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Year: 1866

MRS. COBB AT THE WHITE HOUSE.


Mrs. Cobb, the notorious pardon broker,
was at the Presidents reception tonight.


INDIANA UNION PLATFORM.


Certain gentlemen from Indiana are try
ing to fix up resolutions with the Presi-
dent, conforming to his views, which will
be presented at the Indiana State Conven-
ton. The friends of Governor Morton, it
is understood, will make an effort to secure
in the Convention an endorsement of the
Presidents entire policy.


A QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE.


The programme of arrangements for
the Memorial oration created some little
futter in diplomatic circles. In monarch
ial countries the representatives Of foreign
governments on all public occasions are
assigned seats nearest the august presence,
while in republican America they are
made to rank as second or third class as to
position. A meeting of the foreign Min
isters was held in regard to this matter,
and after considerable discussion, they
finally agreed to honor the occasion with
their presence, and the Joint Committee
of arrangements compromised the point
of etiquette by changing the programme
SO as to place the Cabinet and diplomats
together in the second class, instead of the
second and third respectively, as first ar
ranged.


FREEDNENs BUREAU BILL.


The Freedmen's Bureau bill was sent to
the President for his signature to-day.
There are rumors that it will be returned,
and some of them go so far as to assert
that it has been the subject of long and
excited Cabinet council, and one rumor
even processes to give the vote of the
Cabinet upon the bill. To all these ru-
mors it is sufficient to oppose the word of
member of the Cabinet, who told lead
ing Senator this morning. that the bill
had not been mentioned in the Cabinet
councils, and that he knew no reason for
supposing it would be vetoed. Further
than this, it may be said that the Presi-
dent, three or four weeks ago, expressed
himself in terms in favor of the general
principles of the bill, and said he was
gratifed to see Congress turning its atten-
tion to needed practical legislation.


LEGALITY OF SOLDIERS VOTES.


The contested Michigan election case
of Baldwin against the sitting member,
Trowbridge, turns upon the legality of
the soldiers vote in that State. Both par
ties agree to these facts, that in case the
soldiers vote be declared legal, Trow-
bridge is clearly entitled to his seat, and
that if their vote be thrown out, that
Baldwin should have the seat. The oppo-
sition hold the ConstitutiA Of Michigan
requires that person can only cast a
legal vote in any township when person
ally present, the Union men holding that
sending the returns from the field to a
Year: 1866




The Vancouver Register, of December
80, in contradistinction to the received
idea that the people of that Territory look
upon Mercers female emigration scheme
as worse than nonsense, says $4,000 in
gold had already been subscribed at
Olympia, following the defeat of special
appropriation asked of the Legislature,
and that we have no doubt the bachelors
Of the Territory would freely advance
entire sum rather than see the
enterprise fail. The enterprise having
been carried thus far, we believe it ought
to be carried through, and that the char
acter of our Territory will suffer by its
failure. That five hundred females thus
circumstanced can be provided for in the
Territory and other places contiguous
thereto in manner that will be beneficial
to them and the country of their adoption,
we have no doubt"
Year: 1866

township for counting and record, is all
that can be legally required. A vote will
be taken tomorrow, and it remains to be
seen whether the opposition will show the
regard they SO loudly express for the
rights of the soldiers. The sitting mem
Der will doubtless retain his seat.


THE MEMORIAL MEETING AND THE MEXI-


CAN MINISTER


The absence of the Mexican Minister
from the floor of the House yesterday, on
the occasion of Mr.. Bancroft's Grafton,
was generally remarked, and it is due to
all concerned to state the cause of his ab-
sence. Senior Romero received, as did the
representatives of all foreign Govern
ments, cards for the admission of his fam
lily to the Diplomatic Gallery, and for
himself to q seat with other ambassadors
residing near this Government, on the
floor of the House After escorting his
family to their proper place, he proceeded
to the floor of the House, when he discoy-
cred that he had left his card at home.
The Doorkeeper was inexorable, and was
bound to enforce the rules laid down for
his guidance. An application to Senator
Foote was made unsuccessfully, Senior Ro-
nero being told that the rules adopted
conld not be deviated from. That there
was Indignation felt may be imagined,
but it was the reason why Mexico was
not represented on the occasion.
Year: 1866

