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Year: 1867

Talking yesterday with an ex- Con nfederate
General tJohn T. Morgan, a cousin of the
famous Kentucky raider,) on the subject of
West Point, and the number of its officers
who "went with the South" during the late
war, learned something about General G. rant
that Is worth relating Soon after the out
break of the war number of rebel officers.
OF whom my informant was one, was discuss
ing the relative merits of Northern and South
ern officers, and was coDgrarulatiug them
selves that the best of the old West Pointers
had joined the Southern cause. After the
names Of several of those likely to prove the
best generals in the North had been mem
toned, General Ewell, who was one of the
party, spoke up aud said there was one man
living in Illinois or Missouri about whom the
Northern people knew very little Cthis was
some time before the battle of Fort DonelsonN
He hoped they would not find him out. He
(Ewell) had served with him in California
and on the frontier, and he feared him in the
present war more than he feared any other
officer if he once got started. His name was
Grant. He had seen enough of him to know
that if he got fair chance he would strike
some heavy blows. He did not believe there
was much genius in the fellow; but give him
men enough, and he'd keep pounding at a
place until he took it. He believed the South
had more to fear from the stubbornness and
dogged Obstinacy of this fellow, if. he ever got
chance to show himself. than from the ge-
MUS or ability of any officer in the army
This was Ewell's opinion of Grant while the
latter was commanding a regiment under Ere
mont in Missouri !. and do not think Ewell
knew that he had got even that high in the
military scale when he expressed himself as
I have inst related
Year: 1867

JUST AND TRUE.-It is said that once in
company of literary gentlemen, Mr.. Web
ster was asked if he could comprehend how
Jesus Christ could be both God and man.
lie replied promptly and emphaticaIly .'No,
sir and added, Il would be ashamed to
acknowledge Him as my Saviour if l could
comprehend him. If l could comprehend
Him lie could be no greater than myself
Such Is my sense of sin and Consciousness of
my inability to save myself, that feel need
a superhuman Saviour, one so great and glo-
rious that cannot comprehend him"
Year: 1867

To CURE FELoN-A correspondent
says, when indications of felon appear, take
piece of rennet and soak it in warm milk
until it becomes soft, then apply it to the
part affected, renew it occasionally, and keep
ing on until cure is produced.
Year: 1867

ON her wedding-duy the package contained
rich and beautiful shawl, and TO save the
oflense, II reminder of the pretty one she had
so negligcntly carried off, and which, if her
dear friend would allow her, she begged
leaye to keep.


Matilda returned the fine shawl with the
simple statement that she preferred her own
and this was all the intercourse there ever
was between the two women.


END OF PART FIRST.
Year: 1867




NoTE.-lt may be as well, perhaps, to state
that the following romance was "written
expressly for Pollard's Southern Opinion" +"
in competition for one of the prizes offered
by the editor for the best story illustrating
the noble deeds of the chivalrous sons Of the
Soutl-as woll as the hardships and depri-
vations endured by her brave women. AL
though the tale is founded on fact the
editor of Southern Opinion entertained
almost as poor Opinion of it, and returned
the Ms. with the suggestion that 1t was the
effort of id Abolitionist, Amalgama-
zionist, and several other lists" and that
the author would better succeed in the Shoe
backing or running fort Congress business.
Whether this assertion be true or false,
submit the romance to an intelligent Jury of
my Countrymen to decide.-B. ID.
Year: 1867

DO not own interests in quartz lodges


How are they? Undeveloped, mere


wildcat property, of whose value you
know nothing. You spend your sum
mers laboring in the placers, and when


