VOLUME 4. PKO FEBBIOUAIi CiUUD B Jtk. « Office S' K C'Ttn'r or Diamond, Bn n South aide of Diamond, In Bredin • building, Butler I'a. W. j; YOUNG, ATTORNEY vr iiAW. J. W. YOUNG, Surveyor. Benxonia, BemieCo., wApril 21,Uf,7,1y. Mwhimn. A. M. M CAKDLEBB, JE., Attorney nt I, ti7 Federal street, Orn« « Hours : ) %t*rom * to 10 A. M. { •• 3to 6P. M. 112 ALLEGHRSr CITY M 7 3 »« j MHV -20. li". -'i moe SEW-ING-. MKB. T J LoWM tN, Wo"Id reepectfullv inform the cltiren* "112 thi * p'ace tb'it "he Ih i.repirpd to do a'l LimU nf M»wing. auch an I»re«n Making, H-iqne< flontu' Shirt*, end Children'* V nrr\ Alao. Agent f.r WheHer and V ila>>n S Sewing Machines V«h 20, tf. O-HO'R.Ca-E ROSE House, Sign Ornamenta Painter, r*jper Haning Done on *he Shortest Not.cs. Bi.TLsa.Aug.2B, IHfiT—ly WILL r ORiHAX OWE* SfS>'t GRAHAn & BYRSE, Fashionable Hatters, Mo. 5*4 St Clair Street /Between Liberty and Pew fctreeta, opp site St. Clai Hotel) PITTSBURttU, PA Hats. Caps & Straw Goot/s of ertrt, style am! quality. At the very Lowest I'rlees. May 22, i»»7, lyr join X. MEMOS, Confectioner aud Cako Baker, Ko. 10U Federal Sired. Allegheny city, Pa, tee Craam, Soda Wator, Kriilta, Nnta, Jelliaa, Plcklea, Ac., always on hand. atteution paid to orders. May 22, lfW7, Wr " FRANK H JOHNSTON, M.D., II ARRVtiVILLE, llutlcr Counly, Pa. Will promptly attend to all busiueai entrusted to hi* care. REFERENCES: Dr. Crawfbrd. Cooperstown, Pa. Dr. Snowdeo.Vranklin, Pa. Ih- Ilanrtler, Cochrantori, Pa. Dr. Fowler, Harrlsrllle, Pa. Dm. Foster A Hoffman, Clintonrille, Pa. Dr. Conlter. Cetttrerille, Pa. Dr. Livingston, »• 44 (jnlyS,'OT—ly PEOPLB» J EA STOItE. Wilson & Underwood, WIIOLEBALK * RETAIL l»R.«t-».RH IJ* TEAS, - CHOICE; No 15 South Weil Diamond* Adjoining Bepler's Hotel, ALLEGHENY CI|JY, pA One o 112 the ehtap*st and best Wholesale and Ret at Stores in the two cities. Cull and psaiM our Stock and Prices. (May 29, '67J2n»o« H .KIT EJt Ml' LSR T. B. WMIT« C. HOO MMMTMLQRS. THE undersigned baring aaM»ciated themselren in the Tailoring bm«inees, would reMpectfully say to the public in general that they bare jmtt received the Kail and Winter Eashiims, a* d are prepared to make up clothing in the lateet and most approved style Plear* c ill and examine our Fashions and Specimens of met* and boys' wear. Speci *1 attention tfiven to boys' cloth* log. EITENMI'LLER. WIIITK A CO. Angust 12, IBfi®—tf. IRA B. M'VAY & CO., BANKERS, Cor. Fourth and Smithfi«ld Streets, Pittsburgh, l*a, mporisnt to Hsld art of 7-30 Bonds, Dated August 15th, 1864. The Gorernment has giren novice that the notes due AVOUBT l&tb. IM)T, muse be pierflnt.d for tfhnversion on or before that day, otherwise they will be paid at tb«*irf*ce value, CM using a loe» to tbe holder of about 8E V BNTV-FIVE DOLLARS PER TUOUBANL>. We will contiuue to exchange fct 7-30 a until Auguvt loth* Aug T, \*m, It IJU B M*TAT 4 00. AMERICAN CITIZEN. * AMNESTY. THE FINISHING STROKE! Proclamation by the President! Disabilities Removed from Rebels I THE CLASSICS TO UK EXCLUDED. WASHINGTON Septtn b«r B.—The fol lowing pardon proclamation, although prepared yesterday, wis not issued until ibis afternoon : By (be President of the United State* of Anierlea. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, In the month of July, A. D. 18t>l,the two Houses of Cong ess, with extraordinary unanimity,solemnly declar ed that the war then existing «as not waged on the part of the Government in any spirit of oppression, nor for uny pur pose ot conquest or subjugation, nor pur pose of overthrow or interfering with the rights or established institutions of the States., but to defend and maintain the »U' premacy of the Constitution, and to pre* terve the Union with all the dignity, equality and rights of the several States unimpaired, and that as soon as these ob jects should be accomplished the war ought to cease ; and, whereas, the Presi dent of the United States,on the Bth day of December, A. D. 1863, and on the 26th day of March, A. D. 1804, did, with ob jects of suppressing the then existing re bellion, of inducing all persons to return to their loyalty, and of restoring the au thority of the United States, issue proc lamations offering amnesty and pardon to •11 persons who had diretcly or indirectly participated in the then existing rebel lion, except as in those proclamations was specified and reserved ; and, whereas, the I'resident of the United States did, on the 29th day of May, A. D. 1865, issue a further proclamation with the same ob jecti before mentioned, and to the eud that the authority of the Government of the United States might be restored, and that peace, order and freedom night be established, and the President did, by the said last proclamation, proclaim and d«- clari that he thereby granted to all per sous