Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 35, Number 44, 28 December 1865 — Page 1

THE PALLADIUM: PL'rtLIMltD TIICRSDAT MORJflXGS, BT 6. P. HOLLOW AY &B. W.DAVIS

tW TX2RM3: $2,00 A PATAul. IS ADVANCE. ALL KINDS JOB PRINING O'toe in tbe beat tuanm-r and at fair prima. Oifiee: Warner Bolldiut, Riehnnn. Inn. PROFESSIONAL CARDS: W. T. MENDCNHALL, M. D (Otace oer Karncal's Hat Store,) HAVIMtt located is tbi place, offer bia profeeaional services to the eitiaena of Richmond and vicinity. Aug. 31, I a 4. STtf 1m J. FKA.M IStO, M. D. Office nn4 Keaidence Month Fraaklia Street, Eat aid, between Mam and Walnut, July IT, IMi JO tf kICHMO.VD. ImiA.a S. B. HARRIMAN, M. D. HKS11EXCE AJIO OFFICE, No. 23 South Front Street, ( Late reside ace of Vr. Kersey. ) . .' KJCIIVOXD. ISD. Office hoars T to a A. X , ana 1 to , mud a to 7 P. 31. Richmond, Fab. 13, IS 5. SMy. C. H. BURCHENAL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, AND Notary XJ ublic , Office, NO. ST, Main Ht., over Hainea' atore. (H-tf JOHN C. WHITRIDGE, Attorney at Law & Notary, vai ;iian di ii-dix;, Hear the corner of Main and Fiftli-ata. entrance on Main-at., Richmond, Indiana. T. Tt. AVEIST. !M. 13. (f,TE MTRKKO F. H. A.) OFFICE IN VLOIlAN'ri BUILD1XG, Room, Lately occupied by Ir. Woollen. (3m Co-Partnership Notice. BOCTOKS V.AM. II. KfcHSKY, have formed a partnership in the practice of Medicine and Hurjrerv. fi-id-ir of the former -North 7th street. East side, between Main an'l Ifroadway ; of the latter, rt. K. Tomer of Snath Seventh ami Walnut-st., Ottiee on M lin ilrwl, Mouth side, between Pearl and Marion, over O. W. Harnea' and Co 'a. grocery. O lli co hours from 7 to H, A. St. ' - - " lln ttml from to 7. P. M . Richmond. Jannarr lat. !Hn5. t-f. KI(II)IOM) Insurance Company, Iliolimond, Indiana. OFFICE over CITIZENS' BANK. Riaka are taken at aa low rates, and onasfavorable tormi, aa by any other responsible Firelnauranee Company, OFFICERS. Passine?, JF.SSF P. MI1I)M., Vies I'mssidint, TIIOM. W OOD.Nl TT, 8kciitat, A. F. HCOTT, DIRECTORS. Jantea E. Heevea, C'harlea F. Coffin, Joha X. fiaar. John W. Grnbaa, William H. Reid. Jnm P. Sidalall, Jaaaes I Morrieeoa, Stephen K. Wiggins, Thome Woodaatt. JOHN C. 1IADLEV, General Acrat. 37-ly. Indiana Patent Agency. W. T. DENNIS. Agent and Attorney, Iota AUuaaiaer of PaUtUt CnxU-d Suit. Pifrnt (ict, Office in Marrllall Muildiae;, HUH MONO, IN IV. VVfll.L ataka Specification and Drawings, ProaV V acuta aud lrlrnd infrut(riueuta in th I'm ted Slates Courts, and will attend to all matu-r appertaining t. I'lteota. t'ateut Deed, Assignments, and Contraeta, carefullv drawn and Kaaiuinatioue made. Auk. 31, l!"4. I7-tf. REAL ESTATE AGENCY. AV. T. DIXNIS, Licensee! Real Katate Aceat; Office, in Starr Hall Building, Richmond, lad. REAL ESTATE bought and aold, or earhanged. Houere ami tot leaned and rvnta collected. AU propertv will be registered free nf charge. W. T. 1KXXIS. Aar. 31, 114. J7-tf. KICI-OIOSTD INSURANCE AGENCY. Fire, Life and Accidental. INSURANCE EFFECTED BT THE SU BSCRIBER in Drt cla. rejectable Companiea and on aa reasonable TEKM.H a. m any other office. Fire laaaraace on toe participating or con pa riiipatinc plan. . I, lie I auiaare in Com panic who par a diriidcxid in two and three year from iU ol p.4ictea. AU elaiuaa adiuatedani promptlr paid liere. T"ioae d.wirua o4 edivtinc Inxurauoe in either Fire, Life or AcckWnta. sbiuid call and amjuira my ralea bafor tnaunnc elsewhere. WILLIAM BELL, N'otarr Public, Real EUle Coliectinc and tii-nera) Afent. Corner Jth and Main Streeta. Real Estate Agency. MICAMET WASSON HAS foraale some deairabl propertwa in tba eity of Richmond, and land with improeemenle near tha city limit, which be wUI take pleaaarw la p-"Hing at to those wishing to purchaae. Rtchtaoad. Oct. 12, 33-tf. GALT HOI SK, " . Phil Sch warts & Bro., Prop Main Street, Richmond, Indiana, TFII1 Hoaaa baa bawn recently raottad with are furniture and repaired throujrhoat, and la now owe of the beat Hotel u Eaetern Indiana. Trarelara eiaitine Kicbmuod, will Bad it to tbair ad a a tag ta op at tba Oalt.

