,
and to his satisfaction, discovered I
that every stump in his meadow
had been dug up during the night
and pulled out by the roots. Af-
ter breakfast he went coolly to
work and rolled them together in
a pile, in order to burn them.
Imagine Osborne's bitterness of
heart, as he passed by on his way
to the village that morning, and
knew he had been duped by him.
Year: 1867

Blood may be made to cease to
flow as follows: Take the fine dust
of tea and bind it close to the
wound-at all times accessible and
easily to be obtained. After the
blood has ceased to flow, lauda-
mum may be advantageously ap-
piled to the wound.
Year: 1867

is the only Physician as q Special
ist, now in Chicago that can be en-
tirely relied upon. Go to him,
and not suffer that horrible disease
to remain in your system, disfgur.


ing your face and body, besides
Year: 1867

We cut the following from the New
buryport Herald: "A gentleman from
Newbury treated US the other day to
some walnuts, which we should, per-
haps, have refused, on the principle
that the receiver is as bad as the thief,
had we known where they were OBJ
tanned before it was too late They
were part of the store of striped
squirrel, which he had laid up in hol-
low tree There were in all five quarts,
which he had carried up one by one,
from tree an eighth of mile distant.
The hole ran into the tree in a hOri.
zontal direction, so that its capacity
would have been very small, as the
nuts would have rolled out without
some modification in its arrangement,
which Mr.. Bunny proceeded to make
with good deal of architectural skill,
his movements being daily watched by
our informant He first built up o
breastwork of clay, sticks, nutshells
and other rubbish at the mouth of his
magazine, an inch or two high, and
then filled it up with his provisions,
till it would hold no more. He then
added another course of mason work
and another deposit of nuts, and SO ON
till at the time of the vandaPs raid on
the little fellows commissariat, tho
wall was about a foot high. The pee
ulation was considered justifable on
| the ground that man was created lord
over all the beasts of the field, and that
it was no worse to make squirrel
work for him than to make horse or
an OK do it. Besides, our friend kind
ly gave the four-legged slave his time
for the rest of the season, and in
week or two he had laid in a new sup
ply for himself and family
Year: 1867

A Texas paper of late date, speak
ing of the Honey Ant, says: 'We have
often heard of the honey ant of Tex
as, but the account seeming so roman
tic, we have hardly been able to credit
it, but as we now have specimen be-
fore us furnished by our friend Leo
Smith, of this city we can no longer
have any doubts on the subject. These
ants are a medium size between the
large and small red ants, and are of a
reddish and brown color Appended
to the rear of each one, is a translucent
sack or globe filled with pure, clear
honey of most delicious flavor. These
sacks vary in size on different ants
ranging between the size of buckshot
and navy pistol ball. On this sack,
at short interval, are attached thin
layers about the length and width of
half a grain of rice, and OF dark color
evidently to strengthen it and keep it
in shape. These Interesting animals
when they crawl draw their delicious
load after them, and if the sacks are


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Year: 1867




The head clerk of large firm in
Charlestown promised an old customer,
one day, half a bale of Russia duck to
be on hand precisely at one o'clock,
when the man was to leave town with
his goods. The firm were out of duck,
and the clerk went over to Boston to
buy some. Not finding q truckman,
he hired man to take it over on his
wheelbarrow. Finishing other busi-
ness, on his return to Charlestown, the
clerk found the man not half way over
the bridge, sitting on his barrow, half
dead with heat.


What was to be done? It was then
half past twelve, and tho goods were
promised at one. There was not a
moment to lose. In spite of the heat,
the dust, and his fine light summer
clothes, the young man seized the
wheelbarrow and pushed on.


Pretty soon rich merchant, whom
the young man knew very we'll, riding
on horseback, overlook him. What,
said he, Mr. Wilder turned truckmanT


Yes answered the clerk. THE
goods are promised at one o'clock, and
my man has given out but you see |
am determined to be as good as my
word


Good byep said the gentleman, and
started on.


Calling at the store where the young
man was employed, he told his en-
ployer what he had seen, 'And want
you to tell him. said the gentleman,
that when he goes into business for
himself, my name is at his service for
thirty thousand dollars


Reaching the store, which he did in
time, you may be sure the high price
set on his conduct made amends for
the heat, anxiety, and fatigue of the
job.


Keeping has acord. You see how i'm
portant it is regarded. 1t is one of
the best kinds of capital business
man can have. 70 be worth much to
anybody, boy must form character
for reliability. He must be depended
upon. And you will like to know per-
haps that this young man became one
of the most eminent merchants of his
day, known far and wide, both in Eu-
rope and this country. His name was
S. V. S. Wilder, and he was the first
President of the American Tract Soci-
ety.-Erchange.