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Year: 1863

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the attention Of dealers in the above goods. Having
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standing the Of the trade thoroughly by long
perence will be the Of buyers examine
my where they will find the largest variety of
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prices as will afford good profit. Respectfully


CHARLES MAYER,
nOv5-d6w2m No % West Washington street
Year: 1863

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We pray you to calland examine our Stock in


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show you whatever yeu may desire to look at


il we have it. flfaf
Year: 1863

We have adsices from New Orleans TO the 10Th instant
BY way Of Cairo The correspondent of the New York
Times states that very important military movements
going at the date Of his letter. but their character
is not stated The prices of the neoessares of life have
still further receded in New Orleans in consequences Of
continued arrivals from above with the products of the
West. Communication with ST. Louis and other points
is considered quite regular Gen. Banks has recently
issued two important odersone directing Gen. Buffers
to be enforced against parties who subscribed
to the loan raised to defend New Orleans against the
United States authority and the other directing the Banks
Of The city to pay to the Department
all moneys in their possession belonging to registered
mics those convicted Of rendering aid and comfort to
the enemy Gen Banks hsd been the recipient Of very
grati testimonial from the schools of the city The
occasion WAS one Of much interest.
Year: 1863

New ORLEANS, AUGUST I9-lt is every where assert
ed that the attack Mobile will shortly be made by three
corps, under the command Of Gems Franklin Ord and
Heron, the whole under the direction Of Major General
Banks.


Gen. ords corps has arrived at Carroton, above the
CITY, and many of bis troops be in the city
Gen Franklin has his headquarters at Baton Rouge AID
Gen. Heron is on his way down the river.


Most OF the vessesofwar and mortar boats are said t
have preparatory to the reduction Fort Morgan
at the mouth of the Mobile harbor Admiral Farragut is
said to lead the fleet


The principal base of operations against Mobile under
stood TO be Pascagoula fortyvs mlss from the former
place The great stronghold Of Alabama is expected
fall in less than three weeks.


The people by the steamer Champion assert that Gen
Grant ia his way to assume command of this depat
men relieving Gen Banks, and that the latter General
to be recalled to Washington there to be assigned
important position Correspondence Chicago Times
Year: 1863

has given adverse decision upon the claim of
the State Of ILLINOIS to two per cent. Of the nett
proceeds of the public lands sold in that State
since January l, 1919. The amount claimed is
slightly upwards Of s474 900. We understand
that the grounds Of decision are that Congress
expended it pursuant to the trust reserved in the
enabling act under which the people of Illinois
were authorized to form State constitution; and
that there is no Legislation by Congress authorizing
the Executive Departments of the Government to
make any payment to the State on account of that
fund. The decision is applicable to the States of
Ohio and Indiana, although they have not, SO far
as we are aware, made any such claim.
Year: 1863

The fleets Of the frst shells thrown into The city Of
Charleston by Cen Gilmore stated by the Charleston
Courier Twelve eightnch shells are said e. have fallen
into the city thirteen in all having been fired No person
was jurrd Several Of the shells h.w in the direction Of
ST. Mchuels steeple and fell either in the vacsut lots ia
the burnt district gene rally struck the centre
the streets At the of ueen aud Rutledge shell
tore up the pankroad and dug large hole in ths ground
At The of Hague and Church streets entered
the roof Of warehouse and exploded in the upper story
making large opening in the brick wall Of medical pur-
veyors establishment next door, and scattering things in
great confusion Some loose straw was set Rre, but
was exlneuished without much difficulty The effect OF
the second she ling, when Greek fire. was thrown
vet known
Year: 1863

CHICAGO SEPTEMBER 2, 1868.


President Lincoln's letter to the Springfield
Qllinois) meeting is dated August 26.


In the course of it the President says be does
not believe that any compromise, embracing the
maintenance of the Union, is now possible. All
that he learns leads to directly opposite belief.


