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VOL. X
WAYNESBURG, PA.; WEDNESDAY, APRI W, -. 1867.
NO. 44.
tii MVE DNKSIUY MO UN I S ,
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" JA3. E. SAYEE3.
OFTICB IH BAYERS' HU11.WN0, KAST Of THE
COlIltT 1IOIJSB.
FIRST MIL Ml,
OF
D. Bosun, Trcs't. J. C. Flknsiuks, Cuslilcr.
DISCOUNT DAY-TUESDAYS.
Mny 1 (!,'. -I y.
W. E. oaten;
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
WAYNESDURG, PA.
(yOri-icE In K. Claik's building,
fcblU'lHUt'
B k. M'OONNELL. J. J. HUFFMAN.
W'COMNELL & HUFFMAN
Attoriipjs mid Counsellors at l,aw
tycrinesbur', Pemi'a.
C3"Ori'i:i. ,n tho " Wright House," East
doora. ColWons &e., will receive prompt
aUcntiim.
Waynosburg An. '1st 2(i, 18fi3. If.
D BALER IN Hooks, Stationery, Wail Paper,
Window Paper, &e. Sunday School
Bonks of all kinds constantly on hand, room
in Mis. Rush's tmililitiir. formerly occupied
by Cottercll & Taylor. Waynt'sbiug, Pa.
May !), 'ii(!.-ly
iSoJjcrt Uouglii'rf)',
Carriage Manufacturer
WAYsr.s!iri!n, Pa.,
iJESPECTFUI.LY gives nollce that be has
i located in Waynesboro, l'a., where lie In
tends to manufacture
', C A R.U I A G E S
Of everv description. From his experience in
the business, be feels confident that bis work,
in style, finish and durability, will give entire
satisfaction. It is hisdeterminatlon to purchase
die best material in market, and employ none
but competent wot kmcn.
, (KrAll new work warrcntcrt for one year.
W'uvnesbur::. Feb. 21. t rtiio t,
tt V V V Xi X w ,
.VICUCIf.lXT TMi.on,
IIOOM IN lll.ACIII.KY'S I1CII.IIISII, WAYNKSIIIfllO,
, lTOI!Iv made to order, in finest and best
style, Cutting and Fitting done prompt,
ly, nnd according to latest fashion plates.
Slock on hand and for sale. May tf
Wm. 33nil;y. .
. .. watches and jewelry.
MAIS 8TIIHKT, OPPOSITE COf T HOIST.
I7TEPS ON HANDS ALWAYS A choice
YAuA elcvet 'asoitinmit of vatebe and
jewelry," Repairing dond nl tlio lowest rates.
,.f jpST OPENED 15 Y .. : )( .
.'Pliosj.Sra.a.i:esr
,pofeniVi;LY:ilto mot complete Hotel in
, L ; our town,-. Everything comtiint'd to fur
;.nisU tho best nc'coinniadatlou ever, yet. offered
-to the public,' ' I
'"Mcnls mulshed at nil, hours, tnbla provid
ed with tlio best of tho season. , ",
'' Travellers nud Uio.se desirous of refreshment
will do-well to call, "Tom" still rctidns bis old
1 reputation of unaccommodating Kcntlemau,
and hospitable landlord. Housu, the one for
merly occupied bv tho "Messenger'1 Olllco.
"May !),'BS.-ly. !'..;. V ; r
,;WJWMER. "CHIEF
TAIN,!' It. B. Aurajis,
VA'UIIUilUUCI, V'll,b , ( IV.
jD. Mason, Clerk: . leaves
''.Brwhsvilleuailyat T A. m!, for llUttsbur'idi,
auu leave that clival J v. tlully, ,J ,.
"'STEAMER "ELECTOB," Bo'iirat ; P.nr.
urs, Communder ; B.'O. Tayi.or, dork ;
. leaves Greensboro, for Pittsburgh Mondays,
"."Wednesday and Friday, and return on Tucs-
clay, Tliursduy and Saturday, leaving Pitts
burgh nt 2 r. m. May tc,'liii.-(im.
s.
