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Year: 1866

Henry the Fourth was instiga-
ted to declare war against the
Protestants, by the Importantly
of his Parliament; whereupon, he
declared that he would make eve
ry member captain of a company
In the army; the proposal was then
unanimously negatived.
Year: 1866

Three boys went bathing in
one of the streams near Oil Creek,
and when they came out they
were so greasy that they could
not stay in their clothes. As fast
as they slipped them on they
would slip off again; and one of
them in a needless moment mar
rowly escaped slipping out of his
skin. On reaching home, their
parents, being exceedingly frugal,
wrung them out and extracted
about fifteen gallons Of pure oil
from the three boys.
Year: 1866

w aStlNUIONj SSP1' -o'


The committee appointed to present the
proceedings of the Cleveland Convention
waited on the President to-day. General
Granger, in the course Of his remarks, referred
to dispatch sent by General Forrest and other
ex-Confederatns, and said "the true spirit OF
the Southern men was there exhibited, and
no one had right to doubt the honesty and
sincerity of their declaration"


The President, in responding, said: While
the war was physical contest, connected OF
course, with intellect and intelligence, as far
as the service of war was concerned, the
struggle now is purely OF civil character,
for the establishment OF basis upon which
our institutions are to rest hereafter. The
query which now arises is, whether the char
acter and genius Of the nation is to be sub
yerted. or whether it is 10 be settled upon
the principles of the Constitution. think
we are now at the most important crisis of
our country's history When we are to Tx
substantial and enduring basis upon which
the institution, of the country are to rest, we
are to return to the constitutional limits, es-
tablishing the great fact that this is gov
erument Of limitations; thnt it has written
COuSllLullOU, uuO IlIlb Ito DNuhN"i'SS "'N w
be observed and strictly guarded II free gov
ernment is to exist, ard coming out of
rebellion we ought to demonstrate to man
kind that O free government cannot exist
upon hatred and distrust and i'll will, and that
with us the time has come for a re-cstablish-
ment of all the relations of the States to the
Federal Government. This l look upon as
beine of equal Importance with any part of
the war, if not the most important part. l
have said more than intended, but | repeat
that the encouragement, the countenance and
the confidence given me, coming from the
source it does, is peculiarly acceptable to me,
and, God being wiling, will, with your help,
continue in the cause have been pursuing
in the effort to save our Government. know
it has been said that the founders OF this
Government are entitled to the most conspicu,
Gus place in history. but my opinion is that
the preservcrs Of the Government should
occupy the most important page.
Year: 1866

DIsMIssED.-One of the examiners in the
Patent Office was recently dismissed by Com
missioner Theaker for malieasance Of office.
1t appears that an inventor arrived in this
city short time since from indiana, bring
ing with him model of breech-loading fire.
arm for which he desired to secure patent.
The model was reterre to the examiner for
inspection and report upon its value. He
had an interview with the inventor and in
formed h.m that it was valuable invention,
but that patent could not be secured, as be
(the examiner) had previously patented q
style of breech.loading arm which contained
ali or nearly ell of the Improvements alleged
to exist in the model submitted for examina'
ton. The examiner, however, promiued that
upon payment of certain sum to him he
would waive his claim, and recommend that
a patent for the arm be issued by the Com
missioner. The inventor at once suspected
that an imposition was to be practIced on
him, and accordingly gave information OF the
facts of the case to the head Of the office: A
dismissal was the result, and gentleman has
been appointed to fill the vacancy whose in
tegrity is above such petty business.--Wash
Chronicle.
Year: 1866

From the crop intelligence which reaches
us from every quarter there is no room to
doubt that the prospect is very discouraging.
There appears to be unusual irregularity in
the character of the crop-some planters re-
porting fair crops, while their neighbors are
making but little. This result, is chiefly, no
doubt, from the uncertainty of labor, and the
different degrees of success in managing the
caprices of freedmen. The singular fact is
stated that in some instances they will not
work as we'll for Northerqpplanters as for
their old masters-though the tendency at


first was to'leave the old plantation for their
new friends. 1t is unquestionably true that
those who have grown up with the negro, and
know his capacity, are best prepared to do
him justice. Those accustomed to white
"help" are very sure to exact more from the
negro than he is willing or able to perform.


