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Year: 1866

THs EXPENSES OF THE PAID FIRE DEPARr-
MsSr.-An appropriation Of seven hundred
thousand dollars was recommended by the
Committee on Annual Taxes OF the Board Of
Supervisors on Thursday for the expenses Of
the Fire Department We are sorry that there
was not appended to this appropriation re-
commendation that the paid department should
be made, BY some process, moro efficient
II ID known fact that since the establlshment
Of the new system there have been more az
tensive connagrations, more destruction Of
property, and less protection Afforded against
the spread Of nres In the oity than in any
equal period Of time under the old volun-
tssr system. We should suppose that this fact
would come under tho consideration of the
Supervisors, and before the appropriation for
seven hundred thousand dollars is made, we
trust that they will endsavor 10 discover where
the loose screw 10. There is mismanagsment
somewhere, whether In the heads or the subor-
dlnates Of the Fire Department. or in the gene
raj organization OF the new System we do not
know but We have lamentable evidence that
thorough reform Is needed.
Year: 1866

In truth the emancipation of the slaves will
have the effect of securing denser popula-
tion-of infusing more life, ultimately, into
agricultural pursuits, and greatly to increase
and develope manufacturing and mining opera
tions. With these will come, necessarily,
largely enhanced valuation of lands.


TREATMENT OF IMMIGRANTS.


The Yirginians have always been remarkable
for their unselfish and social character. Corners
from abroad will Ofcourse be cordially received,
especially at time when all are impressed with
the Importance of filling up the country, and
drawing out its great natural resources. Itis true
there is a GOODNESS at present, growing out of
the late war, and delay of reconstruction on
the part of the North,) between the two sec
tions; but the more liberal minded at the
North and South will soon harmonize. Espe-
cially is it the interest of the South that
Northern emigrants should settle amongst us,
as nothing will break down sectional jealousies
so soon as free intercourse between the alien
ated parties. Each will find in the other good
qualities hid and obScured in the distance Of
separation. They will find that there are good
and true Northern men, and good and true
Southern men-that all Yankees are not knaves
or fanatics, and all Southern men are not hot
headed fools and desperadoeS.


RELIGION.


FuR and free liberation of all sects is re-
cognized by the law and public opinion. While
the Protestant is the great prevailing religion,
all are permitted to follow the dictates of their
own conscience. The Yirginians have great
veneraton for the Church and the obServances
of religion, but entertain strong antipathy for
Mormonism, spritualism, socialism, lreeloveism,
and such modern inventions, believing them to
be ofthe devil They entertain some old-lashion-
ed notions on the subject of the proper sphere OF
woman. They repudiate the modern idea Of
enfranchising woman and investing her with
political rights, and eschew strong -mindednesS
as an abomination.


SUMMING UP.


Taking into consideration climate, soil, mine
raj wealth, timber, water-power, navigation,
facilities for reaching the markets Of the world,
the conservative views of the people, both in
religion and politics, the emigrant will travel
far and search long before he finds country
that will afford so desirable home as the State
of Virginia. The settler may plant his family
here with as much assurance that his descen-
dants will attain prosperity and enjoy the
blessings of free and stable government, as
in any other portion Of the globe.
Year: 1866

0-It is quite early to speak definitely of fall
bonnets; nevertheless, we may be permitted to
hazard an opinion that there Will not be very
much change at present. They will still b


permitted to retain their varied and pictu


rescue forms, though undoubtedly the little
crowns which only Just set on the top OF the
head will be relinguished as the cold season
Advances
Year: 1866

TAXING THE BULL AT TRE HORNS "A young
man named Charles Buck undertook to ex ibit
a Bramah bull whose keeper was sick in a
circus in St Louis recently. The animal did
not relish his famillarities, and suddenly
turning upon him made a terrible thrust At
him with his horns. Buck caught hold of his
horus, and policeman named Smith rushed
into the arena and caught the bull by the tail
The animal, at this, turned his fury upon
Smith, but the latter hung stoutly 20 the TAIL
and as the bull turned was swung violently
around Others now came TO the rescue. and
the bull was secured
Year: 1866

