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Year: 1864

REMARKABLE CooLNEss.--When the
gnnboat Comodore Jones was destroyed
last Friday, by torpedo in the james
river, about seven miles below Fort Oar
ling, every person on board, with one ex-
ception, was killed or wounded. A cor
respondent of the New York Times says
the boat was crushed like piece ofpaper,
and huge fragments of the wreck were
lifted high in the air. The executive off,
Ger Of the Jones retained his foothold on
a piece Of the deck, and as a rare case Of
coolness in such trying event. it must be
told that he drew revolver and shot
dead q rebel on the bank of the river, who
had exploded the diabolic contrivanco by
a galvanic battery.
Year: 1864

IT shonld be generally known that by
a recent decision of the War Department,
all soldiers who have been discharged
from the service by reason of wounds re-
ceived in battle arc: entitled to bounty
of 800, no matter how short the term
Of service.
Year: 1864

Whoever intends TO purchase good Family
Sewing Machine, Of any kind, will do well TO
call at the NEws Office. We can furnish them
at AL times upon the most advantageous terms.


PRoPRIEToRs OF THE News.
Year: 1864

Oh, what is life that we should be


So welded to few brief years7
And what is death-the mystic key
That let's the imprisoned soul go free


That we should view with dread and tearsf
Tis but to dropa weary quest


To lay our useless garments by,
And fold the hands across the breast,
And close the eyes in peaceful rest


And wake to Immortality!
Year: 1864

the three thousand last blows fell on the
body of the hapless corpse"


"A common ditch received those who
died on this dreadful day. Poles and Rus
SLAMS being thrown in together. The
holy sign of our faith was placed by the
friends of the dead upon this crowded
grave, and even in 1916 the great wooden
cross still stretched its black arms over
the steppe shrouded in its snow Of daz-
zlino whiteness''
Year: 1864

When ready to set the plants last spring.
(l85s) I put from three-quarters to one pound
of sloes in tin pan and poured hot water
over 1t, and stirred it until the water could
not dissolve no more 1 then poured of the
water into an empty. whisky barrel and re.
peated the operation uutill all the Aides were
dissolved; then 6lled the barrel with cold
water, and as planted the cabbage, pour
ed the solution on and around it, and did
not use it any more for the same crop, and
out Of from 200 to $50 plants had but about
Is cut those had replanted and watered
again with the solution and they did not
trouble me any more this time. $50


/ tried it again last fall an another piece
Of ground in tho same garden, with about
the same result.


This spirng tried it again on tAs same
piece of grsund as last year and had but five
plants cut.


l think if the solution made much weaker
was used once g week until the cabbage was
too hard for them to cut, it would keep than
off entirely.


have not tried it on anything but. cab
.-Southern Cultivator. n @
Year: 1864

Many method are recommended for set
ting fence posts, but in cases where firm ness
and durability are specially desirable, |
know Of none snpericr to the following:-
Having selected your posts, remove the bark
from tue lower ends and char them; then
finish the whole as you would pr er to ha, 9
them appear when set. The holes for the r
reception, for an ordinary farm fence should
never be less than eighteen inches in diane
er, and two feet nine inches deep, nor should
there be any diminution of the size of the
pust beneath the soil. The larger the posts
a. o in that part the more firmly will they
set. To supply the marterial for filling in,
take common lime, one part, palverized char
coal one part, house ashes one part, and
corse gravel six parts; slake the lime with
water in which half bushel af salt to one
barrel of the former has been dissolved, and
mix the materials intimately till the mass is
of the consistency Of mortar, then throw in
few shovels full to constitute G bedding
aud having set tho post in the required po
sition, commence filling in.


Where the fence is to be ornamental OF
very strorg and high, and where swaying
from the effect of powerful winds, or other
causes. is to be guarded against. the intro
duction of small stones before the cement
hardens, will be found very desirable. These
should be thrown in as the process or filling
proceeds and rammsd down to increase the
solidity of the mass. This cement is one Of
the most antiseptic mixtures known when
applied to wood beneath the soil. It hAr-
dens to the sOlidity of the frmest granite,
and will neither break nor crack. In finish
izs off the filing in, care should be taken
to give slight elevation to the mass imme-
distely in contact with the post rising some
four or Eve inches in the form of a pyramid,
to prevent the water standing upon it,
Posts inserted in this way always retain an
erect position, and endure for ages.--A Aaiae
Farmer, in Ger. Telegraph. 7s q f.-r =
Year: 1864

