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Year: 1866

Twelve years ago a family named Sawyer,
living in the town Of Westbrook, were sur
prised to find that very superior new milch
cow, carefully kept in the stable, was "dry-
ing up" This continued until Mrs. Sawyer
discovered, some time after, the prints of hui
man fingers in the soap grease barrel in the
stable. Communicating this discovery to
her husband he procured help from the
neighbors and through search of the stable
followed. An examination of the hay-mow
disclosed small hole which being followed
up by pitching away the hay, led to sort
of den-like place in the interior of the NOW.
Here was found strange being-a man
apparently of about "a years, half clothed in
rags, shockingly filthy, and having no feet.
One foot was missing just above the ankle;
the other was gone lite higher up-the
stump terminating in an oblong way and
in manner showing that it was not the
work of surgeon, nor had ii the attention
of surgeon when lost. His face and head
were of average intelligence, but not a word
could be got from him. He had lived there
number of weeks, subsisting on the milk
of the COW and the grease. He was turned
over to the town authorities and placed in
the poor house, where he now is and has
been for the past twelve years


All attempts to solve the mystery concern
ing this strange beng have proved futile
No one has been found yet who ever saw or
heard of him, and during the whole twelve
years he has never uttered word. Various
expedients have been tried to loose his
tongue. On one occasion he was given a
bottle containing a pint of whiskey. He
seemed to understand exactly what it was,
for he placed it to his lips and drank the
whole at draught, but it had no perceptible
effect upon him, In manner, habits, &C.,
he Is like wild beast. In the summer he
is kept in sort of wooden, cage-like struc-
in the yard. He is very shy of strangers,
and will hide his head in the blankets when
they appoach, and it is impossible to give
him better for sanitary reasons


Where the creature came from is certain
ly mysterious matter. He could not have
walked from distance as he crawls upon
his knees very slowly. The only theory
attempted is this: A few weeks before the
man was discovered, the steamer Sarah
Sands arrived at this port from Liverpool,
with large number of immigrants. 1t is
conjectured that this being might have been
burden to some one over the water Mr..
Sawyer (since deceased) hauled load home
from the steamers wharf at that time, and
it is reasoned that the man might have been
clandestinely added to his load and from
thence have crept into his stable.
Year: 1866

A LAMENTABLE CASE. - The Biddeford
(Ms.) Journal of last week relates the fol-
lowing consequences of yielding up honesty
at the advice of the tempter;-


"a young man of this State some eleven
years ago went to New York In search of
employment. He had been promoted step
by step, until he had gained the place of
chief clerk in large shoe dealing firm. He
was coming to Portland on visit, and when
nearly ready to start, an acquaintance pre-
vailed upon him to try disposing of counter
felt grcenbacks. At Portland he passed
three of them, but his conscience stung him,
and he had redeemed two of them, and was
after the last when arrested. His trial took
place and he was sentenced to four years
and half in State Prison. His wife was
left in destitute condition. The circum-
stances came to the knowledge of Warden
Rice, who very humanely offered her a stua-
ton in his family as "help," at which place
she arrived last Saturday night, We forbear
to comment upon this sad case of the fatal
yielding to temptation by which q young
man of worthy character in one moment
blasted his prospects in life and brought dis
grace and penury upon his helpless wife and
boyn
Year: 1866

The Worlds special says bill prepared
in accordance with suggestions of the Secre-
tary of the Navy, to regulate the appoint
ment of certain volunteer officers in the
Navy, has been considered. The House
Naval Committee agreed to report it to the
House. 1t provides that in time of peace
the number of Rear Admirals OF the active
list of the Navy shall be reduced when any
officer of that grade shall be removed by
death or resignation or otherwise, and such
removal shall not create a vacancy to be
filed so long as peace continues. That pro-
motion 10 the grade of Rear Admiral on the
retired list shall be made by the selection,
by Board of Rear Admirals, Of three Com
modores from the retired list as most worthy
in point of character, ability and honorable
service, one Of whom shall be selected by
the President and sent to the Senate for
confirmation. That of the number of line
officers of the Navy on the active list five
Lieut.. Commanders, twenty Lieutenants,
fifty Masters and seventy-fye Ensigns shall
be appointed from those officers who have
served in the volunteer naval service for two
years. A Board OF Officers is to examine
and select the candidates. ANY officer who
has served for two years has the right to
appear before the Board and be examined
for appointment in the regular navy.
Year: 1866

