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CLEARFIELD, PA.. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1865.
VOL. 12 NO. 16.
w TT1F JOITRVAL.
-v BrTA''s Jopbsal is published on "Wed
LVvsiTi 00 per annum in advance Auver
ejdy ai - t $ 50 per ,qnare. for three
'"VrirJrtToM-Ten line, (orfess) counting a
',r "'1 F wy additional insertion 50 cents
I"1 Im?. made to yearly adversers.
4 tjeau-iivM - . -
TRVIN BROTHERS. Dealers in Square Sawed
1 Lumber. Dry Goods, Groceries, Flour, Oram,
t, , Ac, Burnside Pa., Sept 2-i, 13o-t.
FREDERICK LEiTZRGEnfetnrep of
h ,11 kinds of Stone-ware. Clearfield, Pa. Or
fcrjtolicited wholesale or retaiK JanlSW
TIRANS ABARRETT, Attorney? at Law, Clear
(j field, Pa. May 13. 136.1.
rvtn Walter Barrett.
...... r- a ' ' - T na
field Pa office in Shaw's new row, Market
street, opposite Sangles jewelry store May 26.
HF NrtiLE. Watch and Clock MaTter, and
dea'er in Watches, Jewelry, 4c. Room in
.raham's row, .Market street. Nov. 10-
TSVCUER SW'OOPE. Attorney at Law.Clear
5e'd Pa. Cm in Graham's Row, fourdoo s
wt of (iraham 4 Bnynton's store. Nov. 10.
a
crT7'"'R i SOX, dealers. in" Dry floods,
, rithin. Hardware. Qaeensware, Groce.
Tie' Prnrhlovs. ." Front Street, (above the A
eademy.)Clei field, Pa- Uec 27, 1S65.
- Jl f.LIA.11 F. IRW IN, Marketstreet, Clearfield,
Pa.. Dealer in Foreign and Domestic Mer
chandise. Hariware, Queensware, Groceries, and
ftiaily articles generally. Nov. 10.
J0UN (iUELICH. Manufacturer of all kinds of
Cabinet-ware, Market street, Clearfield, Pa.
if j aisi makes to order Coffins, on short notice, and
a;;ends lunerals with a hearse. Aprl0,i9.
DR 11. WOODS, Practicing Physician, and
Examining Surgeon for Pensions,
iiiice. Fouth-west corner of Second and Cherry
tret t.CIearfield, Pa. January 21. 1S83.
THOMAS J. M CULLOL'GII, Attorney at Law,
Clearfield. Pa. Office, east of the ' Clearfield
co. Bank. Deeds and other legal instruments pre
pared with, promptness and accuracy. July 3.
JB M'ENALLYAttorneyat Law. Clearfield,
. Pa. Practices in Clearfield and adjoining
n:ies. Office in new brick building of J.Boyn
t .a, 21 itreot, one door south of Lanich's Hotel.
7 ICHARD MOSSOP, Dealer in Foreign and Do
Xt mestio Dry Goods', Groceries, Flour, Bacon,
Liquors. Ac. Room, on Marketstreet, a few doors
west ol Jonrv',i UJtu-r., uiearneia, ra. ipri i .
rpilOMAS W. MOORE. Land Surveyor and Con
1 veyancer. Office at his residence, J mile east
ef Pennville. Postoffice address. Grampian Hills,
llaeus and otter instruments of writing neatly
xecuted. June 7th, 18o5-ly.
"irr.V. ALBERT A BRO S, Dealers in Dry Goods,
t roceries, Hardware, Queensware. Flour,
Bacon, etc.. Woodland. Clearfield county, Penn'a.
Also. extensive dealers in all kindscf sawed lum
ber, shingles, and square timber. Orders solici
ted. Woodland, Aug. 19th, IS63.
DR.. J. P. Bl'KCII FIELD, late Surgeon of
the 83rd Regt Penn'a Vols, having return
ed from the army, offers his professional services
ta the citiaens of Clearfield and vicinity. Prof
farsional calls promptly attended to. Office on
booth-East correr of 3d and Market streets.
Oct? 4. 1366 6m-pd.
VUCTIOXEER. The undersigned having
been Licensed an Auctioneer, would inform
thacitizena of Clearfield county that- he will at
tend to calling sales, in any part of the county,
waantver called upon. Charges moderate
Address, JOHN M QL'ILKIN.
May 13, Bower Po., Clearfield co., Pa.