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r-e- rr' HISTOr..vGAL CtClETY.' BE VOL. XXXV. THE CROSS fPOV THE THRESHOLD. th rroar or a utth VAXDaaaa. IiT M. J. ROSE. Cbriatmaa ere! tha anow ia whirling Thick aa 1 laat alonrf tha atreet ; And the aky ia dark and gloomr, Wild tha wind and aharp tha alaet. Bark I there faintly down tba pathway, Co Baa the tread of baby feet. And behold through all tha tempeal, tilidea a tiny, childlike form ; Weary, wendena without aheltor, Loat ia cold, mod aifrb. and atorm. "Whence art thou, poor little atranrer, Through tha night and through toe atorm T ' Faroutaida tha wide plaia atretobaa. And beyond are hilla ef anow ; High above, tha black aky low 'ring, And tha rirer frowna below. "Whither, whither, in tha midnight. Little lone one wouldat thou go t " But aha heara not, and the anowdrift Urowna tha eeica that bid bar atay ; And, afar along the pathway Speed thoae Utile feet away. Harrying whither T bleated Sariour ' Hpaad thoaa little feat away ! Feet and hand are cracked and bleeding. Feet, and hands, and head are bare, And tha frozen sleet, like jewels, Cluster in her goldea hair ; Tattered garinente Butter 'round her. Battling with tha bitter air. Ah! now shrinks the eow'ring infant. As the fierce gust chills her through Feebly dies her roice of wailing. For her lips are stiff aad blue, Aad the teara eling to bar eyelids, Frosea there in icy dew. Onward, through tha gathering darkness, Still atie tottera in bar flight ; Weary, lonely, like a Pleiad Wandering ia tha outer night. -Ia there no one ? Is there no one, Keeping for bar warmth and light T Ha I there gleams athwart tha corner Kuddy glow from happy bomea. And sweat, merry, chiidian laughter. Ringing on the bleak wiad entnea ; Far to-night they sport all hopeful. With the Chriatmaa alrea and gaoiaee. . Happy children I Happy parents I Ul-a-l.iefoof that shield, you bare t Tender fathrM Gentle auotlier I Loring sinter! Brother Hear ! Not a frown to eiir your pleasure, Krerjj joy an-i couitort near I Chriatmes eve ! the firelight dances On the pictured parlor-wall. And spart in coir chambers, liitts are ranged for one and all ; While, below, the bl.nmg kitchen Send it cheer through court and ball. And, there, glcuminf past the curtain. See the glittering Christmas-tree Hung with golden fruits and trinkets. For tt luii that ia to be ! , r O, the candles T O, the treasorea I On that glorious Christmas-tree t Then, the tablea apread for feasting. Pica, and cake, and comfits piled Rosjr apples, nut, and raisins, Urapea whereon the Tropic smiled Heaped together what an Eden, For that howeWaa, atarrmg child t Mow, look on her, where aha crouches. Close beside the friendly door. While she count the daiK'ina footsteps Aa