Oregon sentinel., December 07, 1861, Image 1

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IlltOOKS K THOMPSON,
PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS
ACCOUCIIERS,
fiolc.PBOat3L-ri.l3Lo, Oregon.
Sorwl'rVil.lll. i
' G. W. GREER,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
OKl'ICK, .I.lCICHO.YVII.r.K DItVtl KTOllIi,
Oregon.
SURGICAL HOSPITAL.
Im now prepared to receive patients In th
lloipltal, on tlio comer afTblril Slrrct, back
,Mie "Union Hotel."
T1M1-C.4.V1 on anon security.
(JHAH.IH. HH00K8,'.M. D.
JtekQnviIlc.July28. IHW.-lbMri
OUANOi: JACOHS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
riiatlllz, JacUl CMlll)-,Ul.,
1riIiTtntlrni) to buitnm In the (Jourl '
V) I lie First Judicial District. nd in tin
Sopreuii- CoiirU Ocl.'iGitl
J I SI M. rYIJC MUM KI.UT
l'YLi: fclIAL.T,OUY,
AT'I'OHNEYS AT LAW,
lUtctiurc, Doijln fouiily, Otfii.,
"rll.L attend to any biiilues cnnGilcil In
U llit'in, In tlie u'vrral Courts of I lie I-'irtt
Ju.hcisl District of Oregon. ond In tit Hn
(mmm- t'nurl. OcIi'Iht 2G;ll
WAR SCRIP, WAR SCRIP.
D. F. DO WE.LL, .
ATTOltNEY A;.T LAAV,
Will practice iu all tho Court of Die TMrri
Judi:ll District, tho Supremo Court of Ore
gon, tad in Yrcka,Cl.
HrhxtM agent at Wablngtni).'nnd etpccl.
1 rUlt llut city and tho Atlantic this Biiwmei
and Fall, and any bu.lassa will receive prompt
atlrnllnn. trytAlia
W. G T'VAULT,
ATU'OllNEY AT LAW,
"YVIi.Ij attend to bu.lnr. in tlie tovcral
Conrti in Hk 1'Ir.t Judicial District of
.Oregon, and l the Supremo-Court. Ortlco on
fJllfornlu SI., opwlle ' Srnllnrl " Offirr.
J u-kifn.NriMX, Oiikuos.
Msr MIL, '01. j 1iim
V. V. SIUIACUE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
K(KDrii.iJ!,'Jo4KriiixK CotVrr, Ouy.,
"Will punctually attend to liulnrMrntrutrd to
hl.tt.rr. April U, IK0t.-t3f
J. BILQI1D,'
ATTOltNEY aVT LAW,
JiCWO.NViux, Ouitno,v,
Will atlrud lo niiy bututi con ft J til to Mm In
iatKrerai lyourin oiiiw Kiroiuiniiciariiirinci
f Ori'xon, ami In tin1 Snprcim' Court. 'i;UI
KAMUKI 11. MAY,
woi'ja-ii.rsr x-'trataxaxa,
OFFICE IN "SENTINEL" BUILDINO,
r
JrkMitllra-OrrKiu
SEWALLiTRlJAX,
SURVEYOR & CIVIL ENGINEER,
Ul'l'Iffi, AT THIS CUDitTY Ill'ILUlM'H,
' JatktoitTlllr, ilrfpin.
A I.I, biisliicas pvrtnliilnf In I,und or Laud
X lan prpinpllyttcnOitl to.
JackMwivilUvMnr lllh. IKOI, 17ir
Mfl .M.. M-Il ff-
)r. IV. Calthvcll llontmuu
H.S pcrraancnjly locatwl i;i Jnckfonvlllc,
nd oirrt) Mk profcttlonnl tvniuv intlio
I'ldCIICL'UI ,
Mnllelue, Nurficry nmi Obtleltlca,
Onico nt liU refMntttc, on tCdlfornln ilrcct,
in Die Jtonry formerly wcnpUd by AMt Jfcrry,
ntil door tq Jidj j'riinV
Cluixr ery iiuftoii.ible. Cu ullendc-il to
t al Uourn of Iliad.'K nldit.
nn. i. MRRROLn
Wi)UI.I rcrprtfully ipinoHiicu't'olliAcllN
T zrim or JnckKonvlllo nnd gmU
vicinity tbat hi la jjjaw prefwred fjKflBv
Tur.oAwiTK qu mmiiKR work
fer artificial ttb In tbu bctt Jyv, and at prl
Ualofult I.Ln tljuiui
All kind of Dntol,ttm)v'aMltcMdi.il o, In
i'iiiiiHHHfr
. Jack.ornlllv.JitM.iW. Wl.. 5flf
NSURANOK AGENCY.,
JAOKdNVILLI
l)rtWl. cte.. 4 t4t mwt UarUv
tirw.HHrlf0piJ, I'tWhMv, ()' Clovdlmo,
" ivr HtiniijtwwH him wpinwi ) p1
Mvr
iWl
aHKlWIONsf.AliVUl.
P. H. LINCM,
Vliolcnlc nnd Itelnlt Dratcr In
Foreign and Domestic
X-alCXJODFtS,
WINES, SYRUPS & CORDIALS,
IT TIIK
EXPRESS SALOON,
Corner of Calirurnta mill Tliliil Klrcct,
Kcxt door to llcckmnn's KxpriM.
rAll orders promptly lilted. iUtf
CITY BREWERY!