Glover should be cut Immediately after
blossoming and before the seed is formed
1t should be cured in such a manxer as to
lose as little of its foliage as possible, and
therefore cannot be treated exactly as the
natural grasses are, 1t should not be long
exposed to the scorching sun, but after be-
ing wilted and partially dried, it should be
forked up into cocks and left to cure in this
position. The fourth or fifth day, when the
weather is fair and warm, open air it an
hour or two, and it will then be 6t to cart to
the barn. ....r ..s. a..


Glover cured in this way without loss Of
its foliage, is better for mich cows and for
sheep than any other hay. 1t may also be
fed to horses that are not hard worked, or to
young stock, but it is most valuable for cows
in milk. For other farm stock 1t is worth
from two-thirds to turee-foarths as much as
the best hay.-Aanual Of Agriculture.
Year: 1864

curious case Of personal presence within the lines q
this army without the sanction Of authority the
surface yesterday. Some few days since wearing
the uniform Of major In the applied 10 Lsutenant
Kline Assistant Provost Marshal at Bermuda HnDdred
for pass front upon OF ths usual pleas
Il was accorded him, and he remained abous the
Of active operations for several days. when be do
n skechina works and doing other things for
which be had no shadow d authority, out which SUBJ
jected him TO the suspiciou Of being spy. He was
arrested and brought before the ocmAsnding
genel al, when II discovered that he
an imposior proceeding about wholly his own
count But the fact Of his taking sketches OF the orti
cations, and papers being found on his person bearing
the names o. regiments aud number Of troops would
seem 10 confirm the suspcioa sbat he 10 q spy he rs
at Dutch Gap. with ball end chain, where he Is
likely remain the service Of The The
impression prevailed among some that be was New
York barkeeper IknOw not how IL arose, but as all
events be In under IRE In the canal u Dutch Gap and
VIII doubtless remain there some time
Year: 1864

In the rebel Senate few days since a
vote of thanks was given to Mr.. Hunter,
as President protein. He made bu.
combe speech in reply, in which he used
the following Language: a5..a.


The session which we are about to
bring to a close is, perhaps, the most event
tul IN our history, and its results have
proved our determined purpose to throw
the whole energies of our people into the
war. 1t has been in no stinted numbers
and with no sparing hand, that we have
placed men in the field and imposed the
taxes necessary to maintain and support
them. For what is life, and what is prop
erty in comparison with personal freedom
and national Independence


The evidences which are being given
of the fixed and unalterable purposes of
our people to spare no effort and to hesi-
tate at no sacrifice which may be neces.
sarY to support the cause upon which
they have staked their all afford to the,
observer the best augury of the
success which we feel and believe to be
certain and assured. We feel it to be GER
tain because we know that after three
years ofsuch awar as that which we have
waged, we have at this day the most eff
cient army which we have ever placed in
the field, and that we can command the
rsources TO maintain and support it, not
only now, butfUr as long d period as
may be necessary toachie7e urindepen-
sdance. ,--.-


The mighty nations Of the earth have
folded their arms in silent indifference.
and refused utterance to that word Of rec.
ognition which at one time might have
given peace to others without injury to
themselves, and thus saved continent
from a war which will be ever memorable
in history for its miseries, its atrocities
and its destructiVeness. Their states
men have sboasted of a. cold neutrality.
In contest where there was every-
thing on the one side to enlist human
sympathy and respect, Tand everything
on the other to excite reprobation and
detestation. !54a.5 plEc h.1 lisa tu
When we have achieved the victory
and won out Independence, it will be u
proud thought to know that we shallowe
them only TO God and OURSELVES, and THAT
we are under no obligation to any other
nation for alliance and assistance. @2'1
Year: 1864

A LADY MISSIONARY, passing through
one of the streets Of New York on Sun
day, was horri6ed at the sight of certain
unkempt juveniles engaged in the exhila-
rating pastime Of long taw.' Asking one
Of the little ragamuffins if he knew where
little boys who played marbles on the
Sabbath went to- he replied, Some of
'em goes down on the docks
Year: 1864