VFCTIONEEU. The undersigned having
ben Licenced an Auctioneer, would inform
citizens of Clearfiel county that he will at-t-ad
to calling sales, in any part of the county,
venever called upon. Charges moderate.
Address. NATHANIEL R IS II EL,
Feb 22. 1863. Clearfield, Pa.
CH. FO'TER, IDir. PERKS, 1. D. If GIRK,
WW. V WRICHT, W. A. WALLACE, A. at. WRIGHT.
BICHABI) SHAW, JAS. T. LROMAR3, J AS. B. GRAHAM,
O. L. Rl'F.D.
Banking and Collection Office
op
FOSTFIl, PERKS, WRICHT & CO.,
Ptm.ipsBURG. Cbstre Co.. Pa.
Bills of Exchange. Notes and Drafts discounted.
Pep'tsits received. Collections made "and pro
eee'is promptly remitted. Exchange on the Cities
eunstantly on hand. The above Banking House
t now open and ready for business.
Philipsborg, Centre Co., Pa., Sept. 6, 13fij.
nA'ITT & CO., at Milesburg, Pa., continue
to furnish castings of everv description at
short notice. They have the best assortment of
.patterns in the country for steam and water-mills
of f very description. All kinds of machine and
V!cw casting' furnished. NewWorld and Hatha
way cook-stoves always on band. They make 4
horse sweep-power threshing machines, with sha
ker and 50 feet of strap tor $160 and 2-horse
tread-power machines, with shaker and 30 feet of
strap for 5173. Warranted to give satisfaction in
threshing, aad kept good to thresh one crop, free
ol charge . June 23, lSiid-y.
Isaac Hatft, at Bellefonte, continues to take
risks fur insurance in anv good stock company in
the State. Also in New York : the Royal and Et
sa it Hertford ; and the Liverpool and London,
capital S;;,00fl,000.
THIRST NATIONAL BANK or Ccrwets-
X ville, Pa.
John Patto'. Pres t. Capital paid in S 75,000
SAJi'LAnsoLD.CaJh. Authorised cap $200,000
IIRBCTOR3 r
W:n. Irvin, John Pattou, Samuel Arnrld.
t . K. Arnold, Daniel Faust, E. A. Irvin,
J. F. Irvin, G. II. Lytle, H.P.Thompson
This bank buys and sells all kinds of Govern
rr';t:t securities. 7-30 notes always on hand and
'- a!e. Receives money on deposit, and if left
i"' a spevfic timeal'ows r.teiest. Buysand sells
Jrattsnuj exchange. Notes and bills "discounted
it legal rate cf interest, and does a general baDk
;t; busiiieg;.
V.'ehave rr-cently erected a very substantial
bs-kHg bouse, witn a good vault, burglar safe,
Ac., hyi will be glad to receive any valuables our
fri'.u.ig and customers may have, that they desire
to leave for safe-keeping.
We wonH rtspeetfiiHy so'icit the bnsiness of
ic.-i hai.ts. Lumbermen, and others, and will en
deavor to make it tfeeir interest to do their hank
D business with us. SAMUEL ARNOLD,
CurwcnsviHe, Pa. Oct. 25, lc63. Cashier.
?ONDS AND NOTES FOR SALE. The
"- undersigned is prepared t furnish, to those
seeking investments. Government and county
"onds Also five per cent Government aotes.
H B. SWOOPE, -ClearfieU
May 4, le44.- .. Att'j at Law: "'
gii5in. Ditcrtont.
.
A LARGE LOT OF IXOTIIING-inclu-dinjf
some extra quality of Reaver Over-coats,
and a complete assortment of caysiinere goods,
made np in suits to match for sale by
Dec 6,lo5. JKVIX A IIAUTSIIORX.
TEACI1EKS WANTED Five competent
teachors wanted in lieccaria School District
for the term of 4 months, to whom liberal wages
Will I'C MH1. Jl, A. t 1) ...,,.. j
(ilen liope.Pa., Dee. 6. 1S85 pd
CAUTION All person" are hereby caution
ed ngainst purchasing or meddling with the
Pine timber and saw logs on the premises, or
lands, of Eliaa Burns of Lnion township, aa the
same was purchased by me. and are subject to
my order only. HENRY B. BAILEY.
Cnion p., Nov. 30, lsfij-dcc. 6.
THE MASON & HAMLIN CABINET
OK(i.N Forty different styles, adapted
to Fnored and secular music fur SK to 500 each.
FIFTY-ONE GOLD or SILVER MEDALS, or oth
er first premiums awarded them. Illustrated Cat
alogues free. Addre. M A")N A HAMLIN, Bos
ton, or MASX BROTHERS, New York.
