VOLUME A Man of Sympathy. t aui a man of sympathy. The mis fortunes of my fellow mortals have al ways moved uie with pity, their wrongs with indignation, and their happiness with jjladnesl Thus from the days of my ehil hood have my friends poured in to" my sympathizing earthe stories of their grief, anger and joy, always sbure to | awaken in my breast kindred emotions j How often when at boarding-school have j my comrades beseeched mc to corneal in my room tlio sack of «ppl« which they | were suspected of stealing; an 1 ">w i ten, when the sack of apples weie 1 covered, have I— in durance vile, smnr ti nB from the effects of ratan-heaped imprecations upon that fruit so prod uc j live of wo to the human race. 1 r in our ghindmotlier I'.vo down to the sympathi zing schoolboy, Samuel Wilkius. When Dick came to ino with a graphic account of Tom's tyranny, my heart Ic canto brin.full of indignation, and when, an hour or two Inter, '.omoaoieto me with a graphic account of f'ick s mean ness, how my contempt found vent in words only lets vehement than those ol Tom's, and how the next day—Tom and ; Dick having bccoiuo fast friends again, and having administered to me a sound thrashing for my "double laced hypocri M y"_.(li,l I deplore my sympathising na- . ttire. Ji is a matter of no little wonder to | me that 1 have found, throughout my Jife, so many friends involved in pecuni ary difficulties whi confl lc to mo i heir misfortunes in such hc.irtrenderiiig terms that 1 at last fair.y implore them tonmki use of my purse as if it were their own which request they have so liters' lly com plied with, that 1 have never a pent id the money back. And now, although it may pain )!!<' ! excessively to enter into the details ol the gseitt misfortune ot my life, yet to the warning of all young men who Iskt myself are possessed of a soul easily mov ! cd to pity, t will do violence to my own feelings at. 1 relate as cainly as possible the sorrowful event. 1 was devoted to Miss Drown, and al though naturally modest, flattered my- : golf that 1 did not altogether waste my Affections on the tleseit air. On the: evening oi'the 25th of June, 18— (I shall I never lot get the date.) 1 nerved myscll and directed steps to the of Miss llrown, resolved to end my MIS j pense antl offer my heart, etc. etc. 15ut j Miss Brown wasnot at Viouie. As I soi rowfully wentled my way homeward, 1 passed the residence of Miss Kobinson, a yoUiiif lady who was fast approaching that (Jnb/.his period denominated a "certain age." My evil genius prompted me to enter. 1 found Miss Robinson apparent ly sunk to the deepest depths of dc»p -n and weeping. IWo.Vpdly utovfsd, 1 ap proached and implored her to confide to nic the cause of her gr.ct, so that it I could not assuage it.l might at least mourn with h-r. She at first rcfused.buf at last moved by entreaties, in broken ut terance told mc tho story of her Woe. Mr. Codriugton having ensnared her youthful affections, and having repeated ly avowed his love, now had ceys«d call ins her, and was pay.ng great atten tion to Miss Brown. My first impulse was to proceed immediately to castigate the heathen. Mr. Codrington but 'reuiem berinv; that he was reported to be untitle] t in the manly art, I desisted, and conten ted myself with li an!" ■ t—to act thus to vard a young anil help less orphan!" she cried. '■ Weep nt," I said, consolingly, "1 will be your lather, mother, brother, hus band." '•Ah!" she exclaimed, sinking upon my shoulder. At this moment the door opene I.and Miss Uobinson's elder brother entered. 1 rose, and Miss U ibtusou, with the great est sang froid, said: "Augustus. 1 believe you are already acquainted with Mr. Wilkins, but lei me introduce hi to as your future brother in-iuw. I stood struck with amazeuiout as he grasped my hand. • '•Mr. Wiik.ns," he exclaimed, "1 kuow of iio persju 1 w >uld preler to you as a brothel. •" diut—" den leavored tyjeKjdain. "One who possesses so many qualities nl ibe lie 11 an I heart to h.iu ell beloved by alt bis frit)uis.'' be cou.iuu ed. • v i»u: really—" 1 !