winter comes house up and remain idle


for six months. spending money in sa-
looms and hurdy-gurdy' that had better
be devoted TO another purpose. Form
companies sufficient in number to prose
cute work, start shaft on your quartz
ledge, erect a cabin on it, and in one
winter you may develop ledge that
will sell for more than you can earn in
twenty years in the States. Did you ever
have wealthy, comfortable men pointed
out to you, or spoken of,as ones who grew
up with a town, city or country started
poor when it was new, and grew rich as
it was developed. That is the opportu-
nifty offered now in Montana. Those Wis
ions of immediate wealth which dazzle
the eye of Imagination afar off, fade into
thin insignificance when the enchant-
ment of distance is dispelled, but their
flight reveals solid realities, more to be
desired if less sooner attained That
easily and speedily attained, as easily
and speedily departs. II is what man
earns by earnest and persistent effort
that he appreciates at its true value and
retains. The floating population of
country are but little good to themselves
or it-they are born, float, die and are
forgotten 1t is the steady, untiring, so
Der, persevering class who make the
fortunes that stay with man, and it is
they who develope and build up cities.
states and empires. Every man belongs
To either the one OF the other of these
classes. To which of them he belongs
depends to some extent upon outside
circumstance If TO the latter upon an in
side weakness, against which experience
is always battling when there is suffi
cient room for the conflict. With those
who form the floating element, any coun-
try can at any time dispense without
serious detriment; yet it would be for
their advantage to takeNthe sober, second
thought before rushing back to the over
crowded States and abandon the oppor-
tunities offered in remaining, until by
their industry and prudent economy.
they have helped to build up prosper
Gus State and acquired that for which
they left their homes in the far East
Year: 1867

The sale of the armorp plated vessel
Dunderberg to the French Government,
even for the pretty sum of three million
dollars in gold, is not the most desirable
thing that could happen. Not having
been completed until after. the war had
ended, the Government did not insist
upon the contractors giving up posses
sion of her, and they, believing in the
superiority of the vessel and that a
larger sum than the contract price could
be procured from a foreign power, re-
tained her. She is the largest, most
powerful and destructive vessel in the
world carrying an armament of fourteen,
eleven and fifteen inch guns, and having
demonstrated her ability to steam a
mile in AZ minut IS, perfectly shot proof
ram built, and throwing 400 or 500 pound
shot, she is superior in herself as YES
sci of war to any fleet of wooden ships
that floats, and there are no iron vessels
capable of resisting her. An acquisition
like this to the French navy is not a
pleasant reflection. fthe United States
has to maintain a navy, and can build
vessels superior to those of any other ma
tion, it would be very gratifying to have
a certainty that they would not be turn
ed against u.s. The Government should
have retained the Dunderberg, and, if
necessary, disposed of less formidable
vessels .-
Year: 1867

When the veto of the District Suffrage
bill was before the Senate, Senator Sher-
man remarked that, he was not only IN
favor, ofimpartlal sufiage in. the District,
but in his own State 1t Is gratifying
to be able to recognize the influence of
Mr.. Sherman. in favor of striking the
word "whiten from eur State constitution
Year: 1867

WINCHESTER. MARcu ~, ls67.


It's certainly II matter of surprise
to find an Editor of IA progressive pa
per, at this late day, opposing free dis
cussion. 1t can not he putting IA very
high estimate upon the intelligence of
our people, To express fears that a cam
did investigation of the holy Bible to
ascertain what il teaches i'm relation To
the all-imrortant subject of human
destiny, will "produce strife and heart
burnings" among them.


While we agree with YOU that it is
our duty to read the Scriptures prayer
fully, we also believe that ministerial
labor is an essential aid in the work of
Christian development, and the re-
dcmption of :he world from sin and
suffering.


We rejoice that there is To be n thco-
logical discussion in this place soon, a
nothing tends more To promote relie-
ious inquiry, and Scripture reading
In TACT, there can be no danger of our
getting too much light, in the line of
truth and duty. The great need Of the
world ut present, is Scripture cXplana-
tion and application, that all may see
the beauty and feel the power of Di-
vine truth, and form their lives by its
hallowed rules.


Truth has nothing To fear from In
vestigation. Surely those Protestant
Christians who do not feel sufficient
interest in the eternal welfare of their
fcllow-men, to induce lhcm To publicly
combat what they believe to bc fatal
error, should not endcavor To throw OBJ
staclcs in the way of others who do
feel such an interest. NINDEX.
Year: 1867

On Friday last a party of men came to
our quiet little town and created consid-
erable excitement by demanding from
the jailer of the county the person Of
William w. Harrington, alias w, W.
Brooks, who had but recently been
arrested by Mr.. Hatfield, upon requisi-
ton from the Governor of Tennessee
upon the Governor of Michigan, and
returned to the Jail of the county upon
the charge of the murder of Preston Huff.
The jailor demonstrated until he found
there was no possible chance of saving
the prisoner, and only yielded to superior
force. The facts in relation to the case
and man, as far as we can gather them,
are about these; Harrington, alias
Brooks, belonged to the llth Michigan
cavalry, and at the battle of Big Sandy
deserted and Joined the Confederate
army, remained with it eighteen months,
deserted, came over to this county, and
remained under the name of Harrington.


