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Year: 1864

A MARRIAGE BRoKER-SPECULATING IN
You've PEOPLES sHEARTs-SUCCEssFUL MAT
RIMoNIAL AGENCY.-Yesterday a gentleman
appeared before U. S. Commissioner Hayne
to enter a complaint against a woman, who he
alleges, has been receiving fees for forming mat
rimonial alliances without obtaining a revenue
license from the government. The person thus
complained of is Mrs. H, Eve suppress
the name until the case shall have a hearing, J
who keeps an intelligence Office on South Clark
Street.


The statement is, that she negotiates for both
parties agrees to obtain a wife for a gentleman
for certain amount, and rice rerSd, she will OBJ
tain for a lady a husband. Having the prelimi-
naries satisfactorily arranged, it is possible that
in both cases she receives fees from both the bride
and Bridegroom when marriage is effected.


The gentleman who gave the information to
the commissioner, says the lady is doing a thriv
ing business. Matrimonial agencies are evident
ly better paying institutions than one would
imagine who is not acquainted with them. He
says he can bring forward two witnesses who
have BECOME united in wedlock through the
agency of Mrs. M


This certainly is q new branch of business in
Chicago. When this sort of speculation begins
to pay, the question arises what sort of business
is it that won't pay Marriages have been con-
summated through the medium of advertising





day; but when a lady attempts to establish an
agency by which hearts are to be exchanged at
fixed rates of premium and discount, she de-
serves credit from the whole world for inventive
talent at least.


We should like to understand the modus oper-
dndi of conducting the business. 1t would be a
pleasing sight, no doubt, to see an aspirant
leaving his or her order for a partner for life.
Wonder if it causes palpitation or nervousness
as the direct application does, or whether one
goes at it as If he were purchasing lobster.


If the lady succeeds well on a small scale, the
business might be extended, and q simple local
agency might in the course of few years ar
rive at the dignity of colossal Northwestern
Agency" Imagine orders from abroad "Send
me by next train wife"-and by the way to
facilitate business, there ought to be some way
of designating them besides giving long aud te-
dious descriptions by numbers, for instance, as
boots and shoes" Send me by next train
wife, number eight. Enclosed find check, &C."
Wouldn't that be grand Number eight would
perhaps be a medium sized lady, with light hair,
blue eyes, good education, &c, while number
nine would vary slightly, the hair and eyes being
shade darker, and the education not so good.
Then imagine the indignation of the agentess
when wife happened to be returned, with
note accompanying, ''Dont suit" Merchants of
all kinds object seriously to having goods return
ed the marks of use about them are apt to lead
other customers into the belief that they are
second hand. Oh it's terrible A matrimo-
NAL agency established in the center of civiliza
ton! The world does move.
Year: 1864

An Eastern Tennessee correspondent of the
Chicago Journal, speaking Of the large proper
ton Of the people there who are well affected to
the Union, laments with bitterness the course
too often pursued toward them by tboughtless,
or coarse and brutal officers of our army He
says:


While on this subject will enter my protest
against the conduct Of some of our officers who
have had command in Tennessee portion OF
these have been conducting themselves in an
exceedingly repreheDsible manner. One, a
Major General. whom ! will not name, was a
guest at the house OF Judge Cant, Of Cleveland,
good Union and anti slavery man as lives,
when the conversation naturally turned upon the
devastation of the country.


Would il not be well. !" said the Judge, s'tu
issue an order to your subordinates to prevent
pillagi0g" And be then detailed the sufferings
Of Union men. when the General responded:


mo, sir; no, sir; the policy is TO leave the
country desert, and then, If the rebels want il
let them have it," sa ~ y


Mrs Cant, no had been listening. immed-
ately left the room, with tears streaming down
her cheeks. She had witnessed the suffering
around her under rebel rule. but hoped that all
would be right when the Union armies arrived
and t is not surprising that her heart sickened
within her at the prospect
Year: 1864

