Urbana Union, 1862-10-08

Thi subjoined letters, extracted from En glish papers of May last, would be unworthy of notice at the present day but for the extra ordinary nature ef the incident to which they refer. Even now they will not be without interest to many readers, as relating the par particulars - ticulars particulars of a criminal enterprise of surpassing audacity in its conception, and of success in its execution. Gkkoa, Mat 1. This city has been thrown info the greatest excitement by a robbery, perfectly unparalleled for its magnitude and audacity, which has just been committed on M. B. Tarodi and Son, the well-known bank. ers. To-day at half-past one o'clock a band of armed men entered Mr. Parodi's bank, situated in Strada Nouva, one of the most frequented thoroughfares, and overpowered and tied down to their desks all the clerk;. who were seated in one large room with their employers, these latter being treated in the same manner; and while some of the intru ders held their captives still with loaded pis tols and drawn knives held to their throats, the others coolly made a clear sweep of all the notes and cash within reach. The sum taken amounts to 735.000f.t Messrs. Parodi having unfortunately the habit of keeping their balances on their own premises in pref preference - erence preference to depositing them at the bank. While the process of rifling was going on, two or three customers happened to enter the bank, and were secured and gagged by the burg burglars, - lars, burglars, who, after having emptied out the tills safes, left the office quietly by twos and threes, in the same way as they came, so as not to excite suspicion in the streets. So complete was the success of the whole maneuver that the alarm was not given till some time after the last of the robbers had disappeared, when one of the clerks succeeded in freeing himself from his fastenings, and ran out to inform the neighbors of the fact. It must be understood that the office is situated on the top floor of M. Parodi's palazzo, and quite at the back, so that even if any of the clerks had had the time or courage to shout for help, their cries would probably have passed unnoticed. M. Parodi, the head of the firm, is at present in the hands of his medical attendant, his frame having suffered a most severe shock from the effects of the outrage, and, as he is old and feeble, it is feared that the consequences may be fatal. Tl'hin, Mat 4. Nothing ha3 yet occurred that gives any hope of discovering the perpe perpetrators - trators perpetrators of the extraordinary robbery commit committed - ted committed in Genoa on the first of this month.. The facts are these : The banking-house of Par Parodi, - odi, Parodi, the richest banker in Genoa, is not far from the post-office, in the Via Nuova, one of the main thoroughfares in the city, and al always - ways always full of traffic On the last two days of April Signor Parodi was repeatedly visited by an elegantly dressed stranger, who desired information respecting a loan, and as to the mode in which a large sum might be remit ted from Rome. At 2 P. M. on the 1st of May Signor Parodi was engaged, witli his son and eight clerks, in receiving payments and deposites, when the same person presented himself again, accompauied by another in traveling costume. Recognizing him at once, Parodi told him he had not been able to pro cure the required information. "Thanks," replied the stranger, " but this is not my pre sent business." At the same time two other persons, dressed nearly in the same style, came in, whilst another pair appeared at the entrance and took post there.. One of the first four then produced a big foil of silk cord, and all the six drew from their pockets either double-barrelled pistols or daggers. "Sil "Silence - ence "Silence 1" cried the leader of the gang, " the j first that stirs or speaks is a dead man, and" clapping his pistol to the banker's breast " we shall begin by killing Signor Parodi ; but if no one budges we shall do no harm to any one ; we only want the money." None of the ten dared to move ; they were petri fied. Then two of the gang, having tied every man's hands behind his back with the silk cord, led him into the adjoining room, and, making him sit down on the ground, tied his legs together, the leader meanwhile keeping his postol at Signor Parodi's breast, and another of the gang standing, pistol in hand, at the door of the inner room. The ten prisoners being thus bound, each of them had his mouth stopped with a cravat But mean meanwhile - while meanwhile other persons came to the bank on business, and these were attended to by the pair who were posted at the entrance door The moment they stepped in they were si silenced - lenced silenced in the same way, led into the inner room, and bound