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Year: 1868

There was once Count, 90 I've heard it said


Who felt that bis end drew near;
And be called his sons before bis bed,


To part among them bis goods aud gear,
he called for his pillow; be called for his sword,


That gallant, good and brave:
They brought him both at their fathers word,


And thus be bis blessing gave
"My 6rst>born son, my pride and might,


Do thou my sword retain:
Ny cattle on the lordly height,


And all my broad domain.
"0n thee, my well,ioved younger boy,
- Ny pillow here bestoB,
A peaceful life shalt thou enjoy


10 the quiet vale below"
Contented saLk the sire to rest,


Now all was given away;
The sons held true his last behest,


Ben on their dying day.
'rNoW tell US what came of the steel Of flame,


OF the castle and its knight2
And tell Us what came of the vale so tame,


And the humble peasant wight2"
o, ask not of me what the end may be


Ask Of the country round
The cattle are dust, the sword is rust,


The height is but desert ground.
But the vale spreads wide in the golden pride


OF the autumn sunset glow;
1t teens and ripens far and wide,


And the honor abides with plow.
Year: 1868

WALKING.-Walking for young and &C.
tive persons is by far the best exercise; rid
ing is good for the elderly, middle aged and
invalids. The abuse of these exercises
consists in taking them when the system is
exhausted, more or less, by previous fasting
or by mental labors. Some persons idjudi
ciousy attempt long walk before breakfast,
under the belief that it is conductive to
health. Others will get up early to work
three hours at some abstruse mental toll.
The effect in both instances is the same; it
substracts from the power of exertion in the
after part of the day. A short saunter or
some light reading before this meal is the
est indulgence of the kind; otherwise the
waste occasioned by labor must be supplied
by nourishment, and the breakfast will Dec-
essarily become heavy meal, and the whole
mornin rs comfort sacrificed by weight at
the chest from imperfect digestion of food,
These observations apply to elderly persons,
Sho are prone to fatter themselves into the
persuasion that they can use their mental or
bodily powers in age as in youth.
Year: 1868

A collision occurred on the East River, of
Fort Schuyler yesterday morning about u o'clock be-
tween the side-wheel Elm City, OF the New-Ha-
ven Steamboat Line, and the propeller Electra OF the
Providence Neptune Line The accident was owing 20 q
dense fog which hung the river rendering naviga-
ton so dangerous that the Elm City had ceased working
her eneues and slowly drifting down the channel


when the Electra struck her amidshs with considerable
fjrce and would have cut through her side had she
not encountered the boilers OF the latter As ~ was
damage and she reached her destination with difficulty
Id had then TO be laid up IN dock Tor repairs Inc Eec


turn trip TO Providence the afternoon The Captains
az both steamers seek to shift the blame from their own
sonders-the Captain Of the Electra maintaining that


OF the Elm City was culpable because OF having been
mander OF e Elm CITY charges the responsibility on the
Captain Of the Electra, on account OF MS hAinE
running his boat at high speed in dense log ~ Is
ported that neither sounded any signals or III any way
informed the other OF its presence.
Year: 1868

THE INTER-CONFESSlONAL BILL.


The bill regulating the relations of the var
GUS creeds in the Austrian empire is but completion OF
the measures subject of civil marriages and educa
ton The new bill permits parents TO determine before
marriage the religion in which the children are 10 be
brought up. They come to an agreement on TINS
head before marriage the birth of each chid or
come 10 no determination at ALL An appeal Is allowed
from the decision OF the parents BY clause l. every
child OF IA freely select the creed TO which ne
wishes TO belong. Change Of religion and pro
is to be forced pay for creed TO which he does not
long or to follow the formulas of any worship whether
his own or anohers The sunday question gave rise TO
some discussion. Arguments from economy and human
ity were adduced In support Of the Church view that
day. on this point an amendment proposed by Baron
Tt was adopted by rs votes To 65 TO the effect that all
public works which not urgent should De suspehoe
on the Sabbath Clause II secuarses cemeteries Every
creed il at liberty adopt what religious ceremonies IL
chooses this solemn OCCASION but everything else re-
latiug TO burias is confined to the civil authorities
Year: 1868

