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Year: 1866

A patent was recently issued TO j. Fl.
Connolly, Of Wheeling, Va, for the man
ufacture of Illuminating gas by introduc-
ing petroleum or its residuum into the
retorts, with lime water, when charged
with coal, prodcing thereby more gas
with two retorts than can be produced in
the same time with three, when coal alone
is used in the ordinary way.


By this process, it is cliamed. gas can
be produced from thirty TO forty per cent
less than from coal alone By using
one-half coal and one half residuum and
lime water, it requires but one third the
amount of lime for purifying, and the
percentage Of gas is greatly increased.


This plan can be employed on small
scale for econmicslly generating gas for
dwellings or manufactures not reached
by the city gas, either in connection with
coal, or with residuum and lime water
alone, thereby dispensing with lime as a
purifier altogether This plan has been
in successful operation for some time in
Wheeling, and has been pronounced by
practical gas engineers of several cities,
as complete success, on the score Of
economy, freedom from the possibility of
explosion, and superiority of ilIumina-
ting power.
Year: 1866

great campaign that has recently closed
They come bere this evening to pay
their respects to one in whom they have
had confidence ever since they had the
pleasure and the honor of knowing YOU
As one of their number, reared amongst
them, l have looked with an eve of pride
upon you as the proper representative of
the sentiment of Wayne county. They
delight to pay their homage and respect
TO their Governor and their friend
While we of the army during the dark
days of the rebellion were away from
home, in you We had our most trusty
friend, and in you our families and
friends whom we had left behind had
their surest support. Wherever there
was an Indiana soldier on the battlefield
or in a hospital, your influence was felt
1t is nothing but natural feeling of af-
fectionate pride on the part of the SOL
dier that prompts him now to pay a
due and proper respect to you on an oc-
casion of this kind. We did not come
here expecting You to so into any dis
QUESTIONS on the subject of politics, but
we came as friends, to pay our respects
to one whom we love and honor; and.
knowing the feeble state of your health,
and in consequence of the inclemency Of
| the weather and the lateness of the hour.
1t would be wrong in us to detain you
longer. l have only this to say, in con-
clusion, that whilst we live, whenever
our country may be in danger, we will
still in the future as in the past look
upon you rs one of the most NOBLE of
lndiana's sons-one of the most eminent
OF American statesmen; nor shall We be
satisfied, God sparing your life. until we
have the pleasure of seeing you occupy
the most eminent position that can be
bestowed upon an American citizen
Be assured, that in the future our sup
port, our kindness and our sympathies
shall not be wanting whenever YOU may
request them.


After the conclusion of Major Popp's
address, a large number Of the company
paid their respects personally to the Gov
ernor. One enthusiastic fellow shouted
as he grasped his hand, God bless ali
the loyal Governors, and YOU at the
top OF all of them, for you are the best
of all of them = Many of them men
toned to the Governor instances of the
relief and comfort that they had expe-
rienced in the field in consequence of
his efforts in behalf of the soldiers
There was a depth Of personal affection
shown toward the Governor, such as
we have never witnessed before at any
meeting of anything like political
char


Music by the ban |. songs and cheers
followed for the G. ,scrnor, for the
'Grand Army and for the "old flag"
and the party returned to Richmond.
Riding to the city in buggy we passed
4 large number of men walking, who
thought enough of the Governor to foot
it to the Retreat and back again, 1.-TWO
miles each way) for the sake of shaking
hands with him.


Afterward party collected in the
parlor of the Retreat, and spent pleas
ant hour in conversation, music and
dancing DIR. and Mrs. Grose, Dr.
Tooker, Miss johnson, all connected
with the pleasant establishment, did
their utmost 10 make the evening pass
agreeably, and succeeded admirably.
Major Popp and others enlivened the
occasion with vocal and instroma anfal
music, and the party sep arated in the
best of spirits
Year: 1866

ExPLASArIoN-We regret to state that
owing TO the fact Of Messrs. Van Osdel and
Boyington being cut Of town the greater
part Of the present week, no meeting has as
yet been called, in accordance with the re-
quest Of the old members. However, our
readers will be glad to learn that the neces
sary signatures have been obtained, and that
It IS the intention Of the committee 10 wait
sSn these gentlemen as soon as an opportu-
nifty is afforded, and that notice will be given
through the daily press when and where
such meeting will be held
Year: 1866




How few people know what to say.
and when to say it. what topics to leave
untouched and what to dwell upon what
sub Ljrcts to introduce, with the happy
art Of setting visitor at ease. or what
10 shun, az on that occasion particularly
nal a propos. and independent of
heallhs and weather, get up and keep in
circulation, brisk, Intelligent conver
sati"n, that shall be neither gossip nor
prose.


