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Year: 1867

MONEY ORDER OFF1cE.-The Post Office
In this place was designated as money order
Office by the Department some time ago, and
Mr.. Innes. our efficient Post Master. informs
the public. through the columns of the
CHRONICLE, that on and after the Goth inst.
he will be prepared to accommodate those
who wish to avail themselves of the facilities
which this system affords for the transmits
sion of small sums through the mails. Or
ders for larger sum than $50 will not be
issued, and orders for greater amount than
$50 cannot be issued to the same person in
one day. The chief advantages which this
system has over the ordinary method of ex-
change, are safety, cheapness and dispatch.
The mode by which safety is secured consists
in leaving out of the order the name of the
payee or party for whom the money is in
tended. In this respect a money order diff
fers from an ordinary bank draft. A notii-
cation, containing full particulars of the
order, is transmitted by the issuing post
master to the postmaster at the Office OF, pay

ment. The latter Is thus furnished, before
the order itself can be presented, with the
necessary information to detect fraud, should
any be attempted. In case the order is lost.
duplicate will be issued by the money or
der office of the Post. Office Department on
the application of either the remitter or the
paree, and the duplicate will be made paya-
ble to either party. The fee charged for
issuing an order for $50. is only twenty Eve
cents. It is the. duty of the postmaster issu-
ing the order to forward it to its destination
as soon as practicable. Thissystem has been
in successful. operation for considerable
period of time. and our citizens who wish to
transmit money either to the Eastern States
or any portion of this State, will find it m uch
to their interest to send money orders instead
of purchasing checks. The postmaster will
cheerfully furnish all necessary information.
Year: 1867

journal radically hostile TO the gainfql
arts whereby the cunning and powerful
few live sumptuously without useful
labor, and often amass wealth, by pan
dering to lawless sensuality and popu-
lar vice, can never hope to enrich its
publishers so rapidly and so vastly as
though it had a soft side for the liquor
traffic, and for all kindred allurements
to carnal appetite and sensual indul'
gence.


Fame is a vapor; popularity an acci-
dent; riches take wings; the only
earthly certainty is oblivion-no man
can foresee what day may bring forth
and those who cheer to day will often
curse tomorrow and yet cherish the
hope that the journal projected and
established will live and flourish long
after shall have moldered into forgot
ten dust, being guided by larger wis
dom, more unerring sagacity to dis
Germ the right, though not by more
unfaltering readiness to embrace and
defend it at whatever personal cost; and
that the stone which covers my ashes
may bear to future eyes the still intelli-
gible inscription, Founder Of the Neto
York Tribune.
Year: 1867

In all his official intercourse and pri-
vate conversation, General Lee never
hreathed vindictive sentiment toward
the enemy who so severely taxed his
resources and ingenuity, land put against
him as many advantages in superior
means and numbers. He had none of
the Yankeephobia common in the South
ern army; he spoke of the Northern
people without malevolence, and in a
style that deprecated their political de-
lusions rather than denounced their
crimes, and he generally referred to the
enemy in quiet and indifferent words,
quite in contrast to the epithets and
anathemas which were popularity
showercd on "the Yankees" On one
occasion spectator describes him
riding up to the Rockbridge Artillery,
which was .fereely engaging the enemy,
and greeting his son Robert who as a
private soldier was bravely working one
of the guns. "How dye father y was
all that Robert had TO say as he
continued his duty at his gun; and
Gen. Lee replied quietly: " That's right
my son drive these people back" At
another time, in sight Of the enemy on
the Rapidan, Gen. Lee was standing near
his lines conversing with two of his
officers, one Of whom was known not only
to be hard fighter and hard swearer,
but cordial hater of the Yankees. AT.
ter silence of some moments, the latter
officer, looking at the Yankees with q
dark scowl on his face, exclaimed most
emphatically, az wish they were all
dead. General Lee, with the grace and
manner peculiar to himself, replied,
How can you say so, General2 Now,
| wish they were all home, attending to
their own business, and leave us to do
the same" He then moved of, when
the first speaker, waiting until he was
out of earsbot, turned to his companion,
and in the most earnest tone said, u
would not say so before Gen. Lee, but !
wish they we're all dead and in hell !"
When this amendment" to the wish
was afterwards repeated to Gen. Lee, in
spite of his goodness and customary re-
proof of profanity, he could not refrain
from laughing heartily at the speech,
which was characteristic of one of his
favorite officers.


