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Year: 1866

aim was unerring. AT this battle, about
twelve hundred and fifty men, under com
mand of Gen. Geary, were attacked from an
eminence, by five thousand of the enemy,
at twelve o'clock at night. The unequal
fight was gallantly accepted, and though
the command was at first thrown into some
disorder, they speedily rallied, and not only
repulsed, but drove from the field the vast
ly superior numbers of the enemy. In the
hottest of the fight, in the act of sighting
his gun, his forehead pierced with bullet,
young Geary fell, and instantly expired.
His father coming to the spot, clasped in
an agonizing embrace the lifeless form of
his boy--then, mounting his horse, dashed
wildly into the thickest ranks of the foe,
and rode like an avenging spirit over that
bloody field, until the enemy were utterly
routed and put to flight" This General
Hooker pronounces the most gallant and
successful charge that has come to his
knowledge during the war.


In his official report of this battle, Gen.
Hooker says, During these operations, a
heavy musketry fire, with rapid discharges
of artillery, continued to reach us from
Geary 1t was evident that formidable
adversary had gathered round him, and
that he was batting him with all his
might For almost three hours, without
assistance, he repelled the repeated attacks
of vastly superior numbers, and, in the end
drove them ingloriously from the field. At
one time they had enveloped him on three
sides, under circumstances that would have
dismayed any officer except one endowed
with an iron will and the most exalted
courage Such is the character of General
Geary.
Year: 1866

A LESSON FOR FAST YOU'VE MEN-A few
days ago, man named DR.. Johu w Hughes,
was hanged at Cleveland, Ohio, whose fate
teaches salutary lesson. He was a man
of good family, well educated had an homo
rable profession, and at one time, good
social position But he seems to have ruin
ed himself by liquor and bad company
Under these influences he became thorough
ly demoralized and scoffed at morals and
religion. He was held by no conscience
whatever. Having good young wife and
child, he married another woman almost in
presence of his family, she however being
ignorant of his first marriage. For this
crime he was tried, convicted and sent to
our Western Penitentary at Pittsburg.-
His injured wife procured him pardon for
this, but instead Of being grateful to her,
he abused her in the most false and heart
less manner, and went off to seek the wo-
man he had injured. Having found her. he
deliberately shot her through the heart be-
cause she refused to live with him. For
this he was tried and hanged. On the scat
fold he alluded to his advantages in life,
his education, the wealth and position OF
his family but all these, he said, he had al
lowed to be overcome by drink and bad
company. It was not he that did the crime,
so he said, but the man who had been turn
ed into a devil by intoxication. What a
lesson
Year: 1866

IF anything in the world will make a
man feel badly, except pinching his fingers
in the crack of a door, it is, s,unquestionably,
quarrel No man ever fails to think less
of himself after it than before 1t degra-
des him in the eyes of other, and what is
worse, blunts his sensibilities on the one
hand, and increases the power of passion
ate irritability on the other. The truth is,
the more peaceably and quietly we get on,
the better for our neighbors. In nine cases
out of ten, the better course is, if man
cheats you, quit dealing with him if he is
abusive, quit his company and if he Sian
ders you, take care to live so that nobody
will believe him. No matter who he is, or
how he misuses you, the wisest way is to
let him alone for there is nothing better
than this cool, calm, and quiet way of deal
ing with the wrongs we meet with.
Year: 1866

A YOUNG man in England having enter
tanned tender passion for a young woman,
felt such insurmountable diffidence as to


prevent his ever disclosing the same to the
fair empress of his heart, and resolved on
an expedition which would bring the busi-
ness to an issue. He went to the clergy
man and requested the bans of marriage
might be published according to law. When
the publication was brought to her ears,
she was filled with astonishment, and went
to him to vent her resentment he bore the
sally with fortitude observing if she did no:
see proper to have him, she could go to the
clergyman and forbid the banes. After a
moments pause she took wit in her anger


and said, "As it has been done it is great
pity that the shilling should be Nroaon apay.'
Year: 1866

