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Year: 1864

Mr.. Joseph Story Fay, who raised the Amer
can nag at half. mast on Independence Day, has
won bis title clear to soubriquet. He Is here
after to be known as The Culprit Fay."-N
Y. Tribune.


Poor Fay is q very unfortunate gentleman.
But it used to be said of him in Savannah, Ca,
that he never was more than half . white man.
But this reminds us that Fay used to live and
do business in Savannah, where he war mem
Der Of the very respectable and wealthy firm
known as Puddleford & Fay.


Fay vas from Boston, but accumulated his
wealth at the south. He built an elegant man
aion in Savannah, furnished 1t and decorated
1t in a style more gaudy than artistic, and by
his various enterprises contributed much to the
improvement of the city. Fay had weakness
for playing the elegant gentleman, and was an
old line Whlg ofthe finest kind. But the South
ern aristocracy never would allow Fay to air
his vanity in its society. He was after all
only Yankee, and "dldn't own a single mig
GER" Wasn't that cause enough In 1850,
Fay got involved in the "starkey case" which
brought down the wrath of "fre-eAting'' Sa-
vannAh upon him.


The New York Journal Of Commerce had
started a subscription for the purchase oi
starkey and his wife, and Mr.. Fay, then in
New York, became one of the contributors.
The vigilance committee OF Savannah could
not stand anything like that, and when Fay
returned he was required 10 give an account of
himself. This was unfortunate, for his loyalty
to the peculiar Institution had always been
suspected, and no fre-eater Of the true faith
would believe him when the "nigger was up"
No sooner had Fay made his appearance In the
city than exciting handbills were posted about
the city, and a meeting OF the vigilance COM
mittee called, TO see what should be done
with Mr.. Joseph Story Fay, for aiding North
ern abolitionists TO free niggers." Fay
pleaded that what he did in New York was To
show that the people OF the South were the true
friends Of the negro, and were always ready 10
do more for him than the wordy abolltionists
Of the North.


But even this servile apology did not save
him from the wrath of the people. In short,
he was threatened with a mob, his elegant
Savannah made very uncomfortable place tor
him to reside in. He tried In several ways to
regain popular favor, but without effect. He
even ran for member of the city council during
the same fall, but failed to get even the vote of
corporal's guard, and indeed found himself
only an object of rdlcule.


Soon after this, Fay sold out his property in
Savannah, and removed to the vicinity of Bos-
ton, where his political principles were less
liable TO suspicion and his person to insult. 1t
seems now that time and experience have not
changed Mr.. Fay's nature, and that he Is still
only half a white man, and very unhappy at
that. Mr.. Fay as a Copperhead will do little
harm-if let alone.
Year: 1864

sHoTTHD GUSs CAPrURED.-One fact shows
how complete were the proportions Of sherI-
dams victory over Early. Every one of the
sixteen guns captured was loaded with grape
and canister, the enemy having been driven
from them so Precipitately that they had not
time 70 fire them off
Year: 1864

NEWSPAPERS AND THE DRAFT.-Upto to-day
no person connected ith any of the news
papers of this city ha, been drawn. About
thirty names were enrol I'd in the Fourth and
and Sixth suh.dlstricts, b i they have all been
unlucky and drew blank.
Year: 1864

OLD AND New IssUE.-The following
scene is described to the Jackson MIS-
sissippian as having occurred between a
militiaman and Confederate soldier:


"Old Issue-Hallo, new ish, going to
the front | expect before you get there,
there will be considerable discount on
you"


New Issue-You jest get down of
of that ar horse, and I'll knock the dis
count off of you in jest one minute"


Old issue did not get down, not SEEM
ing to like that sort of brokerage.
Year: 1864

SoRGHo DYE.-A correspondent of the
Charleston Courier writes as follows:


"a few days ago was boiling syrup,
when | had one pot idle. | had water
put in it, and sent to the field for small
armfull of sorgho sugar seed, just as it
was cut off, and put it in the pot to see
whether it would boil soft. To my sur
prise, | found the water became very red,
when thought struck me that it might
be used for dyeing, and put little wool
in it. In about ten minutes | took il
out, and found it to be of beautiful
brown color. Enclosed | send sample
to let the public have the benefit of it,
that other discoveries or experiments may
be made
Year: 1864

