PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY MORNING BY A. H. BYINGTON & CO., g gaming glimmer, gutted to gluon gum and growls. (annual gutilligmv, Quantum goblins, garimitm, wetsuits, &i.---Qi5tahiislmi in 1300. AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANN UM, IN ADVANCE. NUMBER 837--NEW SERIES, VOLUMEII XLV--N UMBER 4. N ORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY, JANUARY 26.1864. NORWALK GAZETTE. OFFICEIN GAZETTE BUILDING. A.H.BYINGTON & co. A. B. Brmorou, J. B. ELLs, G. N. ELLs. Advertising Rates. One Square, one insertion, $1 00 “ two insertions, 1 25 “ three insertions, 1 50 “ one month, 1 75 “ two months, 8 00 ‘- tnree months, 4 00 “ slxmonths, '7 00 " - one year—with paper 15 00 Two Squares, one‘year—wlth paper, 25 00 Each a ditional Square, per year, 8 00 One half column, one year, 40 00 One Column, one year, 75 00 Fifteen lines, or 1'00 words,make a square. Fraction- . sl parts of a square charged for as a whole. Yearly advertisements payable 1et of January &July. , Yearly advertisers restricted to the business contem- . lated at the time of contract. KE‘ These terms will be inflexibly adhered to._a . . \ Business DIRECTORY. ~. V\.'\ \.r\/\Ar\.\ .‘_‘\.—\--\_'\-~-'\/\/x_. \. Norwalk Post Office. MAILS CLOSE. West 7.50 A. M.—2.30 P. M. East 8.30 A. M.—-5.00 P. M. Danbury & Norwalk Railroad 8.50 A. M. Weston, Bedding and Bedding Ridge, Tues- days, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 12 M. « : ' MAILS DUE. , West 9.10 A. M.—-6.Ct‘ P. M. Eas. 8.20 A. M.—3.30 P. M. Danbury do Norwalk Railroad 8.00 A. M. POST OFFICE nouns. From 7.00 A. M. to 8.00 P. M. ~ CHARLES OLMSTEAD, r. M. D. PRITCHARD, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, Residence next door to Ruggles’ Store, MAIN STREET, SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. New HARDWARE 8L PAINT STORE, M a i n S t r e e t, Opposite I. H. Campell’s Confectionery, MARVIN & PROWITT, Wholesale and retail Dealers in Hardware, Cutlery, Paints, Oils, Glass, Paper Hang- ings, Window Shades, &c. JAMES G. HARBOUR, SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL DENTIST. Teeth extracted without pain by the use of Nitrous Oxide or Laughing Gas. Office at Residence, East Avenue, N orwalk, Connecticut. Architecture. SIDNEY M. STONE, ARCHITECT, Will furnish Plans, Specifications, Detail Drawings, and superintend the erection of public and private buildings. Ofiice in Mar~ bio Block, Chapel-st, New Haven, Ct. t152 (i130. F. BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn.,Man- ufacturer of Tin, Cop er, and Sheet Iron Ware; and dealer in toves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery, Brittannia, Wooden and Willow Ware, Crockery; and a full assort- ment of House Keeping articles generally. a. s. nocnwoon, Fashionable Draper & Tailor, GENTLEMEN’SFURNISHING EMF OBI‘I'JM 1 Main-st, Norwalk, Conn. S. I. OIMSTEAD 61.00., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries, Flour, Feed, &c., 14 and 16 Mas-st». Norwalk. Conn. EMA” ”INSURANCE ‘COMPANY, ' Of Hartford. Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual. Gash Capital $1,500,000 Insure against loss and damage by Fire .on Terms adapted to the hazard,and consistent with the laws of compensation. GEORGE R COWLES, Sole Agent “’8 For Norwalk and vicinity. "RENTAL can. AN impression having gone abroad that the undersigned has relinquished his profession, this is to inform his friends and the public that he still continues the practice of his profession at his 011 stand, foot of Main-st, Norwalk, where he will be happy to tender them his best services. In case of temporary absence,a skillful assistant will be found in attendance at the Office, ready and willing to serve all that mag call. A. ILL, D. D. S. .u 34,. Jacmson‘ a 330. N9: 1 Gneette Building. OULI) respectfully announce to the SD11? and their 'old customers, that they h vc recently made extensive additions to their stock of goods. We are now prepar- ed to offer an assortment not to be surpassed in Fairfield County, in quality or price. We ould call particular attention to our stock of _ atchcs, which is larger than ever before.— We have a fine lot of Ladies’ Swiss Watches, in gold cases, at prices varying from $20 to $75, which we can recommend as bein cor- rect time keepeé‘s. 13180, Gentleman’s \ atch- ' eg, in silver on go cases; at any" price from £5 to $40,: “We'buy of the best importers in "evv ork, and altogether for cash, so that our facilities for selhng cheap could not be reater. Our stock 0f JeWélry, Silver and mar, Wares was never better than at pres- ent. and comprises all of the latest styles that are manufactured. A. JACKSON do BRO. Notice. THE subscriber having purchased the stock of Dimes, MEDICINES, &C., of the late firm of KNAPI’ & LYNES, of the Corner Drug 310", would respectfully inform the public that he has completely repleaished'the' store Wk P98? and flesh, seeds. and having had several years experience in the Drug business , in New York City, he feels confident that he can we satisfaction as to the quality of the co spurcliased, and in the preparation of cdicmes. He Will keep constantly on hand a full and extensive stock of the best quality and at reasonable prices. The friends and patrons of the old firm, as also all others in want of Drugs, Medicines Fancy Goods &c. are inmed. to fill“ at the ripper Dr .. Store: _ _ H- - PRQWITT. Norwalk, Juncdth,1863.