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Year: 1866

GRAND ISLE, October II,


lEy Dear Gouerhor--I have just read your letter
to your friend, II. Il, Jones' ESD, and allow me to
say that it is splendid great letter, and think
you the only man in Louisiana capable of writing
such a letter. But / am sorry that you have
thrown away such a quantity of good brains on
bloody rebels. think it such blessing for a
great man to have an intimate friend of the name
of Jones, Smith or Brown-you can use so much
freedom in addressing one Of them, and unbosom
yourself as unreseryedy TO him as you could do to
your mistress, if yoa had one while to your ac-
quaintauees with aristocratic or royal names
such as DeCourey, Hahn or O'Conner-you feel
as much awe in writing them as you would be
likely to do in addressing serious remonstrance
to your wife on account OF her sitting up for you
at night


My dear governor, I do not wonder at your in
dignation at being called Yankee. Why, sir no
decent American ought to allow himself to be SO
stigmatized without protesting against the in
dignity.


am grieved from my very soul that you ever
tried the Cancellation policy and appointed those
bloody minded rebels to Office, who now seek. the
lives of all loyal men, when you had so many loyal





governor that you have given up the convention
of 'Gl. That was glorious body, and I do not
think we will ever see its like again except per.
haps in the new republic. Gould you not get the
Congress to get it to assemble again? If you dc
we will then no doubt have the Loyal Hon,e
Guard which the Tribune of the 18th of Septem
ber says is to be organized and armed in every
village to protect it. You think now perhaps
that the convention Of '64 ought to have estab
lisbed universal suffrage, but you must remember
my dear governor, that we were all against negro
suffrage at that time, Banks, Hahn, Cutler Durell
and every man of any loyalty in the city, excep
poor Durant and a few people we thought crazy
and whom you remember you said last year yor
would send to the Parish Prison if they continued
to cut up their didos. But now when loyal mel
cannot get office by the aid Of the votes Of " tht
poor white trash,n do not know but you ar,
right ingiving up the convention and constitution
of '64, although they did cost such mountains 0
ice, ham and cigars, and such sea of whisky ant
brandy.


Ireman my dear governor, with the highest respect,
7. MCMAHON O'RIELLY -
n
Year: 1866

OPENING ON CANAL sTREET-A new bookstore
which shall provide the public with the standard
works of literature in demand or which shall fur
nish US with the various issues of the day, will
prove of great value to the city, and deserves to
meet with support Of such nature is the es-
tablishment which Messrs. Krull and Dickey pro.
pose to open in the next few days. Their stand
will be at LOG Canal street, and their stock will
comprise law, medical, scientific, miscellaneous.
school and juvenile books. We wish the mem
bers of this firm every success.
Year: 1866

The governor of Virginia has Spardoned a
woman who had been sentenced by the county
court of Lunenburg to one years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary for felony. She had
two little children in her arms when brought
down by the sheriff.
Year: 1866

Many and loud were the hurrahs that
resounded through the hall upon the an
nouncement of Imperial favor. After
this all repaired to the Preobrasheuski
Cathedral to attend divine service and
return their heartfelt thanks to the AL
mighty for the preservation of the be-
loved Gar. In the evening the town
was Illuminated. An immense con-
course OF people thronged round the
palace. All were delighted to learn
that God had preserved the life of their
llberator, the life of him whose rule
and wisdom are so indispensably re-
qulred for developing the new prinei-
pies Of our civil administration, consoli-
dating the integrity of the empire, and
securing a felicitous future to our race.
Henceforth the name of Kommissaroff
will be one familiar to all Russians.
From generation to generation it will be
handed down to the latest posterity.
The Russian nobility abounds in illus
trious families who have deserved well
of their country. Their number has
now been increased by one whose foun-
der-hlmself emancipated by Alexander
ll-preserved for the benefit of all
Russia the life of his liberator.-Inra-
tide RuSSe, .3pril 17th.
Year: 1866

The Round Table gives the following
excellent advice in regard to cholera:


HOW To GET IT.


I. Reduce at once the quantity of
food that you are accustomed to take.


II. Avoid everything but what you
feel sure is not adapted to your consti-
tuition, and if you are in the slightest
doubt as to any article, promptly es-
chew it.