In the life Of Henry Wilson, the MUIR
derer, he relates the following, to show
that although hardened in crime, he was
not insensible or Indifferent to the effect
of kind words:


When we got in front of the house, We
saw what we took to be man and his
wife, and three young women and boy
eating supper proposed to Tom that
we should go in and ask to warm, and SIT
down by the stove few minutes, and |
would look over the chances little, and
if | concluded that we could not guard
the doors and windows sufficiently TO pre-
vent the escape, of any one, would say,
Come Tom, let's be going but If l
should say, "Well, Jack, are you ready"
he was to place himself between the front
windows, to guard them, and / would
guard the door, draw our revoivers, and
demand surrender. ! told Tom not 10
shoot any one, unless it was necessary to
prevent their escape, and we would tie
them all-rob the house what we want
ed, then kill them and set fire tothe house;
and if any one should come in while
we were at work, we we're goingto shoot
him as he should come in at the door.


Dare you do this p said | to Tom.


''Yes, dare do anything that You dare
do said Tom. So | went to the door
and knocked. The man said, Come in.
We went in and asked to warm by the
stove. He said, " Yes, you can warm.
We sat and warmed till they were nearly
through supper, and | thought best to
make the attack before they got up from
the table. So got up to give Tom the
signal, and the mar supposing L had
got up to go, said, Won't you stay and
take some supper?' "Yes, we will take
some supper with you" The man look
ed as il he thought | accepted his invita-
ton to supper rather coolly; but If he had
known what our intentions were, he
would have been perfectly satisfied with
my answer, for his kind invitation at the
moment when | was about to give the
signal to Tom, saved his life and that OF
OF his family.


He also relates another incident where
by two lives were saved by the same
means--kind words tl 'ii % q


when | got to Herkimer left the
railroad and took the carriage road, and
about mile from the town, | saw man
and woman in the road before me, going
the same way. l thought | would pass
them and see how they looked, and ii well
dressed, would turn back, shoot the man
and rob him, and take the woman over
into the fields, away from the road, and
keep her company until about one o clock
and then kill her, and would have time
to take care of myself before msrning.
This was about ten clock in the eve
ming. So went on and passed them, and
saw they we're well dressed and walking
very slow, and appeared to be lovers /
went on just out of sight of them, and
then started back, took out my revolver
and cooked it, and just hs was goingto
shoot him, he spoke very pleasantly to me.
Good evening, sir" answered, Good
evening" and passed on. Since | have
been writing M history, several persons
have said to me they hoped would give
good advice III. The best advice can
give is, always treat stranger kindly,
tor you don't know who or what he is,
nor do you know how much good kind
act or civil word may do you.
Year: 1866

in pursuit, and found him stuck on SHOWS
marsh, opposite Fort Fisher; but on
coming up with him it was discovered
that he had succeeded in extricating
himself, and was making directly for the
schooner. This movement on the part
Of the whale caused great deal of con-
sternation among the crew of the vessel,
which was Immediately faced about, and
haste was made from the scene of ac-
ton; but on proceeding a short distance
they observed that the whale, who was
probably as badly frightened as the crew,
had also changed his course, and was
making all speed in an opposite direc-
tion, and was in a short time seen TO run
ashore, near the place where he had just
gotten of.


A small boat was sent to reconnoitre his
position. Finding him fast aground, and
the tide falling, the schooner proceeded
to Smithville to get the assistance of the
sloop Flash, and also to obtain the servi-
ces Of gentleman residingin Smi,hville,
who had had several years experience
in the whaling business.


On their return, the tide having fallen
considerably, the huge monster was dis
covered to be almost entirely out of
water. The first object was to kill him
accordingly hole was cut in his 81 ie,
and the old whaler ran his sword in
until his arm was almost entirely i'm
bedded in his body His heart was
eventually pierced, but even then 1t Was
nearly two hours before he had ceased to
breathe. In his fury, he could throw
stream of water six inches in diameter
fully a hundred feet high His dlmen
sions were ascertained to be as follows
fifty-six feet long and twenty-seyeD feet
in circumference The head is about
one-third the entire length. The jaws
are sixteen feet long on either side, and
nine feet wide across the throat The
tail is about twelve feet wide, and serves
him as a weapon. He is only about half
grown, and weighs thirty-six tons, or
seventy two thousand pounds.


