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Year: 1866

SHALL WE EMPLOY Our Owy PEOPLE TO
CLoTHE Us This is the practical question
for the meeting on Church Hill tonight. II
the Humane Association of the Eastern Hill
succeeds in its effort to organize a joint stock
company, and put it into successful operation,
the effect of the example will be immense
The attention of our people generally will be
turned to home manufactures as a method OF
relief, and millions of dollars may be kept at
home which now go away from us.


Every person who takes one or a half dozen
shares Of ten dollars in the proposed indus
trial company may contribute to this amazing
result


Governor Wise and others may be expected to
address the meeting. 1t is hoped that there
will be large attendance Of ladies and gen.
tlemen, and sufficient additions to the list OF
share holders TO enable them at once to or
ganize, elect officers, and commence the dis
tribution of material.


Place of meeting: Third Presbyterian
Church. corner of Broad and Twenty fifth
streets Time halfpast p. M.
Year: 1866

A sad example of the power OF the appe-
tite for Intoxicating drinks was brought 10
our notice. a few days since in this place.
In 1861 a Young man recently married, IN
fit of mania a potu killed his father for re
fusing him LIQUOR. The murderer was tried
and sentenced to serve term OF twenty
wears in the State prison. His young wife
and mother interceded with the authorities
to obtain his pardon. on the ground that he
was insane. The Judge, the jury which
convicted him, the Attorney General and the
Governor were all by turns entreated by
the wife, who rarely forsakes her husband,
and by the mother who never forsakes her
son. These two untiring suppliants were
discouraged by no refusal or repulse, but
persisted for years in their entreaties. In
the meanwhile the convict, awakening to a
sense of his guilt in the seclusion of the pen
itentary to which he was doomed for the
flower of his life, showed signs of penitence
and applied himself so faithfully and indus
triously to his tasks. that he was the favorite
of the keeper. Finally the case was brought
before Governor Brownlow. Nearly six
years had already been spent in prison by
him whose pardon was asked for by the wife
and mother. After careful examination the
Governor released the prisoner on condition
that he was to abstain from all intoxicating
drinks, with the warning that if he should
break his pledge he should be taken back to
prison. The man kept his promise and re-
manned sober for six weeks, and was then
taken up by the police in a state of intoxica-
ton. The Governor hearing of his relapse,
in order to prevent the miserable man from
taking the life of another member of his
family, Immediately remanded him to prison.


What a striking example have we here of
the strength of an appetite for strong drink,
which neither the memory of great crime,
nor six years abstinence in prison, nor the
untiring devotion Of wife and mother, nor
kindness of the State authorities, nor the
fear of return to fourteen years additional
Imprisonment in the penitentiary could de-
stroy Nashville Times.
Year: 1866

MENDING BAD MATTER.-It is not often
that we find hasty people willing to make the
amende honorable, as was the individual men
toned in the following anecdote. pune.
tilious regard for the truth is highly to be
commended, and below we find nice sense
of honor on one side, and still nicer nicely on
the other: A man said of a virago with a
loud. masculine voice " Conlonnd that wo-
mans throttle Her voice will reach the
fifth story of the house" The woman, hear
ing of the remark, insisted that her husband
should call on the man and demand either a
retraction or an apology, and if the man
would do neither, the husband was to chas-
tise him.


Husband-Sir, am informed that you say
my wifes voice is so loud and masculine it
will reach the fifth story of any building
Did you, or did you not. make that scandal
GUS remark? (Holding whip signifcan' y
in view.


Man Well, my dear sir, can't say pos:
itively / might, upon the impulse of the
moment, and rather think did say FIVE sto-
ries. Perhaps it is an exaggeration. 1t is
pushing the thing pretty strong. ! admit. |
am willing. sir. now that am cooler, to take
off one story, but not another brick.
Year: 1866

JOHNSON AND SEwARD.-These two new
converts to the doctrine of jeff Davis are not
meeting with very enthusiastic reception
in the Northwest. Grant and Farragut are
company and keep out of sight as much as
possible, while the Governors of Indiana
and Illinois Indignantly decline to welcome
the stumpers To their respective States
Serves them right Let them go into New
Orleans if they desire a friendly reception
The people ofthe Loyal West have no par
ticular admiration for traitors on their
oppologists.
Year: 1866

