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VOLUME 58. PARIS, BOURBON COUNTY, KY., FRIDAY, DEC. 1, 1865. NUMBER 48

T.IK WESTERN CITIZEN.

J L. WALKER, & GO.VrjBUbllERS & PROPRIETORS.

TERMS.The Jtamtnx Citizen is published weekly at

. n aHi'mu'A tcJ..f) in six. months orW ItUUUUi 1" ' "8 51) at the end of the year.No paper discontinued until all arrearages areid.3inglecopies at our counter five cents.

ATK3 OF ADVERTISING PER SQUARE OF 12 LINKS.

One insertion.... S1 00

Bach continuatiolThree monthsSix months "Twelve montha.., -Obituary notices. .0 50

tJob Work executed with neatness and dis

atch, on reasonable terms.

RICHARD HAWES,COUNSELLOR & ATTORNEY AT LAW,

TTAS resumed the practice of his profession j

IX and mav be found at his ofhee in fans,Bourbon County, Kv., fronting the Court House,in the back rooin of the office of R. II. Hanson,Esq.

He will attend to cases entrusted to him, inBourbon and other adjacent counties, and in theCourt of Appe.ils.

Psris, Nov

Wm. Kenney, IvL D.,PRACTITIONKR OF

MEDICINE & SURGERY.j2gOmcc on Bank Row, 3 doors from the cor-

ner of Main.Paris, Ky.,Oct 13, 1865-3- m.

THO. J. ELLIOTT,

County Examiner,Collection Agent,

ANDWOTARY PUBLIC.

TEEDS, LEASES, WILLS, AND OTHER1 papers carefully prepared

t011ice with Col Hanson, on Broad- -

wav.- Paris, Kw.Nov. 1st, lsHS-t- f.

12. M

Attorney at .aw.Office on Hank How,

2 doors from Northern Bank,

FFEfi S his professional services to the ciO zuns of Bourbon and anjoiir.iig oounties.Sept lo-ii-

W. FITHIAN, M. B.,PAHIS,."K Y.

Will take pleasure ill attending all calls inli'm proles iion ither nijjhc or da

WnecepSJ-l- n Rowthe rear of John R. Thornton's Law Office.

Residence on tne eo; .r r MS.oit and .Iain'cross streets, at one of winch places he may alwaysbe found, unless prol'es-ional- l v absent.

Mav 13th,

DR. A. Rfl. BAV1SOHhis professional services to the

OFFERS of Paris and vicinity. Also takespleasure to iufo.un them that he is now prepared to

execute with dospatch.all kinds of Dnilai work,ami that he has a new Anaesthetic agent by whichthe extraction of teeth is attended with tiltleor nu

fain, without injury to the nervous sjmLaw Of

fice, on Broadway Paris, Ky.. Dec. 23. .

CO'PART UEXmiP.Or. T.A. Inscls and Car)' JV.. Hawcs

entered into partnership, willHAVING and Surgery in the town ofParis anil surrounding country.

Julv 14-- tf.

mm miAmongst the Ludics' of l'aris!

they nover fail to get good pictures ofI7OR little babies at

33. W. ROSE'SPH9T08BAPH GALLERY.

Corner of Main k Broadway, Paris, Ky.

Sept. 8, 1S65.

FHOTOGaaHmttHHYISTREET, LEXINGTON, KY.

are now prepared to make PhotographsWE any size or style required, unsurpassed infinish and elegance by any.

Copies cf old pictures taken and enlarged tonv size. Pictures taken on rainy weather equal

to those taken in fine weather. Photographspainted in water colors and India Ink

r.AIiPFV'F.R & MULLEN.August 16, I864

AUCTtGSIEERinG.rrHE subscriber rcspectrfilly announces to the

1 public, that he continues the above business,jiiidwillbe tlail to Viccinimodale those wishingnnv thine done in his lit. He alwavs attends theParis, Lexington, aniLAVinchester Courts, for theuuroose of prosecuti,his business. Any onewishing his servicescanecure them by droppinghim a line at OlinuivilleS

JOHN B. DONALDSON,August 25, 1865-3n- ip.

AUCTSO U EER."X WILL keep a register of my engagements at the

Citizen Olhce. Persons desiring my servicescan there ascertain .when! will be employed andcan ni their saler foruingly.

, S. M. HIBLER

LIVERY STABLE!ApHE undersigned has opened the Stable, for- -

I merl; connected with Talbutt's Hotel, on.the

Corner of Iligh and Church StreetsIn Paris, as a Livery Stable, where he is preparedto keep horses by the day or week, on the mostreasonable terms and pledges himself to gives the

best satisfaction. He will keep

HACKS, BUGGIES & SADDLE HOUSES

FOIl HIRE.His Tehicles are all in good order, and his horsesof the right sort. He hopes by attention to busi-

ness and the management of his Stable, to receivea liberal share of public patronage.

