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Year: 1866

MIR. James Stephens, the Head Cen
tire l. Il. B." arrived in New York last
Thursday night on the Napoleon III"
The news created an intense excitement
among the Fenian Brotherhood, and
long before the vessel could be towed
alongside the pier, thousands of people
had assembled to give him hearty
welcome. He was met on the steamer
by the Executive Committee, and, as
soon as the immense crowd would per-
nit he was driven to the Metropolitan
Hotel as rapidly as possible, followed
by a crowd of several hundred men and
boys. In conversation with the men,
bers Of the committee, reporters and
others, he said that if there had been no
trouble in America the power of Eng
land would have been in our hands
every English soldier in Ireland would
have been overpowered and slaughtered,
and Ireland would have been ours by
the 1st of January of this year." He is
pledged to go back to Ireland.


In reply to question respecting his
being recognized as Head Centre of the
Fenians in America and taking the di-
rection of affairs, he said, as we find it
reported


" He was in the hands of the commit
tee and should to great extent be sub
ject to their directions. He thought,
however, that it was not in anticipation
that he should assume to be the Head
Centre in this country his field was in
Ireland, and there alone He came to
America to advance a spirit OF concilia-
ton, TO unite all parties of the Brother
hood, so as to enable the Irish army to
fight this year He continued The
Irish army was ready for action in Au-
gust last, and certainly not later than
the early part OF September, and only
awaited that support from the organiZa-
tion in this country which had been
promised him, but which, for the time
being, the dissentiOns among the Broth
erhood in this country had broken up.
If it had not been for these unfortunate
occurrences the Irish army would not
only be fighting to-day, but the Irish
republic would have been an accom-
plished fact. He still had the fullest
confidence in approaching success Of the
movement. When the blow is struck
England will find her military proWesS
| broken. She may hold the seaports O.
Ireland but Irishmen will be the mas
ters of the situation on land. He refer
red to the letter he wrote to O'Mahony
and particularly to that part in which
he wrote Of the rotten branches He
said the letter was written on the i'm
| pulse of the moment, and some portions
of it would not have appeared on The
second thought, There were some part'


of the letter that it was necessary to re


call. The quarrels of Irishmen in thi;


country were to him sad affair, and th'


American people would realize his feel


ings when he heard that the great meas


ure which had been the study of his lii,


had been protracted, but not lost. d.


thought the reference to the rottel


branches need not be recalled. ID


meant what he said when he used tha


expression but at the same time h


would advise that care be exercised tha


sound ones be not clipped. The Amerl


can press had given the movement som


hard hits, but ne supposed it was al


fair"
Year: 1866

THIS INSTITUTION is now thoroughly organized
and in successful operation. with steady increase
Of pupils. Its primary design is to prepare Young
Ladies for the varied walks of life, and at the
same time to furnish them genial home, and
meet the wants of parental solicitude. In other
wnrds IL Ia Intended to be
Year: 1866

Love has leisure allowed him to build his
temple upon the rock of perfect trust
which no storm can shake. The flashing
flames of enthusiasm, by which its shrine
was illuminated at conservation, is gradu-
ally replaced by that steady, holy light
which fiercest gales can not eXtinguish.
Good spirits have whispered to the wife
elect that she will need Martha's executive
hands and Mary's appreciating soul to keep
those altars swept and garnished, and have
murmured In her partners ear that he must
reign within those walls with Solomon's
wisdom and Jacobs patience. Thus, the
prolonged betrothal is often the prelude to
a harmonious union, and no harsh discords
disturb its lifelong melody. ga
Year: 1866

did regiment into my hands for revie ", in the
same manner as II had been an officer In the
British service. In Quebec l have met with
courtesies OF similar character. The engineer
into their most secret parts, even showing me
the foundations OF their new fort They exhi-
bited not the slightest trace OF jealousy, conceal
ment, OF suspicion. All this has impressed me
with ieellng which ] have no doubt Will be
lasting, and which shall do my best TO spread
and extend wherever l shall go, again desre,
through your Worship the Mayor and Major
General Lindsay, to express my sense OF the good.
the military garrison in the honors that have so
generously been bestowed upon an American
citizen and soldier.n
Year: 1866

