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Year: 1866

PHILADELPHIA, April ia fire broke out at 9
o'clock tonight in the fourth story of the In
qurer building, on Chestnut street. above Third
The composltors in the room above were forced to
leave on account of the smoke. The fire so far is
confined to the room in which it commenced and the
building will probably be saved
Year: 1866

OIL THAT WILL EXPLoDE.-Fiu a tumbler three
halt tablespoonful of oil into it. stir them together,
th9n bold lighted match over the tumbler and III
takes tire from the vapor before the flame comes in
contact with the OIL II Is dangerous as good OF will
not thus ignite, and indeed, will not burn readily
when flaming match is thrown i1lO it: while those
which have been much adultelated with benzine will
emit y2por which is nCacly al expiosiye as e,,n :
powder, and the oil VAL then 6uEn freely,
Year: 1866

A WEsTERN CLOCK FACTORY.-A Clock and Brass
Manufacturing Company has been organized in Chi


ago with a capital of slUOuU. Forty acres of land
within six miles of the city have been purchased and
the buildings are to be erected forthwith. The ca
9acity of the mandatory Will be two hundred thou
sand clocks per annum and from four to five hnndTe5
tons Of brass for the market, in addition to what viii


be worked up in the establishment. The material
Lake Superior ami La Sale. copper from the former
and zinc from the latter. 1t is expected that the
establishment will be in operation some time In uiv
Year: 1866

An lrlshman was directed by dy of
large size to secure and pay for two seats
N stage, as she wanted comfortable room
in riding. The fellow returned and said,
I've paid for those two seats you told me
to; bat as | could not get but ere seat for
the inside, took the other for the outside"
Year: 1866

Mr. -, P 0. Agent.


DEAR Sri find that you have been
making some inquiries about that twenty
six dollars I sent Gn horny to George X.
Well, you may tell him for me that the
broadcloth Is invested in first class ''shang
hai'' oyercoat. You may also tell him that
| don't 90 to boarding school so much rs
did; also that don't belong to the soft
sex, though | think he does. You might
mention, while you ave about it, that when
| get that $4,000 [ will send him half of
tin the same way sent him the other.
Also, tell him Ever of thee"


Yours truly, EMILY MELVILLE.


(or any other man)."


There was a deep silence during the
reading of the epistIe in the Office Of the
Agent, who had considerably turned his
back while the unhappy victim was learn
inc of his wasted affection and cash. The
silence continued so long that the agent
turned to offer what little consolation was
in his power. But he was spared the task
Year: 1866

The law requiring a homestead settler to
occupy and cultivate the land for five years
before he can acquire title, the question has
been raised whether the improvements made
b7 the settler within that time can be taxed
before the title has been passed to him. The
Commissioner of the General Land Office has, in
a letter to the Auditor OF Martin county, Mime
sofa, delivered an opinion on that subject, in
which he explains his view of the Homestead
law. He says:-"It qualified settler goes upon
the land, resides there, and cultivatee the tract
for the full term of five years, the Government
stipulates that he shall, on paying a small fee,
get complete title. The consideration is mainly
a labor considerations. stipulated not only for
the interest OF the claimant, but for the benefit
OF the State.


Now, have the State authorities the right to
tax such improvements, to disable party from
fulfilling the conditions, by incumberipg his
claim to his house, his improvements, and, in
case OF failure TO pay the assessments, TO sell
and make title to that kind of property? We
think not. The right OF Congress, under the
authority delegated py the Constitution, TO pass
this act Homestead law of 20th May, 1862 Is
beyond question. Hence the statute, IN virtue
OF the 9th article OF that instrument, is part
OF the supreme law of the land. 1t cannot,
therefore, be rendered imperative or abridged
by such an exercise of the taxing power as
would defeat the privilege conferred upon the
settler.


respect, is clearly manifested in the fourth sec
ton of said act of 20lh of May, 1862, which de-
clares that no lands acquired under the proyi-
SONS of this act shall in any event become liable
to the satisfaction of any debt or debts con
tracted prior to the issuing OF the patent thereof
1t is the generous purpose, then, of the United
States, through the national Legislature, to pro.
rect settlers in their homes, under the law, until
their titles reach maturity.


ut is OF course, not the province OF this Office
to determine questions OF this character, because
their solution can in no way affect the action OF
the department in the premises; yet such is its
opinion, given because you nave called for the
same, and from the convictions not only of its
correctness but that the interest OF all concerned
settlers, the community, and the State-will
be best subserved by its observance"
Year: 1866

HALL PERSEVERANCE FIRE COMPANY No. Is,


New Orleans, March 5, 1866. !
Editor Ne,o Orleans Crescent In your notice
of the Firemen's Anniversary, iu this morning
edition Of the CRESCENT, in mentioning our COM
pany you state that for some cause or other we
turned off from the line of the procession.


