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Year: 1866

Resolved That every practising physician In the city Of
New York whom the duty imposed by any law ori-
eutoncd referred ~ Twelve of
u OF the session laws of the state OF New York passed
February 26 1915 report In writing City Inspector
Board OF Health the Mayor and Commissioners OF


Health every any patient he shall have nboring under
pcstenal agous disease; and
person practising physc in the city OF Brooklyn, whom
the duty IL imposed, by act law ordinance,
70 report make and file written certificate OF the fact Of
having patient sick OF Malignant infectious
gious disease and that practising physician


ngc town IN the Metropolitan Sanitary district created by
said chapter a. whom the duty imposed by law
ordinance mentioned referred to IN section IL said
chapter TO make written report, make and file
certificate with health officer board Of
such village Of such fact hereby required
hereafter make such and IN file such


ctc with the Board OF Health created by said chapter
at Its Office. S0 Mott street. Ia the city OF New York
Year: 1866

Common Phrase.l
Is it his ashes only that w0ut peace?


What aShes-and what peace do ashes want?
Such stufTmight answer for old Rome and Greece
But Christian people should ignore the cant.
Mean you the asfps of his flesh, inurned
After what's called the process Of cremation
Or ashes of his soul TO heaven returned
After a course Of what they term purgatiOn?
II 'tis the ashes of his bones you mean, ..
What made you burn them? Could there not


be found.
Even in this land Of graves six feet Of green
Wherein to plant his body underground?
Perhaps he was an ash-rnan. and yoUT heart
Calls down n blessing on his stock in trade I;
His potash, pearlash sOap-int, donkey cart,
That made him rich before he was shade.
Why faint with Pagan phrase the Christian air,
And mock with classic words friends disease:
Why not recall the good old Christian prayer
"God rest his soul, or May he sleepln peace u


DICKEY DOMINO.
Year: 1866

A BEAUTIFUL DEED.-A young officer was
connected with Sheridan's brigade It was
in one Of those forced marches when they
had driven back the enemy and had been in
the saddle for several consecutive days and
nights, that this trooper ayailed himself of a
temporary halt, to slip from his saddle and
stretch himself upon the turf--his horse,
meanwhile, browsing in the immediate vi
cinity. He had slept for some little time,
when lie was suddenly awakened by the
frantic paving of his horse at his side. Fa-
tigued by his long ride, he did not rouse at
once. but lay in that partially conscious state
which so frequently attends great physical
prostration. Soon, however, the faithful ami
NAL perceiving that its efforts had failed to
accomplish their object, licked his face, and
placing his month close to his ear uttered a
loud snort Now thoroughly awake, he
sprang up, and as the horse turned for him
to mount, he saw for the first time that his
comrades had all disappeared, and that the
enemy was coming down upon him at full
gallop. Once mounted, the faithful beast
bore him with the speed Of the wind, safely
from the danger, and soon placed him among
his companions Thus" he added with
emotion, I" the noble fellow saved me from
captivity, and perhaps from death. - Jo1gnal
Of Commerce. ---.---
Year: 1866

The following is, in substance, copy OF L
letter received by US from DR.. A. j. Cotton,
of Paulding Jasper county, respecting a
transaction in which he has received very
unfair treatment We are, in a manner,
cognizant of the circumstances, so far, at
least, as to know that the cotton was private
property, and that the Treasury agent had
no evidence, of any kind, that it was other
wise We invite the attention Of Gen.
Wood to the subject, and would state that
we learn there are UUner cases IN which
men have been similarly wronged. We hear
that Mr. Joseph Z. Buckley, of Jasper couh-
ty, had twenty-five bales of cotton stolen
from him by the military on the pretence
that it was government cotton, all Of which
was his private property.


PACLDING, Jan. 1866.