who had directly or indirectly par ticipated in the tlieu existing rebellion, except us thcieiu excepted, amnesty and pardon, with the restoration of all lights of property except as lo sla-es, ai.d ex cept iu certain ease- where l-gal pro | ceediugs had been institu'ed, but condition that such persons should t ike and subscribe an oath therein pre.seri.ji d which oath should be registered tor per maneut preservation ; and. where is. i and by said last nentioncd proclamation of the 2i)th day ot .May, A I) 18 15. fourteen extensive clashes ot persous therein -peetally described, were a! o gettiei 'exeeptel and excluded from i lie beiictiis thereof; and, whereas, the I're* ident of the United S'a'es did, on the 2d day of April, A. D. 1866, issue a ur ie la uiat ion declaring that the insurrection was at an end and was lliencelorth to bt so regarded ; and. whereas, thine now ex ists uo organized armed resistance ot mis guided Cll izens oroiheis lo the authority ol the United State* in (he States of Geo* gia, Souih Car Una, Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama Louisiana, Ar kansas, Mississippi, Florida and Tex is. and the laws can be sustained and enforc cd therein by the proper civil authority. State or Federal, and the people of sat 1 Siutes arc well aud 1 »y • lly disposed, aul have conformed, and if permitted t> do so. will coutorm in their legislation tot tie condition of affairs growing out ol the amendmeut to the Constitution of the United Stales prohibiting slavery w tiii i the limits and jurisdiction of the Unite! Stales; and, whercai, there no longer existsany reasonable grouud to apprehend within the States which were involved in the late rebellion a renewal thereof, or any unlawful resistance by the people of said States to the Constitution and laws of the Uuited States; and, whereas, as large standing armies, military occupa tion, martial law, military tribunals, and the suspension of the privilege of tho writ of habeas corpus, and the right of trial by jury, arc in time of peace dan gerous to publie liberty, incompatible with the individual rights of the citizen, contrary to the genius and spirit ot our free institutions, aud exhaustive of the national resources, and ougH not, there fore, to be sanctioned or allowed except in cases of actual necessity for repelling invasion or suppressing insurrection or re bellion; and, whereas, a retaliatory or vindictive policy, attended by unnecessa ry disqualifications, pains, penalties, con fixations aud disfranchisement, now as always could only tend to hinder recon ciliation among the people and National restoration, while it must seriously em barrass, abstruct and repress the popular eueigiesiind National industry and enter prise ; and, whereas, for these reasons it is now deemed essential to the public welfare and to the more perfect restora tiou of Con-titutiouallaw and order thai the sa d last menti no t p oc; .untion, So as aforesaid issued on the day ol May, A D 1865, should lie modified, and that the full and beneficent paidox conceded thereby shouid be opene I and further exteode t to a large number of persons who by its aloresanl exceptions have been hitherto excluded from execu tive clemency ; Now, therefore, be it known, that I. Andrew Johnson, President of the Uni ted do heieby proclaim aud declare thai the lull pardon described in the said proclaiumiun of the 29th day of May, A. D. 1865, shall henceforth be opened anl extended to all persons who, directly or indirectly, partioipated in the late rebel lion, with the restoration of all privileges, immunities tod right* of property, «z "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"~A. LINCOLN. BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PENN'A, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1867. cept as to property With regard ta slaves, and exept in cases of 'cgal proceedings unlerthe law* of tl»e Uuited Statu, but upon this conditio®, nevertheless, that each person who shall seek to avail him self of this uroclatnation shall take aud subscribe to the following oath, and shall cause the same t) be registered lor per manent preservation, in the same manner and with the same effect with the oath prescribed in the siid proclamation'of the 29th day of M«y, 1865, namely : " I Jo solemnly swear [or affirm] in the presence of Aliuiiihty God, that I will henceforth f.iithlully support, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the States there under, and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all laws at.d proclamations which have been na le during the late rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves, so help uie God." The following persons and no others are excluded from tbo benefits rf this proclamation, and of the said