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Year: 1865

SALT MINEs.--The salt mines of Cracow
were discovered In 1851. The length of
the mines from east to west is above, six
thousand feet; the breadth from north to
south above two thousand, and they are
eight hundred feet deep. When a stran-
ger wishes to visit these mines he is hab-
tied in suit of Miners clothes and let
down by machinery perpendicular de-
scent of six hundred feet The place is
very dark, and the miner, who descends
as guide, strikes light and conducts
the stranger through several gloomy
winding passages, at the end of which
they descend by ladders two hundred feet
lower into large cavern. Through this
cavern they enter upon an open plain,
peopled by the miners and their families,
together with their horses, dogs, and 9th
er domestic animals. Nothing can exceed
the briIliancy of this place; Illuminated
by thousands of lamps rejecting their
light upon the beautiful and transparent
surface of the salt in every varied color.
Year: 1865

FALL OF THE w WATERFALL.-The fun
gus-like punches of wool, curled hair,
and other trash, which our women have
been carrying on the nape of the neck,
have had their day. The waterfall, or
chignon, is abolished by decree of. FASH
ion Those who continue to wear it will
be declared behind the times and unfash-
newest STYLES of hats for ladies made
their appearance. They are small. but
come down well over the back of the
head, and admit of no waterfall. Along
side of these pretty affairs, the woolly ex-
crescences, that were still worn by many
ladies, looked hideous. 1t may take
some weeks to bring about the general
adoption of the new head-gear, but il
must come. There is no waterfall in the
fall fashions. A great amount of wool
and curled hair will be thrown on the
market, to be transferred from the necks
of fair women to sofa cushions, pillows
and beds.-Phil. Bulletin
Year: 1865

EXEMPTION OF jews FROM CHoLERA.-
Referring to the fact that the Jews have
almost universally been exempt from
the ravages of the cholera, now prevail.
ing in Europe, the Chicago Times says:
Y The probable rationale of the escape
of the Jews from attacks by, cholera is
owing not so much to disbelief in the
New Testament as in the cleanliness of
their food and their persons. Their Sc
lections of animal food do not embrace
some of the grosser kinds, and that
which they do eat is prepared with care.
Their ablutions are part of their reli-
gion, and this is preventive against
cholera than which there is nothing bet
ter. Therefore, let people who wish to
guard against the scourge join the Jews,
If they wish to. But there may be those
who dislike circumcision, and who have
not time to look through the Talmud
and the Jewish theology; and to these
we would suggest that an imitation of
Jewish cleanliness and care in the sell &C.
| tion of food are, in the main, as efica-
cious preventives against cholera as q
full membership of synagogue"
Year: 1865

Row WITH NEGRO SoLDIERs.-A party
Of white lads, day before yesterday, pro-
voked quarrel with some negro SOL
diers at the military depot on Broadway,
between Second and Third streets. The
negroes were furiously assailed with
stones, and one of them, who had just
been relieved from guard, was struck on
the head and badly injured. An armed
guard of five or six men was sent after
the boys, but they kept out of range and
Year: 1865

ANOTHER RAILROAD Row.-The Grand
Trunk Railroad, for the last four weeks,
has absolutely refused to take a pound
of freight from the Michigan roads west
of Sarnia, although the consequence OF
doing this is determined statement on
their part that they will cut off the
Grand Trunk as through line hereaf-
ter, in consequence of its inability to re-
lieve them at this moment. Further
than that, we find the manager has stop
ped all the boats that were running du


ring the summer from Chicago to Sar


MIA, SO that at tbs present time the road
is actually not carrying any through
traffic whatever, but devoting the whole
of its resources to local traffic.
Year: 1865

p% A countryman having partaken
too freely of Pittsburg rum, while on q
visit to that city, seated himself on a
curb stone to sleep off his potations, when
his head falling to one side, he was soon
strangled to death by the tight-buttoned
neck band of his shirt.
Year: 1865




