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Thursday, May 18, 1065, Unfurl the old banner, its traitors crush down, Let it still be tKe banner that eovn th brav, The star apingled tanner, wHb gtary we wi, Tit mo BflMe banner tor tyrant and slave. Wke the qnotion of eerciIaj merer route Iwfore nir, it will b considered ealsnlvt judicionslr-renseanherin that I ana tbo l.teculive of the cation. I know men love to hnve their names cpolcea ia connection with art of merey, aa4 how eay It is to yield, to thin Impulse, bat we nsnst not forK t that what" may be mercy to tndividonl i. erneltr to the State. Ia the eiereUo of were there hotsld be no doubt left that tki higb perogotive I aot n'W-d to relieve tho few at the etpense of the many." Andrew Jofcnon. - - lb' '' ft . PROCLAMATION. Appointment of a Iay of Hnmiliatio , Frayer. and By the rWdaut of tb CniUd Sute of America. , WosaaA, By uiy direction the Acting Secretary of State, in a notice to the public on the 17th of April, requested the Tarious relijcious denomination to assemble ou the 19tl of April, on the occasion of the obsequies of Abraham Lincoln, tats President of the United Ststes,' and to obeerv the same with appropriate ceremonies; and ' ' Viniil, Our country has become one great house of mourning, where the bead of the family has been taken away, and believingthat a special period should, be'signed for again humbling; ourselves before Almighty tod, in order that the berearement may be sanctified to the nation ; ;i Now, therefore, in order to mitigate that grief on earth which can only be assuaged by communion with Die Father in Hearen, ami in compliance with the wishes i f Senators and Bepteseotaeives in Congress, communicated to me by resolution adopted at the National Capital, I, Andrew Johnson, President of the I'nitud ritates, do hrrebv appoint Thursdar, June let, 0A&, to be observed wherever in the United State the flag of the country may be respected, as a day of hauiViution and ntourning : and recommend my fellowritixenn to assemble in their respective places of worship, there to unite iu solemn serrioe to Almighty Ooii, in memory of the good man who has beea removed, so that all slinll be occupied at the lame time in contemplation of hia virtuea and sorrow for bis audden and violent end. In witness v. hereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. lene at Washington, April 23th, A. L. 1HS4, and of tlie Independence of the United States of America the S'Jth. Aktkw Johmsok. By the President : Wi. Hi-NTta, Ass's Sec' of State. Jf4r0ur 'artist' baa seised the situation, and cosaa out thru lengths a bead of any thing that Frank Leslie can do, in tlie following life-like scene. We hare procured thia magnificent picture "at great ex pense," and "secured the copy right": The Wouthcra 'Confederacy' Throwing JeaT Iavin over the Fence and tato .. .... "V JL1V ' ajk ' i nt0rmYnrwry'A The Last Ditch." Capture of Jeff. Davit. Macos Oa., May 13. Il-n. B. 11. (button: Lieut-Col. Harden, commanding the 1st Wisconsin, baa just arrived from Irwinsville. lie struck the trail of Davis at lubiin, Lawrcns county, on the eve of the Ttb, and followed him cloaely night and day thro' the wilderness of Alligator Creek and Ureen Swamp, via Cnmbcrlandsville tolrwinsirillc. AtCumberlandaville Colonel Harden met Colonel IVichard, with 159 picked men and horses of the 4th Michigan; Harden followed tlie trail directly Sowth. while Pritchard, having fresher horses, pushed !iwvj the Orkuiulgee toward Hopewell, and thence by House Creek to Irwinsv.lle, arriving there at mithiight, on the 9th. Jet Davis had not arrived.. From a citizen, Pritchard learned that bis party were encamped two mi lea out of the town. He made dispositions of his men and surrounded the camp before day. - Harden had camped at 9 P. M., within two tail, at he afterward lerased, from Davi, the track being two iadieiinrt to follow. Ho pushed oaat S A. M., and had gone a little mora than one mile, when his advance was fired upon by the 4th Michigan; a fight ensued, both parties exhibttfag the greatest dV termination, before the mis take was discovered. The firing was the first warning Davis received. The raptors report that be bastely pat on on of his wife 'a dresses and etarted for tbe woods, closely followed by cur men, who at first thought him a woman, but seeing his boots while be wss running, they suspected hia sei. Tbe race wss a short one, and the rebel President was soon brought to bar. He brandished a bowie knife, and snowed signs of battle, but y kldcd speedily to the presuasioa of a Colt's revolver, without compelling the awn to fir. He expressed great indijfoalitm at the energy with which ha waa pursued, sajing 1 had believed our Government was too nugaauiuoue to bunt down women and children. Mrs. Davi remarked to CoL Harden, after the excitement waa over, that the men had better aot provoke tbe President, or he might hurt acme of item. Began behaves himself with diguity anl resignation. Tbe party were evident!; making for the coast. J. H. Wyjos, Brevet Maj.-Gcu. LATEST NEWS. The evidence thus far utrodneed against the asaasainatioa conspirators, aov on trial at Washington, is regarded there as cojidaur of their guilt. Co'. Fortier, in a letter to tins Jmladelpbi Press, ia justification of the allusion of the public from toe earlier proceedings of the Court, hints that startling disclosures wen fuadd which it waa important aboutd not be published at present. Oar tswn correspondent, who heard tbe suppruaveil et ale nor read, aays tbe public, when this evnam to be published, will fullj huufy the course thai uaa adopted. CoL Forney write : . "What if, ia thia- teatinsuoy, it appears that the assassin boa of the President anl bis Cabinet, and others, was plotted in the rvbcUien, paid for with rebel money, and known to the rebel chiefs T Whst if the raids iato Vermont, thebutel burning, the throwing orosnUd train from railroads, r., were arranged under tbe name fnJue:ecs art! p-ij for out of the same fund T What if Go X !MEa, who swears he does not know, or ha I never aeen Booth, i proved to bar bona hia dompaaio.T And yH such facta as thorn are belarved to hav, beeo esUWaW, and yet are hahmatevial eompared to much more whir earn out with the W Of the Oumnumio. cfcvl.- Ch,. Ganrtte.

