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Year: 1863

nTWe would refer those in want of a busi-
ness, to the advertisement Of Mr.. Clark's, who
proposes to dispose of his book and periodical
establishment, corner Of Congress and Chest
nut streets. Here is good chance for per-
son with small capital.
Year: 1863

SHARpLEY's MINsTRELs.-The new City
Hall was again crowded last evening at the
second entertainment given by Sharpley's
Minstrels. The applause bestowed upon their
performances was unbounded and enthusiastic,
and it was well deserved. This is truly a ne
plus ultra company, and it is the first one that
has ever fulfilled promise of an entire change
of programme on the second night. With the
single exception of the dancing, there was
nothing last evening of a repetition OF the first
performance. The songs and jokes were all
new and original, and the large audience was
kept in roar of laughter from the beginning
to the end. Probably many of our readers
may remember Stephen Jones, the "Commo-
dorer as he was called-a negro, whose long
words were the amusement of all who could
induce him to enter into conversation with
them-who died in this city some years since.
If they wish to see his equal let them go and
hear Sam Sharpley; they will say at once the
mantle of the Commodore has fallen upon him,
as they hear the long jaw-cracking words issu-
ing from his lips. Burgess and Sullivan per-
form their parts to admiration and are well
sustained by the rest of the company, while
the dancing of Thomas and Kent is done up in
the best style. The violin performance of
Boyd elected great applause and proved him a
master of the instrument.


This evening is positively the last perform
ance in this city, as the troupe is advertised
in Portsmouth for Monday. If our citizens
wish TO enjoy rich entertainment, from the
best company Of Ethiopian Minstrels that has
ever visited our city, they must go this evening.
Year: 1863

WATCH STOLEN AND kECovERED.-Mr.
VIM. Gerrish had valuable silver watch and
gold chain, which was hanging up in his work
shop, stolen therefrom Thursday afternoon.
Three soldiers went into the shop to get meas
ured for boots, and after they they left he dis
covered that his watch was gone. He inform
ed Deputy Marshal Hawkes. of the affair, who
went out to Camp Lincoln and ascertained
from one of the soldiers who it was that stole
the watch. The commanding officer, Captain
Jones, gave Mr.. Hawkes. permission to take
the man, whose name was Greenlaw. He
came into the city and pointed out to the Off
Ger the place where he had pawned the watch
and chain-at Neil Carlin's in Fore street-for
dollar and quarter. Carlin gave up the
watch and Greenlaw was locked up for exami-
nation.
Year: 1863

Dwight Cutler having purchased the stock of
merchandise Of Messrs. Cutler Warts q Siege
man, will continue the mercantile business at the
old store, and trusts he will be able to sustain
the credit of the old firm for selling good goods,
as cheap as they can be afforded With good
stock, small profits and cash rules he hopes to
retain his old customers and obtain his share
of the new. v g, [tfn203
Year: 1863

STRIKING indications of a speedy return
of lovely, genial spring have appeared of
late 20 cheer the hearts of all. Sweet,
smiling spring, We hail thy coming with
delight unspeakable!
Year: 1863

How TO SETTLE MATRIMONIAL DIS
puTEs. = In Berno they have novel;
method of dealing with matrimonial dis
putants. Divorces We're freely granted,
saws Bishop Horne, but FIRST the applI-
cant had to 60 through curious test.
A small room was prepared in which,
husband and wife We're put-the door
being then closed to remain SO for SIX
weeks, except it should be set in mo-
ton at the urgent and united request OF
the welded pair. There were in tho
room one stool, one plate, one spoon,
unity of all the requisites, AMI the soll-
tary bed was of such dimensions that,
if thew chose to use it together, they
must needs lie very close to each other
OF one thing, and only one, there was a
duplicated and that WAS a treatise on
the duties of husbands and wives to-
ward each other. No visitor was per-
mitted to go near them; and they had
only glimpse at intervals of the grim
face of the ianitor as he pushed their
food through hole in the door. Tho
Bishop states that tho test was attended
with the most wholesome results. In
most cases the parties were most excel
lent friends in few days; aud very few
could stand out for more than fort
night. Another very gratifying cir.
cumstance Was, that they had scarcely
ON record case in which a second APP
plication was made by persons who had
already gonc through the ordeal,
Year: 1863

