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Year: 1864

night to communicate with him. III the
meantime, the small force oi Gen Couch
held the enemy at bay Gen Averil
marched on Chambershurg. but did not
arrive until after the town was turned and
and the enemy had retired H pursued
and overlook them at NJ 'Connellsburg, in
Fulton county, in time to save that place
from pillage and destruction He prompt
ly engaged and defeated them. driving
them to Hancock and across the Potomac.


| commend the houseIess and ruined
people OF Chambersburg to the liberal
beneVolence of the Legislature, and sug,
geat that a suitable appropriation be made
Tor their relief Similar charity has been
heretofore exercised in the case of an
accidental and destructive FIRE at Pittsburg
and cannot doubt the disposition of the
Legislature on the present occasion


On the fifth day of this month large
rebel army was in Maryland and at various
points on the Potomac as far as New Greek,
aud as there we're no adequate force within
the State [ deemed it my duty on that day
10 call for Thirty Thousand Volunteer
Militia, for domestic protection. They will
be armed, transported and supplied by the
United States, but, as no provision is made
for their payment, it will be necessary,
should you approve my action, to make an
appropriation f;r that purpose.


Feeling it t. be the duty of the General
Government to afford full protection to the
people of Pennsylvania and Maryland by
the defence If the line of the Potomac.
united with Gov. Bradford in the following
letter to the President, dated July 2lst, A.
D. 1864.
Year: 1864

Gen. Grant passed the day at Fortress Mon
roe and the adjacent sailing grounds yesterday.
He was in good spirits, and, although some
what disappointed at the result of the Saturday
morning attack on Petersburg, did not seem in
the least disheartened by 1t, as some newspaper
correspondents are, who, having got an ink
ling of the gunpowder plot, had privately in.
structed their employers that when the match
was applied the war would be ended.
Year: 1864

GREEN CoRS.-Take two dozen ears of green
corn, well cleaned from the silk; slightly cut
OFF the edge Of the kernels with sharp knife.
and ScrGpe the remainder off. Place in a pot
with two teacupfuls ofwater. When cooked out
so there is no danger of burning. Thin with
sweet milk. When well done, season with
salt and butter to your taste.
Year: 1864

A DESERVED FLoGGING.-With the ex-
ception that fictitious names are used, the in
cidents narrated in the following may be taken
as strictly true. They occurred recently


Mrs. Brown, young and good-looking
woman, whose husband was engaged in a re-
spectacle and profitable army business in the
South came to St. Paul for the benefit of the
healthy climate, and that she might have the
protection of her uncle, Mr.. Jones. Mrs
Brown, as an invalid, young and with consd-
cradle claim to beauty as well as intelligence
and pleasing manners, was deserving of the at
tentions paid her by her uncle, a middle aged
man, and younger men boarding at the same
hotel may have envied him his privileges of
relationship. The physicians called to pre-
scribe for the invalid were unsuccessful in re-
lieving the lady, her disease arising from a
arrangement of organism that often battles the
skill of the best Doctors.


Finally Mrs. Brown was astOnished by re-
markable announcement from her uncle, to
the effect that he had consulted a noted if not
learned man of medicine, who had acquainted
him with simple and yet reliable manner of
cure for the aff1iction of his invalid niece. Nat.
urally enough she was interested and curious
to know what could be the method of cure
suggested. The uncle explained, and his ex-
planation having paved the way, offered him
self as locum ten0nS for her absent husband.
Perhaps because she believed that some physi
clan mad given such advice, the niece at first
only positively declined such trial of the cure
as he proposed, without resenting it as an in
famous proposal, but the amorOus uncle per-
sisted in his intent, it is said, even to the use
of moderate force. Then the woman became
alarmed and angered, and, after getting rid of
to come home and protect her, that she had
been grossly insulted here in st. Paul and was
going to Saltwater to remain till he came
back. The next day she went to Saltwater,
leaving her uncle in St. Paul.


