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Yearly advertisements payable 1st of January &July. 1 early advertisers restricted to the busmess contem- lated at the time of contract. (5‘ These terms will be lmlcxibly adhered to,” E . ..Escarpment; ”Norwalk Post Ofl‘iCe. MAILS CLOSE. West 7.50 A. M.—2.30, and 8 P. M. East 8.30'A. line—5.00 P. M. Danbury & N orwalk Railroad 8.50 A. M. Weston, Redding and Bedding Ridge, Tucs- days, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 12 M. . MAILS DUE. West 9.10 A. M.—-6.Ct‘ P. M. East 8.20 A. M.—3.30 P. M. Danbury & N orwalk Railroad 8.00 A. M. . POST OFFICE nouns. Fl um 7.00 A. El. to 8.00 P. M. CHARLES OLMSTEAD, P. u. D. PRITCHARD, M. D., Physician and Surgeon, Residence next door to Ruggles’ Store, MAIN STREET, SOUTH NORWALK, CONN. Dr. :3. rownnn Brncn, Physician and Surgeon, Residence Levi Clark‘s opposite the Congre- gational Church. Office at the Drug Store of E. Blackman, No. 11 Main Street, Nor- walk, ‘ 32 Dr. .1. s. moonx, Has resumed the practice Of Medicine and offers his professional services to the public. Office at the residence of Mr. Cole, opposite the Methodist Church, South Norwalk, Office hours, 12 M to 2 P. M., and ’l to 8 P. M. tf44 Howard H. Smith 6!. Co., Dealers in ' China, Glass, Earthen, Wooden And Tin Ware, 'I'ADI-D CUTE-DRY, Kerosene Oil and Lamps. 4 Phoenix Block, Norwalk, Con 11. muss G. surmount, SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL DENTIST. Teeth extracted without pain by the use of Nitrous Oxide or Laughing Gas. Udlce at Residence, East Avenue, ,N orwalk, Connecticut. . E0. F. BELDEN, Norwalk, Conn.,Man- ufacturer Of Tin, Copper, and Sheet Iron Ware; and dealer in Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, Cutlery, Brittannia, Wooden and Willow .Ware, Crockery; and a full assort- ment of House Keeping articlgs generally. a. s. Locnwoon, Fashionable Draper & Tailor, and GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING EMF ORIUM I Main-st, Norvlalk, Conn. s. n. onmsrzan or co., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries, Flour, Peed, &c., 14 and 16 Main-st, Norwalk, Conn. BTNA INSURANCE COMPANY, Of Hartford, Incorporated in 1819, Charter Perpetual. Capital and Assets, _ $3,128,820 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 173 For Norwalk and vicinity. DDN'I'AI- CARD. AN impression having gone abroad the. the underSIgned has relinquished his profession, this is to inform his friends and the public that he still continues the practice 0. his profession at his oli 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 ‘ l'Nllld in attendance at the Office, ready and Willing to serve all that may call. A. HILL, D. D. S. A. JACKSON Jr. 330. No. l Gazette Building. W OULD respectfully announce to the public and their old customers, that they have recently made exte‘nsive additions to their stock of goods. We are now prepar- ed to offer an assortment not to be surpassed in h'alrfield County, in quality or price. We would call particular attention to our stock of Watches, which is larger than ever before.— We have a fine lot of Ladics’ Swiss Watches, in gold cases, at prices varying from $20 to $75, which we can recommend as bcin cor- rect time keepers. Also, Gentleman’s atch- es, in silver and gold cases, at any price from 3-” to $5.00. We buy of the best importers in New York, and altogether for cash, so that our fuel; ties for selling cheap could not be greater. Our stock of Jewelry, Silver and lated Wares was never better than at pres- ent. and comprises all of the latest styles that are manufactured. A. JACKSON & BRO. Groceries Cheaper than ever I'OR CASH! THE subscriber would inform the public generally, that he still continues to sell the best of Groceries, Provisions, etc., at his old stand, No. 4 Skiddy’s Block, as cheap as the cheapest. He offers great inducements to cash buyers, as he has as large an assort- ment of grOccrics of the best qualities as can be found at any store in the countr . He would Invite the special attention of al to his stock of _ COFFEES, TEAS AND SUGARS, which are of the very best quality, and will be sold cheap. The public are invited to call and examine and judge for themselves. A. MOREHOUSE. ~ Trimming, Repairing, &c., done by experi- G. & G. M. Holmes, DEALERS IN Groceries, I'lour, a!