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Year: 1866

The widest measure which this session
has brought to light is the proposition to
incorporate the New York, New Jersey,
Delaware and Cherrystone Railroad. This
is the old AIRLINE" revived Nearly all the
commissioners named in the act reside in
and around Dover. 1t is intended as a
legislative "bugbear" to frighten the Della
ware Railroad, but it will fail in its object.


The Legislature is now struggling through
innumerable cases of divorce and other
business which properly belongs to the
Courts and the County COMMISSIONER
Important topics, such as the publication of
the Revised Code as amended; providing
for the payment of the debt due the general
Government; revision of the criminal law
of the State, and establishing sinking fund
to gradually decrease the State debt, have
been, so far, almost neglected.


1t is currently reported, and generally be-
lieved, that the committee of the Farmers
Bank, who went to Washington this week
for the purpose of converting the Bank into
one of National character, have failed to
meet with success. The amount of bank.
ing capital under the act of Congress has
all been taken, and Congress will not in
crease it until other financial measures are
perfected. X.
Year: 1866

Curious LAw.-Law and justice do not
always travel hand in hand We have before
us an account OF q case where man who was
guilty of great crime, near Albany, N. ",
has been all the time at liberty on bail, and
finally escaped altogether, while his victim
was kept in prison from May until January
eight months-as witness 1t is curious
instance of the way they manage matters In
the State of New York, but it may add to
proper understanding of the matter when
it is explained that the person wronged was
a poor Irish girl, with no friends, while the
scoundrel who was allowed TO escape was
rich and influential.
Year: 1866

We have many thanks to return to cur
friends Of late for their Kindness in fur
nishing US with local items, many OF which
have been important and interesting items
Of general information But considering
the fact that the chief point Of interest in
a county newspaper is its local items, and
also considering the fact that a country
editor, unlike a city editor, cannot always
be " about town. but must labor with his
hands as well as with his head, the people
generally should take more interest in 10.
cal matters, and report to the editor any
local or county news which would be of
interest, profit, amusement, or warning
to any one else in the county for we pub
lish county paper" and are as anxious
10 publish items of news pertaining to one
part Of the county as another. Every day
throughout the county there are occurren-
ces which are proper themes for local no
tees, but which are entirely lost to the
local paper, because no one takes interest





enough in their county ard its paper to
report them. People who find fault with
their local paper on this account, should
remember that large share Of the blame
is with themselves. Let our readers
throughout the county, when they hear or
see anything of interest, sit down and
drop few lines to the editor os their county
paper. No matter if the article be not
properly prepared, so long as it is a plain
statement of facts. If needed, the edito
will re-write. correct, and make it present
able. Ii requires but small amount of
assistance from various localities to make
a country paper even more interesting than
one from city.
Year: 1866

sw-In another column in this issue
will be found the decision of the Supreme
Court of the United States, on the validity
of the Iowa county railroad bonds. This
decision reverses the decision of the lower
court, and saddles on the shoulders Of the
people of this county, near $40o, 600 Of as
unjust claim as was ever paid; but as
misery loves company" it should be a
satisfaction to know that many other coun-
ties, cities, and towns in the state arc in
equally as bad fix as the people Of this
county, for the same decision decides the
validity of millions Of dollars worth Of just
such bonds.
Year: 1866

.-g1 II company with Mr. J. 7. Pryor,
" bad he pleasure of visiting The public
schools Of this village last week. We
fonrd m generally in a prosperous con
dition. The scholars are quite numerous,
attentive, ard regular in their attendance.
The teachers are the best, and the only
drawback is the fact that their school rooms
are too small to comfortably accommodate
the large number of scholars in attendance.
Some move should by all means be made
for building large and convenient school
house near the center of the village Let
those most interested in such an enter
prise take hold Of the work in earnest, and
by another winter we can have one of the
best graded schools in the state.
Year: 1866

UNUSUAL GATHERING.-There was an
" old folks party given at a house in
this village few days ago, at which there
were twelve old ladies, six of whom were
over rs years of age. Eleven Of them
were widows, some of whom had been wild
owed over 80 years. They were all grand
mothers, and three were great grand moth
er. Such gathering is rather an unusu-
al occurrence especially in a small village
ike ours.
Year: 1866