THE APPRENrIcE-A young man was once
apprenticed as printer He boarded at the
house of his father, who was in easy cir
cumtanees. but who required his son to pay
his board from the avals of special perquis.
ties which furnished his fellow apprentices
with Il liberal supply of funds for pleasure
This the young man thought hard, but when
he was of age, and master of his trade, his
ia ther called him and said 8. Here, my
son, is the entire amount of money paid to me
for board during your apprenticeship.
never intended to retain it, but have reserv.
ed it for your use with it, l give you as
much more as small capital to commence
business The wisdom of the old man wa:
now apparent to tie son. His fellows had
contracted bad habits in the expenditure Of
the perquisites which his farther had with
held from him, and were now penniless in
vice. He was able, with good character, tc
commence business, and he now stands al
the head of publishers in this country
Most Of his companions in apprenticeship
are miserably poor and degraded. A hint fol
apprentices.
Year: 1863

In Rochester, a couple of courtesans from
Buffalo, witnesses in the United States Court
attracted the attention of two male witness
es, one of whom keeps a livery stable in
Canajoharie. They invited the women to
take ride with them to Brighton, and while
there, the young man from Canajo harie laid
a wager with one of the women thai
she dare not marry him. She accepted the
wager, and Justice Taylor united the paiI
in marriage as they stood in the hack The
bridegroom at ouce paid over the ten dol
lars the bride had won, and added FIVE
dollar gold piece as bridal gift. A few
minutes after going to the hotel the bride
and her female companion disappeared, and
were not found by the bridegroom till the mex,
day, when it appeared they had taken lodg-
ings at another hotel, her understanding
being that she married him simply to win
the money. The Canajoharie man is
disconsolate.
Year: 1863

A strange story is told of Cieszowski, and
the circumstances that led to the death of the
Polish leader. He gave peasant $50 to
to conceal him during his illness, but the
fellow took the money. and betrayed him to
the Russians tor an equal sum. The Mus.
covities first killed Cieszowski, next robbed
the traitor of both the hushmoney and the
bribe, and in conclusion gave him sound
beating. Before he had recovered from the
consequences, an agent of the Provisional
Government made his appearance with
hammer and nail, as usual, and had him
hanged to his own door post.
Year: 1863

Capt. Ruckle, of our 1lth regiment, has
written home an account Of some of the Incl
dents of the fighting at and on the way to
Nicksburg, and of the way our men are ad-
vancing To the rebel works which we have
seen published. We condense such as we
think will be of interest to our readers. OF
the battle of Champion Hill he says:


| am perfectly wiling to confess that it
came near curing ne of all my ideas ofight-
ing, The fight at Port Gibson was only
pleasant days amusement by the side of it.
| shall never mention the battle of Shiloh
again for though TIE real tug of this fight
didn last two hours, it was dreadful while
1t did las. Oar division for nearly that time
was engaged with the main body of the ene-
my. When the charge was ordered my po-
sition brought US directly in frGAt of the
bastsry. and the way canister flew was a
caution to ell sinners to say the shortest pray.
er they knew. Bat by some strange good
fortune we didn't lose man out of the COM
pany unit. after we had passed the gurs.
The boys kneskci the drivers off the cais-
sons and gun teams, and fairly ran down to
the ranks OF the rebel Infantry, who were
supporting the battery. One of my men,
James, Brown, big. stout fellow, after fir
ing shot, dubbed his rifle and ran down
into their ranks and knocked down two or
three men with the b,st Of his gun, when his
left arm was shivered to pieces BY a shot fir
cd almost against him. He then took his
gun in one hand and again struck out right
and left with it, when he was shot in the
knee. As he fell the rebels attempted to
bayonet him, but Corporal Matthews Jump
ed ip between them -kpocked up their guns,
and DRIVE a sabre ayoast clear up to the
hilt in one of them, and drew it out and
struck at another, but missed him.


1 40 or three times saw our men and the
rebe.s take opposite sides of the same tree to
reload, but our men invariably beat them,
ard then there was sure to be dead rebel on
the other side of the tree. At another time
saw one of our men and rebel come out
into clear space, within ten feet of each 9TH
er, and as both had empty guns, and neith-
er seemed anxious for hand to hand fight,
each undertook to reload. 1t was the quick
est piece of work | ever saw, but our man
got ahead by firing his ramrod at the rebel
and driving it ear through him, leaving it
sticking in tree Just bel;nd.


