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SQOMSiMi: jK' DEMOCRAT. .
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VOL. XXXI.
OFFICERS OF COLUMBIA CO.
Frosident Judge lion. William Elwell.
Associate Judges feerUr,IIerbein.
Proth'y and Cl'k of Courts Joase Coleman.
Register and Recorder John G. Freete.
! Allen Mann,
John F. Fowler,
Montgomery Cole.
nyder.
Treasurer John J. Stiles.
Daniel Snyder,
L B Rupert,
John P. Ilnnnon.
Commissioner'a Clerk Win. Kvickbauui.
Commissioner's Attorney K. II. little.
Mercantile Appraiser Capt. Geo. W. Utt.
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County Superintendent Cha. 0. Berkley,
Aasesors Internal Revenue R. F. Clark.
John i nomas,
8. B. Diemer.
Assistant Assessor
Collector Benjamin
J. H. Ikelcr,
.T K WiruU.
F. Hartuian.
N
EW STOVE AND TIN SIIOP.
ON MAIN STfiEST. (NEARLY OPPOrMTB
MlLiLeK'NUTuae.) ttUHMium n j, rn.
TUB andcrelgnad ha J HI lilted up. and op-ntd,
M8TOVIS ASITI.8IIOF,
in tkli place, wherehc I prepared l m up ne
. 1'if IV ARK of ill kinda lu hie line, and du repair
int with iicaiuae and dlepitcli, uuou lb moat ra
eonable leruie, llealao k.epe in baud UToVC-l ol
variou patierue and elylee, which IK will nil upou
4.ri v aull ourrbaaera.
Jlc Hi. ui. .hi. Hlaw4 mechanic, and d-
r'lof uf ,1 ip'ib lc patronage.
JACOB METZ.
Blooro.bnrg. Sept. 9, 13G0. Ijr.
pLASTER FOR SALE.
Th in.lcriljtied li about tilting. Dp a
MJISWIII HIM
at the PENS Pin V ACE MILLS, and wl offer to
iud public o.s'is iiu.sDUKO rust Bear
Novla Scotia While natter.
prepared realy for uit In quamhle In atilt purchaa
iia. 41 any Hum from Ilia tiat of March out.
J. 8. McXINCII.
Catawleia, Jan. XI, 18(7.
JJOOT AND SHOE SIIOP.
OSCAR P. GIRTOK,
So.pactfuliy inform ih public that Ua la notv'pi
pared tu wanufaclur all kiuda of
BOOTS AND SHOES,
of the LOWEST Fbto&U IMcrs :
at abort notic and In Iba very beat and lalial alvli-i
Mr. Giriou, (aa la well-known In riliionuburg,) tan
bad many ya.ra of a uceceaful ezpi-rl nca with a rep
utation for (nod work, integrity and honorable deal
ing nneurprtaaed.
tf Plare tt buainaat South Eat Corner, of.
-Jdainand Iron i"iri-t, over J. K.Qiriou'a Flore,
tllouaieboig. Oc: 10. ISO. Sni.
pORKS HOTEL,
CEO. W. MACGEtt, Proprietor.
The above well-known hotel baa recently under
gone radical changrt In it Internal arrangement.,
aod ita proprietor atinountea to hi former cu. torn
and the travelling puhlle that hli acconimodationa
lor the-comrortof hie gueaia are aecond to none in
tha country. Ilia labia will alwnya be round aup
piled, not iu I) with titbetanlial food, but wllh al
l he delicnrlea of the ee.oii. III. wina aad llquon
(leapt tnat popular beverage known ae Mlltry.')
purchaaed direct front the luinnrllug Iiou.ch, nru en
tirely pur and free fr Oi all pnl.nnon diuia. lie
a thankful for a lioeral palronnie In llio pan, and
will aoolioue to doacrva It in the future.
GCORUiC W. UAUUEB.
Jun 13. 18M.-If.
jyACHI.E AND REPAIR SHOP.
TUB under.ifncd would tuoat re.portfully an
nounce to the public generally, that he ie prcparpd
.in execute all kinda of MACIIINKR V, at JOXEPII
IIAaPLCSi' FDUNDnV.ln Bloomabura, where lie
can alwaye be found ready to do all kinda of ri'puir
in(, including Thre.bing Ma- bint-a, and in nhnrl, all
kinda ot Farmini Utmaila. ALSO, 1'UUVI V'I A VII
flTINB UP Of CAbllNO AND MacIIIMBRY,
done on ebon notice, in a good workmanlike man
0cr, upon the moat reaaonahle lerma.
