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W. U. JACOSr, Publisher.
Truth and Ilight tod and our Country.
Two Dollas ier
VOLUME 15.
BLOOMSBURG. COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA., .WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 1864.
NUMBER 18
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Innesl cf GeJiirarn cf the County of
Columbia,
"IROM the First day of January, A. D,,-
l3tJ lo me nrst uay oi January, a, u.,
IS54. , . : - :'
1 The Auditor elected to settle and . ad
just the public account of Columbia Co ,
respectfully beg leave, la report that
l?sy have examined ihe tame from li e
1st day of January, A. D., 1863 to the first
tray of January A. 0,1864 ami respectfully
Jay before the honorable the Judges ol the
Court of Commor Pleas, the following
Statement and report agreeably to the 22J
section of the "Act of general Assembly
ot this Commonwealth passed the 4tri day
of April, A. D-, I8S4
JAMES S. McNINCH, Treasurer of Col
cmiia count) in accuun' wnli 6afd count):
January- To taxes outstanding 53,56 32
do Cash balance in hnd
Treasurer, as per Audi
tois Settlement of 1862 81065,87
Feburary 3, to cash of John Snyder,
Ex-2beriff Jury foe. 33 CO
May 4. o cash -of L. Yetter, laud
returned. 2 80
June, amount of County tax assess
ed lor the year 1863. $10 653 34
' do Cast, veceiTed of military fund 96 40
August 31, Cah ot J. bvthweppen
heiser," land redeemed.
6 52
50 00
Sept. Cash l B. bwanfc and
Cnerrington lor ol.l Undue
Dec. 7, Cash ol N 0. Kuiei.bader,
land redeemed. 4 02
25 Cb Jacob Exerlv Pro'y, fine, 5 00
do Cask received of sundry per
sons for ue of Court room. 50 00
Ch of sundry pertons, lanJ re
deemed 62 fi6
Cash ree'd" on sundry iaes, 100 93
Jl..ot borrowed mouy on band, 67 72
lo aiauuut outstanding. 283 87
" . - 522,265 45
CK.
Am ion! outandi'ig toi 1863, and
pretioaa years. . 6,273 23
Eonrlon9 a!'od coli'iors 157 6h
Commir-io.i al!o'dc..Uerlors 520 81 678 42
. A'iM'uni ol Urlers rdfeu.t. Hl05 Ol
Tieas'era eoKlaiis-i in ou SlJ 9S8 24
at 4 pel ce.it. 559 52
BUce m baud of Treasurer, 6t9 26
22 265 45
JAMF.S S. M NlNCll.:rr.-a?urer ol Coi
uib. county lit aemni.l with lax oQ DjjJS.
DR.
imniint oitaa.'!i.
for 1852,
Amount asstt-d (or t863.
Balanci due Com T rer.
1016 33
135 00
194 03
f2595 38
CK. .
B!'n- due Treasurer per Ao litor's -
reyori ol January 7, 1S63, IJ 98
A.n'l oi-ta i.tin, U'.colVc 1,168 04
f;onrat:oas ailo d Collector-, 43 50
l;uiii:s-iuii alnoe d Colie. loM, 39 04
X u't 6hei duiaije orders re-
Traai- er'j ccmmistou on 51,275 79 51
03
2,595 38
AUDITORS. AND CLERK.
Amount pail AuJums aMd Clerk.
JLuj i paid C.G. Bfklej, auditing
. Prtf.t.' aud ReuiMer account
40 50
12 50
853 00
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Amooul paid sai l Society, 1U0 00
ASSESORS PAY.
mc:oi paid Asesors for priig
' aessnient. 27 22
BRIDGE AND ROAD VIEWS.
Amouut paid sundfv persons, 118 00
; BRIDGE CONTRACTS.
a P Siank &z Co.. and
A l V ' ' . '
- otbera,
2.387 64
179 66
Amount paid sundry persons."
V BLANK bOOKS.
Am'l paid eundry prVbns for Pro
, ihnoturv and Rasls'er' orfife.
' CONSTABLE'S RETURNS.
Amount paid the several Constable
durin ihe vear.
63 41
S3 11
; COURT CRiER.
Arn't paid M- Cofiman, Court Crier 44 35
CLEANING COURT HOUSE.
Am'l paid sundry person. 32 64
COUNTY BUILDINGS. .
Ain't Jaid sundry person for re-
pairs in and aboat Court House-
" ad Jail
COMMISSIONERS AND CLERK.
Aro'l PaW R C. Fruit, Clerk. 400 00
Jo Wm. Lamon, Commissioner, 131 00
- do Chas.H Hess, do 178 50
-do RohrMcHenry, - do 126 00
do T. J. VandeifeUce, do - 3 50
' ' 819 00
- COMMISSONER'S ATrORNEY.
Am'i oaid J. (1 Fieeze, Attorney. 60 00
A COMMONWEALTH COSTS.
Amount paid Kondry Per"Mns- 207 08
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Aoonip.ME.H- L.ie.