B. HOLLAND,
Baroroftcib Co.
Importoi's au Jobbers of Staple nnd Fancy
Drjr Goods. Cloths. 1 Cassimers, Blankets,
, Linens, Wbito Goods, &c,, &c.,
Nos. 405 & 407 Market Street,
, . Above Fourth, Xorth SUIe,
PHILADELPHIA, PA. .
3"Mr. nofiand talion occasion to ndvlso tbh
retail merchants ot Greene, WaMdngton and
adjoining counties that bo will cull upon them
and solicit their custom for the abovo named
house.' Those wishing to address him can do
so at Beallsvllle, Pu. feblt) '(i7-tf.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
, . T ETTEI5S ' TESTAMENTARY on tho
JJ estate of A. WILSON, Sr. lata of Marion
'.. township, Grccno county, dee'd., havinii been
granted to tlio undersigned, notice is hereby
given. to all persons indebted to said estate
to make hnmodlato payment nnd those hav-
, . us claims to present tliem ImineilUtely, prop
' perly authenticated for set'lement. , '
..... , - w. t. e. WEnn :
' ANDREW WILSON, ;
of Marlon township Adxlnittralors,
io.-c7-w : -.'
fob.lO,'C7-(iw
Dealer In Books end Stationery, Magazines,
Dally Paporg Fancy Articles, &c Way-
r; .'' j . ' r:.-, .Kit r"'t.. '
'. " GO' FEEL WHAT I HAVE FELT.
The ch;cmnstuhco which Induced tho
writing of the following most touching and
thrilling lines aro as follows! A young lady
of New York was hi the habit of writing for
tlio Philadelphia '', on tlio subject of la
lumperatieo. Her writings were so full of
pathos, and evinced such dotp emotion that sho
was accused of beluga uianiaa on the sub
ject orinteinporance-iwhercupousbe wrote tho
tollowing :J
'V'
Go feel what I fnfve felt, '
Go bear what I have born
Sink 'nealli a blow a father dealt,
And the cold world's proud scorn j
Then sutler ou from year to year
Tho sldo relief, the scorching tear.
Go kneel as I havo knelt,
Implore, beseech anil pray
Strive the besotted heart to melt,
Tlio downward curso to stay ;
Bo dashed with bitter curse aside,
Your prayers burlesqued, your tears defied.
Go weep as I have wept, ,
O'er a loved father's fall -See
every promised blessing swept
Youth's sweetness turned to gall j
Lifu's fading (lowers strewed nil tho way '
That brought mo up to woman's day.
Go see what I havo seen j
Behold tho strong man bowed,
Withgnashinj teeth lie balhed in blood,
And cold and livid brow j
Go catch his withered glance, and seo
Thero mirrored his soul's misery.
Go to the mother's side,
, And h'T crushed bosom cheer j
Thine own deep anguish hide,
Wipe from her own cheek the tear.
Mark the worn frame and withered brow,
The gray that streaks her dark hair now,
With fading form nnd trembling limb,
And trace the ruin hack to him
Whose plighted I'ailn in early youth
Promised eternal love nnd truth.
But who, forsworn, hath yi dded up
That promise to tho cursed cup,
And led her down, through lova and plight.
And nil that madu her Inline blight,
And chained her there 'mid want ind strife,
Tuat lowly thing, n dY'iikai'd's wife.
And stamped on chidlmod's brow so mild,
T.ie withering blight, "Iho drunkard's child."
Go hear, and see, and feel and bear
All that, mt son. halh fell alone,
Then look upon tho wiue cup tair,
See. if its beauty can at.. no,
Think if its fl.ivcr you will try
When all in'nclaiui "it's drink und dio!"
Tell mo "In,TK the b'jwl!" ,' u
Hate is u feeble word i
I i.oatiih ABilOlt sir very soui
Willi KTIIONO DlSCLSl'IS STIIlll'u
When e'er I sec, or hear, or tell,
Of the dark beverage of IIeli.1 . '
THE IIEROKS OF THE LOCOMOTIVE,
cv piti;6ii)KNTTU'rri.K, ok r aisasii coi.i.koh
A true manhooil ciinnot bo developed
without tho ilisciplino ot responsibility
Let tlio nurse carry the child, instead of
teaching him to walk, and ho will bo
come an overgrown child, hut never a
man. ,IIo is a whq parent w ho lays a
proper and getiuino responsibility ou hi
child, and incites him to meet it.
