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Year: 1862

sEs7ENcED.-John Garrity, the murderer
of Lloyd, was on Saturday brought into court
before Judge Higgins, of the Superior Court,
and sentence as follows pronounced upon
him: ssYou will be taken from the bar Of
this court to the county jail, and from thence
within ten days to the penitcntiary at Joliet,
to be confined there ten years at hard labor,
except five days in each year, which are to be
In solitary confinement
Year: 1862

VINO would have gladly staid at home, who
folt no sympathy for the wicked cause, and
who, but for your counsels, might tonight
be with us in the enjoyment Of life and
health, have been sent, by your pernicious
influence, to an untimely and ignominious
grave. And yet. these women, as they pass
loyal men on the streets, faunt their dress
es as though they were terrific comets and
the world was to be dashed out of exis.
tence by sweep af their trains For true
woman he ever cherished an exalted rever-
encc and admiration, but for those who un-
sexed themselves by display Of treason and
i'll breeding he had none. This rebellion
must be put down, treason be made odious,
and traitors Impoverished and punished
The strong arm Of the government must fall
heavily and terribly on the heads Of the men
who have brought this war on the country.
For one, am resolved to stand by my gov
ernment. at whatever personal risk. I have
enlisted for the war, and will not 60 back
! expect to receive in the future, as have
received already, much obloquy and abuse.
know that l am assailed with fendish
malign;ty. Even to-day I received a dis
patch from one high in authority, warning
me chat band of assassins are on m,
track. How or where they mean to strike
l know not. They are craven, dastard!y
set, who cannot look you in the eye, and
who do their9work from behind your back
or in the dark, or by poison. Some wretch
even now may be skulking in this crowd
awaiting chance to do the deed to which
his master has bribed him. l defy all thi:
venom malignity. Suppose the assassin sue
ceeds, what then \? What have they obtain
ed? What signifies one life when the blood
of the nation is at stake? Even from the
blood Of the patriot, armies Of patriots will
arise and the blood Of the martyrs will be-
come the seed Of the church. In vain the
threat of the assassin's dagger or the pois
oned bowl, for patriots unintimidated will
press forward to freedom and victory, OF
falling will be blessed by posterity. Awake
to your duty, "ennesseeans Come up te
the glorious work Of saving your county,
Let US take a long pull, and strong pull
and pull altogether, and our country shall
stand forth regenerated and redeemed, and
peace..and prosperity again shall bless ou,
borders.
Year: 1862

RAILROAD ACcIDENT-NARRow ESCAPE


The Grand Trunk passenger train, due yester-
day at two o'clock, was detained about two
hours from two causes. The first was, the
freight train broke an axle, which detained the
passenger train for more than an hour and a
half The second cause liked to have been a
fearful one. Just before approaching Pre-
sumpscot bridge, the hind axle of the tender
to the engine broke. One of the wheels was
thrown off the track, and the other ran under
the train of cars, letting the rear of the tender
down upon the track. In this condition the
train was dragged across the bridge before it
could be stopped, but fortunately the cars kept
upon the track, and the only injury sustained
was that to the tender. The train was stopped
soon after crossing the bridge, and some OF
the passengers saw, with a shudder, how near
they had approached to a frightfal accident.
Year: 1862

But l want Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas,
Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginin, and Ma
ryland will not stay behind long. l fear Ken
lucky even more than | do Missouri. If we
are not too hasty and violent, these States will
all unite, because it will be their interest and
their honor and feelings to do so. As soon as
our mechanics, our merchants, our lawyers
and our editors look the matter in the face,
and calculate the consequences, they will see
their interest so strong in this movement that
fear they will be violent beyond CONTROL
The successful unresisted installation of Lin
coin is the beginning of the end OF slavery


The North is dependent on the South for
its prosperity. The South is not dependent
on the North for anything necessary to its ma
terial welfare.


My dear sir, have written in confidence
L wish You to let me know whether am for
gotten at home. believe Tom Pegues is my
friend. Write me soon and write me every
thing. Your friend j. THOMPSON.


p. $. You can see Thomas and William
Thompson also. My engagements are so con-
slant cannot write much. j. T.
Year: 1862

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Nov. 20, 1860.