proclama tiou of ihe 29th of M iy, A. D. 1865, nanu ly : First, The chief or pretended chief ex ecutive officers, including the President, Vice President and all heads of depart ments ot the pretended Confederate or rebel government, and all who were agents thereof in foreign States and countries, and all who bad or pretended to hold in the service of the said pretended Con federate Government a military rank or title above the grade of brigadier general, and naval rauk or title above that of cap tain, and all who were or pretended to be Governors of States while maintaining, abetting or submitting to and acquiescing in the rebellion. Second, All persons who, in any way, treated otherwise thau as lawful prisoueis of war, persons who, in any capacity, were employed or engaged in the military or naval service of the United States. Third, All persons who, "at the time they may seek to obta n the benefits of tliis proclamation, are actually in civil, in litary or naval confinement or custody' or legally held to bail, either before or after conviction, and all persons who were engaged directly or indirectly in the as sissinatiou of the late I'ie3ident of the United States, or in any plot or conspir acy in any manner therewith connected. In testimony whereof, I have signed these presents with uiy hand, and have caused the seal of the Uuited States to bo thereunto affixed. Done at tbe city of Washing, r ,-i too, this 7th day of September L ' J one thousand eight hundred and sixty .-even. ANDREW JOHNSON. By the President : WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secreta-y of State. OSN..RAL SICKLES ALSO The peremptory removal of General Se kies is only another indication of the superlative tolly of the President. What ever may be the merits of General Can by. every body knows that General Sick les is remove I because of the earnestness and ability wilh which he has executed the will of the people in enforcing the leconstruction law He, like Sheridan, is removed because his course is not agreeable to the late reb Is, and is ap pioved by all faithful Union men. The ny conceivable effect of his removal will h* ic ay in venrgan zing North and South Carolina Thesuiou Ir ug etibcrs >l r . beiiion w>li revive under the Presi lential breath. The rebel chiefs who wer taught by the old political associates of An Irew Johnson at the North todispise the char auter and purpose and patriotism of the States, will despite them all the more that they could have been so deluded as to place him in his present position.— Those men will not belive that he can help them back to power. Hut they see that they can help him to defy Congress. And they despise him as thoroughly as ever. When Generals Hancock and Canby arrive at their new posts ot duty they will be tired by these leaders. If they retnaiu as firm and true as Sheridan sud Sickles they will be opposed but respect, ed. If they yield, and become much under rebel manipulation, they will be ued and scorned. Men like Longstreet, who acijuiesee for peace as they were earnest in fighting, can only regret the dull fully which postpones e settlement, jut the valiant editors of uewspapersat the South, wMch daily lament the lost cause in the most elaborate and defiant rhetoric, will shake their terrible pens at Congress all the more fiercely, aud re joice that the heel of Despotism has been wounded by tbe doughty warrior of the White House. i-elay in the reorganizatim which has so well begun, continued suffering and hopeless agitation, postponement of peace, a consequent possibility of more rigorous measures, and universal disgust, are the only results of such removals.— Harper's Weekly. THE STOMACH. — I firmly believe that almost erery malady of the human frame ?s. cither high ways, or by-ways, connect ted with the stomach. The woes of ev ery other irember are founded on your stoma 'h timber ; and I must own I never see a fashionable physician mysteriously con:ulting the puise of his patient, but I feel a desire to exclaim. Why not tell the poor gentlemen at once, " Sir, you have eaten too much ; you've drunk too much . and you have not taken exercise enough ?' The human frame was not created imperfect. It is we ourselves who have made it so. There exists no | donkey in creation so overloaded as our I ftomachi. WASHINGTON, The Sickles Correspondence. Special Dlapntch to the Com mittee. WASHINGTON, September 8,1807. THE SICKLES CORRESPONDENCE. The full correspence between General Sickles aad the civil authorities in North Carolina relative to the late con flict with the military, is also made pub lic today, and adds soma interresting facts to the recent controversy. It in clu les the opinion of Chief Justice Chase, delivered at ltaleigh in June, regarding the relations of the