Business not being as brisk as he de-
sired, he combined and confederated
with another for the purpose of accu.
mulating more of the filthy lucre of this
world, and in May, 1867, waylaid and
killed Preston Huff, under the most
aggravating circumstances Huff was a
merchant and was riding from his farm
to his store, and the murderers fired
from blind, or ambuscade they had
previously prepared, two balls entering
the body, either OF which would have
proved mortal, and then rushed out and
mutilated the body with knives and pis-
tolls. After taking from his person some
$4O0, the principal assassin fled to his
own native State (Michigan) for secur-
ity, but by the activity of Mr.. Hatfield,
was hunted down and brought back for
trial. A number of good citizens, fear
ing that the influence of the family into
which he had married might shield him
from punishment, determined to avenge
the blood of their neighbor and worthy
fellow-citizen, and on the 18th inst, took
the murderer about half mile from this
place and there hung him until dead.
He acknowledged his guilt, related the
whole circumstance, and after the rope
was placed round his neck asked time to
pray whercupon some one of the party
inquired if he had given Huff time 10
pray" and he then boldly and de6antly
answered that he had net" The horse
was Immediately led from under and he
was left suspended between the heavens
and the earth Cor. Louisville Courier.
Year: 1867

The infelicities and frequent separa-
tions of the married at Chicago seemed
to have caused horror of matrimony
among the bachelor fraternity in that
CITY. which is well illustrated by the dis
graceful means taken by one Burkard to
break off an engagement made when he
was drunk. he told his own story in
court, where he appeared to have the
"big brothers of his affianced one put
under bonds to keep the peace toward
him:


Until a week ago, your honor, / was
engaged to be married to Sally, the sister
of the prisoners. will not speak i'll OF
her. though we are enemies now, for 1t
is owing TO my engagement that L took
the pledge and am sober man. lou
see, / was drunk, when | proposed and
was accepted That showed me to what
liouor could bring a man, aud l at once
took the pledge. was engaged to her
for three months, and during that
time | did my duty. / visited her
daily. took her to places Of amuse-
ment. and told her sweet lies. In
fact / did everything required
except to name the marriage day. IL
that / procrastinated. told her she did
not know me we'll enough yet; that the
weather was too warm; that she had
better wait till the cholera season was
over, but it did no good. She insisted
that we should be married at oneei she
had sworn she would be married before
Mary B, aud she would be. be-
came desperate. had no intention Of
marrying her or any one else. I know
what mstrimoBy is; I have been whip
ped by my father because ny mother
has happened to caress me. Not know
ing What else to do, l pretended 20 be
drunk when visiting Sally eight days
Year: 1867

ago. She had some friends with her in
the parlor, and that pleased me. l
kissed her and tried to kiss them, male
and female Then told her in a hic-
coughy way that had been unable to
get the false hair and palpitating bosom
she wished, that they cost too much. That
did the business. Indignant at thus ap
parently having her dearest secrets ex-
posed to the young ladies and gentlemen
there, she angrily told me to 60; that /
must never come near her again. Be
lieve me, judge, | was happy to hear it,
and left at once, | did not visit
her, and three days afterwards
received note from her
telling me she vas sick and wished. to
see me- Not being doctor | stayed
away. The next day received a simi'
lar note; my answer was the same.
Then ] received a note telling me ! was
a faithless brute and cruel wretch; that
she had two big brothers Il knew it), and
they would at once avenge her wounded
honor and broken heart by beating me
| believed, and had carefully avoided the
big brothers. ! am law-abiding young
man and do not wish TO fight. They
have been to see me eight times already;
made the servant tell lie-may God
forgive me-and say was out. But ]
know they will catch me, and then ] shall
feel very bad. To prevent that | have
had them arrested. wish them bound
over to keep the peace; they can also
keep their sister Sally. They have said
they would kill me.