they clatter o'er toe floor t Ther are ainging Christmas-carols, Kinging 'till their hearts brim o'er I Aad she watches through tha window, Little faces like tier own. Beaming with celeaUal pleasure Oloaey ringlets bark tear J thrown ; Aa the father claspa bia darlings. With aweet words she too haa known. Flowery wreaths that deck tba mantel Frame thia picture, aa aha peers, Holly twined with buds aud rosea, Typea of happy by-pone yeara For bar, too, they wore gay garlands In tba bappy by -gone yeara I "O, dear father O, aweet mother, W bare are you m he loved me eo t " And her little heart outhursting. Wails aloud its wordless woe ; For alas I they sleep together, Tbia wild uighl, beneath the anow. Tan I noon the heave eaaement. Tap 1 bar hands would make a aigl Take me in, kind Christian people I All these joya they unca were mine I Hera I die of cold and hunger Heeds bar but the Ear Divine ! Now, the curtains draw mors closely. And the splendors fading too. Drowsy bells in hidden steeples Toll "the heavy midnight through; All ia bushed save distant revel, Aad the Storm-King's noisy crew 1 Now, the bride dreams of her bridegreoa And the bridegroom, too, is bloat ; Now, the mother hugs ber bantling Where it nestles on her breast ; Age aud childhood both are happy In tbat heavenly Christmas rest. 5ul no home receives the lone one, ' And no mother a food address Smooths ber pillow ia the snowdrift, And no father's band may bless Tbat loat fledgling on toe doorstep. Fielding there to Death's caress t Thus they found her in the davdawn. Kneeling with nplifted evaa, Aad her handa outstretched and open. As with glad and sweet surprise. While the roseate glow was rising In the blushing Orient skies. And the sleet had bound ber ringlets With a coronal that shown Like to dytanonJ. ia the snnlight. As its beams aslant w era thrown I And the drift en rapt her shoutders With while wing the angel'a own Thus the raye that wroagtt her aheJow, Made a holr.atranse device. Flirting it athwart the doorway, Like a cross upon the tee : And a crown of tboenv snownakra Topped the cross upon the ice I Cherry Christmas -bells were chiming. And the merry crowds swept pv There it lav. like God's own blessing. On that hapf d vrsill cast. Where the l;t'p baivttjot pilgrim Found ber Hrarun aad H mi at laat ! " Ccriositiks. The manuscript of Aiaviani Kuroor highly ' valuable. v The hammer with which,. Joe Miller cracked his jokes The hern of a bad cough. drop which fell out when tbe moon was full. Specimens of Iudigo made from a fit of the "blues." in strings to a gin -sung strong a gallow's rope. as A young lady in Lafayette, Ind., has just rvceived a verdict of $4,000 for an injury she received in falling through a defective grating in that city.