The following extract, which is the conclusion
of Websters celebrated reply to Hayne, is be-
lieved to be as eloquent tribute to the Union as
there is on record:


II profess, sir. in my career hitherto, TO have
kept steadily in view the prosperity and honor Of
the whole country, and the preservation of our
Federal Union. 1t is to the Union we owe our
safety at home, and our consideration end dignity
abroad. 1t is to that Union that we are chiefly
indebted for whatever makes US most proud of
our country. That Union we reached only by
the discipline of our virtues in the severe school
of adversely. 1t had its origin in the necessities
of disOrdered finance, PROSTATE commerce, and
ruined credit Under its bening influences, these
great interests Immediately awOke, rs from the
dead, and sprung forth with newness of life
Every year of its duration has teemed with fresh
proofs Of its utility and blessings, and although
our territory has stretched out wider aud wider,
and our population spread farther and farther,
they have not Outrun its protection or its benefits
Ii has been to us all a cOpous fountain of ma
tiona, social and personal happiness.


| have not allowed myself, sir, to look beVond
the Union, to see what might lie hidden in the
dark recess behind | have not coolly weighed
the chances of preserving liberty, when the bonds
that unite US together shall be broken asunder
i have not accustomed myself to hang over the
preclpice OF dlSunlOn, to S~e whether, with nv
short sight, | can fathom the depth of the abyss
below; nor could | regard him as a safe coun-
selor in the affairs of the government, whose
thoughts should be mainly bent on considering.
not how the Union should be best preserved but
how toerable might be the condition of the peo
pie when'it shall be broken up and DESTROYED.
W bile the Union lasts, we have high exciting,
gratifying prospects spread out before US, for US
and our children. Beyond that seek not to
penetrate the veil God grant that on my vision
never may be opened what lies behind. When
my eyes shall be turned to behold. for the last
time, the sun in heaven, may not see him shining
on the broken and dshonored fragments of once
glorious Union; on States discovered, discordant
belligerent; on land rent with civil feuds; or
dsenched, it may be, in fraternal boodl Let that
last feeble and lingering gance rather behold the
gorgeous ensign of the republic, now known and
honored throughout the earth, still full high ad-
vanced, its arms and trophies streaming their
original lusire, not a stripe erased or polluted,
nor single star obscured, bearing for its motto
no such miserable interrogatory What is all
this worth? nor those other words of delusion
and folly, Liberty first and Union afterwards;
but everywhere. spread all over in characters of
living light, blazing all its ample folds. as
they float over the sea and over the land, and in
every wind under the whole heavens, that other
sentiment, dear to every American heart--Lib-
erty and Union, now and forever, one and insep-
arablei"
Year: 1864

this case of forcible entry and dfalseimprsonment.
The citizen would be privileged in the first case
to protect himself against the violence; he is
equally privileged in the second case Ii the
proprietor of the World had armed his employees
and resisted the assault upon bis property by
physical force until the constituted guardians of
the public peace should have interyened to
his protection, the laws of the State, it rightly
administered, would have held him justi6able.


The time has come when our State Govern
ment must protect its people from these lawless
doings, or the people will assume the response
biity of their own protection. III our form OF
government has been changed from republican
ism to military desDotism let it be so stated by
proclamation, and not be gradually announced
bv successive assaults upon our rights and liber-
ties We are aware that ambitious men who
premedtate the enthrallment of a people have
found it prudent to slip the fetters by degrees
creeping at first towards absolutism, and taking
giants strides as they approach their goal. But
this attempt to obtain a complete control over the
public press and to suspend the publication of
journals by mere act of voition enforced by a
detachment Of soldiers. is rather too lengthy a
stride to be taken without awakening the popular
resistance.