Justice" You were right to have them
arrested. They must each give bonds in
the sum of $500 to keep the peace AS
for you, your conduct has been disgrace
full. The name of my first love was
Sally, and no one shall go back on girl
OF that name. You are fined $l5,
Year: 1867

B6rG General Sherman gave his opinion
Of negro suffrage ID an address to the
returned soldiers at Chicago on the 9Th
Of July, 1866. He then said l want
those who have been in the South to bear
testimony TO the condition Of these freed
negroes. Ny own opinion is that they
are not fitted for the exercise Of the fran
chise. loud applause 1 want them
70 get fair price for their labor, but l
do no, think they are fitted 10 take part
in the legislation Of the country" IRE
newed cbeering.l
Year: 1867

p6r The Putnam Comm National
Bank was obliged to suspend business
for two days last week because the vault
couldn't be opened, in consequence OF a
arrangement in the lock A telegram
brought the maker of the safe and an
assistant, who, after seventeen hours


work, opened passage to the treasure.
Year: 1867

CORRECTING THE REGISTRY.


The Judges o. Election are sitting to day to
correct the registry and to add the names of
legally qualified voters not previously entered
They will conclude their labors Tomorrow,
and the receivers Of votes at each precinct Of
the city will then be supplied by them with
complete list Of the names registered. The
report in our paper elsewhere of the proceed.
ings in connection with the correction Of the
registry elbows that the jadges are endea vor.
ing to discharge their duty carefully, impair.
TALLY and intelligently. No name Is admitted
upon the list Of any person shown to be dis
qualified. and any objections offered by chai-
lengers on either side are carefully considered
1t will be seen that sc veral names were thrown
ont on the ground that the parties had not re-.
sided in the ward the requisite length of time
Thus If q man moves from one ward to an
other within period less than three months
prior to the time of registration, he loses his
vote in either ward. This is the strict letter
Of the law under the act Of Congress, and was
doubtless designed to pre- vent the sscolonizihg''
Of voters. 1t is fair for one side as The other
and though appearing to be hardship in de .
priving many OF vote, other wise fully uuali.
Ned, it will doubtless result in preventing
much fraud. The chief sufferers to- day by this
rule were the Republicans. as many colored
voters were thrown out through not having
resided in the ward the requisite three months
Year: 1867

BLOCKING Up THE PAssAGIs.-Itis is under
stood that the Police Board some time since
issued An order prohibiting the blocking up
of passages at places of amusement by the in
PRODUCTION OF chairs, &C.. and the nquiry has
been raised why the order hos not been en-.
forced. 1t 10 certain that with the jammed
ap condition Of the passages at some Of our
places OF amusement the loss of life would be
terrible In case Of IRE. as not one tenth of the
audience could escape alive.
Year: 1867

A lad about fourteen had conducted d
large camel, laden with wood, from one
village to another at half an hours dis
tance or SO. As the animal Uttered or
turned out Of the way. lis conductor
struck it repeatedly and harder than Ii
seems to have thought he had d right to
do. But not finding the occasion favora.
BILE for taking immediate quits, it "bolS
its time" nor was that time long coming:
A few days later the lad had to recon !,
duct the beast, bit unladeu. to his own
village When they were about half way
on the road, and at Some distance from
any habltation, the camel suddenly Stop
ped, looked deliberately rohna In every
direction to assure himself that no one
was within sight, and, finding the road
far and near clear of passets by, made
Step forward, seized the unldcky Boy's
head in his monstrous thodth, and lifting
him up in the air, flung him down again
on the earth with the upper part Of his
skull torn completely off, and his Braina
scattered OIL the ground. Having thus
satisfied its revenge the brute quietly te-
sumed its pace toward the village al
though nothing were the matter, till some
men who had observed the whole, though
unfortunately at too great distance to
be able to afford timely help, came up
and killed it.
Year: 1867

NY dear Mr.. Ed!tor:-


You have had your summer vacation,
and SO have |


Near Marietta, Ohio, tarried for
week with dearest relatives, upon the
banks of the beautiful river. One eve
ming, while there, little incident occur
red which | will relate to you now. Just
before twilight four Of US went down to
the beach to gather shells and pretty
pebbles. One Of the party was cousin
Thomas, lad about half way through
his " teens;' another my baby boy, Char
lie, not yet out of his twos and into his
trowsers another, myself; and the other
uncle Williams dog.


