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Year: 1865

On Wednesday night of last week the
school house in this place was discovered
to be on fire. The flames gained so rap.
idly that all efforts to save the building
were f-uitless, and it was with much diff
Guilty that the adjacent buildings were saw
ed.


It is not known how the FIRE originated
as the house was closed at o'clock the
previous afternoon. and no one was known
to have entered it from that time until the
FIRE was discovered. The loss is inconsider.
able as the builing was not worthy to be
called a school house. We hope the pres
ent necessity will stir up little energy on
the part of our citizens and that ere long
our deiunct shed will be replaced by q
good school house.


On Friday last the dwelling OF Mr.
Beals OF this place. took fire and was con-
siderably damaged before the fire could be
arrested. The FIRE originated from a stove
in the second story.


Again. at IL o'clock on Friday night
the dread cry Of fire was heard, and the
United Brethren Church was found to be
on fire. When first discovered the flame.
were running up The wall at the cast end
of the building. in the rear of the pulpit.
bu; gaining 80 rapidly that no human ef.
forts could check them. and in few min
utes the entire building was enveloped in
flames. In this case there is little doubt
as to the origin of the ire. The Bourbon
Township Bounty Association held meet.
ing In tho church the evening before the
fire occurred but at the close Of the meet
ing the fire was put out and everything left
perfectly safe The fire breaking out at .
point remote from the stove and fiucs. and
at SO late an hour, leaves no doubt that
it was the work of an incendiary.


That being who can thus apply the
ihSChd'oiy 'OiSu W o ouitituS COuSScIateu
20 the worship Of God should exist among
us seems incredible. vet the belief that
such is the case forces itself upon us.


Lieut.. White is rapidly filing up his
company for the l5lst Regiment, Up to
Tuesday morning he had enlisted thirty
eight men. twenty -oae OF whom are resi-
dents of Boarbon township. The remain
der from adjoining townships.


All who wish to serve their country. in
a good company. uader No. l officer.
will 10 well TO enlist in his company.


The Bourbon Township Bounty Associ.
alton has almost completed its work Of
raising funds sufficient to pay bounty Of
s350.00 to each volunteer required to fill
our quota under the 300.0Jo call. and the
remainder yet due. on the call for 500 600.
\ little mere earnest effort on the part OF
our citizens aRd the work will be accom- :
plished. The men are already enlisted
sufficient to fill both quotas.
Year: 1865

that the thing has gone SO far, NC shall not
only be content, but exceedingly gra:ifi-d to
have this important measure brought before
the whole people ut the ballotbox. 1V1o is
he that ean deny this 1o,inasge TO tie reeptf
Who is he that can refuse, By his rotc, to
let The citizens Of Chicago pass upon ques-
tion so vitality affecting the interests Of every
man, woman and child who may liyc here
until the year 1852 We an remember the
deuunciations Of the late Judge Douglas
against the Lccompton Constitution. Fc
remember his burning eloqucncc, his tircless
opposition to the measure which sought to


impose constitution upon people without


giving them IN opportunity to vote upon It.
Every word which he Then uttered applies
with equal force against this bill. Docs any
body wish to be decoratcd with tho fame Of
those who framed the Lecompton Cousutu-
ton and those who sought to force it upon
the people Of Kansas


!. The Committee Of citizens now at Spring
field have agreed in writing to give TWO MIL
11oEs or DOLLARS for those horse railroad
franchises, which it is proposed to vote away
for nothing. They have made this PROPOSE
tion as guaranty Of the good faith Of their
Representations as to the value Of the fran
chfses. Nobody doubts their pecuniary re-
eponslbllity for this sum. Two millions Of
dollars would pay the entire sewerage debt Of
the city, together With the school fund bonds,
and leave handsome surplus toward the
erection Of the State Capitol If it should
finally he brought to Chicago. Does 1t not
secm as though argument were exhausted on
this question. The people will be satisfied,
| nevertheless, If they can hasc an opportunity
| to vote upon the bill VIII they ever be
satisfied If they do not have 1t? 1Thy hould


tAey not ha,x ~ We understand that twcn
ty-two members Of the Legislature, from
vnrlous counties in the State, have requested
Gov. Oglesby to return the bill to the House,
In which it originated, for further considera
ton. 1t does seem incredible that any mem,


ber from this county can longer hesitate tc


sire his constituents the privilege OF saying
whether they want this bill or not!
Year: 1865

