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Year: 1861

We are informed that for some weeks past fire.
quent attempts at highway robbery have been
made upon the leyee road passing by the Louisiana
Sugar Refinery, in the Third District gentle
man passing that way an evening or two since,
was accosted by q party unknown, with where
are you going?" "Not your business" was the
reply. Well, I'm going your way was the re-
ionder In compliance with unmistakabe orders,
the accostng party proceeded in advance some
fifteen PAGES. Its happened that negro, coming
toward the city, interposed his person, and advan
tage was taken by the, to say the least, intrudng
party to make good his escape under cover of the
darkness of the night. This is but one of similar
occurrences that have been called to our notice
as happening in nearly the same locality. Would
it not be well that bright lookout should be KEEP
by the vgilant patrol Of the Third District, in the
| unprotected locality indicated?
Year: 1861

a young man Of this city, who had
grown up regardless of the claims of God
and the Church, was sick unto DEATH
His numerous aSsociates-the" fast Young
men," with whom he mad profaned the
day OF God, and puffed the cigar and
sipped the wine cup in some Of the Sun.
day saloons which curse our beautiful
cIty--weIe all absent. They had called
tor him aud erquired after him until the
death flush stole in upon his cheek, and
then they fed from bis presence, as though
1t we've the presence Of An enemy. Aside
from God and the unseen angels, only
one was present, n sister. at whose dwell.
rg he boarded, whose ,affec,ion had
yearned after him in all bis nerlect of
home aud piety, and was now, in his
hour Of peril, doubiy interested for his
welfare. With true sisterly interest and
sympathy, she sought, but in vain, to lead
HIM to pl0us reflection and earnest peni.
tencc. SEEING an opportunity one dav
when the shadows Of death suddenly
grew darker, she pespatched an earnest
message to the pastor OF the church near
by. ln few moments he was at the side
OF the couch of sickness. The sister whis
pered the name in the ear of her brother
and then turned quickly away to hide the
tear OF anguish which lis cold returning
glance had s'artcd from its fountain.


Pastor My young friend, have come
IN your hour Of severe illness, to ask after
your spiritual welfare. May | converse
with youi


lonth--Pease, sir, postpone your visit
nnuI tO.morrow--l am very sick-I hope
| shall get WE'LL will see my physician
hrNi-do, DO wait until TO morrow.


Hassor-lt may be too late then. I
will te short in NY conversation. You
may rot live until tomorrow.


(outh--l must ask him again (,he
physic'au) whether shall die soon. DO
come AGAIN IN the afternoon.


Paster--I think it is better to talk
now. hm afraid to wait until the after
noon.


Youth will converse with YOU in
one hour. ! will send for the physician
i will ask him at once.


Pastor-Why not now Do listen to
my counsel now--I will speak to you Of
your best friend. Come


YOUTH say, not now. Come in one
honr-just one hour more.


With a sad heart tho servant of God
bHde him farewell for zone hour" As
ever, the hour soon passed, and Just as
he opened the door to hasten to his mis-
sion, messenger met him to sac that
the youth was dead


Reader just one hour more How of.
ten you have heard that word in sub
stance, said how often you have said il.
Tie shadows of sickness have shut YOU
in from labor, from PLEASURE, from socie'
~. The season Of reflection came-of
serious, deep, earnest reflection you
were hopeful Of returning health, Of lon
ger life and Tou ventured to say, "Go
,hy way for this time when ! have
convenient season, will call for thee"
You have been spared How precious
the long sulTaryg Of the Master toward
You Has the convenient season ever
arrived Are you not waiting for re
peniemcc, until The last hope o: life has
iled ! May it not be too late then 3
Why not now ?--IdUOcGte.
Year: 1861

SABETHA, NEMAHA Co.,, KANSAS,

 July 4th 1861.

 JAS. HUMPHREY, JR., DeaY Sir :-Times hero in an agricultural point of view, are considera' ble brighter than they were last year. Then we had but very little rain and consequently but very little was raised. This year we have plenty of rain and crops are doing finely.

