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AO 34
THE HERALD
IS I'L'ULIrilHD
DAILY AF4D WEEKLY
WEEKLY LViF.Y Wf.DNE. OA Y
BY
ZII. I HATHAWAY,
EDITOR AND PPOPRIZTOri.
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n hort notice, ai,,i iu a My ...it w i. 1 oe
ttetiuti.
S All IK I, JMXWKIjU
ATTOHXEY AT LAW
AND
Solicitor in Chancery.
Dil A soulli-w est of low u. j u i '.bi
B. R LIVINGSTOII, M. D.
Physician and .Surgeon,
Tenders bis prof'-i:inal aervic fi to tin-ti'iz js of
Cu" county.
T" Keilence in F::-n!: Wliit li u-e, corner if
0k aoil .Vixth ilr-vs; Orl.ce hi M;tin -tl.'ct, jhi-.
te Court House, rhitt-m n .h, S-i-r?'u.
T. MAlSltl'ETT.
ATTOS.NEY AT LA W
AND
Fclicitor in Chancery.
LAT'iOUTII, - - NK lift. A SKA.
WILLITT POTTENQER-
ATTOUXEY AT LAW,
rLATTS'MoUTH - - NI'.BitASKA.
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F. II. DOI1HINGTON,
BbAL ESTATE AGcilT,
p la ttxmoi: i n, a;;.,
!'- tij.t attention jiaiil t t.ie fiir t iv a: J ;il of
P. riMu'e, au.l p.i ineut of Tax.-s ami ail in,
jei Uiroug to a eiii: r.I Laul Apony. Ti:!ts iiivcs-
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lti At E.-or Nehra-ka, f ai s .':iy, N. Ii ; Hon. T. M.
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It ;lie!er, X. Y.. I'rof. ll.jniy Alii: ale. '"ILirtford
B nvernity," X . Y. oiii
J. N. WISE,
general Life, AcciJtn!, Fire, I.uwid ar.d
Trun-.il
INSURANCE AG-HINT
Will t,ke rirks at rea-o-i:il,le rat - in tt,e rao -t reliable
,. r au ix in the I' i.it.'il 'ai'"
rj"l.2;c at the book store, i'!a :u u:T. N. !ras
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"S. t TOOTLE,
I. K. RANSl, J. K.CLARK
Tootle, Ilanna k Clark,
BANKERS,
Dealers in
GoStl Iut. Gold and Silver
Coin, Exchange, U S
and other .Moclis-
deposits ri:ceivi;d,
and special attention given to Colleclions
pijAttsmouth, it. t.
19 Uwtf
icS AXI STIXlRIXCi.
We dislike to be constantly ham
merin" at our people about tne same have n city marsuar, ii so, is it true,
., , , . .. , ii., -i i n i
o!J thin? doirj boin'-'ihiriff to forward
our centra! pro-perity. We dislike it
Ijecau-e there is too much of the "do-
H 'WW
noi:;wii! spirit inaniteted. net we
cannot, and will not give them any
peace on this score until an attempt is
nritj t, accomplish the de.-ired work
th-t ,f extetiduig the trade of the
pUice. ar.d a.-i;;ir:ir to mike it r.hat
nature has dentied it to be, the great
outlet and recj 'acle uf trade for the
So'i h Platte country. We say, then,
be up an! stirring." Now is the time
to w-Jik. The accoinplijfnnir of what
may appear a trivial thing now will
U-aJ to gr attr ihins in thu futute. It
i in the successful starting of a mcas
ore that does the work. Many a man
has died pjcr because he did not start
ricjht or because lie did not have the
e::ry or tact of star:: js at all until he
was tco Lite to accomplish anything.
S.i it is with ci'ie. The mere fact of
hiving n natural poir;t for a prtat city
does not always make one. It requires
proper rnar.apment. A man may
have a jewel in Lis posse-sion all hi
life, and yet starve to death. I'iatts
mouth has a jewel iif the shape cf the
beit natural location on the Missouri
rivrr; yet she may stsrve if a proper
ue is not made of it.
