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Year: 1868

TIE DULLNEss OF Without novelty or occupation dulncss will creep in everywhere, and. on the whole, the men and women who arc most free from it are those whose minds are engrossed completely in some particular pursuit or calling, and who have no room for thinking of mere pleasure. Those people, however, if not dull, are the cause of dullness in others and their society is frequently remembered with mixed senti- ments Dullness must be taken to be the common lot of mOrtals. It is some satistac- ton to feel, when it descends upon us, that it will visit all alike.

 It is some qualification to those who have to exert themselves useiulIy to know that those who can and do chose to enjoy them selves will be pursued by the Nemesis. Poets are fond of alluding to that epoch which is known among them as the morning of life, and at this vague period 1t is understood that young persons never dream of the dullness in store for them But this we do not believe. They have tasted it in some kind even at the dawn of consciousness, and will continue to tasfo t to the very end. This may be called on mother way of turning the old advice as tO the vanity of all things, the old sermon with its metaphors of Dead Sea fruit, and other rhetorical ornaments. Still the truth of it Is brought home to us with fresh force when the weather becomes distressingly warm in town. The efforts of men and women at this season to escape their destiny is so notoriously frustrated that one turns to ven erablc causes to account for the effect, if only for the satisfaction of verifying the wisdom of our ancestors. We need not, like Mir. Swifburne, Tccap:tG!ate the burdens which are the end of every mans desire. If we only confine ourselves to the burden of pleasure ! itself Co the burden of mere social pleasure we shall find that 1t is load heavy to bear at this particular ime--L0ad0a Regise.
Year: 1868

The RECONSTRUCTION BILL.-It seems to be
thought that the Supplementary Reconstruc-
ton bill passed by the House, will not be taken
mp Immediately in the Senate, and that when
taken up ii will hardly be passed in its present
shape, if at all.
Year: 1868

DICKENS was guest of Mr. Geo. w Childs
during bis stay in Philadelphia. Mr. Childs is
one Of the most public spirited men in the
Quaker City, and his company is courted by
the best society there
Year: 1868

Are made strong by the of either of these rem
ecies They Will cure every case of MARASMUS
without fail


Thousands of certificates have Accumulated m
the hands OF the proprietor, but space will allow
Of the publication Of but a few ThOsa IN will he
observed men of note and of o. ch standing thai
they must be believed.
Year: 1868

Four IMPOSSIBLE THINGs.-First
to escape trouble by running away
from duty. Jonah once made the
experiment; but he soon found HIM
self where his imitators in the end
find themselves. Therefore, manfully
meet them and overcome the difficult
riics and trials to which the post assign
Jed you by Gods providence exposes
you.


Second, to become Christian of
strength and maturity without under
Year: 1868

them. 0 Lord, thy payment is sure;
and who knows how present? Take
the soul that thou hast both made
and bought; and let me rather give
my life for thy power, than take the
offers of the world for nothing.


Bishop Hall.
Year: 1868

am weary; let me rest


Underneath the nodding clover,
With the grass upon my breast,


And the daises bending over.
Oh! the thought is very SWEET
REST and PEACE, secure from sorrow,
And the tramp of busy feet;


REST that wakes to no tomorrow
am weary; let me sleep,


With my hands upon my bosom;
But, l pray you, let me keep


In their clasp some little blossom.
have loved EARTH flowers we'll


Sweet the friendship they have given
Is the rose and asphodel


Half as fair that blooms in heaven
am weary and would rest


AS child, with sorrow grieving,
Finds upon its mothers breast


Peace, in her great love believing.
So, to the green breast of earth,


Turn I, weary, tired, and lonely,
For the rest that shall find


On her gentle bosom only.
Year: 1868

A MoNsTER.-The largest of thu
western Norwegian Isles, Sartor, which
is three Norwegian miles in length, hal
mysterious inhabitant, of whom strange
things are told by trustworthy people


There is on the isle large lake call
ed the Kurele; it lies out Of the way,
with two farmsteads, far apart from
each other, on its margin. The people
tell of the great depth Of that water, as
of several Norwegian lakes, that it is in
some places fathomless; but another
thing they tell of it is far more remark
able. For during long series of years,
after various and uncertain intervals,
there has been observed monster,
which raises its arched back above the
dark lonely lake, and remains there ly-
ing like an islet. Its upward move.
ment sends circle of powerful waves
toward the shore, but then it becomes
quiet, and one sees only a kind of trem.
bling round its sides, like as when the
soft Jelly like fish basks on the surface
of the water.


