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Year: 1866




The radicals have been defrauding the
government from the commencement OF
the war, and congress at the close OF Its
session made grand haul. Let it be re-
membered that our member, if he did not
pocket part of the spoils, aided in the
fraud. They have immense wealth, and
it is evident that it will be freely dis
bursed to secure the election of radical
members to the next congress. l have
not seen G late number of the New York
Herald, but have been told that it has
come out in favor of negro suffrage. 1t
is common saying, but not true one,
that "every man has his price," l know
ono -~L-=~ father spent handsome for
tune, and fought for seven years, for the
establishment of our government, who
could not be induced to 60 against it, il
if tempted with pile Of greenbscks


"As hugo as high Olympus"


1t cannot be denied that money has
been found powerful engine in carry
ing elections, but, thank God it has its
limits, and cannot be made to bear on
the mass of tho people. 1t will buy rural
Journals and penny-aliners, but the
President is 80 obviously right, and the
congress So obviously wrong, that they
cannot do much injury to the one or ben
eft the other.


The radicals have no principles to up
hold but negro suffrage and negro equal
ity. Governor Boreman has not the
nerve to stand on this platform, and it il
not strange that he should refuse to
meet Col Smith for discussion. He is
really to be pitied. For him


Zen plying hills would shed tear


III hills could learn to woep."


September I9 G..
Year: 1866

The opinion Of the Attorney General of
the United States, Mr.. Stansberry, in rs.
gard to the power of the President.
where appointments to ofice have heen
made in the recess prior to the last sss.
sion of the Senate, and there was fail.
ure during the session to make per-
manent appointment, either by refusal
of the Senate to confirm the nominee, or
q failure to act on the nomination or
other cause, to make temporary sp-
pointment in the present recess, is pub.
lishA. In his discussion of the subject,
the Attorney General takes up tho gen.
eral question whether the President can
fill up vacancy in the recess which ex-
isted in the prior session. After review
of the precedents established since tho
foundation Of the Government, and On
examination of the Constitution and ex.
listing laws on the subject, arrives at the
affirmative proposition, aud consequently
of the original question submitted to
him
Year: 1866

NEW ToBAcco.-A large number Of
samples Of the new crop have been
brought to Danville, Va, and are said to
be of q bright golden color, and Of fine
quality. There is every indication OF .
coed crop.
Year: 1866

Planters may rely upon our best efforts to obtain
the HIGHEST MARKET RATES for
their Produce. And should our friends favor us
with orders for Groceries, they may rest assured
Of having goods purchased at the LOWEST
MARKET PRICE.


Having one of the largest warehouses in the
city, our facilities for the STORAGE OF
COTTON AND TOBACCO is unsurpassed by
any hozse in the South. We have and will keep
on hand large supply Of BAGGHNG AND
ROPE, and several kinds Of IRON TIES
which we offer on most reasonable terms.


We will make the matter Of Receiving
and Forwarding Goods n Specially
i'm our business, and all Goods consigned to
US for Re shipment will be sent. upon arrival
at the Wharf or Depot, promptly forward at the
least expense to the owner.


Liberal Advances made On Con
signments. Toct2-3m
Year: 1866

ABYssINIAN CHURCH.-We remarked few days
since that the Sumner street church and society
desirous of purchasing the New Jerusalem church.
They have since decided to complete the repairs on
the they now occupy. With little help from
their friends it can be made very neat and comfora
ble All such will have opportunity to contribute
in few days as committee has been appointed to
solicit contributions
Year: 1866

BETTER LATE THAN NEvER.-n your teeth are
going and you have not yet tried the "sozodont' as
a preservative try it now. Abandon all other Gem
tiices and give it fair chance; it is guaranteed to
be as harmless as water.
Year: 1866