The forger's doom was to stand in the
piIlory three severaI-lecture days, and rem
der double damages to the party wronged
and aisob be disabled to give any evidence
orverdict to any court or magistrate. The
burial place of the suicide was in the COM
mon highway, with cartload of stones
laid upon the grave, as a brand OF infamy.
The profane swearer, in whose offence was
included not only irreverence toward God,
but wicked cursing of any person or crea-
ture, forfeited ten shillings for single oath I;
he swore more oaths than one at a time,
before he removed out of the room or COM
pany where he so sware, it was at the cost
of twenty shillings; and if the fine were
not paid, he was set in the stocks. ldlers,
among whom were especially reckoned
common boosters, Improbable fowlers and
tobacco-takers, exposed themselves to COM
INITIAL to the house of correction. It was
punishable by fine of five shillings to
dance, or use the game of shufle-boar or
bowling, or any other play or game in or
about house Of public entertainment or
to play or game for any money or money
worth or to play at all, either at cards or
dice; or to observe any such day as Christ
mas or the like and the bringing or keep
ing OF cards or dice within the jurisdiction
subjected the offender to a fine of five
pounds. An attempt to draw away the af-
fection of any maid, under pretence ofmar-
riage, before obtaining liberty and allow
ance from her parents or governors, or, in
absence of such, of the nearest magistrate,
was punished by forfeiture offve pounds,
For repetition of the attempt, the culprit
was fined ten pounds, and compelledto en-
ter into a recognizance for better behavior.
If still unreclaimed, he was, on conviction
by the county court, committed to prison,
to remain there until the court Of assistants
should see cause to release him. No per-
son whose wife or husband continued to
live abroad was allowed to have home in
Massachusetts. No man might strike his
wife, nor any woman her husband, on pen
atty of such fine, not exceeding ten pounds
for one offence, or such corporal punish
ment as the county court should determine.
-Palfreys History of Nes0 England. 2 is'
Year: 1865

No BEGGkRs IN AMERICA Sir Morton Peto,
one of the English commercial visitors said in
his speech at Cleveland :t.1 ~ l-a Sasf


after our journeyings west and east we
can say there is only one thing that we have
not seen in this country that can be seen in
every other country---we have otseen sin
gle man asking aims In other countries, no
matter where, we could not have travelled
day without being appealed to en- all sides by
'beggars not IA port that we could enter with
out being met on landing with appeals for
aims Here we can say that we have not
seen a beggar, or a person whose appearance
indicated want. This is q great fact, and Tone
of which you may well be proud For this,
if nothing else you could afford to be proudlof
your country. We are proud Of our govern
ment, but it is growth Of ages. Your CONN
try is but Young. Yet it has shown a stability
that has filled the world with wonder lt'has
passed through terrible trial, and has come come
out, triumphantly through the ordeal yet'
after the termination Of a long and deVasta-
ting war there is not a beggar to he seen in
your land No prouder record could 6e made
Of any nation. ai'.s4 1itl ggo rm4ub
Year: 1865

|r,tA SERMON TO A PREACHER shall |
forget the remark of q. learned legal friend,
who was at one time somewhat skeptical in
his views Said he to me, "Did believe as
you do, that the masses of our race are per-
ishing in, sin, could have no rest Igwould
fly to tell them of salvation. would labor
day and night Iwould speak with all the
energy and pathos i could summon Iiwould
warn and entrcat my fellow men to turn unto
Christ, and receive salvation at his hands
I am astonished at the manner in which the
majority Of you ministers tell yon" message


Why, you do not act as if you believed your
own words You havenot the earnestness in
preaching that we lawyers have in pleading


If we were as tame as you are, we would not
carry single suit. .''


o. A decade of years has passed away since
that remark was made bless God it was
addressed to me. 1t put fire in my bones
which hope will burn as long as l live
God preached stirring sermon to me that
day by the mouth of that infdcl lawyer
Rep. r. Sryker, Of Mem Rruns,cick' ,7
Year: 1865