 Fall Wheat is about all harvested, and it is . first rate crop, but the amount sown last faii was not very large Of Spring Wheat there was a large quantity sown, the growth is very heavy and some of it will make very fine yield of first quality wheat, although small portion is badly filled with smut. I think the wheat crop of Kansas for 1861 will be good one, and will demonstrate the fact that this is good wheat growing State.

 To judge from present appearances the corn crop will be very heavy. There was good deal planted and where the cut-worm did not injuro the first planting, there are large fields of corn as high as mans shoulders: such growth is e wonder to an eastern man. Where the worms planting, in was re-planted third time and now looks like being good crop. think the corn crop must be very heavy. Potatoes are looking very fine, and good prospect of large crop.

 Kansas boys are wide awake for the Union, about every voting precinct has its Volunteer come into conflict with secessiOnists will give good account of themselves.

 Truly yours, P RocKEFELLEE.
Year: 1861

From reliable information we learn that it is contemplated by some of the offscourings of that place, to raise Secession flag in the neigh borhood of New Preston. That this hated and desp:cable emblem of treason will be permitted to float if it is raised, we do not believe. Loy- al citizens of New Preston will see to it, that the ar they breathe shall not be so polluted
Year: 1861

correspondent informs us that secession flag is floating from a housetop in Merryall' and pertinently inquiries 'how long are the ley- al people in that locality to suffer the outrage?

 If the information is correct, we hope the Joy al people will see to it at once.
Year: 1861

S Any of our friends in the County CT out it, who are looking for good school in plea 1t neighborhood and under excellent influences, I do well to note the advertisement of the Rev = L. Bacon of Woodbury in another column.- we were to live our school-days over again, we pw nowhere We should rather choose to go, or be sent, than to such lovely spot as fine old .,Odbury, and We are quite sure that if such had n the case and we had known Mir. Bacon in rlier years, we should have been vastly wiser l better than VIC are at this present.
Year: 1861

Some 2 of the young men of this town, are now among the Volunteers in the United States Army. large proportion of them belong to Col. Ferry's Regiment We will try to furnish 2 list of the names next week.
Year: 1861

AN INCIDENT OF l9l2-In speech de
livered at Newark, Judge Conrad, of Phil
adelphia, in answer to a charge of cowar-
dice made against Gen Scott, produced a
document which was sworn to as a part of
the evidence of soldier at Lundy's Lane.
who stated in his affidavit that Gen. Scott.
after he was wounded rode to where the
soldiers were stationed, his neck, breast
arms in gore of blood. which ran down
his legs and trickled from his boots upon the
ground. and said the commander of the
line, 81 am wounded and very weak. |
want one of your young men to get up be-
hind me and hold me on my horse A
young man threw down his musket, and .
at one spring, leaped upon his horse, and
they slowly galltped away to the main
body of the army" The excitement pro-
duced by reading the document was tre
mendous. Hundreds rose on their feet
and gave most vehement cheers, so there
we're some minutes before the speaker
could proceed.
Year: 1861

BOARDS AT SAKA7c0A-The first chan
we met on our arrival here at Saratoga was
character. We remember him ten yeors
ago as scoundrel. He was attired in the
most gorgeous style, and was picking his
teeth on hotel piazza with a gentle ease
and quiet assurance exceedingly pleasant
to beholI.


The hrst time we saw him, he had board
cd some two months with q lady who cou ID
not get dollar from him. At last she
thought she would see what baggage he
possessed, and for that purpose visited his
room. She found only an empty trunk.
which was Immediately claimed by another
boarder. She saw she was swindled and
so she made up her mind as to her course
Of action.


Alter dinner, vheE all the boarders were
present, she thus accosted him:


Mr.. -, must request you to leave
the house, as | want your room for a paw
ing bOarder."


lie did not move a muscle he was a
perfect wall Of brass.


trust you will go to day." continued
the landlady; 81 have set your baggage
out in the hall"


Baggage?" said he in surprise.


es, your tooth brush ~


lie finished his dinner and left.
Year: 1861

Understand clearly the reasons. and all
The reasons, why the habit is injurious
STUDY the subject till there is no lingering
doubt in your mind.


Avoid the places, the persons, the
thoughts, that lead to temptation.


frequent the places, associate with the
persons. indulge in the thoughts that lead
away from temtation.


bad habits.


