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IVews Summary.
The lumbermen of Maine are rejoic-
ing by the fact that the snow is already
fifteen inches deep in the Aroostouk
woods.
In Middietown , Conn., a few days
since a large eagle came down aud alight-
ed in the midst of a number of children
who were at play. A gentleman who
was standing near by managed to cap-
ture the bird after dealing it some pret-
tv hard knocks.
There is some talk of the passage
of a constitutional amendment , fixing
the salaries of Senators and Representa-
tives in the Massachusetts Legislature ;
and there is also some speculation con-
cerning the abolition of the district sys-
tem for representa tion.
A little daughter of Alexander
Matt hews , cf Brookl yn , X. Y., «as
burne d to death in the most shocking
manner on Wednesday morning , 25th
tilt. She was rubbing some liniment
upon her sore throat , when the bottle
burst , the linime nt took fire from the
stove , and the names communicat ed to
her clothin g.
Within two or three weeks over
four thousand barrel s of apples have been
shipped from Lake County, III., also u*-
er a thousand barn-Is have been sent
from Fcrt Wayne , liuiiana , to New \ ork.
They can be put up there at about two
dollars a barrel , and as they bring ei ght
dollars in New York a very handsome
pi oil t i? nuiuc.
\
vrv .'.:r; man in one of the Ver-
mont towns having supplied himself w ith
pears and app les from a lad y's garden
durir.Lr tlv sjusoii , against her wish , she
sent him a L.rge bill for the quantities
used, •.i'.ul lather than be prosecuted for
steahiiL-, he paid it. It it said that , dear
as ap;;K' s new are , he could have bought
y..cre tUn a half cheaper in the regular
Ma rket s .
—"i',vc cattle disease shows no signs
i. t h ivii i " exhausted itself in Eng land —
^¦evei -iil of the reported cholera c;:scs
were MHir iuus , and the excitement is di-
minish ing. In most of the French cities
v.heTf t he cholera has appeared , it is de-
eiua.-in^ . The Marseilles papers state
that tl;o deaths being now reduced to
!l,o usual number , no further lists will
be pub lished.
— (in Satur day morning last an old
Lv.lv :-!:o'.vn as '"Granny Darling," died
in Medway , aged 102 years and -1
months. She had lived for many years
in an old Louse in the "Black Swamp."
Atihe p.'.
-e of P;J she receiv ed a com-
pound fracture of the wrist , which was
ncvi r set. She was able the same sea-
so:i , to plant and harvest a half acre of
ground , Ik sides picking several barrels
of appk-s. She left a daughter of 65
a:ui two son:- about 70, who are said to
W ur.u.-ua-lv smart of their age.
—.) :;c."b Barker , the veteran banker ,
ha- I - in nominated by the Democrats of
the ¦:< e---r.d District of Louisiana as a can-
rliiii'.'.e- for Congress in place of Mr Ros-
ier .
—The Chicago housekeepers can get
ih' ir porter house steaks for 18c. a
pound , but they have to pay 822 a ton
lor coal to cook them with.
— Corn is selling at 30 cents a bush-
el at Burlin gton , Iowa.
— Brown and Howard , the mates of
the New York packet ship Yillafranca ,
charged with assaulting and beating (our j
seamen , have been sentenced to one year i
in the peniten tiary and to pay a fine of
fift y dollars each.
—The "Loyal League" in Salem is
dead. The Republican party is appoint-
ed Administrator.
—An eight-hour league , which in- j
eludes in its members several hundred
ivorkingmen , has been formed in Spring-
field. It is a secret organization inten-
ded for political purposes.
—Chief Justice Chase will soon mar-
ry Miss Wiggin, of Cincinnati.
—A child four weeks old was found
on a doorstep in Waterford , Ct., last
week, with a note stating that it was of
good birt h, and the finders would be
liberall y rewarded for bring ing it up.—
The following directions were added :—
"Give him one cow's milk , with one-half
water, and a teaspoonful of brand y to
one gill of food." A supply of handsome
clothing, a bottle of brand y, some medi-
cine and a pail of sugar were also left.
— Caleb dishing left for Europe on
the 1st inst., on an important Govern-
ment mission.
—Robert H. Matthews , employed in
the Portsmouth , N. H., Navy Yard , was
robbed of $1330 last week. It was stol-
en from his trunk.
—They steal oysters from their beds
in Fair Haven , Conn. One man lost fif-
ty bushels in that way.
—The citizens of Barre have voted
to erect a suitable monument to the
memory of the soldiers from that town
who died in the war , and have appro-
priated the [sum of $4000 for the pur-
pose.
—It is stated that in the German
States not a single person has been killed
by railroad accident since the origin of
that mode of traveling thirty or forty
years ago.
—Morris Ketchum & Co. have in-
stituted a suit against Charles Graham
to recover a loan of 8100,000. The de-
fendant claims that he deposited gold
checks amount ing to $80,000 with the
plaintiffs, which were misappropriated.
—One sad incident connected with the
bursting of the boiler of the steamer St.
John was the killing of Capt. Lyons and
his wife, who were just returning from
their bridal tour. The unfortunate pair
were buried Tuesday from St. Luke's
church, where only the week before
they had been married.
