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Feb. 1, 1866-ly. &H. T.,ANTHONY & CO., Manufacturers of Photographic Materials WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 501 BROADWAY NEW YORK. In addition to our main business of PHOTO GRAPHIC MATERIALS, we are headquarters •for the following, viz:. Stereoscopes and Siercoseojno Views. Of these wc have an Immense assortment, in cluding VIEWS OP THE WAR, Obtained at great expense and forming a com plete • Photographic History of the Great Union Contest. Bull Run, Yorktown, Gettysburg, Fair Oaks, Savage Station, Fredericksburg, Fairfax, Richmond, Deep Bottom, Monitors, Fort Morgan, Charleston, Florida, 1 &c„ Dutch Gap, Pontoon Trains, Hanover Junction, Lookout Mountain, Chlckahominy, City Point, ■ Nashville, Petersburg, Belle Plain, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Mobile, Strawberry Plains, &c., &o. American and Foreign Cities and Landscapes, Groups, Statuary, <&c», -i,selots,—the grey, qugiirt shaped, lichen-'t| a q rocks, which yoiir guide calls The OT)onoghue's castle, and prison, and libary, tomsport you at once to fairy-land. Hero \loiie should you hear the legend, for herb, alone can you feel it. Even the melotoq ug verse of Moore, which keeps ringingre your ears, spoils the vision. You will oba hear the tale from the lips of a peasant Wl. On the Ist of May—so runs the i*v,ry—a strange sight may be seen by the flkqres of the lake. Eb sooner does the sun w. gin to appear above the tops of the money tains than a wild strain of unearthly , Aflusic rises from the rook, and if there be' a spectator lately purified from ®HiS sinsj.a glorious pageant becomes visi ble. Troops of fairies spring from every nook and scatter over the surface of the water the loveliest of flowers. Then a trumphet sounds, and the crags assume once more their prlstine form of chapel and castle and donjon-keep, and from under the archway rides out slowly .upon a milk-white charger a princely cavalir, dressed in the gorgeous habit of an an cient Irish chief. His horse treads the water as thpugh it were solid ground, and the prince gazes sadly on his old homo. — Again the fairy music rises, and sweUs, aud sinks; the horseman reaches the midpoint of the lake, waves a and all the pageant disappears, But it is'i said those fortunate ones to whom the vision has been vouchsafed are ever after prosperous, and when, as sometimes hap pens, this favor has been bestowed on many, the golden age returns fora while, the fields are loaded with the harvest, and all the valley reaps tii.e bounty of The O’Donoghue. «',,, The old family with which this wild legend is connected has been always oon spicious in Irish annals. It claims de scent from the royal house of Munster, and is mentioned repeatedly in the chronicle of the Abbey of Innisfallen as j2sto 200 each 100 to 120 each 41} to 100 each 30 to CO each 25 to' - 75 each CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 21,1866. the head Eoganacht of Lough Lein. — Among the most stubborn of the enemies of English Pale, during the middle ages, were the chiefs of this powerful house.— Nor when a partial subjugation of the native power had been effected, did they show themselves more inclined to submit. In 1603 The O’Donoghue of the Glen was attained. In 1689 his grandson was a general in the army of James 11. Be belliou was followed by conliscation, and but a small remnant was loft of the vast estates which once formed the patrimony of this noble The chiefs sank in appearance—not in reality, as we shall presently show—to the position of coun try gentlemen. The present head of the family, a young man. of much promise, and in many ways remarkable, is not only heir through his father to these tra ditions, hut through his mother to the power and popularity of O’Connell. Yet though the mautleof the great demagogue has fallen upon him, he has little of the demagogue in his character, as in truth it would be difficult for one to have his old rank and power so forcibly put before his mind iu the smouldering towers of Boss Castle, and the tombs where sleep the many chiefs of hia house in the ruined chancel of Muckross Abbey, The O’Douoghue, as. we have known him herein England, has shown himself to be ayoung man of considerable ability and has distinguished himself from the great majority of his colleagues, the Irish members, by a grace and delicacy which is too often absent iu them. He has al ways advanced opinions which we should consider extreme in others, but which in him we almost admire while we condemn. On a late occasion, when bringing before the House of Commons a motion which was repugnant to the feelings of nlne teuths of his audience ho disarmed all hostility, by his skilful depreciation; “It is impossible for one who has come so much in contact with Englishmen as I have to hate them.”