It is no new remark that persons are
transformed by tho responsibilities they
havo to discharge, A delicate and tin.
tried girl suddenly ripens into an ex
traoidinary womanhood, through the
ngeney of sickness or death in tho fami
ly, laying on her heavy burdons to be
borne.- It may bo that sho is now the
comforter' of (ho si'k mother, and as a
mother to tho youngor children. Honco
the change; a little , while ago a timid
girl, but now a courageous woman.
In 18U2 a young man from Columbus,
Ohio,' wast 'Cbuimtssionod as a Lieuten
ant in a regi'i'rteiit then at Camp Chaso.
He was small in person and almost ef
feminate hi . appearance; bo much bo
that it nffeeted'mo to seo him go, vory
much ns it would the sight of a boy of fif
teen.' He was w'th his regtmont in sev
oral-', severo engagements ( in, Kentucky ;
was it Cumberland Gap, retreated under
Morgan to tho Ohio, and was afterward
in severe serviu'j on the Mississippi. He
had become a Captain," .'and the remark
was made, b those wliOjWcre with him
that ho had booome a man not so much
in stature as in miiid', word, und net,
Ho lost his 'life at Eort Gibson, and his
merijeisfed his manly f&oo as fdndly as
they would a child's. It was responsi
bility that wrought the change. ' '
' It may be an admission off weakness,
and yet I confess a high admiration of a
class of men to whom a vast burden ' of
.responsibility in the tnatior ot human
lifa is constantly entrusted. I refer to
oaf Railroad engineors.;";..Tiie locomotive
in itself is a marvel of ingenuity and
power. Compact, perltut in iorni and
adaptation, itidispensuble to the wants
of civilizuliou, it i one ot the
itrUments. Tbemaa who controls thae
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thirty tons of organized iron which we
call a locomotive, must secure both self-
respect and scf-eonlicLnco. I , havo
Bometinics stood beside the track when
a train him come Hying along, niid have
observed with boundless admiration tho
man on whoso vigilance, nkill, and pluck,
tho safety ot that train so largely da
pended. His left hand ou tho lever, his
right on tho reversing lover it that bo
its name his body bent forward eager
ly; and his cyo keenly scrutinizing the
track ahead, lest the. tremendous mo
mentum of his train, meeting with some
obstacle, .should dish itself in an instant
it.to a horrible wreck. How, now, oau
a mun be neighed down with such res
ponsibility and not be a stronger and
more self-reliant man 1
Some years ago, ith a party, it was
my fortune to be on tho Erie railway
when the engineers engaged in a goner,
al strike. I sided with tho cngineors,
believing tliem to bo wronged. At the
Susquehanna station wo found a largo
body otengin.'ei's, more than I had ever
seen together nt one time. They wore
not noisy, nor braggart, nor tipy; but
I then saiil, what I now believe, that
they were the finest body of operatives
I ever saw. Intelligent, bold, strong,
each tho manager of such a wonderful
machine, they found at least one nr.
dent admirer that day.
Some of iho most remarkable exhihi
bitions of courage hive been madu by
men ot this class. Afowdays ago my
trier d Orsbone, who has driven the lo
comotive tor the mail train on the Mor.
ris & Esex railroad tor twenty years at
least, with faultless faithfulness, was
once delayed by snow on tho track for
several hours, but received explicit or
dors from the superintendent not that
splendid olhVer who has lately resigned
liis ollico on that road 'to go nhead,
for the road was clear, no other train
was on tlin track. Alter satisfying linn
selflh.it he hail not misunders'.ood tho
order, hu Id! the summit on a sleep
down grade, and, in rounding a (sharp
curve, eamo ou a train that was ascend
ing tho came grade under full head of
slea u In an instant he whistled down
tho brakes and reversed his entrme. The
noble thing, under such a tremendous
strain, ns if fully aware of tho danger,
obeyed, and threw itself back to avert
the e.'itasirophu. Meanwhile- the other
engineer ha I done llie earno thing with
his locomotive; but it was impossible
only to modify the shuck. Together
rushed those two panting and reluctant
giants, their jnintweighl not less than
sixty tons, with the gathered inoinen.