and gagged, as the others had been before them. Seven were thus served, among whom was a postman, who brought sixty thousand francs in bank notes, which were overlooked by the robbers. These primary operations having been accomplished, four of the robbers remained on guard, whilst the other two sacked 700.000 francs in notes, and 100.000 francs in gold. Content with this booty, they kissed the banker's son on forehead, telling him to cheer up, but to keep silence for at least ten minutes longer, and away they went quite coolly, in .sight of a great number of persons in the courtyard and the street. They separated at once, and dis disappeared - appeared disappeared in various directions, but without running or doing any thing else that could excite suspicion. A quarter of an hour after wards a rumor of the affair began to spread, crowd to gather, and the police to make in inquiries, - quiries, inquiries, but all to no purpose : nobody could give any account of the criminals. Notice was given by telegraph to all the railway stations, and all the outward bound vessels were examined, but not a tracs of the six thieve could be discovered I hive just re-' of

in good stile at home, surrounded by his weeping wife and children. The old bachelor don't die at all he sort of rots away, like a pollywog's tail. My townsmen was sort o' demoralized. There was a evident to evade the draft as I observed with sorror, and patriotism was be low Tar and Mar, too. (A jew desprit). I hadn't no sooner sot down on the piazza of the tavorn than I saw sixteen hossman, ridin, four abrest, wendin' their way up the street- " What's them ? Is it cavalry ?" " That," said the landlord, " is the stage Sixteen able-bodied citizens has lately bought the stage line 'tween here and Scootsburg. That's them. They're stagedrivers. Stage Stage-drivers - drivers Stage-drivers is exempt I" I saw that each stage-driver carried a letter in his left hand. " The mail is heavy, to-day," said the land landlord. - lord. landlord. " Gin'rally they don't have more'n half a dozen letters 'tween 'em. To-day they've got one apiece I Bile my lights and liver ?" " And the passengers ?" " There ain't any, skacely now-days," said the landlord, " and what few there is, very much prefer to walk, the roads is so rough.'' "And how is it with you?'' I inquired of the editor of the Bugle Horn of Liberty, who sot near me. ' ' . I " I can't fro,'4 he said, thakin' his head in a wise way. " Ordinarily I should delight to wade in gore, but my bleeding' country bids me stay at home. It is imperative that I re main here for the purpose of aniiouiiciu' from week to week, that our Govtrmettt is ubout to tale vigorous measures to put doun the re rebellion - bellion rebellion "' I strolled into the Tillage oyster-saloon, where I found Dr. Schwazen, a leadin' citi citizen, - zen, citizen, in a state of mind which showed that he'd bin histin' in mor'n his share of pizen. " Hello, old Beeswax,'' he bellered; ' How's yer grandninm ? When you g(in' to feed your stuffed aninii's?' "uh.its the matter with the eminent physician ?" I pleasantly inquired. " This," he said ; 'this is what's the matter. I'm a habitooal drunkard ! I'm exempt I' "Jes' so." " Do you see them beans, old man ?" and he pinted to a plate before hiin. "Do you see 'em V" " I do. They are a cheerful fruit when used tempritly." "Well," said he, 'I hain't eat ary thing since last week. I eat beans no t because I eat beans then. I never mix my Tittles!'' " It's quite proper that you should eat a little smhin' once in a while," I said. "It's a pood idee to occasionally instruct the stnni stnni-inick - inick stnni-inick that it musn't depend excluosivey on licker lor i's sustainance." "A blessin," he cried, "blessin' onto the hed of the man what invented beans. A blessin' onto his hed !" "Which his name is G ikon ! He's a first family of Boston," said I. This is a specimen of how things was goiu' m my place of residence. A few was true blue. The fchoolmaster was among 'em. He greeted me warmly. He said that I was welcome to those shores. He said I hav a massive mind. It was grati- fym, he said, to see that great intelleck stalk stalking - ing stalking in their midst once more. I have before had occasion to notice this schoolmaster. He is evidently a young man of far more than ordinary talent. The schoolmaster proposed that we should git up a mass meetin. The meeting was largely attended. We held it in the open air, round a roarin' bonfire. The schoolmaster was the first orator. He's pretty good on the speak. He also writes well, his composition bein' seldom marred by ingramatticisms. He said that this great in activity surprised him. " What do you ex expect - pect expect will come of this kind of doin's? Nihil " "Hooray for Nihil 1" I interrupted 