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Year: 1866

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TNIIlS day the plaintiffs appeared by W.


4 Walker their attorney and the defendant
having failed to appear and plead, or other
wise answer to the plaintiffs action. which is
predicated upon n writing obligatory. bearing
date the twcnty-titth day of September in the
year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty
six, and executed by defendant to plaintiffs,
for the payment Of two hundred and twenty
seven dollars and fifty cents. with interest
thereon at the rate Of ten per centlIm, per an
mum from the time the same should become
due. until payment thereof. 1t is ordered by
the Court that the defendant be notified bv
the publication of this order. in some newspa-
per printed in this State, for two weeks sue
cessively. so that the last insertion be made at
least four weeks before the first day ofthc next
term of this court which is to begin and be
holden on the sixth Monday after the fourth
Monday Of March next. that en- attachment
has been issued against his estate to satisfy
the plaintiffs demand founded on said writing
obligatory and that unless he shall appear by
himself or attorney ON or before the third dav
Of the next term of this court and plead or
otherwise answer the plaintiffs action. iudc-
ment will be entered against him. and his eS-
tate sold to satisfy the same


A true copy from the.recOrd.


Attest, ED. a. SCOTT, Clerk.


mar 3,66 2wl3.50
Year: 1866

WIVES AND BEEFsrEAK.-0f home-loving
nature happy in an affectionate wife and a
comfortable income, surrounded with olive
branches numerous enough to make pleas
ant murmur in the land, but not so thickly


planted as to interfere with my view Of do
mestic felicity, am doubtless an enviable
man. But there is cloud even in my matri-
monial horizon. On certain evenings l am
driven to wander from my home, tormented
bY longing which cannot reveal to my
wife, but which must at all risks be satisfied.
A. night return. having exercised the de-
mon for time. It is recorded in the come
dies of Aristophanes that no less a man than
Hercules was occasionly the slave Of mad
dening desire tor pea-soup; even so does my
soul periodically pine for beelsteak. Now
I have an excellent plain cook, who slits me,


and does my joints to a turn. As the Yam
KEGS say, she is, ga whale at chops" Ex-
cept when we dine as the Russians don't she
is equal to most emergencies. But she can
not cook steak; r did I ever know one
of her sisterhood who could.-0nce a week.
Year: 1866

TIE vagaries of TIE insane are sometimes
amusing to witness; and not unirequently
there is a method in their madness that would
not be amiss in those who are on the outside
of the lunatic asylums. Many years ago, in
Philadelphia patient in the insane asylum
of that city fancied himself to be the Re
deemer of the world and his talk and ac-
tIons were ALWAYS in keeping with the char
acter save that he exacted rigid Difference
to his person and his divinely derived power.
But one day, another patient arrived. whose
idosyhcrasy it was that he was the Supreme
Being A little while alter his entrance into
the institution. he went into one Of the halls,
and was passing the imagined representative
Of the Son. who not liking his bearing, re-
minded him who he was.


"Yes, you are the Son, bnt know, from
this time henceforth. that you have seen the
Father, and must obey him p


And strange enough" said the keeper Of
the institution TO the friend who gives US the
particulars from that day forward all pow
er was given into the latter; and at length
the fnncied Sons fairdrawn vision melted
away, and he left the establishment perfect
" sane man"


Some twelve or fifteen years ago there
was in the lunatic ASYLUM at Worcester.
Mass, kind of crazy Davy Crockett, who
lancied that he could do anything that could
be done, and little more. One day, a good
many visitors were walking very slowly
through the halls, examing them, and coca
sionally saying word or two to the patients.
After a very courteous reception of a gentle
man who mentioned that he had come from
South Carolina. the crazy man interrupted
him abruptly with.