Do not give up the struggle when you
have broken your resolution once or a
Thousand times. That only shows how
much more need there is for you to strive.


when you have broken your resolution
JUST think the matter over, and endeayor
70 understand why il was You failed, so
mat you may be on your guard against a
recurrence Of the same circumstances.
Year: 1861

a" SITIvATIoN."-A correspondent of a
Nashville paper tells a story, which may be
possibly untrue, about person who was
going to Chattanooga on the railroad. When
the train entered the tunnel and total dark.
ness, said person asked a stranger how long
1t would be going through. Stranger was
bit of a wag, and replied two hours
Person thought he would avail himself of
the opportunity to don clean shirt. and
about the time lie had "shucked HIMSELF -
the train dashed out into daylight, exposed
bis person to the astounding gaze of some
hundred pair of male and female eyes be.
longing to the passengers. lie had on no
linen, and about as much other clothes as
the AppOllo Belyidere-and no chance to
run
Year: 1861

s9~ Curran was engaged in legal ar
gument; behind him stood bis &C league, a
gentleman whose person was remarkably
tall and slender, and who had originally
intended to take the pulpit as profession.
The Judge observed that the case under
discussion involved question of ecclesias-
tical law.


" Then" said Curran, al can refer your
iordship to high authority behind me,
who was once intended for the church,
though, in my opinion, be was better fitted
for the steeple."
Year: 1861

a popular writer gives his experiences
on this subject as follows.


Tried all the rest of the Awful Sac
r,hces, aud discovered that always where
the sacrifice is the awfulest. .she goods Arr
the highest priced. Whenever New
York merchant has any damaged or un-
salab.e trash in his store he marks mn
Great Saerfcep Tremendous Sacrifice 7
oc Awful Sacrifice y according to the kind
Oh store 1t is In great sacrifice thew
Only on charge you four prices for the articles.
men the sacrifice Is tremendous they
ask you SIX prices aud send you always a
poorer quality of goods than Won buv and
an awful sacrifice establishment thew
make you pay any thing they like: give
you counterfeit money in change. and lave
boy stationed at the door to pick vour
pocket of that before you get into the
street."
Year: 1861

Some tasteful individual very correctly
remarks, that the best salve In creation.
is kiss; the remedy should be used with
great care, however. as it is apt to bring on
an affection Of the heart.
Year: 1861

SEc. l. The said assessors shall receive
Tor their services IN making the list men,
toned in section two and three in article
first OF this act, the sum Of one cent per
name Contained IN said list first to be made,
to be paid them out Of the treasury Of the
state.


z. 1t any assessor or county clerk shall
wiifully refuse or neglect 70 perfJrm the
duties, or any of them imposed by this act.
he shall, on conviction, be fined in any
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars
and be removed from Office. and shall not
thereafter hold any cfhce in this state !or
five years after such conviction.
Year: 1861

Niheie you see We been readin since
I've bin in offs And then I'd pitch out
with grand tiourish-westward the star
of the Empire takes its way, and shall we


be SO stupid as to refuse to follow it? Shall
we with nineteen powerful free States rep
resented on this floor, and only eight slave
States, still permit the capitol of such n
country to be surrounded 10y a slave mart I?
And then I'd electrify them in true Patrick
Henry stile by saying No, NEVER. Thank
God, we have soil enough devoted to free
dom for the capitol of our country TO stand
on. Then I'd recommend the removal of
the capitol to Springfield, Illinois showing
, that Illinois was the only State that had a
standin army sufficient to protect the capi-
tol against invasion and that this was a


very important consideration in the present
helpless condition Of the Federal govern
ment.


If you will send in a message recon-
meEdin the removal of the capitol, and
| giving these as your reasons, You will find
every niger lover in the North supportin
you cordially. And then you have only got
to intimate that it's very lucky circum>
stance that several of these abominabIe


States are out, or they might defeat this be


nevolent deTign Of yours on Sambo, and
that for the fear they might take a notion
to come back and defeat this scheme of
philanthropy, 1t would perhaps be best to
vote them clear out and git rid of them for


ever. You would then see every Abolition-
ist voting for secession. and the indepen-
dence OF the Southern Conlederacy as zeal


ously as they ever clambered teIore for the
| administration Of the laws.


