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Year: 1866

The subjoined extract from private let
ter from New Orleans explains most conclu-
sively the diabolical cruelty of the rioters in
that city:


The facts 1 now relate were given by a
gentleman formerly in the Confederate army,
| but who accepts the present situation, and is
thoroughly loyal. His reputation as man
of honor is spotless He attended the meet
ing from mere curiosity, and was in the
room where the meeting was held.
The papers here declare that the police
were first fired upon by citizens, but Mr..
says that when the policemen appeared
at the door the crowd inside waved hand
kerchiefs as a a sign of their surrender, and
that many of the members called out for
protection, declaring themselves willing to
surrender. The police paid no attention,
but discharged their pistols in the hall, and
1t not untI nearly sirty shots had been fired
that any resistance acas made By any Of the au-
dience.


The Rev. Mr.. Horton, a man universally
beloved, was among those present. He
went toward the door with his hands raised
and saying, Il beseech you not to fire, for
these men are innocent" when he fell. shot
in the side. Not content with this the po-
lice beat him with their clubs until he was
supposed to be dead. A late surgeon of the
United States volunteers saw him this morn
ing. He says the pistol wound would have
proved iatal, but the wound on the head
from club that is dangerous. Two ofhis
fingers were broken, and he is very much
bruised The only answer made to many a
negro upon his begging for mercy or claim
ing protection from the police was blow
from a club on one side and pistol shot on
the other. DR. Dostie was shot while attempt
ing to persuade the colored men to disperse.
After he fell he was beaten, stamped, taken
by his hair and feet and pitched into an off
al cart.


M-also tells me of an old, white-hair-
ed colored man who was shot in at least a
dozen places without being killed, when two
policemen stepped up to him one hit him
with club, the other put his pistol to his
temple and blew his brains out. They club
bed the poor creature until he was one mass
of bruises. Judge Howell was in the Gov
ernor's room when the trouble commenced.
Two United States officers entering the room,
he surrendered to them. Upon learning who
he was they refused to have anything to do
with him. Two policemen soon entered and
arrested him. After they had gone several
blocks some one spoke to the Judge, calling
him by name The policemen remarked
that if they had known who their prisoner
was he should never have left the Institute
alive" The rebels are very exultant over
the massacre, one man boasting that he had
" fired twelve times, and hoped to have an
opportunity to empty his six-shooter again
before night"
Year: 1866

mote the greatest good to the people, and
not held merely to crafty the love of place
or to reward partizans. The work of restor-
ing the Unionm must be done and that speedi-
ly, or the people will continue to decline in
all their material and moral interests; and if
one man can not do this work after a fair
trial, the people owe it to themselves to re-
lieve him, and try some one else.
Year: 1866

LOYAL UNION CONVENTION!


A Convention of the loyal Union men
of North-Carolina will be held in Ra-
leigh, on Thursday the Goth day of Sep
tember.


The Union men of the State are respect
fully and earnestly requested to come up
in full force, to consult together on the
present condition of the country.
Year: 1866

We are requested to state that Mr.. Leo
Wheat has consented to give a Concert at
the benefit of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation of this City, the proceeds of which
are to be applied to the support of the poor
of Raleigh and vicinity. Mr.. Wheat will be
assisted by the best amateur talent of the
City, and will perform ON the occasion upon
one of those large, fine instruments Con-
cert piano.


Tine musicloving portion of our citizens
thus have an opportunity of gratifying their
cultivated tastes, in a cause as good as it is
to be hoped the occasion Will be harmo-
NOUS.
Year: 1866

"a Bear in mind that the loyal Union
Convention will assemble in Raleigh, on
Thursday the Goth day of this month Let
the Uaionists Of the State come up in full force.
on any one, but make peace, if possible, by
suggesting such course of action as will re-
store the Union. If the Union can only be
restored ON a friendly basis between the
North and South, all the evils that now af
fict US will at once begin to disappear. "a
Year: 1866

IT may interest American ladies
to know that the fashions which
they adopt with such avidity and
follow with such rigid undeviation,
are born Of the voluptuous fancy
of Parisienus whose company they
would shun and at contact with
whom they would shudder. They
are neither maids nor wives. 81,
Year: 1866

A MAN out West says he moved
so often during one year, that
whenever a covered wagon stopped
at his gate, his chickens would fall
on their backs and hold up their
feet to be tied and thrown in. "if
Year: 1866

-VSOCO W 4lLt lLCLl SuO SalO


"Ah lad, lad, l doubt thy head has
been under water thy mother would
have been sorely frightened if she could
have seen thee while ago."