THE KEYsTONE.-The strike recent
ly made in the new shaft of the Key
stone claim, says the Copperopolis Cou-
rier, bids fair to be an important one.
In the bottom of the shaft, which is
about fourteen feet in depth, is a hand
some lead about two feet wide. The
lead is widening materially toward the
northwest and may lead to large and
valuable deposit of ore.
Year: 1866

THE FLAG is TO be trusted az q
true Union paper without deceit
which no motive Of interest can
turn from its course and which
cannot be swayed by favor or in
timidated by threat. Itisa first
class journal, and ought 10 re-
ceive the hearty support of the
true Union men of San Francis
CO and the interior.-Stockton
Independent.
Year: 1866

Res0lved That
this Convention
does most heartily
indorse the AMERI-
CAN FLAG, as a news
paper true. energet-
ic and reliable for
its advocacy of the
great measures and
principles of the Un-
ion party in this
State ; and that we
do hereby commend
it to the confidence
and support of all
loyal men.--ResOlts-
tions Of Union
State Convention.
Year: 1866

THE AMERICAN FLAG exceeds
in variety and interest of its
contents any paper west of the
Rocky Mountains. 1t is justly
entitled to the friendship of all
Union men. The press general
ly have accorded it the honor
due to their giant cotempora-
ry.-Esmeralda Union.
Year: 1866

than which there is no more powerful auxil-
iary in the world for the radical cure of dis
ease. There is no institute in the State
where the electropathic system is. practiced,
except at the
Year: 1866

These is difference among MEDICAL men
in regard to the disease on board of the
steamship from England. The number Of
deaths and sick is greatly reduced to day
The disease is decidedly checked and confined
to steerage passengers.


The confederation scheme is being debated
in Parliament to-day.
Year: 1866

OCR Cotemporary is anxious to know
whether we agree with President Johnson. -
To relieve his anxiety in the premises we re-
spond very cheerfully that we agree with him i'll
very many more points than our cotempora
ry. We agree with him in the support which
he gave to the war, in his declaration that
loval men alone should be entrusted with the
Reconstruction Of Government; in his posi-
ton that intelligent conscious traitors should
be punished and treason made odious in the
suspension of the '.abeas corpus, and Govern
mental supervision of affairs in the rebel
States; in his declaration that suffrage to a
greater or less extent should be extended to
the colored people; in his suggestion of an
amendment of the Constitution basing Rep
resentation in Congress on the qualified vo-
ters: in his continued retention of republi-
cans in the Cabinet and in the Offices of the
Government generally. And to 60 back we
endorse his denunciation of JEFF. Davis and
traitorous conspirators in the United States
Senate. and his vote to expel Bright from the
Senate for just such talk as Garrett Davis
and Salisbury are now guilty Of We also
endorse his speech on the acceptance of the
republican nomination for Vice President
his action as military Governor of Tennessee
in squelching the rebels aud emancipating the
slaves in that State his declaration to the
negroes that tins was not exclusey the
white man country, but was their country as
much as any body elses country, and that
man was 10 he valued for his moral worth
no. with reference to his color


There are many other acts, positions, pin
cipes and policies of Andrew johnson which
we endorse. which we reserve till our newly
converted aud very Jealous johnson cotempo-
Gry shall make an inventory of his johnson
principles


Briefly, SO far as the President agrees with
u.s. we stand by him. does our cotemporary
propose to do more than that?
Year: 1866

If all other means fail the colored people
of the United States in securing the ordinary
rights of citizenship and of humanity there is
one mode left which will win beyond all aues.
ton. The negroes are all protestant, and
the Catholics of this country are arrayed in
q body against them as much for that reason
as any other. Let the negroes change their
religious faith and become catholics instead
of protestants, and such howl for civil and
religious rights will be raised as never has
been heard in this country. Then the democ
racy, in fear of losing the catholic vote"
will hasten to change front on the question
and the republicans true to their principles
will still insist on the equal rights of all citi-
zens in Republican Government and the
negroes will obtain their rights by universal
consent.