III. Scrutinize whatever you eat, and
by all means keep up constant watch
on your digestive organs with a view of
ascertaining the effect of the various
articles of food in which you may in
dulge.


". Eat no fruit and very few vege-
tables, however much you may banker
after them throughout the spring and
summer.


V. Keep the thought always in mind
that you are liable to have the cholera
at any moment, and that the way to ex-
emption from it lies in refraining from
doing almost everything that you would
do were not the fear of this disease be-
fore your eyes.


VI. In word reduce your system as
much as possible, and, as far as in you
lies, make yourself about as uncomfort-
able as you can.


HOW NOT TO GET IT.


l. Eat just such food as you ordina-
rlly would in warm weather.


IL. Partake of vegetables and fruits
without hesitation, only take care that
they be ripe and fresh.


Iii. By no means allow your system
to run down, for you will need all the
vital energy you can command to with
stand the depressing influence of the
season, cholera or no cholera.


~. Do not worry yourself about
your health any more than usual, nor
watch the workings of your system as
if it contained o-glycerine, and were
liable to explode every moment; rather
let it take care Of itself, and nine times
out of ten any little irregularities which
you might mistake for symptoms of
cholera, will be rectifed by nature with
out your help.


V. In two words-BE SENSIBLE.
Year: 1866

APPLICATION OF kNowLEDGE.-A
very valuable pocket knife was once
dropped into twenty feet well, half
full of water. ''How shall we get it
out ! Shall we have to draw the water
from the we'll ;" The writer proposed
to use a strong horseshoe magnet, near
by, suspended by a cord. "But we
can't see where to lower the magnet so
as to touch the knife" "Throw the
suns rays down On the bottom of the
well by looking glass; was the Sec
ond answer. 1t was done; the knife
rendered visible from the top of the
well, the magnet came into contact, and
the knife brought up-all being accom-
plished in minute of time.
Year: 1866

a GENTLEMAN at indianapolis, some
what addicted to the ardent on the sly,
made raid upon private Jug, in the
house of a friend, the other day, and
hastily swallowing a mouthful, discov-
cred to his profound disgust, that it was
deodorizcd coal oil. His friends have
been boring him, but not for oil.
Year: 1866

THIS LARGE AND COMMODIOUS HOUSE
Il is centrally located and affords good aceommo-
datons for families and the travelling public.


The stages arrive at this house daily and start
from the hotel door every morning, for all parts of
the State.


The Hotel Carriage and Omnibus will be in at
tendance on the arrival of the Steamboat and
Railroad Cars to convey passengers and baggage
to the hotel free of charge.


n23-tf DUFFICY & SMITH, Proprietors
Year: 1866

The AMERICAN FLAG exceeds 10 variety and
interest OF its contents any paper west Of the
Rocky Mountains. 1t is justly entitled to the
hearty friendship of all Union men, The Press
generally have accorded it the honor due to
their giant mporary.-Esmeralda Union.
Year: 1866

A sweet young lady says that males are of
no account from the time the ladies stop kiss
ing them as infants, till they commence kiss
ing them as lovers.


Query by the mpositor.-There is that
young lady Fl.
Year: 1866

90 there expecting to find the beautiful and
fruitful land which is described in some Of
the published accounts, will be doomed to
as sad disappointment as that experien.
ced by the old Spanish couquerors in their
search for the tabled Eldorado. On the
railroad which is being constructed from
Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico, practical
and experienced engineers, contractors aud
mechanics may find employment, but other.
wise very few positions are open to those
who do not wish to cultivate the soil. Ply
sicisns who can speak the language, can get
permission to practice their professions, but
beyond this there is no opening whatever
for any or the learned profession.


As to the stability of the Government, I
will state that I have noinformation, except
what may be obtained by any sojoprner in
the country who cannot speak the language.
Though I remained in the national capital
for nearly three months, I did not see, even
casually, so far as I know, the Emperor,
Empress, or any minister of the Govern.
ment, nor did seek to see them. I think,
however, am warranted in saying that any
one who desires to make Mexico his perma-
nent home, must do 50 without reference to
the duration of the present Government.
Information as to the length of time which
that Government is to be maintained in the
country is not to be obtained in Mexico.