When last saw you was in some
difficulty about my cotton, which fear
will lose entirely. l sent my cotton to Shu-
buta it was there arrested as government
cotton. made the necessary proof and got
a release from T J. Henderson, Treasury
agent The cotton was held under guard,
taken from my agent, Gen. Carr, by Frank
P. Zeigler a lieutenant; but before | got
the release. Zeigler pretends to have been
ordered away from Shubuta, and left the
cotton, without notifying Gen. Carr of the
fact, Gen. Carr lives in Shubuta, not more
than two or three hundred yards from the
depot, and even on the very night he left,
denied to f. Parker, after supper, that he
had any idea ofleaving, but did leave, and
before morning the cotton was gone.


/ can establish all the facts l have stated
by substantial proof, and wish to know
what course ] will have to pursue to recover
my cotton or payment for the same IN my
release OF the cotton, I. J. Henderson ac-
knowledges that the cotton was arrested by
an officer acting under his authority. Now
/ think it is the duty of the Commander
of the Department to hold these gentlemen
accountable for the cotton. arrest them and
keep them under arrest until they settle
Losing my cotton puts me perfectly fiat. l
was dependent upon my cotton for my sup
port, i'll II great measure, for the present
year. 1t does seem to me that no govern
ment would let its citizens be defrauded in
such manner as this Yours


A j. COTTON
Year: 1866

Among the last of the victims of one OF
wars relentless cruelties-persecutio he
YET pines IN confinement, the inmate of a
gloomy prison. Debarred from answering
the lnnumerable ISLANDERS daily uttered
agalnst him, he has ha defense against the
tongues OF the malicious-save what his
friends may say-but the possession of


That which is above all earthly Aopo,-s


A still and quiet conscience


and the record of a life in which NOT evo,
his greatest enemy can find witness of any
act to which one single stain can be at
tached. He needs no defense from US. We
feel that TO those who know him none is
necessary, while TO those whose pens are
dipped in malice, and whose tongues are
seasoned with the wormwood of call and
bitterness when they write and sneak of
him. any defense would be like the casting
OF pearls before swine We have been ner-
fectly disgusted, when reading over some
articles concerning this distinguished man.
TO see what depths of depravity are reached
IN their efforts to heap upon him some evil
SHINE The vocabulary of the criminal r;ro
is exhausted in their ~ndeavors IN f,st,9
upon him names commensurate with +bair
deviIish hate, and then they turn 10 boI1
writ and try to prove him as denounced nv
Gods own teachings and sayings. How +,pe
is it that


An evIl soul quoting holy witness


Is hke william with smiling cheek


his condition. prisoner-is sufficient To
remove from out of the mouths of his Sian
derers any words of evil they might feel
ike uttering against him Forbearanee
ought to govern them now, and they should
remember that forbearance towards Mr.
DAVIS is generosity to the South The crime
MI Davis committed Gf he committed any)
was committed by the entire South with a
unanimity almost unparalleled in the an.
Year: 1866

/ Cosl OF CoTTON GOODs-In few weeks
there viii be an active movement made to
/ get Congress to increase the duties on GER
tain foreign imports. This will be done on
/ the ground Of protection, and not increase
! of revenue There may be manufactures
/ that need some additional legislation, but
brief examination ofthe dividend list of a
large number of New England companies
will satisfy any reader that the mills which


are making cotton goods are not of that
class The dividends referred to range from
twenty pcr cont tn one hundred and twenty


per cent, and embrace cotton goods from
spool cotton to the finest print goods. WG-
men who work with the needle or sewing
machine viii learn from this exhibit that
the reason why their spool cotton is so


costly IS not 50 much because OF the high
price Of cotton OF ofgold. but because those
companies must make large dividends for
their stockholders.


We have the authority OF the Economist
for the statement that the present cost of


making a ''Sprague. print (calico) is II cents
( yard but the price at the mill Is - cents
a yard, 1t is hard to see how it is that
manufactures paying profits like these need


any further protection. Additional duties
( viii only bring additional cost to the con-
sumer and all for the profit Of the compa-


nies already dividing such large profits to
their stockholders
Year: 1866

The Proprietors in presenting to the public the
obo,.o ircon,narable Bitters assure them that but
for sense of gratitude the generous donor of the
hosts of Southern friends who have experienced
their efficacy. they would have hesitated before
nIscinc an article of such sterling merit on mar
ket flooded with deleterious compounds fheling the
name of Stomach Bitters Our Senior, however
having at the solicitation of those friends expended
ON the manufacture of the GREY JACKER BIT
TIERS the experience acquired in half lifetime
devoted to the preparation OF Tonic Digestive stim
ulants and discovered their immense superiority
over all other Stomach Bitters have unhesita'
tngly added these the list of articles already pre-
pared at our establishment, and well known and
largely patronized by the community at large.