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The Aor ITar CkrMam Aooa, odited by Bear. T. M. EoDT.ntbrra our sentiment precisely in the Wlowing sTticav Ut the Uw taie Ha eoasne ia regard to traiasra. aad men will the crime of treason he mad so odious and expensive that atfrver sfraht will the- ex-1 peri meet be tried m ear country. A liberal use of Jutmf is imperatively demanded in choking to death the individuals who, by their influence, intrigue and wick cd amehiaationa, plunged tbe country into all the horrors attendant on civil war, not only as a fitting punishment fcrft high etimea they have committed, but a a "terror to evil doers," In all time, who may at tempt to follow their exa mple f """ - MiLun STuraTBT. In to day of our trv. nmph, kvt na aroid ferocity on one band, and maudlin ayoipathy on the other. To the rank and file of the rebel army, to the bulk of the population, even to members of Sou therm Legislature, and to secondrate Congressmen, mercy may be shown. Let them live on, bearing in their breasts the eeorctimg, eonsuming memory of having don their impotent worst ' to cWatioy the beat of human government. Give them that, and let them live. Thousands bare sinned through ignorance, hare been duped by crafty leaders.. Let them be forgiven. W would have a wide amoeaty for all auch. , But for tbe leaders, the Da rises, Stepbenses, Toombs, Memmingers, Hunters, Benjamin and others of the ably traitorous men who kindled tbe fire of civil war, who are before God and history responsible lor tbe rivers of blood and hecatombs of slain, who have caused tbe land it array of widowhood, orphanage, heart-break aad bankruptcy, there should be, another sentence. Thus far no man has bees punished for treason. Tbe Government has executed no rebel, and slain no traitor. sea a so, or men herealter will only see in treason a venial ain. It must now be taught that the magistrate hears not the sword in vain, and the experiment of rebellion ia coat r. Let no maudlin sympathy to persona now wrong the nation , write it aa History, that be who rises up in armed opposition to the nation 'a V vereignty must die without remedy. ' Indiscriminate leniency to offenders ia the grossest cruelly to the law-abiding. Pardon to the leading traitor would be a premium on disloyalty, and an encouragement to rebellion. It will be saving "Treason is expensive it coats a great many toy al live to suppress it; but it is too noble a thing to choke with the law's obnoxious halter : go ahead, and if you escape with life in tbe contests of the field you shall bare no hair hamsed." Out upon auch wrong. Let the Under who kindled the fire of oar battle-bell and kept themselves out of it, be judged and condemned by the Uw. Mercy demand it, . National Debt and U. S. Stocks. The creation of national debts ia not a modern improve moot, but the ability of a great nation to provide for great debt, anl to make it the most convenient aad best lorm oC personal property, ia a modern wonder. Tbe debt of Great Britain was begun by raising a million sterling by loan In 1692, and when ber great contest with Louis XIV. was terminated, the debt had reached fifty millions. Many statesmen and economist were then alarmed at the great burden which had been imposed npon the industry of the country, but when the war of the Austrian succession had swelled thia amount to eighty millioas, Macaulay aaya that hiatortaus and orators pronounced the case to be desperate. But when war again broke out, and the national debt was rapidly carried np to one hundred and forty millions, mea of theory and business both pronounced that th fatal day had certainly arrived. David Hum laid that, although, by taxing it energies to the utmost, the country might possibly live through it, the experiment must never be reseated, even a small increase might be fatal. Granville said the nation must sink under it unless some portion of tlie load waa borne by the American Colonies, and the attempt to impose thia load produced the war of the revolution and, instead of diminuhuig, added another hundred millions to the burden. Again, say Macaulay, was England given over, but again she was more prosperous than ever before. But when at the close of her Napoleonic wars in IS 18, this debt had swelled up to the enormous sum of over eight hundred millions sterling, or four thousand three hundred million dollars, or nearly one half the entire property of the United Kingdom, the stoutest heart, the firmest believer in national progress and national development, might well have been appalled. But in the very face of this mountain of obligation, - to aay nothing of ber vast colonial possessions, the property of the British nation has been more than trebled, and her debt ia now but charge of 12V,' per cent, against it. All that Great Britain baa done in paying ber debt, we shall do, and more, with ours. We hare vast territories untouched by the plow, mines of all precious metals of which we have hardly opened the doors, a population full of life, energy, eoterpriae and iudustry, and the accumulated wealth of money and labor of old countries pouring into the Up of our giant and ever-to-be-united republic. Duriug the fiercest asd most exhausting of all feasible wars, w have demonstrated our national strength and all the world over, national strength U but anothor name for national credit. "As good as U. S. Stocks" will soon be synonomous the world over with "as good as British Consols. For our part, we think a C. S. Treasury note, bearing aeven and three-tenths annual interest, is just as much better than British Consols as th rate of interest is higher. Some of our timid brethren, who shipped their gold to London and invested in consols, are now glad to sell