Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1865-02-28

              hSjMftlr. ML Vernon Eciutlican: Terms of Advertising! One square ef 10 lines, one tustrlioa, ........... $ 06 Oo square 1 mouths, 4 ,.r n on One smiare 1 yar, ., g'tn) Two ii tiaras ImontLa,... I tli Two squares 1 rrar 11 to H Column J mouths 11 00 ii Columa t year M Ot H Column I montlis,.. II Otf Column 1 rear, .. .. r..m AO 00 I Column S months, so 00 1 Coluitn 1 year 90 04 Bu.ln.saOarils, sot eiou'lng t Unas prt rear,.. 00 1 Notices In local column, t lin.a and cm W c.ula, ovaf flrn llnea, ten c.ntaper Una. AJraiulstratl.n, road, atUehm.aJ.IIvc-rra, and Iran a- lont adv.rtlMmontsImoat ba paid Un b.for. Inwrtlno. A FAMILY HKTJlUt&,l IIIKlAtD rABTIOUl.AlI, ) J !, ' Of It IN OX COUNTY. $250 PEB IEAU-IN ADVANCE. WM. T, B AS COM, DEVOTED TO POLITICS, CXKItAXlJltli:, TICK MARICKX AND OEIVE It A.t, INTELLIGENCE. OFFICE IK KREMLIN BLOCK, 3u STORY. JOB "WORKs . All kinds aona promptly, In aunorior styla, to ba paid VOL. XI. MOUNT VERNON, OHIO. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 18G5. NO 17. , ? for an UtllTary. 6Y - A J? 1 . ft. i f ffl B. K. & N. tt. B.-C1UN0B Of TIME, The Wlntar rranement on the 8. H. k N. R R:haa bean And, and the tlmaa for leav Ing Us. Vernon are aa followa: Tama ooras ooth, stall Lama Accommodation leAT.a.... ...... ...... Kxpreaa -leavaa...... ........ ......... raaiva 00110 noura. kail leavas.... A.coomnioilatloa loavea. ...... ......., .815 r. V 4:IKI r. M, W-li r. u, . .1:40 r, at. . 7:41 A ..7:08 a tfjr Oara on the Central Ohio Road lrava Newark - as touova: ' Going bast, i (:40 A. " " 4:30 r. , Going West, J2;00 . " a:ia a. a. un ma r. v. a u. mad going Kast, tba cure leave .. fl.wars,.... 6:40 a. at. " 12:00 X. Oolnj Wast, being on tba Central Road, they leava .. - aa aoove. ' , . wruRCH dihectohy msriiri.KS Cnuiton, Vlni, Street, between flaj and . FRESBYTBRUlf CHURCH, corner Gay and Chest- nutstroata . Key. HEUViSY. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CnURCH, corner Car and iueimui atreeu. hot. a. h. bush. PROTESTANT EPBCOPAL and IHgk streets, CHURCH, comer Gay act ucu. a. nb&sr,. CATaoLic cncRCii, corner -High and McK.nr.lf', Kev. JUl.lUBBKENr. METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH, Mechanics atreet between Vine and High. BAPTIST CHURCH, Vine strM, between Mulberry ana jaecuanica. iter. j. w. lU&NUAnuctr. CONGREGATIONAL CHCRCH, Mulberry .. between Sugar and Haintramic Ror T. E. AtONROK. UNITED -TRESBTTERIAN, corner Main and Sugar atroeta, Rot. bV.M. UUTCIHSON. METHODIST WESLEYAbI CHURCH, corner Mul. berry and Woonter. . Rot. MR. TRAVIS. Wholesale and Retail Drug Store! ISRAEL CREEN, PRACTICAL DRUGGIST. ' And Wholesale and Retail Dealer In Drugs and Medicines, PAINTS, OILS, DYESTUFFS, PERFUMERY, COSMETICS, Instruments, Glassware, Vials, Boftles, PURE WINES AND LIQUORS, Carbop Oil, Machine Oil, Rrnaliea, of all kinds, Soaps, Sponges, Lamps, Ac, WHITE LEAD, ZINC WniTE, and LINSEED OIL, MAIN STUEET, (ULACIIARD'S OLH STAND,) MT. VERNON, OHIO Jo J, 1R(1I.-If WALTER L. SIMONS, ATT'Y AT LAW. - MOUNT VERNON, OHIO. OFFICE la Kremlin Bnilding. WILL attend promptly to all bu'lnee entrusted to his cam. Especially to collecting olaiml. . Jan. 10, 1866-3n)0 . . MONTAGUE & HOSACK, Wholesale and Retail ORUGCiSTS, - " And Dealera In Clroeerloa, Notion, Wall Papor, Books, Photograph Albums, Stat'onary, fte.f &c. Fredorlcktown, Knox Co., 0.. Deo. 6, 18M-8ni-. Cloaks! Clonks!, Cloaks! - AT S. L. TAYLOR & CO'S. ALSO, CIRCULARS AND BASQUE?, A Choice AHOrtraeat, Ml M&Ofi TO OROEBt a ' From Selected Cloths for S. Li TAYLOR & CO. That U the place to go for ' . GOOD BARGAINS. . They also have a large Stock of BLEACHED AND. BROWN MUSLINS FLANNEL SHIRTING AND SACKING, LADIEH CLOTHS) - i , HEAVY TRICOT BEAVER, ' " At 4,00naryard. Also, a full Una of . ' ' Gent's Pant Goods, - Jeans, sltinets, caSsimeres, Ac. ' OutSWIi of fTo)erv Itrjnlte foTPp1ete,sn1 of FToot KahiM, Shawls, Ac. W hv Tfotea, RIcH and pflts of then, mora tlua we tM We invite you one and all toeomeaml ripply yoorsolva lor the coming Winter. Oct 4th,I8fit-ly, " Examination of Touchers. MBFTTVfM of ti B'.ard for the etsminntion of TVftrhem fr the PtiMie Prhonls, will he hold in In Mi Vrnoo at Ihi Council Cham('r, on the Jtrtt nd jt X-tt-iri v; in f"r anl yfteniW, acl on tfn 'fni if U'intir In -vi r " f ' i r ;iv n'.h: h'muhi tii,' t-- -;! S.il-nrhy iu AvW it Iiur:!.i: fa Ci non-i .viliir-!sy it) li4T!.t ft t,t'"r'.r; "!) th f" rf .Tnr-IiT in 0-t iir ,t MrtiiHh;irit. antl on ta ternM HtMniy fr. N'nvem b-r at Frerirkt-wp. JOdr.PK WUfcNMCHKR. Jao. 17, "C j-1 f 1 J . Cleik uf tba il iu l- lseo.-rJGNNSYLVANI CENTRAL R. It. DOtBLC XIIACK ItOUTE. PITTSBURGH TO PHILADELPHIA from all norllona of tlio Went, Norllf We.t and tfoulli-ttest, tbla Jlu. and IU eonnecUonl form either tbe ebortestor the best route to pbia. New York, Boston, Uultlruoro and WaNblnirton ."I, atlt,!. lua traveller may wiiii counuuure rely upon sure eon. nection. blgb speed with perfect safuty, and every aj pllanue for comfort that can ba procured. New and elegant passenger cars, for day and nllit service, bava recently been added to the eijuinuiout of tba Pennsyl vajiia Central Hail Road. At Pituburgh, trains from the) Wost ran dlreoMo the Union Depot, where passengers arc transferred to tba Trains of the Pennsylvania Central Railway, which leave Plttehurgh and arrive at othor points an follows; t'ASI'IflAIL lavea Pittaeiurgh at A M., slop- ?lngatl'rinclpalHlatloua,and arrlvi-a at Attoona at .60 A. II., Harriaburgtat 1.10 P. Vt., Ilsltlmont at 6.46 P. M , New York, via Allentown, at 10 10 P M., Pliila-delnblat af 6 46 P. M., and New York, viaPbiludelpbia, at 10.37 P. M. HAlUtlsIIUUO AtCOiTITIOniTION-To llarrlsburgh only Leaves Pitlsburgh at 0.30 A M., stopping at all regular Stations. Altnona at- nwr. M..T snoarrivesat Harrislmrghat (I 30 P. M 1 ITriMIIlIU;!! AND KltllJl-XPHi:ss-Leaves Pittsburgh at 12.41) P. M. Slnpnlna; at nearly all Stations Arrives at Altoona at 8.00 P. M., I Tyrone, 6.64 P U , Lock Haven P. U . IIarriliurgh a. 11. 