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Year: 1867

CONFINEMENT CoNcERT.-The concert Civ
en- by the Seventh Regiment Band for the
benefit of the Senior and Junior classes Of
the University will be on Tuesday evening
Of Commencement week. Grafulla, the
celebrated band leader and composer, will be
here to lead in person, we are informed. The
programme will comprise choice selections
of operatic music, corne. solos, compost
tion by Grafulla introducing chime Of
bells, and performance on the "Russlan
Piano" said to be a novel instrument and
very effective. The concert VIII beyond
question be most excellent one, probably
one of the best Of the kind ever given IN
this city.
Year: 1867

~ INTERESTING REICof An0ld's march
through Maine to Canada has recently come
20 hight in a piece Of PAPER, with writing
on it. as follows "DtHiklrk-lrith arnold
-I775.' It was in a maple tree, which was
probably cut In the town OF VassalbJrO',
and, while being sawed at the mill here,
a pine plug was cut into, which was COW
cred by about nIne inches Of the tree. and
on being removed q scrap Of paper bearing
the above in pencil was found. Il is, with
out doubt, genuine, being on paper such as
was manufactured in the last century and
the outside end of the plug was entirely
grown over, being covered by about ninety
rings Of the wood that could be counted
This is now in the hands Of Rev. VIM. 4.
Drew but it Is hoped that it will be placed
IN some pubic collection, this bit OF paper
being OF 50 much interest as bearing the
name Of Arnold written when at the zenith
Of honorable glory; and the tree which had
It claspcd in its heart Is of interest as the
last living thing that enshrined the name Of
Arnold as 4 true manor. Boston Jour
nal.
Year: 1867

Great discoveries Of silver are reported to
be made In jackson County, West Virginia.
vi what use Is silver in this country? Il
would be more to the purpose were a deposit
Of postal currency to be discovered.
Year: 1867

The |. 5. AND THE SANDWICH ISLANDS
The Boston Journal las special adyices from


Washington, that reciprocity treaty has


been negotiated at san Francisco. between


the United States Government and the sand
wich Islands, which it is supposed will be
only the initial step towards the absorption
of the Islands into our National Territory,
and the coa.eq virtual control Of the
Pacific Ocean and its commerce.


Another Wash .ngton despatch yesterday
intimated that the Sandwich Islands were to
be purchased outright, negotiations thereto
having been in progress for some months.
The former Is the more likely TO be the true
state Of the case, as it is hardly to be ex-
pected that the King Of the Sandwich Islands
and his Parliament will sell themselves tout
Of house and home and power. The latter
rumOr no doubt has come from Mr.. Stewards
being 50 successful in bargaining for Russian
America, whence it Is Of course surmised
that negotiations with any foreign power
have something to DO with buying land.


Unquestionably the POSSESSION Of the Sand
wieh Islands would bc Of some advantage to
the United States it would be Of some dis
too, 1t is of the Continent, a
coed ways, inhabited BY people Of entirely
different race, and speaking a different
tongue and to have it anything but colo
ny would hardly be possiblo-ani colonies
are not quite oOnsonant with our institu-
tons
Year: 1867

The Senate, on receiving the House bill to


supplement the Reconstruction, substituted


for it its own bill, as an amendment, and


returned it to the House. The latter body


referred it to the Reconstruction Committee,


who have agreed upon what is virtually


new reconstruction bill Of fourteen sections,
embracing the most radical features Of the
Senate and the House bills carefully reno.
deled. The House penal clause Is retained
and new proyiso is added, requiring every
person now holding State or municipal Of
fee to take the iron clad oath or be removed.
Four sections are added denying the iuris-
dietion OF the courts at the South. and pro-
hibiting the President from removing com
manding generals without the consent Of the
Senate or Gen. Grant, &c. re committee
sgree to the Senate bill SO e.. IS it gives to
the Lieutenant General Of the army the
power Of appointment and removal, which
was the most important point of difference
between the Senate and House bills. The
report Of the committee was made yesterday
and the bill as amended sent to the Senate.
If the Senate passes 1t at once, and the
President is prompt in his expected veto,
Congress may adjourn on Monday or Tues
dry. Should the Senate disagree, and a
committee of conference be appointed, q |
further delay is inevitable.
Year: 1867