In due time Mr.. Brown received his wife's
letter and fastened home to protect her and
punish the person or persons who had insulted
her. Arrived in st. Paul, as he knew nothing
more than that his wife had been insulted, (she
giving no names in her letter. he at once
sought out her uncle and invited him to ride
| over to saltwater with him to see Mrs. B., and
to Saltwater they rode pleasantly together.
But husband and wife had no sooner en-
braced each other on meeting, than she
named her uncle Jones as the party who had
insulted her, and described the circumstances,
In few minutes thereafter Brown had DOS
sessed himself of stout rawh:de and had
locked himself into room with Jones, the
latter seeming to have been SO unsuspicious
that his niece would expose him as to have
been easily trapped. Here Jones received {
sound faggellation, when, Mrs. Brown having
been called in, he made full confession of hi
misdeeds and in token of penitence, Offered
to do anything that might be required of him
The affair was ended by Jones receiving an
Year: 1864

a PLEASANT DAY.-Rain in lhe morn
ing, cold and persistent lasting till midday; the
sky clouded all the afternoon and the air full
of moisture; and yet people were rejoicing
over the encouraging weather, and repeating
to each other the remark: "a pleasant day, y
in tone of earnest congratulation. After be
ing hot and uncomfortable for weeks and every
day fearing that the drouth was killing all veg
citation, rain and clouds were welcomed as
pleasant change, indeed. The amount of rain
that fell here Tuesday is believed to be more
than had fallen for any one day of the year
preceding.
Year: 1864

POLICE OoURT.-The famous Jno. Smith,
on this appearance Norwegian, who had
been manifesting his loyalty by free consump-
ton of taxed liquors, was fined s. for disor-
derly conduct.


WIN, j. Mansfield, accused of arson IN
connection with the incendiary fire of Satur
day morning last, proved that he was at his
hotel from an early hour in the evening until
after the fire alarm was given, and was accord
ingly discharged from arrest. The examination
of Lewis NJ. Fisk on the same charge IS set Tor
tomorrow at 1 p II. We understand that ne
intends to prove that he was at Saltwater at
the time of the fire. Their arrests were not
made by the authority of the Chief OF Police,
and should not have been made without re-
spectacle show of evidence against the parties,
which might haye been got if either OF them
was guilty by following up clue to the crime
of which the Chief was in possession, and
which he was prepared to trace out If the
matter had been left to the direction of the
Chief, the parties named, if innocent, would
have been saved from the disgrace of an ar
rest, while the chance of discovering the real
criminal would have been much better than il
is now. But parties interested were deluded
into employing John Patterson, whose haste to
do the job spoiled it.


The several remaining cases arising out Of
the neighborhood troubles of the Messersmitt
family, were withdrawn, by the consent of the
Court. without costs, which was rather hare
on the policemen and the Court who had beer
bothered enough by them TO be entitled t.
their fees.
Year: 1864

other 1ogging in the presence of Mrs. Brown,
which terminated on his solemn promise to
devote out of his plenty a sum of five hun
dred dollars for the support of his own sister,
and then he was permitted to return to st.
Paul alone, his niece and her husband having
no desire for his further company.
Year: 1864

RELEASED FROM ARRRsT.-On further
examination Monday at Hastings, the man
Foster, who was arrested in this city on war
rant for horse stealing, (the horse being the
same that got John Pendergast into trouble,)
as noticed in this paper a week ago, was dis
charged from arrest, it appearing that Foster
had just claim to the ownership of the horse
and could not be accused of stealing what was
bis own property.
Year: 1864