>ga';« jrvniuieuce-; when a e .teied the apart incut. " Mr. Kmi b Mr. H Hi.-**. d ..ib-red fori' u " rheif-iiV ual v.-u. ii-- i;ev. . ■ • 1 »iy* fiL -• . ~y ... .i. -. „ irustus," soon ufter left. 1 tt|i) convinced that Miss dtobinson must have jiasscd a very pleasant evening. Mr. Smith evi det tly endeavored to be very agreeable; but, in the midst of a sentence, his eye would catch mine fixed upon him with an expression of intense hatred—the sen tence ended in stu indistinct murmur, and be uiovod his chair farther l'rom mc. d endeavored to speak; but my tongue clave to the roof of my mouth. Thus we sat in silence, only broken by convul sive but vain attempts at conversation, while hour after hour passed by. d was determine ! not to depart until 1 had an explanation with Miss Robinson, but Mr. Smith, his countenance strongly express ive of embarrassment and fear, sat im movable. lat last gave up the contest and, bowing dubio sly to Miss Robinson, stifllv to Mr. Smith, left the house. llow 1 Jilted that man! d have since learned that ho thou lit 1 was an escaped lunatic, and was determined not to leave Miss Robinson unprotected. No works cm portray the agony dex j.erienced for the next day and night,us I sat in my room contriving means to es cape from my involuntary engagement, j Hut no plan presented itself.and, unable to bear tho solitude any longer, on the l veiling oi'the 27th I called on Miss Brown, j She was "not at home." Fur four suc cessive cven'ngs I was sent despairing from her door, but on the fifth 1 was ad u.itted. Mis- Brown greeted me warm ly, and introduced me to Mr. Codriugton. [ was hardly seated before she commen ced to congratulate me on my approach ing marriage with .Miss liubiijsoß. In vain did I attempt, to deny it. .Miss Brown sai l she had it on good authority, and laughingly asserted that it was al w.t-ys the way, but lie thought it was non sense to make any secret of it, and finish ed the sentence with au expressive glance at Mr. Codriugton. which individual's va catit countenance was immediately illu mined with a conceited simper. I could stand it no longer, and hurriedly left. On entering my gloomy tb.uiicil, I found a note awaiting mc, running thus : " MR. W II.KINS : Your conduct is in famous. My brother threatens to horse i whip you. luit. 1 have restrained him, and he promises to wait uytil to morrow. MATII.UA ANNA ROEINSOM." " I'. S —l will beat home this even ing." Ino longer hesitated. The ..ext day's steamer carried n.c to Europe, whence i did not return uuiil 1 lueard of the mar j rfa'.:o of Miss Brown to Mr. Codrington aid. sit a long interval, that of Missllob inson to Mr. Smith. The Romance of Denmark. A writer at the Loudon .d<«i«'»mthus describes the romantic phases of JJen mat k; It is a regit n lying cine upon the bor ders of a sea whose white breakers roll northward until they turn to ice near the pole; a flat, low-lying shore, behind which are landscapes green and quiet. The waves moan, the clouds gatheir. Odin rides by on the wings of the wind, antl a fLsli of lightning shows Uertnod flying from Vulhal to tho nether spirits, dhe elements roar, and the old deities live again as in mythology's morning. Then tile tempest vanisnes, and a softer spirit steals upon tbe scene Tho sea lies calm and still, murmuring in a low voice; tl)e shore and landscape wear tho sun shine that pours upon then, in a golden ■shower. Voii bear a sweet voice singing. ,ii is yonder ineriiiaitlen combing out bet yellow hair, smiling freshly and luring lovesick youths to their destruction. Tlic fisher mending his line besides his I.u: ln-eds her not, fur be lias just caught j a fish WHO is au enchanted prince, and j who has prt tui-ed unbounded riches for being reeonsigtul Ito the saj. Close by tho rocks :t little maiden wanders d etm ily; let her beware, for hard by lurks a beaut ful merman; ready to lure her with ; soft speeches to bis home under the Wat ' er. All is peaceful, sunny, still; so sweet, you would never dream the spirits of the earth, water and air were so wick ed But bark 1 A roar aa of thunder breaks from ynndpr great cavern, wherein lies a dragon huge aud 'crrible, whose food is human flesh, and whose lair is Mrewii w.:h huni ui bones. Fortunately thee is approach ng a boll knigh'. clad 'd glittering arm tr. who w llspee lily put in eel to the pranks of thr scaly monger, lajjve the i-.t shore and walk inland; cv i cry flower, ei.er LeaJj is peopled wi.u tiny Ipe tple sub as h tuuso i the ijuuiutu >ri*i ! wood near Alliens, where love -o'k T.t t j tiia I sj.cfi lung a l.|' in lie a;- • ctrs of [ Buily Bottom- Uirnb this Utile piii j '.H'liee. air! yot| wi.i ere In; g £:id youuclt | ici tig new i'u'vf.. Who «re th.-»e w'n • j etuw lauc.ug'u, wtj t i '.viii'iv, with r ti e- Uj.l.l' l . .i; .' -• - ' 'V..V.' . ' -V. " Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our duty as we understand it"-- V LINCOLN. BUTLER BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WKIIXI'ISIIAY, FEBt'UARV 8, ISC-'.. or maids of the mountain ; terrible in the eyes of little children, and fascinating to the wanderer tjho halts too lazily upon his way. And what, you ask, in this wonderous region in which you have befeti wandering? dt is tho land of Dan ish romance, and is just what Oehleu chlager, Anderssgn and the rest have made it. , Foreign Complication. Tho possibility that our country may somehow be enmeshed in the toils of Eu ropean policy, an I thus involved in a for eign war, danbtless affor s additional rea son for closing up our Civil war at the earliest moment, and it is very properly urged to promote this consumation. But the bagdoo that, unless we shall have put down the liebellion by the 4th of March next. France ami possibly England will then acknowledge the Southern Confede racy, seems to us entitled to no considera tion whatever. Suppose the Confederacy inrre recog nized as independent by half the powers of Europe, what of it ? Would that rec ognition defeat our armies ? Would it arre-t our recruiting '! Would it paralyze our fl iets? Would it fill the Bebe) ex chequer ? Would it replenish their wast ed columns? Woij'd it give them back Xcw Orleans. .Norfolk, Memphis, Nash ville, Little Rick. Knaxville. Chattanoo ga, Savannah and tho seaward defense of Wilmington ? In short, what troit/il it do toward rcstori g the equilibrium of of lor-.-es. so seriously disturbed by the victories of Grant, Sherman, Sheridan. l'Vrragout and Terry? It is well to talk sense. A recogni tion of the death struck Confederacy would be an unfriendly, unjustifiable act, but it would am unit to very little. Sli.lell and Mason might attend'Court lulls antl Ministerial dinners more feeolythan now. but Bebcl loans could not be filiated on j any exchange in Europe while our ar- > mie- hold or pearee every Slave State. : and our fleets close every Itcb 1 port.— j Independence is a fact, tint a phantasm; and a recognition that the sun jdiines at 1 midnight would bo of no practical ae- j count. I We have no belief that oven Louis Na- j polcon—much less Queen \ ictoria—will J recognize the llebeln under existing cir cumstances. We think the l-'icijch Km j peror v, i 1 be quite content to let us alone, j The folly that is always vauntingof what we wiil do to him and his Mexican bant- j ling whenever we shall hive used up the Rebellion is too nearly allied to treason to need exposure; but he is not the man to estimate barking dogs above their value Our Civil war lias served him too well to be gravely deprecated by him ; and he is master of the art of improving opportu nities as they oectjr, without sacking to pi;sh sucre.v-i too lar. lie is most unlike ly to give us a fair pretext for sanding the sug.tr of his latest protege, Dunio Gwin. li ir- Mexican empire is yet in the gristle, and does not court rough experi ments on its vitality. Rely on it, he".ill very willingly preserve our amicable re lations for