—A negro was summoned to sit on a
jury in Cleveland, Ohio, last week, but
his white colleagues refused to sit with
him and the Judge summoned a white
man in his place. .
BAKNSTABLE s
Tuesday, November 7th, 1865,
. .. . .._-. — ... ,j
The union of lakes, of rivers and Iuni'ls.
And the union of States none may sevet -
The union of hearts, the union of hands.
And th'J Flag of our Lnion forever.
s.B. Phinncy, Editor aud Proprietor.
C|e Itafetot We cordially invite our personal
fr iends in the Republican ranks to lay
r,side partizan feeling, to day, and be
grateful to the soldier. Consider , gen-
tlemen , to whom you are the debtor ,
Mr. Bullock or to Gen. Couch ? Don't
decide hastil y, but look at the record of
each carefu lly and thoug htfull y. Put
them in the scale of merit anel see if they
balance—see if you do not owe Gen.
Couch a little more in the score of grati-
tude than you do to the other gentlemen.
Try it , gentlemen , try it carefull y by
the rule of your own j ud gment and can-
dor, and then act with the responsibility
upon yourselves.
Cranberry Culture.
Messrs. Charles L. Bassett , Francis F.
Gorham , and George F. Howes, have re-
centl y purchased of S. B. Phinney, for
$600.00, a tract of about twenty acres ,
of Salt Meadow at a place called Beach
Point Cove, at Sandy Xeck , for the pur-
pose of dykin g and cultivating the cran-
berry. It is by far the largest and best
piece of meadow for this purpose in this
part of the town , and is in the hands of
men who will know how to improve it
profitably.
Cholera,
The arrival of steamer Atlanta at
New York , from Bremen , with twenty
cases of cholera on board , has occasioned
considerabl e excitement in New York. —
Fifty to sixty eases occurred during the
voyage, of which fifteen proved fatal. —
The Atlanta , it would seem , took on
board the passengers among whom the
epidemic hr.s appeared at Havre. The
vessel has been placed in strict quaran-
tine, but the; best opin ion is that quaran-
tine is useless in regard to cholera , and
that if suitable atmospheric conditions
exist , the disease will spread in spite of
all precautions.
A meeting of the Board of Health w-v.s
held in New York yesterda y, and a me -
mor ial was adopted , re questing the gen-
eral government to grant for temporary
ejuaritir.c ground so much of the land as
may be necessar y, now owned by the
government at Sandy Hook , in the low-
er bay.
A hospital steamer has been sent to
the infected vessel to take on board the
diseased passengers , where they will re-
ceive ever y care. The passengers not
affected will remain on board the steam-
er unti l the grounds of Sand y Hook have
been prepared , when they will be sent
here .
The health officer at New Ycrk re-
porte d on Saturday last several new cases ,
among the steerage passengers of the
Atlanta , one of wh ich had proved fatal .
On Sunday morning no new cases had
been reported. The epidemic is said to
have appeared exclusivel y among the
steerage passengers. The New York
Quarant ine Commissioners have determ-
ined to place under ri gid quarantine all
vessels arriving from Havre , London ,
Southampton , the Mediterranean Ports ,
and all Ports where cholera is known to
have appeared.
ISIncE&SlsSi.
/ A school of Blackfish was discovered
off Provineetown on Monday ni ght week ,
by some fishing boats wliicli were imme-
diatel y put on the chase and the whole
school , numbering 234 , was driven on the
beoch at Brewster the next day. The
fish as they la y on the Leach were wortli
some 810,000. About 200 men n:nl
boats were em ployed in capturing them ,
and t he shares were quickl y sold at some
$50, each making a good days work. —
The beach was visited by hun dreds of
people the next day, to behol 1 such a
quantity of fish. This is probabl y the
greatest catch of blackfish ever made in
these parts.
ggpThe State Teachers Institute , will
commence at Yarmouth Port on Monday
next, and will be continued until Friday
even ing. Lectures given , by the following
gentlemen : Lowe]!Mason ,of New York :
Wm. Russell , of Lancaster ; Lewis B.
Monroe and .Tames C. Sharp, of Boston ;
George A. Walton , of Lawrence ; Prof.
S. S. Greene, of Providence ; Miss M,
Mitchell , of the Westfield Norm?.]
School ; W. H. Niles, of Cambrid ge ;
John D. Philbrick and E. D. Webb , D.
D., of Boston : H. F. Harrington , o:
New Bedford ; A. G. Boyden , of Bridge-
water Normal School ; and the Agenl
and Secretary of the Board of Education.
Thanksgiving.—The Boston Adver-
tiser says that the President having ap-
pointed the first Thursday in December
as a day of thanksg iving, some steps have
been taken to induce the Governor to
change the day appointed for this State,
that we may not have two days of this
kind , a week apart.
BPAt a meeting of the Democracy oi
of the 1st District, holden in Sandwich ,
on Thursday last, Owen Bearse, of Barn-
stable, Wm. E. Boyden , of Sandwich ,
and Henry Jones, of Falmouth , were
nom inated for Representatives from the
1st District.
ESPA company has been formed in
this village for the purpose of building an
Ice House, to hold about 700 tons , and
to be located on the borders of 'Great
Pond.' Mr. Ansel D. Lothrop has al-
ready commenced framing the building,
which will be completed in the course of
this month.