RECOVERY OF THE ATLANTIC CABLE OF
1s65 When the attempt was made last
wear to Icy the submarine Atlantic cable
the wires parted in mid ocean between Ire
land and Newfoundland and the cable was
lost in the depths of the sea. Recently the
Great Eastern started on an expedition to
attempt the recovery of the lost cable. The
result was successful At o'clock on last
Sunday morning the broken cable was splic-
ed on the deck of the steamer, and the light
ming Immediately flashed the good news to
the Irish shore. The recovery of this cable
in mid ocean, and at depth of about two
miles un der water is certainly one of the
most extraordinary feats on record.
Year: 1866

ANTELOPE TRIBE TO BE WIPED OUT.-A
company of men from Chico Creek, in Butte
county, are preparing to rendezvous in the
territory infested by the Antelope Indians.
with the determination of discovering their
secret haunts, and wiping out the remnant of
that bloodthirsty tribe. We are informed
that company will also be sent from Mill
vile, to remain out five or six months, under
pay from citizens of the southeastern part
OF the county.
Year: 1866

A BAGGAGE master on the Hudson River
Railroad, IA Norwegian. has made an offer to
go against the Poughkeepsie four cared shell
boat, with any crew that may lie put in her,
distance of five or ten miles. for the sum of
IS, 900 or $4,000. he to navigate with any
kind of boat he chooses. He proposes. if the
challenge is accepted, to enter the contest
with las he describes it) two water shoes,
each shoe u inches in length and inches in
width. In each shoe is an opening of about
the size and shape of his foot, and both shoes
are fastened together at proper distance
apart and both sitting on the surface, draw
ing scarcely an eighth of inch Of water.
being perfectly air tight He will stand up
in these shoes, and using paddle, strike The
water first on one side, then on the other. and
thus 20 through the contest. He is confident
that he can beat any fouroared crew in tie
United States
Year: 1866

RECENTLY the Mayor of Westinghouse
satrap of the Administraton-sent squad
of policemen to eject a vast gathering of
Fenians, who had assembled at the Fair
Building, to listen to an address by President
Roberts. When Congress heard of the out
rage, resolution was Immediately passed
granting the use of the building TO the Fe
mans whenever wanted by them.
Year: 1866

A COOP MovE.-The people of Millville
School District will hold an election on the
22d inst, to vote for or against levying a
tax of $500 for the purpose of building new
school house at that place. Nothing speaks
more favorably for any community than to
see a neat and substantial school house
erected in their midst. The people Of Mill
vile should vote Yes" by all means.
Year: 1866

New PRocEss.-The Quincy Union says
that man employed in Kellogg & Judkins'
mill in Round Valley, Plumas county, has
discovered a new process by which one-third
more gold can be saved than otherwise would
be. If such is really the case, we know sew
eral mill men in this county who would be
willing to pay tho discoyerer very literally
for his secret
Year: 1866

THERE Is singular quarrel in a church in
Vermont. The congregation cannot ooree
whether to face the pulpit or the choir dur;Dn >
singing. Some look one way. some The
other. and others are so disguised at tho
senseless quarrel that they will not look at
all
Year: 1866

WILrED.-On Thursday pigeon was
observed to alight on the edge of the Court
House roof, and just about the time it had
got fairly settled, over it keeled. dead as a
mackeral, victim to sunstroke.
Year: 1866

w. Hope for the Afflicted In another part
of this paper will be found the advertisement of the
celebrated Institute established by DR.. J. C.
YOUNG, in 1850. In this age of deceit and char.
latanism il is boon to the suffering to point out
to them where they are sure of obtaining the wished
for relief and cure. Under the of the skillful
Doctor the sick and troubled divest themselves
of their burdens of pains and shame lay aside their
cross, and secure health and happiness. If you
sick in trouble, do not hesitate. Read the
advertisement and follow the advice. Do not for
get the number nor the manner of directing your
letter. CONSULTATION OFFICE, $40 Washing
ton street, San Francisco.
Year: 1866

