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Year: 1863

FANrINE Literary notices out of line iu these
days of terrible reality and indeed hardly read
anything that has not bearing the present posi-


ton of the country st evening the only exception
for months, might say. We found table "Fan
tae the first inst .men of Victor Hugos work les
Aserdbes We had bought it week BEFORE and forgot
ten last evening" when happening have the blues
wanting to try something by way of 'change of base
took this book home to great disturbance hen and
discomfort this morning for slept until had
read every word in its 204 octave pages This power of
crossing the attention the greatest evidence of the force
which any work of magnaon is wIitte1 and the
Acknowledgement of such power tie highest testimony
bear to the existence Ct such force.


Whatever may be said AGAINST the politics of this book
in Europe little to object to them here. Some part
the preface informs has been eXcsed 1t certainly at
acks neither religion social morals It's charac ters
few its materials and machinery simple the extreme.


It's style very of the sted which is
invariably connected in minds with the modern Ere nch
novel yet, figures and plain coloring, pre-
groupings that thrill with agony for the suerngs
of Fantine, into sympathetic admiration with
the sublime moral heroism of Jean Vaean the galley
slave The other characters subsidiary and indeed
that of antne herself finally becomes secondary the
ovsshadowng unconscous grandeur of the noble
trail figure.


nothing in Fantine, either in word thought that
can any healthy mental and moral organization.


THE Mysterious COUPLE 1T would appear that tie
young Scocbman RoBT BISHOP arrested this week in %.
mans clothes in company with woman named MARTHA
JOHNSTON, desert er from of the gun-boa at
Charleston. There is chrge in Charleston anat
the young woman, but what do not know We suppose
they will both back, if they have not already gone
Year: 1863

We understand it has now been fully
decided that there will be no active opera
ions in the Department Of the South this
Summer. There are not troops enough
for General Gilmore to assume the offen-
sive, while there are many more than will
be necessary to defend the positions we now
hold. None Of these will be given up for
the present, but no effort will be made to
extend our lines materially. The surplus
troops, aside from the army Of defense,
will, it is understood, be sent to some other
Department, where active operations rem
der all reinforcements acceptable. The De-
partment of the Gulf is most prominently
spoken Of, in this connection, but we can
not learn that this has positively been de-
cided on as the destination Of such troops
as can be spared. Several regiments have
already been called in from points where
they were not actually needed, and have
been concentrated at st. Helena Island, as
q convenient rendezvous, where they will
remain until the proper time arrives for
their embarkation With General Gill
more Well-known activity and good judg-
ment, no fears need be entertained as to
the safety of any of our positions, even
with the proposed great reduction in the
number of troops. Folly Island will be re-
tanned for the present. and a sufficient
force will remain there to render its cap.
ture by the rebels impossible.
Year: 1863

The Captain of the receiving ship at
Brooklyn Navy Yard, the North Carolina,
is brother Of General Meade. The day
Of the reception of the good news of the
battles, the ship had on her gala dress
and the men were all enthusiastic for
their Captain and his brother. 1t is said
that the Meade family are entitled to an
immense sum Of money-some millions we
believe-frOm the Government, owing to
s5me international financial arrangem ents
between the United States and Spain, the
Government of the latter country having
originally borrowed the money from Gen
eral Meade's father, who was a Pennsyl-
Vsnian.


Orders have been received from the Ma
W Department directing the shipment to
Port Royal Of large number Of heavy ii
fed guns for our Monitors. Several of
these immense pieces of ordnance have
been put on board a vessel at the Navy
Yard. They are to replace the 15-inch
guns now on board the Nahant Weehaw-
ken, and other armOred ships. A large
pile Of ammunition is also under orders
for shipment.
Year: 1863

A Columbus dispatch says that returns
Of the organization Of volunteer militia
companies continue to come in rapidly,
and within a few days Ohio will have q
large force for her protection. The State
authorities had made arrangements for
camp and garrison equipage for nine reg
imsnts forl their use, when ordered into
camp, in accordance with the provisions Of
the Militia Law. The competition in the
different districts for these camps Of
which there viii be eight, has already be-
come lively. All but two or three of the
places have been selected.
Year: 1863