Have you left any Of my earthquakes
down there, lately?'


mo" replied one Of the visitors. we
have had nothing Of the kind where live y


a thought sol knew it'll" replied the
patient frowning. ~ have an enemy. Ice
Icel Why. I ordered one of my very best
earthquakes for your part Of the country. 1t
was to have torn up the earth, and send the
Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico" Look
herel he continued, pointing to a crack in
the plastpring, "that is one Of my earth
uuakes. What do you think of that2 have
got more orders for earthquakes than I car
attend to in a year. have got four coming
off North this afternoon-and two in Yer.
! mont I"
Year: 1866

The New York correspondent of the Lon
don Spectators tells the following pleasant
tale:


The same woman viii be at tie opera on
one evening in fun dress in private box
and if she does not own box, at the next
performance in the stalls or the parquet, with
arms, shoulders and head all covered. A Ia
DIV whom I knew had rather an unpleasant
experience in an attempt, some years ago,
to disregard this tacit understanding among
the sex in regard to dinner dress at hotels
She belonged 10 on ultra fashionable set, and
having maraied South Carolina planter,
soon adopted what we call plantation man.
ners.n and affected no little scorn Of simple
hammered, reserved New England folk She
was at Newport, Our great seaside watering
place, and having Just returned from Europe,
took great airs unon herself One evening,
at the .ea tribe. a gentleman sat down nea7
Ler and the butter plate before him happen
/ ing to have no butter knife by 1t st the mo-
ment. he instead Of calling the waiter and
waiting for one to be brought, used his own
nerrectlv fresh. bright knife 10 take a bit Of
butter. He was man Of culture and social
standing. but Yankee, and one whose So
/ cial nretansion she wished to flout She seiz-
ed the opportunity, and calling waiter, said
in AN elaboratev subdued, but decided tone
a. Take away that butter; that gentleman has
had his knife in IT," He took no notice O
the remark. which drew all eyes upon hin
and upon the lady. But by and by she stretch
ed out her hand and took from the plate some
chipned dried beef. which stood between hel
eou n.
course; but he turned at once, and calling
waiter, said. only as if he were asking tol
more tea, "Tal,e away that dried beet, thi'
lady has had her fingers in it. In this en-
connter, such as it was, he was thought tc
have had the best OF it, and she did not for
give or forget. So a few days afterward q
shonld have mentiSced that there was tht
slightest possible acquaintance between them
they being at dinner, she conspicuous in the
full dress she had adopted since her tour L
Errope. and which was so very " full tina
Il would have attracted attention under any
circumstances took one from dish of fresl


figs before her. and putting it on plate
handed it to him with an expression of com
IpIaisance. but saying in a tone Of unmistak
able Significance, which could be heard al
around her. a fig for you Sir" Il,
accepted it qraciously, and taking in his turI
leaf from the garnilure of the dish, oferet
it to her with "a fig leaf for yen madam


She fed the table. and kept her room unit


her intended victim left the hotel. 1t wa


generally agreed that he had done what


gentleman would shrink from doing; but th


provocation was that he was held guiltless c


offense, and applauded for his wit; and no


body, except perhaps few OF her slavehold


ing friends, pitied her. This is the last in


stance that I know Of, Of lsdy's appearance


in full dress at a public table. But am tol


that within the last hree or four years it


coming more in fashion among the fastest


sets at the hight of the season at Saratog'


and one or two others of our our gayest wal


ering places.
Year: 1866

HUMAN DRoYEs.-Why on earth do people
think it fine to be idle and useless? Fancy
a drone superciliously desiring working bee
to stand aside, and saying: "Out of the
way, you miserable drudge I never made a
drop of honey in all my life !" I have OBJ
served too, that some silly people are asham-
ed that it should be known that they are so
useful as they really are, and take pains to
represent themselves as more helpless, iguor-
ant, and incapable than the fact I have
heard a weak old lady boast that her grown
up daughters were quite unable to fold up
their dresses; and that as for ordering dinner,
they had not notion of such thing. This
and many similar particulars were stated with
no small exultation, and that by person far
from rich, and equally far-from aristocratlc.
What silly old woman you are l'' was my
silent reflection and if your daughters re-
ally are what you represent them, woe be-
tide the poor man who shall marry one Of
tho incapable young noodles. "-FFassr's Nag
aziHe,
Year: 1866

There is, perhaps, no better test Of the
religious state of the individual than the
frequency and delight with which he en-
cages in secret prayer. If we have dear
and confiding earthly friend, our commu-
Mon with him is sweet, and we seek his
society often. We do this the more pro-
portionally as our attachment to them is
increased. Our relations to God are regu-
lated by the same law as to our friends.
The true child of God will be on terms of
the greatest intimacy with his heavenly
Father and will ever delight to seek coun-
sci and direction of him, while he who
has never been adopted into his family
shares his presence.