The strength of TIE rebellion is its military,
Its army. That dominates over all the country
and all the people within its range. Any offer of
terms, made by any man or men within that range
in opposition to that army is nothing for the pre-
sent, because such man or men have no power
whatever to enforce their side of the compromise
if we should make one with them


This the President proceeds 10 illustrate, saying
that compromise to be effective must be made
either with those who control the rebel army, or
with the people, first liberated from the domination
of that army by the successes of our army.


No word or intimation, the President says, from
the rebel army, or any of the men who control it,
in relation to any peace compromise, has come to
his knowledge or belief.


In the course of his letter the President says
that the proclamation, law, either is valid or it
needs no retraction. If it is valid, it cannot b.
retracted any more than the dead can be brought
to life
Year: 1863

The rebellion has decidedly passed its apogee,
disposition in the people Of the South to abandon
the insane conflict which has brought upon them
countless losses and every variety and extremity Of
suffering. 1t has been exceeding comfort to us
to be able to lay some Of these indications before
our readers, and from New York contemporary
we extract the following sign of remarkable change
OF feeling in one of the first and most strenuous of
the Seeding States, Alabama, t, wit:


"In August. 1861, Thomas H. Watts and John Gill
Shorter were the candidates for the office of Governor
There any doubt about Shorter's secession
IDEAS and hence he elected in the midst OF the
luonary excitement of the time which swept every thing
before it. 10 Thomas II. Watts there not the same
confidence He was originally Union Wing and led tho
Bell and Everett ticket in Alabama He consequent
ly defeated. Now mark the change The
candidates again The contest has just taken place
Shorter is defeated, and Watts is elected by
whelmiDg majority. The result, ascertained in fifty
two counties is as follows:


Waits % 223


Shorter q 32


Here is the clcarest evidence of the most remarkable
revolution in public sentiment which took place
Shorter since his election in 1861, has continued
faithful, consistent and violent secessonst true to JEFF
Davis and the Southern Confedeacy His recent earnest
address to the Legislature is proof of his zeal in the
of the rebellion. In fact he was regarded all


sides excellent partisan of the Confederate President
and his Administration On the other hand, impression
has gained ground that Watts s Union man. and certain
it is from comparing all the criticisms in the Southern
papers which have reached he s less hostile to the
Union and tructon than Shorter and doubt he
elected on this ground"
Year: 1863

letter has been received from the Hon l. NJ Morris
in Washington, stating that he has asceralned om
official sources that Illinois 10 credited at the War Depart
mt with Of forty thousand over her quota
Of volunteers; that his will be credited on the
drat and that forty thousand being more than the draft
quota for Illinois, there will be DRAFT in the State under
the call that now being filed his excess Of forty
thousand considerably greater than any one in this
supposed uos entitled receive credit for 1t is
supposed to include the large number of men enlisted by
recruiting officers from Missouri - Chicago Pot
Year: 1863

At the time Of tie division Of the Democratic National
Convention in 1860 each wing Of the party appointed
committee to call future Conventions The committee of
which Mr. Belmont chairman has been called to meet in
the city of New York Monday September 7. An effort
being made to have the other committee meet at the
time aud also the Bell Everett Committee, that
concert OF action may he had Of all persons opposed to the
destructive Of tae radical aboonsts and in
order to produce bnion on conservative candidate for
the Presidency - NsD York paper.
Year: 1863

The work of preparation to Hospitality
entertain the rebel raiders, should they
find it in their hearts to visit this portion
of our State, goes on with vigor and with
system.


Companies are coming in hourly, and
are being organized into regiments and
battalions s[-


General John Farquhar reached the
city by special train on Saturday morn
ing, and under his plastic hand matters
are assuming more orderly and militia
ry appearance.


All this part of the State is under
arms, and almost every able-bodied man
and boy in camp, and many who are not
physically able to stand campaign have
voluntarily gone into camp with gun and
blanket. The boys are anxious to end
the rumors afoat on the border, and
hence turn out with alacrity to assist
in winding them up.
Year: 1863

1 will give reward of FIVE DOLLARS
to any one who will furnish sufficient
proof to convict those who may hereafter
break the windows or otherwise injure
the Lecture Room on the corner of
Chestnut Street and Canal


jyS-dlm A. L. ROBINSON.
Year: 1863

THE TROTTING PROsPECTs-THE SPRING SEASON.


