Harper's Weekly. A Journal of Civilization / Volume IX, Issue 422 / Title Contents
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Harper's Weekly. A Journal of Civilization / Volume IX, Issue 422
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New York: Harper's Magazine Co, January 28, 1865
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Periodicals
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Harper's Weekly. A Journal of Civilization.
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422
NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1865.
SINGLE COPIES TEN CENTS. $4.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1865, by Harper & Brothers, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.
THE HON. WILLIAM DENNISON.
William Dennison was appointed Postmaster-General of the United States upon the resignation of Montgomery Blair, of Maryland, September 24, 1864, and entered upon the dis
LETTERS FROM SHERMAN'S ARMY.
Five hundred thousand evangels
Sent to a million hearts
With the messages of triumph
In the strength which love imparts;Sent to the gray-haired fathers
With a second gift of time,
To turn back their failing moments
Into the years of prime;Sent to dim-sighted mothers
With results of years gone by,
To witness the work accomplished,
And sweeten the time to die;Sent to the fair child-brothers
With the might of the sword and pen,
And the prophecy of conquest
When they sh
If so generously and properly we send supplies to those who were lately our enemies, to those whose devotion to slavery occasioned the war, can we forget the innocent people who, as they have been the bruised victims of the long peace of slavery, are now the patient victims of the war of liberty?
THE FALL OF FORT FISHER.
The history of the Wilmington Expedition is another proof of our Lieutenant-General's indomitable pertinacity. He never undertakes without final accomplishment. He may not succ
NEW-YEAR'S DAY IN SAVANNAH — GENERAL SHERMAN'S RECEPTION AT MR. GREEN'S. — [Sketched by Theodore R. Davis.]
THE HOLIDAYS AT SAVANNAH.
It was fitting that General Sherman, whose Christmas gift to the nation added a new zest to the Christmas dinner in every loyal household, should himself have enjoyed the festivity of the season so splendidly and so "fairly won." In the sketch which we have engraved our artist has chosen the
CHRISTMAS-DAY IN SAVANNAH — GENERAL SHERMAN'S CHRISTMAS DINNER AT MR. GR
rehabilitation of Savannah. One or two of the insurance companies of that city are considering a project for establishing a National Bank for the issue of greenbacks. The Custom-house and Post-office are being cleaned out preparatory to a recommencement of business. One store with goods from the North has already been opened. The churches on Sunday are well filled with ladies. A majority of the male population have remained in the city, and those who have left have left their families behind th
but what October and the shooting season failed to accomplish the hunting-field gave ample promise of fulfilling. The heiress was a first-rate horsewoman, and never missed a meet if she could find a lady to second her. Accordingly, Box took a trip to town and brought back a couple of unters. Our fellows first opened their eyes and then their mouths; but nothing came of it says that Box said, with one of his shut-you-up laughs, "They cost me a cool hundred apiece, but I'll take three for the pai
THE MONITORS IN THE GALE OF DECEMBER 21, 1864. [Sketohed by F. C. Ellmore.]
FLEET OF ARMY TRANSPORTS AT THE RENDEZVOUS OFF FEDERAL POINT, LATITUDE 33° 56' NORTH, LONGITUDE 77° 20' WEST, December 17, 1864. — [Sketched by John Everding.]
LANDING OF GENERAL BUTLER'S ARMY UNDER COVER OF THE GUN-BOATS, December 25, 1864.
BOMBARDMENT OF THE FORTIFICATIONS ON FEDERAL POINT DURING THE DEBARKATION OF GENERAL BUTLER'S ARMY, December 25, 1864. — [Sketched by John Everding.]
NOW.
Rise! for the day is passing,
And you lie dreaming on;
The others have buckled their armor,
And forth to the fight are gone;
A place in the ranks awaits you,
Each man has some part to play;
The Past and the Future are nothing
In the face of the stern To-day.Rise from your dreams of the Future,
Of gaining some hard-fought field;
Of storming some airy fortress,
Or bidding some giant yield.
Your Future has deeds of glory,
Of honor (God grant it may!);
But your arm will never be stronger,
Or t
She was a fine woman, Sir, and she is a fine woman as ever you would desire to clap your eyes upon in a summer's day; a foot and a half taller than me, but no ambition, and such a rasping temper. For you, Sir, or any gent as wasn't professional, she would have been just the thing. Tall, Sir, high action, a fine figure-head, and a mole on her left cheek, but domestic. That's where we didn't hit it — she was domestic; and when a woman as is married to a professional is domestic she can't a-bear y
EDWARD EVERETT.
Edward Everett, one of the most conservative of American statesmen, and the most accomplished of American orators, died, at his residence on Summer Street, Boston, of apoplexy, on the morning of the 15th inst. In an appropriate order, dated a few hours after his death, the Secretary of State, under the direction of the President, announced this important event, and instructed the several executive departments of the government to "cause appropriate honors to be rendered to the m
PARIS FASHIONS FOR JANUARY.
For the soirées and fêtes of the winter season just inaugurated, the modes are remarkable for the luxury and complication of the ornaments and arrangements of dresses and coiffures. Brocaded silk, satin, and velvet dresses abound; but plush velvets are preferred to the ordinary plain velvets or cloths, the last being almost entirely confined to morning dress. As for bonnets, they are reduced almost to simple fanchons, and leave but little space for the exercise of th
GOLD PENS FOR THE MILLION.
On receipt of the following sums we will send by mail, or as otherwise directed, a Gold Pen or pens, selecting the same according to the description, namely:
GOLD PENS, IN SILVER-PLATED EXTENSION CASES, WITH PENCILS.
For $1 00, a No. 2 Pen; for $1 25, a No. 3 Pen; for $1 50, a No. 4 Pen; for $2 00, No. 5 Pen; for $2 25, No. 6 Pen.
These Pens are stamped The Imperial Pen, and are well finished and fine writing Gold Pens, with good aridum points, although they are unwar
REACTION.
Swell No. 1. "You don't look up to the mark this morning."
Swell No. 2. "No, I'm not: I proposed yesterday."
Swell No. 1. "Rejected?"
Swell No. 2. "No, by Jove! Accepted."
The Model Pocket-Pistol of the Age.
SLOCUM'S Patent Side-Loading REVOLVER.
Length, 7 ½ Inches. Weight, 14 Ounces.
Carries a No. 32 Metallic Cartridge.
Its advantages over all others are:
1st. It does not require special ammunition.
2d. It is perfectly safe while being loaded.
3d. It can be loaded in the dark, and q
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