Am't paid at spring election,
do to General. :
395 56
363 40
" ' . . 758 96
".. FOX AND WILD CAT SCALPS.
Am't paid sondrj P'p'
Am't paid for fael for Court House -
aoxi Jail: - . 68 72
INCIDENTAL.
Am'l raid for Siaiinerv for Court &C.32 40
INSURANCE. . ,
Ara'i paid Lycoraiaj Insuranc ,
Company. r1 6
INQUESTS. ' '
A'raour.t paid Lewis YeJler.Eq., for
inquest on body of S. Mab-on, 12 10
do John Doak. Eq., for ir qnest
On body of Thomas Slookey, 10 62
do J. B. Knittle Esq.for inqiesf '
on bodj of G. McDonald 15 43
o .Adam Suit. Esq , for inquest
on body of Suit Children. 147
L. W: WoMey, Esq.. inquest
on t ody of an unknown woman, 13 83
do J. M. Caambrlin, tsq mqueei
ca body ol Wm iiiUier.
11 12
1 - ' 77 89 J
- JUnO'S VVASSAND MILEAGE
A-i'l oaid JririM at saM'lC3art3.t,25 97
A P MEDICAL SERVICES.
jLcoantpai-J F. C. Harasoo, alien-,
dance on prisoners.
FEIN TING ATD ADVERTISING- "
s-su;! psid L. L. Tata, 135
61 87
122 00
4 00
323 37
340 83
167 16
3 19
PENITENTIARY.
Amount paid E. S. Penitentiary,
PRO TRONOT A K Y.
Am'l paid" J. Eyerly, Prorh'y.
- POSTAGE.
Am'l paid P John, Postmaster,
ROAD DAMAGE.
Am'l paid sundry persons in Benton, 8 00
do
do
tsioom. n
Fishingcreek, 115 00
Greenwood, 46 0
do
do
d.o
do
do
do
Orange,
in nil
30 00
272 24
RECORDER.
Am'l paid Daniel Le, record iug
Trcaurer:s Bon-I?, &c.
REVENUE STAMPS.
Am'i paid P. John for Revenue
Stamps.
SHERIFF'S BILL.
Am'l paid J H. Fuririau, con vey ing
prisoners to K. S Penitentiary,
aud House of Refuge, and lunatic
Astylura at Harru-burij.
do UJarding prisoner Sic.
7 75
15 25
229 60
316 72
545 72
SHEEP DAMAGE.
Amount paid sundry persons, aa
loilows : t
Brtarcieek township,
iinion . do
Cattawisba do
Ci.tre do
Fhin-Rrek do
Krankiiu do .
(ireenwood do
Hf to lock do
Jdtkon do
Locust do
Mt. Pleasant do
Montour t dj -'
M'lHi.i do
Mlioa do
Oiane do
Pine , do
Ko irmcraek do
Sfj:t do ,
Suatloal do
45 50
46 12
7 00
106 00
24 00
50 75
3S 00
66 5t
4 OO
156 50
242 00
44 75
108 00
40 9.2
52 50
32 00
3 60
14 00
62 25
1244 29
51 00
TIP-STAVES.
Am'l psid al setera! Court.
BORROW EI) MONEY.
Am'l paid Win. Sloan, LoroeJ
money, 100 00
do do Inieret on same, 49 0o
do J. S. McNmrh, Treasurer,
paxl it tefeM for county. 313 50
do S. Kostenbader l.or'd mony, 1000 00
do do - iutereet on same, 32 83
J Sliarplsr. bor'd money, 1250 00
InWrt-t on same, aod oo bal
ance of bond which he yet
bold. 65 67
do G. Hughes, inl en borrowed
money,. . 32
do Francis Evans, bot! mnn 500 00
Interest on same and on bal- -ance
of bond which be yei
bold. 46 25
do Mrs Mary S. McNinch, bor'J
mot;e.y. 1000 fH
do . interest on same. 32 83
5,33U 91 ;
TAXES BEFUNPED.
Am't taxes refunded to Thomas
Hower.
do to do Eli a s Hicks.
36
69
Am'l ol road, school and poor re
funded to the different twpa. ' 143 38
148 4i
WHOLE AMOUNT OF ORDERS.
Issued for the year 1863. 15,468 2
Deduct atn't Sheep Damage orders
issued for same year. 1244 29
Deduct taxes r -funded to
twp., &o. 148 43
do Am't of bor'd'money
repaid, interest on same. 5330 91
6722 63
Actual expenditures for 1862. 8744 57
We. the undersigned Auditor- of Conra-
bia couniy, being duly elected to adjust
and settle the account of tbe Treasurer
and Cocumis-ioiier, do certify that ve
, rr r .t r- -
met at the office of the Commiftsioriers in
Bl.omburg and carefully examined - Ihe
accounts and vouchers of the tame,, from
the first day of Jan. A. D., 1863 to the first
day of January A D., 1864: and find ihem
correct as set forth in the foregoing etaie
ment, and that we find a balance due Col
.urabia county ol Six hundred and fort?
nine D-dlars and twenty-six cents, S649
26 from James S. MeNmcb, Treasurer of
said Couniy.
