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Year: 1866

JOHN LAMBERT, who was in prison at
police headquarters, New York, on a
charge of stealing $4,000 in gold, cut
his prison bars yesterday and escaped.
He had escaped once before in the same
manner from the same prison, and on
being recaptured was placed in the base
ment cells, but on recommendation of
the surgeon was finally removed to the
first floor and thus made his escape.
Year: 1866

SOME estimate maybe formed of the
extent of the turf in England when it is
stated that at Newmarket alone six hum
dred horses and yearlings are now in
the hands of professional trainers.
Year: 1866




A good joke is told of the manner in
which radical settlement in Cherokee
county came to vote the national union
ticket ut the recent election day. The
settlement is composed of New England
ers, men with Plymouth rock, blue
laws, Wendell Phillips, Horace Greeley,
and niger on the brain. There is bnt
one democrat in the settlement. By
some misadventure no radical tickets
were sent for the use of these adhercnts
of the God and humanity doctrine, Int
instead, they secured from one source
and another n good supply of national
union tickets. They were duly in
spected by the 'head men," and pro-
nounced the straight abolition ticket.
Accordingly the polls we're opened, each
descendant of the land Of Plymouth
Rock and wooden nutmegs marched up
and deposited his ballot, with a nasal
declaration that the settlement would
show by its vote that il regarded Andy
johnson asa traitor and cOpperhead.
The solitary democrat was q quiet, but
deeply interested witness of the progress
of the voting. When all of his radical
neighbors had voted, he walked up TO
the poll, and, with no effort TO conceal
the character Of his ballot, deposited a
National Union ticket. This act on his
part created comment among the RAIDS.
They knew that he was an outspoken,
steadfast Democrat that he had given
no evidence of design to abandon his
party; and they were about TO congratu-
late him upon his conversion to radical
ism, when it occurred TO some Of them
that something might be wrong; faint
glimmsring hogan 20 penetrate the
minds of the more acute ones that prob
ably they had been sold, and that, be-
fore formally receiving into their ranks
the reconstructed traitor" they had
better further investigate the character
of the ticket they had been voting. The
result of the investigation was the dis
covery that they had, by inadvertence,
been doing what they h2d never done
before-vOting National Union ticket
not sectional disunion ticket. Then
commenced scene of ofconfusion, Of cuss-
ing and discussion, Of fault-fnding and
accusation, which beggsrs description,
and in all of whieha strong nasal into
nation was perceptible. Each declared
that the other was 'dod blasted fnle,
and had orter kneowd better" aud each
vowed that "by Jerusalem il was pes
Ky shame and that he was real pat
eout.r The Democrat smiled audibly,
and warmly congratulated his neigh
bors upon their sudden and unanimous
conversion to sound political principles.
Year: 1866

Europe will increase in interest as these com
plications begin to unravel or grow more COM
plex, and We may yet have to record ere the
year is dead the commencement OF war to
which, in magnitude and Importance, the late
one win appear but a.skirmish. The solution
Of these new problems is in the hands of Bis
msrck, and he has before him grand field for
the exercise Of the able statesmanship which
he has heretofore displayed. His character, as
we have studied 1t in this country-that Of
crafty, ambitious, stubborn and decided man
does not justify the belief that he will grant
the demands Of Napoleon without war; and it
is hardly credible that the covetous Napoleon,
who has as yet got nothing, win or can with
draw his claim without resorting to the "dread
arbitrament." II Bismarck should suddenly
forget his avarice and ambition and grant, for
the sake Of policy, what Napoleon wishes, he
will certainly establish for himself q character
second to none in Europe, and at the same time
save the Continent from long and disastrous
struggle.
Year: 1866

Notwithstanding the peace between Austria,
Prussia and Italy, and Napoleon's repeated
assurances that the empire is peace; and that
accordingly holders Of money on the Continent
are turning to the United States as the safest
country for the security of their investments.
If this is the true view Of the case, then Mr..
Secretary McCulloch may look forward hope
fully to an early appreciation Of his green
backs to the gold standard; and we may also
prepare for the possible contingency Of gen.
eral European convulsi3n, financial and poll
tical.
Year: 1866

Wheat was quiet with prices Of inferior grades dechn-
ing Corn was In limited request and fully ic lower
Oats were unchanged Pork was quiet but steady.
Beef was without decided change. Lard was dull and
depressed Freights duh but unchanged. Whis-
key was nominal
Year: 1866

Why do Foreigners Vote the Demo-


cratic Ticket!