1 Fellow- citizens, let's give three cheers for Nihil, the man who fit!' The schoolmaster turned a little red, but repeated "Nihil fit." " Exactly," I said, Nihil fit. He wasn't a strategy feller. "Our venerable friend," said the school school-master, - master, school-master, smilin' pleasantly, " isn't posted in Virgil." ' No, I don't know. But if he's a him able-bodied man he must stand his little draft." - The schoolmaster wound up in eloquent style, and the subscriber took the stand. I said that the crisis had not only cum its but it had brought all its relations. It has cum, I said, willi a evident intention of ma ma-kin' - kin' ma-kin' us a good long visit. It's goin to take its things and stop with us. My wife says too. If the Federal army succeeding in takin' Washington, and to seem to be advanc advancing - ing advancing that way pretty often, I shall say it is strategy, and Washington will be safe. And that noble banner, as it were that banner as were will be a emblem, or rather, I should say, that noble banner as it were. My wife says so too. (I got a little mixed up here, but they didn't notice it. Keep mum.) Fellow citizens, it will be a proud day for this Re Republic - public Republic when Washington is safe. Gloucester, Massachusetts, is safe, Gen. Fremont is there. danger of Gloucester Massachusetts as long as Gen. Fremont is there. And may day be not far distant when I can say the same of Washington. But if it is saved, it be by strategy. Vermont will soon be safe. Gen. Thelps is comiu home. Let us rejoice that Vermont is about to be safr. wife says so too. a as as in by its and

Os first reading this proclamation, we sup supposed - posed supposed that it refsred to the 6th section of the confiscation act, and proclaimed what the President understood to be the legal effect of his previous proclamation founded on that sec section. - tion. section. This in all conscience would have been bad enough. On reading the proclamation second time, however, we perceived that it makes no reference to the 6th section of the confiscation act; and, upon examining this section itself, we perceived that its subject- matter ;, difri,rent f tjat of t,ie proc,ama. tion, the former relating to all the property of rebels in any State, while the latter relate: expressly and exclusively to all the slaves in the States in rebellion. It thus appears that the proclamation is not and does not assume to be founded on the confiscation law or any other law. It is evidently an arbitrary act of the President as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy of the Union. In short, it is a naked stroke of military necessity ! We shall not stop now to discuss the char acter and tendency of this measure. Both are manifest The one is unwarrantable as the other is mischievous. The measure is wholly unauthorized and wholly pernic?iou. Though it cannot .be executed in fact, and though it3 execution probably will never be seriously attempted, its moral influence will be decided and purely hurtful. So far as its own pnrpose is concerned, it is a mere hnttum fuhnen, but it will prove only too effectual for the purposes of the enemy. It is a gigantic usurpation, unrelieved by the promise of a solitary advantage however minute and faint, but, on the contrary, aggravated by llm me menace - nace menace of great and unmixed evil. Kentucky cannot and will not acquiesce in this measure. Never! As littls will she al allow - low allow it to chill her devotion to the cause thus cruelly imperilled anew. The government our lathers framed is one thing, and a thing above price; Abraham Lincoln, the tempo temporary - rary temporary occupant of the executive chair, is an another - other another thing, and a thing of comparatively lit little - tle little worth. The one is an individual, the saud ot whose official existence are running fast and who, when his official existence shall end, will be no more or less than any other indi individual. - vidual. individual. The other is a grand political struc structure, - ture, structure, iu which is contained the treasures and the energies of civilization, and upon whose lofty and shining doue, seen from the shores of all climes, center the eager hopes of man mankind. - kind. mankind. What Abraham Lincoln as Pre-ident does or fails to do may exalt or lower our es timate of himself but not of the great and beneficent Government of which he is but the temporary servant The temple is not the less sacred and precious because the priest lays an unlawful sacrifice upon the altar. The loyalty of Kentucky is not to be shaken by any mad act of the President If necessary, she will resist the act, and aid in holding the actor to a just and lawful accountability, but she will never lift her own hand against the glorious fabric because he