Ali hail all hail! thou glorious flag; thy


desecration made
The farmer quit his plowshare, the crafts


man leave his trade,
The laboring man, the man of wealth, the


high born and the low,
To strike for liberty or death-or beat a


naughty foe.
Defending thee the people have proved wor-


thy of their race;
Have shown determination to wipe out thy


disgrace;
Have proved their love for liberty beaueathed


by noble sires,
And hatred for the demagogues led On by


foul desires.
Defending thee the nation has been brought


to tears and grief,
For thousands Of ner sons who fell upon the


land and deep;
They died in true devotion to the land which


gave them birth;
Bat, dying, left record which viii never


fade from earth.
Thy stars shall light the pathway of the no


bic and the brave,
And never more shall linger on the poor


despscd slave;
FL, all shall be united beneath thy form


once more,
and peace be written on thy folds on every


land and shore.
Year: 1865

A gentleman connected with the
United States Sanitary Commission re-
lates for the American Agrjculturjst
the following incident, which he wit
messed, that exhibits Mr.. and Mrs.
Toad in new character:


GA number Of wounded from the bat
tie of Petersburg were lying in hos
pital tent, among whom was negro,
whose leg was taken off. He was on
a mattress on the ground, and, the
weather being hot, the dressed stump Of
his leg was exposed and swarm Of flies
was setting upon it. Presently large
toad hoped into the tent, and taking
his station near the edge Of the bed
began goObling up the blue bottles ID
double quick. The momentono lighted
within six inches Of the spot lie would
square himself for the attack, his eyes
twinkling with excitement, and then
with fash Of his tongue and smack
Of his mouth the unlucky insect would
disappear The boy was asleep when
this commenced, but soon awoke, and
was at first frightened at the ugly toad
so near him but our friend bade him
be quiet, and pointed out the service
the creature was rendering whom the
negro and all present voted him mem
Der of the Commission, with many
thanks, and his kindred at once were
in high favor"
Year: 1865

/. IF man faints, place him fiat on
his back and let him alone.


2. IF any poison is swallowed, drink
instantly half glass of cold water with
a heaping teaspoonful each Of common
salt and ground mustard stirred into it
this vomits as soon as It reaches the
stomach; but for fear some of the pois-
on may still remain, swallow the white
Of one or two raw eggs, or drink s cup
Of strong coffee, these two being anti
dotes for a greater number Of poison than
any dozen other articles known, with the
advantage of their being always at hand;
if not, pint Of sweet oil, or lamp oil.
or N'drippings, = or melted butter or lard
are good substitutes, especially If they
vomit quickly.


8. The best thing to stop the bleed
ing Of a moderate cut Instantly, is TO
cover It profasoly with cobwed, or -four
and salt half and half


4 If the blood comes from a wound
in jets or spirits, be spry, or the man
will die in few minutes, because an
artery is severed tic handkerchief
loosely around near the part between the
wound and the heart; put stick be-
tween the handkerchief aud the skin,
twist it around until the blood ceases to
flow, and keep it there until the doctor
comes if in position where She hand
kerchef cannot be used, press the thumb
on spot near the wound between the
y ound and the heart increasa the pres
sure until the bleeding ceases, bat 90
not lessen the pressure for an instant,
until the physician arrives, so as to glue
up the wound by the congQlation or
q mAing Of the cooling blood.


49, your clothing takes FIRE. slide
the hands down the dress, keeping them
as close to the body as possible, at the
same time sinking to the floor by bend
ing the knees this has smothering CT
feet upon the flames II rot extinguish-
ed, or a great headway is gotten, lie
down on the floor, roll over or better,
envelope yourself III carpet, or rug,
bed-cloth or any garment tbat you can
get hold Of always proferring woolen.


