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g-?—> r— . ———- ; 1 : NEW- SERIES—VOL. 2, NO. 1.- C|c ‘Mnimi’ (Ca'.cnhr, 1868. i g IfliiifMi i ilHliMi : ® 'llll'S'Js lI 2 1113 S 3 I 1m j 1 334;5, |. I *i 3! 4| l\ | 7 * J * $ 9:10111112 13 14 ulis 16117 1JU!10 ! I 16 16:17 18119 20 21 21 22 23 24 2.V26.27 j! 22 23 24 25!* 27 28 , 4 5 6 7 8| 9i 1011 6 61 7 8 9 10 11 II 12 13! 14 15.16U7'! 12 13:14 15116 17 18 18 19;20:21 22 23 24 19 '20121 22 23 24 25 j _ *2627 28 ...LiL. | „ , 26,27 28 |3 31 .. ! 45 6 78! sho 2it45 6 7 8 i II 12 13 14 15 16!17H 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 | I 18 19 20 21 22 2.1 21 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29>:W 31 23 24 25 26 27'28 29 ! | • ! jo | I ... I Apr. i 2 3! ij 's 6| 7 1 OcLi'-.l’il'a "s ’ *l*s “j • r 8, 9 10!(l|l2li: U 1 7 8i 9 11611 12 13 15 16 17,18:10 3* 21 i 14 15 16 17 18,10,20 | 22 23 24 i 25i26'27'25: !21!22<1Z4 25:36 27 !29 3) ... ...I-! „ |28{29 >3l 1 T ...Li t si 3' 4 an !K. hi i\ J 16: 7 81 ill) 11 12 j4(861 7 8 9111 13 14 15 16.17 18 19 I jli:i2.l3'U tsit* 17 120 21 22 23'24j25 26 ' loflfptl 22:23 24 ■ 27 28:29 30 311 i - 26:* 27 28'2 .10 ... \ Jut i 2 Dec. ..... It 3 4 5 ! 7 8 9 i 2 3 4 5 j) 7 8| • ; 10 tl 12 I3| 14,15 Ml 9110; 11 12|lSjl4 13 17 18 lw2u]St<22 23u !16i17|18 19 20 21 22; I 24 25 * 27 "28 29 30!, 23 24 25 26 27 *8 29 : -1 1.-l-Ul-'ll |3O 3<1... , • Professional Cards. B. 11. PAYNE, REAL ESTATE AGENT & CONVEYANCER. OFFICE —Smadley Row, opposite the Court House, Towsontown. April 29.—1 y ~~ , John T. Ensor, attorney at lay? and solicitor in chancery, Towontown, M 4. Will attend promptly and persevering ly to all tininess entrusted to his care. R. W. DOUGHERTY, ATTOaiMIEV LAW,; towsontown,md. April I.—6m. dr. j. piper, Residence opposite the late Dr. Ttding’s office. • Office hours from 7 A. M., to 9 o’clock A. M. From 1 o'clock P. M., to. 3 o’cl'k P. M., and 6 o’clock P. M. Jan. 1, 1865.—1806. V ISAAC McCURLEY, attorney at law, 36 ST. FAUL STREET, BALTIMORE. May .-ly ' R, M. PRICE, attorney at law. Office—No. I Smedley Row, Towsontown. WILL give prompt attention to all law and chancery uuainess entrusted to his care. Sep. 17, 1864.—1 y " C. BOBU ATTORNEY AT LAW, No. 3T W. LEXINGTON STREET, (Basement,) Baltim'jre, Lid. April 15, 1865.—1 y. \ Amos F. Musselman, ATTORNEY. Office No. 21 Lexington #t., Baltimore city. PRACTICES in the Courts of Baltimore county. July 9,1864. —1 y WILLIAM M. BUBEY, ATTOaiEYATUW, No. 86 Fayette Street, Near Charles, Baltimore; Md. April 1,1865. — Theodor® Glocker, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY, No. 44 St. Paul street, Baltimore^Md. PARTICULAR attention given to Chancery and Orphans’ Court business, in the Courts Baltimore city and county . All lommunications or business left with Mr. JOHN R. D. BEDFORD.Conveyancer,Towson ‘•owu, will be promptly attended to. March 12, 1864.—tf. O. C. Warfield, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Tcwso.vrows. jp REP ARES applications for BOUNTY, •: A . BACK PAY and PENSIONB. Feb. 20.—tf Jos. P. Merryman. ATTORNEY AT LAW, 71 West Favette street, Balt. . Jan. 9,1864.—1 y DR. ISAAC McCURLEY, DENTIST, 8, W. COR. LIBERTY and LEXINGTON, firs. BALTIMORE. May 6.—tf • J a. merryman. *• r* * E * C *> ®* *■ 8 jggfe MERRYMAN & KERCH, DENTISTS, No. 50 North Calvert Btreet, Baltimore. March 26, 186*.—ly \ - x RENOTAIn PR. n jLJlarlmL.T?.rf‘* ; °V i>aj rp f Tmv * < * from ' ) KoT94WeßtTayette street toUo. 19 8. WA D street, near German, Mgk where he is prepared to perform all operations on the TEETH, io the most faithful manner, Nov. 4 —4 m A ,j. 9 ,j.y . a DR. J. H. JARRETT, (Formerly Sl-rgeon 7th Md., V 015.,) HAVING purchased the late residence of Dr. E. R. Tidings, respectfully offers his Professional Services to the public. Having had an experience of ten years in private prac tice and two years and a-half in the ar ™y’ “ e hopes to be able to give satisfaction to all those who may favor him with a call. Jane 17, 1865.—1 y. I *om l % REND*. AVV©‘iff MElf, AT L W. - OJiice, 2d Fmot Bible BuiUling Fayetk,st. • Near Charles Street, BALTIMOaK. ✓ Will practice in the several Courts of the City of Baltimore and State of Maryland ; also, Claims against the Government ot the United States and all business connected with the Public Offices at Washington, will be carefully attended to. Oct tth 1865.—6 m. R. R. Boarman, ATTORNEY AT LAW ft and __ i SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY. Smedley Row, opposite Court House, TOWSONTOWN. promptly attend to all business oo- Jan. HL—tf ’ .' *W| S. WHEEL*R. WILLIAM •. KSECM WfieeUr ft Keech, ATf 0 RWEY* AT LAW (LouitfD llniffu. 