New York, November '2$ I33i-ly
-II RAVENSVILLI IIOlSK.Curwensville.
J Pa. A. J DiiAttcKv n. lytving leiised the Hotel
recently occupied by Benj. Bloom, Esq . is now
prepared to roeeive transient and permanent
boarders. Every department connected with
bis establishment will be conducted second to none
in the county. His Maiding is ample fr sixty
head of horses, with good wagon sheds nd yards
connected He respectfully solicits a share of
public patronage. Dec, 6. IS'lj-'f.
AGENTS WANTED. We want ;.fi0 ener
getic Agents for Junius Henri Browne's War
Adventures No.hing can excel this work in in
terest ;f subject matter. or in the sparkling graph
ic so in wnieh the author delineates his experi-er,bS.-
It furnishes a greater variety of incident,
and gives a better "inside view' of the adven
tures and vissLudes of "war. than any other work.
O. L. Case & Co . Bublibers
Dec. f. 1SS
Ilarlfird, Cmin.
HOLLIDA Y P K E S E N T S .
A'SENPS WANTED
Gieat S-tleof Jrirrlry ami Silrrnmrr. The Ar
raiiiiaJr Grfit Oijt Di trihttlin.
Our Agents-are making from Five ti Thirty
Dollars per day. and we still need more. Late
invoice? from Europe have swelled our stock to
over One Million Dollars. A splendid assortment
of Watches Kings. Ladies' and trcntlemen's Jew
elry of all kinds, of the most fashionable patterns,
gelling atSl each. Send25 cents lor a certificate,
and you will see what vou are entitled to; or SI
for five certificates, or 53 for thirty, or sena a 3
cent stamp tor our terms to Agents, which are ol
the most liberal kind. Now is vour time !
ARKANDALE CO.. .
No 167 Broadway, New York.
Dec. 6. lSo5-3m
-T L'SICAL IXSTRl' 31 E N T S.
111. 11 M. GREENE
Has opened Lis Music Store, one door west cf
W. Lewis Book Store, where he keeps censtantly
on hand Steinway & Sons' and Uaehles I'utno
Manufacturing Company's Pianos, MS"n A Ifcwn
lin's Cabinet Organs and Carhart. Needbam fc
Co.s' Meloleons; Guitars, Violins, Fifes, Flutes;
Guitar and Violin Strings.
Music Books Golden Chain, Golden Shower
Golden Ctn-er.Golden Trio. Ac , tc.
Sbeot Music He is constantly receiving from
Philadolphiaall the latest music, which persons
at a distance wishing can order, and have sent
them by mail at publisher's prices.
"igTianos and Organs Warranted for five years.
Those wishing to buy any of the above articles
are invited to call and examine mino before pur
chasing elsewhere. My prices are the same as in
New York and Philadelphia.
Circulars of Instruments sent promptly upon
application with any additional information de.
sired. B.M.GREEN.
Hill street. Huntingdon, Fa , One door West of
Lewis' Book Mure. Dec t. 1S65.
CLEARFIELD ACADEMY" The Second
J Session of this Institution will commence oa
M-tnday, December 1 1 th. 1S65.
Pupils can enter at any time. They will be
charged with tuition from the time they enter to
the close of the session
The course of instruction embraces everything
that i included in a thorough, practical and ac
complished education of both sexes.
'The Principal having had the advantage of
much experience in his profession, a-sores pa
rents and guardians that bis entire anility and
energies will be devoted to the mental and moral
training of the youth place. 1 under bis charge.
Terms of Trinos:
Orthography. Reading. Writing Grammar,
Geography, and History per sesssiou 11
weeks ) . 5-S.00
Algebra, Geometry, Trigotuetry, Mensuration,
Surveying. Philosophy, Physiology, Chemistry
and Book-keeping. 57.00
Latin and Greek, with any of the above
brnhes. S 10.00
0No deduction will hn made for abseence.
For further particulars inquire of
P. L.HARRISON,
Dee. B. 18f5. Principal.
TVEW WIRT FOR 1SG3-0. The Great
11 Invention of the Age in HOoP SKIRTS
J. W. Braplkv's New Patent Dctlex Ellii-tic
(or double) Si-rino Skint.
This Isvetio consists af'DrrLEX (or two)
Elliptic Prr.r. Ref in ep Steel Springs, ingenious
ly ERAiDtD tigiiti.v and firuly together, edge
to edge, making the toigiiet, most 'flexible,
elastic and purable spring ever used. They
seldom BEND or break, like the Single Springs,
and consequently preserve theirperfectand beau
tiful Shape more than twice as long as any Sin
gle Spring Skirt that ever Has or Can be made.