. Eor did he make less impression by his personal appear ance, for he is, if notthchandsomestman, at least among the handsomest men in Parliment. He showed also that Irish eloquence is not yet extinct, and though lie can never hope to reach the mark of his uncle, he will undoubtedly make an excellent debater. There are one or two points in his character" which, though not yet prominently exhibited, may con tribute to diminish his value ns a public man. He is vain, like many Irishmen ; ho is extravagant like most Irishmen; and he cannot avoid, as he ought most carefully to avoid, the unreason of ex tremes. If ho can check these tendencies he may do a good work, for few have such opportunities as he ; but if not, he will sink to the level of the Feargus O’Connors of the last generation. To Englishmen, however, The O’Don oghue is only a favorable specimen of an Irish party leader. What his position is, in Ireland we can scarcely conceive.— The Irish have never shown themselves slow to admire and follow a chief who has devoted his energies to their cause, whatever his rank or birth may be. But they are essentially an aristocratic people, aucl as such they feel towards The O'Don oghue, in some respects, ns they never felt, nor could feel, even towards O’Con nell. Two circumstances, trifling in themselves, but important as showing the current of feeling, may be worth no tice. At the time when a subscription for the Lancashire sufferers was organiz ed at Tralee, there had been a miserable harvest in Ireland, and the scarcity had been most severely felt in Kerry. The county members had opened the meeting with speeches in favor of the subscrip tion, when The O’Donoghue rose to. op pose it. “ lambutahumbleindividual,” he began. There was a shout in the crowd: “ You a humble individual! You, The O’Donoghue of the Glens 1 You are a Prince! You are the King of theLakesl” And then came a menacing cry: “ Hats off!” and the haughtiest of the aristocra cy, the bitterest enemies of The O’Dou oghue, had to yield to the voice of the peasants, and to uncover before him whom the people esteemed royal. But this re markable scene might bo considered the mere enthusiasm of a mob. A more ,cou viueing testimony to this strange feeling almost of worship fs furnished by a still later occurrence. The estates of The O’Donoghue, though large, have not been for many years in a prosperous state. — Some time since he was compelled to bring them into the market, and the sale was duly announced. Almost immedi ately there appeared in most of the Irish provincial papers an address, from the tenantry upon these estates. How, .the tenants are all poormeu, very much poor er than the average English farmer, and they asked their friends for assistance. — For what object? To help them in then disinterested effort to buy back and re store his lauds to their chief. They en tirely reject any voice of his in the mat ter. “We, his own people,” they say. “can not be, and will not be, gainsaid. The work wo come to do is our own , not his. It. is our work peculiarly. It is the work of all Irishmen, We Will, in tlib name of hi? own tenantry, and of the tenant farmers and people of Ireland, for his personal and public deserving, raise funds to present him anew with the title-deeds of those estates. The which es caped the havoc of confiscation we will save from forfeiture now.” We are not aware what result this gen erous effort has produced, blit in truth that is unimportant. Tiro feeling which prompted it is the remarkable point, and to illustrate, this we add a lew words more: “ Wo who address you,” they contin ue, are tenantry on the estates of a man whose, name is w°U-knQwn, well loyed among Irishmen everywhore—the O’Don oghue. To many of you ho is known as the unflinching champion of iris country —a sterling friend of the tenant-farmers of Ireland. To us he is much more. To say ho is our landlord may moan little in Ireland; for in our country few are the landlords who regard their tenantry with such feelings of confidence, kindness, at tachment, and friendship as these which have always subsisted between him and us. The estates on which