United States Courts to the reconstruction acts. The foil wing is the first letter of the United States Marshal to Geaeral Sick les : Ooodloe to Sicklw. OFFICE OP UNITED STATES MARSHAL) KALEIOII, N. C., July 30, 18(17. J SIR : 1 have the houor to enclose a copy of an order from one of your sub ordinates to my deputy at Wilmingtoo, which forbids the enforcement of an ex ecution issued at the June term of the United Slates Circuit Court. In this 1 feel assured that he is mistaken, since I cannot suppose that you would under take to set aside any law of the Govern ernment to which you owe allrgiance. I am strengthened in this view of the case by the opiuion of the Chief Justice delivered to the bar in this city at the opening of the court. You are aware that my duty is to obey the laws of the United States, and as I at the same time greatly desire to avoid a collision be tween the civil and military authorities, I have directed my deputy to suspend tho execution of this writ until you can ba informed of the facts. I have tbe honor to be, very respectfully, [Signed] DANIEL It. GOODLOE. Hckle's Reply. General Sickles in reply, solicits a copy of the opinion of Justice Chase and the nature of the process issued from his Court, to which the Marshall thus re plied : The Marshal Again. U. S MARSHAL'S Office, ) UALEIGH, August 20, 1857. ) As I cannot renognize the right of the military authorities to obstruct or inquire into the uaiure of the process of the UuiteJ States Courts put into my hands I must dec'iue to give the information calie I '"or, as to where and when the several cauies of action occurred, wheth er the action was for debt or othet caus es, where the suit begun, where judg ment was given, and where tho final process of execution issued. The ad dress ot the Chief JuUica to the bar was puMi-hed in the newspapers of the State JJJabout the tenth of June, and can doubtless be found at Wilming ton. [Signed] DANIEL R. GOODLOB. The Lsgnl Points General Sickles, however, finally ch ained" the record of the court and laid the matter beloro the Judge A ivocate of military district, who summed up tho legal points as follows ; First, That a revocation of General Older No. 10 would be grievously prej udicial to the interests of tho people of ihe Carolinas. Second, That it does not appear that any contlct exists between the United , Sutc- Circuit Court lor North Carolina aud the military commander of this dis trict, but merely a co'iision with the Marshal, prematurely forced by the lat ter. Third. That itis reasonable to believe that Mr. Chief Justice Chase, with the question before him, will conform pro ceedings on final process to the local law as modified by the Commanding General. Fourth, That Congress intended to make the military in these districts para mount to all other departments of the Governuieit. Fifth, That to concede to the United States Courts authority to overrule the Military Commander wili be apt to lead to substantial nullification of the Recon struction acts. Oen. Sickla'a Opinion. On this opinion Gen. Sickles based his report, just published. The remain der of the correspondence relates to merely formal details between the Com manding General and his subordinate officers. The with the telegraph ic oorrespen lence already published be tween Grant and Sickles mrkes the of ficial history of the case complete. —The Brooklin Eagle continues to inculcate the revolutionary idea of resistance by the President to the constitutional action of Congress.— It DOW wants to know if the radicals" have contemplated what might hap pen in case the President refused to vacate his office in ebedience to the vote of a Congress "from which ten States are excluded ?" Here it is destinctly suggested that Mr. John son should, and probaly would, refuse to the verdict of impeachment on tho gronnd that the rebel States are not pc-mitted to participate in the proceedings. This is the old threat and for reason advanced by the President. A year ago he prea ched up the doctrine, because the rebs els were kept out, that Congress was an illegal body and he talked loosely about driving it out. The threat iUelf presupposes a disposition leading to acts for which he should be impeach ed. Let him undertake to execute any on* of his threats. ST. LOUIS Tne Reception of General Uherdan. ST. LOUIS, September 9 —The dem onstration to night in honor of Gen. Sheridan wis tbe largnst outpouring of the peopl* ever witnessed in St. Louis. The torchlight procession was nearly two miles long, and consisted of over twenty posts of the Grand Arrmy of the Uepublie, a large number of colored or ganizations, representatives ol the va rious wards of the city, the fire depart ment, and an immense, throngof citiicns generally. The prjeeaaion Was nearly an