‘ ‘ " ' ‘ AS above stated I have disposed of my interest in the late mi of Knapp 5; Lyneg to Henry M. Prowitt who Will continue the Drug business as heretofore, and whom I cordially recommend to the public as a com- petent an .I careful upotliccui'y. 23 SAM’L LYNES, M. D. , ,OCK, SALT, a _ very superior article at t S. E. OLMSTEAD & CO’S War Claims. reliable friends in Washington, is re- pared to secure Bounty Money, Back ay, Pensions, and claims of all kinds against the Government. Charge for collecting from two to five per cent. No charge will be made for advice given in relation to claims, and no fee charged unless the claim is col- lected. JOSEPH W. WILSON. Aug. 22, 1862. ~ NORWAIH. HOTEL. NORWALK, CONN. E. S. Brewster, Proprietor. " HIS House, having been renovated and improved, is now open for the reception of permanent or transient boarders, and Will be kept as afirsl class Hotel. This Hotel is very pleasantly situated in one of the most beautiful towns on Long Island Sound, and is especially attractive for Summer Board- er s. The Proprietor would assure the public, that it will be his constant endeavor to keep his house in such a style, as will ensure satisfaction to all. Improvements in Photographing. Special Notice to our Patrons WHITNEY dc BECKWITII Have added a . N E W R 0 0 M , To their extensive Gallery, especially for fin- ishing Photographs. By the return of MR. WHITNEY from Washington, (with an assistant,) have doubled their force of operatives .' By procuring a large and excellent CYLINDER PRESS, can give their Pictures that beautiful IVOR Y SURFACE, so desirable; with these additions to their business facilities and their long experience in this beautiful and useful art in connection With the First Houses in New York. they can safely defy competition, not only in finish and truthfulness, but in the speedy completion of orders. Thankful for past fa- vors, we hope to merit a continuance of your patronage. Norwalk, J unelst, 1863. NEW FURNISHING STORE, NEAR UPPER END OF MAIN ST. East Side of the Bridge. HAVE at my Store in Norwalk the largest assortment of I Household Furniture in this county, consisting of Bureaus of all kinds, Lounges, Sofas, Tete-a-Tetes, Card Tables, Marble top pier Tables and Center Tables, Wash Stands, EXTENSION TABLES, CHAIRS and ROCKERS of all kinds, Looking Glasses, Picture Frames, and everything else in the Furniture line cheap for Cash. Repairing, done promptly and by experienced workmen. Undertaking, I have on hand a large assortment of COFFINS, of the best materials, and will furnish shrouds, carriages, hearse, and every- thing necesssry for the btiriaioi" the dead. cheaper than can be obtained elsewhere. I have as good a Hearse as there is in the county; and will attend Funerals in neigh- boring towns, without extra charge. ‘ ELBERT RAYMOND. Norwalk, Sept. lst, 1863. . NORWALK Steam Sawing and Plaining nu 2' I. r. . HE subscriber has fitted up and is now prepared to execute all orders for Pla- ning; Scroll and other Sawing; manufacture of Doors, Sash, Blinds, &c., &c., in the best and most expeditious manner, and at satis- factory prices. Orders by mail promptl at- tended to. 1y17 TIMOTHY B. FITCH Wheeler q. Wilson’s C O H N E '1' 3 A N D , Bridgeport, Conn. ARE prepared to furnish first-class MUSIC for Military, Firemen’s and Civic Pa- rades, Concerts, Promenades, Pic Nice, &c. Orders addressed to F. J. THOMAS, Leader or J. E. MORRIS, Sec’g, will meet with prompt attention. 22 N. B.—Address Letters, care Wheeler & Wilson M. F. G. Co.,East Bridgeport, Ct. 2- summer a sons, CABINET MAKERS, &c, ARE now prepared to offer to the ublic the largest and best assortment 0 Good Purniture, comprising every article usually kept infa Furniture Store, ever offered in Norwalk, which will be sold AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES. Our customers and the public generally who want anything we keep, willfiud it to their interest to give us a call. Spring Mattresses of 3 or 4_ different kinds, very cheap. Hair Mattresses, made to order, and old ones made over as good as new. UNDERTAKING, We keep on hand a very large assortment of Coffins of every description, furnish shrouds, scarfs, carriages, and everything necessary for the interment of the dead, and at very low prices. We are just completing another splendid Hearse, which will give us two Hearses equal to any in the State, which we shalluse whenever our services are required, without- eam‘a change. E. UINTABD & SONS. N orWalk, March ,5th 1862. 5'03. SALE.