Given under our band, this sixth day oi
Jan. A. D. 1864.
J. F. FOW LER, ) .,.,...
' V rvi V Auditors,
Jrr.W wffiT' Clerk
We', the undersigned, Commissioners of
Colombia county, do certily that the lore
going i acorrect statement of i tie account!
ol said county lor the year A. D., 1863.
Witness our bands, Jan. 6tn, 1864.
CHARLES H. HESS, ) Commissioners
. MOHR McHENRY, of
T J VANDERSL1CE, ) Columbia Co.
Jtltsf IL C. FRUIT, Clerk.
FINANCES OF COLUMBIA CO. -Blance
due from Collectors, 6,273 23
Deduct for exoneration and com-
missions. - - vzi iz '
5,645 91
Doe from J S McNinch, Treas'r. 649 26
Into fee and fines in bauds of
SherifT Furmao, " 20 00
6315 17
Deduct ordera unredeem
ed for 1861 14 24
do do 1862 4 35
. do . do 1863 154 60
Deduct redemption money ; 662 66
Bal. of bot'd, unpaid 2,750 00 35S5 91
Bal. in favor' of County - S2.729 23
STATEMENT OF DOG TAX.
Bal. "due from Collectors ; . 1,168 04
Dednct for exoneratiotis and cora-
missioaa ' 116 80
- ; 1,051 24
Orders unredeemed for 1862 10 00 -
do do 1863 165 25
Bal. due Treasurer ' 194 02 369 28
Bat. in favor of said Tax S631 S6
Feb. 1st, 1864. Directed to be filed
- - ' By the Coart.
Since paid to Treasorer elect.
BSoorasbDrg, Feb. 6, 2234.
do W: H. Jacoby,
do J. S Sanders,
do P. John,
tsrca i "rsi i'n-rrr 'r.w ',n
PUBLISHED KVEBY WED5ESPAT BT
WM. II. JACuIJY,
Office on Main St., 3rd Square below Market.
j TERMS: Twoi'Dollars pr annum llpatd
within six month? from the time of subscri
bing: two dollars and tidy cents it not paid
. within the. year. No subscription tnken tor
'; a less periolithan six months; no disoon
'tinuar.ee permitted until al a rrearages ars
j paid, unless at the option oi the pdnor
Am terms futveniniig wilt be tisjotiows
ne square-twelve lines thru times, St fl t
; Eyery suequenl insertion, . . .' . . 25
! One nqiiare, three months," .3 i0
Orte yar,
8 tin
l6te iottrx).
Sung of Grenbacks.
hUUSCKV KHYUC9.
Sing a song ol greenback,
A pocket full of trash,
Otrer bead and ears in debt,
And out of ready cash ;
Heaps of tax collectors,
As busy us a bee ;
Ainl in a pretty tir
With" gold at ii.'ty ihree.
Abe in the White House
Pioclamations printing :
Meade on tlr Rapulau
Afraid lo do the fihtiu;
Seward in the Cabinet
Surrounded by his spies ;
Halieck with ihe t-legrupa
Busy forgmij lies ;
Chase in the Treasury
Maku worthless notes j
Cunin al Harriburii
Making utinddy oats ;
Gi.iinore hi Charlesuii
Lot in a tnu ;
Fonse under Abe's chair
Baikiu like a do ;
Schenrk down at Baltimore
Dolus dirty work ;
Butler at Norfolk
A aaye a a Turk ;
Sprague.trt Khutte Island
Eat in jj apple sds ,
Everett a Gettysburg
Talking like an ass ;
Banks out in Texas
I'ryiuJ to cm a liure ;
Beeoh'-r 1,1 Booklyn
Hi'wtiuj; for th! ;tat ;
Lois ot AboiMiniiisti
Kicking npa j ell,
Iu cmes Person Br'.nvnb
A i. J t-ends all to heil ;
Bur.iside at Knoxvilie
In a kin ! ol tiv ;
L'ahl;ren a S;iiner
Pouiii'-m at tna bricks ;
Gra; ;t at C '?!! ii'-j
I ryiii lfrt!2 to Uirasn ;
Is i' any wordur
The Uiii or!(j to swash !
fmidrBl Litiruin Ii ta blamt far it.
Thonsand of -Tir brave so'dies who wnl
for h to fiht, as they believed, the basiles
of th country, but found, wh..i fairly in he
field, that they were expvcied- to f.aht the
battles of Lincoln and Abolition, have been
languishing for ninny months am! s'lli lan
guish in Southern prisons. The weil are
suffering lor waiil of food and cii''hii)j:, the
sick and wounded for wni ol medicines
and nuritm anJ the many cnmioris t-at
conduce so powerfully to peedy recovery.