“ . _ Promsmn, &c., Main Street, 14 Norwalk, Conn NEW FURNISHING STORE, - NEAR UPPER END OF MAIN ST. East Side of the Bridge. HAVE at my Store in Norwalk the largest assortment of Household Furniture in this cOunty, consisting of Bureaus of. all kinds, Lounges, Sofas, Tete-a—Tetes, Ca’rd Tables, Marble top pier Tables and Center Tables, Wash Stands, EXTENSION TABLES, CHAIRS and ROCKERS of all kinds, 'IIOoking Glasses,- Picture Frames, and everything elsein 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 necessary for the burial of 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- boringtowns, without extra char e. _ ELBERT RA MOND. Norwalk, Sept. 1st, 1863. ' 44 1"- QV‘NT‘R’ "- SONS. CABINET: MAKERS, dc ARE now prepared to offer to the public the largest and best assortment of Geodl'urniture, comprising every article Usually. kept in a 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, will find 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 Ooflins of every description, fifrnlsh 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 shall use whenever our services are required, without extra chaage. E. QUINTARD do SONS. N orwalk, March 15th 1862. STOVES, HEATERS, RANGES, VER FORTY VARIETIES and sizes of Cooking Stoves and Ranges; over thir- ty varieties and sizes of Parlor and Office Stoves, not excelled in beauty of design, per- fection Of operation, or variety, by any Stove in the State. Manufactures Tin, Sheet, Iron and Copper Wares, deals in J appan, Brittan- ia, Crockery, Wooden, and Silver Plated Wares, Stove Blacking, Coal Hods, Shovels and Riddles, Brass Kettles Sausa e Cutters, Mutts, Brooms, Bells, Fire Place rates, Sad Irons, Sheet Lead, Lead Pipe, Fruit Jars,‘ Fluid and Coal Oil Lamps, Stove Castings, in fact, all that constitutes a well filled Kitch- en Furnishing Storc. Books, describing prin ciple and management of Stove, free. Lat gest assortment of Pumps in the State; Call at ' F. H. ASH’S, . 1v4 South N orwalk. Ct. Ha‘mmer’s Champagne Ale. THE attention of the public is solicited to the superior quality of H A M M E it ' 8 Fresh Brewed Champagne Ale. This Ale is brewed fresh at all seasons of the year, and its keeping quality, especially of that brewed during the most excessive hot weather, is guaranteed for any length of time. For sale in Barrels and half-Barrels, at Selleck’s Packet Office, Norwalk. JEHIEL GRUMMAN, Agent for the sale of Hammer’s Champagne Ale, Wilton, Conn. 2 Notice. THE Subscriber has the pleasure of inform- ing the public that he has purchased the interest of Ebenezer Crisscy in 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. SEISEEQCEQQIJT ‘ WATERBURY & DUNCAN, OULD 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 iiispattcb than ever before, anything in the me o Carriage Making and Blacksmith- 1n n - Carriages made to order, and Painting enced workmen, with dispatch. W Good Carriage timber taken in ex- change for work. Norwalk, Nov. 23d, ’63. tl47 N O'I'ICD. THE' Subscriber having purchased the Hardware busmess, formerly conducted by Edwin V. A. Chichester, hopes by fair dealing, and close attention to buSincss, to retain all the customers of the old stand, and add many new ones. THEODORE FITCH. ...__ ’A CARD. THE subscriber takes this method of thanking his friends for their good will, during the past ten years. At the same time requesting them, and the public, to extend their patronage to his successor, Mr. Theo- dore Fitch. EDWIN V. A. CHICHESTER. Norwalk, Dec. 15th, 1863., 51 Laughing G'ras ' IN BJDGDI'IDIID. Drs. Kendall do Paddock Extract tieth entirely without pain or injury to the patient, by the aid of NITRUUS OXIDE GAS. ' be perfect, and keep it in order for one you new... lllllllllllll L'llllll'llll, nonwann come, Chartered Capital $500000 Paid up Capital $100,000 Wu. C. STREET, President. GEO. R. COWLEs, Secretary. EBEN. HILL, Treasurer. ' Norwalk, Jan 1st. 1864 INSURANCE. THE subscriber . havin taken the agency of the New England ‘re and Marine I - 15' 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 paidin capital of $200,000 and has a surplus of $6,295.00. JOSEPH W. HUBBELL, Agent for N orwalk and vicinity. Norwalk, Feb. 1st, 1861. tf5 Assets over $23,000,000. GEO. R. COWLES, S AGENT at Norwalk, and issues Policies. for the following INSURANCE COMPANIES. Home, of N. Y., Assets Jan. 1, ’64 $3,286,270 Etna, of Hartford, “ “ 3,128,820 Phcehix, of N.Y., “ “ 722,219 Home, of N. H., “ “ 500,000 Norwich, “ “ 390,501 Lamar, N. Y., “ “ 389,375 North American, Ht’d“ “ 384,010 City of New Haven, " “ 330,419 Merchants, Hartford, “ “ 301,443 Western Mass, Pittsfield, “ 236,424 Hampden, Springfield,“ “ 200,000 People’s, Worcester, “ “ 405,593 and other Companies, Stock and Mutual, in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York, with assets Of $13,000,000. At So. Norwalk application may be made to WM. T. CRAW. William C. White, Graduate of the Leipzig Conservatory, INSTRUCTOR IN MEDSU© [ADDED @ERMAR‘], LOCKWOOD’S BUILDING, NORWALK, CONN. Mr. White can be seen at his Rooms, from 7 till 11 o’clock, A. M. References—the Clergy of Norwalk. 26 REMOVAL! MRS. J. E. HOYT, would respectfully inform the public that she has Remo- ved her MILLINERY ROOMS to Curtis’s Building, (directly over the Store of Mr. Bat- tersou,) Main St, where she will be pleased to meet all her old friends and patrons. Attention is called to her new stock of Winter Millinery Goods, which are now on exhibition and Sale. MILIINERY. MISS PILGRIM Has Removed to the new Store between the Bank of Nor- walk and the Daubury R. R. Depot. ltf 3. I'. RYDER, Agent for the sale of WHEELER & WILSON’S I'amily Sewing Machines. Ofices—Danbury, Conn., opposite Savings’ Bank. Norwalk, Sherwood’s Block. N. B.