., Ii the body IS tlred, fGst i tae
brain is tired sleep


Z. If the bowels are loose, lie down
in warm bed. remain there and eat
nothing until you are well.


s. Ifan action Of the bowels does not
occur at the usual hour eat not an atom
until they do act, at least for thirty SIX
hours; meanwhile drink largely Of cold
water or hot teas, and exercise in the
open air to the extent Of gentle per-
spiration, and keep this up until things
are righted; this suggestion, if practic-
ed would save myriads Of lives every
year, both in city and country,
9. The three best medicines III the
world are warmth, abstinence and repoae.
-HalVs journal Of Health.
Year: 1865

body Of Josephine Dagger who died from the effect Of
fall On Tuesday evening she ascended ladder in
the ward OF her residence for the purpose Of pnng
bunch ofgrapes from grapevine. While standing on
the top of the ladder it broke and she precpitated
20 the pavement receiving a severe wound over the
right eye She was picked up in an insensble eOndi.
ton and died al O'clock yesterday morning never
having recovered consciousness. Coroner Collin later
in the day held an inquest upon the body and verdict
Of accidental death was rendered Deceased was
native Of Germany, aged 35 years.
Year: 1865

are the most active and thorough pills


that have ever been introduced. 7iliW


They act SO directly upon the Liver, ex'
citing that organ to such an extent as that {
the system does not relapse into its former
condition, which is too apt to be the case /,
with simply purgatiye pill. ~ ~


They are really q ''l''a q
Year: 1865

From the New York Saturday Review.


The true explanation of the prevail
ing extravaganza in costume is that
women dress for ono another.


In other words, they dress for cves
which can appreciate the material and
estimate the cost of every separate ar
ticle they have on.


II IS quite true that many men care
as much for, and are as competent TO
give an opinion on the appearance OF
their wives, or sisters, or friends, as
any number of female acQuaintances;
but the grounds upon which the two
classes of critics will base their several
Judgments Will always be distinct, and
the conclusions themselves not unfre-
quently quite opposite.


ASK man and Il woman to tell YOU
who is the best dressed girl Mt IL ball,
ana you Will hardly ever find them
agreeing in their answer. Go II sten
further, and compare the costumes
which have been selected, and YOU will
discover almost to n certainty that the
woman has singled out the most expen-
slVe dress i'll the room, whereas the
man has simply asked himself which
is the most becoming. The one has
suffered herself to be so impressed bv
f6teHGss of the embroidery, the costli-
ness of the trimmings, that in the end
she has found it simply impossible to
leave these things out of the calcula-
ton. The other, happy in his igno-
rnnce, has looked only at the general
effect, and has probably given the pref
erence to n young lady whose gown has
no other merits than those of being
neat, becOminglV cut. and
perfectly well made.
Year: 1865

Under this head, the journal of Commerce
says:


AFTER great wars there has been always
found a great increase Of crime. Such was the
case in Great Britain after the Crimean war,
and such was even the case in New York after
what now seems the trivial little Mexican war
The fault of this rests Chiefly with society
The blame is thrown indeed, on the soldiers
and on the brutal and barbarous trade Of war;
int lchen lccre large numbers of un0ccupjedme1t
ercT cast suddenly on q community tcithOW q
great increase IN the statistics of crime. If we
wish to avert this evil, which following in the
wake of gigantic war, may itself prove to be
gigantic, we must provide the remedy. That
remedy is oC0rk. Our soldiers went into the
! army industrious, and they return so but,
when they return, the means of employment to
which they were accustomed have, in a great
measure, vanished. When they became sol
diers they had high ideas Of the rights otprop-
erty-ideaS so nice that they frequently reused
the ridcule of foreigners. Three years of SER
vice have not demoralizcd them, but have low
cred and changed these ideas. They have not
| become, by any means, common thieves but
! they have been trained and taught to take what
they require namely, what they really need, to
subsist on the country, to forage from the enc
my Besides this, they have learned to hold


life chcaply. They have sent death into the
rank Of the enemy, and they hare Joand It among


their dearest friends and Comrades, and close


beside themselves so often, that the old hor-


ror has been worn away Now, if such men
are brought home to do nothing some mischief


will find its way into idle hands that might as


well be industriously employed. Pensions will
come to the disabled, but not Immediately in


fact, the Pension Bureau is nearly year behind


hand. Work is ocdnted, and ,Cort must be
found for these returned soldiers, able bodied


and disabled, or penalty must ultimately be


paid for our neglect. We waive the honorary


obligation that rests ON the country not to let
; them remain continued losers. We pass by
the injustice Ofcompelling men who have fought
in our defence to yield to men who have re
! mained in safety at home. We simply call at
tention to the economic part of the subject; t.
' the necessity of warding off an impending evil
7 and the wisdom of changing loss into gain
: Numerous cases will be found where soldiers