We, for one who has an interest in
the future cf this city, do not feel in
clined to sit down and wait for some
thing to -'turn up," or for people to find
out the bert way they can that we have
a town, have Mores, manufactories, &c,
and the bet opening in the west for
more of them; but we believe in letting
people know those thing, and proving'
it to them. We believe in convincing
people in Nebraska that it is to their
.1 1
convincing eastern capitalists that it is
to their interests to come here and in
vpst their money. The mere telling
them ?o does not alwiys answer; we
i.eed to prove it to them The Herald
has always labored to this end; but we
need as-itance in the work. We need
the co opera' ion of every man in the
cnmm'.'iiity. and a concert of anion.
Who will n;i-t irj the work? Will the
Ii oard of Tra !k?
Ctci?ii lence.
Neiuiaska Citv, Nov. 22. lSGG.
II. D. Hathaway, Esq.
Plnttsmouth.
Dear Sir: I see a publication in
your weekly, of Nov. 21st., siatir.gf that
a large portion of the Plattmouth
mail is placed in the through baj, thus
going to Omaha and back before you
get it. I am rorry that any mistake
of the kind has eccurred; but no doubt
if you will asceraain the truth in the
matter, this occurred ence, ar.d thai
was when the two way bags and one
through bag were firt put on. and a
we hare but a ft-w moments time to as
sort from G to S bu.-hels of mail matter,
it cannot be expected to be done with
as much accuracy as though we had
plenty cf time to do it in. I have taken
h!1 the pains I cm under the circum
stance!, to do it correctly; but should
any more complaints be made, then I
ha!l take ofT all the way mail and put
it in one pouch as heretofore. This I
am doing only as an accommodation,
so the mail may get through on better
time. All of which is respectfully sub
milted.
Yours truly,
J. J. IIOCIISTETLER.
1'. M. which means Postmaster.
We probably owe an apology to
Mr. Ilochstetler, not for having called
attention to the facts in regard to the
mail, but for not having called at.en
tion to the fact that, since the first few
days after the through bag was put on,
our mails here have been all right.
e can appreciate his endearors to
facilitate the overhauling of the mails
alo.ig the line, and will say that we do
not believe there is another man in
Nebraska who would do mor to ac
comodate the public than Mr. Hoth
stetler. Our former item was not in a
spirit of fuult-linding, but merely to
call attention to a fact which wis, for
a few days, quite inconvenient to us,
but which has resulted ail right. Long
may our worthy P. M. at Nebraska
City wave. .Our only regret is that ev
ery cfiice in the Uuited States could not
be filled with just such men.
Mn. Editob: V ili You or some
ot;ier person intorm u.i whether we
l . . t -
mat ne is paiu oik uonar per n iu 10
v ' -
attend to the duties of his ofuce, cr in
other words, preserve the peace. W n
are induced to ask tin? above questions.
- . i ' r i
in consequence ot tne disgraceful con-
e
duct of some boys, some of whom were
nearly men, in the s'reet around the
building, Tuesday night, during the
supper givt-n by the citizens for the
benefit of our Band.
If we have no olfic jrs to protect the
citiz'-n froiii insult, our City Council
should provide soin immediafly.
A word to; the parents who allow
their children to run on the streets at
night: We assure you, that this is the
lart time we will allow your boys to in
suit us or disturb our meetings. We
will tr.ke the law into our own hands,
and if your toys should be k lied, or
somebody crippled, blame no person
but yourselves. A hint to the wise is
sufficient.
Masy Citizens.
FK.M.tXS LIBLKATCI).
A Toronto dipa ch of il.e 19th says:
''On Saturday night 31) Feniah prison
ers, confined in the old jail, were re
leared and sent by special train, under
guard, to Su-pension bridge, and each
man with a five dollar greenback in his
pocket. The discharge was conducted
with great secrecy, the prisoners them
selves betng informed of it only about
one hour before their departure.
fpjy A recent dispatch says the
British Government is aware (hit large
numbers of Fenians are arriving in
Ireland, and is well prepared to meet
any rebellious movement.
tP2T Horace (Jreely has wriuen a
letter-, in which he agrees to allow Lis
name to be used as a candidate for the
U. S. Senate, but says if there is any
button-holeing or importuning of mem
bers to vote for him it will not be his
fault. The N. Y. Times supports hifirPrWvrrt-. 'tutwfeu U wJL let your
for the position.