1t would take wiser man than
Solomon to answer this question:
Men who come among us to enjoy
the utmost liberty, almost universal
lyvotc againstt. They strain every
nerve to aid and assist their down
trodden and oppressed friends at
home, and at the same time vote to
sustain the only party here who OPP
pose universal freedom. The same
Southern aristocracy who enslaved
the negro, have always claimed that
they would as readily enalave the
white race; would 1t not be more
consistent in men who know so well
the value of freedom, to vote for the
party who have always labored fol
the freedom, prosperity and liberty
of the whole human family?
Year: 1866

Seat III Congress!


The following extract is from
Speaker Colfax's speech at Indianap-
oils:


'If at the close of the Revolution
airy war, Benedict Arnold, after hav-
ing thrown his sword in the scale
against his country, had appeared at
the door ofthe Continental Congress,
clamoring for his rights, and suying
to them that, though he had violated
his oath of fidelity to the United
States Colonies--though he had war
red against the independence of his
native land; yet that he accepted the
situation, and that having been born
upon this soil, lie demanded the full
enjoyment of his rights-with what
indignation and scorn would our he.
roic fathers, who, by their wisdom in
council and valor in the field, had
achieved our Independence with
what scoIn and indignation would
they have listened to that appeal. l.
They would have banished him from
their presence; they would have de.
clared his touch pollution they
would have declared him, as he was
a traitor to his native land; and
treating him with the same indignan
contempt with which they treated
his associate tories of the Revolution
they would have branded him will
their withering condemnation. Can
you tell me in what respect the lead
ers Of this rebellion differ, in the en-
ormity of their guilt, from Benedic
Arnold?'
Year: 1866

A SHOT DIREcT.-rhe Lebanon
/ Pa. Courier says that returned
soldier made remark to Copper
head which was rather embarrassing,
to. wit:--"I notice you seem to have
more regard for Tie flag now than
you had two years ago. l see three
or four now before your club room;
then a cannon had to be brought ou'
to make YOU show one" The Cop
considered tho remark impsrtinent.
Year: 1866

unless Its equivalent in exchange had been


bought previous to the rise. Sixty GSys'


sterling is now above 1O7, and thereforS


gold can only be imported at . loss


II is therefore reasonable to assume that


II exchange keeps up, which 1t is more


likely to do than not, we have seen


nearly If not quite the last of these coin
shipments to the United States II is need
less to say that If the movement had been
natural instead OF an artificial one, We
should have had cause TO be glad Of so sub
stantial turn of the exchanges in our favor.
But as 1t Is, the movement possesses . merely
speculative interest, and most OF the coin sent
to us being the property Of persons abroad, it
IL liable to be returned to them at any time.
That the foreign exchanges, SO far as actual
trade is concerned, are running heavily against
MS, the returns Of this port sufficiently show.
While the foreign imports from January to
September l Of the present year were valued
at $220, ,222, 1916 in specie, the exports during
the same time and up to the 4th inst. were
valued at only $l37,l6S,8s2. II is needless to
continue she argument further, as we have said
enough to show that those who have vaguely
expected great results to arise from the Inn
portati0n OF specie from Europe have been
building houses on the sand or castles in the
air.
Year: 1866

If any citizen has neglected to make re urn
OF his income. we suggest that he does so forth
with. lie cannot trust to the excuse that the
ASSESSOR has not called upon him. If he is in
the receipt OF gains sufficient to make him
amenable 10 the law. II is his duty to seek the
assessor and make his return. Should he do
immediately. he VIII probably escape the
penalty. but II lie delays and his dereliction Is
discovered, he Will be made 10 suffer severely
The income lists are nearly ALL by this time,
in the bands OF the assessors of the internal
revenue. The law declares that they shall ali
be presented before the first of Nav. and the
taxes Ee paid before the 3Jth of June But in
the large cities il Is impossible to comply strict


ly with this provision, the amount of clerical
force hrIng 100 small 10 make the proper en-
tries, which require great deal OF work. To
CCTrec- misapprehension of many persons
we Will safe That the collectors are not bound
20 give individual notice OF the time when
they are rrady to receive the income tax al
though, for their own convenience, they fre-
queniiy do so. All that they need 10 do is to
give public notice for ten days OF the time
when itey ere ready 10 receive tue taxes.
Year: 1866