How TO REMOVE FREcKLEs. When
freckles, sunburn, or black spots {" flesh
worms" as they are often called), cannot
be easily removed, it would be advisable
to adopt the following remedy, which,
though simple, is very efficacious: Mix
some -four Of sulphur in little milk let
it stand for couple of hours, and then,
without disturbing the sulphur, use the
milk as lotion, to be well rubbed into
skin with towel. Almost Immediately
afterwards, the skin may be washed with
soap and cold water. Another excellent
preparation is the following: Take half a
pound of soft wax; melt it over a slow
fire with three ounces Of sweet oil add
small teacupful of fine sand; stir well to-
gether, and afterwards mould or press the
mixture into cakes. 1t may be scented
with few drops Of oil of brrgamot or
other perfume. 1t is to be rubbed on the
skin at bedtime. Either of these prepa,
rations will be found most useful in beau


tifying the skin, if the bodily health be
properly attended to at the same time.
Year: 1864

1t would be we'll for those who are fear
full of the results of religious excitements
to look around over this city of Spring.
field, and see the condition of things that
exists here. There was probably never
so much vice and dissipation here as at
present Hundreds, if not thousands, Of
young men are going as directly toward
wreck and ruin as the coarsest vices can
lead them. Grog shops are everywhere.
The woman whose steps take hold on hell
walks the streets and pursues her vocation
without hindrance. Gambling holes
abound, and while, externally, things ap.
pear to be moving along in the old, re.
spectacle way, it is known that. under
cover, the city reeks with vice. Now
will those who are afraid of religious ex.
elements inform US how this tide of vice
can be arrested by anything less than
religious excitement? Suppose the ex-
citement were so great and so general
that it should turn the whole population
of tho city into an inquiry meeting
what then? Would the city be greatly
damaged by the change? 1t would seem
to us very desirable state of things,
compared with the present. ever if half or
two-thirds only should remain religious
after the excitement had passed by. In
Heavens name, let us have anything that
will turn mems minds to manly things,
if it be only for time.


1t is very pretty thing for fine relig.
ious people to sit in parlors and proclaim
against excitement in religion. To them
religion is delicate flower, whose fra.
GRANGE is to be inhaled in secret,
and whose beauty is never to be exposed.
But the world is never to be moved and
saved from its sins in this way. The
world is wicked. The world is selfish
and proud and thoughtless and vain, and
dillettanism is entertained or indulged in
by this same wicked, selfish, proud
thoughtless and vain world, with no per.
ceptible effect upon that worlds wicked.
ness except to make it more graceful and
attractive 1t is sort of Eolian attach
ment to bad piano, that can be let on or
shut off at the owners will, or played
alone when the principal instrumen. is
out of tune. Religion that has power
with the crowd, to break up and reform
its life, must come with excitement and
take hold of the crowd, with the grip
of motives that have life in them.


So we greet the present religious ex-
citement with genuine pleasure. 1t can
do little harm, and that only indirectly,
and it must do great good. Our only


fear regarding it is that it will not be
general or great enough to reach the


thousands who need its influence most


Springfield Republican.
Year: 1864

BY ELLEN GREY.
Close her eyelids-press them gently
O'er the dead and leaden eyes,
For the soul that made them lovely,
Hath returned unto the skies
Wipe the deathdrops from her forehead,
Sever one dear golden tress,
Fold her icy hands all meekly,
Smooth the little snowy dress
Scatter flowers Ger her pillow
Gentle flowers so pure and white
Lay the bud upon her bosom,


There-now softly say goodnight.
Though our tears flow fast and faster,
Yet we would not call her back,
We are glad her feet no longer


Tread life's rough and thorny track;
We are glad our Heavenly Father
Took her while her heart was pure,
We are glad he did not leave her


All life's trialst endure;
We are gad-and yet the tear-drop
Falleth for, alas we know
That our flreside will be lonely,


We shall miss our darling so.
While the twilight shadows gather,
We shall wait in vain to feel
Little arms all white and dimpled, ~
Around our necks so softly steal;
Our wet cheeks will miss the pressure
OF sweet lips so warm and red,
And our bosom sadly, sadly,


Miss that darling little head,
Which was wont to rest there sweetly,
And those golden eyes so bright,
We shall miss their loving glances,
We shall miss their soft Good night.
When the morrows sun is shining,
They will take this cherished form,
They will bear it to the church-yard,
And consign it to the worm;
Well-what matter? 1t is only