out and invest at home at a roaul loss, aad serves them right. From the Cincinnati Commercial, May 17th. The fwraad Rapid and Indiann Railroad Proposed Extension, of the List to CiacinnatixMeetiag at the Merchaata' Et.change. meeting of gentlemen in the above project waa held at the Merchants' Exchange, TuesJ-iy afternoon. May 18th. The meeting was organised by the election of th following officers : ' President Robert Brown. Vice-Presidents Thomas H. Weasner, Lari Anderson and W. W. Scarborough. Sectetaries J. A. Gano and A. Henderson. Mr. Robert Carmichael then presented the preamble and resolutions which were unanimously adopthed. WEERXas, There is a projected liae ef railroad, from UichtnouJ, Indiana, bv way -of Fort Wayne, Grand Rapid and Traverse Bay, 'terminating at' th Straits of Mackinaw, making a direct railroad communication from Cincinnati to the said Straits of Macinaw ; anl WaiHxas, Tbe completion of said railroad will open to the trade of Cincinnati, not only the vast agricultural and lumber resources of Central Michigan, but, also, the rich mineral wealth of the Upper PeuiaMU a regiua believed to be of m re comurciaI iajporttoce to our city than any not already connected by railroad communication : and Wax ax as. Work to the value of over a half autlioo of dollars baa already been done along the said luae ; and Wimil, The Congresuof the United States has granted about one null tna acres ot land, in tii Stale of Michigan, and along the line of and road, to aid in th construction of the road from Fort Wayne to the Straits ot Maekiaaw, known aa th Great Rapids and Indiana Railroad. 1. JtrtolreU, That the amount of work already done, the great value of tlie land grant made bv Congress, and the resources of the country through' which the road paaeea. render tbe immediak. prosecution aad needy completion of the road entirely practicable. J. Krmjivni. That the construction of said proposed railroad is a nutter of great commercial importance to the city of Cincinnati, and in the opiuiou of this nvaetng deserve the substantial aid of ber citueas ; and that, for tbe purpose of a more thorough investigation of the subject, and to arrive at some practical method of rendering such aid to this cntcrpr so, a committee of seven shall be appointed by &e CUairman, who shall report to fnaara Baeetiugl Mr. Joseph Lomax, of Kalamiioo, President of th Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company, waa then introduced by tbe Chairman, and spoke to a considerable length in regard to the project- The mineral and timber resources of that part of th country through which th line would be built, were boundless. Lumber can be cut and shipped to this city w ith much lea expense than it can be bad from any other region. II spoke ia detail of th character of the land and It value, and of the importance which thoroai, when completed would be to the busioes community of Cincinnati. The Chairman then appointed &e following committee, who will report at a future meeting: Jo. Torre nee. Wm. H. Clements, John W. Bartwell, W. W. Scurborougb, Richard Smith, Thomas H. Weavmer, M. D. Potter. On motion, the meeting adjourned. - BTXr. Tower, informs u that the material for hi forth-coming Directory fir the County, is rapidly approaching consummation. It wHl be one of tbe best Directories ever published ia Wayne County, embudring more general and interesting information.

J From the North American and Review. First Plot to Assassinate President Lin- $ v coin, ri g The murder of Mr. Lincoln, more

"Mi an four years after his induction into the office of President -of-the- L-mted States, ia not the fulfilment of a recent intention, nor is the gnilt of it confincl to the actual murderer and hia present active accomplices. Soon after the election of Mt Lincoln, a plot was matured for his assassination, which was raguel j xmaoretl at the time of iu intended execution, but was "never expose J in any formal manner, and hence net er obtained general credence. As we are in possession of some of its outlines, and the means by which it was defeated," the mention of the circumstances may now be received with a degree of interest which they could not heretofore have excited. It is proper to say that we state them substantially as they were reported some time ago, by a gentleman who was chiefly instrumental in defeating the conspiracy. Ilis communication was made in the course of a private conversation ; and, although without any injunction of secrecy, yet as he is not at present in this city, and his permission therefore cannot at once be obtained to use his own or other names in publication, we make it in such guarded from as may involve no breach of persumed confidence. - In the month of January, 1861, a gen tleman holding a position in this city which made him a proper agent to act on the information, was waited upon by a lady, who stated to him him her suspicions or knowledge whence derived we are not able to say of a plot to assassinate Mr. Lincoln when on his way from bis home in Illinois to Washington to be inaugurated as President. The active parties, or some of them, in the business, were understood to be in Baltimore. At all events, the gentleman considered that the intelligence had sufficient foundation to make it bis duty to satisfy himself whether it might be correct. lie accordingly employed a detective officer, a man who had in his profession become notable for his sagacity and success,' to go to Baltimore and adopt his own course to detect the parties and the plan of the conspiracy. The officer went to Baltimore and opened au office as some sort of borker or agent, under an assumed name, of course. Being supplied with needful funds, he made occasion to become acquainted with certain