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Year: 1866

ments be obtained now? T? 1t is q tedious jour-
ney from Vsnetia to Vienna and now that
he Prussians are In possession OF tho line OF
railroad which connects Pardubitz and Prague
and the west, the re Inducements from that
quarter must ma ske a detour of many hundred
miles through Vienna in order to reach the
camp of Benedek Already the Prussians
have succeeded IN concentrating eight corps
Of their army, which they found il necessary
to divide in order to enter Bohemia but the
victory they have just gained will enable them
10 call in all their scattered corps, especially
those In the southeast of SIlesia, and to pour
down with overwhelming fury on the living
fragments of what was the great Austrian
army of the North. Nor is this all. For the
result Of their occupation of Pardubltz must
be TO cut off all communication between the
Austrians and tho Federal army of the West.


Henceforth, therefore. those opposed to
Prussia are divided into two distinct bodies,
which must act separately, and cannot come
GO the aid of each other. Tho Prusslans per-
ceive their vantage ground, nor is it probable
that they will relax their grip upon the army
of Benedek until it has either crumbled to
pieces, or until the Emperor, its master, sues
tor peace. To those who have watched the
progress of the war, nothing appears more
STRIKING than the extraordinary promptitude
of the Prussiap movements. From first to





ton. The plan Of operation must have been
clearly defined before a single man was moved,
or a single shot was fired The distribution
Of the troops, the roads which they were to
traverse, the length of time which each oper-
alton was to oc7upy, must have been accu-
rately foreseen, and the most admirable ar
r4ugements must have been made tor prOcur-
ing and forwarding TO the front the necessary
supplies. In order 60 move an army of 2OO,-
600 or 800 900 men, it is not enough that
ample supply of food ammunition, aud cloth
ing should be provided somewhere. The nec-
cessary amount of such material must be at
the par ticular spot and at the particular hour
at which they may be required. The Prus-
sian army is obviously Commanded by brave
and intellgent officers in the field !; but be-
sides this, it is equally obvious that the CHIEF
OF Staff and the Commissary General must
possess the highest capacity tor organization
aud arrangements.
Year: 1866

hundred tons burden, under Captain Harris,
will carry five hundred miles of the old cable
of 1865, in order to lay it across the Gulf Of
st. Lawrence. One caole laid by the Ameri-
cans already spans this gulf; but in the event
of the new Atlantic cable being laid success
fully, and the old one repaired and completed,
1t is intended to use up al. the rest of the
spare cable ON board the Midway, in the for
nation of two alternative lines, from Heart s
Content to the main land. If all goes well,
there will be about four hundred miles of the
old cable applicable to this purpose The live
hundred miles on board the Midway was
coiled out from the tanks of the Great Eastern
| about month ago, leaving only three hun
died and eighty-seven miles of the last cable
in the vessel at the bottom of the middle tank
where it now lies benea h the bulk of that
newly manufactured. The Albany, eighteen
hundred tons, VIII also go with the expedition


to assist in the graphing operations, and viii
carry nothing but grappling gear and stores
These four vessels will constitute the whole o


the cable feet
Year: 1866

TRoTTING MATCH. The Driving Climbs
purses of $50 for horses thatne beat 245, to
go in wagons, best three in five, and So to
horses that never trotted for money, best three
in five to harness came off on Saturday at
Forest City Park and attracted a large atten-
Dance 4.g, e., .,,e-., r
:. For the first purse the horses Gen. Sherman
and Daniel Webster appeared Sherman was
the favorite at fifteen to ten. Palmer drove
Webster and Smith drove Sherman the first
and second heats and Bailey the third heat. 4


In the first heat Webster had the pole but
lost it by breaking ut the turn, where Sherman
took it and kept it until going down the home
stretch the first half, when Webster took the
lead and held it to the close of the heat, vim
ming by length in 2.52. sd ~


In the second heat Webster again lost the
pole by breaking at the lower turn and Sher-
man held the lead to the back stretch of the
second half mile, when Webster closed the
gap and the horses came down the home stretch
pretty even but Sherman broke and Webster
came in half length ahead in 252 n,
I In the third heat Bailey drove Sherman, and
the heat was closely contested, the horses trot-
ting side by side for almost two-thirds of the
mile. On coming down the home stretch the
second half, Sherman broke and Webster won
the heat, and the race TN 2.49