(On the Hill)
tTo.olctaoxa.'vlU.o, Oroeon.
rpilK Proprietors liuvin-; taken poptcwlou
X of tlio Olty Urewery, lately controlled by
Mr. Fill, nru prepcred lo furnish linger Itccr
to ooplc of tills vicinity by the keg, bottle
or on draught.
An experience of many yenrs In brewing
EjfcS:L 33003T
OIvcs them nn adruiitflia1 over alt coin no II lorn
und wiuruntu them In pronilsiuj A IJlvlTHU
AlUlUlili TIIAiN DAN JUS I'UUiMJ
KlHWIIKIlK In Boulhcrn Orrgun.
JS He nin? to fend your orden In Ihc
Ol'I'V UHBWKIIY, ir ou with the HKST
1IHKK. ICHKUKIt Jk JlAri'KS.
.ruckioiiviilc, Bqit. io. ifciru. ;i.'iif
THIS M EVEBTBBDT I !
M. W. DAVIS.
City Auction o or.
TEACE DSOLitKHI) !
AND NO OXB 11UNU MIV
AND I will oBer nny nrojie rly, or any olhcr
man, nt public auction, Tor more money
than nny other man, at nil timof, unci wc will
not charge any more than Ihc property brliij-c,
if wc do, tou can borrow mine, (live in n
chance. 3. W.DAVIS.
Sejil. n.lfifil. ilOtlf.
PAINT SHOP.
GROW & CRANE,
f FAYING rcmnvnl tn Ihc SHOP formrtl)
1"J nccBitlnl bv J. IC. Aeklcy. on the corner
of Fourth uml C itrccW.aru prepan.il to do nil
kinilti of
IA!NTI.V(,
III.A7J.VO.
ASDIUIM'II
IIXKUISU,
EXPEDITIOUSLY,
IN THE BEST STYE, AND
MOST UKASOKAIIM?
x-3Bri3vrs.
.TacJ.-oiivl IcSvpt . 18. IHfil. 3fi:
AKKAN8AS
T livery StalDle
Ort'Rou Street, JucUitonvillc.
fpHB uiiderIincd linn Inn-cd tlio above ell
A knoivii Btublc. and will iparo no flt.
'ftB
tlTirlti to merit, an he hopca lo receive
a living aiuru oi puunc patronage
Homes to L.ut or Hire,
lly the Jjy or tveik, at nimlcrulc prlcei.
Aniinalti left nt my citable will be well pro
vided for, on rnlltfnctory ternu.
GKOItGKII. 0, TAYLOR.
Jjcktnnvilk Nov. 10, lfiOl. 44
JOHN BAKER,
BOOT & SHOEMAKER,
fWl Neil Door la Kl Damila Halaon, Hn
On California Street.
J,fR. UAKKR lakci llili melhod of Inform
J. jnjr his friends anil the publio generally
that ho in prepared to do ull klncla of wotk in
tbo liuo of
Sootmaking, iihoomaking,
AND KBPAlltlNG.
FINE DRESS BOOTS,
-1X11-
iMlners' nml l-'aiiiiers' Jlootn,
Mnnufactureil In a manner to wurrunteatUfuc
tlon, at reasonable pricw.
sSf I'erxons Icavlnir orders for work enn
rtly unon bavins it done nt the llmo promlctl.
diicKtonvlilc.ciepl.iB, ibot. Jnm
SEWINGJMACKINE
JI.V1TUHS.-IKK, 1IKI)UI.(J, TKXT8, AND
FLOUR SACKS.
ON band and made lo order nt short nolle?.
House lining and Paper bunging done iu
n manner toiwure satUfectlon.
rAXttCWULK. WOTICB,
PnyHients rhhI ba muk In mil or trade.
Tdo my work at the lowest living rate?, and
can poeitivtly tf m ercillt,
'A. O. AliIIBUTS,
(hlifemia 8trt4t,atAt Orywi.
JackwHivIlle.SepI, 21, 8U, 3(Jilf.
Ill Dorado Saloon !
Corntv orCnllfoiiiln nmi Orron Hit',
T.olK.iox.triXlf Orogoii.
Will. JUU1UU3, a'ropvlalor,
" '
TV moft cboleo; buda f
randy, 'WhMkyOordlal,
WJ,N(R, ,0aARS, &rPG
Vr ft? ki wy dlred iiuaiitlty. N
PKWK 33JtJ,TT,
PHOTOQrlA'P.HIC ARTIST
Jaki llle, tlrwiHli
Uprepnml U Wi l'lclwnw Ifl My yloof
tbo Art. wlUi All Dw lak'tt lmwmiMVa. If
Z&&Marm?MJ"MmJxaim
il nl iAe mUfwUmiMttlmrm Uiinftdu
Cll at l;imk' CnwfOwe,or nt Uhi (iallery on
I tiwillilj. wJ m-o M VkiWr, Ur
1CAHI.Y IIISI.VO.
'l)T70IIV'0.'BX8-
MeHtiiM. 1'niTons : I rend you tlio following
piece of poetry for publication. 1 have prno-
llccd on Its excellent procopti ever since 1 have
been n denlr.cu of Orejon, and rind them full of
wlidom, philosophy nnd right ren-wn. There
may bo n few deluded wretches, who have rtint
tcred ft oneo vlgoroua conitltutlon by prowling
around1 In the wet grnss nnd humid nlrof morn
ing, " to whom tbeie few lines muy come." Let
me exhort them, by the bnppy dreams that
haunt tlio drowsy couch iu llmt fairy hour, to
let llioio old humbugs, " glorious sunrlwi " aud
" morning glories," go to grnts.