His scanty meals were the occasion of
some thoughtless jokes and many comic
anecdotes. In his tent meat was eaten
but twice q week. His ordinary dinner
consisted off head of cabbage, boiled in
salt water, and pene of corn bread.
The story is jocosely told that on one
occasion a number of gentlemen having
appointed to dine with him, he had
ordered his servant to provide repast
of cabbage and middling. A very small
bit of middlinG garnished the dish-so
small that the polite guests all declined
middling and it remained on the dish
when they rose from the table. Next
day the General Remembering the un.
touched meat ordered his servant to
bring that middling." The man hesi
tated, scratched his head, and finally
said "De fact is, mass'r Robert dat ar
middlin' was horrid middlin, and l done
give it back to the de man whar ! got it
from"
Year: 1867

HoRAoE GREELEY publishes the follow
ing pithy card in the New York Tribune
of the I'd instant:


long ago resolved not to decline any
Office until responsibly invited TO accept
or become a candidate therefor; and, as
l never had word or hint, from either
the White House or the State Depart
ment, that / had been or would be
nominated to the Austrian mission, am
not yet at liberty to decline mission
which has not been or may not be ten
dered me. In order, however, to stop the
waste of stationery by gentlemen who
desire the post of Secretary Of Legation,
| am impelled to say that purpose
not to leave my own country at present
certainly not till after the next Presi-
dent is chosen. Possibly, Gen. Burn
sides, we're he in military command here,
might move me through court martial
but, so for as may depend on my own
choice, ! purpose to stay on this side Of
the Atlantic H. G.
Year: 1867

B@r The Scottville (VirginiaJ Register
recently published a marvellous story
about the antics of Q ghost on the farm
of Mr. Moon, near that place. 1t has
been ascertained that the ghost was a
negro with a magic lantern, who had
been employed by party who wished TO
buy the farm to frighten the family off
of it, with the hope that he might get it
for a small sum.
Year: 1867

the elbow, and the other entering near
the heart, killing him instantly. Not
satisfied with this, Ryan struck his victim
two heavy blows over the head with his
weapon. then leAped from the wagon
and nude good his escape, leaving the
body to the care Of the segro driver and
the farmers, who were a short distance in
the rear,on their way to the city Union
and Dispatch 6h
Year: 1867

RAJ The Cesarian operation was
lately performed at New Haven, by DIR.
Townsend, and both mother and child
are now doing well. The operation is
one Of the rarest in surgery, and was
never performed but once before in that
State, and then with fatal result.
Year: 1867

bdT The New Haven Palladium, in
which appeared the pretended interview
between its correspondent and General
Grant, wherein the latter enumerated
certain philosophic political truths, much
in accordance with previously expressed
views of President Lincoln, says the
whole thing was intended to be trans.
parent squib "a sort Of take of on the
interview business and they sup
posed everybody would so understand it.
Year: 1867

nothing could ever soften him toward ler
again. How was it that at the first sight OF
tina: pale thin face, with all its girlish bright
ness gone, his heart melted, and he bent over
her, his eyes dim with emotion. She put out
her hand.


ibid yon see Mr.. yanderhuysons name
among the passengers by The Europa - she
asked. "Ile wen, because he and were done
with each other. l am almost done with life,
too, sometimes think. tried too keep my
promise. until broke down under it. don t
know as you will ever forgive me, but you
must not despise me for sending for you. If
l die, wanted to feel first that we were
friends again


"Despise you My darling My darling"


He was never ashamed Of the tears that
fell Oh those poor, thin hands Of hers. think
that TO her they were the dew of life Do you
need me to tell you how soon she was we'll
again ?-Or that, as Paul Livermorc's happy
wife, she has never missed the Vanderhnyson
diamonds?
Year: 1867

1t is not COOL practice to let the sheep run
out on poor, frost-bitten pasture, US long as
they can maintain life, before taking them, up
and feeding them. Indeed half the winter OF
sheep depends upon the condition in which
they in on tha first Of December. If they have
had to provide for themselves up to this date
and even up to the first Of January, IS is fre.
quently the case, they are in very poor conLi-
tion to Withstand the inclement season Of
winter, and many Of them will co--s to Nm un ;
timely grave.


