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Year: 1866

GENERAL


The Washington correspondents of the


Providence Journal relates the. following:


81 have Just been thinking of an incident
related to me q day or two ago Of General
Grant, told me by an officer of his STAFF, that
is go perfectly characteristic OF the man
that am induced to repeat it here. 1t
seems that few days after his appoint


ment and confirmation as the General OF the
United States Army, it was known that his
commission was signed and awaiting him
| at the White House and the next day, In


honor Of the great event, all of the head
quarter officers apeared in full dress to ac-


company their chief,a they supposed, while
he formally received his commission. But
while they were waiting for him to summon
them to attend him, man attlred IN dus-
ter, an old pair of gray pantaloons and
slouched hat was to be seen entering the
Presidents house. Very soon he appeared
with piece of parchment in his hand, and
walked to the War Department. He stop
ped in the office of the notary public, and
the clerk in informing old General Thomas,
who was in an adjoining room, of the job
before him, remarked that the visitor was
a rough old fellow. General Thomas re-
turned, and the required oath was taken.
The man who took the oath was General
U. S. Grant The commission was that of
General United States Army.


Prosperity has not harmed Gen. Grant
He loves vain display and affectation no
more than he did six years ago. His old
friends are his friends still. Quietly and
happily he lives here with his family. Nor
nings about nine O'Clock he can be seen on
his way to his Office, oft-times accompanied
by his little son on horseback, followed by
but one orderly, who is more of an object
of use than of show He takes great pleas
ure in his horses, and has collected as fine
stud as are seen outside the stables of a
professional. His smoking is as inveter-
ate as ever. The other day at dinner ta-
bic, certain gentleman, who is apt to
think, like many others, too, that which he
has, uses, and comes in contact with, in 4
little better than his neighbours, remarked
on the quality of his cigar, that it cost $40
hundred, and was the best article in the
city. 81 wonder" quickly said a person
who knows Grant, "If it is any better than
General Grants, which cost S60" The first
gentleman subsided.
Year: 1866

QUEEN VIoroRIA.--The London. correspond
ent of the Presbyterian tells the following
anecdote of the Queen of England Prince
Albert was kind, prudent, and affection
ate husband But his prospects were on a
razors edge at one time. About a year
and half after their marriage, Albert be-
came very fond of playing cards, and stalk
ing sums of money on the result. Vic
toria remons trated at his folly and prodi-
galty in vain. At length, one day, when
a number of noblemen, hungry, and of the
genus land shark, had Prince Albert at a
table, Victoria sent very polite message
for her husband to come to her room. The
Prince paid no attention to the request A
more urgent desire was answered Beg
the Queen to excuse me short time, and
will be tlrere.u A third time an officer came
with-"the Queen of England requires the
nresence of Prince Albert" Instantly he
hastened to obey For not subject how
ever exalted his rank, dare disobey such
summons without being guilty of treason.


When her eldest son was married, and
had been several weeks on the continent,
he sent letter, saying that heexpected to
be home in few daya, and requested that
he might have a room. She wrote back
that when she desired him to visit Windsor
Palace she would send for him. He nor
any one else in the realm, dare disobey
such an Injunction.
Year: 1866

q -
tinue to have one. or were we drifting


through a constituted anarchy" into ,an


irresponsible despotism of dehagOguesp


Can Democrats do nothing to prevent 1t
beyond the widest suggestions Ii agita-
tiOn has brought all this wrong and confu-
sion cannot we, too, agitate for its correc-


tion? Ought we not to do so? Are we re-
ally exhibiting masterly inactivity and wise
patience in letting this wildness go on and,
consummate its folly? Are we not rather
acquiescing in a mighty wrong by letting
it silently and unopposed mature? Have we


yielded hope? Must theOdious and hope-
less Capitalization which must sever us at
no distaptday into hostile nationallties, pro-
ceed and conspmmate its aimsP We are in.
less than half century. TO have 100000000
iof people In these now United States. will
this legislation and policy make govern
ment stable, secure, wise and permanent
over the mighty Interests this terrible mass
OF population will represent? l do not
pretend to know, and through you would
like to ask the question. i do not feelsto
be more excited than Others, but if what is
going on to-day continues long unchecked,