The clay dress our darling wore
God hath robed her as an angel,


She hath need of this no more.
Fold her hands, and o'er her pillow
Scatter flowers all pure and white,
Kiss that marble brow and whisper
Once again, a last Good Night.
Year: 1864

There are many very good Christian


people who are afraid of religious excite
ments. In their minds, such cxcitements
are always associated with fanaticism,
and with extravagances which disgrace
the very name of religion. There arc
others, less pronounced in their judgments,
vet quite as faithless as these, who regard
religious excitcments as useless in their
results. They have general opinion
that those who are affected by them SUBJ
side, at last, to the cold sea Of worldliness
from which tho wave had lifted them.
Year: 1864

BODY FOUND. The body Of a soldier was
found yesterday noon in the dock on the east
ern side of Smiths Wharf. The body was
very much decomposed, and there was moth
ing upon it by which the name OF the man
could be learned. 1t had evidently been in
the water q month or lorger. The hair was
brown, chin whiskers black, and the clothing
consisted of blue overcoat, blouse, dark
wooden vest, blue pants, and u woolen shirt,
with stripes running lengthways. About two
dollars in scrip, house key, and black
watch guard with steel key on it were found
on his person. 1t is supposed that he was one
OF the soldiers who embarked on board the
transports at that wharf, and who has, proba
bly,, been reported as deserter.


Coroner Hall took charge of the body, but
did not deem it necessary to hold an inquest,
as there was no one TO testify at all in the
matter.
Year: 1864

PHILADELPHIA, May 4.
The Methodist General Convention met to-
day. The Rev. DIR. Curry made an address
which was very ieeby applauded. He spoke
in favor of having colored ministers 10 the
conference for colored people. They must not
be brought into close connection with the
white population.


The Rev. DIR. Moody said he thought that
God Almighty was going TO give an exodus
to the whole colored concern to South Ameri-
ca. AMER we get this family difficulty settled
and the funeral is over, We will then push on
to the lsthmus OF South America, clear out
Mexico, and give the people of color pre-
scriptive right TO that territory.


During the speech OF DIR. Moody the great
est excitement prevailed, and when he sat
down the resolution to appoint committee
on the state of the colored members of the
church was carried by acclamation.
Year: 1864

CITY ATFAIRs.-In our report OF the pro-
ceodings of the Board of Mayor and Alder
men, at their session on Monday evening, the
following order was accidentally omitted:


Ordered, That the Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department be directed to report in de-
tail to the City Council, an account of all the
monies received during the past financial year
for the services of the Fire DepaItmens. or
any portion thereof, Including use of engines
other than at fires, and Of all other receipts
on account of the Fire Department, together
with statement Of his expenditures during
the sane period.
Year: 1864

THE AFFAIR AT GRAVES HILL - We
hA e received a statement of the facts in re-
latio. to the shooting affair on Mayday at
Grave s. Hill, but find it impossible TO make
ed the gun, though thoughtless and care
less, was simply acting in sport, thinking the
gun was empty; that when he heard the re-
port and found he had severely injured his
school fellow and friend, he was severely af
-fiicted and did everything that was noble and
Yraiseworthy TO secure the comfort of the
sufferer, procuring team with much difficult
ty TO carry him home, &c. We are told, also,
that his explanation is fully satisfactory TO the
Injured boy and his friends.
Year: 1864

HORSE RAILRoAD.-The iron for the horse
railroad arrived yesterday, and the track will
be laid with all dispatch TO Morrill's Corner.
Should the weather prove favorable, the road
to that point win be in operation by the goth
of MAY.
Year: 1864

To ApvERTIsERs.-In conseque nee of the
crowded state OF our columns and the large
amount of matter requiring to be put in type
in the evening, advertisers will greatly oblge
us by sending their fayors in as early in the
day as possible. We put them in type in the
order in which they are received, and If they
come to hand later than two or three o'clock
p. NJ, they are liable 70 lie over. u
Year: 1864

VERNATELLA.-This is a new and popular
invention, designed to save Soies of the walk
ing generation-the soles of their feet from
dampness, by rendering their leathern soles
impervious TO water, and the soles OF boots
and shoes by hardening the leather. 1t is ad-
vertised in another column, and said TO be all
that is claimed for it, but of this we can speak
definitely only after satisfactory trial
Year: 1864

The USANIMITY FOR PRESIDENT LIN
coLs.-The Peoria Transcript, speaking
of the unanimity with which presses aud
people are declaring for President Lin
coin says "If the thing goes on for a
month or two longer, as it has for a month
past, it will require the services of some
historical society or government detec-
tive to find tho Individual who wasn't
for sold Abe from the start"
Year: 1864

New YORK, Nov. 30.


