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Year: 1866

Professor Cooke shows how God had
made lightning-rods ages before Frank.


lin thought of them:


! To guard his roof from the destructive


action of electricity. man erects light


ming rod, whose bristling points quietly


drain the clouds, or failing to do this re-


celve the charge and bear it harmlessly


to the earth But ages before Franklin


pointed the first rods to the storms, the


merciful Parent of mankind had surround


ed the dwellings of his children with a


protection far more effectual than this !;


for since the creation of organic life, every
pointed leaf, every twig and every blade
of grass have been silently disarming the


clouds of their destructive weapon. 1t is
difficult to improve upon nature, and man
constantly finds that in his best inven-
tions he has been anticipated from eterni-
ty by greater inventor than he. So not
long after Franklin had discovered the eff


fcacy of metallic points in dissipating a
charge of electricity, and had applied the
principle in constructing the lightning
rod, it was found that common blade of
grass pointed with natures exquisite
workmanship, was three times as effective
as the finest cambrlc needle, and single
twig far more efficient than the metallic
points of the best constructed lightning
rod.


When, now, you reflect how many
thousand of these vegetable points every
tree directs to the sky, and consider
what must be the agency of forest with
its innumerable twigs, or of single mead
ow with its countless blades of grass, and
then when you remember that these are
only subsidiary to those vast mountain
chains, whose craggy SUBMITS pierce the
clouds themselves, and still further, when
you learn that the rain drops and snow
fakes have been made good conductors,
so that during the storms bridge for the
is thrown across from the clouds
to the earth, you will see how abundant
the protection is, and with what care Pro
vidence has guarded US from the destruc-
tive agent. 1t is only under unusual cir
cumstances, when electricity is developed
more rapidly than it can be dissipated
through these nunberless chnaels, that
violent discharge takes place, and if then
it tears, burns, or kills, it also reveals the
merciful hand, which constantly spares.
Year: 1866

A country exchange says that they
have been reliably informed that the Cor
oner of Buffalo, New York, has held an
inquest on the body of man found float.
ing In the river ten different times. At
the conclusion of each inquest the Coro-
ner throws the body in the river, and af-
ter few days hauls it out again. His
object is to receive additional fees for
each Jury sworn.
Year: 1866

As we often see friends suffering with
those very troublesome things, we pub
lish the following cure, which is highly
recommended


GAS soon as the parts begin to swell,
get the tincture of lobelia, and wrap the
part affected with, cloth saturated thor
oughly with tincture, and the felon is
dead"
Year: 1866

Even while we gaze apon the brilliant bloom Of youth, and health, and wish it might not

 fade, We think how soon the lines of grief and

 gloom

 Upon the fairest brows too oft are laid. No fount is shadowless-no sky so pure, That it may not darken with the coming night l; Still mid the soft airs of June we are not sure The sweetest rose hearts are untouched with

 blight

 Yet, dear one, on thy face so fair and bright, Oh ! may the darkened shadows never rest; God keep the ever in the love and light, That makes thy spirit now so glad and blest And like flower that blooms in starry spheres, Transplanted far beyond the realm of storms, More radiant still thy soul through endless

 years,

 May grow in ''beauty' of all perfect forms. WHITE COUNTY, NOVEMBER, 1866.
Year: 1866

The London Times says: The most important point in Lord Derby speech was the intimation that prop osition for the arrangement of the diff ferences between America and this country with respect to the Alabama claims would be favorably entertained, and that the duties of neutrals in mari time war, might, if necessary, berecon- sidered. Lord Derby's government is, happily, able to approach these ques- tions without suspicion or prejudice. During the four years of the late civil war they were out of office. It is among the advantages of our parlia- ,mentary system that one set of men who may be pledged to a certain line of conduct, or who, at least; can..n.soo. :. easily and gracefully depart from it, may retire to make way for others who are more free to act. From the very fact that Lord Russell and his colleague had to conduct long and irritating controversies, and to come to conclu- sions distasteful to the American Gov ernment and people, it would be al- m est impossible for them to approach these discussions with fair chance of success. They will not the less, we hope, give cordial support to their successors in any attempt which may be made to remove cause of offense which appears to be deeply felt on the other side of the Atlantic, and tu achieve & substantial and permanent reform of the international law.
Year: 1866