have heard OF q company OF hunters VINO caught
number of monkeys in the forests OF Brazil 10
the following amusing way: They had lot OF Ut
tie boots made just large enough to be drawn easI-
over monkeys foot, and filed the bottoms with
pitch. With these they set out for the woods,
and soon found themselves under the trees, where
the MONKEYS went rattling on over their heads,
but never for moment removing their eyes from
them. Then they placed the little boots where
they could be seen and commenced taking of their
own boots Having done this they let them stand
awhile near the little boots All this the monkeys
very carefully noticed. The hunters were too wise
to attempt to catch them by climbing the trees (;
they might as well have expected to snatch the
moon as to lay hands upon one Of these little fel-
lows They had an easier way than this and one
much more efectual they simply sat down under
the trees while the little chatterbo1es were rafting
on over their heads, but never tor moment re-
moving their eyes from them. The hunters now
taking up their own boots, having carefully looked
upon their feet. Not motion escaped the obser-
walton of the monkeys. Having replaced their
boots they hurried away into the thicket of under
growth not far of, where they were hidden from the
sight of the monkeys, but where they could see
eyery thing that happened under the trees. They
left the small boots all standing in a row.


The monkeys soon descended from the trees, and
initiating the motions of the hunters, thrust their
feet into the boots set as trap for them, chatter
ing and gesticulating all the time in great glee'


As soon as they, were fairly in the boots out
sprang the hunters from their hiding places and
rushed among them. The monkeys aftnghted q at at
once started for the trees but only to lind that they
had destroyed their power Of climbing g by N putting
ninp ~ enemies. This is the way the monkeys were
caught and how many young persons are caught
in the same way. In their desire to do what they
see other persons doing, they fall into serious trou-
bic, and often bring upon themselves ruinous hab-
its that follow them to the grave. .s D..
Year: 1867

A correspondent writes from Western Texas to
the Wilmington Dispatch as follows:


The main pecuGarities of the character Of West
ern Texas are the steriity Of its soil, the dryness
of its climate, its want Of water and the sangliine
pugnacity of its inhabitants. The entire country,
West and South of the river San Antonio. is al,
most desert the only difference between it and
the sandy wastes of Arabia, being that the region
of the Nueces possesses little water and plenty OF
grass. On the streams, the San Antonio tor In
stance, the soil is good enough; yielding when
there is good season, from thirty to fifty bushels
of corn to the acre but on the great pralres, and
away from the rivers it is very poor, In some
places it is light and sandy, as that Of Sampson or
climate is most salubriously and delightfully."- dry.
It very seldom rains in Western Texas and when
it does its mere drizzle. Cloudy days are un-
frequent; yet it is foggy occasionally; and when
the sky is overcast, it is, in majority OF cases,
with what are known to Texans as the "Guf
Clouds" which have great velocity and usually
pass off the face of the sky entirely by ten or eev
en- o'clock in the forenoon. The skies of Western
Texas owing to the absence of atmospheric hui
midity are exceeding gly beautiful and bright, clear
and serene nor could they lack much Of compar-
ing favorably with those of Italy. The winters
here are mild; and the Northers so fierce In other
parts Of Texas, are not only of less frequency, but
less severity This is because the region is west
ward of the meridian of the western shore OF the
Gulf. At Christmas great No,ther occurred,
with snow, in which poultry and birds perished
but during the whole month of January following
it was not cold enough to set to q fire but one o.
two days. when there was slight Norther:-
The entire month has been very much Like May
with you. To-day, the first Of February, | am II
my shirt sleeves; whilst the farmers are planting
corn and ladies attending to their gardens:


for 70 the want Of rain principally; and so little i
Year: 1867

TIE LAST SURRENDER.- We are told that a
Federal officer belonging to the garrison Of this
place was met few days ago, while riding about
the suburbs by rusty looking specimen who came
forward and offered to Surrender. me otheer
chief of any kind. The specimen said he had de.
serted the Confederate army in 1851, thad heard
of General Lees amnesty proclamation while b.
ding about in the mountains, and had come for
ward to give himself up, and be returned to ser
vice. Great surprise and consternation seized mp
on the specimen when he learned that there vas
now no Southern army, no Southerl GAUGE and
that all the battle flags had been folded and puta-
side. The specimen was treated to dose of am
nesty oath and pair of blue breeches, and went
on bis way rejoicing, to North Carolina, IN which
'District" was his home when ne lett 1t Blk years
agone-Lamchburg Republican. gnss.s,
Year: 1867

The committee on the conduct of the


war has closed its sessions. The COM
mittee on the conduct Of jim FERGUSON
sat last night. We offered on Monday
to do anything in our power to facili.
tate the labors Of the committee, bnt
they have not yet signified any inten-
ton to avail themselves Of our assis-
tance. Nevertheless we adhere 10 our
original proposition to furnish the
names of reliable witnesses, unstained
with crime, who will substantiate ev-
cry accusation we have made.