I have not advised sny of my personal
friends to emigrate to the country, and my
knowledge is not sufficient to justify me in
now giving any positive advice either way;
but, though my own determination to remain
in exile is unchanged, feel deep interest
in the welfare of all my countrymen of the
Southern States, and the knowledge which
l obtained from my own observation, as
we'll as from the information Of others, is
sufficient not only to authorize me, but, in
my estimation, to make it my duty to sd-
wise all those who are desirous of seeking
new homes not to give up their present ones
and emigrate to Mexico, until they shall
have examined the country in person, or
ascertained, through some friend on whose
judgment and experience they can rely, that
their situations will be bettered. Above
all, let no man who has wife and children
carry them to Mexico until he has secured
certain home and fair prospect of sup.
port for them By observing this caution
much disappointment and suffering will be
avoided.


I send this Communication to your paper
for publication, as have no doubt that in
that way it will sooner reach the mass of
the readers for whom tits Intended than in
any other.


Respectfully, ]. A. EARLY.
Year: 1866

The LAST VoLLEY.-Colonel John 8.
Mosby visited Leesburg last Monday on
professional business. Because he happen
to wear capei in these piping times of peace
which had on it several brass buttons with
the coat of arms of Massachusetts, on them,
the Federal Captain in command there de.
clared his purpose to arrest him and cut
them off. Being unwilling to submit to
this treatment, but disposed to do anything
in reason to avoid breach of the peace, the
Colonel, at the suggestion Of friend, con.
sented to leave the burg. The Captain with
four troopers and sixty infantry, endeavored
to intercept his retreat, but was too late BY
several moments to effect his object. When
the Colonel rode upon the crest of hill,
be looked back and saw the doughty war.
riors make furious bayonet charge upon
hay.stack which had served to conceal him
from their view when he made his exit
The spectacle was so ludicrous he could not
repress an inclination to whoop. he did
so, and at the same time raising bis hat, he
waived parting adieu. The irate Captain
acknowledged the compliment by ordering
leaden volley from sixty guns to be fired at
the Colonel. The bullets wbistled closely
but harmlessly past him, and made music
which reminded him of by.gone years of
stlife.


We believe the Massachusetts, button is
the symbol of treason, and are somewhat
surprised that the Colonel was so disloyal as
to retain one on his cape at the risk of lib.
erty and life Warrenton lnae1.
Year: 1866

God something gwine on bout dis place,
dat amt zactly right !! Go long right straight
to your room, missy and you come right
way wild me, Mass Edgar. We's all done
ruined if de bucra find US yuhp


'Dinah is right said Minnie, hastily
vacating her seat 'Merciful heavens as
1 live, I distinctly hear approaching foot
steps! Listen! Retreat is now impossi-
ble,' said Edgar, in low whisper, as the
sound of heavy footfal was distinctly
heard Immediately outside of the door,
Keep perfectly quiet Perhaps the dark
ness will screen US from observation


A moment after q tall cloaked figure
stalked heavily into the room. The dark
ness was too dense to make out anything
but the outline of its form, and even this
much could not have been observed had
not the eyes of the party become used to
the darkness To the terror of Minnie and
poor old Diuah, the figure halted directly
in the centre of the room, then advanced a
few PAGES towards the trembling party,
whose quick, nervous breathings, was, Of
itself sufficient to betray them


Quick as thought, Edgar struck a match
and lighting candle, which he took from
his pocket, held it high above his head
Minnie screamed and sunk down upon the
floor, while Dinah hid her face 10 the folds
of her shawl. Edgar alone was cool and
self.collected !; and, in kind of free, off,
hand way, politely requested the ghost to
take seat and state his business. This,
however, the ghost did not seem disposed
to do; for, after pointing his finger first at
Minnie, then at our hero, and shaking his
head violently, the figure stalked out of
the room.


Where are. you going, Edgar?' asked
Minnie, grasping his arm.


4 intend to follow that fgure,' said he
firmly. NAY do not detaiu me. Every,
thing depends upon solution of this mys'
terry If it be indeed your fathers spirit,
his commands, as to your disposal, shall be
obeyed but, if, as I suspect, it be the
person of my rival in this cowardly dis
guise, by heavens he shall pay dearly for
his deception and arti6ce' Then drawing
a pistol from his breast and pushing Minnie
rather rudely away, be rushed from the
room with the lighted candle lifted high
above his head.