YES" said the boy, and in imagina-
ion the cottage dame saw this said moth.
sr care-worn, hard-worklng creature
Ike herself; while the youthful gust
saw in Imagination beautiful and court
" lady; and both saw the same love, the
SINE anxiety, the same terror at sight
q a lovely body struggling in the moon
light through breaking ice, with no one
to help him, catching at the frozen reeds,
and then creeping up shivering and be-
numed to cottage door,.


But even as she stopped the woman
forgot her Imagination, for she had Ia
ken a waistcoat into her hands, such as
had never passed between them before,
and gold pencil-case dropped from the
pocket, and on the floor, among a heap
of>mud that covered the outer garments,
lay white shirt sleeve, so white, indeed
and fine, that she thought it could hard
ly be worn by squire.


She glanced from the clothes to the
owner. He had thrown down his cap.
and his fair curly hair and broad fore.
head convinced her that be was of a gen.
tie birth; but while she hesltated to sit
down, he sa; chair for her, and said
with boyIsh frankness: 81 say, what a
lonely place this is; if you bad not let
me in, the water would have all frozen
on me before l reached home. "Catch
me a duck shooting again by myself !'


"Its very cold sport that, SIR" said
the woman.


The young gentleman assented most
rsdiIy, and asked if he nigh; stir the fire.


Sand welcom, sir" said the woman.
She felt curiosity to know who he was,
and he partly satisfied her by remark
Year: 1866

the anecdote. When this poor Christian
woman was asked what had induced her
to take in a perfect stranger, and trust
him with the best clothing her husband
afforded, she answered simply: We'll, ]
saw him shivering and shrinking, so l
thought, thou shalt come in for the sake
of Him that had not where 10 lay his
head


The old woman in the other cottage
may open her door every night of her
future life to some fOrlorn beggar, but
it is all but certain that she will never
open it to a nObleman in disguise


Let US do good, not to receive more in
return, but as an evidence of gratitude
for what has already been bestowed.
In fewer words, let it be sail for the
love and nothing for the reward"
Year: 1866

Sur priSlng.-his actually surprising
how soon our people have learned to
prize that invaluable article known as
Goes Dyspepsia Cure. Il certainly acts
like ms gic, for it will cure the very worst
case of dyspepsia and enable the patient,
who has lived for years upon Graham
bread and the plalnest food, to eat any.
thing be chooses without fear of distress.
1t is considered the most valuable medi.
cine known for all diseases of the sIOnl.
ach and bowels.
Year: 1866

The Editors Table of the Kincker-
booker recently contained the following.


A young gentleman, member Of our
college, was expelled for The crime Of
drawing young ladies up to his room BY
means of basket from his window. OF
course great deal Of gossiping CONVEX
sation was the consequence. The follow.
ing cOlIOqy occurred between tgO ladies T:


"Jane do you believe that students
draw girls up to their rooms?"


Certainly my dear; more than that
know they do I"


Chow z"


swell l was going TO the college one
moruing-it was just before Highland |
heard a nois in the direction Of the col
lege building. looked that way, and as
| see yOp now say girl in g basket
about half way from a third story win
dow to the ground, end just then the rope
broke, and down | came r.
Year: 1866

In pursuance of call of the President of the Com


mittee, the members of the Union Executive Com


mittee of Baltimore county, met at Towsontown, on
Wednesday, 23d of May. 1866 and adopted the fol-


lowing resolutions expressive of the sentiments of
the Union men of Baltimore county:


1st. Resolped, That this Committee recognize the


State Central Committee appointed by the President


of the last Union State Convention by authority of


said Convention. the only legitimate organ of the


party in Maryland and we hereby repudiate the call


of the minority of the State Executive Committee for
the formation of State Convention on the 9Th day
of June, as wholly unauthorized and emitted to no


ID. Resolped That we cordially endorse Andrew
johnson, President of the United States, and ap-
prove his administration especially his reconstruc-
ton policy as IN entire accordance with the Consti


tuition of the United States and essentially promotive


Of tho peace prosperity and happiness of the whole


Sd. Rssolped, That we stand now where we have


stood since the rebellion commenced, with the


conservative wing of the Union party in Maryland
upon the platform of principles upon which we


batted against radicasm under the lead of Creswel
Il Co.. and we rally again under the same standard
bearer who led US successfully against them at the


last trial OF strength for GubernatoriAl nomination
of the State.