16 P M.. Philadelphia at 4 30 A. M, and New York at 40.46 AM. PIIILADELPIIIAEXPIt FSS- Leaves Pitta. burgh at 4.36 P. M. dtopplngonlyat Principal Slatlnns. Arrives at Altoona at .1!0 P. M.,t llsrrlsburgat i 30 A. M. Baltimore at 7.00 A M. New York, via Allentown, at 10,00 A.M. Philadelphia pt 7.06 A. M. and New York via Philadelphia, 12.00 M.t Slrepvilf Van run through on tbla train from Pittsburgh to llnltimore and PhilKAi'lpliia. and to New York via AlUntown. VASt LINK Leaves Pitthburah at 0.40 P. M Stopping only at principal Stations Arrives at Altoona at 2.40 A. M., Harriaburg at 7.40 A. U.J Baltimore at 12 20P. M.,tNe York, via Allentown, at 2.4.1 P. M., Philadelphia at 12.60 P. M t and New York via Philadelphia. atS.4(P. M.t Hrtalfail. t ZWnner. X Svpper. , TICKETS FOR SALE TO BOSTON BY BOAT OR RAIL. HOAT TIC'KKTa OOOD OX AXT OF TI1H aODXD LIXRB. FAUE IU ALL POINTS A3 LOW A8 ANY UOl'TE. SLEEPING- CARS , OX XIQUT TRAIXa TO , PH'tAD'A NEY YORK & BALTIMORE. BAGGAGE CHECKED THROUGH AND TRANSFER RED FREE. THE PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD CO. , Will notewmrno anv rlak for Baffirniro. evc'ent fnr Wnr ing Apparel, and limit their r isponaibillty to One Hundred Dollars in value. All Baggage exceeding, that amount In value, will be attheriak of the owner, unlesa taken by special contract FREIGHT. Bi this Route Freights of all descriollon can be for. minli-il to ood f'om Philadelphia, New York, Boston or Baltimore, toand from aur nolnt on the Kailroaila of unto, KvotuOiv, Indiana, llliuois, Wisconsin, Iowa or Mi'miuu. vy iuihiuqu uirev.. The Peuuavlvania Ceutral Rail Road alan eonneeta mi Pittsburgh with Steaoiers, by which Goods can be for warded to any accessible port on the Utuo, Muskingum. lenneasu,'. UUHitHTIaou, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, .irkaosaaaud Red Rivers; and at Cleveland, Saodusky and Chicago with Steamers to all Porta an tbo North. Western Lakes. Merchants and shippers entrusting the transportation flf their Freight to UiiaCompany, can rely with confl uence on Its S),eeov transit. THE RATE4 OF FREIGHT to and from any point In the Weat. bv the Pennavtvania Central Rail Km.,! an at all timet at JamrMc at an charged by ulhar Hail Road mm. ICS. fT-iT Be particular to mark mckairea via Pknm'a Ce.vtiial R. K. For Freight Contracts or Shliitilni Directions, annlv to or addroaa either of the following Agents of the Com- Pan': ,. . . . o. d. anoanu, jr.. f reight Agent, fhllada. 0. A CARPENTER, Freight Agent, Pittsburgh, CLARKE A CO , Transfer Agent, Pittseurgh. II. W. BROWN k CO , Cincinnati, Ohio. R. C. MKI.DRUM & CO., Madison. Indiana. MORUHKAD ft C(K, Loulaville, Kentucky. , W. M. AIKMAN. Erauav lie, Ind. R. F. SASS ft CO. St. Louia, Missouri CLARKE CO Chicago, Illinois. J. II. McCOLM. Portsmouth, O. J M. LOVE, Maysville, Ky. HALL ft CO.. Marietta. O. F. AYRES. Muskingum River, O. W. H ft E. L LANGLRYt Gallipolis, O, U.S. PIERCE ft CO., Kanesrille, 0. N H. HUDSON. Ripely, O. R U MKLDltUM, General Travelling Agent. - LIVE STOCK. Drovers and Farmers will And this a mot advantv- gnou route for Live Stock. Capacious Yards, well wate.fd and supplied with every convenience, have j been opened on this line and Its connections, nud every nuiuuiiiD in paiu to ine:r wauia. from iittrrinourg, where will ba found every convenience for feeding and renting, a cHoice is offered of PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK aid BALTIMORE MARKKT3. This will aUo he found the shortest, quickest and moitl direct route for Stock to New York via Allentown and witl fewer changes than any other. KNOH LEWIS, On'1 Superintendent. Altoon. Pa. J HENRY W. fiWLVFER. Oen'l Ticket Agir, Tbila. ii. u. in Mjaiu, u tiu i reiffBt a sent, I'mia. Jsd. 17-05. M. lEOPOID & CO. Aunoance to the public at large, that their stock of Ready-Made Clothing, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, 'IAT3, fcc, Ac. Is now complete for the season and are ready to sell at tbt lowest cah prices. Plena call and ex limine before purchasing elsewhen. Room in Keuyoo House, southwest corner of Public Square, Main street. Mt, Vernon, Ohio, April 19, ltffli-lr. A pamphlet directing bow to speedily rkstoxk aiexiT and give up spectacles without aid of Doctor or medicine, sent by mail free on recoipt of 10 cents. Dee, 20, 18M-ly. jwtirett js, lur-ooTK, a. u 11S3B 5 Broadway, N. Y. MOUNT VERNON UNION BRASS BAND. THIS BAND Is now completely organised, and in good healthy condition, ltrhas a choice selection of Munlc an4 under competent, instruction has arrived at protficiency in its musical execution. It ts ready to fill all calls for musical services rat home or abroad, on reasonable term, either for Cotillion Parties or for Brass Mimic. J. W. F SINGER, Pres't. C. P. Grrookt. Sec'y W. U. Tnoxrsox, Leader. " (Dec, 13, lSWtf. CANCER DOCTOR. James t. Johnson, OF CLEVELAVD, WOULD Inform all who V afflicted with Cancer that he is prepared totrire that formidable dls ease bj a process differtn from all others; known only to himself. His treatment oohsists In the application of a single plaster, composed of European herbs, causing little or no pain. On examination he will be able to say to the patient whotber their case le curable or not and will guaranty a permanent cure of all he undertakes. Also, will fuarraotee permanent cure In the worst ease ot Rhnmatism. RKriRijrnta Mrs. Samuel frev. Geo Ussteller. 