One Of the great secrets Of success With
sheep, is to begin to feed early in autumn,
just as soon IS the pastures begin to fail II
the pastures fail the sheep will fail too, una
less they have outside all. They cAnnot be-
gin the winter in too gool condition. II they
are strong and far, they are prepared to r.,
sist the cold and storms but if weak and
poor, they fall an easy prey to the trying
winter weather


Every sheep man should thoroughly Gull
his flock at this season and dispose Of ell the
old and poor sheep at some price or other.-
This Is another secret Of success in sheep rails
ing-sell off the poor ones-kecp the best ones.
This is the season to Gull the dock before the
winter sets in. Don't full 10 do this il you
would be successful wool grower.


Another secret Of success is, to keep no
more sheep than yon can, keep we'll. Have
pleanty Of pasture for what you keep and
p,eanty Of hay and grain to feed them in win
ter. II you want them to have heavy fecces
they aust have heavy feeding cant havo
them without. It pays to feed all kinds Of
stock we'll PARTICULARLY sheep.


Another matter OF great Importance is, to
have good shelter for sheep--;i is indispensi-
bic almost to success. Cheap sheds can bo
put up that will warl off the cold winds and
rains. Ne DO not advocate close yards for
sheep. Exersiee is hea.thful AMI if they can
h>ve the pickings to DO found in the feds in
cur latitude in winter-the exercise and grass
they get, are highly beneficial to them, Blue
grass pastures, rye fields &C., are worry desir-
able to the flock master.


+ Ha&
Year: 1867

An editor who seems to have lost his tenn
per, gets off the following we'll mcrired hit:


Those fellows who don't take their home
paper watch them they arc always on the
alert on publication day, and when tie papers
come around to your place OF business, are
the first 10 snatch it up: failing in this, they
read it over your shoulders, too impatient to
demean themselves in u respectable manner
Spot those fellows. They are small souled,
s,ingy handful, who go through the world on
other folks money.
Year: 1867

A Coop Hrr.-One of the Uniyer.
salist papers insists that the preaching
Of Universalism is older than the
preaching Of orthodoxy, and cites his.
tory in proof. There is no need of
argument on the point. We confess
judgment at once. All the orthodox
hold that the first teacher Of Univer-
salism was the gentleman In black.
who said 10 Eve in the garden: Ys
shall not surely die" No apostle,
prophet, or patriarch goes back so early
date, and the Universalists are en-.
titled to the full benefit Of the fact.
Year: 1867

COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONSLJudge Brew
on chai ge Of larceny the prosecutor testified that
he went into shoe store up town, and was waited
and paid the woman 81, thinking she would get the
other one for him. But she would not get the other
bargain had been made. But there was nothing said
against the woman the true remedy in such
being in civil suit and therefore, both parties were


Sometime ago a German convicted of charge
SsSey RSP % e s CGng sU he Th
was at the beginning OF the term Ihis morning tes-
be Sentence at the concuson Of Which his hoHor
took occasion to say, that unless the prisoner was
Sns SH%eht, there Should ueyer be an appiiostlon
that during the trial was the right time for
the offering Of such EVIDENCE ne had
rendition, and thought the man deserved impTlson-
ment, Since sentence had been passed, the Judge
prisoner, both at Court and at home This the Judge
SSey voiate the law When they address Judge in
private such subject, and their letters TO him
tie opposite party should see them.


The application was refused


John II. HILL a conductor on one OF the Lombard
street cars convicted Of charge of assault anu bat
terry upon passenger In his car was ordered to pay


HIS HIS Honor Judge Allison into Court and,
prisoners were arraigned:-Thomas Barker, for the
murder Of William Johnson. A plea OF not guilty


Thomas for the murder Sf SsPrge g Eer in
A plea OF not guilty was entered.


IN the matter OF an application made several weeks


400 oT the custody of italian boy, the Court this
SorninS decided 10 take the child from the custody
of both reator and respondent because OF the educa
lion thev are giving HIM by sending him about the
siraats and into drinking saloons TO beg and play
musicfor oney and 10 take thechid into the custody
OF the Court. and commt MIN 70 Ihe care OF some OF
our ex xceIent public institutions.