BARNETT LION take this seasonable oppor.
tunity of thanking their numerous friends for the
immense increase in their business during the year
and inform them that. although the manufacture of
the GREY JACKET BITTERS must necessarily
cause additional their energies, Yet, from
large additions in the improvements made and
making in the manufacturing department OF the
establishment their orders will be filled as promptly
and they hope as satisfactorily az usual


BARNETT g. LION


Jan l9d3m Al and 80 GraVIer 81.
Year: 1866

10 those who have studied the tactics
Of the Republican party, and become
familiar with It's policy ofmanagemcnt,
its programme Tpr the future is plainly
perceptible. The present object Of
that pa1tyis to retain possession of the
government that is, to continue their
partizans in office for some time longer,
until they shall haye affected full
strength and power warranting them
to cast CT The mask Of hypocrisy they
now W ear towards the President and
boldly announce their radical schemes
1t is idle to say that the party sup
ports President johnson OR his policy
with honesty-or, in fact that it sup
ports him or it at all. With their ac-
custonel political cunning they select
ed johnson as their candidate for the
Vice Presidency, to secure Democratic
votes. Does any man in his senses
believe that he would have been nom
mated, if it had been supposed for .
moment he would have succeeded Mr..
Lincoln?


The leaders Of the party those who
control lt-who oxn the Black Repub-
lican organization, bitterly denounce
both the President and his policy
Yet others profess to support him
profess to do so, because thereby they
retain Office and consequently are ena
bled to use the great power Of the Ad'
ministratlon for electioneering purpo
Year: 1866

Whatever faults Vol
taire may have had he certainly show
ed himself man Of sense when he
said: "The more married men You
have; the fewer clilnro tlv'v VIII bo.
Marriage renders man mere virtuous
and more wise" An unmarried man
IS but half of a perfect being, and It
takes the other half to make things
right; and it cannot be expected that
in this imperfect state he can keep the
straight path Of rectitulc any
more than boat with one oar
or bird with one wing: can keep a
straight course. In nine cases out Of
ten, when men become drunkards, Or
ehere they commit crimes against the
peace Of the community, the foundation
of these acts were laid while in Stu
Gle state. or where the VIE is, as is
sometimes the case an unsuitable
match. Marriage changes the whole
current Of his thoughts, his affections
and his acts. Here IS home for the
entire man, and the counsel, the affsc-
tons, the example, and the interests
Of his ''better half'' keep him from er,
ratic courses, and from falling into a
thousand temptations to which he
would otherwise be exposed. There.
fore the friend to marriage is a friend
to society and to his country.
Year: 1866

President Johnson if only for
his own sake, should not abandon
the power that belongs to him
He could not thus conciliate his
foes Hating him when he is
powerful, they would not love
him if he were weak.
Year: 1866

NEW ROUTE TO New YORK AND PHILADEL-
PHIA.-It is said railroad is abont to be put
nnder contract to run from point on the Rari-
tan and Delaware Bay Railroad (which runs
from Camden to Keyport, on New York Bay,
and from there to New York by steamboat, j
to Pennsgrove. A ferry boat powerful enough
to break the ice is to run from Wilmington to
Pennsgrove. The charter for the road passed
the New Jersey Legislature last week, and a
geEc ,man declares his intention Of taking
three fourths of the stock Some desire Du-
Points wharf as starting point for the ferry
boat, but this city will doubtless be the point.
-G1zette
Year: 1866