For the purse Of S25, which was trotted for
between the heats Of the first race, Widow
Hinclzley and Unknown trotted. The Widow
won easily, the best time being three minutes
Year: 1866

BASE BALL.-The Cushnoc Base Ball Club,
of Augusta, have accepted the invitation of the
Eon Club, Of this city, to play them game to-
morrow, on the grounds of the latter This is
the same day Of the great sculling match be-
tween Brown and Ward. n
Year: 1866

MrNsTRELsY.-Deering Hall was packed and
jammed to is utmost capacity Saturday night
to listen to the California Minstrels Their
performances gave universal satisfaction, as we
knew they would. Their last entertainment
will be given this evening at the same place.
Year: 1866

The Paris correspondent of the New York
Express says report is current that there is a
conspiracy to take away Queen Isabella's life


and that it is headed by the son of Gen. Orte-
ga, who was shot in 1860 for having attempted
the life of the Queen, and by the son of a shoe
Year: 1866

WEIGHT OF WoE.-A New Hampshire ex.
change says that lady who resides in Ma
shua who had lost very dear child few
weeks ago. on Tuesday last managed to- pro-
cure the key of the tomb in which the body
was laid, opened the coffin. took the child in
her arms and bore it home. There she tend
ed it as though it was still living, and defed
all endeavors to take it from her for several
hours and it was only from the effects of an
opiate administered to her that the efforts
made were finally successful.
Year: 1866

THINK OF IT.-In view of the fact that
Shasta and Ellsworth's Mill at the new dis
covery, are only about eight miles apart by
road that might be made. and fifteen by
existing roads, would it not be wise in Shas
tans to take immediate steps for building a
good and direct road to the new mines? As
there is already good road to Mulctown, an
extension of two miles only would have to be
surveyed and bpilt. The interests of onr
town demand that this he looked to at once,
else, as in the case of Copper City, Red Bluff
will reap the benefit of the trade
Year: 1866

A NoyELTY. On Wednesday we were
shown moss rose from the garden of Mr..
Dobrowsky, one half of which was a delicate
pink in color. and the other half white. The
co'ors were not divided as to one half of the
leaves alone, but in the centre many of the
leaves were l.alf pink and half white. All
white
Year: 1866

A New DELIcHr.-We see it going the
rounds of our exchanges that the widow OF
RI. Walsh Esq. lately deceased has been
enjoying very poor health for some years
We hope this new enjoyment may not be-
come the fashion, so as to entirely exclude
good health
Year: 1866

WANTS location Trustees Of the
Deaf Dumb and Blind Asylum advertise
for a location for that institution We sug
gest that Shasta presents greater induce
ments than any town in the State. Good
water, free, pure mountain air, and build
ings all ready for immediate occupation.
Year: 1866

which 1t has assumed, if 1t dared. The people however are more than ever bent on striking blow for Venetia, and it will be difficult matter to hold the Italian Volunteers in hand even during the sitting of the Congress. Several thousand of them have already passed to the frontier. Great Britain is of course desirous of pre- serving peace Russia is not likely to de- rive any advantage from war which would in all probability afford an opportunity for all the revolutionary elements upon the | Continent to awaken to renewed life. Nor is the present position of Napoleon so abun- dantly secure as to enable him to view with equanimity the breaking out of such convulsive war as general European struggle would now necessarily be. He knows that if these millions of armed men who are now standing front to front, once meet in hostile combat, thrones will be overturned, and the map of Europe remo- deled in manner which it is impossible to foresee. The Magyar and the Pole would not be the only revolutionists who would seize upon the golden opportunity. The Orleanists and the Red Republican would also be upon the qua viue and ready to strike a blow if occasion offered.