The mahogany lumber yard of Ogden
and Company, which was almost totally
destroyed by fire early this morning, oceu-
pied one-third of the square on Washing
ton street, between Hubert and Beach
streets, and extended through to West
street, occupying the whole square on HUI
bert street, between Washington and West
streets.


The yard was filed with an immense
stock of mahogany and valuable lumber,
valued at $I50O00 The fire was discov-
cred in the center of the yard by Sergeant
Farrell, who at once gave the alarm


The origin of the fire is still involved in
mystery, although an investigation has
been made. There is no doubt that it was
an incendiary, and but another act in the
recent diabOliosl plot to lay the city in
ashes.


There are no lights used in the yard,
which is always watched and guarded. 1t
is supposed that some combustible material
was thrown by the ineendisry into the
midst Of the lumber yard. Within half q
block is an immense Government ware
house; one of the largest in the. city, and
it was eoDiectured that the object of the
ineendisry was to destroy this building, as
no access could. be gained to do it, there
being an armed guard constantly on duty
By setting fire to the lumber the whole
block was jeopardized, andit was approach-
ing q miracle that any portion was saved


Strenuous efforts are being made to dis
cover the ineendisry, but no clue has been
attained that may lead to his identiAca-
ton j so. .a t.
Year: 1864

In the Independent for last week, Theo-
dore Tilton concludes a powerful leader
on "Three Cardinal Points" as follows


Third-the duty of filing the Supreme
Bench of the United States, with man
who, succeeding Taney, shall revive Mar
shall De Tocqueville has drawn strik-
ing almost an alarming, picture of the po-
lItical power of the Judiciary in this eoun-
try, and the immense influence of the Su-
preme Court. Thomas Jefferson uttered
sorrowful prophesy that the liberties of
this nation would probably suffer more
from encroschment by the supreme Court
than from any other cause. Is not our
recent national history dsr kened with the
shame of Chief Justice who turned back
Liberty upon the dial of the world2 That
Court will be called upon before long to
deal with the most momentous questions
it can ever handle-questions involving
the dearest rights of millions of human
beings, the sacred honor of the Govern
ment, and the entire future of the Repub-
lie If the next Chief Justice of the Unit
ed States would have either wrong head
or wrong heart-if he should be another
Tsney-who could measure the far reaching


extent of such national cslsmity2 Mr..
Lincoln, who will make the appointment,
will be President only four years; bnt the
man whom he appoints may be Chief JUS
tice for forty years. II, therefore, in oil
the land there is one man who towers
above the rest of his cnuntrymen in fitness
for this high statIon-in skill of jnrispru-
denee in Judicial attitude, in native
breadth of mind, in unswerving integrity
of character in unfslLeFing allegiance to
Justice and liberty-let that uian be sp-
pointed. We are far from saying that
there is but one man in this country who
is competent to this eminent station, but
we speak the solemn conviction of the
whole people when we say that there is
but enc man whose appointment will full
fill the general expectation. The moment
the shadow of death fell upon that bench,
leaving it empty, all mems eyes were sim
ultaneously turned to an nlustrious Amer
lean citizen, profound Constitutional law
yer, a consummate statesman, massive
minded thinker, Chief Justice by nature
and education, and altogether one OF the
greatest men of the continent-Sslnon 7.
Chase. Will the President hesitate about
his duty2 We believe not.
Year: 1864

General Tom Thumb, who is one of the
'littlest" men living, and at the same time
one of the greatest Mssons, is thus spoken
of by the Newburyport Herald:


He has taken thirty-three degrees, and is
a member of the Grand Orient of France,
over which Prince Napoleon presides.
He says he will be the tGLIest Mason in
America. We wonder that the little fell
low will spend his money for such a pur-
pose, as he is one of the most penurious
men in the country, and nothing gives
him SO much pleasure as to reckon over
the income of his half million of property.