The wonderful flexibility and great comfort
and pleasure to any Lady wearing the Duplex
Eliptic Skirrwill be experienced particularly in
all crowded Assemb les. Operas. Carriages. Kail-m-.A
pr f hnrch Pews. Arm Chairs, for Promen
ade and House Dress, as the Shirt can be folded
when in use to tcsupy -maM place s easily
and convnfently as a siik or Muslin Dress.
A Lady having Enjoyed the P'easur, Comfort
and Great Convenience of wearing the Duplex
Elliptic Steel Spring Skirt for a single dny wi:l
Never afterwards willingly dispense with their
use. For rhildren, Misses and Young Ladies
thev are superior to all others
The Hoops are covered with 2 ply donblo
twisted thread and will wear twice as long as the
Single yarn coverinf wUch is used on all Single
Steel Hoop Skirts. The three bottom rods on
everv Skirl are also Double Steel," and twice or
double covered to prevent the covering from
wearing off the rods when dragging down stairs,
stone steps, etc , etc.. which they are constantly
subject to when in use. , .
AH are made of the new nn l elegant Cor tea
Tapes and are the best quality in every part,
giving to the wearer the most graceful and per
fect. Shape possible, and are unquestionably the
lightest, most desirable, comfortable and econom
ical Skirt every made: , .
Wests Bradley A Cary. proprietors of the in
vention, and sole manutacturers. 97 Chambers,
and 79 A- 81 Reade Streets. New York.
Vnr in all first class Stores in this City,
and throughout the United States and Canada,
Havana de Cuba. Mexico, South America and the
Weft Indies. .
rFInquirefor the Duplex Ehpti (or double
Fpriog Skirt. . A c
(JfCt'gdttrjj.
THE EING MY M0THEE W0EE.
The earth has many treasures rare,
In gems and golden ore ;
My heai t hath one. more precious far
The ring my mother wore.
Isaw it first when I, a child.
Was playing by .her side ;
She told me then, 'twas father's gift
When she became his bride.
I saw it oft in sorrow's hours
Which marked the after years
When shining on the soft white hand
That wiped away my tears.
And, oh ! I saw it once again,
When on her dying bed,
She lifted up her hand in prayer,
And laid il on my head.
Beside that bed where fell my tears.
The ring to me was given ;
She placed it on my hand and said,
Well ui act again in Heaven."
I kissed the cheek I oft had pressed,
From which the roso had fled.
And bowed with grief stood motherless -
Alone, beside the dead.
Among the blest in realms abova,
Where foirows are unknown,
O may I meet my mother dear,
No more to weep alone
Her dying words of love and faith,
I'll cherish evermore;
Within the heart which holds so deart
'The rin:r my mother wore.
New Point3 in Grant's Eeport..
With reference to the report of General
Grant which amjmpatiied the l'resident's
message, we preier to set Injiore our readers
that which is new in the General's narrative
rather than to republish the whole of it,
contaiiiinsr, as it does, so much that is well
known. When he look command of all the
iurces as General in Chief? he found the ar
mies of the East and the West acting with
out coucert, and, "liktj a balky team, uotwo
ever pulling together." This .avc the ene
my the great advantage of using the same
force, at different scasous, against first one
and then t ne other of our armies, or else of
withdrawing one or other to obtain rest.
This he determined to stop, by keeping both
of the great armies of the enemies employ
ed all t lie time, and then, as he says, to
"hammer continuously" against them with
the greatest, possible number of troops he
could procure, until there should be nothing
left to the enemy but submission. Here we
have the whole secret of his "strategy."
A little wav further on hit he report we learn
that General Grant, before starting across
the liapidan, in his" luehmorid campaign,
made know n his purpose to put the Army
of the Potomac on the south side of the
James river, if he could not beat Lee with
out "i'iing there. This revelation overthrows
all the newspaper argumentation that has
been indulged in, nn the theory that he nev
er (Ifsi'fjni'il to go there afc-all, but was forc
ed MX his line.
The next thing that attracts attention is
the following handsome tribute to General
Meade :
"I may here state that, commanding all
the armies as I did, T tried, as far as possi
ble, to leave GeiuTar.Meade in independent
command of the Army of the I'otoniac. vly
instructions for that army were all through
him, and were general in their nature, leav
ing nil the details and the execution to him.