8 R. Gantt, and David Horey, ML Vernon, O.j John Dalfy, Centerburg, Knox Co., Ohio. Officii At his residence, Bedford, Cnyahoga Co., O., 13 miles South of Cleveland. July 20, 1864-ly Howard Association. . PHILADELPHIA, PA. Bieeasea of the Norvotta, Seminal. TTrlnnry and Sexual Byatema new and reliable treat mentin Report, rf tli. HOWARD ASSdlllATION Sent br mail in sealed letter envelopes, free of charge. Address, Dr. J. BKILLEN HOUOHTON, Howard Aaso-elation. No. 2 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa, Doe. 6th, la64-lv( ITBBMOVAL.X1 DR. C. If. KELSEY. DENTIST, Miffi., nv TTAR takeo, for a term of years the Av i f A L rooms In Pylei corner; and imme -tLfT rrf "l'tt,y over the store room of P. Mc- Lj Intyre, corner of Main and Osmbier sts.; where he will prcute the varioim duties of the pro fensioa. With an siperienre of over 16 years constant practice, and an acquaintance with jiil the LATE IMPSDVEWSEKTS 07 THE ART. . he fMli confident of glvlnir entire sntUrarHon. 4 ' The best skill of the Piesiion warranted to be exer-ciiwd in every case. On hand a fine stock of Dental iua-lerislsrecenlly procured from tbe fcatt. CEO. W. MORGAN,. A4toriko.v nt Lnv(' OFHCfc Ornrthe-Shne Store of Millerji White, ' MOUNT VERNON, OHIO. March M-ly. , OOljPliADO For tli Republican rue i: . BT ILO W. B. TAIL' II. When Me tpirit tff the lord , tAer t Liberty. Vavl How pure and bright and free an'. - od, Came all things from the hand of Ood ' Ho spake 'twas dono and no is of lore ' Hang through the Joyful hosts of Heaven. . Touched by the flngor of Almighty strength, In robes of light, In regal state, through "Morning's golden gate," "the new born king" Rides to his noontide throne 'mid stars Tbataglng creation's chouil hymn. Primeval shades to mossy grottoes creep, Or at the foot of polar mountains sleep. Through blue depths of boundlsUut Each smiling star pursues its endless flight Iu chaTiilcss freedom aod reistrs mlgH, Old Ocean rolls his unwearied waves Around the'flrm bane of beetling rocks,-ThrU in grand majesty sustains his furious shocks, 'Long desert shores round trackless Isles Whero Icebergs frown on burning strands v Vhore Spring in fadeless beauty smihs, The voice of moaning waters come like The restless sigh of some forsaken child-Then fa sad echo dies, 'mid solitudes Deep, grand, and wild. Onward in freedom Flows the deep broad river ta tlio sea, And mingling with its waters, still Ulree. Free strays tli bubbling brook along the vale, Giving its wild song like hirppy childhood, To the laughing gale. On shelvirg rocks, Down diuy mountain steeps, the gushing . Rill in boisterous freedom leaps. On opening buds the chryatal dew-drop steals, And starry night its glorious freedom fret. From spicy bills the balmy zephyrs bring Tbe breath of flowers, and the kiss of Spring. The gilded insect sings Its brief life through, ' And sings because God gave it life, and Gave it freedom, too, Than all more free By Heaven designed tbe soul of man, The deathless wind, wide o'er the bouuess Uutverfte to soar through endless years. On tireless wing forever to rxploie The mysteries and the glories of Its destiny ; To soo the beauties of the throne; the city Of its God ; the blessed abode ; and to adore The love that gave it bom? ; and in The light and liberty of Heaven to And IU perfect life, anil bliss, and good foievermore Where angela Btand, and cherubim adore, Amid the ransomed throng upon the golden shore. And yet within "my fatherland" Millions of men and women wear slavery's Yoke, and drag its galling chain, and wail, Aud weep, and pray In vaia Ah, not in vain t Their prayers at length ba7e wearied Heaven An arm is bare in Justice and in judgment Now. A writing's on tho wall- the sign of doom-God's day at last Is come In fire and sword, In tears and bloody In agony and gloom. The haughty and tho proud to the chastening Jtod ha bow'd, and now lies low, wrapped In a traitor's hloodr shroud. Fetter Are riven, and to the bondman (s given, The toon that he prayed for so long. Rejoice ye bright Heav.ens I O earth fce ye strong 1 For the angels of God shall the glad noies prolong. O land of my fathers I thy glory's bright dawn, Liko a banner of beauty, Is seen on the sky I Thy sorrows are passing, thy triumph is nigh. Soon soon o'erHhy battle plaius Shall ever lie the broken chains slavery has forged. And then shall thy banner wave high o'er The traitor's grave, proudly as when It wasorne In the days of our fathers, when true, men Lived for its honor, or died to defend, Ilring rich gifts to Freedom altars now I Give sympathy and tears to broken hearts ; Cull laurels fresh laurels for the stern. Young conqueror's brow. Plant flowers-Sweet flowers on graves where hushande, Brothers, sons and lovers sleep, where Freedom's martyrs He. v Brjog grateful hearts,-Bring songs, krlng faith, bring praise, Bring lovo, bring childhood, youth, beauty," Manhood, age,, and some around the altars Of our God, as chastened children round A father's knee ; who smiles again, whose Wrath Is turned away, whose angel walks Before us, as once with Israel, through the sea, And leads us to tho shore where all are free. Mo.vkoi Mills, 0: I From "Our Young Folks." Trapped In a Irce. -A BACKWOODS ADVE-N'TVRB Among, tho many queer characters I have encountered, in the shadow of the forest or the sunshine of the prairie, I can remember none queerer than Zebuloa Stump, or old Zeb, as he was fumiliarly known. "Kaintuck by birth and raisin," us he described himself, he wua a kuuter of the Daniel Boone sort The chose was his sole calling ; and ho would have imlignuntly scouted the suggestion that he ever followed it for mere amusement. .Though not of ungeuial disposition, bo held all amateur hunters in lordly contempt ; and his conversation with such was always of a conde scending character, although he was not, after all, averse to their company.'