[^Trav ellers should look after the
changes which took place on the Rail-
roads on Monday. The time has now
been fixed upon for the winter by most
of the Railroads in the State.
fdpMr. William D. Cobb, an old and
experienced printer on the Barre Gazette ,
hs.s been on a visit to this, his native
place, the past week, after an absence of
more than seventeen years. We enjoy-
ed a call from him, and his many friends
were glad of an opportunity of again
shaking him by the hand.
To the Polls.
A new volume of poems by Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe , will be published early in
December by J. E. Tilton & Co., Bos.
ton , which will include her War Lyrics,
Lyrics of the Street , and various miscel-
laneous pieces. A large number of the
poems have never been published in any
form . The greeting which her "Battle
Hymn of the Republic" met with all
over the country, and the wide circula-
tion of her other War Lyrics will gain for
the new volume, a distinguished recep-
tion.
The Atlantic Monthly , for Novem-
ber , has a great variety of readable mat-
ter. "In A Letter to a Young House-
keeper ," there is much usefu l informa-
tion that all may profit by. la "The
Progress of The Electric Telegraph," is
found alt the facts rel ative to the condi-
tion an d prospects o f that invention. —
Lovers of the marvelous will eagerl y read
"Wh y the Putkammer Castle was Des-
troyed ," by Robert Dale Owen. Mr.
Hazewell has a long article on the la-
bors and character of Alexander Hamil-
ton. Trowbrid ge gives a fine description
of "The Field of Gettesburg. " Mrs .
Stowe in the "Chimney Corner ," dis-
courses upon "The Woman Question , or
What will You Do With Her." The
poetry in this number is superior. —
Holmes gives a "Farewell to Agassiz ,"
Whittier Contributes some stanzas greet-
ing the "Peace Autumn. " Some one has
wr itten in pleasing verse the "Mast er's
Mate ," describing the taking of Fort
Henry. The "Reviews and Literary No-
tices " aie c(>r;fincel to a review cf Grants
Life of Shakespear , by Rev . H. N. Hud-
son.
Haiu'Er'sMagazine.—The Nov'r num-
ber of this popular Monthl y gives a di-
versity of delightfu l reading. The list of
contents is as follows : "Ascent of Po-
pocatepetl "—"Tha Monks of Basle"—
"The VValker River Country "—"How to
Redeem Woman 's Profession From Dis-
honor "—"Franklin 's Tan"— "Anna Ma-
ria RosV— "The Chimneys '" — "The
Groat Westminister Canvas "—"The Si-
lent "—"The Wife's Thank Oflering "—
"Pozzuoli and Yesuvias"'—"Our Conse-
crat ions"—"Recollections of General
Rousseau"—"Armadale ," cont inued by
Wilkie Collins"—"Going and Coming"
—"Our Mutual Friend , cont inued , by
Charles Dickens "— "Monthl y Record of
Current Events "—"Editor 's Eu?y Chair. "
—And "Editor 's Drawer. "
Fall anil Wlutcr Ciothing.
The assortment of Fall and Winter
Clothing, at the popular establishme nt
of L. D. Boise & Co.,is one of the best in
Boston , and the y have es tablished a rep-
utation for manu facturing in their Cus-
tom Department , eonic of the very best
and most fashionab le Clothing, to be
found in Boston , and what is of more im-
portance ssll , at comparat ivel y low pric-
f-s . We advise our friends in want of a
good "fit out " to be sure to give them a
call. The Boston 1'ost, in noticin g this
excellent Clothing Store , says :—
"L. D. Boise & Co., 154 Washing-
ton street , five doors south of Milk street ,
have a fine stock of fall and winter cloth-
ing, manufactured from the best materi-
als and in approved sty le. Their custom
department is unsurpassed in extent ,
beaut y and quality of fabrics of both for-
eign and domestic manufacture , com pris-
ing every thing that is desirable in the
wa y of overcoatings , coatin gs, pantaloon-
ings and vesting *. The stj le of manu-
fac '.uie peculiar to this establishmen t is
tastefu l, fash ionable and excellent , and
we cordia lly commend the firm to the
patronage- of the public. "
rVew Publications.
The recent gales along the Atlantic
coast and the Gulf of Mexico appear to
have been unprecedented!)' severe to
shipping. No less than seven vessels
are reported ashore near Carysfort , Fla.,
one of them steamshi p Catharine Whit-
in g, from New Y'ork for Galveston. —
Br. bri g Fairhaven , which the Whiting
had in tow , was also ashore and dismas-
ted. The same steamer had previousl y
rescued two men from a wrecked schoon-
er, the rest of the crew havin g been
washed overboard. Br. shi p Margaret ,
from New Orleans for Europe , dismas-
ted , was picked up by steame r Herman
Livingston , when near Key West , but
was forced to leave her , having parted
all the hawsers. Steamer Chase, from
New York ior Savannah , put in at More-
head City, N. C, 28th ult., having in
the gale of the 2od shipped so much
water as to put out the fires , but the
passengers succeeded in bailing her out .
