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Year: 1867

Some are always too late, and therefore
accomplish through life nothing worth ma
ming. If they promise to meetyou at such
an hour, they are never present till thirty
minutes after. No matter how important
the business is, either TO yourself or to him,
he is Just as tardy If he takes a passage
IN steamboat, he arrives just as the boat
has left the wharf, and the cars have start
ed few minutes before he arrives. His
dinner has been waiting for him so long that
the cook Is out of patience, and half the
time is obliged to set the table again This
course the character we have prescribed al
ways pursues. He is never in season, at
church, at place of business, at his meals or
in his bed. Persons of such habits we can
not but despise Much rather would we
have a man too early to see US, and always
ready, even should he carry out his princi-
pie to the extent of the deacon, who in fol-
lowing to the tomb the remains of hus-
band and father, limited to the widow that
at proper time he should be happy to
marry her. The deacon was just in season,
for scarcely had the relatives and friends re-
tired to the house before the parson made
the same proposition to the widow You
are too late, said she, 'the deacon spoke
to me at the grave. Scores have lost OPP
portunities of making fortunes, receiving
faYors, and obtaining husbands and wives
by being few minutes too late. Always
speak in season, and be ready at the ap-
pointed hour. We would not give fig for
a man who is not punetual to his engage
ments, and who never makes up his mind
to a certain course till the time is lost. Those
who hang back, hesitate and tremble, who
are never on hand to a journey, a trade, a
sweetheart, nor anything else, are poor
sloths, and are iIl.calculated to get a living
In this stirring world
Year: 1867

A HEART IN THE WRONG PLACE-During
a post naortens examination on the body of
James Wilson, at Newcastle, England, on
the oath ultimo, the surgeon discovered the
singular fact that the heart was located on
the right side. A few years ago medical
gentleman of Kingston, c. W, had a pa
tient in whom the existence of the heart on
the right side was detected during life; and
the diagnosis was substantiated by an exami-
nation after death. The occurrence is
known to be exceedingly rare.
Year: 1867

A PALPABLE HTT.-A Richmond paper
thinks that if the present generation of New
England public men had been more soundly
hogged when they were school boys, they
would probably have been better men. The
Springfield Republican happily retorts: IF
the present race of Southern leaders had
been hogged at all in their boyhood, instead
of amusing themselves by fogging young
darkies, we should not have been under the
painful necessity of fogging them in their
old age, and we fear the job is not yet half
done,
Year: 1867

BEA-N Mature bids me love myself and hate
all that hate me Reason bids me love my
friend and hate those that envy me. Re-
ligion bids me love all and hate none, and
overcome evil with good.
Year: 1867

An Englishman, who has been in
Washington during the session Of the
late Congress, thus gives his opinion
of the personnel Of the members.
He says: "There Is nothing states
manlike whatever about them. lam
reminded all tho while Of a low style
of pleading in court. i see before
me crowd Of third rate lawyers
who are playing the old tricks Of the
trade. I never heard a word that i
destined to live or fix itself in tho
hearts Of men. ] do not believe
there Is man in the present Hous'
Of Representatives, Of either party
who could gain or would deserve
second hearing in the House Of Com
mons or a French Assembly. De
plorably low as is the general style Q
discussion in the American press, !
often rises far above anything utter
ed in Congress.
Year: 1867

The following resolution was adopted:


House joint resolution asking Congress
that Tennessee be exempt from the direct
and internal revenue tax for 1867 and
1868. n


House joint resolution to prevent specu-
lation in school books, by school officers,
was referred to the Committee on Common
Schools.


The bill to amend the charter of the
Memphis and Charleston railroad, author
izing the road to borrow one million of
dollars, was largely amended and passed
third reading


Among the amendments was:


An amendment abolishing the five dol
lars per diem allowed to the Commissioners
Of the Penitentiary.


Also to amend the charter of the East
Tennessee and Virginia railroad


Also TO authorize the Governor to APP
point Directors on each railroad in proper
iion to the amount of State aid granted.