~ The unusual cold snap and storm
has stopped the running of the cars on the
Mineral Point railroad, and left rs without
paper, which causes rs to issue half sheet.
Our readers we hope will over look the
omission, for we assure them it is not our
fault.
Year: 1866

~ Some enterprising individual has
started barber shop in our village. Good
luck to him; may be succeed and continue
among US, for since the departure of Louis
for the gold mines we have not reve'led in
such luxury.
Year: 1866

AND STILL THEY CoME.-New subscri
bers to the CnRoNiCLE are coming at the
rate of ten or twelve a week. We have
any amount Of fattering testimonials of
The worth Of onr paper, and we begin to
think we are publishing a paper worth the
price asked. We can still supply few
more copies, so now is the time to sub
scribe
Year: 1866

~ A resolution was introduced in the
senate, instructing the judiciary committee
to enquire whether any further legislation
was necessary to restrain deserters and
draft skedaddlers from voting
Year: 1866

The INDIANS IN NoRTnwEsTERN WIscoN-
SIN - A large number of citizens Of
Polk county have united in a memorial to
the legislature asking that body to memo
raliZe congress, or to enact such a state
law as will secure the removal OF the row
ing and idle Indians who infest the premi-
ses Of white settlers in that part Of the
state. They represent that these vagrants
are serious obstacle TO the settlement of
that and the adjacent counties, and they
say: The presence OF these Indians i
not so much subject of fear to those who
know them, as to the stranger whom We
are trying to induce to come and live
among us; and our persons and lives are
not so much in danger from them as our
property, our stock and our crops
Year: 1866

SCICIDE-The jury of inquest held on Sat
urday by Coroner Woodward, in view of the
body OF John H. Kraft, returned the follow
ing verdict That the said Kraft served In
the Federal service; was German by birth;
and was found In the river on the evening of
the 3lst August was seen intoxicated through
out the day; and in the opinion OF the inry
from the fact of his previously threatening TO
take his life, and also from the fact of his
using no exertion TO save himself or CRYING
ont for help, that he committed suicide by
drowning himself. Deceased was poor, and
had DO property.
Year: 1866

Governor Morton's late speech is ringing
through the land, and the echoes come back from
every State. 1t is republshed 10y the Union papers
in Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New
York, and in fact all the States; and from every
State and direction comes up the bowling impre
cautions of the mortalIy wounded CoFperhead De-
mocracy. To answer the speech they make no at
tempt, but destroy its effect by the foulest
abuse of its author. They denounce him in every
phase OF the bi liugsgate vocabulary; charge him
with the foulest crimes of which they are guilty
themselves; swear at him. get drunk about him;
but all will rot Go. There stands the speech un-
answered and unansw cradle. and il is working won
derfully upon the hearts of the people. Copper
heads may rave and curse with the wickedness and
nlaigllity OF the damned, but they can lot ges
away from it. BY their fendish attacks upon the
Goyernor personally. they are paying him tho
highest compliment, and according his greatest
triumph, thus confessing their inability 20 reply 10
him and acknowledging that there Is nothing left
but bare personal warfare. The effect OF his
speech was manifest in the late Democratic Con-
gressional Convention at New Albany, in which
they were constrained by the public feeling which
has been aroused to resolve that "tEe late war on
the part of the authorities of the United States be-
came just and necessary to save the Union from
disruption, and the Constitution from overthrow
Now that the is over, and the wave of public
ind isnation is rising against them, they resolve
that the war was 'iust and necessary" 10 save the
Union; but throughout the in that very Dis
trici, and in every other, tley resolved that tho
war was wicked, that it was unholy and unconstI-
tntional and that must of necessity be failurer
and labored with all their power 10 make 1t fail
ure They feel now just as they did then, and
hate the war and the soldier they did then, but
are constrained to add to their treason the most
shameful and disgusting hypocricy. But hypoc-
ricy will not save them; their record has been
made out in letters of fire. and the people read
it they them in theig hearts and Will crush
them by their votes.-Iad. Journal.
Year: 1866

A gentleman ct the Astor House table, New
York, asked the person sitting next TO him if he
would please to pass the mustard. Sir said the
man, do you mistake for water?' 'Oh no,
sir, mistOok you for gentleman.
Year: 1866