From Hillsboroug h Inlet to Saltboroug h
Light, N. C, eight wrec!\3 were seen ,
one ship and two bri gs having masts
standin g. Bark John Wesley, from
New Orleans for Liverpool , went ashore
1.50 miles from Key West—officers and
crew save d, Bark M. E. Smith , from
Mobile for Liverpool , went ashore on
French ree f, Fla., and one boat's crew ,
9 men , had reached Key West. Br.
shi p Mercy, from Honduras , went ashore
200 miles north of Key West, anei four
of the crew were picked up in a dying
condit ion , but the balance , who had tak-
en to boats and rafts , had not been heard
of. A large black shi p, surrounded by
wreckers , was seen ashore on Grecian
scoal. Off Jup iter Iniet large quantities
of steamboat furniture was seen afloat. —
A small boat containin g the crew of
schooner Minnie , of M ystic , had been
picked up, the vessel havin g been lost off
Jup iter Inlet.
C'. A. Richard*' Wiase Store.
We invite the attent ion of our readers
to the advertisement of Mr. C. A. Rich-
ards', which is ore of the largest and
best Wine Stores in Boston. No better
evi dence cup. be wantin g of its populari -
ty, than the following, which is from the
Boston Journal :
" There avp probab ly few business es-
tablishments in Boston , or in tact in the
counti y. which in ?o short a time have
attained such a growth as the extens ive
wine sto re of Mr. C. A. Richards , on
Washington street. The establis hment ,
including seven lergc floors , all elabor-
ately and elegantl y fitted i:p in every de-
tail , and the quant ity and variety of
wir.es of the b::st vintages which have
been forwarded from it throug hout the
countr y have given the place :i wide ami
env iable reputation. The busine ss of
Mr. Richards is carriedon in a manner
ent irel y orig inal with himself , t he chi'f
feature which distinguishes it bains; that
all his wines and li quors are sold (bot -
tled) in cases to suit tho purchas?r , and
are on ly those which arc put up in his
own est ab lishment. The purity ant!
¦fine flavor of .ill his goods have commen-
ded them to druggists ;>nd others wish ing
onl y first class wines . Their reputation
in the loyal States is hi gh , and sine; the
end of the icl eliion Mr. Richards lias
filled a number of larg'j Southern or-
d ers. Soni c of the specialties of his
wine department , are found in the Cali-
fornia brands , (of which he sold over
ten thousand cases last year ,) and fruit
brandies and native wines . All his
li quors , in fact , are selected wit h the ut-
most care , and hence their great popular-
ity with the trade. Especial!v does Mr.
Richards ' establishment commend itself
to th'ise who desire a good article for use
at home. AH such may rest assured that
what t hey purchase here is no adultera -
ted wine , or deleterious compound of
vile drugs .
OrTie Massachusetts Radicals are
raving over the Connecticut election .—
The Boston Commonwealth calls for the
impeachment of President Johnson , and
I hus berates the Republicans for not us-
in g money enoug h to buy up the votes
of the people of Connecticut :
"But it is net simply the majority cf
voters of Connecticut that »re in fault
for this humiliating result. The Repub-
lican State Committee , aside from issu-
ing an address on the subject , literall y
did noth ing to secure a different result.
There was no canvass whatever—not
even a speaker , so far as we can learn ,
was put into the field. This most im-
portant issue— wortii a score of ordinary
party conflicts—was suffered to go to tri-
ad without preparation , and without the
presentation of evidence on the part of
its friends. We have known the State
Committee of Connecticut to storm Bos -
ton , hat in hand , for dollars by the thou-
sand , to carry some comlemptible office-
seekers into place : but here, when the
destinies of a continent may be affected
by t he result, not a cent was asked , nor
a speaker invoked , to lend aid to the
great object."
Expert Tattlers.
We find the following excellent reci-
pe in the New Bedford Standard , which
is well worth y the attent ion of expe rts in
th is vicinity. If the directions therein
are followed , we have no doubt about its
results :
Me. Editor :—Ae there seems to bo
a considerable number of persons in our
little city who would like to become ex-
pert tattlers if they could only do so with
some degree of credit to themselves, with
your permission I will_ present them with
a recipe for making them.
Take a handfull of the vine called run-
about , the same quantity of the root call-
ed nimbletongue , a sprig of the herb call-
ed backbite, at either before or after do"
days, a spoonful of dontyoutellit , six
drachms of malice, a few drops of envy ;
which can be purchased in any quantity
at the shop of Miss Tabitha Teatable.
Stir them well together and simmer them
half an hcur over the fire of discontent ,
kindled with a little jealousy, then strain
it through a bag of misconstruction ,bang
it upon a skein of street yarn , stop it up
tight, shake it occasionally for a few days
and it is read y for use. Let a fcw drops
be taken before walking out in the morn-
ing, and the sueject will be able to speak
all manner of evil against his neighbor
f«r life. W. H. J.
EsTThe Fall River News says there
have been rumors in that city of a defal-
cation on the part of the cashier of the
Aquidneck bank , Newport—the over-
drawing of accounts both by himself and
other parties doing business at the bank.