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All goods sold Here warranted as represented or the money refunded. Our stock consists in part of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE,.. CHINA WARE, CROCKERY-WARE, EARTHENWARE, STONEWARE, GLASSWARE, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS, CAPS, DRUGS, DYE STUFFS, OIL AND PAINTS, MEDICINES, ULASB. PUTTY, WHITE LEAD, LINSEED A NEATS FOOT OIL, PAU iPHINE OIL, KER OSENE OIL, MACHINE OIL, MACKEREL, HERRINGS. BA- * CON, HAMS, BREAST PIECES, SHOULDERS, G. A. BALT. Fine Balt. Flour, Corn Meal, Mill Feed, Hom ony Buck Wheat, TIN AND WOODEN WARES, Brooms. Rones, Plow Lines, Shoe Findings. Wrot Naile, fcut Nails, Spikes, Rivets, and eve ry article that may be found in a well regulat ed country store. COUNTRY PRODUCE of all kinds taken in exchange for goods at city prices. H. P. THOMAS. For Warren Manufacturing Company. Feb. 18.—ly. REMOVAL GEORGE BTEIBER, BOOT & SHOE MAKER, TOWSONTOWN, MD., - HEREBY informs the citizens of Towaon town and vicinity, that he has removed tna Boot and Shoe establishment from his re cent place of business, to the building adjoin ing the post office and store of Mr. Nelsqn Coop er, where be will in the future be pleased to see all his friends and customers. I keep constantly on hand a varied assort ment of Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, Ac., for either Ladies, Gentlemen or Children, ALL OF MY OWN MANUFACTURE, which will be found as durable, and cheaper than can be procured in the eity of Baltimore. I return my thanks for the very liberal pa tronage I have heretofore received, and I will endeavor, by attention to business, and moder ate charges, to merit a continuance of the same. GEORGE STEIBER. April I.—6m. History of the Rebellion. HISADLt&Y’S HISTORY OF THE WAR* rpHE undersigned having procured an agen- JL cy for this valuable work for a portion of Baltimore and Harford counties will in a very ahort time visit the people of the county solic iting subscriptions tnertfor. It will be a true and faithful history of eventtas they have trans pired since April 1861, until nearly to the pres ■ ent time. j It will be published in two vole, at $3.56 each i | the first of which will soon be delivered, and j the second immediately after the close of the i war. Each volume will contain many pages ot illustrations of Battle scenes, and over forty por traits of,officers prominent in the war, both North and South. Volume I, containing 506 pages, is already ; prepared, and will be delivered by the Agents , after finishing the canvass in their several lo , calities. Volume II will be issued as soon as practicable after the close of the war, and will contain about 700 pages, or more, if necessary to complete the History. ,he . EDWARD N. TYRRELL. June 3,1865 : —ly. COACHMAKING AND UNDERTAKING, THE subscriber respectfully informs his friends, and the public generally, that he V 18 prepared to execute at his shop Qjßyi<i n Towsontown, at the intersec tion of the York Turnpike and Jop | pa R<>ad. every description of Wheelwrightiug, Coaehmakin*, &c. r He will manufacture to order, Carriages. Bug gies, Rockaways. Carryalls, Ac. Old Carriages repaired and painted at short notice. Also, keeps constantly on hand, (and made to order at the shorteat notice,) every style and * AaeqfialiflP 1 COFFINS, eea aad having provided himself with a HEARSE, he is prepared to attend funerals at all times. • * " rk “ ‘SJo-mSoom. April 15,186L—tf. ; AUCTIONEERING. rnHB undersigned still continues the buai* I new of Auctioneering Real (tf Personal Property of every description. 'Wmb not a • Journal Pereoas desiring his aerVicw should : pssxssffsfisssst^i ) van be reepeetfully asks a continuance ot tbe t BAM’L O. WIMON. Tewiaßtowa, faMatr* Of* la. tf 1111 WM TOWSONTOWN, MD„ SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1866. DR. SWEET’S Infallible Liniment, The Great External Remedy. FOR RHEUMATISM, GOUT, NEURALGIA, LUMBAGO, STIFF NECK AND JOINTS, ' SPRAINS, BRUISES, CUTS AND WOUNDS. PILES. HEADACHE, AND ALL RHEUMATIC AND NERVOUS DISORDERS. Dr. Stephen Sweet, of Connecticut, the Greats Natural Bone Setter. Dr. Stephen Sweet, of Connecticut, is known all over th United States. Dr. Stephen Sweet, of Connecticut, ia the author of “Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Lini ment.” Dr. Sweet’s Infailible Liniment Cures Rheumatism and never fails. Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment , Is a certain cure for Neuralgia. Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment i Cures Burns and Scalds immediately. Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment Is the best known remedy for Sprains and Bruises. Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment Cures Headache immediately and wa3 never known to fail. Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment Affords immediate relief for Piles, and seldom fails to cure. - Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment Cures Toothache in one minute. Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment Cures Cuts and Wounds immediately and leaves no scar. Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment Has beer, used by more than a million people, and all praise it. Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment Taken internally cures Colic, Cholera Morbus and Cholera. Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment Is truly “a friend in need,” and every family should have it at hand. Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment Is for sale by all Druggists. Caution. To avoid-imposition, observe the Signature and Likeness of Dr.. Stephen Sweet on every label, and also “ Stephen Sweet’s Infallible Lin iment” blown in the glass of each bottle, with out which none are genuine. RICHARDSON A CO. Sole Proprietors, Norwich, Ct. C. LEWIS DUNLAP, Wholesale Agent, No. 13, W. Baltimore at., Baltimore. Sept. 9.—3 m. LEATHER, LEATHER, HIDES, &C. mi F. H. GRUPY ft CO., 42 South CalvertfStreet. Baltimore, Md., HAVE always a full assortment of LEATH ER of all kinds, at lowest rates. Calland see before purchasing. HIDES a PRIME TAN BARK Wanted, for which the outside Cash Price will be paid. F. H. GRUPY A CO., 42 South Calvert Street, Baltimore. April —|y. CHANGE OF TIME. YORK ROAD RAILWAY. ON and after Monday next, Nov. 13th, 1865, cars will leave the CITY HALL. Balti more, at each hour from 7 A. M., to 6 P. M., ex cept 12 M. Will leave TOWSONTOWN at each hour, from 7A- M.. to 7P. M., except 12 M. Con nection will be made at North Avenue with the Charles St.. Line of the City Passenger R. R. KNIGHT CAR for TOWSONTOWN will leave the City Hall at 11 P. M. A. D. BANKS, Agent. Nov. ll.—tf. Catonsville Railway. Fall and Winter Arrangement. IWP ON and after Thursday, November 2d, 1865, cars will run HOUR'LY ?ROM 7 A. M. VO 12 M., and from 2 P. M.to 7 P. M.. dailv, SUNDAYS included. PASSENGERS TO AND FROM ELLICOTT’S MILLS will leave daily, Sundays included, at 8 and 11 A. M., and 2. 4 and 6 P. M. Office west end of Baltimore street. WM. W. ORNDORFF, Secretary. Nov 4—tf County Advertisements. Trees! Trees!! Trees! i! AT TBK Maryland Nurseries. THE undersigned offers for sale at the “Ma ryland Nurseries,” situated on the FALLS fROAD, about 13 miles from Balti- £§£* more city,and 4 miles from Brook landville. on the W. M. R. It., AVf ** 3E STOCK OF i FGUU.IITTriIIEEB, ! Consisting of PEACH, APPLE, PEAR, APRI COT, PLUM, and in fact FRUIT of every de scription. The subscriber being experienced in lruit growing can recommend his all who may favor him with a call. ALSO, A CHOICE SELECTION OF Grape Vines ft Strawberry Plants Always on hand as cheap as can be purchased elsewhere'. guaranteed. Address, JAMES WARDEN, Brooklandville P. 0., Balto. Co., Md. Nov. 11.—tf. MERCHANT TAILORING in TOWSONTOWN. f I MIE subscriber respectfully tenders his ac -1 knowledginents to the citizens of Towßon town and vicinity, for the very generous sup port he has heretofore received in his business, and would inform his friends and customers that he has considerably enlarged his stock, and Will constantly keep on hand a well se lected stoqk of Cloths, Cassimeres and Vestings, which he is prepared to make into garments of the latest styles, and at,prices that will be sat isfactory to all. * I ask an examination of mistook. AUGUST LOOSE, Towsontown, Opposite Ady’s Hofei.- March i, 1865.—tf. FREISrOU CLOTHS, CASBIWEBB OF ALL KINDS, SILK MARSEILLES. And all kinds of Vest Patterns, Scarfs, Neckties and Collars, Handkerchiefs, Travelling Shirts, Linen Bosom Shirts, Linen Bosoms, Tall qualities and prices.) White Muslins and Linens 1 • 0 - For Shirting, Ac., for eale Wholesale and Retail. > ALL HINDS OF I- TAILOBS, TKIMMINttS. , Together with READY-MADE CLOTHING, Ae cheap ak can be procured in the city. , r r AUGUST LOOSE, Merchant Jailer, OppofiH A4?’a Betel, TwKt*wf, f vfe Jfieft TH E MGRT AFTER UIIKISTMAS. The following parody on Mr. Moore’s poem, “The Night before Christmas,” comes a little late for this season, but is none the worse for "that, in its truthful delineations.^ ’Twas the night after Christmas, when all through the house, Every soul was abed, and still as a mouse ; The stockings so lately St. Nicholas’ care, Were emptied of all that was eatable there; The darlings had duly been tucked in their beds, With very full etornaohs and pains in their heads. , ; I was dozing away in my new cotton cap, I And Nancy was rather far gone in a nap, ; When out in the nursery rose such a clatter, • I sprang from my sleep crying “what is the matter?” ! I flew to each bedside still half in a doze, i Tore open the curtains and threw off the clothes, ' While the light of the taper served clearly to show , The piteous sight of'those objects belotv; For what to the father’s lond eye should appear But the little pale face of each sick little dear. For each pet that had crammed itself full as a tick I knew in a moment now felt like old Nick j Their pulses were rapid, their breathings the 6ame; What their stomachs ejected I’ll mention by name— Now turkey, now stuffing, plum-pudding of course, And custards, and crullers, and cranberry aauce; Before outraged nature all went to the wall— Yes, lolly pops, flapdoddle, dinner and all; Like pellets which urchins form pop guns let fly, Went figs, nuts and raisins, jams, jelly and pie, Till each error of diet was brought to my view. To the shame of mamma and Santa Claus too. 1 turned lrotn the eight., to