THE SECOND WARD RELIEF SOCIETY will
meet at three O'Clock P. n, in the parlOrs of
the Stone Church, on tomorrow friday.
If those ladies whose subscriptions are due
will call and pay them, or send them to the
Treasurer, they will relieve the committees
of much labor, and send comfort to many a
soldiers family,
Year: 1863

A delegate to the Missouri Convention,
being determined to defeat the emancipa-
ton scheme, stayed so long away from
home, that his slaves got lonesome without
him, and took up the line Of march for
Kansas,
Year: 1863

Why plead with the deaf for the cause of mankind
The owl boots at noon that the eagle is blind!
We ask not your reasons,-'twere wasting oul


time,


Our life is a menace. our welfare crimei
We have battles to fight, we have foes to subdue,-
Time waits not for US, and we wait not for you
The mower mows on, though the adder may writh'
And the copperhead coil round the blade of hii


scythe! =
No sides in this quarrel" your statesmen may
Of school house and wages with slave-pen ant


scourgel


No sides in this quarrel proclaim it as well
To the angels that fight with the legions of hell
They kneel in Gods temple, the North and tn,


South,


With blood ON each weapon, and prayers in eacl


attend


The lords of the lash as their voices ascend!
20 Lord, we are shaped in the image of Thee
Smite down the base minions that claim t. be free
Aud lend thy strong arm to the soft handed race
Who eat NOT their bread in the of their facet
So pleads the proud planter. What echoes ar,


these?


The bay of his bloodhound is borne on the breeze
And, lost in the shrek of his victims despair,



30 Lord, that did smother mankind in thy food,
The sun is MS sackcloth, the moon is as blood,
The stars fall to earth untlmey are cast
The figs from the fgtree that shakes in the blast
IAN nations, all tribes in whose nostrls is breath
Stands gazi & at sin as she trayails with death
Lord. strangIe the monster that struggles to birth
Or mock more with Thy Kingdom OIL Earth!
" If Ammon and Moab must reign in the land
Thou gavest thine Isrea fresh from thy hand,
Call Basl and Ashtaroth out of their graves
To be the new gods for the empire of slaves %
Whose God will you serve. o We rulers of men?
Will ye build you new shrines in the slave breed


er's dens


Or bow with the children of light as they call
On the Judge of the Earth and the Father of All
Choose wisely. choose quickly. for time moves


apace,


Each day is an age TO the life of our race
Lord. lead them in love. ere they hasten in fear
From the fast-rising food that shall girdle th'


sphere
Year: 1863

ITO THOSE who don't wish to be troubled with
i thinking but like to have their thinking done
by some one else, sce sag soiout erpldnati0n that


RADWAY'S READY RELlEF


Will relieve those who suffer pains, instantly on
its application externally or by its administration
Year: 1863

When it was officially known that Vicks-
burg had surrendered to the victorious legions
Of Grant, the President wrote the General the
following private letter Of acknowledgment and
than1s for the inestimable service" he had
rendered the country.
Year: 1863

SThsy have cheerful horse railroad in
Hartford. One terminus is at the State Prison
and the other at the cemetery. One would pre-
Ter to be way passenger rather than through
passenger.
Year: 1863

Smith offering ais extemporary fance a rupee "to
get summit to please herself" The only other
form necessary is to obtain the sanction Of the
directors and to publish the banns.' We uader-
stand that the same system prevailed at Kidder-
pore lower asylum, with this difference, that the
candidate for matrimony being seated by the side
Of the matron, the young ladies come in,e the
room singly at one door, and unless then and
there chosen by the wife.hunter, they Immediately
retire by the opposite door, and once out of the
room, it was contrary to rule to call any lady
back or the plea that she was preferred TO those
who foll~ wed.
Year: 1863

NM. Ep1ron: confess my inability to
understand tho great Union triumph Of
fifty thousand majority in the recent Ken
tucky election, when Gen. burnside says
that none but loyal union men were allows
ed to vote, can you explain this mystery.
Year: 1863

The Gettysburg correspondent Of the
Detroit Tribune gives the following ac-
count of female soldier: .. ....