CINCINNATI, Jan. Ex-Governor Cox's
inaugural address is limited to a declara-
ton of the general principles that gov
erns affairs and to statement OF the po-
litical problems to be worked out, but
does not lay down specific measures for
accomplishing these objects, He says
the one great doctrine which has been
settled by the war is that the national
Union cannot be destroyed by the action
of any of the States composing it. The
Governor concludes by saying that the
late war has brought great burdens upon
the State, but its prosperity has been
such that they have been borne without
impoverishing OF straining the public
resources. Ohio, the first born OF the
Ordinance of 1887, has been true to the
principles of that great act OF statesman
ship which dedicated. the great North
Western territory to freedom and free
labor, and now more than ever before is
realizing the benefits of the wisdom
which then launched her upon career
of unexampled growth under the au-
spices of religious intelligence and free
dom,
Year: 1866



 Tuesday, Sept.25 1866 { CoTToE.-The cotton market is stillN like our last quotations left it, quite firm but very quiet. Considerable inquiries were made yesterday but we could learn of but few sales few small lots of middling changed hands at 34 cents, while few bales of strict mid ding was sold at 35,cents. Firmness on the part of holders is the principle feature ill the market, while buyers appear to be almost equally obstinate. An opinion prevails among our planting friends in the interior, that the late cotton law prohibits the shipment of cot ton until the tax is paid but we are assured that this is q mistake. All the cotton raised in the Western cotton district of this State can be shipped to this place, and the tax paid here. This is the point designated at which such tax shall be paid, so that all cur friends in the interior need not hesitate to send it forward as usual. We make no change in our qrotations since last issue
Year: 1866



 ngH To the advertising public, who desire to make known their business and increase their custom, the Citizen offers itself as the best means of so doing. The trade of White river valley, and this section of Arkansas, is & matter of contention between the merchants of the cities east of us; and that merchant or house that is best known, comes in for the largest share. Therefore we would say 10 all, advertise-that the people of this and sur rounding sections may know who you are, what your business is, and where you may be found. The advantage of advertising in the Citizen is easily seen, when we say gre hase tte largest cifcstiaaon cf day paper on Vdte ricer. In view of this fact we modestly suggest to merchants abroad, that they spread their names and business before the people through the columns of the Cftizen, assuring them that the people will patrpnize the man who adver- tises literally. f,
Year: 1866




The New York correspondent Of the
Baltimore Evning Transcript states that
the Consistor, of Rome is about to confer
the rank of Cardinal upon some dlSnltary
of the Catholic Church in the United
States. There are many speculationS, says
the correspondent, as to the name of the
prelate who will receive the Cardinal's 5 hat
from the hands of His Holiness. But 1t Is
believed there is little room for conjecture,
for it will probably be presented TO the
Primate, Archbishop Spalding, of Balti-
more whose rank is next to that of the
dignity of prince of the Church. y
Whether the recipient of this high pontis
ieal favor will be required to proceed tc
Rome to participate in the ceremonies O
the presentation of the title, has not YET
been decided 1t is probable, however
that the Pore will send a Nuncio to thi,
country to bear the welcome intclhgcnc,
70 the Probate who may be thus promoted
TO an ecclesiastical grade only second tC
his own. The next steamer from England
will perhaps bring further particulars o
the matter Archbishop Spaldiug is o
St. Marv's lineage and has many blood re
lations now living in our county,
Year: 1866

Among the terrible consequences
charged upen the proposed measure Of
-euiraichislug the black man of the Dis
trictof Cola alba with the right of suf-
trage, if 1T shall receive endorsement
here and be finally enacted and receive
the endorsement of the President of the
United States, We are told will be the
election of colorcd men to Office, and
that before long we may expect to see
them represent US in the councils of the
nation Aud what of that Ii the
principle is right in itself, aud constitu-
tional, aud the people Of any portion of
Year: 1866

The needle gun is a breeeh loading rife,
Of very simple construction. Il has its
name from the fact that the powder is ig-
lifted not by hammer striking 3 cap, but
By needle perfOrsting the cartridge and
exploding the Eliminating material By fric-
ton. At the breech Of the gun there is q
handle to one side, which is done by q
very simple and rapid motion, the breech
is opened; the cartridge is then slipped into
the aperture, and the handle is returned to
its original position. closing the breech.-
By the same motion the needle is pressed
back so as to be detained by spiral spring.
When the trigger is pulled the needle darts
forward into the breeeh through 3 small
hole at the lower end Of the barrel, and per
forates and ignitss the eliminating material
in the cartridge. thus exploding the powder
The manual operations by which all this is
accomplished are exceedingly simple and
can be performed with great rspidity, Sc
that the needle gun can easily be loaded
and discharged three or four times while q
common misunderstanding rifle is fred once
The needle gun is very light and handy
can be relied upon at long range, and car
ries the bullet With great accuracy.