Tie catholics in Europe, at Rome, and in
their colleges and their converts make no
distinction based upon color, but hold all the
human family to be OF one blood, and the
children Of one Father in Heaven-and in
this country if the negroes were catholics
instead of protestants the church would act
upon the same principle and carry out the
same policy, but as it is, it suits to foster the
prejudice against the eolored people, as it
thereby secures the exclusion Of four millions
of protestant people from any voice or intlu-
ence in public and political affairs in this
country. Bat if the negroes would become
catholics, church policy and political power
.YuIt la
add this immense accession to the 'catholic
vote which already holds the balance of
power and use it as occasion demands
That church is not so stupid as to give its in
taence TO the exclusion from equal rights and
political Influence at the polls body of four
millions of catholic citizens. We must look
to protesiants to find exhibitions of such un-
just and mpoiitic stupidity.


Sad as the fact may seem it is nevertheless
true that The protestant faith of the colored
people of the United States stands in the
way and bars the door to their entrance into
the enjoyment of the rights of citizens from
which they were so long excluded by slavery.
In the political complications OF the future
the votes OF these protestants might prevent
the catholic vote from constituting the ''bal-
lance of power between the political parties
OF the country, and hence while in all other
lands whites and blacks stand on perfect
equality in the catholic church, in our coun
try the church sanctions and enforces the
prejudice against color, and the catholics cast
solid vote against concedlng civil or poiti-
cal rights 10 colored people. And the cath
olic vote may be strong enough to effect the
object.
Year: 1866

vi0us question on the passage of the bill
notwithstanding the objections Of the
President, in order to bring the HOnst
| to an immediate vote on the bill. -
| Mr. Finck, of Ohio, wished to ask the
chairman Of the Judiciary committee
| whether some discussion on the question
would not be allowed. -.------ =
Mr.. Wilson, of iIowa-It is not my in.
tention to allow any if the House will
| second the previous question. The bill
has been already discussed in the HOuse


long enough. 49, s-- ~-.-- -.-
Mr.. Finck-But events have occurred
since, that warrant at least some discus
sion on SO important a matter as that
trust the House will allow some de
bate.


The Speaker-.fhis wasnot the time
| to settle this question. The gentleman
from Iowa merely gives notice that he
intends to demand the previous question
on the passage of the bill on Monday.
1t will be for the House then TO second
or refuse the demand q


Mr.. Elridridge, of Wisconsin, said ::
1t seems to me that the gentleman from
Iowa ought not to insist upon pnshing
the matter through without discussion
The House has certainly not been very
Industrious for the last two or three
weeks Almost every day il had ad-
journed earlier than it had been in the
habit of doing, and certainly there is no
necessity for pushing a matter of this
important character through under the
previous question. 1t is an absurdity
that it should be so. 1t has not been
done in the Senate full discussion has
been had there. To push it through the
House under the previous question
would be disgrace to the House.