Ilia long experience in the bnaineea. 11 foreman In
I ho ahop of Lewie II. Moua of tliia plaee, for over
Mine yaara, warranta bim In aiying tnat ho can give
eutiro a.lnuctWu tu all wbo lavor bin with
lueii work.
GEORGE H ASSERT.
Ploomaburg, Nov. 21, 1800,
ISTEMOfiS' OFFICES.
D EPINEUIL &. EVANS,
Civil Engineera and Patent Rollcltnra.
No. dU WALNUT BTRttT. Pn.i..DH.ral.
PATKVTf aollcited-Ronaullntlona on Engineering
liraughling and Mketchea, Module and Machinery
fall hlndenuae and tkllfiilly attended In. Special
pitention given In KEJI-X'TKn UASESnn.l INTER
r'fintNUB. Autbciitic Uopiea of al Documenli
from Patent Office prncured.
N. H. 4ava youri.lva utelera trouble and trav
eling expenaee.ae lucre la no actual need for periun
al Interview with ua. All buaiiia with theae Dlti
cee can be iranaacvd in writing. Fur further In fir.
nation direct aa above, with aiamp enclm ed fur Cir
cular with relerenoca.
.April Id, IBGU.-ly.-J VT.
FALLON HOUSE.
aubrcribec having purcliaaed tha
ne," In
LOCK IIAYRIV, Pa ,
property of E. W. Dignnf. E4., would aay to the
frianda of tha llouee, bia acquaintance., and the pub
lic generally, that ba intend, to "keep a Hutu,
with tha accomniudatlona aud eomforta of Houac,
gpd bumblr golicita their patronnga.
J. orTENRlflK.
Lata of the Madiion lloiiaa, Pblladalpbla,
Lock lUvon, Dec , IIK'U.
jyjlSS LIZZIE PETERMAN,
Would annmtnra to tha ladle n Rioom.burg and
Ik public generally, that ah baajuat received Iroin
lb eaatern el' It bcr
spring and Summer
Stock of
MILLINERY GOODS,
! (onalatlog of all artlelM uanally fnuad In flrat e'aaa
Millinery attoru. iter gonna are or tin neat quality
no among in an net aauuaouie ana cneapci in tne
market. Call and enaaiae thew for yourvelvea.
Nobody .hould ourebaa alaawhere kefor eiamln.
I I tie Mian Falcrioan'a atock at (ooda Bonna anad
lo order, on the eboruat nolle, or rapaired.
Bton on Main etretl, 3d d-.or below tk tlor of
Mendebhati Raperl,
eicoutaourf, Maj x, loK-ir.
NEW TOBACCO STORE.
H. H. IIUNSBEROER,
Main Strut, bthw tk "Amtrica Mouse,"
D&O0C3SSV&O,A,9
I oaTkeM ba ban. ert hand, and farntahra lo lb
I and couat-7 uada, at rblladelpbr (loweet) price,
FIXE ( CT.AXl) PLUG TOBACCOS,
IpOMEBTIO AND IMFOITKD CIOAB Ml trad of
SlTlOKIftG TOBACCO,
ev ifearaalMar and Briar Waad riMa.Matl
vile pertaining lo kia trade. .
ryTaoM hmII raull dealer la algar aaa enw
a- . .IJ .... htm a .all. i.
.urahafing of tha country Malar.
vunty curvu ur ii-uou ii. auwill.
District Attrpney Milton M. Traugb
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Bloomtburg, Columbia County, Pa .
For tho Democrat.
Lyrics of the SUBbucliRnna Xo, 8.
THE rESNSCnEEK MASSACRE, COSTISCEP.
'Tin evening, the sun throws his last setting
rays
On tha hill top in quivering gold,
On high 'uiongtt the rocks ou the niountaiu
sides play,
Ere bid mantle of light he would fold.
Dim twilight baa crept like a shadowy mist
And enveloped the vale in iti gloom,
The woods-man from labor is made to desist,
And rest, in his rude cabin home.
The wife has prepared the evening meal,
The blowing oi Ood has been craved,
And each is wade glad and to gratefully fee,
Through another day they have been saved.
But hark I there now rings on the stilt eve
ning air,
The death-whoop, that murdorousfgy,
Thnt tends to the heart of the settlers despair,
Fur the terrible red man is nigh.
Eath parent inptinctively anatchca a child,
In lift.- urgent haste to depart,
One loud ecrettm is given, so pioroing and
wild,
A lu'let-has passed through the heart.
