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Year: 1864

at rates which will commend it TO circulation ev-
erywhere Only by individual effort and the 40
ton of local committees this circulation be had
Can individuals and local committees do any one
thing which will be more instrumental for good
than aiding in this behalf2 To such this appeal
is addressed.


The Campaign Edition of THE REGISTER
will be furnished as follows:
Year: 1864

N.B.-I would particularly invite Country Mer-
chants TO call and examine my stock before Purchas
ing elsewhere as am sure that Can offer greater in
nucemsn. 8 than any other house in the city, as my
stock was purchased before the late rise.
Year: 1864

THE CRUISE OF THE TALLAHASSEE.


We shall publish, on Monday the first OF series
OF sketches descriptive of the cruise OF the Confed
crate steamer Tallahassee, from the pen of " BoHs-
MAN. whose letters lent such charm to the col
uns of the Dispatch at an earlier period Of the wal
The writer was one Of the ships company during
the cruise, and kept diary Of al her movements
and exploits. The people Of the South have here
totore had only the Yankee side Of the story, and
We feel assured that they will be interested III the
palusal of truthful narrative from southern
Year: 1864

QUICKLY ExrISsuIsagD.Thc alarm Of fire.
sounded yesterday afternoon about half-pasr one
o'clock WAS caused by the burning of the chimney
OF the oil factory Nineteenth street vest OF Mar
shall Damage silght.
Year: 1864

"MYsELF OR MY MOTHER. "A very
alentod but tashful young man made
the Acquaintance of a Quaker gentleman
aud his wife. The Quaker had fine
daughter, and also library, the hooks
from which he freely lent to the young
man, who generally came in the even
ing to return them, when he supposed
the daughter would be at home. She
often exchanged the books and had a
friendly chat with him. One evening
he came as usual, and the young lady
met him at the door. She was dressed
to 90 out, and said-"Whom would you
like to see, myself or my mother? 1
was about to call upon friend. If my
mother will answer your purpose, please
to walk into the drawing room; but if
you desire my company, 1 will postpone
my visit till another time" The young
man hesitated and stammersd. die
he--did noky-want to--detain her from
her engagement, butt she had not been
going out, he would have enjoyed her
society," Very we'll" she rejOinod;
and accordingly took off her bonnet, and
they passed very pleasant evening"
That question, "Whom do you prefer to
see, myself or my mothcr2" settled the
matter. The result was, he soon pro.


posed, and they were afterward mar
ried.
Year: 1864

The following revelation is from
one of the fema!e clerks at Wash.
ingt NJ:


81 wish that, consistently with
duty to the people, | could have
withheld from them their knowli
edge that our Chief Magistrate
considers oul foreign relations IN
so prcclrious a state that We must
continue to buy more silk and vel.
vet and lace than We can afford,
for fear of rupture with our En-.
ropean shopkeeper. Whenever an
outlay OF family is more than its
income, and the head of the house
dare not curtail for fear of quar-
rel witt his dry goods merchant,
it is time every member of the fam
lily knew 1t. Nothing can be gained,
aud all money be Lost, by post
poMing the announcement. Now,
the American people know that
uur Government is afraid to decrease
the amount of our purchases of
silk street mOps, lest we hear the
thunder Of French and English
cunnons on Our shore
Year: 1864

The impression still prevails that General Early
whipped the enemy Oh Saturday hast near Shep-
herdstown, though 1t is not officially confirmed
The fact that the. Northern papers say nothing
about it, so far from being indication that no
engagement took place. is regarded by many as sig
nifylg that the Yankees met with a reverse With


view of affecting the action at Chicago they would
as readily resort to sppresso pers this instance
they did to flsehood in the Of the battle at
ReaInss. Phe latest advioes from the eneny's side
refer to the probability Of the Confederates abandon
ling the Shenandoah Valley but old Jubal knows
what he is about, and is wise enough to keep his
own counsel
Year: 1864

SERIOUS AccIDENT.-As Mr.. Valentine Hecklor
and a servant were driving down Broad street in a
buggy, in the neighborhood Of the Monumental
church, on Wednesday night, about halfpast seven
o'clock, his horse took fright and dashed of ut q
furious rate. Coming in contact with some obstruc
tion the vehicle was upset and its occupants thrown
violently to the ground. Mr. Heckder was seriously
injured internally, and the negro had one Of hix
arms broken
Year: 1864