 1 We rejoice to see the government and the people of Great itain-while ready to intervene as far as possible to bring about peaceful solution of existing difti- culties--are determined to avoid all inter ineddling in the war, should it come. The position of Great Britain is now very different to what it was at the commence ment of the century She has shaken her. self free from German complications; and with the exception of Gibraltar, Malta and Heligoland, has no stake in Europe save such as her commercial relations with the continent create. She is in fact more con- cerned in the affairs of the East, in the keeping open of the road between her Eastern and Western Empires than in the affairs of Austria or of Prussia. It makes no difference to her whether Francis Jo- seph or Victor Emmanuel rule over Vene- tia, so long as the highroad to India is kept open and her maritime power enables her to keep up communication with British America and the other outlying portions of her immense Empire. Especially at the present time, when the people of the United States are exhibiting so much hos tility to us, we rejoice that Great Britain is determined to avoid as far as possible all intermeddling in the continental wal should 1t come.
Year: 1866

The following just and able view of Euro peon affairs-we take from late number of the Hamilton c. W. Spcctato,--it is of unusual interest, being from an interested standpoint:

 Europe is at this moment trembling up- on the brink of destructive war, which if once commenced will not only occasion a terrible amount of individual suffering but will also effect mighty change among the dynasties of that continent before 1t is brought to conclusion. Great Britain, France and Russia are labouring, the for mer assiduously to bring about an Inter- national Conference, and the "Scotia" brings the intelligence that all the inter ested parties have consented to participate therein Still there is great fear that the conference will fail to achieve any good results, that hostilites will only be deferred for few days, and that no peaceful solu- ton exists for the numerous intricate ques- tions which for some time past have been agitating the nations of Europe, to greater or less degree, and now seem to have all come up'for settlement at one and the same time In Europe to day

 clean look prophets whisper fearful change, Rich men look sad and rufians dance and leap, The one in fear to lose what they enjoy,

 The other to enjoy by rage and war"

 Still there is much to be hoped from the strong disposition of large portion of the people of Europe for peace. Prussia, ag- gressive and determined for war as she ap- pears, is in reality favourable to peace. M. Bismark and the King together perhaps with portion of the army would like to see war, partly because they hope by aggres- sive measures to carry out their ambitious designs upon Austria, and also because they are desirous of turning the minds of the Prussian people from their own down. trodden condition. The people of Prussla themselves are for the most part opposed to war, though probably like other nations if they found themselves once engaged Tn active hostilities, they would do all they could to bring it to successful issue National pride would no doubt induce them to do so. The Austrian government and people on the other hand do not scruple to admit that they are anxious to preserve peace if possible, and to avoid war in every honorable way. Ii Austria goes to war i will be solely with view of defending hel own soil from invasion. Italy is in reality the only nation which is practically unani

 mously in favor of war, yet it is question able whether the government itself woui' not be glad to withdraw from the position
Year: 1866

Never will we forget the time we met our sweet Kitty in the center of vast wilderness of briars in the old Buckeye State. Her eyes were as black as the berries in her basket, and as brilliant as those of the cat-bird chattering over her head; her lips were ruby red, her cheeks lily white, except a broad streak of purple fruit stain, reaching from ear to ear Heavens didn't she look lovely? Our own basket was full and we volunteered our assistance to fill that carried by her. Often, while plucking the melting fruit from some glorious cluster, her curls-Kit- ty had curls glossy and golden-her curls brushed our cheeks, we thought, very of ten, but it seemed somehow accidental Somehow, too, we were always at work upon the same clusters, and Kittys lips were very close to ours when she turned to speak. At last Kitty's lips pouted, Kit tvs eyes flashed and she almost succeeded in coaxing into her smooth white brow one or two indignant wrinkles.

 ''Don't you think" said she, 'that the other day when I was out here all alone, just as we are, with Ned Jones. the naugh- ty fellow up and kissed mel" We didn't like Ned, and we were very ready to say that he was naughty. He just caught me this way" and her lips almost touched ours, and we felt violent humping in the region of our heart, but she didn't quite do it, and the peril was soon over.

 We felt all over that we were on the verge of being just as naughty as Ned; yet our bashfulness saved us. Still pouting, and we thought worse than ever, she placed both her hands on our shoulder and turning her sweet face towards ours said

 "You are a dear good boy; you ain'i going to be naughty, like Ned wasY v Heavensl how our heart futtered. We seemed losing our breath and moment after Kitty was saying:

 s'You are very, very naughty boy ]"
Year: 1866

What is the difference between accept ed and rejected lovers? The accepted kiss the misses, and the rejected miss the kisses.