we hold have descended to him in direct succession through hundreds of years; and in him, i\is truth to say, the blood of his ances toKjjas not degenerated. To us he has beeißn heart and hand, in act and word, the prince and the chieftain still, noble, and geuei\|i Si and chivalrous in all things, From his eiu-Uest boyhood ho has been among us. Hq joined in ourruralgames; he mingled in humble sports ; and by many a feood provfwe found that what ever affected the of us, m grief or in joy, brought Borrow er gladness to him. With pride that claimed him as our own, we have watched him grow up to man hood ; and since he fust raised'his voice in public for old Ireland, we have follow ed his career with such feelings as none but his own people and clansmen could feel.” ... The exhibition of {juch a feeling at the present day'is a'phenomenon on which ne might thyik for a little. We well know that in our own country we have ma\y excellent proprietors, but for which of tlljm, we may ask, would such a spon taueo\a enthusiasm bo elicited? Neither high th-th nor muniticence would pro duce sum an offer in this country, where “ cash pVment is the sole nexus of man to man,” \But in Ireland the people will not helievV j n respect of land at least, that cash payment' is the sole nexus, — There lies om ; there, perhaps, also our opportunity^- “The King: of the Uook-nlnlls. M The Philadelphia correspondent of The Hound Table gives the following account of one of our citizens which wo transfer with pleasure to our columns: , Ten years ago there was a man hero who was King of the Book-stalls. This was - John Campbell, Irish, by birth, a native, indeed, of the kingdom of Kerry, where it Is affirmed every man, woman and child can speak Latin, like a native of Hungary. John Campbell had the advantage of long and good experience, having kept an excellent second-hand book-shop in Holborn before his strongly democratic politics throw him into the whirlpool of Chartism, at that time not only unpopular, but even prescribed and persecuted by the British government.— The Ghartists had not even a show of fair play, for the judges who tried them— especially Lord Abinger, formerly Sir James Scarlett —dealt out the law and sometimes more than the law, upon their trials for sedition. Mr. Campbell was marked out as a victim, his ability being great and his influence over his fellows considerable. Taking goood advice,.ho came over to this country, then a young man, and commenced his familiar busi ness in Philadelphia. Ho first kept a small store at Eleventh and Market streets. Being a Democratic policician, the County Commisioner granted him permission to. erect his stall by the Court .House. His collection of books, new as well as second hand, is now the largest and most valuable ever offered for sale by any one in his peculiar branch of the book-trade in this city. It includes Eng lish editions of standard authors, in fine bindings; scarce American works; curious French books; blgck-letter volumes in English, German,and Italian; lawbooks in great numbers, belle-lottres to a still larger extent. John Campbell’s knowledge of books is very great. He has a specialty for law books, buying whole libraries at a time in nearly every State in the Union. His politics although Democratic have made him a marked man ; but owing to his largo stoclr of books and the popular , belief that he is a thoroughly honest man, persons of all shades of political opinion deal with him. His book-store is indeed, a sort of literary change, where authors and readers, editor’s and writers, meet as upon neutral ground. A valua ble series of,pamphlets on the ‘‘Suspen sion of the Habeas Corpus,” issued early during the late late civil war, is among his publications, and has already become scarce. Mr. Campbell has ready for the press an adition of the poems of Clarence Mangan, the Irish poet, whose genius and unhappy death remind us so forcibly of Poe, but has delayed publishing it in consequence of the high price of paper.