G- A fur trader lately went up Gateneau
River, Canada, with a small stock of whiskey.
He succeeded in making considerable profit
on his capital.b but was cautioned by the 50 uaws
not to return. Not needing the warning, he
brought again two barrels high wines, which
were promptly rolled off the cart down the
bank of the river
Year: 1866




Lot Skinner was the meanest man
That ever saved his neck,
He grudged the very breath he drew.
AS ii it we're check.
When he was in the grocer line,
And turning fruit to gold,
He'd bits q raisin straight in halves
To make the weight lie sold.
He never gave dime away,


He never lost pin,
A ninepencs saved rejoicei him more
Than ninepence taken 10.
OF counterfeit bills he used


The best of every kind,
u. Which in the way OF trade he kept
10 swap of on the blind.
"Tis little things that makes pile,"
sThis maxim he could trust,)
SO when he sawed a pile of wood,
He always saved the dust.
He welcomed in the rising moon
Twas such q cheerful sight
For then he'd blow the candle out,
And use the gratis light.
He liked in other peoples pews
To meekly nestle down,
And steal his preaching here and there
By sneaking round the town.
Sometimes we saw greenish smile
Light up his bony face
Twas when the parson chose theme
That spoke OF saving grace.
At last it cost SO much to live
,, Per day some twenty cents)-
81 wont stand this" he inly groaned,
And died to save expense.
Now having gone where all his means
Are shut up in a box,
He cannot lift the heavy lid
The careful sexton locks.
Adieu, thou scrap of lifeless clay
Thou pole-ink human blot
This line shall be thy epitaph:
IAN unproductive Lot -
Year: 1866

Acting upon the charge of Judge Lott as to the
bribery Of conventions and electors the Grand Jury
Of Kings County have summoned before them the
members Of the Convention which nominated Mr..
Demas Barnes, Congessman-elect. This is done with
view to thoroughly ventate the charge that this
suspected Convention was in any part brbed to reject
worthy nominee, and select less worthy one. The
jurys action is obviously singular but it is to be ad-
mired. If every judge administered as good caution
as Judge Lott and suspected politics could be visited
with an honest grand jury, we should feel more as
sured Of the stability of the public virtue.
Year: 1866

No notice can be taken OF Anonymous Communications What
ever intended Of insertion must be authenticated y the
nsme address Of the wcrnO necessarily for pulci.
tion but as q guaranty for his good faith
An business letters for this Office should DO addressed TO TIE
TmBuNE NcW-York.


We cannot undertake TO return rejected Communications
Year: 1866

pipe and smoke it. lie then drew from his
vest pocket a round quart bottle, and
poured the contents into a hole?


Q. What sort Of hole?


\. | think it was a rat hole, for it could
not be filled.


q. Did you hear him use this expression
intend TO walk into Canada" or any
thing like it?


A. Yes; he said there was a fellow
named Kennedy who had tied a tin pan to
the tail Of his black-and-tan, and the first
chance he got, he would walk into Ken
nedy like thousand of bricks"
Year: 1866

Young married ladies whose misfortune it has
been not to bring forth in due season, remember
God has said you should multiply and replenish.
by letter or in person. No lady over thirty-iive
years of age need make application. All commu-
nications by letter or person strictly confidential
Year: 1866

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
in the country, which assembled in Macon,
Georgia, last month, issued d pastoral letter
to the churches under their charge, which
has been greatly admired by all denomina-
tions for its clear calm, and Christian counsel.
After reviewing the action of the Church in
the past in relation to slavery, and in COM
menting on the present condition of the freed
people, the address says:


But in this dispcnsation of Providence
which has befallen the negroes of the South
ern States, and mainly without their agency,
your obligations to promote their welfare,
though diminished, have not ceased. Debtors
before to them when bond, you are still debt
ors to them when free. You are bound to
them not only by the ties ola common ma
ture, a common sin, but a common redemp-
ton, also They have grown up around and
and in your households, have toiled for your
benefit, ministered to your comforts and
wants, and have often tenderlV, faithfully
nursed you in sickness. hey are still around
your doors, in the bosom Of your community
Many of them are your fellow-heirs Of saliva
ton. Together with you, they need it; great
~ HScu IL 1Ol IllHe-lOI StSI MY. W al =
persuaded you will not turn away from them
in this day Of their imagined mlleniun-we
fear, of terrible calamity. Do all you can for
their best welfare, and do it quickly, for they
already begin to pass rapidly away. Bypure-
ness, by knowledge, by long-suffering, by
kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love un-
feigned, by the Word of God, by the armor
of righteousness on the right hand and on the
left, by honor and dishonor, by evil report
and good report, let it be shown to all men
that nothing shall withdraw the sympathy of
your heart or the labor of your hand from a
work which must of necessity and ever rest
chiefly upon those who dwell in the land, and
not upon the strangers who visit it. If their
condition is made better, if souls are plucked
as brands from the burning, you will have the
comfort ofknowing that you were, under God,
instrumental in such happy results"


The above eloquent and Christian language
must commend itself to the hearts Of all who
have an interest in the welfare of their coun-
try.
Year: 1866

Reasons FOR LOOKING PRErrY.-There are
good reasons why we should always appear
as well ss possible Taking into consideration
the strong effect exterior things produce upon
the mind, it becomes necessity, if We desire
happiness. That is generally conceded TO be
the chief object of life therefore, it is we'll to
observe the things most calculated 60 produce
such result.


A Consciousness Of looking well, being
dressed In good taste. and consequently pleas
ing to the eyes Of those by whom We are sur.
rounded, produces an effect for ourselves as
pleasant We feel nice-see that others ap-
preciate Us, and our hearts warm with glow
of satisfaction which sends light to the eye
and lip in genial smiles. The atmosphere
about US is pervaded with a presence Of JOY.
1t is the thrill Of angels breathing upon hu-
nan lips" which purify Us from discomfort
and the weariness which arises out Of discon-
tcntment


The effect upon the spirits of dark or
bright day is unnistakable. AS unmistaka-
Die is the effect of our surroundings where
ever we chance to &c. Our senSitiyeness to
exterior influences renders us happy, derress.
ed or miserable, according to the degree Of
beauty about US. In pleasant, airy, we'll
furnished room, We grow cheerful. In dark
gloomy one, We are depressed. A smiling face
charms us to forgetfIlnes Of many ills, while
q sober one makes US remember them so vi
wildly, we are apt to grow morbid and ez-
aggerate them. In the tout ensemble. Of a
man or woman-dress, features and expression
we Instantly infer either for or against
pleasant or unpleasant. The surroundings
speak for tie taste and habits ofa person al
most always uncringly. The. dress is a apart
of these, and the most important We may
say. Expensive dress is not essential. It is
the color and fitness that gives it chafaeter.
Elegance and beauty consist mi tasteful ar
rangemeuts, by contrasts orharmonieS; and IN,
accordance with ourselves and those by whom
we are surrounded.


Let US, then try to look weIl-dreSs with
taste; surround ourselves With pleasing oe-
jects-be happy ourselves, aud make others
rs happy as We CAN 8
Year: 1866

THE CooL1E TRApE.-The London and China
Telegraph Of the 4th ult. says:


Of the thirty ships now lying at anchor in the
harbor Of Macao, sixteen are chartered for Ha-
vana with slaves All these vessels will, as is
the custom, ship certain number of Coolies in
excess of their contract, in order to have the
means Of supplying The places of those who may
die on the voyage 1t is curious that no one
has, as yet, found out why so many of the Cool
les lose their sight on the voyage. Out of a car
90 of five hundred, forty viii be completely blind
before they arrive at their destination; and as,
according to the term of their charter party, the
barracoon owner will only pay for and receive
those that arrive in possession Of their eyesght,
the unfortunate blind are probably cast into the
sea or landed upon some desert island, for the
Government will not permit any Chnamen to
live in Havana unless he belongs to a master.
Year: 1866