ElCHMOID P

JUST AND FEAR not.letall the ends thou aimst at, be thy

RICIOIOXI, HOW I WON MY WIFE. Jessie Hale waa the merriest, prettiest most provoking daughter of Eve, that ever existed at least, I thought ao though perhaps I was not aa impartial judge, as I waa deeply ioa love and in fact I don't believe I could remember of a time when I was not in love with her It certainly was not wheu a youngster of twelve, I took her under my special care, feeling prouder of my curl heaJed charge than I could now of amine of gold ; nor when a tail, awkward boy of sixteen, I first ventured to ask her for her company home from church, or still later, when after four years absence, I returned to my native town and set up as a surgeon in the house where Dr. Moore's name had been since my earliest recollection. Oakdale was a remarkably healthy place, or else the people felt a little afraid of trusting their lives in the hands of such a young scapegrace as they had known men to be, for somehow my horse and gig found more employment in carrying Jsssie Hale to ride than any more profitable business ; and it is certain more of my time was spent in Mr. Hale's pleasant parlor than in either study or practice of medicine. Some of the neighbors slily remarked that I must have a very sick patient there to occasion such frequent visits, and I was certain that if I had no patient there, all the patience I ever had was required there at times ; for of all the tantalizing little wretches ttiat ever fascinated and provoked a poor fellow until he could j not have told whether he was in the body or out of it Jessie Hale was the woret. And there was I William Tremaine standing six feet in my stockings, big ! enough to have known better, that is I sure, led about by that little elf, coming and going at her every beck and call, as , if I were a great simpleton, and in truth I must have been, for after playing I "yours most devotedly" for six months, was no nearer winning than at nrst. Opn hearted and candid she was on every other subject, but just let me speak of love or marriage, and I mihtas well , talk to a stone wall for all the sense I i.could cet from her. No matter r,o matter now proach the subject I ly with some off- I am what I wanted i how cautiously I might app i she was always re' hand answer as far fro ! as the equator from tbe polss, until I I was almost in despair, but more eager after every failure. All is fair in love or war," or at least I thought so, and resolved to try the result of strategy on my wilful little lady-love. j One tine morning, as we were about ) starting for a ride on horseback, and I was assisting Miss Jessie into the saddle i her horse commenced rearing and kick- ' ing at an alarming rate ; of course the ! bits of iron I had cautiously inserted in , the nnddle had nothing to do with it. . liy the time she was fairly seated he bad become perfectly unmanageable, throw- ' ing ber violently from the saddle; of j course I caught her before she touched j the ground. No sooner was she in safety than, with a deep groan, I staggered j back against the fence, my right arm hanging helpless by my side. It took nicely, for Jessie was beside me ia a ; moment. j O, Will," she said piteously, " that j terrible horse has broken your arm ; aad 1 what will you do? Poor Will! poor j Will !" j How like a rascal I felt at the sight of I her distress ; but I was not going to j give up then ; so I answered with anothj cr terrible groan. " It is nothing, dear ' Jessie, I would suffer a thousand times j more to feel that I had saved your prej cious life." j " But, oh, I am sorry ! What can be ' done for you ?" she said in such touch- ! ing accents that I half repented, j " The end justifies the means," I tbo't. ; The end accomplished did. My answer ; was low and faint, as if I was just dy- " Only tell me that you love me, Jes sie darling, it will soothe mr pain more v,,. .. . i, ; ;n .v.. i a ! then, like the irreat simpleton that I was ! I put that right arm around her. - and I j never discovered my mistake until ! anranir suddenly awav from me. aim i i Wouldn't a little brandy and watsr ! j do as well, Tremarae ?" she said archly, j i There don't seem to be any bones bro-1 I ken; the injury was internal, I should j : think." j 1 Wouldn't I have sold myself for a i sixpence? , But there waa no help fori ; it ; so I had" to own the trick, and went 1 i. , T i, ,1 t.,vi, . , ' , t i tr. : Ilfi'h.. 1 II ill 11 L LAIC UJiiCU Vf IJtLll. .filler ' j that, for awhile, I was rather shv of the i love subject, for I did not fancy hearing i ioftny last attempt; but " out of th; abundance of the heart the mouth ' i 6peaketh." and my heart was so full of ; love for Jessie Hale, that I could not force mv tongue to keep silence very . lonr. o one mornin after lounfnnc i in my study until I was tired of every J ; thing myself in particular I went j ! over the way, resolved tUat the matter j ! should be decided before I returned. ; i Jessie was sitting by the parlor window, ! j busily sewing, and humming ome mer- ! i rv tune to herself when I entered. She j was looking prettier thaa ever, I thought and found it terrible hard work to talk j on commonplace subject, when my ; mind was so full of the one so important : to me. i At last I broke in upon some of her careless nonswnsw with "Why in the world, Je,1 don't yob. any whether J you love me or not? I believe you do j In fact I know you do." i Here I was again making a fool of myself. I might have known she would never bave told me alter that, but I did not understand womankind as well then as I have since. " Oh ! yon know, then, do you ?" she said coolly, with a merry twinkle in her eye. " Then, of course, there ia no need of my telling you."

WAYNE CO.-IXD.,.