RODNEY BROOKINGS.Oct. 6, 1865.

Annuals and Albums,Together with a number of other articles, just suchas you needio he had very cheap, at th

PARIS BOOK STORE.

B . f. r u.i. ajis V. K. DUAL.

ofl'uris Ky.

Williams, Eicai, & Co.

PRODUCE & COMMISSION

AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF

No. 45 WST SECOND STREET,Bet. Walnut and Vine, CINCINNATI, 0.

March 3, lS65-t- f.

J. C. COCHRA, J. II. TALBCTT,

Late of Lexinytun, Kj. Late of Paris, KyB. W. VVAsSON,

Late of Fayette co. Ky

COCHRAN, WASSON &TALBUTT,

Commission Produce Merchants

IVos. 17 & 19 Vine Street,CIWCIXNATI, O.

Strict attention given to all consignments, andprompt returns made on all sales.

Julv 1st 1864. . .

33. F- - r'XJIL.LElsr,C0MSSIOX & PRODUCE MERCIiWT,

PARIS, KI.Cash advances made on all consignments to my

friends Cochran, Wasson k Talbutt, ofCincinnati,Ohio. The highest market price paid in Cash forill kinds of COUNTKY PRODUCE. I want to)uy all the good Wheat, Rye, and Hemp I canget Sacks furnished.

July 1st, 1864.

B. HOLLANDER & CO

Lafe of Paris, Ky.,TAKE pleasure in announcing to their friends

former patrons, who mav visit Cincinnati, that they have opened, a first class

DRY GOODS HOUSE,l No. 174, 5lh Street, between Race & Elm,

CIS CIXXATI, OHIO.

Having bought our stock at the late

PAHIC PRICES,And well knowing the class of goods the peopleof this county want, w e will make it to the inter-est of every body that may visit Cincinnati to givus a call, as we intend to do better for them, thanany other house in the citv.

B. HOLLANDER i CO.Anri! 14, 1865-t- f.

W . FITHl AS. I J. H. IIUTCMCRAFT.

W. FIT SSI A IV & CO.,

paooocE a COMMISSION

r A. Jt I S , K Y .

l:;eiils Car Ohio IUvcr Salt Company.

COAL1COAL!7E iiav h on b .i net and for Bale n good lot ofw Y oil hioghenv Coal.

w. v. &. co

COUHTRY PRODUCE.

IXE will pay the hic!ie.it market price in cashT for all kinds of Countrv i,rn(liK,e.

W. F. k CO.

Wanted (o buy for Cash:1,000 HIDES.

100,000 LBS. 0F. W0I10,000 BUSH. OF POTATOES,

1 0, OOObush. Blue-Gra- ss Seed,100,000 LBS. OF RAGS,

1,000 ihs. of ssf:a:s wax,1,000 DOZ. EGGS.

IV. FITI1IAIV & CO.March 10. 1865.

I H 11 liiliyilJACOB SCHWARTZ

'VTOULD respectfully inform the citizens ofT T Paris, and its vicinitv, that he has open

ed a

IsTEW BA KERYIn East Paris, where he expects to keen on- - hand.all kinds of Bread. aud Cakes, and other articles,in his line. He will introduce to our community

FRENCH BREAD,A most excellent and superior article. He will

also, keep a gaod assortment of

Fresh Family Groceries,And a good lot of Confectioaries, as w ell as Ale,Wines.Cider, and other drinks.

He invites the public to call and examine hisstock, and hopes to merit a share of their patronage-Pari-

Oct. 6, 1865-3- m.

NOTICEHHAVING moved my business from Cynthiana

I am now open, and prepared toaccommodate the public in general, in theWagon-Makin- g & Repairing Business,

AND

BlacksmithingIn all its branches;

Shoeing, Jobbing, &c!L. OXLEY.

June 16 tf.

SCHOOL BOOKS,IN GREAT VARIETY, A FULL ASSORT-ment- at

FRIZELL & CD'S.Out. 23, 1863.

COAL OILST 80 and 90 cents,

For sale bvFRIZELL k CO-

Nov 6, 1863,

Mulional TluiiiksgevingBV THE rRESIOFNT OF '11IL rNlTHO STATES OF AMER-

ICA A rHOCLA.IATIO'.

