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Year: 1866




sembled from all these States determined
that liberty when endangered, shall find q
mouthpiece and that the Government of
the people, by the people, for the people,
shall not perish from the EARTH" We are
here to consult together how best to provide
for Union of truly Republican States to
seek to relume thirty-six stars on the old flag.
We are here to see that ten of these stars are
not Opaque bodies. paling their Intellectual fires
beneath the gloom and darkness ofoligarchi-
cal tyranny and oppression. We wish them
to be brilliant stars; emblems Of constitution
al liberty glittering orbs, sparkling with
the life giving principles of the model Re-
public fitting adornmeuts of the plorious
banner of freedom


Our last and only hope is in the unity and
fdwtitude ofthe loyal people of America in
I'll support and vindication of the Thirty
Ninth Congress, and in the election of con
trolling Union majority in the succeeding or
Fortieth Congress


While the new article amending the ma
tional Constitution offers the most liberal con-
.ditions to the authors of the rebellion, and
does not come up to the measure of our ex-
pectations, we believe its ratification would
be the commencement of a complete and las
ting protection to all our people and there
fore we accept it as the best present remedy.
and appeal to { ur brothers and friends in the
North and the West to make it their watch
word in the coming elections.


The tokens are auspicious of overwhelm
ing success However little the verdict OF
the ballot-box may affect the reckless man
in the Presidential chair, we cannot doubt
that the traitors and sympathizers he has en-
couraged will recognize that verdict as the
Year: 1866

We hear complaints from various quarters
of the shortness Of the corn crop. In some
localities not more than fourth of crop
will be made. This is said especially to be
the case in large portion of South Carolina


The last Charlotte Democrat says:


"From Lincoln and CASTOR counties we
hear cheering reports about the crops A
few localities in those counties have suffered
little from drouth, but generally the pros
pect is fair. The late rains in this section
have done much good.


But we are sorry to hear of poor prospects
in Union County. The whole cf that Coun-
ty appears to have suffered from tlroutL.-
The proceedings of a meeting of the Magis-
trates of the County will he found in our
columns to-day.


Let us all resolve to help each other in
these times as much as possible Let those
who have corn to spare be particular not to
sell it to extortioners, but to those who actu-
ailv need If y
Year: 1866




The Local Of the Pittsburg Post de-
scribes :he process of making glassware
| in one Of the establishments Of that city
in the following manner


The pots in which the "batch' Of mix


ture is melted, are thirty nice inches high


By forty three inches in diamater. They


are made Of the finest and purest Missouri


aud A.egheney clay, and the greatest


possible care must be exercised in their


manufacture. A housewife may get an
accidental atom of dirt into the bread she


makes aud be forgiven, hut there is no


pardon for the man who mixes ever SO
little dirt with the po: of clay, and his sin
will surely find him out, for piece Of
dirt less than pea will ruin the pot -
About one huudIcd of these pots are kept
on hand ready for use. They are not fit
to be used until they have the seal of age
upon them.


TIE materials used are principally sand.
lead, pcarlash and nitre. The sand is Of
the purest Missouri, and before it is used
it is washed thoroughly, and when it is
put into the batch" it is pure enough
for the neatest housewife of old to have
sprinkled her best room" floor wethal.


A furnace provided with large iron
pan by way Of a bottom, is used for pull
vcrizing the lead. Ga the floor near by
is piled quantity Of pig lead, and into
this iron bottomed oven these pigs are
placed for roasting. A little long, handled
hoe is kept stirring the lead. a scum of
hardened metal appears on the surface
and is shoveled back into second divi-
sion, called burning oven." Here the
lead is thoroughly burned. and when it is
taken out it is siited, after which it is a
red powder.