turn of their following trains. They
osu like two furious animals in fight,
standing on end, .nud in a trice the two
splendid machines wore a wreck. The
ears behind them were also badly crush
oil. Oisbonn did noc leap from his en
giue; but, never moving his hands from
the levers which controlled it ho stood
as resolute as a rock at his post until
tlio shock came, and t'jen, quick as
thought, adjusted his valves to allow
the steam to escape without an explo
sion. Our war cn furnish no clearer
proof of the finest courage than that.
At tho crossing of tho Morris - & Es.
sex Riilwaynnd the Orange turnpike
may be seou a flagman with one lug.
Tho olhor he lost in tho wreck I' havo
just described. Had he had Oi'sbone's
nervo to face danger, ho would havo
escaped also unhurt. Poor. follow 1 the
man who isauud the presumptions blun
der that day tried to buy him oil from
prosecuting the company for the sum of
oue hundred dollars an oiler which
poor 'Bob's' wife met with this , query:
'Mr. , would yoa sell one of yoar
legs tor a hundred dollars V '
During the war an incident occur
red on the Pennsylvania Central, which
was related to mo by an eye-witness
My informant was with a regiment of
Boldiers going from Pittsburg to Harris
burg, in a special tram bctweon Johns
town und the summit they were delayed
by a f reight train off the track, or a part
of its cars off. This they learned at one
ot the stations, and remained thoro until,
they should be Informed that tho track
was clear. . It wag in the night, and
most of the thousand men on the train
were adecy, unconscious of their danger,
Four heavily loaded coal cars belonging
to the train ahead had, by nccident,
become detached, and begun, the descent
of the heavy grado at a speed which
soon became torriblo. The engineer ot
the special train heard the ,roai"ot the
desceuding ears and surmised what Watt
the matter, in ao nstaut . he ordored
his engine to be detached from the train
and put on steam to meet the runaway
'cars if possible, to. break their torca apd
t-ave his train. His locomotive wag a
large freight, and ha had moved several
rods ahead when the coal curs struck
him like a thunderbolt, and crushed li's
engine back on the train, but his heroic
courago had saved many lives. His
engine was utterly demolished.and many
of his cars were olso crushed; but so
had he broken the force of tho shock
mat no lives were . lost. Jho man's
name was Story, and his grateful bene.
tieiaris presented him somo elogant
silver plato, with tho deed itself and their
names engraved on them. When ask
ed why ho did not abandon his train ho
replied, 'Quick as lightning I thought I
had better die than to havo those runa
way cars cut clean throujrli mv train
destroying hundreds!' It was an heroio
answer.
Let me relate one more incident in
tho same lino. That part of tho Mariet-
ta & Cincinnati railroad between Athens
and tho Ohio river was formerly made
famous by tho number of its long nnd
high trcstlo bridges. With few excep
tions these are now filled tip, and the
road is becoming ono of tho host. At
one tiiuo tho company wero in great
straits, and many of their operatives
wore unpaid, sotno of tho men were
desperate, and, as tho fact proved, dan
gerous. On a certain evening a train
was approaching one of thes high trestle
bridges. It was known that tho direc
tors of the road wero aboard, and some
viliian had determined to throw the
whole train from that biidgo. The
engineer, letting his train move ut the
ordinary speed, suddenly discovered that
a rail had been displaced on the bridge,
lie svcuii-d to know instinctively that
the momentum was too great to save
the whole train; and he signaled the
brakes down and reversed his engine,, to
stop, if possible, the cars before reaching
the eliasin. Then, opening the throttle
valve, his engine sprang forward so v'o
leiitly us to break the connection with
the train, and dashed to tho awful leap.