Wiierkas, It has pleased Almighty God, dur-

ing the year which is now come to an end, to

beloved country from the fearful scourgeof civil war, and to permit us to secure the bles-

sings of peace, unity and harmony, with a greatenlargement of civil liberty; and, whereas, ourHeavenly Father has also, during the year, gra-

ciously averted (die calamities of foreign war,pestilence and fanzine, n hileour granaries are fullof the fruits of an ivbundant season; and, whereas,righteousness exaltsa natioiiwhile sin is a repronch to any peopleioiv, therefore, I, Andrew.Johnson, President Qi tfce United States, do here-

by recommend to the peiiyle thereof, that they doset apart and observe the fu st Thursday of December as a day of national.thanksgiving to theCreator of the universe, for theie deliverances andblesings; aud 1 do further recommend that onthat occasion the w hole peopleViake confession ofour national sjns against His iifinite goodness,and with one heart and one mind mplore the Di-

vine guidance in the ways of national virtue andholiness. ' x

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set myhand and caused the seal of the United States to beaffixed. Done at the Citv of Washington, this28th day of October, in the year of our Lord, 1S65,and of the independence of the United States the

,90th.ANDREW JOHNSON.

By the President.Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State.

PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY.

The War that ensanguined our fields with theblood of Brothers, and pierced the boBom of ourHomes with the anguish of grief, is o'erpast; andPeace "Genii!) Peace" "hath spread her balmywings" o'er all our beloved laud.

We this day etoice in JPeace returned theUnion preserved aid the Government restored.A kind Providence ba3 added the blessings ofabundant harvests. jf

We may well say, 'TTBou crownest the yearwith Thy goodness; andThy paths drop fatness.""The pastures are clotheiXwith flocks, the valleysare covered with corn; tjieXshout for joy; theyalso sing." J

Thursday, the 7th pay of December next, hasbeen set apart by ProCjjamatiottof the Presidentof the Uni ted States, as a day ofRational Tbanks-giving- .

Let all the citizens of Kentucky unite inkeeping and observing the day accordinaly."Lift up your handsSu the Sanctuary and blessthe Lord." '.

Given under my hand-an- the seal of the State,at the Executive Office, in Frankfort, November7th, 1865.

THOS. E. BR AMLETTE, Gov'r.By the Governor:

E. L. Van Winkle, Sec. of State.

Miscellaneous Items.

Fiank P. Gnrley, commander of theband which murdered General McCook, hasbeen elected SlieiiiT of Madison county, Al-

abama.

The military anthoiities at Richmondhave ordered an assesi-nie'i- lo be made ; onregiments found to be guilty of recentlyplundering tlu farmers in that .

Many of the late Confederate civil an'military officers that lefi for Mexico afterthe collapse o! the lebellion have since re"turned to the United Stales.

The census of the tStato of Minnesotahas jut been published. It shows a pop-ulation of 250,000, an increase, in live yearsof 80,000.

The Cost to the Government of the over-land mail to Salt Lake City amounts to$385,000 a year, while the revenue there-from amounts to only 6,200.

The immense manufacture of matches inthis country m ay be judged from the factthat the amount of tax paid on the manu-facture of matches last year was $3,200.- -

000.

The census of Fiance for 1861, the result8of which have just been published, statethe population at 36,717,254. against 36,"139,364 in 1856, and 33,540,910 in 1136.

The increase in the five years between1856 and 1861 was 577,890.

Professor Snell, of Amherst, Mass., statesthat he has not during twenty-seve- n yearsrecorded so small an amount of rain for asingle month as during the month of Sep-tember last. Th iwctr measured onlythirty-eigh- t hnndieths of an inch.

t

An immense block of iron buildings,weighing 50,000 tnnd, has just been raisedover two feet in Chicago, without the leastinjury to the building 01 without disturb-ing the occupants.

Some miners in Nevada County, Cali-fornia, were recently woiking a quartz veinwhen (hey struck a cave in their ledge. Noopening has been found to the cave save theone made by the miners. Close to the edge01 tins subterranean vault was found a can-non ball, inclosed iu solid quartz, as if ithad grown with the quartz, and buriedseventy-fiv- e feet beneath the earth's surface. J

The ball was perfect in shape, and, whenthe dirt was taken oil was found to be assmooth as if it had just come from themould.

The Germans in Texas are preparing toplant cotton extensively, and raise it bytheir own labor." They invite tho emigia-tio- n

of their countrymen.The Government has agreed to turn over

the large hospital at Madison to the Stateof Indiana, to be used as a soldieis home.

Lithographic stone, equal in all respectsto the famous stono found in Bavaria, liasbeen discovered in St. Louis county. Mo.It is said this stone is found nowhere else iuthis country.

