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Year: 1862

them from hand to hand, and taking no account
OF them, affords not only an instance of the
grossest carelessness ever heard of in govern
ment, but actually offered premium for the
fraud of clerks What would be thought
of not counting coin in mint and yet it would
be less reckless than the omission to count
any one of wich might be abstracted as easily
as single gold eagle from heap of Cein.


We learn that there has been a sharp and
prolonged controversy in secret session Of Con-
gress.on the topic of Gen. Beauregard's report
of the battle of Manassas 1t will be recollec-
ted that portion Of this report was dspleas-
ing to President Davis, who; we now learn,
sent the document into Congress- ACCOMPANIED
by comments of his own on some of its prelim-
mary passages. The order eventually taken
by Congress was to have the document pub
lished, after expurgating the preliminary por-
ton of it and also the comments of the Presi-
dent thereon. We learn that number OF
members urged the publication cf the entire
report, with the Presidents message, on the
ground that injustice was done to Gen. Beau
regard in publishing his report what was
not really his report, aud for the purpose OF
convincing the public that the controversy, as
shown in the papers, so far from being serious
ane was Of the most trivial description.


AS the report, in its present expurgated
form, has been deprived of its main points OF
popular interest, and merely narrates what is
more than thrice told tale-the order and in
cldents Of the battle-it would be useless to
burden our columns with it.
Year: 1862

We are positively assured that intelligence
was received at the Military Head quarters
here on Saturday that feet of over forty
steamers we're inside the bar at Hatteras on the
18th, Wednesday last. This information is
from an official source and Gen. Branch gives
it full crcdence This of course is the Burn
side Expedition. Whether it is destined to at
tack Newbern, Washington, Roanoke Island
or 90 further South no one can tell.
Year: 1862

n-,,o citizens of Craven are now engaged in
ro;s;ng new companies to serve for the war,
4,,b;ch. if raised, will give our county ten COM
..,;as in the field, and we sincerely trust they
{ oth will be raised. There are enough young
non vet in the county to raise the two con,pa-
n;cs and we hope they will come forward
sbaedily and let it be done. And we would
suggest to young men who prefer the regular
service 70 serving in the militia that as soen
as they are regularly entered and sworn in for
the war they are released from militia orders.
For further particulars we would refer those
who prefer to go in for the war to the militia
to H. c. Jones, Esq, or Lieut.. A. C. Latham.
both of whom are recruiting for tho war.


We should think nearly all the young men
in Craven would prefer regulnr to militia
service for many reasons, prominent among
which is the fact that the militia is poor de-
pendence at best, here or elsewhere not that
the people who have not entered the army
not patriotic enough and disposed as good citi
zens to do their duty, but because that system
and discipline so necessary to the efficiency CT
a~mies and which can only be acquired by long
and patient drill and exercise cannot be cxpec
ted in the militia service. Good true and
gallant men have been elected for the field
oficeas of the militia in Cfaren and they will
no doubt do all that can be done under the
circumstances, but then we suppose that any
experienced General III our army would prefer
sne regiment of we'll drilled reguJars in battle
to three of militia, however patriotic the men
composing the latter might be:


We appeal to our young men, then, to en-
list for the war-fll up these two companies
and let the world see that Craven-the birth
place of CASTOR and Stanly-is not behind any
ether county in the State,


We won't quarrel with the Executive but
we think the young men ought to be appealed
to as soldiers for the tcnr and let the aged mi
Its stay at home to subsist them,
Year: 1862

WHrsRY.-Those who have been recently viO-
lating on the sly the order of Major Monsauat
in the sale Of liquor are beginning 70 meet with
righteous punishment. Yesterday the officer OF
the guard had several wagon loads Of liquor,
which was captured from parties not having the
fear Of the order before their eyes. The liquor
is deposited in safe place, not to he returned to
the owner until the embargo is Taiscd.-kHOr-
piil5 Register, liH
Year: 1862

PRESIDENT ABE LINCOLN ABOUT TO TAKE
TIE FIELD IS PERsoN-Tho New York Tri-
baHs announces the following important news.
It is stunning


The town listens with delight to a rumor that
President Lincoln bus declared his purpose to
take the actual command Of the army and sup
press the rebellion in Virginia without further
delay The credit Of planning the victories
which have just saved as Kentucky aud Ten
nessee, is justly accorded to him. Whatever Of
action upon the Potomac line viii be finally
adopted, viii undoubtedly be his The actual
execution OF it 10y the President in person would
be a splendid success No man in tbe country
could SO awaken the enthusiasm and restore the
confidence Of the roops as be-
Year: 1862

the present time. This is not such pros
perity as the Gaeeette acknowledges the
country had under Democratic admins.
trations.