My DEAR PETERSON: The time has come
when every man who loves his state and coun-
try is required to take his share of the respon-
sibility and perform his share of duty. My al
legiance is due to the state of Mississippi, and
her destiny shall be my destiny. believe she
ought TO resist, and to the bitter end, black
republican rule. | hope our state will call a
convention TO provide new guards for our fu-
ture safety, and, in the event OF call OF a con-
vention, want if can, to be a member of
that convention. | want to go as member
from our county, and want you, as my friend,
TO see our friend Hovey Tor - and our
friend Lamar and if our editors are friendly
TO me, l want you to see them, and make such
a call on me- through the columns of our pa
pers, AS to make it apparent that it is my duty
TO come home and make common cause with
my state.


Difficulties accumulate upon us here AS
long as | am here | shall shield and protect
the South. Whenever it shall come to pass
that | shall think that can do no further
good here. | Shall return to my home. Bu-
chanan is the truest friend TO the South have
ever known IRON the North. He is jewel
and man. But my duty now is with the
South


want the cooperation of the Southern stat
es. Geography makes separate and isolated
action by Mississippi an absurdity. / have
some influence in our Southern sister states.-
wish to do all can to secure their sympathy
and cooperation. a confederation of theSouth-
ern states will be strong enough to command
the respect of the world, and the love and
confidence of our people at home. South
Carolina will go; consider Georgia and Flor
ida as certain; Alabama probable. Then Mis-
sissippi must 90.
Year: 1862

THE alta very sensibly hopes that the election
Of a United States Senator will he the first thing
dispatched by the Legislative IL will be unsafe
to attempt TO pass any laws before the election,
for The votes might be bartered to serious ex
tent. Until after the Senatorial question is fin
ishpd there will be little steady wo,k done either
in Committee room or in open session. The
experience Of many years has proved that prin-
cipIu.
Year: 1862

THEY mean to raise tall students out in Wis
cousin. An exchange paper says: Its board
OF education has resolved to erect building large
enough to accommodate Eve hundred students
three stories high"
Year: 1862

A SAD INCIDENT OF THE WAR.-Many of
our readers will remember having read of
an incident which occurred after The battle
of Fort DOnelsOn, In which a soldier found
and recognized the body of his brother
among the rebel slain. We learn that
similar incident occurred at the battle of
Pittsburg Landing. Mr.. John Kendall, of
Nevada, received letter yesterday even
ing, from his daughter in Ohio, giving him
the sad intelligence that bis youngest son
had been killed 10 the rebel service, and
that the body was discovered and recogniz-
ed by another son, who is an officer OF the
26th Ohio regiment. The young mans
name had been tattooed on his right arm,
aud this and other marks on bis person left
no doubt as to the identity of the body.
Mr.. Kendall informs us that bis son left
home several years ago, and settled In Ar
kansas, and his family had in some way re-
ceived intelligence that he was in the rebel
army. Nothing more was heard of him
until his body was found by his brother on
the battle field near Pittsburg Landing.
Year: 1862

FLAX IN GREAT BRITAIN.-Owing to the
American war, preparations have already been
made in England and Scotland to sow ten times
the breadth of fax that was ever sown before,
and it is said that Ireland will have fourth of
its surface covered with fax this year.
Year: 1862

attorney and Co,tnsetlor at La~-
Has resumed the practice Of his profession in
Manitowoc. and car now promise to give
prompt attention to all professional business
entrusted to him.
PET Collections made in any part Of the State.
For a few weeks his Office will be found at
his dwelling house.
Year: 1862

The DIFFERESCE.-An old army officer
yesterday gave US the reason why the reg
ulars endure more fatigue than volunteers.
When marching, if the regular even cuts
his finger he falls into the rear and applies
a bandage. The moment he hats for the
night, after he eats his rations, his cheek is
upon his knapsack and himSelfin the land
of dreams. The volunteer does very differ
emily. If he hurts himself he ex.empori>
ses some inadequate sort of dressing, and
keeps along. When night comes, the
chances are ten to one that instead Of tax
ing repose at once he wearies himself still
further by leap frog with his companions,
or by playing " old sledge" for pin's of
whiskey The regular carries with him
nothing that he can help. Not an ounce
more will he bear than regulation weight.
The volunteer is too apt to leave nothing
behind him that he can carry. Every da


