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Year: 1866

The CoNNEcTIoUT ELEcTIoSs.7<The Hart
ford Press Of "Wednesday says:


We have received returns from about two
thirds of the towns which held elections on
Monday We are perfectly satisfied with the
fate OF the amy policy" coalition wherever it
was put in issne. We make handsome gains
in New Haven county. We attempt no SUM
mary yet, but SO far as heard from Comparing
the result with last fall we have nniped eight
vided, we gained in two and thu nocrats in
one. We have also made gains last spring,
as in Danbury, which then went against US,
but which do not show when compared with
the last fall election. The Times Of this city
makes some ridiculous statements about extra
ordinary gains, as it does every fall, which it
will not be able to sustain with figures The
Register, which has enlarged in order to get
but saws the result is amuch as last year"
Year: 1866

wish to have the streets sprinkled In front ofther
stores why do they not call upon the man they have
paid for doing the work, and not cast imputations
upon another who has donc as he q reed and done
his work we'll. IIJSTIfyE


0ct5d1t*
Year: 1866

contracted second marriage, and the
change TO us was like sudden entrance
to Paradise. We found home and faith
er." She paused.


"Would you excite my own child
against me y cried the plaintiff as he i'm
patiently waved his hand for her to be ST.
lent.


The eyes of the witness flashed fire as
he spoke.


"You are not my father" exclaimed
she vehemently. "What, call you my
father--you who so basely left your wife
to toll and your children to begarry New
er never! Behold there my father"
pointing to the agitated defendant, " there
is the man who watched over my infancy
who was the sharer of my childish
sports and the guardian Of my inexperi-
enced youth. There is the man who
claims my affection and shares my home {;
there is my father. For yonder selfish
NittNhs a hHoN ilihi NO. ht besf Sof ?
of his life have been spent in lawless free
dom from social ties; let him seek else
where for the companions of his decrepi-
tude, nor dare insult the ashes of my
mother by claiming the duties of kindred
from her deserted children"


She drew her veil hastily around her
as she spoke, and moved as if to with
draw.


Gentleman" said Burr, 81 have nc
more to say. The words of the law are
expressed in the book before you; the
words of truth you have heard from wo
mans pure lips; it is for you to decide
according 10 the requsition of nature an'
the DEGREES of Justice


need not say that our decision was il
favor of the defendant, and the plaintiff
| went forth followed by the contempt @
every honorable person who was presen
| at the trial.
Year: 1866

LOYALTY AT THE South. The Me-
bile Nationalist says that on the occasion
of the recent fremen's celebration in that
city the rout laid ont Cor the procession
was chosen TO avoid passing by any Unit
ed States flags, and to effect this, one of
the narrowest and least agreeable streets
in the city was picked out, as a part of
the course. Then the only colors allowed
in the decorations were red and white, the
colors symbo'izing the Confederacy not
the smalles. scrap of blue. even in the
form of flower. was tolerated. The
ropes were covered with red and white
stripes. The battle flag, draped in black,
carried in the procession, was large silk
Confederate banner.
Year: 1866

REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM A LIVING
GRAVE. The Cleveland Herald relates
the following narrow escape from living
grave. A young German, recently mar
ried to handsome lady of very respecta-
BILE parentage, was taken suddenly i'll at
his place Of business last Friday. He
was placed in a carlisge and taken to his
residence on Erie street, where he laid in
great agony until Sunday, when the dis
ease so prosirated his physical powers
that ne lay motionless upon the bed, while
weeping friends surrounded the COUCH
To all appearance he was dead, and it was
so decided. Arrangements were about to
be made for the intermeut, when the young
wife, feeling she could not give him up so
soon, insisted that the funeral be postponed
until Tuesday morning. To CRAFTY the
woman thus brought so speedily TO mourn
the loss of her husband, the funeral was
postponed. She spent most of the day
(Monday) in the room with the corpse,
and toward evening she noticed the body
moving. When she told this to her
friends they thought her demented, and
for two hours they conversed with her to
divert her mind. AT the end Of the two
hours another slight movement was per-
ceived by all The party. The scene which
followed can never be described. The
wife clung to the motionless form of her
husband, alternately weeping and begging
of him to speak just one word, while the
friends wept for joy, fastened for phys-
clan, alarmed the servants by their st, ange
conduct and presented a scene of confus-
ion generally. When the physician ar
rived, the friends were assembled abou,
the living man, suggesting and applying
all the restoratives ever heard or dreamed
of by any of the party, while the wife,
overwhelmed with joy, and pesely
worn out with excessive excitement, had
swooned away, and was lying al the side
of her husband, in the same dea,h-like
stiffness that had embraced his form but
few moments before. The physician took
the necessary steps to restore she woman
and Iesusciate the man, which was speedi-
ly accomplished in both cases, and, as we
write to-day, the woman Is joyous and
happy, while the man thinks his escape
from living grave one of the marked
features of his life.
Year: 1866