EDITOR CHRONICLE In your paper of
June oath. 1865. an article appeared, giving
statement of a difficulty which occurred
near this place some four weeks previously.
between Paddy Clark and jeremiah Lanna-
han. Being the author of the article in
question, and not personally cognizant of
the affair, penned the circumstances from
parties whom supposed reliable at the time,
but in justice to those who were charged as
having taken an interest in the escape of
Clark from the custody of the officer, I es-
TEEN it duty incumbent upon me to remove
all blame and reflections cast upon those
who are entirely Dlameless in the matter
Having recently returned to the county, and
learning the particulars in the premises, from
a source altogether beyond question, that I
was in error and misrepresented the difficulty
in part. understand Paddy Clark escaped
from the custody of the officer without the
assistance of any one, but was, on the con-
trary strongly urged by his friends to quiet
ly submit to the laws of the State and abide
the decision of legal investigation. Those
who furnished me the Information as given
in your paper of the date referred to, SEEM
ingly had pecuniary object in view as wei
as ridiculous desire to injure many good
and valuable citizens. now am pleased to
remove all blame attached to officers and 9TH
ers who were then censured in acting inju-
diciously and improperly in the escape of
Clark. had no desire whatever to injure
or cast reflections upon any one, but simply
gave statement of the occurrence, and an
expression of what seemed to exist among
the people, as received it. Being so long
identified with the inhabitants of this portion
of the county, it is with much pleasure that
I am enabled to correct the statement, and
thereby reach truth and justice instead, and
do "honor to whom honor is DUE"


Yours, CALAvERAS.
Year: 1866

OFFICIALLY CoNTRADICTED.-Gener Ma
son, commanding the military district of
Arizona, informs General Mcdowell that
there is not word of truth in the story of
the massacre at Fort Goodwin.
Year: 1866

ALL those who wish to get their pictures
taken in the highest style of the art, should
not fail to call at the Photographic gallery of
Messrs. Rule & Edwards, on Main street.
They are the best artists who have ever Wis
ited our town, and as they intend remaining
only two weeks longer, our citizens should
not let this opportunity of securing their
Ekenesses pass.
Year: 1866

Nervous Antidote before going 10 bed and
you will sleep as sound as a nut, and will
not experience any tad effect afterwards on
the contrary, if taken regularly upon going


to bed, it will strengthen and invigorate the
system in wonderful manner. The prep
aratlon is entirely vegetable and will harm
no one. ap14:3m
Year: 1866

WE are Indicted to t4iePoliteness of Under
Sheriff Cotton for a copy of the circular
which we publish below. All persons who
are subject to Internal Revenue Tax should
give it careful perusal
Year: 1866

R@ The art of doing business is to
sell goods at low rates, and you will find
you don't have any dull times. Carlin
has found that, by selling goods sheap,
he can sell more goods than any
other house Of his kind in the city, and
he is determined to sell the cheapest
goods to be found in the West; not COM
mon trashy goods, but good article
that will give satisfaction in all cases.
So if you want good, cheap goods, call
at No. 5. First Street, where you will
find the best that is in the market. On
ly six fine overeoats left, and those at
cost, as it will not pay to carry that
small number over. .jan18dlw.
Year: 1866




The London News, in discussing the report
OF Gen. Grant, says:


But, able as the plan sketched out by Gen
Grant was, and based as it was upon estab-
lished military principles, its execution
would have been impossible if those who
acted under the Commander-in.C Chief had
been different men. In a field of war SO ex-
tensivs as that OF the United States, it is
simply impossible to give detailed instruc-
tions to each of his subordinates. And so
it was with General Grant. When he is ex-
planning his views to such men as Butler and
Banks he certainly descends into details,
because it is obvious he had no confidence in
their military capacity. But in dealing with
Sherman, Meade or Sheridan, he contents
himself with the most general instructions.