There is no safeguard to liberty when the ad
ministration of a government suspend q
newspaper at its will. Let vindicate the lib
erty OF the press. or the country will be at the
mercy of ambition, leagued with power. II
military force can suspend two newspapers II
can suspend all To day the suspension may in
volve only individual rights; to morrow it may
involve the essence of our liberties. Let US not
overlook the first step, because the precipce is
yet far distant. The first step unchecked initiate:
the rapid race, and the time soon comes when
nothing that the pen write will save the press
from becoming the creature of tyranny, to be
either dumb or devoted.to..the will that sways the
military power. We give the warning: it is foI
our contemporaries to judge. by their reason or by
experience. of its value.
Year: 1864

A letter from a soldier makes the following
interesting comments on the manner in which
battles are fought. and explaining why it is that
after terrible conflict of perhaps hours duration,
there should be so small proportion of killed
and wounded:


If you were never in a battle you wonld not
guess there we're half the Dumber of random
shots fired that there are. Why, sir, have seen
whole regiments and brigades deliver their fire
when | was sure that they did not wound even a
single man. Such firing, besides the wasting of
ammunition, does not intimidate the enemy at
all; on the other hand. it makes them feel that
there is but little danger consequently he is more
bold, and delivers his fire more accurately Be
sides, if men are allowed to make these random
discharges it seems to become habit. and they
become so excited at il that they would oftener
miss man at ten PAGES than they would bit him.
just in that way battles are often lost, while IL
the company commander would only stop it and
tell them they were doing no good, they would
soon become collected, and after they once knew
their folly, would of their accord fire delib--
erately, and probably save the day after il had
been comparatively lost.


Why, sir in battle you often see the company
commanders charging around with their swords
fOurishing above their heads, crying out, "Giye
il to them, boys. give it to themi" manifesting
in themselves, and creating in Others all the ex-
citement possible. Now a second thought would
show their better judgment, that they were doing
more harm than good, for men become so excited
under such circumstances that they would miss
an elephant at ten steps You often see the
above clustering around when the enemy are at
least distance of one thousand Yards off, aud TO
hear the roar of musketry and the excited COM
manders, you would think they would soon come
to a hand to hand fight. What is it that excites
man in battlel Why, it is the danger. If you
shoot at a man once he is very much excited
shoot at him hundred times, and miss him
every time, and all his fear and excitement is
gone; but reserve your fire until you can do
some execution. and when they come fire into
them, cut his clothes. wound his neighbor, kill
the second man from him and let him see it. and
the day will be won
Year: 1864

A BLESSED DAY.-What a blessed day is
Sunday to man who necessarily catches but
brief glimpses of home during the toiling week I;
who is off in the morning while the little eyes
are closed in slumber, nor back at night until
they are sealed by sleep! What would he know
of the very children for whom he tolls were it
not for the blessed, breathing respite of Sundayl
What honest workingman's child will ever for
get this day, when clean and neat, it is his
privilege to climb papa's knee and hang about
his neck, and tell him all the news which goes
to make up this narrow, little world. "Nar-
row." did say We recall the word for it
widens out into the boundless ocean of eternity.
Sunday for the workingman's children So
would we have it-a day hallowed by sweet,
pure, home influences when the little band
quite complete, shall rest from labor, and love
shall write it down the blessed day of all the
seven.
Year: 1864

This gallant officer who was reported to have
been mortally wounded aud taken prisoner by the
enemy in the fight at Dublin, is, we are pleased
to learn. not seriously hurt, as was at first re-
ported He was shot through the left side of the
abdomen. aud while seriously is not dangerously
wounded He was not captured by the enemy,
but is, learn, within our lines and doing
well
Year: 1864

The following Is the official and correct llst Of
vessels laid up in the port Of Chicago for the pre-
sent winter. with the amount Of tonnage, prepared
BY the Collector Of the port:
Year: 1864

N1oTlcE Is HEREBY GIVEN OF THE PENDENcY
before the Common Council OF the City Of Indiana
polls OF the following Preamble and Resolutions, owi,
WHEREAS, II is provided in Section - OF s'An Act to
amend Act entitled An Act repeal all laws
10 force for the incorporation ofcites. &c approved
March lst 1857 that whenever there shall be- may
have been lots laid of and plated adjoining such city,
and record OF the same is made in the Recoreer's
ONCE in the proper county, the Common Council may
by resolution Of the BOARD. extend the boundary
such city, TO Include such ots and the lots thus
annexed shall thereafter form part OF such city and
be within the jurisdiction Of the same"