- r HE Real Estate formerly owned by WILLIAM SEYMOUR, deceased, situated in this town, on White Oak Shade Street, about4 miles from Norwalk or Darien, to witz—one - Large new Dwelling House, with out-buildings and 12 or 14 acres of very superior Land, well adapted to Gardening purposes. Also a Small House with two acres of land attached—and 4 acres of land situated in or near “ Hanford’s Swamp,” so called. “ " ' " The property will he sold all together or in separate parcels as may suit purchasers, and on accommodating terms; two thirds of the purchase money can remain secured on the premises for a teim of years, if desired. For further particulars apply to 44 S Y. ST.JOHN. New Canaan, Feb 10th, 1863. tf? Notice. FI‘HE Subscribpi' has the pleasure of inform- in’g‘ th‘e’public that he has purchased the interest of Ebenezer Crisscy ln‘the Boot and Shoe Business lately carried on at the Store corner of Wall and Water Street, where he will continue the business. He trusts that the liberal patronage given to this Store while under his control as partner and man- ager, will be continued to him as proprietor. 9 J. N. LOCKWOOD. Hides, Tallow in rough, ALF-SKINS, SHEEP & LAMB SKINS Wanted by S. E. OLMSTEAD &CO. l Highest Cash Prices paid. THE undersigned, through the agency of Norwalk INllIllllfll EIIMPlNY, nonwnnn come, Chartered Capital. $500000 Paid up Capital, $100,000 WM. C. STREET, President. GEO. R. Cowms, Secretary. EBEN. HILL, Treasurer. Norwalk, Jan lst. 1864 INSURANCI. THE subscriber ‘havin taken the agency of the New England ’ e and Marine In- surance Co. of Hartford, is prepared to insure all kinds of property against loss or damage by fire, on as accommodating terms as any other Company. The New England Fire and Marine Insu- rance Company has been recently established -with~a paid in capital of $200,000 and has a surplus of $6,295.00. JOSEPH W. HUBBELL, Agent for Norwalk and vicinity. Norwalk, Feb. lst, 1861. tf5 WM. T. BARNUM, 0'. S. War Claim Agent, Will promptly collect Bounty Money, Back Pay, Pensions for Disabled, Dis- charged Soldiers, Widows and Children, Mothers and Sisters, and all other Claims against Government. Office opposite Con- cert Hall. All business letters promptly answered. Danbury, Conn. 1y36 15' New Meat Market. THE Subscriber would respectfully inform the public that he has bought out the MARKET lately kept by Mr. James Byxbee in SKIDD Y ’S BLOCK Main Street, and in- tends keepin constantly on hand the choi- cest of Beef, ark, Mutton, Poultry, &c., &c. Having had long experience in the business he is confident of his ability to please. A share of the public patronage is respectfully solicited. JULIUS F. PARTRICK. N orwalk, Sept. 213i, 1863. 38 IMPORTED CUTLEHY. THE Subscriber, while in England, recent- 1 ,made arrangements with the Shef- fied ll anufacturers for the sale of Thomas Harrison’s celebrated Cutlery, and has now on exhibition and sale at his Store opposite the Post Office, a large, and one of the most complete assortments of Sheffield Cutlery ever offered in this Country, including Car- ving Knives and Forks; Bread Knives; Butter Knives; Table Knives and Fo‘rks; Pocket Knives of every description&inclu- ding many curious styles; Scissors, c., &c. Call and examine the assortment. tf46] JOSEPH SHEPHERD. Business Change ! WATERBURY & DUNCAN, “70ULD announce to the: public that they have purchased the Carriage Ma- king Business formerly conducted by Mr. Edson Beers, and connected it with their Blacksmith Shop, making one complete es- tablishment. They are now prepared to exe- cute in the best manner, and with greater dispatch than ever before, anything in the line of Carriage Making and Blacksmith- 111g. . Carriages made to order, and Painting, Trimming, Repairing, &c., done by experi- enced workmen, with dispatch. WGood Carriage timber taken in ex- change for work. Norwalk, Nov. 23d, ’63. “4? Pall and vwlint—er Styles Now ready at DISBROW’S 20 Dozen New Styles of CAPS. Silk Hats of Superior quality, our price is only $4.00. A New and splendid assortment of Shirts, all Wool. SCARES and TIES in great variety. LINEN and PAPER COLLARS— Gloves, Hosiery, &c. 4 J. H. DISBROW, Ag’t. 5 Cash System adopted for Photographs 8:. Caries de Visits AT WHITNEY 85 BECKWITH’S. IN consequence of the great rise in chem- , icals, metals, and laper, use, in our busi- ness, that 'can only e bought for cash, we had either to increase our prices, or adopt the Cash system. We choose the latter, as it will alike benefit the customer and suit us. Hereafter, when a proof is accepted, the order for prints must be accompanied with the CASH. . WHITNEY & BECKWITH. Norwalk, Conn, June 15. DRUGS, MEDICINES! Perfumery. Stationery! THE undersigned begs to inform the citi- zens of Norwalk that he has establish- ed his Drug Store at No. 11 Main street, where he keeps a constant suppl of pure Drugs at Wholesale and Retai at fair prices He has secured the services of a competent, practical Druggist from New York, and is prepared to compile all pre- scriptions, and by close attention to busi- ness at all hours, day and night, hopes to merit a share of patronage. The patrona e of Physicians is respectfully Solicited. e have a better stock of Stationer ,at lower prices than any firm in town. lore open on Sunday for the sale of Mcdicines.‘ ' E: BLAGKMAN, No. 11 Main street, NorWalk. me Shuttle Machine. HE SUBSCRIBER having taken the Agency for the towns of Norwalk, New Canaan, Wilton, Westpert and Ridge- fleld, for the sale of these well-known fami- ly Sewing Machines, would respectfully in- vite all persons in want of a good Machine, which will be warranted, to call at his resi- dence in Silver Mine District, Norwalk, and examine the Machine and its work, before purchasing elsewhere. It has only to. be seen in motion to be appreciated. Call, ex- amine and' try for yourSelves. ' THOMAS M. RAYMOND, Norwalk, Dec. 5th, 1863. 