81 talked with Mary Lippey this
morning. She is the French woman
who has followed the Hath Pennsy+
vania regiment since it entered the
service. She is an interesting charac-
ter She wears the regular Zouave
uniform the only one thing Indicating
her sex in her dress is short skirt.
She wears red pants and top boots car
ries revolver and sometimes a mus
ket, if one Of the boys gets too tired
to carry his. She is the idol of the
regiment, and they have good cause
to revere her. She gave me an amu-
sing account of her arrest by the
Lieut. Colonel in command here few
days after the fight. Mary was COM
ing in from camp for supplies for the
wounded, and was arrested and taken
to Jail. She said he was militia Colo
mel and did not know his duty She
showed her pass, but it would not do,
and he was about to search her, when
with pistol in hand she ordered him to
stand off am woman" said she,
"but | can teach you your duty lay
"a hand on me and will shoot you"
The Colonel saw he had made mistake,
and ordered her release. She is known
as Mary all through the camp and has
saved the life of many poor fellow.
She had followed the French army sew
en- years, went through the Crimean
campaign, and has served nineteen
months in this war.
Year: 1863

We doubt if better argument for
improved agriculture can be given
than is found in the speech of an lndi-
an Chief to his tribe in the far West.
1t ran thus:


Do you not see the whites living
upon seeds, while we eat flesh T? That
the flesh requires more than thirty
moons to grow up, and is then often
scarce? That each of the wonderful
seeds they sow in the earth returns
them an hundred fold? That the flesh
on which we subsist has four legs to
escape, while we have but two to pur-
sue and capture it !? That the grain re-
mains where the white man puts 1t,
and grows That winter with us is
the time for laborious hunting-to
them a period of rest? For these rea-
sons they have SO many children and
live SO much longer than we do. !
say, therefore unto every one that will
hear me, that, before the oedars Of our
Year: 1863

Old Buchanan is reported to be ter
ribly excited about the discovery Of
his correspondence with JEFF. Davis.
The old villain need not alarm himself.
There is not any possibility of his find
ing deeper perdition than that which
he is now suffering. Every body is
satisfied of his completely with the
traitors from the beginning. The posi-
tive proof might show how, and how
deeply, he trod the path Of treason
and what reward he expected from the
eonspirators. But it would not hight
en- his infamy in the minds of any
observer Of past and current events.
So he need not alarm himself. No at
tempt will probably be made to pun
ish him, though the proof should be as
distinct as the sun at noon day. He
will be permitted to live out his allot-
ted span, an object of contempt and
loathing among men, his mere exist
ence being the severest punishment
that can be inflicted. HaElew.
Year: 1863

The New York Tribune's Washing
ton special states at is understood
that important dispatches, showing
the completely of the Executive OF
New York and others with the rioters
have been received by the authorities
here. 1t is thought that Gov. Seymour
will not persist in following the mista
ken course into which he was beguiled
by the Woods and their party"
Year: 1863

will observe the signs of the times can
see what is coming-very much smaller
than ever before worn. The hoop
skirt is contracting, while now and
then a dashing girl flirts along and
faunts along with dress clinging to
her, suggesting that she has either
dressed in haste and forgotten her
hoops, or has taken by accident a
dress that belonged to her grandmoth-
er, but evidently i'll glee at the scnsa-
tion she produces, and tickled that she
was among the earliest to lead the
coming fashion at Saratoga,
Year: 1863

Any obtaining five subscribers, and forwarding
the money, shall be furnished with copy Of the Inteli
gencer for this service long the number shall be
kept good


Business pertaining to the paper can be transacted
with the Publisher day at the Office of Publication


Communications may be addressed to the Editor who
willpromptIy aud faithfully respondto them.
Year: 1863

Attorney General Bates has decided that all
property seized by the Military Governor Of the
District of Columbia ON account of the treason
fits owner shall be turned over to District At
torney Darlington. who viii proceed against the
the Confscation bill. General Martindale will
hereafter act in obedience 10 the decision d the
Attorney General.
Year: 1863

OF the 18th Ohio and is Clergyman Colonel
a correspondent writes


"Its commander Colonel Moody, is "the fight
ing Parson Of the Cumberland Army Calmly
and steadily he led his men in the seven times
heated furnace Of battle. And