In consequence of the great scarcity OF money
NJ the South. many farms and parts OF farms
are offered for sale. Thus state OF anIirs serves
as a text for some of the disaffected news
papers in that section from which to preach
lugubrious sermons They deplore the neces-
siiy which leads the land owners to sell, and


mourn because there is a probability of Y ankees
buying .'Don't sell your land" Is the advice


which they tender. This is all very well If
regard is only nad to the present interests of a
few holders of large estates in the Soath, but is
the worst advice possible, IL the country is to
be ceyeloped by free labor. Virginia, once the
leading State in population and wealth, stood
at the last census, 9th on the list, while States
with not half her resourees-agricultural and
mineral have gone ahead. Whyl Mainly
because Virginia, in comI-on with other
Southern States, was divided into large planta-
tions. cultivated by inefficient slave labor;
while her competitors Were peopled by an
industrious white population, actively en-
gagged in agricultural, mining, and pas
toral pursuits. Take an estate of one
thousand acres as imperfectly cultivated by
a slave gang. and divide il into ten farms of
one hundred acres each, cultivated by free
families, and the production of the land is not
only increased, but an impetus given to trade
10 supply these families with many articles
Tor their comfort and support which are not
deemed essential TO the we'll being of slaves
The South has undeniable natural advantages
and free labor will yet, in spite of all obstacles
make that section formidable rival of the
North in the race of improvement. The people
there viii not always be lead astray by n class
of men, who to perpetuate their own personal
Influence, are willing TO sacrifice the public
interest by keeping up local preJudices.
Year: 1866




The Assistant Commissioner OF Freedmen,s !
Affairs In the State Of Alabama, has written tn
the Commissioner the result of his iuouirias
made in accordance with the iastrpc,ions of
the latter to report the number of persons re.
curing seed corn, and the quantity of land to
be seeded. He states that lists of the persons
above mentioned are being made out. but th,,
the result OF the collateral inquiries mas salts
ned him that not only is the season already
much too far advanced for any useful cuItiVa.
tion OF seed grown this year, but that no such
distribution need be provided for. The grain
crop OF this year will, the General thinks
reach nearly the average before the war. both
IN quantity and quality; and il not wholly
consumed by immediate necessity for food.
vii! doubtless meet all future requirements for
seed. That it will not be wholly Consumed is
inferred from the sharp experience they have
had OF the necessity for seed: from the fact
that most OF the persons who have grain crons
have also little cotton, which will afY,rd
them relief before the corn, which is their
principal crop, is ripe; and from the further
tact that Gov. Patton will leave in a fe W days
for St. Louis and Chicago, where il is honed
he will be able to purchase large supply of
corn with which to supplement the food issnsd
by the Government.
Year: 1866

PHILADELPHIA. June AT meeting of the
Corn Exchange this morning, committee Of
five was appointed to urge upon the United
States Senate concurrence in the bill accep pting
League Island as a GIFT for a navy yard for
lad
Year: 1866

FALL IN THE PRICE OF REAL ESTATE.-A
house on Market street, two doors from
Main street, for which five thousand six
hundred dollars was offered one year ago,
was put up at auction yesterday. The
highest bid was three thousand two hun
dred dollars, and, as the vendor had fixed
five thousand dollars as the reserved price,
the house was not sold.
Year: 1866

TIE BOARD OF HEALTH AND THE RE-
MovAL OF NUISANCES.-Thc energy which
the city ScavcngcrS and Board OF Health
have shown in clearing away the rubbish
which had 50 long been accumulatmg IN
this city, has been gratifying III the cN-
trcmc; but, if the present plan be mad
vcrtcntIy continued, it seems probable that
the remedy will he is bad a> the disease.
\ large part ot the rubbish which has been
removed from the ncighhorhood of Main
street, has been cartcd to the slip of land
living between the dock and the river, and
there turned out and, aS might have been
expected, numerous persons are already
complaining OF the unpleasant mlaSmaS,
and unhcaty odors arising from the moul-
dering mass. In the gully on the upper
end of Ninth street, and i'll Bloody Run,
large quantities of rubbish have also been
deposited.