can be saved from becoming objects Of CHART!
l ment
Year: 1865

trct or legally incapable OF acting in the premises
be imprisoned for crime neglect to provide for such
child and in there be guardian or other person
legally pound to support such child, or qualified TO
make the surrender aforesaid, then and any such
case, The superintendent Ofthe poor or Mayor OfWash
lngton or other public officer having charge of the
poOi shall for the purpose of this act be required
eI-ofiicio guardian Of such child and may make as
such the surrender Of such child the saiA corpora
non by the instrument in writing aforesaid which
render shall III all respects be valid and efiectual
II made by the parent father such chld Provided
That no surrender OF any such child Sh all be made
under the roVisOns of this section unless such sur
render shall ON examination be approved by OF the
Judges OF The Supreme Court Of sA District.


Sec. I. And be ii further enacted, That the board
of managers may elect from their own number pres
That no sure nder Of any such child shall be made
under the provisions Of thus section unless such surren-
der shall on examination. qe approved by one Of the
Judges of the Supreme Court OF und District.


Sec And be 1t further enacted, That the board OF
managers may elect from their number n presl
dent. vice president and secretary; and they may fur
ther select treasurer. They may in their discretion
appoint an executive committee, consisting five mem
bers ofiheir board who may. under the direction Of
the board take charge OF the affairs of the corporation
during any recess Of the board


Sec g. And be Il further enacted That the treasurer
of said corporation shall at any time upon the call
Congress report full and perfect statement of the af
fairs of such corporation, the location. value and in
come Oi all real estate owned by It, the amount of it
receipts, expenditures, Investments and personal eS
| require.


! Sec. 9. lind he it further enacted, That Congress


may at any time alter, amend epeal this act.
Sec. 10. And be ii further enacted, That this &C


shall take offecI Immediately.


Approved, June Is, 1864.
Year: 1865

The New Orleans Times of the 7th says
that in few days there will be telegraphic
communication between that city and Mobile,
and from the latter point to the North. Efforts
were being made also to reconstruct the rail-
road SO as to open travel from the. Northern
cities to New Orleans by way of the Mobile
and jackson Railroad The resumption of
communication through these means Will go
great way toward restoring the country to Its
former condition.
Year: 1865

CURE FOR THE BITE OF A MAD DOG.-Take
Immediately warm vinegar or tepid water, and
wash the wound very clean; then dry it, and
pour upon the wound few drops of muriatic
acid. Mineral acids destroy the poison of the
saliva, and its evil is neutralized. An exchange
says the above remedy applied in time never
falls
Year: 1865

MUSTARD AT THE WHITE MOUNTAINS
The Painful and LutljcrOuS COmbined.-A gem
tleman, residing not many miles from Cam
bridgeport, who visited the White Mountains
last summer, accompanied by his wife, at the


- Hotel, and one night while there, had
sudden and violent attack Of collie. An appli-
cation Of mustard was recommended to relieve
his pain, when he consented to have it tried.
His wife, on going down to the kitchen, found
the mustard, but nothing suitable to spread it
upon, and her pocket handkerchief was taken
for that purpose. In momcnt She was at the
bedside, and applied the plaster There that
will help you now, said she. She had scarce


y finished the sentence, however, when tho
poor man turned over and roared, What the
ID are you abOut?" H,cos not her haSLands
roice Her lamp had given but a feeble light,
and she had got into the acrong room! She
found her own apartment without delay, and
related the unfortunate circumstance to her
husband, adding, with horror, that her name
,caS on the handkerchief! The sick man was
completely overcome with laughter. His collie
disappeared as suddenly as it came 1t was
agreed not to remain long in those parts. The
landlord was called up, the affair explained,
and the man and his wife left en- the earliest
express train. The gentleman who was so
unceremoniously disturbed land who is well
known in Boston, has preserved the handker-
chief. Query-Ought he not to return it,
| Boston Post
Year: 1865