To give some idea OF his immense
weight, it is stated that even after the
upper jaw and skull were cut away, it
was impossible, owing to the immense
weight to get the under jaw on the deck
of the schooner; SO it must remain in
the water until the flesh decays, before
the bone can be saved.


The carcass would have made sixty
barrels of oil, if facilities could have
been obtained for cutting and trying up
the blubber. As it is, only about twenty
five barrels, or eight hundred gallons,
have been saved.
Year: 1866

A curious story is going the rounds, of
a mistake in a mustard plaster at hotel


A lady, whose husband was suffering
from cold, got up at midnight and went
TO get mustard poultiee. In her agita-
ton she mistOok the room on her return,
and went into one where there was a
light burning as dimly as that she had
left--a room altogether similar, and ap-
parently her husband IN bed fast asleep.
She applied the mustard pouliiee TO his
chest, and sat quietly at his bedside till
il began to draw; but it drew an enfu-
rated scream from the poor fellow who
had been the UNCONSCIOUS subject Of her
solicitude. AT the sound OF the unfa-
miliar voice, the nature Of the accident
which had befallen her and her patient
was at once visible, and she rushed head
long from the mustard man into the arms
Of her hege lord Both parties told their
story the next day, and had 10 leave
amidst the laughter Of the occupants
Year: 1866

That every one Of the Confederate States
choose. All they have to do IS to agree to
equal representation and send loyal men, That
is all. This is shown in the prompt ad-
mission of Tennessee. All the States are
in the Union now. and are governed by
their own laws; and if they are not repre-
sented in Congress it is. their own fault
Copperheads and copper johns may prate
as they will about "Rump Congress-
they may delude the ignorant and un-
thinking into belief that it is the settled
policy of Union Congress to keep out
the Southern members: the fact is, euers
Southern State may be represented at the opening
of the neat Congress If they piU agree that a vott
of the achite man in the North is equal to a uott
of acite man in the South, and elect Loyal mem
bers. If these States are not represented
it is because their people still cling to the
belief that the vote of the Southern aristo-
crat should count as much as two Of the
votes of ''Northern greasy mechanics and
mud sills," and still insist on being repre-
sented by men whose hands are yet wet
with the blood of Union soldiers and whose
hearts are still polluted by the foul blot of
treason. Copperhead leaders sustain
Southern people in the last named view OF
the matter, and there are to be found
Northern mechanics and men who have
lost dear friends in the Union army, who
vote for and sustain these self-same Cop
perheads.-[ Bucyrus Journal.
Year: 1866

A young girl, belonging to one of our
best families fancying that she had been
badly treated by an elder sister, took ter
rible revenge. Procuring stick of nit
rate of silver at the drug store she dissolv-
ed it in her sisters wash pitcher. The
young lady performed her morning ablu-
tions, and was Mortified in the course of
the morning to find that her hands had
turned as brown as those of a mullato.-
A look IN the glass revealed the alarming
fact that her face was the same color. The
younger sister now heartily repents her
criminal folly, and would do any thing in
the world to remedy the evil she has caus-
ed. Time only can efface the marks Of the
terrible bath And in the meantime the
affair is being kept quiet. Callers are told
that the young lady is i'll of contagious
disease, and she keeps her room, inpatient
ly awaiting the tedious process of growing
white again. indianapolis Herald.l
Year: 1866

A youthful navigator named LOup Pow
ell, aged about ten years was the hero yes
terday of a thrilling incident witnessed by
hundreds of persons from the st. Clair
street bridge The little fellow had been
floating about the Allegheny shase of the
river on a narrow plank which had been
dieengaged from raft a short distance
above. The precocious boy soon tired of
the knee deep water, and propeling his
rude craft farther away from the shore he
found himself in the rapid current of the
river. He struggled manfnfly to regain
the shore, but all to no avail, the plank
floated onward and outward till he was in
the middle of the river with nothing bat
the treacherous rolling plank between
himself and q watery grave. He cried out
loudly for aid and attracted the attention
of couple of ladies upon the bridge, who
realizing at once the lads perilous posi-


ton, called Captain Reed. who was pass
ing over the bridge at the time, and made
him aware ofthe little navigator's danger.
In the meanwhile the nearly distracted
boy had dropped his paddle into the river,
and endeavoring to regain it he fell off the
plank into the water. He clutched the