 If one pine tree can make pitch, how many will make pitcher? If one twinge oi pain make an ache, how many will make an acreY And if it take four men two days to eat ham, how long will it take them to eat ham-er?
Year: 1866

Love is as necessary to womans heart as a fashionable bonnet to her head. Indeed, we think rather more so, for nothing less than a large measure of love will content her; whereas, the recent fashion has shown that she can be satisfied with a very little bonnet.
Year: 1866

on TUE ADMISSION OF COLORADO.


Another strong fight has been had in the Sen
ate during the past week on the admission of
Colorado with the word "white' in its constitu=-
tion. 1t will not do to make any distinction
now in citizens on account of color, that is if
you want any Congressional legislation Per.
haps it would be advisable to send as your next
Delegate from Washington Territory, some
smart, intelligent Indian from way down on Pu-
get Sound
Year: 1866

Ex- Governor Henry A. Wise Of Vir-
ginia delivered an address few nights
since in Richmond, for the benefit Of the
Female Orphan Asylum Of that city. In
the course Of his address he spoke as
follows: ,... a.-


Such is the history of this Asylum
and still the pleas in its behalf are not
exhausted .... aaU'H r.


Measured by the love and care of pa
rents for their offspring and by the Di-
vine economy, of the relation of parent
and child, the fate of orphanagc, | repeat
is harder under any condition Of the in
FAINT, harder still is the orphanage of po-
verify, anu hardest Of all is the bereave-
ment Of the poor female orphan. How
sad to think then, friends ofa female or.
phan Of poverty, berett in times like
these? Some Of these innocents are I'M
der two years Of age, and their first
breath inhaled the sulphurous smoke of
civil war! The air Of their birth was lu-
rid with the red rage Of their country
men, making charnel house of their
country, whose every field is a grave
yard Of fathers, husbands, sons, broth
ers War has reigned and ravagcd near
ly all the time Of the few years Of their
existence, and now that its alarms have
ceased, the air Of subjugation around
them is dark and dismal with the eXhala-
tons of grave and the gloom of ruins
Fire and sulphur have burned and smoll-
ed the very earth, and its ashes are lurid
Oh! the barrenness and pallor, and yet
the putridity and stencil Of the stricken
corpse of a country All the rivers OF
plenty have been dried up! The grass
sprouts and grows from blood only; the
rains Of peace cannot wash it away
Want, want, want cries Suffering groans.
Crime is rampant all around these inno-
cents. Their land is the corpse of its
Year: 1866

Ev We make the following extract
from lecture delivered by HENRY WARD
BEECHER, at the Academy Of Music in
Brooklyn, on the present condition OF
national affairs Mr.. Beecher seems to
have receded, somewhat, from the ex-
treme views which he held. during the
war He entertains the opinion that the
Southern people should be admitted to
representation in Congress; he says:


" For ten months not cannon has been
fred in the whole Southern States IN war,
so completely is rebellion, subdued,
and cites this state of complete acquies-
ence to the authority of the Government
as the prime reason why "all the seceed-
ing States should be represented in
Congress, by their representatives. we
have not room for the entire address, but
snbjoin his views upon the course OF
the Treasury Agents, now so numerous
a class throughout the land


- should bc sorry to see any more
government agents spreading out through
the land. If the President would call
home every Treasury agent that Is dis
eracine the North and the Government
and humanity, and alternating the South,
for one should be glad. Here and
there, no doubt, are men that stand above
bribery and suspicion of corruption, no.
bic men and true; but all through the
South, taking them comprehensively,
they are as locusts, eating up the land.
They are predatory nuisances, and de-
grade the North, from which they come,
and the Government under which they
serve. The reverend lectarer then CON
cluded with an eloquent appeal for the
restoration Of peace between North ana
South and for Union cemented not
only by right and might, but mutual bro'
therhood and love"
Year: 1866

last vollies at Appottomax and often
times in marches, on picket, in the tren-
ches, in camps and in charges ] have
seen them almost sink, but / never saw
their tears until their beloved Command
er- in Chief ordered them to surrender
their arms. Then they wept, and many
of them broke their trusty weapons