—I will sell you a machine delivered at your house for the same price that you would have to pay at the Factory. Will teach you thoroughly to use it, warrant it to r free of charge. 35 mm. .a. B. NORTHROP. GUN AND DOCK SMITH, And Dell Hanger, SAACS’S BUILDING, (next to Norwalk Hall,) Norwalk, Ct. Jobbing Of every de- scription. Particular attention paid to re- pairing Guns, Pistols, &c., Mortice, Rim, Cabinet and Trunk Locks. Saws filed and 'set. Sewing Machines, Clocks, and Pumps repaired. Platform and Counter Scales put in order. Skates repaired and made to or- der, &c., doc. tf44 Notice. THE subscriber having taken the old Horse Shoeing Stand, at the foot of Mill Hill, is prepared to do Horse Shoe- ing and all kinds of job Blacksmithing, on the most reasonable terms. He also carries on the Carriage Business at the old Stand occupied by his father for the last twenty-three years. . JOHN SHEPHERD. Norwalk, Aug. 29th, 1864. .Hardware, Cntlerly, dtc., AT SOUTH NORWALK. THE Subscriber would inform the public that he has purchased of Mr. Chichester the old established. Hardware Business, at South Norwalk, and will continue the busi- ness at the Old Stand. He intends keeping always on hand, a lar e stock of Hardware, Cutlery, A riculturalgImplcmeuts, Mechan- ics‘ Tools, ire Arms, Builders’ Hardware, Paints, Oils, Varnish, and all other articles usually kept in first-class Hardware Stores. It'will be his endeavor to meet the wants of hm customkrs, and merit the patronage of the public. 15 WM. S. FITCH. WILLIAM B. SWAN, SADDLBR Gr. HARNESS MAKER, ADJOINING Danbury and Norwalk R. R. Depot, Norwalk, Conn., keeps con- stantly on hand and Will make to order eve- ry description of Harness,llcrse Furniture, Trappings or Clothing. Also Saddler’s Hardware and outfits, Trunks, Valiscs, Carpet Bags, &c. All in want of anything in hisline, will do well to give him a call. Orders for any kind of work promptly executed. Repairing done neatly and cheaply, and at short notice. IMPORTED CUTIDBY, And Silver-Plated Ware. ‘HE Subscriber, while in England, recent- ly, made arrangements with the Shef- ficd Manufacturers 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 Slicflleld Cutlery ever offered in this Country, includiu Car- ving Knives and Forks; Bread nives; Butter Knives; Table Knives and Forks; Pocket Knives of every description inclu- ding many curious styles; Scissors, dzc“ dzc. Also, just received, an assortment of beau- tl35 swarm; 00. of Hartford, is prepared to insure - For the Gazette. The Farewell. parted, If parted they who evermore are one, Never from forth mine inner self is gone. Like the twin currents by an isle divided, That murmuring, seek rc-union not in vain; Our spirit life, that else in one had glided, Time now departs; Adieu ! we meet again, Th’ immortal, by the earthly is not blighted The soul’s communings, time nor space im- pair. In hallowed thought, in haunts by memory lighted, Often we meet, or heart to heart in prayer. Ah! heart with heart throbs now its love unspoken, But, once our Father’s threshold we have trod, God bless you, and God bless you, shall be- token ' Union, immortal as the life of God. LINCOLN. .<.>. Snow. BY MRS. AKERS. Lo what wonders the day hath brought, Born of the soft and slumberous snow ! Gradual, silent, slowly wrought—— Even as an artist, thought by thought, Writes expression'on lips and brow. Hanging garlands the eaves o’erbrim,—- Deep drifts smother the paths below ; The elms are shrouded, trunk and limb, And all the air is dizzy and dim With a whirl of dancing dazzling snow. Dimly out of the baffled sight Houses and church spires stretch away; The trees, all spectral and still and white, Stand up like ghosts in the falling light, And fade and faint with the blinded day. Down the roofs in gusts are hurled, The eddyiug drifts to the wastes below; And still is the banner of storm unfurled, Till all the drowned and desolate world Lies dumb and white in a trance of snow. Slowly the shadows gather and fall,— Still the whispering snowflakes bent; Night and'darkness are over all; Rest, pale city, beneath their pall l Sleep, white world, in thy winding sheet! Clouds may thicken ,and storm winds breathe On my wall is a glimpse of Rome,— Land of my longingl—and underneath Swings and trembles my olive-wreath; Peace and I are at home, at home! a.» In Winter. The rain that ere the morning fell ' , Crusted the snow with crystal shell. The wind is hushed, the air is chill, The landscape lie th white and still. Ice mailed the stately maples stand, And statller yet, on either hand, The elm trees lift to prouder height Their coronals of silver white Mid-day is past, and still o’erhead' The storm’s pavilion is out-spread. Beyond its farthest edge I see A streak of rosy prophecy. I know that in the silent night, The wandering storm will take its flight And pitch its gray tcut otherwherc In the blue desert of the air. I know themorn again will