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Year: 1866

The CABlSxr.--It is given out that the 70
signation Of Secretary Stanton Is IN the
hands Of tho President and will doubtless be
accepted, and that Mr.. Secretary. Harlan, Of
the same mind, is in q similar situation. A few
days will probably settle the question; bat
what of the Senate' We dare say that In the
reorganization Of his Cabinet, the President
will select new men SO acceptable to the coun-
try at large that the Senate will recognise 'hs
propriety Of their confirmation. In the APP
pointnent Of good and able men the right OF
the President TO Cabino< Of his own choosing
cannot be denied.
Year: 1866

pcpe and his wife, ncting injuries the latter which
It Is feared will prove fatal


Tho ice in tho Hudson river in the vicinity or Albany
commenced moving early yesterday morning, and by
eleven clock the between that city and Troy was
entirely clear OF H. II damned some distance below
Albany causing backing up Of the watcr and slight
inundaion The Albany bridge Is said not 70 have
been affected by the Ice pressure.


The steamer Kate was sunk on Saturday morning on
he Ohio river and 1t reported In Louisville yester
day the Stephen Decatur had been blown
the Mississippi, above Memphia There was no loss
of life in the Of the Kate. Twenty persons be-


sved have been drowned by the sinking Of the Nam
mic Byers on tho Ohio river on Saturday.


In article which appears in another portion Of our
present issue given statement OF the principal lines
Of American ocean steamers now running along our
well to foreign ports with lists Of tho vessels
composing them


The Jamaica which We publish this morning con.
tans interesting details Of the progress made by the
royal commission in their investigation Of the crcum
stances connected with tho late revolt in that island 1t
is said that the reality Of the plot on tho part OF the
negroes murder the whites and the better class OF
coored inhabitants and 70 connscate their property has
been fully established.
Year: 1866

The New CRusApx.-IIstory is always rc-
peating itself The crusades which were got
up to rescue the Holy Land from the infdel
are to be revived to save the temporalities Of
the Roman Church from annihilation. In the
different Catholic countries recruiting Is being
actively carried on for this purpose, France
setting the example. The design announced is
simply to raise such a small army Of foreign
volunteers as the Pontiacal treasury can
afford to maintain. Should this prove in
sufficient II is said to be intended to unfurl the
banner Of the Holy Cross, and to preach a
crusade in defence Of the Pontifcal rights,
alter the fashion Of the mission Of Peter the
Hermit We question whether In these days
much can be done in that way. Modern chiv-
airy IL better employed than ia fighting the
battles Of the priestA
Year: 1866

profit enough out of the National Bank system,
to the great detriment Of the national revenue
and the great oppression Of the overtaxed
public; and there is no objection to the Post
Office Department manufacturing its own en-
vslopes-
Year: 1866

THE PUBLIC CREDrr-THE BRITISH ARIsro-
CRATIC PREss.-An American correspondent Of
the London Daily Neus "a leading liberal
organ) says in . recent letter that show TO
prevent the South from securing, with the aid
of the democrats, such . majority in Congress
az would endanger the public credit still con-
tinues to be the question which, more than AL
others, fills the public mind, although II b
only the radicals who actively agitats II"
This Is an English liberal view Of our fnan-
cial danger from our present political situa-
cion. The British aristocratic press, on the
other hand, of tho secession school, arc ic~v-
ing no stone unturned to create distrust
abroad of our financial safety. No doubs
they will make the most Of the recent explo-
sion between President Johnson and the radi-
cal majority OF Congress, as the prelude to
our financial ruin; but the interests of the
great body Of the American people Of all


tlasses are so thoroughly identified with the
national Treasury that it cannot be shaken.
Upon this question, even assuming that South
ern representatives will be opposed to ma
tional debt incurred in the subjugation OF .
Southern rebellion, the restoration to Congress
of the late rebel States will be but as drop
in the bucket We cannot imagine, however,
that against his own financial and political
interests, and those Of his people, any Southern
representative in Congress will come in to
make war upon the national Treasury. The
danger lies in the continued exclusion Of the
South and the continued prostration of South
ern industry.
Year: 1866