A Boy CARRIED TO SEA BY A CUTTLE-FIsH.
"A late letter from Cuba contains an ac-
count of the carrying off Of a boy, eight
years old, by cuttle-fish, which is about
as horrible an affair as we have read of for
some time. 1t seems that several children
were playing near the shore, and coming
upon the cutie fish, few rods from the
water, began to throw sticks and stones at
It. The fish at once retreated towards the
water the children following it in great
glee, and raining missiles upon the creature,
the like of which they had never before
seen. AS soon as che cuttle-fish had got to
the waters edge, it threw one of its long
arms upon the arm Of the boy nearest to 1t,
and, to his and his playfellows horror,
began to drag him into the sea. The poor
child struggled to get loose, and screamed
agonizingly, and some of the larger boys
rushed to his aid, but too late. His body
was almost instantly dragged out Of sight
beneath the foam; and from the well known
voracity of the cuttle-fsh, twas Of course
understood that the wretched child was
speedily devoured. Ss,t
Year: 1864

in his power, nor theirs, to bring that
about. He said the sovereignty of the
States is the only solution OF the trouble.
The idea of maintaining the old Union 0
any Union by force is preposterous. The
subjugation Of the South, by the North,
would involve the destruction Of the Con
stitutiOn and the overthrow of their liber-
ties as we'll as ours. Any peace, growing
out of Union of States, established by
force, will be as Tuinous them as tous.


The Chicago Platform, so far as its
Platform of principles goes, presetns 3
ray of light, which, under Providence, may
prove the dawn of the day to this long
and cherries night. To Convention Of
States to adjust our difficulties have no
objection"
Year: 1864

while it maintained that the public have
sll along been anxious 70 get as many 6-2O's
as the department would furnish at par
The intention at that time was to receive
such delayed bids as came in the mails Of
the day after the bids were opened. But
this was abandoned and such bids were
not opened.
Year: 1864

No family can afford to do without
music. is aluxury and an economy
an sllevistor of sorrow, and spring
of enjoym ent; protection against
vice and an incitement to virtue.
When rightly used, its effects, ply
sical intellectual and moral. sre good,
very good, and only good.


Make home attractive; music affords
a means of doing this. Cultivate
kindly feeling, love Music will help
in this work. Keep out angry feeling.
"Music hath charms to soothe the
savage breast Be economical
Pleasure, recreation. all must have,
and no pleasure costs less in proper
ton to its work than home music
Make your sons and daughters ac-
complished. What accomplishment
is more valuable than music? Fit your
daughters to support themselves in
the future, if need be. There has
been no time in many years when
any Young lady having sufficient
knowledge to teach music could not
pleasantly earn respectable support
in that way. .....


But" some may say, Il have no
ear for music. nor have any of my
family" Probably not one of you
has ever tried it faithfully. Perhaps
your sons had no natural ''ears" for
reading, or yonr daughters natural
hands for writing; and certainly un-
less they had learned t-ings they
would never have been accomplished
in them. Music does, indeed, come
more naturally TO people than many
others accomplishments that are
next to universal; yet 1t does not
come to all without much time spent
in careful cultivation


The one best means Of introducing
music INTO the fsmilyand cultivstng it
is to procure q good musical instfu-
ment. If none of your daughters or
sons can play at all yet if they have
q good instrument at hand, some
Of them will learn In almost every
family this will be the case Buy
an instrument and try the expen.
ment if it succeeds only 70 Q very
small extent, the cost viii be repaid
many fold.
Year: 1864

: Wesfe impressed with the belize
J thst fewlps comprehend the full mean.


ing of the word loyalty, as applicable
to existing national circumstances
We mean, of course, thst intensified


proescol loysdty thst does anC saw


and dares ailfcr our country snd Its


cause; loysItF that viii submit to


taxation and conscription Without


grumbling, that, viii look disaster


square in the face without tire re-


motest shadow of fear for the result:


that will question neither motive nor


act OF those in authority tending TO


the suppression of the rebellion; thst


will endure privation and suffering


and cheerfulness, meet sorrow with


out sadness, accept grief as luxury,


face the iron hail Of battle undinch-


ingly, bear torturing wounds without


complaint, meet death coursgeously,


or in whatever sphere Of life we act,


bend all energies, all interests, aud


all efforts, for the downfall of the


rebellion and the support of the Gov
ernment, the perpetuity and entirety
of the Union, and the advocacy in
all their purity and completeness, Of
the.principles of Republican liberty.
of National justice and integrity, and
the rights of the human race. Moth
ing less than this is loyalty, and, as
standard, how many Of US come up
20 it3 Are not the majority of US
croakers, always fault-fnding with
the conduct of affairs, or at best,
faint hearted and despo. ding2 In
this and many other respects, we
might learn wisdom from our enemies
in the tenacity with which they cling
to their cherished purposes, and the
support they give to the
worst cause ever conceived by man
or devil And not only do they thus
advocate it themselves, but they edu-
cate their children TO love treason and
hate the Union with all the intensity
Of their malignant natures, and in
their business relations with the
world, they show an exclusive prefer
ence for those of their own persua-
sion, no less marked than the social
every where observed
them. When we associate
only with loyal people deal exclu-
'ively with them, support them in all
.hings, encourage them to maintain
heir faith in the COOL cause, teach
'ur children q religious reverence
or the institutions under which We
yrew to be great and prosperous
lation. teach them to glory in every
tar and stripe and fold of the old
lag, to honor it, live for it, and die
or it if necessary: teach them that to
Ionor that flag is to be patriot that
o die for it is to be hero martyr,
nth a name unsullied aud fame un-
lying; that to dishonor it is to live
raitor. and go down to death with
he lowest and the meanest of helrs
tenantry, followed by
lfsmy and remembered with scorn
lrough all time-when we do all
his. we will begin to comprehend the
lesning of the word Loyalty
cumberland Union
Year: 1864

If war must come-if the bayonet
must be used to maintain the Consti-
tution-I can say before Goo my
conscience is clear. l have strug.
gled long for a peaceful solution oi
the difficulty. 1 have not only ten
dered those States what was theirs oi
right, but I have gone to the very
extreme Of magnanimity.


The return we receive is war.
armies marching upon our Capital,
cbstructions and dangers placed up
on navigation, letters of .marque
granted to pirates to prey upon our
commerce, a concerted movement to
blot out the United States of America
from the map of the globe. The
question is, are we to maintain the
country of our fathers, or allow it to
be stricken down by those who, when
they can no longer govern, threaten
to destroy?


What cause, what excuse do dis
unionists give us for breaking mp the
best Government on which the sun of
heaven ever shed its rays?


They are dissatisfied with the re-
srlts of Presidential election
Did they rever get beaten before?-
Are we to resort to the sword when
we get defeated at the ballot box?-
l understand it that the voice of the
people, expressed in the mode ap-
pointed by the Constitution, must
command the obedience Of every citi
zen. They assume on the election of
a particular candidate. that their
rights are not safe in the Union
What evidence do they present of
this l DEFY ANY MAN TO SHOW AN
ACT ON WHICH IT is BASED. What has
been omitted to be done2 / appeal
to these assembled thousands that so
far as the constitutional rights of
Shareholders are concerned, nothing
has been omitted of which they can
complain.


There has never been time, from
the day that Washington was in
augurated first President of the Uni
ted States, when the rights of tie
Southern States stood frmer under
the laws of the land than they do
now; there never was time when
they had not as good cause for dis
union as they have to day. What
good cause have they which has not
existed under every Administration?


If they say the territorial ques-
tion-now. for the first time, there is
no act of Congress prohibiting slave
ry anywhere. If it be the non-en-
forcement of the laws--the only
complaints that / have heard h we
been of too vigorous and faithful full
filment of the Fugitive Slave Law
Then what reason have they7
Year: 1864

NJ Office is hereby given that will, at the ex


~ piration of thirty days after the publication of
this notice. OF as thereafter my application
can be heard make application to the Hon. Board
of Supervisors of Shasta county for license to
tablish and keep public ferry across the Sacra-
mento river at the most eligible point above, and
within one half mile of the mouth of Cow Creek
where said creek empties into said river.


And at the time l will petition the said
Board or Supervisors to lay out and declare pub
lie road, commencing on the Shasta and Copper
City road in Bear Valley thence running south to
Cow Creek Valley, and down on the west side of
said creek, by way OF Fort Reading, crossing the
Sacramento river, and continuing on in direct line
to interseet the present Shasta and Red Bluff
road at Leans and Fosters, on Cottonwood creek
mr5 WM. MAGEE.
Year: 1864

is purely scientific preparation, discovered by
long research and study, and can be depended on
as being all that it is represented; is perfectly
harmless and will not stain the finest cambric.