ANY one will acknowledge that, if this
system of operations is 10 he pcrScvercd
in. il would have been better not to trou-
Bile our heaps of ashes and garbage at all
Every particle of rubbish which is collect
ed should be carted outside OF the corpo-
ration limits and empticd out in some spot
where it can no longer prove source ol
sickness or disease and, if there is any
insupcrabc obstacle to doing this, it is
hard To see the wisdom of relieving one set
of people at the expense of their next
door ncighbors. The Board of Health
have,of course had many matters OF i'm
portance in connection with the sanitary
condition of the city pressing upon their
notice, and il is certain that they will at
once remedy those abuses OF negligenccs
to which their attention is now called.
Year: 1866

fendant her husband From tho pleadngs appears
that In 1855 the plaintiff who Ia still young lady OF


raordinaTy physical and intellectual attractions inter-
married with the defendant prominent and wealthy
bookdealor In this city and continued 10 live together
husband and wife this city ant the fall of 1855
when he, without cause provocation, Immediately
after his return from Europe, abandoned her
aud her only child, and has since con
tnued till proceedings were taken against him


In the present The defendant, in his answer,
alleges that he did not abandon her but the contrary
that she abandoned him and % live with her
parents in this city where she has since remained.
Upon trial before the referee he dismissed the
plant and Is from his findings Of fact and concIu-
OF law this appeal instituted by the plaintiff,
and hence this motion by her enable her to prosecute
her alleged rights the matter The motion was com.
menced by J. furloug for the plaintiff and continued
over yesterday when G. " Wctmore was heard In reply
for tho defendant The decision reserved.
Year: 1866

A gentleman Of experience gives as
his opinion that good moving ma
chine will save farmer, upon an aver
age, one eighth of his crop of grass,
aside from the fact that s'haying is
done" much sooner, and thereby great
saving must be made. He says the
average height Of grass is about six
teen inches, and that a machine mows
an average, two inches closer than the
scythe, thus saving two inches Of grass
over the whole surface Ifa man cut for
ty tons of hay with moving machine,
he saves five tons of hay, as he would
not have got but thirty-fve tons with
the scythe. Calling hay worth, upon
the average, $S per ton, there is saw
ing of $40 year in hay, to say moth
Of labor. Thus the price of the NOW
ing machine is saved in three years
no inconsiderable item. But this is a
small item when compared with the
saving in labor and s'the wear and tear
of the disposition in swinging the
scythe through hot foreneen. Com
mend us to the mower, as a labof-sav
ing machine over all others invented
for the use of the farmer.
Year: 1866

We have often heard ladies express
a desire, says an exchange, to know by
what process the fine gloss observable
on new linens, shirt bosoms, etc, is
produced and in order to crafty them,
we submit the following receipt for
making Gum Arabic Starch: 'sTake
two OF. fine white Gum Arabic powder,
put it into a pitcher and pour OH it a
pint or more Of boiling water-accord-
ing to the degree of strength you de-
sire-ahd then having covered it, let it
set all night. In the morning pour
carefully from the dregs, into a clean
bottle, cork it and keep it for use. A
tablespoonful of gum water stirred
into pint Of starch made in the usual
manner, will give to either white Or
printed lawns a look of newness, when
nothing else can restore them after
washing. Much diluted, it is also good
for thin muslin and bobinet.
Year: 1866

A distinguished candidate for a high
office of trust in certain State who is
''up to thing or two," and has keen
appreciation of live beauty, when about
to set off on an electioneering tour, re
Gently said to his wife who was to ac-
company him for prudential reasons


''My dear, inasmuch as this election
is complicated, and the canvas will be
close, am anxious to leave nothing
undone that would promote my popu-
larity, so have thought it would be a
good plan for me to kiss anumber OF
the handsomest girls in every place
where may be honored with public
reception. Don'tyou think that would
be good idea p? .a-essE ~


Capital exclaimed the devoted
wife "and to make your election sure
thing, while you are kissing the hand
soonest girls, / will kiss an equal num-
Der of the handsomest young men."