years yet if not forever. But, while we do not apprehend Euro pean recognition of tho slaveholders, we regard it sis of little consequence. Inter vi i:/ion is quite another and more serious And that is further off to-day than it was when Lee threatened Wash ington or when Met lellan retreated from l.clorc Richmond. —.W/c York DaHi/ Tri bune. VfQ. A letter from Nassau, dated Jan 10. states that eighteen blockade runners wcie taking in cargoes of arms, ammuni tion, ejothiug and medicines for Wi ui>ng -1011. Eight vessels left there between the 12th and ltith to run ilm blockade. One vessel took four ll'O pounders Armstrong guns. There were over two and a halt mi lien pounds of bacon stored at Nassau a waiting a chance to bp carried through tho blockade, Much of this bacon is from the Northern States, scut there to run the blockade. There were also thir ty thou.-aud hnfield rifles stored in one warehouse belonging to tbe rebel govern mcut. The letter sas« the capture ot Wil mington will put an end practically to blockade milling, and ruin the business which has euriehcd the islaud BO euor moiisly during the past th ee years. I'BJNTFCR s TALK. hvery profession h is its technical tet ms. and of Course the printer have a "smattering,"'which is on iy intelligible to tbe craft. The follow jug .a a spec.men. Jt don tuieaii, b >wov er ~s much as it vr iuld at in; tjtt:— •• J.m, put General lieuu.ogard un the galtt). uti i tbcti .i.iish :be tuur ier oi'tb ne" i o you t yes-eruay. £jet u, i rhe ruins of O-tyau lottc; '#ftti»ibiite the I ?»i&rt!-i >x; viu n •.> ! not S-i'.-h that mu jt'ny , jolt i'iuiamp* in the jftrfcr this ' ty. Al. ','Ui li ;).<> pi tiif'iltVH. "«.l 'hen A RELATION BY MARRIApf. As ray wift*. Nt th«* window. t \ny, wntcUing n nmnwitli « fiimikpjr, A c irt cunie by a ,4 br.itli "112 a l»-»y," Who VM driving a ntuul Utile <loukt:y. To mv wife 1 then spoke, l-v wny of a Juko, -Tnero ■* m rplntion of your* In that earring*!" To tthlt'h "U» a* tin? d.nkey hli«•piwi, '•Ah.yc.a relation —by marriunc!" Wir AND WISDOM, Never attempt to meud a joke after it is cracked. —Josh Billings says that opera music don't have any more effect on him than castor oilwnulil on a graven image. —The Man who has good judgment in perfection, is master of bis companions without letting them sco it. A Dentist just starting iu business advertises that he '-spares no pains" to render his operations satisfactory. A Public Lecturer in Kngland has selected the curious title and subject of •Old Women of both Sexes." The theme is suggestive, to say tho least. —The French described tho battle of Aboukir sn a drawn battle. "Well," said Xe son, "they are quito right—only they drew the blanks, and we the prizes." —Virtue, like vice, does not always descend in a right line, but often goes in zig-zag. It can't be willed away like the family spoons. —A "down-cast" Yankee has inven ted a rat exterminator,consisting of snuff. Tho animal jeiks its head oil at tho third sneezing. Have you much fi-tli iu your bag?' asked r. person of a fisherman, who was returning home. "Yes, a ijooil ce/," was tho rather slippery reply. —"You bachelors ought to be taxed," said a lady to a resolute evader of the noose. "I agree Willi Vou, madatii," was the reply, "bachelorism i a great luxury." —Many a niau thinks it is virtue that keeps hint from tuauing rascal, when it i only si lull stomach. One nhould be care ful not to mistake potatoes for principles. —"I say, granny, is there anything good in the paper?" "What do you call good, niyidiild?" "Oh, you know, souig tfling jolly—about a murder, or a lire, or anything of that sort." —A Young Candidate for the legal profession was what he should do lir--t when employed to briiig an action. • Ask lor money on account," was the prompt reply, lie passed. —Douglass Jerrold once said to an ar dent young gentleman, who was desirou - of seeing his name in i riut, "He advised ti v me. young man : don't take down the abutters lefui'o there is something in