In previous year do remember TO have known so
much excitement to prevail respecting the opening the
trottng season Long Island tracks during the
present Tho great interest felt the
matches that have been made s confined 10 sport.
ing aone, but is participated In by that large and
constantly increasing class Of genemen who own and
drive ne horses on the road. At the Club House, on
Harlem lane, out TO which two hundred gentlemen
drive nearly every pleasant afternoon there has been
match made almost every day since the middle Of Febru
ary These Matches in addition TO the purses
recently advertised In columns by the manager the
Fashion Course-tweve Of which have been hllsd-win
mako three four every week during the entire
season. But besides these there six great matches
between the famous horses Geo. N. Patchen and Gen.
Butler for 5000 each race. amounting, in ALL to
000 In addition the stakes there has been large
amount Of money bet outside the result OF these
Patchen SO far Is the vore with the exception Of the
first race which the friends Of Butler think he win wn
as they believe be can be put into trottug condition
er In the than Patchen. The celebrated horses
Flingham and Rockingham also have three for
large amount Of money. But there has probably been
excitement Of late concerning double teams than
about any match that hks been made Commodore Van
derbit and Mr.. Bonner have for number Of years
nopoized the best teams In the country he belong
ing 10 the latter gentleman having last spring made the





recently government and returned California
adveuturers have aspred to cope with them, though
without Success. One went far pay ST. 900
for pair yet the best of pair has proved u.
sound There has been great deal Of talk about match
ing double teams but Of the being opposed
to betting nothing has yet resulted 'FRONT.'


The IN the Fashion Course things considered
bids fair to be unusually exciting The Union track
occupied last fall by Colonel Chickering's Forty first
Massachusetts regiment connected with the Banks expe
dton, the mon Of which, during the cold days Of the
carly part Of last December tore dowp the whole of
fence around 1t, and used the for nrewood; con-
sequenty there have been purses ADVERTISED the
ing to DO trotted for that course The pro.
pretors Of the Union Course, however, have
their intention 10 rebad the fence, which, is esti
mated will cost about twelve thousand dollars; but as
their rebuilding depends their getting this amount
from the contractors TO whom they leased
the course there will probably be delay about It,
Year: 1863

During the session Of the Court Martial at Cornth
day. alteration occurred between Colonel Corwin, OF
the Tenth Missouri cavalry, and Lieutenant Colonel Bow
en-, Of the same regiment Corwin Is reported TO have
struck Bowen when the latter drew pistol and shot the
former In three places killing him instantly There
great excitement among the troops, but further
trouble s apprehended.


General Dodge is quite sick.
Year: 1863

AS an example of its style in this de-
partment of literature, we copy its obitu-
ary on the death of the rebel General
Tilghman of Kentucky:


The rebel General Tilghman was
killed at the bloody battle of Champion
Hills, by shell fired from the brigade
of our old friend General Burbridge.
General Burbridge will accept our hearty
thanks for killing violent rebel and a
very great dog. We made. Tilghman's s
acquaintance near two years ago in
Southern Kentucky. He sent for us to
come to his headquarters, where he re-
ceived US with much politeness in his
private room, and bored us for over one
mortal hour by trying to prove that we
ought to follow his example and turn
rebel He professed great friendship for.
the Constitution, ana love Tor the nt0u
as it was" We left him, unconverted.
When he sent to arrest us the fourth
time, we had had etired from the South
ern Conlederacy in utter disgust, and
were whistling "a Hail Columbia, - Yam
kee Doodle" and the Star Spangled
Banner" ON our winding way to the Ohio
river, while we travelled with accelerated
velocity Tilghman was a man of edu-
cation, but of very little mind. He was
seifconceited, traacherous, revengeful,
tyrannical and dishonest, and we are not
sorry to hear of his death. We rather
guess that the devil has got him, and
that he now holds some very sulphurous
position in the most torrid State of the
ultra Southern COufederacy. Resquies-
cat in damnationl
Year: 1863