NO UNION WITH NORTH GE..J


On the 10th of April the Minister OF the
Interior issued a circular to the Projects OF the
Departments stating that the principles adopted by
the Government are the maintenance OF the inde-
pendence OF Bavaria but neither isolation nor union with
the North German Confederation the loyal fullment VI
her treaties with Prussia avoidance Of an anGerman
policy the regulation of the common interests OF Ger
many m accordance with treaties; education OF the
people and improvement Of their social condition; ber
al development of the country and the STRENGTHENING OF
the national defenses The circular in conclusion states
that while respecting freedom Of opinion in the public
functonares the Ministry will not suffer any hostile ag
tatlon on their part against the Government though Is
willing 10 pass over recent occurrences In silence
Year: 1868

FRUsTRATION OF A CONSPIRACY TO MURDER


LOUISVILLE, April ga conspiracy to rob the
pay train OH the Jeersonvlle railroad andmurder the
men in charge thereof, discovered yesterday by
Detective Officer Bright OF Chicago Four OF the con-
spratOrs arrested in Jacksonville and two escaped
They were In the employ Of the Company.
Year: 1868

CINCINNATI, April 22-The loss to the Adams
Express Company by the burning OF their car In the ace
dent the Ohio and Missssppi Railroad last night IS
heavy Two messengers IN the burning car winch
was locked aud they escaped only by aid OF persons on
the outside who knocked hole Ia IT, through which they
Year: 1868

THE FEDERAL DEBT BILL.
BERLIN April 22.-Count Won Bismarck has with
drawn from the North German Parliament the Fed
eral Debt bill which was introduced by the Govern
ment. He takes this action in consequence OF the
amendments which had been made to the bill by the
Opposition
Year: 1868

nO UA Auu


We append letter which possesses great
interest at this time. 1t has been published be-
fore, but since the attempt that has recently
been made to excite jealousy between the two
leading soldiers of our army it is worth while
to show how far above so discreditable senti-
ments they have always been. This letter
was written by Grant to Sherman, just after
his appointment as Lieutenant General in
1864, and is in the following terms:


DEAR SHERMAN, = The bill reviving the
grade of lieutenant general in the army has
become law, and my name has been sent to
the Senate for the place. i now receive orders
to report to Washington immediately In per-
son, which indicates confirmation, or likeli-
hood OF confirmation. / start in the morn
ing to comply with the order. While 1 have
been eminently successful in this war, in at
least gaining the confidence of e,public, no
one feels more than how much of this sue
cess is due to the energy, skill and harmo-
NOUS putting forth of that energy and skill,
of those whom it has been my good fortune
to have occupying subordinate positions un-
der Inc. There are many officers TO whom
these remarks are applicable, to greater or
less degree, proportionate to their ability as
soldiers; but what want is to thank you and
Mcpherson, as the men to whom, above all
others, feel indebted for whatever have
had of success.


How far your advice and assistance have
been of help to me, you know. How far your
execution of whatever has been given to you
to do entities you to the reward 1 am receiv-
ing, you cannot know as well as l.


L feel all the gratitude this letter should
express, giving il the most fattering construc-
ton.


The word you 1 use in the plural, intend
ing it for Mcpherson, also. Ishould write to
him, and will some day, but starting in the
the morning, do not know that will find
time Just now. Your friend,


A U. S. GRANT,


Maj General
Year: 1868

in the course of recent speech Senator
Nye spoke as follows:


For twenty-eight years you tried to get a
Pacific Railroad, but failed because you could
not get one far enough South. The Republi-
can party authorized railroad to the Pacific
coast, and thereby will open up trade tc
S0,O0OO00 human beings. Bear in mind this
enterprise was born OF the Republican party.


We are told that the Reconstruction acts
are unconstitutional. The Supreme court to
the United States have decided that neither
the Executive nor the Court has anything to
do with such question. 1t is political
ques ton, and belongs to Congress to settle to


You want the government put back INTO
your hands, TO stop stealing. There was NOT
cent ia the U. s. Treasury when you leit tIe
Government. Two of your Secretaries stole
away in the night for the meanest Klnd OF
theft-stealing from Indians. They want 10
come back to restore that money, don't tney.
Your friend Jake Thompson was IN canada
during the war superintendinS the poisoning
of tbe water in our cities, and the burning OF
onr hotels You will bear to be kept out for
some time to come yer.