Severe Gales.
j Washington, Oct. 28th , 1865.
j Whereas, It has pleased Almighty'
I God during the year" which is now corn-
ing to an end , to relieve our beloved
1 count ry from the scourge of civil war and
to permit us to secure the bleassings of
peace, unity and harmony, with a great
; enlargement of cilvil liberty ; and
j Whereas , Our Heavenly Father has
! also during the year graciously averted
; from us the calmities of foreign war
! pesti lence and famine , while our grana-
' ries arc full of the fruits of an abundant
1 season, and
|- Whereas , Righteousness exalteth A
, nation while sin is a reproach to any peo-
ple, now
Therefore I, Andrew Johnson , Presi-
dent of the United States, do hereby rec-
ommend to the people thereof that they
do set apart and observe the first Thurs-
day of December as a day of National
Than ksgiving to th? Creator of the un-
iverse for these deliverance s and bles-
sings ; find I do furtherrecommend that en
occasion the whole people make confession
of j ur nationa l sins against His infinite
goodnes? an d with one heart and one
mind imp lore the Divine guidance in the
ways of national virtue and holiness.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the
Tinted States to be affixed.
Dune at the city of Washington , this
twen 'y-eighth day of October, in
t he year of our Lord one thous-
and eight hundred sixty-five , and
\ \.. s.~] of the independence of the Uni-
! ted States the ninetieth.
(Si gnal) ANDREW JOHNSON .
By the Presiden t:
i Wm. H. Skwaud, Sec'y of State.
j A National Thanks giving.
By the President of the United States.
j A PROCLAMATION.
In W i-st Earnstiiblc , I'd inst., by Rev. Henry
A. Cooilliuo , Mr. John Mat -.hews of Yarmouth ,
to Miss Lucy A. Jenkins of W. B.
In ll yannis , 3d inst. , by Rev. II. A. Towns-
burv , Mr. Sylvester Baker to Miss Al/.i na D.
lloimi-s , :ill *of II.
I.i Vunnonth Port , lid inst. , by Rev. J. B.
Chirk , Mr. Daniel B. Crocker to Miss Man-
K., daug hter of Capt. A. II. Knowles.
In Boston , 28th ult. , by Rev. Baron Stowe,
M r Augustus C. Robbins lo Miss Mary G.
Thiinlicr , both of Harwich.
In Harwich , 29th ult., Mr. Joshua H. Paine to
Miss Adeline Uobbins.
2!Uh ult , Mr. Lorin- F. Eldredjre to Miss
Laura E. Ellis.
j 1st inst., Mr. Geo. W. Nickerson , of H., to
Miss Isabel McDonald , of Nova Se-otia.
Harrises.
I _ _
In Hyanr.is, 24th ult., Mrs. Helen M., wife
ot C;i])t. Benjamin D. Baxter, aged 24 veari
and G months.
| In Browser, 5th inst.. Mrs. Polly B., wife
|of Mr. Barnabas F. Cobb, uged 6S years.
In Quincy, 2ist ult., Mrs. Cynthia B., wife
of ( a|lf . Win. H. Gihbs , and eldest daughter
of the late Benjamin Bourne.Esq.,of Sandwich.
In Den nis, 25ih ult. , Joshua Franklin , son
I ot liinc-e mid Mary Howes, aged 11 months
and 4 days-
In East Harwich , 2Sth ult., Mr. James Jer-
aulds , aged 74 years.
In Eastham , 26th ult., Mr. James Lincoln,
aged about 65.
Dflt
f|[S,
Wool Carpetings—^ew Stock.
riWESTIIY Brussels, Three Ply, Two Ply,
*- also Stair Carpeting, Plain , Venetian and
lapestry , Oil Cloth Carpetings best quality
and vary pretty styles. We have just received
a large stock of new Carpetings of all quali-
ties, and can show the largest stock in tho
County—prices low as the lowest. Those in
wan t will save money by calling on us.
v , S. BAKER, Jr., & CO.
_ Yarmouth Port, Oct. 17, 1865.
Hats & Caps.
VARIOUS qualities and styles, for Men &
Boys,jnst received by
.
, L WALES & CONANT-
JbJarnstablc,S--1*- »o .iam.
[Written for tho Barnstable Patriot.]
Noeth Teueo, Nov. 2d.
Me. Editor :—The following is a list
of the number of vessels which have pass-
ed this point during the month ending
October 31st :—23 shi ps, 14 barks, 173
bri gs, 1867 schooners , 56 sloops, and 68
steamers— making a total of 2261. Q-iite
a notable increase from the last months'
recor d. The war , while it lasted , pro-
duced a somewhat serious effect upon
marine interests in American waters, but
since its closs, th ings have rapidly as-
sumed their old and accustomed ways,
with the exception that sailing packets
between Boston, Baltimore and Phila-
delphia , have almost entirely been super-
seded by elegant and fast sailing steam-
ers.
A few years since the principal if not
the entire business in mercantile marine
matters between New York and Ecston
was carr ied on by the use of clumsy, dull
sailin g schooners. Now they are pushed
aside to make room for the large, spa-
cious , beautiful and swift going steam
propellers of which the "Neptune" line
seems to be chief.
The names of these pretty vessels are
as follows :—Neptune , Nereus, Glausus ,
I Metis, Thetis , and Doris ; each of them
|measuring 2000 tons , and so nearly re-
j scmbling each other that they can onl y
be distinguished , one from the other , by
their names , all of them being new
boats.