— It will contain a new and full biography, of Mangan, and between forty and fifty poems never before' collected in any edi tion of his writings. Mr. Campbell, it should be added, is himself a vigorous prose writer, and has wielded his pen freely and frequently in assertion and vindication of the ultra principles which, as a politician, he holds. Not long ago there appeared in the news papers a powerful letter of his on the Fenian question, in which he showed the utter inability of such an organization to do more, under existing circumstances, than draw money from the trusting, san guine, and generous Irish race in this country. It had adecided effect in check ing the scale of Irish bonds here. Mr. Campbell is as well acquainted as most men with the condition and capabilities of Ireland, and his countrymen here put abundant faith in his knowledge and judgment. I,lfe at Home vs. I.if'c at Hotels. Among the novelties that have grown up of late years—and grown up very tali, too, are the Great Hotels. These places of residence, where you are undertaken, if thephrase may be allowed on such a largo scale, where everything is done for you, and all trouble taken ofl’your hands, surely ought to meet the requirements of thegreatnumber of persons, Theadvanta ges of the system see in, at first sight, enormous. Yon pay no rent, yon sign no leases or agreements, you have noth ing to do with taxes, no servants’ wages, no butcher’s bills. You have no trouble in engaging servants, in willing servants, in drilling servants, in getting rid of ser vants. Ifthe pipes be frozen in thecourse of a hard winter, or if they happen to burst when the said winter breaks up, they are nobusiness of yours. The young man does not call to speak to you about the new kitchen range, nor does the gas man wish to see you in the hail “ relative to the state of the meter.” Then, what you want is always to be had. j You want a bottle of soda water the last thing at night; you are not told that there hap pens to be none in the house. You want a sandwich in the middle of the day; no uncompromising servant Informs you that “ there is no cold meat In thplpi.uae.” You wapt a basip of broth, and you are not obliged to/frai-t till the next day for it. You want to know whore somebody lives; there is the last Post-OfllooDirec tory to refer to. You want a messenger ; hols ready in the hall. You have a tele gram to send off; here is a form, and In another moment it is despatched. For all these advantages you pay one weekly bill. When you think of the number of bills to be considered once a week by any ordinary house-keeper, idle file of little red books' to be gone through by some trustworthy person or other this seems something more than a small advantage. A cheque is drawn once a week, and it is all over, Ropt, taifes, wages, house-keep ing, are disposed of In five minutes. If the cheque in question does sometimes strike one as large, it is but fair to consid er how very much it represents.—Dick ens' All the Year Sound. A Wonderful Memory The learned Bishop Jecyoli who died in 1571, was blessed with'a most wonderful memory. He could exactly repeat what he had written at any former period after once reading it. During the ringing of the bell for public worship he could com mit to memory a whole pro nounce it without hesitation. His usual custom was to write the heads of his gpv mon on his memory, gmJ so firmly wore they, after a few minutes, Imprinted on his mind, that he used to say that if 10,- 000 people were fighting and quarreling all the time he was preaching tiles' could not confuse him. To put him to n full trial, Dr. Parkhust uttered to him sopio of the most difficult and barbarious words ho could find in a calender, and Bishop Hooper, of Glauccster, gave him forty Welsu, Irish tmd foreign words, and after once or twice reading, and a little recol leotlou, lie repeated them all backward and forward. In the ybar of IqO.T Bhi ‘Nicholas Bacon, Iprd keeper of the great seal, Tiavipg'road to him from Erasmus’ Paraplirase the last clauses of ten lines, confused and Imperfect, with the view of more fully trying his gift, sitting silent awhile, and covering his head with his hand, he rehearsed all the broken mrlst the right way aml tha reverse without hesitation. He professed to teach this art to others, and so Instructed his tutor. Dr. Parkhurst, at 55urJoe within twenty eight days, by giving only one hour each day to the subject, he learned all the twen ty-eight chapters of the gospel of Mathew so perfectly that he could repeat any verse, telling what .went before and what fol owea. YOL. 58.