This sailering is not inllicved we itwwg,
by tyrannical Southern officials. Oir sof .
diers only sfiare the intfii.Mei.cy fiat pre-
j vails generally throughout the South, by,
af'J $shl back to reu..e Hietj place j
in the rat k; or to recover health our '
. Well sspplied hospitals, or better stiU, iu
tj.eir own cornfor(able tiDn.es. at ihe ban.!
: , t . . . . , "
of their wives, mothers and sis:e l ho
Ul ,"c"
is to blame 1 It.U President Lijicoln We
want the suflering soldiers to kcow this .
, We wan, ,ho WIVC3 and mothers and sisters :
, . . . - . . .. . Sciu:her(, j
priaous, and'of those who are dyig
know this. President Lincoln, and
alone, is to blame. The Confederate
thorjties are willing aud anxious to
to t
he;
au- 1
ex t
change prisoners man tor man, upon enai
terms. B.U Pre-ident Lincoln has appoint-
f e t as egenl of exchange on ;he part of the f
United Slates a man, Gecera! Builr, whom
( he knew to be especially odious to
! Soutn-execrated by the people, and for-
mally outlawed by their Government ;
man with whom the Lor.le.rate Govern.;
ment cnnot honorably con. fuel any noa'.ia
tions, and will not have anything to do ex
cept to hang him, if they can ca'.oa him.
President Lincoln knew this, and appoint
ed Butler beiause he knew it He does nof
wish exchange of prisoners io take place.
I Iwis not his bolicy. President Lincoln-does
not cetieve iortnern sotuiers to ce me
equivalent of Sonthefn soldiers, man lor
man. He strikes the balar.ee ot value, rs
he understands it, between them, au for
! the sake of securing its eflvel in future roili-
i f ra r v? AiidrattAna Ke rl t 1 r u t n 1 t rmrA im 1 n
IQi wx.v.aeavir wviiww i ivs'j - v
let thousand of Northern soldiers con
tinue to languish and roi iu Southern prison
that he may hold an equal number ol Sou,h
ern soldiers in oun. This ia President
Lincoln's way ol making Northera soldier
terve their country. We hope they wid re
member, anJ thank him tor it. Let our
. .
soldiers know that henceforth ihey are
wanted less to fig'U than to suffer - '
The distinguished individual known
among the ancient as Cnpi-d has reren'iy
changed bis name to Cupidity, and wib
hereafter denote bis attention to matters ol
money a well as matrimomiy.
..
It it aaid that a flee can draw fifteen
times its weight. A lie , is still stronger,
generally drawing a hundred others after it,
each perhaps hi'ger thaa iusl.
. , liave you seea the Eli-pliant J
Some years since at one of the Philadel
phia theatres, a pageant was in rehearsal
in which it was necessary to Lave an ele
phant. No elephant was to be had. The
'wild beasts" were all traveling, and the
property man' staye dire'etor and manager
almost had iiis vvlen they thouaht ol ' it.
Days passed in thb hopeless task ' of trying
to secure one; but at lat Yeukee' iti!enui
ty triumphed, as indeed it always doe,
and an elephant was rrale .'o nriler, of
wood, skins, paint and ar.i h " Thos far
ihe m.i'.ter ts very wei ; but as yet. they
found no means to make sai l combination
tratel. Here aain the genius of the mana
ers the ttae director aui! property man
stuck out, and tvo "broths were duly in
stated as ies. Ned C , one o! the true
and ieuiiine "b'hoys." he'd :he sta:irii of
fore-les, an I for several n'.h's he pl yed
that heavy par: to the entire satisfaction of
ihe managers and the delight ot the audi
ence. Toe part, however, was a. very tedious
ye, and the e.ejiliant was obliged to be on
the stae about an hour, and Ned was rath
er too fond of the brute to remain loni;
without ''wetting his whistle;" so he set his
wit to work lo find a way to carry a wee
drop with him. The eyes of the elephant
bemj: made of two poner botiies, with their
neck iu , Ned-conceived the brilliant idea
of Gilina them with pood staff. This he
tully carried oot, and ela.ed with success,
he wiiluigly undertook to play-lore les
aaiii.
Night came on -the' theatre wa densely
crowded, with the denizens of the Quaker
City the.music was played in ihe sweetest
strains the curtain rose and the ply be
gan. Ned and the ' bin J les" marched
upon the s,ta:e. The elephant was ree.ted
with round upon round of applause. The
decorations and the trappings wsro 'jT-
j eons. The, elf piiaut htiJ the prince sea'ed
! upon hi. back were io'i lly cherei!
j The play proceeded-; the elepiiuit was
; marched rouad a".d roiind upon the stage
i The fnre-le?s Rt i ry . withdrew one of the
! corks and treated hind-lejra. a: d then drank
the health of the ancene in a bumper of
j trerniine tifjihrnt eyj L i-k y, a traml, by
; thrt way, till t:i wkown On went the
! play and on wept Ned drinking Tfi con
i cl '.sion march was to h mai! the signal
wi iveu, and the lore le.s stare 1 to-
j warjs the rod ol ihe tae. Ti:e cnjiduct
.' or p.it'J the e.r- of the e:ephant to the
rizv.