rise, To walk the earth in brighter guise; The sun will rain his glory down Upon the elm tree’s sparkling crown. _ Will touch with fire the maple tops, And turn the gems their countless drops, - And make the snow’s resplendent crust Out-dazzle fields of diamond dust. HARRIET MCEWEN KIMEALL. «0». Calling the Children . . Calling them “ Freddy,” and “ John," and “Paul 1" As only a mother her children can call; Musical cadences all. through her speech, That a love so tender alone can teach, Something so loving, and lingering too, In the “ J ohn," and “Freddy,” and “Paul, come do,” As bidding to her for dinner or rest. Each one is gathered in turn to her breast. Then looking them over, us divers do pearls Smoothing one’s cheeks and another one’s curls, Taking the brown, soiled hands in her own, A whip out of this palm, from that one a stone, Drawing from pockets of corpulcnt girth, With outward remonstrance, with inward mirth, Potatoes for: pop-guus—a bottle of flies—— Twine, balls and whistles and two dirt-pies. Redeemed from the soil of the street,and anew Clothcd in fresh aprons, and trowsers too i Tanglcs blushed out of the silken floss, Thom-lugs and ripples in golden gloss ,‘ Striving with eager and innocent heed For mother’s approving “Well done, indeed!" Mother, and Freddy, and Paul, and John, Make the sweetest picture to look upon. o‘.’> Ballad for a Bad Memory. To persons who, when asked to sing, ex- cuse themselves with the plea, that “they would be delighted, if they could remember. the words,,” the following pathetic ballad is graciously tendered : “Oh, if I had lumty tum lumty tum, too, In the land of the olive and fig, I would sing of the lumty tum tumti to you, And play on the tbingumjig. “And if in the lumty-tum battle I fall, A tum itum’s all that I crave; Ob, bury me deep in the what-you—may-call And plant thingumbobs o’er my grave. - «Op-*- [8“ The last wicked story of Paris, is that there is a mother-married.;of course very early—who still prides herself on her tilul Silver-Plated Ware, made by a newpatented process, by the same House, and Is the first lot imported into this coun - try. Call and examine for yourselves. tf46] JOSEPH SHEPHERD. AM, MY BOY, get up the old horse and go over to the Drug Store and get some- thing for my cold, my throat is sore and I cough all night. Why, Father, I bought a bottle of SILLIMAN’S COUGH BALSAM “46 day before lyesterday, and it has cured me already. ry some of it. 6m*40 youth and beauty, She has bad differen- ces with her son, who is old enough, at least, to be examined on oath. They both had to state their age john court_...of justice. ‘Ycour age, madame: ?’ asks court- eous justice. "l‘wenty-five,’ savs auda- cious mother. A little later the son is in the box. ‘Your age, sir,’ asks justice, ‘Why,’ answers ingenious youth,- ‘I find,‘ to my astonishment, that I am a. year older than; my mother.’ God bless you, and God bless you: so we By day,by night,thy presence,gentle-hearted, Correspondence of the Gazette. HILTON HEAD, So. 011., Dec. 30th, 1864. 2’ Great are the results which a daring head and a resolute hand may accomplish. The magnificent climax of General Sherman’s campaign has so completely transformed the appearance of the once quiet and common place Hilton Head that, one absent for a few months, on returning can scarcely recognize the place. The sudden influx of thousands from Gen. Sherman’s army has‘given a great impulse to every kind of business. Stores are blockaded, and storekcepers rush frantic- ly about in the vain endeavor to supply the calls from all quarters; while in the saloons a famine would seem imminent, from the immense quantities of provisions disposed of. In the streets are a constant passing to and fro such as is seen upon Broadway or other principle streets in our large cities, and though the individuals composing this crowd are not so elaborately gotten up, and cannot by any means be taken as models of the la— test fashion, they are nevertheless entitled to full as much respect, for they are our coun- try’s defenders—men who have given up the comforts of home and their business occupa- tions to support the flag. Both the officers and men of Gen. Sherman’s army are in the best of spirits. In coming across the cue-- my’s country, they had no scarcity of provis- ions, but ‘as as they were not able to trans- port it with them, they were so far reduced at Savannah as to have but half rations. Ow- ing to obstructions in the river, provisions and clothing have not yet been taken up in sufficient amounts to entirely relieve their necessities. Much speculation prevails as to the next move Gen. Sherman will'make, but it is pretty uniformly concluded that in what ever direction he strikes the enemy will feel his power no less than they have heretofore. His troops are anxious to win further laurels, and I verily believe there is not a soldier among them who thinks anything too great for their General to accomplish. The late editor of the Savath Republi- can, from whose pressso many a tirade of abuse has been hurled at the United States Government, fled upon the Union army's ap- proach, doubtless filled with profound dis— gust that General Sherman should resolutely refuse to fulfill his predictions, in neither being crushed or starved. The press is now in the hands of a gentleman connected with the N. Y. Tribune, and now speaks true and loyal sentiments. 