. . c
Vera Cruz dates of
the 13th
say .Maxniiillian was at Orizaba on the
twelfth inst., and his health is greaily
unproved, and he ii".s no intention cf
abandoning the country. Maximillian's
ministers are unanimously determined
to continue hi th-i office without alter
atiii. The route of the Kan -as Pa
cific Railroad having been changed
from (he Republican Fork to the Smo
ky IIiii Fork, the Ccnur.sioner cf the
Laml Oiilce has directed some three
mil'ion acres of land ii.!iin the limits
of the a bandoned route to be restored
to settlement under the pre-emption an 1
homestead laws.
. ... wm - - -
Vt'e find the following rtl itive to the
admission of Nebraska In a lat- num
ber of th3 St. Iouis Democrat.
'The admission of Nebra ka will b?
one of the firtt questions Oefora Con
gress. It should be considered at once,
.o that the President may not have a
change to pocket the bill at the close of
the session. If he chooses to veto it.
we hope his veto may be promptly over
ruled The Territory already has a popula
tion of, 7C 0U0. and the rapid proi:res
of the Pacific railroad renders certain a
rery large and raj id increase. Within
two years, ii is safe to say, her popula
tioti will largely exceed the number re
quired for a Representative in Con
gress. The interests of the settlers and
of the railr-oad alike require the early
establishment of a permanent Stale Gov
ernment. The State organization isal
ready fcrmed, and is Republican. Her
Senators elect. Gen. Thayer and T.
W. Tipton are Radicals, and the L"g
islature stands ready to leel a Radical
to succeed ihe Senator who may draw
the short term; her member of the
House elect, is of the same far.h, and
her whole power in the general gov
ernment would be cast on the tide of
loyalty and Republican ideas. Th
only objection made to her :-. Emission
the question of population being met
by the flood of irnmgiration now fol
lowing the railroad is that the Con
stitution of the State does not grant im
partial suffrage. If. as we are assured
there is every reason lo believe that
the Legi'laturejust elected will prompt
ly take steps for an amendment of her
Constitution in that respf ct, we can see
no reason for the continued exclu-ion
of a people who desire and re3lly need
the advantages of a local self-government."
vi' Thirty-two Fenians remain in
jail in Toronto, awaiting trial, which
will take place next month. Seven Fe
nians have been sentenced.
j UP-IVi:it ZXBIAX TIIOLUSS. .
i iLe luuian uiuicuuies up tun n
: cr i.vriri..iii'Mi r,V llilripr, I l,i,ni :II7 It
"f " ' ' , . r
! from the mountains, the Dac'uiun
-.i,. i
j gives an ln&tance.nat a,par.y ot miners,
j uVt n y-two in number, were filed into
by a land cf Ii.u;;tt.s about twuny
mil cbove I ri bully, on v eilnes-
i dav niiri.t. the 3lst ult., and two of the
3 , ' ,
r o rl I-.. I I IV i i 1 1 1 . .1 1 '. I V -.IMll H
i 1 ' . I i i i .......... ,
of WiiconMit, and Mr. Tupey of Nv
York. The party was returning from
the mines ot .iota'oa i;i a Ri.iciiCiMW,
pendi.-ular bluff.
When
fir.d
at. out one o clo in (he morning,
i party wrreali aboard the l.-oiit, in
worii :i;iu oeeii given lo '-slim e
The f iidians were rone ah'd oi
bltilF overhead, and fired three q
tVO l-lLiil-' effect as LefoP stated.
:he
dozen or twenty arrows were also ired.
without injury. Tht wounded men
were taken lo Fort Su'ly by their com
rades, and p!-ic d in the military hos
pital at that place, under die charge of
(he Post Surgeon, who informed them
that the wounds were moral.
The Indians were supposed to be
Dog Indians, a band of the "Bloods.
The commandant at Fort Sully p om
ised to tarta force of cavalry in pur
suit of the murderers without delay.
It i further stated that about -100
warriors from various tribes o! Sioux
and Blood had statttd on the war path,
and had threatened the forts on the
Upper Missouri. The military au hor
nies are apprised of th j situation, end
are taking active measures to prevent
them from doing further mischief.
Geu. Grant and the I'rcsl
deiuy. A gentleman of this city, an intimate
personal friend of General Glint's
called on bun in Washington not long
since. His purpose was to get the in
fluence of General Grant with ihe Pres
ident in relation to an office in the city.
General Gram told him frankly that
his name wou!d be of no service to him.
but an injury. He said he had solicit
ed but few favors of the President, and
to them no favorable response was re
turned. lie s;.id that one day Mr.