Ot the losses in his own company, he saws:


Out of forty-six men | had in the ranks
that day, three were killed on the field and
Gineteen wounded two of whom have since
died. OF the baauce, 4 were wounded so
seriously as to be unfit for service again.
some Of them having been hit two or three
times each. One man had six bullet holes
through his trousers, but not a wound The
men lost were the best in the regiment. Of
the nine corporals of the color guard, all
picked men, only two came out unhurt
Year: 1863

NONE OF Us LIvETH IN HIMsELF.-God has
written on the flowers that sweeten the air ;
on the breeze that rocks the flowers upon the
stem; upon the rain drop that refreshes the
sprig of moss that lifts its head in the desert
upon its deep chambers; upon every pencil
ed sheet that sleeps in the caverns of the deep,
no less than upon the mighty sun that warns
and cheers millions of creatures which live in
its light; upon all his works be has written
8 None hveth for himself''
Year: 1863

Action brought in theDistrct Court of the 9th Ju-
dicial District of the State Of California and the
Complaint filed in the said county of Shasta, in
the Office of the Clerk Of said District Court.
Year: 1863

e. The journals throughout the coun-
try are almost unanimously calling for
reduction of the duty on printing paper,
and if the present Congress ignore this de-
mand, and allow the monopolists to con-
troll the paper market for another year, it
will 70 hard with any member of that
body who shall ever again present himself
to the people for their sutfragcs, We warn
them in time.
Year: 1863

The excitement in this city has greatly increased
since the incendiary proceedings at tho Atlantic
Docks on Wednesday night. The burning OF the
grain elevators was feared, ard strict watch was
kept by the employees night and day for some time
past, with tho hope Of preventing any serious
demonstration; but since the outbreak In Now
York no adequate police patrol could be detailed to
any particular locality, in consequence Of tho limited
number Of the force which is required for emergon-
ces as they may arise. The distance from the City
Hall to the scene Of confagraton is two miles and
when tho alarm WAS given tho inccndiaries could
take their leisure in making their escape. They
availed themselves OF tho opportunity, and none
were arrested. All had gone before the police could
arrive. Some of the parties are known, and will
DO called upon TO answer hereafter.


Tho attacks upon the colored people continues.
They are not safe anywhere. They aro driven from
their homes and it is no unusual sigh! 10 800 w0mel
Year: 1863

The message Of Gov. Carney is an
able production. and will command re
sp-ct at home and abroad. Ii is some
what lengthy. but is not iiresomely SO
Questions Of public interest are handled
with skill and recommendations made
which wisdom must sanction.


Kansas has no cause to be ashamed
OF her Chief Executive for the present
term. So favorable ~ commencement.
augurs we'll Tor the new administration.
and We hope it will leve power as it en-
ters upon duty. with Tie full con ntidence
OF the people.
Year: 1863

Hush, I cannot bear to sec thee
Stretch thy tiny hands in vain
l have got no bread to give thee.
Nothing. child, to ease thy pain.
When God sent thee first to bless mo,
Proud and thankful, too, was
Now, my darling, !, thy mother,
Almost long to see thee die.


Sleep. my darling--thou art weary (;


God is good, but life is dreary.
have seen thy beauty fading,
Ant thy strength sink day BY day
Soon know will want and fever
Waste thy little life away.
Famine makes thy mother reckless,
Hope and JOY are gone from me;
could suffer all, my baby,


Had but O crust for thee.
am wasted, dear, with hunger,


And my brain is sore oppressed:
have scarcely strength to press thee,
Wan and feeble to my breast.
Patience, baby, God will help us,


Death will come to thee aud me;
Ho will take is to his heavou,


Wbero 70 want or pain can Le.