RADICAL NEWSPAPERS AND THE PRESIDENT
We observe with regret that many of the radi-
cal newspapers are disgracing the profession
of journalism by personal insinuations and in
nuendoes in regard to President johnson. The
Tribune of this city, we are sorry to say, is
conspicuous in this business. It's editorial col
umns and lis correspondence are filed with
malicious little scandals and slanders which
can only injure the journal that prints them.
OF this class are the assertions that "the Prest
dent celebrated Washington's birthday with
spirit" and that "the extraordinary speech Of
President Johnson on Thursday has been attn
buted to weakness to which it is universally
understood he is occasionally addicted" These
remarks are intended to convey the impression
that the President was intoxicated on Thurs
day; but, in fact, there is not the slightest 90
casion for any such story. We know, upon tho
most reliable authority, that these radical
rumors are utterly false, and the Washington
dispatches of the Tribune itself assert that "the
speech was made under no such influence"
Why, then, should tho radical newspapers con-
descend to this style of warfare? Let them
attack the President openly and by fair and
manly arguments, or conceal their chagrln by
silence. Their present course is equally dis
reputable and silly.
Year: 1866

Nor ANOTHER BRIcK.--It Is not often tha
we find hasty people willing to make the
dmende honorable as was the individual men
toned in the following anecdote. A pune
tilious regard for the truth Is highly TO bs
commended, aud below we find nice sense
Of honor ON one side, with still nicer nice
ty Oh the other.


A man said Of a virago with a loud, mas
culine voice: 'Confound that woman throt
tle her voice win reach the fifth story of my
house.


The woman, hearing of the remark, insis
ted that her husband should call on the man
and demand eithera retraction or an apology
and II the man would do neither, the bus
baud was 10 chastise him.


Husband-'Slr, ! am informed that you
say my wife's voice Is 80 loud and masculine
it will reach the fiith story of any building.
Did you or did you not make that scandalous
assertion ?" Holding a whip significantly


Ma.-"well, my dear air, can't say pos
itively. might upon the impulse OF IN,
moment, and rather think did say five sto.
ries. Perhaps ID Is an exaggeration. II Il
pushing the thing pretty strong, admi'.
am willing sir, now that am cooler, to take
Of one story, but not another brick"
Year: 1866

A wicked wretch entered OUR sanctum
few days ago, and placing himself ia sor
of sero comic attitude, inquired:


Is there heart that never sighed1


Is there tongue that never liedl


Is there an eye that never blihked?


Is there a man that never drinkedl


Is there woman that never faiatedi
Or is there one that never painted?


If SO, then heart and tongue and eye
Most ten most confoundsd lie
Year: 1866

The New Posi- OrFIcE GROUNDS. south
ern half Of the City Hall park has been selected
for the site Of the new Post Office, and pro-
posals are 10 be sent TO the department at
Washington looking to it, transfer from the
city TO the general government BY all means
the city should cedc the ground necessary for
park on open, paved plaza, with regular roads
for vehicles and sidewalks for pedestrians, in
order to relieve the blockadcd thoroughfares
OF Broadway and Fulton street. This would
greatly improve the appearance and relieve
the overcrowdcd state Of the lower part Of the
citr
Year: 1866

sre very good words and read we'll ON paper.
but We imagine that our people win place
more reliance upon them II the English gov
ernment will promptly come forward and pay
the Alabama damages We shall then have
some substantial evidence that the action Of
our authorities awil be cordially remem-
bered.n
Year: 1866

The DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CANADA AND ESa-
LAND.--While the Canadians are boiling over
with rage and demanding indemnities Of the
press and people Of England are thanking us
in the most cordial manner for arresting the
progress of Fenianism They see and realize
that had 1t not been for the interference
of our government Canada would long ere
this have been wrested from them. "The
American government" says the London