shall more despair of the Republic than
during the darkest days of the dread conflict
we have just successfully passed. Our faith
ers reared our National superstructure with
care. Our rulers to-day scatter it to frag-
ments with recklessness. Our fathers la
boriously inquired of and weighed all past
systems of government to judge OF what
was best for the present and the future
Our rulers discard the teachings OF his
tory, the lessons of experience, and find
in the hell of their own passions the only
form and origin of what they seek to
create. In such contrast confidence is
not to be found and in such management
wisdom and prudence, clemency and mod7
Grafton, have no abiding part. What is
best to do, and how shall it be done? Let


the negro have all the rights God and ma
ture and his own fitness comedies to him.
But these ought not to be sought in the de-
struction for the master race OF all the hopes
and the safeguards of freedom M.
Year: 1866

DIABoI1c.-On Saturday morning, - the
Fredericksburg accommodation train was
nearing Hungary station, on its way 10 iHch-
mond, the engineer saw something on the track
ahead Of him. He clapped on th~hrakes and
succeeded in stopping the train. 1t turned
out 10 be a log as large rs a mans body, WAlgh
had been deliberately placed there with the
intention of throwing the train OF the track.
At that particular point the road is on high
embanklnent, and We shudder 10 think what
might have been the consequence If the hend,
ish attempt had been successful. Railroad
accidents happen often enough when executed
in n professional manner by The regular
EMPLOYEES Of the road, and any cold bloodcd
amateur assistance should be trowned down
by the community. If the wretch who put
the log on the track could be caught, there
would be no punishment bad enough loF hliI,
short Of taking him to Hanover Junction and
pulling him apart with four locomotives
Year: 1866

"Gor THE BLUES. How often do we
hear this complaint made. The reason
generally ascribsd is that something has
gone wrong, but if you will question the
patient in regard to health. habits. &C..
you will very often find that indigestion
is the prime cause; the intimacy of the
brain and stomach is very close. and
nothing so sours the feelings and dispo.
sition as dyspepsia. 1t is singular fact
that most suicides are dyspeptics. flour
nourishment is properly digested. the
brain is free and unoppressed. and will
solve our troubles. pointing out sunshine
ahead and inclining Us to look on the
bright side Of life; thus it is our duty to
guard against this monster-indigestion
and we know of nothing so potent to
assist digestion as Goes Dyspepsia Cure.
1t has cured some very bad cases Of dys-
pepsia Of even ten or fifteen years stand.
ing.
Year: 1866

Nor MIsrAKEN.-The LsavenwortA
Conservative says We are mistaken in
attributing the remark to it, that our
Senators would soon be home using Fed
eral patronage to secure an endorsement
OF Johnsonism in Kansas. We are sure
we were correct. We wondered, at the
time. why the Conservative should in
clude both Senators, so we looked again.
and found that it read Just SO. We snp-
pose it meant to say our Senator. but
that the printer got an at the end OF
the word. We do not preserve file Of
the Conservative; but it will be found in
one Of the issues since the passage Of the
Civil Rights bill over the veto.l
Year: 1866

DEATH BY THE WAY.-The steamer
Yellowstone landed at our lsvee. on Fri
day night, to put of woman who had
been taken sick during the voyage. and
could proceed no farther. She and her
husband. with their family of eight chill
dren. were on their way from Illinois to
the State Of Oregon. She was taken to
the City Hotel, where she died on Sstur-
day morning; end was buried on Sunday,
in the White Cloud burying ground.
Year: 1866

b ~ Some idea may be formed of the
condition Of the river. when We state that
we heard despatch pass ovsr,ths wires.
the other day, saying that one of the
mountain boats was lying ont on the
prairie, waiting for the current to subeide
sufficiently to enable her to run in the
channel of the river.
Year: 1866

Lazincss IN Bible Reading.-Lord |
discover an arrant laziness in my soul.
For when [ am to read chapter III
the Bible, before begin it look where
it endeth; and if it endeth not on the
same side, I cannot keep my hand
from turning over the leaf to measure
the length thereof on the other side; If
it swell to many verses 1 begin to
grudge.


ed. Were l truly hungry after heav,
only food, I would not complain OF
meat. Scourge, Lord, this laziness OF
soul. Make the reading OF Thy Word
not penance, but pleasure unto me-
Teach me, that as among many heaps
of gold all being equally pure, that is
the best which is the biggest, SO | may
esteem that chapter in Thy Word the
best which is the longest.-Dr, 4AO"1a
Fuller.
Year: 1866