2m49 nri'movns. E; ON the let of January 1864, the subsoil,- ber will remove his Blacksmithlng s- tablishment from the old stand near‘t e fqoth of Mill Hill to the new Biick Building 0 t e‘ " N QB WALK HORSE RAIL W47 00. Thankful for past favors, he confidently ex- pects, by prompt personal attention to the wants 0 community, a continuance of the pub tronage. JAMES D. SHEA. Norwalk, Dec. 2lst. 1863. tf51 Children’s Carriages, PRICE rangingifrom $1.50 upward, at o. a E. .LOCKWQQD. it 00. NEW SWEET CIDER" - K by the gallon 'or barrel at . ‘ ~ PENDLETON’S. .. ................L............. -..__I___.A - ,._ The luperllnons Han. BY JOHN 6. sm. [It is ascertained by inspection of the reg- isters of many countries that the uniform proportion of male to female births is as 21 to 20; accordingly in respect to marriage every 21st man is naturally superflous.— Smith’s Treatise on Population. I long have been puzzled to guess, And so I have frequently said, What the reason could really be That I never have happened to wed : ' Out now it is perfectly clear I am under a natural ban; The girls are already assigned— And I’m a superflous man; These clever statistical chaps Declare the numerical run or women and men in the world, Is twenty to twenty-and-one ; And hence in the pairing, you see, Since wooing and wedding began, For every connubial score, They’ve got a superfluous man 2 By twenties and twenties they go, And giddily rush to their fate,— For none of the number, of course, Can fail of a conjugal mate ; But while they are yielding in scores To natures inflexible plan, , There’s‘never a woman for me:- ‘ For I’m a superfluous man 1 It isn’t that I am a churl, To soliciludc over-inclined; It isn’t that I am at fault I In morals, or manners or mind ; Then what is the reason you ask, I am still with the bachelor clan? I merely was numbered amiss— And I’m a superfluous man i It isn’t that I am in want Of personal beauty and grace, For many a man with a wife Is uglier far in the face ; Indeed among elegant men I fancy myself in the van 5 But what is the value of that, ‘ When I’m a superfluous man? Although I am fond of the girls, For aught I could ever discern, The tender emotion I feel Is one that they never return ; ’Tis idle to quarrel with late, For struggle as hard as I can, They’re mated already, you know-n And I’m a superfluous man i No wonder I grumble at times, With women so‘ pretty and plenty, To know that I never was born To figure as one of the Twenty; But yet, when the average lot With critical vision I scan,. I think it may be for the best That I’m a superfluous man, TN: F. Ledger. 9‘.-. What Game of an Omnibus ‘ Ride AND ONE PULL TO THE RIGHT. Some time ago, (no matter when, little folks shouldn’t be curious,) I was riding in an omnibus with some half dozen well dressed ladies, and white kidded gentle- men. At a signal from somebody on the side. walk, the driver reined up his horses, at very old man, with tremolons limbs and silvery locks, presented himself at the door for admission. The driver shouted through the skylight * Room for one more, there, inside;’ but the gentlemen looked at the old man and frowned, and the ladies spread out their ruflied skirts, for his list was shabby, and his coat very threadbare. He saw how it was, and why there was ‘no room,’ and meekly turned to go down the steps, when a fine looking young man, who sat next to me, sprang to the door, and seizing him by the am, said: ‘Take my place, sir; you are quite welcome to it. I am young and hearty; it won’t weary me to walk,’ ——and kindly leading the old man to the vacant seat, he leaped from the steps and walked briskly down the street, while I looked admiringly after him, saying to myself, ‘That young man has had a good mother.’ ‘ We drove on, and the more I looked at the old man’s silver hairs, and fine, honest face, the more indignant I felt at the way be had been treated. Whether he read my thoughts in my countenance, or not, I can’t say; but, after most of the passengers had got out, he moved up to me and said, ‘Good boy—good boy, wasn’t he 'f My dear (and here his voice sunk to a confidential whisper) I have got money enough to, buy out all the up- start people that filled this omnibus twenty. times over, but I like this old coat and hat. They are as good as a crucible. Help me to find out the true metal. Good morning, my dear. Thank you for your pity,just as much as if I need- ed it’-and the old man pulled the strap, got out of the omnibus and hobbled ofi‘ down street. Some time after, I advertised for lodg- logs, and was answered by a widow ls- dy. I liked the air of the house, it was so neat and quiet ; and the flowering plants in the window were a letter of recommendation to me. Your cold heart- ed icicle people never care for flowers ; (you may write that in the fly leaf to your primer), But what particularly pleas- ed me at Mrs, Harris’s was the devotion of her son to his mother. I expected no less, because, the minute I opened the door, I saw that he was the some young man, who gave up his seat in the omni- bus to the old gentleman. John did all the marketing and provi- ding as well as if he was seventy instead of seventeen. He wheeled his mother’s chair to the pleasantest corner; handed _ her the footstool and newspaper, and spectacles; offered her his arm up stairs and down, and spent his evenings by Mr Lside, instead of joining other young men in racing over the city to find ways to kill time. - It was a beautiful sight in these days, when beardless boys come stamping and whistling into their mother’s presence, with their hate on, and call her the ‘old woman.’ I spent a pleasant autumn‘nnder Mrs. Harris’s quiet roof. And now, winter had set in, with its nice long evenings.— John came into tea one night with his bright face overclouded. His mother was at his side in an instant. John’s master had failed, and J aim was thrown out of employment. Then I learned that it was only by the strictest economy, and boarding of every cent of John’s small salary, that, the house rent was paid and the table provi- ded. And now, so the widow said, the house must be given up, for John might be a long while getting another place, clerk- ships were so difiicult to obtain; and they must not think of running in debt. It was wait a pity. We were all so comfortable and happy there, in that co- sy little parlor, with its sunny bow win- dow full of flowers, and its bright Lehigh fire, and cosy cushioned chairs; that co- sy parlor, where the little round table, with its snowy cloth had been so often spread; and the fragrant cofi'ee, and deli- cate tea biscuit, and racy newspapers had been so often discussed; where John, in his slippers and dressing gown, with his dark hair pushed of his broad forehead, read us page after page of some favorite author, while the wind was welcome to whistle itself dumb outside the threshold, and old Winter to pile up snow at the door till he got tired of it. It was hard 1 John walked brand down the floor, ‘ with his hands crossed behind, and Mrs. Harris went round the room, hunting af ter her spectacles, when they were com- fortably reposing on the bridge of her line Roman nose. A knock at the door ! A note for John l ‘ Enclosed find $500, to pay Mr. John Harris’s house rent for the coming year. A Faisun.’ John rubbed his eyes, and looked at his mother: his mother looked at me, and I looked at both of them ; and then we laughed and cried 'till we nearly had regular hysterics. But who was the ‘Friend 1" That was the question. We were all born Yan- kees, and did our best at ‘guessiag;’ but it didn’t help as. I hadn’t to be routed. No, nor John, nor his dear old mother. And pussy parted round as as if she had as much reason to be glad as any of us; and the canary thrilled so sharp a strain that we were obliged to mums his cage and his enthusiasm with John’s silk pock- et handkerchief. , Mrs. Harris and I had not got our feminine tongues still the next day, when John came back, in the middle of the forenoon, with. another riddle to drive our womanly curiosity still more distract- ed. He was requested to call immedi- ately—so a note he had just received, read—st —- &Co.’s, and accept the head clerkship, at a salary of $1,400 a year; being highly recommended by a person whose name his new employee de- clined giving. That was a greater puzzle still. John and his mother had rich relations to be sure; but though they had always been interferring in their plans for making a living, they never had been known to give them anything except—advice, or to call on them by daylight, and it wasn’t likely that ‘the leopard would change his spots,’ at that late day. No. it couldn’t be J ohn’s rich relatives, who were always in such a panic lest the upper tendom should discover that their cousins, the Harrisses, lived in an unfashioasble part of the town, dined at one o’clock and no- ticed trades-people and mechanics. We were too sensible to believe in fai- ries, and who the mischief was emptying the ‘born of plenty’ in that way at our feet, was the question. When we awoke the next morning we found in the back yard a barrel of apples, a. barrel of flour, a keg of butter, and . a bag of buckwheat flour, labelled, ‘For Mr. John Harris— street.’ John declared (after pinching himself to see if he was really John) that be fastened the gate on the inside the very last thing before he put his night-cap on. Mrs. Harris said somebody must have climbed over and unfesteued it ; and II jumped right up and down, for a bright thought struck me, and I was determined to hold on to it, for I didn’t have a bright thought every day. ‘What now,’ said John, as I capered around the room. ‘ Oh l nothing,’ said I, ‘only it takes a woman after all, to find out a secret—— and to keep it too,’ I added, snapping my fingers at him. That day I thought it would do me good to ride about in an omnibus. I tried several. It didn’t make much dif- ference with me whether they went up street or down, or where they finally passengers. By and by I saw the person I wanted. Said I, in a whisper, sitting down beside him, ‘ House rent—clerkship—flour— apples—butter and buckwheat, all for giving you a seat in an omnibus 1’ stopped. I was looking more at the. . sundaévimfihwai. can; . .. Didn't I know that ‘the fairy’ was the nice old man with silver locks ? Didn’t he bribe me to hold 'my tengue by telling me that he might get a peep at John and his mother ? Didn’t he come? and didn’t I look as much astonished when he called as if it hadn’t been all settled two days previous ? But how was I to know that Mrs. Harris would turn out to be an old love of his? How was John to know, when he felt such an irre- man, that his hair had grown white lov- ing his mother? How was the old man to know why he loved John so well, and thought him one of the finest young men he had ever seen ? How was I to know that I was to turn out to be what I al- Ways so mortally hated,a feminine match- maker ?