guerreo!ype even adds to the weight Of
knapsack in manner that none but those
who carry them can adequately under
stand. In Mexico soldiers threw away
money because it chafed in their pockets.
Year: 1862

public servants at the head Of our armies.
men Their work is over they retire to privacy
10 the cultivation OF farms and the ENJOYMENT
oI domestic life. Because public servant does
we" IL Is no reason that all "honors should
cumulate upon his single head"-that his laur-
eis should be forever in our sicbt-tbat he
should be permitted to emulate the examnle
OF Frederick and Napoleon, by overcoming such
diSaaVan'ages as an unsatisfed Congress and
oiolhet, thot he should become an object of
reverence to the country.


The moment we elevate military caro,na,do..


into the position claimed for them bv Tho
Wortd, then there is no longer civil liberty on
TINS continent. Laurel wreaths are ant TO he
come crowns, and when we worship the sword
II often becomes sceptre. Armies are ant IN
follow their leaders, to believe in their infalli-
blhty, and to raise them to empire on their
bucklers. There is no such danger in an army
like the of his Republic, in generals like Nc.
Clean, in people like ours. But if the spirit
manifested is to be the controlling idea of the
newspaper press, there is danger of demoraliza-
ton. There is danger that we mav. become
educated to an acquiescence with u tyranny that
tasclnates in glory and ends in blood. When
our generals are invited to take Napoleon for n
model, we should not be surprised if they sent
regiment into the Senate Chamber some
morning to drive out our representatives, and
become ruler by the grace of God and not the
will of the people. We do not think that our
cotemporary anticipates any such results we
are very certain that it would deplore it in
common with every lover of liberty. But such
reasoning as that quoted above is an invitation
to tyranny and usurpation, and it should be
discountenancel and condemned by the Ameri-
can press.


We believe in the fullest criticism of every
general in the feld-wc glory in the opportu.
nifty for manIesting the spirit which the World
condemns, the spirit which looks iealousIy up-
on every laurel leaf and places disadvantages
in the way of every Frederick or Napoleon.
Let general Mcclellan he criticised fully--his
fame can stand the severest test and when the
ultimate results of his resent movements are
before the people, his countrymen will say as
we do now that he manifested judgment. cour
age, and generalship. But do not let us. in
the effort TO exalt him or a1y other command
er, be imbued with a spirit of idolatry ndhero
worship. Let us show him that his truest
fame will be the restoration of our Union by
his ,generaiship, and the perpetuity of the Re-
public.
Year: 1862

[Our intelligent correspondent in the She
nandoah valley closes his communications with
this letter, which we gladly publish in justice to
one of the most energetic and skful of our
Generals and to give the public information
which they would not otherwise get.-ljDs. n
Y. PosT.
Year: 1862

This Establishment Offering in its interior arrangements
comfort and better bathing facilities than any other Of
its kind open for the reception of patients and board
ers.


Tickets for bathing only be had at the Office in the Es
tablishment.


Dratcboro, May 1st, 1s62-tns
Year: 1862

Miss Rogers gives very bright and life
like picture of the interior of Ghc harem
of Mohammed Bek Abdul, the Governor of
Azzebh, whittier she was invited:


They pouuced upon me as if were a
new toy for them. They kissed me one
after the other, and stroked my face
They had never seen European, and told
me that no daughter of the Franks had
ever entered the town before.


They said: awe welcome, oh sister from
n far country: this house is yours, and we
are your servants" Then they asked me
with whom, and how, and whence l had
came? The ladies were full long trousers,
made of colored silk; short tight jackets,
made of cloth or velvet, embroidered with
gold; and flowers and jewels in their head
dresses. The servants wore cotton suits,
and the slaves red cloth. They wondered
to see my great long, dark riding dress and
hat. told them l wished to change my
clothes as they were wet.


The boys went to order my pOrtmanteau
to be brought to the Precints of the harem,
and then two slaves fetched it. AS soon
as had unlocked it, the ladies, servants
and children, one and all, began examin-
ing its contents. In a minute or two it was
actually almost empty. Mantles, morning
and evening dresses, nightgowns and coll
lars were passing from hand to hand, and
as the uses of them were not known, they
were put on in all sorts of fantastic ways.
One of the girls took little lace collar
and placed it tastefully on her forehead !;
she thought it was part of headress /
was very much amused, but was obliged
to put stop to their mischief, by telling
them to put everything back into the box
they did so directly. 1 had already dis
covered that Arab women are like chill
dren; they almost always submit immc-
ditNtely to gentle but unhesitNting firm
ness.