The Democrats are now turning their at
tention to fnanciering, OF which they know
almost as much as they do OF the Constitu-
tion which most of them have never read
In three years they propose to pay the debt
and interest. Their heads are large and
swollen with financial ideas. They have
probably been studying finances while We
have been fighting. Seriously, / wonder
their tongues don't blister when they take
the name Constitution on their lips. We
have lost faith in you, and so has the world
Buchanan was as pleased as Nero, and would
have fiddled had he known how, when the
Southern States revolted. You were weighed
in the balance and found wanting. You have
grown no better since.
Year: 1868

The PenitentisFy, like the Insane Hos
pitsi, is quite over crowded, to the Injury
of the discipline and also Of the health
Of the institution.


Since your late adjournment, the Com
missioneIs met, removed the Warden
and elected another in his stead. Appli-
cation hss been made to me TO set aside
this action and reiBstate the Warden.
This I declined to dO upon the grounds
that il would have been an unwsrrant-
able assumption of power, and also in
view of the feet that the General Assem-
bly, would soon again be in session.
advise that tbe whole subject be thor
oughly investigated. Such an investigs'
ton is alike due to the State ana to the
parties who have been in dispute.
Year: 1868

All. the good old time has come at last
New England rules the nation;
And now we've got the Northwest fast
In spite of all creation.
And now we dare you to retard


By setting up objection,
For thirty years we labored hard
For tariff and protection.
For tariff is the very thing


To crafty our wishes,
It makes us riches like a king


And brings US silver dishes.
1t makes us love you Western folks,
With many kind regard,
For now we sell you calico


At thirty cents yard.
You used to have plenty Of chinks,
Flying around like rockets,
But soon we made you send it through
To jingle in our pockets.
While we have plenty of the chink,
1t surely looks quite funny,
To see all you Western folks


A using paper money.
OI tuc SVuStitutiUu anu shC AoVS
Did we not loudly insist,
Until we got you Western boys


Most bravely to enlist.
When we got You in the ranks,


We couldn't help but suicker,
To think that we could make you fight
To help US free the nigger.
We have most the Offices,


And all the contracts too,
This makes glorious time for us,
Though rather hard for you.
For we have RAIDS. just enough,
Scattered through the West,
To fill the Federal offices.


And feather well our nest.
We nearly all have made enough,
To satisfy our pride,
So what care we? If fall we must,
Well let the Union slide.
Year: 1868

She gave cleat out and squatted in IN!


lap, she cork. screwed and circumhuxed ant


rolled in. l hugged her till I broke m,


suspender, and her breath smelt Of onions


she cut two weeks before.


swell, to make long story short, she sci


the day, and We practiced for four weeks
every night how We would walk into the
room to get married, till We got so VIC would
walk as gracefully as q couple Of Muscovy
ducks. The night the company and the
minister came, tho signal was given, and
arm in arm we marched through the crowd
ed hall. We were just entering the parlor
door, when down I went kerslap on the oil
cloth, pulling Sal down after me. Some
cusscd fellow had dropped banana skin on
tue floor and it Aoored me. I split an aw-
fal hole in my cassimeres right under my
dress-coat tail. It was too late to back out,
SO clapping my hand over it, VIC marched in
and was spliced, and taking seat watch
cd the kissing the bride operation. My
groomsman "as tight, and he kissed her till
l jumped up to take slice, when oh, hor-
ror, q little six year old imp had crawled
behind me and pulled my shirt through the
hole in my pants, and had pinned it to the
chair, and in jumping up displayed to the
admiring gaze Of the astonishcd multitude
a triae more of white muslin than was pleas
ant. The women giegled, the men roared,
and l got mad, but was finally put to bed;
and there all my troubles ended. Good
night.-Ne,o York Sunday Dispatch.
Year: 1868