a fair description of this famous weapon


The cartridge used in the needle gun is
made of stiff card board, the ball. powder and
explosive composition being contained in one
and the same cylinder. Its great peculiarly
is that the decorating powder is placed i'm
mediately in rear of the base of the ball, and
between it and the powder. The advantage
of this is that, when the powder is ignited.
that portion next the ball, in which combus
ton is first perfected. cxerts its full force
upon the projectile, the powder In rear also
exertng its influence. as it becomes almost
instantaneously' ignited. Under the present
system in which that part of the powder next
to the breach of the gun is first ignited,
portion of the powder is frequently expelled
IRON the gun with the ball in condition of
only partial com mbustion, the explosive force
of the powder first consumed being adequate
to expell the ball and the powder in its front
before the whole charge has time to become
entirely ignted. Thus in the Needle gun
all the powder is consumed, and applied
to the best effect, and so to obtain its full
est force at the same instant and in the same
direction. The Needle" gun is a breach
loader and wien the trigger is pulled. a
stout 8 needle or wire is thrust through the
base of the cartridge. parallel with its axis,
into the detonating charge, causing its expIo-
sion and the ignition of the cartridge. In
accuracy the . Needle gun cannot be sur
passed. and its effective range is said to be
about fifteen hundred yards.


TIE CHILD MCRDER.-A private letter
says, in regard to the Lindsey child murder
case in Medina, N. Y: : The jury. after
examining the corpse, said they never saw
such sight before. and asked Joel what he
whipped the child with. lie said with a
shingie, sometimes with the fiat side and then
with the edge but, oh such sight. His


little fingers were all in strings, the nails
gone and the bones broken, his legs all
jelly, ard the bottom of his,feet blstered and
pieces of flesh gone ort of them, his shoulders
and neck and the sides of his head all black.
They looked round and found tub full of
bloody clothes to soak and the verdict was
| murdprr
Year: 1866

MATHEW ARNOLD is an Englishman, a
scholar and an observant man. In a recei
article of his, entitled MY Couutrymen, he
reads the Johnny Bulls a severe but whole
some critique. He says that throughout tie
continent it has become the universal opinion
that Great Britain has fallen to third place
among nations. both France and the United
States being placed before her. He thinks
England could be lectured after this manner


at was good aristocratical policy to have
helped Austria in the Italian war; it was
good arlstocratica policy to have helped the
South in the American war. The DAYS of
aristocratical policy are over for you; with
your new middle class ptblic opinion you cut,
in Italy, the figure our friend here has just
shown you; in America you scold right and
left. you get up monster memorial to depre-
cate the further efluson of blood; you lament
over the abridgnent of civil liberty by people
engaged in a struggle for life and death, and
meaning to win; and when they turn a deaf
to you and win, you say, %, now let US
be one great united Anglo-Saxon family and
astonish the world, This is just of piece
with your threatening Germany with the EN-
peror of the French. Do YOU not see that all
these blunders dispose the Americans, who
are very shrewd, and who have been succeed
ing as steadily as you have been failing, 10
answer: We have got the lead. no thanks to
YOU. and we mean to astonish the world with
olt YOU.
Year: 1866

81 can easier teach twenty what were good
TO be done, than be one Of the twenty to fol
low mine own teaching" The practical
philosophy Of Portia finds many counter
part in the experience ofothers. We publish
the debate in the British Parliament upon the
suspention of the privilege of the writ of
habeas corpus in Ireland. Feniana has Gre
ated romewhat of fright in England. A
constable and two deputies have been repuls


ed in attacking house wherein some of the
order had collected, and Johnny in his con-
sequent alarm attacks the great bulwarks of
Engliyh liberty and suspends the habeas
corpus. DIsraeli who could not see his way
clear to sympathy with the Union cause in
our late struggle, and whose soul was vexed
within him at the fragrant violation of law
and popular right on the part of our admin
lstration, has clearer perceptives when trouble
comes higher home, and his optics disclose
TO him in Ireland, condition of things to
justify the suspension. Mr.. Roebuck of
course was clamorous for the suspension.
He was consistent friend of the rebels
throughout when the rebellion was against
the unity Of our Government; but rebellion
finds no sympathy from him when it is to
overthrow the English establishment in Ire
land. He persistently villifed the measures
Of our Government, and thought our struggle
the period of which Great Britain should take
advantage to crush forever the Western Re-
public We We're prepared to find Mr.. Roe
buck an advocate for the most strenuous
measures in the Fenian excitement Alto
gether the debate will interest our readers
Year: 1866