As we do not wish to be misunderstood we
desire to give -Four reasons for so DOING believing
that the fire department and the citizens of New
Orleans generally wilno censure us for the course
pursued To explain: as the head of our COM
pany reached Julia street on its way down town a
file of soldiers crossed our path with presented
bayonets, halted us, surrounded our band and
marched it away without word of explanation
as to why it was done. Taken completely by sur
prise, thought it best to leave the ranks of the
procession and to assemble at the engine house
and await developments. Nothing has yet
occurred to throw light upon the matter and we
are left to the suppostion that we had unwittngly
given offense to the military authorities and for
that reason were made an example of.


If this be the correct solution, in behalf of the
company most positively assert that the ofense
was unintentional. Very respectfully,


WM. B. Russell,


Secretary of No. l3.
Year: 1866

The great popularity the Petroleum vspor Stove and Gas
Light great profits derived from its sale and
ure by companies organized under Grsy Patent
induce the Joint Stock Company in the
city of New Orleans, be called the "LOUI-IANA AND
TEXAS PETROLEUM VAPOR STOVE AND GAS LIGHT
COMPANY" With capital stock of five hundred thousand
dollars 0O0 divided into shares OF hundred dollars
each only per of which will be called for at the time
subscribing when all the stock shall have been subscribed
aud per subject the call of the Board; this
amount fifteen per being sufficient to buy the Patent
Rights for the States of Louisiana and Texas and leaving
working capital OF twenty five thousand dollars 25G0D No
subscriber need fear being called upon for than the fifteen
per the above mentioned working capital will be amply
sufficient under emergency to operate in the manuactur
ing successfully 1t expected that large cash dividends will
accrue the stockholders:


First the profits derived from the sale of county and
parish rights secondly from the profits accruing from the
manufacture Stoves and Gas Burner and thirdly irohe
enhanced value of the stock


The business Of the corporation shall be managed by Pres
dent Secretary and and five Directors who shall be
elected by the stockholders.


In order to facilitate the operations of the Company the
original propeto have already ordered number OF Stoves
of each pattern with appliances and working material from
the Maryland and Virginia Company at Baltimore, all OF
which will be turned to the Company at the original cost


We the Undersigned to form under the laws of the
State of Louisiana Joint Stock Company for the purpose
of carrying into effect the above operations the
of aforesaid shall have been subscribed snc
proportion thereof the original propreors shall determine
sufficient and promise to pay upon the call of the In
coporatos per upon the opposite
and the remaining five upon the call OF the Directors
HAMEs. AMOUNTS SUBSCRIBED
Year: 1866

The officer caused all the arms which La
Tour D. Auvergne could not carry, to be col
lected, and sent them all, with the grena-
dier, into the French lines, together with a
note relating the whole affair.


When the knowledge of it came to the
ears of Napoleon, he offered to promote La
Tour d D'Auvergne, but the latter declined to
accept the promotion, saying that he prefer
red to remain where he was.


This brave soldier met his death in an ac-
ton at Aberhausan, in June, 1900, and the
simple but expressive scene at roll call in his
regiment was commenced and continued by
the express command of the Emperor him
self.
Year: 1866

The grounds comprising the Antietam
Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Maryland, was the
spot occupied by General Lee and his staff
during the battle of Antietam, and rock
protruding about three feet above the sur
face has been pointed out to all visitors as
the one on which General Lee stood and
viewed the progress of the battle. 1t was
from this rock that he issued his orders.
Those who took part in the battle usually
take their position upon this rock to point to
their friends the farm house to the left in
which General Mcclellan had his head-qua
ters, the Burnside Brigade 10 the right, and
Rcno's Mountain in the distance on the apex
of which the gallant General of that name
fell mortally wounded early in the battle.
In short, all the points of interest are spc-
ciaIy visible from Lees Rock"


At the meeting of the Board Of Commits
sioners representing a few of the States,
held at Sharpsburg last Spring, vote was
taken on the question of leaving Lees Rock
stand, when it was, by close vote decided
to have it blown up and removed At a
meeting on Thursday evening last, held in
this city, on motion of the Commissioners
from West Virginia, seconded by New
York, the order to destroy the rock was re-
scinded, and it was decided that it should
remain. The majority, IN thus deciding,
considered Lees Rock historical mark Of
the battle field, that must always prove of
interest, especially to the visitor from dis
tance, who, for the first time, views the field
of this most sanguinary attle.-Baltimore
A1nericdp.
Year: 1866