This noted thief long-practised robber,
and hell born murderer, has at length been
captured, slain, and sent to hell, where he
ought to have been for the last quarter Of a
century, He was wounded mortally by
Stokes cavalry, who shot him through the
abdomen. After being wounded he secreted
himself in a cave, was found by Colonel
Stokes men, brought out Of his den, leaving
his bed behind, and he was disposed Of in
An appropriate way
Year: 1864

The particulars of the murder Of ToLVER


STAPLES, as brought to light upon authority


altogether reliable, shows that no savage
tribe on this continent, and no fends out Of
hell, were ever moro brutal murderous, and
Infamous than the gang of rebel soldiers
who captured and murdered Mr. STAPLES.
IL was the Clerk Of the Morgan County
Court, and was taken hold of near his house,
forty Eve miles from this city, as Union
man and priDas citizen-not as one in arms,
for he never was-and was murdered after
a style that the devils in he'll are ashamed
Of and that no set OF brutes in human shape
Year: 1864

are capable of, but a pack of low down
thieving, and Infamous Confederate soldiers
They thrust his hands into the fire, and
burned them to crisp They then put
his feet in the fire, and burned them SINH
larly They next put his face into the
fire and roasted it until his eyes turned
green; and finally they shot him His
sister being told by an eyewitness of the
manner of his death, had his remains taken
up for inspection, and found the facts as we
have stated them. Staples was a clever
man, and man Of fine sense, but his mis-
fortune was that he was Union man
Year: 1864

BY VAUGHN.
Lord with what courage and delight
! do each thing
When Thy least breath suslains my wing
| shine and move


Like those above,


And with much gladness
Quitting sadness
Make me fair days of every night.
Afniction thus mere pleasure is


Ard hap what will
II Thou 10 int It's welcome sllI,
But since Thy rays


In sunny days


Thou dost thus lend


And freely spend,
All what shall rsturn for this
on that ! were all soul that Thou
NouIdst make each part
Otthis poor sinful frame, pure heart
Then would drowni


Ny single one


A concert raise
OF Lalelujahs here below
Year: 1864

A paragraph has been going the round of
the press, in wl,ic:.. an account is given Of a
horse having q rew hoof grown on by the
use Of certain farriers ointment. Now
this reminds US of an incident that happen
ed in Lyons, Wisconsin. A Norman priest


named Nichels proessed a power Of doing
miraculous things and compounding won
derful medicises. lie made q nerve and
bone al|healing salve, and thought he would
experiment little with it. He first cut
off his dogs tail and applied some of the
salve to the stump. A new tail grew out
Immediately. He then applied some to the
piece of tail which he had cut off and new
dog grew out. He kjdn't know which dog
was which. This may seem tough story
but we have Nichols word for it, and we
don't think he would lie.
Year: 1864

The oblisin: disposition Of the Yankee
stage driver, is aptly illustrated in the fol
lowing bit Of satire :


AS Mr.'J--, tie driver, was proceed
ing from Boston, not long since, q woman
called him to take bedslead on the ton
without uncording it. He told her he
would obl,ge her the mex. time he came
along. but he could not thea, as he had en-
gagged to take on windmill little ways
ahead; and~ss he had large cradle on the
top at the time, he was afraid he should not
have room. Proceedings little further he
was requested by a woman to wait TIL she
bad finished her washing and ironing. Lie
told her he often had to wait for tho women
to do their ironing. but he could not stand
washing and ironing both
Year: 1864

PAsuUScE ov JOB D-Everybody is in the
habit Of dragging on JOB, and Job did have
considerable pile Of p.shunce, that's fack
Bat did he ever KEEP disti:k skll. for 8
dollars month and borde round I? Did he
ever reap lodged oats down hill in a hot
da, and have all his sallu, buttons bust oph
at once ? Did he ever have the iunnn
teeth axe and be made to tend baby while
his vie was over to perkinses to tea par
ty Did he ever git up in the mornin
awful dry and turf it for about miles be =
fore breakfast to git dri *, and find the
man kept temperance house? Did he
ever undertake tu milk kicking hefer with
a bushy tail in fly time out in the LOT p
Did he ever sot down onto litter of kit
tens in the old rocking cheer, with his sum
mer pantyloons on, without saying liam.
nation ~ II he cuI do all these things
aud praise the Lord at the same time, all j
have got tu sa is, Bully for job Josh Bi!
lnys.
Year: 1864

Farmers often put biting harness on a
colt the first thing they do to HIM, bucklipg
up the biting as tight as they can draw it,
to make him carry his head high. and then
turn him out in lot to run half day at
a time. This is one of the worst punish
ments that they can ina'ct On colt, and
very injurious to young horse that has
been used to running in pasture with his
head down.