II A New Yorker recommends as a per
feet Atlantic telegraph cable a hollow one
This, he says will not touch the bottom, but
win lie in dead water, as it is much lighter,
and viii not be subjected to so severe a
strain I'm paying ont.
Year: 1866

\ Madrid correspondent of the London
Times speaks of the domestic difficulties in
Spain with Sreat plainneSs. He says the
Queen is disliSed by the people on account
of f>her unchaste character and her want of
confidence in their loyalty. \ revolution is
regarded inevitable unless she resigns.
and the priests and parasites around her
will persuade her not to DO that. 1t is prob
able that she will be driven from the throne
and q new dynasty set IN
Year: 1866

The wiser class ofour people are nearly all
disfranchised under the operation OF State
laws Local Government, State and MUM
cipal, is in the hands of the most ignorant
and depraved OF Tennesseeans. We have an
Irish Mayor, an Irish and Dutch Board OF
Aldermen, All Irish Doctor, a red mouthed
Irishman, and what is 5trangest-an e2-
leader ofthe Minute men in the halyeon days
of secessioni5m, is Health Inspector The
police force is Irish and Dutch, and the
whole city government is at war with the
niger Rowdyism is not supreme and
simply because the great mass Of our people
are instinctively and habitually law-abiding
50 much Tor city politics
Year: 1866

firm whose managers were not demented continue un-
Is il desirable to have rate Of tax 50 high compared
with the cost Of production that the illicit distller II
he can successfully evade the payment Of the tax on
only cask Of spirits out Of nine which he manuac
tures the government uniformly connscatng the other
eight (Which, unfortunately, does do) will, In
businessf


The Revenue Commission, in urging the reduction OF
inc 's sh o. tax from two dollars per gallon to one re-
crease In the annual consumption for industrial pur
poses ESTIMATED at not less than ten millions Of galons
which must follow they are OF opinion that making all
allowances for certain amount OF Illicit dstilation,
which, under any circumstances will take place, an
average annual revenue Of least forty millions Of dol
lars from this source may be collected J,


why should Congress- hesitate TO adopt the manifesty
ludicious recommendations Of commission the mem.
Ders OF which have devoted months TO faithful and
thorough investigation Of this subect' The people will
soon begin 70 cry aloud-'Down with unprecedent-
the unworthy to tho illicit distier 70 the volunteer
unoca who makes no returns but pockets


Must the people continue to pay sxty-four millions to
the smugger and Illicit dstller and but sixteen millions
70 the government' or may they by the adoption Of
but fifty millions In ALL forty millions OF which shall
reach the treasury Must they continue be mucted
ths commodity, whsa there 10 reason 70 believe that
their government might realize double or treble the
amount with one twenteth of the rate OF expendi-
turef Has not tho system-if II be q system--
been tried long enoushf Are the people willing
TO gsoan another year under the inAictions Of
proper reductions being made regards and
proof) oneseyenth greater in this extended, sparsey
gradual approaches for centuries in compact little Eng
land with her almost perfect excise administratonS
What say the people and what say Representatives,


The Commission also call attention TO the fact,
demonstrated by history, that drunkenness disorder
and crime increase with frightful rapdity under
tremely high rates OF this commodity II there
fore appears that not only wise economy but the in
erests OF temperance and OF good morals alike demand
moderate place the present excessive rates OF tax
i unreasonable that the
perance can be promoted and drunkenness diminished
under the operation OF laws which have caused tho
bsr OF distileres In the country TO from hun
dreds to thousands is the under the existing
system


The report Of the Revenue Commission this
important OF national revenue ought be read
by every taxpayer. A. TAXPAYER
Year: 1866

As . Perfume for the Ballroom, the
reception ROOM the opera the promonsde the boudor
there nothing In the floral kingdom In the preparations
Of the chemical art that be compared In richness fresh
or stanIess purity and saiubry With PA
Ions EXTRACT or The MIGHT BLOOMING
Year: 1866

Occasionally an individual says to us
" times are so heard with me, must stop nv
paper" or in some instances, my wife
thinks we can dispense with the paper now,
and I must stop" Thus it is, stop the paper
the frst thing as a useless expense, without
thinking of the actual waste of money for
many things drank, eaten, smoked or chew
ed, which can do the system no good, but
rather harm.