The campaigns that followed proved him to
be the right man in theht place. His
commanding always in the presence of an
officer superior to him in rank, has drawn
from him much of that public at'ention
that zeal and ability entitle him to, and
which he would otherwise have received."
Here, again, is a disastrous defeat to the
newspapers, an 1 particularly to those which
supposed that, because they kept Gene: al
Meade's name out of their columns, the
world would never know that he was the
able and successful commander of the aruiy
of the Potomac,
It i easy enough, however, to perceive
which of the armv commanders had the en
tire con Gdence of General Grant. Thus he
sneaks in the same hearty terms of bhen
dan. He made Sheridan a visit before the
creat cainnaisrn of the latter in the Shenan
doah Valley, as he wished to see the posi
tions and s-urrouudings himself. But he was
so well satisfied with what Sheridan placed
before, him that he saw that but two tcord
of instruction were necessary, and those two
were "go in !" General Grant says he nev
er deemed it necessary to visit Sheridan
again before giving him orders.
Of Sherman's movement from Chattanoo
ga to Atlanta he says that it was "prompt,
skilful and brilliant, "-and that the "history
of his flank movements and battles during
that memorable campaign will ever be read
with an interest unsurpassed by anything
in history." We learn from this report al
so tint Sherman's "march to the sea" was
not the result of Hood's flank movement
from Atlanta, as was universally believed at
the time, but that he had planned it delib
erately and laid the general features of it be
fore General Gcant, more than, two' months
before, he moved, and more than one month
before Hood started on his fatal tramp to
Tennessee. We learn, too, that Grant had
doubts about the movement, but finally
yielded his consent. -
It now appears also that General Grant
was very anxious abont the cautious pro
ceedings of General Thomas, previous to
the battle of Nashville, but he now says
that "'the final defeat of Hood was so com
plete as to vindicate the judgment of that
distinguished officer," (General Thomas,)
He speaks warmly of General Scofield, giv
ing him the credit cf inflicting a fatal blow
n.A k.".-. tbo Lnttl nf Nashville. It
is in a far different strain that he speaks of
General Butler. Thus he sa-s that tne
time consumed in his operations, from the
f.th to the ISth of May, at Bermuda Hun
dred and Drury's Bluff, "lost to us the ben
ftftb. c-ittrnre and surorise of 1 eters-
( burg and Richmond," for jl enabled Beau
1 regard to bring up his forces from Mortn
and South Carolina to the defence ofj those j
Slaces. Again, when speaking of General
utler's position at Bermuda, he says that
the army given him to operate against Rich
mond, had "hermetically sealed itself up at
Bermuda Hundred," thus enabling Beaure
gard to take away his troops to reinforce
Lee, and at the some time making it dim
cult for Gen. Butler himself to do anything.
Jiut the severest animadversion UDon that
officer's conduct occurs in General Grant's
narrative concerning the Fort Fisher exne-
dition. It is already known that the General-in-Chief
did not intend that General
Butler should command the troops engaged,
in that affair, but designated General W eit
zel tor the purpose. The orders sent to
Weitzel, however had to go through Gener
al Butler's hands as Commander of the De
partment. General Grant now says that
Weitzel has officially informed him that he
never ' received the instructions which he
(Grant) sent to him (Weitzel) through But
ler, and he was never made aware of their
existence until General Butler published his
official report of the Fort Fisher failure.
General Grant declares and he had no idea
of Butler going with the expedition until
the night before it started, and even then
he did not dream that Weitzel had not re
ceived the instructions that he believed
would be in command. The delay in par
ting tne expedition on was in consequence
of waiting tor thecelebrated powder boat
the explosion of which. General Butler
thought would knock, down the parapet of
rort "lusher, but General Butler was m-
structod to send the transports off either
with or icithmit the powder-boat to avoid
delay. Of the effect of this device General
Grant says : "The powder-boat was explo
ded Itefore the return of General Butler,
but, it would seem from the notice taken
of it in the Southern newspapers that the
enemy were never enlighteneobas to the ob
ject of the explosion until they were inform
ed by the iSorthern press.
In th? course of the narrative we find two
illustrations of the damage done by indis
croet publications of army movements.
While speaking of the preparations for the
expedition against tort lusher. Gen. Grant
says, that through the "imprudence of the
press" the enerav was warned, and the sail-
ire of the fleet had to be postponed. The
other case "worked to our advantage, for
General Grant ears that he learned all about
the plans of the enemy through the speech
that Jefferson Davis made at Macon, Geor
gia, in te fall of IStH, and which was fully
reported in the Southern press.