Johnson spoke with him in relation to
it. He said to General Grant: "You
say you are not a candidate for the
Presidency, now promie me," said the
name be used in connection with that
office, and I will grant you any favor
in inv power to bestow.' To this Gen
eral Grant replied :
"Mr. Jo.!
m. I
am h-jt a candidate.
Bill suppose
people irisi.-t upon maki
L-if,
me
one,
Mrs.
what can I dj? And besides,
Grant has recently been looking a-, the
White Iloue. and thinks she can run
that establishment quite as w il as it l
run now. And you know. Mr. Presi
dent, that these women will do pretty
muc1 as they please,'' Th Presidn.
looked as if he did not understand ex
actly wheiher this was in jst or in ear
nest Correspondence J?o&'o?i Journal
A Democrajic Likeness Ijy one
cf t!ie Family.
We find in the Charlottviile (Va .)
Chronicle a bitter rebel sheet the
following description of ihe sights seen
Ly the editor thereof at a circus. The
descrip ion demonstrates the friendly
feeling and am lability (?) of the South
ern pet p! towards men of true and
trid loyalty, but recalls, at least, one
striking sim'itude which will be recog
nized by all. It says :
"I saw a tier in Dan Cattt llo's
show exactly like Tiiad. Stevens, a hy
ena that might have been begotten by
o'd liuiler. n buzzard the very image
of Judge Underwood, a beau'iful ser
pent which I named ' Gre? ly," a lion
that louked like General Lee, an eagle
that looked like General Jackson, a
bear that looked like General Grunt, a
jack that looked like Forney, a peacock
that looked like a lady of fashion, a
jaikass that reminded me of the North
ern Democracy, and an owl that re
minded me ot my own profession. "
We call attention to the above in
italics Is not the likeness just? It
ought to oe. since it is drawn by one of
the Democratic household.
Sait fu Fatt ening Swine.
A correspondent states that he made
?ome interesting experiments to test
the use of salt in f aliening swine. He
selected two pair of barrow hogs,
weighing 100 pounds apiece. One pair
received wiih their daily allowance of
feed two ounces of salt, the other pair,
similarly fed, none. In the course of
a week, it was easily seen that the salt
ed pair had a much ttronger appetite
than the others, and after a fortnight
it was increased to two ounces each.
After four month, the weight of the
salted hogs was 3-50 pounds each, while
that of the unsahed, five weeks later,
reached only 300 pounds. The exper
iment was repeated with the same re
sult. A correspondent feeds pig ac
cording to their age a quarter cf an
ounce daily to breeding sows, a yery
litile durinii precnaney, and in the heat I
of summer, withholds it in a degree
from all. as il induces thirst and habii -
ity to disease.
anU hud lai lupon the we.t Lai.k of J'uisi:, the fact, the sperit uv An
the river, direct y beneath a hi-h. per- I Ji'tw Jchusuii is wc-nded. He hei
XASCiY I'A&'ilZlS.
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rij Ward Lcrchrr, Gen Cusfar, lien
ry.J. llo'jtnond and lion. John Vjr
riiSiy. Co.nfederit X Roads, 5
(wich is in the Siaitof Iv-nuirky,
November 7, 1SGG. )
I was called to Washington by our
Patron Saint, the President, to comfort
his wounded. ?rerit. There aiut n
ez
eo luored the slings and arrers in
more outrajus fortune than any other
man who Lz lived since the days ur
I lam lieu more indeed than Hatnlick
ever endoorcd tvticiover. Ilamhck's
fi' ther was p.zened. am! his mother
1 f t f . !
Y i ii arrieu ain aroie ner morn.n ciotnen
u ,iz were out, suthm no savin, prudent
woman would do but wat wuz that lo
wat A Johnson ehdoors every day?
Nothin.
The Cabinet meetin to wich I was
summoned was called for the purpose
uv sh-.'ildin a teer or two over the elec
tion returns, an 1 to consider a variety
u't letters wich II. s Eggsilency had re
ceived within a few days.
I may remark that i Ii e Cabinet hail
a gloomy and miidewed look.