ATTEMPT AT SwINDLING.-Last Saturday. gen.
tlemanly appearing person made his appearance on
Commercial street, enquiring the price OF Oil and
turpentine barrels. He pretended that he was pur-
chasing for the Kerosene Company, and had secured
one lot which was upon tie truck and had called at
second place for another lot At the second place
suspicious were excited that the fellow was playing
the coincidence" game, and they made inquiries at
the office of the Company and were informed that
they had no agent purchasing for them. Upon being
taxed with the fraud, the fellow said if they would
wait couple of minutes he would show his authori-
ty," and started Off He is, probably hunting up the
"vouchers, as he has not since been seen. The bar
rels on the team were returned to the firm cut of
whom they were swindled.
Year: 1866

To-day the National Government
closes its financial year, and it is a
matter of congratulation that the ex7
hibit, which the Secretary of the
Treasurer will be able to make, will
be so satisfactory to every true friend
of the country We entered upon the
year with the interest of an enormous
war debt, and the current expenses of
the Government pressing heavily upon
us. The Army, which had so glo-
riously triumphed in the overthrow of
the rebellion, was being discharged,
with large arrearages of pay and boun
ty to be met.l No other nation in all
past history has successfully encoun-
tered such financial obligations, and
discharged them SO readily, with its
credit so little impaired, as ours. As
our warlike struggle was the grandest,
so our financial victory has been the
most complete.


Although we anticipate a little the
Report of Secretary Mccullough, we
think it will show that our receipts,
from Internal. Taxes, will exceed
Three Hundred Millions Of Dollars,
and from Customs about One Hun
dred and Fifty Millions of Dollars, ma
king a grand total of receipts into the
National Treasury of -Four Hundred
and Fifty Millions Of Dollars. With
this sum we have paid off and dis
charged our vast Army and Navy.
We have promptly met, and in most
cases anticipated, the payment of the
interest on our Bonds We have re
duced the National Debt more than
Fifty Millions of Dollars, and have
brought the sum total considerably
below Three Billions, whereas, at the
opening of the year, it was feared that
the current expenses would place it
above that amount. We have brought
our popular 7.3G Loan above par, even
though the enemies of the Govern
ment declared that it would be utterly
worthless, and warned the people
against it. We had, yesterday, the an
nouncement of the Secretary that
| Thirty Millions more of the outstand
ing paper would be called in at once
and with. all this accomplished, the
Government closes the year with a
full Treasury Surely it is a matter of
congratulation to all. Our current
expenses fully met, our Debt largely
reduced, our National Credit high all
over the commercial world, and pros
perity in all departments Of trade and
business. ba
Year: 1866

benefit of our lady readers particularly, we in
sert the following wine recipe: Take small ripe
tomatoes, pick off the stems, put them into
basket or tub, wash clean, then mash well and
strain through linen rag Ia bushel will make
five gallons pure)-then add two and half to
three pounds of good sugar to each gallon, then
put it into cask and let it ferment as for rasp-
berry wine. IF two gallons of water be added
to each bushel Of tomatoes the wine will be as
good.
Year: 1866

RISK OF GREAT EATERS Halls journal Of
Health contains the following information:


''Great eaters never live long. A voracious
appetite, so far from being sign of health is
certain indication of disease Some dispep-
tics are always hungry, and feel best when they
are eating but as soon as they have finished
eating they endure torments SO distressing in
their nature as to make the unhappy victim
wish for death. The appetite of health is that
which inclines moderately to eat when eating
time comes.
Year: 1866

The inquiry into the causes of the loss OF
the steamer Evening Star confirms the judg-
ment that the vessel was badly handled:


Her entire crew numbered only ten men,
four of whom were detailed as quartermas-
ters, leaving the effective force only six
The evidence shows that she laid in the
trough of the sea from ten 0 clock at night
until six the next morning, aud that nc
effort was made to head Eer to the wind,
though her rudder was intact for most OF
this time, and jury masts could have been
rugged. The water was often breast high on
her decks, and passed into the hold through
the hatchways and other apertures on .he
deck and Sides There was no carrenter on
board to repair damages. The hull of the
ship was staunch and tight, the engines
were in perfect order and propearly manned
the vessel co.id have lived through the cy.
clone and carried her passengers into port
II safety.