classes of secessionists, and by degrees was on free and easy terms with them. lie took each man in' his humor, dined and supped with some, gambled with others, 'treated' and seconded dissipation in more ways than need be expressly stated, until he j had secured enough of their confidence to be familiar with the particulars of their scheme. Meanwhile it had been ascertained that on the line of the Baltimore Railroad there were men engaged in military drilling. Several other detectives were employed by the chief to discover the purpose of those organizations: and disguised as laborers or farm hands, they got themselves mustered in. One of the military companies proved to be loyal in its purpose ;' another, under pretence of being prepared to guard one or more of the bridges north of Baltimore, was designed for quite an opposite purpose. It will be remembered that some time before Mr. Lincoln set out from his home for Washington, his intended route thither was published. Part of the programme was, that he should visit Harrisbnrg and Philadelphia. We believe that Mr. Lincoln was not advised especially of anjpersonal danger until he was about to go to Harrisburg, and then at the instance of the gentleman referred to he was urged to proceed without delay to Washington. He replied, however, that he had promised the people of Harrisbnrg to answer their invitation, aud he would do so at the cost of his life. He accordingly visited Harrisburg on the 2'2d of February, 1S61. It was intended he should rest there that evening. But under the management of "the gentleman," anothor arrangement was effected. The night train from Philadelphia to Baltimore and Washington departs at half past ten o'clock in the evening. It was determined that Mr. Lincoln should go secretly by the train on the evening of the 23d ; and to enable him to do so, a special train was provided to bring him secretly from Harrisburg to Philadelphia. After dark, in the former city, when it was presumed he had retired to his hotel, he according- took this special train, and came to Philadelphia. Mean while, in anticipation of his coming, "the gentleman" had insured the detention of the Philadelphia and Baltimore train, under the pretence that a parcel of important documents for one of the departments in Washington must be tlespatched by it, but which might not be ready until after the regular time of the starting of that train. By a similar representation, the connecting train from Baltimore to Washington was also detained. Owing to the late hour at which the train left Harrisburg with Mr. Lincoln, it did not, as was anticipated, reach this city until after the usual Philadelphia and Baltimore time. Mr. Lincoln was accompanied by theoffieer who had been employed in Baltimore. A formidable bundle of old railroad reports had been made up in the office of the Philadelphia and Baltimore company, which the officer duly instructed, bad charge of. On the arrival of the Harrisburg train, Mr. Lincoln took a carriage in waiting, and with his escort was driven to the depot at Broad and Prime Streets. The officer made some ostentatious bustle, arriving with his parcel for which the train was detained, and passing through the depot, entered the cars, Mr. Lincoln in his conpany. As Mr.-Lincoln passed through the the gate, the man attending it remarked: "Old fellow, it's well for you the train was detained to-night, or you wouln't have gone in it." Xo one aboard the train but the ageut of the company and the officer knew of Mr. Lincoln's being in it. He was codueted to a sleeping car, and thus wa kept out of the way of observation. To guard against any possiMecotnmanieationby telegraph at this time, .the circuit was broken, to be nnited when it would be safe to do so. The plan of the onspirators was to break and burn oae of the bridges north of Baltimore at tbe time of Mr. Lincoln's anticipated approach on the following day; and, in the eon fusion incident to the stoppage of the train, to assassinate him in the cars. Hence the extra precaution, above mentioned, regarding the telegraph. In due time tbe train with Mr. Lincoln

"reached Washington, and,' he being safe la days of yore, the Comer now occupied by there, the officer, as previously instructed 1 3asrJwaau 4 Em. a Store, was known as Dob ' sent a dispatch? io "the geutleman," that j Obrner, called so ia honor of our U and esteemed "the parcel of documents had been d frudfvert MorrUsa, who then owned it. "Had ' livered " The public, and. above all, P"iod taken a Kip Vaawmkio aWrs 3he conspirators; awoke on the morning "Jtlr I'T Of the 24th to be astonished with the in- !Wp"-" thre-story bnck, new tm-roof, and fellKence that Mr. Lincoln had arrived TL T TJ" in Washington. . It may be well to men, i fct.,s tte ,nj u ," " , , . ,. . J Strattan Corner, than tbev dij three weak ago; and tion here that the story of las dwgu.-eiwerfmwta Jf in a "Scotch cap ' and cloak was untrue j to , M drn ju3t Wlll hia He wore, his ordinary traveling ca1V ami oatoA. if, . great institution, ia paiut- - .j r,n conco of the word dxscmsrHl - ; ,