Twelve years ago family named Sawyer,
living in the neighboring town of West
brook, were surprised to find that very SUI
perior new milch COW, carefully kept in their
stable, was drying up" This continued
until Mrs. Sawyer discovered, some time
after, the print of human fingers in the soap
grease barrel in the stable. Communicating
this discovery to her husband, he procured
help from the neighbors, and thorough
search of the stable followed. An examina-
ton of the hay-mow disclosed small hole,
which, being followed up by pitching away
the hay, led to a den-like place in the inte
rior of the NOW. Here was found strange
being-a man apparently of about twenty
four years, half clothed in rags, shockingly
filthy, and having no feet. One foot was
missing just above the ankle; the other was
gone little higher up-the stump terminal
ing in an oblong way and in manner show
ing that it was not the work of a surgeon
nor had it received the attention Of sur
geon when lost. His face and head were of
average intelligence, but not word could be
got from him. He had lived there a num-
Der 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 being have proved futile
No one has been found yet, who ever saw or
heard of him, and during the whole twelve
years ne has never uttered word. Various
expedients have been tried to loose his
tongue. On one occasion he was given
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 percepti-
bic effect upon him. In manner, habits,
ETC., he is like wild beast In the Summer
he is kept in sort of wooden, cage-like
structure in the yard. He is very shy of
strangers and will hide his head in his blan-
kets when they approach. His quarters are
comfortable, and it is impossible to give him
better for sanitary reasons.


w HcIG JuC CIcdJUIO CdIlC lIOIl IL CcTldllllt
mysterious matter. He could not have
walked from distance as he crawls upon
his knees very slowly. The only theory at
tempted 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
conjecturod that this being might have been
a burden to some one over the water. NJ.
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 tas there were
opportunities and from theuce have crept
into his stable. This hypothesis is decidedly
vague and unsatisfactory, however. The
appearance of the man is not that of an
idiot, but of one who has lost his mind
He seems laboring under a great fear
T0rtldad { He) argus.
Year: 1866

There is now on exhibition at the As
sembly Building, Philadelphia, one of the
greatest natural curiosities in the world.
This strange freak of nature is the blend
ing together of two colored girls, in
manner more thorough than the linking
of the Siamese twins. In the case of the
latter ligament, about two inches and a
half in diameter binds the twain together
at the region of the stomach, and this lig-
ament being the only point of connection
between the two brothers, the individual
ity of each is distinct except in respect to
this link. The Carolina twins, as this lat
ter wonder is styled, are placed together
back to back, and, instead of a mere liga-
ment, the bodies are blended into one from
the bottom of the trunk to a short distance
above the lower ribs. Throughout the
point of contact there is but single col
umn. Above the connecting point the
spine branches off, forming two distinct
human beings, with separate stomachs,
two hearts, two heads, the regular allow
ance of arms, &c. Below the point of
contact there are the proper supply Of
legs for two persons but in each the
nerves Of sensation which centre in the
spinal column affect both girls in precisely
the same degree, while there is indepen-
dent action above the point of contact
To explain our meaning better, we would
say that if visitor were to touch Millie
upon the toe, Christina would Immediate
ly turn her head in response to the touch
while pinches upon the arm, or a touch
upon any part of the body above the point
of contact would only be felt by the per-
son touched.


Except at the part of the body where
the twins are blended into one, andrwhere
one set of functions serve the purpose OF
both, there are but few points Of differ
ence between these strange children and
ordinary humanity. Most curious among
the exceptions is the fact that while the
heart of one of the girls is in its proper
! place, that organ is upon the right side Of
Year: 1866

| NtS ooic W PtcdiSt WIN e'oSA"Ne
certainty what would be their first meas
ures should the great calamity happen
that they come into power. They would
assume the rebel war debt, and put the
owners of it upon the same footing with
the holders of the stocks Of the United
States; they would pension rebel soldiers
and the families of rebel soldiers, bestow-
ing upon them equal honors and emolu-
ments with those who belonged to the 10y
al armies of the nation; they would as
nearly as possible reduce the freedmen Of
the South back to the condition of slave
ry, by depriving them of all protection
and civil rights; they would harrass and
oppress Union men, both North and South,
by subjecting them to vindictive lawsuits,
and to the brutal vengeance of rebels whom
they had defeated in arms.