The Carlinville Spectator tells us thatGeneral Palmer came to Carlinville pend-ing the election and made a speech in whichhe "used considerable invective and person-al abuse of the Democratic candidates."Iu the course of this speech he was asked i

if,' 111 his opinion, a negro was a citizen?Ila loplied emphatically that "a negro wainot a citizin."

The Mississippi River is changing itscourse near Memphis, and threatens towash away a large portion 6f the upperpart of tho city.

Tho Southern papers are in ccstacies overthe traveling circuses in their country thefirst they have seen for five years.

The guard over the tomb of AbrahamLincoln ha? been withdrawn. ,--

,

Over Sudden Emancipation.From the National Intelligencer.

The Abolitionists of tliu hobby specie.-- ,

are linking daily reoonls of the envsep theirc 111 isc has inflictetl upon the unhappy blackrace. " The Church of the Pniilans "(Dr. Cheevcv's) was recently the scene ofone of these confessions. Generalnnil Chaplain French, of the Fieei menBnsean, were as we coiy fl Oil)

the New Yoifc Express:COFFINS WASTED.

Extract from Chaplain French.The taking of four millions of souls out

of the prison-hous- e of slaveiy and settingthem on the world's highway; therethey are now without money, shelter, andclothes. They have 110 fiiends of theirown race to assist them, and a feeling ofsupreme lonliness has come over them.How glad ihey were when first they becameaware of their freedom, anticipating nohardship.-- ; and yet they hud no sooner be-

gun to snufl the air of that freedom w hentheir sufferings commenced. They are now(ast traveling down to tho tomb. Theywant ccliins, n?l will want thousands morebefore the l.--t of January of I860.

UIlEAD WANTED FROM THE NORTH.

A large class in the South are surprisedat the quietness of the freedmen, saying,"We have been happily disappointed inthe conduct of our former slaves; f hey havereceived worse treatment in freedom thanwhile in slaveiy. The freedmen are anxious to make their freedom complete. TheIsraelites in the desert hud the commissaryol heaven ever open to then. Thev wereshod well throughout their tedious join neyto the Promised Land. God did not de-

sert them lor a moment, giving tlutn ad-

vice through Moses and the ciders. Godwill not perform a miracle in the case ofthe freedmen journeying from slavery tolibeity. The North lias plenty of goodmen leady to help them. Abundance offood on Northern faims and. clothes. inNorthern manufactories should supply tothem those things which they require. Toimagine they can get on without assistancewould be o set them to mako "brickswithout straw." .

;

COFFISS IN LIEU OF BREAD.

In South Carolina, Georgia, and Ala-bama there is an excess of freedmen. Asour soldiers hemmed the Southern plantersin they sent their slaves o the centre,which accounts for this. In these places.owing to thought and poverty, the peopleare unable to sustain this excess of popula-tion.' If wo do not assut them we drivethe Southern people to establish anothersystem of oppression. If not assisted thir-ty thousand fieedmen will perish in Geor-

gia before tho 1st of March. They arestarving and dying there, calling for cof-fins because they can't get bread. I donot want to reproach t lie Government orthe people, but the freedmen lequire'the

of both to save them fiom death.rl.ENTY OF WORK, BUT MORE COFFINS.

Extracts from General Fisk 1

Theie is no excess of labor in Tennessee;in Nashville and many 01 her cities theieara no surplus blacks. He had frequentapplications for woikmeti and could notget them. The freedmen do not. care tocome noith of the Ohio river. Thev havebeen born and raised South and the politi-cians who ish to bring 4,000,000 ol thesepeople North will find it a difficul t job. InKentucky theie is much more destitution.Many of the poor cieatutes will doubtlessdie before spring.

THE MORE LOYAL, THE M''RE BITTER.There is little of that viciousness in Ten-

nessee which the newspapers talk of. Therethey are getting on very well, and makingmoney, lie believed they would get onbetter too. A bill had passed the Legis-latui- e

a few few days since allowing col-

ored men to testify, and he hoped it wouldsoon be ratified by the House. He wassorry to say the loysl people of East Ten-ness- e

were far more bitter against the fieed-men than the people of other parts of theState. Gen. Pillow, one of the most bit-ter of our antagonists, hud offered to sup-ply money for the payment of Northernteachers if sent South.

VOTED A FORTY-ACR- FARM.

General Fisk having concluded, one ofthe members of the congregation rose andasked what remedy there was from all thesehardships. It pppeared a law of Congresseave them the laud. Why was it notdone ?