No, I did not mean it Jessie,' I aid itpntlv. " Bnt do vou love me : Will you answer me, yes or no V " Yes or no,' she answered demurely. " O, Jessio Hale,' I exclaimed impatiently, " You will drive me crazy.' "A terrible misfortune, surely, she said, with a laugh, throwing down her work and stepping through the low win dow upon the lawn. " Now, Will, I will tell you what I will do if you will promise never to plague me again about this.' I will promise anything if you will only give an honest answer," X said eagerly. " Well, then, if you catch me before I reach the elm tree, I will give you a can did answer, upon my honor. I thumped my head against tne win dow sash, and away 1 the ereen award with ent racing over ten timcts more eagerness than I ever displayed ia playing catch in my hoyhood days. A very dignifted proceeding, truly for a staid surgeon. All tlie gossips in Oakdale would have held up their hands in horror had they seen me, eo intent was I on catchine the flyincr jfipsy ; and catch her i I did, before she was half way to the old elm. "Now, for the answer," I " Oh ! but can't you wait i breath ? drawing it in quick. I said eauntil I get spasmodic jerks, like some dilapidated steam en gine. "Lt mesee! what was it 1 promised to tell you ?' " Whether you love me or not. you provoking little wretch !' I said, fairly out of patience. " Now look here, Mr. Will, if yon don't leave off calling me names I won t tell you at all ; though perhaps this is love talk, is it ! Well, I promised you , say Of course you did ; so don't be all day about it.' "If you hurry me, I can't speak at all; for it will take me some time to think over the objects of ray love to see ! lf y" re no.sT them Let me see t ginning to count her fingers "there a Chloe- thl'a one i nl ,J nce though if you are among them. Let he hurt vour arm vou known is two and old Brindle is three : aud Watch is four let me see yes, there is Mr. William Tremaine, is five.' I don't think I stopped to thank her " "" "" ' , Parlor wft3 not rapid as my exit from it. WM certainly more dignified. I had taken my hat and was out of the gate Ior lnat answer, ana u my reiuru vj wuu before Jessie reached the house. I went home in no very enviable state of mind, resolving that I never would go near her again. But by the time- I had reached my stndy my anger had coolled considerable, and I sat down in my chair and began to think of any plan, just as I had done a hundred times before, how I conld outwit this provoking little elf. That was the question. " A letter for you, sir,' called out the boy at the door. I took the letter and tore it open. I was too much occupied with my thoughts to care much what its contents were ; but the first few lines fixed my attention. It was from an uncle of mine a surgeon in a flourishing village making me a very advantageous offer if I would come and take his place. This was just the situation I had been wanting for years, and I hailed it with delight now. A moment's reflection showed mc what was needed, for if she really cared for me, my absence would make her acknowledge it. It did not take me long to make arrangements, and before night they were all completed, and the next morning I started for the station, calling on the way at Mr. Hale's to bid Jessie good bye. I could see that the little witch did not believe one word of the story I told her, " I hope, Mr. Will, you won't break your arm in the train; it would make it so bad for you," she said with a queer smile, as I concluded. "And you not there to cure it,' I retorted. But seriously Jessie, I am in earnest, now. It is probable that I shall not see you again for years; for if I like the place I shall remain there.' She still believed it some trick, for ber eves saia ciainiv. "vou can t cneat m9 "gain.' And she said good bye as ' e ? . i r , v cooilv as n it were only lor a coonv as it ii were oniv ior a uay. i went down the walk, teelino:, much as I i think Adam must have felt when he left Paradise, except that his fcve went with him, and I left mine behind. I was well pleased with the place, and was not long in accepting my uncle's proposal. I wrote to this effect to a lawyer, desiring him to dispose of my property at Oakdale. I knew Jessie would hear it, and it would give ber to understand that I had no intention of returning; determined that it I did not succeed this time, I would give her up w V " , V X . throb of pain at the thought. II. W"JUS at torcver. inouga mv heart cave a quiet pleasant September day, when I reached Oakdale. Direct to Mr. Hale's I took my way, saving over to myself as I went, "Now or neverT Straight up to the gravel walk and across the broad lawn I went, and on into the dnsky jiarlor unannounced. By the light, I saw Jessie sitting on a sofa, her head resting on a pillow. She was alone and had not hear my step. Was she asleep ? A quick sob answered me. That a ugurs well for success In a moment I was kneeling beside her, and raised th bowed head. "Jessie ! dear Jessie !' I said tenderly, scarcely knowing how she would receive it With a quick start and glad cry of surprise, her head was pillowed on my bosom. " Oh, I am so glad to see you. Will ! They told me you would not return, and I have been so lonely without you." " And I have been lonely, too, Jessie darling." I eaid My borne any wherw would always te lonely without you. Will you not come and' share it with me ?' The answer was verrlow, but I knew it was In the affirmative. - Will you become my wife next week?' I waa determined to' make sure work now.