PARDON observation-disclosures Smith has refused
to grant the application for the pardon Of Henry
Hungerford, convicted at Judge Lyons Court some
time sirice of being interested in the exhibition OF
the game of faro, and sentenced to fine OF 900
and sixty days imprisonment in the city Jail.
Year: 1864

The MAGNOLIA WEEKLY" is especially The
LADIES PAPER, and such it is conducted 50 as
to render it UNIVERSAL FAVoRTTE IN the
HOME CIRCLE and wherever polished literary
taste calls for PURE and INSTRUCTIVE LITE
IL .TITpE
Year: 1864

Picture OF THE RING AFTER FIGHT The Lon
don. Times, In its account of the great mii'' be-
tween Heenan and King, gives the following de
scription of the horrible after the fight was
over:


There were great cheers as King won, to which
for few moments he was very deaf, for the pace
had been rapid, and, all powerful he was, the
heavy falls had shaken his vitality, and the giant
who had strobe into the ring all OveTmach for all
could scarcely close his fingers round the glass of
water which was to keep him from fainting. Yet
there must be soul of goodness even In things
evil, for the first really conscious thought that t
ted through his mind was wisn TO make friends
with his late antagonist and as ne said It., he lung
ed heavily through the crow of his admirers to a
little Knot of curious LOCKERS en-, amid whom what
seemed the corpse OF the redOubtable NeeMan now
lay. Savers with him. and kept with him :
but better advice was needed than aby pugilist
ought to be called upon to give; for Heenan,
though not nearly so much punished as when he
fought al Marlborough, was evidently much more
injured. lie was pulseiess at the wrist, and even
over the heart the papataton fintteYing faint,
and low. Yet he had not tainted. II was the in
sensibiiiiy of exhaustion, the sheer want of vta-
", though almost till he collapsed suddenly he
was supposed to be the winner.


One man was trying to heave up his Immense
inanmatc form, while another stripped the wet
drawers, stained deep with his own blood, from
the limbs OF the stunned athlete. There a
dreadful signfcanc In the way in which he was
hauled about limb by limb, As warmer clothes
were dragged over his unconscious Orn like dress-
Ing corpse. Yet no one seemed to mind much,
for all were crowding round the vietcr, who, with
very little signs Of about his face. came
sHiiv up in the train back to tOsn. Heenan was
left with his seconds IN the field hc had fought to
win. No one seemed to think much of him-he
was a beaten man, and among pugilists there Is no
mercy tor the deie3fed.
Year: 1864

Appeal Taken.--The Mayor yesterday rem.
dercd as his decision in the case of Ann
Dean, a negro cyprian, charged with inter
rupting Miss Anne Thompson, q white wo.
man of loose reputation, few days since,
that she should receive fire lashes. He had
held the matter under advisement for few
days, in order that he might examine into
legal authority, and, having done so, he could
not do otherwise than order her to be pun
ished. The question with him was not as to
the relative good character of the two wo-
men, (for he was tree to confess that for or,
Dean stood much higher than her white accu.
ser,) but whether the charge had been proved
in fact. He (the Mayor thought it had been,
and he therefore felt bound to deaf with
her az he would with any other negro ar.
raigned before him on o similar accusation.
If the counsel for the accused desired ia
take an appeal to the Hastings Court, he
would cheerfully grant it. An appeal was
therefore taken, and Ann Dean was recog