We have brought certain charges of q
grave character against this man FER
GUsoN, and if the committee will per-
NIT us to aid them, and will exercise
their authority to send for persons and
papers, those charges will be made
good. If FERGUSON is innocent, he
will insist that full inSestis alton be
had, but if he be guilty, we shall ex-
pect him to continue to monopolize the
time of the committee in explaining
away the difficulties in which his
own contradictions have placed him.
We have our opinion of the worth of
such testimony as his statements, and
it is possible that by this time, the
have theirs. Certainly the
public have theirs, and they will not
forget that man who will steal will
lie to hide it.
Year: 1867

A COMMUNICATIONS appeared in the
REGISTER of Monday morning, in which
it was alleged that Captain McLuRE,
the Republican candidate for Mayor,
was about to oust one of his tenants, a
German, in order to rent the property in
question to two negroes. 1t was fur
thcr stated that the German was willing
to pay the rent demanded and retain
the property, if Captain McLuRE would
permit him. 1t is due to all. parties to
say that this statement is incorrect, and
does injustice to Captain McLCRE. Our
certainly misunderstood
the facts, as we believe was the case
with many others. We are satisfied
that he stated the circumstances as he
believed them to be, but as he was evil
IDENTIFY in error, and as we ourselves
were similarly misled, it is but right
that the acknowledgment be made.
Year: 1867

At Triadelphia this evening promises
to be an elegant affair. We are advised
that the ladies of Wheeling who have
labored so assiduously in getting up
this Festival, have completed their ar
rangements, and have left nothing un-
provided which can contribute to the
comfort of visitors. The Triadelphia
church viii certainly be greatly benefit
ed by their e1ertions, and the friends of
religious progress should not be behind
them in generous charity. We bespeak
for the Triadelphia Festival this even
ing that liberal patronage which our
people always extend upon such occa-
sions.
Year: 1867

A romance Of love and larceny has
just come to light in the police court in
New Orleans. A lady in bridal array
waited vainly in church, while he who
should have officiated as bridegroom
was selling her diamond cross, worth
81 800, to pawnbroker. The recreant
lover, a we'll known dry goods clerk OF
the city, attempted to commit suicide
after his incarceration for the crime,
but was prevented by public spirited
jailer, who thought the city could not
spare a citizen so enterprising.
Year: 1867

The Subcommittee of Retrenchment, of
which Gen. Van Wyek is Chairman has been IN session
during the week. and last night adjourned to Mo,dav
Sept 80 after having found the key TO many
and astounding frauds. The Committee will recommend
that the tax on whisky be reduced to cents uer o


collected at the s on its capacity and the abofon ~
bonded warehouses, and the dismissal Of fourhs Of
the officers now connected with the system ~
Year: 1867

HAS SHE A CALL TO BE A WIFE?-
Has she call to be wife who thinks
more of her silk dress than her children
and visits her nursery no oftener than
once a day?


Has that woman a call to be wife
who sits reading the last novel while
her husband stands before the glass
vainly trying to pin together a button
less shirt bosom


Has that woman call to be a wife
who cries for cashmere shawl when
her husbands notes are being protested?


Has that woman a call to be wife
who expects her husband to swallow d.
luted coffee, soggy bread, smoky pota-
toes, six days out of seven?


Has she a call to be wife who firts
with every man she meets, and reserves
her frowns for the home circle?


Has she call to be wife who comes
down to breakfast in abominable curl
papers, a soiled dressing gown and shoes
down at the heel?


Has she call to be wife who bores
her husband when he comes into the
house with the history of broken tea
cup, or the probable whereabouts of
missing broom handle


Has she a call to be wife who has
headache whenever her husband wants
her to walk with him, but willingly
wears out her gaiter boots in promenad-
ing with other gentleman friends?


Has she a call to be wife who would
take advantage of a moment of conjugal
weakness to extort money, or exact
promise?