ALLADIHM

gods, thy country and truth s:

IEC. J8, 185. There was some hesitation, and a few objections raised, but I finally gained the same answer to that. Then I hurried to the drawing room to see the jld folks. There was considI erable pleasure expressed at my uner - j pected arrival and great surprise was manirested when my errand was made i t - " known; aud a few tear and regrets frr, fho moth, at nartino- with .Toio. and hearty congratulations from the I father, concludedTby the remark. " That f - . i:i..l . .1 11 V - . ' jusfc as imeiy as uvt, aua umu vusugc i i her mind while changing her ureas. I think I accomplished more in that half hour than I ever did in twice that length of time before or since ; for at its expiration I was supremely happy. I And the result was that in a week I got i the prettiest and best little wife in all i England ; and, what is better still, I think so now, even though she did say, ten minutes after the ceremony, " I nevtold you I loved you, ill. And she never has to this day. I Hain't A Mother Like the Rest. The weather had been unusually mild for two or three days before Christmas, so that the ice on the big pond was rotten ; but Harry thought he could brave it ; it would be a pity not to enjoy fun now, and so many admiring eyes fixed upon him ! He made a bold dash his Uttle figure, upright and graceful, was balanced upon the ice. Then there was a crash. The ice gave away; and with a loud cry, Harry disappeared beneath it. The group at the window seemed for a moment paralyzed with horror. Then several voices exclaimed : " He i under water! father, father, Harty' under the ic Every particle of color had gone from Farmer May's ftce. He trembled and threw up his hands wildly. "Oli. help!" he cried. "My boy my boy ! and I can't swim !" " But I can," shouted a voice. " I can swim ! and 1 11 save him," and dashing past the weeping mother, Joseph Craig plunged into the freezing water. How they watched him, breathless aud excited. How they shuddered when they sw hitu grasp, once, twice, at a dark ol. ject under the water and then rise.his face gashed and bleeding from contact With j j the ugly ice corners. He was some way . out, but breaking he ice he swum slow- ! ly an 1 with difficulty to the laud with ; one arm holding up poor Harry, j "Thank God!'' cried the happy paI rent folding him in hi arms. They I bore him to the roaring fire in the sit- ! ting room, aud rubbed him until he opened his eyes. Very soon he was able to sit up. I And where was Joseph? Sitting on j the kitchen floor, squeezing his wet ; clothes and rubbing the gitat painful gashes on his arms and face fioru which the blood was still streaming. "Joseph!"' It was Farmer May's voice, unusually 6oft and tender. Before he was aware, the poor apprentice 1 lad felt a strong arm round him, and in j a moment found himself sitting beside Harry, with great tears rolling down the , grateful boy s cheeks. j ' If there's anything you wish for now, Joseph," said the farmer; "anyj thing 3-011'd like to have, just name it, my boy. You have saved us many a ' year of sorrow, and given us cause to to remember this Christmas before all j others." ! Twice Joseph tried to gulp down the sobs rising in his throat; sobs of joy thev were. ' " Onlr be kind to me sir." he said at ! length. " Only drop a kind word to me j now and then, for I han't auy mother ; like, the rest." j Tt is somewhat curious to notice, says an Army and Xary Journal, that the 4-inch j plate iron. 27 inches wide by 7 feet long, i with which the casemates of the rebel t ram Stonewall are plated, has the French 1 trade mark of a rolling mill at Tours. Her guns and mahogany gun carriages ' are marked Sir Wm. Armstrong di Co., ' Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England; and the dials or indicators in the casemates, by i which the motions of her machinery are ' regulated whilst the vessel is in action, are marked in Danish. Although buih. ; in France, she also has a pair of patent I English anchor bits, which appear to be j a very good pattern. An Indian was once brought forward to testify in a suit brought belore a magistrate. His blani, expressionless j face, and the general unmeaningness of ; his whole demeanor, gave rise to a j ; serious doubt in the mind of the "Court as to the adtnisability of his testimony. ; ; Accordingly he was asked what the con- j f sequence would be if he shouid tell a : falsehood while under oath. Thecountc- . . nance of the Indian brightened a little I ; as he replied in a solemn tone. "Well, if I tell a lie, guess I be put in jail great while, may be. Bimby I die and then I t ketch il avain." The witness was permit ted to proceed. ! The Cleveland Lea-ler says that the ; Rev. Mr. Gordon, who was summarily ' executed by the British authorities in i Jamaica, aia "rebel leader," was a white I man and a Baptist clergyman, resided at i Kingston, forty miles from where the

I outbreak occurred, and was guilty of no j Gen. Howard's official report gives a offense other than that of advocating the f detailed statement of the organization i rights of the blacks in the Colonial Leg- ! of the Freedmen's Bureau, the result it i ieiature, and taking a prominent part in haa accomplished and urges its con tin u- ? the revivals of religion on the Island. ' ance. The expenses of the Bureau for

! He was seized at Kingston, taken to i Mo rant Bay, tried before a dram-head i ennrt martial, and summarily executed This is British justice. John S. Rarey the horse-tamer, was struck with paralysis, at his residence at Groveport, near Columbus, Ohio, Saturday evening, 16tb. in si,- but at laat accounts was slightly improving in bis condition, although still enable to communicate intelligibly.