BS~ We are assured that after the re-
bellion is put down, the people will count
all the errors of the present time. Per-
haps so; but it will be after they have
learned more sense than they have had
for the last two or three years. The peo-
pie are great institution in their way;
but it is sometimes a most monStrous
way, as experience has shown. They
have been crazy for some time, and are
not yet over the debauch. May be in
time they will learn some sense. The
South ran away from the best of Govern
ments, and the North has been spelling
it as much as possibe.-LouisUille DEM
ocrat


The egotistical assurance displayed in
the above paragraph borders on the SUBJ
lime. We hardly know which to admire
most-the selfsufficiency of the writer,
or his profound stupidity. He must have
been considerably elevated" when he
penned the paragraph. The writer is
evidently much Gifted up by the "peeu-
liar instiution;" hence the sublime
heights from which he looks down upon
the people. The Democrat has for some
time past lifted up its weak voice in con-
tinued effort to stay the tide of public
opinion, which is strongly and steadily
setting against slaveEE---FiatlJac.ie
that the people are crazy. Well! if all
the world is mad, what's the use in one s
being sane? Don't "kick against the
pricks," o Democrat!-Erchange.
Year: 1863

We have watched those fellows who are
the early risers, and as general thing they
are the first chaps who go to the grocefies OF
a morning 1t is all nnoonshine aboat the
smartest and greatest men being the early
risers. 1t might have been 50 in old times
but w-a-days, when you see a chap NOV
ing about very early, you may be certain he
is after a drink
Year: 1863

sabjeos n ths oolunns OF tAe HnsAxS; aad now.
that move d being made In tho right direo-
tion, We are confident that It will meet the ap-
proval Of the vest majority of the people Of
this city, but particularly Of that class engaged
In mercantile and shipping pursuits.


The report, which Is we'll worth an attentive
perusai refers, In general terms Of approval,
to a plan proposed in 1886 by the Comnittee
on Whsrves, which was TO extend stone island
or quay from the Battery a. far northward'y up
the Hudson river as the interests Of the city
should. from time TO time, require, with open
ings to admit of the ingress and egress Of YES
sells, and with piers extending to it from the
mainland; and that similar plan should be
adopted for the East river, from Fourteenth
street up. The present report recognizes that
this is not the time To enter upon work OF
such magnitude and cost, but simply suggests
the adoption of resolution requiring the
Street Commissioner to advertise and receive
plans and designs for the erection Of two stone
piers -oae on the east and one on the west side
Of the oity--the designs to be made with view
to the adoption Of comprehensive plan for
the erection Of stone pier, bulkhead or break.
water all around the city, and to be submitted
to the Common Council for their action. This
subject will doubtless attract as 1t deserves the
attention Of all interested In ths greatness and
prosperity Of New York
Year: 1863

NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT FOR 1858.
THE Members of the Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
Company are here notified that the following assess
me ns have been made by the Directors all Notes in
on ne following davs 70 wit
Year: 1863

DoN'r APoLoa1zE-A few months ago, one of the Editors of the AgricuHurist (who was then stttying, not ivi,g in the city, for nobody hces there,) happened to call unexpectedly at farm house by the seaside. The good wife in asking him to dinner, apologized for the homeliness of the meal, regretting that she had nothing but clam pie but |" if she had known that he was coming, she would have had fresh meat" If there is any thing in the world that Mis Editor is tired of, it is roast beef, and out of any possible bill of fare that he could have chosen from, clam pie would have had his preference. We mention this to show that country people are much mistaken in thinking they must make fuss over their city friends. Any change of food is pleasant, even if it is from richer to palmer. If you receive your city friends, give them as good as you have yourself, and don't make them feel uncomfortable by any unnecessary apolo- gies for your fare. If you have only fried pork apd potatoes, serve it neatly and eat it thankfully. We have sometimes sat down to 2 table and had our appetite almost destroyed by the hard things said about the food by the one who had spared no effort to make it first rate. Our first genuine New England Thanks giving Dinner, was during tho first vacation after we went from the West to an Eastern Oouege. "iuoW iauy, III goou clfcumstan- ces, invited two of us classmates to fill at her dinner table, the vacant places of her sons ab- sent as mates of vessels at sea- After eating course after course of excellent food, and be- coming literally surfeited, our hostess brought on some mince pie. We begged to be excus. ed, but she instantly replied, :" Take some of it, take a little; it's good, know it is. I made it myself" Of course we did, and prais- cd it too, for it deserved it. Had she in fish, ing for compliment, began by saying it was poor, with sundry reasons why it was so, we should have declined, and she would, ten to one, have been offended that her good pie was not appreciated. We have often refer red to this incident as Illustrating the at tractiveness of an open, frank demeanor when not accompanied by overweening self esteem.-American AgriGulturtst.
Year: 1863