A large tank holds saturated solution
Of pearlash 1t is left in this tank until
all impurities settle to the bottom, when
the clear portion of the liquid is decanted
into another tank through which a coil Of
steam pipe passes. Here it is boiled by
steam until the liquid eTaporates, and the
pure ash remains as white and stainless
as snow. The nitre employed IN the man.
ufacture is treated in the same manner.
These ingredients are now ready to be
mixed into glass dough"


The batch j, made up Of the following
c-cCo-:;o,a
Year: 1866

Two thousand pounds of sand, six lun
dred and fifty pounds of lead, FIVE hun
drcd pounds of pearlash, and two hun
dred and fifty pounds Of nitre.


The batch, when it is ready, is OF
pretty cinnamon color, and does not look
in the least as if twenty four hours hence
it would be shining in beautiful goblsts
and fruit dishes When the ingredients
are ready for transformation the mess is
shoveled into i little dray and hauled 10
the, pots


The next that we see Of this pretty oln-
namon colored mixture is when it il
taken. in little melted bits. on the end oi
rods, out of the glowing mouth of the
furnace.


1t is glass now, and no trick Of art OIL
incihtat:on of science can make sand and
lead and pesrlash Of it again. Standing
all about the different furnaces are many
presses, all provided with distinc, and dit
terent molds. Each press is tended by Q
workman, assisted by two or three boys
\ boy runs from the furnace to the press
with little wade of melted glass twisting
rapidly on the end of rod. He hold:
the rod over the open mouth Of the mouic
and lets the glass run in till the operator
clips it with pair of shears. BY the
working of lever the mould is closed
and the follower" passes into it. When
by another motion Of the lever, the mould
is opened, the glass article is taken out
complete Perhaps it is goblet, or q
dainty wine glass, or beer mug with a
handle on al! complete, Whatever it is
it is perfect.


Ia the finishing room little grind stones
are whirling in all directions. One man
has a stand near him filed with all man.
rel of the finer bottles for druggists. He
seizes glass stopper, fastens it on kind
of spindle and fits over it an iron mould
which is stationary, the stopper wh;rls
rapidly, grinding its surface down true as
die. The mould is taken off and the
mouth of tie bottle which the stopper is
to fit is smeared with wet emery and held
over the whirling stopper till the two sur
faces fit with absolute accuracy, and tha,
is the way ground glass shoppers are fitted
Another man holds the rough bottom of a
lumber against the grind stone until it is
smooth he then holds the different parts
skilfully against the stone until the re-
quired shape is obtained, aud that is the
way glass is "cut.'
Year: 1866

OuTRAeEs ON FREEDMEN.-In Washington
haif a dozen letters have be enreceived by Rep
resantatlve Mckee of Kentucky, de ailing out
RACES committed against the freedmen OF that
State in various parts of his district One case
of shooting two negroes and robbing them had
occurred, and upon the arrest of the perpetrat-
ors of the act BY the agents of the Bureau, they
were discharged by "a writ of habeas corpus,
sued out and tried before Circuit Judge of the
State Court Another case was where party
of white men went to the house OF an old man
nearly eighty years OF age, and q freeman near
iy ali his lite and robbed him of his money and
kicked him to death and then raked coals from
the Gre and putting him on them roasted first
one side and then the other. They also burned
two other negroes nearly to death, putting O ut
the eyes OF one, and boasted that they not only


Intended to drive out the negroes, but intended
also - drive cut certain whites.
Year: 1866

When Peggy's arms her dog imprison,
always wish my neck were hisen.
How often would 1 stop and turn
To Get a pat from hand like hern.