Nor need we stop here with the para
lei. Jefferson, now acknowledged 70 be
the great and the good, in his day was de-
nounced by the opposition, and his party
just as bitterly as the Democratic party is
now denounced. lie was called an inf
del, and his party a party of Bible Burn.
ors; and the pulpit, filed with political
priests then as now, made opposition to the
Democratic party an article of Christian
faith, and cnveighod long and loud in
prayers and prcachings against the party
that was rushing the country on TO destruc-
ton. The anathemas of Heaven were
thundored at those who differed in political
faith from the standard set up by those
wolves in sleeps clothing; so now all
who will not blindly fall down and shout
"aboition abolition " are denounced
by the same class of men who called jeff.
erson q Bblc.burner, as secessionists, trail
tors and every other epithet that parlizan
malignity can invent; but the sober sense
of the people finally triumphed, just as it
is returning now and just as it is bound to
triumph in time to come.





We thank the Gazette for its candid ad.
mission, and we think that that very pa
per will see, after a little cool reflection,
that the same political elements exist in
the country now as in the days of Jeffer-
son, and that if the great apostle of Domoc-
racy were alive to day and leading his
party, he would be denounced now as he
was in his life time.


Lucerne Union.
Year: 1862

This day the rebels we're whipped badly.


Monday, J,u,e 2.-As l am about wore
out with fatigue, of the last two days and
nights, that l did not 60 out with the Reg.
iment There is hard fighting on the
right Of us. While L write the cannons
arc booming and it is roaring like thun-
der, Prof Lowe is up in his balloon now,
looking at the movement. There were
thirteen of the Richmond Home Guards
brought in. They left there yesterday.
All praise is due to one of our gallcnt men
for capturing one of the Richmond omni.
buses. They came out with one white
man and a negro driver. There was only
one of our men in the field at the time he
ordered the man on the buss to surrender,
the man refused, our shot him, loaded the
vehicle with our dead and brought them
in, 1t is a good buss, Of the latest and
most fashionable style, and as good horses
as you would wish to drive.


We are now burying our dead and
and sending the wounded to Philadelphia.
We had two wounded in our Company,
one will prove fatal, the other will have
his right leg amputated' On Saturday
the rebels showed the white flag, and soon
after fired in on our men again. The
cars arc now running on the Richmond 4
York River Rail Road. The rebels tell
us that they are near starving, and that
the whole North cannot get into Richmond.
They also tell US that Davis had the field
yesterday. The loss of Saturday and
Sunday, on our side, was between six and
eight hundred killed, and one thousand
wounded. On the enemy's side from ff
teen to eighteen hundred killed, and one
thousand wounded. The enemy's shots
were not as fatal as ours, for they wound
many, our shot strikes the head and breas
and nearly all prove fatal.


Before this reaches you, | have no doub
we will be in Richmond. To-day it il
very warm. 1 will write you soon again
! l remain yours,


Ov,ENsHlNE.
Year: 1862

WHO Is OLD "A wise man will never
rust out. AS long as he can move and
breathe he will be doing for himself, his
neighbor, or for posterity. Almost to the
last hour of his life Washington was at
work. So was Franklin and Young and
Howard and Newton. No rust marrcd
their spirits. is IA foolish idea to suppose
we must lie down and die because we are
old? Not the man of energy not the day
laborer in science, art, os beneyolenee but
he only suffers his energies to waste, away,
and the springs of life to become motion.
less on whose bands the hours drag heavily,
and to whom all things wear the garb Of
gloom. Is he old should not be put
but, is he active? can he breathe and move
with agility? There are scores of grey
headed men we should prefer, in any im-
portant enterprise, to those young gentle
men who fear and tremble at approaching
shadows, and turn pale at lion in their
path, at harsh word or frown.
Year: 1862

se~Ihe following is good story about
clergyman who lost his horse on Satur-
evening. After hunting in company with
boy until after midnight he gave up in
despair. The next day, somewhat defect
ed at his loss, he went into the pulpit, and
took for his text the following passage from
Job:


"Oh that knew where L might find
him ~


The boy who had just come in, suppo.
sing the horse was still the burden of lis
thought, cried out -


81 know where he is: he's in Deacon
Smiths barn -
Year: 1862

HrvAN LIrE.-Mon seldom think of the
great event of death until the shadows fall
across their own path hiding forever from
their ewes the traces of loved ones whose
living smiles we're the sunlight of their
existence. Death is the great antagonist
oflife, and the cold thought OF the tomb
is the skeleton of all feasts, We do not
want to 80 through the dark valley al
though the passage may lead to paradise
and with Charles Lamb, we do not want
to lay down in the muddy grave, even
with kings and princes for our bed-iellows.
But the fat of rature is memorable. There
is no appeal from the great law which
doom US 10 dust We flourish and fade
ne the leaves OF the forest and the flowers
that bloom and wither in a day have not
q Trailer hope upon life than the mightest
monarch tha. ever shook the earth with
his footsteps. Generations OF men appear
and vanish as the grass, and the countless
multitude which fills the world 10 day,
will tomorrow disappear as the footsteps
on the sea shore.
Year: 1862

habit Of abuse To which added observations on
Female Diseases and other interesting matter Of the ut
most importance the married and those contempt ating
marriage who entertain doubts of their physical ability
enter that state Sent any address in a sealed wrap
per, on receipt Of ten cents or four stamps


We devote entire time and attention 10 the


en Of the various private diseases treated Of pri
report. Our DSpenSary is the only Institution Of the
kind in America which has been tablshed by special
charter this fact should give it preference the
various quacks OF doubtful character be found in all
Year: 1862

course of time, and left me; but the prop
of my old days, the one whose industry


and management gave me this plentiful
aud comfortable home, has never left mo
since the day L gave him away" .A
Year: 1862

RELIEF OF FNEURALGIA,-Asl this dread
ful disease is becoming more prevalent
than formerly, and as the doctors have
not discovered any method or medicine
that will permanently cure it, we simply
state that for some time past member
of our family has suffered most intensely
from it, and could find no remedy from
any remedy applied, until we saw an arti-
Gle which recommended the application of
bruised horseradish TO the face, for tooth
ache. AS neuralgia and toothachc arc
both nervous diseases, We thought the
remedy for the one would be likely to
cure the other, so we made application to
the side of the body where the disease
was seated. 1t gave almost instant re-
lief 10 the severe attack of neural lgia.-
Since then we have applid it several times,
and with the same gratifying results
The remedy is simple, cheap, and may be
within the reach of every one.-La,o-
rencevWe Herald.
Year: 1862

A SINGULAR WAGER.-We alluded
some weeks since, says The Boston Ga
gettc, to a singular wager which had been
made by gentleman in this city, who
was to forfeit suit of clothes if he did
not eat pigeon day for sixty days
or win n suit it he succeeded.-his oppo-
nent to find the doves. The suit of
clothes has been won, the sixty pigeons
have been eaten in sixty successive days,
and the gentleman is in excellent conli-
ton, aud moro dove like than ever in his
disposition.
Year: 1862

CuRINu PoRK.-A French chemist
has lately asserted that scurvy will never
arise from the use of salt provisions, un-
less saltpetrc be used in the curing; that
salt alone answers all purposes, provided
that the animal heat be entirely parted
with before sailing. He claims that the
insertion of pork into pickle alone is not
sufficient, but that it should be thorough
y rubbed with dry salt, after il has en-
tirely parted with It's animal heat, and
then the fluid running from the meat sho'd
be poured off before packing the pork in
tho barrel. This should be sufficiently
close to admit no unnecessary quantity
of air, and some dry salt should occupy
the space between the pieces, and then
pickle, not water, should be added. Great
care must be taken TO fiji the barrel en-.
tirely full, so that no portion of the meat
can at any time project above the surface
of the fluid; for, if this occur, q change
of flavor ensucs such as is known with
rusty pork.