the window." A certain Sabbath school teacher was in the habit of taking up a collection in his class for missionary purposes, every Sabbath, and his box received scores of cents which might otherwise have found their way to tbe drawers of the confec tioner or toyman. die was surprsel. however, oue Sabbath, to find a bank bill crushed in among the weight of coppers. He was-not long in finding it to be of a bro'ieu bank, and on asking the class who put it there, the giver was soon pointed out by bis classmates, who had seen Itiui deposit it, and thought it a very benevo lent gitt. "Yes," answered the boy, "1 didn't spose the littlr /» athen would know tbe difference, and so it would be just as good tor them," A CI.EAX 5i. 1,1.. —A shrewod coun try ui.m was in town the other day, gawky, uncouth, and innocent enough iu appear ance, but in reality his eye teeth cut.— Passing up Chatham street through the Jew's quarter, he was continually en countered with importunities-to buy.— From almost every store one rushed in accordance with the annoying custom of that street, to seize upon and try aud force him to purchase. At last, oue dirty look ing fellow caught him by the aim, aud clamorously urged him io become a cus tomer. "Have you any shirts ?" inquired the countryman, with a very innocent look. "A splendid assortment, sir. Step in. sir. Ji very price, sir; eveiy stylo, dhe l.est in the street, sir?" "Are they clean?" "To he sun', sir. Step in sir." "'1 lieu resumed the countryman with the .most perfect gravity "put on one for y >u need it.' "1 he rage of tho shopkeeper ty iy be imagined, as the Cuuutrymau, tu.uiug up on b s heel, quietly pursued his w y. Conundrums. —A good bu-batid is all ! tint a tt .tec in expect; but a good wife 1 no bettor tl. -n whe ought in I.e. ) Aft 1 way to "kill time."—sisgh it. : Yes,si"i-di without distinction vt avo t-r j Why are chickens liberal' Bet an-e , ihi-v give a Jt- ! ' -ti ■ »c a «ra.p. it i- not 1- :it t-j - .- I iui t-i b.'l e iga .:j tu "-f.' v i!V bin viituuoUtl't Petroleum as au In vestment. T<* (he Eilitvr "112 the A". I'. Tribune : Stti: 1 take the liberty of addressing you on the " I'ctruleum" question, and ask— 1. Whether you think it would pay for a " poor printer" to invest a little in any of the companies of New York? 2. Which oue you would deem the best and safest ? il. What is the amount per share? Will you please take the trouble to an swer the above, and give any other in for mation you may t l ink hi- t ? Yours, re peetlully, S. Ii ■]>! '-JR, Ohio. J in. 20, 1 SF'5. ANs\vt R—Wc know very little of bor ing for I'etrolcutn. save iu a very general way; yet we believe that it has proved more successful than mining for Gold, nr Silver, or any other metal. Individuals have doubtless lost by this as by every other form of human enterprise; yet it is our impression that two dollars have been made for every one lost by attempts to extract petroleum from tho valley of the Ohio. And wo doubt whether any other Mining enterprise so extensive 'antl im portant as this was ever halt so success ful. And, while it is certain that this speculation will be overdone liko every other, so that a dozen wells will ultimate ly be bored for every oue that proves pro ductive, wo sop no reason to doubt that tho business is yet in its infancy. Yet we could not advise our inquiring friend to buv the stock of unp company whatever. Years ago, shell a good ileal younger anil snootier than now, we were rppratedly induced to give such itdvu.B a is here sought, and in nearly every in stance theresult induced us to regret hav ing done so. Sore experience has taught us that it is unwiso to invest money in any enterprise, no matter how tempting:, unless you know that it is in the hands if experienced, upright, capable manager*, who will givo it their constant and care ful attention. Without this, it is certain to fail, no matter how great its abstract possibilities .of success. We are now prepared togo farther, and say, When