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Year: 1866

Cholera never attacks the body except
in its time of weakness; hence, as from
the fast of the previous twelve hours or
more, the body is weakened, breakfast
should be taken before going outside the
door in cholera times, and it gives a
power of resistance against the poison
GUS qualities of an infected night air,
and for the same reason, when the body
is weak and tired by the labors of the
day, it should not only be kept from the
night air, but should be fortified by a
warm ard early supper. t


Exposure to the hot sun Of a simmer
mid day should be avoided, nor should
any labor or occupation be continued
until exhaustion The time TO stop work
is when the feeling of tiredness first be-
gins to force itself upon the attention.


Eat only plain nourshing food, such
as meat, bread, rice, the starches, with
milk, eggs, oranges and lemons As
fruit and vegetables in cities are sure to
be more or less stale before they can be
used, it is better to discard them alto
gether.


Personal cleanliness is imperative, and
scarcely needs TO be insisted on. But all
these things are useless against uncleaned
houses and yards. Each householder
should make it matter of conscience
to keep his dwelling and place of busi-
ness scrupulously clean from cellar to
attic, aud from the middle of the street
to the rear Of his lot


Do not let the mind be perplexed by
questions as to the contagiousness, or
probability, or the infectious nature of
the cholera, or as to the value of quar-
antine, for none of these things will, of
themselves, prevent an attack of cholera
in any case but bear in mind alway
that perfect and infallble exemption,will
be the result of personal and domiciIiary
cleanliness, of plain and regular mode
of living and of composed, confident
and fearless mind
Year: 1866




1t has been represented to this office
that in some instances Assistant Asses
sors have used their official positions to
secure the nomination to local Offices and
it is urged that their relation to the tax
payer is such that they may use the
position to their personal adyan-
tage if so disposed 1t is also believed
that the position of candidate for office
before the people is unfavorable to that
strict impartiality which is so essential
to the proper discharge of the duties of
Assistant Assessor. The Secretary Of
the Treasury has therefore directed that
notice be issued that the acceptance of
n nomination for an elective Of
fee by any Assistant Assessor
will be taken as evidence
that he no longer desires to retain his
position. Assessors are instructed to
promptly furnish the name Of an assist
ant who may accept or who is known 10
be seeking a nomination for any such
office, in order that a successor may be
forthwith appointed.


THos. HARLAN, Act. Com'r
Year: 1866

A CHINESE LODGING HoUsE.--There is in
Pekin a House wih Chicken Feathers, where
houseless vagabonds may sleep for one mill
(the tenth part of a cent? a night. In an i'm
mense hall the floor is covered two or three
feet thick with chicken feathers The customers
are introduced into this hall and take the first
place they can find l. they disappear in the feath-
ers as if they were in water. All ages and both
sexes lie pell-mell together. Over this downy
bed hangs a canopy as large as the hall itself
the canopy is made of felt and is perforated with
as many oval holes as the hall may contain sleep
e~7 Whom the hcnr is struck for closing the
doors this canopy is lowered to the floor. Every
sleeper hastens TO thrust his head through hole
in order to breathe fresh air and escape being
suffocated by the feathers At the hour of rising
a gong sounds and each sleeper pulls his head
out of the hole to avoid being strangled by the
canopy, which is pulled up to the ceiling by
blocks and pulleys. This secures the waking of
all the dodgers. They then all go to the office
and pay their mill for the nights lodging.
Year: 1866

THANK GoD we have loyal and brave Con,
press who will save the Government and loyal
people from the conspiracy of traitor Presi-
dent. In two brief years will have Union
man in the Presidential chair, and the little pro-
slavery Gar will retire to some sequestered
spot, as Benedict Arnold did, and pass the rem
nant of his miserable existence desplsed and
ioathed by the patriotic millions OF the Re-
public -Enorri{e Wing.
Year: 1866

THE New York Tribune says &c If there is
one offence for which we should like to see the
pillory e-established-witha accessory ear-sitting
and scourging with thongs-t is the publication
of scandals on the private lives of public men,
Year: 1866

| From the Mobile Advertiser.