Also TO authorize the issuance of bonds
for one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
to the Mississippi Central railroad
Year: 1867

by A CONSOLIDATION or THE NASH
WILLIE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DISPATCH. and by the generous and united
support Of the UEIos AND DISPATCH by the
patrons Of both the former papers, the Proprie-
tors sre enabled to present Newspaper hither-
TO unsurpassed IN this city OF State.


IN FULLHESs AND ACCURACY OF
NEWS. our paper will compare iayorably with
the best in the entire country; and in saying
this, we only repeat the expressions Of many OF
our patrons, who are most capable Of Judging in
uch matters.
Year: 1867

mortified under the name of mountain
dew This beverage is always used
with hot water and sugar. / put
bottle of this whisky into my overcoat
pocket, one day when I was going to
dine with Mr. Webster; but I thought,
before presenting it to him, I would see
who was in the drawing room. put
the bottle on the entry table, walked
into the drawing-room and, seeing none
but the familiar party, said, 4 have
taken the liberty to bring Scotch gen.
tleman to partake ofyour hospitality to-
day 4 am most happy, SIR was the
reply. walked back to the entry, and
pointed to the bottle. 'Oh!' said he,


that is the gentleman that bathes in


hot water"
Year: 1867

DY A CONSOLIDATION OF THE ASH
WILLIE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DISPATCH, and BY the generous and united
support Of the UNION AND DrsPATcH by the
patrons Of both the former papers, the Proprie-
tors are enabled TO present Newspaper hitbe.
to unsurpassed in this city or State


IN FULLNESS AND ACCURACY
NEWS, our paper will compare favorablv itb
the best IN the entire country; and IN saying
this, We only repeat the expressions Of many
our patrons. who are most capable of judsing in
uch matters.
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admOnish the Southern
people to be self-reliaat. and shall do what We
may be able TO induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end we will pay special sttention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves to encourage the diversif-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
neRt Of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

reported progress as fact, he thought the
tnture augured well. I don't think he had
g ~ superior love for the negro, and with
sut looking into a mans heart an of opin-
ION that at present he hasn't much hatred
towards them. ! am more convinced of
this from the fact that he toldme he was
IN correspondence with one of his former
slaves now cultivating plantation in
hississippi on his own account, with none
70 molest and make him afraid. sh s
Year: 1867

Ben Butler In speech in Congress made
very noisy, rash and precipitate charge against
the President the other day Of having pardoncd
. batch Of deserters at the instigation of .
democratic politician in West Virginia, in
order to enable the men to vote the democratic
ticket in that State at the election in October
last Itappears from the facts that Butler slightly
overshot the mark. His charge upon President
johnson had a. little effect as his great military
attack on Fort Fisher. 1t turns out first, that
the men pardoned were not deserters at all,
which demolishes the primary clause in the
charge Next il appears that the men were
not restored to their rights as citizens on the
application ofany politician, but by the recon-
mendation Of the surgeon of their division, who
established the fact on his own knowledge that
they never deserted, nor were they tried by
court martial for desertion. In the last place
it is shown that the pardon extended TO these
soldiers was not issued BY the War Department
until nearly month after the election in West
Virginia took place; consequently they were
not pardoned for the purpose OF voting With
these facts on the record what becomes of Ben
Buffers malicious charge on the PRESIDENT :
Mr.. johnson has enough to carry on his should
ers without being burdened with such silly and
groundless attacks as this. Let justice be done
though the heavens fall.
Year: 1867

The internal revenue receipts, according to
the official statement, from the first Of July,
1866, to the end ofMarch, 1867, nine months Of
the fiscal year, amounted to two hundred and
fourteen million dollars. The income tax has
not yet been collected. Should the amount Of
this tax, when collected, equal that Of 1866, the
total internal revenue receipts for the year will
exceed the estimates. II is probable that with
the revival Of business the income for the re-
naming quarter will be proportionately larger
than that Of any Of the last three-quarters Of
the fiscal year. On the whole there is no
reason to fear deficiency Of revenue from this
source. The Treasury evidently will be in
prosperous condition when the Secretary
makes his next financial exhibit. II Is to be
hoped that Congress will not take advantage
Of this to squander away the public money, as
IL has done lately, but that 1t will apply por-
ton Of this large income to the liquidation Of
the national debt, and will reduce the burdens
Of taxation as much as possible.
Year: 1867