with injustice and 1nalignity that have
no parallel save in the Copperhead jour
nails We recollcct also, how when Pope
was struggling with the enemy in front
and with his bctrayers in the real, it essay
ed 10 roar but stopped short at bray. And
now come these false and ungcnerous as
sau1ts upon Gen. Hooker. We know that
the cdito1-in-chicf Of that journal has no
stomach for the fight, and we are
justified in believing that he would,
even by the sacrifice Of the Union,
and the irreparable disgrace Of the
North, consent to stop the war to-day.
Year: 1863

Il is to the New York Tribune that the
country is mainly indebted for the grossly
exaggerated accounts of the disasters that
led to, attended and eliminated in Gen,
Hookcrs late rctrograde movement. That
PAPER is the most Unfortunate or the falsest
ofiourna1s. We remember the history OF
its unmanly, nay disgraceful, tcrgiversation
and coBardice after Bull Run We have
q lively recollection how, during the famous
achange Of base" on the Peninsula, whcn q
gallant army was paying with its suffering
and blood the price Of incompctency in it
leader, The Administration was assailee
Year: 1863

The Milwaukee News publishes in full the opinion of
Judge PAINE of the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, in the
Kemp habeas corpus case which also the opinion Of
the Court The conclusions arrived at are briefly staed
follows


]. The Government OF the United States is invested
with full power by the Federal Constitution to prosecute
war and there is warpower outside the Constitution


2 Only the people, through their representatives in
Congress, suspend the writ of habeas corpus


s. The President execute the laws only by such
means the Constitution and the laws themselves have
given him power to employ.


military commander may declare martial law in
districts which the dcuqt heatte 0 oar where hostile
armies met for the purpose destruction in nsur
ectonary districts where domestic violence and dscord
hare eBfcuaty displaced the cirH authorities BUT NOT
ELsEN HERE.


Courts martial courts Of limited and inferior ju-


sdcton and have jurisdiction Try any person except
such rs are by La,e amsnable to such trirl
8 The legislative is the political department of the
Government and when the writ of habeas corpus is not
suspended by Congress the Executive has no political
power to mprison the people.


Judge PAINE further declares that he should consider
the establishment of the doctrine that the President pos
sesses lmabe power the land by declaration Of
martial law calamity little if any less to bo deplored
than the success Of the rebellion"
Year: 1863

Our city contemporaries announce that the President
received Tuesday night Official despatch from Gen.
Dix, dated Fortress Monroe March 3d. stating that
bel papers had been received there containing the impOr
tant intelligence that Fort McAlster had fallen into the
hands of the Union forces" 1t is added


This fort is the principal defence of Savannah harbor
and several weeks ago chroncled the fact that the
Ericsson battery Montauk, under the command of Capt
Worden, of Monitor fame had attacked it, and after
taining bombardment of several hours retired.


The rebels at that time loud in their boastings
that the attack real one and that the Montauk
worsed in the engagement But knowing kGew that
the attack only in for the purpose of gaining in
formation to the whereabouts of the rebel guns and
their calibre, that when attack larger scale
should be made it would be with the full knowledge of the
position and strength OF the rebels. This information was
gained and Immediately most formidable expedition
planned to reduce the rebel stronghold.


The first ntimation have Of this result being ac-
complished is through rebel but vessel from
Admiral Duponts fleet may be expected at any moment


" The batteries to be reduced far inferior in
strength to Fort McAster and the latter has fallen
into hands the others will undoubtedly share the
fate'