ITO BE CONTINUED.
Year: 1866

STORY READINa.-Ata certain age, chill.
dren of both sexes delight in stories. 1t is
as natural as it is for them to skip, run and
jump, instead of walking at the staid pace
of grand parents. Now some persons think
they do very wise thing when they deny
this most innocent craving and Legitimate
outlet. They wish to cultivate, they say,
Ga taste for solid reading" They might as
we'll begin to feed a new born babe on meat,
lest Dursing should Vitiate its desire for it.
The taste for meat will come when the child
has teeth to chew it; so will the taste for
solid reading, as the mind matures-that is
if it is not made to hate it by having it
forced violently upon its attention during
the story.loving period. That there is
"time for all things" is truer Of nothing
more than this. Better far that parents
should admit it, than by too severe repre-.
hension, give occasion for hating healthy
reading.
Year: 1866

The PHILADELPHIA CoNvENTIoN.-It is
quite likely, if johnson does not order the
breaking up of the Philadelphia Convention
by few strikers, that it will break up in a
grand row of itself. The Washington cor
respondent of the Bulletin has this item to
the point:


That chief among Copperheads, ex-Mavor
Wood, encountered Editor Raymond on the
sidewalk yesterday, when the following
characteristic and significant dialogue occur
red


Wood-How about the Philadep phia Con-
vention? viii you admit our folks into it {?


Raymond don't know whether | shall
take part in it or not. Union men ought to
get together in National Convention and see
if they can so harmonic their conflicting
views on new issues as to achieve success on
those clearly confded to their present organ
ization. l want to see whether Union men
are to control the Philadelphia meeting, or
whether it is to be captured by their enemies.
But what have you to do with the matter?


ood-Why, l and my friends propose to
accept the invitation to the Convention and
send delegates thereto. Do you think they
will be admitted?


Raymond don't think you and your
political friends have been invited. The
Jail was iSSutu W men WHO sustained the
war for the Union and the Administration
which conducted it to a successful conclusion.
You opposed the war and denounced the
Government.


Wood-Oh, that is all passed over, and
should be forgotten.


Raymond 1t is not so long passed that it
can be forgotten; and when you and your
friends are admitted to the Philadelphia
Convention, l, for one, shall leave it.


The correspondent adds: This conversa-
tion shows the desire of the Copperheads to
capture the Philadelphia Convention if they
can, and Mr.. Raymond's concluding remark
enlbodies the true sentiment of sound Union
men who have been in favor of the Philadel
phia movement. There need be no doubt
that its originators designed it in good faith
as meeting of loyal men for conference and
counsel. But 1t is apparent that Copper.
heads in the North, and unrepentant rebels
in the South, are diligently scheming to get
control of the movement
Year: 1866

TRAINING HEIFERs.-If you want a heifer
or young cow to break in kindly to the milk
ing process, make friends with her at the
outset. Be soothing. and gentle with her.
If she is skittish, fretful or uneasy, the milk
er should be patient and COOL Refrain, if
possible, any application of the milking stool
1t may make her stand shiveringly in her
place, but the milk will be rendered grude.
ingly and in greatly diminished quantity.
By patience and kindness the young cows
may be soon brought to regard you as
friend. This relation once established AID
the victory is won.
Year: 1866

PALPITAToRs.-This, says correspondent
of the Alta, is the name for the last append,
age to the paraphernalia which goes to make
up the full dress of one of our modern bellies.
1t is very neatly contrived. and ingenious
piece of mechanism, and having had the op


portunity of examining one which, NAV as
well say, was in the hands of the party who
had it for sale, will give brief description
of it and its use. 1t is composed of springs
and wheels, enclosed within two sweils
about six inches apart. These swells are
acted upon by the tiny machinery within
them, which is wound up like clock, and
made to perform a motion which is at times
gentle vibration, and at others full and
steady rising and falling, timed to the
breathing. By slight touch on either side.
this motion can be increased in speed to
futter. The apparatus is light, and is worn
in the bosom of the lady without the slight
est. Inconvenience. Dressed in the tilting
skirt and with one of the palpitators in her
bosom-well. mankind must surrender.
Year: 1866