The load is contained in single cartridge
consisting of a ball resembling the Ainnis
ball, the priming and 3 charge OF powder
so arranged that when the cartridge is IN
serted in its proper place in the gun, theT'
is left behind it an air chamber through
which, when the trigger is drawn, th'
needle darts through the powder into th'
priming. By this arrangement, the igni
ton Of the powder takes place FROM th'
front instead Of from behind. and in the ali


chamber, instead Of a solid cartridge as ii
every other gun. The chemical compost
ton Of the primiBg, which, in connection
with the air chamber, cause more com
plets combustion Of all the powder employ
ed than is obtained By any other gun, is th'
secret which is supposed to be known oni!
by the Prussian Government. The effee
Of igniting the powder 10 the air ehambe
is. that the gun combines the exPlosiv
force of the powder ends with the explosion
In this the explosion is prolonged aud in
tsusi6ed BY the air, 50 that the pressure q
tie ball increases by an ever cumulatin
Year: 1866

Which will not fall upon cold ears is now made
by the proprietors, to friends and subscribers,
who can render very material assistance in this
pressing juncture with but little trouble and cost
to themselves. 1t is simply that each subscriber
will exert him OF herself to get US one Or more
subscribers WITH THE CASH. all in arrears imnedi-
ately pay up; and those whose time have ex-
pired renew with the CASH also. This is small
matter friends to each Individual, but to US in the
aggregate it will be very important. We would
have it understood that we are not begging, have
had no idea Of it, but ask only favor which will
be RETURNED in full value with paper which
every naan or woman in the district should feel
in duty bound to have Our loss is heavy, no
insurance, and an entire new Office will have to
be procured at heavy expense, and for cash.
therefore now is the time to- HELP us not only by
new additions to the list of subscription, but by
paying up back dues. Who will come up first?
Year: 1866

THE ART OF BEING PdRITE.-First and fore
most, DONE try to be polite: If you: keep
overwhelming your guests with ostentataous
entreat ties to make themselves at home, they
will very soon begin to wish they were there"
Let them find out that you are happy to. SEQ
them by your actions rather than words.
Always remember to let bashful people alone
at first It is the only way to set them at
ease. Trying to draw them out has some
times the conaary effect of driving them out
of the house! Leading the conversation IS
dangerous experiment. Better follow in its
wake, and if you want to endear> yourself to
takers, learn to listen we'll. Never make :
fuss about any ything-never talk about your-
self-and always preserve composure, no mat
ter what sole-cism or blunders others may
commit. Remember that it is very foolish
proceeding to lament that you can not offer to
your guest better house, or furniture, oT
-viands. 1t is fair to presume that the visit Is
to you and not to these surroundings Give
people pleasant impression Of themselves,
and they will be pretty sure to 60 away with
pleasant impression of our qualities On
lust such slender wheels as these the whole
fabric of society turns it is your business
then to keep them in revolving order.
Year: 1866

IMPORTANT TO FREEDMEN.-The Scientific
Ameracan says "The unpleasant odor produced
by perspiration is frequently source OF vexatlon
to persons who are troubled with It. Nothing
is more simple than to remove this odor much
more effectually than by the application Of such
unguents and perfumes as are incommon use 1t
is only necessary to procure some of the COM
pound spirits of ammonia and place about two
table-spoonfulls in basin Of water. Washing
the face, hands and arms with this leaves the
skin as clean, sweet and fresh as one could wish
The wash is perfectly harmless and yer! cheap !;
is recommended on the authority ofa distinguished
physician.'
Year: 1866

s1NeULAR DIVORCE CAsE-A singular divorces
case came off recently at Cannelton Indiana. A
young lady in Perry county was married to, sA
appearance, happily; but ten days after the eele-
bration of .nuptials she fled a petition in the
Clerks Office for divorce, setting up as a plea
that the individual she had married VAS mot q
man, The evidence on the trial.was sufficient TO
establish this fact ana the divorce WAS very prop
erly granted,
Year: 1866