AS the battle din


Game rolling in"
his voice of cheer aud encouragement was heard
above the roar. just before they came into
the whzzing storm, he said, " Say your prayers
my boys, and give them your bullets as fast as
you can" conspicuous mark; he was struck
by balls in three places, and his horse shot from
under him. but he took no notice of being struck,
but has kept command of the regiment ever
since. Once during the thekest of the fight he
rode along the line and lie was cheered by his
men even in roar of battle"
Year: 1863

WHAT SHALL WE BUY?-This is the ques-
tion which agitates the minds of parents just
now; and we advise those on whom the usual
holiday demands will be made, to step into the
bookstore of Bailey & Noyes, fully believing
that the number and variety of books to be
found there will satisfy the most difficult
They have fine assortment in the most
splendid bindings, as well as all the standard
publications in less snowy but more useful
covers.


If you want Photographic Albums, it is the
place to buy at Bailey & Noyes.


For the Juveniles they have replenished
their counters, and Young America cannol
fail to find something to please. Besides these
no doubt good variety of fancy goods may
be found to tempt the buyer. 1t well worth
the time spent in examining this collection of
holiday goods.
Year: 1863

sJ-We learn that the proprietors Of Mer
rills wharf contemplate the erection of a block
of three first class brick stores at the head of
that wharf, on the Western side, fronting on
Commercial street.
Year: 1863

FRANKLIN WHARF.-We learn that that
portion Of Franklin wharf which belonged to
the estate of the late Gen. Wendell p. Smith,
being about three-quarters of the same, has
been sold to parties in Boston, who are largely
interested in steamboats,, and it is supposed
with view to the establishment of another
line of boats from our city either to Boston or
New York
Year: 1863

Mr.. SPEAKER In obedience to a reso-
luton passed by this body, rise to give a
description of the county l have the honor
to represent-that of Skamania. l shall
presume that the resolution is not so full as
was intended by the House when it voted
upon its passage. conclude that it was
the intention Of the resolution to call forth
a general description from the members of
this body, of their respective counties, as to
the moral condition of the inhabitants, the
physical features of the country, the geolog-
ical qualities and the agricultural resources.


l presume it would be proper to inform
you that my county is bounded upon three
sides by adjoining counties and upon one
side by the Columbia river


lst, l shall devote portion of my time
to the moral condition of my constituency !;
which am proud to say is Of the highest
order. To convince you that we are intel
ligent, | only have to call your attention to
the fact that myself and my colleague are
here.


We are most happily situated as holding
the doors for the ingress and egress of the
great TIDE OF people passing from the happy
land of Webfoot into the mineral regions of
the interior, and on account of the continu-
al association that we have with all kinds of
men, if we were not schooled down to
the good old code of the strictest moralists,
we might become contaminated; but, | am
happy to announce to you Mr.. Speaker, that
we have no worse habits than that of play
ing freeze-out and bean poker, for lightning
whisky, and we have become proyerbial
Year: 1863

REBEL OFFICER IN LIMBO


On his and to arrest Rev. - Martin yes-
terday, Capt. Johnson, OF the War Department,
found at the house Of the former an indi vidual
against whom his suspicion rested, and on
ss-quer ticning him, he proved to be rebel
officer, by name Henry Williams and holding
the position of Captain of the Commlssary De-
paTtmsnt in Richmond. He was brought to
the city and sent to the Old Capitol


The ebject Of his visit, it appears, was to
meet with his lady love, a daughter of the
prison, and he regarded it as rather hard luck,
after he had Travelled in the mud for three days
and nights, to get caught so soon after his ar
rival. 1t is stated that he acted as rebel malt
carrier between Martin and the Confederates
Year: 1863

SHOT BY A GCARD.-A man named VIM.
Cook, while in the act Of stealing q horse at
the u. s. Arsenal, was discovered by the guard
at the gate, and taken prisoner. While going
TO the guard.hOuse he tried to escape, when
one OF the guards fired at him, the ball enter
ing his arm shattered it SO that amputatiou
will be necessary. He was sent to the Stone
hospital for treatment, and reported to the
MetlopOlit n police
Year: 1863