uized in the sum of Slo0 to appear for trial.
Year: 1864

p an Omtrage.--A few days since, while a
most respectable your = lady, refugee from
Norfolk, was out on business. she discovered
two men following her wherever she would
20, which 80 alarmed her that she went into
store on Broad street in order to elude the
rutiians. In few minutes a carriage drove
up, and a woman, whose dress and demeanor
Indicated that OF alady, jumped out, and en-
teriny the store stated that, having noticed
the rude conduct Of the two men alluded to.
for some distance, and suppcsing that the
young lady who had been dogged by the I'm
had only gone into the store to evade further
pursuit, she had stopped to offer a seat in
her carriage to conduct her home in. Her
first impulse was to accept the proposition :;
but upon second reflection, the woman being
astranger, the offer was res pectfully declined,
whereupon the occupant of the carriage,
after repeatedly, but vainly, pressing herinvi-
tation, left and drove Off After remaining
behind a short time longer, .his young lady,
believing that the two men who had acted SO
strangely had passed on, started in hurried
walk for her home on Church Hill, which she
reached without further mOlestatiOn. Hard
ly had she got in her room, however, before
she noticed from her window the identical
carriage, with the two men who had follow
cd her and the woman who had apparently
been SO kind, inside. As might be supposed,
the realization of the escape from her terri
bic situation produced great shock upon
the nerves of this refined young lady, and
we learn that Immediately upon seeing the
carriage with its occupants pass by she faint
cd and subsequently was visited with a very
severe hemorrhage. We sincerely hope the
parties to this outrageous transaction may
be found out and made to suffer the conse
quences Of their diabolical conduct The
prudence OF the young lady in question, ip
refusing totrust herself under the protection
Of astraDge woman, was truly fortunate, and
should be a warning to all other ladies who
might be go unfortunate as to need assis
ltance from The insults Of unprincipled brutes,
never to accept it from the hasds Of those
whom they do not know.
Year: 1864

The Copperheads seem to be already get
ting tired of their new party cry. which O
friend at our elbow facetiously, but with con
siderable proprie'y. styles as that of Mix
niggerationn Persistent upholders as they
have always been of practical amalgamation
in the South, the Copperheads begin to dis
cover that they can make little by bowling
over the fact that New York spiritualist has
written a silly pamphlet on this subject, fa
yOring their own practice.
Year: 1864

FANNY FERN thus beautifully expresses the
feeling Of utter loneliness and dissolution
the g strong sarning and passionate pain"
of those who are written homeless: We
son,etimes think it is only the homeless who
can understand in its full meaning, the word
Home = Think what it must mean tothose
whose desolate hearts no smile cheers: wi O
pass daily thousands Of their fellow creatures
intent on their own errands IF business or
pleasure. to whom their life or death is a
matter of no moment: who look into the
pleasant windows as they pass, and see the
well filed table. while they hunger and thirst
but often more eagerly for companionship
than for food: They think what it must
mean when sickness and death shall come.
and life Gibbs slowly away, and the ear aches
listening vainly for frien ly football and
the soul faints with longing for kindly pres
sure of loving hand. as the dark valley ap-
pears in sight. All well for such when this
poor life is over, and the brightness of anoth-
er existence dawns upon the soul"
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 cambrie.


II tine Of this preparation is persevered in,
according the directions (which viii be found in
full on each botte) there will be no necessity of
any having gray hairs, no matter TO what age
the person may live.
Year: 1864

Now that Secretary Chase has successfully
and gracefully escaped nom the grasp Of Pom
eroy's Executive Committee" the question
naturally arises "Who is to be the next vic
tint" Pomeroy is tired Of civilians, and has
sent to the army to ascertain II certain Major
General will not agree to stand upon his
" strictly private platform as candidate for
the Presidency. Pomeroy is not inclined TO
follow the excellent advice Of his late standard
bearer, Mr.. Chase, who eloquently says; "I
earnestly urge all with whom my counsels may
have weight to allow notblI g to divide them
while the great work Of the suppression Of the
rebellion, the restoration Of order and prosper
ity on a certain and sure foundation Of Union,
freedom, and impartial justice, In comparison
with which persons and even parties arc moth
ing remains sunaccomplished." :" Pomeroy and the
Executive Committee decline 10 follow the eI-
cellent advice Of Mr.. Chase and fall into line
for the general good. They prefer to destroy
the party Of Union and Freedom, and afford
such assistance TO the copperheads at the next
election as will secure the election of thOlr can
didate. This is the course they are pursuing
now, and the copperhead papers say amen to It.
We venture the opinion that there is not loyal
General in the army of the United States who
will consent to become the candidate Of this
selfconstituted "strictly private" party.
Year: 1864

General Grant returned from the Army of
the Potomac this morning, accompanied
by General Meade, and will proceed to the
West this evening. The severe storm prevent
ed General Grant from reviewing the army, as
he had intended.
Year: 1864

IT should not be forgotten that We have
had another rain Storm After four days Of
unrcmitting drought which had nearly dried
up the mud, the face Of nature gets anoth-
er substantial washing Such is life.
Year: 1864

Pure WATERFALL effort is being made to
have an artcsian well sunk in Market Square
We hope it will succeed, for the river water
is unfit for usc-cven filter and ice can
hardly make it safe to use it for cooking or
drinking.-R. l. Argus.