That is to say, the ship and her passen-
gers would have been saved, had the own.
ers put into her the number of men requir-
ed by law, and had the officers been capable
seamen.
Year: 1866

AN INCIDENT-During the fire alarm
last Sunday, in the middle of church service,
there was quite a scene The minister had
stepped into the ante-room, as the hymn
was being sung, and when he returned, the
men portion of the congregation had de-
parted for the fire. He looked around in
some surprise and remarked, In olden
times. the children Of Israel felt that God
would take care of their houses and goods
while they were worshipping Him, but
with sigh times hare changed" We
wonder if that parsons house was burning
whether he'd trust in the Lord to put it out,
or scamper for buckets of water p Green
Bay Gazette.
Year: 1866

The Fenans have lain quite dormant
since the winding up of their raid into Can
ada in June last but the recent trial, con-
viction and sentence to death of r. b.
zach and Rev. Father McMahon has ex-
cited their ire to tenfold degree. Large
and enthusiastic meetings have been held in
several Of the large cities, at which strong
resolutions have been passed, denouncing
the British government and threatening
Canada with war and devastation if the
above named gentlemen are executed. The
excitement is running high and spreading
wider and wider every day. In fact it can
hardly be called Fenian excitement it is
rapidly becoming national affair.


Commenting on this matter, the Chica-
go Journal says:


The perils of the hour are imminent. -
pended upon a''brittle thread If the Cana
dian authorities heed the united voice of
our Government and people, they will avert
the pending evils, but if they condemn both
people and Government, upon themselves
must rest the consequences. We hope there
will be no resort to violence, but there is
great danger that there will be if the present
hangman policy of the Canadians is carried
out.


Whatever may be the immediate result
Of this affair, it is certain that Irish liberty
will be advanced by it. If the prisoners are
spared, that will be grand triumph of
justice, and give Fenianism additional
strength. IF they are hung, their execu-
ton will be sacrifice upon the altar of free
dom, which will react powerfully against
their murderers '"Ihe tree of Liberty"
says French writer, lis best watered by
the blood of martyrs"
Year: 1866

ne2 Emigration is said to be greater from
the Eastern to the Southern, than to the
Western States and Territories. The fact
shows that the hue and cry raised by the
radical papers about the abuse ofINorthern
people, is not believed by those whose
minds are sought to be prejudiccd By It.
Year: 1866

nsD~ CyNrERFEIf two dollar greenbacks
are reported to be in circulation. The bill
has faded appearance, the engraving be-
ing blurred. The paper is poor, and the
green tint on the back of the bill is lighter
than that Of the genuine notes.
Year: 1866

Har Below we give the result OF the
election in this county as far as heard from,
which shows the defeat of the Democratic
candidates for Sheriff, Treasurer, and
Member of Assembly in the First District
We shall refer to this defeat hereafter, and
will only say now that money and treachery
did their Uorh ueT:
Year: 1866

Upon our outside will be found the re-
joinder Of Mr.. KING, Of the New Orleans
Times, to the letter Of General BANKS which
appeared yesterday.


Elsewhere will also be found an elaborate
letter from General SWIFT, late Adjutant
General of the State Of Louisiana, giving q
history Of the convention Of 1864, the recent
reassembling Of which precipitated the late
riot. 1t is probably the most thorough and
truthful history Of that remarkable body that
has been or will be written. SWS commend
it to the careful attention Of our readers.
Year: 1866

The General assembly of the Old School
Presbyterian Clurch held its session this
year at st. Louis, Missouri. We have but
very brief comment TO make on its action.
1t failed to represent this noble old Church
in any particular. 1t was controlled by
radical destructives, and clown from CO.
lumbus, Ohio, appeared to be the chief
spokesman. The clowns name is Sam.
Galloway, well known as one of the most
corruptpoliticians and bufIoonSin the whole
country. Tn" Assembly refused to fratern-
ize with the Presbyterian churches OF the
South holding the same faith, and by their
actions cut off some fifty Presbyterys from
their body. While the Assembly was much
excited on the question of loyalty" to
radical platform, loyalty" to the Great
Head of the Church, Jesus Christ-whO
should be the Governor to whom homage
should be rendered-seemed almost forgot
ten.