my bedroom stepped back, And brought out a vial marked Pulv Ipecac, When my Nancy exclaimed, for these sufferings shocked-her, Don’t you think you had better, love, run for the Doctor. , 1 ran, and was scarcely back under my roof, When I heard the sharp clatter of old Jalep’s hoof; I might say, tho’ I had hardly turned myself around, When the Doctor came into the rgozn with a bound. He was covered with mud from his head to his foot, And the clothes he had on was his very be3t suit; He had hardly time to put that on his back, And he looked like a Falstaff half fuddled with ' sack. Ilia eyes how they twinkled—had tbe Doctor got merry— His cheeks looked like port and his breath smelt of sherry; He hadent been shaved for a fortnight so, And the beard on his chin was white as the snow; But inspecting their tongus, in spite of their teeth And drawing his watch from his waistcoat beneath, He felt each pulse saying, each little belly Must get rid—here he laughed—of the rest of that jelly. I gazed on each chubby plump, sick little elf. And groaned when he said so in spite of myself. But a wink of his eyes, when he physicked our Fred, Soon gave me to know that I had nothing to dred. He did’nt prescribe, but went straightway to his work, And dosed all the rest, gave his trowsers a jerk. And adding directions, while blowing his nose, He buttoned his coat—lrom his chair he arose; Then jumped in his gig, gave old Jalap a whis •tie, And Jalap dashed off as if pricked with a thistle. But the Doctor exclaimed, .ere he drove out of sight; They’ll be well by to-morrow—good night Jones, good night! gttisrfUancoH!). [Frost the Baltimore. American.] Maryland Delegation in Congress. SENATORS. REVERDY JOHNSON. Hon. Reverdy Johnpon was born in An nap lis. Md , May 21, 1796 ; was educated at St. John’s College, Annapolis ; studied law with his father, and, having been ad niitted to the bar, has practiced his profes sion without intermission to the> present time. HiH first appointment was that of State’s Attorney ; in 1817 he removed to Baltimore, where he has since resided ; in 1820 he was appointed Chief Commissioner of Insolvent Debtors, holding tbe office one year, when he was elected to the State Senate, serving two years ; was re-elected, but resigned in the second year of that term ; 1845 he was chosen a Senator in Congress from Maryland, where he remaired until 1849, when he resigned for the posi tion of Attorney General of the United States under President Tyler. On his leaving the Cabinet be turned his whole at tention to his profession, practicing chiefly in’the Supreme Court of tbe United Slates. He also took an active part in the prepa ration of seven volumes of “Reports of De cisions in the Maryland Court of Appeals.” He was a delegate to the Peace Congress of 1861. and in 1862 was elected by the Union party a member of the State Senate, and at that session v was a Senator in Con gress for the term ending in 1869, serving on the Committees ou the Library, the Ju diciary and Foreign Relations. J. A. J. CRESWELL. Hon. J’ohn A. J. Creswell was born in Port Deposit, Cecil county, Maryland, No vember 18. 1828 ; graduated at Dickinson College, Pennsylvania, in JB4B ; studied law, and came to the bar of Maryland in 1850. He was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 1861 and 1862 ; from August, 1862, to April, 1863, he was an Assistant Adjutant General for Mary land, and was elected a Representative from that State to the Thirty eighth Con gress, serving on the Committee on Com merce and Pensions. He was also a dele gate to the Baltimore Convention of 1864. In March, 1865, he was chosen a Senator by the Union majouty in Congress for the unexpired term of Gov. T. 11. Hicks, de ceased. REPRESENTATIVES. FIRST DISTRICT. Hon. Hiram McCullough, who repre sents the .First District, was born in Cecil county, Maryland, September 20, 1813 ; educated at the - Elkton Academy; read law and was admitted to the bar in 1838 ; • was elected to the Maryland Senate in 1845, and re-elected in 1846, serving aR such until the adoption of the Constitution of 1851 ; in the winter of 1852 ’53 he was appointed by the Legislature one of the codifiers of the laws of Maryland, and aided. in compiling the present Code of that State ; he also held various offices of trust and responsibility connected with theiourts and tbe town and county of hia'residence; and he was elected by the Democrats a Representative from Maryland to tbe Tbir ty-niotb Congress. SECOND DISTRICT. Hon. John L. Thomas, Jr., of the Seoond District, was borq in Cqmberlanfl, May 20, 1835 ; received his education at the Alle* gbany county Academy ; studied law and came to the bar in 1856 ; in 1861 he was appointed Solicitor for the city of Balti more, holding the office two years ; in 1863 be was elected State’s Attorney for MtrylMd {id im lit WM • dtjegtl* Vt Mt State Constitutional Convention, and in *65 he was elected by Ihe Union party a Rep resentative from Maryland to the Tbirty ninth"UongreßP, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of