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Year: 1866

"lS Con WE Trust" This inscription is
to be placed upon the United States coinage
in future, and the different mints are being
supplied with the necessary dies. The idea
is borrowed from the Mormons, who, in 40
and so minted the gold obtained by them
from California, and placed upon their coin
the words 'Holness to the Lord" Quite
an amount of this money was in circulation
here in early days. and people laughed at
such an odd way of disseminating religious
belief. The motto Of our new coinage will
hardly be received with any more reverence.
When Thirsty Bill passes his dime over the
counter for square drink, the publican will
not accept the faith in Divinity expressed
upon the face of the coin, as his compensa'
ton. lie will assure himself of the true ring
Of the metal.
Year: 1866

Have been used with the greatest success. Their
mission is not only to prevent disease, but to
cure They search out the various maladies by
which the patient is suffering, and reiuvigora tes
the failing system To the aged and infrm few
doses OF these valuable pills will prove to be
Year: 1866

We have hitherto refrained from noticing a
practice some of the snbordnates in the Office Of
the chief of police are prone to, Of showing GER
tain partialities in giving information to be pub
lished. Our attention has been directed to one or
two instances of the kind within a few days. The
parties to whom we refer, receive their informa-
ton usually in confidence, not to be divuged
whileits divugence would prevent the ends Of JUS
tice from being accomplished. When it is given
for publication it should be open to ALL and should
be recorded in the office of the chief where it may
be accessible to every representative of the press
We ask or desire no favors from any public officer,
but we shall insist upon equal rights 1t is un-
pleasant to be censorous and we trust we shall not
be constrained to refer to this subjects again.
Year: 1866

One Of the sights which must have attracted
every one who has passed up and down Chartres
street, are the shops which are devoted to the
bird species, and in which almost every variety of
the feathery tribe are to be seen confined in cages
of every description of pattern Several of these
shops, filled with parrots, pigeons, red birds and
other varieties familiar to bird fanCiers, exist in
our midst, and furnish a palpable proof of the
fondness of our Inhabitants for this description Of
pets and songsters.


We have sometimes wondered where they were
brought from, and whether it paid to import them
in cargoes The question is now answered by an
admiralty suit in the United States District Court,
brought by party in this city against the British
schooner Emma and owners.


1t appears that Wolf, the party who brings the
suit contracted with the Emma in Tampico to
bring cargo of bananas and birds to this city
the agreement between the parties being that the
profits arising from the sale of the above should
be divided equally between the consigner and the
owner of the schooner. The latter was then
laden-in the hold and five feet deep upon deck,
with bananas--the whole being covered over with
parrots, parr0quets, etc., confined in cages. The
undertaking promised at first to feather well the
nests of both parties engaged in it, but before
reaching the city the cargo illustrated the muta-
| bility of fortune. Between the FIVE feet of ba.
nanas and their covering of bird cages, the cap.
tain soon found that he had more upon his hands
than he could manage.


BY the time he had reached the city the birds
| had mostly escaped from their cages, and the
bananas, owing to the depth of packing and want
of ventilation, were mostly in a state Of decay.
So that.a cargo that should have brought some
fifteen hundred dollars was found, upon their ar
rival, to be of so little value that the captain
deemed it better to throw the whole overheard
rather than pay upon it the revenue taxes. Mr.
VOLTS hopes from his consignment have spread
their wings like the birds he sent over and he nov
brings an action to see what the United States
District Court will think of the matter.
Year: 1866

Travelling in some of the city cars, say the Dau.
phine street line, is no joke, Of rainy day and
we have not yet ceased wondering why the drivers
(t must be the drivers fault) don't make those
patience-trying vehicles shed little more water
Rather than having torrent dripping down your
back we prefer stopping around in the mud. Ifit
rains to-day, we will try to borrow an umbrella
before entering. We can't see why the little at
tention that would be necessary to puttying up
the creVices is not bestowed upon the matter, li-


less to make the passengers realize Lougfelow's


line more fully, that " Into each life some rain
must fall"


But it was nasty weather yesterday in cars or
out of them. Brick pavements had become
treacherous dandy traps, and as if undermined by
torpedoes spirited up little streams of water upon
your feet and stockings when least expecting it,


The deceitful caves and balconies conspred
against you, and whilst tempting you under their
narrow, shelter, really poured down a heavier
stream than if you had abandoned all defense
against the elements. Stopping at last under
SHED, we extended the mantle of our sympathy to
some barn yard fowls 1--WE hope it was protec-
toD) who were apparently fairng no better
But a gentleman who kept, or whose wife kept
milliuers store hard by, resented our presence as
an outrage, and continued to glare at US until we
were fain to paddle on.