Dr. Cheever said that the solemn faithof the nation was pledged to allow thefreedmen to purchase land in forty acrelots. No law could compel this but Con-gress. Andrew Johnson, by raising hisfinger, could arrange the matter. He hasdone as much before, and could say, "Youdo so and so, or you don't come back intothe Union." Under this law the blackswould be quiet. Congress would enduseit, and the country would be free from sla-

very on the one haniPand disloyahy on theothei.

Chaplain French remarked that when aman was pardoned, his property was re-

stored to him.General Fisk said he had himself restored

twenty million dollars to pardoned rebels.Ho could only say what had been donenot what ought to be done.

Newly Discovered Mexican City.The ruins of an extensive Mexican abo-riginal city, which have just been' discov-ered, are situated in the forest of Jicorum-bo- ,

in the province of Tlaxieala. Thetemples are of immense size, some withvaulted roofs, and so well preserved thatancient paintings appear fresh. The courtsare filled with hideous and grotesque idols,and pyramids surmounted by the same.The whole is enveloped in a dense forest ofcedar and ebony trees. Some of these ce-

dars are of such immense size, that eightra Inllnn C 1 . .1 I''"b iiwm ui naiiiis logetner couio

nut icm-i- i iuiiiiu one oi mem. ineseior-est- s

nre on healthy tablelands, about fiftymiles from the port of Tnxan,

Literature in California. The num-ber of printed volumes in the English lan-guage in California, which, in 1847, hard-ly exceeded 300, is estimated in 1865 at 2,000,000, a progress unprecedented in allthe annals ot literature.. Almost every city,town and village in tha State has its publicand circulating library, and the privatedwelling are as well supplied with booksin tho older States of the Union.

Anecdote of President Johnson.(From Hurper's W'eekh.)

"I say, I say. General Jackson, for feaiyou should think I have some axe togiindbecause I try to keep you at my poor houseall night, I will agree to entertain you fieeof expense!" expostulated the landlord ofthe only inn in tho village of Jefferabn,Ashe County, North Carolina, to GeneralJackson, hue one eveninir in the autumnof 18 , as he entered 4iis carriage to pur-sue his journey toward Tennessee. "TheBlue Ridge, sir, is infested with banditti,and you will certainly be robbed, and pos-sibly murdered, before morning. I beseechyou. stay!"

"Yon are veiy kind, sir, and I thankyon," replied the General, "but I shallproceed, and tiy and reach the Tennesseeline at all events. I have no fears of beingmolested. Drive on, Ned, briskly. Adieu,gentlemen all" and the old hero drove offat a rapid pace.

"Ilillo theie, youngster!" ciied the land-lord to a slim, wirv, flaxen headed stiiti- -

Hng standing in the motley crowd in frontof the la'vern, "if yon are going to Tennes-see, you had better jump up behind and goalong with the General; it's as cheap rid-

ing as walking.""Sure enough; I reckon I'd better, and

thank yon," replied the young man, jump-ing up behind the coach as it drove off.

They rode on quietly for some hours un-

til they began to ascend the mountain whenthe General hearing a slight cough behind,called out steinlv:

"Who's that?"' It's me sir, Andrew Johnson, lain

a traveler, on my way lo Tennessee, and Ithought I might get a lilt on your carriage,sir. I beg your pardon, sir."

"You are quite welcome, sir, to m car-riage. Come forward and take a seat withme.

"Thank yon, sii: hut as the mountain israther 6leep here, I'll jump off and walkup."

He walked forward up the mountainsidein advance of the carnage, but had notgone far before he saw a man ahead of himascending the mountain. He appeared tobe intoxicated. Ha lurched this way andthe other way, ttaggering backward andforward; now his knees would double up,and he would miss a step, as if the earthhad suddenly vanished befoie him; then hewould cross his legs, and a lurch wouldsend him diagonally across the road. Hestopped anil braced himself up so as nearlyto tali backward, and then drifted helpless-- 1

ly along. Presently he turned an angle iuthe road and was out of sight.

"Hint man is beastly drunk!" remarkedtl e Geneial.

"Drunk! not much, sir." laughed theyoung man; "he's no more drunk than Iam. He's playing 'possum and meansmischief. Look there! he's lvinginthero.d."

As they drove up he raised himself lazilyami hailed them. "Hie! ah! 1 I say,gentlemen, can't you give a man a lilt?1 I hie can't walk; I'm loaded tooheavily with d d mean whisky."

"Then stay wheie you are and get lid of

it, ret the General, sternl v."The devil!" exclaimed I he man, spring-

ing to his feet with the agility of a cat.He gave a keen whistle and planted him-

self in fiont of the coach. Three mensptang out fi oin tho bushes, and made arush at the carriage.