Secret prayer is not only test of Chris
tan character, but it is also an effectual
means of grace. To continue the figure
which we have already introduced, fire.
ouent intercourse is often conductive to
strong and lasting friendship. 1t is COM
mon remark, "One only need become ac-
uuainted with that man in order to love
him." This is emphatically true of Christ.
The closet is one of the best of places in
which to become acquainted with him,
and have our attachment to him strength
ened. 1t will be well for us if We are often
found there. We should enter it not only
to pour out the secrets of our hearts, but
burden for the welfare of souls, remem-
bering that ''the fervent, effectual prayer
of the righteous man ayaileth much"


Were there more earnest wrestling with
God in secret we should witness cores
ponding results. There would be greater
attachment to Christ higher type of
piety, more earnest and extensive Chris
tian efforts and larger ingathering of souls
into the Redeemer's fold. Let none forget
the injunction, "Enter into thy close" p
Morning Star.
Year: 1866

THIS ESTABLISHMENT is now thoroughly furnished
and ready to up meals at all hours of the day
Everything that the market affords always on hand
which be obtained short notice prepared in an;
manner desired. Farmers will find this the place to


WARM MEALS,
Year: 1866

The FATE OF AFoRGER IN HIGH LIFE
The New York journals refer without word
Of comment to the fact that young Ketchum
is serving as book-keeper in the shoeshop at
Sing Sing, and has won tho good will of all
about him. He breakfasts in his cell. but is
allowed to eat dinner and supper in the
workroom with tho foreman and outside
helpers, who bring their dinners with them,
at which meals he has the best of faro his
parents and wife come often TO see him he
receives and answers many letters i" and
the prospects are that he will Ebme out better
fitted for business than ever, and then have
his revenge on Wall street. He is not con


fined to the rule of silence generally main.
tained in prison, but is allowed every posi-
Bile privilege. being looked on as the victim
of circumstances rather than as studied
malefactor. II Albany Argus.


Be temperate in diet. Our first parents
Year: 1866

Golden Eagle Three doors south of Market House
/ WOULD beg leave to announce to my numer-
j. Gus friends and customers and the public OF
Montgomery and adjoining counties that have
made large preparation; for the fall and winter
trade in
Year: 1866

The sudden appearance Of come, in Wall stree.
could hardly have created greater sensation than has
been produced by the recent extensive robbery The
bold and successful which the Of and
half millions OF dollars spirited away from the
vault and strong box OF professional broker caused
others OF the fraternity to feel apprchensiye for the
security Of their funds and To dread the next at
tempt OF such skilful burglars The robbery was the
topic OF conversation throughout tho financial precincts
OF the city yesterday and the vicinity Of No 3s Exchange
place attracted the observation Of many passersby.


THE SCENE OF THE ROBBERY.


The following diagram Of the premises in which tho
robbery effected will assist the reader In compre'
hending the additional details. which We give In oonneo-
ton with the AfYair-


rrI,pr w nfNn tn WILLIAM sTRRET
Year: 1866

SUIcIDE.-W,e are informed that woman
committed suicide near Jenny Lind few
days since. She threw herself into pond OF
water but six inches deep, and turning her
face downward, died. On her person was a
note stating that she was pregnant with
child. but sooner than permit it to be born
to her husband she preferred death. Her
husband. it is inferred. had lily treated her.
Courier.
Year: 1866

has cured thousands and it will cure YOU if you try
it.


This invaluable medicine is pleasant to the taste;
soothing healing and Strengthening in its effects
tirely free from all poisonous deleterious drugs
and perfectly harmless under all circumstances.