hoar filing past tbe Southern Hotel on the east balcony of which Gen. Sher idan, his stuff officers, members of the various committees and invited guests were stationed. Tbe crowd at and in the vicinity of the hotel after the pro eessioh had passed must have numbered ten thousand, and the number that thronged the streets on the line of march could not have been less than from twen ty to thirty thousand. After the enthusiasm of the crowd had somewhat subsided, Liout. Gov. Smith deliverd a short but very cordial welcome to the General on behalf of the people ot the State, which was followed by a ve r y eloquent address by General Call Schurz, in which he refered to Sher idan as the model American soldier, the hero of many hard fields, the represen tative of American chivalry, the states man as well as the soldier, to whom the people of Louisiana aud Teias will here after look with gratitude and esteem as the man who opened the way to perma nent pc»3e and prosperity. General Sheridan then stepped forward und replied as follows : I presume you all know I never make speeches. 1 re gret exceedingly that I am not able to make you OLO to-night, but this very kind welcome has been unexpected by me eutirely, and I can only return my sincere thanks for your kind aud enthu siastic welcome. A few remarks were afterwards made by Gen. Pile, and the crowd gradually diminished. In point of numbers, en thusiasm and general warmth and hearty sympathy, many of tbe oldest citizens say the demonstration has never been equalled in St. Louis. From eleven to one o'clock to-day the General received visitors at the hotel, and the crowd of callers was almost incessant. The Gen eral will leave for Leavenworth tomorrow afternoon. A PLEASANT PIOTPRE. The following testimony to the char ao'er of the Ireedmen we take from the correspondent of the New York tinfi.— That paper will not be suspected of Em ploying correspondent-! to write Radio* letters; aud we have not seen an appar ently truer picture of the actual conduct and temper of this important class of citizens. From the beginning of the war until now they have constantly justitiel the efforts made for them and the confi dence felt in them by the othor loyal peo ple of the country: "When the war was over the question 'What shall we do with the blacks?' ag itated the whole country. The very fact that the negro had been held to woik nil his life under compulsion was taken as an indication that under freedom he would not work, and would become an unmanageable and unendurable burden on the community- This anticipated evil found expression on the part of the South, in the negro codes—a system of legislation next only in infamy to slavery itnelf. The establishment of the Freed men's Burcan—an institution which, in spite of some attendant e*ils, has be?D of incalculable benefit to the South— happily broke this up, and the blaeks were left free to choose their own em ployers. Well, tc the joy of his friends and the discomfiture of his enemies, the negro became an industrious laborer. It is true things did not work very sin >othi ly the first year, but they were a great deal better the second, aud this year the demonstration of the industry and fidel ity ol the colored class is complete.— Thrsughout the South there is only one answer to the question as to Jiow the ne firoes are doing : 'Very well; betier than could have been expected) better than ever before'—variant in form, but so strong in its cumulative evidence as to ieave no doubt in the mind of auy dis passionate observer. j "Then there came that severer test to was made a citizen This w*s a measure the wisdom of which was gravely doubted by the majority, even of th se who really wished well to the col ored man. I confess that when I went South I believed the enfranchisement of blacks would prove a mistake : but I very soon perceived that it wa- at least a ne cessity. And, indeed, I have seen no fair-minded Southerner who doee not ad mit that when tho negro was deprived of the protection of his mister it was abso. lutely necessary he should have that oth er protection which comes fronrthe pos session of political rights. But here again a pleasant surprise met us. To justify the faith reposed in him, the colored man began eage'ly to fit himself by education tor citizenship. The progress in this re gard has beeu most astonishing. Not only arc the children being taught, but adults soow a passionate hunger for learn ing; and if an educational qualification had been r6quired for voting, I believe that before the next election there would hardly have been a black man iu the S.'Uth that would not have been able to read and write. I must add that equal ly gratifying has been the improvement in morals— in honesty, truthfulness, and •^•itrty." Farm