The Assembly distinguished itself by ex-
pelling Contrary to all law governing leg
isla.ive DOdies) Rev. w. NJ. Ferguson, a
good Christian minister who had the cOur-
age TO speak and write the truth about the
doings of the Assembly. This was an ac-
tion of partisan malice which will cling to
that body and destroy the influence which
a body like this should have. Rev. FVrgu
sons expulsion is a sweet mOrse" TO the
radical press, who gOat over it as If Chris
tianity in it achieved some great triumph.
a revival of religion would not please them
half so we'll.


IL is strange that while the great order of
Odd Fellows, the Masons, and the great
body OF the people of North and South
should be coming together again in friend
ship, aud the old bonds of love are being re-
stored. the great Church assemblies Of the
countries should be trying TO prepetuate
hdte-are forgetting the lessons of love and
charity taught by the Great Master, and
are engaging in broils and contentious
which will weaken their influence tor good.
While all other wounds between the sec
tons are healing, they appear as the ulcers
which never heal. We are heartily sorry.
We sincerely hope Tor a better day, when
the Church will rise from the cloud that
now envelopes it in the counselS of wicked
men and shine as the representative of the
Great Light which will elevate mankind.
Let every Christian pray for that hour
Clliz SeutineL
Year: 1866

time than it takes here to describe the
shock, the man was picked up by the swift
ly approaching cow-catcheT, struck, as 1t IL
supposed, between the legs, and thrown in
the air n distance of some twenty feet,
making at the same time one of the most
frightful leaps and someTsaults that man
need wish to make. As soon as the train
was stopped the employees rushed back, ex-
pecting to find a mass of mangled flesh and
broken bones; but imagine their surprise
on beholding the man walking towards
them Just as coolly, calmly and deliberately
as If nothing had happened. He proved to
be deaf and dumb man, evidently on his
wey to Iowa City to attend the institution
for such persons at that place. His name
and place of residence could not be learned,
as no one understood his signs and motions.
The only injury he received was a slight
bruise on the back of his head. He was
saved by the novel manner in which the
irOn-horse hustled him aside, and the fact
that after performing his wonderful GYM
nastic feat be landed upon bed of sand.
Year: 1866

them if it would be likely to cave again
then, with considerable cOolness and a truly
unselfsh spirit said to them: "Save your
selves, boys-'tis no use staying here;
shall be buried alive" Hardly had those
words been spoken, when down came an
other volume of sand, covering him to the
depth Of several feet. The two men then
set to work removing the dirtas fast as Dos
sible, thinking they might save him. They
worked three hours and half before they
succeeded in eXtricating him from his pre-
mature grave. When first brought to light
he was of purple color; after rolling him
on board, and bathing him thoroughly
with spirits, it is said life-like color was
restored to his face and neck, and his ears
were really warm; but it was in vain the
spark of life had been too long extinct.
Year: 1866

Cabinet and IN the Halls of Legislation
oYercame the rebellion and gave peace to
the country.


As a final word, we urge upon the peO-
pie to be faithful to those who have been
true and faithful to them We urge the
people to be faithful to themselves and
their own interests, by wisely availing
themselves of the greatest experience, and
consequent greatest capacity for present
usefu ness in selecting their agents or
represe sentatives.


Scan the motives of men that assail
your Representative with such bitterness
See Il their action is not the product of
selfshness, or something worse, rather
than a devoted regard for the public
veal. Read the speeches of Gen. Gar
field, scan his actions as your Represen-
tative, view his brilliant record since
1861, and though in some things you
may not see eye to eye with him precise
ly, say, as honest men, if he is not wor-
thy TO be trusted with your interests and
the interests ofthe Nation.


If James A. Garfield has not in the
Judgment of candid men shown himself
to be loyal and true to the country, to the
soldier, to his constituency, as well as
able and efficient in every sphere where
he has been called to act, then it must be
confessed that devoted patriotism fails of
due appreciation.