Has she call to be wife who takes
journey for pleasure, leaving her hus-
band to toll in close office, and shave
an eye,' when at home, to the servants
and children?


Has she call to be wife to whom a
good husbands society is not the great
est of earthly blessings, and housefuf
of rosy children is the best furnishing
and the prettiest adornment ?-Fanny
Fern
Year: 1867

A WRITER says that it is sure test
of love when woman tells man who
is smoking in her presence that she
"adores tobacco smoke" Let man
attempt to blow a cloud of tobacco smoke
in the company of woman who don't
care fig for him, and then let him
look in her countenance for approba-
ton. If he don't find considerable of
what Byron calls "silent thunder" then
he will prove very lucky man, and
the lady will be more than an angel
Year: 1867

Button HOLES ON Both SIDEs.-A
gentleman in harleston, who enter
tanned a good deal of company at dinner
had black as an attendant, who was
native of Africa, and never could be
taught to hand things invariably to the
left hand of the guests at the table. At
length his master thought of an infalli-
BILE expedient to direct him, and as the
coats were then worn in Charleston sim
gle breasted, in the present Quaker
fashion, he told him always to hand the
plate to the button-hole side. Unfor-
tunately, however, for the poor fellow,
on the day after he had received this
lesson, there was among the guests at
dinner foreign gentleman with dou-
BILE breasted coat, and he was for a
while completely at stand. He look-
ed first at one side of the coat, then at
the other, and finally, quite confounded
at the outlandish make of the strangers
garment, he cast despairing look at
his master, and exclaiming in a loud
voice Button holes on both sides, mas
sa," handed the plate right over the
gentleman's bead.
Year: 1867

Abuses having crept into the Eng
lish navy during the last century, par
ticularly in the impress service, the
Duke of Cumberland resolved to march
into the truth of what had been report
ed. Accordingly, one morning, be went
with an officer of rank, both dressed as
common sailors, to Mapping, where,
entering the public house, they desired
the landlady to furnish them with
private room, stating they had heard,
since they came on shore, that the press
was very hot The treacherous hostess
took their money with a low courtsey,
and retired; but Immediately sent for
press gang, and related the whole sto-
ry, observing, withal, that one of the
men was so fat he was scarcel ly worth
taking. The gang burst into the room
and after we'll feigned resistance, the
duke and his friend suffered themselves
to be dragged on board the tender where
they were roughly interrogated and rep


rimanded for daring to resist his maj
esty's officers. The duke replied, and
inveighed against them in sharp terms
for using men so cruelty; upon which
he and his companion were ordered be-
low With this order the duke refused
to comply; on which the captain of the
tender, exasperated at his irmness, said
he should soon know who he was, and
ordered them to be stripped and hogged.
The duke exclaimed "strip me if you
dare ~ This was not to be endured.
The captain struck his royal highness
with cane, which was sign for his
men to strip their victim by force; but,
on taking off his blue jacket they per-
ceived the star The tables were now
turned. The duke declared himself,
and the whole party fell on their knees
|imploring forgiveness. His royal high
ness ordered the captain to be secured,
while he went below, where a dreadful
scene of savage barbarity presented it
self. Some were bleeding from the re-
peated lashes they had received, and
others were gasping for life from want
of air. The duke Immediately returned
to town, and laid the whole case before
the Admiralty. His representations,
happily, had good effect.
Year: 1867

lMPUDENT QUEsTIoNs.-To ask g
lawyer if he ever told lie.


10 ask doctor how many persons he
has killed.


To ask a minister if he ever did any
thing wrong.


To ask a merchant whether he eyer
cheated customer.


To ask young lady if she would like
to have beau


To ask an editor the name of any Of
his correspondents.
Year: 1867

Stages are great convenience where
there are no railroads or navigable riv-
ers; but we submit to a discriminating
public that coach riding in the night is
an unpleasant dispensation to anybody.
You get sleepy. A streak of physical
stupidity goes through you longitudin-
ally from head to foot You yawn. You
look about in obscurity to find spot
wherein to lay your head No such
spot is discoverable. You poke your
feet out laterally to relic, your legs
from painful contraction You encroach
on the rights of your travelling neigh
Dor, who gently Insists that it is duty
which you owe to your common country
to take your heavy boots from his corns
You take courteously the hint, and in
the effort to shove clear of your afflicted
neighbor, you bring the toe of your boot
sharply against the shins of another
passenger.