A divorce case at Chicago has the
queer feature that the defendant looks so
much like his twin brother, his partner in
business, that the lady herself is unable
to identify her husband, having been sep
arated from him for some time.
Year: 1866

The Marietta Times Of last week publishsa
the marriage notices of father and son and
mother and daughter, which took place a.
the same time and in the same house. Thi6
is qnite an item in the matrimonial line, bus
the license record in the Probate oHice Of this
county show that within few weeks past
two different marriage licenses were iEsuSd
for the same lady. The parties reside in Stok-
es township The old folks wanted the daughs
ter to marry an old man and the daughter
preferred young man, and making ah s9-
cuse to 20 to little town near BY shs
" chanced" to meet her young lover and
they were soon made one flesh. The old
man still has his license, but there is no gal
in that whole country answering TO the name
contained therein. Another exampleof the
uncertainty Of all things sarthly.--LonSOs
Democrat
Year: 1866

when he went to school, and about his run.
ming away from the schoolmistress when she
was going to whip him, and then shut me up
all day in a dark room because tried Just
once to be as smart as be was?


Wonder what made papa say that wicked
word when Bstsey upset the ink al over his
papers, and then slap my ears because I said
the same thing when my kite-string broke 7


Wonder why mamma told Bridget The
other day to say that she was. not Il hons
when Tommy Days mother called, and then
puts me to bed without my supper sFerS
time tell lie? -l5r--


Oh, dear there are lots Of things WHnl
to know. How wish was . mani
Year: 1866

THE HOPED SKIRT AND TIE BAP-
TIsM.--At Detroit last week, a rather
amusing scene took place during the


baptism of Young lady, by the pastor


of the Tabernacle The minister re-
uuested her to assume the dress peculiar
to such occasions, but she declined to
take off her hooped skirt; the minister
told her of the inconvenience that would
result from her obstiuacy, bat like true
female she persisted; but when she came
to descend into the bath the inflated
skirt touched the water, and rose up
around her like a balloon. Her head
was lost to the congregation she was
swallowed mp in the swelling skirt
The minister then tried to force her
down into the bath, but she was kept
above the surface by the floating proper
ties of Criuoline, and was buoyed up so
successfully that it was not until after
much difficulty, and many forcible at
tempts to submergc The lady, that the
minister succeeded in baptizing the fair
one Finally, it was effected, to the re


lief oC the minister and seriously in.
clincd audience. who could rot keep
from Chuckliug in their sleeves. aud
laughing in their pocket handkerchior-
Year: 1866

THE THREE CoLoRs-There was a
feud red and blHe and yellow stood IN
open defiance each Of the other two.


Acknowledge me chief, said red
Il am ever the emblem of charity. All
that is warm land rcdolent Of comfort
and kindness, is arrayed in my tints
| rest on this rose aud claim precedence" g"


" Acknowledge me chief. said blue
Il am the emblem Of truth All that is
high and pure aud just wear my hue I
rise and shine from Wonder sky. and
claim precedence


Acknowledge me chief. said yellow
4 am the emblem Of light and glory
Kings are crowned. palaces glitter with
my lustrOus color Receive me, O sun
to thee call, and claim precedence"


"Ah my children said the sun,
" the very heavens weep at your dis
union. Be reconciled | pray, aud show
your strength Of beauty where it must
ever lie-in harmony


And they arose at the entreaty, AID
embraced in fearful clouds; and the sun
sbone ont on them, and glorious in love
illness was the rainbow they made
Year: 1866