'The iu‘closed copy of the “ Savannah Republican” is probably the first ever published in which slavery and treason- were not the prominent features. We trust the change will be permanent, and that new er again the beautiful city of Savannah will be one of the strongholds of human bondage. In the language ofa late rebel paper, we will “ watch and wait." N. S. R. HILTON HEAD. So. 0A., Dec. 29th, 1864. l The Dept. of the South, for a long time almost unheard of and unthought of by any- one out of its limits, is just now the point of interest. It is that corner of the great mili- tary chess board where the plot which shall soon overwhelm . our opponents, is being rapidly developed. The last .move was made by the rebel General and his army:- They moved out of Savannah, and in some- thing of a hurry too. Sherman’s counter- move will, of course, be to follow up the re- treating “ J ohnnies” as soon as his gallant army has had the rest which it needs, and can so well afford to take. It is pretty certain the rebel army com- manded by Hardee is now entrenched near Hardeeville, a point on the railroad about midway between Charleston and Sav annah, but how . long it will remain there. when Sherman is again on the war-path, maybe judged of by . past events. They must still move Cu, but will. not go much farther be- fore finding “ the last ditch.” . Savannah, under Federal rule, is becom- ing a quiet, respectable city. On Tuesday last, the citizens of the place held a public meeting, and, after an address by the Mayor. adopted the following resolutions which I quote from the Palmetto Herald: “ Whereas, by the fortunes of war, and the surrender, of the city by the civil authorities, Savannah passes once more under the au- thority of the United States; and, whereas, we believe that the interests of the city will be best subserved and promoted by a free and full expression of our views in relation to our present condition, we, therefore, the People of Savannah, in full meeting assembled, do hereby resolve, ‘ lat, That we accept the position, and in the language of the President of the United States seek to have ‘ peace by laying down our arms and submittin to the national au- thority under the Constitution,’ ‘ leaving all questions which remain, to be adjusted by the peaceful means of legislation, conference and votes.’ , Resolved, 2d, That laying aside all differ- ences, and burying by-gones in the grave of the past, we will use our best endeavors once more to bring back the prosperity and com- 'merce which we once enjoyed." There is a useful lesson for copperheads and those croakers who tell us “ the South can never be conquered.” Communication with the captured city is open by way of Sa- vannah river, and steamers run between this place and Savannah nearly every day. usual but has a new editor, (Mr. Hayes of the N. Y. Tribune) and, needless to say, ad- vocates different sentiments from those seen in that sheet as issued some ten days ago. Our forces near Pocotaligo still retain their position, and cause the rebels no little an- noyance by firing on all trains attempting to pass. Many of your readers will be glad to learn that Lieut. Col. 9. L. Woodford, 127th N. Y. Vols, has been appointed Acting Col. of the 26th Regf. U. S. Col. Troops, as a reward for his gallant conduct in the field, during the late operations in this department. The only bad news which I have to chronv icle is the capture, by guerillas, of Col. Noble of the 17th Conn. Vols. On Saturday last as the Colonel and Capt. Young and Lt. Rice of the 107th Ohio Vols, were on their way from Jacksonville to St. Augustine, they were set upon by a party of guerillas, and, being entirely unarmed, were compelled to surrender. Capt. Young was afterwards re- leased, and from him we get the par- ticulars of the unfortunate affair. The loss of Col. Noble isla severe one, not only to his regiment but to the department, for his abil- ity is acknowledged by all. The weather here is rather cool, but gen- erally fine, and suitable for military opera— tions, which will no doubt be vigorously car- ried on, and I trust that the capture of Sa— vannah is not the only good news you will l thear from this department. N. C The Savannah Republican is published as. In a Tight Place. BY CHARLES DstoN snanev. The human skeleton, whether living or dead, is not in itself a cheerful subject, perhaps. tion of the subject—the dead—bead—to which the Leader occasionally-devotees brief paragraph or so, which reminds me, as Mr. Lincoln is reported to have cash: ally remarked, of a very strange story, in whicha dead bead figures to an, extent that is both marvelous and picturesque. I had the story from St. Gothard'bim- . self, which, ofconrse isa sumcient vouch-. er for its. authenticity.