4th. Resolued. That We adhere to and hereby re-
affirm the sentiments enunciated in the message of
Gov. Swami TO the General Assembly OF Maryland,
especially in far they refer to the maintenance
Of the Registry Lar of tho State and the miserable


attempt of the radicals and boilers from the Union
organization to impugn sincerity or good faith


on this subject has its solutioni only in the fact that
without the aid of this false issue radicalsm and
negro suffrage is hopeless in Maryland.


5th. Resolued That although the boilers from tho
regular Unconditional Union organization are, with
characteristic hypocrisy, seeking to hide their real


objects and conceal the true issue from the people
of Maryland by getting up pretended apprehension
of the repeal of the Registry law as an excuse for
their attempted disorganization of the party yet
their sympathy and fellowship with Stevens Sum
ner, Wilson and others, Open and avoWed friends


and advocates of negro suffrage and negro equality


renders transparent their purpose to AJrcaniEe the
ballot box in Mary land.


RegOlDeI, That dulV
appointed State Central Committee shall have met


and issued call for the organization of State Con-
yention to represent the Union party, this Commit


tee will cordially respond such call and the Presi


de- 1t is for that purpose hereby directed to


HE the Committee at an early period thereafter.


DI0 WV J, K. HARVEY, President pro ten.


n II NrcoTAI Secre retary,
Year: 1866

COMPLETE CLOTHING Housz.-Ws take great
pleasure in calling the attention of our eaders to the
conspicuous advertisement of Messrs. Smith, Bros,
i Co.. No. 40 West Baltimore street. We speak what
know when We say their present stock Of clothing
cannot be excelled. We commend this firm to the
favorable notice OF all who may want goods in their
line They sell at small profits. and deal on the
suuars with everybody.
Year: 1866

| burg " al IfetD LTu'i UI 1HuISuay, says'


"As we go to press the election is quietly progress
sing We fear that the Constitutional amendment
will in this part of the State, receive majority of
the votes pOlled. That two to one of citizens
are opposed to it. no one questions but by the app.
cation of the test OATH and the perversOn and abuse
of the powers conferred by the Registry law, only
Registration throughout the State have acted as
bitrarily and regardless of law and propriey, in
striking names from the list of registered voters as
they have in this section the amendment will doubt
lass he carried,
Year: 1866

A SHARP TowNsHIr-Ata a town meeting in Haver:
hill Mass last week. the seleotmen were instructed
TO charge htty dollars per mig ht for the use OF the
town hall for theatrical and minstrel performances
and also 10 refuse license TO any such companies 70
occupy any other hall,
Year: 1866

CLOSING DAY OF HowEs' GREAT CIRCus.-The most
popular, and the most attractive and refined Circus
ever in Baltimore after o week of unprecedented
success. will bring its season in this city to close
this evening. There will be farewell matinee at
o'clock and an evening performance at


A farewell procession will be given this morning as
follows: Down Camden to Light, to Brown, to Charles
to Hamburg. to Sharp to Lee, to Warren. to South,
to Paca, to Columbia, to place of exhibition.
Year: 1866

RATHER HARD ON MAssAcHusETTs.-
General Washington, writing to Richard
Henry Lee, August 29th, ITS, said:


81 have made pretty good storm a.
mong such kind of officers as the Mas
sachusetts Government abounds in since
came to this place; having broke ono
colonel and two captains for cowardly
behavior at Bunker Hill; and two captains
for drawing more provisions and pay than
they had men IN their companies, and
one for being absent from his post when
the enemy appeared and burned house
just by. Besides these I have at this
time one colonel, one major, one captain
aud two subalterns under arrest for trial.
In short, spare none, and yet fear it will
not all do, as these people seem to be only
attentive to their interest.
Year: 1866

Counting plants one foot apart each
way, we shall have forty-three thousand
five hundred and sixty upon an acre. be-
cause an acre contains that number of su-
perficial feet. Take the figure in the first
column of the following table as the dis
tance apart, and an acre will contain the
number of plants in the second column
Year: 1866