1t is hard matter to talk to some
persons, as we all know by dear expert.
ence the crops and weather are soon
discussed, and politics are stale. They
cannot see the point of joke till two
months after it is related, SO that retort
fails, and they do not know Tennyson
from any other man, ana saint" much
opinion OF "verses' any way, but they
know every inch of ground the old flag
covers, and you have them at home
there. They are familiar with the tariff,
and the public interest, and the advance
of free knowledge, and the right of one
man to he as good as another, ard uut
of such momentous subjects AS these you
can strike discussion of much interest.
il you once break the surface crust
You will have to bore and be bored
and you will eventually .'strike oil" and
any gains of such intelligence are worth
more than plalitudes of speech, which
make men resemble parrots, and are
about a. good mental aliment as chew
ing sawdust' But occasionally You meet
WI h some person who seems to know q
little of everything he describes what
he has seen, and it passes like a pan0.
rama before you; he quotes familiar au.
thors, and they gather new beauty he
speaks Of people he has seen and known,
aud you feel lha, if you ever meet them,
you might know them intutively, and
his stories are neither old nor polnllpss
Your minds communicate by the electric
cord Of sympathy, aud you wonder that
another should have read and comment.
ed az you have. The interchange of
ideas does you bHth good, yet if you
have never learned the art of converse.
ton the stories OF your minds would
have been the suppressed perfume Of a
flower; the air would have been 70
sweeter, aud the flower no tairer for It's
existence. .


To converse well is duty we owe
ourselves and each other Imagine the
sublime ignorance OF that man who
d owe fast horses, and wore good clothes,
and remarked to a Young lauy, that he
preferred living in the country because
Year: 1866

The loss of assets, and the imposition, by
the general banking law Of Congress, Of so
heavy @ tax on the circulation of al! other
than National Banks, make it manifest that
the Bank of the State of South Carolina can
never resume business; and I recommend
that its charter be revoked or declared for
feited, and its books, papers and assets put III
the hands of Commissioners for as early
liquidation as may be practicable.
Year: 1866

PAPER AS AN ARTICLE OF DREss.-Ex-
cept by those whose tastes are fxedly old
fashioned, the wearing of paper collars aud
cuff by both sexes is almost universal. we
see that paper socks have been recently inven-
ted, intended to wear over cotton or wooden
socks as protection from cold. But We look
to see them introduced as a substitute for or
dinary socks before long. The Chinese make
use of paper for many articles of dress, and it
is said that their paper hats and overcoats are
durable, warm and water proof If paper
clothing should come into fashion, new suit
would cease to be so much of an event as
now. How handy it would be for q reporter
to take his notes on his sleeve or the skirts of
his coat )! We go for paper.-Erchange.
Year: 1866

HAsTY MEAL TAKING The lawyer who
stuck upon his office door, " Gone to dinner,
back in ten miutes," might as well have
added, 81 am killing myself by boiling nv
food, and then trying to digest it over nv
papers at fOrty-fve shall probably be
either a broken down invalid or a lunatic,
but in the mean time, am very much at
your service" There is also a CHASTITY humor
about that story of the ghost in New Eug>
land city who asked his guest, at a midday
dinner, if "he would mind eating his pie in
the street as they walked along" There is
moral in this which fast business people
should heed. Boiling down food anaconda
fashion may give one little more present
time for business, bat it will take away from
life about as many years as the number of
days saved for working by the rushing poll
cy of meal taking.
Year: 1866