E. H. Webster. * THIRD DISTRICT. **fTon. Chas. E. Phelps was born in Gnil ford, Vermont. May l. 1833 ; temoved with his parents to Pennsylvania in 1838, and to Maryland in 184 L ; graduated at Prince ton College in 1853; studied law and came to the Maryland bar in 1855 ; admit ted to practice in the United States’ Su preme Court in 1859. In 1860 he was a member of the City Council of Baltimore. In 1861 he was commissioned a Major of the Maryland Guard, which post he resign ed. In 1862 he was made Lieutenant Col. of the 7tb Maryland Volunteers, was pro moted to the Colonelcy ; captured by the Rebels near Richmond; afterwards recap tured daring one of Sheridan’s raids, and then honorably discharged on accoant of wounds in 1864. and was soon afterwards elected by the Union party a Representa tive from Maryland to the Thirty-ninth Congress. FOURTH DISTRICT. Hon. Fram is Thomas, of the Fourth Dis trict, was born in Frederick county, Mary land. February 3, 1799 ; was edacated at St. John's College, in that State ; studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1820 ; was a member of the House of Delegates iu 1822, 1827 and 1829, and was a Repre sentative in Congress from Maryland from 1831 to 1841. During one term he was Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and a report made by him led to the settlement of the boundary difficulties between Ohio and Michigan. From 1841 to 1844 he was Governor of Maryland ; was elected for the sixth term a Representative to the Thirty-seventh Congress, and re-elected to the Thirty-eighth Congress, serving on the Judiciary Committee; also reelected to the Thirty-eighth Congress by the Union ists of his district. FIFTH DISTRICT. Hon. Benjamin Gwinn Harris was born near Leonardtown, St. Mary’s county, Md., December 13, 1806. After receiving an academical education at Charlotte Hall, he spent a few months at St. Mary’s Col lege, and went to Yale College, from which he was dismissed, with one hundred and forty others, in 1829, on account of their seceding from Commons Hall ; and al though a compact was entered into that they would not return unless their wishes were respected, all of them did return ex cepting himself and one other, a Georgian. He subsequently spent fourteen months at the Cambridge Law School, apd then set tled in his native county as a lawyer. In 1832 he was elected to the House of Dele gates of Maryland, and re-lected in 1833, 1836, 1849, 1852 and 1856. In 1863 he was elected by the ‘'Democrats” a Repre sentative from Maryland to the Thirty eighth Congress, serving on the Committee on Manufactures. He was a delegate to the Chicago Convention in 1864, and was' re-elected to the Thirty-ninth Congress.— In May, 1865, he was arrested and tried by court-martial for violating the fifty-sixth Article of -War, and, although declared guilty. President Johnson, on accouut of additional testimony, ordered the sentence of the court to be remitted in fall.* Adam J. Glosbrenner, a Representa tive from Pennsylvania, was born in Ha gerstown, Md., John 11. Farquhar, a Rep resentative from Indiana, was born in Fred erick county, Md., H. P. H. Brotnwell, a Representative from Illinois, was born in Baltimore, and John Hogan, a Representa tive from Missouri, was for many years a resideut of Baltimore. What We Owe to Asia. If the American or European wishes to know how much he owes to the Asiatic, he has only te cast a glance at an hour of his daily life. The clock which snmmons him from his bed in the morning, was the inven tion of the East, as also were clepsydras and sun-dials. The prayer for bis daily bread, that he has said from his infancy, first rose from the side of a Syrian inoun tain. The linens and cottons with which he clothes, himself, though they may be very fine, are inferior to those that have been made from time immemorial in the looms of India. The silk was stolen by some missionaries for his benefit from Chi na. He could buy better steel than that with which he shaves himself in the old city of Damascus, where it was first invent ed. The coffee he expects at breakfast, was first grown by the Arabians, and the natives of Upper India prepared the sugar with which he sweetens it. A school-boy can tell the meaning of the Sanscrit words, “sacchara canda.” If his tastes are light and he prefers tea, the virtues of that ex cellent leaf were first pointed out by the industrious Chinese. Theyalso taught him how to make and use the cup and saucer in which to serve it. His breakfast tray was lacquered in Japan. There is a tradition that leavened bread was first made in the waters of the Gauges. The egg be is break ing was laid by a fowl whose ancestors were firßt domesticated by the Malaccans, unless she may have been—though that j will not alter the case—a modern Shang- j hai. If there are preserves and fruits on his board, let him remember with thank- ; fulness that Persia first gave him the cherry, the peach and the plum. If in any of these pleasant preparations he detects the flavor of alcohol, let