Two fair and buxom maidens, who have
passed the rubicon of their teens managed
! to accumulate handsome little sum by hard
| ard honest toll in the city of Augusta, and
embarked in husine9s in one of the corner
stores of that thriving burgh, They were
| quite successful, and made sufficient money
to invest in fifteen bales Of cotton. While
they were thus progressing in the road to
wealth and happiness, dashing young man
| one OF the numerous progressing adven-
| turers from the North-happened along one
| day, and the eldest sister became infatuated
with him. Her affection was reciprocated
| by the young man, and after a brief period
of love making, peculiar to most marriages,
they resolved to unite their fortunes, and
the wedding took place on the first of Feb
ruary. The happy young wife was induced
by bright promises of her Sweet William to
turn the store and cotton into money and
take q wedding tour, after which they were
to start in business on a larger scale. She
fully confded in him and sold out. The
husband got possession of the money, and
left with his wife and her sister for Mobile.
On the way to this place he made the we'd
ding tour merry by paying out like prince
and living like a lord. They arrived here
in the early part of last week, and it seems
mat the " fond young husband" had whitfield
the capital down to the paltry sum of $780,
The wife was filled with grave suspicious
but said nothing.


On Thursday, William borrowed her
watch and jewelry, on some slight pretext,
when the terrible truth of his design flashed
upon her. She, however. kept her own
counsel, resolving to keep close watch on
him. Sure enough, she discovered that he
had taken out the trunks, and all she had
in the world. No time was lost ia procur-
ing the services of two Of our sharpest detec
tives. They traced the abscouding husband
to the mail boat and from that he had lost
his passage, and went to the Battle House
with the trunks. The wife was sent to him,
and quietly asked why he had changed their
boarding house without saying a word to
her about it. This put the husband off his
guard, and she induced him to go down
street With her TO look at store which she
was informed could be rented very cheap.
He accompanied his injured wife, and she
led him to the station house, where he was
furnished with the room to which she had
alluded. His name is Wm. Moler, but we
refrain from giving the maiden name of the
young lady so yillainnusly duped by tho
heartless wretch, He Is now under bond of
$500, and in duranoe vile Some efforts
have been made TO get him released, but thus
far they have proved unavsiling. The young
wife and her sister are now in our city, and
in possession Of only $3.50 of the handsome
sum placed in the hands of this nice young
man.
Year: 1866

AID FoR Mss. DAVIS AND P4MLF,-We
learn that u number of generous ladies Of
this city, on information that the family Of
Mr.. Davis, who is now and has long been in
confinement as the leader Of the Southern
cause In thG late unfortunate struggle for .
separate nationality, arc IN circumstances Of
need, and feeling that it Is a duty and a
privilege to assist as they may be able the
family thus deprived Of their natural pro-
tec.or, have determined to make up purse
for Mrs. Davis, which will be sent forward
as soon as practicable. We shall be able in
a day or twp TO publish the names Of the
ladies hayirg the matter in charge, and to
inform thosl desiring to contribute where
and how thsy can 6os So


The ladies feel that Mr. Dayis, although
by position lhe head Of the l4le ConfedeFacy,
was in reality no more guilty than the mass
Of the Southern people, and that at least
while he Is In duranoe, they cannot permit
his family 70 suffer for lack Of pecuniary
means.-M5de Adr. and Rec.
Year: 1866

TILTIEG HooPs AT recent ball
given in New Orleans young lady
wore the tiIting hoop II is said that
while in the midst of one Of her liveliest
waltzes, it was discovered to be op FIRE,
and in moment all her 6nery was con-
sumed, and it was only by generous
contribution Of skirts, balmorals, ETC.,
on the part of the ladies present, that
she was saved from severe burning.
Some idea Of her style Of dancing, and
of the tilting capacity of her hoop, may
be formed when 1t is further stated that
her dress caught fire from one of the
chandeliers hanging from the ceilingl
Year: 1866

1TA gentleman from the Superior
country, of truth and veracity, asserts
that snow has fallen there the past sea
son, by actual measurement to a total
depth of seventy feet-La Crosse Dem.