An Omtuo.vr.v.N.
" God blesi Iho man who llrsl Invented sleep 1"
So Sancho I'ania tnld, and so say I )
And blcM hlm,al.o, Ihalha didn't keep
Ills great dlrcovcry to htmielf j or try
To make It n, Ihc lucky fellow might
A close monopoly by " patent right."
Yes bless the man who first Invented sleep
(I really can't nvold the Iteration);
Hut blast tlio man, with curses loud and deep,
Whal'cr tlio rnrcnl'a name, or age, or station,
Who drsl Invented, and went round advlslug,
That artificial cul-orf tarty Itlilugl"
" Hlic with llio lark, nnd wtth Hie lark to bed,"
Observes somo solemn, scntlmentul on I.
Maxims like these are very chenply said
Hut, cro you make yourself a fool or fowl,
1'ruy, Ju.t enquire nbout Iho rise and full,
And whether larks have any licdi nt ull
Tbu " llmo for hnncil folks to be abed "
In In the morning. If I rra-.au right
A nd he n ho cannot keep his pi eclous Lead
Upon his pillow tilt Its fairly light,
And so enjoy his forty morning winks.
Is up to knavery ; or cite he drluks t
Thomprou, who sung about the "Seasons,'' satd
It wni a glorious thing to tin In season.
llut then he mid It lying In his bed
At ten o'clock, x. . the very reason
lie wrote so charmingly. Tlio sliuplo fact is
llli preaching wasn't sanctioned by his prncltec.
Tls doubtless well lo be sometimes awake
Awuko lo duly und auko lo truth
lint when, nlasl a nlca review wo take
Of our best deeds nnd days, wu find, In sooth,
The hours that glvo Iho slightest cau.o In weep
Arc those we passed in childhood, or nilcvp I
'Tls licsullfnl In leavo Iho world awhlla
.For Ihc soft it-dons of the gentle night ;
And i free, nt last, from mortal c.ir or guile,
To ihe, s only In Iho nugels' sight,
In sleep's sweet realm, so cosily shut In,
Where, nt the wonl, wo only ilrMin of ilul
So, let us sleep, and give the maker pmlse.
I like the lad who, when bis father thought
To clip bin morning nap by hackneyed phruno
Of vngrant worm by early sougtter caught,
Cried, ' served him rlglitl ll'a not nt all sur
prising The worm was puiiUhed, sir, fur early rl.log!"
Bovonty-flvo JIllos an Hour.
I had spent a nlqlit In n ilngc, a day In Ihc
saddle, a ulght Iu a sleeping-car, half a day do
Ingbuilaess, half aday Iu bed, and was, after
supper, enjoying a cigar aud a newspaper, In
the rcadlng-ronm of the K Home, In V ,
Indiana, The uewspaper was iininlcrestlng, or
el.e I was rather tlcepy and I guess it was a
little of both so I hut I toon neglected II, to
watch Ihc fantasllo curling oftho imoko from
my flue Havered prlnclpc. I dln't feel much
like talking, ami felt still less llko resiling but
I did feel as If I would llko exceedingly well to
to hear a good slory.
I had barely como to this conclusion, and
commenced wl'hlng for tomn ono of my ao
ipialutancea to amnio me until the time was up
for the (rain, which was to take we loG ,
when I recognized In tbo person who lat next lo
me a fellow traveler Iu the ileeplng-car of the
night before. He waa a very agreeable-looking
llttlo man, with n clenr gry eye, light hair,
sandy whltkers, and milling mouth. Indeed he
had so much the appearance of the man tbnt I
would like tn hear Ull a slory, that I thought
Dame Fortuno had milled upon me, when he
recognised me with a genial "How d'yo do,
ilrangcr!"
I returned bis talulatlon, and asked htm some
comnion-plaeo question about bow ho bad en
Joyed the rldo wo took together.
He said something In reply about the running
being too fast for Ihc poor track ; and from this
the conversation rau upon fast traveling In
general, for somo time. At last I rciiarkid Hint
CO miles an hour was the most speedy travel! ig
that I had ever done. Whereupon my friend In
formed me, with n pleasant but knowing look,
that ho hail traveled considerable falter than
thai, nnd, In fact, fatter than bo bad ever heard
of, beside. Of course, I was anxious to know
where, how, and when hcthaddouelt and, after
Iho modest assurance tbnt ho feared Ills tale
would not be Intirestlng, my friend relieved my
anxiety by relating Ihe following slory :
"I am a railroad engineer. In '37, during the
gicat.paulc, I W running on the F.& 0. II. R.