Then dressed in the same room; for
they said they had not any other for their
use. fancy it was because they wished
to see all my clothes ind how put them
on, theirs being SO very different from ours.
They told me that wore too many dresses
at the same time. They wear only shirt
of thin cotton or Grape made high to the
throat, open at the bosom and with long
wide sleeves. Very full trousers, drawn
in and tied round the waist and below the
knee, but falling in graceful folds nearly
to the ground; and an open short jacket,
Year: 1862




The news of an advance from Carlo and
of the departure of Gen. Burnside's ex-
pedition revives the people like refresh
ing breeze in the sultriness of july. II
ilghtens the burden which was resting on
many heart, it quickens the pulse, it
orlghtens the eye, it renews the hopes, it
conhrms the resolution, it Stirs the whole
nation to new activity. 1t gives new iu-
spiration and new ardor to the whole ur-
my. At last, every one feels, something
Is to be done, or ut any rate tried. The
long and weary days of preparation have
been numbered. The fruit of the patient
work is now to appear simultaneously
IN the east and in the west our gallant
hosts go forth to their great task. They
set out IN such numbers and under so
good commanders that VIC cannot but ex-
Pect tnat they will accomplish some inn
port"ht results. What these will be, what
Is aimed at, we can only conjecture.


The expedition from Cairo may be desti-
ned for action against Columbus, or the
lnrger part of the troops may 70 mn the
tennessee river and take possession of the
railroads leading from Nashville and Bow
I!ng Green to Columbus. They would then
threaten Nashville, Bowling Green and
columbus ut the same time. Or they might
tDre' the last two places in the rear
without going up the river as far as the
railroads. They could thus co-opcratc
with Buell. in an attack on Buckner, or
with the rest of HalIecks force and the
gunboats in an attack upon Pole. How
ever in " few days their plans will not be
matter of specSl0tion. Their deeds will
hope.


Fat Humphrey Marshall in Eastern Ken
lucky is already out Of breath a short
campaign indeed has he had. He promis-
eu 10 take his Christmas dinner at Lexing-
ton. But he has not been within nun
dred and twenty five miles of the place and
Will go there as Il prisoner, if at all. His
army is the second which we have broken
up ut or near Prestouburg Eastern Ken
lucky we hope we may call ours from this
day forward.


II the attacks in the west ana in the cast
shall prove to be simultaneous and sue
cesstnl, what proof will it be of the
splendid organizing and strategic genius
OF the man or men who planned the cam
paign When we reflect upon the inuu-
merable difficulties to be overcome in NOV
ing on: division of an army tor any dis
tance SO that it shall reach its destination
at given time, when we think of the
thousand contingencies which may deranpc
plans or delay the execution Of them
when we remember that Burnsides force
is combined naval and military cxpedi-
ton, and that such expeditions are proven
ally uncertain aud embarrassing, we must
admit that it requires bodand command
ing mind to think of making the great ar
mics in the west and the forces in the east
advance at the same time upon the extern
ded lines of the enemy, and that it needs
an almost NapoleOnic talent to execute SO
vast plan which our military authorities
have adopted. If it is successful TO any
considerable degree, our young cOmman-
der who has had lately to hear so many
murmurings of impatience, will find his
detractors silenced, and better still, the
backbone of rebellion will be broken.
Year: 1862

with a shawl tied round the waist like Il
sash or girdle. They kindly sent away my
wet garments to be dried at the oven, and
made comfortable seat of customs for me
on the floor. One lady made some sweet
sherbet of pomegranates and handed it to
me. A second brought me coffee in lit
tie china cup without any handle, held in
another one (exactly the shape and size of
common egg-cup) made of pretty and
embossed and chased silver.
Year: 1862

We have gathered few items in relation TO the cond
ton Of the crops from exchanges, which we give
below. It will be that no encouragement can be
extracted from the representations Of their present a
psarance, far our searches EXTEND but yet the
knowledge thus far obtained s too limited TO the
least alarm The prospect at first sight may appear
gloomy but it must be borne in mind that in most OF the
Eastern Staes and in portions Of Michigan Iowa. wiscon


and Minnesota the has yet loft the ground,
and idea bo formed Of tho condition Of the winter
wheat. After the has cleared the fields Of their


frosty covering and the freshets subsde from the bot
tom lands in the valleys Of tho rivers and creeks, we
may look for more definite, and hopo encourage
ing, intelligence.