After enjoying ourselves for awhile, We
went to the very edge of the water, where
Charlie stood with his little feet almost
covered in the inch deep nipples on the
sand, holding my hands In his, and pro-
nouncing, his best aupellatives at the
wonder of the waters flowing by. While
Charlie and l we're enjoying ourselves,
Thomas, the mischief, and the dog, a half
grown country specimen, awkward and
playful, managed to get up an excitement
about two rods above US on the shore.
I don't know the beginning Of it; but the
point that first attracted my attention was
the dog twirling headlong in curve thro'
the air, and wasting his last available
breath in "yelp" before chugging into
the river some fifteen feet from the
shore |


Down went the poor dog out of sight
in the water, and his plunge and struggle
in gaining the shore so frightened my
dear Charlie at my side, that he screamed
in terror, and sprang to me and threw has
arms about my neck, hugging up 80 close
to me that ! could feel his little heart
beating against my own as if it would
break. The dog, on reaching ground
shook his wet hide, rolled in the sand
and wagged his tail as if the whole affair
might pass for clever joke; but Charlie
had never seen so cruel thing in hi
life. No wonder he was in distress. Hi
very fear and confidence made ME low
him more than ] had ever done before
could hardly hinder my tears. To SCI
how suddenly the child's joy, by a tho't
less act, had been turned into alarm


That moment the child became an in
terpreter to me of that passage Of Scripture
which was always beautiful, but was nov
u loving, breathing inspiration, thrilling
my soul: "Like as a father pitieth hi
children, so tie Lord pitieth those tha
FEAR him." Is it possible that up il
heaven, the great and holy Father VIII


made the worlds, does pity US, and low
us, and sympathize with us. in hours 0
danger and fear. as father pities hi
children Yes-and oh, what q blesse,
, truth it is


Young persons and parents should b
careful never to frigbten the innocen
little children. A single rude act, how
ever sportive it may seem to others, ma
be a great terror to tender child. lie
US all be gentle. kind and loving at al
times, and especially to dumb beasts an
{ little children.


Yours always, D. H.
Year: 1867

ca There is tree in South America
whose fruit resembles roast beef in taste
the butter tree grows in Africa, and the
bread tree is to be found in the South
Sea islands. A person once observed that
if they could be grated one on to the
other, sandwich tree night be produc.
ed.
Year: 1867

eYThe Watertown Democrat has an
elaborate article on the crops. 1t reports
all kinds of wheat looking exceedingly
well and winter wheat about ready to cut
corn doing well considering the backward
spring, and promising good crop with a
favorable fall, rye and barley is well ma
tured, and some fields are already cut,with
grain of remarkable fine quality, oats have
been largely sown and are doing we'll, hops
are promising bountiful crop, potatoes
are materially damaged, but the crop is
likely to be an average one, and fruit is
looking admirably.
Year: 1867

AcclDENT.-The Mineral Point Tribune
says that a child of Joseph Elcry, of that
place, accidentally fell from the door of the
second story of his residence some days
since, by which it was so severely injured
as to result in death on Saturday last.
Year: 1867

On the deck Of the great ship at sea
a mother sat gazing at someting living
before her. while tears flowed like rain.
For days and nights she had been watch
ing and praying over her little child, SO
anxious and earnest that it might live


But the beautiful flower dropped, and
faded and died. And she was now look
ing at its waxen face and hands as it Law
in its rude little coffin, ready to be buried
in the great deep, where no stone could
mark its grave. A single sweet flower,
the only one in the whole ship, was
ciasped in its tiny hand. The passengers
were all gathered round, silent and sym,
pathizing, and many in tears. The great
ship glided swiftly on, knowing nothing
of the sorrow within her.


The hardy sons of the ocean had been
piped ''to bury the dead )" and, grouping
around the windlass, they thought Of the
beautiful child that 50 lately was their
pet. One spoke Of the sweet face. an
other of its playfulness, aud another Of
its mothers loss. All was ready now.
The coffin was placed on the main hatch.
es as bier. The fresh winds moaned
through the cordage. The main top was
hove to the mast, and the great ship
paused and stood still. The captain read
the funeral services, 1--WE commit this
body to the deep" The bell tolled the
knell. The little coffin plunged in and
sank down, down, down But the moth
er, without doubt thought that the eye
of Jesus would follow her little one, and
his voice raise it from the ocean grave
at the last great day, stayed her soul
upon Christ. and meekiy bowed and
said, "thy will be done rs S. Times