That story seems rather extravagant,
but there is no telling what they will do
up in that region. The story is not
more incredible than many others We
find in the Democrat as editorial.
Year: 1866

President, on tho ground thst he stood on
tho same footing with other rebel paroled
prisoners Of WAT. He Is just as good Union
man as Mayor Monroe, or thousand others
that enjoy tho smiles of tho great Mogul Of
the White House and hold Eat o1fccs.
Year: 1866

From the Speech in New York City. last week, Of


the Hon. JACK RODGERs, Of New Jersey.l


They were told by that leading Radical,
General BuTLER--[ [hisses don't hiss him
he is brave and glorious General, you
know? ICries Of Gle stole the money Of
New Orleans."1 No matter, he went there
for the peoples good. But was like King
WILLIAM when he invaded England, and
said he came for the peoples good. He was
answered he came for all their goods. Some
one has sung or Gen. BUTLER:


General BUTLER was q soldier brave


And n soldier brave was he,


Bat he had for silver spoons


A partiality. Great laughterl


In answer to some question from the
crowd, the speaker said he referred TO the
great military feat of blowing the bulkhead
out Of the Dutch Gap Canal. NAPOLEON
said to his soldiers that forty centuries
looked down on them from the pyramids,
but he would like TO know how many CEN
turies look down on the martial figure of
BUTLER as he stood that day on the top Of
The bulkhead Of that great Institution the
Dutch Gap Canal. HOMER had sung of
ACHILLES and the siege Of Troy, but still
many doubted If ACHILLES ever existed.
But no scholar IN the future would ever be
puzzled TO find when BUTLER lived, for
Gen. GRANT has bottled and corked him in
Immortality. From the crowd-"What
of Fort Fisher7"l Well, he was proving
before the committee that Fort Fisher could
not be taken, when the thunder Of its guns
announced its fall. He found fault with
GRANT for having paroled prisoners, but he
never paroled any himself 4 voice: "Be-
cause he never took any,"
Year: 1866




THE New ATTORNEY GENERAL--The New Orleans
Picayune saws that Henry Stansberry recently APP
pointed to the attorney generaship vice Speed, re-
sides in Campbell county, Kentucky. He is gentle
man somewhat advanced in lfe-of dignifed manners
and sudious habits; of very great ability and pride
in his profession For many years he has been the
foremost member of the bar of Ohio, devoting HIM
self almost exclusively to the profession; taking but
moderate and always conservative part in the pot
ical contests of the day under the old Classification
of partes-of wings and democrats-he belonged to
the former and since the extinction OF these old par
ties. he has generally acted with the party which
seemed to be most national in its character He has
always been very decided opponent Of the radical
abolition party


"Mr Stansberry's accession TO the cabinet will be a
great intellectual reinforcement of that portion of it
which supports, in good faith the policy of the presi
dent He is just the to catch and ferret out the
schemes of the presidents enemies, who pride them
selves on the unparalleled auddcity of remaining at
the presidents council board and sharing his conf
deuee, for the purpose Of betraying and defeating
him. 1t will be great relief in many respects, to the
country, TO be rid Of attorney general Speed He
was evidently out of his sphere; his position and
duties were quite above his capacity and unfortunately
lie did not know it. In behalf OF the press, can
not but express our gratitude to him for his re-
tirement thereby saving from the duty and labor
OF publishing his eXceedngl " weak and clumsy though
very ambitious efforts 10 display himself political
/ writer"
Year: 1866

The CHOLERA IN EURoPE.-The city of Amieus
has been deemated BY the cholera and the disease at
latest accounts, was still raging there. The empress
Eugenie had appeared in person at the place and was
received, of course with the greatest enthusiasm.


The Constitutional in speaking of the visit of the
empress, remarks: " Whencourage and devotion are
in question, nothing astonishes on the part Of the
empress That august lady has accustomed France to
consider bcrosm and charity in her a simple matter
If cnurse
Year: 1866

To Andrew Heron, attorney general, Lou siana
You will call ON Gen Sheridan, or whoever may be
in command for sufficient force to sustain the civil an-
thorties in suppressiug all illegal or unlawful assem-
bes, who usurp or assume to exercise any power or
authority without first having obtained the consent Of
the people Of the State.