plank and held with his tiny hands to its
rough edges to buoy him up, while Cap
tain Reed and others loudly shouted to
man named Christian Bradford, who was
in a skiff. nearly a quarter of a mile from
the place to come to the lads rescue
The bridge was crowded with spectators.
Every breath was held, and every heart
throbed quicker awaiting the seemingly
slow approach of the skiffto rescue the boy
whose strength was fast falling and whose
feeble cries for succor were scarcely audi
BILE. The skiff was an hundred yards from
the lad when the current swept wildly
against the plank and the tiny adventure r
was left alone in the deep water. He sunk
arose. sunk again and arose and ere the
skiff arrived, had gone down the third time
| to rise no more. There was a murmur of
pity and sorrow ameng all who had been
upon the bridge watching the, boy as he
went down apparently to a watery grave.
Mr.. Bradford was but a moment to late
With one bound he sprang from the boat


and in the deep water was lost to the
throng on the bridge for nearly thirty


seconds when he re-appeared bearing in
his arms the lifeless form of the little hero.
Placing the body in skif he Immediate


Iy took steps to revive him ,and within few
minutes delivered the boy into the arms of
an anxious crowd in waiting on the Allie
gheny shore alive and but little the worse
ofhis miraculous escape from death. That


boy owes his life to Mr.. Bradford whose
noble conduct in rescuing at the peril OF
his own life that of fellow creature, ex-
cited the admiration of all who witnessed


the thrilling incidentI[ Pittsburgh Ga
Zette.l -s.s5..-z. ......,.
Year: 1866

GIVE HIM A CHANCE.-The Shasta
Courier edited by loyal Irish Amer
lean, is not afraid Of being outstripped
by the negroes. He says


eff God has given the power to the
negro to become the equal of or supe-
rior to, the white man, just so sure that
superiority will be recognized by all !,
and in our opinion, he has not far to
go to become the equal of those who
are so tender footed in refusing equal
chances to all in the race. The negro
has been Handicapped long enough.
Give him an equal chance, weight for
age and a fair field. We arn't afraid. y
Year: 1866

tAI1I Ol.


1t will be recollectedthat General Chal-
mers, in his speech on Court Square, Mem
phis, a couple of weeks since, said:


Like the gladiator for the arena, let us
be ready with the sword drawn and the
scabbard thrown aside; let us prepare for
the struggle. Soon I expect to hear
the struggling shots of the skirmishers
breaking into the roar of musketry; and,
finally, the deafening boom of the cannon.
Then, where shall Tennessee be ?"


In answer to this important question,
the Cincinnati Commercial says:


''We have the private opinion that Ten
nessee will be just where she is now-in
the Union; and that if any of her people
go into second rebellion, and draw the
sword and shoulder the musket, because the
are promised aid at the North, as General
Chalmers intimates, they will be deceived
in the hour of trial and whipped in the
hour of battle, and the second coming of
the shordes of the North will be worse
than the first"
Year: 1866

G General Butler is credited with a
good thing in reference to the ''arm-in-
arm spectacle at Philadelphia last week.
A JoElnsonite was making congratulatory
observations to him on the touching scene
and remarked that stextremes meet
Yes said Butler, $50 they do when a dog
chases his own tail, but both extremes be-
long to the same dog
Year: 1866

The money market yesterday very close and there
was a much greater pressure felt than on Saturday
Early IN the day some OF the bankers had TO shin on
the street for currency the demands of the Clear


ing House. and Eastern EXCHANGE sold freely Tor ta
purpose AT Il discount and some Gs low as 10 DISCO NJ
Later in tho day there was very urgent demand Tor
currency by Milwaukee bankers and upwards OF
500 900 Of Eastern exchange sold BY them az q dis
count. Under this condition of affairs the market was
unusually close and some bankers had TO refuse accom-
modaton to oven rs class borrowers The rate OF dis
steady at 10 per cent per annum but street
rates ruled steady at per cent pcr month. The
marke. for Eastern exchange under the pressure for
currency was verv fat and rates wers irregular The
bankers sold TO each other at lilo discount Coun
ter rates were also irregular ranging at a11o discount
buyinr and par selling.
Year: 1866

keeper interpreter and several others OF the crew per-
shed AT ten o'clock that night the vessel blew up the
re having reached that part OF the hold in which the
eight thousand boxes OF Chinese fire crackers were
slowed and all those on board pertshed.
Year: 1866