Times, "has acted in a manner which even
exceeds anything that could reasonably have
been expected from the most friendly nation.-
There are two very important admissions in
this culogium on this country-that the action
Of the British government towards us duriur
the war has placed that government outside of
the claims Of being friendly nation to the
United States, and also that the special inter
ference and protection of the British provinces
by our present administration exceeded what
IT would have been II England had been our
ally during our last troubles. Il Is gratifying
to see that this action Of our authorities is ap-
preciatcd in that country, even II they are not
in Canada. II may be that our Canadian
neighbors look upon II In different light and
are indignant that the United States so uncere-
moniously prevented their breaking loose from
the reign Of John Bull. Neither the people of
Canada nor Of this country appear satisfied
with this result 1t is, therefore, sort Of relief
to know that the course Of the Washington
government is approved in one country even
II we do have to 90 across the Atlantic 10 find
It, The London Times pretends that "those
energetic and genuine acts OF friendship will
be long and cordially rcmembcred,r Thsss
Year: 1866

We devote the most of our available space
this week to reports. They may not be as
interesting to some people as different style
OF matter. but We guess they can stand it
We publish them for the benefit of the tax
payers of the county. The Treasurer's Re
port VIII repay careful perusal by those
who are interested in knowing how the coun-
ty's money goes.
Year: 1866

The ladies' of the Methodist Society at
North Vassalboro' held levee last week in
aid of a new church ediice at that place.


The Bangor Times learns from various
sources, all reliable, that the potato crop in
this State will be much larger than was at one
time believed, and will also be betterin quail
Year: 1866

S The New York Evening Post a'thinks the
leading Republicans Will make a fatal error If
they imagine that class legislation, unjust dis
elimination in favor of certain interests. mis-
management of the currency and the debt and


above all, mistaken and unsuccessful policy
on the great question of reconstruction, will be
endured by the country even at their hands"
Year: 1866

The (Eng) WeStern Morning Press
Of March 2Sth says: Upwards of
eighty years ago, in the winter of
1854, a vessel bound from Spain was
totally lost, with her entire crew, by
being driven in stormy on the rocks
at Gunwolloe, in Mounts Bay. The
vessel was known to have had an inn
mense quantity of specie on board in
Spanish pillar-dollars, and ever since
after violent gales, dollars have been
picked up in the neighborhood of the
wreck. Two or three companies have
been formed for recovering the bulk
of the silver, which is known to lie
deposited within very circumscribed
area but the undertakings were not
vigorously pursued. and after time
were abandoned. One ofthese parties
many years since, attempted to reoov-
CT the treasure by means of sinking q
shaft in the rock in shore, and driving
an adit in its bottom seaward, to get
under the spot where it was supposed
the hull Of the vossel lay imbedded
in sand, shingle, ETC.; but this was
abandoned without result. Lately q
company has been formed and they
have decided on making another at
tempt. They have communicated
with the Admiralty, and received
formal permission to prosecute the
work, and this summer they hope to
secure the long-coveted silver. Mr..
John Toy went last week with two
men to the place, which, ever since
the wreck, has borne the name of
Dollar Cove, and the tide being low,
they proceeded to clear up the month
of the old shaft. 1t was filed in to
depth of about six feet with large
boulders and shingle, and they had not
worked long before they picked up
eight dollars. Two or three were
brightly secured by sand, while others
have sand 50 firmly attached to them
that it will be difficult to separate the
coins from it. Some bear the dates
Of 1882 and 1888, and others are
older, while the dates on some are
quite illegible. The presumption is
that this winter these have been all
thrown up, with probably thousands
of others which did not find their
way into the little opening of the
shaft. While Mr.. Toy was engaged
in his clearing operation, q boy, who
has picked up some dollars since
Christmas last, was on the rocks, and
saw dollar thrown up by wave,
but before he could reach the rodks a
receding wave washed it out again. -
After heavy weather from the south
and west, dollars are often found on
the beach and rocks; very likely a
box or package which contained a
portion is disturbed an knocked to
pieces, and its contents scattered about.
This shaft is about five hundred yards
west of Gunwalloe Church, from
which il is separated by a towan and
ledge of rocks. Apart from the fnan-
cial success of this speculation, the
progress Of the new company will be
watched With interest.
Year: 1866