STEALING ALONG TIE RA1LRoAD.-We have
lately heard ofyeveral instances Of loss along
the line of railroad between this and Charles
ton. It is becoming a nuisance. Corn is
stolen, and even boxes nailed and hoped are
broken into. Cannot something be done to
put stop to this plumber 2-WinnshoTo
News. -
Year: 1866

Z CRINoLINE DONE FoR.-The Paris CORES
pondent OF the New York Times supplies the
following interesting item: Talking OF fashions


crlnoline Is done for. 1t has gone out of the
fashionable world all at once, like melting
snow or vanishing rainbow. How could a
poet say, ga thing OF beauty is Joy foreverr'
Only the servants and very common people
now wear the wonderful expansions, and they
drop them as soon as they get a good look at
tnelr slim betters. The sudden change is very
droll. You meet lady IN the street and look
behind her TO see if she has not dropped some
thing. The rotundiues gradually collapsed


and all al once vanished, and are now, 'sthough
lost 10 sight 10 memory dear" But what is TO
become Of the manufacturers OF those wonder
ful ARTICLES which the French call cages! Can
they be used in the fisheries, or for hen coops I
Now we have the gored dresses and trains of
the first empire, which, in a months time, will
seem so becoming and beautiful that we shall
wonder bow we could ever have admired any
other shion.
Year: 1866

WELL ROUNDED TALR-Some wags
amused themselves at the expense of Wall
street yesterday, by circulating report that
the Persia had been captured by Fenians, and
As this preposterous canard affected somewhat
the price Of stocks. il would seem that il does
not need much OF q duck TO scare a herd of
bulls.-Nep York Post, 20th.
Year: 1866




went to bed on the Friday have been
describing with my head full OF my even
ing's rencOntre. Saturday a serious busi-
ness gave me other and many topics for
Thoughts; so that by Sunday the tou IN of
romance given to it on an idle evening had
faded away, and the whole affair had, in a
measure, assumed its proper proportions.
| was still resolved TO do my best to render
my aid to the little wandering rustic, but
now more distinctly saw how many diff
cultes and how much misconstruction
might meet with by Interfering | was ru-
minating how best to get through the sum
ny Sunday, when a fellow had known in
old times came in to ask me to join party
at Greenwich. AS it was TO be an early din
ner, fortunately Gas will be hereafter seem
| accepted the invitation, and went down
with my friend then and there; had pleas
ant stroll in the park, dined, and found my
self at the railway station by twenty min
utes to eight O'Clock; so that it would be
quite easy Tor me to reach London Bridge,
and, by the aid of a swift hanson, st. Mar
tins Church, well and easily by the hour
appointed. The train was just starting as
gained the platform; the first-claSs car
ridgeS were all nearly empty, for it was yet
too early for any of the gay parties to be
homeward- hound. | got into an empty
carriage, revolving in my mind how |
might best accomplish what | had conceived
to be my mission. | was aroused from my
reverie by the stoppage of the train at
Debtiord; in another Instant | heard the
guards voice saying, "First class ladies, this
| way" The door was opened, and two la
dies came in, took their places Immediately
opposite me, and we were again in motion.
For moment scarcely observed them /;
the conflict between the twilight and the
lamp in the carriage rather impeded my
powers of observation, always on the alert.
But soon becoming accustomed to the light,
| remarked that the two ladies were dressed
in very deep mourning, alike even to brooch
aud trimmings; that both were veiy good
looking, resembling each other enough TO
indicate relationship and no more; sisters,
| concluded, Notwithstanding some dispar-
ity in their years. From whatl was pleased
to consider, in the conceit of these days,
my experience of womankind, | came to
the conclusion that might, in the present
instance, without giving oifense, follow out
my aforementioned inclination for chat
ting with every one with whom chance
brought me in contact. | made some COM
monplace observations about the beauty of
the evening, the empty state of the train,
the advantages of railways TO travelling hui
manity. found the younger sister (for
sisters determined they were) quite ready
TO respond to my remarks, winch she did
In voice that sounded not nnfanliliar to
me. We talked of the Great Exhibition,
the scarcity and dearness of lodgings at the
Queen" (most ladies are gushingly loyal6
and the noise of the streets; this last sug-
gestion came from the elder lady, who
Year: 1866

and now, Mrs. Bullion, must speak OF
what is due to me, wc-my children
and my wounded hushand-haye eaten
not a morsal all day
Mrs. Bullion turned pale and sat down.
with this money in the house she
gasped, and then began to cry. Amidst
her tears she fumh hled in the purse, IN
brought ont fifty dollar bill.
Take that, she said. You ought to
be rewarded. you know I'd no idea any
one was SO honest Why didn't you
tell me? You know people do dun so
for trifle. never gussed.'
The soldiers wife looked at the money
greedily. but she shook her head.
You owe me ten dollars she said
Pay me that only. My husband would
be angry should take a reward for COM
mon honesty