How fearfully did rebellion cost the coun-
try. Of the one million six hundred thousand
males at the South at the commencement of
the late war, one.third, or FIVE hundred and
thirtythree thousand perished. OF the four
million blacks, one million were destroyed
by the strife Five hundred thousand Union
soldiers answering at no earthly roll call are
to be added TO these, and we have grand
total Of more than two millions of human
beings slain by the madess of secession. Let
the chvalry be modest. The living and the
dead demand that with frmness in the right
a God gives US to see = right" the loyal
men of this land lay deep and broad the pillars
Of the Union in enduring peace. The cost of
preserved Government has been enormous.
and those by whose crime and folly it was
that cost accrued need not now be too clam.
o7ous for the right to rule where they " near
" ruined.
Year: 1866

The CASE or TENSEssE.-The report pre-
sented by the majority of the committee on
Reconstruction, in favor Of the admission of
Tennessee with present Constitution. is n con
cession by that committee to the President of
the vital points in his policy. and we hope it
will not be adopted BY Congress. If there
ever a time. and we think there never
was, when Republicans could afford to yield
their principles and those of their party in
order to harmonic with Andrew johnson and
the copperheads, that time is not now The
questions at issue between the President and
the loyal people day are of such nature
and Importance that if necessary, they will
fight another four year war rather than sur
render their rights in the matter, and the
sooner Congress informs the President that
he has got to fight in order to rule them, the
better for him and for the country. On the
contrary, the majority report of the Recon
struction Commillee on Tennessee throws up
the sponge, and gives up in principle all the
material question at issue Chicago Tribune.


We cannot see any wisdom in the position
of the Tribune. II has been our opinion that
hte Tennessee members should have been
admitted at the opening of Congress- and that
the failure to admit them was great blunder:
and we think that the Union men of the
North generally have looked upon the matter
much as We did. We know that the recon.
struction committee had concluded to report
in favor of the admission of the Tennes see
members before the Presidents veto of the
Freedmen Bureau, and we are glad to see
that the irritation excited by that did not per-
manently prevent this act of justice and sound
policy.


As we look upon it, measures tending to
conciliation and harmony between the Pres-
dent and Congress are essential alike TO the
Integrity of the party and the salvation of the
country.
Year: 1866

For q Fit of PdsSion.--Walll out in the
open air; you may speak your mind to tho
wind without hurting di,y one, or pro-
claiming yourself n simpleton.


For a Fit Of IdleResS. the ticking
Of a clock do this for one hour, and you
will be glad to pull off your coat the next
and work. ...t.
y For n Ft Of Ambtion.-Go into tho
churehyard, and read the gravestones !;
they will tell you the end of ambition,--
The grave will soon be your bed-chalf-
ber, and the earth your pillow; corruption
your father, and the worm your mother
and sister.


For n ri of Despondency. y.-Iiook on the
good things which God has given iir this
world, and to those which He has promis-
ed His followers i'm the next. He who goes
into his garden TO look for eohwebss and
spiders, no doubt will find them; while ho
he who looks for flower may return into
his house with one blooming in his bosom,
Year: 1866

A man whose name has not yet been ascer-
tained committed suicide yesterday by jump
ing off one of the ferry boats running from Algiers
called the Porter. The body has not yet been re.
covered, and all that was further known of him
was that he was dressed in black clothes.
Year: 1866

the Secretary OF the Treasury woud 20 ALI appcarances
have unlimited power In Issuing new loans But that
officer does not now believe that the government
VIII be a borrower 10 any extent during the next
year, unless the action OF Congress retains a much
larger army IN the service than IL believed by tho
ADMINISTRATION 10 be necessary The receipts of the In
tern rev enue much larger than the government


icpated They hold out at this OF the year far
beyond the most confident expectations Al the present
rate they will far exceed the necessities o the government
during the next fiscal year Secretary McCulloch does
not hesitate 20 give hts opinion that all demands on
the government viii be met by the already pro
ydcd for and that loans viii be required for pur
pose The object OF the provision of the bill N enable
him TO take advantage OF circumstances reduce the
government currency and floating debt Ia the shape Of
certificates OF indebtedness and temporary loans This
s all that IL Intended by II. A