-. Being myself priviiegea wuu uis acuuuiuiuace, many 01 my bunting excursions were made in company with Old Zeb. He was iu truth my guide and instructor, as well as companion, and ini-tmted me into many mysteries of American woodcraft , One of the most Inexplicable of these mys teries was Old Zeb s own existence ; and I had known him for a considerable time before I could nnravel it. He stood six feet in his boots of alligator-skin, into the ample tops of which were crowded the legs or bis coarse "copperas' trowsers; while his other garments were a deer-ekin shirt, i nd a blaokct-coat that hud once been greeu, but, like the leaves of the autumnal forest, bad become sere and yellow. A slouched felt hat shaded his cheeks from the sun upon the rare occasions when Old Zeb strayed beyond the shadow of the "timber.'" Where and bow he lived wen the two points that most required explanation. In tbe tract of virgin forest were I usually net him. there wag neither boose nor but Bo said the people of Grand Gulf, th smull town ou the Mississippi where I was staying. Yet Old Zeb bad told me that in this forest was bis "bum.' It wag only alter our acquuurt anco hud ripened into strong fellowship, that I bnd tbe pleasure or spending an hour under bis bumble root. It cousistcd of the hollow trnuk of a gigantic syenmore-trec, still standing and growing 1 Hera Old Zeb found shelter for himself, his squaw, as he termed Mrs. Stump, his household gods, and the tough old Dug that carried hint iq bis wanderings. His establishment was no longer a puzzle, though there was still the roysiery of how be maintained it A skilled buuter initrbt easily procure food for himself and family ; but even the hunter disdain a diet exclusively eiime. There were the coffee, the "pone'' of corn- bread, the corn itself necessary for tbe"critter,"- the gown that wrapped the somewhat niitrnlnr outlines of Mrs. Stump, ani man? other things that eouTil not bo procured by a rillo. Kven llie rifts ilpolf required food uot tolo four,! in Ilia forest Presuming on our intimacy, I asked, "Ho do yoo manage to live ? You don't appear to make anything, nor do I see any signs of cuiuvuiion. uow then do you support yourselves?" ' "Them duds tbar," answered my host, pointing to a corner of his tree-cabin. I looked and saw the skiss of soveral uninmls, amoii? which I recognized those of the "puiuter, , "possom," and '"coon," along with a haunch or two of recently killed venison. "I sell 'em, boy ; the skins to the store keepers, and deer-meat to anybody as '11 buy it." Old Zeb's shooting nppoured marvollous to mo. Ho could "bark" a squirrel in the top of the tallest tree, or kill it by a bullet through it? eye. He used to boast, in a quiet way, that ho never spoilt a skin, though it wus ouly tbutof a "contempliblo squir'l." What most interested me was bis tulcs'of adventure, of which he was often the hero ; one possessed especial interest, partly from its owu essential oddness, and -partly from its hinging on a phenomenon which I bud uioro thuu once witnessed. I alludo to the "caving in," or breaking down, of the banks of the Mississippi River, caused by tho undermining of the current, when largo "si rins of laud, often whole acres, thickly studded with gijruntic trees, slip iuto the water, to be "swished." away with a violence eclipsing the fury of fabled Churvlidif. It was nt tho time of one of these land-slidos that Old Zeb bad met with this udveuture, which, by the way, enme verv I near killing him. I shall try to set it forth in his own piquant patois, as nearly as I can trauscribo it from the tublets uf my memory. 1 was indebted for tho tale to a chance circumstance, for old Zeb seldom volunteered a story, unloss somo. thing suggested it We had killed a fine buck, that bad run toverul hundred times his fentrth with the bullet in his body, and fallen witbiu a few feet of the bank of the great river. While stopping to dross him, old Zeb looked around keenly, exolaiming, "If this ain't the place where 1 war trapped in a tree ! Thar'a ,uq '"J out,u i.oiii . , I looked at the "sopHo'." It was a swamp cypress some iiuriy leer, in girtn, Dy at least Luudred and Gfty in height "Trapped in a tree !'r I echoed with cm pontic interest, perceiving that he was udou the edge of some odd adventure ; and desirous ot tempting him to the relation, I continued 'Trapped in a tree I How could that be with an old forester like yoa f ' "It dud be, howsouiedevor," was the quaint reply of my companion j" "an' not so very long ngono, neytber. Ef ye'U sit down a bit I'll tell ye all, us I kin tell it : for I liuiu't for gotten1 ueery sarcumstauce ; an' I'll lay odds, young feller, tbet cf yoa ever be as badly skecart, you II carry the recollection o tuot skeer tor yer coffin. Ye see, kumrado, I war out arter deer jest as we nre tne day ; only it bad got to be nigh sundown, i'decd, an' I hedu't emptied my rille the hul day. Fact is, I bedu't sot eye on a, thing worth a charge o' powder au' load. I war ufuS; au'it are-a good six mile from this to my shanty. I didn't like goin' home emp ty-handed, specially as l knowed wo wuremp ty-boused ; an' tbe ole 'oomaa wanted some thin' to git us a pound or two o' coflVe an' sugar with. So I thort I shed stuy all night l tne wuos, irustiu to gottin a shot at a stray buck or a turkev in the earlv mnrnin'. I war jest in this spot ; but it looked quite different then, the nul place abont byar war kivered wi' the fullest o' cane, an' so thick, a coou ked scace worm his way through it ; but sence then the undet-scrub's all been burnt out. So I tuk up my quarters for' the night under thut ere big Cyprus. The ground war dampish ; for thai hed been a Bpell o'ruin. So I tuk out my bowio, an' cut mo enough 6'tbo green cane to make a sort of a shake-down. It war comf'table .enough ; an, in the twinklin' o' a buck's tuil, I wur toun' asleep. I slept like a possum, Till oayoreaK, an tnea l war awoke by tne worst noises as ever rousted a teller out of his slumber- I heerd a sbreekin' and screumiu' au' screevin', as ef all the saws in Mississippi wor beiu sharped ithin twenty yards o' my ear. It all kimJYoui overhead, from out the top o tho cyprus : on it war the callin' o' the baldy eagles j it wa' n't the first time 1 bed listened to thorn hyar. ' I but a a rieest,' sez I to myself; 'an' young 'uos, too. That's why the birds are makiu' Kech a rum- pis,' Not thai I cared much about a eagle's nest, nor the birds neyther. But jest then I remembered my ole 'oomnu hed told me that there war a rich Englishman at tho tavern In Grand Gulf who offered no eend o' money for a brace o young Daitiy eagles. "so in coorse 1 clomb the tree. "1 warn t so easy as you may s pose. 