Or the hatchet ii drore through tho brain
with a cnnh,
For mercy 'tU usulotf to plead,
The glittering knife makes one circling eath,
And the scalp is torn off from the head.
And such was euacted at each cabin-door,
Men and women lav wclterinir in blood. -
But one had escaped, out of more than a
score,
lie, wounded, had tied to the wood.
Tha ruin completed, though brief was their
"ay,
Bv burning; each house to the around.
The children as captives wera carried away,
And silence lett brooding around.
Still Water, May 22, 1867,
The Eight Hour HyBtens In Chi.
raro.
Serious resulu are apprehended in Chi
cago in consequence of the passage by the
IUiuoi Legislature of tho Eight Hour Law.
From present appcarancca, a general panic
among the manufacturers of that city, will
be thrown upon tho country, Xo person
can estimate how much this is to bo regret
ted, for, with tho present stagnation of gen
eral business, a panic in the manufacturing
business in Chicngo would be seriously felt
throughout the whole Wobluru country. It
is to be hoped that the employers and em
ployees will come, before long, to a happy
and spocdy conciliation. The workingmen
inaugurated this movement by a grand dem
onstration taut Wednesday. All business
affected by this law was suspended and pro
cessions and speeohos were tho ordor of the
day, the day being obseivod as a general
holiday. Manufacturers generally refuso
to accede to the demands of the now move
ment. Railroad companies assert that in
case of the enforcement of the oight hour
law that they will rotnove their shops to
Indiana, wherever suoh points are availa
ble. At a consultation ol the manufactur
ers of Chicago, tho majority of them came
to the conclusion to suspend business rather
than yield to the new movement, giving as
a reason the present scarcity of money and
the general lack of trade. Boilor makers
are determined to still adhere to the ten
hour system, and cays they will close up
their shops iu preference to adopting the
eight hour plan. Painters have offered to
pay nine hours' wages for eight hours'
work, but their offer is as yet rejeoted by
tho onion of the trade. A number of large
establishments have issued circulars to
their employees, requesting all who insist
upon the enforeonient of the eight hour law,
to call at their office with their books.
No time should be lost in bringing about
a quiet state of affairs in Chicago, All in
fluences should be brought to bear to re
store tranquility between capitalists and
luborors, as tho formor oannot be available,
without the assistance of the latter, and the
latter cannot enjoy a happy existence with
out the former. Tne law does not go into
effect where a previous oontraot has or
will bo made upon any other agreemont,
and really upon this point the law is of no
consequence, and virtually a dead letter.
Workingmen will find it to their interest
to work ten hours per day, and demand, for
that rate of time, a reasonable compensa
tion. The majority of mechanics and labor
ers, as a general thing, would rather work
ten hours and reoeive ten hours' pay, than
work eight hours and reoeive eight hours'
pay. In tha latter, one fifth of tha time
would be lost A rashness of action on the
Dart of either the manufacturers or mechan
ios in the case should be avoided, and justice
should eommend itself to all parties, fori
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA CO., PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY
CHEAP INDIGNATION.
The revolutionists lisvo got rid of their
whito oluphautatlast, and Davis, "the great
unhung," has been set free, and the little
dogs of the preno, "Blanche, Sweetheart,
and Tray," are affecting a howl of what
must be called cheap indignation. For two
years this man has been held in close con
finement, as the people supposed, on a charge
of treason. Tho country demanded bis tri
al, and he himself, through his friends and
his counsel, has made tho same demand ;
but it did not suit the Radical element which
has control over the judiciary snd of Con
gress to bring him to trial. A bill of indict
ment was found against him at Norfolk some
months since, but Chief Justice Chase,
doubtless under tho manipulation of the
congressional cabal which now rules the
country,found it impossible to determine
whether he should try him or whether il
should be done under tho auppices and di
rection of the somewhat notorious sad gar
rulous UuJcrwurtl And from time to time
the matter lut Lc-n n uracil along until Mon
day last, when "tlid grout treason trial" was
turned into it larcc, an i ou the accused giv
ing bail iu i mi sui.i of une hundred thousand
dollars for his appeal mice in November nest,
he was set free, aud received tbo congratu
lations of his friend.''. This is the end of
the farce. Davis will never be tried, and
tho Radicl party of tho country has never
intended that he should bo.