The t'u-t was from Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher. Mr. Beecher remark
ed that he Led (he highest respect for
th ; ofTis wunst hld by the good Wash
ing'.on, the great Adams and the saint
ed Liukin. lie omitted reuiarkin
at o:it P.erce and Biokanan out uv re
gard for the feelins uv the present in
cum bent wich, if he read History
correct, wuz a ardent supporter uv the
Admmisirashens uv both uv thorn men,
wich he considered s'ains upon the
pages uv American history wich he
cood wish mite be obliterated. But
wat he hed to say was that he hed a
higher regard for the opinions uv man
kind in general than he hed for the
good opinion uv the accidental incum
btni uv any offis, and ez he. Ltd in a
hour uv temporary mental aberrashen,
wich heJ happily passed, endorsed the
Administrashen, wich insanity hed
worked evil to him, he rekested, ez a
simple act uv justice, that the President
sh iod cause it to be known that be.
(Beecher) wuz not considered by the
Administrashen ez a supporter thereof.
4T do this," sed the writer, "becos
th? impression tiiar'r'Ttin in -the confi :
dene? uv yoor Ejgsilency, wich is on
fortunately abroad, hez seriously dam
aged MY IttPUTASHE.T."
Trooly yoors, ot settery.
The readin uv this Utter was fo!
lered by a minit uv profound silence,
wich wuz braken by the President
"Lei him pis," sed the rrato man
who hez the di-pensin uv the post of
fi 5, "lot him pass. But here's anoth.
ei ," scd he, bustin into leers, "read
that.;
It was from Gen. Cuttar, him uv the
yaller hair, wich hed some reputasheri
doorin the war ez a cavalry command
er. It was to ihe sarn effect. lie
hod whn 1k' supposed the policy uv
the President, wich he esteemed ez he
must any man who held the exalted
p sislien wunst okkepied by the good
Washington, the great Jefferson and
the sainted Linken
"The ongrateful dog doesn't respek
MS," sed Ar.droo, "it's the offis I fill,"
and he bu-t into a fresh flood
When he spozed the President's
policy wuz sich ez a sojer and a patriot
ci oil endorsp, he endorsed it. But he
d.skivered that it led him back formost
into company wich doorin ihe war he
h d a Pus visited face foremost and on
horseback, and therefore, to s.v e his
reputashen, he must beg that the
President wood give it out, that he;
(Gen. Cusiar.) was not nor neirerhed
been a supporter uv his policy, and
o'olige
Yoors trooly ez before.
I was too hart broken at this to make
any reply, and Cowan and Doolittle
as in the same fix.. The Kernelcy
wich was given to Cuslir to keep him
in p isisheu hed bin promised to a Dem
okratic captin, who was led by a com
pany in the first Bull Run fight, and
who threw up in disgust the next day,
cot likin the niannar in wich the war
was bein conducted, but nor, the Ker
nelcy was gone and Custar too, and
wat was worse, there was no sich thing
i.i be though uv ezdismissin him. The
entire company younited in mingling
their teers.
The next letter was read by Seward
as it was addressed to bim. It ivas
from Raymond. He opened it with the
remark that for the Presidential offis
he hed the highest respek. Aside
from the c insiderashen that it hed
wunst bin okkepied by Washington,
the President mite be considered the
Father uv his country, hevin so large
a number uv helpless children to pro
vide for, and besides he hed an m
stiiiktive respeck for the dispenser uv
anything It was difficult for him, bein
a open and simple minded man, net ta
adhere to the President, but
'Good Heavens'.' shreeked the Pres
ident "that little fox aim going to speat
his reputashen?"
Dooiy requires readin uv the ec.
: tire dockyment, painful to my feelins
i as it may be," sed Seward. "He con
eludes thusly:"
I n m forced to ask yoo, ez one en
joyin cotifidenshal relashuns with him
who occupies tha Presirfenshall chair,
to Lev if given out that I am in oppo
sishun 10 him. A doo regard for my
reputashun impels me to this course.
I remain
Yoors trooly.
There was 2 or 3 more. Gen. Ca
rey, uv Ohio, rekested the President
to remove him from his Collectorsliip.'
ez the holdiu uv it was injoorin his
repuiashen; a editor out West, who
was sedocced to takin a post offis beg
ged to hev it taken off his hands, that
he might ave his circulation before it
was everiastiniy too late; ami tin:U.y
we come lo on" the seal uv wich was
a coat uv arms, bull dog rampnn',
l.owie knife couchant, s.upporied by
trotting horses, on field uv green cloth.
Il was from lion. Jihn Morrissey,
who bed been elect
Noo York.