People have often tried to watch for
the arrival of the monster, and have
waited many days on the coast F.; but
this strange being keeps no computa.
tion of time, and it may delay its COM
ing for years. Once two men were pull
ing a little boat across the water-then
suddenly the smooth islet lay there
the rowers had their backs toward it,
and almost touched the animal with
their oars. One may imagine their
horror when they perceived it. They
pulled back again with all their might,
and saw from the shore the immense
mass dive down into the depth.


We never hear of any attempt to
describe other parts of the monster, but
just that arched back which always ap.
pears. They never heighten the won
der of this apparition with any fancy
colors, but all the witnesses tell the
same story And this, at all events, is
favorable feature in the tradition
when compared with others about sim
liar beings. What are we to believe ?
The tale is stranger then that told Of
the sea-serpent and the Kraken; for
those have the wide ocean for their play
ground, whereas the leviathan of the
Sartor Isle is confined within a prison,
where the rocks stand around as sen.
tinels.
Year: 1868

The rebel Democracy, whose leaders
were the most violent Know Nothings
few years since, denouncing all classes
of foreigners, of all religions and all
languages, and more especially that Of
| the Catholics and the Jews, are now
endeavoring to seek favor in the eyes
of those whom they SO recently had ne
more civil way of designating than that
of the thieving Jew, the filthy Dutch,
the ignorant Catholic Irish, and such
like, to them, classical terms. The fact
is, that the Democratic rebel guerrilla
party care not fig how they procure
votes. The most desirable way for them
appears to be by deception and fraud
and in this way they are now endeavor-
ing to deceive the Jews by misrepre-
sentiug the course Of General Grant to-
ward that class of our citizens. The
facts of the case are simply these-that
portions of the Jews, who desired to
trade with the rebels, asked for and OBJ
tanned leave of General Grant to pass
through the lines to trade with the en-
emy in articles not contraband of war.
1t was subsequently yascertained by Grant
that they not only smuggled things
through the lines which were strictly
forbidden, but that they conveyed in
teliigence of our plans of operation, and
in fact all the news which the rebels
desired. No one of the large number
coul1 be pointed out as the aggressor,
consequently, the order was made that
they be not allowed.to continue in their
illegal proceedings according to all the
rules of war. Had General Grant not
done as he did he might have been
court-martialed and dismissed the ser.
vice, if not shot, for knowingly aiding
ard abetting the enemy, by express
permission given to those Jews to trade
who proved unworthy the trust reposed
in them. He might have court-m mar
tailed them, and on conviction shot
them; but he showed them leniency,
and only ordered them to the rear. 1t
is perfectly natural that those Jews who
were actually engaged in illegal traffic
should feel aggrieved at Grant order,
as by it they lost "good thing" but
the portion of the Jews who were not
engaged in the traffic feel as though
Grant did exactly right in issuing the
order; and when the Democracy think
that, by their low appeals to the preju.
dice of this class of citizens, they will
secure their votes, we can assure them
that they are much mistaken. The in
telligent Jews know far better than the
unintelligent Democracy how to vote
and who to vote for. We are asked,
why did he not extend the order to 9th.
ers than the Jews? We answer, that
they we're the only ones that asked per.
mission to pass; all others, especially
the adventurous Yankee, took the
chances of running the lines and trading
with the rebels, running all the risk Of
being caught and hanged as SPIES
This fully accounts for the promulga
tion of the order; and we know mum.
bers of Jews engaged in business in oul
city who fully justify the order of Grant
and who will attest on the Sd day Of
November next their love and admira.
tion of the man who saved to us free
and republican form of government
Sacramento Record.
Year: 1868

How TO SLEEP IN CHuRcH.-As-
suming that it is duty, let us consider
the manner of performing it. Like all
other Christian practices, there ought
to be uniformity in the manner.


1st-It is an improper manner Of
performing this duty to nod, and for
the plain reason that the worshiper at
tracts attention. We are everywhere
taught to avoid ostentatious display in
our worship. The Pharisees were con-
demned for praying at corners of the
street that they might be seen of men,
On the same principle, the nodding
worshiper is condemned, for he is
making too public display of his de-
votions.