Bss~ The Mobile TTnesof Thursday has


the following shocking statement: A


lady, the wife of an ex-sOldier of the late
Confederate States, living with her hus-


band at the Mansion House on Cont
street, died on day before yesterday Of
smalpox. Being very poor, and there
fore, having no friends, no one hardly
was present when the poor lady was put
in her coffin, and no one on hand tohelp
getting it down. 1t was in vain that an
was made for assistance to
the negro driver 20 come and help taking
down the eofIin-he peremptOrily re-
fused, and it was the husband and the
brother who had to carry it down TO the
hearse-and the brute who drove it even
refused to screw up the coffin, as it was
his duty TO do. We hope the City Sex
ton viii give some explanation Of this
matter, so that the poor may know how
far their remains are to be treated with
such disregard Of all decency.
Year: 1866

TIE scoXT1pRcE SwINDLE-John Wesley
smith Hhose arrest OF the charge OF obtaining
money By ialec representation was mentioned IN
the 171BrHE OF yesterday. wat brought before the
Police Court yesterday for examination. lie plead
guilty and WIS ngutred to give bail In The sum OF
fsD for his appearance before the Recorders
Court,
Year: 1866

The New ROAD LAw-The following syn
opsis Of the Road Law viii be interesting.
The new law amends the Act of 1861. as fol.
lows: persons owning or claiming lands
through which it is proposed to establish
road shall make application for damage by
petition to the Board of Supervisors in writ
ing, therein specifying the road, the amount
and character of the land affected thereby, and
other circumstances having relation to the
subject of damages. The petition must be
fled with the Clerk of the Board within ten
days after the report of the viewers shall have
been made; failure TO comply with the above
requirements shall forever be bar TO any &C
tion for damages The Supervisors may con-
firm in whole or in part the report Of the view
ers, aud the damages shall be paid out OF the
Road Fund, unless the Supervisors shall, BY
special order, direct lis payment ont of the
General FuDd. The road shall be open with
in thirty days after receipt of an order to that
etfec, by the Road Masters from the Clerk of
Board of Supervisors, unless there are growing
crops upon the land affected by the road then.
within thirty days after the harvesting of said
crOns
Year: 1866

The general land office has decided
that where party makes a HON estead


entry, and before the expiration Of Eve
years settlement aud cultivation, the
homestead settler dies, the widow or 9th
er representatives Of the deceased may
complete the title by paying for the land
and taking the evidence Of puschaso in
favor of the heirs Of the deceased settler,
Year: 1866

The FIRE DErAKTNENT.-The Chief Engi-
neer reports urgent need Of more hose. lie
says in 4 recent Communication to the CITY
Council, - The Ethan Allen and Boxer
Engine Company have but 400 feet Of good
leather hose each, which is entirely insult
eient, should fire occur in many parts Of
the city ; for instance if a fire should occur
in the Pioneer Shops, the water must be
taken from the lake also in other portions
Of the city would the water have to be car
ried a great distance.


'' Therefore would respectfully recon-
mend that the city furnish for the use of the
two engine companies. six hundred ad-
di'ional feet Of hose, sufficiently strong to
US on the hydrants Of the new aqueduct
when that is completcd.''
Year: 1866

The NEw LiQUoR LAW IN NV YORK CRY.
which SUPPRESS liquor selling on Sunday,
was well enforced last Sunday. The Her
aid says many procured a supply Of liquor
On Saturday, and passed the Sabbath in put
ting it out Of sight. But there were no
drunken men upon TIE streets, and the city
was as quiet as could be desired by the most
ultra Sabbatarian. 1t was curious to wit
ness the effect Of SO sGdden suppression of
these places Of common resort on Sunday.
Along tie docks numbers 0! persons could
be seen congregated or listIessly strolling
about without any apparent object The
streets also were occupied by new class of
pedestrians, and it was altogether a new
epoch il the lives of the old eampaigners of
New York. Those VINO wanted a drink
very badly betook themselves to New Jersey
and elsewhere, and the prospect is that IL
cense laws will soon be demanded at these
places.
Year: 1866

Cholera and Bowel Complaints generally
should at this time claim the attention Of everT
citizen, and means for its prevention and cure
Some reliable remedy should be kept in every
house, and by every traveller, AMI We know Of
no article that comes better recommended than
DR. BicKNELL' SYRUP, which has been well
tested and found eiIectual in such cases and If
any Judgment can be formed by taste Of the
article, IT Is just the thing desired 1t certain
y worthy Of trial


InE Pooh Housz.-Mr. Flanagan, Over
seer OF the Poor, has called on the city
fathers for an appropriation of $500 for a
supply OF bedding and table furniture for the
City Poor House.
Year: 1866

Cholera is almost invariably preceded By q
painless diarrhea, and this is in ell cases to
be promptly treated. When diarrh6a Is
present go to bed, and MAINTAIN position
on the back. Use abundance of blankets,
and send for physician.