We have found a way
At the present day
To fix the affairs of the nation;
The magic pill
For every i'll
Is-issue a Proclamation
Pray. would you make
Your enemies quake?
No need of tlagellation;
What sword and gun
Have erstwhile done, r'
We do with a Proclamation
'Tis thus we fight


In the cause of right
For our glorious lands salvation;
Our fOeman fall


Or go to the wall
BY strength Of our Proclamation!
'Tis thus we save


The suffering slave .i.t'..
On the distant rice-plantation,
And though his chain (. ..N n
UnlOosed remain
He is free by Proclamation!
oh! some may sing
That Cotton is King"
Cr Corn, for variation;
In our new school
We own no rule
But that of the Proclamation!
Though the flag should go
To the place below
And the land to humiliation,
Still. think we must
1t is fair and just,
If according to Proclamation!
So let us raise


a hymn of praise
To the leaders of our nation;
Tis plain that they


viii gain the day
At least In Proclamation!
Year: 1866

The day had been exceedingly
cold and stormy, and the night had
already set in, dark and dismal,
with fierce gale, and driving
storm of rain and hail, when l
again stood beside my patient.
The moment 1 looked at him, /
perceived unmistakable indications
of the near. approach of death,
upon his features. He was free
Year: 1866

Over the beauty Of the plum and
apricot, there grows . bloom and beau.
ty more exquisite than the fruit itself
"a soft delicate flush that oVerspreads
its blushing cheek Now if you strike
your hands over that, and it is once
gone, it is gone forever, for it never
grows but once The flower that hangs
in the morning, impearled with dew
arrayed as no queenly woman ever was
arrsyed with jewels--once shake it, SO
that the beads roll of, and you may
sprinkle water oyer it as you please, yet
il can never be made again what it was
when the dew fell silently upon it from
heaven On frosty morning you may
see the panes of glass covered with
landscapes, mountains, lakes and trees,
blended in beautiful fantastic picture.
Now lay your hand upon the glass, and
by the scratch of your finger, or by the
warmth Of the palm, all the delicate
tracery will be obliterated So there
is in yOnth beauty and purity Of char
scter, which, when once touched and
dehled, can never be restored; fringe
more delicate than frostWork, and
which, when torn and broken, viii
never be re-embroidered. A man who
has spotted and soiled his garments in
youth, though he may seek to make
Them white again, can never wholly do
il, even were he 70 wash them with his
tears When s young man leaves his
fathers house, with the blessing Of his
mothers tears still wet upon bis fore
head, if he once loses that early purity
Of character, it is q loss that he can
never make whole again. Such Is the
consequence of crime Its effects can
not be ersdicated; it can only be for
giyen.-Hssg Ward Beochsr.
Year: 1866

rum tho hdCOh 1clSbl apu.I


More.than four thousand colored people,
of both sexes and all ages, are enjoying the
privilege of instruction in the schools in this
city, established since the advent of peace
by the charitable people of the North, and
under the supervision of the Rev. Mr.. II.
Eddy and Mr.. Rockwell, assisted by ten or
twelve ladies from the Northern States.
These ladies are the teachers and they are
said to evince energy, zeal, and talent in the
management Of the schools. .'-."


There are four morning schools, one in
each of the four African churches there is
one afternoon school, embracing the more
advanced pupils of the morning schools; and
there is one night school, where the freedmen
of every color, size and age, of both sexes,
meet to learn.


In the morning schools about 600 attend;
and as many as $50 sometimes attend the
night school, which indeed may be denom-
mated mixed school, on account of the het-
erogeneous character Of the pupils; for from
old men of 20 down TO the mere child, and
from the old married dame to the sprightly
yellow lass, all sizes and all ages may be
seen there.


1t is a common thing to behold the young
freedmen going to and from their schools,
Webster in hand and it is to be hoped that
by the proceedings good seed is being sown.
We must confess that we experience feel
ing of commendation for those who have left
home and all its comforts to come so far and
engage in a work so essentially of mission
ary character, and we hope that all our citi-
zens will encourage those efforts to benefit
and improve the people who are to live
among us whether We will or not, and to
whom we are to look for faithful servants.
Let us not now show ourselves unwilling to
behold the elevation, mentally and morally,
of those who were once our slaves but, on
the contrary, let us prove ourselves, to the
extent of our ability, to be the real friend of
the negro, and his best well-wisher. The
Southern people are eminently a missionary
people; let them not be so proud as to con-
denim or animadvert upon those who are
engaged in real missionary work which
thr fortunes of war have placed it ont of our
power properly to perform.
Year: 1866