In the matter OF the Commonwealth VS.. Alsop
& Waters in which motion in arrest ofjudg-
ment was argued principally upon the statute
of Limitations, Judge Brewster delivered an
able opinion, deciding that the statute merely
meant that an indictment should be found
within two years after the alleged commission
of a misdemeanor or felony, with the exception
OF nerinTv and not that the accusation should
he nrSse ted TO conviction and final sentence.


The other points IN the argumen! were principally
as 70 the informaly OF the proceedngs, which were
passed upOnat the argument OF the demurrer ana as
TO the evidence, which was deeineG curing the th I1
and ciIins many authorities In support of the views
advanced, the Judge oVerrnleu the mouoh'
Year: 1867

Boston, April 27.-Last night fire originated
in an ash barrel placed under gas meter In
the large building at the corner of State and
Congress streets, which melted the pipe, causing
q heavy explosion OF gas Many windows were
damage done in the interior of the build
ing. The New England Life Insurance Com
pany own and occupy the premises, together
with the Webster Bank and numerous ether
occupants,
Year: 1867

"A malicious joke was recently played in
Paris upon three actors who were supposed to
be drinking champagne in an inn. The pro
perty man put gentle emetiC into the bottle,
and the actors were obliged to go of before
the scene was concluded.
Year: 1867

A writer in one Of our Southern
papers, printed in 1887, combating
the common idea that there exists an
instructive affection, which would at
tach to others relatives who were uu-
conscious of the fact, aud by the
force of which friends long separated
might instanytl recognize each other,
cites the following Characteristic an
ecdote of our illustrous countryman,
Franklin, as a proof of the truth Of
his argument.


Doct. Benjamin Franklin, after the
death of his father, returned to Bos
ton, in order to pay his respects to
his mother, who resided IN that city
He had been absent some years, and
at the period of his life when the
greatest and most rapid alteration is
made in the human appearance; at a
time when the querelous voice of the
STRIPPING assumes the the command.
ing tone of the adult, and the smiling
features of youth are succeeded by
the strong lines of manhood. The
doctor was sensible, such was the al
teration of his person, that his moth
or could not know him, except by that
instinct which, it is believed, can
cause a mothers heart to beat vic
leutly in the presence Of child, ant
point tho maternal eye, with quick
and sudden glance, to beloved son


To discover the existence of this
instinct by actual experience, the doc
tor resolved to introduce himself as
II stranger to his mother, and to watcl
narrowly for the moment in which
she should discover her son, and theI
to determine, with the cool precision
of the philosopher, whether that dis
cove,y was the effect of that instinct
of aG'ection-thst iutuitive love-tha
innate attachment which is conjec
turcd to cement relatives of the sam,
blood, and which, by according tl'
passions of parent and child, like I
well tuned violin, would, at the first
touch, cause them to vibrate in uni
son, and at once evince that they
were different chords of the same in
strumont.


On sullen dav, in the month Of
Year: 1867

The London (ohio) Journal says: 1--WE
regret to learn from Mr.. Stephen Watson,
residing near London, that since Monday
last he has lost nine fine fat steers, and
twenty.nine head Of fat sheep, from strange
and terribly fatal disease known as the
Mad Itch We say strange disease,
from the fact that although disease with
which and the cause Of which our stock men
are generally acquainted, yet for q remedy,
none seems to be known. It is strange, also,
from the manner in which the animal is
affected, and in its perfect fatality. or the
cause Of this disease all are agreed that it is
the result Of feeding cattle or sheep together
with hogs, on green corn fodder, or in feed
ing them together on corn Of very late plant.
ing, cut up fiery green, and still at this sea-
son retaining the properties Of green fodder.


The hog, chewing the stalks and thus ex-
tracing all the saccharine juices, drop the dry
pith in wads, which is picked up by the cattle
and sheep and eaten. This innutritious and
indigestible substance having been received
into the stomach, causes violent inaamma-
ton, which results in death in from twelve to
twenty-four hours. In the manner in which
II outwardly affects the animal it is also
'strange'-the first symptoms of its presence
being manifested in peculiar twitching Of
the muscles Of the lower jaw and lip, fol-
lowed in short time by a terrible itching,
which the animal attempts to relieve by rub
bing its lower jaw and throat against any OBJ
iect it can reach, until it frequently rubs all
the hair and skin from these parts; rubbing
believing and moaning until death relieves
il of its terrible misery"
Year: 1867