The, railroad companies were growing lender,
In all directions F.erydy wc beard or new
failures j and nillto often In quarters where we
least expected it, Qwr road was generally look
ed upon to ouo of (bo most substantial In the
nation.; nobody aeynwl tobave any great fear
that It would fall to wrvive tbo geeerM ia)i
lip. But yet I did not fully sbare in Ihe gcrtml
coHlWece. Wages wero ent down ; arrearages
collect! j and a great many other llttlo matters
seemed lo Indicate to me, that tlio road had got
Into Vrttber deepw water than was agreeable, alt
ground. Areonx other filings, Iho Halter mc
ckanio had told mi In (ho spring tbnt the.ooiu
p4Bjbd ontafsd fotir (kst-f'uallty Jauutoeu
gtiM friH.sll fHK'ger Uwlno- Thcroml
was Mil bi'ibo vWy best cowlltlon, ua olbor
pepratIM were iwmIo In cut dawn (ho time.
nnd put Iho IwIm iUt&$) t-ukkcr u was
uver kHR borj.,wbH Ihc new cngicasiiwM
cm- WllilHo was but wo plUcm-wcn.-
I W Uieff aS bstt MW Mlgtw aatHC, find
tbo was, In my IhIh, altogcMKT tiso b-t er
tuimd out of DsofAUNtvH Wwtks-s -I
siying u WHVJl h.cuhIi1 Uctjililtii pfallv rny
engine. She was put In my charge Immediate
ly, wlth'thc understanding that tho wns mine.
It was Saturday when she came out of tho shop,
and I was lo take a special trnln up lo Y .
Tho train was lo carry up tho President nnd
several oflhu officers or Ihe road, to meet some
officers of nnother road, which crossed ours
there, and arrange soma Important business
with them.
"I had no trouble at all making my forty
miles an hour going out. The engine handled
horseir moit beautifully. We were Just holding
up nt Y , when Aldrteh, the Treasurer, who
bad come out on tec platform to put tho brake
on, slipped ud fell. As we were yet under
good headway, ho was very much Injured, nud
wni carried off to the hotel Insensible. Aceor
ding to Iho President's directions, 1 switched off
my train, turned my tug3-', nnd stood ready to
start back to (J at a moment's notice. Al
drlch's presence was of so much Importance.
that the business could not be transacted with
out htm ; so all those I had brought out, except
the President and Aldrlcb, went lack to C
on the 3 o'clock express tralu. This wns the
lilt regular train which was to paid ovsr the
road uutll Iho next Monday.
Knrly In tho evening, I left the machine In
charge of my fireman, and went orsr to an eat
lug house, to see if I could not spend tho time
mora pleasantly than on my onglne, Tho hours
dragged themselves away slowly. I was taking
n gamo of dominoes with thu itatlon agent
when In cntno Roberts tho Prcsldtnt, In n stale
of great cxallcmcnt, 'Harry,' tali ho tn mo, 'I
want ynu to put mo down tu 0 it 12 o'clock I'
"As It was nearly 11 o'clock then, and the
distance was 70 mites, I thorn-lit lo wasjnklug
al llrst but when we got outshl) the door, he
hurried mo along to Inst that I taw ho was In
earnest.
" 'Harry,' said he, 'try ou doulsctms down
In C by 12 o'clock, I nm a ruined man, and
this road It a ruined road. Aldrlch Is dead ;
hut be tolJ me before ho died, thit he had em
bedded, frin time to lime, $CtO,000 of our
money ; and his clerk Is lo tlnrtwlth It, on tho
12 o'clock bost, from C to Ciuudu. If wo
don't have that money ou Mondar morutng, to
make tome payments with, tho road goes Into
other hands and If you put me down Iu C
at Iho right time, so Hint I shall mvo tlin money,
ynu shall have 15,000. Underhand It Hurry!
13,0001'
"Of course. I uuderttnod It. I taw now the
rrason why Iho wagit hud ben cut down; I
utideritooil It all, and tny blool boiled. I felt
that I should tavc tho road If I llred, and told
Huberts to.
"Sec that yon do II. Harry I' ho repllid, as
he climbed up on Ihe steps of the coach which
was coupled to my engine.
"I sprang up lulu the foot-board, got up the
twitch tender lo help my flreman, opened Iho
throttle, and, Just as the commenced moving
lookid st my wulch It was Just 11 o'clock, io
that 1 bad ono hour tu mako my 76 miles In.
"From Y - lo 0 lliero were few curves
In the road, but tnrcml heavy grudis. 1 wa
perfectly acquainted villi every rod of It tin
that I knew exactly what I had lo encounter;
and when I taw how Iho engine moved, I fell
very llttlo Tear or Iho remit. '
"The road, ror (ho flrtl Tew miles, was an air
line, and tu tmooth that my engluo flew nlong
wllh KMirccly a jurcepllblo Jar. I was o busy,
potting mytuirup as to tho amount of wood aud
water aboard, etc., that wo danced by Iho flrtl
station almost before I wis awaro of II, having
been five minutes out, and having Ave miles ac
compllthrd. "'You nro luting time l' yelled a vnlce from
tho coach. I looked aronud, and there w.-v-lloberts
with his watch In hit hand.
"I knew my well that we would have to In-
creato our speed by somo meant, wc carried
out our plans or rcachtng C by midnight,
and looked anxiously around to tco what I could
do to accomplish that purpose. She was blow,
lag sff tlcara fiercely at 111) ponndt ; so I turn
ed down tho valve to 200, Tor I knew wo should
need It all to make somo of the heavy grades
which lay between us and C .
"It was three mile lo the next ttnllon. With
tho exception or a few curves, tho track wns as
good as thc'latt. As wo darted around what
commonly teemed to be a rather loug curve, at
the station, but which was, at our high speed,
t!:ort enough, I looked nt my watch ; and wc
had done It In twn minutes and a half.
"Gaining,' I shouted back lo Roberts, who
wni ttnndlug on Iho platform of the co.-.ch.