XO. 14. Gen. Schenck's Proposeek Amendment to the National Constitution. , , . . , . . j Tlie following ia a yerbatim copy of the proposed amendment to the Coosti1 tution of the United States, introduced I into tbe noU8e of Representatives. De- , , . . n c . , cember 5th, br Hon. R. C. Scoenck. i It was read twice, referred to the ComI mitte on the Judiciary, and ordered to ! fce printed : i 1 Joint Resolulion proposing an. amendment to the Constitution of the United States, to apportion - representative according to the number of voters in the several States.' Itesolved by tht Senate and llont of Repretentativts of th United States of America in Congrtet tusembttd, (two thirds of each house concurring,) That the following be proposed to the Legislatures of the A several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, wbieh, when ratified by three fourths of such Legislatures, shall become a part of said Constitution, in place of the third paragraph in the second section of the first article, to-wit: , Representatives shall be appointed among the several States which may be included within this Union according to the number of male citizens over twentyone years of age, having tbe qualifications requisite for electors of tbe most numerous branch of the State Legislature. The Congress, at thair first session after tbe ratification of this amendment by the required number of States, shall provide by law for the actual enumeration of such voters; and such actual enumeration shall be separately made in a general census of the population of all the States within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as the Con grpss may by law direct. The number of Representatives shall not exceed oue for every hundred thousand of actual population, but each State shall have at least one representative. Reconstructionary Committee. The Sneaker of the House of Renre- . ....;,. ,i, t.Q r . l. VTV,i" V. Will 111 lhl,Y7 U 11IIVVU, struction, on the part of the House, as follows : Hon. Thad. Stephens, of Fa. ; Washburneof 111.; G rider, of Ky. ; BimAam of Ohio ; Roseoe Conkling, of New York : Boutwcll. of .Mass; Blow, of Mo. ; and Rogers, of New Jersey. Rogers is the only Copperhead on the Committee. G rider is a Union man of the Kentucky style. All the rest are earnest, determined Union men, who will not recommend reconstruction at the expense of the North. Members of Congress do not seem to agree with the President's aimahle euggestiou that the situation in Mexico may be left to the amelioration of time. Ou the contrary, a half dozen or more Senators and Members of the House among them General Schenck, have initiated a raid upon Maximilian, which will result in Congressional "record" if nothing more. Two sets of resolutions call upon the lffesident for information about the sick man, ami three other seta declare substantially that nothing but Dr. Yankee with his blue pills will effect a radical cure. While we like the vigorous tones of these several resolutions. we can't help but think that a gentle application of "masterly -inactivity" is the most wholesome regimen that Uncle Sam can administer in the case. If any body had confidence tbat the Empire was likely to establish itself, the resolutions of Congressmen, added to the fact that we have official knowledge that there are yet 200,000 troops in the field, and supplies for a three years war on band, there might be cause to apprehend a row about the Halls of the Montezumas, but just now we might as well make up oar minds to "go slow" for there will be no war about Mexico. Dayton Journal. There is a proposition before Congress to pay Mrs. Lincoln 9100,000. the amount of President Lincoln's salary for four years. As a mere matter of National magnanimity this is very well, but aa tt matter nf inatio vs, IK, v,nr1. If ia wronr. .j the bill ought not to pass. T. w-lr nf r..r.i T..in, .i t)je amount of g9j due bim mt Lig deatn Tfae widow of G.nerlkl Harrison reccireJ one yeftr.9 8aiary waich w pro.r enough. We don't think Mrs. Ljncoln is entitled to more thma thftt mmoimt from tne n,. treasnry. If there arft weaitby mea in th nation who thjnk differentiyi iet thcar contribute 375.000 from their own pkets. Dayton Journal The joint resolution of Gen. Schenck requesting the President to defer mns- ! tering out tbe Veteran Reserve Corps until legislation upon the subject, is construed to be a lick in favor of the Volunteer against the Regular system. Tbe regulars are said to be afraid tht V. R. C. will be made permanent. the year ending Oct. 31, 1S65, were $47?,363 balance in the treasury at the. tune date, 8313,796. Tbe estimates of expense for tbe fiscal year, beginning ; Jan. 1, 166, are 11,745,050. , Senator Wilson has introduced m bill to prohibit trafJBo is Confederate note, bonds, buds, 4c. The object of it is to squelch all future lobby operations in tbe way of galvanizing anything of rebel financial origin.