-Famiy Fem. _ e<.>.- Iv’rom the Washington Daily Chronicle. 1 Abraham Lincoln. We have just entered upon the Presi- dential Year. The time has come for us to discuss the renomination and re-elec- tion of a successor to Mr. Lincoln, and in a few months we shall be in the midst of a presidential campaign, with all its excitements and responsibilities. We should be happy during this war to aban- don all political discussion, to do nothing but prosecute the war to the end. But this cannot be. The Constitution pro— vides that every four years a Chief Mag- istrate shall be elected. The time is at hand, and we must determine with as much kindness and prudence as possible who shall be the choice of the friends of the Union. The prevailing sentiment among the people is one of confidence in Abraham Lincoln and his Administra— tion. No Chief Magistrate has been so severely tried, and yet no Chief Mag— istrate has administered our government with so much success and popularity.— The American dwells with pride and sat- isfaction upon the Administration of Washington and Jackson ; and yet with all our veneration for these men, and our appreciation of the services that made their country great and their names la- mented, we can see in Abraham Lincoln the qualites that will make his name as dear. He has shown the devotion and the pure minded patriotism of Washing. ton, and the-energy and honesty of Jack- son. When he pronounced Emancipation he spoke as the former would have spoken. When he declared in his message that he would never abandon Emancipation he spoke with the spirit of the statesman who crashed monopoly and nullification. He has been a progressive man. The Presidency came to him as it were by a special Providence, as though Infinite Wisdom saw in the plain, neighboring lawyer of Illinois, living in his quiet country home, the honesty, the sagacity, the far-reaching shrewduess, the rare power of living above the present, and looking upon the State with the impar— tial eye of the statesman, who would save the country. Mr. Lincoln accepted the high and awful trust, determined to do what was right and proper ; to be bold when boldness was necessary, and cautious when caution was de manded.— This has been his career. He has moved in the right path from the beginning. Some have chided him for being too fast; others for being too slow; but all must see that he has kept pace with the coun- try, neither rising with its exultation, nor sinking with its depression, but steadily, calmly, constantly, directly moving on in the path of progress and liberty. It has been his singular felicity—a felicity that we see now when we make this retro— spect, although we may not have seen it before—to speak the right word at the right time, just as the country was ready to say amen. This rare gift, which God refused to rulers who have left splendid names, to those who ruined nations but founded empires, which was refused to Cromwell‘snd Bonaparte, and given to Washington and William of Orange, has been bestowed upon Abraham Lin- coln. History may speak of him as a great man, certainly as a just, good, wise man, but to us he is the Man of the Hour.— Thereforc, although in the closing months of his Administration, he is trusted with a degree of unanimity that can scarcely be realized. There are great differences of opinion among loyal men. We differ on every question. Some of us believe in immediate emancipation ; others in gsdual enmancipation. Some of us be- lieve that secession made the States ’I‘sr- ritoriss, and that the Government should become strong and centrealized. Others think that the supremacy of the States than neither be tainted nor destroyed by treason, and that their rights cannot be changed by war. Thus we differ—and often with bitterness. But, notwithstand- ing this, there is one universal belief in the capacity and prudence of President Lincoln, and the general success of his Administration. As we have said, he is the Man of ‘the Hour. It is impbssible that this public senti- ment should not be felt in the beginning of this Presidential Year. In Indi- ana and Maine, in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, it has already spoken, and it has said that this man who has done so well, has earned his right to a re-elec- tion. It is not a local or a spasmodic feeling. It is purely a movement of the people. It comes from no political in- ‘.u£..‘ii.v?.‘e‘.‘h4m . .4; .1 _.