A TERRIBLE series of accidents have occur
red at the Lyons races. The last race was
grand steeple chase by the officers of the reg
iment of Lancers. Six ran. They started
too rapidly. leaped the river and the first
wall, but at the Irish wall the first horse
turned complete summersault with his
rider fell on the rider, crushing in his breast
and the unfortunate gentleman's life is de-
SPARED of. The second horse stumbled over
the first, and threw his rider on the head,
killing him instantly. The third and fourth
horses cleared the wall and went on. The
fifth horse stumbled over the first and second
horses, which lay dead on the other side of
the wall, and dislocated his RIDERS shoulder.
She sixth horse likewise stumbled and his
rider was one mass of bruises
Year: 1866

II is astonishing to see huw man may
live on small income who has handy and
industrious wife. Some men live, and make
far better appearance, on fifteen or twenty
.dollars week, than others do on fifty or
hundred dollars.
Year: 1866

The annual spring meeting Of the Passaic County
Agricultural Association begins Tuesday next he
upon the banks OF the Passac Paterson
New Jersey. These gatherings have usually been ad-
mrably conducted and very popular with citizens o
New York. There twelve to be during the
three days Of the meeting Of which will be heat
races. The great event, however will be the
Jersey Derby, for which fortyhve horses already
entered and at least twelve will start On the second day
there will steeple chase and the third day hurdle
Upwards of fifty first class racing nags already
booked to appear Arrangements have been made tor
running two special trains dayn addition TO the usual
trains-drec to the track Paterson the Erie rail-
road Of the specials leaving eleven O'Clock, A. H.
and the other forty Ave minutes later.
Year: 1866

In conversation once held with an
eminent minister of the church he made
this fine observation: eve will say moth
ing of the way in which that sex usually
conduct an argument; but the intuitive
judgments of woman are often more to be
relied upon than the conclusions which
we reach by an elaborate process of rea-
soning. No man that has an intelligent
wife or is accustomed to the society of ed
ucated women, will dispute this. Times
without number you must have known
them to decide questions on the instant
and with unerring accuracy which you had
been poring over for hours, perhaps with
no other result than to find yourself get
ting deeper and deeper into the tangled
maze of difficulties. 1t were hardly gen
erous to alIege that they achieve these
feats less by reasoning than sort of sa-
gacity which approximates to the sure in
stinct Of the animal races; and yet there
seems to be some ground for the remark
of witty French writer, that when man
has toiled, step by stepup ahight of stairs,
he viii be sure to find a woman at the
top; but she viii not be able to tell how
she got there. How she got there, how
ever, is of little moment. If the conelu-
sions woman has reached are sound, that
is all that concerns us. And that they
are very apt to be sound on the practical
matters of domestic and secular life, moth
ing but prejudice or selfconeeit can pre-
vent us from acknowledging. The in
ference, therefore, is unavoidable, that the
man who thinks it beneath his dignity to
take counsel with an intelligent wife stands
in his own light and betrays that lack of
Judgment which he tacitly attributes to
har1
Year: 1866

PHILOSOPHY OF A HEARTY LAUeH.-No
other exercise is equal to laughing. Moth.
ing acts 50 directly and happily upon the
organs with both chest and abdomen
Ten hearty laughs, real shouts, will do
more to advance the general health and
vitality, than an hour spent IN the best at
titudes and motions, if done in sober,
solemn spirit. Of~course you cannot
laugh at will; SO you must play with your
children, introduce a hundred games
which involve competition and fun. Open
the folding doors, move back the centre
table and go it. Play with the bags, run
for the pins, play any of the games which
you can recall from your early experience.
One good laugh is worth more than med
ieine to restore health. Ken.
Year: 1866

CANDoR.-There is nothing sheds so
fine light upon the human mind as can
dor. 1t was called whiteness BY the an
clients to denote its purity; and it has al
ways won the esteem due to the most ad-
mirable virtues. The man whose opin-
ions make the deepest impressions upon
his fellow men, whose friendship is IN
stinctively sought when all others have
proved faithless, is not the sum of bril-
liant parts or hattering tongue, or splendid
genius, but he whose lucid candor and IN
genuous truth transmits the hearts real
feelings pure and without refraction.-
There are other qualities which are more
snowy, and other traits that have higher
place in the worlds code of honor, but
none wear better or gather less tarnish by
use or claim deeper homage in that silent
reverence which mind pays to virtue.