Gen. Wilson, in letter to the rebel Gov
ernor Of Georgia, Brown, who had complained
of the collapse of the currency, and great des-
titutiOn of provisions among the people, says
he is instructed by the President to say to him
that these evils We're "caused by treason, in
surrection and rebellion against the laws Of the
United States, melted and carried on during
the last four years by You and your confederate
rebels and traitors, and who alone are respon-
sible for all the waste, destitution and want
now existing in that State, and what you call
the results which the fortunes of war have I'M
posed upon the people of Georgia, and all the
loss and woe they have suffered are charged
upon you and your confederate rebels, who,
usurping authority, provoked war to the ex-
| trcmity until compelled to lay down your arms
and accept the just penalty Of your crimes Of
treason and rebellion. That the restoration of
peace and order cannot be entrusted to the re-
| bells and traitors, that the persons who melted
the war and carried it on will not be allowed to
assemble at the call of their accomplice, to act
again as Legislature of the State, and again
usurp its authority and franchises. Men who
have caused so much woe will not be allowed
ever again to set ON foot fresh acts of treason
and rebellion. In calling the Legislature to-
gether again, without the permission of the
President, you have perpetrated fresh crime
that will be dealt with accordingly, and if any
person presumes to acknowledge your call he
will be Immediately arrested.
Year: 1865

Tell the lady everything at once. Since you
sincerely love her and expect to make hcryour
wife, leave nothing for her to learn about you
after marriage you fear her to be full acquain-
ted with before. We know it is a common
thing to postpone unpleasant revelations until
the icife may be expected to forgive what the
.fancee might not; but, believe us, it is great
error. Women do not expect men to be immac-
ulate in youth, and, if they actually love man.
will readily forgive his past transgressions, pro
vided his affection for them has purified his
morality. The very confidence in them which
frank confession on his part implies, inspires
a reciprocal confidence that may be deemed
permanent and reliable.
Year: 1865

ton was this: Men were prescribed by
a self-cOnstituted Committee OF Public
Safety" list was made out, and the
command was given to the soldiers, who
guarded the polls to let no man, whose
name was Oh that list, vote, and not on
ly so, but to arrest him if he attempted
to vote. Now, should like to know by
what right a party of men, whose loyal
ty has been more vigorously display ed in
holding Office than in any other way visi-
BILE to the naked eye, sat in Judgment


upon the character of Others; aud deci-
ded whether they were traitors n or
friends of the Government. / believe
military interference, to the extent con-
templated by Governor Bramlette-that
of protecting thecivil officers OF the Gov
ernmeat when called upon-wonld have


been eminently just and proper But
not content with this, it was determiued


by those who had control of affairs on
the anti-slavery side to make mockery
of the election-to tranple under loot all
laws, State aud national, and carry the
day by coup de main upon the ballot
box They found out before long that in
heating furnace for their foes, they had
singed themselves Some of the best
anti-slavery men in the city of Lexing-
ton seeing how matters were being con-
dncted declined TO vote at ALL and 9th
ers, to rebuke such lawlessness, voted
against their principles, aud i'll favor OF
the conservative ticket This know to
be fact.


The result of the election was All over
whelming defeat of the radical ticket in
this dstrict-attribntab to variety OF
causes, chief among which was the late
order OF General Palmer, for the issue OF
passes to such negroes as choose to apply
for them, which seems to have had no
other effect than to fill the city and all
the adjacent towns with colored va
grants. 1t is true the pass is ostensibly
given to the negro to authorize him to
look for employment, but the nnsOphis
ticated negro regards it as title deed
to perennial leisure, and doesn't trouble
himself about work while he can draw
Government rations, and bask in August
sunshine, none daring to mOlest him or
make him afraid


Another cause of failure was the bad
management of the campaign Oh the
radical ticket. There were scarcely any
efforts made to inform the minds of the
people upon the issue pending, through
the instrumentality of popular speakers
and large meetings. The Congressional
candidates debated at different points,
but General Fry had an unfortunate way
of increasing Shanklin's vote every time
he spoke. Then came tho prescription
to cap the climax of folly and madness,
and to give the Conservative ticket a
majority of about 5000


And in this, my last letter on affairs
in kentucky" l can not help saying. they
are in bad way. MACK.
Year: 1865

Gov PIERPOINT.-I hear on the best
authority that Governor PierpOint has
expressed to his friends his approval OF
the result of the election held in Rich
mend OH the 9th ultimo, but he is not
sufficient master of the position to de-
clare that the election shall stand. His
opinion aud wishes are completely upset
by the order of the General Command
ing, which must, per force, hold good I'M
til the President can be heard from to
the contrary It is probable Mr.. John
son would have given the important mat
ter his attention ere this, but for the
prostration of his health and system ever
since the election came off.