~~.a. . lea-.1. .h a sistable impulse to be kind to the old- .leader of the friends of the Union. trigne, but it is the forcing out of the popular wish. It is an honor for which Mr. Lincoln has not labored. No word of appeal to any one has come from his lips, and those who know the man, know that he labors on in his high place, content only to do his duty and to serve the country as long as it needs his servi' ces. This characteristic unselfishness has done much to awaken the present extra- ordinary feeling in his favor. ’ It seems to be impossible that a man so univer- sally respected, and trusted, and beloved, should not be renominated and re-elected. And, after all, the voice of the people is true and unerring. . A nation thinks slow, but its thoughts are inspirations. The nation knows that as Abraham Lin- coln has been wise in these three years of war, he should be trusted to finish the work. The work is almost done; and generosity would say that having been in the heat and burden of the confiict, having borne all the toils and burden of these theee years, he should be permitted to enjoy a triumph, he has done so much to achieve. For ourselves we are dis- posed to respect this sentiment. As jour- nalists, we have refrained from the man- worsbip the war has so abundantly de- veloped. We have felt that the nation was in a strife for its existence, it strife involving the principle of liberty—dear to us, as it has been to freeman in every age. We have regarded men—whether Presidents, cabinet ministers, generals or sodiers—as the mere instruments of this strife, and whether they lived or died, lost or won, it was nothing so that the country was saved. We have sustained Mr. Lincoln disinterestedly, because he was our republic’s only head and cham- pion, and if his policy was defeated there could be little hope for the nation. We sustained him not that he might be President again, for that belongs to the people ; but because he was right. Oth- er men have been mentioned as candi- dates—statesmen and soldiers, who have served the country with fidelity. They are worthy of all honor, and we should rejoice to aid them in any aspirations, to contribute to their triumph and to sus- tain Mr. Lincoln, so long as they remain- ed trae to their country, and to the prin- ciples involved in this cause. This is not the time to change leaders. That may be done when we have earned the right to select them, and to enforce their au- thority. These statesmen and soldiers have sustained Mr. Lincoln, and they will agree to what the people evidently ask. We accept him as a candidate for re- nomiuation and re-election, because we be- lieve the nation demands it, and because more may be done by him to strengthen the cause, and harmonize the loyal mass- es in support of the country, than by any other citizen in the Republic. This is a. result as desirable to us as our suc- cess in the campaign, for we should look forward with distress to any movement that would create alienation or bitterness in the country, or weaken the popular support of the war. The Republicans believe in him for he was their party choice. The loyal Democrats believe in him, for he has been kind and considerate to them, and has always in the most magnificent manner, recognized their de- votion to the country. His action in Maryland, where he refused to become a partizan of the slave aristocracy, have united around him men of extreme differ- ences of opinion—and they will support him as the leader of the Union party in the Presidential campaign. He above all men, can unite the friends of the cause —and in the campaign now opening, a union of our friends will secure us victo- r . yThere is something like grandeur in this enthusiasm for Mr. Lincoln, and the universal desire to see him again the It has a majesty to which we yield. The importance of this Presidential Year can- not be overlooked by the friends of the cause. Itis the year of trial. The die- loyal look to it with an anxiety as great as the dread of death, for if the people re-elect Mr. Lincoln or a statesman repre- senting his Administration, it will be an end of the war or of any hope of foreign intervention. The rebellion has reached this point, that its only chance of success is what is called the reaction of Northern sentiment. This is a last hope. If the people of the loyal States can be induced or seduced into reversing all that has been done by disavowing this Ad- ministration, then oui' enemies abroad will have an argument for intervention that we can neither answer nor avoid. Treason in the South will again rear its head and gain new life in its withered and furnishing limbs. All the blood that We have shed will be as so much water, and all the money we have spent as so much cbafi‘. We must therefore win the next campaign. We know that the peo. ple, by a large majority, are true t0/the Union, and our she must be to make their voice heard and their influence felt. We must stand before the world as one nation—true to our past pledges, and not nnmindful of our future glory. When the ballot-box speaks in Decem- brr, it must say to the world that the na- tion that fought Gettysburg and Chatta- nooga, and spent thousands of millions in favor of a principle, are not disposed toabsndon it now. In, such a crusade there can be no better leader than Mr. . éfi‘ Lincoln. He