Stay In bed until you are well. Do not con-
slider yourself well until you have had
movement from the bowels. Abstain from
all drinks. Apply mustard plasters to the
bowels.


In absence Of physician. an adult can
take ten drops OF laudanum and ten drops of
spirits OF camphor. A child of ten years may
take FIVE drops of laudanum and FIVE of cam
phor A child OF five years may take three
drops of laudanum and three Of spirits cam
phor; and these doses may be repeated every
twenty minutes, SO long as diarrhna, or
pain, or vomiting continues. This will save
time but in all cases send for physician.


Do not get up to pass the excavations, but
use the bcd-pan or other conveniences. New
er chill the surface OF the body by getting
out Of bed.
Year: 1866

As to the income tax, Mr.. Morrill, said lie
questioned If ever people paid a tax more
honestly and accurately than they had this.
If it we're to be permanent feature it
would need fundamental changes The Oh
j5etions to such tax were foreibly presented,
in view Of which the committee proposed to
Lessen the weight by exempting the first
$1,000 Of each person. How much of a re


duction this will make in the receipts cannot
be estimated, but probably not over from 10
to Is pr cent, while it is likely to diminish
the number Of persons taxed nearly one
Lalf. The committee also propose to make
the income tax after this year uniform at
five per oentum upon the annual gains,
which will make loss Of about $l7 600, 600.


In our list Of exemptions, said Mr. Morrill,,
we strove to reach earliest those articles upon
which a reduction Of cost could bring relief TO
the masses of cur people. 1t may very likely
he true that many articles not now relieved can
Year: 1866

REMABKABLE GRowTH.-A down East


writer, e1patiatipg on the fertilizing proper
ties of guano, gives veracious account OF
Kansas soil in the following; A few hours
after planting cucumber seeds the dirtbegan
to fly and the vines came up like a streak,
and although he started of at the top Of bis
speed, the vines overlook and covered him ;
and on taking out his knife to cut the darned
thing he found largo cucumber gene to
seed in his pocket" e
Year: 1866

THE FREEDMEy's BUREAU, AGAIN.-Du-
ring the session of the Hastings Court on
yesterday the Recorder stated that he had
received letter from the Freedmen's Bu-
reau asserting that the Recorder had on
the previous evening refused to take reiia-
Die negro testimony on behalf of an appli-
cant lor license. 1t was further said IN
the letter that the attention of the Re-
cordcr was called to the Civil Rights bill,
under which no court could refuse to re-
cclVc negro evidence, and that if ne still
refused to accept it he would please en-
dorse his reasons upon the communication
and return it for the action of the Bureau.
The Recorder called up the applicant. n
negro named James Fry, and stated that
he had heard all that could be said by tho
negro who had been called up by Fry to
testify to his character and standing, and
had given it its proper weight. Only a
few weeks since Fry was fined by the Mayor
for selling liquor without license, and on
the 5th or 9th instant he had kept baga-
telle table and sold liquor also without a
license.


The Recorder again heard what Fry and
his witness had to say, and the Court then
unanimously refused to grant the license
asked for.


1t is very evident that the statements OF
Fry, upon which the letter from the Freed
mems Bureau was based, must have been
totally and wilfuly false; and the Bureau
have learned but little if they have not yet
found out how easy il is for negro To tell
Il lie.
Year: 1866

The Wheeling Hteliyenca thinks that
our article under this heading was unjust.
We will therefore let that paper define its
position in its own words:


"What We objected to was the formation
of political organizations in the shape and
under the name and disguise of memorial
associations, which were intended not So
much to do honor tn the lost dead rs to
"the lost cause" We alluded 10 the in
ccndiary character of the appeals that
were made by these associations, 10 the
reasonable speeches made at their assem-
blages, and to the general fact that under
cover of the supposed privileges of these
organizations the southern heart was again
appealed To and fired up on behalf Of the
principles of the rebellion. If the Rich
mond Dispatch had cared to represent us
Alright the editor would have extracted
our remarks and then made his comments.
But when was an organ Of the rebellion
ever known to present the facts TO its
readers"


We take that to be rather lame de-
fence. To justify its appeal to the au-
thoritics, the hteAigence assumes that
Memorial Associations are political organ
izations. This is to beg the question. 1t
first SANDERS the ladies as politicians in
disguise, and then bases its appeal to the
law upon this SANDER. We are pleased TO
find that the h,teliiyencer has grace enough
left to be ashamed of its conduct.