Treatment of the Aged.-A little
thoughtful attention, how happy it
makes the old They have outiived
most of friends Of their early youth.
How lonely their hours Often their
partners in life have long filled their
Silent graves, often their children they,
have followed to the tomb. They stand
solitary, bending on fhor staff waiting
till the same call shall reach them
How often they must think of absent
lamented faces; of the love which cher
ished them, and tears of sympathy that
fell with theirs, now all gone why
should not the young cling around ana
comfort them, cheering their gloom
| with songs and happy smiles
Year: 1866

MUNITIONS OF WAR SoUTH.-A late
New Orleans letter says:


s'There is to day at Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, ordnance of all kinds to
equip an army of 100000 men, with
but a single regiment to protect them.
Although officially notified of the fact,
there has been no attention PAID to
the notifications of the danger involv-
ed The South was never better arm
ed than now"


This is a matter Of some interest
If it is necessary to store immense
quantities of war material in places
within the rebellious part of the coun-
try, and where the disposition OF the
p0pulation cannot be called that OF de-
! 7otion to the Government, they should
be made secure even against improb'
able contingencies.
Year: 1866

~ FIlaNs
The Commercial says that ii is reported
that the New York 4 Erie Railroad have
recently reduced their expenses BY discharg.
ing 1900 employees along the line Of their
road out of $4,000. OF this number 500 are
said to have been employed at the workshops
and depots in Jersey City. This reduction i
said to have been in consequence of falling
off of the western bound freight Aboat one
third the New Jersey transportation Co. and
the Jersey City locomotive works are said to
have been reducing their expenses from simi
lar causes.


The special Washigtnon dispatch to the
Commercial Advertiser saws the ex-confede
rate Gen. Johnson Is here to testify before
the committee on reconstruction.
Year: 1866

New ! 1oRK, March 3.
The Herald special says proposition has
been made to the Secretary Of the Treasury
by German named Surge, for the issue of
land bonds or land scrip on the United States
in Europe, each bond 10 represent the value
Of so many acres here, to be taken up by the
holder Of the bond upon his arrival in this
country. Mr. Surge states that the desire to
possess a piece Of land, however small, Is
universal among the lower classes OF Ger
mans and that the United States land bonds
would be eagerly bought up throughout the
whole of Germany, and that the sale of land
bonds would enormously increase emigration
~ .bt, aauntrv
Year: 1866

tie history. She was the daughter of a
poor Welsh clergyman, and was seduced
by an idle gentleman on fishing tour.
She cared little for him; he took advan-
tage Of her vanity rather than her love.
he brought her to London.


You see that don't deny" said she
at her story's end, that we poor girls are
very ready to be lead astray,, But then,
why are we Z ] want to know why we
are SO unprincipled so easily tempted,
and have SO little horror Of vice? and
how comes it thatthere are SO many dew
IFS instrumentsj pneonyerted heathens,
going about to tempt US, in what is called
a Christian land, with all its universities
and churches, and clergymen 2


But !: will spare you poor Fanny $
heterodoxles. rs.I


She did not remain at that farm house
month nor do know whittier she
went, nor where she has been ever since.


She wrote me long letter to say she
could not bear the dullness of her life,
and the wearing pain of her ownthoughts,
She ended in something like these words:
II have tried hard to be good. have
prayed on my knees till i was exhausted
and stupid and prayed nonsense-all in
vain. To-day am twenty-five; and am
going back, with open eyes, to the life !
was cast upon, blindfolded at sixteen.
That's what we are almost all driven TO
not by poverty, not even by contumely,
but just by the hopeless corruption OF
our own souls But bad as / am, | will
never trouble you more. do implore
you to be sure of that, and to forget me,
or think of me as dead. Isl y
am afraid to think of her at all.
made every possible effort to trace her
quite in vain and suppose | could
effect no good if succeeded :


That's all, added Hartford after a
moments pause ''and there's the his
tory of your friend and the wife Of his
bosom but if you still wonder how or
when the devil got into me, don't. |
believe you love me enough to think that
he is not so black devil as be is
painted. am not the kind ofa man in
whose heart such cash could be made,
and heal, and leave no mark. For a
long while this world seemed, and often
does seem really an Inferno nothing
but plunging and breaking ones heart
in swamp Of suffering with intervals OF
quiet from mere exhaustion and despair.
Oh, Charley, how l wish your mother had
been alive / wanted some kind woman
that was honest and pure, about me we
men all do in our dark hour, Basta
let us go down to John and his Wife, and
the lamp. By Jove, what flashl There s
mighty storm brewing, young fellow
Year: 1866