Sensible idea. The thought that human
beings drink such nauscating and poisonous
stuff as comes down the slough from the
rebel camp is enough to make one gag, to
say nothing of the disease it brings on.
Year: 1864

TmEArRE.-By advertisement it will be
seen that new theatrical troupe opens at
Metropolitan Hall on Monday evening next,
under the management Of Mr.. Mcfarland.
What it is or how much it amounts to can
best be. determined upon trial. Read the
advertisement.
Year: 1864

RIGHT AFTER THEx.-Marshal Pool has
paid visit to the notorious bawdy houses in
the city and given the proprictors and in
mates due notice to quit their evil practices
or take the scvcrcst consequences. 1t is
said that they have taken the hint and clos
cd. Their promises will not amount to
much, Mr.. Marshal, and unless you keep
psctty good watch you may expect them
back again. We are glad to see that an ef-
jort is being made to rid the city Of this
moral pcstilcncc which is the cause of SO
much sin and misery in our midst


1t is also to be noticed that those who are
delinquent in cleaning their alleys are being
put through. Two warrants were issued
this morning to bring two gentlemen into
court to answer for not doing their duty as
prescribed by the city laws.
Year: 1864

OrR +. u. FACILITIES. NEED OF


IxrRovExExr.-Ours is . growing pro-


crossing city. Accommodations that but
few years ago seemed ample, are now
cramped and wholly insufficient. The time
was, we have been told, when our old set


tier friend, Duncan c. Eldridge, used to
carry the letters and do most of the Post
Office business Of our city in the crown Of
his hat, but the city grew too fast for his
accommodations, and new and more extern
sivc arrangements had to be made. Ten
years ago the business was conducted in
the small room now occupied by Paul


Dcutsch's saloon. That was once consid-
cred an extensive room for the Office, but
when in 1855 Mr.. Mast, then Postmaster,
moved into the room now occupied in the
old Post Office building, (Which room, by
the way, was then only two-thirds its pre-
sent sizc) the people felt satisfied that the
accommodations would be ample during the
present generation. The room is 80 by
20 feet, still, as before mentioned, Daven-
port is progressive, and this space is made
quate. Twice each day there is a perfect
jam that is gricvous to be borne, and during
that time it is entirely impracticablc for a
lady to enter the lobby, however great the
necessity might be therefor This is not
what We want in Davenport. The Post Of
flee should occupy building where an
abundance Of room both for the postal bus
mess inside and for the accommodation of
the public in the lobby, could be obtained
1t is conceded on all hands that the room at
present occupied is too small. What then
Steps should be taken to secure more COM
modious quarters. We understand that
there are several parties in our city ready
and willing to erect q building suited to the
emergency, provided they can receive the
proper encouragement. What should be
done is: the Government should erect
building Of suitable dimcnsions-onc that
will answer the public demand for many
years to come. Ii this cannot be done it is
prcsumable, at least, that satisfactory ar
rangemcnts can be made between private
parties and the Government for proper
rental Of building to be erected for this
purpose. Plans arc now being made for
something of the kind, and in short time
the matter will be laid before the proper au-
thorities at Washington for consideration.
Our citizens will undoubtedly give the motion
q hearty second, and do all they can towards
securing an improvement SO desirable and
necessary.
Year: 1864

O,n Copper NosE.-A story is just
qettinp into circulation concerning Su-
ner;ntendent in a section fast growing ia
nous for the richness of its mixed copper.
Gold and silver ores. He is especially
heavy on the various manifestations OF
copper. and processes to be able to distin-
guish the ghtest trace of that metal in
piece of rock at sight. One day the boys
had been engaging in scufie, and one OF
them got a slight tap on the vermillion
colored conch shell, which he facetlously
STYLES a nose, just enough to start the
claret. Some of the sanguinary fluid fell
upon piece of quartz, and as the Super
intendent came up to camp, the sufferer
held up the bit of rock with the red side
exposed. calling out to him, "See here.
old Boss, do you know what this Is


"Yes, sir" said the Superintendent with
emphasis: "that's red oxide of copper.
the richest kind. Bet yer life it's big
lead that came from. The reply elected
roars of laughter from the crowd OF initia,
ted spectators. The man who furnished
the s.red oxide of "copper"" has gone by
tho DESIGNATION of "Old Copper Nose."
ever since, and it is still an open question
between him and the Superintendent as TO
which got the best of the joke.
Year: 1864