—N0.1. A RETURNED SOLDIER'S SOLILOQUY. Good bye, blue ruin! Go into the die tub—into tuo rag bag, anywhere out of my sight. For three years I wore those blue duds, and now, thank God, they are off, and once more I am in command of myself. And if I wasn’t a d—d fool, I’ll be d —d! Learned to swear in the army. What in the devil did I go for ? That’s the question ? What did 1 eat hard tack for—drink commissary whiskey—carry a mule's load —sleep in the mud—suffer in the hospital and lose this limb for? Who knows ? I enlisted to save the Union. I went to war to put down the rebel lion. I fought to punish traitors. I killed people to rostore tho harmony of things. ■ I went to war because that was in old limes the way to patriotism. And what was there gained? I had thirteen dollars a month. I rode Shank’s mare from Bull Bun to the Bed Bivor and tramped from high living to hell al most for nothing. I fought to keep this Union whole, and now, when the war is ended, I am told that fighting divided, .and thatlegislation alone can restore the Union! Then, why in thundermuafcl lose throe years of time and a limb if alt this work must bo done by Congress? What does Congress want of men? Why were a million of us killed by drunken, thieving, silver-ware-hunt ing, conceited, upstart, political generals who went up like rockets and came down like sticks, if Congress can .or could re store the Union by legislation? I Went to war in good faith. I fought a score of times, and the more I fought and the less I stole the slower came pro motion. I helped make n dozen generals, llfty colonels, and a hundred other officers, rich. I have lugged many a piano, rosewood table, cabinet of hooks, mahogany sola and such stuff out of Southern homes, to be sent North for the use of my superior officer, and the adornment of his home In the North.— This was the big dart for putting down the rebellion. Great God what lighting some of our generals did! And I went to war for less wages than I could have earned at home. And my wife was often starving while I was away. And my children became dirty and rag ged—my farm ran to weeds —my shop ran down—-my tools were stolen or lost—my place is filled by another —I came homo a cripple, filled with disease, and am now looked upon by the same men who want ed me to go to war, as much as people look upon some dead beat who has gone through them for all their spare stamps. And the Abolitionists who forgot to take care of soldier's families —the aboli- tionists who told us thatDemoerats want ed the Union dissolved—the abolitionists who sold Democrats were traitors —the abolitionists who staid at home and dare not fight, except in the form of a mob, in the attack of some defenceless Democrat, now tell us, the d—d cowardly traitors and rascally thieves we have found them to be, that— The late war did not restore the Union ! The war was therefore a failure! The white men of the north were no match for the white men of tho south. The war would have ended in defeat for the north but for tho niggers! This is what abolitionists tell us.— .Reckon they will have a good time get ting us returned soldiers engaged in an other crusade for cotton, niggers, mules and stolen plunder, taken by force of the bayonet from women and children. ' iteeems to me as if the late war was a gag—a humbug—a d—d wicked, treason able, unconstitutional gag. It did not restore the Union, but it made a pile of abolitionists and war democrats rich. ,It never prevented secession, but left this Union in the shape we never found It, It never bonefltted any one north or south except thieving soldiers, army chap lains, swindling contractor’s, drunken of ficers, incompetent generals, and other such pctsxif the late administration. It didn’t help the white neople. It didn’t help the nigg as. It Impoverished half of the Union. It didn’t make the south friendly to northern ideas, interests or people. It piled a big debt upon us and took fx’om us two-thirds of our means to pay it. And now I am back from the wav to find that I must pay the most exorbitant taxes—and to find that old Grudgings, a d—d mean, narrow-minded, stay-at-home coward, is rich, with a safe full of United States notes or bonds, for which I must, work the balance of my life out to pay the interest on, while heescapos taxation and lives in idleness. I had a hundred dol lars bounty’to go to war. Now I come homo to find the town, county, city and state in debt for the money I had—the wealth of the country is in bonds—the school houses in ruins—the bridges in ruins—the court houses, &c., in ruins— all these things to bo built up—tire bonds and their interest to bo paid beside all the other taxes, and the holders of bonds living in luxurious Idleness, with large incomes, and uot one cent of tax to pay anybody or for any purpose. It was bad enough tofight for such cow ards. It is bad enough to have it said we could not have whipped the south without; the aid of these high-flavored nigger troops, who are now to be called qiir equals, It is bad enough to have enormous tux es to pay to repaiv tiro damages time and war haVp wrought. But it’s worse than all (o have to pay sir hundred million dol lars a year oj interest to men who hold bonds exempt from taxation, in other words, to go to war and then come home and pay ourselves for being shot at, woun ded and kilted. Abolitionism don’t pay. Now, I’m as good a man as any qf them- No man has a right to (ord it oyer me.