And most important Of all, they would
proclaim the right of secession, and bid
the southern states to go if they yet wish
ed to do so, and tell the states of the
Northwest to 60 in peace and form a
northwestern confederacy, if such was
their desire. There is not an active dem
ocratic leader in the Northwest to-day
who has not from the beginning of the war
asserted that the people of the North were
the aggressors, and that the people Of the
South were standing justly in defence of
their constitutional rights.


! While the war was in progress copper
head politicians denounced Union soldiers


as g Lincoln hirelings," as mercenaries,


and as fighting for pay and plunder, and


not for principle, and their treatment Of


Union soldiers now is precisely upon that


theory. They appear to believe that the


adherence of soldiers TO the Union party


is for the sole purpose of getting office and
official rewards, and if it happens that a


soldier fails to receive nomination for an
office hundred copperheads run after
him and whisper treason in his ear, assert
that he has been betrayed, and assure him
that il he will but desert to his enemies
! and join the ranks of those who fought
against him, they will not only forgive the
T fact that he was Union soldier, but viii
take him to their arms and cover hin
with rewards, just as the devil offered oul
i Saviour all the kingdoms of the world i
' he would but fall down and worship him
!. when in point of fact the lying old rasca
e was only tenant at will himself, ant
hadn't a foot of land to give.


e How the gallant soldier who perillet
his life for his country, and has returned
y MANNED and shattered from the battle
must feel dishonored and hum lated when
he finds himself treated as a mere merce.
) nary, and is approached by copperheads


with arguments and temptations which


stain his manhood and insult the memory
of the dead who fell in battle by his side
Themselves regarding Office getting as the
sole business of life, and that governments
were established only to provide hungry
politicians with Lucrative places, they are


unable TO conceive the idea of the PATROL


soldier, who, loving his country more thar


wealth, luxury and the comforts of home


laid all these, together with his life, as !


cheerful sacrifice upon the national altar.
Year: 1866

"A good character is to young man
what firm foundation is to the artist who
proposes to erect building on it; he can
well build with safety, and all who behold
it will have confidence in its solidity--a
helping hand will never be wanted; but
let single part of this be defective, and
you go on a hazard, amidst doubling and
distrust, and ten to one it will tumble
down at last, and mingle all that was built
on it in ruin. Without good character,
poverty is curse; with it, scarcely an
evil. Happiness cannot exist where good
character is not. All that is bright in the
hope Of youth, and that is calm and bliss
ful in the sober scene of life, all that is
soothing in the vale of years, centres in
and is derived from good Character
Therefore acquire this as the first and
most valuable.
Year: 1866

Few persons are OF the Debility and General De-
rangsment of the whole syst produced by Morbid or
Unhealthy Action Of the Liver and yet not person in
is so fortunate have suffered 10 some way
from those Morbid Conditions. Health Of course de-
pendent, In great measure, upon the Purity OF the
Blood aud the Purity Of the Blood directly dependent
upon a Healthful Functional Action ofthe Liver.


The diseases arising directly indirectly from Alec
tions of the Liver can not course be enumerated in
brief advertisement; is such cumeraion necessary
Year: 1866

A correspondents gives the follow
ing, as the view entertained by the
gallant General PHILIP Fl. SHERIDAN,
on the feeling of the Southern people.
Having been stationed at New Orr
leans for over year past, the General
has had favorable opportunities for
observing: AVS


He said there was an undoubted
change for the worse in the attitude
of the South within the last six
months, and bad symptoms appeared
to be increasing. 1t now looked as if
these infatuated people were about
once more to precipitate their own
misfortune. Nothing could have been
more considerate than the disposition
of the nation toward it's defeated foes.
even in the heat of passion and flush
of victory, and had the rebels only
manifested temper correspondingly
reasonable, as, indeed, was very ma
tural to be expected after such chas-
tisement, there could have been no
further difficulty.


The South evidently had no states
men, else so plain a problem would
not continue to be SO bungled. For
it should be so clear that no class,
once set free, can long remain dis
franchised, and as they ought to have
forestalled their foes in giving free
dom to that class in war. so afterward
| common sense ought to have prompt
ed at least the latter prudence of
making allies in peace of those with
whom they are bound henceforth to
live. Instead, however, it appeared
certain the rebels had learned nothing
from experience, and would, in fact,
| drive their only chance into unfriend-
ly hands. The safety of the public
peace and of the private rights OF
Year: 1866

Union men in the South still requires
the mediation of a sufficient military
force, and if called upon to give his
testimony, it should be, that the
United States troops ought to be re-
moved from the South.