The bold mm, as this was going on, ran
oat ot his window on tho engine nnd
opened his ese.apo valve. Whit stand
ing tlftre tho engine went over with him;
and, marvelous to relate, ho, 'f illing
under iho huge weight, was preserved'
from bein crushed by the engine bell at
at his side. The train, for tho rescue of
which he had exhibited such incredible
pluck, stopped just soon enough to es
cape the horrible leap nfter the engine
This bold man's name I have not heard;
but ho recovered from his wounds, and
is still uu honored employee of the com
pany , .
We glorify our heroes ot the battle
field and the sea; wo stacd all agog with
a.mazcd admiration if some foolish man
or moio foolish woman ascends Mt'
JJlana just for the lianio of tho teat; we
talk about Alexander and Bucephalus,
and Ceasar in the boat in tho tempest;
why may not my humble pen glorify the
heroos'of tho locomotive engine, who
exhibit as noble and praisworthy a dar
ing ns herons in other fields t And they
do this in the constant service of the
thousands of families who every hour ot
tho twenty four aro represented on tho
railways of the world. All honor to tho
heroos of tho engine, and 'ten thousand
times ten thousand, if they oould, would
respond 'Amen,'
Ka'oauley has a stanza in his 'Ilora
t ins' which shows what Home did tor
ono of its humblo but bold benefactors.
"Thoy gave hhn ofthe corn land,
That was of tho public rluht, '."
, As much us two strong oxeu '
Could plow from morn till night;
And they made him a molten imago,
And set It up on high, :
And thero It stands uuto this day
To witness If I lie."
ViNuicATMo ' Bori.K.n. A defense or
vindication of General Butler against
ono ot tho runny aspersions, cast upon
him by Duinooiats und' Conservatives in
general, and by Mr.- Bingham jn par
ticular, has appeared, and from a very
unexpected source. Colonel Lumb.who
was in command, of tho rebel garrison of
Fort Fisher at the time (lie first attnek
wag made, fully exom rates Gen. Butler
from uowardiue of incapacity m with
drawing from tho assault as he did.
The Cjuonol says it the assault had been
persisted in the Federal ' troops would
have been annihilated by the concentra
ted flre of the gung which, at tho second
nl'taokj wero dismounted before the
troops , went in aation. He- considers
that 'Goii. Butler has been much abused
for 'not attempting Impossibilities.' t
1 Did the man who plunged' the sea and
afterwards .planted ,his loot on his na
liye. boJI ever harvest the oropst , , .
: .' ' tit ii v '';.'
FORMAL OPENING OF THE PARIS
j'--: '. ! ' Jj-Allt. : ' ' i
Nkw YoitK, April 21 The UcraldXm
tho following special i, Paris, April 1st,
The great Paris Universal Exposition
was formally opened this morning- The
day was observed as a holiday by the
entiro population. At eleven o'clock,
the doors were opened, and by thetlihe
the Emperor arrived there were five
thousand persons inside. Outside at
least one hutulrod thousand persons had
assembled.
, Thero were eight thousand police on
duty, and tho order was excellent Every
earriago la Paris seems to have boon
employed. Tho giounds of and around
the Exposition aro in a lamentable stato
of contusion. Not one tenth of tho
goods are opened and arranged, bat tho
French depart ment is in best oi'der;hext
to that is the Russian, nnd third the
English. All tho other departments aro
not leady.
Tho American Department is one ot
the most incomplete, and the Commis
sioners, Exhibitors and Amerionns gen
erally in tho city, aro very" much dissat
isfied with Commissioner Beekwith,
who, it appears, is totally iuefliuiont
The only department in operation is
tho restaurants, but oven hero A meri
cans are behind hand. The only goods
which have beon damaged ou the voyage
aro American.
At one o'clock the invited guests as
sembled tu the art gallery, where Amer
ica made a line show, many fine pictures
being exhibited and well hung, but tho
English disp'ay was much greater.
When the guests gathered, however, the
superiority of American ladies was con
ceded. They were tho belles ot the day
A brilliant company, blazing with
diamonds and odors, tilled the Central
Hall to welcomo the Emperor and Em
press, who came precisely at 2 o'clock.