" J a i ceived it, assured that in no essential ac- j COUnt of "the gentlemen" tO Whose pre-'t Cautions, we believe, ". may b6 properly . attributed the frustration of the first plot J to assassinate Abraham LincolnIn confirmation of this view that this plot was within the knowledge of certain emitent secessionists ?n Washington, it may be stated that a gentleman, who was a member of the "Peace Convention," then in sessiou, heard one of the Southern members exclaim, when Mr Lincoln's arrival iu Washington were mentioned, "My God! how did he get here!" The surprise was too significant to be mistaken, when afterwards remembered and associated with other circumstances. ' General Meredith Guerrillas, and Fnnernl Ceremonies of President Lincoln at Padacah. From the Cairo Xevs, of the 2CUi ult. we find an interesting account of the situation of affairs in the military district over' which Gen. Meredith has" commanded, in Peducah. Notwithstanding the iraplacaple, persevering and nevertiring enemies of the General, are constantly complaining of his "tenderness towards rebels," and would shout hallelujah!' could they succeed in prostrating him aud his good name in the dust, and covering bim with infamy, it appears that his administration meets with the general approval of all loyal hearts, excepting the guerrillas, that have been prowling about his bailiwick, murdering and stealing, and their squad of sappers aud miners, who write communications over the signature of a , and make a liberel use of the f of slander,, at a distance. '.;; Within the past three weeks, thirtyfive guerrillas have been killed in the Paducah district, and the measures of Gen. M. are such, that that part of Kentucky will soon be clear of those - roving bands of outlaws. . A correspondent of the Cairo yietct, thus speaks of the funeral ceremonies had at Paducah, in memory of our lamented President: Ed. Pal. The procession formed on Court street, aud made a very imposing and interesting display. Headed by Gen. SoL Meredith and stair, mounted, with the 44th Wisconsin ou the right, followed by the oyiu Illinois raiunirj.iu tiimms artit-, lery, 7th .Tennessee cavalry and manj-, citizens ; it was closed by thecolored j population, about 2,000 m number, who j uauu. y v-.. . . .. i Arrived at the public stand, erected at Given" grounds about 3 p., m. the ceremonies were opened by a fervent prayer from Rev. Mr. Harrington delivered an elaborate discourse, tracing the history of the late President, and giving an exceedingly interesting sketch , of . his parentage, birth, education, and pursuits re, Dtrin, euueauou. anu puiautw ; Judge ilhams also delivered j lent address, which was received uked attention. He possesses in life an eloquent with marked attention. He possesses many graces of oratory, and is a One speaker. Being called upon to address the assemblage, General Meredith responded with his usual soldierly frankness. When he rose all eves were turned to him beaming with interest and affection. They listened to him with unqualified re spect, am! his eloquent tribute to tlie : uecesseu a res.ueut saua. ueep ',lo l,ueir , i. : l . a. l-.l.- . i

. , "V" i ous burdens of war: orders for retrench-i was that filial esteem and respect enter- ; . expenditures, stopping manufactamed for him, which can only be m- turer3 of arm3 1 digcn a in convalsecent ! spired by such amiable and patriotic , 80ldiers, cancelling the charters of needvirtues as he possesses, and which have , less ves9cls and whatever else may tend ! endeared him to the people. to the sneedv restoration of a haonv and '

Col. Hicks, being called upon made a brief speech, in which he said he had j served in the Illinois Legislature with President Lincoln, and had "known him long and well. He vouched for bis purity, patriotism, . and high ' mental qualifications, and closed by expressing his willingness to forgive the rebels who would repent their errors and forsake their evil. ways. Such bad beea the matured wisdom of President Lincoln,' aud his policy had added to the grandeur of the nation. At 6 o'clock, the ceremonies closed, aud the procession again formed and mached through Broadway, where it was j disbanded, and quietly retired. The places of busiuess were closed and the day was given' to observance of that respect to which it had been dedicated. There was but one feeling expressed towards Gen. Meredith that of a family toward its Patriarch. His simple virues, and constant care over the interests he is appointed to supervise, entitle bim to the universal esteem iu which he is held. ' - ", " The Medical Convention, commenced it ... session in this city on Tuesdav last. Quite a number of dargatos from all partj of the State are in attendancs. On Tuesday night, a splendil sapper was served up at the 'Huntington House," of w'okh tbe delegates and their invited guest partouk. We are sorry that business en-emonu prevented ns from accepting the invitation to be present and asit our Medical friends in the pleasant practice of gastronomy. , AfteraTery harmonious and satisfactory session, the convention adjourned resterday Wednesday ) eve. MASONIC CELEBRATION.The Brethren in this city and elsewhere, w2l t forget that a grand edebratkm of the 2tih June take place at Induuiapoua. All the Lodges in the Stat will be there. Tbe occasion ia one of deep interest to everv Mane a- m celbratiortlc tifca which oo pore a patron ef the order, as Jau-Tn-Uamir, wa bora ; besides aS good JJaaoaa wtU make tbaur earning togcther at this time a season of rejoicing that tbe ubfene principle on which b fraternity i fded : cac oa earth and erod wut to man,' bv th aid of mo-v and Jrrrsca, iTprevail auTb. established i. theeanh. "So mot U be f , r" ' 1 T The most complete assortment of Dry Goods of every atrie and description, ia to be found at tbe Sew Terk Store, oaicr Starr Hall. Two ward ccmmencisg with C, govern our friend Poerx ia his safe : Caa and Caxar, aad the system is mutually pleas at to seOer aad buver. ' " 1