We note with regret that bill has been sub
mitted to Congress (HouSe) proposing the cres-
ton of the rank of General in the Army of the
United States-said General TO rank our present
Lieutenant General, and to be paid fifty per
cent. more than the Lieutcnant- Generals emolu-
ments-that is to say, about S2O, 600 per annum.
1t cannot be that our little army of fifty thousand
or thereabout needs in peace commander OF
higher rank Cor larger pay) than our armies,
amounting in the aggregate to One Million or
over required when we were involved in q
tremendous war; and, if this bill is intended
only to increase the pay of our present Lieuten-
ant.General, we are decidedly opposed to the
means. even more than to the end. We pro.
test against raising any ones compensation, or


increasing expenditures in any quarter, until
we shall have returned to a sound, redeem
able Currency Let US be honest before
we undertake to be munifcent. Every sol.
dier's widow, now Shiyering through the Winter
on 81 per month, mutely appeals to us for
resumption of Specie Payments, whereby her
monthly pittance will be made to yield her
hungry babes nearly double the subsistence it
now does; and even the Lieut.. Generals pay
would thus be increased in legitimate, benefi-
cent way. Gentlemen in Congress! let US pay
our benelactors the sums We pretend now to
allow them, instead of making an empty parade
of increasing their allowance.
Year: 1865

That our City needs and must have a double


track, mainly underground railroad running


cars by steam at very brief intervals from some


point on the Harlem River to the Battery, we
believe no one doubts. We have heard nc


ayowal Of hostility to such a road. But the bill
passed last Winter was not signed by the Coy
ernor forreasons fairly set forth by him, aud
which have never been controverted. Gov.
Fenton is not hostile to an underground rail-
road-very far from it-but he is hostile to the
provision embodied in the bill of last Winter
authorizing the Common Council TO grant or
lease to its directors the real estate of the City
ut their discretion. And the offer OF the cOrp0-
rators not to avail themselves of this privilege
the Governor knows TO be q legal nullity, of no
account whatever An act must be unexcep-
tionablc Oh It's face, and cannot be made so by
private stipulations and understandings to which
the enacting power is no party.


Yet The N. y Times calls again Oh the Cover
nor to sign the bill which he has already disap-
proved, and makes pretext for a most out
rageOus attack on him, as follows:


I'VE want the Governors signature TO the ncorporat
Ing actnOw withheld Tor which are Jar better
appreciated venture to think by small minority at
Albany who have a keen appreciation OF the money
ual. OF charters than by any honest citizen OF New
York The present is the time for our citizens TO speak
and TO speak loudly II the bill OF last year which WIZ
probably have 10 be renewed he pressed forward
early in the approaching session shall get from The
Governor, peradventurc the satisfaction of straight
forward peo. In this case, the supporters Of the
measure. in both Houses apprehend viii be ionnd
numerous enough, aud decided enough 10 pass the In
cooperating act over snch pao. This could have been
done last year but for the peculiar mode which the Gov
erpor took to defeat for the time the promoters Of the
enterprise. This year, we fan TO believe. such
game can be played At least every stanch advocate
Of a New. York underground railroad will be fore.
warned and knoD the reason, II there is to be any
further triHiDg In this matter"


The fact that the bill Of last session was
passed just before adjournment is one for which
the Governor is nowise responsible, and which
divested him of none of his constitutional
rights. Should a bill be passed this Winter thai
the Governor can conscientiously sign, be win
take great pleasure in doing SO; but if bad
Year: 1865




4 copy of an official note, issued
by Maxiinilliau, inviting emigration,
has just been received at Washington.
1t is issued, he says, owing to the
scant population in Mexico, His pol
icy is TO encourage emigration. In
all points agents are to be appointed,
whose duty it shall be to receive those
moving into the country and locate
them on such lands as shall be desig-
mated. Each emigrant shall have de-
livercd him an authentic and indefcas-
ible deed of ownership, together with
a certificate freeing his property from
hypothecation. The property is also
to be free of imposts for the first
year, aud exempt from payment OF
duty on exchange. Those who desire
to take with them working men OF
whatever race, are authorized to do
so. All emigrant effects, of whatever
kind, are to be free from custom
house duties, and the omigrants
are exempted from military service
for five years, which is certainly an
encouraging feature in the scheme,
considering the unsettled condition of
public affairs in Mexico. They, shall
however, form a scdeniary militia, for
defence of the States aud the neigh
boring country. This is not quite SO
satisfactory, as the sedentary troops
would prove a very convenient body
of men for Maximillian when an
emergency required
Year: 1865