NEW JsasxY.-Look for an uncommonly large peach
crop in New Jersey.


The prospect in all portions of Virginia is Of
course not very cheering. We hear OF gentleman who


travelled from Martinsburg Berkeley county, to Eden
burg distance Of 1fty-four miles, and only two
ploughed fe Ids on the whole route


MARYIAND--The peach crop Of Prince Georges county
gives promise Of being very abundant
omo.-The wheat crop in many parts of Ohio is not
so promising as it at this for many years
past.


IILNoIs-Much alarm begins 10 be manifested through
out Northern and Central Illinois with regard TO the
coming crops Of spring grain. During the last four or
five weeks it has rancd almost daily till the soil is so


thoroughly saturated with water preclude the pos
sibity for some time OF either ploughing sowing or
planting. The danger Of this shortening of the season
elt doubly at this no, in consequence Of about fifty
thousand Illinois farmers being withdrawn from the
state 70 fight for the Union In ordinary times, even
whsnhe spring work is forced close upon the summer
by the employment Of extra help much Of the danger
avered but at present the prospect Is gloomy enough
In parts Of the State the has not yet entirely
| disappeared.


ISDIAsA-The reports from Southern Indiana very
encouraging The grain and fruit crops give promise Of
| moro abundant yield than for many years past
TsSEsCE-Ths same may be said OF Tennessee, as far
| as knowledge extends over that State


IOWA letter from McGregor, Clayton county. dated
April H. says;-Ths weather continues awful Rain mud
snow and blow the variations. In Northern Iowa
there is probably not an acre Of wheat yet sown At
this time last year and the year before wheat up


and tho fields csrpsed with green. Prospects
that will have no proper weather for seeding ti
| May l. and then 10 will be too late TO seed. Many


farmers have given up the idea Of sewing at ALL II this


Affairs much Of the spring wheat territory


Of the Northwest, you may calculate on very small
supply OF -four from Iowa, Minnesota Wisconsin and
| Illinois for the coming season.
Year: 1862

INCENTIVES TO INDUsrRY.-The
withdrawal of hosts of men for the bat
tie fields, furnishes additional reasons for
increased industry among persons yet
left upon the farms.


True-hearted men, prevented from
any good cause from encountering rebel
bayonets, will not shrink from taxation
in sustaining their country in its struggle
for national existence. The fathers,
brothers and sons Of the loyal soldiery,
will not fail to work and economize with
extra zeal in all honorable ways for sus-
tanning their kinsmen in the battlefield.


Industry and economy will be thus
more than doubly honored. Every ad
dtional days labor-every additional
dollar earned beyond our usual task
will become hallowed by the glorious
uses to which it is consecrated.


Let US begin the season with full
sense of its responsibilities. Never had
any people greater necessity for energy
in every department of public affairs and
private industry.


The cost of an unparalleled rebellion
must be sustained by extraordinary tax
alton. Let that taxation be met with all
the cheerfulness of patriotic duty. There
are few men among us who cannot, with
a little extra effort, earn and economize
more than enough to pay their extra war
tax, however large it may be.


The great farming community, which
readily furnished the mass of the volun-
teers, will prove equally ready to sup
ply their full share of the ''sinews Of
war"
Year: 1862

CAUGHT A TARTAR.-A Texan off
Ger 10 Arkansas wrote letter, which
was found after the late Pea Ridge battle,
beginning as follows; Thank God, dear
Mary, we've got the Yankees in a trap
at last. They cannot escape us now.
We have more than twice as many men
as they, and We have plan to cut them
off, and annihilate them. Before a week
has passed, you will hear of a terrible
defeat of the Lincolnites, such an one as
will offset to some extent our mortifying
surrender at Donelson.