How SHALL LADIES WEAR THEIR HAIR.-A lady correspondent thus briefly discusses the above question :: Something must be done, and that quickly, or we shall have all our lady ships scudding under bare poles. The mandates of fashion have been over severe for three or four years, and now we are paying the penalty of our devo- tions. Eugenie's hair is getting thin on tie top of her head Well, she has plenty of company in that affliction, if that is any company to her. The wa terlalls, catafacts, rats, mice and the thousand other diabolical contrivances of hair dressers, have all tended to one object-to strain at the roots of the hair by tying and twisting in every possible way. The natural consequence is the downfall of the glory of woman. What shall we do? Go back to the fashions of shepherd simplicity, and wear our own ringlets over our shoul- ders. Alas, for us who have locks like unto the needles of the pine tree, and whose tresses have as much spiral ten- dency as the most rigid of pokers Who will come to our relief, for the waterfall oppresseth the brain and headaches are prevalent among us. Let some hair-dressers arise who will free us from this bondage, and great will be his reward.
Year: 1866

A beautiful German legend is told in 'Thorpe's Yule-Tide Stories" It relates that mother, who had lost a darling little daughter, sorrowed day and night for her as one without hope, and that for three days and three nights she neither ate nor drank anything, but wept in the bitterness of her soul. The third night as she thus sat, overcome with her suffering, in the place where her child had died, her eyes bathed in tears and faint from grief, the door softly opened, and the mother started, for before her stood her departed child. It had become heavenly angel, and smiled sweetly as innocent, and was beautiful like the blessed. It had in its hand cup that was running over, so full it was. And the child spoke "Oh! dearest mother, weep no more for me: the angel of mourning has col lected ill this little cup the tears which you have shed for me. If for me you shed one tear more, it will overflow ; 1 shall have no more rest ill the grave, and no joy in Heaven. Therefore, o, dearest mother! weep no more for your child, for it is well and happy, and angels are its companions" It then vanished. The mother shed no more tears, that she might not disturb her child's joy in Heaven.
Year: 1866

We make the following extract from the eloquent oration delivered by Col. T. B. Manlove, editor of the Vicksburg Times, before the press convention, in that city on the 9th ut. It is one of the most beautiful tributes to the South we have seen:

 "Southern nationality is dream of the past. A gulf, beyond which we could not pass, yawned between us and the realization ofou hopes and though bright flowers bloomed upon its brink and waited us sweet perfume, we could not cross to gather them."

 'sThe Southern cross no longer gleams out mid the wild light of bat tie; the sword of the vanquished is sheathed, and the land is gloomy with the harmless sepulchres of our mar tyred dead. But when years and years shall have passed away-when the last of the present generation sleep with their fathers, and new forms throng the old familiar places-when faction shall have hushed, and justice hold the scales then, as bright as day and as free from blemish and stain, will stand forth in bright relief upon the scroll of his- toric fame, the record of the South, 'dearer to the hearts of her children now in the hour of sorrow than when, on the march to victory, she won the admi- ration of the world. Pilgrims from other lands shall tread with revered step above the spot where moulders the dust of our loved and lost; while those who are to follow us will cherish as household gods the names ofthose who, carving way through the fiery path of war, have written their names where they can never die. The principle for which so many laid down their lives may not be recognized until their names have grown feeble on the tongue of friendship and been dropped, like dead silence, from the ear of the world. But it will struggle back from the hol- low bosom that once bled for it, and ascend the nights of government. And when the faithful historian shall de- scend into the vaults of the dead past, in quest of traditions of liberty, he will then discover to whom the world is in- debted for their perpetuation."
Year: 1866

The following Act, in relation to the scaling Of
Confederate Currency, from the time of its first
issue to the end of the war, passed at the recent
session of the General Assembly:


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO


ESTABLISH A SCALE OF DEPRECIATION


OF CONFEDERATE CURRENCY.