The newspaper can or should be regarded
AZ A benefit to every household; it imparts
useful information, it furnishes subjects for
thought and conversation /; it adds charm to
social intercourse; makes agreeable members
of society. To be without newspaper one
might as well be out of the world be be-
comes a perfect nobody when he goes into
society and hears others talk about current
event and discuss questions Of local or gen
eral interest, lie can take no part in these
things because he is not posted up, not hav-
ing read the papers. And in the family cir
Gle what an influence the newspapers has.
the children read it and gain in knowledged
it serves to sccupy their leisure hours. to keep
them from frivolous amusement. and give !;
an attraction to home. Surely, then. no wise
person WOulu CouS5Ilt " ~ !" LAAiOAlb new >
paper toe. He may think he can get along
without it, because he is out in the world,
and can have the reading of the paper from
his neighbor's shop or store, or can learn
what is going on from others. But this is
rather a mean way. Men ought to read for
themselves. If however they do not need
the paper themselves they may rest assured
their families do. Considerations like these
should have weight and should induce those
who have had Thought ofstopping their news
naper not 20 do 40, and for those who have
not taken a paper TO subscribe at once fol
one.
Year: 1866

IF you should e'er get married, John,
pIl tell you what to do
Go get little tenement


Just big enough for two,
And one spare room for company,


And one spare bed within it
Ifyou'd begin loves life Alright


You'd better thus begin it.
In future be moderate, John,


And let the stuffed chairs wait;
One looking-glnss will do for both
Yourself and loving mate.
And Brussels, too, and other things
Which make a fine appearance,
.Ifyou can well afford it, they


viii better look year hence.
Some thihl1they must have pictures, John
Superb and costly, too;
Your wife viii be picture, John,
Let that suffice for you.
Remember how the wise man said:
tent, and love within it,
Is better than a splendid house,


Win UIchGIlll5s every uluuLS.
And one word as to cooking, John,
Your wife can do that best;
For love, 10 make the biscuit raise,
Is better far than yeast.
No matter if each day you don't
Bring turkey to your table,
Twill better relish by and by,


When you are better able.
For all you buy pay money, John
Money that very day
Ifyou would have your life run smooth,
There is no better way.
a note to pay is an ugly thing,


Of thing you please to call it,
When it hangs DER a man who has
No money in his wallet
And one thing more remember, John,
To keep aloof from strife,
And never, never, never speak
A cross word to your wife.
But if you cannot keep it back,
And burnings still require it,
Go whisper it into your gun,
And then-go out and fire it.
And now, when you are married, John,
Don't try to ape the rich;
IT took them many toilsome year
To gain their envied niche;
And if you'd gain the summit, John
Look well to your beginning,
And then viii all you win repay
The care and toll Of winning.
Year: 1866

EVERYBODY in Mobile and New Or
leans knows old Colonel Bob -- so
well that when relate the following lit
tie story. his identity will be sufficiently
apparent; therefore I shall not expose
myself to his wrath by exposing his
pagan name in connection herewith. His
hopeful nephew, Frank, is better known
here than the old man, and when be shall
have attained his venerable relative's s
years and experience, will add to the
family love Of drollery and mischief a
mind we'll educated by study and foreign
travel. He seldom meets me without
Year: 1866

Bt DOUBLE Y.
On Fatty, dear, and did you hear


The news that's going round,
The Radicals in Congress they are


'' Running the thing in the ground"
No more the Fourth of July Wen keep,
The color can't be seen,
For the Radicals on the dear old flag are
Venting all their spleen.
met with Colonel Florence, and he took


Me by the hand,
And he said, "How's Miss Columbia,


And how does she stands"
She's the most distressed damsel that


Ever you have seen,
For the Radicals on her dear form are


"Venting all their spleen"
Then since the color we must see


Is Summers dirty black,
Sure Columbia's boys will meier forget on


Sumner to go back"
You may take the "Copperhead" from you


breast


And cast it on the sod;
! It'll be sure to hurt somebody


If under foot it's trod.
/ When the law can keep the cotton plants
From growing rs they grow,
| And when the corn in summer time