Wbilo this favorable condition 0f finances exists
the United States Revenue Commissioners
making the most thorough and rigid inve7tga
non OF tho working OF tho revenue system, with
Tue view OF doing all injustice la ts operations and
20 make Us burthen fall with equality all interests.
me commissioners have very thorough IN their
vesugaonr thus far and have collected OF facts
wheh via astoniah tho public when they presented
70 congress and published " not expected that they
VIII 60 through all of the numerous interests touched by
me present revenue laws In tmc action by Congress
during this winter but they Will conclude their abors on
the most important interests and materially change the
effect OF the law those points n Congress acs upon the
suggestions which the facts that thay have gathered
sustain The labo OF the Commissioners are alnlos her
culean, and from what B known they have been
thorough and exhaust the subject - fas they have
gone.
Year: 1866

Our New DEPAETMENT COMMANDER
Much has been said Of 4 pleasing charac-
ter with reference to the new commander
of this department, General Schoiield !;
and We are glad that we are able to add
a little incident occurring within the last
few days which confirms what has been
said of him. The facts are as follows: A
soldier was arraigncd before the Mayor
few DAYS since for careless driving, and his
Honor wishing to know whether or not he
would be allowed jurisdiction in the mat
ter went to see General Schotield. The
General told the Mayor that he wished
every one to know, whether he be civilian,
soldier, or freedman, that while in the
State they were amcnable to the laws of
the State. He wished the Mayor to punish
the soldier arraigned as he deserved. lie
was placed here in command OF the mill
tary department, and in the discharge OF
his duties he expected no conflict with the
civil authorities. He received the Mayor
very kindly, and is spoken Of as very
aftablc gentleman.
Year: 1866

DEArH OF AN EDIroR-The Cairo
Democrat announces the death of its
late junior Editor. The Democrat says


We can find no terms to express the
deep regret we feel at this bereavement.
He WIS our friend. and we bear witness
to bis many good qualities. His heart
was garden in which biossomed the
fairest flowers of kindliness, and in which
the rank, weeds Of envy and selfshness
never took root His hand was open as
the day, and what it contained Want
was permitted to take without protest
Walking along the pathway Of the world
upon which the morning sun Of life cas-
its beams making II beautiful, be gstht
cred about him host Of friends who wis
to-day assemble in sorrow about the
portals Of his tomb, and cast upon II the
flowers Of grateful recollection, while
they bow in submission to the will Of the
Good Father of ALL Kind friend, hail
and FAREWELL"
Year: 1866

How DEvIL WAS KILLED IN BALTI-
MORE One night last week, says the
Baltimore Gazette, man was aroused
by an unusuaI noise in his yard, and
went out and found that some one had
broken opeu his meat house and was
making off with his meat De hailed
the supposed thief. but found, to his as
tonishment, that be had walked up the
most unearthly-looking four legged Gus
toner he ever beheld. At 6rst, he was
tempted to leave the field to the intru-
der Tbut not liking to loss bis meat, he
conclude 4 to make at him. He was met
by a most ferocious growl. he at once
ran TO the house, got his gun, and blazed
away at the monster. The shot had
about the same impression on it as would
be produced by shooting green peas
against a brick wall The devil uttered
an internal growl, shook his chains, spit
sparks of FIRE from his mouth, and filed
the air with the smell ot brimstone. Jhe
unearthly manifestations Of demon made
the hair fairly stand on the mau's head;
but he could not bear to lose bis bacon.
He then, nothing daunted, determined
to have another IRE at the devil and
took the precaution to put a minnie ball
in his gun. The shot took effect direct
ly in the eye of the monster, and he
rolled upon the ground a lifeless corpse.
Upon examination, it was found to be
negro man, wrapped in a mule skin,
which he had padded and fixed mp. to
render il impervious to shot, and the fire
and birthstone was but an artIfiee intend
ed to frighten away iDtruders, while he
committed the robbery. "a