You beg pardon with becoming hu-
mility, and then with becoming grace
you drag yourself into a conv luted
heap, and commune with unutterable
misery. You take hold of a vertical
strap and invoke the beatitudes of sleep.
A propitious dose cometh. Your head,
unsupported by any friendly object,
tumbles forward on your breast. You
raise it spasmodically, and it comes with
a bump against the side of the coach.
A general jolt over rough road takes
you by storm. and the heads of three
several passengers, including your own
caput, collide with the violence of two
cattle trains Headache supervenes


At this point the monotony of the
ride is interrupted by a piercing yell
from an infant which lies kicking in it's
mothers arms. Maternal soothings do
no good Kicks and screams alternate
with delightful variety You arrive at
a station. In state Of frenzy you
throw open the coach door, and endeav-
or to leap with benumbed limbs into
the middle of the road. You strike
against the wheel, and reach the earth
in a position which reverses the general
order of Nature and Providence. Your
nose is skinned Your feelings are
sensibly injured. You regain your
standing, and walk about in the dark
ness, praying for tranquility to return
to your disturbed nerves You crawl
back into your prison house, and draw
yourself up into unobtrusive proper
tlons. You try to laugh at your calam.
tiles, but your laurh has the hollowness
of an empty church. You even go so
far as to lmprovise a witticism on the
beauties of stage travelling, but your au-
dience is unappreciative and gloomy,
and you settle back into reticent des-
pair. Morning at length dawns on your
suferings, and your gratitude finds ex-
preston through pious channels as you
catch glimpse of the State House and
know that right of tribulation will be
followed speedily by an entrance into
the city.
Year: 1867

Down 1t came-the summer shower


Bursting from the nimbus cloud;
Spending its impetuous power


On the great tree, strong and proud,


And the great tree murmured loud
AS it caught the summer shower
Turn'd it to a diamond dover.


When the cloud, its passion spent,
Broke and drifted, pale and rent,


Like king refreshed with wine.


Shone the tree. o, heart of mine
Pass through passions frequent stress
With like strong steadfastness.


Down it came-the summer shower


Rushing through the sobbing air;
Beating on the lily flower,


Till she trembled in despair


For her blossom, white and fair.


But in silence bent the flower,


Yielding perfume through the hour.
Till the sunbeams came and shed


A new glory on her head,


On her robes, more dazzling white,


And her crown golden bright,


Thus-my heart lis patience tried,
Thus is neekness glorified.





Dashing through the darken'd sky,
On the green and tender grain;


Which received it with a sigh,


Quiver'd in each blade, and nigh


Bowed unto the earth with grief.


But whisper of the sheaf


Raised its head. and so 1t stood.


Swelling into bounteous food:


And ere yet the rain was DER


Glist'ning gladder than before.


Thus-my heart may dire distress
But increase thy fruitfulness.


The PRINTER.-A printer is th
most curious being living. He ma
have bank and 'quoins' and not b
worth penny-have small caps an
neither have wife nor children. Other
may run fast, but he gets along swiftes
by setting fast He may be maxim
Impressions without eloquence; ma
use the 'lye' without offending, and b
telling the truth; while others canno
stand while they sit, he can set stand
ing, and even do both at the same tim
use furniture and yet haven no dwell
ing-may make and put away 'p1 an
never see pie, much less it, durin
his life-be human being and frat
at the same time-may press a grea
deal, and not ask favor-may handl
a shooting stick and know nothin
about cannon, gun or pistol he nfa
move the 'lever' that moves the world
and yet be as far from moving the glob
as hog with his nose under mole-h hi
spread sheets without being house
wife; he may lay his form on a bed
and yet be obliged to sleep on the fool
he may use the + without sheddin
blood, and from the earth may handl
the ***; he may be of rolling dis
position and yet never desire to travel
he may have Sleeps foot and not b
deformed; never be without ease.
know nothing of law or physic; be al
ways correcting his 'errors, and grow
ing worse every day; have emC~
without ever having the arms of las
around him ; have his form locke
up and at the same time be free fror
jail, watch house or any other confne
ment
Year: 1867

The FLORENCE" was awarded the First
and Highest Premium at the STATE Fair of
California the only Fair on the Pacific Coast
at which any two double thread Sewing Ma
chimes were exhibited in competition in 1865.