Quick as thought the General sprang up-

on one. of them, and they rolled over in theroad together. A dull, crushing sound wasnext heard over the conflict, and a secondono rolled over in the dust, propelled bythe loaded whip in the powerful hands ofthe driver. The young man, by a timelyshot, fired and brought down a third, andthen sprang to the assistance of the Geneialwho still fought manfully with his hercu-

lean antagonist, while the driver engagedthe remaining robber.

"Stanct back! stand back!" cried theGeneial to the young man. "We are mantoman. I'll give the villain fair play. Bythe Eternal, 1 have you now!" and hethrew his antagonist over, apparently life-

less. "

"Are you hurt, my boy?" asked theGeneral. "And yeu, too, Ned? Where'sNed!"

"Here, massa," replied the boy, puffingup the road. "My robber coward he run

he! he! he! I golly; I save one, massasave one, an' de young gentleman save one

he! he! he!"All this ' occurred in less time than it

takes to record it."But, you, Geneial, are you hurt?""No; nothing but a few bruises, thank

God! But, look there! one of them is stir-

ring. Y'on sir, and Ned, pinion his hands,while 1 examine the others."

None of them were found to be dead.Two were only stunned, and the third hadreceived a pistol shot through the shoulderand was crouching in affright. They wereall soon pinioned, and a council was held,when it was determined to disarm themand let them go, rather than be detained onthe road. No further incidents befell ourtravelers dining their jaunt.

On their separation in Tennessee theGeneral gave the young man much goodadvice. He recounted to him his own his-

tory, and bade him aspire to be good anduseful. The General continued en routefor his home in Middle Tennessee, and the

young man stopped and settled in the townof Greenville, Tennessee, as a journeymantailor. Of his subsequent career it is need-

less to speak; it is part of the history of

our country. M. E. D.Jonesborongh, Tenn., Nov. 18G5.

Eloqdf.mt Passage. In the opening'ad-dros- s

of President Reade, of the North Car-

olina Convention, we find this thrillingpassage;

"Fellow-citizen- s, we are going home. Letpainful reflections upon our late seperation,and pleasant memories of our early union,quicken our footsteps towards the old man-

sions, that we may grasp hard again thehand of fiiendship which stands at thedoor; and sheltered by the old homestead,which was built upon a rock and has weath-

ered the storm, enjoy together the longbright future which aaitsus."

To Clean Steel and Iron. One ounceof soft soap, two ounces of emery, made in-

to a paste, then rub the article to hecleansed with white-was- h leather, aud itwill give a brilliant polish.

Redemption of Mutilated Bank Notes, j

The following instructions in icgard tojthe redemption of mutilated National Banknote, issced by the controller ot the ur -

rency, will be of great interest:1st. J he notes aie to be redeemed by the

banks bv which they aie respectively is-- j

sued, and should not be returned to this of- -

fice in sums of less than 500, or multiplesof that amount.

I no mutilated notes which havebeen torn or deficed, will e receive ! henpresented by the banks that issued theif,piovided all the fragments are returned, anili ue engravings and signatures aie not sofai obliterated that it cannot be detei minedby what lank the note.-- , were issued.

3d. Fragments should be redeemed bythe banks iu full, when accompanied by nnaffidavit slating the case and manner of themutilation, and that the missing part of thenote is totally destroyed. The good char-acter of the affidavit shall also be fullyvouched for Lv the officer before whom tinafiklavit i. taken. These 'affidavits mil sibo foi warded to this office, with the lui":- -

ments to which they relate, iu that s

presenting such paits of notes, mayreceive credit for the same. Exeeptionacase.--, may occur, in which no reisouabldoubt can exist in regard to the entire de-

struction or irrepaiable damage to missingpoition of notes, as by fire and accidents,and where evidence of indent ity is ampleby the signature of one or both ofiL-ers-, oithe tide or locality of the bank and the de-

nomination of the not s, where the integii-t- y

of the bill holder is unexceptionable, andwhere no question could arise in regard tothe fractional or improper use of the miss-ing parts. In such instances judicious dis-

criminations must necessarily bo ex 'icisedby the officers of the bank. It is, howov- -

, .- I... iei, auviseu uiat sucu notes be received aitheir full face value, und a perfect note giv-en therefore, a record being provided of ihcfacts to be sent to this office, with the mu-

tilated note when" returned for redemptionby the bank, in which case" careful creditwill be allowe I in this Department. Butwhen no satisfaction can be obtained in re-

gard to the missing parts, and a possibilityexists that any improper use can be madeof thfl same, it is recommended that a pro-portionate value only be allowed, estima-ting this by a comparison of the portion re-

turned with the misssing part. A lecordshall be kept of tho amount allowed in tillsuch instances, and a voucher of tho samenote or notes shall be returned for redomp- -

tion

Reconstruction. A special dispatchfrom Washington City, to the CincinnatiGazette, says: .