TrHE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY CAUTIONED


| not to purchase or negotiate for any OF the
following Certificates of stock in the Cherokee
t;old and Silver Mining Company. a the same
were sold ur public auction on Monday. March
H;h. 1864, at the Office Of the company, in Gold
Hill. and will not be transferred bv the Secretary
Year: 1864

We have received several communications
relative to our suggestion that Christmas
dinner should be provided for tho veterans Of
Sherman's army, some Of which we publish in
another column. 1t appears that the people Of
the Western States are most anxious to parti-
thereto by the fact that so many Of his soldiers
come from that region Of country. We again
urge upon our citizens to carry ons the project
There is yet time to do it. The location of this
valiant army is now definitely ascertained. Let
US give them an opportunity of indulging in a
good Christmas banquet In the Southern city
OF Savannah, got up on Northern principles
turkeys and homemade pics.
Year: 1864

points Of the news. Interesting details given od'y


There four European steamships due he port OF
New York to-day one OF them he oubsl carrying news
days later than the advces OF the Canada These
yessels sailed in the following order VIZ
Year: 1864

Twas present during the whole OF this
interview between Gen. Washington and
my mother, heard every word they both
said, and saw all the money counted
down on the table, and feel confident that
/ have neither taken from nor added to
anything that there took place


On leaving the house, Washington i'm


[ediately mounted bis horse and rode
away, leaving US quite unable for VII lie
to realize this unexpected visit and the
still more unexpected benediction of the
illustriofs visitor.


As Mr.. Warner was ascertained to have
been a man of integrity, and of an un-
broken memory, there need be hut little
doubt respecting the truth and authenti-
city OF the above related incident, which,
while it involves testimony hignly honor
able to the heroic leader OF the Green
Mountain Boys, furnishes new and
beautiful illustration of the elevated and
benevolent character of Washington.
Year: 1864

The standing argument for gradual
emancipation is thst it is necessary TO pre-
pare the slaves for freedom. We admit
thst the negro brought in 8 condition Of
servitude and utter dependence is not rs
well qualified for bis own mastery as
either theWhite or black man who il
taught from his childhood TO provide for
himself; but more ridiculous assumption
was never indulged id thaa that gradual
process Of msnmission will remedy the de-
feet in his education. The ground upon
which the argument chiefly rests is thst
slavery is the best school for freedom,
since il is proposed in order to qualify
him for freedom 10 keep him in slavery
for term Of years. If this idea be cor
rect, the slaves of the United Ststes are
already the best qualified for freedom
Of any people in the world since
they have been serving IN this school all
their lives. II after being in servitude
for two hundred years past the negro
rsco is not prepared for liberty, what req
son is there to hope that gTe, ten, fifteen or
twenty years more Of the same kind of
schooling viii materially help the matter.
The trouble ie that the negroes have serv-
ed an apprenticeship in slavery tso long
already. If slavery has disqualified them
for independence, what in the name of
common sense is to be gained by keeping
them. in slavery longer2 Why not get
them out Of 1t as soon IS possible2


II We admit that The end Of negro
slavery in the United States is decreed,
the question Of the best mode Of prepar-
ing the negro for 8 change Of condition
beeomes Of the very first importance.
Shall he be left precisely where he is, as
the preparatory step to this changer Such
Is the proposition Of the Graduals. A
man, therefore; who is debauohed by strong
drink csn be best prepared for sobriety BY
being permitted 10 drink on q few years
longer. When, by remsining in state Of
slavery, the negro will become prepared
foE freedom, these gentlemen forget TO
tell us. For this omission we certainly
can see the reason.


The fact about the matter is, that the
advocate Of gradual emancipation never
will become prepared 10 admit that the
tine has come for the negro to be set free.
Why this should bs is plain enough. The
same reason which leads him to oppose
the actual liberation Of the slave to-dAy
viii apply just as foreibly ten or twenty
years hence, or sny ether time. Hence il
Is perfectly safe to say that the gradual
Ensncipationist from any motive, is
practically no Emancipatiohist at all. In
the State Of Missouri in particular, and
anywhere else in times like these, no cne
wiz be found urging the postponement
Of emancipation, except from the hope
that slavery may in some way be saved
altogether, or ct least with the desire TO
save 1t as long as it can be done.-XiFsOl,