1 i.- fnc-iilv
Taise.l bis (o
way, and fid
ls'eppe.1 plump i'i'.o the
oroiicsiri !- lon went liie fore leus on to
the leader's fi.iil e ; over of cours.., tur;H,l
ihe elephant, w'-amg the ;;ri:ice arid hind
le:s into the mi !d ot the pi:. The niana
er stood horror-struck ; the pr.ce aud
hind-les lay con lour.de d, the tn".es in
cii vnl-ions , tlie nctors ch".ki:;g with laugh
ter, and poor Ned. cn'."r:. one look, a
strtnue bittii.ii r.:j of dtin.keue-s, crief and
li-.-jhter at the scenee rled ha-;ily out ol the
itieatre, closely followed by the lea.!er with
the wreck of hi fi Idle, performing various
cut anil thrust motions ia the a;r Th-3 c.ir
taiti drnppvd on a ?"5ne behind !';e scenes
No more j'M;:ea:itrm rrior!5 fore-b bnl
evr-ry one held their sides. Mn-ir, actors,
pit boiis and gallery, rthe.l t;iri thfl
thea're, xhru-kin i etwe i v.very breath,
''liuvi you sua the eleiihxut ? '
Wants a Wife.
The fot'owin.
appear ta a St. Louis pa-
per:
' W anted. ---I have lived solitary lon
enocli 1 wart one one to tilk at, qu.ir
rel wiin !her. kis- ami maki up again.-
I 'leret'cr?. 1 a.T ready to receive cvtrtmuni-ca'i'iu-
rnm yonng ladies and tiinomi'.
ivi l iu - is'more than average respeota! .i v,
tolerably tame :n oisposituiti, and ba r of
any en nt A nearly as I tan jiHue- of my
self I hi : -ot over eighty nor un "er tweuty
five y ears of I a;n 'in feet eihtor
eight feet five, I furget which. Weigti 13-i,
j 3j. ( f .j
i . ,
ounda, one ol t;io three recol
lect, eacli figure perfectly well, but as 10
i tiieir true ariiinerneut 1 em sunsevvhat
i nuzzled. IIav; a whole s'jii of hair, dved
Ihe;... . j. .....r
j bu,.rmPk bfin,e) Mn-cd with' j areen
! oy namre ut;ii irji i.uoi t: , i j : l. 1 1 r) -j
No!lf (.,l)nt ftC,.erdi2 , , J,Mr,c order ol
arclli.HClure: w.llU a ,0ttCi, of ,he compoMte,
and a moulh belwepn a calSh's aud alli
gator's ma'le cpecia'ly for ora.ory and
large oysters. Ears palpalrnaed, iou and
eiegar.tly shap?d. My whiskers are a com
bination of doj:'s hair, moss snd briar bush
well behaved, fearfully luxuriant. 1 am
sound in limb and on the negro qnsetion.
Wear boots No 9 when corns are trouble
some, and can write poetry by the mile,
with double rhyme on both edes to read
backwaid, forward, crosswise and diagon
ally. Can play the jewsharp and has-s
drum, and whistle Yankee Doodle in Span
ish Am very c orrect in my morals, and
first raie at ten pns, have a regard for the
Saboaih, and only drink when invited.
Am a domestic animal, aiid perfectly
dct-ile when towels are clean and shirt but
tons all right. If I p?is a predomina
tins virtue it is that of forjbirtg erery ene
my whom I dtf ern it hazardous to handle
1 sa rny praye.-s every' r i-ht. mu-quitoes
permi;tn g, as to betlier I snore ia rat
sleep, I want somebody to tell me. Money
is no object, as 1 never was troubled witS
any and never expect to be. 1 should like
some lady who is perfectly able to support
a husband, or it ehe could introduce me to
some family where religious example
would be considered sufficient compensa
lioa for board, it would do just aa well.
Addresi X. 22 St. Louis P. O.
A I'iclurc of iharlcMou under Fire. j
A corespondent of the Augusta (Ga.)
Covstuliontili.it, writina from Charlea'.on ,
gives the lollowing picture ol mat city un
der the bombardment :
The limited destruction of property by
the pro'racted rain ol shells is as wonderful bright spot in oor national horizon. One j Ameriranf, ibstilutionst'''and they sboohj
as ttie erniill loss of'life. I waiked through : thing he thought very remarkable-no war of j therefore be excluded (rcmhe riht of vet
the streets where the elfect Of the shells is j any magnitude had ever teen prosecuted in. The'preiense of th t,.-in loa.iar.
most apparent.
nere a cornice ia knocked;
off; there is a small round hole through
the side of a building, and' at the remote
imervals the earth is torn where a shell ex
ploded, and looks like the work of a porker
in Fearch of troasnre. Venders of the sta
ples c.f the market sit serenely by their lit
tle stores, unmindful of the pyrotechnic
suinutions of their. Yankee deliverers. I
boiih:' del icious apples and cakes at one
tourth the price charged two hundred miles
away in she interior.