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The Wheat Crop The wheat crop throughout the country is most prosperous, giving premise of aa abundant crop. Nothing short of misfortune wiil prevent th l&riTtfvit rraath of vh,t v ti.v h..t in t K i . I V alter for vears. The Fruit. Tha far the fruit crop has escaped with little damage from tbe frost. Everywhere we have examined it, in city and ia country, the promt for fruit is excellent. We make this statement from actual investigation, and not from hear-say, as most "infuraaatioa" about tbo fruit ia giean-d. Dttytom JourwtU. nVTbe President has respited Bowles an.l Milligtn to June 1st, and commuted the death -sentence of Horsey to imprisonment for life. A splendid Gold headed Cain was recently pre sented to Can. Sol. Mkbxdits, by his suif, iu token.of their high appreciation of the nut aal the didtinguiahed services he has roni-'rol his country in her hour i peril. " ' JjatrProeeedings of Good Templer's Convention, of this district, held at Lewisvillc, Henry oo., on the 3d inst, will b published next week. Wilson 4 Elliott, continue to sell great Bargains in Dress goods, Notions, Men and Boys wear, Cloth cloaks and cloaking, Silk Saques and Baskins, Parasols, Summer Hats, dec, Ac. God Works ia Xout Xysterioa Way. A physician of this city, gives it aa hia opinion that the cutting of Mr. Seward'a throat by au assassin ia probably what ha ared hia life. lie does not say that this is the kind of treatment be would have prescribed had be been the attending physician, but givea a reason, and a very sensible one, in support of tlie theory. The incisions in the Secretary's neck, not dangerous in themselves, attracted the inflammation from his more serious wound?, received in a fall from his carriage, removing in a degree tlie danger from that source an.l allowing the broken bones to heal more rapidly and kindly. Scarification for the re moval ot inflammation from a wound was once generally approved and practised by the medical profession, and in a different way is still practised, as, for instance, in the use of croton oil, and other irritants applied to tlie skin. Although in tbe Secretary's case the scarification was intended for a different purpose, yet iu the wisdom of Providence tbe blow which the assassin aimed at his life may have been the means of saving bim from death. Chicago Pott. What Grant Said. A friend who was with General Grant immediately after the capitulation of Lee, relates a conversation which that brave and modest soldier had with his wife and a staff officer at City Point. "Well, GenI eral," said the latter, " you will go up to Kichmond to morrow, I suppose.-' "o said Gen. Grant, I have a 'day's work in j Washington, aud then I want to go on ! with Mrs. Grant to New Jersey and sec ! eimjrpr." "What's to be done at Washington?" was the astonished reply ; i one woulJ i;ke to see the ingiJe of lhe j it h been 1)0imtiin at for a vcar." saui ueneral Urant : wuv we must stop the draft; let the sick soldiers ,; that can travel home and want to be paid off be sent home to their friends, and begin to cut down expenses. If there is ! no more fighting to do, we have more than enough men to do it." ! "The General went to Washington as he had planned, making no triumphal j be ha1 planned mt into Rich tjiej.g jn t!ie wa.. , v, r raond, put the sick sol I of getting home nursing, j set the War Department to reducing ' expenses, and theu hastened to Burling- j ton with Mrs. Grantto "see the children." j He had hardly reached the depot there j before he was recalled by the assassina- j tion of the President. His return to! Washington from North Carolina, where Johnston's surrender to Gen. Sherman i makes the assurance of peace doubly j sure, is signalized by similar orders, all j tending to lift off the people the grieviastinr peace." ol Cruel General Halleck. General ililtcek, who is now at Richmond, has intimated to the inhabitants of Virginia what they will have to do to ob'aia the privileges of citizenship, which they have forfeited. Tbe ulca of somi of them, that thej could reiuuiue. whi la protected by ths Uuited Slates remain hostile to thern in sentiment, is exploded. HLs order No. 4 inti.na.tes to the in ! that their promise to be loyal citizens will be j pre-requisite. County and city clerks, lawyers i and professional men of all kinds must hold j their tongues and restrain their pens until they ; take the oath of allegiance. Every person in : business roust do the same. Officers of corpora- I tion who have generally been disloyal are also ' to be brought np to this test. No one can have his private property restored to hint unlets he shows his determination to be henceforth a loyal citizen. Goods cannot be received or ' shipped by the advocates of the rebellion. ! Finally, and iao&t grievous of all, no damsel ' !,.' . , , , , , . . can take to herself a lord and obey him. utiless - i ' i she flrst promises to love, honor, and obey the j United States. Tha unfortunate swain must ! j also postpone his happiness unless he ta'i es tbe ' j preparatory oath ; and harder still, even if the ! -our,- with r-,iiiteii thev cannot ' r r j i - - j be married unless by a loyal minister. At the . women of the South have been more bitterly j disloyal than the men, this announce meat wi.I come upon some of them with the startling effect of a clap of thunder. They will have causa to lament more loudly than ever that j. tbe course of trtto love never did run smooth.' r Phildclphia Inqnirer. j . , j t When President . Johnson brought before hi t Cabinet Sherman' shabby peace -memoranda' j be ia reported to have Mid., "Gentlemen, the t propo8ilion U not debatable, and I only submit , , , . . ' . i f " J bow U to be set awdc- Th j I"" lIse ""S tn troe Jacksooian metal. Buchanaa eunctator and ' such professional! statesmen would not thus promptly hare called the prevjoo qoestioa and cat off rile discus- ' sioa.t : Johnson thereby proved Jwmself a true exponent U public sentimeat. lie did what : ; every loyal citizen did with the wretched; "memoranda" Allied it. and only wanted ad- i 1 vice about giving it a speedy burial.