They drovo up a long avenue covered
with a velvet canopy of green and gold,
decorated with flags and lined with
soldiers. They alighted at a splendid
pavillion especially built for the Empeor.
The Emperor immediately reappeared
und gave his hrm to the Empress, and
proceeded on toot to tho main door.'
Preceded by tho chamberlains, tho party
passed round tho entire gallery, nearly
a mile Icing.' The Emperor spoke a few
words to each Commissioner, but at tho
Amorican department he stopped with
the Empress ai d bowed to tho crowd,
who were cheering heartily.
The Exposition will not bo ready until
May. One-half of the' space is allotted
to France, and that is not complete.
The English are. very strong in ma
ch'nery, beating tho Americans in that
depattment. There is nothing like so
many gtrangcra here as wero expected.
Tho number ot Americans is not much
greater ihau usual every season Prices
havo gone up fearfully. Tile hotels raise
their charges fifty per cent, alter this
week. It is useless to como to see the
Exposition before May.
HE ALLUDED TO COWS.
In the agricultural districts tho opera
lion of milking cows is called 'pulling
toats.' This is the preface to our short
but affecting story. Tho peoplo of S ,
Portage oounty, havo a debating society.
Tho other night they discussed the ques
tiou; 'is the human raoo increasing in de
velopment 1' Tho schoolhouse was
erowded with young ladies aud gentle
men. One ot tho disputants . for the
negative ably contended that the times
wero degenerating that things wero
growing -'wus' constantly. Said he:
'Why, what upon airthdoes the young
man ot to-day amount to 1 Ha is feeble
in body and mind, wears fine clothes
that his father buys him, has a ring on
his fingers and a little hair on his upper
lip, and the hardest labor he can per
form is to carry rouud a meerschaum
pipe. Now, when I Has a boy we wore
not afraid to pull teats.'
: A wild shout greoted this announce
ment. The speaker blushed, and in a
faltering voieo, gaid : '
'I'alluded, to com ' '
That helped the matter. .
Kaui i-man has just finished a pict
ure which' represents Abraham Lincoln
earning his first dollar,, The incident'
,s that which was often told by tho late,
President, of the time whoa he, ferried
passengers ' across a river and received .
a silver dollar for big services. In tl'.ia
picture hois seen in hit small thuboat,
resting upon his oars, and looking
earnestly at tho silver coin which he
holdi in the palm of his hand. , ! 'I
' 1 HE LESSON OF CONNECTICUT. '
Wo understand says tho N. Y. 2Vi
bimi', 'the result in - Connecticut. Tho
majority is 'larger than 541, and tho
delegation to Congress consists ot three
Democrats and oiija; Hopubhcnn. The
vote was largo, and tho canvass fought
upon squaro issues. The efforts of the
Democratic party were unscrupulous
and unresting. Tho good old Demo
oratio custom ot extracting tho largest
number of votes from the smallest giv
en number of voters was praettued very
efluetivdy in many places, so much so,
indeed, that at least one ot our candi
dates for Congress Bpeaks of contesting
tho seat of his successful opponent. Our
friends hold tho power in tho Legisla
ture, and for all practical purposes, go
far as the Stnto and tho Republican ma
jority in Congress aro concerned, the
Copperheads havo gained a barren tri
umph. ,-
Asido from this, it is well to look the
canvass latrly in tho face. A minority
of the people of Connecticut hifoe carried
'his election by a prodigious ouiliy of
money and effort, lecause a part of the
majority are most unjustly disfranchised
la October, 18Go, tho voters were called
upon to decide upon tho question of im
partial suflrago. Au amendment per
mitting the negro to veto was submit
led. The issue was plainly made.