But what a commentary on man's want of
integrity docs this case present, and what an
illustration of the total depravity of the
Radical Revolutionists 1 When tho war com
menced we were taught to consider those
who inaugurated the rebellion as guilty of
the high crime of treason. As such they
wero universally denounced, and as such it
was expected that some of them at least
certainly tho chief of them all, if ho did not
escape would be tried. Most men consid
ered it essontial that the status of the two
parties to the war should be fixed and de
termined by judicial inquiry, so that the
great lesson of tbo post might servo as s
beacon light for the future, and for two
years'tbe President of the United States
has held the chief offender in closo custody,
awaiting a demand for his body by the judi
cial department of the government The
demand is mado, and as before remarked,
a farce has been enacted inttead of a trag
edy. In what position does the enactment of
this farce place the country ? By it the Rad
ical element which controls the government,
and into whose hands the President deliver
ed the culprit, has-declared that they dare
not try him. Do they fear they could not
make out a case of treason against this man ?
Do they fear to meet the exposure that
might be make by the sifting process of
tho law? It is not worth while to look to
the possible contingency of a trial in No
vember next. That question is as well set
tled as though Judge Underwood hud de
clared it from the bench. There will, we
repeat, bo no tiial of the cause. What
then ? Do these men, with Mr. Greeley at
their head, believe that Davis and his col
leagues had a right to make war on the gov
ernment 7 If so, no treason was committed.
What then ? If they were justifiable and
had aright to secede and make war in de
tent of that right, what is the position of
the government of the United States? In
this case it wan the offender, and as a con
sequonce'ull its acts in levying war to coerce
the Status of the South to remain in the
Union must have been unlawful usurpations.
Is this the fact ? Unless the crime ol treason
is established, this must be the conclusion,
and asa consequence there can be no possi
ble end to the extent of the claims made
upon the government for damages resulting
from the destruction of property both north
and south.
But what we intended to refer to partic
ularly in this connection is 'tho "cheap in
dignation" whioh is uhout to be indulged
in by the Radical newspapers of the coun
try. Tho Rindikarf of the Bulletin begun
yesterday, and leads off in a pretended as
sault upon Judfro Underwood, characteriz
ing the farce a3 a sort of "Bull Run" affair,
Suoh stuff as vrus indulged in by the Bulle
tin will do v.-ry wdl 'Tor marines ' or for
children f-f '.:,c't!cct 5 but the peoplo
nowkuuw :r. I"..-.s h-ts been sot at liberty
by tho ooin.T.ini oi' Jio Radical party,
Chief Justice Ciiu.10, win is one of their
most trusted men, and a prominent candi
date for their nomination for the presidency,
lent the wholo force of his high position to
bring about the farce which culminated on
Monday last i And Judge Underwood, who
had nothing else to do but to go on with the
trial, if he was disposed to, even without
the Chief Justice, is one of the high priests
of tha Radical churoh. There is no escape
from the responsibility of the Radical party
fir the release of Davis. He was placed in
their hands to be tried, and they refused to
try him, and one of their ohief fuglemen,
Mr. Oreoly is tha leading man on his bail
bond. Wo shall doubtless ba entertained
with very uuoh of pretended indignation
on account of this matter from the Radical
press, bat it will not do. Their position is
transparent, and their perfidy looms up
mountain high. Philadelphia Daily Newt.
"My dear Amelia," said a dandy,
"I have longed for this opportunity, but
hardly dara speak now. for fear you will re
ject me; but I love you; say yon will ba
mine I Your smiles would shed and
then he came toa pause; "your smiles would
shed" and then he paused again. - "Never
mind tha wood-shed," replied Amelia, "go
ea with the pretty talk."
THE COMING TIDE t
. While in tho South, beforo tho spring
elections, publicly and privately wo told the
peoplo that thore was a great change going
on in tho North, and that Democracy was
gaining strength as never before. At times
we would be doubted at times contradict
ed at times met by Radicals who almost
gave, us the lie, and who sneorod at our as
sertion, made before election. We made
wagers on Connecticut and won them.
Wo advisod, earnestly advised people
there not to embrace Radicnlidra for to em
brace the monster is to hug tho saw which
tears the flesh to the bono, and in many lo
calities wo believe our words gave hope, and
roused the drooping spirits of the people.
We based our prophecy on to us, certain
indications -letters from the People. Since
the kit fall elections thousands and thou
sands of letters from the peoplo have come
to us In our sanctum, from every State and
every congressional district in the North.
These letters can be seen in our office by the
piles. They are earnest letters, telling; us in
unmistakable words that the people are wa
king from their slumber, an they have deci
ded to be free.
The Grand Revolution it going on hour-
hi
Taxation and intolerence aro doing their
work. With encouragement to lead and
bigotry and aristocracy to drive, the Ameri
can people are becoming restless undor the
chains, and tho tide of reason is coming in.