"Look out (or tho henry grades,' he replied
nnd went Inside the car.
"Tho next six mil's rose gradually from a
luvcl, tho first lo inj-rect grade, tho last which
lay between us and tbo ntxt ttnllon. My fire
man kept her full and now the began to gel
hot. Tho furnace door wat red, and the steam
raited continually ; to that tho kept her rpecd
and patted Ihc itatlon like a t treat of light, in
llvo mlnulc.
"Now came nluo miles llko the last, over
wblcb the kept pace wllh her time, and pawed
Iho station In seven mlnntcs,
"How, for ten miles, wo bad a 20-foot grade
to encounter j but Ihe worst of It nil was, al
litis pjaee wo would bo obliged to stop for wood.
I was just going lo speak to Roberts nVout.it
when I looked around and saw him filling Ihc
tender from the coach wllh wood which had been
placed thcri) before starling, whllo ho was gono
after me. I believe we would have made this
teu mIIim at Ilia same speed as before but,
through tho parelessnws of tho firemen, tbo
fountulu-vnlvc on tbo left band side of tho en
gluo got opened, nud Iho water rose In tbo boil',
w so far as lo rim tbo steam down Jo 100 points,
before I iMseovercd where thedlJDculty lay.
"At first, Roberts didn't appear to otco (be
decrease of speed, and kept at vork at tbo wood
Mlffae dear lire. Jut, proreatly, he lkd
lip and swing tjiat (ho speed bad decreased, he
sboutal: 'Hary, veo are stopping!' ad than,
cowl vcr to wre i ws, said i HWby, here
we have Wti ten minutes on tbe last ten miles,
mh! I belkve wo wfll cc-wc to a d?d stand, If
uH)lng is, not 0w, ftfe tped Is coeiuml
lysbwtilnrl WMUUwhwIW
i'J uWd Us saws, JI was apjwmtly
tatMvd w!t, wy .pUu,Ni (wd aftw having
iMduwn t,btt tafotyivulxc, p oRwW back
o,vvrUi' teller, aborting wc to PMllrHrjh
for God's sake, or wo are beggars together t'j
"Just then, wc poised Iho next station, hav
ing taken nine minutes for eight miles. Wc
were now more than bnlf over the road j but wc
had lost nearly ten minutes time, nnd bad left
only twenty-seven minutes to do thirty-four
miles In.
"I had shut tho water off from both my pumps
a llttlo back, where I discovered what was the
matter, nnd she was now making itenm finely
down a slight grade. From lets than 100 wllh
which we started over that tcn-mllo race stretch,
she hail 200 pounds before we finished It ; nnd
at Iho gage Indicated no higher than that, and
valve was tied down, I could not tell bow much
over 200 pounds tho carried, but alio certainly
carried hone less the rest of Ihc Journey. And
well might the carry such nn enormous bead of
slenm J for, after passing over that ten miles In
eight minutes, lliero lay teu miles of a fi feet up
grade, nnd fourteen miles of 20-to-lhc.mllo de
pression between us and 0., nnd It was 11 o'clock
and -17 minutes.
"Now tho engine wns hot In earnctl. The
furnace door, smoke-arch nnd chimney, all were
red while tho teemed to fl- onward as if the
very evil one hlmtcir operated her machinery.
"Six minutes carried us over that ten miles ;
nud we darted by the last station tbnt hsd lain
between us and 0. Konr wo had It miles lo go,
nnd my tlmo showed 11 o'clock and A3 minutes-
" 'H I live,' said I lo myself, 'I will nmko It.
And we plunged down that 23-fecl grn te with
nil steam on. Persons who taw the tralu on llmt
wild run, said that It was so roou after they
heard Ihe first sound of her approach, wheu tho
strange object, which looked as If It wata (lame
of fire, darted by, nnd thcti tlie totind of it.
traveling died away Iu Iho dlttanco, that they
could hardly couvlncu themti Ives they had seen
anything. It seemed more like a creature of a
wild dream than a sober reality.
"And now let mo tell sou, that no engine ev
er beat the time wc made ou those It miles.
Thorn great wheels, II feet In diameter, spun
round so swift that you couldn't begin to count
tho revolutions. Tho engine barely teemed lo
touch Ihe track as the flew ulong ; nnd although
tho track was as true as It was possible for It to
lie, she swayed fearfully, and sometimes made
such prodlgluut Jolts that It required conthlcrn
bio skill for ono lo keep bis feet. No engine
would hold together, If crowded to a greater
tpecd.
"Wcll,Jutt ns I enmc to n slnnd In the depot
at C, the big clock boomed out 12, nnd tho
ttcnmboatwns getting her ileum on. Roberts
gut on board Iu time, nnd nolhlug to spars."
"And he saved the money, did ho!" I atkrd,
when I taw that my friend had llultlud bit
tlory.
"Yes ; he found It hid awny In tomo old box
es, as Aldrlcb bad directed him,"
"If you nro n paiicngcr far G." said the wal
ler, "the 'bus' Is ready."
"So I thanked my friend for bis story and
bade him good-bye."
Fkiwiial jimi Hzurr. Gknkium. Tho Saint
Loult correspondent of tho San Frnnclxo JIuU
Win furnbhes the following table, thowlng the
time when tomo of Iho most prominent Feder
al nud Reliel ofllccrs guJuulcd nt West Point,
and Iho position In which they stood at the lime
of graduation in their several classca :
L'xius uk.v. Graduated. 'oilion m Ctau.