HONE CHEERFULNEss. Many q child
goes estray, not because there is q want of
prayer and virtue at home, but simply be.
cause home lacks sunshine. A child needs
smiles as much as flowers need sunbeams.
Children look little beyond the present mo.
ment If thing displeases them they are
prone to avoid it. IF home is the place
where faces and words arc harsh, and fault.
finding is ever in the ascendant, they will
spend as many hours as possible elsewhere.
Let every. father and mother try to be hap.
py. Let them look happy. Let them talk
to their children, especially the little ones,
in such way as to make them happy.
Year: 1868

toward the emancipated slaves. enacted by


their former masters, are apart Of the means
adopted by knavish politicians to secure po-
ltical support. The people Of the South
acknowledge the failure Of their effort to
establish separate confederacy, AND they
now desire tho rc-establishmont Of the Con.
stitution. The Acknowledgements of the
authority Of that supreme law by the lead.
ers Of the Republican party would at once
restore peace and save the expense Of large
standing army. and Of that costly political
machine the, Frcedmen's Bureau. 1t is
only the Radical leaders who now stand in
the way Of peace, harmony and prosperity
Dai2y Ne,cs.
Year: 1868

of the south, together with the people of
the north and west, are, for obvious rea-
sons. opposed to any system Of laws which
would place the political power of the
country in the hands of the negro race,
but this opposition springs from no feeling
of enmity, but from deep seated conviction
that at present the negroes have neither
the intelligence nor the other qualifications
which are necessary to make them safe
repositories of political power. They
would inevitably become the victims of
demagogues, who, for selfish purposes,
would msead them, to the serious injury
of the public


The great want of the south is peace.
The people earnestly',desiro tranquility and
the restoration of the union. They dep.
recate disorder and excitement as the most
serious obstacle to their prosperity. They
ask t. restoration OF their rights under the
constitution. They desire relief from
oppressive misrnle. Above all they would
appeal to their countrymen fer the estab-
lishmont in the southern states OF that
which has justly been regarded the birth
right of every -tmerican-the right of
self government


Establish this on a firm basis, and we
can safely promise, on behalf of the south
ern people, that they will faithfully obey
the constitution and laws Of the United
States, treat the negroes with kindness
and humanity, and fulfill every duty in-
cumbeut on peaceful citizens, loyal to the
constitution oftheir country


We believe the above contains succinct
reply to the general topics embraced in
your letter, ard we venture to say on
behalf Of the southern people. and Of the
officers and soldiers Of the late confederate
army, that they will concur in all the SEN
timen:s which To have expressed


Approaching the patriotic motives which
have prompted Jour letter, aud reeiproca-
ting your expressions OF kind regard, We
have the honor to he,
Year: 1868


toned it, think of these things? I came
to ask more: I want to ask you, in whose
purity and patriotism I here express un-
qualified confidence, and as many other
good men as you conveniently consult, to
say what you think Of it, and also what
you are willing to do about it? I want a
written expression of views that can be
followed by concurrence Of action. I
want to knew if you and the gentlemen
who will join you in that expression, are
willing to pledge the people Of the south
to chivalrous and magnaniinous devotion
to restoring pea:e and prosperity to our
common country. [ want to carry that
pledge high above the level of party poll
tics, to the late officer ana soldiers of the
the Union army and the people Oft the north
and west, and to a K them to consider it
and take the necessary action, confident
that it Will meet with response SO warm.
generous aad coniding, that We shall il
its sunshine behold the rainbow Of peace
in our political sky, now black with clouds
and impending storm. | know YOU are .
representative nan in reverence and re-
gard for The union, the constitution and
ihe welfare of the country. aud that what
you would say would be endorsed By nine
tenths of the whole people of the south
but [ should like to have the signatures of
all the representative southern men here
who concur in your views, and the express
sions of their concurrence from the Irin-
cipal officers and representative men
throughout the south, when they can be
procured. This concurrence OF opinions
aud wills, all tending to peace, order and
stability, will reassure our union soldiers
and congressman who want substantial
and solid peace, and cause them to rise
above the level of party politics and take
such steps to meet yours as will insure
lasting peace with all its countless bless
ings.


Very truly, your friend,


II. S. ROSECRANS,
To General r. u. Lee, White Sulphur


Springs, Virginia
Year: 1868




zzeaslriGigs "a! VYssrsazT, End


The man that seeks to stir NJ strife
between us now is no friend to his coun-
try. That man is friend to his country
who promotes reace and harmony aud
quiet. This Is beautiful city. After
while when it gets to be city Of 10000
or $4,000 people as it will. it will be dot
ted ali over with tounlries and machine
shops, and then you will want your ma
chinery to find its way down into the
south. and you want the south to pay the
market value for what you have to sell
And how will that be done ? BY keeping
up the war? No, by restoring peace,
harmony a1d quiet, and letting the rich
lands of the south be once more cultivated.
What 90 the .adica.s want? They want
to establish their power by bringing the
negro in on their side. It was for that
they established the freedmens' bureau.
Congress passed two laws. Did you ever
put them face to face and look at them
They were dirty things; vile, debased and
creeping things. When they were passed
the intelligence of every man who had
enough knowledge to know when he was
hungry was insuited. Why, look at it
for moment. The thirty-ninth congress
|