you see any investment emphatically, persistently commended in a newspaper, be very careful how you put your money into it It may be a good thing; but the fact that its promoters deem it advisable to court such ) üblicity laises a contrary presumption. '1 be. jour nalist may bo entirely disinterested ; but lie rarely knows anything mof'o id' it than he has been told by th promoters there of: Hence the fat t that it is commend ed to your favor justifies (be presumption aforesaid. Wo make Mimremark with no reference to any petroleum enterprise, iricc we lave no special acquaint!! .ce wiih any. It is entirely proper that who own or control a promising minim, property should seek the aid of capital wherewith to secui'tt an 1 develop it; bu: .let them do this by legitimate), straight forward advertising, not otherwise. We look with no disfavor t u mining, whether for petroleum or for any other ot the metals. It is a laudable though pre carious business: you may rise your mon ey. however promising your location; hilt you can hardly full to benefit the public. We lio|e to sec a large expansion of min ing operations within a very few years- For tho present, however, we trust it may be forborne ; and we urge our inquir ing friend and all others who have money not required iu their regular bii-iness to invest it. not in mines nor in wells, nor in petroleum, nor gold, nor copper, nor iron, but iu the public stocks of our Govern mcut. We urge this as tbe dictate alike of common interest and of patriotic duty. We are involved in a great war, which taxes tho resources of our country to the utmost. A good many fiesh millions must be loaned to the Government every month or the War must stop abruptly and disus irou-ly. dlvcry energy should be taxed, every nerve strained, to bring it an early and triumphant clo.-e. To this cud, ev ery oue should leud every dollar ho can spaie to theGovernuieut untiltheaehitvo nieut of I'eace. It is no time to be open ing. mines, building railroads, nor doing anything which absords pitscut means ami promises only tuturo returns, until it is sett.ed that we have a poyjury. Let, the-, eveiy loyal American len-l liis ov ernmcnt every dollar ho can spare, whetli er it be a bare SI Ju or several million.-, unt.l the war shall fcavo been fin idled ; after which we will take a fair start, an : goiuto etroleiiui. Iron,Gold,or anything else that promises ago id profit But to d:ijr 'he best possible iu vestment of your inonsy is in the bonds of your Gov ernment; for these are certain to appri.- j e.iaie wdtli the git wing pro?[eet of d'cace i aud. to be worth nea-ly double their pres | . at ucuui! iHot r. iiiiual) valuo pjicufvt-r that l*eaee>h 11 have boeu atbievcd.-r-.V ♦ 1* prom Late Rebel Papers.- NEW YORK, January 31. The Richmond Enquirer complains that tho rebel soldiersare not paid prompt ly, while the President, Cabinet and Con gress draw their pay as fast as due. It says the first claim on the county is the soldiers' pay. They ought to be first clai mants, and if there be any shortcoming let other classes besides it balance them. Wo could do infinitely better without the whole Slate Department and all its employees, than without one single com pany of one of our regiments. We could dispense with the whole Cabinet far bet ter than dispense with an equal number of soldiers iu the field. II there by a scarcity of money let the soldiers bo paid Grst. The ft.nt'nel snys : Desertions from the Yankee army have increased greatly of late. The L'xiruhur considers the dan g»r to the confederacy at an end, and thinks the U ion armies have done their worst. It says: We have at last a hope hope and prospect i>f gooi} military ad ministration, and believe the opening cam paign will Again find our best Generals. I,ee. Johtji'lon and Beauregard, in posi tion as iu May last to render service tu their country. They will find the coun try in a far better condition for defence than it was a ear ago, with the base of (leu. Shermaii far less