U. S. 7-30, LOAN. Tbe aal of the first aerie of tltMfiM.IH at tbe 7-39 Loan was campWtedoa In Slat of March, 136. The aa!e of th atcocd aerie of Thro Hundred Milltuns, payable three y cars from the 15ta day of June ISAi, waa begone b Istot Aprd. U afa aer apnea of ninj imy, omtr (W Bmmdrri Milium of law acraV aar auid-ieaving this day leaa than Two Haadred Uilliona to be diapoaed of. Tb interest is payable emi-annually in currency, oa tbo'tth ot Decembar .an lata of Jan by Cnnon . aliaohed ao aarb.anla, which are readily cashed anywhere. It amount to One cent pcr any na at o note. , Two cents nlOO Tea a a aa taoo SO . 4 44 4 ftlOOO 4 At 44 44 44 lOOO MORE AND MORE DESIRABLE. The rebellion is suppressed, and the Government

has already adopted measure to reduce expenditures as rapidly as possible to a peace footing, thus with drawing n-m uarktt as borrower aad purchaser. ' , Thia is the ONLY LOAX IX MARKET now offered by tbeGorrament, sad constitutes tbe GREAT rt) TU LA R LOAS OF THE PEOPLE. The Seven-Thirty Notes are convertible on their maturiiy, at the option of the boUer into TJ. S. 5-20 Sue per cent. GOLD-BEARING BONDS. Which am worth a premium. , Free from Texation. The T-30 Notes cannot be taxed by Towns, Cities, Countie or Slates, and tbe interest i aot taxed unless on a aurplua of tbe owner 'a income exceeding six hundred dollars a year. This fact increases their vain from one to three per cent, per annum, according to the rate levied on other property. Subscribe Quickly. Lets than 9200,000,000 of the Loan authorised by the last Congress are th now on th market. This amount, at the rate which as it is being absorbed, will all be subscriben for within two months, when the notes w ill undoubtedly command a premium, aa ha uaiformerly been tike case on closing th aubsoriptioo to other Loans. It now seems paobabfo that no considerable amount beyond tbe present "scries will be offered to the public. In order that citiiens of everv town and section of tlie country may be aSurded facilities tor taking tb lju, tbe National Banks, State Banks, and Private Bankers throughout the country have geureally agreed to receive subscriptions at par. Subscribers will lect their own sgents, in whom they have confidence, and who only are to be responsible for the delivery of the notes for w hich Uier receive order. JAY COOKE, SriactirrioN Agent, P2adrljAin. SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL BE RECEIVED by the, First National Bank, Richmond, First National Bank, Ceuterrille, First National Hack, Cambridge City. Richmond National Bank, Richmond Citizens' Bank, Richmond. Mey 1, 186S. The "Berners Street Hoax." The maddest of Theodore Hook's tricks was that known as the "Berner's street hoaxy which happened in 1809, as follows: Walking down Berner's street one day, Hook's companion (probably Matthews) called his attention to a particular neat and modest home, as was inferred from the door plate some decent shopkeeper's widow. "I'll lay you a wager," said Theodore, "in one week that , nice, modest dwelling will be the most famous in all London.'' The bet was taken, and in the course of four or five days Hook had written and posted one thousand letters annexing orders to tradesmen of every sort within the bills of mortality, all to be executed on one particular day, and as nearly as possible at one fixed hour. From wagons of coal and potatoes to books, prints, feathers, jellies cranberry tarts, nothing in any way available to any human being, but was commanded from scores of rival dealers, scattered all over the city from Wapping to Lauibertli, from White Chapel to l'addington. It can only be imagined what the crash and jam and tumult of tli at day was. Hook had provided himself with a lodging nearly opposite the fated house, where, witlt a couple of trusty allies, he watched the progress of the uielo drama. The mayor and his chaplain arrived invited to take the death Led confession of a peculating common councilman. There also came the governor of the bank, the chairman of tbe Last India company, the lord chief justice and the prime minister; and above all, there came his grace the Archbishop of CenterLnrr, and his royal highness the commander-in chief. These all obeyed the summons, for every pious and patriotic feeling had been movingly appealed to. They could not all reach Berner's street however the avenue leading to it being jammed np by the drays, cars and carriages all pressing on to the solitary widow's house; but certainly the Duke of iork s military punctuality and crimson liveries brought him to the point of at lack, before the poor woman's astonishment had risen to terror and despair. Most fierce were the growlings of the doctor and surgeons, scores of wbtru had been cheated of valuable hours. Attorneys, teachers of every kind, male and female, hair-dressers, tailors, popular preachers, parliamentary philanthropists had alike been victimized. There was an awful smashing of glass, china, harpsichords, coach pannels. Many a horse fell never to rise again. Beer barrels and wine barrels were overt nrned and exhausted witlt impunity amidst the press of countless multitudes. It was a great day for the pick-pockets, and a .great godsend to the newspapers. Then arose many a hue and cry for the detection of the wholesale deciever and destroyer. Though in Hook's own theatrical world he was instantly suspected, no sign escaped him or his confidants. He found it convenient to be laid up a week or two by a severe fit of illness; and then promo ted reconvalescence by a week's country tour, lie revisitea Oxford, and pro fessed an intention of commencing hit residence there. But the storm blew over, and Hook returned with tranquility vo me green room. George Sanders and Beverly Tocker, after pnblsshing a manifesto at Montreal,' defeadieg "our Christian President"- Jetf. ' Davis, got scared at President Johnston's Proclamation of a reward for their arrest, and fled, H in said, towards lialiSax. How to get rid of yoor surplus cash Marry a sm&U "widdy" witb a largo family.