COUNTERFEIT NoTKs.-We see that coun-
terfeit twenty dollar notes have been put in
circulation in Alabama. They purpOrt to
have been issued in June, when it is alleged
that no plates of that denomination have
ever been issued during that month. The
engraving is said to be most excellent and
fully equal to the genuine. Another meaps
of detecting the counterfeit says the Mont
gomery Advertiser, is by observing that at
the close Of the last line q comma takes the
place of period.
Year: 1863




Gold was up again to-day, and market val
ne were more or less excited. Unless a little
more ease in the money market the volume
of business is gradually Increasing but still
there is a good deal of difficulty in obtaining
money for purely speculative purposes, and
transactions in the produce markets are not
so extensive as they would be if the large
number Of small operators could command
what money they desired. The rise in gold
serve to stimulate the speculative demand
for nearly all articles of produce and mer-
chandiss. The New York and other eastern
markets are firm throughout, and the up
ward tendency in prices, which set in . week
or ten days ago, has continued up to the
present time without airy abatement. There
is at the present time, aud we do not see how
the future can bring any remedy, q large de-
mand for gold for export, and, while we look
for the Market to be characterized with
wide fluctuations, the inevitable tendency
seems to be towards a steady advance in
rates In this connection we desire to call
attention to an article under our financial
head taken from the last National Intelligen-
Ger, in which it is shown that there is a bal
ance against the country of at least $50 000,-
600, which must be covered by gold ship
mentS, as England will not went Of bread
stuffs to the extent Of making up this balance
or anything like il.
Year: 1863

Is It is enough to take away the breath
of loyal man, to think Of the narrow es-
cape Of the country from the replacement
Of the "Gsave-digger Of the ChicASahom-
my" over the gallant army Of the Potomac
That would have been 4 sad day for the
Rcnrh3ic
Year: 1863

THE NAucATUcK R. R. AGAN.-We have received communication from the Superin- tsndsnt of the Naugatuck R. R. in response to our inquiries of last week, as to the reason why the R. R. connection in the afternoon is not made with the Shore Line Express, in which the Superintendent states that if the Naugatuck train should arrive in Bridgeport in time to connect with that train, passengers for New Haven would be obliged to wait at the Junction about 45 minutes.

 We confess our inability to perceive the force of this, since only about fen minutes time, at the outside, would be required to get the Naugatuck train into Bridgeport ahead of the Shore Line train, which would accommo- date the New York passengers, and would of course delay New Haven passengers at the Junction but ten minutes longer than they now have to wait. And, furthermore We are not at all sure but that Now Haven passengers would spend this extra ten minutes quite as ehaerfully and proftably at the Junction as they now do In viewing the beauties of the Naugatuck scenery out of the car windows at the vsry moderate rate of speed at which they are transported from Winsted down.

 We had an experience of this delay at the Junction and Bridgeport lsss week, and we can assure the Superintendent that the very unanimous sentiment of the travelling public then and there upon the afternoon train. and oery empha.ically expressed, was decidedly in favor Of such change of time as would secure connection with the Shore Line Express to Now York. The Shore Line train, we under stand. was changed from an accommodation to an express train Q few months since, as much as anything else for the convenience and ac- commodation of Naugatuck R. R. passengers. And now all tue comfort the Naugatuck pas sengers gs. out of it, is the daily vision of it's rear car shooting through the drawbridge at the Junction, while the aforesaid Naugatuckers are like llandieham--watching and whist ling over the border.

 We presume that the Superintendent of the Eaugatuck desires to consult entirely the inter- ests of the travelling public along the road. If he does we assure him that he could not do better than stop the complaints which are being constantly made by passengers, as to the rum ming time of both the mail trains up and down the road, and especially the down train. and of such as are in constant fear that during thes c frequent cold snaps the rate of speed at which the locomotives are run will not prevent their boilers sometime freezing up altogether.

 Let Mir. Waterbury take the testimony of the Conductors upon his road, and see what they say as to the opinion of their passengers. We believe .herc are none of them but would be willing to risk the running of their trains at high enough rate of speed to insure a con nect'on with the Shore iirs.eyen if they should consume something less than forty-eght min uses between Burrville and Wolcottville- tance hSe mlles-or an hour and half be-. tween Ltchhald and Waterbury, distance if. teen. "'rims and tide" used to nwait for no man" in old times. Now, all men. and .sne. cially conductors, have to "wait for tme m the Naugatuck.