If there be a convention, let it be composed of del
egates chosen from the people of the whole State.
The people must first be consulted in reference to
changing the organic law of the State. USurpations
will not be tolerated The law and the constitution
must be sustained, and thereby peace and order


ANDprv JOHNSON
Year: 1866

Each Of these was negro, though might have
been a mulatto.


Thus stood things for an hour. Sorties seemed TO
be made but we had no desire to take part IN tue
combat, and vet might have been taken for combat,
ant remained until knock al the door announced
officer who told that the way was clear to go out


As we went down and out we found the great doors
of the representative hall closed. As we came oy'
there a rush from the inside towards the door,
but it not opened, and no attack was made IRON
/ it or on it.


The crowd outside had been pushed back by the Po-
lice equally toward Common street. few policemen
in possession of the lower front door WePisseu
away and did see until after taking afouhu
to find how much the excitement preVaihhS e!Se
where. We heard again repeated shots, and return


ing found the hall empty the chairs and desks broken
and tour or five of the unfortunate victims OF lucen
diary advice lying in around it.


We have remarked that when we first entered the
building, the street in front lined with negroes
few white men were in sight When we came OUT tile
scene changed; in front few policemen Out
at Canal and Common streets white men alone
The police seemed to be doing their utmost TO pre-
serve the peace and keep back the excited crown
Beyond the immediate neghborhood OF the hati ne
groes were passing, attending to their business as
usual unmolested and unhurt.


We mentioned in tile hearing of policeman tha
we in the hall when the firing began, when ne
kindly and quietly advised us-thnking that we mgh
be member of the so-caled convenuon-not 10 men


ton it too loudly among the excited crowd. Hhei


told that we only pressed into proximity to IT. III
, as well as seemed relieved.


We would also say that while we were surveying


the scene Dryades street from the hail. prominently


appeared officer in the uniform of the United States
who was assisting the police in keeping oack IN
! crowd, and who heartily cheered by the people
he did So Otherwise until late hour, there was no
soldier to be seen Later in the day the soldiers re
Iieved the police and all remained, aud we trust v"
, remain Ouet,
Year: 1866

In a late number of the Country
Gentleman we find the following
recipe for asthma, communicated
by MI. W. o. Hickok of Harris.
burg, Pa.


/ have a son, six years old, that
had the asthma in the most dis,
tressing form for some three or four
months, when he was one or two
years old. We tried everything we
could hereof without getting reliet
till we were told to rub his neck
and breast with petroleum, and we
tried it both crude and refined, ex.
periencing very speedy relief and
a final and permanent cure; for he
has not once had a return of 1t, and
is now a very healthy child.
Year: 1866

THERE Is proverb: a father can more
easily MAINTAIN six children than six chill


dren can one fsther.n Luther relates this
story: There was once father who gave
up everything to his children-his house, his
fields, his goods-and expected for this the
children would support him; but after he
had been sometime with the eldest son, The
latter grew tired of him, and said to him,


Father, had son born to me this night,
and there, where your arm chair stands, the
cradle must come; will you not, perhaps,
go to my brother, who has large roomP''
After he had been some time with the second
son, he also grew tired of him, and said,


"Father, you like warm room, and that
hurts my head. Wont you go to my broth
er, the baker?" The father went, and after
he had been some time with the third son,
he also found him troublesome, and said to
him: Father, the people run in and out
here all day, as if it were pigeon house,
and you cannot have your noon-day sleep;
would you not be better off at my sister
Kate's, near the town wall?" The old man
remarked to himself " Yes, will do so;
will go and try it with my daughter" She
grew weary ofhim, and she was always so
fearful, when her father went to church or
anywhere else, and was obliged to descend
the stairs; and at her sister Elizabeth's s there
there were no stairs to descend, as she lives
on the ground floor. For the sake of peace
the old man assented, and went to the other
but, after some time she too became
tired of him, and told him by third person
that her house near the water was too damp
for man who suffered with the gout and
her sister, the grave digger's wife, at St.
Johns had much drier lodgings. The old
man himself thought she was right, and went
outside the gate to his youngest daughter,
Helen, but after he had been three days with
her, her little son said to his grandfather,


Mother said yesterday to cousin Elizabeth
hat there was no better chamber fer you
han such one as father digs" The words
Iroke the old mans heart, so that he sank
Jack in his chair and died.
Year: 1866

Andrew Lee came home at evening from
the shop where he had worked all day, tired
and out of spirits; came home to his wife,
who was also tired and out of spirits.