Eeport of the Controller of the Currency.
The Hon. Freeman Clarke presents a com
pact statement of the year's work. The re
port is accompanied by about 140 pages of
statistic, relating niainly to the condition
of the National banks. Since the last an
nual report, -S3 new banks have been or
ganized, and 731 State banks converted into
National. Whole number of 'National
banks to Nov. 1,001, of which 679 were
new, and 922 conversions from State insti
tutions. Two banks have failed. The re
suit of the conversion has been rather to
diminish than to increase the circulation.
National bank notes in circulation Oct, 1,
were 171, 321,902; State banks, $78,867,,
575 ; legal tender and. fractional currency
$704,534,658. Including bank notes not
issued, the whole amount of the nominal
circulation at that date was 11,083,452,233 :
from which the Controller makes large de
ductions in order to arrive at the actual cir
culation. National tank notes not deliver
ed to banks are $109,152,945 ; legal tender
held by banks, $ 193, 09 4, 365 ; compound in
terest notes, mostly held rs investments,
$121,314,195; currency in U. S. Treasury,
$56,236,440; altogether, $499,323,09
leaving the actual circulation $460,844,229.
It is recommended that as the most ef
ficient means to curtail expension, a system
of compulsory redemption at the financial
centess be adopted. The emergency which
required an irredeemable paper currency no
longer exis ing, resumption of specie pay
ments should ensue at the earliest possible
moment. As one step toward it, the tariff
should be so adjusted as to discourage inor
dinate importations r increasing the tariff as
fold and foreign exchange recede in price,
nternal taxation at the same time should
be simplified In addition to $120,000,000
from the tariff, the Controller's estimates
are SI 00.000.000 on whiskv. malt liquors,
and domestic wines : $15,000,000 on tobac
co; $125,000,000 on cotton ; $15,000,000
from fitamns-. $20,000,000 from licenses;
$ 10, 000, 000 from premiums on surplus of
gold ; in the aggregate $405,000,uiu, a sum
nrobablv S100.000.000 in excess of expenses,
the whjle or part of which could go to the
yearly reduction of the debt. By restricting
the Internal Revenue tax to a few articles
the ensr. of its collection would be abated
The Controller protest warmly against all
schemes of State taxation of National securi
ties a3 a violation of public faith, and proposes
t he transfer of the bureau wliich he admin
isters from Washngton to New York, as
demanded by economy ana convenience.
A Rod for Railroad BtJTCHERS. Ev
ery newspaper that comes to hand now-a
days, contains a chapter of "railroad ' aeci
.i - , j . t - p ;.( tio.
uenis. in nine casra uun ui w;u, ctx
cidents" are attributed to a "misplaced.
switch.' V j It is Mrs, Grundy's opinion that
the switch ought to be applied vigorously
to the backs of the railroad directors, m
whuh r-iisa it certainlv would not be mis
placed." '
A driver of a coach in Texas, stopping to
get some water for the young ladies in the
carriage, being asked -what he stopped for,
replied, VI am watering my flowers. A
delicate compliment. - . -
Happiness consists in thinking you are
happy; and misery in thinking you wre mis
erable. .."
The "War Eeport.
The Secretary emnhathises the beginning
of his report by contrasting his expenditures
of the Department in the last year of the
war and tnenrstot peace tne iormer oeing
$516,240;i31 70, th? latter, by estitimate,
$33,814,461 83. On the firstof May, 1865,
there were a million of men in the army; to
day there are less than 200,000, and by May
next it is expected the number will not exceed
50,000. The progress and success of the
war which made this vast reduction possi
ble are detailed at considerable length. Im
mediately after its close, orders were issued
to stop drafting and recruiting, reduce pur
chases of arms, &c, muster out supernumer
ary officers, and unfetter trade and commerce.
From the Veteran Reserve Corps nearly all
the enlisted men have been mustered out at
their own desire. Recruiting for the regu
lar regiments continues. Lest it be thought
that the proposed standing army of 50,000
1, which will be capable of increase to 82,600
without additional organization) be too small
for possible emergencies, the Secretary re
minds ustljat either against a renewal of the
insurrection or in case of foreign war it will
be possible to call out on the instant an im
mense number of veteran troops; that the
Government has in its arsenals more than a
million of small arms, more artillery than it
can conveniently take care of, three years
supply of ammunition, andan abundant stock
ot clothing and Ouarter masters stores
The present military organization embraces
nineteen departments.