You understand me now-if you want
any measure to succeed just bait it with


little wool, and if you want to kill it, kick
Sambo and it's gone.


Well well, says Uncle Abe, always
heard you was genus, hut I-Dever sus-
pected you of KNOWN half so much. Your
plan has saved me. now see NV way
clear. But mind, Mr.. Ward, this must be
secret. EizactIy, says !. glad if I've bin
OF any service to you. Coed day. Uncle
Abe, and off | started for nv lodgings
thinking all the time how much politician
and Snowman resemble1 one another.
ARTEMUs WARD.
Year: 1861

CENTRAL HEAT OF THE EARTH.-The rate
OF increase of heat is equal to one degree
OF Fahrenheit for every fcrty.five feet of
descent. Looking at the result Of such n
rate OF increase, it is easy to see that a.
seven thousand two hundred and ninety
feet from the surface, the Eeat will reach
two hundred and twelve degrees-tbe boil
ing point of water. At twenty-five thou
sand and five hundred feet it will melt lead :;
at seven miles it will maintain a glowing
red heat; at twenty one miles melt gold
at seventy four miles, cast iron at ninety
seven miles, softer iron and at one hund>
red miles from the surface, all will be fluid
as water-a mass of seething and boiling
rock IN perpetual molten state, doomed
possibly never to be cooled or crystalized.
The heat here will exceed any with which
man is acquainted; it will exceed the heat
OF the electric spark. or the effect of con-
tinued volcanic current The heat which
melts platina az if it were wax, is as ice to
1t. Cond we yisnally observe its effects.
our intellect would afford no means Of
measuring its intensity. Here is the re-
gion of perpetual fire, the source of earth>
quake and volcanic ?ower.-Recreatire Sci
eRce.
Year: 1861

SEC. l. The said militia shall he divided
into two CLASSES, FIRST, the voluntary. and
secondly the reserve.


z. The first class shall consist of those
who voluntarily organize themselves into
companies, Of not less than fifty nor
more than one hundred each, and who
shall elect officers and assemble for driIl
ard purposes Of military discipline not less
than four days in each year, and who shall
6e furnished with arms and equipments bT
the state, and be first subject to call or
draft into service at the requsition of the
governor.


q. The second elsss shall consist Of
thOse who do not organize themselves into
companies as aforesaid. and shall also be
subject 20 draft, or called into service.
Year: 1861

An AWFUL FUTuRE.-A man named VIM.
D. Kiagin, who had committed most afro
cious murder in Michigan short time since
and been convicted of the crime, was sen.
fenced to the State Prison for life. Last
week he entered his dreary abode-a solta.
ry dark cell, with buta small, dim light from
above, there 10 remain as long as his life
shall last-never to be permitted to hold a
word of conversation with any human being
to write word to, or hear from, his family
or any other individual-aever to know any
thing that occurs in the world ostside-hav-
ing nothing to divert his mind henceforth,
as long as his life shall last, from reflection
upon the awful crime he committed and its
terrible retribution. He entered his dismal
cell with realization of his. condition, and
with scarcely sufficient strength to maintain
an erect position. Could death come in any
shape, to mind capable Of fully appreci.
ating its approach. more horrible than sasl.
a one as that.
Year: 1861

Columbus, Jan. THE Legislature met to-
day. The Governors message is occupied
mainly with State affairs. He recommends
more effective organization Of the militia; the
present organized militia numbering only about
1,2OO men, while the unorganized force is es
timated at 2S5000 men. No special promi
nence is given to this subject.


The Governor argues at some length in de.
fence of his course in refusing the requistions
of the Governors of Kentucky and Tennessee
for persons accused Of aiding in the escape Of
fugitive slaves.


He discusses the secession question, denying
the right Of any State to secede at pleasure, and
affirming that Ohio remains loyal to the Union
and the Constitution.


He suggests the repeal Of the obnoxious fea
lures of the fugitive slave law, and the repeal
of any personal liberty bills subversive of the
fugitive law would thus be secured; at the
same time, the Southern States should repeal
their laws in contravention Of the constitutional
rights of citizens Of the free States, who cannot
be satisfied with less, and who will insist upon
their constitutional rights in every State and
Territory Of this Confederacy. These they
cheerfully accord TO citizens Of Southern States.
Determined TO do no wrong, they will not con-
tentedly submit to wrong, and are unawed by
any threats.