WHEREAS, By an ordinance of the Convention,
entitled /" An ordinance declaring what laws anC
ordinances are in force and for other purposes,
ratified ON the 18th day of October, A. D., 1865,
it is made the duty of the General Assembly to
provide scale of depreciation of the Confederate
Currency from the time of its first issue to the
end of the war; and it is further therein declared
that all eXecutory contracts, solvable in money,
whether under seal or not, made after the depre-
citation of said currency before the 1st of May,
1865 and untitled Except official bonds and penal
bonds PAYABLE to the State) shall be deemed to
have been made with the understanding that they
were solvable in money of the said currency"
subject nevertheless, to evidence of different in
tent of the parties to the contract; therefore,


Be IL enacted by the General assembly Of the State
of NORTH Carolina and it is hereby enacted by the
Iathoyty of the same That the following scale of
depreciation be and the same is hereby adopted
and established the measure OF value of one
gold dollar in Confederate currency, for each
month and the fractional parts of the month of
December, 1854, from the 1st day of November,
1861, to the 1st day of May, 1865, to-wit:


Scale Of depreciation Of Confederate currency, the


gold dollar being the unit and measure Of value,


to ,1Sf
Year: 1866

SINGING ScuooL.-Mr. Norcross having fitted
up the room in the rear of the JOURNAL Office,
will reopen his Singing School tomorrow Sun
day. evening He hopes to full attendance
of pupils already enrolled and many re-
cruits as choose TO come. Young people Of both
sexes you now have an opportunity Of learning
an accomplishment which, if too long neglected,
you will certainly regret.
Year: 1866

LEcrURE.-The lecture delivered at the Thea
alter last Saturday evening, by Col Hawkins, was
an interesting affair, and enthusiastically re-
ceived by a large proportion of the AUDIENCE
As a matter of course there were some present
who could not appreciate the denunciatlon OF a
soldier who had fought for the preservation OF
the Union, but even they were attentive and re-
spectful throughout The Col. is natural ora
tor, and cheerfully attest that no speaker
has been listened to with greater interest by our
people for years.
Year: 1866

The rest Of the work Of the Convention


was routine. The appointment of q ''Na-
tiond Union Executive Committee" com
posed Of Democrat and Republican from
each Northern State, and two rebels from


each Southern, was q preparation for new
party, if not the aetual establishment of one,
Lewis D. Campbell and George D. Smith
represent Ohio upon it. and there is little
doubt but that sll the influence which they
possess will be thrown in favor of third
party State Convention in cur own State,
Among the members of the Committee are
Year: 1866



 It is gratifying to observe that the Juarez party, the true liberal patriots of Mexico, 10 whose heroic endurance the preservation of that Republic must be accredited, is not dis posed to be hoodwinked by that unscrupa lOus old demagogue Santa Anna He has the audacity at this late hour to claim to be liberal leader, and is in New York seeking to win the confidence of the friends of ,Juarez when until very lately he was in active sypa thy with the Imperialsts. He is not to be tru ted, and it is fortunate that the sincere friends of Mexico understand it so we'll

 It is stated that Secretary Seward recently authorized General Ortega to deny officially sny declaration to the effect Chat santa Anna ever had any diplomatic intercourse either with the Secretary of State ar with the United States Government, and that the Gen eral is in possession of documents that can be published al any moment for the purpose of showing the trae position occupied by Santa Anna As an instance of the great unp ,pu- larity of the latter among the Mexicans of New York, 1t is averred that when be re- quired a secretary he was literal; unable to 'ip@ an assistant among any Of his fellow citizens.
Year: 1866

REVISION OF THr INTERNAL REVENUE LAW
We publish to-day carefully prepared and
valuable compilation Of the changes made in
our internal revenue taxation by the act Of
Congress Of July Is, 1866. u is compare
tive statement, showing the differences between
the new Law and the old. These differences are
numerous and many Of them are important
The iron, coal and petroleum interests Of Penn
sylvanis are peculiarly well taken care Of
under the revision. For instance, railroad iron,
which paid under the late law 50 GU per ton,
and pig iron, which paid 81 40 per ton, are
placed on the f.ee list, M are also steel, coal
and petroleum. On the other hand, and per-
haps 10 balance the serious reduction Of reve-
nue. thus caused, the tax on raw cotton Is raised
pound) and the finishing blow is given to State
banks by tax Of ten per cent on their circu-
lation. The manufacturers Of domestic cigars
are benefited by a very considerable reduc-
ton of the tax on their products. and
liberal exemption is made in behalf of
tailors, shoemakers, hattcrs milliners, dress
makers and all that class Of small manufactu-
rers. The tax on sugar Is reduced one-half
The tax on general manufactures il lowered
generally from six to five per cent, In some in
stances TO two per cent Printing paper is
nut on the free list, and the tax OF six per cent
on chemicals IL generally abolished. A great
stimulus is given to the production OF native
wines, by their being placed upon the free list,
while all limitations thereof are taxed fifty
cents gallon, and the duty on foreign wines
il extravagantly high.