Reg~ Tive little sons Of George Shaw,
In East Pembroke, n. y, stopped to slide
while on the way to school. A chasm in
the ice and little dinner basket by the
shore were indications Of their sad fate.
Year: 1866

MRS. PARTINGToN said she did not marry
her second husband because she loved the
male sex, but just because he was the size
of her first protector, and could wear out
his old clothes. 0n.ET
Year: 1866

Touch US, oh Time with light hand as you pass
Tempt us to. think it a loving carcss;
Tread on our hearts, too, with reYcrent cnre--
Crush not the flowers of life blooming there;
Furrow our forehcads with care if you will,
But let youth linger within our hearts still.
Mid our dark tresses are fbres of gray,
Silent reminders of lifes hceting day;
And when We turn to the shadowy past,
On its bright altars lay ashes AID dust;
All its fair idols are marked with decay
All its sweet pictures arc faded away.
Sadly we look for the friends of the past,
They Of strong heart and the beautiful trust;
Some we find sleeping beneath sculpturcd stone
Some toilug wearily onward alone;
Some thro' ambition grown hearuesS and cold,
But one and all, save tho dead, growing old.
Oft we grow weary in watching in vain
Ger hopes that always but shadows remain;
Weary Of counting the joys that have died;
Weary of laying bright visions aside;
Weary of taking but dross for pure gold;
Weary, so weary, of hearts growing old
Chase from us, Time, all shadowy fears;
Lift from our lives the slow burden of years;
Shadow our foreheads and sprinkle our hair,
But, oh shield our hearts from the furrows Of


care.


Let not the heart grew selfish or cold,
And We :hall no longer fear to grow old.
Year: 1866

The Lewiston (Maine) Journal gives an
account of IAN hours conversation" between
the editor of that paper and General Grant,
which represents the federal "hero" as say.
ing:


There were some parts of the country
where our armies had never trod, particularly
Texas, which needed to feel the bightlng
effects of war to bring their people to o real
izinc seuse of the enormity of their crime,
and ihe necessity of thorough repcnting. i
find that those parts of the South which
have not felt the war, and particularly those
which haye been within our lines, and have
therefore escaped the rebel CONSUMPTION, are
much less dis posed to bring themselves to
the proper frame of mind than they were
one year since. a. year ago, said he, they
were willing to do anything.


Now, they regard themselves as masters OF
the situation. Some Of the rebel generals,
he added, are behaving nobly, and doing all
they can to induce the people to throw aside
all their old prejudices, and conform their
course to the changed condition OF things
Johnston and Dick Taylor, particularly, are
exercising good influence, but, he added,
Ice is behaving badly. He is conducting
himself very differently from what ! had
reason, from what he said OF the time of sur
render, to suppose he would, No man at the
South is capable of exercising tenth part of
The influence fer good taat he is; but in
stead of such, he is setting an example of
forced acquiescences SO grudging and pernicious
in its effects as to be hardly realized. The
men who were in the rebel armies, said Grant,
acouiesce in the result much better than those
who staid at home. The women are particu.
larly bitter against the Union and Union men,
of course. He added, there is some bitter
ness of feeling among all classes, but am
satisfied it would soon die out if the leading
men had not somehow got the idea that trea-
SON, after all, was not very bad, and that the
southern cause, as they phrase it, will yet
triumph-not in war, but in politics. In my
Judgment the tone of certain men and Ger.
tain .papers in The north is such as to do in
calcuIabIe mischief in making the late. rebels
believe that they are just as much entitled to
vote as ever; that if they will only stand by
what they are pleased to call their rights
they will have help from the south: This is
only playing over again the ineipient stages
of the rebellion. He was confident that the
large majority of The southern people would
Year: 1866

smother their resentments and become good
citizens, if these mischief-makers at the Forth,
the copperheads, would only let taem alone.
For himself, if he had the power, the first
thing he would do would be to seize the New
York Neaos and other kindred sheets, which
are moving the south so dangerously with an
idea of their own position and right. Troops
must be kept in all the principal roi IT'S in the
South for some time to come. This will be
necessaryto repress the turbulence of class
Of the South very dangerous to all weH dis
posed persons, and also to protect the rights
of the freedmen, who are looked upon with
deep hatred by a very large proportion OF
the people.