There was settling, caying, or cracking open,
(whatever the proper term may be,) in the levee,
some six weeks ago, just in front of the Maison
Rouge, which has continued TO cave and yawn
open ever since. Excited by one or two para
graphs which have recently appeared about it, we
determined to pay what might be our last visit to
that part Of town. There is certainly something
of sink, and good many fissures and the city
will have to dump in dirt right smartly to make it
look like what it should be, if proper attention
had been paid to the matter Save that it re-
minded us of the crater at Petersburg, we don't
remember any othor reflections that the matter
awakened. If it did not, the weather did, and
concluding that the sinkage would keep for some
time to come, we shook the mud of our feet and
hailed a returning street car.
Year: 1866

An amusing scene occurred at an auction
room in Richmond recently. A lady at one
end of the room came into spirited competi-
ton for an article with gentleman at the
other. Owing to the dense crowd they could
not see each other. The bidding for the
article rose from five to thirteen dollars and a
half, when the gentleman was informed that
hewas in competition with his Own wife He
gave in and his wife won.
Year: 1866

The coroner held only one inquest yesterday,
which was upon the body of man whose name
is unknown, and who is supposed to have been
drowned in the river, accidentally, between Sixth
and Seventh streets, Fourth District.
Year: 1866

that every reason which existed for the
institution of a Territorial instead of a
State government in Colorado as its
first organization still continues in force
The condition of the Union at the pres
ent moment is calculated to inspire
caution in regard to the admission
of o. new State while eleven of the
Oldest States ofthe Union have been fol
some time and still remain unrepresented
in Congress. 1t lisa common interest OF
all the States, as well to those represen'
ted as those unrepresented, that the in.
tegrity of and harmony of the Union
should be restored as completely as posi-
BILE, so that all those who are expected to
bear the burdens of the Federal Govern
ment shah be consulted concerning the
admission Of new States, and that in the
meantime no new State shall be pre-
maturely and unnecessarily admitted to
a participation in the political power
which the Federal Government weilds,
not for the benefit ofany individual States
or section, but for the. common safety,
welfare and happiness of the whole
country.


(Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON


Washington, D. c., May Is, 1865
Year: 1866

have been expected that such reports
would be put in circulation to strength
en- the weaker disciples of their party.


Wake up ye conservatives! your
country calls your liberties are bleed.
ing at every pore Arise in your might
and go to the polls like valiant men and
shake off the manacles attempted to be
fastened on you by radical Legisla.
ture H.


Our friend D" should know that all
the reports that have been ia circulation
by the radicals concerning trouble in the
back counties" have been concocted
for effect upon the election on the oath.
We have good reason to believe that the
militia organization asked for by citi-
zens of Wayne and othar counties, is
merely intended to cover and shield
horse stealing and similar depreda tions
on the part of few men who were little
trusted during the war.
Year: 1866

How SOOTHING, how sublimely beau
tiful arc the sweet strains Of melody, as
they come borne to us upon the wings of
evening; how it fills the heart with
gladnessl Yet midst all this Joy and
happiness, how it mars our pleasure to
see our neghbors or companions suffer
ing from the rarages of violent cough
or an obstinate cold. The soothing,
ouieting properties of Goes Cough Bal.
sam allay all the irritations, and will
speedily cure the most obstinate cases OF
Group, cough, sore throat, and Influenza
Take it freely.
Year: 1866