In reply to a question if she were not
afraid, one of these olj womn replied :
"Lor mars we i,o feered now we'e used
to 'em. Dey make big noise and fro trash
all about dal's all o'e gnod Lord pertecls
us "' Thus is the reliant trust ol thssa peo
ple exemplified even in the spirit of this
simple African. 1 conless that I could not
feel thus indifferent to these missiles ot de
struction, and as they came screeching
across ihe bay, 1 felt an ine'uactive inclina
to change my base of observation. Extend
ing my ramble to other portions of the city,
the track of shells was here aid thero uis
cenriiitle, bat they have net effected a
tithe of the injury sustained by the great
fire of two years ago, whose blackened
outline stretches across what was once Ihe
heart of iho city. In only two or three in
stances have fires teen occasioned by them
and then the loss was trifling. In localities
most exposed to the shell the old tide of
business is suspended.
Here ai.d theto a . pedestrian moves hur
riedly aiona, aud the ra'.tle of a cart or dray
is heard for a whole square. The blinds
are closed, vases of rare exctics droop and
witr.er on the lonely window sill, beeaase
there is no tender hand to twine or nourish
thin. The walk ;!is!.e i8 with fragments
cfias, rattled ihiiber by the concumian of
e.pIoJiu;4 shell, and little lafts of bright
grren ?rass are springing up along the
pave, once vocal with the myriad tongues
of bii-,y trade If this be food for exultation
to the malevolent foe, he is welcome to the
tender morsel I do not mean to say tha
any par! oi the city is abandoned. Here
and I'.inie stores are opened, machine shops
arc ac ive, and labor incident .to the public
defense, is pushed vigorously forward, even
in the most exposed districts. Still many
br.ftiohe- rvf ordinary business, and mot of
the residences are removed, because it
would te o-'lhir.!y for those not impelled
by s.;t-irti i!u; lo remain.
That part of t he city to which the cow
ardly tenaeatic ol the foe has not penetra
ted is a '"map of busy life " The newspa
pers, post office, express rffice, banks and
msriy business houses are in successful
operation, ai d the streets present: a scene
of animation not at all suggestive of a 6tate
ol siege.
Fine Words far Fool Works.
There saem to be a growing fashion now
for calii u fo ;l things by lisie names, and a
word or two from Punch perhaps mar aid
in checking it. A murder, for example, is
seldom called a murder ; it is generally
spoken of as an "appalling tragedy " Now
this wor I i!:ra;edy" ha far loo rmuch ol
s'agiae' abou' it to fit it to give lorc-e when
ued in real life. By calling murders "tra
3. lips ?' jn.i c!as thsm. as it were, arnung
'lf i-m;i;' t re ties, and so weaken the
ib "r e. ee wherewith we Bhould regard
t'leni. ihe penny-a liners are of course
the chief delinquents in ihi way, and that
t'seir exam pie. appears to be infectious wo
rnay inter Irani the letters which have late
ly been in print about the murders in the
cab Fr'im one of the communications,
inserted in 'he Duify lelrgirpk, and signed
by a writer who auJ M l. to his name,
we quote the-folio A-'tng words: 4iTheques
tioa then ar'?e vtto (a-c) did the poisoner
commence with in ffering tlm fata! chalice
the mot h-r or the children?" The ' fatal
chalice ' here referred to was a common
pewter pint not from a public bonse, and
we can see no reason here for calling that
uteti.i! by any fioer name. Oa the contra
ry, indeed, we see strong reason for not do
ing so ; for the words "fatal chalice" have
a siagy smack about them, and are entirely
out cf place in a medical analysis of the
evidence brought forward ia an actnal case
of crime. People wbo can speak of a mur
der as a "tragedy," of course may be ex
pected to extend their paraphrasing, aud
talk of ' laial chalices" where they mean
common pewter pts. Such poetry is apt
to pat a atae gloss upon criminals, and to
make us view their viiianies as mere.y
itae efl?cis. Many a man would shrink
ironi morder, who, were it simply called a
tragedy, might feel a smaller dread of ac
ing in it ; and to our thinking the threat of
being "launched into eternity" sounds a
good deal less intimidating than the threat
n't being hansed If people go on speak
ing of murder as a tragedy, they will soon
talk of a murderer simply as a tragedian ;
and an act that should excite the deepest
feelings of abhorrence may, in time, be
merely viewed as a theatrical performance,
and, if carried through with cleverness, as
not unworthy of applause. Punch.
Tbe most curious thing je a woman cot
curious".
General Scott on the War
j A New York letter to the Boston Journal, j
j gives the particulars of a recent interview ,
wmioen. cou-. ne oia noi i.says ino wri
ter)regard the future prospects as very j
bright. Indeed, he said he did not fee one j
: . l c v t i s . 0 . i 1
anywhere be!ore)this one, without throwing r
to the surface men of marked military gen
ius and marked public virtue. But this war
has been fruitful of no such result so far.