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gunpwcil nniAWWw Jrt irWTJrn4 la j Gcrmaay. . It oocuuaU af tannic gallic acid, or the rosin of covmercc, and chlorata or rairUto of potash.' The ikv rnpo-wder is tad to hw throa Um taa 'exploaivn Jorc olltnt mw 1 use, and ono-haU cheaper. It loaTM ao rnsidam when exploded. It can also be kept 1st mafxines wka aAty,y th rosin owt Jrfurati of potash being kept separately ana mtx when wanted, both th article) aamd bjinx rtcoenbustibU- by .thoataaivaak , If, iiWan the H test of ejotoml exawiaaiat satnal Of . on a tmttt will be tOected : and, the combustion being nlire, it" will remove all objection to ri&d - - a arms such as the fouling of Enfield n&M and - .. . . VH". 9 f Armstropg gun n - i " A Pennsylvania SoWiwr'o 14. I u The K. Y. Tost relatea tbo folio wif afat.! i dote : "A soldier of a Pennsylranm regiment. who was wovnded at tfco battle of Oiaoeelloro- ! ville and left on th Bold, afterward related bio : adventure to bio Colonel. When tbo tide of baitlo bad swept past tbo spot whoro bo lay, a r rebel soldier came to bim and look away bit) , canteen, his barversack, bis musket and accountrements, and flnall demanded bis COM ( and shoes. At this tbo rennty Iranian at first" demurred, but was to reed to submit. Tboro-' upon ensued a con versa lion : 'Whom do watt , belong?' asked th miel. 'To Pennsylvania waa the reply. , 'And what are you dong down i her ia Virginia T Vol. I comes dowa hero te ; fight,' said th unlucky Bucks county man. : To flghti eh ! said tbo Virginian J why don't you fight in your own State, if yo want to fight ; what business hav you down here ia Virginia ? Th question might bare boon a . poser to some, but tbe bravo Dutchman replied, 'Vol, 1 rights mit Uncle Sam, aad Undo Sam goes efryvere ho d d pleaae." It is ordered by the President, that therosignations of General, field and staff officers will 1 be received until the 15th of this month, at " which time the Adjutant General ia directed to ', commence mustering honorably out of aorriee ( all General, field and staff officers who am unemployed, or whose services aro no longer needed. Twenty-two States, including Louisiana, Tennessee and Arkansas,' have ratified tbo amendment to th Constitution, abolishing slavery, Hampshire, Iowa, Oregon and Cali forna will do so when their Legislature moot so that but one. other State will be needed to , adopt the amendment, and engraft it on the National Constitution. . North Carolina will be apt to enjoy the distinguished honor of giving , the decisive vote. ' , , :,. MARRIAGES. M Attain By .Tames M. Poo, on Tuesday, May 4th, 1865, Dr. A. P. Taylor, of Dublin, . Wayne County, to Miss Mary Vore, of this city. . ' . . i ' ,( Mabbied By James M Poe, on Thursday, . May 11th, 1865. Mr. William It. Deacon, to Miss Sarah J. Zoek, all of thia vicinity. DEATHS, ,. PIED, At hi residene in the vicinity of this City, . on tlie morning of 4th mo. 13th, 18A3, Holomom lloa KT, Son. aged 17 year, S saoaUis, aad days. , ;i New .Advertisements. PAIlTICUIsAIl NOTICE. AU persons knowing themselves indebted to me bv note tr book account, will pleas call and arttl immediately, as I tear town ia one week from date. 7 . J. 1-S.KKI, M. f. . . May 17th, ISM, FOR gALK.Th celebrated ors, ". I hav owned bim fur six Tears. He is good a. . d er saddle or in harness. A child can ride or drive him. ' Cheap, t a pernna aeraenir to treat him sratl. ALSO; A good 1 BLUUX and UAUM.3S tor aal. i. i. r. CAUTION FSOVT1IE AMERICAN WATCH CO It bavin? com to our knowledge that imitations of Ue American Watch hav been pat npon tb nurkt tn great number, calculated by their ntter worthless ness to injur tbe reputation of oar genuine products, to protect our own interests and tlie public from imposition, we again publish tb trad marks by wldcli oar Watches may invariably be known'.' We manufacture four styles of Watches. The First has tbe nam -"AMERICAS WATCH CO., Waltham, Mae.," en graved on the inside plate. ' ' Th Sacowo has the nam ;;'.':: "APPLETOS. TRACT A CO., Waltham, MasV engraved on tbe inside plat. . . Th Tata has tb nam ' ... "P. 8. UARLETT, Waltham, Ma.," ngravedon, tb inside plate. . -. '. All tlw abova styles hav th nam American Watea Co. painted on tuo dial, and are warranted ia every rlct- ' ;. , ;. Tbe For arm has the nam , .. , WII. ELLERV, Boaton, Ma.," engraved en the inside plate, aad is not named on the dial. And the above described watches are mad of various sites, and are sold ia gold or silver cases, aa may be required. It ia barfly possible Cur as to accurately describe the numerous imitations to which w have alluded. They are usually inscribed with tbe names so nearly approacb'nj our own a to escape tbe observation of tb unaccustomed buyer. Fome are represented a mad by th "Union Watch Co., of Boston, Mass.," no sacb company existine;. Home are named th "Sot. dier'a Watch," to be sold a oar Fourth or Wm. Mary style, usually known aa tb "Kofclier's Watch." Other are named the Appieton Watch Co. ; " ether fhe-P. 8. BartLa-T," instead ot oar P. 8. BartttM beside tommy varieties named h aoea a anaaaer as a onvey tbe idea that they ar ah - varitabi prodn tiooe of tbo A saericaa Watch Company. W also caatinw the pnbUe,and nsoaeslaHy aotdi, arainst boring certain artiete CaXtao watobee, so frsly'4rertied in iUaotrated papers aa "Army Watches," -Hmeer' Walehea," "Magic Time Observer," rcaoa Watch," Ac th pricw waiah are stated to be froea aevea to sizteeo dullar. A goad watch, is these tunes, caaootb agurdad Cue any aaeh A .0 atteatioa on tb part ef borers via protect them from gross iapnaition. 4. :i , ROBBIXi A APPI.ETOl', " I 'I AgeaU for the America Watch Co.' j : ' , , 18J Broadway, Jfew Tort The Ninth Rational . of the crrr or w rowc ... CAPITAL aivooovooa, PAID JW Racal Agent of th iJnitW State, An S racial. Aecvv oa lav Coosa, i Will Peltver 7-3B Waae. Fr bv erpress, ia aS nartsof the eooatiy. aad reoeiv ia pavmeau Carka av S.w Yora, rtdadetpnta, and B , rurrei t Uils. and all v per cent, mtereat notes. With interest to date of nbaevrptava. twar ent by nail win be promptly Ud. . , . .-f. Tm Bank reemves th econata of Banks and Bankers oa favorable terms; also of nmrvrfaal kavpang W- V ' ' ' " '' ' J. T. H1LU CmW. i. T. OBTIS, i