Thero wero in tho State about 2,000
colored men, Ameucans by birth and
education freemen who had borne
their part in tho war, nnd ot whom nine
tenths wero Republicans. There was
no excuse for tho denial ot suflrnge not
even tho shadow of a reason-rbut it
was refused in a poll of over 70,000 votes
by a majority of 6,272. Our friends
polled about 27,000 votes; although in
tho Spring they gavo Gon. Uawley
neaily 41,000, In other words there
were 10,000 Republicans who wero
willing to make Gen. Uawley Gover
nor who did not think enough ot the
honor ot Connostieut to give the ballot
to the negro. The amendment was lost ;
nnd tho apathy, wo might as well say
tho cowardice, of a fragment cf our
friends in 1805, disfranchised voters
enough to have elected Gen. Uawley
on Monday.
When Connecticut voted wrongly In
ISOj, it was felt that her decision would
injnro tho progress of reconstruction in
the South, Congress, it was thought,
would not daro to giye tho negro in the,
South the justice that was refused him
in a Mew England commonwealth, It
made the argument more 'difficult, we
admit, and gavo our enemies a reply
that wo conlil not very well answer; but
tho work went on, and to-day South
Carolina is more- lieu, in tho sense ot
freedom according to tho Declaration of
independence, - thau the old Charter
stato. Wo aro not alarmed about tho
influence of tho present vote upon tho
Republican party eliowhere, and es
pecially upon thu good work now doing
in the South. It would have been well
to have had Connecticut with us in this
groat labor, but it cau bo dono without
her. ,
And now wo tirgo our friends in Con
neotieut to begin this day tho work of
regeneration. Connecticut is Republican
whonover Republicans ehoose to-make
it so. 'The fault is our own,' says The
New-Ilaven Palladium. 'Tlio whole
Stato has been timorous, timeserving,
conservative,' ' Let thero be an end of
this. Tho defeat of Gov. Uawley is
tho punishment of tho Republican Uuion
party tor the infidelity of a f ractiou ot
its members to tho benign principle of
impartial suflrago. But tor this, we
could have enjoyed the defection of
Dixon, Babcoek, Clovoland, and their
fellow-renegades, and curried everything
but one member of Congress. The les
gou must not be lost. Henceforth, the
llepublican party from the St. John to thu
Pacifio is a unit for Universal Liber'y
and ' Impartial Suffrage, regardless cf
caste, race, or color. Those who are has.
tile to this principle will go to their own
plaoe as Judas did. What little wo may
loso temporarily in one secficn will even
tually gain a tenfold recompense in an
other. 'With mnlico 'toward none,
with oharity toward nil,' the National
Union party, proudly proclaiming itself
Republican in faith, and works, and
name, devotes itself ane w to the achieve,
montot All Rights for All. '
Naw York has entered in earnest on
the work of Constitutional reform. The
choioe ot delegates will take place on the
23 inst. Precautions have beon taken
to seoure a convention ot good men, as
free as possible from control by any
particular interest. In addition to the
thirty-two delegates at large, each Sena
torial district will eleot four delegates for
itself; go that the whole number of the
delegates to the Convention will' be one
hundrod and sixty; - In rogard to tho
(thirty-two delegate) at large, it is pro
vided that no elector shall vote for more
than Vlxtecn thereby insuring an' equal
division betweon the two great parties
sixteen to rep'rosopt the Republicans aud
sixteen the Democrats. " " ;
INCI DENTS OFTHE MOBILE CAM PAIQN. '
Major General Andrews, in bis 'His
tory of the Qninpipgu of Mobile,' relates
tho following incidents,; .
When the annuls ot" war are truly'
written, painful blunders are often dis
closed which repress the exultations ot
victory. The night Spanish Fort was
being evacuated, two Federal soldiers,
wno had been tor some time held as
prisoners at Fort Tracy, managed, amid
tho darkness and confusion, to make
their escape in a skill'. Reaching the
main land, they moved cautiously along
the shore; but somo of the Federals,
having followed down alter tho retreat
ing garrison, heard tho rustling of the
bushes, aud thinking it was somo strag
gling Con ted orates, challenged them to
surrender. Presuming tho demand came
from the Confederates, the fugitives
made no answer, whereupon they. were
fired on, and ono ot thorn was instantly
killed The other cried lor quarter, and
soon found himself among friends. Tho
body ot his dead comrade was secured
and buried with funeral honors.