If the of this preparation is persevered in,
according to the directions (which will be found in
full ON each bottle) there will be necessity of
any one having gray hairs, matter to what age
the person NAV live.
Year: 1864

q sEE." said Mrs. Partington, the other
day, - that great many of the officers of
our army are following the advice | used to
my dear husband, and am glad to see it.
read every day in the papers about Captain
So and,so's resignation. Now. | don't know
what trouble they may have had, but tits a
blessed thing to be resigned. NY poor Part.
ington used to suffer from something he call
ed want Of congeniality in my nature for
him. | couldn't make out exactly what he
meant by it. but l looked in the Dictionary
and found that CONCEAL means to freeze: so
| suppose was little too warm-hearted for
him. and the poor man wanted me to he kind
o. stiff and icy. | used to tell him to be re-
signed to his lot. but he couldn't seem 10
make up his mind toit if he had | should
have been so tickled; expect | should have
put his resignation in the papers same as
folks do now a days. | felt kind o bad when
Partinston died, but the parson told me to be
resigned: and when found he had left me
and Ike comfortably vel to do in the world
| felt resignation more and more every day
and hope these army officers are all enjoying
the same great blessing.
Year: 1864

NEW YORK, March 10.
The Tribune special from Washington
has the following:


A guard yesterday took possession Of
the naval store st Washington by order Of
Secretary Welles, and arrested several
clerks Of the navy agents to serve as Wit
nesses against Savage and parties in New
York and Philadelphia charged with swim
ding the Government in naval contracts.
The friends of the gold Ill feel very
confident Of their ability to pass the bill
The argument in the contested election
case from st. Louis were closed this morn
ing.


Senator Hicks is comfortable to-day. The
amputation Of his foot produced no evil
effects.
Year: 1864

stencil from their bodies is said to be pro
ducing serious Inconvenience.


PETITIONS.


A petition of the Rev. Thomas 8. Bacon,
Episcopal Clergyman ofNsw Orleans and o
high character and unimpsschsbls loyalty
will be presented tomorrow and referred
to the Select Committee on RsbslliouI
States.


He protests against the recent election
ordered in Louisiana by General BsnkI
for State officers on the ground of irregular.
ity and the illegslity Of such election while
the Constitution Of that State was still in
force. He charges against General Banks
gross Interference to compel the employ
ees Of the Government to vote for his can
didate, and establishing such rules for the
government of the election as to preclude
many loyal citizens from voting. There
being no civil Courts in the State to which
he can appeal from military oppression,
he comes before Congress for remedy. He

ssks for the disapprOvsl and suspension
Of the proceedings under the recent proc
lsmstion of General Banks until the de-
tails and proof Of allegations made, can
be produced. Similar letters and petit
tions are coming in from other parties in
Louisiana, and matters are likely soon to
be attended TO in the debates in Congress.


THE FLORIDA AFFAIR.


1t is stated that the Committee on the
Conduct Of the War have sent to the Presi-
dent and Secretary Of War, calling for all
correspondence in reference to the Florida
campaign. Itwillprobably soon be known
whether the effort to throw the whole re.
spOnsibility for the diesster on General
Gilmore is sustained by the facts.


THE NATIONAL BANKING LAW.


The amendment 10 the National Bank
ing Law concerning the redemption Of
notes is not yet decided, but the Ways and
Means Committee have agreed to recon-
mend about ten Of the principal cities in
the United states as centres of redsmp-
lion.
Year: 1864

SIndiuns Returning to their Allegiance.


The Choetsws have called q Convention
to arrange for rehabilitation in the United
States government. The Chief, Jack No
Curtain, is actively distributing the Am
nesty Proclamation, and trying to bring
his people back to loyalty. The Ssminoles
and ChickHssws still hold out, under the
influence Of the rebel General Cooper, who
was for q long time Indian agent among
them,