'I bar war forty feet o the stem ithont a branch, au to smooth thot a catamount couldn't a' scaled it I thort at fust that the cyprus wa'ntclimableno bow; but jest then I seed a big fox grape-vine, that urter sprawlin' up another tree dost by, left it au sloped oil to the one wnor the baidics bad thar best This war the very thing I wauted, a sort o' Jaykup's ladder ; au' 'ith- out wastin' a minit, I up shinned the grapevine, Tbe shokey thing wobbled about, till I war well-nigh pitched back to the groan' ; an thar war a time when 1 thort seriously o' slip-pin' down agin. "But then kirn the thort o' the ole 'ooman, an' the empty larder, aloug ,wi' the Englishman an' bis full purse ; on beiu' freshly uarv- ed by these recollections, I swarmed up the viue like a squir'l. Once upon tbe cyprus, thar wurn't no difficulty in reachin the neest Thar war plenty o' footing among the top branches what the birds bad made thar eye-ray. But it waru't so easy to get into the neest Thar ked n't a' been less than awagon-load o' sticks in it, to say uot nothin o' Spanish moss, an' all sorts o' bones o' fish an' four footed animals. It tuk me nigh an hour to make a hole, so that I ked git my head above the edge, an' see what the neest contained. As 1 expected, thar war young uns In it two o' them half feathered. "All this time the ole birds war abroad lookiu' up a breukfast, I suppose, for their chicks.'- 'How disappointed they'll be I' sea I to myself, 'when they come back an' find that the young 'uds have fled the neest, without feothers r "I war too sure of my game, an too curious about tbe young buldies, watching them, as they cowered clost ;hegithcr,bisin, an' threat- eniu' me, to take notice o' anything besides. But I war roused by feehn' the hat suddiutly snatched from my bead, an,' at the same timo gittiu' tt Bcratc.hin' acrost the cheek, thut sent tho blood spurtin' out all over my face. It was from tho ydon o' the she-eagle, whili" the ole cock war makiu' a confusion o'- noises as ef he'u jest come all a-strut from the towers o' Babylon. I had grupped one o tne young bahlies, but I war only too cjad to let it go an' dock my head under the neest till tho critters were tired threatcnin, me, an' guv up the attack. By .this time I guv up alt thought o' takin' the young eagles. Arter my scratch, I war contented to leave 'cm, alone, an' no Englishman's geld ked her bought that brace o' birds. I only waited a bit to rekiver my self, an' then I commenced mokln' bock-tracks down the tree. I hed got "bout halfway to the place whar tho fox-grapes tuk boM o' the Cyprus, when I rns stopped by a pound fnr more terreOc than the screech V the entiles-1 - It was the rrcuk-in' nn' craalilu' o' timlier uloii? wi' that un- airtlily runiblia' yo may hear when the banks o' the Massisaippi be a cavin' iir, as they, rer 1 then. I ked see the trees that stood at ween me an' the rivor triuiblin' aud tossiu' about, au then goin with a loud swish, au a plungo, ir.io mo lust llowm current or the si ream Tho cyprus itself shook, as if tho wind war busy umoiig its branches. I felt a suddint jerk upon it, on' then it righted agin, an' stood steady as a rock. Tbe eugles above screenied wuss tbac ivcr, while Zeb Stump below war ircmijim liko an esicH., "I know'd well enough whnt it u'l meant, but knowin ilidn t give me any great sutcsfac lion, since I believed that in another miult tho cyprus mout eavo in too 1 I didu't stay tua '.i u ..iiiusandlli iractiou or a minit I hur ried In get buck to the ground ; an' soon reached the place' whnr tho grape viuo joined on to tho Cyprus., Thur waro'tno grape-vine to be seen. It wur cleur gone 1 .The tother tree to which its roots had been clingin bad gono iuto the rivor, takin' the fox-grapa along wuu it. Jt war that gcv the pluck 1 leit wbeu descending from tbe ucest I looked bolow, The river had changed its channel. Instead of ruuniu' twenty yards from the spot il war surgm along close to the Cyprus, which in Brother minit mout.topple over, whirl aloug, and be" swallowed in the froth in' water. "I ked do nothin but stay whar I war, nothin but wait an' watch, listeniu to the screamin of tho eagles, skeeart like myself, tho hoarse roariu o' tho angry water, au' the crashm o the trees, as ono urter another fell victims to tha flood." I was fascinated by this narration. OJd Zeb s tbonghts, notwithstanding the patois in which they were expressed, had risen to the sublime ; and although he paused for some minutes, I made no attempt to interrupt his rvuuciiouv, oui iu Biiejcu nwauea tne couiiuu-auce of bis tale. "Wal, whut do yo suppose 1 did next J" asked Zeb. "Really, I cannot imagine," I replied, considerably astonished by Old Zeb'a abrupt and unexpected question. "Wal, ye don't supposo I kirn down from the tree?" . "I don't see how you could." . "Neyther did I, for I ked n't. 1 mout as well have tried to git down the purpendiklar face of the Chickasaw bluffs, or tbe wall of Jackson Court