formidable than with liij base on Chattanooga and Nash ville. « The Mobile. A rf/im publishes a letter denying the report of the death of Gen. Price. '1 ho writorobtained the facts from a person who left Price's headquarters on the Sib of December. The rebel I louse of l!cprcseiitative9 has passed resolutions authorizing the Presi dent to appoint Commissioners to look in to the late opeiatiohs of the T'otton Hu reau of the Trans Mississippi Department. Members front the Trans- Mississppi States made charges ol it in'use fraud on tin part of officials iu the cotton trade will. I lie Yankees. All agree that an investi gation was needed. A bill lipiitina: exemptions was passed. A bill was introduced to prohibit gold speculations The Lynchburg IV/V/I'ICV/H says : Mose hy will be iu the saddle again by the ihst of . February, his wound being nearly healed. \ letter in the Galveston Arw« says: General Price designed wintering ai Washington. Arkansas. Price said be brought one brigade ol recruits out ol Missouri. The balance of those who re ported to him, however, deserted when J they found he was tn t ti> remain in the State. The letter MUS his army is much i- t'erc I and sadly in nee I of <lisciplirl< Price, himself, is somewhat! cast down iu consequence ol the result ol his raid- has been crifnnienced on the Capitol ex'cusion,; t 1 larrisburg, the foun daUou having been excavated. Jbe plan adopted proposes an extension in the real* of the main or centre building, a l , present occupied by the-enateand House. ] lie extension will embrace, on the fir t floor, a number ol committee rooms and ; rivate rooms for the Speakers ol the two Houses. The second floor wiil be main ly occupied by the State Librarian, wh -e accomodations, us indicated in h'ta report of lbOl, are io»tricta I to but two rooms of very limited capacity. Many thous and volumes of interesting and valuable works are stowed away in the garret of the old capitol, for want of room for cases within the limits now allotted for tin; sto rage of books. The adopted plan is iu consonance with the original plan of the Capitol, agreed upon iu lt>l—, n./won rec ord in one of the departuftnits, which proposes the continuous extension indi cated. 'i he cost of the extension will be from S j J to -3 jo.ooo, and it is de s gued to make it lire proof. '1 bis buil ding permanently establishes llarrisburg as the Capital of the.State, and puts au end to the prospects of tiic Pliiladelphiaus for securing its removal to that city. TUB AMENITIES or THE PICKET LINK. —The following is a copy of H letter thrown over Jo our men on picket at the front: GENTLEMEN: There is one thing you have got anil I want ; that is a Masonic breastpin. You will know me by having a red ribbon tied to my gun. I have not got any tobapco with nic, but I will be on picket to morrow night and will Imye some. You j.ust not think hard of us not ;»iisw< ring win n vou speak. Our of ficers a e very strict on us. I wish tbenrivati a on both sides woil'd Cotlje to t'ume conclusion and stop this .war i ti.jnk we could make peace right off. Don't gather arotin I those front i.o is.n quad.?. Th officers order us to lire, but wo don't. Ail the sho ting done iu the day tune is done by the in. if you throw anything over, be sure ami throw it as far as ; y(,n , , i tia' tieib i>uder wiil propaidy arrive in ' Lnw«ll, his hi me. t"-day. anil h.-m accept ,!-i -;n in* iiat-o.i i t<iU»ts« hisfrimda aud ffesiybtKHS l»l til* »*fit!-0y» NUMBER 0 Peace Rumors. WASHINGTON, Jan 01, The faets iu regard tu the report of tin) advent of distinguished rebel peace en* voys are these:—On yesterday the Hon, Alexander II Stephens,ex-Senator H- M, T. Uember, of Va., and Mr. Campbell, rebel Assistant Sepretaryof War. arrived at General GrHnt's headquarters, and re quested permission togo to Washington, '1 hey diil not claim to come iu an official capacity, but desired simply to visit Wash ington on parole of honor to talk mutters over, ite. 