81. Two painters were employed to fres-
coe the walls of magnificent cathedral;
both stood on a rode scsffolding, con-
structed for the purpose, some eighty
feet from the floor


One of them was so intent upon his
work that he became wholly absorbed
and in admiration stood off from the
picture, gazing at it with delight For
getting where he was, he moved back
ward slowly, surveying critically the
work of his pencil, until he had neared
the very edge of the plank upon which
he stood


At this critical moment his companion
turned suddenly, almost frozen with
horror, beheld his imminent peril an
other instant and the enthusiast would be
precipitated upon the pavement beneath.
If he spoke to him it would be certain
death-if he held his breath death was
equally sure.


Suddenly he regained his presence of
mind, and seizing a wet brush, flung it
against the wall, scattering the beautiful
picture with unsightly blotches Of color
Ing. The painter few forward, and
turned upon his friend with fierce impre-
cations-but startled at his ghastly face,
he listened to the recital of danger,
looked suddenly over the dread space
below, and with tears of gratitude blessed
the hand that saved him.


So we sometimes get absorbed in look
ing upon the pictures of this world, and
contemplating them, step backward, I'M
conscious of our peril when the AL
mighty dashes out the beautiful images,
aud we spring forward to lament their
destruction-into the outstretched arms
Of Mercy, and are saved
Year: 1866

JACKETS of cluny and black guipure
made half tight fitting and worn over
the same shape in colored silk are ex-
ceedingly stylish Most all summer
dresses are made with jackets, some
worn with waistcoat in the Louis XIV
style, and others sleeveless and worn
over white waist
Year: 1866

A GENTLEMAN named Taylor, at Kala-
10 azoo, came near losing his life on the
Both ult., by catching his foot in a lady 8
sitter as he was passing her on stair
way he was precipitated to the bottom
and picked up insensible
Year: 1866

was a remark made TO me some time ago by a
most delicious little fairy in hoops, who ha-
bitually carries an acre of Paradise in each
of her eyes, and ought tC have remem-
bered her request on this occasion; but I'M
der the circumstances / couldn't do it.


Four claret-punehes are about as many as
a brevet Son of Temperance ought TO absorb
at one time, and hence, when had got that
number concealed about me, quit and went
into a state-room, where l could lie down
quietly and brood over the miserable events
Of the day.


l did not intend to go to sleep, but think
it quite likely that must have done so.


When l got up l stepped oct on the
guards and surveyed the scene. 1t was not
the scene had expected to behold.


The last lingering beams of tie sitting
sun were gliding the tops of the forest pines
on the Eastern shore, and the Reindeer was
lying motionless amid fleet of steamboats,
and schooners at the foot of Dauphin street


Faithfully yours,


GEORGE WASHINGTON BRICKS.
Year: 1866

s@ The property of the Eagle Manu-
featuring Company, Of Columbus, Ga,
was recently sold for one hundred thou
sand dollars. A number of the former
principal owners are concerned in the
new purchase, and they intend re-
building the factory on an extensive
scale.
Year: 1866

Bea- The people of North Alabama
and North Mississippi recently met in
Convention in the town Of Iuka, for the
purpose OF taking into consideration the
propriety of building railroad from
that place to the Tennessee river.
Year: 1866

B6r The smallpox is raging in Cairo


among the colored population, who are
dying, at The rate of two or three per
day. The Cairo Democrat complains
that the unfortunates are allowed to die
in sheds and stables, and to seek shelter
wherevers ii may be found. There are
about sixty cases of this loathsome dis
ease in that place. Neither the city or
county authorities have made any ar
rangemeuts to take care of such cases.
Year: 1866

From the Springfield (Ill.) Journal, Aug. 81


had Aunt Ophelia been at certain
point on the Sagamon, near this city, last
Saturday, she would have given vent to
her favorite ejaculation. 1t seems that
three young girls in the neighborhood OF
sweet sixteen" went blackberrying
Their baskets were soon filled, and weary
and warm the maidens wended their way
toward home. The day was hot, and as
the damsels passed beneath the shade on
the banks of the river, the temptation
extended by the grateful water was too
strong for resistance. The girls blush
ingly disrobed, and silly slid into the
river. They remained there in modest
sport for half an hour.