MILES C'REiLLY ON GEN. GRANr.-Mi!es
O'Reilly was formerly on Gen. Halleck's staff
and hence may be the least bit prejudiced
against that gentleman's successful rival. At
least he bears down on him somewhat in late
number of the Cilizen. Miles says;


"Can we take his refusal to speak in public
as any evidence of excessive modesty, when
we find him rushing frantically about in all di
rections to receive the cheers, banners. bows,
triumphal arches and compliments which she
public have not yet grown weary of offering to
his nodding but silent image7 That public
man should not speak to often or make his
views to cheap, Is very true; but when, as in
Gen. Grants case. a man never speaks at all
and leaves us in doubt whether he has 'ary a
red view about him. the error is clearly On the
side of excessive reticence. If he be SO pain
fully diffident that he cannot utter even ten
words to the crowds he sees kotooing and hui
labalooing about his carriage, hotel or railway
car-why does he continue to have his very
eminent modesty toted all around from Dan to
Beershaba, as if with hunger never to be sat
isfied for the shouts and ovations of his fellow
citizens? Some people say that Tecun,seh
Sherm man has done too much talking, and per
haps this may be true. Is not Grant doing
Just little mite too much Of the starring and
hand shaking business?"
Year: 1865

At his meals he never took much wine OF
any other fcrmented liquor, and he was not fas
| tidious in his food; yet his taste seems to have
been delicate and refined, like his other senses
| and he had preference for such viands as were
of an agreeable favor. In his early years he
| used to sit up late at his studies, and perhap.
he continued this practice while his sigh. was
good; but in his later years he retired every
night at nine o'clock, and lay till four In sum


mer. and five in winter, and, if not disposed to
rise then, he had some one TO sit at his bedside
and read to him. When he rose he had a
chapter of the Hebrew Bible read to him. and
| then, with Of course the Intervention Of break
fast, studied till twelve. He then dined, took
some exercise for an hour-generaily in q
| chair, in which he used to swing himself-and
afterward played on the organ or The bass .eiol
and either sang himself, or made his wife sing
who, as he said, had o. good voice but no ear.
He then resumed his studies till si arom which
hour till eight he cOnversed with those who
came to visit him. He finally took a ligh,
supper, smoked a pipe of tobacco, and drank a
glass Of water, after which he retired to rest
Like many other poets, Milton found the still.
ness, warmth, and recumbency of bed favorable
| to composition; and his wife said before rising
Of q morning he often dictated to her twenty
or thirty verses. A favorite position of his
when debating his verses, we are told, was that
of sitting with one Of his legs over an arm of
his chair. His vile related that ne used to
compose chiefly in the winter, which account
is confirmed by the following passages in his
life by Phillips:


"There is a remarkable passage in the COM
position of Paradise Lost which | have q
particular occasion to remember: for, whereas
had the perusal of it from the very beginning,
for some weeks, as went from time to time to
visit him, in a parcel Of ten, twenty, or thirty
verses at time, which being written by what.
ever hand came next, might possibly want cor
rection AS to the o'thography and pointing
having, as the summer came on, not been
shown any for considerable while, and de.
string to know the reason thereof, was answer
ed that 'his veins never happily flowed but
from the autumnal equinox to the vernal. and
whatever he attempted (at other timcs) was
never to his satisfaction, though he courted his
fancy never so much; so that in all the years
he was about this poem, he may be said to have
spent half his time therein. Milton's CONVEX
sation is said to have been of a very agreeable
nature. His daughter Deborah said that he
was delightful company, the life of the con-
versaton, and that on account OF flow Of
subject, and an unaffected cheerfulness and
civility.' Richardson, to whom we are indebt.
ed for the preservation of this testimony, adds
that 'he had a gravity in his temper, not melan-
choly-or not till the latter part Of his life
nor sour, nor morose, nor i'll natured, but Of a
certain severity of mind not condescending to
little things"
Year: 1865

READING, Pa, April l9, 1864.
DR. WIsHART-Dedr Sir: One year ago the
Examining Surgeon of this district told me ]
had Consumption of the Lungs, and that could
not be cured; and Judging from all my symptoms
at that time, j myself supposed this to be true.
was for more than one year troubled with a
hacking cough, which gradually grew SO bad
that could not have a severe fit of coughing
without splitting up blood in large quantities.