How long horse can live without food is
decided by experiments recently made in
France. 1t was ascertained, by cruel means,
that horse will live twenty-five days
without solid food, merely drinking water.
de may live seventeen days without eating
food or drinking. He can Onlylive Eve days
when consuming solid food without drinking.
Atter taking solid aliment for the space Of
ten days, but with insufficient quantity Of
drink, the stomach is worn out. The above
facts show the importlns of water in the
sustenanee Of the horse. A horse which had
been deprived.of water three days, drank
eleven gallons in the space of three minutes.
Year: 1866


We walked within the church-yard bounds
My little boy and L
He Laughing, running happy rounds,
IPacing mournfully.
may, child, it is not welE" said,
"Among the graves to shout,
To laugh and play among the dead,


And make this noisy rout."
moment TO my side be clung,


Leaving his merry play
A moment stilled his merry tongue,


Almost as hushed as they.
Then, quite forgetting the command,
In liie's exnlting burst
OF early glee, let 60 my hand,


Joyous as at the first.
And now did not check him more;


For, taught by natures face,
had grown wiser than before,


Zen in that moments space.
She spread no funeral pail above


That patch of churchyard ground
But the same azure vault of love


As hung Ger all around.
And white clouds DER that spot would pass
As freely as elsewhere.
The sunshine on no other grass


A richer hue might wear.
And, forth from out the very mould
In which the dead did lie,
The daisy, With its eye of gold,
Looked up into the sky.
The rook was wheeling overhead,


Nor FASTENED to be gone;
The small bird did its glad notes shed,
Fen on gray headstone.
And God, said, would never give


This light upon the earth,
Nor bid in childhoOd's heart to live .,
These springs of gushing mirth, -
If our own wisdom were to mourn
q. And linger with the dead,
TO nurse forever thoughts fOrlorn


OF warm and earthly bed.
o no the glory earth puts on,


The child's unchecked delight,
Both witness to a triumph won,
If we but read Alright
A triumph won Ger sin and death
From these the Saviour saves;
And like happy infant, Faith
Can play among the graves.
Year: 1866

SMART SCHooLMAAM.-A lady Of Spring
field, Mass, has sent Captain Fisk, of Mon
tlna notoriety, the following spirited letter.
We vote for that schoolma'am every time:


My Dear Sir: see by Boston paper that
you are to lead, in May next, your fourth ex
pedition overland from Minnesota to Mon.
tana have a brother out there, miner,
in the diggings called Last Chance. He has
written me to join him. If you can speak a
word of encouragement, should prefer to
make the trip across the plains under the
egis of your expedition.


l am a schoOlma'am and have recently
come from eight months teaching in the
South. had the courage to stand out against
monsters whom it were praise to call devils
and I'm quite certain shall not be afraid OF
mere savoges, if such are to be encountered
in the journey to the mountains.


Minds as well as mines are to be developed
out there-so many families l know have
gone and are going there. have means to
pay my fare, and to bring saddle beast and
equipments besides | can ride with the
best, and should it come to that, can shoot,
TOO!


Please to say if l cannot 90 to Montana
with your expedition, just as well as net
Whatever your answer, let it be understol d
that | have made up my mind to go with you
anyway.
Year: 1866

DoS'r Run THE Cows.-Now, boys, we
have a word to say to you. When we were
your age we always had to drive the cows to
pasture, and go and bring them to. Some
times we got a little late, or were anxious to
get off to play, or COW found bit Of sweet
grass better than she had found all day in
the pasture, and would stop to take bite
and fall behind the rest. That was provok-
ing, and we were apt to give her pretty se-
we're lesson. In fact we we're guilty Of
hurrying them up on many occasions. 1t
was all wrong, but we little knew how mnch
injury we were inficting on ourself as well
as on the cows. Now it is perfectly well
known that over driving causes the milk to
be heated and feverish, especially in hot
weather, and this milk is not healthful ar
ticle of food either as milk or when made in-
to butter or cheese. cows that are abused
kicked, or roughly treated, cannot give good
milk, no process of manufacture can make
it into so good an article Of diet as milk that
is not injured by such treatment. Never let
the dogs chase the cows. A worriment of
this kind not only lessons the quantity, but
Injuries the quality of the milk, and it should
be carefully avoided. Dogs are generally
curse among a herd of cattle, and porticu-
larly so among milch COWS, unless they are
trained to drive and tend them, as few of
our dogs PlOughnldR.
Year: 1866