When they left the stream, blsckber-
ries, and worse yet clothes we're gone,
nowhere to be found. They were in dis
tress, but went back into the river, hoping
that the clothes would be returned But
there was no such luck, and night was
coming Ss, under cover of which their
only hope was to reach home unper-
ceived. Suddenly fortune favored them
in the appearance of girl who had also
been berrying, and was on her way home.
The case was stated to her and she speed
lily sought the friends of the poor half
drowned females, who soon brought them
clothing, and their embarrsssments was
over. The clothes left on the river bank
were undoubtedly stolen, as nothing has
been heard or seen of them since.
Year: 1866

A Paris correspondent of the London
Standard gives the following anecdote
of Brusca, dog which has acquired
notoriety in the Court OF the Tuileries.
You have doubtless read the amusing
and witty letter written by Marshal Vail
liant in defense of the canine law The
Marshal is very fond of dogs, and be is
the happy possessor of one whose intel
ligence many men would be happy to
share. l allude to Brusca, the intimate
friend of Nero, the Emperor's own dog.
lie Nord gives some exceedingly inter-
estinc details of the little animal whose
portrait BY Jardin attracted so much at
tention at the last years exhibition.
Brusca was found on the field of battle
AT Solferino. His master, an Austrian
officer. had been killed that day, and the
poor dog was found bowling by the side
of his dead body. Some French soldiers,
touched by the sight of his evident grief,
carried him away in their arms, and
brought him to the Major General of the
army, Marshal valiant The Marshal
accepted the gift and brought him with
him TO Paris At first Brusca, having
been educated in Germany, had great
difficulty in understanding French; in-
deed, unless he was spoken to in German,
he walked of and turned his tail to the
speaker with an air Of utter disgust


However, he has now acquired
the language, and ten Austrian
regiments between him and has present
master all their Teutonic sounds would
not prevent his reaching the Marshal
Whenever be goes to Court, Bruscs goes
likewise; whether the Emperor himself
be in his way or not is nothing to him,
Brusca would quietly walk over the In
perial boots to secure a snug seat near
the Marshal he attends Cabinet Coun-
ellis with the utmost regularity. This
winter Brusca was immensely bored by
the length ofthe discussions, end sneezed
and coughed as usual when he considers
that thea aCouncil has sat long enough;
but on this special occasion his impa-
Year: 1866

The negro riots at New Orleans are
the results of the efforts of the Radicals
to breed mischief between the whites and
blacks at the South. The revival of the
old scheme of negro convention was
people. That the Radicals knew all
about it in advance is evident from tie
recent speech of General Banks upon
the Mississippi levees. He opposed the
appropriation for the levees on the
ground that the negroes of the South
would soon rise against their oppres
sors," and that the levees would ;sain
be destroyed during the struggle and he
concluded by promising the blacks the
assistance of the Government when the
contest came. These incendiary re-
marks clearly foreshadowed the present
riots. When the connection of General
Banks with the original convention,
whose revival has caused all this trouble,
is remembered, his speech is the more
significant


In the war of races which the Radicals
are seeking to inaugurate the negroes
will certainly be annihilated. The fate
reserved for them uuder the Radical
rule is that which the Indians encoun-
tered from the tender mercies Of the Pu-
ritans. The New Orleans riots are but
the beginning of the snnoysnces to
which the country will be subjected so
long as the destructives continue to stir
up strife by trying to force the blacks into
q social and political equality with the
whites. Such an equality can never be
brought about in this generation or the
next The majority of our people con
slider it contrary to the laws of nature.
Neither can the Radicals create any SYM
pathy for the negro by claiming that
only rebels and copperheads have any
antipathy to him. In Boston itself, the
very hot-bed of radicalism, negro is
not allowed to sit at the same table with
the whites. A wealthy colored man,
from Liberia, has just made the expert
ment, and has been excluded from the
hotels end boarding houses. 1t is use
less to argue against nature. The new
civil war may come, but the negroes will
be destroyed and the Radicals will reap
no political benefit from the disturbance,
and may think themselves happy if they
escape the lamp post = Netc York
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