has blindly or criminally smitten it. She can not be so false to herBell as this. She is incapable of such guilt and folly. The President has fixed the first of next January as the time for his proclamation to go into effect. Before that time the North will be called upon to elect members of Con Congress - gress Congress and the new Congress will assemble. We believe that the proclamation will strike the people of the North in general with amaze ment and abhorrence. We know it. We ap peal to them to manifest their righteous de testation by returning to Congress none but the avowed and zealous adversaries of this measure. Let the revocation ot tne proclama-1 tion be made the overshadowim? issue, and I m w I let tne voice 01 the peopat the polls, follow followed - ed followed by the voice of their representative in Congress, be heard in such tones of remon remonstrance - strance remonstrance and of condemnation that the Presi dent, aroused to a sense of his tremendous er error, - ror, error, shall not hesitate to withdraw the meas- ure. The vital interests of the country de-. mand that the proclamation shall be revoked, the sooner the better, and, until it is revoked, every loyal man should unite m vigorously working for its revocation. If the President by any means is pressed away from the con constitution - stitution constitution and his own pledge, be must be pressed back again and held there by the strong arm of the people. The game of pressnre is one that two can play at ; and it is no slight reproach to the conservative men of the county that hereto heretofore - fore heretofore they have not taken their lair shake in this game as played at the national capifol. The radicals have been allowed to have the game too much to themselves. We hope this reproach will now be wiped away. Lou Louisville - isville Louisville Journal. i ! I ! I

The editor of the Bugle Horn of Liberty here arose and said : " I do not wish to in interrupt - terrupt interrupt the gentlemen, but a important dis dispatch - patch dispatch has just bin received at the telegraph office here. I will read it. It is as follows : " Government is about to take vigorous meas measures - ures measures to put down this rebellion ?" Loud ap applause. - plause. applause. That, said I, is cheering. That's soothing. And Washington will be safe. Sensation. Philadelphia is safe. General Patterson's in Philadelphia. But my heart bleeds particly for Washington. My wife says so too. There's money enough. No trouble about money. 1 hey ve got lots of hrst-class bank banknote - note banknote engravers at Washington (which place I regret to say, is by no means safe) who turn out two or three cords of money a day ood money too. " Goes well. These bank note engravers make good wages. I expect that they lay up property. They are full of Union sentiment. There is consibcrable Un ion sentiment iu Virginny, more specially among the honest farmers of the Shenandoah valley. My wife says so too. Then it isu't money we want But we do want men, and we must haTe hem. We must carry a wherhvind of fire among the foe. We must cruh the ungrateful Rebels who are poundin' the . Goddess of Liberty over the head with slung-shots, and stabbiu' her with stolen knives ! Wre must lick'em quick. We must introduce a large number of first-class funerals among the people of the South. Betsy says so too. This war hain't well managed. We all know that. What then ? We are all in the same boat if the boat goes down, we all go down with her. Hence we must all fight. It ain't no use to talk now about who caused the war. That's played out. The war is up upon - on upon us upon us all and we must all fight We can't " reason" the matter with the foe foe-only - only foe-only with steel and led. Wrhen, in the glare of the noonday sun, a speckled jackass bold ly and maliciously kicks ovet a peanut standi do we " reason" with him ? I guess not And why "reason" with those other Southern people who are trying to kick over the Re public. Betsy, my wife says so too. I have great confidence in A. Linkin. The old fellow's heart is in the right place, and his head is clear. There's bin sum queer do doin's - in's doin's by some of his deputies civil and mili military - tary military but let it pass. We must save the Union. And don't let us Wait to be drafted The Republic is cur mother. For God's sake. don't let us stop to draw lots to see which of us shall go to the rescue of our wounded and bleeding mother. Drive the assassins from her throat drive them into the sea! And then, if it is worth while, stop and argue about who caused all this in the first place. You've heard the showman. You've heard my wife, too. Me and Betsy is one. The meetin' broke up with enthusiasm. We shan't draft in Ealdinsville, if we can help it. Vanity Fair.

