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