Justice Hogan delivered decision at the
Tombs on Sunday morning, in the case of some
young women who were brought before him,
charged with disorderly conduct, to which no
exception can be taken. It was alleged, and
indeed proved by ocular testimony in court,
that the dresses of the ladies were little too
short for propriety-a little too low and
little too high at the same time. The Judge
decided that as style Of costume more OBJ
jectionable in this respect was adopted and
tolerated by the public at certsin theatre
every night there was nothing disorderly In
these four girls wearing an attire which was
evidently more modest If the authorities and
Year: 1867

present case Perhaps it was thought that the
passage Of this Law might give the creduious
public . notion chat 1t conferred an exclusive
privilege for twenty years. That supposition
would help TO sell stock, no doubt, though Of
course no such exclusive privilege could be
given In view Of the law OF July, 1866
Year: 1867

tho public recognise the ballet costumes Of
the Black Crook as the standard OF morality
In dress, why should not the police justices
measure their decisions upon this point ac-
cordinglyf
Year: 1867

The Pest Omce site-Report ef tho Special


Cemmitteo.


The Special Committee Of the Common Coun-
cil-Messrs. Gilmore, Lamb and Hsrt-ap-
pointed to consider the propriety Of repeating
the resolution authorizing the sale Of the lower
portion Of the City Hall Park for Post Office
site, made report yesterday, in which they
clearly set forth the Objectionable features Of
the proposed sale. They show that the shape
Of the plot of ground Is unified either for
convenience or display in the architecture
that the property proposed to be disposed of
for half million dollars is worth from two
million and half to Eve millions; that the
noise would render the location peculiarly ILL
adapted for courts Of law; and that the erec-
tion of the building in that part Of Broadway,
with the necessary accumulation of mail
wagons, would seriously increase the OBJ
struction of the lower portion Of the city and
augment all the evils Of which the people are
clamorous to be relieved On these grounds
they recommend the passage Of . resolution
repeating the authority to sell the objection
able site to the general government


AT the same time report was presented by
Alderman Webber, from the Law Committee
of the Common Council, urging that the city,
by the passage Of the former resolution, author
izing the sale, is in good faith called upon to
carry the contract into effect Alderman
webber forgets that the Common Council did
not give its consent to the spoliation Of the
city, and that, independent Of all other con-
siderations, the attempt to dispose Of piece
Of property according to some estimates worth
Eve million dollars for FIVE hundred thousand,
should alone be sufficient to induce the Board
to reconsider its action and stand forward for
the protection of the city. The Law Commit
tees report was laid on the table by the sig
nificant vote Of fourteen affirmative TO nine in
the negative. The report Of the special CON-
mittee was laid over for the present, at the
request of the chairman. 1t should be taken
up and acted upon at an early day, so that the
general government may proceed at once to
secure desirable site for Post Office in the
old neighborhood Of the Five Points or else.
where.
Year: 1867

On Wednesday afternoon last. deer
came into our village and walked boldly
into the door wards of two or three OF our
citizens. and in one instance came on TO
tue piazza of a dwelling house One of
our citizens who saw him. shot al him.
twice slightly wounding him, but not sui
liciently 10 prevent him from making his
escape into the woods. where he remained
until morning. when hc was scared up bv
a dog which was put on hi~ track. While
fleeing from the dog he passed 10y a hunt
or w.lo WAS on the lookout for him, who
discharged two barrels of his shot gun AT
him. but to mo effect After this he ran
u short distance. and coming in sight of a
farm house he made for the barn and en-
tered the yard, and after stopping there a
few moments he ag;lin look for the woods
He was said to he a very larr,, buck. He
had probably been frightened from the
woods by dogs. Since writing the above
we learn thai the deer was captured about
two miles from this village-Latltton Ga-
site
Year: 1867

In the battle of Franklin, November.
1861, Captain George G. Biddulph of
company h, thirty-sixth Illinois volun-
teers, was hit by something, supposed at
the time to be a piece Of shell, from its
effects upon the captains head. His left
eye was entirely destroyed, his left ear
deafened, his jaw SO fractured that 10 this
day it is impossible for him TO open his
mouth only partially, his check bone frac-
tured, a hole made upon the left side of
the nose where something had gone into
the head, one large tooth on the upper jaw
split in two and half OF it gone, and an
other large double tooth turned half way
round. He resigned his commission. came
home, and although suffering much from
his wound. exhibited true soldiers brave
ry in submitting without murmur TO his
misfortune.