Ir I'm drafted I shall resign. ' Deeply grateful for the expected Lonor thus coofered upon me, I shall feel compe'L-d to resign the position in favor of sum more worthy person. Modesty is what ails me. That's what keeps me under. I meanter-say, I shall bar to resign if I'm drafted everywheres I've bin inrold. I must now, furinstuns, be inroled in upward of 200 different towns. It I'd kept on trarelin I hould Lav eveniooally becum a Biigede, iu which case I sould hav .held a meetin' and elected myself a Brigadeer-ginral quite unan unan-imisa. - imisa. unan-imisa. I hadn't no idea there was so many of me before. But, serisly, I concluded to stop txhibitio', and make tracks for Balding rille. My only daughter threw herself onto my boosuni, and said, "It is me faytherl I thank the gods I" She reads the Ledger. " Tip us yer bunch, of fives, old faker !'' said Artemus, Jr. He reads the Clipper. My wife was to the towin' circle. I knew she and the wimin folks was bavin' a pleas pleasant - ant pleasant time slanderin' the females of other sow sow-in' - in' sow-in' circels, (which like wise met that arter noon, And was doubtless enjoyin theirselves ekally well in slanderin' the fust-named circle,) an' I didn't send for her. I alius like to see peo people - ple people enjoy theirselves. My son Orgustus was playiu' onto a floot, Orgustus is a etiereal cuss. The twins was buildin' corn-houses in a corner of the kitchen It'll cost some postage stamps to raise this iam'ly and yet il'ud go hard with the old man to lose any lambs of the flock. . An old bachelor is a poor critter. lie may have Leard the skylark or (What's near nearly - ly nearly the same thiDg) Mis Kelogg and Carlotty Tatti singjbe may have hearn O'.e Bull fiddle, and all the Dodworths toot, an' yet he don't know nothin' about music the real, genuine thing the music of the laughter of happy, well-fed children ! And you may ax therr father home to dinner, feelin werry sure there'll be no spoons missin' when he goes away. Sich fathers never drop tin five cent pieces into the contribution bgx, nor palm aboe-pegs off onto blind bosses for oats, nor kedaddle to British sile when their country's in danger nor do anything which is really mean. ' I don't 1neau to intimate that the old bachelor is up to little games of this sort, not at all, but I repeat, he's a poor critter. He don't live here, he only stays. lie ought to 'pologize on behalf' of his parienia, for be be-in' - in' be-in' here at all. The happy married man dies ; elf, off so ! No the all My

We have heard a good story, told by a son of Erin's Isle, which is worth repeating: Some two years ago there was quite a strug gle between two certain prominent Demo Democrats - crats Democrats of Weaverville, as to which should go delegate to the State Convention. The even evening - ing evening prior to holding the County Convention, Judge M and Squire J , each had ballots printed with the names of their friends j upon them. The Judge's delegates Were beaten, and before retiring he consoled him self by loading his hat with bricks. Next morning, in good season ; acting upon the principle that " a hair of the dog is good for the bite." Just a3 he was calling for the de coction, Billy McBlarney stepped into the saloon and saluted the Judge, when the fol following - lowing following dialogue ensued : " The top o' the morning to ye, Judge. And the murtherin thaves bate us last night entire entirely, - ly, entirely, the curse o' the world light on them !" " Good morning, Billy. Yes, the Squire wa3 rather heavy. But I say. Billy, I under understand - stand understand yon voted against me. How is that ?"' " Billy McBlarney voted against ye ! The lyin' spalpeens 1 By me sowl, Judge, I'd rather have me whisky stopped for a year than to do that same thing. " What ticket did you vote, Billj ?" "And sure; I voted the ticket wid yer honor's name on the top av it" " But, Billy, my name was last on the list, at the bottom." This was rather a puzzler to Billy; he scratched his head, for an instant, then sud suddenly - denly suddenly exclaimed : " Bad luck what a fool I am ? vjtcd my ticket upside down "' The Judge immediate!' ordered an eye eye-opener - opener eye-opener for Billy ; he fairly beat hiiu on the examination. Trinity (Cat.) Journal.