- If St... Gothard, the Leader I mut take the consequences; but as he lives at, an immense distance from New York, .‘I mean'to risk it.— This is the story, which will read best if narrated iuSt. Gothard’sown words, : , , ‘ One of the most remarkable objects. I remember ever to have seen,’ said he ‘is i or was in view near the head. of the lone- ly valley of Tamara, in Peru. About fifty yards from the road that dips into the northern end of the gorge there erOps‘ out from the green sWard a rugged mass, of rock some thirty feet high. On the top of this rock, which is in the form of a. truncated cone', there stands a men in- armor. . ' , ‘ He has stood there for over two bun- dred years. It is natural, therefore, that his iron clothes should be somewhat rus- of his vizor there gleamsa. something thatlooks white and 'dry. That is his skull. "It has been white, and ' dry: for. over two centuries. The people Of the country, few of whom ever pass that way have n superstition about him. A king’s ransom (whatever that may be when reduced into currency) would not tempt one of them to climb to the rugged'cone and inspect the Man in Armor. I slept under his shadow, in peace, for more than a weak when my horse.was lame, and brigands were infesting the neigh- hood. As a patrolman, I considered the Man in Armor equivalent to about seven members of the admirable fifteenth ward, police. ‘ I waved my hand to the Man in Ar- mor, one fine morning, and mounting my trusty steed, dived into the valley at its northern end, nor, pulled bridle until I had emerged at. the southern. There I found ll. parade, or in plain English, inn. The daughter of the house was lovely, and her name was Margarita. She shud- dered one day when I told her how I had slept under the shadow of the Man in Armor, and made as though she prefer- rpd to decline conversing about him ; but I fasten ed her with my eye and she spoke at last, though with pallor. ‘ ‘Ouce,’ qubtb Margarita, ‘the Man in Armor was a robber, known to the people for miles around as Pasquale the Brigend. He. kept a posada himself, and was the inventor of the cinlo.‘ ‘And what is the cinlo, prithee, beautiful Mar- garita ?’ ‘Wben a traveler stopped a while at the posada,’ said the girl, and didn’t give the rascal who kept it a chance to rob and murder him, but rode on his way, be generally found his horse lame before he had gone any great dis- tance. _ Then he would return to the posada, where he would decide to pass the night prObably, unable to discover the cause of his horse’s lameness. Next, he would be killed in the course Of the night,ttnd his remains thrown into the cleft known to the present day as the Rift of Death. The horse would be all right. One touch of akuife would remove the thread of strong waxed silk tied so tightly by the robber just above the uni- mal’s postern, and concealed among the hair, causing temporary lameness. That ligature is what we call the ciato,’ said Margarita, with a naive“: charming in one so—well, never mind ‘ Pasquale prospered so greatly on his murders, and acquired such a grand stud of horses by means of the cinto, that, like all shoddy'men, he became very solicitous about his life. Once he caught a tartar in a traveler who gave him the contents of his pistol instead of his purse. This warning the wounded Pasquale took scri- ously to heart. He furnished up an old suit of ancestral armor, (Pasquale main- tained ancestors,) and in this he continued to pursue his unholy calling—an iron clad man from head to foot. Better for Pas- quale had be gone in brass. ‘There was a Jesuit missionary in these parts, well-known and greatly es- teemed as the Padre Bartolo. I think there is a work of his extant upon the geology of the district in which I am supposed to, be sojourning. The convent to which Bartolo belonged, enjoyed a reputation for wealth, and to despcil that institution of its treasure had long been a scheme that lay deeply coil- ed at the bottom of the robber Pasquale’s heart. He even got tidings of a certain time at which Pasquale’s plan was to be putioto execution, and be resolved to frustrate it after a fashion of his own. Pasquale had fifty brigauds to back him. ‘ It was a lovely morning as the Padre Bartolo arrived at the head of the pass of Tamara upon his mule. He was not startled at the vision of an iron-clad war- rior on horseback just emerging from the gorge, for he knew Pasquale well, and All; was not to be. had once undertaken to convert him, but ‘ My son,’ said the k ‘1. o :5‘. 