They demand the employment of all the con.
stitutonal powers of the Federal Government
to maintain and preserve the Union. He rejects
the whole theory of State secession as palpa.
BILE violation of the Constitution, and cannot
consent to the exercise of any power unless
under its sanction. The integrity Of this
Union-its oneness and individuality be
preserved.
Year: 1861

The N. Y. Tribune of yesterday, says:


awe learn, through private letter from a
perfectly respectable source in Charleston, that
the other day body Of twenty Minute Men
from the country entered a large private house
in that city, and demanded dinner. A dinner
was given them, and then they demanded ten
dollars each, saying that they had not come to
Charleston for nothing; and the money was
furnished also.


"Another fact of still greater significance
has come to our knowledge. Coz. Pickens
has written to a" officer Of high rank !" The
ma, aoho is loyal to the stars and stripes, re,
g,testing him TO come 10 Charleston and protect
them from Tie mob. The officer has declined
saying that he can serve his country elsewhere,
and that he does not wish to have any part in
the proceedings now going forward in that
State.
Year: 1861

Dauis and !Ste1oAsus.-One paper
has objected to the election of Steph-
ems to the ce-Presidency. But we
are glad to see that the objection is
universally reprobated by the press.
We do not wish to meddle in politics,
but we cannot refrain just now from
saying that it is no time to change
good officers in the teeth. of battle
We have full confidence in Davis for
President. and Stephens for Vice
Preident; they have both acted nobly
so far; let them be elected by una.
nimous vote. We are in the very
beginning Of great struggle and it
is no time to squabble over civil Offices
now so worthily tilled.-Nasarile
Banner Of Peace.


Those ara. nnr sentiments
Year: 1861

Ex Secretary Holt has delivered another pa


Ulotlc speech, addressed this time to the loyal
soldiers OF his native state, encamped at The
ta's OF the Ohio. The Louisville papers say
that the speech was listened to by an nssemblage
OF not less than 5000 persons. Its effect was
electrical We annex portion of it:


Now that the booming of the canon Of
treason and the cry of men stricken unto
death Tor hdellty to our flag are borne TO
us on almost every breeze, it is narrowing
to the soul to be dragged into companion.
ship with those who are still timidly baIanc.
ing chances, and coldly calculating losses
and gains ; who still persist in treating this
agonized struggle for national existence as
petty question of commerce, aud dcliber.
ately take out their scales and weigh in our
presence the beggarly jewels Of trade against
the life of our country.


Garry with you the complete assurance
that you will ere long not only have the mo-
raj but the material support of Kentucky.
Not many weeks can elapse before the pow
erful commonwealth will make an exultant
avowal of her loyalty, and will stand erect
before the country, stainless and true, as
the truest of be sisters Of :he union. In
the scales of the momentous events now oc.
curing, her weight should be, and will be
felt. Already she is impatient, and will not
much longer, under the pressure of any pol.
icy, submit to shrink away into the mere
dust of the balances.


Union men, who are your brethren,
throng in those states aud will listen for the
coming footsteps of your army, as the Scot
tlSh maiden Of Lucknow listened for the
airs OF her native land 1t is true that
amid the terrors and darkness which prevail
there, they are Sicnced, K are now unseen,
bnt be assured that by the light of the stars
you carry upon your banner, you will find
them all. Bat when you meet in battle ar
ray those atrociouS conspirators who at
the head of armies, and through woes unut-
terable are seeking the ruin of our common
country, remember that since the sword ia.
med over the portals of paradise, until now,
it has been drawn in no holier cause than
that in which you are now engaged. Re
member, too, the millions whose hearts are
breaking under the anguish Of this terrible
crime, and then strike boldly, strike in the
power Of truth and duty, strike with a
bound and shout, well assured that your
blows will fall upon ingrates and traitors
and paracides, whose lust for power would
make of this bright land one vast Golgotha,
rather than be banked Of their aims-aud
may the God Of our fathers give you the
victory