To the Union people of the XIX Con-
gressiOnal District we commend this
faithful public servant, and ask for him
the continued suffrages, because we be-
lieve the best interests of the country
demand the continuance of him and
others like him, of experience and pow
er, in the public service.
Year: 1866

held the tongs, and in the other my iron
bootjack "Oh | it's you is it ?" said she
';that's been prowling around the house
for the last half hour, soaring me almost
to death Come into the house and tell
me where you've been all day and nearly
all night; come in here w


/ walked in quietly, looking as digni-
fed as possible, and without condescend-
ing to reply to her abuse. suggested the
propriety of her Immediately going to
bed; but she wouldn't go, and insisted
upon giving me piece of her mind. |
tried to quiet her by talking smoothly,
and calling her my dear old girl, and tel
ling her l wouldn't do so any more but
she would not be paciied, and said -
"You can't old girl me, you'll do so again
the first chance you get, /" and much more
to that effect. Knowing from long and
bitter experience, it was useless to talk
or reason with her, went into the cham
ber and made preparation to retire.
She followed, and never allowed her
tongue q moments rest. Crawling be-
tween the sheets, l told her t6 stop her
noise and come to bed. But she COM
menced crying, and lifting the baby from
its cradle and went off up stairs to sleep
a proceeding on her part that was with
out parallel in the whole history of our
married life. l didn't sleep well that
night, my conscience troubled me little.
However, a draught of something nour-
ishing in the morning restored me to my
usual happy frame of mind. and enabled
me to successfully witness the balloon
ascension.


These anniversaries" are too much
for me. am too easily influenced by
outside.pressure. lam persuaded by false
friends to do injustice to my temperance
principles, and whenever any thing of
that kind occurs l am subjected to the
most violent and outrageous abuse from
Mrs Z. No more celebrations for me-


Affectionately Yours,


KEMPTON.
Year: 1866

I Leaving New Haven, l passed few
houses at New London, the residence OF
the traitor Arnold, whose base instincts
led him to revisit his native place after
his treachery, and lay in its ashes. As
Nero is said to have played and sang
while Rome was burning, so this wretch
mounted a steeple to gloat over the mis-
cries of his former neighbors. This city
is built almost wholly on hills and has
many fine residences and picturesque
situations On the opposite side of the
river is a tall granite monument built to
commemorate the Groton massacre. This
whole region is rich in historic rem
iniscence of colonial days and the stormy
period of the revolution.


Providence, at which place l stopped
over night, is also city set on hill. 1t
presents an imposing appearance and has
many fine buildings. 1t is a very IA
tiguing walk to journey through any
considerable portion of the city.


In the four New England cities l have
visited less squalor, ignorance and deg
relation has met my gaze than can be
seen in days sojourn in any Southern
city, or in a single hour in some of the
streets of New York. Education and in
dustry have made this rocky, sterile soil
bloom with the fertility of a garden. Its
people are stirring, active and ruddy, and
every department of industry seems tax
ed to its utmost capacity. No where else
is labor made so universally aVilable or
the laboring community so independent
or well provided for.


New England is the modle of an indie
pendent commonwealth. To her we owe
thechiefestof our blessings. From the ar
ticles of association framed in the May
flower by the pilgrims, grew the plan of
union of the New England colonies,
then the union of all the colonies in a
Provincial Congress, the Declaration of
Independence, the articles of Confedera-
ton. and lastly the Constitution, and the
end is not yet.


Despite all this, rebel hatred of free in
stitutions aided by secession sympathizers
in the North, had the audacity to talk of
"leaVing New England out in the colo" Z"
l have even heard such balderdssh seri-
ously spoken of in Warren to an admir-
ing rabble who swung greasy hats anG
stamped approval with dirty feet to en-
courage the speaker in his egotistic rant.


But it is time to close. From here
pass to the scene of the Fenian fzzle.


Ere long hope to write to you again.


BERNUM.