passed the freedmen's bureau bill. That
bill sends down to each county Of the
southern states an agent, and that agent
becomes the guardian Of both the whites
and the negroes in the county. a wound
ed soldier who staid in Alabama ct the
close OF the war could not make a contract
with negro unless that contract was sub.
mitted to the agent Of the freedmen's
bureau. Why? Because the agent had
not sense enough, and must be supervised
by the white MAJ. The law rests upon
upon the idea that the negro cannot tax,
care Of himself Then how can negr,
who is incompetent to manage his own af
fairs be safely entrusted with the Affairs
Of the whole state
Year: 1868

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be self-reliant. and shall do what we
may bs able to induce the establishment OF
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end we will pay special attention
70 the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing,
and exert eurselves to encourage the diversih-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
ueut Of Southern resources.
Year: 1868

ALUM WHEY, IN DnRRHGA-To one pint of fresh milk, add one-fourth of an ounce of powdered alum. Heat the mixture until it boils. and strain it. In common cases of the above complaint, it is employed in doses of a wine glass full for an adult three times day. In the country, it is sometimes difficult to call in the services of a physician, and in such cases similar remedies may very properly be employed.
Year: 1868

FIRST MORTGAGE Bonds OF THE UNION PACIFIC
RAILROAD COMPANY. TO the amount OF over Eighteen
Million Dollars have already been sold, and they are
now i'm constant demand for home investment and on
foreign account. They pay six per cent in gold,
and run for thirty years At lO2, they yield be-
tween eight and nine per cent TO the investor and rs
soon ~ the issue is sold. if not before, they will


doubtless command much higher rate. AS first
mortgage on the longest line of railroad in this coun


try that is already earning than its interest a-
bilities on it's way business and which cost nearly
three times their amount, the security is nndoubted
Subscriptions will be received at the Companys Of
Gce No 20 Nassau-st.. and by John D. Cisco q Son,
No 30 Wallst, New-York and by most Of the leading
bankers throughout the country. wberea new paniDh-
Year: 1868

IN n late speech Al Akron, Ohio,
Fred Douglass, addressing The color
I'd people, told them that The Govern.


ment emaneipated the negro NJ
matter Of policy, and not from any
Christian motive Of right or justice,
and that they had no more reason 10
be thankful 10 The Government for
their freedom than had the Hebrews
10 feel thankful 10 Pharoah for their
delivcrance from bondage. Doug
lass said that although Il was possible
that, naturally, the colorcd men were
equal to the whites, they were not so
practically, and that they must rise
through their own oxortionstoa much
higher degree of intelligence before
being allowed all the rights and priv
iIeges Of the white man. He added
that they were now on probation, and
II fifteen years hence found them as
they are now are, II would be almost
impossible for them to make any adj
vancement. Perhaps this advice
from an intelligent colored man may
be received by his race as the counsel
Of a friend. IL is certain that the
competition against which they will
have TO contend for the means Of sup.
port must increase by imigratior
every year, whilst they can rely OF
no such addition to their numbers


but must make up iorthe inequality il


efficiency. The ignorant and degrad.
ed of whatever color must always b
subject to superior intelligence, and !
behooves the colored people to reaec


whether those are their true friend
who would plunge them into polite
without previous preparation ant
training, or those who would help L
it them, as far as may be accomplish
I ed, for the discharge hereafter Of sucl
duties as may devolve upon them.


T Baltimore Sun.
Year: 1868

In the good old times the Persian
girl who owned a little property
hut or a fishing boat--was thereby
legally authorized to pick out hus-
band herself. If she wished 70 COM
mence her hunt for a husband she
would hang up her blue apron In
front Of the door Of the house and
post herself behind Il. The young
men Of the village would then pass
by the apron one by one in a long
procession, and dressed up In their
best Sunday clothes. As soon ss the
right one approached, the girl would
rush out, throw her arms around his
neck, and within three weeks thcr'
was q wedding.