it remind him that that sub stance was first distilled by the Arabians, who have set him the praise-worthy exam ple, which it will be for his benefit to fol low,, of abstaining from its use. When he talks about coffee and alcohol, be is using Arabic words. A thousand years before it had occurred to him to enact laws of re striction in the nee of intoxicating drinks, the Prophet of Mecca did the same thing, and, what is more to thepurpose, has com-, pelled to tliis day, all Asia and Africa to obey them. We’gratify our taste for per sonal ornaments in the way the Orientals have taught us—with pearls, rubies sap phiTes, diamonds. In public amusements it is the same. The roost magnificent fire works are still to be seen in India and Chi na ; and, as regards the pastimes of private, life, Europe has produced no invention'- that can rival the game of chess. We have no hydraulic constructions as great as the Chinese Canal, no fortifications as ex tensive as the Chinese Wall ; we huve no Artesian Wells that cau at all approach in depth sorne.of theirs. We have not re sorted to the practice of obtaining coal gas from the interior of the earth ; they have borings for that purpose more than three deep. Josh Billings, being duly sworn, depo ses as follows: That some men had rnther dew a smart thing than tew dew a good one. „ That backsliding is a big thing, espeeh ully on the ice. There iz 2 things in this life for which we are never fully prepared, and that is twine. That ignorance ie bites— ignorance of sawing wood for instuns. That men will fail tew be saved, simply , becoj they bain’tgot nothing to,save. That a fomail woman kan t keep k. Secret nor let nobody else keep 1. % That a. little laming us a dangerous thing; i that iz tru as it air common. That it iz better tew fale in a noble eft i terpriie than lew pucksosd is weft* wit* OLD SERIES’—YOL.*I6. NO. 832. Faces on a Battle Field. The celebrated report of Dr. Chenu on the mortality caused by war contains some interesting information concerning the ap pearances presented by some who die a vi olent death on the field of battle. One surgeon 6ays that, wandering over the bat tle field of the Alma, on the third day af ter the fight, he observed witii astonish ment a number of Russian corpses, whose attitude and expression of countenance were precisely those of life. Some did cer tainly present an aspect which showed that they had suffered severely just previous to dissolution, but these were few in number compared with tbo&8 who wore calm and resigned expression, as though they had passed away in the act of prayer. Others had a smile on their faces, and looked as if they were in the act of speak ing ; one in particular attracted his special attention ; he was lying partly cn his side, his knees were bent under him, his hands were clasped together and pointing upwards bis head was .thrown back, and he was ap parently still praying. Evidently he was in the act of doing so when death laid his hand upon him. Another medical man re lates that after the battle of Inkerman, the faces of many of the dead still wore a smile while others still had a threatening expres sion. Some lay stretched on their backs, as if friendly hands had prepared them for burial. Some wore still resting on one knee, their hands grasping their muskets. In some in stances the cartridge remained between the teeth, or the musket was held in one hand, and the other was uplifted as though to ward off a blow, or appealing to Heaven. The faces of all were pale, as though cut in marble. As the wind swept across the battle-field it waved the hair, and gave the bodies such an appearance ot life that a spectator could hardly help thinking they were about to rise to continue the fight. Another surgeon, describing the appear ance of the corpses on the field of Magen ta, says that they furnish indubitable proof that man may cease to_exist without sufkr ing the least pain. Those struck on the head generally lay with their faces on the ground, the limbs retaining the position they were in at the instant they were struck and most of those still held their rifles, showing that when a ball entered the brain it causes such a 6udden contraction of the muscles that there is not time for the hand to lose its hold of the weapon before death. Another peculiarity observed in the case of those who were wounded in the brain was ; the suddenness with which they died, even when suspected to be ouUof danger. During the battle of Solferino, a rifleman was wounded in the head by a ball which passed through the skull and buried itself in the brain. • His wound was dressed, and he was stretched on straw, with his head resting ou his knapsack like his wounded comrades. He retained the full use of his faculties, and chatted about his wound, almost with indifference, as he tilled hi 3 pipe and lay smoking it. Nevertheless, before he had finished it, death came upon him, and he was found lying in the same attitude, with his pipe still between his teeth. He bad never uttered a cry, or given