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The plaintiff sues the compiler of the City Directory, complaining that he is damaged 85,000 in his business by being described in the Directory aa a colored persoYTt" The plaintiff is a collector. The Directory man described his business by the abbreviation Coll." The compositor transmuted "Coll." into "Col'd" which transmogrified the plaintiff into an American citizen of African descent. If the plaintiff's counsel is smart, he will txert himself to get as many Democrats in thejuryeehe can The amount of damages might hinge on the complexion of the jury. SW Among the school books used ia France is one entirely unknown In this country, consisting of fae tirniitt of letters written by business men, emlneut people, kc, intended to teach children the art of reading writing, of which there is almost universal ignorance in America. Every variety of hand ia se lected, beginning with the best, and gradually proceeding to scrawls which puzzle printers aud "blind letter" meu in post offices. There were 20 battles fought during the late war. , Virginia 89; Tennessee 37 ; Missouri "." ; Georgia 12; South Carolina 16 ; North Carolina II; Alabama 7; Florida 5, Kentucky 14; the Indian Territory and New Mexico 1 each. Twice the wave of war rolled into a Northern State and broke in the great billows of Sharpsburg and Gettysburg. Seventeen navy battles were also fought. A jealous husband being absent from borne went to a clairvoyant ia London, to know what his wife was doing. . 'Ah," cried the clairvoyant, "I see her, she expects some one.the door opens; becomes, she caresses him fondly, he lays his his head on her lap, and" husband mail with rage "and he wags, hie tail." Il was the dog. The husband was calmed. A shrewd preacher, after aa eloquent charity sermon, &stid to his hearers ; "I am afraid, from the sympathy displayed in your countenances, that seme of you may give too much. I caution you, therefore, that you should be just before you are generous ; aud wish you to un derstand that I desire no one who can not pay his debts to put anyting in the plate." The collection was a rare one. . General Grant has issued orders to commanders of posts where powder is stored, to take precautions for its preservation. The close of tbe war haa left immense quantities of powder on the hands of the Government. The New York Tribune insists that the rebel States were out of the Union by virtue of secession and war. Formerly it denied that a State conld secede. How can a State secede when it ean't, Mr. Greeley? Some of our religious exchangee tell a story about a woman being relieved from speechless grief by a hymn. We have known a number of the sex to be strong ly affected and greatly benefitted by blma before this. The President of the Senate, Mr. Foster, is trying moral suasion on Senators Saulsbury of Delaware, and McDougal of California. Ho left them off ail the Committees of the Senate, because they are always drunk. One paper box establishment has contracted with paper collar manufacturers to furnish 11,000 daily for one year. This gives some idea of the extent of the paper collar business. tW Col. Streight haa engaged Mr. T. T. Scribner. at one time a resident of Terre Haute, and lately a war correspondent of the N. Y. Herald, to edit the second volume of the Indiana Roll of Honor. In the State of Ohio during the paat year, 30,36 sheep, valued at 9130,016, were killed by dogs, and 21,103 injured, the injuries estimated at 943,308 50 ; making an aggregate of $174,324 50. Russia is the greatest unbroken empire for extent that'erer existed, occupying nearly oue sixth of the habitual globe. It is forty-one times the size of France and one hundred and thirty-eight times that of England. John Quincy Adama haa been elected to the Legislature from Quincy Mass. He is aa Adams ol me jouxvb generation. 1 - . Chas. -Buchler, who sella porter in Harisburg, Pa., has fallen heir to $150,. 000 by the death of a relative in Germany. Why would women make better traders than men i Because they never get shaved. Why is the Secretary of the Wary like a crazy petroleum speculator? Because be'a Giddy-oa-Welle. vw York fashion ear ecabroldered dresses will be aH tbe rage tbia season husbands r A writer, describing fashionable cos ttimea as be saw them oo Cbutaat street, PhHaalelphia, says:." I observe that the prevailing style of garters is blue. The late style of hoopa enables me Bake tbe observation.'