General McUlellan 1RI2
IV. T. Shorman 1S-J0
stt
Irvlu MnDowell 1838..
T. W. Sherman 1830. .
Charles K. Stewart IBIS.
Abuer Doubleday. ..... 1812.
I
General Reynolds 18IU..
Samuel P. Heliilxleinan. 182B. .
Henry W. llcnham 1837:.
Iinno I. Stevens 1839..
General Rosekrans 1812. .
JohnG. Foster..., 1816..
lltllMUM
IIIMMIIIi
noma.
Jeff. Davis. 1828 .23
Joseph K. Johnston 182U ..Ill
Albert S. Joauston 1620 .. , 8
Geucral Lee 1829 , , 13
I'. G. T. llcaiiregard .... 183.1 2
G. W. Smith 1812 8
Maiuficld Lnvcll 1812..,,,, 9
Humphrey Marshall.... 1832 t?
William J. Hurdco.,...183f 20
Urntou Urngg... 1837 S
S. II. lluokner f . . . . 18H 11
General Van Horn 1812 02
Tho olbrcpcnlcd rebel boast that they pos
sessed younger aud more energetic generals,
and tbnt they were rucn of tur.trlor attainments,
Is thown by this ttfblsitu'bo false, Tho Federal
generals, It will bo observed, nro younger meu,
nnd their average Mantling at tho time of gradu
ation nt Wett Point Is higher than that or the
officers or Ihe other side.
Geowik Wibs, WashlnRlon corretpondcnl
or tho Sacramento Union tnyi i Upon me, Col.
linker's death produced a startling cficct, I bad
the honor of enlerealnlng him. as my guest at
dinner, on nn aflcrnOpn in last July, and on that
occaiion, when I expressed a natural concern ns
to tbo probable department of his troops In bat
tle, he wild : "Wilkes, I havo somo qwr no
tions about tbo part I nm to piny In this war,
and I want' you to bear In mind that what I now
ray to you Is not the result of nny Idle fancy or
frivolous Iroprcstton. It is dqubtrul ir I shall
ever lake my seat again In hc Senate." To tho
look or turprlse which I turped upon him at this
remark, ho replied s "J am sure I shall not live
to see another ycnr, npd If my troops show nny
want of resolution, I shall fall In the first batllel
I cannot afford, after my career In Mexico, and
as a Bcnator of tho United Stotes, to turn my
faeo from the enemy I" There was no gloom or
despondency In his manner, but it was chnrae
totted by a tcwpcrnla oarnostwess, wblob made
a prefeund Impression on my wind. So, before
October afeeds It leave, h sword k upon bis
pubwlcw breast, and hf toga. n tlw flercwenU
of Ihe gra.ve.
. i i i '
An Indigent boy pfllld for bIrw al the bouse
or an avaricious realar, nd rcaelved a dry
mwiWywust. Tbo refttr UKinlrsdorUicboy
ir he wmM say tbo ,Lod' ptmyof, wwl was an
sweredln Iba'nefaaHre.
"Tbcp" said Iho rcctf , "I v,iR,tcacb yoa (bat
now,, pur Father '
"Our Father I" said the boy, "is le,y father
as well as ywr,!"
'Ys, Utah.'
"Tbn" aknl H bay, '1mw soiW yeu av
your Ifrobw Mils enldy cf ittl of brd ?
Grapo Yino Hoops.
The Territorial Enltrpriie lellsn story ofn
susceptible youngster of Ylrgtntn City, who
tins uccn out in inc ncignuornooci oi s en wc
Ranch nnd long Ynllcy, rustlcnttng nnd kill
ing sage hens nnd rabbits t
" As ho was returning In the evening, laden
down with Iho resnlls of a successful day's
hunt, he espied sitting on n pile of chips near
tho door of a log cabin a lady, whoso fair brow
had scarce seen sixteen summers. Ho ac
costed tho tender damsel, nnd requested a drink
ofvvatcr, whtch wm furnished him with n
grace that made Ms heart palpitate with
varying emotions. There ore times when the
nrondest henrt respond! to o word from a
pretty woman. Our hero bud been success-
fill in hunting during the day, and several fat
sngc hens and n cotton-tailed rabbit, loosely
slung PYcr bis shoulder, attested bis skill ns a
marksman. 1 ont-sorc nud weary, little won
dcr was It that he laid nsldo the trophies of
tl.o day nnd seated himself on the pile or chips
beside her, In the course of conversation, our
friend Inquired of the Ipdjr whether she was
not nn Inilgrnnt. " nal, s posln' 1 Is, stran
ger bcnnl Ihey ns good ns nny other folks?"
was Iho Indignant reply, pur friend pro
tested thut they were just the best klod of
folks you could senro up, nnd assured her thnt
ho incut no ctl.-nto In nsklng the question.
Thinking that It would be no marc thau com
mon politeness to Inquire or her what Stale
she balled from, he dubiously made the Inquiry.