'I hey were detained at head, quarters until General Grant's return, ho i cing temporarily absent at the tiuip of their i irivi!. It is understood, however, that periui sion has been granted tliein tQ come to Washington, and they may bq ex] ecled here iu the course ot the uesJ ot} hours. Special tj the Western A»noci<\tc?<l PreM, NKW YORK. Jan. 81. '1 lie II orld's Washington letter of tl|9 I-JOtll, says : There is more in Mr. Illair's mission tu llichnnuid than thd publiu are ready tQ believe. The tlateinents that Mr. Blair carrlod tn, and brought from the rebel Capita) propositions for the consideration of the peace question, if not terms of peace, ij self, is fully confirmed by Mr. Seward. Theteims proposed me, on t|ie rebel side suj nation and independence, and on the part of the I'edcral Government sub ni'.ssiou to the Cnioii, and it will not bo 'Uprising if we have speedy news that eo|iiini'sinners are on their way to Wash inglon to attempt peace negotiations up i) lei IIIS known to have been peferred to Mr. Lincoln to Paris. Brookij—ButloT—Boutwell. '1 In' American public heartily en? i iys the discipline to which .Mr Jas. Hrook.-s was Mjhjciitcd by Gov. Bout well iii relation to Gen. Ilutler and lis alleged ruble l ies of gold. The array of testimony was ample and admirable ; conclusion overwhelm: ,ing. Seldom has a current calumny been so suddenly and thoroughly ex tinguished. jhe popular satisfaction in vie*y of this punishment, is enhanced by the current appreciation of the char acter and spirit of the slanderer. Mr Brooks is senior Uditor of 'film L'rjircus —a journal which lives t9 detract and defame. For years, ity lea ling rule has been that of J. black e er of reputations. To oppose jls p > iti- s subjects you to be held up iu its colums as a hyocrito and n swi id ler, II bigoted y<-t knavish fanatic—- one who makes professions of patri otism an I philanthropy c.ci'cly tit bo thereby enabled to steal with co:n --p ritive impunity. No journal has m re steadily contributed to degrado our National dbaructcr than TUB KXI'KESS. and tlm mainly by teach ing ils readers that its political op ponents were iicices.aiily Pharisaic knaves. Hence the public keenly a ppr cia te and enjov the clta to which Mr. Brooks tfo v.antonly ex? posed himself, Pr.KAMsor I.ike —How many wh<> began life with something like a definite idea of what, they intended to do, have come anywhere near the fulfillment that idea ? This question jyi ) jt w li frou> many hearts a -jid answer. Life was mar ked out with brilliant lines and projected with beautiful particulars to many men who now stand amid the wreck of all their filan ,li pele,sand helpless. The healtu that was once buoyant is g ne; the wifp thatonce filled the home with joy is elian god or passed away; tho ambitioa yliiclj once moved them has piiscarried ji/r died out; the tilling or profession to which they have devoted tlioir powers has dir« appointed thcui, or they have found them, elves unfit for iii duties; the wealth which they eovted his not come; tti# ease for which they toiled is evermore further aw .y; and tho whole prograuini# is a failure 112 rom beginning to end. And how many mea there aro in the world who bega,p with modest hopes and expeo tations —who began with a very simply programme—who have succeeded in liio liir beyond all their wildes dreams in somo field of labor which they have biysn led to adopt alnnwf agai,nst their will and iij! defiance of their programme—Kj. tmy A new assignment pf qtiotai oi|f uer the lug nail of Prvsjdent Liuooln I |l hetn ma e by Pryyost Marel,*. I.e Fry, by which npjears that tlyire aro now want'pft trom I.SoQ men. 'ihe Cafe District the &..u:h Sho.9 '•-'ret, and the two Boston Districts artf "out of ilia draft." —rfy r- 0 p ■ tsr Th? hrbriiirf reteii'ie rec«;p»# IQ | I;* Scv ■■ »eii-h (J." 2 r-es'ionai District cf '•vlvaniH n :g' the year ! ImS : nnjiin:e<l to 8.7 >.WUU 6J. The C«ui iln ii C'..:. j -7 ; aid tblssuin 1 M
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