Moravia are fully armed and victuaed for siege The
army in venetia under Archduke Albert is said to be
one hundred sixty thousand strong but will keep
the defensive, while the grand army in Bohemia under
Benedek which, after all the reinforcemens have joined
IT, will number three hundred thousand, commences
offensive operations against Prussia The Emperor
himself is expected at headquarters. attended by
a whole posse of Archdukes and from whence he would
make an excursion to Pntz TO have an interview with
King of saxony To raise money for the approach
ing campaign he has pledged the crown domains for
sixty millions Of FORMS and has gone the length OF
morgagng the great salt works OF Weczka the yield or
which Is estimated at six millions of forns per annum


Bavaria is also arming, though she does not appear
much inclined 10 side with Austria, Notwithstanding the
near relationship between the two regning houses and
the efforts of the party at Munich on behalf
of the apostolic empire She probably intends TO maintain


neutral POSITION in which she VIII De supported Dy "ur
emberg Baden and other second and third rate govern
mens, who, when united, will be strong enough 10 make
this neutrality reported by either party and to prevent
the flames of from extending to Southwestern Ger
many.


The relations between Prussia and Italy are becoming
more and more cordial The Kreuz Zeituag, which for
years has been ravng against Victor Emanuel and
prophesying downfall of his revolutionary kngdom
acknowledges that under the present circumstances II
would be folly for Prussia not TO ayao herself OF the
services of SO valuable an alley and that in such
theoretical scruples must yield to practical
utility The Stats Angeigr of last night
announces that Count Barra, the Italian Ambassador
at Berlin received the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle
and that the second and third class Of the same order
have been conferred his secretary OF legation and
aches. As II Is the custom sucn
be passed at the conclusion of treaty. 1t is fair 10 infer
that some document Of the kind has been signed by
Italy and Prussia.


looked for with intense interest Most people think II
will be tantamoun declaration OF war; but not few
are of opinion that at the last moment the Cabinet OF
Vienna will recoil from struggle fraught with such
tremendous consequences, and in which defeat would
involve the destruction of the empire Unfortunately
for the Austrians they have got themselves in
such a fix that they cannot give way without
utterly losing caste among the Powers OF Eu-
rope and sustaining a moral humiliation more
CALLING them the loss OF half dozen battles II they &C
TO war they least the chance Of beating Prussia
and debating the terms OF peace, whereas II they SUP
mt now they only encourage Prussia TO raise fresh
demands which they will ultimately have TO resis
under still more unfavorabie auspices than at present
resistance
Year: 1866

and then determine whether he individually Props
person be admitted Gan you have to do II traitor
comes is to send him back to the people, saying we
won't deny you the right TO be repre-
sented, but we demand that you shall send
loyal representative And then, when they
send you loyal member you have any better evi-
party, however, which knows that every Southern
member will join its opponents, is not likely TO be con-
yerted by any arguments, however oogent II remains
for the country determine how far 1t will support the
majority in Congress, and this only be shown by
popular elections they occur We believe II will be
necessary for the Southern States give the negroes
equality before the law before Northern opinion will
support the President in bringing back their representa-
tiyes to Washington. But chen justice done 10 fks
coored population there io be a trcng 70 shake -
the nirdion Of the republican party, and TO heal d
,y unds which the has made The American people,
in the Eastern States at least sympahze with the Pres
dent but seem TO believe that he has gone rather too
fast If be has skill equal TO his determination he may
still gain his ends reconcile the conquerors and the
quered and prove himself the author of enduring bene
fits 10 his country.
Year: 1866

tC"mnunicated.l


The COunty Commissioners.


We presume that every man has n
right to spend his own money in such
manner as may best suit him but
we doubt and dispute the right OF the
County Commissioners to burden the
people with taxes and then squander
the money, in manner worse than
useless, by selling out CO. tracts for
bridges, bitches and jobs on the
highways to irresponsible parties,
without requiring written specillca.
tions as to how aud where the work
shall be performed, and then take the
jobs, half done, Off their hands, and
pay them the price necessary Tor
good work. They may have legal
right (Which we doubt) but surely
no moral right to dc so. They should
have written specifications of every
job they sell; how, when and where
such work should be done; what kind
of material should be used, and then
see that the agreement thus made is
fully lived up,to, before accepting. and
paying for such work.


| have been watching these men
for some time as my interest forced
me to it, and am pretty well posted
as To thcirimanner of conducting this
branch of their business. The modus
operandi is as follows:


They advertise, often in the most
obscure manner, that, at such place,
on a certain day and hour, they or
one of them will meet all whom it
may concern, and inform them that
they want a job done at such a place,
stating, perhaps, the style of the job,
whether ditch, bridge or grading,
without specifying the time when
such work is to be done, or particu-
larizing any points, to any extent,
consequently the matter is differently
understood by each individual, but
Year: 1866

1t is to be expected that IN political cir
cles at least all attention will be turned
to-day to the opening events of the assem-
blsge which will convene in Philadelphia,
and curiosity will be on tip-toe to know
by what new process the various discor-
dant elements are to be made to affiliate.
There are those who believe that it will
be in possible to find Weed and Wood,
Dix and Vallandigham, and other similar
supposed opposites, in an amicable en-
brace, while the opinion is freely INDUCED
that meeting on the same floor between
those who during the rebellion met in
deadly hostility upon the battlefield can
result in nothing less than an open rup-
ture. Matters certainly do look some
what squally, but this is an age of won
ders, and the laundering of the
seemingly hostile parts of this most
strange convocation may prove not
the least astonishing event of the day.
So far, the only sore that really irritates
and interferes with the complacency of
this body of nnselfsh patriots, is Vallan-
digham. All the rest of the horde of vile
rebels, even to those whose hands are so
thoroughly dyed with the blood of Union
soldiers that all the waters of the
ocean might not wash them clean,
and whose souls are blsckened all
over with the most cruel perse-
cution of the loyal citizens of the
South, may be admitted, nay welcomed,
in order to show the conciliatory spirit of
these Northern doughfaces, but the
stain upon Val. is held TO be
too deep to permit his being seen or
heard in this National Union Conven-
ton" Let US not be understood as apollo
gizing for so villainous a traitor as Val
landigham, when we ask upon what
ground this Convention can assume to
Danish him from its councils He has
ever been the most ardent supporter of
the demands of the South for ''constitu-
tional7 privileges, and isn't it to secure
these privileges that this Convention is
called He is in full sympathy with the
"lny policy" of Andrew johnson, and is
it not the main purpose of this Conven-
tion TO endorse and pledge its support to
this poliey2 What, then, will render
Vallandigham Ineligible? 1t will not
do to talk of the inexpediency of admit
ting Vallandigham, or any of his rebel
eompeers, for,the Bread-and-Butterites be-
come a nonentity the moment they refuse
the assistance of this copperhesd element;
And this fact will not be lost sight of by
the more sagacious of their number.
We are much mistaken if this whole class
of Copperheads are not admitted at once
to the full fsvors and privileges of the
convention. 1t may be asked of Val
lAndigham and a few of the more objec-
tionable of the number that they will
Year: 1866

is sea Of fire that no mortal strength
can dream Of stemming. No sympathy
can save-no speech avail. The eyes
that meet theirs are looking their last
upon this earth, and there is mute APP
peal from soul to soul that never can be
answered, save by the plying look OF
those who would help and spare, but
cannot.


Bernard Friery was an ordinary type
of New York rowdy, and more unfor-
tunate in his surroundings, perhaps, than
some that he has left behind him. He
had taken life, madly, savagely, and his
own was forfeited. He may not have
been without some good impulses or
generoas instincts, but he became blind
and Snsaue, and the thirst for blood
oyefcame his reason. To kill some one,
NJ matter who, was his terrible, frantic
desire. And the orgies of his Christmas
time q year and q half ago ended with
the death of ANOTHER of his class, and now
are followed By his own death upon the
gallows.


The whole history of the Lazarus muir


der was very characteristic OF the condl-


ton of a certain portion of New YORK


society. OF the privileges of that clase,


immunity from the consequences OF
| crime has been esteemed the chief. IL


has been supposed by the rowdies who


use pistol and knife upon any and every


occasion, that punishment, if not alto


gether evaded, would be trifling. In


the case of Friery it was said that sutti-


ciept influence would be brought to


bear to secure his early release, and few


of his companions dreamed that he


would suffer the extreme penalty OF the


law. This reckoning upon freedom t(


commit crime if the criminal be OF sutfi


cient weight in ward or clique, ha'