" I cum from Arknnawr; nlu't that as good
a State ns nny to cum from ny ?" Our hero
rtgaln opologlietl profusely, nnd then garo It
as his set lied opinion llmt "Old Arknn'awr"
just " knocked tho socks" oIF nny Stale In Ihc
Union 1 Finding thnt inquiries obout " hum"
were regarded as Impcrlincnt, tho yonng gcn
tlcman thought It best to chango tho subject,
und Inquired the cuuso nl ceveral angular pro
jections of Ihc yonng ludy's dress. "AVhat
them nrT Why, dud drnp It, thrin's hoops
grapo vino hoops ; yn-n-s," tho continued,
surveying herself admiringly, " them's graic
vino hoops' they Is. 'Jell ycr what It Is, boy.
Iho gals to hum.whcro I cum from, they're nil
got to wearing thetc ycr cause they're nn oil
fired sight cheaper than tho store-boojis
yn-a-s, they Is. llut grape vines Is a gittin'
mighty skusc out thar now, yon bet you I"
Our frlond suys this lust break about " let him
out," and n man ubout hts'diq might have
been seen, a (cw mlnntcs later, tlrid'ng up Ihe
road, frantically endeavoring to whistle Ihe
" Arkamaw Traveler." .
Tim MvtTKitr ok .Burma. The world at
large do not understand the mystery ofn news
paper ; and, as In n wnlch, the handi that
arc teen nro but the passive Instruments of the
spring that Is never seen, so in a newspaper
the most worthy cnuscs of lis prospering ore
often the leatt observed or known. "Who sut
peels the benefit which n newspaper derive
from the enterprise, tlin vigilance, and watch
rul fidelity or the publisher I Who pauses to
think how much of the pleasure of rending It
derived from the skill nnd care of Ihc printer!
We feci tho blemishes of the printing ir they
exltt, but seldom notlco the excellencies. Wi
cat a hearty dinner, but do not think of the
farmer that raised tho material thereof, or tin
cook thnt prepared them with lufinltc palis
nnd skill. But n cook of meats, vegetables,
pastries nnd Infinite bon bout, has a pnrodiii.
cal ofllcc in comparslon svltli an editor I lie
fore him pais in review nil tho cschnngo pa
pcrs. lie Is to know nil their contents, to
mark for other eyes tho matters that require
attention. Ills tclssors are to be alert and
clip with unceasing Industry nil the Items thai
together form so large an Interest In the newt
dcpnrlment. lie passes In review each week
every part of his country, thorough tlio news
paper lens : ho looks across tho ocean nnd sect
strange lands, nnd following tlio-sunlit swcho
nil over tho world for material. Ji wssnrc
quiro but ono srcoudV lime for tho rcad ra to
take in what two hours search prodac(U. t)
him are read the mauuscrlpls that swarm the
office like files in July. It is his frown lliut
dooms them. It Is hli Imnd that condenses n
whole page into a lino. Jt his ditcrctc stern
ncss that rcetricta sentimental obituaries that
gives young poets a twig on which to sit, and
sing their first lays. And tho power behind
tbo throne, iu newspapers ns in other places
Is sometimes as Important as the throne Itself.
Correspondents, ocwsionul or regular, sism
in awe of that silent power which has tho kt
chance at nn article, nnd may send it forth In
elory or hamllity. And, in thort as the body
depends on good digestion, so tbo health of a
a paper depends upon tlie vigorous digestion
which gees on by means oflhe editor, PtcVitr
i
FnKKMisoBY at FoMwaa Moxkok. Free
masonry prevails lo n great extent ame-ng the
officers and men or our army. They have as
tabllslud ft lodge at this post. A shHo
(9 work In the three dcprfies.P" Matotwy has
been granted by Ihe Grand Aodjce-fttw Slate
of New York, and for sumal weks Aey bavC
been la native servloe. A lodg rawti bftsWswi
filled up, and ttw selk and worbksg tel o'
tbo lodge wHI ttsak warty Io4a ulnars
better faellltiUsfor their lsbom. Sevasalffa
datss have been put ttKOHib. Tb We U well
aUewMd, w of tho must dWiugitlsM oer
bore being among tbo wembws and regular at-
I,' 1 .1 )i Mf ' ""? ' !
dist lirnlhflfKsvhQ hrwerly ' beU.fotHi" Cl-
nverps ewt(iy, was acntod to ,cle j
sermon with tb blunt cx)sntslnn, ''!
rourHllbcswt." Oa one aaiatsiw a say htothir
flro; and feqeld a liUral tlwwtliw, myitis;
that thaw v4h yave to (ke mfrfm WwJing
to tUehwd.wW.tb jtaitef wtsfc the iswi
Method W twa, vseIwfcd.i " Vvt Tord
IkefMM Sf4rit,
The word " peace " lii i very soothjn;
sound lo the disturbed spirit, and Is npt to
find advocates' hi 'fcnyBiwsifrlty7lt(w"
much regard by thern lo flwl lemtt ttptw vMcfc
It Is to be scenrcd. The Oovirnrncnl Is Jnit
now engaged In defending Its own exist nca
ngnlntt n-bels bent upon crushing It otof exr
Istcnee. Yet tho peace ndvocates, prcteadfrig
to believe tat It is in tbo power of Ike Her
crnmcut to restore the country to tin) same
condition of order and prosperity wiikli pre
ceded, tjie rebellion, argne strenuously against
tbo war ns a " crime ngnlntt our brethren."