2d-Nor is it proper to snore in the
performance of this duty-partly for
the foregoing reasons but mainly be-
cause it is a direct infraction of the
golden rule. Suppose, for instance,
that your next door neighbor is asleep !;
by your snoring he will be disturbed,
probably awakened. This is not doing
unto others as you would they should
do un.o you.


3d-It is wrong toinjure ones health
while offering worship; and all physi-
clans admit that to sleep with the head
thrown back and the mouth wide open
is liable to produce sore throat and
hoarseness. Besides flies sometimes get
into the mouth on such occasions and
by their injurious explorations tickle
the delicate membranes and cause hor-
rible sternutations and coughing, which
is very injurious to the health.


4th-To sleep with the head resting
on the arms of the worshiper, and the
face buried up in the cuffs Of the coat,
is the most improper way of Offering
sleep worship. First, because it is
injurious to health, and, mainly, be-
cause it is a direct violation of the
Scriptures which command us to let our
light so shine that men may profit by
our example. In this case it is impos-
sible to know whether the Christian
worshiper is asleep or awake. 1t IS
positive case of lukewarmness; neither
the one thing nor the other.-Adudnce.
Year: 1868

AN exchange says: General Grant
and the Democracy have done a great
deal of business together within the past
few years. General Grant has done the
tanning, and the Democratic party have
furnished the hides. They handed him
in two recently-those of Horatio Sey-
mour and Frank Blair. They will be
done early in November"
Year: 1868

The following is good instance Of
the value of "cheek !" A soldier be-
ing on picket reserve, went to farm
house, as he said to borrow frying
pan, but for what his comrades could
not imagine, as they had nothing to fry
Preferring his request to the good Old
dame, who answered his knock at the
door, the pan was duly transferred to
him. He took it, looked in it, turned
it over and leaked at the bottom, and
then turned it over again and looked
into it very hard, as if not certain twas
clean. "Well sir" said the lady, can
I do anything more for youS 'Could
you lend me piece OF
meat to fry in it, ma'amY and he laugh
ed in spite of himself. He got it.


Srpscp7pr for the CHRONICLE.
Year: 1868

out to settle permanently in the COM
munity. But his experiences in the
backwoods were not agreeable and he
returned to his native New York, con-
sidering its dangers and temptations
preferable to the pine forests of the
South.
Year: 1868

Man was never intended to be idle.
Inactivity illustrates the very design of
his creation, whereas an active life is
the best guardian of virtue, and the
greatest preservation Of health.
Year: 1868

sumed the responsibilities of leaving
our innocent friends to suffer short
time in rebel prisons, in order that
the nation might be saved. Had
Grant been weak enough to yield at
that time, and yet strong enough to
induce the whole administration to
yield with him, the great day of Ap-
pomattox Court House might have
been delayed year, or forever.


But the assurance with which the
murderers of our soldiers now charg
their own crimes upon General Grant
on the pretence that he might have
rescued his friends from their hands
a little sooner, is surely without a
parallel. That Robert Ould, Con-
federate agent for the exchange of
prisoners, should now be summoned
as witness against the humanity of
the Union leaders, is something at
which one knows not whether to
laugh or to be indignant. But no
laughter can do justice to its absud-
ity; no Indignation to it's infinite
meanness. The Southern leaders
of the Democratic party will do well
as speedily as possible, to turn their
attention, and, if they can, the at
tention of the nation, to something
else than the inhuman torments they
inflicted on brave and honorable
foes during the war; for there is
something in the memory of these
things that wakes the old spirit of
1860 and 1865, and gives to the pc
litical canvass much more of the
aspect of the late war, in its charac-
ter and in its probable close, than
can well be agreeable to themselves,
". y. Post.
Year: 1868

u


Among the letters read at the Re-
publican mass meeting in Richmond
Va, last week was the subioined
from Mr.. Robert Rolling, q connec-
ton by marriage of the Lee family.
The Richmond correspondent of the
Petersburg Express, in referring to
the letter, says: II need not say
that it has excited the most profound
surprise and regret here, and many
wish sincerely that it had never
been published. That such q man
could have conceived and uttered
the sentiments which this letter con-
tains, no one here could have been
persuaded to believe Tie letter
is as follows:


SIR: 1 have the honor to nc.
knowledge the invitation of your
committee to address the Grant and
Colfax ratification meeting, to be
held in Richmand on the 25th inst,
and would gladly accept it but for
my unavoidable absence from the
State at the time. For all the pow
erty, anguish and oppression which
the people Of Virginia and the whole
South have endured, with unexam-
pied fortitude, from April II, 1861.
down to this very moment, the DEM
ocratic party is, in my humble
judgement, wholly responsible and
all the odium which they have sue
ceeded in attaching to the Republi-
can party, tho Democracy richly de-
serve. The peace and prosperity
of the whole country, and the exist
ence of the Federal Union are now
more defiantly threatened than in
1860. Then warlike intent was in
dignantly disclaimed. To-day it is
(publIcly declared that secession is
not dead; that the lost cause is to
be regained," and in the event of the
election of Seymour and Blair it is
substantially declared that the Fed
eral army shall be compelled to sub
vert the loyal State Governments
now established. Neither by the
bullet nor the ballot can those State
Governments be subverted for some
time to come without involving the
whole country in a war of such mag.
nitude and horror that in compari-
son with it the late rebellion was
pastime. In fact, the Democracy
are already as bad as their word,
and even now merciless, savage
warfare, to the full extent of their
power, is waged upon all men, white
or black, native or foreign born,
who, do not enlist under their ban
ner. Slavery more intolerable than
that which has jut passed away ex-
lists in full force throughout Virgin
ia the enslavement Of the human
mind. The exercise of the right
of private judgement and freedom
speech is sought to be punished or
controlled by the most inhuman de-
nunciations, ISLANDERS and threats of
social, political, and commercial
outlawry. Blair pledges war
Grant pledges peace, and I honestly
believe that upon the election, of
General Grant the peace and happi-
ness Of our whole country depends.


Very respectfully yours, sasr
ROBERT ROLLING
Year: 1868

=.


The Democracy of Massachusetts
in State Convention assembled, SOL
emnly declared their Conviction
that 'sgold and silver coin is the
only constitutional legal tender"
and that while they would have but
zone currency for ALL" they declare
that the Democracy of Massachu.
sets, now as in the past, are true
to their cold faithful hard money"
consequently the zone currency for
all'' must not be paper or leather
dollars, but gold or silver COIN
That resolution would look as well
as standing declaration of princi-
pies at the head. of the Plain Dealer
columns, and would be an appropri-
ate transparency for the Pendleton
greenbackers to carry when the
apostle of flimsy money delivers his
oration here on the llth.-C. Her
oI1
Year: 1868

instincts, and Of determined will,
not likely to be controlled by poll
ticians, or to be used by any party ::
for his life has been spent in the SER
vice of the whole country, and his
great aim is to secure peace and Or
der.-Ne,r York Post
Year: 1868

-S' s'o1"vI w thL nchsiu.


Passage N the Honse of the Bin 20 Locate
Courts OF special Sessions In All the Police
Courts-ProrSsed Increase OF Coroners'


Fees.


ALBANY, March IL, 1868.


Both houses worked very indpstrousy to-day. sit
ting until the latest hour OF the morning session and
adjourning to meet again this evening The monoto-
nous sound of debate In Committee of the Whole and
Of roll call on third reading Of bills was contrast
after the stir oS yesterday.


There was little display OF feeling this morning
over the bill TO locate Courts OF Special Sessions in
all the police courts OF New York. few years ago
1t will be remembered. q bill was passed making
Justices Bowling and Kelly the presiding justices OF
Court Of Special Sessions The other magistrates
have contended that 1t very unfair procedure,
for any offence in few hours q few days after
wards sat TO try the same person. Ii, however, all
the magistrates were invested with power to Sit at
the sessions the Board Of Police Justices could
arrange 1t that she accused would always be tried by
q magistrate different from the one who made out
the commitment. The present bill was intro
duced consequently. to make all the police courts
In New York Courts Of Special Sessions also.
the House by large majority. The renaSicars ran
about not knowing what way to vote and seeking In
formation. They voted for 1t almost unanimously.
The quarrel was In the democratic ranks and was
quite bitter one, the opposition coming from those
who have some personal plque against the demo-


Senator Genet introduced bin which Is 10 quadru-
pie the fees Of cor0ners and thereby largely add TO
the already very lucrative emouments Of that bu-
reau OF the city government. The bill proposes TO
give each coroner ten dollars for simply viewing the
body ana adds almost as much more for the succeed
ing steps In the progress OF an inquest.