The human heart is like a garden hedged with thorns. You must pass through the difficult enclosure before you pluck it's blooms. As one will take more pains to secure a violet that fiourishes Ill a dangerous place-for we are naturally fond of hazard, and prize the treasure according to it's cost ---so the fair growth of the heart, when gained after much seeking, become of exceeding value. They arc worth stri- wing after--for where are the flowers with tints so exquisite, with odors so transporting, as those which spring from the rich soil of the human bosom. < It is proper that each one should cul- tivate his own dominions.F He who neglects his household is worse than an infidei-and he who ncglccts his land shall come to want. But we may bestow all necessary attention upon our own field, and still have leisure to inspire and assist others. We may raise the blossom that has been blown down by the storm-we may train the vine that has become misshapcd, we may relieve the plant that is choked by weeds. and direct the tendril that is looking for support. There is work to do forothers as well as ourselves.

 There may be hearts .inwhich such aid seems useless. There are. We can call them; before lis. There is no dew that can revive their blightcd blossoms sun can warm to life their dead ifruitage. But yet sthe attempt is not wholly useless, for there may be one blossom and one plant that have sur- vived the general eXecration. gllf 4

 They have q fable in the East, that a maiden's tears falling on the lips of q dead soldier, recalled him to life again. And thuspmay it be with hearts whose vegetation is withered and dried up-- for tears are mighty, and we may not reckon their influence. 3sl 3g |,

 Shall wo then not husband our time --and while we give good heed to our own hearts, extend our sympathy and aid to others. It is a glorious and sat- ,isfying labor to " ork among the blos- soms of the heart---a labor which shall make sleep sweet, life beautiful, and the future mellow as the May morning.
Year: 1866




The great Clymer party of Berks county
has Just completed the nominations of the
county. One soldier presented his name az
candidate for Office but he was thrust asidc
without friend to urge his claims. This is
Just Whist we expected There is net a
Republican county in the State where the
claims Of our gallant soldiers have been
ignored, but why should Boy in Blue
apply TO Heister Clymer for assistance Z?


Did not Clymer himself and the county
OF Berks poll a large majority against the
law allowing the soldier to vote


Did not Clyymer vote against the law
supporting the family Of the soldier at
home, while he was fighting in the field


Did not ClymeT vote against the bill
allowing the soldier four dollars per month
additional pay?


Did not Clyrner vote against resolution
rendering thanks to the gallant soldiers who
defended his home and property, whilst he
was at home sympathizing with Southern
rebels


Our soldier friend, Col. Hannah, ought
to have known and considered these facts
before presenting his name for Senator IF
he comes up this way we can convince him
IN five minutes that if he had worn a rebel
uniform and fought for JEFF Davis" he
might have succeeded. Let him take up
his residence In a Republican county and
his services viii be duly rewarded -Har-
rtsburgh Telegraph.
Year: 1866

prevent the people of those States from an
nuilIng their reputation of the rebel debt
and their clauses abolishing slavery ?
Where viii exist tie power to prevent them.
with their largely increased representation.
from uniting with the Copperheads in Con-
greSs to place the rebel debt in the same Sit
uation with our loyal debt, and procure the
payment or Reputation of both2 What
would there be to prevent the same union of
power to repeal the Congressional acts for
the protection Of the freedmen, and virtually
Fe-enslaye them2 All these and more could
and certainly would be done should the
President succeed In his revolutionary ideas


But IN the event of the success OF the
Congressional policy, which we see no reason
to doubt, an effectual barrier viii be placed
ia the way of the rebels and their Northern
friends. Although we have seen great
display Of vindictiYe abuse of this policy,
we have yet to see the first argument against
it. Indeed, it embraces nothing that the
late rebels have not promised-nothing but
what they have aYowed willingness to do.
LII there be any sincerity in their promises,
why do they not yield a cheerful acauies-
enee in this policy2 But they are not sin
eere. They do not want their pledges
where they viii not have the power to break
them 1t they incorporate them in she Ma
tioual Constitution they are fully aware that
their power over them is lost, and the war
and its fruits secured against them forever.
.-fitisbufgJt Commercial