Sir, let us look little further into
this section of the Constitution and see
what it does provide. invite the at
tention of members to this section, and
| do it for this purpose, that they will


find on examination that it does not pro-
vide for legislation, but simply for the
organization of each body. There IS 10
legislative power given in the fifth sec
ton of the first article of the Constitu-
ton. Il is essential to the organization
of each body to allow them to make
rules by which each body shall be con-
trolled 1t is provided that each body
shall be the judge of the elections, re-
turns, and qualifications of its own MEM
bers; and it is further provided that a
Year: 1866

" mon.


But, sir, that provision of the Con-
stitution has been trampled under foot !;
it has been considered in certain States
of this Union as nugatory and of no
force whatever. The intent of this
amendment is to give force and effect
and vitality to that provision of the Con-
stitution which has been regarded here
tofore as nugatory and powaless.


Mr.. Speaker, this resolution comes to
this House from the joint Committee on
reconstruction, a committee that was
appointed at the commencement of this
session, not to exercise the power of a
star chamber, not to assume despotic
control over both branches of Congress
or any portion of this Government, but
to do the servile work of Congress.
That committee was appointed for the
purpose of collecting information in ref
erence to the condition of those States
that have been in rebellion, and when
fully Informed to report their action
and conclusions to both branches of Con-
gress. This committee have no power
of legislation. They have no power to
prescribe. Their only power is to pro-
cure information and to report to each
branch of Congress their proceedings,
giving this body and the body at the
other end of the Capitol light in refer
erence to the condition of the States
lately in rebellion.


Sir, in what I shall say, 1 shall for
bear to dwell upon the condition of
those States as to the facts or details
that may be produced, for the simple
reason that we have body of men who
have been appointed for the purpose of
laying before Congress facts as to the
true condition of those States. And.
sir, it is too late in the day for me to
dwell upon those points, when so many
who are ADLER have long since spoken on
those facts and have presented them SO
clearly to this body.


But, sir, propose to dwell upon some
points that are of very great Importance
at this time and in the present condi-
ton of the country. I wish to call at
tention to few points which I consider
of interest to all the members, and par
ticularly to those who we're members of
the Thirty Eighth Congress. Ipropose
to examine whether this Thirty Ninth
Congress is consistent with the course
pursued by the Thirty Eighth Congress,
or whether we have shot off from the
true line, and the Executive has taken
it up and is pursuing it; whether we
are now adhering to the great principles
which we deemed it our duty to main
tain during the Thirty Eighth Congress,
or whether we have deserted them
And perhaps l will satisfy members that
we are consistent, and that the true
course for the conservatives of this Gov
ernment in the great principles of hr-
Year: 1866

DEAD BoDY FoUND.-The dead body Of
a man wearing the dress of United States
soldier was found ON Friday last on the
railroad near Chester. 1t was taken
charge of by the military authorities. The
cause of the death of this man is not
known, but it is supposed that it resulted
from imbibng too freely Of bad whisky.
Chester has always had an unenvia6le
notoriety for the bad quality Of the whisky
kept there.
Year: 1866

Miss SALLIE PARTINGTON, o wcll-knowu
and popular actress of this city, is said by
the Mobile papers to have been engaged
by the manager of the Mobile theatre -
chambermaid of the company of that
theatre for the next season.
Year: 1866

DISPATCH FOR THE SPRISds.-Persons gc'ng
to the Springs or other summer resorts can
have the DAILY DIsPATcH sent them at sixty
cents per month. Orders left at our counting.
room will receive attention.
Year: 1866