The protection referred to last week
concernin g Cape Cod Harbor , consists
of brush and stakes driven into the sand
diagonall y cross the beach , which are
i presumed will collect the sand at this
point , thereby preventing the ocean from
breakin g throug h to the meadow. 1 un-
derstand that there are to be spiles driven
j below this towards the sea. Such a pro-
i coe ding will bo a useless expenditure of
time: and money. A severe or even com-
mon Northeast gale will remove sp iles
j from this shore much faster than the
! hands of men can place them there. —
The brush hedge however is practic able.
' The work is being performed about
! two miles north of Hi ghland Light and
! is entire l y in the hands of men from
] Pruvincetown. Yours , I. M. S.
' [Written for the Barnstable Patriot.]
I ftou-s I'i'uiH on boa rd the Giana-
da—A n ival at Clamicsloii. j
¦
Dear Patriot : My last letter closed j
j just prior to leaving New York , which we 1
j did about half past t.Lrae o'clock Wed-
nesda y afternoon. Soon after casting off
I from the wharf , a s-out heast storm set in
and had increased to such violence at
eleven o'clock th;it we were obli ged to
|seek the protecting haven "under t he"
j Hook ," wh ich aMowed us a fine opportu-
nity of viewing tlie heavy fortification al-
, read y built anel in process of construction
at this place , the following mornin g when
we found that several large steam-hi p3
had , like us, been obliged to seek refu ge
I here from the storm. We again weighed
j anchor about seven , and in passing cut
j over the bur passed the steamshi p Erics-
sion , boun d in, w ith her decks thronged
| with troops. The poor fellows , with
their mcagry accommodat ion , must suf-
fered severly during the night , but then
I1 hey were probabl y recompensed by the
thoug ht that the blasts were driv ing them
on towa rd "home , sweet home," doubl y
: .sweet to them af'er the many privations
l and fati gues endured on the battle fields.
: We found it very roug h outside with the
I wind fresh from the southwest , "ri ght
|in our teetli ," w hich caused the Captain
j to "hug the sfiore" closer than he othcr-
; wise would , giving us a fair view of Long
j Branch , the far famsd watering place cf
t his section , with its many beautifu l and
|spacious hotel buildings and private res-
j idences. It is trul y a beautifu l and pic-
|turpsque spot , and we do not wonder
I that it ia annuall y visited by thousands
i of tourists and pleasure seekers. From
j this place up to Absecom Lighthouse ,
New Jersey, off abreast of which sunset
found us, the coast appeared unattr active
i an d presented no feature worth y of nots.
j At this time, the wind , which ht.d been
stead ily increasing during the day, blew
a gale, and all kinds of sailing craft were
literall y flying past us under close reefed
sails, while we laboriously continued
our course to the windward. During the
night the wind blew wit h such severity
t hat we received a most unmercifu l shak-
ing up, and many were the vows made
to never set foot on ship-board again if
we were allowed once more the privilege
of step ping on terafirma. In the morn-
ing the Captain informed us that we
were to the Southward of the Capes of
|Delaware, but nothing was visible to the
eye but huge waves forming themselves
madl y into white caps. The gale con-
tinued daring the day and at sunset we
were only up with Cape Henry, but dur-
in g the night the wind hauled more to
the westward , and Saturda y morning
dawned upon us to the Southward of the
bleak shores of Hatteras , with a moder-
ate breeze and tolerable smooth sea,'and
for the first time during the passage we
had the pleasure of seeing anj consider-
able number of our eighty passengers on
deck , and at noon time around the ships
well-ladened tables*.
Among ot hers, I found our passengei
list embraced Capt. Ellison, of the Navy,
Light-house Inspecter for the 6th South-
ern District , who goes out to re-organiz ;
light-house affairs in his District. The
lense was removed from nearly every
light house on the Southern coast during
the war, and Capt. E. states that
the Light House Board find it very dif
ficu lt at the present time to procure new-
ones, and therefore think months mus.t
elapse ere anything more than temporary
lights will be shown on the coast. He
will at once make a report to the govern-
ment showing the number of Lense re-
quired , and urge the importance and ne-
cessity of immediate action in the premi-
ses.—The wife of the French Consul
stationed at Charleston , a very accom-
plished and intelli gent lady, a native of
Maine,—Miss Carrie C. Lester, a special
Southern correspondent of the New York
Daily Neivf , who has been tarrying a
short time at the North. Sin spent most
of the four years of the rebellion at
Natches, Miss.. Memphis, and Tenn.,
most of the time under Federal protec- j
tion, she having spent six months !
within the Confederate lines. She speaks
very intelligently of the position of af-
fairs at the South, and her intercourse
and thorough acquaintance with that sec-
tion peculiarly qualifies her to do so un-
derstandingly. We shall speak more I
fully of of her ideas at some future time , !