done class of the young men OF ou


city immense harm, and has led then


from Understanding the danger o
crime, to look upon deeds Of violence a


implying the possession of a kind of he
roism rather than the love of outlines
Many poor lad has been led away b
this false idea, and to such the fate O
Friery will seem strange indeed. Blu
there is no evil without its attendan
good. If the killing of man by tn


officers of the law be horrible, it point
: ont to Others that in a state of ciVlllze
l society not even drunken fit can be az
l cepted as an excuse for murder, and
+ conveys the lesson that there will [
occasions upon which the reckless in
: pulses of untamed natures will lead the
5 owners to destruction. There are thol
d sands to-day in New York to whom tt
= fate Of the executed murderer will con
e home with some force. There are tho
sands who can look back upon transa
tions when they were as savage,
< blooIshirsty and as insane, but whit
!, some good angel watched over them al
y saved them from the commission OF Ju
q such deeds as that for which this mise
q able creature, Friery, has been put
< death. The example made OF Erie
5, ought to be of great value. Our sire
q cars at night are often at the mercy
Just such rOwdies.
Year: 1866

The Montpellar Argus tries 10 make
a point against the Burlington Times,
for endorsing Gen. Curtis appointment
to the Collectorship of Ogdensburgh as
a good one, asserting that the General
is Democrat, AS we are responsible
for the same endorsement, we would in
form the Argns that we know nothing
whatever about the politics OF the new
collector, but we do know that he was a
brave and gallant officer all through the
war, and lost an eye in the service. he
is not peace Democrat, and not one
of the modern kind. What comfort
it must be to the Argus to claim him as
q brother st. AiJanS Messengers,


We also made the same endorsement |
OF Gen. Curtis as our neighbors OF the |
Times and Messenger, and can assure
the Argus that we did not do so without
knowing whereof we spoke. We hap
pen to know Gen. Curtis and his antece-


dents, and would say that previous to the


war he was Democrat, and once or twice


was the candidate of his party from his
| Assembly district for the New York


Legislature but when Fort Sumter


was fired upon by the Democrats"


Gen. Curtis abandoned that party and


was one of the first to march from old


st. Lawrence County in defence Of the


flag of his country, which men of the


Argus EDITORS stripe were straining ev-


ery nerve to humiliate. He was made


captain Of his company and attached to


the 10th n. Y. Vols, which were mus


tered into the U. S. service at Albany in


June, 1861, and participated in all the


battles of the Peninsula under McClel-


Ian, and in one of them was severely


wounded in the throat or chest. lie


was afterwards made Colonel OF the


142d N. Y. Vols, which regiment was


attached to the army Of the James in


1854. and for meritorious conduct st the
assault on Fort Darling by Gen. Baldy
Smith, was made Brig. General of Vol
unteers, with the brevet of Major Gen
eral, and in command Of brigade, tC
which his old regiment belonged, ht
+ was assigned to duty, with Gen. Terry
in that officers expedition against For
Fisher, where he lost an eye in the as
sault on the rebel works. For braver.
e displayed upon that occasion he wa
e made full Major-General and retaine'
/ in the service Of the United States unit
: last Winter or Spring, when he was hor
> orably mustered out. Thus, it will b
4 seen, the General has rendered etficien
It aid to his country in the field, and if an
: soldier is deserving Of government pal
o ronage, we think that patronage ma
J been most deservedly bestowed on Gel
+ N. Martin Curtis, in his appointment t


the position Of Collector Of the port


Ogdensburgh, If the Argus man ca


draw any comfort from our remark
rs touching this gallant officer, ne is We
n- come to do So
Year: 1866

EXECUTION OF FRIBRY.-Bernard Frie-
ry was hung in New York on Friday for
the murder of Harry Lazarus in January,
1865. The New York Times, speak
ing of his case, has the following warn
ing to the rowdies with whom that city
is so well stocked


There is no spectacle in the world more
revolving than the hanging of a crimi-
nal, even of the worst type. Those who
have witnessed such exhibitions never
forget them. The doom of the cuiprit
may be just and inevitable, yet the heart
of the spectator throbs with the frantic
agony which those feel who stand gazing
at a drowning man for whom there is no
hope, or see terror-s,ricken .sces looking