Coop BUTTER.-A farmer, resi-
ding near Philadelphia, writing to
the Baltimore Sam on the subject
|rof butter making, says: l have
my COWS come to profit about
March, when / commence to feed
them on cut feed, corn meal and
wheat middlings, mixed, which l
continue to feed till | turn out to
pasture, when / feed four quarts
of corn meal per cow per day for
a month or six weeks. i general
ly sow corn to cut for my cows
when pasture gets short, which l
find pays we'll. We never allow
the milk to stand to cream over
forty-eight hours, skimming it
twice day, and keepingthe cream
in the coolest place in the milk
house. We churn once a week.
We like to have the cream at q
temperature of about sixty de-
grees before commencing to churn,
when it will require about ten
minutes to bring the butter. I'm
mediately after taking the butter
from the churn it is salted and
worked; in the evening it is work.
ed again, and on the following
morning it is worked the third
time and done up for market
Before pasture we flavor our but
ter with carrots grated and stewed
up in new milk strained and left
to get cold. 1t is put into the
cream before churning.
Year: 1866

THE ToNGUE.-A white fur on
the tongue attends simple fever
and inflammation. Yellowness OF
the tongue attends arrangement
of the liver, and is common to
bilious and typhus fevers. A
tongue vividly red on the top or
edge, or down the centre, or over
the whole surface, attends infam-
nation of the mucous membrane
of the stomach or bowels. A
white velvet tongue attends men
tai disease. A tongue red at the
tips, becoming dry, brown and
glazed, attends typhus state.
Year: 1866

From the newark N. y. courier.


On Sabbath last, in one of our
prominent Broad street churches,
the closeness of the atmosphere
produced an almost irresistible feel
ing of drowsiness among many of
the congregation. Of the number
who found it impossible to deny
the drowsy god was one of our
most successful business men,
whose honest efforts to throw off
the somnific influence he was un-
der were witnessed by several look
ers-on. At last he succumbed; his
eyes went shut and failed to come
open again, and his head began to
nod to this and that neighbor quite
fanliliarly. Presently the sleeper's S
head slowly bent toward its owners
wife, and continued to sag, sag, sag,
in that direction, until delicate
sprig on my lady's hat pointed di-
rectly into the ear of the snoosing
husband. One more lurch of the
head on "that line" would cause
the tapering sprig to enter, and pc
culiarly affect the sensitive portion
Of that delicate organ, and several
persons in the gallery were giving
breathless attention to the scene,
fully anticipating an extraordinary
denouement when the connection
between the ear and the sprlg
should be effected. Atlast it came,
the heavy head made another sag
wifeward full inch, the sprlg
passed into the ear as nicely as if
it had been pointed by rogulsh
hands, and penetrated to theSinner
and most sensitive portion, tickled
the nodding gentleman so intense
ly that he drew up his head with
q jerk, and striking out with his
right hand before he was fairly a.
wake, dealt his wife blow full
upon her new bonnet, to the utter
discontinue of its flowers and rib
bons, and to the infinite amuse.
ment of the lookers-on in the gal.
lery. But who can describe the
look of ineffable sheepishness that
settled upon the face of the late
sleeper, when he became fully con.
scious of the Righteousness OF his
position. Wife looked savage, In
evident inward contemplation OF
the damaged bonnet, and both
were seen Fastening home after
service by way of back street
We wouldn't have had the "cau'
die" our hero received when he
reached there for all the reputation
won by the anthor of Crock me te
Sleep."
Year: 1866

Captain Alexander, In his Trans
atlantic Sketches" says:


I have seen the Cobra di CapeL
10, or hooded snake of India, caught
in my garden; have watched the
snake-charmer, with feathered
turban, sitting beside a hole, under
the hedge of prickly pear, and pi-
ping on a rude musical instrument
made from gourd, and bit of
looking-glass in front of it. Unlike
the "deat adder" the head Of the
cobra would soon appear above the
ground, as if listening to the wild
strains, and his eye attracted by the
dazzling glass. An assistant would
be ready to catch him behind the
neck, would draw forth his yellow
and writhing length, and, without
extracting the poisonous fangs,
would slip him into a covered bas-
ket, muttering the usual curse Of
'Hu teref


Next day the snake-charmer
would return, place his basket on
the ground, sit on his launches be-
fore it, and pipe; the lid would
rise, and the subdued snake come
forth, partly coil himself up, and
move his head to the music, and
ever and anon display his specta-
cled hood, or hiss when the charm
er approached his hand. The as
sistant would go behind and hold
up the reptile by the tail, when he
could do no injury; but if a fowl
were thrown to him, he killed it
in a moment.
Year: 1866

had gone with the Union party, but
they have gone, as they always have,
with their enemies, and now will have
TO get their help from them, and but
little can they get from them. All
they want of them are their votes,
and now they know they can have
them in any event, so they will give
them no aid to their schemes to in.
wade your country, for they see they
can only go there against the Repub
licans, as they always have done.