The most gloomy feature of our future pros
poets is the report, reaching US from all quar-
ters, that our'planters are disposed to aban-
don farming With free labor, and are seeking
to sell out and leave the country. That farm
ing cannot be carried on under the old gang
system, with general success, is foregone
conclusion. But it does not follow that it is
wise to abandon agricultural pursuits, or leave
tho country.


This year has been peculiarly DISASTROUS
and would have been so under the old slave
system. The natural as well as political ele-
meats seem to have conspired to discourage
the planting interest thisseason. A latespring,
a summer drought and fall deluge, consti-
tute very extraordinary succession of ca
lamities, which no system of labor could over.
come, and which in generation may not oc-
cur again. We therefore would urge our
friends not to form rash conclusions to aban-
don their fair fields, or to give up the emo
bling pursuits of agriculture, but rather ac-
cept the change which has been forced upon
them and change their system of culture. Let
them sell Or lease a portion of their lands, and
by diversifying their crops .seeureaat least
partiaI. relief from the perplexities Of unrelis.
Bile labor. Mnch might be said Of thep profits
of fruit culture, and Of stock raising our
purpose i, merely to throw out an earnest
protest against the policy of abandoning
land which, all in all, is unequaled in its ca
pacity to render rich returns to well-directed
industry. and Sentinel.
Year: 1866

The following lines are not limited to sny par
icular locality, but are applicable to every neigh
oorhood


Would you like to know the secrets
Of your neighbor's house and life?
How he lives, or how he doesn't
And just how he treats his wife7
How he spends his time of leisure,
Whether sorrowful or gay,
And where he goes for pleasure,


To the concert or the play?
IF you wish it, will tell you


Let me whisper to yeu sly
If your neighbor is bat civil,


1t is not your business why.
In short instead of prying %
Into other mems affairs,
IF you do your own but justice


You will have no time for theirs.
Be attentive to such matters :.
As concern yourself alone,
And whatever fortune fatters,


Let your business be your OWN.
One word by way of inis-


Let ME whisper to you sly
If you wish to be respected,


You must cease to be pry.
Year: 1866

CAN'T BEHAVE THEMSELVES ALL AT ONcr.
There is both wit and point in the apology
Southern woman makes Tor the ill.bebavior
of TIE people since they were beaten in the
war:


"We are in exactly the same position as
the little boy whose father had given him q
severe whipping, and then told him to stop
crying Immediately. The little fellow gaze
three or four loud screams; the father appli.
ed the rod again; whereupon the child stop.
ped crying, and looked piteously into his
sire's face, saying: Pa, you are mighty
hard on fellow; do you expect me to ease
off all at once p
Year: 1866

The following, from the Louisville Demo.
crat, shows how an outspoken course on the
part of the Southern pressis appreciated in
"Uilion" latitudes. Policy is bad guide and
the best leaders the people of the South can
now follow are those who,' like Burke, be-
licve it one of the stern, yet needful, duties
of troubled days to divert from untimely con-
cessEons.


Editors of the party based on great NOR.
al ideas are scandalized that Southern papers
should compliment the gallantries of men
who fought in the Confederate service. How
will they do about it? These Southern edi.
tors will sin that way. 1t you'd be very un-
natural if they didn't. Butler and Brownlow
can't help it; and Grant and Sherman
wouldn't if they could. They rather like the
sin; aRd would bemore likely to commit it
themselves than to repress it in Others. It
is hard on men of great moral ideas 10 read
such things but we don't see any help for it.
The South will cease to be men when they
forget those who risked all for them in a
cause they deemed just, even if convinced
that it was sad blunder. We rather think
men are only the more to be trusted when
they don't profess what we know they
can't feel, and don't restrain emotions they
must feel.


We expect honorable men to comply with
their obligations, whether the duty is pleasant
or not. We. don't expect the people South to
repudiate the debt incurred by the Govern
ment they belong to, although they may new.
er relish the object for which the debt was
incurred. They may grant pensions to Union
soldiers-for that is an obligation they incur
in acquiescing in the situation. But if the
Southern people should profess an admira.
ton for the duty of paying the debt, and pro.
fess feeling of gratitude and thankfulness
to the soldiers who whipped the Southern
Confederacy out of existence, it would shake
our faith in their professions generally. We
should, like the Indian, not believe that fish
story either.