So, during tho siege, each side lost a
few killed by tho accidents or mistakes
of its own firing.
One night, in the same division front,
some Ccuiedorates came out to relievo
tho sharp-shooters, and tho Federal
gavo them a volley that disconcerted
them, and drove tho most of them back
into the main works. In tlio eciixemeut,
one of their number, a son of Erin, ran
up to one ot the Federal pits, and stoop
ing dowu, anxiously inquired, 'Is this
No. 3 ?' 'Yes, jump dowu quick 1' was
tho answer. Down ho jumped, a pris
oner. Sometimes tho firing between tho
Federal and Confederate sharpshooters
would cease, and there would be some
conversation between them.
Conversation, when it occurred, was
generally sarcastic in its character, and
often partook ot the artillery. When a
Federal addrossed a Confederate bo call
ed out, 'Halloa. Johnny 1' Tho Con
federate answered, 'Halloa, Yank !'
One day, in front of McDormott, a
Federal soldier called out to the Confed
erates soveral times, but got no answer.
Finally, in good earnest, ho asked why
they so refused to answer. The Con
federate replied, 'because you all insult
us when we talk with you.' '
Soldiers are proverbial for their wit
and good humor, and. the Confederates
were no exception to the rulo. They
us d to any Jeff Davis will havo to rent a
piece of land to fight the war out on.'
They often declared, , 'We are fighting
for our rights in tho territories under
the Drod Scott decision.'
The effect of some of tho shells, was
fearful. One day a Federal mortar Bholl
tell inside tho garrison works, plunged
through seven feet of oarth and logs,
nnd killed four men and wounded three,
all of whom wero asleep. Ono of them
was throwu into the air; aud earno down
dead, of course, for every bone in him
wasbrokeu; but ho was not stall torni
MISERIES OF TIGHT LACING.' 1 "
The . Northwestern Christian Afon.
cate makes out a case against tight lite
ing ns tullows:" ' -'
While we aro growing very sensible-.
Indeed, in tho matter of dress, in the
way ot boots, bahnoral skirts, warm
stockings and high necks, we are degen
erating in sorntf other matters, quite as
important. Tho corset is not a neccssa.
ry part of a woman's wardrobe; and,
alas I when a woman does begin to'
wear corsets, sho will wear thorn too
small, and will tug at the laces till, the
breath becomes short, nnd she feels it
necessary to refrain from anything liko
a oomfortablo meal. We say nothing
against a well shaped corsot, worn
loosely, but thoro lies tho diflioulty. A
loose corset injures tho appearance, in
stead of improving it, nnd 'peoplo wear
corsets that they may have small waists.
All wo can say is, don't squeeze, what
ever you do. You may havo small
waists, but you are exposing 'yourself
to a dozen misfortunos which are as bad
as a large waist. First yon will surely
have dyspepsia, and grow yoWoW m
cross, nnd unhappy; secondly, ' your
hands will grow red; thirdly vour nfto,
fourthly, you will bo unable to walk a
nuio at once; uttuly, dinner w ill be a
misery; sixthly, your Bhoulder blade will
inoreuso in size and attitude; seventhly,
vour eves will crow wunlc, piirlitii! ,,.
will breafc down nt thirty, or, tbaron
bouls, nnd be a sickly old wo uan, irotn
that timo forth. If th (,sn h-utliu rli w..
frighten, women from tight corsotsper-
naps me iniormation tiiut gentlotnen do
not sdinire what dresgmakir . nnii .
'nrettv firruro ' so much nan nt,,,.i .
I - j -o - "..ill tti VIJO,
iiiujr huyo buiiiu cuiiuiionce, j
t Tim boauty of Irish women is enthu.
sinsticttlly described by a Frenoh tourist
who sayg; 'The Irish blood is ot a m
rity and ; distinction, especially amongst
females, which strikes all strangers with
astonishment. ' The "daughter of ' the
poor man as well as the fino lady, pos
sesses an opal or milky tint, tho arms of
a statue, tho toot and hand of a duohess
and tho boanng of a queen Ila'sU
tributes it to the vogotable tood,'", . '
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