Certificates from many prominent ciIizens of San
Francisco accompany every bottle Of l
Year: 1866




The Boston Commercial, Republican
print, says:


Yet Chief Justice Chase seems to feel
very uncomfortable and restless In his
exalted seat In fact, he evidently re-
CARDS it as sort of quarantine ground,
or, to use nautical phrase, the DOL
drums, in which he lies becalmed, when
he should be running ten knots an hour
with believing canvas filled with the gem
uine popular aura, his port OF destlna-
ton, of course being the White House.
The ermine is not to his taste. He en-
Joys the popular assembly and the ap-
plause of the multitude more than the
quiet of the courtroom, and calm delloer-
alton and unimpassioned exercise OF his
reason. He has perambulated the whole
country since his appointment to his pres
ent position. he is constantly showing
himself on platforms, before miscellane-
GUS adiences. We do not wish to be cap
tious, or to assert that it is not perfectly
proper for him to take upon himself the
entire supervision of the freedmen OF the
South, and to act as usher at Washington
and elsewhere for Mr. Frederick Douglass.
Certainly his course finds no sanction in
the examples of his distinguished pre-.
decessors in Office The truth is Chief
Justice Chase made up his mind some
time ago to be President of the United
States, and when a man has done that he
is likely to be altogether too restless and
nervous, too much on the look out for
favorable breezes, to give that calm con-
sideration to legal questions which great
judicial magistrate should. We are sorry
for Judge Chase. He ought TO be con-
tented and happy, but he is not
Year: 1866

$2580 for it, but Mr.. Brown is desirous
Of realizing as much as possible for the
unfortunate lady, and it is therefore pos
sibie it may be disposed Of by rattle. 1t
is a matter Of history that on the arrival
of Col Laurens in France. DR.. Frank
lin endeayoring to persuade him not to
present his petition to the King, but the
Colonel was not to be driven from his pur-
pose, and on the occasion of the first
levee he walked directly up to his Ma
jesty, and handed him the petition of the
American Congress, remarking that
should the favor asked be denied, or
even delayed there is cause to fear that
the sword which wear may no longer
be drawn in defense of the liberty Of my
country, but be welded as British sub
ject against the monarchy of France.
The manly address of Col. Laurens had
the desired effect, his mission being
crowned with success by France advanc
ing the material aid asked for.
Year: 1866

The following interesting description o
the condition of the Southern people
since the war, is from correspondent o
the New York Metropolitan Record. i
is worthy of perusal. He says:


In our summers intercourse with the
Southern people, very noticeable thing
was the moderation of their language
when talking Of the war and its results
There were no intense expressions, moi
bitter words. They eonyersed on the
subject almost as calmly as if discussing
mathematical proposition whateycl
their feelings, and, in the nature of things
they must have been deep and agitating
to all outward appearance, they we're as
though nothing extraordinary, or terrible
or disastrous had occurred.


We would often draw them on to talk
of their affairs OF their sacrifices. pri.
yations, suferings. desperate fights and
victories, they would talk quietly, as il
they were matter of course; of their
disasters and the loss of their cause
with quiet shrug Of aequiesenee and an
expression Of eountenance which for an
enemy to see would have made him feel
how empty his victory was How i,npos-
sible it Is TO destroy or to humiliate the
dignity OF. great and righteous cause BY
the triulnphs Of brute force and over
Whelming numbers.


A good cause in adversely has supports,
eonsolations and rewards, which a bad
cause can never know, even in the flush
OF its greatest successes.


Why is it that the South, oppressed
and trodden under foot, and reyiled. is
calm, patient. manly? Why does she
smile even amidst the ruins that surround
and the thick darkness that seems to en-
yelope her !? WHY'S she so patient under
calamity after calamity, under a malig-
nifty and bitterness of persecution which
seems TO take no rest?


Why is she not degraded and hun,bled
and bowed down Why does not the
manhood Of her sons depart from them
under the mean. petty, grovelling. spite
fnl annoyanees, prosecutions and insults,
which from hour to hour, from day to
day, from week to week, from month to
mouth. are visited upon them?