A WAR RANECDoTE-ColonelV Won Borcke,
who is writing for Blackwood the story of
his adventures as aid TO the rebel General
Stuart, during the war tells the following
story, which being at his own expense, is
probably true:


One Of the Yankee officers, who, as was
later informed. was the Colonel Of regi-
ment that effected its escape from Harper
Ferry, had attracted my attention by his
gallantry and the excellent dispositions he
made Of his troops. l saw him again gal
loping very near us on a handsome gray
horse, quickly discovering our weak points,
and posting and instructing his mea accord
ingly. After having left him undisturbed
for some time, thought it necessary to put
a stop to his proceedings, and selecting
couple of my infantrynen, who had been
pointed out to me as the best shots, l made
across the open space in front Of our lines
directly toward him. Having arrived with
in reasonable distance, l ordered my sharp
shooters to fire at the daring Colonel, who
was moving along at an easy gallop, with
out having paid me the slightest attention.
After several bullets had whistled quite
close TO him, he suddenly halted, and turn
ing around, advanced a few steps and made
me military salute in the most graceful
manner possible. Then calling out to one
of his men to hand him a carbine, he raised
the weapon, took deliberate aim at me,
and sent his ball so close to my head that
/ thought it had carried away lock OF my
hair. ] saluted him now on my part, and
wheeling round quietly, both Of us rode
back to our respective lines.
Year: 1866

SOLDIERS Look AT THIs.-It may not gen
orally be known that the War Department
never gives copy Of discharge to SOL
dier who has lost or sold the original docu-
ment Therefore, it becomes necessary to
preserve papers of so much value, and as a
remedy in case they should be lost, we sug-
gest to the soldier the propriety of having
them properly recorded at the County
Clerks Office, so that copies can be obtained
certified to by the Clerk, by which the SOL
dier may realize bounties, land grants or
any other privileges that Congress may
enact. Get your discharges recorded imme-
diately; it will save you trouble should you
lose the original
Year: 1866

FRAyKLIN's EPITAPH.-The following is
the epitaph which DIR. Franklin wrote on
himself 1t is full of faith and humor:


The body


of


BENJAMIN FRANKLIN


printer
Qike the cover of an old book
its contents torn out
end stripped of its lettering and gliding
lies here food for worms
yet the work itself shall not be lost
Tor 1t Will Gas he believed appear once more,


in new


and more beautiful edition


corrected nnd amended
by
\ The Author.
Year: 1866

10 THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS.


would like to present a few points thut have oe-
Cured to me, bearing the agtated subject Of the
new running and widening the streets of the burnt
district. Is the proposed change needed, and by
whom? 1T is urged BY many that the present 10 the
proper timc to make 1t, but 1t may well be doubled il
the advantages Of such change would compensate
for the expense, vexatio, and delay which 1t would
involve IN the establishing Of new boundaries, award-
ing damages, &c. 1t seems 10 me that in view OF
the great disaster by which many OF our business
men are crippled in their operations that every cil-
ity should be afforded them to speedily resume their
efforts to make up part Of the great losses they
have sustained and Of which they arc eager to avail
themselves Our city is already noted for its beauty


and wide and clean Streets and there Is no doubt but
its local facilities are ample for its business
for thirty years. Its established fact that a city
can become prosperous and wealthy even with crook
ed and narrow Streets rs in the case Of Boson-and
it is not SO clear that had Boston met with such
calamity as Portland has, when her population and
capital were rs limited, and then spent so much OF
her working capital required to embcsh the CITY,
instead Of building up the trade-tat she would have
been so prosperous. What we require to rebuild our
city is en:crprise and capitdl-lnd having these we
can outstrip any city which holds them only as Sec
ondary to tho adorrments Of parks and squares and
straight slrees-n all that goes to make mp great
and prosperous city. Is tho proposed change asked
for by those having the most interest In the question
viz, the property holders and business men OF the
burnt district? It wonld seem as If they should
have voice in tho matter, and apprchcnd If the
question was submitted 10 them, they would be al
most unanimous against making tho proposed
change. i-f 10 Il. lssairI sl aa7 X. d
Year: 1866

The publisher Of the Press received yesterday the
following note from an old subscriber;


Z N A. FOSTER. EsQ.-Sir:-I cannot express to you
nv disappointment upon opening the Press this
inr, to lind SO much small print. Do take pity on
weak eyes and give us larger tyrc, is the prayer
I. a SUBSCRIBER.