:d t3 Congress frcm
Mr. Morrissey remarked, that ez
one uv the pillars nv the Demokrasy
lie felt he hed a rite to speek. lie
wished it to be understood that he
washed his har.d uv ariy connection
with Johnson or his party. A a hed
seed a lite In States where the Dein
ocrasy, uv wich he was a pillar, hed
tied themselves lu Johnson, they hed
crone down to a prematoor grave. Re-
speck for the high offis restrained him
from sayin that the Demokrasy cood
ent carry such a cussid load, but he
wo d say that the result uv tr.e eleciion
in Xoo York, where they depended
solely on muscle and 'nigger, wich is
the reel Democratic Capital, "and suc
ceeded, while where the Demokrasy
was loaded down with the Johnsonism
they failed, sa'.isfi. d him that the Pres
ident was an inkulus. He sed this
with all doo respek for the offis. Mr.
Morrissey further remarked that he
hed also personal reasons for makin
this rfckest. He commenced in a hum
ble position, and hed filled ihe public
eye long euufF to satisfy his modest
ambishen he bed owned the fastest
horses and won more money than any
man in America. His ambishen was
satisfied ez far ez he was. concerned.
but he hoped to leave behind him, for
his infant son. (wich was only twelve
yeers uv age ana wich hed a develop
ment uv inteleck and muscle remarka
ble for one so lender, heving alreddy
walloped every boy in the skool to wich
he wus a eoin.) he desired to leave
that son a honerable name. It hed
bin given out that he was a supporter
uv the indivedooal who okkepied the
Presidential offis, and it was injoorin
him. He wished that stigma removed
a regard for his reputasheu forced
him to insist upon it.
Aud this epistle was dooly sigued.
his
JOUH X MoitRISSEY'.
mark
There wa silence in the Cabinet.
This last stroke intensified the gloom
wich hed settled onto the government,
and ez I turned my teer-dewed eyes 1
.-aw the great drops a coursin do'.m
the cheeks uv every one present. Mr.
Seward reiired without sayin anything
about ninety days, and one by one they
ail departed.
Il was a solemn time. There was
other letters yet to be re;d, but no one
had the hart to open 'em. I made a
move in that d;reck-hun, .but AnJroo
prevented tr.e. "I'm sick, murmure l
he in a husky voice, wich showed that
his hart was peerced "help me to
bed.'" I taw tie grate man bury his
intfclectooal hed beneath "the snowy
kiverin uv his ir.eif-y couch, all but the
nose wich in him is the thermometer
uv the sole, and wich actordinly glow
ed, not with the yoosooal brilliant hue,
but with a dull, dead and ghastly bloo.
Noticin the convulsive hevins uv the
kivers wich betrayed the agitashen uv
the brean beneath I whispered in his
ear ez I handed him his nite drink uv
rye whiskey flavored with bourbon,
that he hed one hold ez Deleware hed
sustained him. A flush uv satisfaction
passed over his nose, but it subsided
in an insiant. "Troo," gasped he "it's
ourn now, but before the next election
a couple uv them Massachoosetts ab
lishnists will buy ihe cussid State and
re-peopl- it to soot 'em," and he gave
a convulsive gasp and sank into a troub
td slumber
Il was a tetchen occasion.
Petroleum V. Nasbt, P. M.
(wich is Postmaster.)
Greatest Addition to Philology
is Half a Cisturv. The most im
portant contribution to Philology during
the year 1S64. was the publication of
the illustrated edition of Webster's
Quarto Unabridged Dictionary. This
work, which had long been m prepara
tion, and on the revision cf which years
of labor had been bestowed by several
eminent scholars, was, in many respects,
the ereatesl addition to ihe philology
of ihe present age which has appeared
within half a century. Ipphtons
Cyclopedia for lSo i.
The Democratic State Conven
tioa for Kentucky, is to be held at
Frankfort on the 22d of February
The leading copperhead papers of ihe
State reecommend the adoption of the
ultra policy approving the Con-titut;cn
al Amendment and all other measures
of pacification, prcposeJ by Congress.
- ! A Wonderful Itaitroatl Iiirt-n-
tioir.
The L-ndon Herald says: "It ii a
curious fact, that for the last four years
an invention that may prove one of the
most useful as well as the most won
edrful of this wonder-working agel lias
been on view within au hour's drive
of Paris. The general puUicjare at this
moment unaware that at La Jourchere,
close to the pretty village of Bouginul,
(hev have a an opportunity r,f wi:no.