Mr.. Wilson-That will be matter for
the House to determine l shall move
the previous question, and if the House
shall support me, we willitake a vote
Immediately upon the. reading OF the
veto If that bs a disgrace TO the
House, the House Will take the disgrace
upon itself


Mr. Leblond next addressed the House.
applying himself to the disproval Of the
argument that the insnrgent States were
out of the Union. HS said that at all
times during the war it had been the
declared policy of the government that
the war was not waged for the purpose
of conquest OF subjugatio1, but for the
maintenance of the Union


Mr. Clark, of Kansas, next addressed
the House on the question of reconstruc'
ton. He held that the rebellious States
were out Of the Union so far az any
right on their part was concerned


Mr. Bingham was the next speaker
He declared himself unable to agree
with the Committee on Reconstruction
as to the policy and expediency of pass
ing the joint resolution for the aimis-
sion of Tennessee. He did moi think
Tennessee was in q condition to exercise
the functions of State within the
Union


The Speaker presented gommnuica-
tion from the Secretary of War, i'll reply
to the resolution of the House. of the
I'd inst, in reference to officers employed
in the Quartermaster' Department, in
Washington, and also giving information
respecting the Corcoran Art building,
Laid on the table 81.


At half past four the House adjourned
Year: 1866

New YORK, April Tile World SAYS
GA Wednesday evening three hundred
aud twenty men left the city under III.
Iection Of the powers that were
al Union Square. for the purpose OF
making al attack on the British North
American Possessions in the direction OF
New Brunswick Guns. stores and am.
munition have been accumulated in the
city for the last three weeks. for the
purpose OF attacking Canada or New
Brunswick and in the event of a failure
in either of the former localities if was
intended to make a demonstration on
Halifax The reported movement on
Bermuda was simply intended as blind
to bewilder the colonial authorities as
to the objective point II is understood
that fifteen field piece were put on
board of two merchant vessels ostensi
bly, bound to the port Of New Orleans.
but in reality consigned to some port in
the Bay of Fundy, whence the attack is
to be made on St Johns or Halifax
President Roberts and General Sweeney
are also straining every nerve to put an
army in the field,
Year: 1866

NEW HAVEN, April s.-The tram from
New FORK to this city OF Saturday
night last parted near Malalorence.
The mishap being discovered, the nor
ward part Of the train was brought up
suddenly. when the rear end rushed
violently into it. The result was the
train was badly damaged and Wakes
man had both legs broken.
Year: 1866

FINANoIAL.-The New York Commercial OF
last evening eays;-Foreign exchange is en-
tirely nominal this morning. The decline in
gold has a tendency TO strengthen the views of
sellers as to prices, but buyers thus far do not
appear to be willing TO make any concession,
ket. The stock market ruled heavy this morn.
ing, and there appeared to be little disposition
to operate in any OF the departments. At the
regular board the sales of Government stocks
summed up less than two hundred thousand
dollars, while the transactions over the counter
were Of much less Importance, so far as they
came to our knowledge, than was the rule
no change of moment, and but little done


Railroad shares were dull and prices dropping
Year: 1866

~A gentleman and his wife residing in
Oswego, New York, are making a jaunt to
New Orleans, In a little steamer built express
ly for the purpose. 1t is twenty-five feet in
length and six feet wide In the middle of the
vessel is carried q neat little steam engine, by
which the craft is driven, on the propeller
principle She had touched at St Louis at
last accounts.
Year: 1866

CosrWENEss OR HABITUAL CONSTIPATION
From these Affections arise many of the alngs of
man.


We hear daily people complain of headache
nervous debility ETC., and generally the cause of
the complaint can be traced to their constipated
habits. a remedy for the cure of this trouble is
what they want We recommend Dr. Roback's
sugar-coated pills as the best remedy we know of.
They contain no mercury, or other mineral poison,
and act like charm on the liver and intestines,
Give them a trial.
Year: 1866




TREAsuRY DEPARTMENT Our readers al
ready know how Aat'enng is the condition OF
the finances which Mr.. McCull1o has to re.
port. Even man Of cooler temperament
than the Secretary might be plrdoned tor a
little eflsion OF pride, at the ample margin
which the receipts OF the Treasury now leave
for me disposition Of the government. and at
the surprising reduction in our national debt,
begun before we ourselves realized that the
debt had reached its height, and continued at
rate which contradicts all prediction and
surpssses all hope.