represents the glory of our cause. He has indentified himself with every movement We have made. To 'the world, with whom our Republic is so fe- miliar, his name is the embodiment of the contest, and if we would be true to our- selves we must tell the world that this man, so hated and abused, this “despot" pr “tyrant,” or whatever else they please is our friend and trusty servant; that this man who did so many high-handed acts in his own name, did not act that we, the people, speaking through the ballot- box, do not ratify and indorse. With all our love and respect for the great men whose names have been mentioned by their friends'for the leadership of the Union hosts, we cinnot but think that any change of leaders at this time would be a grievous error; These good men can wait. The country respects their fi- delity now, and will honor their patience and devotion in the future: But at this time let us stand together; and having followed Abraham Lincoln thus far, let as follow him to the end. The people are naming him as their leader for anoth- er campaign, and we be how before their voice as we bow before the voice of God. 0‘ OH From the N. 7. 06m. The late John Cleveland, Esq., whose recent death, on the 12th of December last, has been announced to the public, was the son of Hon. Nehemiah Cleveland of Topsfield, Mass. He graduated at Bowdoin College in 1826, came to this city in 1827 and in due time was admit ted to the New York Bar. From that day to within three weeks of his death he continued here in the constant and laborious practice of his profession. Stu- diously avoiding political oflice, his great aim was to be a successful lawyer, a good citizen, 3. sound Christian. His consci- entous devotion to the interests of his clients, his incorruptiblo integrity that could not be tempted to do a wrong thing, his lofty sense of honor that could not stoop to do a mean thing, the broad common sense, the ssgacioas foresight, the thorough legal learning,and the great force of intellect which he brought to bear upon the causes committed to his hands, inspired respect and confidence and secured him a large and prosperous business. One of the most unassuming of men, instinctively shrinking from noto. riety, he nevertheless steadily rose in the general estimation, until he came to be regarded as one of the scundest, wisest and ablest of the Bar to which he belong- ed. As a citizen, he was ever awake and faithful to the public interest. During the present struggle for national life, he threw his whole soul into the cause of national life, he threw his whole soul in- to the cause of his beloved country, and generously consecrated time, purse,speech and pen to her service. To a nature noble, large hearted and genial, Mr. Cleveland added the grace of a genuine Christianity. During the great religious awakening of 1831 he became, as he and others believed, a subject of renewing grace, and united with the Presbyterian church in the Bowery, then under the pastorate of Rev. Dr. John Woodbridge. From that day onward he indentified himself with the people of God and with the cause of ' Christ. He was a lover of the truth and of good men he sympathised with the progress of the Redeemer’s kingdom, and expressed his sympathy by subtantial aid. He was never ashamed of the profession he had put forth, nor shrunk from the applica- tion of his religious principles to all his dealings with mankind. He was truly and emphatically a Christian lawyer. The reality andsnstaining power of his faith in Christ was happily evinced in his last sickness. Turning from every other reliance, his dying eyes rested above on the Lamb of God, to whom, three and thirty years before, he had committed his eternal all. 'He testified to the faithfullness of his Saviour in sup. porting him with his presence, said it was easy to trust himself in his hands and to lift his heart to him in prayer. His soul found sweet comfort in those glorious words of the Apostle: “It is a faithful saying, and worthy of accepts- tion, that Jesus Christ came into the world, to save sinners, of whom I III chief.” Leaning on these everlasting supports, this good man passed over Jor- dan to a world where, as we trust, lie is “receiving the end of his faith, even the salvation of his soul.” .>~.————— @Among all the accomplishments which our young ladies are expected to acquire, it is to be regretted that the art of conversation is not included. No grscs of person or manner can compensate for a lack of this. In youth the convene- tion of our women is apt to be trifling and insipid, and in middle age is too of- ten confined to complaints of health and scandal of the day. Lively conversation upon instructive and elevating topics is but little practiced, but whenever it is found it gives charm to the'society of fe- males which nothing else can; It tri- umphs over deformities and old age, and makes ugliness itself agreeable. Curran, speaking of Madame dc Steel, who was .by no means handsome, but a splendid conversationalist, said that she bed the power of talking herself into a beauty. ,Ladies should think of this. Beautylles in other things than fine features, slid cosmetics.
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