A horse should be we'll accustomed to
the bit before you put on the biting har-
ness, and when you first bit him you should
only rein his head up to that point where
he naturally holds it, let that be high or low
he will learn ,hat:he cannot lower his head,
and that raising it a little will loosen the
bit in his mouth. This will give him the
idea Of rai:ing his head to loosen the bit,
and then you can draw the bit little tight
er every time you put it on. and he will
still raise his head to loosen it. Dy this
means you will gradually get his head and
neck in the position you wish him to GARY
it, and give him graceful carriage, without
hurting him, making angry or causing his
mouth to be sore.-Rarey.
Year: 1864

Ar the Sorgo Convention lately held 81
Columbus, Ohio, the opinion prevailed
that sorgo cnlture would soon rank among
the important interests Of the country
that its permanency viii not depend upon
the question Of peace or war with the
South; in short that the most active COM
petition Of Southern cane will not serious
~ disturb the growth Of sOrgc tn the
North. It was contended that aside from
the molasses and sugar sOrgO furnished,
It is one Of the. most profitable articles for
fodder and for fattering Of stock that can
be grown.
Year: 1864

HoME AFTER BUSINESS HoURs.-The
road along which the man of business
travels in pursuit Of competence or wealth
is not macadamized, nor does it often lead
thrO' pleasant scenes and by wellsprings
of delight. On the contrary 1t is a rough
and rugged path, beset with ''wait.a.bit"
thorns, and full Of pitfalls which can only
be avoided by the exercise Of . watchful
care and circumspection. After each days
journey over this worse than corduroy
turnpike, the wayfarer needs something
more than resi-. Requires soiace and de-
serves it. He is weary Of the dull prose
Of life, athirst for the poetry. Happy is
the man that can find that solace and that
poetry at home. Warm greeting from the
loving heart, fond glances from bright
eyes that
Year: 1864

A LEADING member of a church in Gin
cinnati was arraigned for insulting lady
member. The minister said, HE must
not be expelled; it will break up the
church" This is undoubtedly the reason
why Hale was not expelled from the U0i-
ted States Senate for receiving bribe. II
they expel the rogues it will break up the
party.-Democrhti Press.
Year: 1864

Men who are doomed to crawl through his
tory as the COpperheads Of the war tor the
Union. will iniesi the free city Of Chicago ON
the next anniversary of the nations birth.


Iruinn
Year: 1864

BuRGLARY.-On Tuesday afternoon the residence
Of James Allen, Second street, between Baker
and Duval, was broken into during the absence Of
the family and robbed Of seventy-fivs dollars ia
gold and silver coin several silk dresses, and other
valuable articles Of wearing apparel. The door to
the building was forced open with an axe. which
picked up in the yard by the burglarious operator
Year: 1864

into the ears Of all Northern people, that
any party holding ont hopes of reunion
with our consent, il delnding them Let
Us spurn the insidious symPathizrrs who
pretend it. or pity tie ignorance Of those
who believe it possible. 1t is mlSer-
able. shabby, Yankee maxim, that hon
esty is the best policy" but it is true for
all that. Let us be honest also from
principle end right. let Us act on the
square with friend and foe. Then when
recognition may be forced upon them by
their own failures 10 effect our subjuga-
tion-when the whole North fully under
stands that We are determined TO be free
from their hateful connection, and they
cannot by any means prevent li-Hhen
recognition becomes necessity for their
own preservation, All will acquie5ce in il
as thing inevitable. ard the war will
end, and peace be fixed and permanent.
All dallying, halfway Pretences, will
pEulorg the war. a vigorous prosecution
Of it, with no compromise. will end 1t
soonest.
Year: 1864