And when she kisses Towser's nose,
oh don't wish that I were those
see his last appendage drag,
And wish had tail to wag.
Why must 1 pine and long for that
dog can ne'er appreciated
But will never own to her
I'm jealous of an ugly cur.
All. Peggy, is it really true,
That YOU do just as Others do7
You hug and pat that dog of yourn,
Yet wish the while that he would turn
According to better plan
Into a real good-looking man.
And, while getting on so wimmin',
I'd like to know if you young women
Hug your dogs, and hing again,
Just cause you amt got nary man9
If so, you girls are soft o. mellow
To hug dog, when any fellow
Would gladly get down on his knees
Just for the tintiest little squeeze.
I'll bet a coon I'll not be missin'
When YOU are in the mind for kissin'.
So, Peggy, it is wrong to waste
Your huggin' on an ugly beast.
A man can hug you back, he's stronger
So practice ON your dog no longer.
Year: 1866

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the
Secretary OF the Inferior be, and he is hereby i-
persons appointed by Indian councils to receive
moneys due to incompetent or orphan Indians
and to require all moneys found to be due to said
incompetent or orphan Indians to be returned to
the treasury of the United States; and all MONEYS
SO returned shall bear an interest at the rate of
six per centum per annum, until paid by order of
the Secretary of the Interior to those entitled to
the same and no money shall hereafter be paid
10 any person or persons appointed by any In
dian council to receive moneys due to incompe-
tent or orphan Indians, but the same shall re-
main in the treasury of fhe United States until
ordered to be paid by the said Secretary to those
entitled to receive the sume, and shall bear six
per centum interest until so paid


Sec. z. And be it further enacted, That the fol-
lowing sums be, and the same are hereby in like
manner appropriated out of any money in the
treasury mot Otherwise appropriated for the In
dian service tn Gal;i6ffqia :


: For salaries of clerks to superintcndents of
tricts Of California for three quarters of the fis
cal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and sixty two, at eighteen hundred dollars per
annum, twenty seven hundred dollars.


For the same service for the fiscal year ending
June thirty, eighteea hundred and sixty three at
one Thousand five hundred dollars per annum
three thousand dollars


For compensation of five supervisors for the
reservations in California, to instruct the Indians
in husbandry, for fiscal year ending June thirty
eighteen hundred and siXty-three, authorized by
act of June nineteen, eighteen hundred and sixty
nine thousand dollars.


For the purchase of cattle for beef and milk,
together with clothing and food, teams and farm
ing tools for Indians, for the fiscal year eddng
June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty three
for the Northern District of California, twenty
five thousand dollars.


For the same for the Southern District of Cali
fornia, for the fiscal year ending June thirty
eighteen hundred and sixty-three, fifteen thou
sand dollars: Provided, That the Secretary Of
the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to
inquire into the expediency of reducing the In
dian reservations in California to two in number;
the proper places for the same; the probable ex
pence thereof; the propriety of disposing of any
the property thereon; of the manner and terms
OF such disposal; and, in what manner, in his
Judgment, the expense of the Indian Department
in that State can be reduced and its system sim
plifed without injury to the same, and report
thereon to the next regular session oil Congress.


Approved, July 5, 1852.
Year: 1866




An act to amend an Act entitled {" An Act to di-


vide the State of Illinois into two Judicial Dis


tricts,' approved February Is, 1855


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
preventative of tle United States of America in
Congress assem- bled, That the counties of Han
cock and McDonough, in the State of Illinois, be,
and the same are hereby, detached from the nor
thern district of Illinois, and the same are hereby
attached to the southern district of Illinois, and
said counties shall hereafter constitute part of
said southern district of Illinois the sam9 as if
said counties had originally belonged to said


Sec 2 And be it further enacted, That in any
suit or suits pending at the time of the passage of
this act either in the circuit or district court OF
the northern district of Illinois where such suit
or suits could originally have ben brought in the
southern district of Illinois if said counties OF
Hancock and McDonough had, at the time of
commencing any such suit or suits, formed a part
of said southern district, any party to any such
suit or suits, upon Application to the court upon
attorney, may have any such case, together with
the original files thereof and certified copy of
the recorded order. or DEGREES in said caure,
transferred to the southern district of Illinois;
any such cause when SO transferred, shall be
heard and determined by the circuit or district
ern district of Illinois, as if such cause had been
originally commenced in the circuit district
court in and for said southern district.


Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all pro-
cess issued out of either the circuit district
court for the northern district of Illinois prior to
the passage of this act and not served before ils
passage, shall be served and returned in the same
manner as if this act had not been passed


Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That in all
causes pending either in the circuit district
court for the northern district of Illinois at the
time of the passage of this act which shall pro-
ceed to final judgment or decree without De1ng
removed from from said northern to said southern
district according to the provisions of this act,
such Judgments or DEGREES shall have like effect
as though said counties of Hancock and McDo-
nough had not been detached from said northern
district; and any party thereto shall be entitled
to have any such judgments or DEGREES executed
by like final process otherwise, the same as if
the said counties of Hancock and cDonough had
not been detached from said northern district,
which said process shall also be executed ana re,
turned in the same manner as if said counties had
! not been detached from said northern district.
Year: 1866

The Friends Review gives the follow
ing address to F.rst-day scholars as al
illustration of its view of what such an
address should be:


There are three bad things which all
should strive to avoid-bad thoughts,
bad words, had deeds A bad thought
is the worst thing that can get under a
bows Jacket. and the longer it remains
there the moro mischievous it becomes
L is more poisonous than arsenic. more
deceitful than a snake, and far more dan
uerous than the bite of mad dog. \
bad thought got into the heart Of the first
boy that ever was born, and it never left
him till it made him kill his brother
Shun bad thoughts, fear them, hate them,
fight against them Remember our
thoughts are heard in heavsn


Bad thoughts lead to bad words, which
have brought much evil into the worll
They creep through the ear into the
heart call up all its bad passions, and
tempt il to break God 5 commandments.
A few bad words got into the ear Of tie
first woman. and they led her on to eat
the forbidden fruit. and thus to bring
death into the world, Stop your ears
against bad words and run from those
who use them as you would from a Il
ger


Bad deeds follow bad thoughts and
bad words Entertain bad thoughts and
YOU are sure to use bad words practice
the speaking of bad words. and YOU are
sure to do evil decCs. Qnench the first
spark, and you Will prevent the house
being set on fire Sabiue the fist evil
thought, and the bad deeds will never
he done, The disciples of our Savior
were tempted by bad thoughts, but they
'smurmured only once" Peer was not
free from bad words, for with an oath he
denied his Master, for which he ''wcpt
bitterly.


Let YOUR vraver be, Search me. o
God and know my heart; try me. and
know my thoughts; and see if there he
any wicked way in me, and lead me in
the way everlasting


Pray for good thoughts, for they are
the beginning of everything else that is
good and thev are the best cure for bad
thoughts. bad words. and bad deeds.
Year: 1866

was walking along with his eyes bent
,no, the nayement. when he heard
light step approaching him. He looked
mn. and-he could not be mistaken-he
saw his wife


His first impulse was TO avoid her, but
she had recognized him


George, said she, in surprise, "ean
this be YOU?


1T is was the response


And do YOU pass your evenings at
home?"


..This i the first time | have been out.
Emma. upon my word, and even now
have not been absent from home ten
minutes. / merely come out to take the
fresh air But where are You going:


Il am going home, George; will YOU
60 With me?''


Certainly" returned George.


She then took his arm and they walked
home in silence.


When Emma had taken off her things
she sat down in her chair and looked at
the clock on the wall.


"You are home early to night, re
marked the husband
The Young wife looked into her hus
band face, and with an expression half
smiling and half fearful, she said:


Il will confess the truth, George-1
have given mp the experiment. man
aged TO stand it last evening, but | could
not bear it through to night. When
thought of YOU, here all alone, | wanted
to be with you. 1t didn't seem right |
have not enjoyed myself at all. | have
not any home but this


Say YOU SO, " cried George, moving
his chair to his wife's side, and tax
ing one of her hands.


Then let me make my confession,
have stood it not a whit better When
l left the house this evening, l could
bear it no longer. / found that this was
no home for me while my wife was alb
sent. | thought l would walk down to
Uncle Johns and see your face, if pos
sible. l had gazed upon your empty
chair till my heart ached.