any sign that be was suffering pain. In cases where the ball had entered the heart, nearly-the same appearances were presented as in the case of those who had been struck in the brain ; death was what we term instantaneous, but it was not quite so swift as in the former case; there was generally time for a movement iu the act of dying. There was a Zouave who had been struck full in the breast; he was lying on his rifle, the bayonet was fixed, and point ing in such away as showed that he was in the act of charging when struck. His head was uplifted, and his counte nance still bore .a threatening appearance as if be had merely stumbled and fallen, and was in the act of rising again. Close by him lay an Austrian, foot soldier, with clasped, bands and upturned eyes, who had died in the act of praying. Another foot soldier had fallen dead as he was in the act of fighting; his fists were closed, one arm was in the act of warding off a blow, and the other was drawn back in the act of striking. On another battle-field, several French soldiers lay in a line with their bayonets pointing in the direction of the foe they were advancing against, when a storm of grape mowed them down. On the left bank of the river Tessia, several Austrian offi cers lay dead. Some of them were remark able for the noble expression of their fa ces, the extreme neatness of their dress, and the cleanliness of their persons. Most of them bad fair hands, and their countenances bore the Btamp of calm res ignation. The best opportunity of seeing the aspect of the masses who died on the field was when they lay stretched beside the trenches which were destined to be their final resting place. So far were their faces from presenting the livid appearance and the expression of despair which pain ters are in the habit of producing in pic tnres of the battle-fields, that a spectator could hardly help calling to the burying parties to wait a little beforecovering them up. They were so life like. I i i j Aiding Muscle. —What steam has done for common labor, machinery is doing for agriculture. It is performing all the hard work, and largely increasing pi ofits. Not only is better service and more of it per formed by machinery upon' farms, bnt it saves a vast amount of waste, by perform ing it at the right time. Men released from the drudgery of hard labor to gat a living merely, can clear farms for themselves and become independent agriculturists, adding to the amount of surplus wealth, and bene fiting every consumer. It issaid that Eng land can better spare the Irish emigrant since all kinds of agricultures! implements are employed upon English farms, and it ia believed that the nae of machinery will greatly compensate the Booth for the abol ition of slavery Machine# do not eat. do not get tick, end ere no charge upon their owners when they ere too old to work. ~ iF'Tfie Babtist CfirorucU sbye at an ex amination of girls for the rite of feonflrme tion in the Episcopal Ghurcbi in answer to the qnestion, “What ia the cat ward and visible sign end form in baptism?" the reply of a bright liU) theologian was, "the ba- Matrimony. We never remember to have seen the field canvassed from the point of view here chosen. It is presented for the considera tion of fair readers : No one will pretend that there are no crimes committed by married meD. Facta would look such an assertion out of counte nance. But it may be said with truth that there are very few crimes commited by mar ried men compared with the number com mitted by those who are unmarried. What ever faults Voltaire may have had he cer tainly showed himself a man of sense when - be said :-“Tho more married men you hav§, the fewer crimes there will be. Marriage renders a man more virtuous aud more wise ” An unmarried man is bnt half of a perfect being, and it requires the other balfto make things right; and it cannot be expect ed that in this imperfect sfaie he can keep the straight path of rectitude any mpre than a boat with one oar, or a bird with one wing, can keep a straight coarse. In nine cases out of ten, where married men be come drunkards, or when they commit * crimes against the peace of the communitv, the foundation of these acts was laid while in a single state, or where the wife is, as ia some times the case, an unsuitable match. Marriage changes the whole current of a man’s feelings, and gives him a centre for his thoughts, bis affections and bis acts.