Compliance with constitutional and legal
obligations is all that can be asked of q free
people, Their sentiments, sympathies and
opinions are their own, and it is not the busi-
ness Of Government to control or repress
them. The South will never cease to honor
the men who fought in the lost cause. They
will deck the tombs of the fallen with flow
ers. They will celebrate their deeds in prose
and verse. They would not be human if they
did not and Government is not human
that would undertake to find fault with what
is natural and irrepressible, and which springs
from the best feelings of mankind.


Peopleof great moral ideas, like those lately
assembled at Philadelphia; may be above or
below the common feelings of mankind; but
publcans andsinners, whichthe mass Of man.
kind are, will not expect to crush out human
nature"
Year: 1866

The New York correspondent of the


Richmond Examiner writes to that Jour.


nal, under date of October %:


Il speak whereof l know when I saw


that leading men who, as a matter of


principle, oppose all conditions of re-
storatlon as at variance with the Con.
stltutlon and the plighted faith of the
government, unhesitatingly express the
opinion that as a matter of expedieucy
the South should ratify the amendment
TO strengthen the moderate element in
Congress, and so to avert the troubles
which the extreme radicals hold in re-
serve. The opinion is shared by several
eminent Southerners who have been
here long enough to understand the
feeling OF the. North on the subject of
restoration. General Dick Taylor it is
confidently stated, comes within this
category"


The Galveston Bulletin says:


I'VE must learn to welcome with glad
ness as the results of the war, free labor.
the civil equality and constitutional
lreedom OF all men, or we shall have


NNi PSoSc Hoi pIOepeFity. MEN or
the South forget that they are living in
the year of grace 1865, and imagine that
they are living in 1860. They forget that
certain principles have been established
by the blood of half million men, and
that they never can be changed. Like
the laws of the Medes and Persiaus
which altered not, the Union is perpetu-
al, universal freedom is established. and
all men are equal before the law. These
principles are firmly established and
cannot be changed. Nor would the
South have sought to ignore these issues.
but for the influence of fnortht rn parties. |
The same party which encouraged the
South to enter the rebellion and Induced |
her to continue the struggle long after
1t was perfectly hopeless, is now excit-
Ing her to demand better terms than
those offered. When the celebrated
Father O'Leary was told that Profess
tants never would believe in purgatory,
be drily replied, that they might 90
'urther aud fare worse-a fate that we
'ear is in store for the South IL she con.
.inues to persistently reject the terms
offered BY Congress. II, blinded BY her
Year: 1866

The BUILDING OF THE PACIFIC RAIL.
ROAD Across THE PLAINs.-There has
been nothing in all the history of civili-
zation to match the rapid construction
Of the Pacific railroad from the Mis-
souri, river to the Rocky Mountains this
year. We give some details. that
heightens the marvel of the great feat
from the Chicago Tribune:


The first forty miles of track were not
laid until January, 1865, and it was the
middle of April before track -laying COM
menced in earnest. From that time the
work has gone on with unexampled rap.
idity. 1t was literally a race against
time, and time has been beaten. Two
hundred and ten miles of track have been
laid since the middle OF April, and of
these the last one hundred and fifty have
been laid In one hundred consecutive
days, excepting Sundays.


During that time the company have
erected all their necessary buildings in the
most substantial and perfect style, at the
eastern terminus, Omaha. Some idea of
the extent of these shops may be CLEANED
from the fact that they are now turning
out one complete car per diem. On the
building of the road, the working force is
at times equal to Il 600 men. Nine steam
saw mills have been Put up by the com.
Pany, and, with dozen others, kept
Year: 1866