The distinguished candidate, we be-
lieve, has not since referred to this
pleasing means ofpopularity.
Year: 1866

AN INGENIOUS Sw1NDLE.-The French
police lately captured an ingenious
rogue. He employed young draughts
man to make drawings for him of the
newest articles exposed for sale In jew
ellers' shop windows, and Immediately
had close limitations made of base met
al He would then pretend to wish to
purchase the articles, and have them
sent to his hotel, ,ostensibly for the pur-
pose of showing them to his wife,
when he had only to change them for
the counterfeits which he would send
back
Year: 1866

AN ExrRAoRDIxARY TnAL-The En-
glish papers give quite long report of
the trial before one Of the Assize Courts
of a child ten years old, named Emily
Ballard, on charge preferred by Rev.
G. r. Gray, Of stealing penny from a
schoolmate named Sarah Jane Cough.


1t would seem that a clergyman might
be devoting his time and labor little
more profitably than n aFraigning a
girl Of tender years before Court of
dignifed magistrates on 30 paltry and
petty charge as this If he would
give little attention to her education,
or look little into the circumstances
under which she had been trained, or
try to remedy the poverty which had
led her to commit the act, he would
would have been performing the duties
Of his sacred Office quite as thoroughly
and pro6tably as in the course which
he chose to pursue. II is some satisfae-
tion to know that the worshipful mag.
istrates Of the British Realm, after due
consideration and profound study of
the case, decided that in their judg-
ment the child had no felOniOus intent
Year: 1866

A CLEAN REcoRp.--Nashville and Deca-
tur railroad men assert that 500 will cover
alt damages to rolling stock sustained by
the road since the lst OF January, by aoci-
dent or otherwise. and but two connections
have been missed in that time We doubt
if there Is a railroad in the United States
that can show a clearer record than this iol
the same period.
Year: 1866

when the audience would not pay expen-
ses. As grace accompanies meat, and
there wasn't profit enongh in the house
to buy meat, where's your grace?


He said, in conclusion, that l would
improve with practice, if 1 had capital
enough to continue the practice. And
this in the face of the acknowledged fact
that I had capital lecture.


The fullest house have had was at
Pithole City, in the Oil Regions. Every
man who came was full of beer. The
lecture went off well, Notwithstanding
It didn't go off SO well as my doorkeePer
did-he went off with the receipts.


gave two consecutive lectures at Oil
City At the conclusion Of the second
lecture, one of the first citizens (the
second citizen had not yet arrived) arose
and assured me that I had delighted
them greatly. He said they hadn't en-
loved themselves so much since the
Thayers we're hung. He added that it
was the request of the audience en- wad8se
altogether-that I should stay another
night. The landlord of the inn where l
was stopping, arose somewhat hastily,
and stated that I couldn't stay another
night with him, unless my bill was
secured. Such is sometimes the encour-
agement that genius receives at the hands
of the mercenary.


A little town on the Allegheny turned
out we'll The principal occupation of
the inhabitants was to haul oil. That
being the only hall they had, l lectured
in a grocery. The people turned out in
the most unexpected manner; they turned
out the lights-then they turned out the
lecturer-because he wasn't fat enough.
They gave me twenty minutes to leave
town. I told them if they'd make it
twenty dollars I'd 60.


At the termination Of the twenty min
utes I felt something come against me
very rapidly from behind My first i'm
preston was that it was an old-fashioned
! leather valse. SubsequentrefectiOn has
convinced me that it was a boot. |
shook hands with them all with much
feeling. I told them they must excuse
me, for felt that I had got to go ! Leav-
ing somewhat hastily l caught the sound
of cherub voices in that grocery, singing
in tones of the most pathetic inquiry


Shall we never more behold thee,
Never hear that winning voice again ?"


I yelled back that they wouldn't-not il
I could help it. That winning voice D
didn't seem to win in that neighborhood


A friend advised me to go twice to the
same place. He said although l might
only make expenses the first time, the next
time it would lie different. 1t was, to be
sure I only pajd expenses the first time
but vet the second time-I didn't. ]
have tried my agents They proved IN
satisfactory with one exception. liz
never asked for money. lie never allud
ed to money but once. Said he to me
one day: -


You don't care fer money, do you !?


" No, indeed, said l.


Il thought not, said be, {" never
saw YOU have a cent.


humor him in those harmless ligh
flights Of wit. You may hear from mt
again.


Timely, PLAT CONTRIBUTOR.