My countrymen, / am very sorry to
say, profess to love liberty, but still go
for the party which does not love
it. They do not understand the mean
ing of the word, in fact they know not
how to realize it. There will be an
end to Fenian troubles if you will so
let go the prisoners, and the only
thing which will give the agitators
anything to agitate about will be gone.
All will conclude that it is best for
ireland to remain under the control
of England, as they have not sense
enough to control themselves.


daH Yours respectfully,


ISigned] MICHAEL MURPHY.
Year: 1866

Resolped, That we regard it as the only true
policy not to admit any Representatives ol
the late rebellious States intos the National
Legislature, until they have given ample guar.
antees to sustain the Republican form oi
Government in the future, and We are entire
y opposed to the repeal or modification Of
the SO called Congressional test oath.


Resolred, That the National policy, known
as the Monroe Doctrine, has become recog-
nized principle in the Republic, and that the
establishment Of an Empire on our border,
upon the ruins of Republic, cannot be tol.
Grated.


Resolred. That we are not opposed to, but
in favor Of, any amendment to our State
Constitution that can more perfectly guaran-
tee to the citizen the enjoyment Of his civil
and religious liberty.


Resolred, That We hold it to be the duty Of
Congress not to adjourn before the 4th Of
March, 1867, unless the reconstruction Of the
Union has been settled before that time in the
sense of the principles laid down in the
Declaration of Independence.
Year: 1866

Our contemporary argues that there could
not have been much Of mob in Memphis, OF
it would have destroyed the Post, the Repub.
lican paper of that city. The 4raldhcht
instigated the mob to wreak its vengeance in
that direction, but as there we're a number oi
soldiers with we'll loaded muskets in that
vicinity for the special protection of the Posf
that part of the programme was deferred to q
more convenient season,
Year: 1866

ALEFT HANDED COMPLIMENT.


The Memphis Aryus deprecates the move
ment of the Mobile papers in bringing for
ward the name Of Gen. ROBERT e. LEE as a
candidate for the Presidency. The Argus
expresses itself in the following, we should
think unintentionally odicus comparison:


''Surely they are no good or true friends
Of this grand old man, who, in the present
posture OF atfaire, would drag his great name
into the filthy arena of party strife. Not till
new and better spirit shall prevail in the
politics of this country, aud the country shall
Cali Tor its best men to stand and serve in
high places, will it be possible or appropriate
to dignity the Presidential chair with . sec
ond and greater than Washington


.If in the approaching political struggle,
it becomes necessary or advisable, or proper,
to designate some Conservative candidate tor
the Presidency in 1868, in our opinion he,
our present leader, the great statesman o.
Tennessee-is the mar"


Andy johnson is good enough for the dirty
work of political strife in these degenerate
days. When better days return and the
country demands tits best men to serve II
high Places" then will be the time for ths
traitor Lee-s'greater than Washington"
Year: 1866

The New York World very Characteristic
ally takes sides with Lord Russell in the con.
troversy between that aristocratic exponent
of the policy of the British Monarchy and
the Bancroft, who chose in his eulogy Of
President Lincoln to make some structures on
the unfriendly conduct of the British Premier
at the outbreak of the rebellion.


The British, the Copperheads, and the
Rebels, sympathised against the loyal sup
porters of the Government during the war,
and it is natural that they should still sym
pathise together now that the war is over.
Year: 1866

The grafton of General Willich last
night, we feel warranted in saying,
was never excelled by any similar
demonstration in Indianapolis. At
an early hour the crowd commenced
gathering at the Circle, and the streets
were lined with people. 1t was no
ordinary occasion that brought such
a concourse of citizens together.
Year: 1866