And her quiet manner awed ths lady
into compliance. But Mr. Bulif0a was
not to be awed. He clutched the fifty
dollar bill, and put it in the woman's
hand


We all owe brave soldiers something,
ae said: present this to Your wounded
husband with my compliments
And the thought came into his mind
that, after all, the gift would cost him
nothing when tue sum came from his
wife's purse, which he assuredly would
not refill and his fat face glowed with
generosity, and he felt for the time being
a benefactor to the human race.


So too weak TO make more remon
strance, the soldiers wife went home,
feeling herself a rich woman.


While Mrs. Billions appreciation of
the grand act of honesty evaporated in
a basket of jellies and blanc mango sent
by the footman


But, as the soldiers wife entered her
door, she turned and saw that the young
colonel had followed her.


The rich and fortunate soldier could
truly compassionate the unfortunate one
and when Colonel G. told me this story,
he told me also that the crippled man
was now pleced in position to earn a
livelihood for his dear ones, and that q
better home than the one under the hot
garret caves now sheltered them.--[ New
York Ledger.
Year: 1866

A terrible occurrence took place on
Sunday of last week near Quincy, H.
linois:


Mrs Mcclure was supposed to have
died on Sunday, and Monday was buried
in vault belonging TO the family. On
Wednesday groans were heard from the
vault by children of the buried woman
and an old lady who was with them
Upon learning this. the husband and
neighbors repaired to the vault, broke
open the door, opened the coffin and
found the woman alive She had torn
her hair and wounded her fingers in vain
efforts to escape from hernarrow prisoa.
She was taken home, and is said to be in
q fair way to recover. p
Year: 1866

In the memory of the oldest inhabitant,
no weather is recollccted which equals in
intensity of cold that with which we have
been shiyering since Saturday last
Where the mercury stood exactly on Sun
day and Monday last we have not inform
ed ourselves, but if the coolest possible
notch was not reached, why we desire to
be put to bed immediately, with foot
warmer"
Year: 1866

Ig Joshua Hill, the veteran Unionist
of Georgia, when he was at Washington
recently, is reported to have stated as an
important fact in the history of secession
in his State. that the Union men of the
Gaoro;a State Convention hell the State
from the vortex of secession until Mr.,
Toonlbs came into the capitol with the n.
Y. Tribune in his Land ,riumphantly read
ing an editorial declaring that the South
ern States had right TO sec"de, and that
the Federal Government had no right TO
hold them. That said Mr.. Hill, cover
threw us, aud the Stale was rushed cut of
the Union
Year: 1866

REPORTING INDECENT TRIAL s.-There
are of course great many different ~ :
tions of the proper mode of conducting q
newspaper that goes into the family circle
and which, to large extent, edueates It's
readers for good or for evil. THIS any
one can understand, for people differ even
about matters of religious practice. But
We never could understand how respeeta-
bic men in decent standing IN society can
reconcile it with any kind of sense OF duty
to eli their newspapers with the indecent
details Of divorce suits and GRIM, con- trials.
| For five or six weeks past number OF
the New York journals. of large circulation
and intusnce, have had from three to SIX
columns daily of such matter, growing out
Of suit for divorce between 4 man nam
ed Strong and his wife. The particulars
were of the most disgusting and demora-
lizins description, and such as could not
be read by young people without doing
damage, or by old persons without regret
ting that respectable men should make such
conspicuous parade of such nauseous stuff.
There are family troubles and disgraces
that should be kept within :he family cir
Gle, which must be endured because they
cannot be cured, and this Strong case was
full of troubles and disgraces of that kind.
But whenever the parties are so unwise or
so wicked as to expose them unnecessarily
in public trials, newspapers that 60 into
the family circle should rigidly exclude
the indecent and mischievous particulars
from theft columns, and not make parade
of them, as these New York journals did
Philadelphia Letlyer.