I, j -
n.g every Sunday ihe extraordinary
sight of a railway train ascending u
sleep graident without ihe aid of steam,
atid the carriages of which are desii
tute of wheels.
This invention is due to a French
engineer, M. L Girard. It is founded
o:i a new application of an ofd princi
ble. viz.: 'Jhat a laver of water intro
duced between two metol surfaces, en
ables them to glide on each other with
as little friction as a slab of ice on the
polished surface of a frozen lake. Mr.
Girard has conceived the Idea of apply
ing this principle to Ictomoiion, and the
experiment ha has been carrying on
lor the last four years successfully dem
onstrates that it is applicable to the pro
pelling of rail w ay trains la his sys
tem, wheels are dispensed with, and
there can be no doubt that were his in
vention applied to ordinary railways,
an engine which is now able to - draw
a tram weighing say 500 tons, at the
rate of 20 miles an hour," would with
the same expenditure of fuel, be able
to draw double the weight at double
the speed. M. Girard, however, pro
poses to discard steam as a motive
power. This is the weak part of his
invention the value of which consists
in the substiiution of sledge carriages,
instead of carriages on wheels. These
carriages are fitted on slides, which fit
upon rails of a peculiar construction;
by simply turning a cock a stream of
water is introduced between the slide
and the rail, and a gentle motive pow
er being applied.ihe car mounted on the
slide, shoots forward wi h a speed
which has really no limit beyond the
considerations of safety."
fST Frederick L. Frelioghuyseu,
lately appointed Senator from New
Jersey, vice Wright, deceased, made a,
peech in Newark ihe other evening,
saying he should enter the Seuato un
pledged to any particular line cf action,
and would endeavor to promote the in
terests of the while country without
regard to color. lis believed the Re
pub'lcan party was a party of progress.
He believed the President had grevi
ously erred. He heartily endorsed
the Constitutional Amendment, and
should insist upon its adt-f-tion by the
Southern States. If the South derpise
our terms they assume a fearful respons
ibility. If they refuse lo adopt the
amendment the loyal States which com
pose Congress have the power to de
cide the qualifications cf members, and
having that power they have also ihe
right to decide the qualifications of rot
ers. It is the promise of the Republi
can party to promote the brotherhood
or man. ihe cause o. noerty wi.i go
forward until the whole race is brought
to an elevated condition.
am:cdotcs of wekster.
Frazer's J,ltgazine, tells the fol'ow
ir.g ot" Daniel Web-ter, while speaking
under the influence of convivial pota
tions :
At a public dinner, where Webster
was to speak, he had lo be prompted by
a friend; and on his making a pause,
the friend insinuated "national debt."
Web.-ter at once fired np: "And, gen
thlman, there's the national debt it
should be paid; yes, gentlemen, it should
be paid, and d ,d if it shan I be. I'll
pay it myself. How much is i'.?" And
as he made this query with a drunken
seriousness, of a gentleman near him,
taking out his pocket-book, which wa
always notoriously empty, the absurdity
was too much for the audience.
Another of his speeches is reported
in full, a follows : ' Men of Roches
ter. 1 am glad to see you, and I am
glad to see your nobl city.. Gentle
men. I saw your fall-?, which lam told,
are one hundred aud fifty feet hih.
That is a very interesting fact. Gentle
men, Rome had her Causer, herScipio,
hr Brutus; but Rome ia her proudest
days had never a waterfall a hundred
and fifty feet high! Gentlemen, Greece
had her Pericles, her Demosikenes,
and her Socrates; but Greece in her
p.ilmiest days never had a waterfall a
hundred and fifty feet high ! Men of
Rochester, go on. No people ever lost
their liberties who had a waterfall one
hundred and fifty feet high !"
A Wreck. We observe in the New
York marine news, that the vessel An
drew : Johnson, bound South, to
Charlestown was lost on the North
Carolina coast for which State An
drew Johnson issued his first recon-truc-tion
proclamation, last week. "At ihe
time she was beached, there was a
very heavy Westerly current and a
strong gale blowing from the East."
She was a total wreck and not in-"
sured;" a 'policy' on her being refused
in Northern offices.
Straws show which way th wind4
blows so do ships. Detroit Post:
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