We told the people of tha South that tho
Democracy was not dead in the North. We
now point with honest pride to the most
wonderful increase of Democratic votes in
proof that we were in earnest, and had some
idea of the sentime.it of the people. We
knew all tho thousands of earnest letter
which came to us meant something, and that
the renewal of pluck would bring Demo
cratic majorities.
The Radicals swore they could and would
carry Connecticut, as they have for thirteen
years. They failed, although over $200,-
000 in cash was used by them there.
Then they laughed a sickly laugh and
said they could afford to lose that little
State.
But tho returns keep coming in, and all
over the North the new spring stiles are
"Democratic gaiiu." New Hampshire will
go Democratic next. Miino will follow suit.
New York, Pennsylvania, OIi'u, Indiana,
W i.consin, New Jersey and Minnesota will
go Democratic at their next elections if we
have any decent organization and effort,
and we will have. Then Illinois and Iowa
will follow suit, and the grand tide will come
rushing in, and tho people will rejoice as
never before.
The gains are not confined to Connecticut.
Tho city of Albany, New York, last fall,
gave over one hundred Radical majority.
This spring itwont seventeen hundred Dem
ocratic. Here is a gain equal to that of Connecti
cut. We have letter aftor letter from city
and town in the Northern States telling us
of new styles viz Democratic victories and
the gloriuut tuork m but commencing.
The Radicals here do no talk so loud or
so fast as they did. The working men are
talking hard of tbein. The bond holders
are not popular as once. The clank of chains
and the glimmer of bayonets bate no terrors
for the people now, and tho tide is coming
in.
Press on tin column I Organise for ac
tion! Stand in line advance the column
and all will soon be well. LuQroste Demo
crat. Bcried Alive. A friend gives us the
account of a moat terrible case of tbo burial
alive of a handsome young lady at Jackson
ville, Illinois. Some lime last summor a
young lady of seventeen years of age, suf
fering with the toothache, went to bed with
a small phial of chloroform, for the purpose
of quieting her teeth. In the morning she
was found to all appearances dead, which
was confirmed by the opinions of several
physicians who were called and examinod
her body. She was then buried. A few
days sinoe her relatives were about to re
move from Jacksonville, having located in
another State, and had the remains of the
young lady exhumed, for the purpose of
taking them to their new home. Curiosity
prompted them to open the coffin, when
they wore horror stricken on finding the
corpse turned over, both hands full of hair,
and her olothing torn to shred, revealing
the horriblo truth that the young lady had
been buried alive. The chloroform bad
placed her in a deep trance, the awakening
from which was in her coffin and grave.
The lady was engaged to be married at the
time of her supposed death. A more heart
sickening case wo never remember to have
read or hoard of. Indianapolis Journal
A lesson for Lazy Wives. One day
a sturdy peasant was at work in the field
amid storm and rain, and went home in tho
evening, tired and drenched to the skin.
His loving wife said : "My dear, it has been
raining so bad that I oould fetch no water,
I have not been able to make you any din
ner. As you are wot through, I shall be
obliged to you to fetch me a couple of buck
ets of water you cannot get any wetter."
The argument was striking; he therefore,
took two buckets and fetched soma water
from the well, which was at a considerable
distance. On reaching his house ha found
bia wife oomforubly seated by the fire; then,
lifting one buoket after another, ha poured
tho contents over his kind, considerable
partner. "Now, irife," said he, "you are
nuita aa wet aa I am. so you mar as well
fetch water for yonmlf ; you eant t gel any
wetter,
Democratic Newspapers
We are for tho triumph of Democratic
principles more than men. We love to see
the old creed of the Domooratio party boldly
preached, and we believe thia is the senti
ment of every fnte Demoerat in Indiana
who thinks for himself. We despise a
polioy dodging Democrat as we hato a rod
mouthed Radical, and wo sincerely believe
that it is the first duty of the party to stiffen
tho backbone of the Democratic press,
which are given to policy-dodging. Our
disgust of this tribe of apologists often oc
casions a littlo stir among them, when we
feel disposed to take them off. We nsver
the1c8s feel this to be a duty, and have given
up some space in reference to the course of
the Indianapolis Herald, the "central
organ," so-called. Tho Herald pretends to
bo the organ of the Indiana Democracy, but
when it attempts the herculean task of
writing down such papers as the La Crosse
Democrat, it proves the fact that it is not
the organ and npt fit to be I It proves moreover,-that
it is a timid advocate of principles
for which it is mora rosdy to apologise
than battle, and that it is ready to Join the
Ben. Bdtlerites in the long tried and futile
attempt to decry tho Seymours, Vallandig
hams, Pomeroys, Pendletons, Hannas, and
other brilliant leadors of that sort of De
mocracy which is not prepared. Judas-like,
to deny their principles.