The pickle, Of course, must be satu.
rated solution of salt and water, that is
so strong that it will not be capable of
dissoving no moro salt. Ii must be re-
membercd that cold water is capable Of
dissolving more salt than hot water--
Michigan Former.
Year: 1862

News FROM Fort PTCKENs-BuLY WILSON'S OFF,
GERS DIsGUSTED WITH HM--lhe notorious Billy Viii
son having rendered himself obj ct of disgust and
contempt in the estimation OF the officers of bis regi-
ment, they have with great unannity demanded bis
dismissal from the service. What degraded wretch
must" Billy be, when he cannot even command the
obedience aud respect of his subordDates cor
respondent OF the New York Express, writing from
Fort Pickens, says:


Serious difficulties have arisen between the staff and
line officers of the regiment and Colonel Wilson They
are said be greatly dissatisfied with bis abilities as
military man, and accuse him Of conduct highly cuIpa-
BILE IN commanding officer On the l3ih all the Off
GERS with two exceptions, waited upon and requested
him to resign the command Of the regiment


1t is SAID that ne refused to listen their request
The officers seem determined to retire from the regiment
themselves or compel him to withdraw. They feel that
they have been disgraced by him in more ways than
one not only since their arrival upLn Santa Rosa Is
land, but prior to their leaving New York.


Should the Coonelcy OF the regiment become vacant,
the officers propose to tender it to United States army
officer.
Year: 1862

Economy IN HoE to make three pair Of
boots last long six, and longer be following ex.
tract is rom Col. MaceroDe's Seasonable Hints which
appeared in the Mechanics Magazine, dated Feb Sd,
1648. tier stating the utility OF sheep skin clothing
for persons whose employment renders it necessary that
they should be much out ol doors &c, he says


will Dot conclude Without inviting The attention
of your readers to cheap and easy mepd for preserv-
ing their feet from wet, and their boots from wear.
have only had three pair OF boots for the last six years.


mo shoes and think that shall not require any other
lor the next six years to The reason is that
tEeat them iH the following manner | put
pound OF tallow and half pound of rosin into
pot the FIRE, an,' when melted aud mixed l warm
the boots and apply the hot stuff with painters brush
until eitber the sole upper feathers will suck n any
more Ii it is desired that the boots should take pol


sh, dissolve of beesWax with an ounce of tur
pentiDe, to which add teaspoonful of lamp black.
day two after the boots have been treated with the
rosin rub ever them the and turpentine bat not
before the fire. Tallow any other grease becomes
rancid and rots the stitching well the leather but
the rOsn gives it antiseptc quality which preserves
tie whole Boots shoes should be large as to admit
of wearing in them cork soes-cork is bad conductor
of heat"
Year: 1862

We learn that his Excellency Don Francisco Sierra
no. the Captain General Of Cuba, has expressed his in
dgnaton at the frequent outrages committed by Fee-
raj cruisers almost within sight Of the forts at Havana
Several messages have been sent by him to the Consul
of the United States in regard to these outrages and
the commanders Of the forts have orders to keep look
out and if any United States ship is discovered in the
act OF chasing or boarding anyshp within cannon shot,
to open upon and sink hel.


The Captain General has been SO disgusted by the
audacty and nsolenca Of the Yankee shippers that he
openly declares his sympathy with the Confederate
States his determination to protect their ships their
citizens and their flag whilst within his jurisdiction and
bis conviction of the utter insanity of the futile attempt
OF the Yankees to subjugate the South-NeU Orleans
Data.
Year: 1862

The Bowling Green Courier, of the Both ult. says:
We are very reliably informed by gentleman living
beyond Bowling Green III the vicinity of the Federal
army, that few days since Gen Roseau and staff in-
Guiding Surgeon VIM H. Gardner, were riding out on
this side of Green River, and upon approaching the
Dutch pckets, regularly posted there one or more of
them fired upon the company the result of which was
that one received mortal w01nda MinDie ball break
ing both Of his legs The name of the officer our n-
fomant could hot learn. 0oe ball also came very near
killing Surgeon Gardner, grazing the breast Of his
coat
Year: 1862

AN EDIToR'S CHRISTMAS ExPERIENCE.-Ihe local
editor OF the Vcksburg Sun relates the following as his
Christmas experience