SHOCKING BRUTALITY.-A son and
daughter of Mrs. Moulton of Newark,
Vt, recently beat their mother in a
most brutal manner, because she tried
to obtain possession of a wheel at which
she had been spinning. She is so injured
that, even if she RECEIVERS, she will re-
main crippled for life. Msr. Moulton is
considered a worthy and respectable
lady by all who know her. She was
only rescued from death by her husband,
who came in from the field and found
her lying nearly dead upon the floor.
No punishment has been inflicted upon
the 'fiendish children.
Year: 1866

own folly, she will not see the deception


practised upon her by northern parties,


but continue to take their promises as
genuine, then she must and will suffer
the penalty of her folly. That party


which is urging the South TO reject the
Constitutional Amendment does not


represent the people of the North; they
are now playing the same tune they have
so often played before: Trust us a little
longer, we will certainly win next time.
Like the ruined gamester, they are in
constant hope of gaining the prize which
always eludes their grasp. Let but the
men OF the South discard the advice OF
those that have deceived them so often,
and follow their own substantial con.
victions of right, and all will be WELL"
Year: 1866

THE CONDEMNED FBYIANs.-A cores
pondent of the Buffalo Commercial saws
the Canadian authorities were long ago
directed by the home government not to
resort to extreme measures in the case
of the Fenian prisoners in Canada, even
though they should be found guilty and
sentenced to death.
Year: 1866

G<g Senator Wright of New Jersey
whose death has been so frequently re-
ported by telegraph and through the
press within the past year, died at his
residence in Trenton on Thursday morn
ing last.
Year: 1866

New PAPER.-We are informed that ].
H. Waggoner, formerly editor of the Rich
land county Obseruer, is about to start a
new paper at Richland Center. He is an
energetic young man, and can get up quite
readable paper; and we are pleased that
his absence from the editorial corps of the
state is about to be brought to close
We wish him abundant success.
Year: 1866

W- Wheeler & Co. are moving their
large stock Of goods from their old stand
to the new store opposite the court house
We are informed that an immense stock
of new goods are on their way froll the
east. Their arrival will be duly announced
in the CHRONICLE.
Year: 1866

The undersigned would respectfully announce to all
his old comrades in the army, that he is prepared to
collect the additional Bounty authorized by the late
act of Congress.


Bring along your discharges. Office in Court House
up stairs.


n49-w4 Claim Agent.
Year: 1866

We would call the attention of the pub
lie generally to the fact that the executive
committee of the agricultural society are
using strenuous exertons to make our
fair, to be held on the 25th and 26th Of the
present month, the success which it ought
to be. A reference to our extra of week
before last, containing the premium list,
and to the premium list published in pam
phlet form, and generally circulated thro'-
out the county, will show a considerable
increase in the amounts of premiums offer
ed and a comparison of the list with that
of other county fairs, in this and neighbor-
ing states, tells fayorably Of the liberality
and public spirit of the society in this re-
spect. The executive committee in their
circular state remaining Indebtedness of
two hundred dollars, and the necessity of
certain repairs upon the hal and grounds.
1t is hoped that the proceeds of the forth
coming fair will be sufficient to remove
this Indebtedness entirely, and leave a bal


ance on hand. 70 the accomplishment of
this end, and the advancement of those in
terests which it is the object of the society
to foster, let all classes of our people con-
tribute with their presence, their products,
and their practical information upon sub
jects within the scope Of the exhibition.
Year: 1866

END OF VOLUME FoUR.-The present
number completes the fourth volume Of
the CHRONICLE; this, therefore, is a good
time to subscribe. Our terms are the
same as heretotore-$l,5 so in advance, and
$500 if not paid within six months.
Quite number ef our subscribers will see
by reference to the date after their name
on their paper, that their subscription ex-
pires about this time It would be a great
accommodation if they would hand in the
amount due without delay
Year: 1866

The FEDERAL LAND TAx-The new
tariff or revenue bill, acted on by the Senate
and now in the House, provides as the for
mer bill did, which was postponed, that the
collection of the land tax in the States lately
in rebellion shall be postponed until the 1st
January, 1868. We trust this proviso as to
the land tax may pass, either in the tariff
bill or separate bill. Judge Kelly, the
author of the law to feed the suffering poor
of the South, and other radicals so-called,
are in favor of it.
Year: 1866

! THF MAlLs.--Wc have, now a tri-weekly


mail from st. Louis, coming through from


that place in four days, but, unfortunately


about one half of the time the mail goes


through to Fort Smith, and does not return


here until two days afterward. Who is at


blame for this we do not know; but it is ccr-


tainly great annoyance TO the citizens ofthis


place as well as those below here on the route


to Little Rock. Under the present arrange


ment the mail from st, Louis for Little Rock
and all points between there and here goes to
Fort Smith and is detained there and at this
place, by loss of connection about four days.
This is an outrage, and somebody is at falt
who, we cannot say. If Col. Harrison is yet
acting as special agent, he should give it his
attention.