House. So I guv it up, and stayed whar I war, cross-legs on a brauch of the tree. It war n't tbe most comf'table kind of a seat ; but I hed sometbio else than cushions to think of. I didn't know the minit I mout be shot out iuto the Massissippi ; and as I nevor war much of a 'swimmer to say notnin oi Deing smosned by we branches in fallin I warn t over satcsncd with my siti wation. . (Continued.) Hint to Mothers. John, aud .Mary and 1' unny were all 111 a pet together, and there seemed a fair prospeut of the baby's being awakened to add bis music- by way a chorus, fsow what do yoa think mother did? Punish each of the little offend ers for their fretfulnesss, this oppressive sum mer day, when she found it too bard to preserve her own temper unruffled? She took a different expedient "Come here, Fanny, she said to the young est, "and let mother tell you a funny story she read the other day. Of couse all were by her Slue aireciiy. J- j; .1 ' "A lady who lived on a tarm, she began, as she shortly jogged tho cradle, "baked ap a very large lout of bread one day, and as she took it down, after a few days, to cut up for the table, she found a curious little bolo on one side, sho cut around it and followed it up to the middle of the loaf, and what do you gaess she touuci; The little ones exhausted their ingenuity in guessing, wheu the mother said at last: "She tound aa old mouse, and nve young mice," Oh, how the little children laughed at the idea of a mouse's nest in a loaf of bread. ' She had taken a leaf ol an old copy-book, and nibbled it up to make their bed of,1' said the mother, and there was no fear of their being hungry, they had only to turn about and eat their bouse." The fretfulness was all gone, and the chil dren went into the door-yard to play, as happy as could be. What, a wonderful thing tact is, especially for a mother. Mothers should cultivate the habit of telliug little amusing stories to their children, of those calculated to awaken tender, sweet emotions. Though they may be ever so simple, children delight in them, if they are told with a pleasant voice, and interesting manner. It will save you hours of valuable time, often, and will be a blessing to your own hearts as well as your children, giving them food for pleasant thoughts and conversation. Tell a story tbe next time the children get "eo cross you do not know what to do with them," and soo if itdcas not answer much better than a sharp reproof. Mothers Magazino. The London Times in publishing an eccouut of tbe capture of Fort Fisher, alludes to it as a brilliant success, interesting to the studeut of the art of war for its scientific value, and to the general reader from the attractiveoss of the narrative. It thiuks the naval part cf the affair especially interesting from the impen etrability of onr iron-clads to shot, adding: if a dispatch which we publish to-day is to trusted, Admiral Tortkr believes th-t be possesses a vessel which couid destroy any ship of the British or French navy, lay our towns uudcr contribution, and chase away anything which we might send to blockade American ports. The iron-clads lay for five ays-witnm eight hundred yards oi on u isu- or, and received no material injury. If the Confederate grins are capable of comparison with our owa, the question of ships against forts may prove tD have been consid-rubly advanced by these experiments. Every fight across the ocean should be a lesson' for us, and this last deserves Jo be studied with v it- usual attention. srThe New York Nows Bon. Wood's paper charges that Hon. S. 8. Co.r, of Ubio, just betore tne vote on me uonstuui-iooal -Amendment was taken, went to Hod. Ma. English, -ol Connecticut, read to him a shoit speech which, he had prepared In favor of tbe amendment and requested irnn to vote with him for the measure. "Agate." the Wa.h. ingtoo correpondent of the Cincinnati Gazette, ou the authority, he says, of Mr. English, cn- orseg the material parts ol the charge, and says further, that at Mr. Cox's request ten min- nies uau ueeu ussiueu uiui uy iuiuu members in which to make his speech, and that he had assured qiite a number of Democrats and somo Unionists, that he should vote for th amendment When the voto wns Uktu, h8 recorded his name among "noe." . Jinks wits greatly offended the other evening at a card partwhen Smithers asked hirs to play card, njiug the foll-twiug dires,eelf;il allusion: 'Can you piny, youcur?' (euiT.ie.) When is a ham like a Bonvalesout person ? When it is nearly cared The President and Teacc. That our readers may fully und erstand the Position of the President, . and tho demand of tho rebels during tho lute Conference for Poaco, we copy the, followiug Paragraph from the Now York Tribune Our information leaves no room Tor doubt that tho President oot only eagerly sought but tonfidently expected to achieve a pacification before returning to Washington. This expectation was not realized, tho' ingenuity wus exhausted and no practicable concession withheld in his efforts to attain the desired end No question cenceruing Slavery was se-J nousiy interposeu no collutoral or subordinate issue precluded the present achieve ment oi reoce. l nu one sole, suQicient obstacle which tho Prcsidout encountered aud could uot overcome was this: - The Rebel required of him immediate. unqualified cessation of hostilitiet leaving in ulieyance all question! concerning, the in-tegritxi of the Union and the rightful author ity of it$ Government over the people of the severai States;, which the Pretident cour'e- ously promptly but decidedly apprised them that he was neither authorized nor disposed to concede. And thus tho conlereuce terminated.Now" we firmly believe that the great bodv of the Southern People, when correctly informed with regard to these rival propositions will