Tho spirit which animates our rebellions brcllt
rcn mny be best seen in their language nnd
their purposes, The Memphis Avnlnhclir', one
of Grn. Davis's most blatant organs of rebel
lion, calls the peace party or (he 'ortlrnn ar
rant humbug) that the rebels Mill hnvc rio kmco
short of n separation ; that " tbc South will
contluned to tight against Lincoln and tl.o
Government of which be is the dictator, and
ngalptt the people whom. lie governs. until.sLa0
ects rid of ihcm fores cr." Wc think tint
some ofonr peace nrfyocptes should cl thrlr
next meeting ot Mcmplijj- llnreji rf Jtee
which more stands In need oftho blaased.JaAu. ,
ence of the peace doclrlncsand . the twwk ot
conversion should be commenced among the
wonl sinners. Here everybody is in favor of
peace so soon as rebellion lays down Us arras
and permits us to enjoy tlio btcslngs or frca
government wllbont molcttqtloo, fAiarff-
phin Lrigrr.
i
Fxoit Lsku."- The Stockton llepulikan
remarks : We presume that few persons are
aware that In this agricultural district thcro
rxltt quite largo trnotc of land that actually
float upon deep water, 1 he soil of them I
tome 2 or 3 feet In depth, and a 20 foot polo
forced through It finds no bottom below, as
(here Is usually a lake of great depth beneath
tt. This wc should say Is at hieji tide, for tho
lands rise and fall with it. Somo or tho tracts
arc very superior grazing land, and large qunnr
titles oMiay are cut upon It, persons going will)
thrtr carts, animals oud machinery upon tho
tracts. At high water the land bends up
ahead, Ilka a small hill, when a heavy team
passes over It, which embarrasses the ealtla
very muoh. They ore generally driven oyer
It at low tide. The bending Is like that of too
In somo singes, nnd there are nlr boles In the
land. Persons navigating stoughs nro some
timet compelled to pry an acre or two one kids
or the other, to afford room forthfr vessel to
pass. These singular formations originate,
probably, from floating title and other drift
stulfs which liovc collected und by some means
have sunk under the water sufficiently to re
cti re the sediment left by floods for years,
I'ko owners of these lands Intend, by Artificial
menus, to double the depth of Ihe toll on Heir
Island', considering them a ratuablo part of
their possessions. Wo have the above from s
farmer on the San Josquln, upon whose won
wc can depend. Were wo tlie owners of Qro
or these floating pastures, we should wish to
nnchorll very stoutly, cr cultivate trees to
which to tic It at night,
I I sstsasMS asxty
Otitis war I this war! How many hearts
are aching became or it I Our own hearts
have ached became of a letter lately read. A
few mouths ago, a young soldier went (iff with
many prayers and blessings. White hands
helped lo ndoru an officer's uniform, and fh
ionod a silken banner for (be bravest reglieent
wnl to battle Ono fatal Sunday's sun went
down upon a noble form lying stark and stiff
upon the battle-field at Dull Run ; and but a
llttlo llmo pgo, a wounded soldier brought
home that bright-hoed banner all fadiil epd
tarnished, and with it a tress of long, fair hair
-dallied with blood, which was clasped fast, jo,
the dead man's ham). This (s Ike red ei the
touching betrothal that took place a few
months ago. What weak, short sighted mOf.
talis wc arc I We weep and mourn wbra the
leatb-angel presses Aiwr the lids ever sem4
bright ryes beetb the shadow ei enf twie
rod ; but what grwf Is like fo tftls ? "A glo?
rloos dsatb I" the papas (41 u but liltte
the sick Iwart heed the gtory the kvd nma
passing ffM Kp te lip i ward of fnfte,
Well It Is fw w llmt Gsk VrtUr k at H
helm," and that sxsvh sere aki4mi swtts are
hi espsckl eofe. Tkt t HMk tltat
' O'er tht wig bsart, Uam wl44fM' VswattV
Ivvmky,
Lone looks Mw pity ot lb Masfutl X,H
Oh ! If wc owly U& acfew the Uw4 MB),
palgn of life, asd realise tbesrcw ptf Uk hh
those wc erfl have sssapsfi Ufnti, we wld
surely be Bamfartad. Kl sis I it asiMMtt b ;
it lake mtti ad y ,V bstT Ud fftf
of mind
' Wbe sbasl ananas tty ff Ms, tbwi tsnipt
Aa4sfakf spnifiiN, annifurtlnst U ttssey
w l.i nip .iiV- " '"" "-" ' '" " "I
Bvf.'mt' Jhirr,'-J ttssff ate !,
have moy kW, a yef Unty wj ntt
lay IU(W iMtU. Tit are kWW, jf
iky jsmy wat their .smmhs) (bra Uy t wa'
and seareity. JMwltH Omw that,, V jhmIi h
day jne, it wift W tMr owe brr
!BmssmI ,! sfkeft
mmfh Hy way , H f H cwl;
prise is sAitmilaWd- Asf 'past wW 4 as)
(Wltt ( fei llii,, attd t V Us dfiy ks Iba
pfwl at eos, Xf ow MVri)iifK'
Umt Pt due Jbr yW ttewspaper f ,J'l.
PUT 4 sjtWJ' fV m lWP s,wlj v"ilPt Pts
YoW f sr, wr shtrntkrf,tyMr iffiat, yis
wastwMtssi, itu, a Utt ofaUist Ti lt
ttate it before ,tfc stw .sjrts, axid. Up a gqH
oowWaits, Qkt, di me $ skW,Tci
a debt. y,; jmmtT'm,tiU
if yott F jwmK veil, W if f Vkly. Or),
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