To place a low estimate on the


crowd present, and without the least


exaggeration, We will say that there
were fifteen thousand people actually


present listening to the speeches, not
to speak of those who witnessed the


procession as it passed through the
Year: 1866

CHARLES FLOWERS. engineer of the steamer
Alameda, of the San Francisco and Alameda
Ferry line, was crushed to death on the morn
ing Of April l4h. He was in the air drum
when the whoeis began to revolve, and was
taken out crushed almost to a shapeless mass
Of flesh and bones
Year: 1866

The Supervisors Of Lassen county have con-
tracted for The construction of two bridge:
across Susan river. A valuable improvement
90 the route over which the trade of the
northeastern territories must eventually pass
Year: 1866

Our neighbor of the Sentinel says Governor
Worth had intimated no desire for State
Agent indeed, could not see the necessity
for one" Did you ever hear the like !? Why,
it was understood on all hands, though the
subject was not of sufficient importance to
Justify special message to the Legislature,
that Gov. Worth was in favor of a State
Agent. If he was, and is not now, he has
changed; but if he was and is, then the Sen
tinez is not g the organ" ," for it has not cor
rectly represented him.
Year: 1866

& Gentlemen may get excited about negro
testimony" as it is called-they may make
speeches for and against it, and it may be
adopted or not; but we declare it as ots eoa=
yiction thatwe shall be kept out of the Union
until we repent, and do our first works.
Judging the majority of our people by their
acts, they are not as loyal now as they were
in July last. They have abandoned the Pres
ident, while protesting to entertain for him
the highest regard. Oh, if they were only as
loyal and as true as Andrew johnson, the
great body Of the Northern people would
welcome their return to the Union with shouts
and rejoicings.
Year: 1866

that his opinion was Of more value than
that Of the majority of Congressman.
Many other papers have considered i
brazen presumption in one man to hold
out against the majority of popular
body. But Gov. Fenton, Of New York,
has been vetoing bills, and the Tribune
approves his course. The majority of
both Houses of the General Assembly Of
New York passed several measures that
the Governor failed to approve, and the
Tribune, declaring that he is "emphati-
cally right concludes with this express
sion:


Honor to the Governor who dares to
incur local hostility in his devotion to the
general good"


Now, suppose such thing should hap
pen as that President Of the United
States incurred local hostility in his
devotion to general good" and did this
by exercising the veto power, it would be
interesting to see whether the Tribune
would honor him for it.
Year: 1866

owing to the want of action and vitality
in the blood. With this diagnosis OF the
disease, / directed my search for some
blood-nourishing stimulant, and ! soon
found that good common whiskey or
brandy was the best; it at once gave in
creased and stronger action to the heart,
and, by restoring a powerful circulation
of enriched blood to the diseased parts,
soon brought away all traces of the tu-
mors, and effected perfect cure


Good whiskey should be administered
three or four times during the twenty
four hours, say every six hours, for four
or five days.


For each case, q pint of whiskey and
a pint of water, put into a quart bottle
and drench.


1t is essential that steady stimulation
should be kept up by frequent drenching
for several days


AS there are so many thousands OF
dollars worth of mules, horses, and
horned cattle lost every year along our
Southern coasts by the rayages of char.
bou, am glad to give the public, through
your paper, the free benefit of discovery
which hope may be the means of rem
dering harmless that hitherto terrible
seourge. Truly your friend,


JOHN b. ROBERTSON
Year: 1866

A specimen Of an Australian weapon,
used both in war and in the chase, has
been furnished b. the United States Con-
sui at Australia to Gen. Skinner. The
weapon is heavy wooden club about
eight inches long three wide and one
half inch thick; fat on one side and
convex on the other; bent without mo
wing the fat side Of its own plane, either
into an arc or into an obtuse angle.
This club is thrown fat side down, spin
ming with great velocity, and it will either
return to its owner or turn to the right
or left according to its first position. 1t
skins upon the air like bird with the
wings expanded, the rotation causing the
plane of rotation to resist change Of di-
rection, and thus avoiding those sudden
and capricious movements observed on
fat stones or plates of metal when thrown
edgewise through the air. Naval archi-
tects have attempted to apply the prin-
eiple Of the boomerang to screw steam
ships, but so far the idea has not found
favor with ship builders.