refuse to sustain the Rebel-chiefs in their mad schemes of class aggrandizement at the expense of the life-blood of the masses; but it must be considered that Military coercion and terrorism are so potent and so omnipres ent at the South that, even in those portions of North Carolina which arejtiur to one for the Uaion, noue dare openly denounce or re sist tho Rebellion. If the Confederate chief at Richmond see fit to sustain the position taken by their deputies and we must presume that they will until they openly evince an adverse purpose there must be more fighting, not to subjugate but to liberate the Southern people, who were first Bwindleds bullied, terrorized iuto rebellion, and then, told: "Yoa have no choice. The' Yankees are coming to devastate your homes, outrage your families, and strip - you of all you possess. Defend your homes and firesides!" And tens of thousands are this day fighting uguiusi ineir oounuy oniy because tney have oeen duped into believing that thus only can they defend and preserve all that thev held dear. This monstrous delusion the Prcsidout bos done much to dispel by bis attyidance on and bearing at the Hampton roads Conference and we thank him heartily therefor, lie has fastened more clearly on the Rebel chiefs the responsibility of a continuance of wholesale carnage and devastation. He has made it plain to the impartial world, as it will gradually be made plain to the Southern masses, that these can have Peace on tho simple condition of fidelity to their country and obedience to her laws. And this ku owledge, slowly diffused at brst, will gradually detach all but the aristocracy from the desperate fortnnes of the death-struck Rebellion. Ohio Penitentiary. The Report of the directors and Warden of tha Ohio Penitentiary, for the year 1864, has been laid npon the desks of the members of tbe Legislature. The report ef the Directors is embraced in two pages- that of the Warden occupies five natres; the Physician's two; uuapiums two; matrons two; and then some TO odd of tabular details, susceptible of being very much condensed without im-paring their utility or deteriorating their VU1UB. The Directors are Thomas Sparrow. Co- lumous; llenry H. rarsons. Ashtabula: and John Hough, Columbus. Tho other officers are Nathanal Merion, Warden; James A. JJerin, Deputy Warden ; Theodore L Hewett Clerk; Rev. A. G. Byers,Chapluin; Starling' moving, m.. u. rnysicinn; K.A. Mclntir Steward; and LctitiaA. Vroman. Matron. the receipts of the Institution during the year ending Oct-31, were $85,6 24 96; and tho expenses, $10d,309 17 showiwr an ex cess of expenditure, $17,684 21. A Sensible Rebel View of illlitary Anairs- The Progress in another article soys, Sher man will take Charleston, Wilmington, Columbia and Raleigh. Gruut will stay where' be is, and keep Lee's army in the vice that has held it for the last ten months. ' Sherman and Terry will move on; Newbern would be their water base, and Raleigh their inland base, and with Grant on the James and Sherman at Raloigb, all transportation cut off and supplies exhausted, Lop's army wonld bo in a tight place. 1 be Uovernor and Legislature will leave but tbe people will stay where tbey are here, and throughout the State will do as they have done at Savannah, make the best they can of the condition of things they could not help. Tho people want peace regardless of Jeff. Davis and Abe Lincoln, live tbem peace and protection for person and property and tbey care very liltlo about boandary lines or who shall be President. ' . a Editors are proverbially temperai as wel as virtuous. We believe one of the craft did get "tightly slight" a few days ago, and- the following is a sample of his paper the next day: "Yestarday morning at 4 o'clock, P. M., a small man named Jones or Brown or Smith, with a knee in-the whole of his trowsers, committed arsenic by swallowing d dose of suicide The verdict of'the inquest returned a jury that the deceased came to the facts' in accordance with his death- He leaves a child and six small wives to lament the end of bis untimely loss." " American Affairs In the British Parliament. . In the English Parliament on the Cth the readiDg of the Q'ieeu's speech was succeeded J uj a vury iiiiunrauug uuu uuuiiaim ueijaiu uu American affairs, between the Ministry and their supporters, aud the opposition, which showed a material change of opinion on the part of British statesmen regarding tho war aud the position of the United States Gov eminent Earl Russell admitted that we had jnst cause of .complaint against England, both in regard to the fitting ont of rebel pirates and tho tolerating of radcrs in Canada. RcTlsian 6r the Toor Laws. For somo years, those cnlled upon to administer the poor laws of Ohio have found their duty a difficult one, from the' imperfect and incongruous statutes upon tho subject. A bill introduced into the senate, last winter, by Mr. West, to revise aud arrauge all laws for the benefit of the poor, passed tlis sedate some days since, und was coocured in by the House wit't a triO'ug amendment ' ' i.. ' Tug best dowry to advanre the malringe of n young Imly is to hive iu her cotiut-'naw.