The operations of the different bureaus
are detailed at considerable length. Eight
volumes ot reports ot battles, with maps
and indexes, are in press. Ihe Adjutant
General describes the rapidity and precision
with which the mustering-out of the troops
proceeded. Regiments began leaving the
army ot i'otomac, numbering 162,8a I oth
cers and men. May "29, and in six weeks the
whole were gone. The average per month
for the whole army was 296,442. The l'ro-vost-Marshal-General
includes in his statis
tics the enormous number of 2,759,049 men
as the aggregate of quotas called for. The
number constructively put into service was
2.656.553. and the deficiency 102,496 would
have been speedily made np but for the cloe
of the war. The total disbursements of the
Paymaster-General since the beginning of
the war, were $1,029,239,000, ot which du-
nncr the year endinar June 30, 1865, $300,
738,635 95 were paid tovoluntenrs. Losses
and defalcations were $6,429,600, being less
than three-fourths ot one per cent, ibe
Surccon-General reports that during the
last year there 204 general hospitals, with a
capacity ot 136,894 beds; and in general hos
pitals alone 1,057,423 cases of sick and woun
ded have been treated during the war, the
rate of mortality being 8 per cent.
The extraordinary services of the Quartermaster-General's
Bureau are duly recoun
ted, among which not the least remarkable
was the transfer of Hooker's command in
1863, numbering 23.000 men with artillery,
trains animals, and bacrgage, from the Rap
idan to Stevenson, a distance of 192 miles in
seven days. The Quartermaster depots
supplied to the army during the war 33,000,
000 bushels ot corn, 7S,000,000 of oats, 1,
500,000 tons of hay, 550,000 cords of wood,
and 1,600,000 tons of coal. During the
last fiscal year alone 141,632 cavalry horses
were purciiar-ecL The retrenchments in the
Department since the close of the war have
been numerous and thorough. The Com
missary General of Prisoners reports 98,802
prisoners in custody from Jan. 1 to Oct. 20,
beside which 174.223 surrendered and were
released on parole.
The whole number of coloredtroops en
listed during the war was 17S,975. Their
losses from all causes ercept muster out
were 68,178. After existing orders for dis
charge are executed, the number remaining
in service will be 82,024
A Ladv nissED Oct op a Theatre.
In a notice of the opening of the Strand
Theatre, London, the Morning Post writes:
"In the course of the evening an accident
occurred to which we have some delicacy in
alluding, hut which, as being, so far as we
know, wholly without precedent in an Eng
lish theatre, and also as intimating censor
ship of manners in a quarter where accord
ing to convential : estimate, refinement is
least to be expected, should" not, perhaps
be suffered to pass without notice. In the
stalls, which were occupied for the most
part by ladies and gentlemen, manifestly of
good social position, "and all dressed in even
ing costume, there was seated, in company
with a friend, a tall and remarkable pretty
woman, the extraordinary lowness of whose
dress was a great subject of observation, and
, -obviously gave greaWscandal to the audi
ence, among the female portion of whom a
painful sensation was clearly perceptible.
At last public indignation found expression
in a brief emphatic form. No sooner had
the curtain fallen on the first play, : than
was heard from the gallery a voice uttering
in slow and well measured accents an injunc
tion which could be intended but for one
person in the vast assembly. Pale with
emotion, yet still retaining her gentle, pla
cid look for therewas no taint of immod
esty in her demeanor she quietly drew her
opera cloak over her shoulders, and then
tied it tightly around her neck. In a few
minutes afterwards she rose from her seat,
and leaving behind her her friend, a mod
erately dressed woman, walked out of the
house," amid hisses from the gallery and
stern silence, not less eloquent, in the stalls
and boxes."
Why is a stock gambler like a modern
railroad train ? Because he may be expect
ed to smash up at any moment.
A man may say a thing twice if he says
it better the second time than the. first.
' He that would have no , trouble
world must not be born in it.
in
this
Eeport of the Secretary of the ITavy. -
Secretary Welles rehearses in his report
the immensity of the task of organizing the
Navy, and maintaining the blockade, and the
operation of our fleets toward the xlose of
the war. In tour. years the rsavy adaea
208 (steam) vessels, and 43,900 men to its
rolls, besides purchasing 418 vessels, of
w hich 313 were steamers, which jon sale
have depreciated in value $12,700,000.