—Several Charleston ladies who have I
been in New York visiting friends an d
making purchases. They were very in-
telligent, considered as the bon ton of
South Carolina, and all of families who
were conspicuous in the rebeHioa. One
of them, said to be the wife of a sea cap-
tain, was very bitter in her feelings to-
ward the North , and also condemned
what she was pleased to style the weak
measures of the defunct rebel govern-
ment. She said they made one grand
mistake when they discarded the Ameri-
can Flag, a flag which they all loved and
which belonged to them as well as the
North ; ai.d another in not immediatel y
putting the "ni ggers" into the field.—
She thoug ht these two grave mistakes
lost to them the day, and sai d this was
the t ype of the present feeling among
Charle sstonians.—There are also on uoard
two sweel little girls,who in company with
their grandmothe r , have been to vis it
their father , a somew hat cc-lebrateu
blockade runner , at Fort Warren ; aml
^
quite a number of the business men of
Char leston , who have been North to re-
cuperate their stocks.
Hie day ot Katuiaay was very pteus-
antly spent by all on board , in soc;al con-
verse, in watching the gambols of the
schools of porpoises as they followed the
shi p, and in various other ways. Wo
passed Newbern at noon , and at sunstH
were off Georgetown. The follo wing
morn ing (Sunday) found us within thir-
ty-five miles of Charleston. The air wns
warm and salubrious , much like that
which we experience at home on a June
day, an d old ocean , as if tired of its
fierce strugg les of the past few days , had
sett led quietl y to rrst , and was placid
and beautiful. Abaut noon we came up
with the Light Boat stationed oil Charles-
ton Bar, and rap idl y passed up to the
city, passing on our way the famous Fort
Sumter , which , although said novv t) bo
stronger t han ever before , looks to be
noth ing but a mere mass ot' rubbish piled
up in mid water ; Sullivan 's Island with
its innume rable fortifications and earth-
works , en the right , an d Mums Island
alike fortified on tho left ; Forts Moul-
tr ie, Johni-on , etc., and last but far frj m
least , t he notorious rebel floating batter y,
which from our stand-point resembled
the fi ont walls of a one-story house mi-
nus its windows , partl y bur ied in water.
The bones of some ten or a dozen block-
ade runnel s lie in different directions on
the beach where they were run ashore
and un loaded amidst the. iron ha il from
cur gun boats. The Charleston pilot of
the (iranada , Capt. Samuel Briniow .who
was an act ive blockade runner during ths
war, is saiil to have run one or more of
these vessels on shore. Anchored near
the town are two large guiiboats , doublc-
ecdt rs, of beautiful symmetry, and one
mon itor , bting ali the naval strength at
present stationed at this point.
The appearance of the city from the
bar is not ui;likvcnv.;r.t is an ywhere visible. On
approaching the whaif we fhd that the
people from every slrata of society have
tu rned out to meet us, and the wharf is
thronged . We are most forcil -l y remind-
ed of the scenes at Xantucket ou the ar-
rival of the Island Home at that pert in
time of stirring events . We wou ld not
have our Island friends understand from
this that we mean t hat Nantucket can
possibl y scare up such a heterogen ious
and motl y a crowd as this city, but the
same eagerness for the psipers and to hear
the news is evinced , and joy m ingled with
an xiety e xpressed on the countenan ces ,
here as we have w itnessed at N., in times
past.
We shall have to leave what we might
say of the general condition of the city
to anot her letter , as th is is alread y al-
most beyond newspaporial limits , and
yet it would not be comp lete did it not
contain the need of praise clue to Capt .
Baxter , and Messrs. Henry W. Googg-.ns
and Prince Webber , first and recond
officers , and we are proud to say H yannis
boys. Th'; Granada was launcher! last
December , and immed iatel y placed in
command of Capt. Baxter, ^he was
chartered by the government for a time ,
and was tie second merchant ship which
arrived at this port after it came into our
possession , and from the first has prove d
herseli to be a fast and staunch shi p.—
Althoug h the present passage was the
rou ghest , and the longest she ever made,
we did not hear a complain ing word ut-
tered by a single one of her eighty pas-
sen gers, but rather all were unanimous
in their praise of the skill and energy
displayed by Ca pt. Baxter and his young
but efficient olficers ,in bringing theshi p so
speedil y into port , under so adverse cir-
cumstances. During the prevalence of
the gale Capt. B. seemed omni present ,
one minute directing the movements of
his ship and the next entertaining his
passengers , every where and at all times
dispensing good cheer, and by his viva-
dousness ar.d read y wit doing much to
relieve the ennui of the passage. Capt.
B. and his officsrs ar° the general favor-
ites of those travelling between New York
and Charleston , and hence the Granada
is always crowded to overflowing with
frei ght and passengers. Mr. Gorman ,
the gentlemanl y and popular purser , is a
host in himself, alway s courteous and at-
tentive, and ever ready to render any aid
possible. Nor must Quarter Master Ar-
vin Bearse and Orren H. Crowell , be for-
gotten, neither the very attentive young
Hyann is boys who do duty in the cabin ,
Luther Hall , Clinton Googgins and Al-
exander Hallett , to all of whom we are
under obligations for kindnesses received.
We leave this place for Savannah in
the morning per the steamer Rock port,
and shall probabl y write'you from that
place. Yours, &c. F. B. G.
Charleston , P. C, Oct. 23d, 1865.