ASD WEEREAs The additions the City OF Indian apos
known as brakes Addition and NJ, Clairs Addition
have been for several years laid of n tots and plated
both of which additions sdioin the city, immediately
on its northern boundary;


Therefore be Il resolved by the Common Council OF
the City of Indianapolis That all the lots and the sub
divisions thereof OF DTakes Addition the City Of In
dsnapos and all the lots and the Subdivisions thereof
Of ST. Clars addition the City of indianapolis the
same are laid of on the plats thereof which plsts
corded in the Book of Records 81 the Recorders Oce Of
Marion county, Indiana and all the streets and alleys
lying within the limits OF said additions be and the
hereby annexed 10 the City OF indianapolis and the
boundary OF said city is hereby extended include
all Of said additions aud sub divisions thereof


Resolved I'd, The City Clerk shall, upon the passage
Of this resolution Ale copy Of the same together with
plat defining the and boundaries Of said add
tons TO be prepared by the City Engineer the Office
OF the Recorder of Marion county, which ps, shall be
recorded.


Resolved Sd, That FOR municipal purposes, until the
Common Council shall otherwise order all that portion
OF said additions lying Of line running due north
from the center Of Meridian street shall be attached TO
the Second Ward and all that portion lying OF such
line shall be attached 20 the Third Ward.


by direction Of the Common Council


CYRUS s. BUTTERFlELD.
nov2i-dlw City CLERK.
Year: 1864

THE NEWSPAPER BUsINEss.-The


New York Herald has finally advanced


its rates of subscription, the other New


York dailies having done so some days
ago. The Boston papers do the same to-
day, also the Springfield Republican,
The latter discontinues its semi-weekly
edition, and will for the present issue only
one double sheet daily per week, regu-
larly, instead of two. The Tribune says
that scarcely New York paper is now
conducted at a profit. Newspapers are
being stopped in all parts of the country,
some of which have been printed for a
long time. The New York Herald says
that within the next two months half Of
the newspapers in the country must stop
publication. All of which is owing in a
great measure TO the combination and
greedy exactions of the manufacturers Of
white paper, who as a class are probably
realizing greater profits than any other
business men in the country. And while
the newspaper publishers are in this con-
Iition, there is still occasionally a news
paper subscriber, incredible as it may
seem, who viii cheat the printer, if he
can.
Year: 1864

LEAcH's PERPETUAL MoTIoN.-Our


readers will recollect some notice taken


in these columns about year since of


small machine exhibited through the
country, which its inventor claimed TO
contain the principle Of self-motion, or
perpetual movement. The machine was
a metallic wheel with system of cords
and falling balls suspended to the arms
of the wheel, which was supported on
thick base of wood. IL turns out that
the affair is a very ingenious deception.
The base or platform contains a system
of clock-work, with a spring running up
to the axis through one of the standards
supporting the wheel. When wound up
it would run some ~ hours. '" D.


The inventor of this wonderful per-
petual motion is said to have made quite
sum by humbugging persons and then
imparting the secret. OF course parties
who have invested are anxious to get
their money back by sale or exhibition,
and have bad motive in keeping his
secret.


We hear Of Two very respectable and
highly moral gentlemen Of Sherbrooke
Who have a small interest in the affair.
The exposure Of the cheat was made by
IN honest German pedlar, who proposes
o bring the matter before the COURT
Journal
Year: 1864

A FAIR-DEALING ENGLIsHMAN.-


IF a man, while fighting with another,
stops between his blows to shake bis fist
at me, do you think / would be mean
enough or coward enough to make such
actions an excuse for attacking him when
his hands were already full? No; l
would say to him, if l meant to fight him
at all, "You wait until you are my equal
when you haYe but one TO fight, and then
l will let your shaking your fist at me
annoy me-" And if we while America
is struggling for life against barbarOus
foe fighting for slavery, let any act of
hers that may spring from an irritated
temper more than from enmity to us,
cause US to attack her, there are no: wa
ters enough in the history Of coming time
to wash the stain of meanness and cow
ardice from our name.-NeaOman Hall.
Year: 1864

ing: '~"