Those who had inspired a momentary con
fi dence bad disappointed the public expee
ta'ion. We have had some splendid fight
ing, but wan no marked results. Our gen
era's seem to have no ability to reap the
fruits of well fought battles. To fihl the
the enemy, to gain a decisive victory, ar.d
then let him escape with his men. guns an J
baggage, is simply to make the warend!as.
He considered the PresiJent's amnesty
proc'amatiun as impracticable, in conse
quence of the large number of persons ex
empted from hops of pardon. Theja wauli
be ma le desperate and fight t.- tie List. If
the large number exempted from ' bardor.
were in the hands of i'j President ti day, ;
ana untier lock and key, so lhat ha
could. If he would march thern oat to Jea.?i
Le could rot execute that larg number.
Humanity aid civilization would revolt si
it.
In the judgement of G-n. Scc:t,'u wsviid
Le better to oiTer par.lon to the i;r.-:at f:ia
of the rebels, and reserve aavere dtinish
ment fcr the leaders only. More thn i
year ago General Scott suppo.-od that Ccr
itiih ad Rtchmc.-id would both be taken,
aud taken at o ice. He not only exprc'.aJ
it, tut had naver teen, any explanation cr
reason vty it wa not dona. Cor:(iJe;:t i
cf that result, be sent to the FreuJaut a
pidii inr i.ie Msc;-.!ern5n ot tna Oiii.tuity,
North and South. A basis for (Le recoa
b'.ructicti of th3 Union .s sent in. It wus
1 l . .1 ... . r
inae it, eubj-c: ci or:e cr mo.-o cabinet
rneetiegs, and Gen. Scot: is ccr.fiJent tha
when the war is over, tLi plaa will' Lra
substantially
rae:it.
the basis of a final settle-
A Srtto.NG I.ticTMCNT. The Lccisville
Journal, in the course of an energetic article
upon political itlurs, says :
''There is not cr.e element of political cr
civil liberty which has not been ruthless y
attacked by the civil and milirary authoii
ues of the Federal Government. The elec
tive frarchise, and responsibility of public
officers, the distribution of powers, tna in
dependence of the Judiciary, the supremacy
of the civd over the military power, the
powers and franchises of S'ates, the freedom
of opinion, ol speech, and of the Press tbe
privilege of the writ of habeas corpus, and ail
the other liberties of the citizens have been
outraged openly and in numerous instances.
Thus the internal structure and vital spirit
of the Government is threatened with rev o-
lotion by the direct agency of the military j
and civil power. The systematic transfor-
and civil power. 1 he si stematic transfor-
maiion of our government into a despotism!
is a peril immediately at hand. The times
therefore, are entirely different from ail that
have heretofore been the subject
discuspious and contests."
of
ptrty
SscstT Prayer. Besides the open return,
there is a suiel reward of secret prater.
There is peculiar and present joy in com
munion with God. The deepen pleasures
are the present ;and of all pleasures the
purest ia the peace of Gnd. To feel that
He is love to draw so near Him as to for
get the world so near as to lose the love of
sin is ot all pleasures the sweetest, of all j
blessedness the purest and rnoi-t profound.'
And next to this high communion with :
God next to this joy of passions lulled, and ' since the famious residence of Geo Wash
sins slain and self-forgotten in adoring (el-' ington Custis and ihe rebel Censral Lee.
lowship with the father of light is their ; They inherited the old clothes of ihe "great
leJaw comfort who ran pour their griefs ' American," but failed to receive the raaa
into tbeir Heavenly Fathers Band. To know ; tie of his virtues. Rot even "tbe old traps"
that God is near to know he is trusted, j have at last faben into tbe bands of those
honored, love to feel that you are acting who have something of Washington's love
toward Him as a reverential and affectiona'e for the "rights of. human nature." These
child, and that he is feeling toward you as j relics are fell of holy associations, and the
a gracious and compassionate father there ( visitor lingers over them with more interest
is in this itself an exquisite satisfaction, a - than he feel, in the vast collections of the
present reward.
The Venango Spectator man, who is a;
volunteer assistant to the Provost Marsha !
General, informs his readers that amongst '
the clauses, who are cettaiciy exempt from j
the next drait are the following : j
1 All wooden legged men over eighty j
years of age who can present certificates of
attending carpenter.
2. The deceased grandfather of 21 chil
dren who has served 3 years in the army
previous to the 3d cf March, 1S3.
3. Any deceased grandfather of a large
family with certificate of two witnesses.
4. Pedlars of abolition tracts and hapitu
al lecturers on the Crisis, who hare bean ia
service over 50 years.
New Cure. The doctors are recommend
ing whisky, both as a cura and preventative
ofdiptheria. The remedy is popular, and
the immense strides thai medical science is
making in the art cf preserving life, are
very generally admired.
Never do anything rash on an empty
stomach. It most always gets people into
trouble, and often into jail. If there is one
institution more dangerous tban another, lo
be worked on a vacuum, it is lhat churning
squirming arrangements just under tbe
diaphragm.