"A bill has been drawn up here for presentation toCongiess on the first days ofthe session, proposing a new scheme of

It provides for the appointmentofa Governor by the President for eachStatelately in lebellion. The Governorsso appointed are to have tho power of ap-

pointment of all executive und judicial offi-

cers w ithin the S ue, according to the lawsof the State in force at the time of his en-

tering into office, except such laws or en-

actments as may lime been passed by aLegislature recognizing J

with the confi-ae- i ate government,after tho passage of the ordinance of seces-sion in such State. The Governor is fur-

ther authorized to organize courts, in ac-

cordance with the oM laws of the State,and all his proclamations are to have thesame force as laws. He is to open a reg-istry,

atwhere all qualified voters can be reg-

istered on taking a stringent oath of allegiance. Ihey are t hen to elect a Legislature,who are to provide a constitution, on whichCongress is to decide. If adopted by Con-

gress,

of

all military restriction on said Stateis to be abandoned.

'New York Custom Houbb. "Everypart of the New Yoik Custom house is rankwith corruption," taystheNew Y'oik Com-

mercial Advertiser, "it being the aniversalpolicy to compel the payment of fees in or-

der to have business expedited with due dis-

patch. The impoiter who will not stoop tocompensate the clerks for passing his goodshas to wait for them for days longer than isnecessary, frequently to his great inconven-ience and loss, while those who are liberalwith their fees can have any sort of in-

voices passed, and at any time when theyplease. The cleiks, by the practice of lay-

ing aside the invoices of the non-feein- g

firms until others have been passed, havecompelled the importers very generally tosubmit lo these exactions; and the mer-chants, having thus been drawn into theevil, their own mouths are closed againstthe wrotgsjt. which they have to submit.Sotnnitportepfly to cleiks as much as81,000 per annum tor clerical favors, othersless, in proportion to their amount of biuiness."

A Heavy Cotton Fraud. Gen. Curtis,is seriously mixed up iu cotton specula-tions. A Memphis paper states tiie casethus:

"When Gen. Curtis oe upied Helena,in 1862, his army captured twenty-thre- e

hundied bales of cotton belonging to Gen.Pillow, then of the rebel service. Thesewere confiscated, and as supposed, turnedover t the officeis of the United StatesTreasury. Since Gen. Pillow obtained hispardon, however, it has been ascertainedthat instead of the Government receivingthe benefit of this cotton opeiation, it issuspected that it was reseivtd for the useof Gen. Curtis, as uo ret urn was e er madeof it. Gen. Pillow, we understand, has in-

stituted proceedings against Gen. Cuitisfor the missing cotton, or its equivalent inciiriency."

Rank of Cities.. The principal c ities ofthe Union rank in order of population, ac-

cording to statistics in the Interior Depart-ment as follows: New Y'ork, Philadelphia,Brooklyn, Baltimoie, Chicago, Boston,New Oilcans, Cincinnati. St. Louis, Buffa-

lo, Newaik, Louisville, Albany. Washing-ton, San Fiancisco, am! Providence.

The American land system is lo b-- intro-

duced in Mexico, so that, the citiz-n- olmoderate means can get hold of a faun.The public territory is to be surveyed intosections and quarter sections of 64( and100 acres.

The Illinois Central Railroad Companvhas determined to bridge the MississippiRiver at Dubuque.

Restoration in the South,

h is estimated that of the 22.443.897''acie.of Jan mi-- l : t i

(Jeortria F! iii.b Soi.th Carolina, Texas,Louisiana., .Mis isippi and Arkansas, ten'Inj;lonsjiiu suluect to liiiu iase i;n easyterms, or to lease, with the i''h( ti iiiir- -chase at from 5 to $20 per acre, the rentfrom '52 to 5 per acr To facilitate a'seitlement ol these lands a company has-bee-

organized, called "The United StatesMutual Protection company," foi encoii'ia- -ging settlements in the Soiith-.'i- Stages,

i . : i itn ' contemplated t,y t lie companysettlements of fifty families in a loca-

tion, thereby securing mutual p.dection,school.-- and religious worship; The com-pany further contemplates securing a char-ter from Oongiess ot an early day in theapproaching session, with a capital of

and a huge number of tho mustprominent caj italists of New York, Bostonand Chicago have iutima'cil their desire-t-

pa:ti.-ipat- in this corporal ion. It is theintention, after a permanent organizationshall bu effected, to make nd am es of meansto paities owning plantations, and who arenot at present able t r cultivate their landswithout assistance, as well as to assist liei -

.r i i f , T.t ,nnu oi small means ironi me oitll wlnvare desirous of sottling South. A numberof large land owners und men of influencefrom vaiious pari a of the Southern Stales,are also ready to unite in the company,and make common cause in this great woi'kof lennimating the industrial interests oftheir beautiful but unfortunate Southernland.