II has been stated that the effect OF the new
law will be to reduce the revenue derived
from internal taxation. We do not agree In
that view. II the amount OF taxable products
were 10 be the same under the new law o.
under the old then there might be such dimi-
mutton, although the increased tax on cotton
would even then counterbalsnce the reduction
on other articles. But our taxable products
are increasing from year 70 year to such an
extent that the reduced rate Of taxation would
not diminish the aggregate revenue collected,
and when we take into consideration how
much the annual consumption will be increased
BY the opening OF the Southern markets, BY
The growth OF Southern industry and enter
prise, and by the very fact Of chespcnins the
products, our own opinion is very strong that
The informal revenue for the current fiscal year
Van exceed hat for the last escAl year.
Year: 1866

GENERAL GRASaER's RxPoRr ON THE SorrusRs
snuxnos.--We have had many reports, from
official and semi-oficial sources regarding tho
situation In the South. The latest is the report
Of General Gordon Granger to the President
General Granger il an experienced military
officer; he has done moro than ordinary SER
vice in the Union cause, and his Representations
are therefore entitled 10 the candid considers
ton Of oil parties His statement that the
present irritation on the part Of . portion
Of the people In the South is occa-
stoned by the want OF prompt recognition
by Congress Ia confirmed by ample
testimony from other sources But General
Granger might have gone further, and repre-
sentcd the state Of feeling in some parts Of the
South not at all akin TO irritation. He might
have referred 70 the dogged indifference Of
many prominent people In the Southern coun.
rY. who sy:--"we submit We ere over.
Year: 1866

whelmed. We are like men confined in the
hold Of vessel upon dangerous shoals in
tempest You ask US to lend Q helping hand
to save the craft from shipwreck We can't do
1t; but give Us Q chance-representatio in
Congress-and you will see what we will do to
right the ship" General Granger's report is
very copious, and covers many points not
hitherto brought before the public. 1t there
fore should be universally read and carefully
pondersd.
Year: 1866

two branches Of the detective forces win paz-
sue their present course Of exposing the weak
ness Of each. The more information we get
upon that subject the better. The Police Com
missioners, meantime, may find documents h
our Office which may enable them to read mai
ters in clearer light than is yet vouchsafsd
to them, and they are perfectly welcome to SEQ
them, if they can accomplish any good by IL
Year: 1866

I do not know what they would consider treason
against the you mean past acts


Mr.. Howard-Yes, sir


General Lee-I have no knowledge as to what
their views on that subject in the past are


Z. You understand my question Suppose
a jury was empanelled in your own neighbor-
hood, taken by lot, would it be practicable to
convict, for instance, Jefferson Davis, for having
levied war ON the United States, and thus hav-
ing committed the crime oftreason?


A. l think it would be very probable they
would not consider he had committed treason.
do not know whether jury would heed the
instructions OF the court to convict the offender.


Q. They do not generally suppose that it
was treason against the Government, do they?
A.. L do not think that they do so consider
it; So far as | know, they look upon the action
OF State in Withdrawing from the Government
as carrying the individuals in it along with it,
that the State was responsible for the act, and
not the individual. I am now referring to the
past.


Q. State, if you please, land if you are dis
inclined you need not answer the question: what
your own personal views on that question We're?


A. That was my view-that the act of Vir-
glnia in Withdrawing herself from the Union
carried me along as citizen of Virginia, and
that her laws and her acts were binding on me.
D.. And that you feel to be your justification
in taking the course you did?