On the morning of December 25, 1866.
he had a sensation in his head-to use his
own expression-''as though something
had given way all at once and the hear
inc was instantly restored to his left ear,
the sound of ordinary conversation in the
room seeming like shout at the top of
the voice This feeling became less pain
tul, until January 26th, 1867, when he
felt 4 severe pain in his throat and raised
considerable blood, and, after a few hours
Of suffering, coughed up 4 rough and bat
tered ounce ball, which was as ragged as
cinders from tie furnace and measured
over an inch in length and three fourths of
an inch i'll width. Upon an examination
of the throat, it is found that this ragged
mass OF lead had cut its way from behind
the throat into the throat. about an inch
below the palate Were the ball smooth,
the wonder would not be great, but the
ball is battered and torn, with sharp points
and edges until il has lost all resemblance
TO lis original shape.
Year: 1867

\ New CRlME.-Sleeping in church is
a serious crime in Rhode Island Last
Sunday afternoon poor 1riShman went
into one of the churches in Providence.
was shown into seat, took 4 quiet nap
during the services an! WAS peace;tbly re-
firing at their close, when he was arrest
ed, tried and sent to Jail for ten days. A
good deal of trouble has arisen from this
reckless invasion of the right to sleep in
church to which SO many lay claim. The
Bulletin, referring to the affair, says that
the judicial procedure touches not only
the pews, but threatens the pulpit also. Ii
a laborlng man is to be sent to Jail for
sleeping during a sermon, how much mere
should a preacher suffer for a failure to
keep his hearers awake 1t is evident
that this kind of justice, distributed even
handedly throughout our congregations,
would make mischief, and it had better be
tempered with mercy so abounding as to
! reach back to the first offender"
Year: 1867

THE WASTE OF FUEL-It Is an acknow-
ledged fact hat very few people have any
correct idea Of the economical use of fuel
of any kind


Everybody is supposed to know how TO
burn wood, but very few burn it ecgnomi-
cally, or even prudently. The waste of
wood Is immense.


so. also. of coal. 1t was long time
after harl coal was introduced, before the
community became even tolerablv familiar
with its use: but at the present time it Is
otherwise. With plenty of kindling wood,
an abundant supply of coal, clear crate
ami strong draft, good fire is started
and kept up, .'regardless Of expense = but
for moderate fire on mild day, or for
light service, few are skiltul enough to
!kindle OF maintain it-Le.vafs Peat Jour,
Year: 1867

How CoFFEE is MADE IN BRAZIL.
For each cup of the size of our
tea-cup 70 be made, the Brazilians
measure a tablespoonful of ground
coffee parched to the colorof a ripe
chestnut. This is. placed in a
gauze bag within the coffee pot,
and boiling hot water is poured
upon it. There are no grounds in
the decoction; and it is So strong
that it always leaves a brown stain
upon the white china cup. The
Brazilians never put milk into
their coffee, as they think that
milk Injuries the properties of the
7decoction, and it is never drank
until the close of the meal. Usu-
ally tits never brought to the ta-
bic until everything else is re-
moved.
Year: 1867

WELL Done Yesterday a little
boy slipped On the pavement and
fell into the gutter, where the mud
almost covered him. The little
fellow roared Justify, and a party
Of well dressed young fellows stood
on the corner laughing, as if they
would split their sides at the
youngsters predicament. Just
then young man, who is consid-
cred q 'hard case" came along.
He picked up the boy, spoke some
kind words to him, set him on his
feet, and started him home. Then
turning to the crowd of we'll
dressed men on the corner, he
shook a brawny fist under their
noses, and said, with aneemphasis
which made them shake in their
boots, '1can whip any man who
laughed at that boy" That one
act of kindness covers multitude
of sins.-E1chdnge. bloaersl IS
Year: 1867

The reader will note that we
have used fictitious for real names.
The machine, which went under
the name of the purchaser, made
him an independent fortune, and is
still in. use; but others, better
adapted to the age in which we
live, have nearly crowded it out
of the market.
Year: 1867

On reasonable terms.