Items. TH« Metcalf early strawberry is pronounced a failure. If the trunks of apple trees are wound spirally with long rye straw, there will be no trouble with borers in Summer, nor miee in the Winter. ON a form near Frankfort, Ken tucky, a lead mine has been discov ered, and 100.000 pounds of the mineral taken out. They call it a home institution. To make a good pasture, sow plenty of seed ; once in two years apply manure to the surface, never briak it up ; and the longer it lies the richer it will become. WHEN children are eating green apples, you have an argument in favor of total depravity. When the small fruits are cultivated, the argu ment disappears. THE Southern papers are talking of the Bermuda and Guinea grass, which yields four tuns to the acre. They admit that nothing but grass 1 will save them from going over Nis 1 agara Falls. OUR country needs young men who will study the rocks and hills, and find iron, led, copper and gold. The earth is a book, and between its leaves greenbacks are hid. ELEPHANTS mast do well on the Western prairies, for all our purntiol handles, billiard balls, and fine tooth combs are made of ivory that coines from Illinois. A NEW corset lias been patented for giving without hurting. With two more patents wo will bt happy—one is for growing corn for ever without manure, and the other for a breed of hens that will not need corn. IN MINNESOTA, Bwedei and Nor wegians, with square cheeks and full chests, form a third of the popula tion. The other tow-thirds are Yan kees, with sharp features and fiat chests. In a few generations there will be a generation worth having. IN MISSISSIPPI is a large planta tion worked by white folks. They live in what were negro quarters ; provisions are sold them at cost;orice a week they dance and have chick en pie; no whiskey or negroes are alowed on the place; heir corn and cotton are the best in the State; nothing is broken or lost, and they have no overseers. In short, they are far better than the negroes.— What a pity this was not known be fore. MEADOW LANDS.—If meadow lands are depastured in autumn they are stripped of their natural protec tion, and if depastured in Bpring, the shooting plants are "in the bud." It is often ivjtuout making any re« turn in the way of top dressing, ( even land laid down as a hungry waste, without stripping the land of fulling blades inautumn,or the young shoot in the spring. This system of cxhaustation can lead only to steril ity and povety. — Farm and Fireside Journal. SCULLING. —It laughter begets fat, it is DO LESS true that scolding is the parent of meagerness. Who ever saw a plump teimagant? The virago is oraggy—crag giness is the badge of all her tribe. It would seem that the attrition of a fierce, exacting temper gives sharpness to the human frame as a gritty grindstone puts a wiry elge on a broad txc. Artists un derstand this fact and govern themselves accordingly. They invariably represent ladies supposed to be given "tho rani page" as remarkably high in bone.— Shrews are thus depicted in comic val entines, and all the illustrations cf "Cut tain Lectures" have presented tie "rib 1 ' of Mr. Caudle without a partiole of fat. Livater referring to femalo fire brands, says, flatly, to their faces, that their noses are sharp. We have a dim idea that he mentions gome exceptional cases of lad.us with snub noses, who are given to snub bing their husbiudp but these firm a m d variety and oulv a small proportion of the genus fcCJld. —Five million a month in the reduc tion of the public debt, will do pretty well for duli times. Sixty million a year makes some thing of a ho'e in the moun tain. And this is the minium rsduotion, we believe, m ide.any mouth since tho war. '>n the revival ofbuisness, on tbe bring ing of the year's good crops into the mar« ket, on the silencing, by public rebuke at the election, of the demagogical can tings and growling,and on the reconstruc lion of the seo;de J States, we anticipate a buisness prosperity in the country that will whittle down the public bebt and in divdual taxation at a rapid rate. If the whisky tax were honestly paid, the reduction during the past month might have been perhaps twice as large as it was. It is for tbe interest of every citi• zen that this tax should be" properly as sessed and paid. The more effectively the laws be pat in execution on that arti cle, the sooner may every citizen expect reduction of hit own tax bill. —Men are lite bugles; the more brass they contain the more noise they make, and the farther you can hear them, la dies are iike violets ; the more modest and retiriag they appear the 'uettor you like them. NUMBER 39 WIT AlffD WISDOM. —Great m ,-u direct the events of their time, wiso men take advantage of them. —The nightcap would be the ou» of