3. Nevertheless, there is one por- , should come to see it in the columns of _ ty, which theyare. Through the grille , padre menduciously, addressing the rob- ber in his most dulcet tones : ‘I pray for you daily. Just now I cursed you, how'- ever ; I retract. As I arrived at the high ground a mile behind me I observed from it that there is a wild hurrying to and fro. Pasquale has done this, said I; accursed be Pasquale. Forgive me, my son. I spoke in tbevheat of the moment, and my heart melts toward you now that I see you here. Clamber to the summit, of that conical rock, and thence you will descry the devastation that the evil~doers have wrought upon our holy ,sbriues. 'Bless you, son Pasquale. I will hold your horse.’ - _‘ ‘ Stunned at being forestalled in his darling project, the unsuspecting robber descended from his horse, climbed up the fatal rock with such agility as his iron trammels would allow, and stood upright 0n the summit of it. 'He has stood there ever since. ‘The wily Jesuit, in the course of" his geological reswrches, had discovered that the stone forming the apex of the strange rock was a loadstone of wonder- ful power. No force could wrench iron from it. ‘Bless you, my son l’ cried be, as he rode aWay waving his band toward the miserable brigand. ‘Bless,yon, my son l we will do what we can for the repose of your soul, but I have no fears. Do not struggle. Inevitable destiny has at last fallen upon you, and your hour is come. Spar; your annthemas. There you are, while the iron lasts, a spectacle and a warning for ages to the assassin and the robber. Cursed be be who at- tempts to remove you. These are the words of Bartolo, and they shall be in' scribed upon the rock.’ ‘But why didn’t the robber walk out of his iron clothes, Margarita, and vacate the fatal formation l” ‘Because he was dead,’ replied Marga. rita. ‘He died of fright at the awful words of Padre Bartolo, whose curse was afterwards graveu upon the rock, though it is not discernablc now, being worn away by the hand of time.’ ‘ And the Man in Armor stands on his rock to the present day, probably. a striking illustration of the right man in a Tight Place.'——New York Leader. .A.-. CosrLY POLITICAL Faun—There lives tin Merrimac County a farmer of the modern democratic faith who puts such implicit confidence in the assertion of “ his paper” that he thought McClellan would surely be elected, that peace would certainly follow, gold fall to par, and everything go back to the old standard Of prices. He consequently conceived the briliant idea of converting his stock, buy, &c., into greenbacks, which would soon buy gold, dollar for dollar. Such was his eagerness to sell that he got for his stock only about eighty per cent. of its value. While he was finding a pur— chaser for his hay, election came, after which ‘bis paper’ told him greenbacks would be worthless; so he hastened to buy the same amount of stock he had sold, paying therefor one hundred and seventy dollars more than he had receiv- ed. Soon the paper cnme again, assur- ing him that Lincoln had adapted Mc- Clellnn’s policy, and that peace was to be the result. Again our farmer sold his cattle, and so hastily that he got ninety per cent. of their worth only, so fearful was he lest peace should come and find him without upocket full of green- backs. But alas for human calculations! The paper came again and again it said that Old Abt- would surely ruin the country, not having wisdom enough to save it on McClellan's plan. Our former was in trouble; but finally concluded to rid himself ofhis greenbacks, which he did by purchasing another flock of cattle and sheep, which be finally did with an expense Of a little over eighty dollars in addition to what he received the last time be sold. Thus he has at present the some stock he had previous to election, and is two hundred and fifty dollars out of pocket, on account of the faith he had in his paper. The Democrats are noted for credulity, but We challenge the coun- try to produce the equal of this man. [Manchester (N. H.) IlIi-rror. .«Q» Malcolm’s Advice. There is a tale told Of a man named Malcolm MncGeachy,who lived at Camp- belton, and was a very pious and intelli- gent mun. His wife was dead, and his children Were scattered abroad. Under the same roof with him lived an old wo- man uamcd Kate MaeEuchin, but a partition separated their two rooms. It was so thin, however, that they were en- abled to converse together without lcnv. ing their own rooms and firesides. One day, after a long silence, Malcolm said, ' Hallo Kate l’ ‘Whnt now, Malcolml’she asked. ‘I am going to give you a bit of advice, Kate,’ said be ‘Well,’ replied Kate, ‘let me hear it, for you have given me many a good bit of advice’ "l‘ben my advice to you, Kute,’ said he ‘is that you give up praying.’ ‘Give up prayiugl’ cried out Kate, who was a very pionsly disposed persou, and never omitted read ing her Bible and saying her prayers ev- ery morning and evening. ‘Wby, what a bad man you must be, Malcolm, to advise me to give up praying l’ 'Yes, Kate,’ said be, ‘you must give up may ing or else you must give up scolding.— I heard you scolding your other neighbor yestreen ; and you must either give up scolding or praying; for. you may de- pend upon it they cannot do together!