— I wear no badge o.f servitude, advertising that I am a fjt 'subject for shoulder-strap ped damns, cufft, kicks, guard-houses, &o. I’m a returned soldier—a poor man who must work or starve. I love rny country. I’m, a bettor patriot than tiro man who neks' the poor man to pay taxes and interest on bonds exempt from taxa tion, and I say it boldly that tho next time I shoulder a m.nsljet it will bo for equal taxation, equal rights and a free country. I don’t like the idea of repudi ation, but If the Government dont tax her bonds, may Ibe d dif I ever pay a cent of taxes, for my crippled, limb is a betterand more honorable bond than the government ever Issued. If all are taxed aliko, it is well. If not, ii’a,repudiate, or another fight.— fa Cross Democrat , ■ KSff" A minister who was going to his appointment, had to 'go by the house of one of the brethren, and, as was his cus tom, stopped to go to church with the family. Qp riding up to the house, he saw alittle boy peeping through the fence, and accosted him as follows: “ Well, my son, is your fatherathonie V' “No, sir; he has gone to churchwas the repiy. “ Is your mother at home ?” “No sir; site hgs gone to ohuroh too.” Why my little fellow, are you left all alone ?” _ . ~ _ (l Oh, no!” replied the boy, “ Sam is in the house hugging the nigger gal.” “ Well,” said the preacher, “.that’s bad.” “ I know its bad, biit its the best thing he can do just now.” Never buy of the man who does notad vertise; he sella Be little that he has to sell dean, ‘ a ADVERTISING TERMS. Adveiitisements will bo Inserted at Ten Cents per line for the drst Insertion, and five cents ■ per lino for each subsequent Insertion. Quar terly, half-yearly, and yearly advertisements in sorted at a liberal reduction on tho abovo rates Advertisements should be accompanied by the Cash. , When sent without any length of time specified for publication, they will be continued until ordered out and charged accordingly. £ 4- Cabds, Handbills, Cibculahs, and every other description of Job and Card Printing executed In the neatest style nt low prices. The question, " What becomes of all the pins?” now sinks into insignificance besitio another inquiry of more serious moment, what has become of all the gold watches ? This country has been famous for these glittering time pieces. Not a well-to-do gentleman in any part of tho land but had his gold ticker; they were an indispensable portion of a young lady’s daily attire; and even beardless boys were eager to possess the coveted treasure, and could not wait for it- until they came to man’s estate. But, unfortunately for the happy owners of those elegant articles, the eye of the greedy, tax-gatherer was caught by their glitter, and they were to be made to contribute to the national rev enue. Any gold watch in use, worth less than one hundred dollars, was to be.charg ed one dollar, and when valued at over one hundred dollars was to pay two dol lars cash, per annum. At this precise moment, by a singular coincidence, a large part of the gold watches in many States disappeared from record. The sud den vanishing of so much valuable prop erty should be a matter of public concern, and we desire to direct toward it the at ■ teutiou of all who are Interested,' In tho hope of obtaining some 'explanation of this remarkable phenomenon. The fol lowing, from the latest official return of the Commissioner of Internal Bevenuo, exhibits tho extent of this startling loss, and may partially aid in its recovery : GOLD WATCHES IN THE UNITED STATES. Stales and Worth less than Worth more than Territories, 8100. 8100. Missouri ; 1,539 -520 Maine 0 3 New Hampshire .33 1 ■Vermont.'..'. 2 Massachusetts .38 9 lihode Island '• Connecticut New York 885 ? 201 Now Jersey 1 - Pennsylvania I.Mo lon Delaware...,?. Maryland 883 91 Virginia... . 207 32 Kentucky .297 .33 Tennessee ....132 77 Ohio JO Indiana 220 33 Illinois 1 Michigan I Wisconsin .... lowa - Minnesota Kansas California 837 211 Oregon.... 