liberty—if it were not for ourtain leo* tures. —Don't fret on account o! your banks' ruptoy. Your creditors will do it for you. —Our veracity is reckoned by what flows from the mouth, while our votaoity by the amount we putin it. —Better have a nest of wasps, or bum ble bees, or hornets in your boaom, than a stinging conscience. —A woman may speak as many tongues as she win, but don't let her de it with too long a one ot her own. —"Ah I Pat," said a discontented hod carrior, "don't take up this mode of life. It has to} many ups and downs in it." —lt is less important to a young lady that her lover's diamonds should be of pure water than that his drink should be. —What is tho difference between a church organist and the influenza? One stops the nose, and the other knows the stops. „ —An editor in Minnesota is determ ined to break up housekeeping and go boarding with bis delinquent subscribers the remainder of his lifo. —A darkey's instruction for putting on a coat were, "Fust de right arm, deu de lef, and den gib one general conwul shun." , —The correct answer to tho gentleman wh> wroto tli■! s irost likely would be, "litcause youi wife wus foolish " A in iii who has addtessed a stran ger by mi-t ike, apologises by saying, "I was mistaken in the perseo." Many a married couple might make tho same apology to each other. —" The law," said Judge Ashurst, in a charge ' is opeu to nil men, to the poor as well us the rich." "So is the London Tavein," added Home Tjoke, who was present. —A youngster, four years old, being asked by bis parents if he had said his prayers at. night, during his abeanco from home' replied, "Mo, but I counted a hun dred!" —An Irishman who was reprieved, aa he staled, the night before his execution, and who wished to get rid of his wife, wrote to her as follows : "I was yester day hanged, and died like a hero: do as I did, and bear it like man." —" Can you tell me how tbe word loun' ia spelt ?" was asked of a cockney by a quizzical fellow. "Certainly," said tho Londoner, with a look ot triumph, " there's a liess, and a bay, and a hell> and two hoes, end a hen." WEDDING! —One month from mar riage makes a sugar wedding; one year makes a paper wedding; five years a wooden wedding; ten years a tin wed ding ; twenty-five years asilver wedding \ fifty years a golden wedding; and sev enty five years a diamond wedding ON A I,OOOMOTIVB Collisions four Or five sbc bore j The signals were id vain ; (Jrown old and rusted, Her biler busted, And smashed tho excursion train. A POSER. —" Ma," said an inquisitive little girl, " will rioh and poor people live together wheu they goto heaven ?" " Yes, my dear, they will be all the same there." "Then Ma, why don't rich and poor Christians associate here." The mother did not answer. —A traveler, being at a coffe-heuse with some gentlemen, was largely draw* ing on the credulity of the company.— " Wh :re did you say all these wonders happened sir?" asked a gentlemen pres enti " I can't exactly say," replied the traveler; "but somewhere on the conti* ncnt—Hussia, I think."—"l should rath er think lt-a-ly," returned the other. —A man of property, whoso health happened to give way under long contin ued intemperance, consulted Dr. S., who said, "1 can cure you if you do as I bid you." His patient promised obedience. •' Now," sail the doctor, "you must steal a horse. Yes—you must steal a horse. You will be arrested, convicted, and placed in a situation where your diet and regimen will he such that in a short time your health will be perfectly restored." A traveler stopped at a public house in Maine fur the purpose of getting din ner, knocked but received no answer.— Going in he found a little white headed man in the embrace of his wife, who had his heal under her arm, while with the other she was giving her lord a pounding. Wish ng to put an end to the fight, e*r traveller knocked ou tbe table, and called out in a loud voire, ' Hallo, there! who keeps this house?" The husband, tho' much out of breath, answered : " Straa ger, that's what wo are tryiug to decide!" A FASTBKARI*. —Three brothers, bear ing a remarkable resemblance to one »' Q , other, are in the habit of shavin'* at tba fame barbershop. Not long ' A g O %De of the brothers entered the sb-',p early in the morning, and was shared by a German who had been at in the shop only for a day or two. About noon another bro'ber came ; ,o and underwent a similar operation »'c the hands of tbe same bar ber. t'a the evening the third brother his appearance, when the German 1 dropped his razor in astonishment, and , I exclaimed— "Veil, mine Gott ! Dat man - j hash de fash test beard I never saw; I t ; shaves him die mornia', shaves him at t j dinner-times, and he gome* baek now, I mit his beard to long a« it never va#h !"