— Kate became very thoughtful, and, then said Malcolm was quite right; so she kept her praying and did away with her. scolding. , .<.>. ENGLIsn ANDFRENCHHAR- BIAGES. ' The difl'erences between the customs of England and France, in regard to mar-,1 ringes, are well portrayed in the _'foll,ow-- iug article. As marriages in this country follow the English rule pretty much, the- comparisons will be found quite interest- mg: . . At a party given in Paris, lately, the conversation turned upon English and,” French marriages, and 88/8070!” French- _- men of note who had married English. . wives were present, the discussion was based on tolerably correct knowledge; Most of those present objected strongly to the English way of bljinging opthe ' daughters of wealthy houses in, allrgtb‘e luxurious habits of their fathers’ homes— their riding horses, their maids, their affluence of amusement—when, if the _ question of marriage arose, saytoa young _ men of equal birth and education, but who had his way to make in the, world, _ pay any money down.._ It was. even .. doubtful if he could make 'her an annual; allowance; hardly ever one Commensur- ate with the style in which she had been. I accustomed to live In all probabilityjjg. , younger child’s portion would. be here] when her father died ; when either...the. . . twolovers had given up all thoughts of . uniting their fates, or when perhaps they , no longer needed it, having had force of character enough to face povertytOgeth- er, and had won their way upward, to; ,. competence. The tardy five or ten thou- .. send pounds would have been invaluable- once, that comestoo late to many a one ; so they said. Tboy added that the luxu? rious habits of English girls, and the'want of due provision for them on the part of- thcir fathers, made both children .and parents anxious and worldly in the mat- ter of wedlock. The girls knew that as soon as their fathers died they must quit their splendid houses, and give up much of those habits and ways which had be- come necessary to them, and their parents knew this likewise; and hence the nu- womanly search for rich husbands on the part of the mothers and daughters, which they maintained the existence of in Eng- land. Now, said our French friends, look at a household in our country ; in every rank it is the custom to begin to put by a marriage portion for a girl as soon as she is born. A father would think he was neglecting a duty if he fail. ed to do this just as much as if he starv- ed tbe little creature. Our. girls are brought up simply ; luxury and extravav gauce with us belong to the married wo- men. When his daughter is eighteen or twenty a good father begins to look labOut him, and inquire the characters of the different young men of his acquaintance. He observes them, or his wife does. so more efliciently ; and when they have settled that such a youth will suit their: daughter, they name the portion they can give their child to the young man’s father. or to some common friend. In reply they . are possibly informed that Monsieur, .Al-. phonse’s education has cost so much; that he is now an avocat in a fair way to earn a considerable income, but at present un- . able to marry unless the young lady can contribute her share, not merely her pin money, but a bona. fide share toward the joint expenses of housekeeping. Or he is a son of a man of property— property somewhat involved at present, but could it be released from embarrasmeut by the payment of an immediate sum of money, his father would settle a certain present income upon the young people, and so on. My friends said that there was no doubt whatever that if, after these preliminary matters of business were arranged, either the young man or the girl did not eu- tirely like each other on more intimate acquaintance, the proposed marriage ‘ . woald fall through in the majority of French families, and no undue influence would be employed to compel either par; ty into what they disliked But iu'i'geu- eral the girl has never been allowed to be on intimate terms with any one till her parents’ choice steps forward and is allowed by them to court her notice, And as for the young fellow, it has been easy for him to see enough of the young lady to know whether he can fancy her or not, before it comes to the point when it is necessary that he should take any individually active steps in the chair. «to». LATEST FROM THE Remain—Why is Sherman the most gallant general in the army? I-Ie rushed across the continent to save Anna. (SaVannah). . ‘Wbat did Gov. Brown do when h heard of it? He swore he’d destroy him with a proclamation, and rushed off to makc’un. (Macon), Where did Jeff. the next time he took snufl‘, say he would stop him ? Ogeclm What was the next sound Sherman. heard ? Ossabaw. (Lunatic secured.) ~<.>. WThe net tolls for the state Of N ewYor' Canals the past year are $3,333,000, a million less than last year. the father of the young lady could rarely, :. l '
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