Ths American Court is lately becoming one of the most popular nooks in the building; it is crowded excessively most of the time, and the cow-milker, the clothes-drier, and the pa per-rag machine, threaten to rival the jewelry cases in attraction. The clothes drier is an ingenous and characteristic Yankee-notion. There is a fixed standard from which arms ex extended, - tended, extended, something like the ribs of an invert inverted - ed inverted umbrella, the cords on which the clothes hang running from one to another at intervals. This whole framework is moveable, sliding up and down the standards, and stopping at any point desired with very slight exertion of strength on the part of the operator, and fold folding - ing folding up like an umbrella, to be stowed away when not in use. It is in constant operation, with an American representing the clothes to be dried. When the frame is " drawn up to its full highth" and gyrating rapidly, it exer cises a very collective influence on the crowd; so much so that many go away disappointed from an attempt to see what is going ou be low it Those who are fortunate enough to obtain a view of its operations are satisfied that the neat little " clothes-wringer" exhibit exhibited - ed exhibited there, almost supersedes the necessity for any other drying apparatus. By turning a crank, (and it is all the same whether this be a cambric handkei chief or a counterpane), is passed between two gutta percha rollers and the water so effectually squeezed out that there is scarcely a perceptible feeling of mois moisture - ture moisture left in it The " Cow-Milker" U over overwhelmed - whelmed overwhelmed with orders, and the patent has been sold, it is said, for a very large sum. Ar. Y. Tribune.

TrarentieOH the Ward of O Cinqvt Tbrit. A mist was driving down the Chicago river, The day was jnst begun. And able bodied men were seen to shiver In the hot rising sun. They glanced on flowing flags and flaunting steam steamers, - ers, steamers, And the white sales of ships, And gating wistfully on out-going steamers, Hailed them with feverish lips. Lake street, "Water, Randolph, State and Dear Dearborn, - born, Dearborn, Were all alert that (iny. And many man, to an inherent fear born, Wanted to get away, Awake all night, they had anticipated An order telegraphed From Washington, and duly circulated. Forthwith to draft. And now tliey strolled at sunrise from their sta stations, - tions, stations, Toward the Court house square. Each answering each, with sullen salutations. As they met there. Down by the lake, all taking up the burden, Replied the crowded shore. As if to summon back the fleeting " skcared" ones Who left the day before. Him shall no sunshine from the field of azure, ICo drum bent from the wall, No morning gun from any fort s embrazure, Be able to recall. Tor in the night, unEecu, he hastened toward The shores of Canada, Hated of man, and designated " coward," There lot him stay. He cassed into Old England's big sheep pasture, Along the sickly strand ; And as he entered, damper grew and nastier The sneak-iaviling land. Meanwhile, recruiting neither paused cor waited. The sun rose bright o'erhcad; But all the morning papers intimated. That a mean sneak had Sel C.'iicugo TaiL