A professing Democratic newspaper,
whether organ of a Ststo cliquo or of a
tavern-gathering, which will stab a true
Democrat to the heart one wbo battled for
Democracy while the howling mobs of frenz
ied men surrounded his unprotected prop
erty, and who ever defied them who stood
a sentinel on tho Western ramparts of
American liberty in its darkest hours, when
such timid institutions as the "central or
gan" at Indianapolis was trimming sails to
suit the wind is not worthy to be supported
by the true, bold, unconquorablo friends of
a Constitutionable Union and tho defenders
of personal liberty. From tht Evansville
Sentinel-on-lhe Border.
Not qualified.
When John Brown, D. D., had settled in
Hadington, the people of his parish gave
him a warm and enthusiastic reception;
only one of the members of that large church
and congregation stood out in opposition to
him. The revnrend doctor tried all the
mean3in his power to convert the solitary
didsenter to the unity of feeling which prq
vaded the whole body, but all his efforts to
obtain an interview proved abortive. As
Providence direoted, however, they hap
pened one day to meet in the Btrcct, when
the doctor held out his hand, saying,J'My
brother, I understand that you are opposed
to my settling at Hadington."
"Yes, sir," replied the parishioner.
"Well, if it ba a fair question, on what
grounds do you object to rue ?"
"Because, sir," quoth he, "I don't think
you are qualified to fill so eminent a port."
"That is my opinion," replied the doctor';
"But what, sir, is the use of you and T set
ting up our opinion in opposition toa whole
parish ?"
The brother smiled and their, frendship
was sealed forever. How very true and
forcible God's word : "A soft answer turn
eth away wrath!"
A Rooster Rides on a Coupling Pole
TO Market. The Mechanicsburg Journal
is responsible for the following tough story :
On last Saturday morning, Mr. Hemminger,
residing in or near Andersonville. York
county, about teven miles from this place,
came to market here, and on stopping at
the Square was surprised to see a large
Shanghai rooster belonging to him, and
which ho thought was safe at home, leap
from the coupling pole of the spring wagon,
flap his wings and give a lusty crow. It ap
pears that the rooster, with some other
chickens was in tbo habit of roosting on the
pole of the wagon, which was standing in a
shed, and had not been used for some time.
Mr. H. chasod them all off, as he supposed,
before starting, but it seems that Sir Chant'
iclecr did not relish being driven from his
perch quite so early, and retained his posi
tion, notwithstanding the jolting 'of the
wagon, for seven miles.
Important to Soldiers. Congress has
provided by law that soldiers, sailors and
marines, who wore captured during the war
and held as prisoners, shall be allowed, as a
commutation for their rations, tie sum of
twenty-five cents per day.
This money is paid by tha Commissary
General of Prisoners at Washington, and
it is necessary that tha names of tha claim
ants shall appear on his books. Tha act
of Congress only permits the payment to be
mado to privates in the land and naval
forces. Officers are not entitled to it Not
withstanding this fact many of the latter
have appliod for commutation, and others
may yet apply. To save trouble, it is prop
er that tha conditions of the law should be
understood.
As there aro soldiers, marines and sailors,
who havo not made application, they should
do so at once, before the payments are clos
ed. These soldiers, more than any others,
probably, neod taken care of, as but few ev
er regained their health after their confine
ment in Southern prisons.
0 "Have you ground all the tools right,
as I told you this, morning when I went
away?" said a carpenter to a rather green
lad whom be had taken for an apprentice.
"All hut the hand-sew, air," replied the
led promptly ; "I couldn't gat ail the gaps
nut of that.
22, 1867
By the lake where drooped the willow,
Row, vassal, row I
I want to be an angel,
And jump Jim Crow.
An old crow sat on a hickory limb,
None named him but to praise ;
Let me kiss him for his mother,
For he smells of Suhwyitser kase.
The minstrel of the war has gone,
With the banjo on his knee :
He woke to hear the sentries shriek,
There's a light in the window for theo.
A frog he would a wooing go, '
His hair was curled to Kill ;
He used to wear an old grey coat ;
Aud the sword of Bunker Hill-
Oft in the
Make w
sti
illy n'ght,
; i:r.;,.. I t.. .;...
way
" I won't go
.it., r.