''Violet vane'' Ia pretty name) thus
pleasantly pictures it, There is no place
like home, after all. No matter where you
have been or how gaily the time has passed,
when at last you come back to your own
house, and set foot upon the familiar floors,
and taky your seat at the family table, you
rejoice. Man is a home loving animal by
nature. You may have been in finer places
and fed On dantier viands, but the charm of
ownership hangs about your somewhat fad
ed curtains, and those tables and chairs,
scratched by ehildrens fingers and grazed by
little restless boots and somehow pork and
beans, or apple dumplings, taste better at
home than any fine made dishes elsewhere,
though they were superintended by a jewe II
of a French cook. People sleep best in
their own beds also, and only look like them
selves to their own eyes, in their own look
ing glasses. Did you ever notice that it is
always so? Mrs. Smiths mirror causes
you to look broad and fat and Mrs. Jones
glass causes you to look long and thin. At
your friends in Boston you always fancied
one side of your face out of drawing, and
when you We're at your Quaker cousin S in
Philadelphia they had a sad colored mirror,
which made you look upon yourself as
ghost. The first time you catch sight of
yourself in your own home looking glass,
you feel like saying, 'How are you?
havn't seen you for an age 1t is very
odd too, but to woman, nobody's tea is like
her own. There does does not seem posi-
bility ofmaking any great difference where
people buy the same quality, yet the results
are as various as the dispositions of the tea
brewers. You never enjoy any ones tea as
you do that you make yourselfor have made.
Then, away from home you are always
obliged to be on your own good behavior.
You feel like making a merry remark or al


lusion, and restrain yourself Ten to one
You would not be understood, and some sol
emn individual among your auditors would


''beg your pardon, but would you be kind


enough to say that again?" You are never


in what we believe psychologists call ''the
! sphere of strangers, and when you reach
home after long absence, the truth of this
is very apparent. A glance is better un-
derstood than a sentence anywhere else, and


''your folks" always know when you are in
| fun and in earnest. Not to be obliged TO
set upright and smile even if you have the
headache, to talk whether you have anything
to say or not, to laugh at anything comical
without hurting any ones feelings, and to
be cross if you want to enjoy that luxury,


without offending anybody--these are some


Of the luxuries of return home and who


does not appreciate them 2
Year: 1864

A one arm man was asked by woman
how he came to lose his arm. He promised
to tell her if she would not ask another. ques-
ton. She agreed, and he said it was bitten
off. As the man went away, she said she
was dying to know what bit it OF.
Year: 1864

The wonderful success attending the Professors
treatment Of the above diseases i unparalleled in
the annals Of ha restOrers his be certified to
by hundreds and thousands Who have been benefited
by his remarkable remedy. In fact so uuvarying has
this been in the different cities visited by him
that the public have become perfectly enthusiastic,
aud the cures effected by the of his miraculous
RestOrer is the theme OF universal comment. The
Professor does not contend that his preparation an
inaIible paneCea for all diseases There OF
baldness that are incurable. He inform the
patient at glance whether any benefit Is TO be do
rived from the OF the rostOrer 1t having taken
years to establish his reputat the only genuine
hair resOrer he is Justly proud It, and the public
may rest assured that he will in case recommend
his remedy where there the slighrst possibility o.
its falling to produce the desired suit. FORFEIT
OF one THOUSAND DOLLAR Rs will be paid il he
fail to produce with the Restorer tne aud luXuri
aIt hsad Of hair The photographs OF few of the
many persons who have had their hair restored,
showing the appearance Of the scalp wheu first ope
rated upon, snd lhe second picture showing uxuri-
ant growth Of hair can be s0en 1T the parlors.
Year: 1864

The number Of rebel prisoners at Point
Lookout is now s,Ss5. A thousand Of
these have offered to take the oath to lie
released. Many Of these say they are
willing to enlist into the army or navy Of
the United States. They all acknowledge
themselves sick Of the war and the hope
Iessness Of the rebel cause Many were
forced into the ranks against their will
and say they have always been opposed to
secession. Those from North Carolina,
Tennessee, and Kentucky are more willing
to take the cath than those from other
States.
Year: 1864

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Last night Maj


Malone, Paymaster in the us. Army, was
robbed Of $4,000 which he had drawn from
the Treasury for the purpose Of carrying to
the front in order to pay certain regiments
there. 1t appears after drawing the money
he took it to his home and put It i'm trunk
under his bed and supposed It safe. Some
time during the night the trunk was taken
from his room, and this morning a servant
in the house found the trunk in the stable
broken open and an amount Of postage
CURRENCY scattered around. ......-a
Year: 1864