The National Theatre was crowded to its
utmost capacity last evening on the occasion
Of Mrs LANDER's first representation of the
character Of Queen Elizabeth" RIsroRI's
greatestpart' Her acting was superb through
out, and in some passages of the play she
was absolutely electrifying, She repeats the
part tonight for her benefit.
Year: 1867

The Speakers reception last night was the
largest and the most elegant, next to THE
Presidents that we have witnessed this
season 1t was the last for this Congress,
but the lovers Of these reunions will be re-
joiced TO know that the next Congress will
compel the Speaker to renew them. There
are no more conservative" parties given
in the National Metropolis than are enjoyed
at the hospitable mansion Of Speaker CoLFAX.
Year: 1867

The Shreveport Southwestern says the
proceeds of q copartnershp of 4 half dozen
manly young mems labor, on q plantation,
would be larger dividend than they can get
in almost any other way. Besides, it would
be an income from honest labor. Several
young men who were heretofore hangers on
we are told that they earned more than thew
ever did in year before. Our young men
have both opportunity and incentive Let
them conquer their mduuaise haute, and mil
off their coats with the manly determination
to owe nothing to friends or chance, but ali
to their own manly exertions.-LynchJurg
(Va.) NetUs.
Year: 1867

A serious accident occurred at West Goshen, Sabbath evening, the 24th. A German, by occupation shoemaker, had been spending portion of the day and evening at Goshen Center, with some Ger mans from Fader land," and returned to West Goshen at half past 8 in the evening. His boarding house stands up the hill, some rods from the west bank of the river which feeds the mills at that place, and his shop where he lodged, stands on the east bank near the bridge and Hart's store. Soon after his return, he started for his shop, and here suppositions and surmises come into the story, and as novelists would say, the plot thickens. Not making his appearance in the morning, friend went to his lodging room at his shop, and found him in bed, bruised, bleeding and suffering from wounds, the most severe of which was a long and ugly cut on his head, the mem- brane of his skull being so severely injured that his attending physician speaks of his recovery as extremely doubtful. On being questioned as to his plight, he said that as the night was dark, the lady where he boarded stood at the door and held a light. while he attempted to cross the plank of the foot bridge over the stream, and that he stepped off, and fell down upon the rocks and into the water. That he had a fall on

 the rocks is evident from his bruises His hat and pipe were also found on the rocks below the saw-mill. But that he was at- tempting to cross the foot-bridge. or that 8 light was being held, the distance from

 the bridge and boarding house renders

 very improbable. Some three days after the accident, his ideas of the transaction seemed clearer, at least they varied; and his second account Is, that he recollects seeing two men coming towards him with a lighted lantern, that the light suddenly went out, and he recollects nothing more till he found himself struggling in the wa

 ter. We cannot see why he should be be-

 low the saw-mill attempting to cross there,

 as the bridge near his shop would certainly accommodate him better. How much one glass of whiskey would mystify his com- prehension, I cannot say; but one who ought to know about it, says the German had taken one glass only, and was as sober
Year: 1867

dst of to day has very much outgrown his hereditary preiadices; we hardly think, judging from the progress our own denomination has made, that he has entirely conquered them.

 Such is very hasty view, frankly and we hope not offensively stated, of one of the most difficult of the partition walls that hinder Christian Unity here in Connecticut. If Congregationalism will demolish its portion, it will at least leave the Episcopal Church no excuse for keeping up the re- mainder.
Year: 1867

Of the almost innumerable number of preparations in the market for restoring gray hair to it's original color, we know of none which gives such universal satisfac- tion as Rings Vegetable Ambrosia. We have tried it, and found it to restore the color in truly wonderful manner-as we'll as to remove dandruff and all itching caus- ed by humors of the scalp. Try it and be satisfied.
Year: 1867

A SWIFT ANTDoTE TO PAN.-Toothache, Neurslgia, Tic Doloreux and Earache may be relieved in few moments by the in ward and outward use of Railways Ready Relief. Stimulate the general circulation by taking teaspoonful in wineglassful of water, and rub it. unmixed over the seat of the pain, and the torture will cease al- most immediately. This is rule to which there are no exceptions. Price 50 cents bottle Sold by Druggists.