EXPLOSION OF A GAS MANUFACroRy.-Ths
Erie Dispatch says: On Saturday morning, at
halfpast three, the right wing of the gas
manutactOry, on Seventh street, burst with a
tremendous noise, completely lifting off the
roof, and throwing the front walls fiat. The
accident happened in this wise. One of the
men employed abou. the works, named Antho-
ny, believing from the strong smell of gas that
there was a leakage, took lantern and went
into the yard. When within few feet of the
door of the small building, used We believe,
for purifying purposes, tho gas caught from
the lantern, and communicating with that in
side the building caused the explosion. An
thony was Knocked down and covered with the
debris lie was taken out not materially in
inred. The retOrts were very little injured
and we were informed by the men at the work.
yesterday that by Tuesday night everything
will be oil right again.
Year: 1866

FRANCE IN MExIco.-Thc London Times is
doing an extremely sensible and commendable
thing in trying to prove to Louis Napoleon the
necessity Of withdrawing his troops from
Mexico. 1t informs him that the shock of a
war with the United States might prove a Sc
rous trial both TO France herself and to her
institutions by her institutions being
meant of course Louis Napoleon and the Prince
Imperial. 1t tells him that it is the Interest
Of France to withdraw as soon as possible from
a perilous position, and it smoothes his path
way by saying thai every probability indicates
that he will peaceably withdraw sooner or la
ter''-giving him some excellent reasons why
it should be sooner rather than later At the
same time, the Times undertakes to give the
United States some advice on the same sab
ject 1t says we should not adopt bully
ing tone" toward France, as the Emperor
could not consent to retire from Mexico under
threat, nor, if he were disposed to do SO,
would the French people allow him." Now,
We would on no account bully the Emperor
but VIC politely continue our requests that he
vamo0Se the rancho, as they say in Caiifor
MIA, as soon as possible.
Year: 1866

SPECIAL NOTICE. We would call the atlen-
tion Of OF our readers to the Grover d Baker Ma
CHIMES. Their reputation is too we'll established
for us TO attempt word in their favor, but
would advise any person wanting reliable Fam
lily Sewing Machine, TO investigate. these before
buying. "a word 10 the wise is sufficient"
Year: 1866

A striking illustration Of the folly and
waslefu'ness of our diplomatic systems is
found in The fact that we send a minister to
each of the five little Central American Re-
publcs, at cost of s37,5Oo per year, when
one man can do the work as well as five
England, which has larger interests there,
sends bat one man.
Year: 1866

FRANKLIH, June 6-The Fenans are moving in
force. Some troops have gone beyond this place.
Ihe objective point Is Montreal


The Feniane, about two thousand strong, will
make a reconnaissance tonight in Caneda pick out
place for camping on the other side OF the line
intrench and have the men come up 1hey are
to gather supplies and forage upon the enemy after
which they will move. An attack will undOubts dly
be made about daybreak.
Year: 1866

The SECRETARY OF the Ireasury, In deIerence to
the expressed judgment OF Congress, has invited
all temporarily appointed Treasury Agents at
the South, who cannot take the oath, to resign,
and will petition Congress to permit payment to
be made them for salaries due for their time of
actual service.
Year: 1866

The Chicago Republican tries to correct our po-
1itical economy. AS usual with the protectioniss.
it attempts to support one fallacy by means of
another. The CRESCENT said that fave really de-
sire to pay off the public debt we must make the
most of our ,resources-that is to say, we must


throw off the constraiGt which the restrictive sys-
tenn imposes on our industrial development. To
achieve this purpose it is necessary to abolish the
protective system as involved in the plan of duties
on imports. 1t il little more than absurd to
make use Of the fact that the country is already
heavily taxed to pay interest on its debts, as a
pretext for taxing it still more heavily. Our pro-
position, that if We pay hundred million
or two hundred million year by way
of bonus to the manufacturers, we cannot
have the same hundred or two hundred million to
apply to the payment Of the public debt-in other
words, that our resources are diminished to that
extent is ineontrovertible.