It's long ears dare not show,
Then I will change the color
I wear in my caubeen;
But till that day don't care how much


On me they vent their spleen!
But fiat last the nigger" should
Be made citizen,
| The country in a short time to
| Barbarism will go again.
I've heard whispered of Andy johnson
He's the rooster" for the times,
The Radicals dislike him


Because he won't yield to their crimes.
Oh Miss Columbia, I hope we'll not lose you
Strangled by the tyrant's hand
Andy johnson, be viii lead us to


A bright and happier land
Where the dirty black of Summers
Thraldom never shall be seen,
And where, thank God no more on US
They'll vent their dirty spleen
Year: 1866

A LII made of the best materials and in the
~ latest styles, and will be sold at less than
manufacturers cost in order to reduce our i'm
mense stock. Parties in want of FALL and
WINTER CLOTHING will do well tocall early
and have their pick from our enormous stock,
comprising over $SO,OOO worth of the best
clothing in the city. ss
Year: 1866

VOTERS; Take this iiSme with you and
examine it at your leisure, calmly and de
liberately. 1t is, as you will see, the Off
cisl ENlii''it of the Receipts and Expendi-
lures OF Marshall County for the year S6G.
Look at the enormous expenses of the
Clerk, Sheriff and Auditor and compare II
with the sums paid those officers under a
Republican Administration. In 1862 a
Republican Clerk drew out of the Treasu-
ry Tor services SIG; in 1866 Democratic
Clerk is paid out of the Treasury S7ss!
How is this. Is there any law for this:
We do not think there is. At least we
have never been able to find any. Then
look at the Sheriff's allowance this year
and compare it with the amount paid a
Republican Sheriff in 1862, which was
S30s, extra allowance and all, or $2GG less
than the Democratic Sheriff draws this
year. Make your own comments. But
look at the enormous expense of the Poor
In 1862 this expense amounted to $iS6O,
this year it is nearly double; but then. a





Republican Board did not employ a ply
sican at FOUR DOLLARS a visit when
another equally competent could be had
for ONE DOLLAR. In addition to the
Poor expense nearly as much more is paid
out on the County Asylum. What was it
for? No one knows. The people in the
vicinity, who ought to know what has
been done in the way of Improvement on
the farm say they cannot see where that
sum has been applied. But if these facts
are astounding, what do you think of the
policy of drawing $4,000 of your money
out of your pockets to build fire proof Off
ces, and then letting it lay idle in the treas
ury. or using it to speculate on: Draw
your own conclusions.
Year: 1866

Among the NEST prominent supporters of
Mr. Johnson, in Ohio, is General Stced-
man, whose praise is in the mouths of all
the Copperheads ofthe country. The gen
eral served in the late war, and at the bat
tie of Nashville commanded division, one
brigade of which was composed of colored
troops. In May, 1865, he had public re-
ception at his home in Toledo, and in a
speech delivered before the board of Trade
of that city, he paid this compliment to his
black soldiers:


sHe did not hesitate to- declare that but
for the assistance which our cause received
from this race, our arms never could have
made the progress which has so astonished
the world. In the battle of Nashville his
division comprised a brigade of 400 col
ored troops. of whom 420 fell within fifteen
minutes. He knew them TO be brave and
true. and it ,rouh be a lasting shame TO deny
The ballot to men who had done so much
for their country. Men who have proved
true in camp, on picket and on the field oil
battle, can be trusted at the polls
l. General Steedman then declared that it
would be lasting shame to deny the bal
lot to negroes who fought for the Union,
and he has not since disclaimed that SEN
timent. In this he agrees with Andrew
Johnson, yet the hypocritical papers that
pretend to support the President bristle
with exclamations of horror if a Southern
! Union man declares himself in favor OF
lconlering the right TO vote upon General
Steedmans black veterans
Year: 1866

Soldiers may rest assured That the. long
delay in arranging for the payment of their
bOunties was designed as well as needless.
The six months further delay virtually
provided for, according to high authority,
is intended to cover the next session of
Congress; and the very significant remark
was made in this connection, that after that
there may possibly be Congress which
will not favor such measure. cas-