"a smiling wife and cheerful home
what paradise it would beln said Andrew
10 himself, as he turned his eyes from the
clouded face of Mrs. Lee, and sat down with
knitted brows and a moody aspect.


Not word was spoken by either. Mrs.
Lee was getting supper, and she moved about
with weary step.


"Come, " she said at last, with a side glance
al her husband.


There was invitation in the word only,
none in the voice of Mrs. Lee.


Andrew arose and went to the table. He
was tempted to speak an angry word, but
controlled himself and kept silent. He could
find no fault with the chop, nor the sweet
homemade bread, nor the fragrant tea
They would have cheered his inward man,
if there had only been CLEAN of sunshine
on the face of his wife. He noticed that she
did not eat.


"Are you not well, MaryG" The words
were on his lips, but he did not utter them,
for the face of his wife looked so repellant
that he feared an irritating reply. And so,
in moody silence, the twain sat together un-
til Andrew had finished his supper.


As he pushed his chair back his wife arose
and commenced clearing off the table.


"This is purgatoryr' said Lee to himself,
as he commenced walking the floor of their
little breakfast room, with his hands thrust
desperately away down in his trowsers
pockets, and his chin almost touching his
breast.


After removing all the dishes, and taking
them into the kitchen, Mrs. Lee spread a
green cover on the table, and placing fresh
trimmed lamp thereon, went out and shut
the door after her, leaving her husband alone
with his unpleasant feelings. He took long,
deep breath, as she did so, paused in his
walk, stood still for some moments, and
then drawing paper from his pocket, sat
down by the table, opened the sheet, and
Year: 1866

Colds are generally considered but simple
things, and, as a natural consequence, are
too much neglected. How often do you
hear the remark, "ohl it is only cold. "
True, only cold, but what is being done
for itH Frequently nothing. Many long
and dangerous, and sometimes fatal fit of
illness might be prevented by paying that
proper attention to a cold which itso seriously
demands. Most of the causes of consumption
come from cold being in the first instance
neglected. To many other diseases does it
also give rise. In climate like this, where
we have sometimes two and three changes
in day, 1t is impossible to avoid taking
Year: 1866

PRIVATE FAMILY WILL LET, WITH BOARD


~ pleasant airy Rooms TO gentleman and wife gentle
men; BATH &c other boarders. Seventy eighth
street seventh house east Of Third avenue side Call
for week.
Year: 1866

FURNISHING GooDs Remington 4 Co.,
at Nickoll's Block, continue to keep first
class stock Of Gents Furnishing Goods At
their o'd stand, and to manufacture the
sa ne to order in the best kind of style.


VgRY NAuanrr. We understand thal
King Hiram is Dragging about town that h
was too much for Cook upon the stump
That is very naughty Of the Kiog. bu after
al it is the only way any body would eveI
find it out
Year: 1866


"a Life on the Ocean Wavef"
The man who wrote it was green;
He never has been to sea,


And wave be never has seen.
He never has seen wave


As it dashed Ger the vessels deck;
He never has seen a fire at sea,
Or been floating upon wreck.
He never has been aroused


From his mornings gentle doze
By the sound of the splashing water
As 1t fell from the horrid hose.
He never has heard a man


Scrubbing right over his head,
With noise sufficient to rouse
From the grave the slumbering dead.
He never has seen woman
Growing thinner day by dag,
And leaning over the vessels side,
Throwing her life away,
While the people look carelessly on;
Though in tears the woman may be,
And unfeelingly say it is nothing at all,
Only the roll of the sea.
And oh! he has never been sea-sick,
And crept into bed in his coat,
While every motion increased his "throes.
And his afeelings" were in his throat.
That man may have sailed in boat
In some puddle or in sound,
But if he has been to sea, and wrote
Such song, he deserves to be drown'd.