1 IUI ll'JVIiy I
1 noma till morning,
'eggy by my side-
WHO
I am dying, Egypt, dying,
Susannah don't you ory ,
Know how sublime a thing it is
To brush away the blue-tailed II'.
The boy stood on the burning deck,
With his bsggago checked for Troy,
One of the few immortal names,
His name was Pat Malloy.
Mary had a little lamb,
lie could a tale untold,
He had no teeth for to eat a corn cake,
And his spectacles wire gold.
Lav on, lay on, Macduff,
Man wants but littlo here below,
And I'm to bu Quoen of the May,
So ki:s me quick and go.
S3" A 'superstitious nczro woman in
South Carolina burned up a child, thinking
it was tho devil.
B&. What's the difference between a
pound of meat and a drmraor boy ? Oue
weighs a pound and the other pounds away.
Egt- A littlo child hearing the text given
out at church, "And the child waxed
strong," asked: "Papa, how did they wax
him?"
ca Son on a bust left his father's houce
and strsyed some days ; but he returned,
and sire to dame thus spoke: "Wife, kill
the prodigal, the calf s returned I"
tS" Josh Billing :nys that if a man is
going to make a business of serving the
Lord, be likes to see him do it when he
measures onions, as well as when he hollers
halleluyer.
SQ. A Western paper strikes the names
of two subscribers from its list because they
were hung. The publisher says he was com
pelled to be severe, because be did net know
their present address.
BjV A ladv was aked to join one of the
divisions of Daughters of Temperance.
She replied ; "This is unncccsary, as it is
my intention to join one of tho Sons in the
Sons in the course of a few weeks.
t1 We have heard of the witty reply' of
a slave who had stolen and eaten one of his
master's turkeys, when he was accused of
the crime. He repolled all idea of wrong,
Baying that "massa'B property only changed
form , he has less turkey, bnt more nigger.
tear Hon. Elijah Hue. late democratic
member of Congress from Kentucky, who
was re-e acted to that cosition on Saturday
lust, committed suicido at Russellville, Ky.,
on Tuesday, by blowing out his brains with
a pistol, because his advanced age prevented
his doing bis country any more good.
Prkaohino. In the town of Flvuothe-
creek there was a shoemakor who at times
officiated as preacher. Healways wrote the
notices himself, in order to save the expens
es of nrintintr. Here is one of them :
"There will be treachina in the pines this
Sunday afternoon, on the subjeot All who
do not believe will to damned at three
o'clock."
Btfir A friend of mine, now a Senator in
ConffrasE. tried to break off drinking the
other day, but such a slavo is be to the
dreadful evil that he violated his pledge the
next day after signing. And yet this man
is a perfect gentleman, in all the relations of
lifV anil in all other respects his word is to
be depended upon. Now if we oould re
move the temptation we might save tne
man; otherwise he may be lost.
IS- "Jabe, what is 'mild confiscation ?' "
Well. boss, it is takinc all the lands away
from the white neoclo and giving all the
black people; the requirements of the
blacks will ba mild," they will not be expect
ed to till tho soil, but only to live on it
Congress will appropriate greenbacks enough
- at. 1 a 1 tl
to run the maohlne ana xanicee sonooi
en arm anftnch to teach them how to VOtO.
Voting will be the only manual labor the
darkeys will have to perform under muo
confiscation.' "
iaai
Wanted. A gentleman keeping house
willintr to take two or three boarders of
decent stripe, such as go to bed at nine
0 dock without a pipe or agar in tneir
month. Ha wiahfl them to rise in time to
wash their faces and comb their heads before
breakfast ; whan they put on their Boota, to
draw down their pants over them and not
have them rumpled about their knees, which
is a sure sign of a rowdy; when they eat
down to ret or warm by the fire, not to put
their fee o the mantle piece or bureau,
4. emit in tha VlMlA tTW! B&d tO PBV
their board weekly, monthly ot quarterly
u maybe agreed upon-with a smile upon
their faoes, as they will ana aim as .easam
aa 'possum up a 'nmmoa' trte
NO. 13.
.me... m... w a
a ae ino voices.
When Guttenberg, the first printer, was
working in his cell in the monastery of St
Abersgot, he telb that he had heard two
voices address bim. The one bade bim de
sist ; the power of bis invention would bo
put into the haods of bad men to propagate
their wickedness ; told him how men would
profane the art ho had created, and how
posterity would hav cause to curse the man1
who gave it the world. 80 impressed was
Outtenberg with what he heard, that ho
tiok a hammer and broko to pieces the types
he had so laboriously put together. His
wji k of destruction was only stayed by an
other voice, sweet and musical, that fell ori
his oar, telling him to go on rejoice in his
work, that all good might be made the cause
of evil, but that Ood would bless the right
in the end. So to all of us still come those
voices that came to Guttegberg ; the one
calling us to work while it is called to-day,
to try to leave this world better than we
found it ; and the other tempting us to give
over, and take our esse, to leave the plow
in mid furrow, and to rest on our oars wheri
we should be pulling against the stream.