The time lost in explaining to subordinate
the principles and the mode of carrying them
into effect would have made it impossible for
Grant to have begun or to have completed
the necessary movements within the time at
his disposal


Fortunately, however, the officers under
DrAnt had been educated in the same school
as himself, and thoroughly understood the
theory of war which they were called upon
to put into practice. But something more
than a knowledge of principles is required
in an effective General He must be able to
put his theory into practice


This result can only be secured by the
Commander-in-C Chief exercising sound judg-
ment. With him rests the selection of those
who are to execute his commands. If he
fails in selecting the fittest men, he must
himself fail, however admirable may be his
plans. The power of selecting the right
man is essential to military success. Ae-
cordingly this is power which has been
possessed by every great commander-by
none more than by Napoleon, Wellington
and Marlborough. And it is a power which
was surely possessed by the man who select
ed Sherman, Meade and Sheridan.
Year: 1866

A letter from Rome says While
strolling the other day with the Rev. DR..


Neligan we had capital sight Of the


Pope, who was indulging in his usual
daily walk. He was accompanied by
several officials of his household, who
walked by his side. Ahead of him and


behind him were handful of dragons


belonging to his guard. His carriage,
rich in gliding and surmounted by q
coachman of grand proportions, and
footmen behind, dignihed in mien and
ponderous in size, followed behind,
drawn by four black horses Another
carriage of less show brought up the rear.
His Holiness seemed to be in excellent
health, his face beaming with benevo-
lence and genial good will AS he bowed
slightly to the people kneeling on either
side of the street His left hand was up
raised somewhat, and with his forefnger
he bestowed his benediction on the null
titude, his lips moving, but uttering no
sound that we could hear. DR.. Nelgan
happened to see before him the students
of the American College, and called out
" Amercani y at which the Pope seemed
greatly pleased His Holiness walked
slowly along, and with the heavy tread
of an old man He is to be seen every
day riding ont or walking before his car
riage, and meets every one with smile,
and never fails to recognize a mark OF
respect from foreigner.
Year: 1866

From the San Francisco Californian


In l847 a young physician, who had


just graduated at the Missouri State Uni


versiIy, and returned to his home in Hi


nois to practice his profession, led to the


altar lady who had won his love. The


young physician, with that professional


ardor which burns so brightly in the


heart of all students, had on his return


home procured subject or scadaver


for dissection, by desecrating the village


graveyard By some means this fact be-


came known, and a warrant was issued


for his arrest and placed in the hands of


an officer to serve, which he did few


moments after the marriage ceremony


was performed The crime being


felony, the bridegroom position may


readily be imagined to have been eX-


tremely uneuviable, and the prospects of
a prison cell being anything but agree
able, he determined to make his escape.


The officer having granted him the priv
ilege of saying few words in private to


his bride, he retired with her to a room,
bade her farewell, jumped from the win
dow and escaped, He was pursued for
many days, but finally managed to elude
his pursuers, and settled in Missouri. A
year later he wandered into New Mexico,
and from thence, in the course of few
years, he found his way into California.
During his wanderings he had failed to
correspond with his wife, and she, beliey-
ing him dead, married again. After a
time he learned this fact, but determined
to remain dead to her, and it was not
until few months ago he altered his de-
termination. Happening to pick up a
paper published in one of the Western
cities, he read an account Of the death
of the husband of his wife, and knowing
her to be free, he wrote to her, stating
that he "still lived, and cherished her
memory as green as when he kissed her
lips in parting nineteen years ago. He
told her that he was still free, and asked
her to come and enjoy with him the for
tune he had accumulated The Wife
widow received the letter, and while she
read the early love returned, and she de-
termined to join him DispOsing of her
property, she, with daughter twelve
years of age, took passage for California,
where they arrived on Thursday last and
were met on the wharf by the old hus-
band, who conducted them to the Cosmo
politan Hotel, where they remained till a
license was procured and minister re-
married the parties after which they
proceeded to the house that had been pre-
pared for them, and where they on Thurs
day evening entertained quite number
of friends Truly, the incidents Of real
life are more startling and romantic than |
the widest fancies of the romancer