We have only to say, that we arc as much disap-
poiute as any subscriber can be, by the failure Of the
larger type to arrive. We are compelled at present
to use such type wo have. The type in which the
news columns of the paper viii appear was due yes
tcrtl,y but lras nut yet been received. Ftr
Year: 1866

1r the convenience of the people of the Territory, we reprint the new mining law adopted bythe late Legislature, and which is to tale effect on the first Of January 1867. Jtis very simple and with the exception that all records are required, as under the present law, to befiled in the office of the County Recorder, it leaves the regulation of the mines to the several districts. So soon after the first of January as possible, the miners should meet, and enact regulations regarding the location and working of mines. Care should be given to the matter of marking claims in order to prevent confusion and liti- gation ir the future Something more than the pilins up of a few stones, the driving of srake,or tine digging of a small hole, should be required. Enough at least should be done lD clearly show where claims have been taken and to save new corners from beginning work that must prove profitless to them Tn our iudgmeDt it is also important that where In- dian hostil:ties do not absolutely prevent. it should be demanded that the claims be worked, at least once a year, if no; more frequently. It is idle to talk oi great pros perity in the Territory until the real value of the lodes is established, and this cannot be done by talk, but must be done by labor. Shafts must be sunk, tunnels opened, and the ore brought to the surface in quantities, if we would secure capital.

 We know the people arc poor and have much to contend with, but poor as they are the task of letting the world know how rich our mineral resources are, is in thoir hands, and the sooner they perform it the better it will be for them and for the Territory.

 Let them struggle on nanfully and they will certainly reap rich reward, and not be called Hpon to share itwith greedy capitalists Let them put the mines in a shape to dem onstrate their worth and they will find pur chasers at good prices.
Year: 1866

CANINE SAGAcTTY.-At the latc Indian fight at Fort Rock. on the Mohaye road. there were two yaluable dogs one an old pioneer and the other young traveller both belong ing to the mail yarty attacked at that point. It was soon discovered that the young dog was bravely charging upon the sayages, while the elder one kpt in the back ground. shield ing himself in the most sensible manner. At length his young brother came bowling from the enemy, with an arrow sticking through his hind quarter; whereupon the old dog de liberately walked up to his distressed com panion and applying his teeth to the piercing end of the arrow carefully extracted it from the wound
Year: 1866

A HEAVY THErr.-A negro named
George Gillett was arrested yesterday and
committed to the first station-house on
the charge of stealing sixty eight pounds
of ron from the Virginia Central Railroad
Company. Whether George intended to
offer his services as contractor for the city
railway, or to set up an old junk store on
his own responsibility, this deponent say
eth not; but at. all events he will have to
answer for his offence before the Mayor
this morning, and the result will be looked
forward to With some interest.
Year: 1866

DEAD INFANT FoUND.-The dead body
of mulatto infant child was found In q
culyert on Fourth street, between Main
and Franklin, by the policeman on that
beat. DR.. Little, coroner, was sent for 70
hold an inquest, but upon seeing the body
he deemed such unnecessary.
Year: 1866

AN ITEM FOR EPrcUREs.-Those delicious
little birds, sora, which annually make
their appearance for the especial beneiit
of epicures, were offered for sale In the
First Market yesterday. The price asked
for them was two dollars per dozen, bat
we are assured by the gentleman who had
them for sale that he made scarcely any
profit. They will soon become plentiful,
and we hope the price will be SO low that
every one, rich and poor, can afford to
indulge in the luxury.
Year: 1866

PERsoSAL.-The Auditor of the State
having signified his intention to be absent
from the city for several days, the Cover
nor has ordered that Robert I. Taylor be
authorized to perform the duties Of his
Office during his absence.
Year: 1866

The lack of a decision that the test oath as
applied to lawyers who practice in United States Courts
is unconstitutional has disappointed many late
Rebels who here and who have convinced them
selves that as injured patriots they deserve it.