Sleep, my darling-tbou art weary


God is good, but lite ia dreary.
Year: 1863

We understand that great many papers
on the way to the soldiers do not reach
their destination because the postage is not
prepaid, and they cannot prepay postaga
on papers to which they subscribe in II ma
jority of instances, because of their constant
papers they can procure are those fur
nished by news dealers. and that at high
price. For general news these may answer
their purposes But each soldier, besides
this, desires to hear from home-and wishes
to see his local paper. And This he may
have regularly, if the friends and aoqaain-
tances he has at home will bu, do their du-
dy. For two cents any number of papers
not exceeding 4 ounces in weight, in one
wrapper, may be sent him through the Post
Office, and if thus sent, properly directed,
will pretty surely follow wherever he may
be located. Most people subscribe for some
paper Very few preserve them. Those
who do not. cannot put them to better use
after reading thom, than to forward them
postage pau, W eo"e so'u'o' iu the atmy
He will be glad to get it, and he and many
others will read 1t. In many instances I
single local paper will gladden. the eyes o
numerous soldiers from the same vicinity
1t will furnish innocent occupation. save
their money, remind them of home affairs
and assure them that they are not forgotten
while fighting the battles of tho country -
We urge upon all 10 act upon the sugges
tion. II will do good We are satisfied
Ohio STATE Journal
Year: 1863

C1TY MoRTA11TY.-The Acting Health OH.
Ger has made report Of the mortality in this
city for the month Of September. As compared
with the corresponding month last year It shows
sight increase, but no greater probably, than
the ratio Of increase Of our population:
Year: 1863

We would call the attention of our Dem
ocratic members of the Legislature, who car
find it in their hearts to SO readily pass
i" Joint Resolution to embarrass their Gov
ernm.nt and favOring an armistice for the
purpose of reconciling the rebels to the
Union as it was" to the following. from
the Richmond Ecaauil7, of Feb. 3D. While
our secession Democrats are maintaining
that cessation of hostilities would cause
the South to reflect and come back, their
chief psper, the organ of the Confederacy.
asserts that there can be no settled peace
between the two sections without separa-
ton, and even then it would be a long
time before the matter could be definitely
settled:


There can be no settled, agreed peace be-
tween the two belligerents in this fearful
war without an amicable division of the
magnificent domain which has heretofore
been held AS the common property Of the
Union. Is Maryland to 90 altogether TO
the North, or to be divided according to the
preponderance of popular sentiment in each
OF ITS divisions! The integrity of Virginia
eau never be yielded either by the common
wealth herself, or by the confederacy which
has guaranteed it. VIII the North insist
upon having the new State of kanawha a.
sns qad of peace! Are time-scryinp
Kentucky and heroic Missouri to be Uiven
up by the Confederacy, as they are implied
ly given up by President Davis in his mes
sagef Or will the South insist that the
territorial position Of one and the popular
Will OF the other render their possession by
herself ane qHa non of peace The two
great questions, whether States are to he
divided at all, and whether thev are TO b.,
transferred entire or in parts to the one or
the ether party, with or without reference
= 70 Their own election, will not be more diff
ncuit OF settlement than the important uues-
ton how shall the vast domain living west
OF the Mississippi be disposed of!


The difficulty of adjusting the terms of a
peace mutually satisfactory in such case
ana under such circumstances of onus are
very great, and years may elapse after the
cessation OF active hOstiities before they
can be definitely determined.


80 And even this statement. unusually. clear
="
and candid as it is, to come from rebel
sources, only imperfectly defines the obsta-
.eles existing to any possible arrangement
with tic leaders of the rebellion. At the
instant they are recognized so much as to
name the subject of treating with them. all
tiese i1superable difficulties rise to the pro-
PORTIONS of the territory ofthe two parties.
The rebel States would claim under separa-
tion all that they ever claimed in the Union.
They fought then for half the new terrific
rier, with perfect desperation, and they will
maintain their claim as long as they can
fight at all


r. The only end to the war, says the North
AmeTIera, is the Union of interests and Of
institutions, which is now making progress
the end of slavery. When that perishes
the pretext for further division ceases. And
1t ceases snly with the wreck of slavery.
To have divided house longer within the
Union will only be to bring on a second
catastrophe, and to live with a divided
country out of the Union is impossible.
Year: 1863