We are informed that tho mail is put in a
bag at Fayetteville, and fastened with brass
lock; the Postmaster at this place is not pro-
yided with key to unlock it. Now the of
flee at this place should have the brass key in
stead Of the office at Fort Smith-if there is
to be but one key-for the reason that at this
place all packages for Little Rock and points
between, should be stopped here, and then
they would 90 down on the same day of their
arrival. There is no need of brass key at
Fayetteville; the through mail from Spring
field Mo, should come under brass lock to
this point, and all mail matter for points be-
tween here and Springfield should be put in
the way mail. On the stage route between
here and Fayetteville there l. not Post flee
in operation, no ono on the route no is capa-
bic of doing the business being able to take the
oath prescribed.


We have also Il tri-weekly mail from Little
Rock. carried in stages; the route ending here
as should also the route from Springfield, No.,
and then have daily line between here and
Fort Smith, which would accommodate the
citizens on botn sides of the river to a much
greater extent than the present arrangement
Year: 1866

CRIME.-Therc appears to be n perfect ear
niral of crime in the northern States: every
exchange that we open has more or less ac-
counts Of horrible murderSwifc-ki killing.
raIes, rohbcries. and every thing known in the
catalogue of crime, and that the most hdeous
We believe the war through which we have
just pas sod, has been in its effects more dcmor-
alizing in the North than the South. In this
section of the country, we rarely have a MUIR
der or other great crime to record. Long may
1t continue to be so
Year: 1866

New and Fresh
Were purchased in New York. direct from
Importers and Manutacturers. during the late
panic in gold, and As we pay no second profit
to JobbcrS, we respectfully invite the attcn-
ton of parties who wish to rcpenish their
stocks.


We rcctify our own Whisky, and defy COM
petition.


We are prepared to make liberal advance,
on Cotton. and shall pay strict attention to
Year: 1866

MExIoo.-Washington is again rife
with rumors that definite arrangements
regarding the Mexican invasion had
been agreed upon by cur own and tho
French governments to the effect that
Louis Napoleon shall withdraw all his
troops, and that the United States shall
peledge itself not to interfere with Max
Imilians occupancy of the Mexican
throne or allow its citizens to do so, but
shall leave him to stand or fall before
the opposition of the republicans on his
own merits, backed only by his few
Austrian and Belgian soldiers and such
of the natives as choose to adhere to
him. This is the third or fourth time
that reports of this nature have gained
currency aud many are disposed to be-
lieve them; but persons who are sup
posed to fully understand the relations
between this country and France, and
the designs Of our country in reference
to Mexico, do not think that the inva-
sion business will be settled in this
way,
Year: 1866

RAILROAD IMPRoyBMRKTs.-Th Rens-
salaer and Saratoga Railroad Company
is erecting a large freight house on
Green Island, about five hundred feet
long, intended to accommodate twenty
or more cars while loading and unload
ing. An addition to the track of over
five hundred feet in length is nearly
completed, which will greatly facilitate
the making up aud passing Of trains.
More freight has offered during the sum
mer season than the road could move,
but the accommodations viii soon be
ample, aud the transit OF all cOmmodl-
ties will be rapid. We should not be
surprised if double track between
Bailston aud Saratoga should soon sug-
gest itself as demand of necessity.
The able men who manage this road
have an eye to every advantage, and no
outlay will be spared TO meet the increas-
Ing demands Of business and travel
Troy Press.
Year: 1866

Town AGENTs.-Town Agents are
doubtless often imposed upon by per-
sons who obtain from them liquor un-
Ger false pretenses, Our law provides
for all such cases, aud needs only to be
put in force in the respective towns in
order to put a quietus upon such doings.
Here is the law


'If any person shall procure or at
tempt to procure Of any authorized
agent in the State any Intoxicating
liquors by falsely representing the puf-
pose for which it is intended by him to
be used, such person SO procuring it, or
attempting to procnrc it, shall forfeit
and pay into the Treasury Of this State
the sum of ten dollars for each offence
together with costs of prosecution"