5' S. Times.
Who Killed Cock Bobbin f
Mr. Editor: In the affairs of the
nation, we aro sometimes reminded of the
rhymes and stories that soothed and inter
ested us in our restless childhood. We
recollect that porno years ago the story of
' 'the House tbat Jack built" was ingeniously
sppliod to the manner in which tho Admin
istration was conduoted. We were remind
ed of tbo question at the head of this note
on reading the article in your paper about
Booth and Lincoln. The article did not
settle any thing. It only revealed some of
the darkness that has enshrouded the death
of Lincoln, and made it pretty clear bat an
awful mystery overhangs that subject Per
haps some "wandering jew" may yet reveal
the mysteries of Washington aa "Eugene
Sue" did the trys'.erirs of Paris, and may
abtonuh the world when a solution is given
t j the question, Who killed Abe Lincoln?
Ravin.
Discovery of Great Election Frauds
in Paii.ADELruiA.-The Philadelphia Ete
niig Herald announces the startling fact
that it has boen discovered tbat at the elec
tion last fall, the whole Democratic City
Ticket was elected by soma thousands of si
majority. The Herald says there is "a ter
rific row going on among the Radicals of
Philadelphia" and that some of them are
"turing State's evidence" in regard to the
frauds committed by their party; It appears
that the Democrats have been deliberately
counted out by the scoundrels who officiated
as election officers in that oity. Tha Herald
makes the statement that ''at the general
election last October all the officers of tha
row, viz : Recorder of Deeds, Reoeiver of
Taxes City Commi&doner, Coroner, Clerk of
the Quarter Sessions, and the Prothonotary
of the District Court, were elected by tho
Democrats, but were ciphered out by die re.
turn judges. Gen. Lyle was elected to the
office of Recorder by a majority of some
thousands of votes I"
A Bridal Chamber. -A few days since,
a newly-married couple visited Chicago, and
stopping at one of the first-class hotels, the
bridegroom, in a manner, showing his newly
acquired importance in life, called for a room
the best the house afforded. He didn't
want any common fore, but the best they
had, and be had the money to foot tha bill.
The landlord very pleasantly inquired if he
was from the country, and just married?
Yes, he was from tht country, and just
married and he wanted the best room in the
house, and be didn't care a darn for tha ex
pense. "Then," said the landlord, "you
want the bridal chamber?" "Why, yes,"
said the bridegroom blushing, not exaotly
comprehending the matter. "I guess so;
at any rate, send it up. If I don't want it.
my wife may." We suppose it was sent up.
Coroner's Inquest. The following is
the verdict of a negre jury: "We, the
undersigned, being a koroner's jury to ait
on de body of de nigger Sambo, now dead
and gone afore us, hsb been sittih on de
said Digger aforesaid, and he died on de
night ob da fusteenth of November, come
to def by fallin front de bridge over de ribef
in de said riber, whar we find he was sub.
sequently drown, and afterwards washed on
de riber side, whar we 'spots he was froia
to def." -
tW A man coming home late one night,
a little more than half-seas over, feeling
thirsty, procured a glass of water and drank
it In doing so he swallowed a ball of silk
that lay in the bottom of the tumbler, the
end catching in his teeth. Feeling some
thing in his mouth, and not knowing whaa
it was, he began pulling at the end, and,
tho little ball unrolling, ha soon had several
feet in his hands, and still no end, apparently.
Terrified, he shouted at the top of bis voice.
"Wife! wife! I say, wife! come here! I
am unraveling !"
, m i
ttf On of the speakers in a Temperance
meeting recently made this point, vis : -tha
temperance "will pay-" And so ft will Mr ,
the oitisen and the State. Just see what
drinking and dWksnneisU doing annually ;
Deaths, MOC! Piisoriera, T3060 1 F
400,0001 awaatesgmraenrragb. tenet
20,000,000 barrela of Hour I The hquor
business in America aumppBee If tvstwfitee
$J7f0Q0,000 emmtity iMmenot thought
mage a note of these figures ; they Kt itid
to be correct, and if so, what then?
prober ai.imH.-Jin,
Wayne Democrat,