TnE Beauties OF SLAVERY phi!adei-
pha Press publishes a thrilling description
of one OF the evils of slavery. as given by
soldier of the 10Th Pennsylvania regiment.
The scene is four miles north of the pamun-
XIV river, at the plantation OF Mr.. Anderson
Scott, the owner ofone hundred and fifty slaves
Around were three woraen- and about n
half dozen children, from the wee baby to
the young girl Of sixteen. Two Of the wo-
men were n shade lighter than the qualroon,
while all the children were white. The third
woman was apparently pure white, her eyes
were blue her hair brown and straight, her
features were entirely Americau-nothing to
denote particle Of negro blood. In herarms
she had a beautiful little boy, about four
years old, with fair blue eyes. This woman
was crying bitterly when We rode up. Thiak-
ing she was a member of the family. we tried
TO console her by assuring her that Yankees
made war upon men and not upon women.
Can you imagine how shocked we were when
we were told that this white woman and child
were slaves, and this degraded mother was
weeping with shame at her degradation.


| asked one Of the women why she did not
bundle up and come along. now that she had
chance. with the rest. She said she had an
idiotic son in the house, who was sick. and
they could not go without him. I asked this
woman if she was the daughter of the owner
of the plantation. She said she was? We
went into the hut and upon clean bed there
sat the poor idiot boy, as white as am, with
brown hair. About this time Mr.. Scott came
in. the lord and owner Of all these ,chtte peo
pie. whittier than himself He is an old, shriv-
eled-up, niger faced, crooked-backed little
specimen of Southern chivalry-aristocratic
as king, and g Virginia born" asked
the mother of this boy if Mr.. Scott was his
father. You should have seen her blush as
she answered YES The incestuous old
beast. This idiot son-the child of his own
daughter father and grandfather to his own
children
Year: 1864

COUNTY CoNvENrIoN.-To-day the Union
County Convention meets at this place, for
the purpose of selecting delegates to the State
Convention to be held at Sacramento on the
30th, and also delegates to the Congressional
Convention for the Third District Let US
have good and reliable men chosen, who viii
have the harmony and success of the Union
cause at heart in the nomination of candi-
datas for Congressional honors, and all will
be WELL
Year: 1864

@ ONE of you can't, and pity you. You have
y tried every remedy but the ONE destined, by its
intrinsic merit. supersedc all similar prepara-
tions Ii is not surprising you should be reluctant
to try something else after the many experiments
you have made Of trashy compounds foisted on the
public as n certain cure: but
Year: 1864

now deep carnation tint upon her cheek
and lip.


The excitement having in some degree
subsided, explanation followed.


Lillian stated that after her mother had
left her to go on deck, she thought she
would just 60 up to get little peep over
the rail at the iecbergs. This idea had
no sooner entered her head than she car.
ried it into execution. In leaning too
far over the rail, however--the ship hap
pened to give lurch at the same time
she lost her balance and was precipitated
INTO the water. On rising to the surface
she felt herself seized by the neck of the
dress, and the next moment was dragged
safely on to large cake of ice. Then
she perceived that her deliverer was noble
Blusco. She felt terribly frightened and
clung close to the dog She remembered
that they were half shut in by three walls
of ice which partly prevented the waves
from dashing in upon them. Suddenly
the cake upon which they were standing
came in contact with another one which
lowered up like lofty column. When
the conclusion took place this lofty mass
tottered over, and fell upon the three
walls Of ice (by which the little girl and
her dog were encompassed) in such a Gu
rious manner as to completely close them
up, as though they were in prison. In
this position she remained long time,
praying and hugging the dog by turns,
until at last feeling cold and benumbed.
she began to grow drowsy and fell into a
doze. Had her rescue from this situa-
ton been delayed few minutes longer,
we would never in all probability have
succeeded in bringing her to life. As it
was, a long time elapsed ere the natural
freedom OF circulation could be restored
to one of her arms.


Many were the praises lavishcl on
Busco for his noble conduct, and altho'
he shakes his head and turns up his broad
nose when any person speaks to him about
it as much to as say "pshaw it is nothing
still we believe that in his heart he is
proud Of his exploit.