For monthsI could not work at anything,
snd was obliged TO keep my bed most of the
time. While in this condition l was in Mr.
Rowbotham's S store, in this city, and he seeing
how low was, recommended me to try your
Pine Tree Tar Cordial He said he had sold
GREAT deal of it. and that as it had cured SO many
others he believed it would do some good. L
bought bottle and commenced using it. In a
yery short time | saw that | was getting better
yery fast, and after taking several bottles was
entirely restored to health, SO that could work
every day at my business, which is very heavy
work, in an iron foundry. When | commenced
to use your Pine Tree Tar Cordial my weight
was only one hundred and thirty-five pounds;
since the use of it 1 have weighed on an average
one hundred and fifty five. I shall be glad to
have you publish this, as 1 believe should not
have been living at this time if had not used
your great medicine, and wish all who suffer
to receive its benefit.


Very truly YOURS,
Year: 1865

The Democrats have issued a call for a State
Convention to be held on the oath Of August
The chief distinguishing feature of the call is the
fact that it makes no provision for any army.
representation in the convention. The Union
Convention was largely composed of soldiers
and the utmost Difference was paid to the wish
es of army delegates. The Democrats evident
ly think that the boys in blue wouldn't consOrt
well with Vallandigham aud Edison B. Olds.
Year: 1865




He bade her let her golden tresses sweep
Over her shoulders like a sun-bright cloud,
He praised her blue eyes light, no other one
Was half so fair as his sweet flower he vowed !
He would not that the gentle girl should long o.
For earth's vain pomp, or what the world calls
He would not have the careless worldling hear
The rich rare music of her sweet child-name.
He said the simple songs she sang for him
Were sweeter than Italia's daughters sing,
And that her love DER all his lonely life e
A radiance new and beautiful would fling.
There came another, with flashing eye i,''
Dark braids and pale gems crowned her lofty


brow "
And in the presence of that radiant one


Came no remembrance of the early vow.
The blue eyes light was not like those ofnight,
The sunny hair less bright than raven braid.
The songs were ali forgot when her rich voice
Read the rare poems that her fancy made.
Love, fame and wealth made fair the life of one,
The other faded in the deepening gloom;
One lived the worshipped of brilliant throng,
And one slept low, with daisies on her tomb,
CLYDE, o. - .4 90 m KATE c. J.
Year: 1865

When the news Of the fan of Richmond and
th e surrender of General Lees army reached
Honolulu, Russian transport ship then pass
ing out of the harbor. fred one hundred guns
IN honor of the event.
Year: 1865

A gentleman who has travelled over large
portions of New Hampshire and Maine, within
the past week, says that the corn looks beauti-
fullg, and that there is hardly an exception to
the promise of unusual abundance. In conyers-
ing with the intelligent farmers he found them
to agree in estimating the produce Of hay to be
about one-third over fair average crop.
Year: 1865

San Francisco, May l3.-It has recently come
to the knowledge ofthe committee appointed to
supervise the collection of money for testmo-
nial to Mrs. Lincoln, that irresponsible parties
have taken advantage of the liberal state of the
public mind by collecting subscriptions under
the pretenSe that they were fully authorized to
do so. Several hundred dollars have probably
been obtained in this name: from stores and
residences, not one dollar of which has been
paid over to the committee. No one is author
lied to make collections for this purpose unless
they can show printed authorization from the
committee and can furnish lithograph receipt
which has been gotten up by the committee for
that express purpose.
Year: 1865

The general drift of the whole matter seems
to be to establish beyond the possibility of a
doubt the proposition that the negroes are the
only loyal and patriotic people in the United
States and the only class that are entitled to
our especial consideration and admiration.


"For him we watch, for him we pray,


"The colored cuss from Africa


That is, provided his individual vote is GER
tain to be cast for our ticket on all occasions,
an d that it will be is 'dead sure thing"