Accident in- Marshfield.—The Old
Colony Sentinel says that as Mr. Abra-
ham Maddon , of East Stoughton , was
gunning on ths shore in Marshfield on
Sunday of last week , his gun burst in
his hands, lacerating his hand and wrist ,
and nearly severing the first and second
fingers of the left hand. Dr. Gordon of
Plymouth was called , on supposition that
amputation of the entire hand would be
necessary, but the doctor by a skilful op-
eration saved the third and fourth fingers ,
and the patient is doing well.
The Fishing Interest m Glouces-
IKB.-At a meeting of the citizens of
Glcucester interested in the fishing buia-
ness, held on Monday evening at the
rooms of the Gloucester Mutual Fishing
Insurance Co., to consider the effect of
the repeal of the reciprocity treaty upon
the fishing business of the place, a
committee was chosen to take such ac-
tion in the premises as they may deem
necessary to secure a continuance of the
present fishing privileges.
Hem y I). Thoreau , in his volume en-
titled "Cape Cod," mentions quite a un-
ique fashion of pay ing a minister 's salary
down in Eastham , in the olden time.—
lie says :
"It appears that they very early built
a small meeting-house , twent y feet square ,
with a thatched roof throug h which they
might fire their muskets—of course at
the devi l. In 1662 the town agreed that
a part of every whale cast on shore, be
apportioned for the support of the minis-
tr y. No doubt there seemed to be some
propriety in thus leaving the support of
the ministers to Providence , whose ser-
vants they are, and who alone rules the
storm : for , when few whales where cast
up, the y mi ght suspect that their wor-
shi p was not acceptable. The ministers
must have sat upon the cliffs in ev ery
storm and watched the shore with anxie-
iy. And for my part , (adds Mr. T.) if I
were a minister , I ^vould rather trust to
the bowels of the billows , on the back
side of Cape Cod, to cast up a whale for
me, than to the generosity of many a
country parish that 1know cf."
lilL iliu n I Altl! \JH KJ ±\
i
\ i.j ? *
. J. U«
Pittsburg h Gazelle says :
"So great is the amount of grain in
store in Chicago , hoarded by speculators
for higher prices, that the warehousemen
have notified the Board of Trade that the
condition of oats, barley and rye now in
store is bad , and liable to become more
so by the process of heating. Corn and
wheat have not yet become seriously af-
fected : but it is doubtful how lon g they
will remain so, as the stea m and smell
from hot grain is deleterious.
"It is contemplated by warehousemen
to advance the rates of stora ge to one
cent per bushel for eVery five days , or
part thereof , for all grain in store after
the loth of November , provided the
grain in store now is not removed befo re
that time.
"It is to be hoped that this, if the
stringency in money will not do it , will
compel the over-greedy speculators in
breadstuff's to disgorge, and allow the
market to resume its normal condition.
This is too big a country for the success
of any attempt to hold all the grain out
of market ; and it is consoling to know-
that, if they will not sell at a reasonable
profit , the grain is sure to spoil on their
j hands."
Ef^Joseph Hall , of Dennis, Solomon
Thacher, of Harwich , and Edmund Flinn
of Chatham , have been nominated by the
Republicans for Representatives from the
2d District.
(Sv^ln the communication of James
Small, Esq., published the 23d of Octo-
ber in our columns , should read "in
1842,—the Selectmen of Truro, in 1824
instead of 1842."
A Minister's Salary isa Ihe Olden
Time.
i
J^ or I iiculcnuiitCiovernoi1, I
THOM AS F. PLUMETT,
01' riTTSFIEI,!). I
For Secretary of Stale. j
S. O. L A M B, of Greenfield.
For Treasurer ,
THOMAS C. AMORY , Jh., of Boston.
/'o/- Auditor ,
Gen. ARTHUR F. DEVEREAUX ,
of Salem.
For Attorney General ,
HORATI O G. PARKER ,of Cambrid ge.
Stnnlor — Cape District ,
SOLOMON FREEMAN , Brewster.
Senator — JtUw d District ,
EBEN W. ALLKN , of Nantucket.
For Councillor ,
LEYI L. GOODSPEED .of Brid gewa ter. j
For District Attorney,
JOHN E. SAXFORD , of Taunton.
For Sherif/ ',
ALEXANDER BAXTER , of Yarmouth.
County Convnixsioncr ,
ALFRED KEXR1CK , Orleans.
Sp ecial Commissioners ,
! WM. E. BOYDEN , Sandw ich,
M. Vv. NICKERSON , Dennis.
| Commissioners Jnsolccricy,
| EPHRAIM TAYLOR , Chatham ,
ELIJAH LEWIS , 2i> , Barnstable.
| S. S. GIFFORD , Provineetown
i i
i For Representatives ,
j OWEN BEARSE , Barnstable ,
WM. E. BOYDEX , Sandwich .
HEXRY JONES, Falmouth.
I
Democratic Nominations.
IToi' CioveiMioi-,
DARIUS N. COUCH,
OK TAVNTON.
Ihe annual State election in Massa-
chusetts takes place to-day, anel bur , icw
seem to take any interest in it except the,
office holders and expectants of cfh'ce.—
There seems so little doubt which way it
will go, that wo have concluded not to
dc l?y the publication of our paper to give
the result.
B>«'3H«.-CJ'a{s iiml CoBisvt'vatsves to
; Cu: Polls, »sid Vot e for the Sol-