With his accounts in this prosperous con-
dition, Mr.. McCullooh naturally gives his
chief attention TO the question which is the
subie't of so much debate, how specie pay
ments can be resumedf Although he has
been known from the first as ftm believer
in an early return to hard money and as fully
alive 60 the mischiefs OF a deprecated cur
renoy, Mr.. McCulloch, il we remember right
y mas generally avoided using language Of
too positive tenor upon -iais subject. IL is
the more interesting therefore TO observe
that he now declares bis opinion that specie
payments "may be resumed, and ought to be
resumed, as early as the first day Of July,
1868" while be hopes thu, by wise legislation
and prosperous condition Of our productive
Industry "this most desirable event may be
brought about at still earlier day"


The expedients by which Mr.. McCulloch
proposes TO restore the currency to sound
condition in the next eighteen months are
five in number. !. He would compel all the
national banks 20 redeem their bills in Unit
ed States notes at the commercial centres
and II possible in New York, in order to in
sure uniformity of credit and preparation
for specie redemption. 2. He would have
the United States notes in circulation with
drawn as rapidly as is found prudent, believ-
ing that the reduction can be made at the
rate Of six millions per month for this fiscal
year and ten millions per month for the next,
while be would not permit the national bank
circulation to be carried above three hundred
millions. 8. lie would have the iaternal
revenue simplifed and collected from as few
articles IS possible, the tariff revised and
harmonizsd with the internal taxes, raw ma
terials relieved from bafdens. and production
in every way encouraged. A. He would is
sue new series Of bonds al five per cent
with principal and interest payable in Europe
to be exchanged for the bonds now held
abroad. as a security less likely to be return
ed In any temporary disturbance of the mon
ey market. And 8, he urges the speedy re-
habiltaiion Of the Southern States, in the be-
lief that until then their productive powers
will remain inactive and the finances Of the
nation miss one of their chief supports =
Boston AdUsrtlser
Year: 1866

"No dogs admitted sir, y said the porter to
gay assembage, as a young man and his aog
appeared at the entrance. You must leave him
behind if. you go in M
sltVery well,h said the young man; 'stay
about here, Prince till come back ~ saaia


And he Joined the crowd within.


By-and by, the young man wished TO refer to
his watch when behold the chain had been snap
ned in two, and the valuable time piece was gone
He considered the case moment, and then
sudden thought flashed through his mind.


So stepping out he whispered the fact to the
porter and gained permission to take the dog in
for a minute or two. ""s


"Look here. Prince" said he, you knowing
dog, my watch is stolen,' and he showed him
the empty pocket and the cut chain


ts Do you understand, old fellow2 In there,
sir, is the thief. You find it, my good doggie
and Pll get you famous treat You under
stand, do you p -.


Prince wagged his head and tail, and gave his
master a wonderfully knowing and acute look,
and then the two stole quietly into the place.


Quietly this dumb detective gllded around
among the people, smelling at this ones coat
and that ones chain until at last he set his teeth
firmly into the coat skirt of genteel looking
man, and could not be shaken off. slq


The young man quietly made known the case
to the bystanders who gathered around him. and
had the thief pocket duly searched. Six other
watches were found upon him, which he gathered
up in the course of the morning, and which
their rightful owners were very glad to get their
hands on.


Prince selected ont his masters property in a
twinkling, as that was all he cared for, and gave
it to him joyfnlIy., It would have taken a very
keen policeman to do the work SO neatly and
quickly, and all agreed that he merited as good
a dinner as any dog could have. A good beet
bone and bowlof milk, however satisfied all bis
wants, and he was just as ready to do the same same
favor over again.
Year: 1866

Ma. An ardent temperance man was talking
to a crowd of drinkers once at Sharon Springs


telling them of the awful effects of drinking ar
dent Spirits A noted topper in the crowd said


"Now, mister, just want to tell you why
take a dram occasionally. knew man once
who believed exactly as you do never drank
anything but cold water He died suddenly, as
the doctor said, of apoplexys; but when they
came to open him they found him full Of sc'ctesF3