— Here is a home for the entire man, and the counsel, the affection, the example, and the interest of his “belter half keep him from the erratic courses, and from railing into a thousand temptations to which he would otherwise be exposed. Therefore, .the friend to 'marriage is the friend to so ciety and to his conntry. And we have no doubt but that a similar effect is produced by marriage on the women ; though from the difference in their labors and the great er exposure to temptation on the part of the man, we have no doubt but that man reaps a greater advantage from the restraining influence of marriage than woman does. Something About Reading. While many do not read at all in these times, there are those who read too much, particularly the young. A moderate amount of reading and plenty of observa tion is what will develop the youthful mind. In an amusing article upon the “Physicians ' and Surgeons of a bygone generation," a foreign journal describes Abernethy con versing thus with a certain patient: “ I opine,” says he, “that more than half yoor illness arises from too much reading." On answering that my reading was chiefly his tory, which amused while it instructed he replied, ‘that is po answer to my objection. At your time of life a young fellow shonld endeavor to strengthen bis constitution, and lay in a slock of health. Besides, too much reading never made an able man. It is not so much the extent and amount of what we read that serves us, as what we as similate and make oar own. “It is that, to use an illustration borrowed from my pro fession, that constitute the chyle of the mind. I have always found (fiat really in dolent men, men of what I would cal! flab by intellects, are great readers. It ia far easier to read than to think, to reflect or observe; and these fellows, not having learned to think, crauFthemselves with the ideas or words of others. This they call study, but it is not so. In my own profes sion I have observed that the greatest men were not the mere readers, bnt the men who ohserved, who reflected, who fairly thought out an idea. To learn tb reflect and observe is a grand desideratum for a young man. John Hunter owed to his pow er of observation that fine discrimination, that keen judgment, that intuitiveness which he possessed in a greater degree than any other surgeon in his time.” Ancient Customs. Things do not change in the East; as Abraham pitched bis tent in Bethel, so does an Arab sheik now set op bis camp; as David built his palace on Mount Zion, so would a Turkish pasha arrange his house; in every street may be seen the hairy children of Esau, squatting on the ground devouring a mess of lentils like that for which the rough hunter sold his birthright; along every road plod the sons of Recbab, who have sworn to drink no wine, plant no tree, enter within no door ; at every khaa young men surround a pan of parched corn, dipping their morsel into the dish ; Job’s plow is still used, and the seed trodden in to the ground by asses and kine ; olives are shaken from the boughs as directed by Isaiah ; and the grafting of trees is unchang ed since the days of Saul. Among other things left unchanged is the Syrian house, still, as formerly, only a stone .tent as a temple was but a marble tent. What is seen now in Batheny may be taken as an exact likeness of the bonße of Lazarus where Mary listened and Martha toiled, or as the house of Simon the Leper, where the precious box of ointment was broken, whence Judas set out to betray his master. The Wav ll k Gets His Drinks— A sol dier walked into a saloon in Cincinnati, and, after carelessly looking around for a few mintues, began to stagger, and fell vio lently to the floor. He kicked up his heels and ’twisted his body in every imaginable contortion, as if struggling in a violent spasm The humane bar-keeper adminis tered several drinks of brandy to the unfor tunate soldier, who Beemed to be suffering intense agony v After drinking as much aa he wanted the soldier got up and thanked the bar-keeper Tor his kindness, telling him, at the same time, that be was not the only one who had been victimized by the "drink dodge." ggrOld Joshua Swallow, a veteran min ister, was the other day at Clio preaching against the “spiritual call” to the ministry and related an anecdote of Caleb Jones, who gave his experience in this wise : “I was one day plowing, and was called tp preach by a voice saying, ‘Caleb ! Caleb !' Who could have called me thus ?” A boy in the back part of the congregation, saya Mr. Swallow, exclaimed : “Maybe it was a bull-frog, Mr. Jones." Poverty. —Most young men consider it \ great misfortune to be boro poor, or not to have capital enough to establish them selves attheontset in life in a good and comfortable bnsiuess. This is a mistaken notion. So far from it being a misfortune, if we judge from what we may every day be hold, it is really a blessing; the chance ia more than ten to one against him who starts with a "fortune. Frankness.— The most agreeable of all companions is a simple, frank man, with out any high pretentions to an oppressive greatness; who loves life and nnaeretands the nse of it; obliging alike at all hours ; above all of a golden temper, and steadfast as an anchor. For such a one we gladly exchange the greatest genius, the most brilliant wit, the profound thinker CFlt seems that a lawyer is something of a carpenter ;he cen file a bill, split a heir, make an entry, get op a case, frame .an .indictment, empanel a jury put them in a box, nail a witness, hammer a judge, bore a court, and other like things. igyTt is a bad habit to carry your pins or your religion in your mouth.