"While driver was endeayorlng To-
accomplish certain result with frac-
tious mule team, along came General
Grant--alone and in his usual unpretenS
tious style of dress. Seeing the team
steI's trouble he suggested another meth
cd of treatment? The vexed fellow
turned on him With, See here am boss
Of this team or are you? ? Paying no at
tention to this answer, the General con-
tiuued bis effort to help him out of his
trouble and soon got further answer. It's
my business to drive this team if you
think you know more than I do about
driving damned old mule you're damn>
ably mistaken Now old man, you'd
as wen get out of this neighborhood p
General Grant left at once, and broth.
er teamster consolingly remarked NOW
you will get hell-that's General Grant =
But the next day be got promoted from
teamster to wagon>master."
Year: 1864

A MAN THAT SWALLOWED FIFTEEN
cows.-Just as passed a crowd that
had collected together to listen to work
ingman who was addressing them the
speaker said:


81 met man the other day who had
swallowed fifteen cows You may think
this strange" continued the speaker, "but
| will tell you how it happened. When
| first knew him he was very well TO do
in the world. He bad a comfortable
home, and very good dairy, consisting
OF fifteen cows. But at length be took
to drinking, Until first one COW went, then
another, and another, and another, until
at last, by the drink which he sold the
cows to procure, he swallowed the whole
fifteen, and is now an inmate of an aims
house."
Year: 1864

Rev. Moses Cheney of Derby, famil.
larly known for many years throughout
Northern Vermont as odd Elder Che.
ney, was the author of more queer say
ings than any other Baptist minister in
the State. His society in Derby on GER
tain time concluded that they ought to
do more for his support than they were
doing, and SO they appointed commit
tee to purchase a COW and present to him.
He was very grateful for the Gift, but
upon trial her milk was found to be thin,
watery and good for nothing. After a
trial of week he determined to return
her So, one morning he called one of
his sons aud said to him "Here Peter.
take this whip and drive this COW back
to where she came from, and tell deacon
Carpenter that III stand lawsuit with
the Society before I'll take the gift of
her !" The whole errand was faithfully
performed, and that was the last of the
present on both sides.
Year: 1864

BITE BIGGER BILLY" One day gentle
man saw two boys going along one of the
streets in New York. They were barcfooted.
Their clothes were ragged and dirty, and tied
together by pieces OF string. One boy was
perfectly happy over half withered bunch Of
flowers which he had just picked up In the
street. Il say, Billy" said he to his compan-
ion. wasn't somebody good to drop these 'ere
posies just where | could find them-they're
so pooty and nice? Look sharp, Billy ;mebby
you'll find something bimeby." Presently the
gentleman heard his merry voice again saving,
10, jolly Billy here amt most half a peach,
and IT amt much dirty, neither. Cause you
hain't found nothing, yen may bite first"
Billy was just going to take very little taste
ot 1T, when his companion said, "Bne bigqer
Billy, mebby we'll find another fore long.w


What noble heart this boy had, in spite of
his rags and dirt. He was "doing goodn in
the way we are speaking Of There was no.
body for him TO be kind to but his companion
In poverty the poor ragged boy by his side.
Bnt he was showing him all the Kindness in
his power when he said, "Bite bigger Billy,
There was nothing greedy, nothing selfish
about the boy. His conduct shows how even
a poor ragged boy can do good by showing
kindness.


"Bite bigger, Billy-mebby we'll find another
fore long" Who can help admiring the noble
heart of that poor boy? / would rather have
that boys kind and generous spirit than have
monarch's crown upon my head without it,
bite bigger, Bilyw think Of these words if
you are ever tempted to be unkind or selfish
to your companions.