--To dream of 3 millstone erouqd yourneck is sign of what you may expect if you get an extravagant wife When a young lady dreams of coffin. it betokens that she should instantly discontinue laci5g her stays tightly, and always go warmly and.thickly shod in wet weather. To dream ofa fire is a sign that-if you are wise-you will see that the lights in your house are out before you go to bed To dream that your nese is red al the tip is an iutimation that you he'd better leave off brandy and watos.
Year: 1866

# -4. a oivcme the hand that is warm, kind and ready; Give me the clasp that is calm, true and steady; Give me the hand that will never deceive me; Give nc the hand thatI aye may believe thee. q Soft is the palm of the delicate woman

 Hard is the hand of the rough sturdy yoe-

 man m. Soft palm or hard hand it matters not-neverl Give me the hand that is friendly forever Give me the hand that is true as brother; 0iveme the hand that has harmed not another Give me the hand that has not foresworn 1t; Give me the grasp, that may adore it.

 Lovely the palm of the fair, bluc-veined mai

 den;

 Horny the hand of the workman OCT jaden; Lovely or ugly, it matters not--never eS Give me the grasp that is friendly forever Give me the grasp that is honest and hearty 9 Free as the breeze, and unshackled by pprty ; Le. friendship give the grasp that becomes her, Close as the twine of the vines of the summer Give me the hand that is true as n brother :; Give me the hand that has not wronged an sFS other; Vh @ & m Soft palm or hard hand, itmatters not-neyer. ;, Give me the grasp that is friendly forever
Year: 1866

The IRtellgGRcer submitted recon-
mcndation to us yesterday which we
have concluded TO approve. We do not
like TO appear unreasonable, and have
therefore agreed to our neighbor's sug-
gestion. So long as your propositions
are ut all endurable, We will humor you
hy compliance, just rs we have done in
the present instance. As we are dis
posed TO be good-natureG,' suppose you
cease intimating that We do not make
the Acknowledgements that are due You.
You should first substantiate your claim
before you seek to have it allowed.
Some folks think that the farors you
profess to have conferred, should
in fact be credited to the Secretary
Of State. In other words, that you
are an unthaukful recipient of his ben


ehts. and that you cannot be moved TO
gratitude although you have monop-
oily of his kind Offices. If anybody con-
nrcted with the REGISTER should ever
he lucky enough to be chosen custodian
of the State papers, We would hardly
appropriate to private purposes all the
news to which his public position gave
him access. At least we think not /;
but if we did apply to our exclusive
and personal uses the advantages that
ought 70 bc public and free, We would
not desire to he specially honored there
for. We would not claim the owner
ship of what was never ours, or warn
others against trespassing upon grounds
where We ourselves We're poaching.
Year: 1866

all turned at the little garden gate, and
kissed their hands to face at the up
per windsw: long window enough,
although the upper, for the cottage had
but story of one room above the
ground.


Now, that the children should do this
was nothing; but that they should do
this to face lying on the sill of the
open window, turned towards them in 4
horizontal position, and apparently only
a face, was something noticeable. He
looked up ct the window again. Could
only see o very fragile though very
bright face, lying on one cheek on the
window-sill. The delicate smiling face
of a girl or woman. Framed in long
bright brown hair, round which was
tied light blue band or fillet, passing
under the chin.


He walked ON, turned back, passed
the window again, slyly glanced up
again. No change. He struck off by a
winding branch-road at the top of the
hill-which he must otherwise have
descended-kept the cottages in view,
worked his way round at q distance so
as to come out once more into the main
road and be obliged to pass the cottages
again. The face still lay on the
window-sill, but not so much inclined
towards him. And now there were
a pair of delicate hands too. They had
the action of performing on some musi-
cal instrument, and yet it produced no
sound that reached his ears.