A. Yes, sir.


Q. [ have been told, General, that you have
remarked to some of your friends in conversa-
ton, that you were rather wheedled or cheated
into that course by politicians?


A. | do not recollect ever making that re-
mark; | do not think | ever made it.


Z. If there be any other matter about which
you wish to speak, do so freely


A. Only in reference to that last question
you put to me [ may have said, and may have
believed, that the position of the two sections
which they held to each other were brought
about by the politicians of the country; that the
great masses of the people, if they understood
the real question, would have avoided it; but
not that had been individually wheedled by
the politicians. But did believe at the time
that 1t was an unnecessary condition of affairs,
and might have been avoided if fforbearance and
wisdom had been practiced On both sides.


General Lee then closed his evidence in stating
I'm reply to questions) that the people of the
South would not like the proposed constitution
al amendment; that he was not aware of any
cruelties to Federal prisoners at Belle Isle, tho
aware that they suffered many privations He
had no control or command whatever over the
prisoners depots, and did not know who COM
manded at Andersonville until he saw it in the
papers.
Year: 1866

On the 18th Of February. E T. Run.
MON, ofNcw Hampshire, Iowa, on his
way home from Jacksonville, eight


miles distant, stopped one mile from
the latter place to zee recently mar
ried daughter, Mrs. F. B. Weed. After
supper Mrs. w. resolved to accompany
her father home, and hastily clad her
self for the purpose. Leaving Mr.. Weed


in the house, father and daughter pro.
cceded to where the horses had been
tied to find them gone, but ye! in sight.
Pursuing the team for some distance
and fnding it impossible to overtake
it, Mr.. Runnion implored his daugh.
ter to return, while he would make
his way home alone. This she would
not consent to do feeling quite able to
perform the journey unless he should
accompany her and remain for the
night. This was between seven and
eight o'clock. The weather was then
comparatively mIld-with no wind
and slight snow falling. They pur.
sued their journey for time without
difficulty, but the night being qnitc
dark, and the snow having obiiteratcd
the track, they lost the road; bearing
10 the south on the uninh lbited prair-
10. Both were conscious that they
were lost, yet neither breathcd it to
the other. t.


A frightful wind and snow storm
now arose, and the barking Of pack
of prairie wolves did not add to the
comfort Of the wanderers, who, tired
out at last, lay down under snow
drift and waited for day light. When
the dawn came, Mr.. Runnion found
that they were about ten miles from Il
house, to which be resolved to 90 for
sdccor. His daughter was too weak
to move and he feared that she would
perish before his return, but there
seemed no other alternative TO leaving
her. He accordingly wrapped her up
in the shawl, blanket and "cioud'
which she had worn from tho house,
and which, with her beaver hood,
greatly protected her, and broke the
ice offa little longer from which the
water had reccded, placing her there
as the warmcst spot he could find
When he reached the house his hands
and face were frozen, and he was near
ly frantic. Help was at once sent to
the unfortunate woman, but the snow
had so drifted that she could not be
found. The day and night passed
The next morning was clear, but the
mercury had sunk from IA to % de.
greos below zero. Scarcely hope re-
maincd of Mrs. Weed being alive, but
after q careful hunt, about IL A. VI.
she was discovered in the place where
she had lain for thirty hours. She
was insensible, her feet, ankles and
one hand being frozen, though the
physicians do not think that amputa-
ton will be required When found
she had moved but little from where
her father had placed her, The ice
upon which she had been laid had
melted from her bodily heat, and
when found sho lay in the bed of the
creek, nearly every part of her cloth.
ing beng saturated with water. Her
feet were doubtless frozen in the morn
ing before her father left her, and 10
the providential fact Of their coming in
contact with the water may be ascribed
not merely the safety of her limbs,
but the preservation other life.
Year: 1866

wPollard told tho correspondent
Of the Philadelphia Inquirer that Cen
eral Grant said If he had it in his pow
er be would suppress tho Cincinnati
EngnyU and the New York Neus for
their dlsloyalty.
Year: 1866

This body will assemble in this City on
Thursday next. The session will be an i'm
portant and interesting one


We have made arrangements for full re-
ports, and expect to keep our readers fully
posted in the proceedings