If the only effect of the impost system were to
put Certain amount into the Treasury there
would not be 80 much objection to it. But the
theory of protection is subserved only when in
addition to this amount Of taxation, there is
lateral taxation on the public for the benefit of
manufacturers, caused by the enhanced price of
domestic goods consequent on the duty system.
Of course, absolute prohibition would be the logi-
cal development of the protective hypothesis,
and in that case there would be no revenue at all.
The Republican tries to escape from this dilemma
by saying that the manufacturers make up for this
deficiency by their internal revenue taxes. But
| this is not true. If the aggregate of wealth is
diminished by restriction, and the aggregate is
| diminished just to the extent that the protected
branches OF industry less profitable than Others
under open competition, then the ability to pay
taxes is proportionately diminished in the aggre
gate. That the manufacturers pay a larger pro
portion of internal taxes than other people il
nothing astonishing. They can certainly afford il
after first taxing all the rest Of the country fol
| their benefit.


| But they take very good care not to pay bach


more than very small proportion of what they
receive. If they paid it all back their protection


would amount to nothing. The fact is that undel
this system the people generally pay their Owl
taxes and those of the manufacturers in addition


besides contributing to enrich q privileged class


That is just what the Republicans correction
| amounts to.
Year: 1866

THE SOUTHERN CoNGREssMEN.--Ther is no
truth in the report that the Southern members
70 go home and remain there until after the 4th of
March next. Nest of these Southern Congress
men have gone home to spend the holidays, and
intend returning in January to prosecute their
the leading men in both Houses just before the
adjournment, there is reason to believe that the
Tennessee Senators and Representatives will be
admitted to seats before the lst of February, and
there is good reason to believe that most of the
Representatives of the other Southern States will
he admitted within very short time The opin-
ion is gaining ground that the credentials of the
Claimants from the Southern States should be re
terred to the Committee on Elections, aud there
disposed of without the incumbrance AID weight
OF the loads of reconstruction resolutions offered,
and stump speaking boiled d0lcn yet to be pre-
sented by members of Congress.


ICorresppnieuCe N, Y, Times,
Year: 1866

ANEcpoTt OF ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.-When
Admiral Farragut was ten years of age, his
father. then an officer of rank in the United
States Navy, and high in the estimation of
the government said In his sons hearing,
that when he (the boy) was old enough to
make compact and keep it, he had bar
gain to offer him. The son rose up and
asked his father to state the terms of the
compact. The Admiral said "The propo.
sal that l intend to make is this " If you
will not smcaae nor chew tobacco, drink in
toSicating drinks nor strong wines, till you
are 81 years of age, l will then give you
$1,000" "a am old enough to make that
bargain now" said yonng Farragut, g will
accept the Offer" The bargain was closed.
And on the attainment of young Farragut's
majority, the cash was hand over.
Year: 1866

THE SLAUGHTER OF DoGs-AN INCIDENT.
From the 18th of June to the lst of August,
the pound keeper reports having drowned
thirty-six hundred dogs, captured running
at large, unmuzzled. A week or so ago,
one of the men engaged in putting the
dogs UNDER had one fine, large Newfound-
land dog to dispatch. and while engaged in
the murderons work, slipped and fell over
board. Being unable to swim, the man was
in great danger of drowning. when the dog
went to his rescue, seized him by the collar
and brought him safely to shore. What will
the world say the man did with the dog that
thus saved his life? Will any one believe
he drowned the dog? But he did, pleading
it was his duty to do so.
Year: 1866

A BooNvILLE Gndl paper says: ga
couple from the rural districts came to town
the other day for the purpose of being made
one. The groom drove up to the court
house square. tied his horse, helped his lady
out of the wagon, and told her to set on
the steps while he went after the permit
He got the permit and secured the SER
vices Of magistrate after which the object
of his affections was called in and the twain
made one. After the ceremony was over
and the necessary lucre placed in the hands
of the magistrate, the bride and groom went
then seated themselves under tree. In a
few moments the bride took from her spa
cious pocket handkerchief containing their
dinner. and thus did they eat the first
square meal of their welded life."