Egg nog is a very difficult thing to compound to suit
ones palate. We :red the experiment yesterday, aud
after drUking glass arrived at the conclusion
there was much egg. We diluted the mixture with
old Otard and tried again, bat after two glasses of the
new compound, We discovered it not sufficiently
sweet More sugar being added we imbibed several
glasses but the result OF the experiment that the
excess of sugar we had added gan to pail upon our
weared sense. So we again diluted the mixture and
set to- but this time it involved the opening of second
bottle OF brandy, which proved to be rather fiery after
slipping three or four glasses so we qualified the mixture
with rum. Now rum per se is very delecab!e hev-
erage and when mixed with brandy aud converted into
nng, it is fit for the gods SO devoted all atten
tiOn TO the nOg, aud managed to put about quart
der belt We then smoked cigar. and feeling dry
imbbed three or four glasses of nog bat it had vii
lanous twang We added more rum and then we drank
We believe we drank several times more when not lik
ing the favor Of the sugar thought would go
and buy plantation and make sugar to own lik-
ing. Took turn around the room and took another
drink Somebody set two glasses and two bowls of nog
on the tabe-at least it seemed so to waited
Tor friends to come but as they didn't we drank to
their health out Of both bowls and with two tumbers
Made more nog, cracked an egg containing very ju-
venlle chicken popped him n and rather reckon that
chicken got tight at very early age Drank more nog
Feeling very dry, concluded to 60 out and get
glass OF nog, but on looking up We saw two DOORS and
as we knew our room had but one we thought would
wait till friends with whom we were drinking should
return and show US the way ont. Tasted some more
nog, and imagined that bad been converted into
bgg egg aud that our darling Mary Ann about to
break in two preparatory to converting into aog
Found we had been snotz zing and took more nog to
keep US awake. We-here-began-to- -thiuk-that
-the-nog-was-


William RooInson lone of the Yankee prisoners in.
cacerated in our Jail by order from COL Manigault
released his parole of honor and conned to the
corporate limits OF the village Poor fellow we fear
that be will soon be confined to limits than
those designated by the Col. He appears to US to be
in the last stage of consumption. Star 18Th.
Year: 1862

A HINT THAT MAY BE GENERALLY TAKEN
A friend informs US that at a concert which took
place in a town that shall be nameless, last
Friday evening, a gentleman in the audience
rose up just as the third piece on the programme
had been performed, and said; "Mr. Conduc-
tor, will you oblige me, sir, by requesting your
vocalists either to sing louder or to sing in
whispers, as there is a co 'yersation going on
close by where | sit that is conducted in such
of the music. l prefer, certainly, to hear the
concert but if l cannot be so privileged, de-
sire to hear the conversation" There was an
extremely quiet audience in the hall during the
rest of the evening Journal.
Year: 1862

The pulpit at ElIinswood had long
been filled by parson c., a white.
haired, aged man. who for thirty year,
had broken to bis people the bread OF
life, and whose palsied band had sprinkled
the baptsmal water on many a youthful
brow which, now in the better land, was
encircled by crown Of never fading
glory. Bot the old mans work was well
nigh ended, and one Sabbath lie told his
congregation, with quiverirg lips and
streaming eyes, that he could preach to
them no longer.


And so young man, fresh from the
University, was called to fill his place.
Seldom before or since has the stone
church at EIlingwood been so den>ely
crowded as it was on the first Sabbath
after Mr.. Stanwood's arrival, for many
strangers, besides those who had become
somewhat disatfected under parson C-'s
administration, now came 10 hear the new
minister. The large, velvet cushioned
pew of widow Bliss, who lived with her


four daughters, of certain age, in the
big white house on the Hill side, was again
occupied, thing which had not been for
months, as the widow had taken ofrnse
at parson c., because he, on one Sab
bath, preached sermon on election, in
which he firmly believed. while on tie
next Sabbath he firmly refused TO preach
on aboltionism, in which he also believed
but not exactly as widow Bliss did, he
thinking it might be just possible there
might now and then be good Christian
south of Mason and Dixon's line, while
Mrs. Bliss openly denounced them all.


AS the lamented husband of the wild
ow had borne the title of General, his
lady thought herself of considera-
BILE consequence, and so, because
she couldn I rule the church, she withheld
her patronage, grooming over its wretch
ed condition, while her eldest daughter
Matilda, who went slipshod, and affected
to be literary, wrote several newspaper
articles touching the necessity of having
for minister "a man of humanity, a
man of common sense, and a man of
God" But now a new era was dawning
upon the five Blisses. Parson c. had
resigned his post, which was to be filled
by a young, handsome, aud, what was
better than all, an unmarried man. The
last was possibly the reason why, on the
first Sabbath of Mr.. Stanwood's labors,
there were in the congregation so many
young ladies, and why Matilds Bliss