The Broadway elevated railroad plan OF last winter
was revived in the Senate this morning.


The Senate held an executive session to-day, and
George Geddes was confirmed as Superintendent Of
the On0ndaga Salt Springs The Governor dbl not
send in any new name IN place OF that OF General
Mexican for Auditor Of the Canal Department.
Year: 1868


RICHMOND, Va, March 12, 1858.
In the Convention to-day the disfranchisng clause
was reconsdered and amended so M to disfranchise
whether the person had taken the oath to support
the United States not, and was again adopted by
q vote Of A to 38.


An amendment DISTINGUISHING all who voted for
the secession candidates for the seeding convention
and all who wrote spoke in favor Of secession was
defeated by vote OF SO 10 A.


An amendment requiring tw0thrds vote OF the
Legislature to remove disabilities and each removal
to be made by separate vote was adopted
motion TO disfranchise persons exempted from
the army by contracts with the rebel government was
defeated.


General Scho1eld to-day issued an order suspendng
sales OF property under deeds Of trust where the sale
would result In unnecessary sacrifice or where pay
ment OF interest In a reasonable time without much
sacrifice can be made.


The boiler Of the steamer John Sylvester, from
Norfolk exploded below this city this morning, Kill
ing the colOred fireman and severely scading four
passengers.
Year: 1868

While quite number of the smaller fry of


Democratic journals seem to be casting anxious


ly about for an &C availability candidate" for the
Presidency, we observe that the more influential


of the northern organs speak out manfully in


favor of "principle candidate" The lesser


lights are in a most distressing strait for gen.


eral to against Grant; but the Day Book,


the La Crosse Democrat with its l00,0 ,00) circu-
lation, the Examiner, and other papers of the
class, lift up their voices against any general


press terms, No butcher need apply" Says


that bright and shining light of the Northern


Democracy, g Brick Pomeroy ~ awe wish a


plain, true, outspoken candidate who is not
afraid to be Democrat We would not sup
port Grant, or such man, for all the gold or


position the nation could give us. We
will not support any of the tribe who won fame
in Lincolns war for the destruction of the


Union.' The Day Book declares "For US,


for the radical, straighout Democracy, the path


is clear and the road straight-it is, down with
Mongrelsm, with every shade of nggerism, and
restoration of the White Republic of 1860, which
we will have either through the ballot-box or
through blood, if it must be-" The Examiner
is if possible, still more explicit in its repudia


ton of any Federal butcher" as q candidate.
1t says 1.-THE next Presidential election must
be one of principle. 1t must not only be one of
principle, but the Democratic party must put
statesman-a man whose political antecedents
are we'll known-wbo has not gone off on Illicit
rove with the enemy-whose claims are not
predicated upon his success in the butchery of
his countrymen." 1t is rather curious to note
that it is the Northern Democratic organs that
are loudest in their protestations against
Butcher for a candidate. The Louisville
Courier the leading organ Of the Kentucky De-
mocracy, is for Sherman, and it tells the North
ern papers that are so over-zealous, that in the
Southern States no good Democrat sympathizes
with their violence, adding: Not even along
the desolated route of Sherman's march to the
sea can the people be made to appreciate the De-


mocracy, humanity, or patriotism, that could in


fuence an editor in the far Northwest to consign
the country to Radical and negro domination
rather than elect Sherman as the Democratic
nominee" So much more sensitive to the
wrongs of the South than the Southerners them
selves, are their Northern friends, and as much
more anxious to revive the issues of the war,
and to fight over again the battles of secession.
The Examiner is, undoubtedly, both consistent
and sincere in its fervent protest against
butcher candidate" But there is reason to
believe that in other quarters the objection re-
suits from despair of being able to find an eligi-
BILE /" butcher" who will stand on Democratic
platform If Grant had been ready to play
" Barkis,'' we think the Democracy would have
gladly met him half-way.-Dramdtic Chronicle.