4 is y s


now y Morris 0real designs are to get the


Legislature adjourned fwithotN any action


upon the grant, and without any penal bill


for the offence he is committing. If this is


done, MOrriswill continue for the next two


years to draw lottery in our city twice a


day, against law and against the wishes OF


our citizens. lie pays not a dollar, and will


Haunt defiance in our faces ~


w hat security has the people for the pay
ment of prizes if any are drawn? We
answer none. Mr.. Morris comes among us
known as a lottery gambler and a law break
er. AT the present time he is endeavoring
what security have we that this lottery will
be carried on honestly? Mr.. Morris is
known as a repudiator of prizes. In 1851,
we think it was, he sold prize of $40, 900
in the State of Georgia, and stood law
suit rather than pay it he finally repudiated
it, and plead that he, Morris, had drawn an
illegal Lottery. He begins here by paying
the State nothing, nor does he promise to
pay anything. His first effort, after the
Legislature meets, is to stave off all action,
so that he can carry on his swindling opera
tons for two more years BY the most
tiagrant corruption our courts are set at de-
tiance, and the bold, brazen faced swindler
goes on unmoleSted.


Morris is not the only one, however, try
ing to buy our little State for gambling
shop, for, according to the Peninsular Netrs,
Sam Townsend is authorized by responsible
parties to offer the State bonus Of S3G 900
per annum, and as he has again got the
Democratic party under his thumb he may
De able to defeat the scheme of Morris, not
the alleged purchase of the
members previous to the election by the
after gentlemen. Townsend of course,
while looking out for the interests of his
lients, is also looking out for a No. 1
'onus for himself as he always manages to
get in the secret embraces of the sham
Democratic party in the nick OF time to
ecure the lions share in the division of tie |
polls.


Thus we go corruption, bribing, swind-
ing until our State is fast becoming a by
vOrd and reproach.
Year: 1863

SIIINrLASTERs.-This part of the State is
supplied with individual shinplasters to such
an extent that they have become uuisence
We have them from every village, and many
4 crO$s-rOad store in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties, and a right smart from New Castle
We don't advise the enforcement of the
law against shnplastcrs, for, in the absence
or other small change we regard them as q
sort OF necessary evil that cannot well be
dispensed | DcItucaream.


How is this friend Dsltuvarcan? We
thought you such " stickler" not only for
the letter but also the spirit of the Constitu-
ton (and of course the laws based on it
that the slightest deviation therefrom would
pain you sorely, You don't advise the en-
torcement of the law, not even against 4
nuisance? Wonderful wonderful :, wor-
thy friend We advise you out of feelings of
the kindest consideration not to make anv
more admissions of this kind or YOU will be
peremptorily kicked out of the Democratic
church. y Democrat admit ,.eceSsty to
evade the laws! Unthoughted man. Dost
thou not know the word is discarded from
thy creed? There is no necessity to strain
the construction Of the Constitution and
laws not even to &re the Union from des-
truc:ion, and shall it be done to save poor
shlnplaster vender from violated laws Is
the issue of shinplasters more valuable to the
people than their nationality Oh! edito
rial friend, We conjure you to have the writ
of habeas corpus issued for each OF these
men forthwith or the Messrs. Saulsburvs


those strict constructionistg--will bovo
you summarily elected from the "sanctuu
sdnctorum as false teacher.
Year: 1863

BUSINESS FOR TIE LEGISLArURE.-The
Peninsular -Ne'rs suggests for the benefit of
our representatives now in Legislature as
sembled, the consideration of resolutions
something like the following:


EIte1caS, it has been currently reported
all over the State that official patronage has
been bought and sold like corn or potatoes
in the market: and, whcYe1s, responsible
men have over and over again asserted that
to their own certain knowledge this was
true: and, rAeretS, certain responsible
gentleman of Sussex county now daily de-
cllres in public that such is the fact there
fore,


Resolsed by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives in General Assembly met,
That the said gentleman, (well known to
several of the members Of both IIouses) be
summoned to appear before the Legislature
and give testimony in relation to the facts
Of the case.


The NerrS also proposes that committee
OF three from the House and two from the
Senate be raised to investigate the charges
that there is an organization known as the
hnyIts ?ftts. Golden Circle in our State aid
ing the rebels under the plea of loyalty
also a like committee to investigate the
charge whether the Lottery men gave the
Democratic party $4,000 to cArry the late
election, with the promise of 5000 per
annurn to enable said party to keep control
Of the Legislature and State Government.
Year: 1863

large quantity of counterfeit twenty-five cent
notes OF the postage currency have been
freely circulated through Baltimore for several days
past They are easily distinguished from the gen.
uine upon an examination. They are much lighter
in color, the faces in the vgncte blurred, and have
heavy shading OH the figure five in the corners Of
each note