"Musby Junction must be the mad
dest place in England" said Barbox
Brothers, pursuing his way down the
hill. "The first thing find here is
Railway Porter who composes comic
songs to sing at his bedside. The sec
ond thing that find here is face, and
a pair of hands playing a musical in
strument that don't play"


To be continued to-morr0W.
Year: 1866

Whatever hopes were entertained by
the friends of constitutional liberty that
something like "sober second thought
would influence the majority in the
second session of the Thirty-Ninth Con-
greSs, has been dispelled by the proceed
ingS had and the spirit displayed by the
Congress during the few days it has
been in session. The radical leaders
stitutional restraints than they had last
winter, and TO be actuatcd by Il still
more revolutionary ard lawleSs DISPOSE
ton than has been manifested
before. They seem determined to
Surmouut all obstacles to the ac
conplishment of their desires, and
To be determined upon complete
change in the form Of our government.
They are destroying the relative
powers and functions of the three co-or-
dinate branches of the government, and
concentrating in the legislative depart
meut powers and privileges which were
Intended To be and have always been
lodged in the hands of the Executive.
The proper balance between the several
branches is being rapidly disturbed
and not content with merely stripping
the Executive Of powers which have al
ways appertained to the Presiden-
tial office, they are endeavOTing to bring
the Judicial arm Of the government
within the range of party politics and
infusc into the Supreme Court of the
United States the same narrow and big
oted policy which has marked the
course of the radical faction since its
first accession to power.


The radicals seem to be troubled by
no reflection that, possibly, the parti-
san inventions they are racking their
ingenuity to construct, may one day be
turned against their inventors. They
do not stop TO think that their dominion
cannot be eternal and that it is i'm
possible for minority ofthe citizens of
the United States to retain, during
many years. the power to oppress and
outrage the majority. They do not
recognize the fact that, ere long, the
manhood of the nation will re-assert its
rights and the radical party with all its
ritiful partisanship and intolerance
and cant and tyranny will be swept
from power and remembered only as a
reproach. The ascendancy of any politi-
cal party in this country rests upon
tenure too fragile and uncertain for the
safe playing of such fantastic tricks as
the radicals are now enacting.
Year: 1866

Coop TIME.-The Concert and Ball
given by the Harmonic Society last
night was one of those pleasant affairs
which only the Germans can get up and
thoroughly enjoy. The festivities last
edtill a late hour in the night and no
incident occurred to mar the harmony
and good feeling which characterized
the entire proceedings.
Year: 1866

We shall feel obliged to such of our
subscribers and friends throughout the
State rs may favor us with an OCCASION
al letter detailing the current news of
their respective neighborhoods. We
have had occasion to refer, heretofore,
to the interest felt by our readers, in the
Letters from the People" and we have
often been gratified by the literary and
general excellence of that department
of our paper. Beside the interest taken
by the citizens of various localities i'll
seeing their local items presented To
the public in a creditable style, there is
no more effective means of literary inn
provcmcnt than careful and regular
newspaper correspondence. 1t will
prohtably employ many an idle hour, it
will promote accuracy OF thought, and
il will confer an elegance and force OF
expression that can be acquired only by
practice. Many of our correspondents
have become correct and fo,cible vii
ters by availing themselves of this mode
of culture and the way is still open
Send us your letters and they will be
warmly welcomed.
Year: 1866

Constitution through the Democratic
party. That instrument points out the
true and only path to national peace,
State repose, and individual prosperity,
and those who attack the Constitution
are enemies to the best interests of the
country. The fresh attack upon the
Constitution and the existence of the
States meditated by the Radicals, is but
a part of the scheme to destroy the
Union, and it should be resisted by all
just and proper means.
Year: 1866

Judge Magruder, of tho Circuit
Court of Anne Arundel county, Mary
who set the authority of the State as
paramount to that of the United States,
and refused to receive negro testimony
in his Court, declaring the Civil Rights
Bill unconstitutional, was on Saturday
brought before the United States Com
missioner Brooks, and held to bail ia
await the action of the Grand Jury OF
the United States District Court. The
case will probably so to the Supreme
Court for final adjudication.