By strict attention to business. he hopes TO
receive as heretofore, n liberal share Of pub
lie patronage Give him n call and inspect
his styles of cutting and workmanship before
going elsewhere. feb 2O Sly
Year: 1867

A Cleveland paper is responsible for


the following: "A man and wife who


have been living on the West side, not


on the most peaceable terms, separated


the other day, and, as the sequel shows,
the wife whom he had taken for bet
ter or worse got the best of it. Having
converted considerable of his property


into cash, with the view of an ultimate
separation from her, he placed the
money-S420O in government bonds
between the lining and outside of his
vest, taking care to have the aperture
through which it reached the deposit
tory carefully sewed by q woman with
whom he was at peace. This woman
told it to friend with al injunction
mot to whisper it for the world That
friend repeated it to another in whom
she had the utmost confidence with
a similar injunction, and the
secret % finally leaked into the
wife's ear. One night, while her
husband was sleeping sound
~, SIG SUOlt lulO his lOOiu, taiA w. ~
his vest, and quickly transferred the
money to her own possession, replacing
it with q medical almanac. In the
morning the husband happened TO be
unusually cross. A quarrel ensued, fol
lowed by an actual separation, he going
to the depot, and she to a national bank
to draw the interest Of the bonds. At
the depot he informed a friend of the
separation, and putting his hand on the
old almanac, said she would regret the
course she had taken, for he had all the
stamps" Swearing he would never re-
turn, he took the Toledo train, with
from $50 to Sl0O in his pocket, and has
not been heard from since. Probably
he has not had occasion to use the
"stamps" in his vest. His wife has gone
to her friends in Indiana, with nearly
1850, including the interest, which
will buy her snug home, or a dozen di-
vorces in that State, if she should hap
pen to get any more unruly husbands.
Year: 1867

GoOsERERRY JAM.-Stalk and crop as
many as you require of ripe, red, rough
sooseberries: put them into the pre-
serving-pan, and as they warm, stir and
bruise them to bring out the juice. Let
them boil for ten pinutes, then add
sugar in the proportion of three-quar-
ters of pound TO every pound of fruit,
and place it on the fire again; let it boil
slowly, and continue boiling for two
hours longer, stirring it all the time to
prevent its burning. When it thickens,
and is jelly-like on plate when cold,
it is done enough. Put it into pots, and
allow it TO remain day or two before
il is covered.
Year: 1867

BEE MYSTERIEs.-The ways and work
ings of bees are mysterious enough to
battle the most scientific observers.
There is no doubt much nonsense writ
ten about them. For instance, the
queen is popularity known as very
swell irdidual, very much larger than
the common bee, and of brighter colors;
this is very poetical. but quite incorrect.
The queen bee is Of precisely the same
color as her subjects. is scarcely any
larger, and can be distinguished from
them only by being little longer in the
body. But there is sufficient of the mar
vellous about the bee kingdom without
necessitating any romance. Take the
act of swarming, for instance; the high
es; flight of science-the electric tele-
graph-is simplicity itself compared
with this extraordinary process. The
first swarm usually alight on bush or
a branch of a tree. Before swarming.
however, some of them collect on the
front board of the hive, to the edge of
which twenty or thirty of them cling;
the others pass over them and hang on
by each other in clusters till the ball is
often as large as mans two fists. When
all is ready and the royal command is
given, they all come pouring out in
stream as thick as mans wrist, and
take turn through the air. Suppose
them to settle on thorn three inches
in circumference, their weight. for the
cluster is as big as boys head, will
bend the thorn stick nearly 10 the
ground Comparatively few of them
have hold of the branch:ithe rest all hold
on by each other. How can those who
have hold bear the weight of the mass!
How long would man held on by the
branch ofa tree ifthe weight of3OO men
were attached to him. And yet we sus-
pect every bee with hold sustains Il
much higher proportion of weight in
the cluster below. This is one of many
mysteries OF creation that mocks at
human science.-Agr Adrertiser, (Seot-
Idnd.) - -