Ben. BCTLER naturally thinks that every
reference to "spoons," made in his pre-
sence, is an insinuation that he pocketed
some in New Orleans which belonged to
other people. Whatever Of political
nature the Mteuigencer discerns in Memo
rial Associations doubtless owes its origin
10 a similar sensitivcness.
Year: 1866

ASYLUM FOR THE ORPHANS or CuAfE-
DERATE SoLDIERS.-A nohlc-heartcd lady
of Baltimore has proposed to raise by sub
scription a sufficient fund TO erect an asy-
lum for the orphans Of Confederate sol
dicrs, upon a condition that lot in this
city be donated upon which the building
may be located.


The Richmond Male Orphan Asylum
have had this oilcr under consideration,
and will meet tliS evening to discuss the
adyisability of granting for the Confederate
Orphan Asylum their vacant lot on FRANK
lin street, near the Fair Grounds. 1t Is
doubtful, however, whether the lot al their
disposal would be large enough, and there
are also other objections i'll the way. In
the first place, the Richmond Male Orphan
Society would be compelled to merge itself
entirely in the new asylum, thus losing Its
individuality and distinctive character
and as the new asylum will be for the en-
tire South, the incorporation with 1t OF
local undertaking might rctard its progress
and interfere with contributions for its
support.


The better plan would be for the city 10
donate lot for the new asylum. Some
wears since several lots were acquired by
the city TO be used as public parks, and
one of these, on the western slope ofLibhy's
Hill. bounded by Main and Franklin,
Twenty seventh and Twentv-ninth streets,
would be admirably adapted for the pur-
pose. The location is high, dry, and airy
and commands fine view OF the James
river and the surrounding country.


So many children i'll the southern States
lost their parents in the late war that the
question of educating and supporting them
is forced upon US as duty to the soldiers
of the South, and it is another proof of the
generosity and charity of Baltimore that
citizen of that city should have been the
first to propose plan for building an asy.
lum for the orphans of the fallen Confede.
rate soldier. A lot upon which to erect
the building will and must be given, and
il is only question as to who can give II
to the best advantage. As we have al
ready said, we think it far better that the
lot should be given by the city of Rich
mond.
Year: 1866

You will observe, therefore, that we Sc
cure safe and speedy transportation, as
alone is a very important item to be con-
sidered in the cost of our Wares.
Our Stock is one of the largest and best
assorted to be found in the West, and for
sale at
Year: 1866

around this city have been Of late very much oyec0wded and
the Commissioners Charities and Correction have often
piled the magistrates TO discharge those persons who
have been imprisoned for petty oense after they have served
ont portion their term Of sentence This il absolutely
necessary order that may be made for
Yesterday the Commissioners applied for the discharge Of one
Mary Woodward elderly who has been ncarceraed
city prisons Backwells Island no less than aneB
times and to-day Mary will be released afoding her an
opportunity probably 20 soon enter upon her h time The
public institutions must by this time be somewhat familiar TO
Iar
Year: 1866

with Liberia rapidly increasing Three vessels have sailed
from New York recently TO Africa and two will be soon
dispatched The British steamship line Om Liverpool for
Liberia will leave twice n month after the first Of January.
Year: 1866

MAS UNDER THE BED.-Most of the un-
married ladies enjoy a pleasant delusion.
They seem to think that men havea mania
for getting llsd6,' beds And accordingly,
very few Of them retire for the night with
out FIRST going through the ceremony of
hooking there


Delightful are the illusions of hope WHICH
beguile Us for years. We have never
known Of but one instance in which the
search was rewarded with success. The
discovery was announced by little scream
of delight, and the lucky lady was CON
graduated by her companion with the re-
mark, 'Well Jane, i am glad that you
have found hin, for 10 my certain knowl-
edge you have been looking for him for the
last twenty years.


1t IS little singular that men never
look under their beds 70 see # they can
find women