It is because they have that within
them which their adrersaries, with :heir
utmost power, cannot reach-the conyic-
tion of the justice Of their cause.-The
consciousness that it is great and noble
cause for which they most unjustly suffer ;
they know it to be the cause of human
right and progress, the cause of Self
Government. They feel that humanity
suffers in them-and believe that Justice
will yet be justified Of her children, their
cause yindicated, and they with it. When
and how all this is to come they know not,
but that it viii come they feel assured.
Year: 1866

We do not doubt but that the President
of theIUnit States is truly loyal, though
he may have different way of showing it
than that of Abraham Lincoln, his prede-
cessor. 1t is natural for any, and for all
to be prejudiced and II at all, especially
so in favor of their own particular locality,
anil their own native land. Therefore,
sectional differences frequently arise be-
tween States, and different sections of the
country. Who does not entertain pecu-
liar fondness for his own native State p
Thus it may be in the case of the Presi-
dent. Why malign him for being like 9TH
er men, in this respect2 Though great in


should not be illuminated by his interiors


In fact, If he has superiors, il would not be


becoming in them to censure him for every


act they might deem unadvisable.


His position rs Chief Magistrate entities


him to honor, and his unimpeachable


character much more. Where can one put


his finger upon a deviation from the Con-


stitution, purposely made by him2 Does


he not, like other great men, love his


Country Why then pounce upon him,


tiger-like, "with malice afore thought" p


We all know that he holds the highest po-
, stion, of any man upon the earth. And
has he not already jeopardized his life for
D his country2 Can he do more than he has
l already done, to convince the people of hi;
t true and exalted patriotism, and sterling
o integrity? Is he not striving for rectitud'
n and Union? Can any one say that he ha
y less virtue than his predecessors or doe


he in any case shrink from duty?


r Would it not be better to offer up peti
o ton to the all-wise Protector, that he woul
II bless tie President of the United States
= than to treat him with virulence and vir
e dictiveness T? Is he not like his predeces'
IL or, and with equal fondness, devoted
d the people of the tchole Union? Do not a
I'd portions and vituperatlon lead to domesti
lie discord while the reverse of them leaC
is to domestic tranquility and peace? The
Mt may we not be assured that criticism do
a not necessarily imply censure and vir,


lence?


ne Loyalty is the common duty of all cit
l zens to their Government; and the fidelit
le which they owe it, growing out of the nj
~ tural relationship which they hold to it
to individuals, and the constitutional rel


tions they sustain as a nation and peopl
he HENRY DWIGHT BENJAMIN, d. D..
Year: 1866

\ good story is told of a man in tho
country, at whose house an itinerant
preacher was passing in the night, who
when bed time came, and family prayer
was suggested, in searching for Bible,
finally produced couple Of torn leaves
of the good book, with the remark :
81 didn't know we were so near out
Of Bibles"
Year: 1866

DISCOVERIES IN BRAZIL.-InteilI-
gence has been received by an arrival
from Brazil of very important discov-
cries by Professor Agassiz in that half
explored country. The Professor writes
that the results Of his Investigations
exceed his most extravagant dreams,
and that his recent discoveries will
compel a new classification Of some OF
the genera of the animal Kingdom
Sixty new specimens of fish were dis
covered in fourteen days, and one-third
of several hundred specimens which
he had collected up to the beginning
of September, have heen hitherto un-
known to science. The Importance OF
such revelation can scarcely be estima-
ted.
Year: 1866

A person was boasting that he was
sprung from a high family in Ireland.
eyes" said by-stander, 81 have seen
some of the same family so high that
their feet could not touch the ground"
Year: 1866

The LHDERKRASz MASK THIS EVENING
Tie grand licderkranz Mask will take place at the
Academy of Music this evening and viii be. Of
very attractive and brilliant affair The members OF
thi, Society have made every effort 20 eclipse the ball
of their brother Arons last week and those interested
in the TWO associations will BE- present no doubt TO oo
serve the progress Of the good latured rivalry The
Academy promises 10 be such scene OF gGyety and
pleasure and brilancy this evening as IS rarely Wit
messed even within is spacious and splendid walls.
Year: 1866

The wEATHER.-Tho atmosphere yesterday
was cooler than Tuesday. some rain fell, and there
were indications Of another snowsorm in the evening
As such meteorological yicisstude is greatly dreaded
by nearly all Metropolitan pedestrians they made the
most Of the present comparative cleanliness of the
thoroughfares Broadway and the other principal streets
being unusually thronged throughout the day.