-e mil'luei, in her rpcoch wisdom, sod in her behavior modej'y. Treatment of Com s. We have rocoived from S. F. Perley of Naples, Mo-, "Rules for the Trcutoicnt and liilk-iug of Hairy Cows." Tbe "rules" are very good, and substantially as follows: Cows should be driven from pasture at leisurely as they will walk: never harassed or irritated by muo, boy or dog, because fust driving or barsh treatment of liuv kind injures tuo quality sua lessens the quaulily or liulkv The milk of cows in heat is unfit both lor hu man food and dairy use. Milking should be at regular intervals, say' at 5 o'clock in tbe morning aud 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Those milked first in the morning milk first at night W hen cows are in (he barn treat them gently in every respect. Let them understand that they are approached only with friondly intentions. Loud and harsh language, or anything that would excite tbe animal or cause fears, is decidedly injurious. ' Filth may add value to the duog heap, buf it spoils tbe milk. Let the udder and teats be thoroughly cleaned- washed if necessary- and, begiuuing slowly, let the milking soon' be rapid as toosiali with gentleness. To draw milk gently, qnickly. aud complete is th highest accomplishment of a milker. Tba strippings are from five to fifteen times richer than the milk first drawn. No one can afford to lose this, and, besides, leaving any in the udder tends to diiniuish secretion. Poor-milkers dry up cows. ... No tulkiug should be allowed while milking fa going on. Besides irritating the cow by noise, the milker, every now and then, suspends bis' labor, to listen aud reply to conversation, and benco the work is imperfectly per' formed and the loss is very considerable,' Boston Cultivator. Secretaries of the Treasury. An article in the Banker's Magazine states that since tbe formation of the Government there have been tweuty-scveu Secretaries of the Treasury, of whom two hailed from Mass achusetts, three from New York, ono - from New Hampshire, seven from Pennsylvania. one from Maine, two from Maryland three' . from Ohio, two from Kentucky, two frow Georgia, one from Delaware one from Tennessee, one from Connecticut, and one from; Mississippi. The youngest man who ever occupied the position of bead of tbe Govern ment finances was Alexander Hamilton, who was only thirty -two years of age when be entered upon tbe duties of the office. Albert Gallatin held tbe office twelve years, which was tbe longest term of service of any man William II. Crawford held it eight years,, and Hamilton six years. It speaks well frr tbe longevity of financiers that fonr of tho Secretaries lived to the age of four score and only two diod under the age of sixty, one of these( Hamilton) being killed in a duel. , Lake Ship Building in 1S5L There were built in the Sandusky District during tbe season of 1864, five steamers sixteen tugs' three acows,.two barks and one brig, with an aggregate tonnage of 6,370 tuns. There were built in all the districts ou the lakes, eighty-seven steamers, and ono hundred sail vessels, with an aggregate burthen of 47, 854 The greatest number wore built at Cleveland, to-wit: twenty-six steamers and forty one sail vessels, Buffalo tbirty-fbur steamers and seven sail; Chieago, thirteen steam ers and two sail vessels. A "Hoss Cab" Advbitturs. Artemu Ward is looking at things in Boston. He had an adventure one day, which resulted at fol lows: . - I returned in the Hoss Cars, part way.' A pooty girl in spectacles act near me, and was tellin a young mao how much he reminded her of a young man she used to know in Watthani. Pooty soon the young man got out, acdsmilio in a seductiv.' manner, I said to the girl in spectacles; "Don't I remind yoa of somebody yoa U3ed to know?" "Yes," she said, oa do remind me of one man, but he was sent to the Penitentiary for steulin' a barrel of mackerel ho-died there, so . I conclood yoo ain't him." I didn't purjoo the eonversotionv - Uttir deafness speedily cured wss norer to' well defined as iu Hood's tale of a trumpet: There was Mrs. F., So very doaf She might hare worn a percussion cap, . And been hit on the heud without bearing it snap. Well, I gold her a born, and the very next day Shir heard from her husband In Botany Bay. . An election for a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, in place of Mr. Reed, dec eased, was held on the 24th alt in Washington aud Beaver Counties. J, M. Welsh Union, was cbosen by a large majority in Wusbington County the vote was Welsh, 3,295; F. Brady, jr: Dem: 2,684; majority tot m outu, ou; a.uu in ixsuvcT uv uuu auuui uuu majority. . . Oot of 1,900 rebel prisoners at Camp Mor ton, Indianapolis, only about.ote-fourth ore willing to be exchanged. The remainder want to take the oath of allegiance and remain at the .North. The Chattanoega Gazette says that nine of our soldiers who had been captured by tho rebels and put iu Gaylesvillo (Ala.) jail, were recently taken out by Gatk wood's guerrilla?, shot, and their bodies thrown iuto tbe riverv Twelve Legislatures have now ratified tbe Constitutional Amendment Cue (Delaware) has rejected it, Kentucky and New Jersey ire considering the measure. The prospects or its success are better in the latter than iu the former State. A Calcutta letter to the London Times es timates the number of persous killed iu India by the fearful hurricane of October last, at 60,000. In tbe Ulnd of Sangor alone, 7,000 perished, out of a population of 81,000. The construction o? tho Government Ar seu id at Rock Island, Illinois, will be commenced immediately.- It will cost $1,500,000. and wi,l be one or the largest structures oi (ue n:uu iu the world. Col R. B. Havs, of the 23d Ohio, and member of Congress elect from the Seeonil District of this tiltite, was confirmed a Briga dier-Goneral of Volunteers. The President's soo, Robkrt T. Limcolx, was also confirmed Assistaut Adjutaut-General, with rank of Captain in tbe Regular Army. The great trotting match in Paris between the American horse Shepard, and the French horse Express, resulted in a victory fot tho American hofbe, ho winning by a bnmlrej yards. Ma. S. S. Cox offered a resolutionln tha House, thanking the President for his conduct iu the peace niovemeul. It im adopted by an overwhelming majority. Fkhnanpo Woon u r'ilutinn protesting ngain't tli8 rec'L-'i'tioi) of tba .South, was uiso adepUd. The movements of cotton on tbe Mif pi river are ir.cteasiog largely. hu- V