298 28 Nevada.. ; * — Colorado Nebraska 10 v Utah Washington 2 Now Mexico.. 3o 39 Montana.. ... Total, Thus we have only 7,896 gold watches left, out of all the thousands which were owned before the war; and some States have not a single specimen. Rhode , Island, tho home of the wealthy Senator. Sprague, has not one of thoyellow treasur es, oven of the most inferior description. Connecticut has not one, and her late patriotic governor sports, it is fair to infer, only a silver bull’s eye of the antique pat tern. And Wisconsin? Iowa? Minneso ta? Kansas? and the other blanks? Also 1 We have no answer. Vermont has two, but they are worth less than one hundred dollars. Only two gold watches of any description in all Vermont! In Michigan there is one. Who is tho fortunate man? Will not some historical Society In that bereft commonwealth give us the name of this fortunate gentleman who still retains his yellow time-piece? Strange tosay, Mis souri heads tho list and lias neon cue least ■ ■spoiled” by tho tbreatoniug tax gatherer —Journal of Commerce. HOW TO AVOID THE CHOI.ERA. Tiro following useful dircctionsare from th e Saturday Press: 1. Don’t get it on the brain, and to this end, avoid reading the daily papers. 2. Endeavor, if possible, to keep a clean conscience, and two or three clean shirts. 3. Every morning and evening read a chapter of Artemus Ward or Josh Bil lings. 4. Whenever you have nothing else to do, take a bath. 5. Avoid political assemblages, and if you are fond of clubs, try Kenoe’s. G. Work “ eight hours a day”—and more if you feel like it. 7. Go to no place of amusement which “ advertises in the Herald .” 8. Rise with tho lark, bufavoid larks hr the evening. a. Be above ground in all your dwell ings, and above-board in all your deal ings. 10. Love your neighbor’s ns yourself, but don’t have too many of them hr the same house with you. , 11. Eat when you are hungry, drink when you are thirsty, and sleep when you are sleepy; but be careful what you eat, what you drink, and where you sleep. - 12. Avoid tho stock exchange, but be constant to the stocking exchange. (Ba ther obscure tills, but consult Union Ad ams about it.) ■ 13, Avoid public conveyances even if you are driven to the necessity of mak ing use of ybur legs and walking two or three miles a day! 14, Avoid long dresses (this is to the women) and leave the sweeping of the streets to the city contractors. ' . 15, Tell the doctors that 11 whenever they Come within a mile of your house, they are welcome to stay there all night.” IG. Keep clear'of the Fenians. 17. Don’t get soared before you.aro hurt —nor oven then. 18. Get your life Insured. 19. Make your will. 20. Benew your subscription’ to the Volunteer. ■ - touts Nnpolcon and RotliscUlldA A Paris letter, in giving an account of a private ball given by the French Em press the day after the Auxerre speech of the Emperor, that so trightoned the Par is Stock Exchange, says : “ The eyes of nearly all present were riveted on the Emperor whenever he conversed with any member of. the Corps Diplomatique , and the embassadors were in their turn sharply scrutiniaed. It was observed that the small elderly gentle man of bilious complexion and phosrhor eseeut eye (the arbiter of Europe), talked forsome time with Count Palikas. , Count Palikas is the probable commander of the army of observation which will be sent toward the Bavarian frontier. The Court. Gossips also say that the little elderly * gentleman aforesaid chatted freely with James de Bothchllds. The Baron is the possessor of many million pounds sterl ing much of which is Invested at per cent. He is supposed to have great inter estin Italian railways and to hold a con siderable quantity of,ltalian Government stock. It was no wonder then, lf,'when his conference with the Emperor ceased, those who have invested in the Italian loan treated more.freely. On seeing him talk jocosely with the Marquis doGalli fit or poke at the Castiglione with a cane winch an attack of gout gave him an ex cuse for carrying into a ball room. One of a group of deputies who had ventured to express his fears to hia Majesty that war was on the point of breaking out, and that for the sake of France we re-, gr'etted it, received this reply: ‘ I cannot understand the terror of war that exists on every side. It is not possible for Pa ris to be quiet, while Austria and Prussia, fight.'" JOB PRINTING. GOLD WATCHES. (From the Official Returns.) .0,054 1,242