The next evening was spent at home
by husband and wife, and it was a season
of much enjoyment.


In a short time George began to rea-
lie how much comfort was TO he found
in n quiet and peaceful home, and the
longer he enioYed this comfort. the more
plainly did he see and understand the
simple truth, that it takes two to make
a happy home, and if the wife is one
party, the usband is the other.
Year: 1866

The larva of the Codling moth. or
what is generally known throughout the
States as the apple worm, is quite 4 dir
ferent insect from the apple lnaggot =
Here IN Connecticut, and we presume
throughout the New England States.
both of these insects are very numerous,
and seriously damage the apple crop
every year, by rendering nearly one half
of the fruit unfit for anything except
cider. or to feed to swine, and leaving
but very few specimens that are not more
or less injured by one or both OF them
The apple maggot threatens to be more
Of nuisance, even. than the apple worm
It perforates the apple through and
through, in all directions, seldom com
ing TO the surface; and while the fruit.
perhaps. looks fair on the outside, the
inside NAV be a mere honey-comb. and
entirely unfit for use Not so with the
operations of the apple worm, which
enters the blossom end and feeds around
the core of the apple, passing ont per
haps through the cheek, leaving por
ton OF the apple, fif in the latter part
OF the season, fit for use The Iarya OF
the Cooling motn is half an inch in
length, while tue apple maggot Is less
than a quarter of an inch.


We arc not well posted in regard 70 tie
habits OF the apple maggot, bat sbaI
take same pains to inform ourselves the
coming season. The insect is not con
fined 70 the Eastern States, merely. bat
has already made its appearance ia the
State Of New York, as far west as Oneida
and Madison counties Il The Circular.
Wsllingford. Ct
Year: 1866

An English letter writer says that
Gerald Masseyis passionately immersed
In spiritualism, and is indeed himself a
medium. He confides to his friends
that every idea in his new book on
Shakespeare sonets was obtained direct
ly from the ghost of Shakespeare him
self. He says he went over the sonnets
line by line with the spirit, and had
the authors Interpretation of each. He
did not state this in his book, for fear
of exciting the prejudice against
it.
Year: 1866

A fur trader lately went up Gateneau
River, Canada, with small stock of
whiskey. He succeeded in making
considerable profit on his capital, but
was cautioned by the squaws not to re-
turn. Not needing the warning, he
brought again 2 barrelsot high wines;
which were promptly rolled off the cart
down the bank of the river.
Year: 1866

ACCUMULATION OF GoLD-The rapid &C
emulation of gold in the Treasury will, if
continued, afford a metallic basis for the Treas
ury notes in circulation. 1t is estimated
that by the end of this month, the Treasury
will have nearly. if not quite, one hundred
millions in gold
Year: 1866

From the troubled aspect of public affair
we have but little doubt that it will be a
necessary to elect Grant to the Presidency to
save the country in 1868 as it was necessary
to call him to the chief command of the army
to save the country in 1864. With him in
the White House, all parties would be sat
isfied and all animosity assuaged.
Year: 1866

The Cincinnati Commercial learns shat
party of white men in Grant county,
KY, are in the habit of Disgusting them
selves by backing their faces, and going
about through that region maltreating the
freedmen, especially those employed by
Union men. Several colored men who
have been beaten by these miscreants are
under medical treatment at Crittenden.
Year: 1866

Charles II. Cole, who was arrested
nearly two years since and confined in
Fort Lafayette on suspicion of having
been engaged in the Lake Erie piracy
and steamboat burning, was yesterday
brought before Judge Gilbert at the
Special Term of the Kings County Su-
preme Court, on writ of hG6eas corpus.
The United States officers who had him
in custody were unable to give reasons to
the court for the detention OF the prisoner,
whereas he is discharged from arrest, and
Is now at liberty.