The blessed and ever glorious dead
were not there to surrender. and they are
not here to defend their memories from
the taint of the reproach of rebellion and
treason Alas / am alive and here, and
am bound, at every hazard, to declare
that those men were no rebels and no trai-
tors Let whoever will, swear that they
were rebels and traitors, will contra
dict the oath, and appeal to God on the
Holy of Holes as high as Heavens
throne, and swear that they were pure
patriots, loyal citizens, well-tried and true
soldiers, brave, honest, devoted men, who
proved their faith in their principles by
the death which canonized them as he
roes and martyrs No one shall inscribc
the epitaphs Of rebellion and treason up
on the tombs of their dead, without my
burning protest being uttered against the
foul and false profanatiOn. And il any
Of the wounds of the living are labeled
with rebellion and treason, / would tear
away the infamy though the wounds
should bleed unto death If suffer their
names to be dshOnored, and their glory
to be tarnished, and don't gainsay the re-
proach may my tongue cleave to the
roof Of my mouth; and if ! suffer their
orphans to be Outcasts for the want of
the sympathy, warmly outspoken and
more warmly felt, may my right hand
forget its cunning g, Ia alu7o


Alas in these times it has no cunning
for it has no coins /, too, am beggar.
l can beg, then, and do beg for them.-
Please give them one obolus! Have you
a crumb to spareY Divide it with them!
Have you comfort? Give them some Of
your abundance! Their enemies who
slew their fathers, honor them enough to
feed their poor orphans! They wont
hurt you for daring to do deeds Of chari-
ty. Many of them are brave men, and
the brave are always generous to the
prave. The orphan, the orphan Of the
poor, the female orphan, the orphan fall
en- upon evil times. The Confederate
soldiers orphan girl could cry to you!
Will you hear their cries, and in some
way help the helpless ones? If not then
We may apostrophise the names of the
martyred sires, in the language Of the
lays Of the Scottish cavaliers:


last Of frcemen-
Last of all that dauntless race


Who would rather die unsullied,
Than outlive the lands disgrace
Oh, thou lion-hearted warrior,


Reck not of the after time;


Honor may be deemed dishOnOr,


Loyalty be called crime.


Sleep in peace with Kindred ashes


OF the noble and the true,


Hands that never failed their country,


Hearts that never baseness knew.
Year: 1866

We regret to announce that Merritt Candy
died at his residence in this city, Yesterday
morning, in the s0th year of his age Mr.
Candy has always been identified with the
interests of Wilmington, giving the weight of
his influence and support to every measure
calculated TO advance the commercial and
business prosperity of our city. He was for
several years in the City Council, and was
very useful member. He was highly es-
teemed for his many excellent qualities,
and his death will be deeply regretted by
his large circle Of friends and acquaintances.
Year: 1866

days since asking for my photograph which will
attend to as soon as convenient AT present | an
very busy, on account Of hn stormy weather, be-
ing ont at all times both night and day, and am
enjoying very good health. experimenting no dan
ger. if properly careful as every one should be.
have read my letter in the Call and in other pa
pers. and have been asked severtl times concern
ing it, and whether it is correct. and | say Can
vouch for it's contents. and more if required and
so can good many others who Knew me at the
time. ! remain your friend.


JAMES CAMPBELL.


To Or Bourne, San Francisco
Year: 1866




Owing to the preparations for the holidays and the
end Of the month the discount market at the Bank has
been such TO remove in great degree the probability
OF a movement down to five per cent tomorrow. The
confusion created in all kinds Of money arrangem ns by
the wild panic Of the last ten days hakewse operated
to prevent the market from assuming the appearance OF
which would otherwise have been observable from
the gold influx and the satisfactory state of the foreign
exchanges. The tendency in that direction however,
becomes every day more distinct.


The special finance panic has in some little degree sub
sided to day. but the English funds and foreign secur
ties have again shown great increase of heavness
sequent the uncertainty tho German question and
the possibility that the New York mail due Sat rday
may bring news of u collision having occurred with the
American Feht Aen the Canadian frontier the nth
OF this month. Consols, which closed yesterday at
s6% 4, opened this morning at s6H " went TO s8M,
and were finally quoted at S6's for delivery, and
S6x "a for account.


The quotation OF gold at Paris Is about y per mile
premium, and the short exchange London Is 25 25
per pound sterling On comparing thcse rates with the
English Mint price OF f3 l5s 10d per for stand
ard gold, 1t appears that gold is nearly $40 per cent
dearer in London than in Paris.


The course OF exchange ut New York on London for
bills at sixty days sight Is 10St l0SH per cent At
this rate there is profit the importation OF gold
from tho United States.