It is calculated that by the effoils of thiscompany, the amount of the ci-- t on, sugarand lice pi oil net ion of I860 will again

within three yeais.

A Good Eit.A correspondent of the New York Inde-pende-

Mr. X., being on a visit to NewYork recently, decided to go on Sundaymorning to bear the Rev. Dr. Chapin. Tohis regret, on arm ing at the church, hofound not that eminent divine, but a stran-ger who preached eloquently fiom ihe,text, "But Simon's wife's mother lay sickof a fever." X. thought he would go toPlymouth Chinch in the afternoon, to hearMr. Beechcr. There he found the sainostranger in the pulpit, and again he listenedto the expounding of the text. "But Si-

mon's wile's mother lay sick of a fever."Somewhat vexed at his ill success, X. hav-ing liberal views, went in the evening toDr. Osgood's church. What was his as-tonishment at being compelled to listenagaiu to the now familiar sermon, fromthe same cleigyman. Having occasionnext morning to cross the ferry, X. dis-

covered his next neighbor to be the strangepreacher, with his seimon under bis arm."I wonder what that linging can be?"suggested the strain er moile.stiy, as a pealof bells was heatd from the opposite shore."I sutpuot,"- - relumed X. savngelv. eyeingthe manuscript, "that Simon's wile's moth-er must be dead I heaidin several placesyesterday that she was very dangerouslyill?" The rest of the voyage passed with-out incident or conversation.

Suggestions to Railway Travklehs.-- Acorrespondent makes a suggestion which jtheeded, would prevent the confusion andneedless delay which too often attends get-ting on and off the cars at stations. It issimply that the pissengers leaving the cars

every station on tli3 road except at thotermination of the tram, make their exitfrom the rear end. tho end most distantfrom the engine and that tho passengerstaking the train enter at the forward end

thecals. As now practiced, some areattempting to get out, while others areblocking up the passage in their efforts toget in; and often passengers find it difficult,where tiains stop but a moment, with num-- .

bers in waiting, to get off and on withsafety. Should the above hint be adopted,this confusion on the platforms will all beavoided. Nor would this bo the Only prac-tical benefit of the rule, once well establish-ed People looking for friends on a trainwould always know at which end of a carlo seek for them, and if it weie understoodin which car they would ride, whether iuthe first, second, or third', they would bosure to find thorn with little delay; and in adark and stormy evening this would proveot great advantage. 1 hiladelplua bulle-tin.

Wonders of Chkjusthy. Aquafortisand the air we breathe are made of thasume matorials. Linen and sugar, andspirits of wine, are so much alike in theirchemical composition, that an old shirt- canbe converted into its own weight in sugar,and the sugar into spirits of wine. Wineis made of two substances, one of which istho cause of almost all combination ofburning, and the oilier will bum with morerapidity than anything in nature. The fa-

mous Peruvian baric, so much used tostrengthen stonmehs, and the poisonousprinciple of opium, aie fonned of (he samematerials. Scientific American.

A Sroi.E.v SfiijECT. "uennie," saidvenerable oM man to ins ciaugiiter, whowas asking bio consent to accompany hernraent an I favored 'suitor to the alter, ' ' Jnie, it is a very solemn thing to gettied." "I know it," replied Jennie,it's a heap solmucr not to."

Affection. At a proti acted,meeting" held not a thousand miles fiomBalston, Pa., an ancient sistir arose andrelieve! herself as follows: "I see vountrladies heiwho seem to love gewgaws,furl olows, ribbons and laces more thantheir Cteator. I loved them once, andadorned my bat with French artificial flow-ers, bright colored ribbons, and sky-blu- e

trimmings; but I found tlu-- were draggingme down to hell, and I took them off andgave them to my sister."

Keep Our. Keep out of debt out' ofquancls--o- ut of law out of thin shoeaout of damp clothes out of reach of brandyand wafer out of office out of matrimo-ny, unless you are in lovc-o- ut of bar-rooms out of bad company, and by thatmeans, out of jail.

"JoTin. tlid Mrs. Green get the medicineI ordered? " "I guess so," replied John,'for 1 saw capo on tho door ncrt morn,