The co-operation of the navy in the capture
of Wilmington, Charleston and Mobile will
be read with keen interest. .Ihe conduct oi
Emrland in buildins and cauipping priva
teers and blockade runners is refered to in
emphatic terms, ard an enlargement and
perfection of our Piavy lards is urged inai
we may be prepared for future emergen
cies. There are now five squadrons of na
tional vessels on the coast of Eurojje ( ., )
Brazil (10,) East India (4,) Pacific (,11,)
West India (8). At the highest period of
eteiency of the blockading squadrons, in
January last,there were 471 vessels, with24,
559 guns. Of prizes tliere have been captur
ed of all kinds 1,151 vessels, of which 210
were steamers; rams and gunooais, i ,
355 of all kinds have been sunk or destroy
ed. The estimated value ot those sunk
and captured is over $;l.lX,000. The
amount of prizes condemned up to the 1st
November is $21,829,543 96, and a number
of important cases aie still before the courts.
Most of the whole has been British proper
ty. There are on the pension roll 2,027 receiv
ing an annual sum of $247,529 50. An in
crease of the salaries of officers and clerks is
asked for. The resources of the Depart
ment for the fiscal year were $140,091,125
95, which, together with unexpended ap
propriations and those for the current year,
caves a balance for estimated current ex
penses of $142,291,919 40, exclusive of the
proceeds of sales of vessels, etc The work
ing expenses of the navy for the year ending
June 30, 18t"7, are estimated at a little less
than twenty-four millions. .
The Secretary offers some suggestions for
the laying-np of iron-clads ; location of a
Naval Academy, and for the education of
seamen. He concludes by stating that the
navy is in a state of excellent physical and
moral efficiency ; congratulates the country,
his subordinates and himself upon the suc
cess of their past labors, and commends the
naval force to the cherishing care of the
Government as the best hope of our nation
al defense and glory.
Eeport of the Secretary of the Interior.
It appears from the report of the Secre
tary or the I nterior that during the past
year 4,513,737 46 acres of the public lands
have been granted to various parties, and
that on the 30th September there were still
132.2S5,038 acres surveyed and undisposed
of. For lands sold he has received $748,
457 25, an excess of ten per cent over the
previous year. Different territories regard
ing claims to unoccupied lands, and some
uniform law is asked. The lands are very
wisely sold for the sum necessary to Furvey
and transfer them to actual settlers and pur
clisscrs. i
It is estimated that 250,000 able-bodied
men are mining upon the public domain
without paying anything for the privilege.
In v iew of the tax upon most other pursuits,
it is suggested they be not neglected.
The number of pensions added to tbe roll
during the year was 15,328, requiring $1,
220.78C 90 annual payment. Allowed dur
ing the year were 24,693, at an annual
charge of $2,574,179. Of naval pensions
there were 266 awarded, and $205,480 62
paid, wbvsh is amply provided for by the
investment of the Government : share of
prize money. The increasing . number of
pensioners demands a largely-increased ap
propriation. There are within our bondarics about
350,000 Indians, most of whom have been
amicable, and a few loyal and progressive.
Some, liowever, have been incited by Reb
els and by resentment to wage war against
the Government, and in the Territories, by
the collisions with the white race, have kept
up predatory warfare, which we have 6ent
troops to suppress. It ought not to be the
policy cf the Government to exterminate the
red men, but rather, through missions and
treaties, to pacify them.
There have been 6,291 patents granted
during the fiscal year. The work of the
census has been pushed as far as was possi
ble. The work upon the several branches
of the Pacific Railroad appears to be " pro
gressing satisfactorily, arid they will doubt
less be finished by the Fpecifiedtime of their
charters. Surveys are being made of the
main line westward. .
More money is asked for the completion
of the Capital. The inhabitants of the Dis
trict also want the Government to help
ihem pay the local taxes, and to clean the
city, and for other benevolent and humane
purposes. -- . -- -
Sorry for it A miller had his neighbor
arrested under the charge of stealing wheat
from his mill, but being unable to substan
tiate the charge by proof, the court adjudg
ed that the miller should make an apology
to the accused. "Well," says he "I have
had you arrested for stealing my. wheat I
can't prove it and am sorry for lL. ' - -,-
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A little boy in' Wisconsin was being put
to bed the other night about dark when he
objected to going so early. His mothrr
told him the chickens went to bed early and
he must do so too. . The . little fellow - said
he would if his mother would do as the old
hens did go to bed first then coax the chick
ens to come ! . . ,
A singular i echo, is said to reveberate
around a great many petroleum .wells. It
pays, " Bit-you-mcn "
Most of the shadows that cross our path
way in life, are caused by standing in our
onw light.
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