I A Clioj icr cii Icioa lra-oc;i.
Wicked men .shun- iLe light became
their deeds are ed. f Bible
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Know-iotU; iSism was started under the
plauib!e pretext thai the Dutch and risa'
were getting loo numsnus for the safety cf
the knew ?
Nothings knew it'to be false, fboi
they resorted to it for the overthrow
Democracy. Under their dark lantern iuh
ir:i :id . f ecret organizations they for
whi'e'bid fair tr con'rol American politics.
But the Democracy rallied, and open fair'
diacassions, soon .drove tbenj from their'
Jufkiug hotau, an J treed thenr After several
jear,' rent they ventured into the political
fiejd aiin under another congnornen, but
f ill as a eecrei organization called Wide-'
Awake. Under this new organization
they carried the'Pesidentia! election in I860
besause tbe Democracy had two ciadidates
in the field. Ect;;wi:h that success the
Wide-A wakes ' (Titled out. The Know
Nu-ihing dial a disgraceful daaih, bat
Dcr.ocraey etill lives stronger than ever, la
tueait State elections the Democracy poll-
cd one million five hundred thousand rotes
n the Northrcn States atcne, waieL is 300,
CC3 rcare votes thaa were polled for Dou
last in all the States.
The old rotten characters who got up the"
KnowNtchirtg anJ Wide Awake parties",
Laving recently sorted another secret, oath- '
bcttnd, dark la.'.:?rii, crawl-in-the hole dis
loyal oraaizaiion, miscalled "Union Leag
r:rj." When honest men are in their bed
cslee? cr at ihir firesides, i3 th9 njijjt 0f
lha.r farnilica. instructi-ig thera in the way
ct morally, rel gion aod truth, Know-Notb
ings, c.;tjj WiJe-Awakes, nha$ Union Leag-
enrs, crawl stealthily to their
sern'jlies. They go one at a
private as
time : with
their cal'ars straitjup and their hats drawn
ortr their facts, they approach their holes.
hen thsy get there, like the forty thieves
j related in "Arabian Nightsthey whisper
j "open sasarae," ar.J the dor ocas 'and ia
J they crawl, and all again is dark behind
I then. Rjt their fear follows thejr guilt for
i-jz tr.cy close ad windows and cracks with
dark ccrtins er.i oppoir.t or.e cf their num-
; ber to stand with hia ear to the key-hole, to
! nrevent sarnrise.
a
Such is the comerr.ptable, mean law (long
lying, rotten, corrupt,' disloyal, traitorous,.
dark-Ian'orn, ashamed-and-afraid-of-day-light
party, mh cdlfid Union Leagners,
which the Democrats have io tattle against
! at the ensuing Presidential election.
Let every American born Democrat, let
every European who came to this country
for his love cf Democratic institutions, lei
every honest man, let ever tree Umoa
man, meet ia open daylight assemblies,
and by doe c nsultaticn, t prepared to
wiihstand the shock of those enemies of ihe
Union and humility.
Those enemies cf liberty, cider the
a
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name ct federalists, Led the Presidency far
3 ,.ua,.
fui Wa e that American
I i.Tiuuii ro aimosi io a man io urive inem
from power. Betore five years Ibis day
passes, it wiil become a matter ot political
infamy ta Lava it charged against one lhat
he was a rsemoer of the dark-Iantera or
g a ii iza 1 1 ac . Mark the prediction Exzkang.
CuriGii'.ics ct lit fatrrt C fifes.
A Washington correspondent of the Pitts
burg Gazelle says: "The war Las made
some additions to the curiosities in ihe Pat
ent Office. In it 1 noticed many of the
relics which were formerly treasured at tbe
Arlington House, on the opposite side of
the river, now the most conspicuous figure
in the contraband village, but not long
strange and the curious in other parts of the
builJing.
"Several large glass cases are filled with
the array equipments, table furniture, cloth
ing, dressing glasses. ic. &.C., formerly ia
use by George Washington. Among them
is a htl of china presented lo Mrs. Wash
ington by Lafayette, and two candelabra
which were the pu't .cf the gallant count
Roeharateau. We have also the great
Hail lantern cf Mount Vernon and a great
leather portmanteau containing his 'treas
ure chest,' a roil cl bltnke!, a centre table
and other articles usod by Washington in
the field. Then we bava his war sword,
his writing cs.so, ihe knotted cane willed to
him by thul knotty old patriot, Ben. Frank
lin, and the bull vest and breeches and
blue coal woru when he resigned his com
mission. A beautilul statu ot Washing
ton, brooght from Baton Rouge when our
army took possessioa there a year ago, au
tracts much attention and seems to revive
ire actual presence of him wbo was "first
in war, first in peace, and first ia tbe be&ils
of his countrymen.'"
Pcxch says : "Mrs Partington wants to
knew .why the Americans cannot imitate
ihe French in the last move as in every
thing else. Why not submit the qusrrl m
arbitration 1 She is sore Mr. Lincoln ia
arbitrary enough far anything." ,
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