Vitoriat Aittmo.
OLIVET °BURCH,
on Monday afternoon the 30th ult.,
corner stone of the Olivet Presby.
Church was laid with appropri
:,t,_, ceremonies.
The first floor of the new building
was fitted up with settees, and the plat
orm draped and shaded with a rnagnifi
.ent National flag. Many friends of
:1e Church were present with mi
laerous ministers of the Gospel. Rev.
Dr. Patton mail a portion of Scrip
tare, and prayer was offered by Rev.
Mr. Eva. Appropriate and eloquent
ddresses were made—by Rev. Albert
;;ernes, and Rev. Messrs. llifarch, Mitch
,:•ll and McLeod. The pastor, after mak
-rtg, Sumo necessary statements, proceed
to lay the corner stone, with prayer
a•.id invocation of the Sacred Trinity.
The dimensions of the church were
riven 118 follows : .The main room is 100
feet by 5G in the clear, to be diminished
by 9 feet for the vestibule. The height
inside, from floor to ceiling is 52 feet;
outside, to the apex of the roof 70 feet.
The whole length is 105 feet. The whole
front, comprehending a stone porch at
the S. E. corner, the main front and
tower at the N. E. corner, is 96 feet.
The tower and steeple will be 180 feet
in height. The style of building is Nor
man, to be constructed . of Trenton stone
and lighted from the ceiling. It will
accommodate betwee4i 8 and 900.
In the corner stone were deposited
various coins and medals, some of the
latest religious and secular papers, a
copy of the Second Annual Report of
the U. S. Christian Commission, a his
tory of the Church, with the names of
trustees and Sunday school teachers, a
copy of the President's Emancipation
Proclamation, and a copy of the Holy
Scriptures.
The building is progressing rapidly
under the direction of Sloan, as archi
tect, Cramer & son, builders, and Arm
strong, stone mason, and is to be com
pleted by the beginning of nest year.
This is anothertf the church edifices
for the erection of which the denomina
tion is mainly indebted to the noble
liberality of M. W. Baldwin, Esq.
THE PORTUGUESE EXILES,
Our readers may not be aware that a
number of the unfortunate Portuguese
who were expatriated from the island
of Madeira on account of their conver
sion to protestantism some twenty years
ago, are in connection with our branch
of the Presbyterian Church. The Pres
bytery of Illinois held its April meeting
in one of these Portuguese Churches—
the second, of Springfield ; and at that
Pleating received into the body, the
Portugese Church of Jacksonville.
In regard to the church in Springfield,
the, stated clerk of the Presbytery, Bev.
Ges. : O, Wood, writes as follows to the
Presbytery Reporter :
I wish to add a few words about the
place of meetino b and the people who
worship there. The house is very - neat
and well finished brick edifice. The au
dience room is fitted up in good style
and taste, and I was informed that all
was Vaid for. This is very praisewor
thy for a people who, a few years ago,
were refugees from Popish persecution.
But I will let them speak for them
selves ; in the" Ex9es of Madeira," I find
the following
" We, the undereigned, .are all natives
in Madeira; we Were born and educated
in the Roman Catholic Church; we have
always been in the habit of attending
mass, confessions, and the various cere
monies and fasts of that church. We
knew of no ether way of worship, be
cause we bad never seen or read the
Word of God. We did not know that
there was suCh a book as the Bible, in
which we ifound the history of Jesus
Christ, and iof the.apoirtles, until Dr. Kal
ley began cireulate it in Madeira. In
reading tine Bibles we received from him,
we learned for the first time that we
must be saved by the blood ofjesus,.and
not by penasee, and mass, and purgatory.
We found that the virgin, and saints
are not mediators ' for there is only one
mediator between God and man, that is
Christ Jesus. When we begun, o repine
in Jesus as our only Mediator, and. ,to
read the Bible with -joy, then we were
forbidden by the priests and the govern
ment to read it. The priests began to
take our Bibles and burn them. Many
of the Bible readers were thrown into
prison. Some of us have been -in prison
about two years, and others three years.
We have been driven from our houses,
and our eountry—have wandered in the
mountains, and slept in caves—becanse
we read the word of God, and desired to
live according to its precepts, andfor no
other reason. We were compelled by
the prieSts and government in Madeira
to flee away, and leave all our goods,
and houses, and lauds ; and on ,this ac
count we are now destitute in a strange
land. To the truth of these things we
are prepared to 'testify before all the
world." (Signed.
fore is a specimen of Berne in the
nineteenth century. But as still further
evidence of their 'sufferings and their
trials, I give a few sentences from :the
edict of their excommunication "Let
none give them fire, *liter; bread, or
any thing that may be neCeSsary:to.theM.
for their support. Let none s4iipott,:oon;
any ease which they.: in ay bring j Lid
L'' a!! put them :nzitle as rotten
and excommunicated members, separate
from the bosom and union of the Mother
Catholic Church, and as rebels, and con
tumacious : for if any do the contrary,
which God forbid, I lay, and consider as
laid upon their persons, the penalty of
the greater excommunication," &e.
This bull of excommuntion was issued
April 27th, 1843.
THE AMERICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL
UNION.
At the May meeting of " the Society
that takes care of the children," the
Rev. L. Hunt, Saginaw Valley, Mich.,
Rev. James Ballard, • Grand Rapids,
Mich., Rev. Dr. Bowman, Overton, Ky.,
W. T. Hatch; Prescott, Wis., and D. W.
Harlan, West CheSter, Pa., were com
missioned to labor as missionaries, to
promote the interests of the Saviour's
kingdom, by gathering into schools for
religions instruction, on the Lord's day,
the children and youth of the land Who
have not other and better means of
being taught ; and thus lay deep, and
secure the foundations of oar religious
and civil institutions.
We glean from the reports of the
missionaries for April, that 80 new
schools have been organized; with 588
teachers and 3416 scholars. 314 other
schools have been visited and aided,
with 2492 teachers and 16145 scholars.
To accomplish this work, the mission
aries have travelled 15025 miles, made
183 donations in books, &c., delivered
383 addresses, visited 1656 families, and
distributed 393 Bibles and Testaments.
Receipts for missionary work from April
15th to May 15th, $4041.34.
Amont the many special grants made,
was one to a colored Sunday school, held
in Jeff. Davis' house, in MisSissippi. A
paekage of books was sent to a needy
school near Powhattan, 0., the receipt
of which was acknowledged in these
words : " I was greatly surprised by the
size of the package. I cannot express
by words. my feeling of gratitude to you
and to God for putting into the hearts
of men to get up such an institution as
'that of yours. May God. bless the Amer
ican Sunday School Union in their
labor of love."
TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS
ROSS.
One by one earthly homes are dark
•
stied, and kindred hearts saddened, as
bright angel forms bear the weary spirit
to the many mansions of bliss, where
sparkle they—the gems of the Saviour's
diadem. Gems once dulled by care, and
hid in a easketrotelaY; now radiant in
a Saviour's boundless love.
I have waited for some time in vain,
'coping for those who are more compe
tent and worthy, to inscribe a few lincs
in memory of one, whom none knew but
to love and respect, and as yet nothing
of the kind has appeared in your col
umns which are the medium of our
notninatien. I trust thex none will de
spise th , e, humble trit►tnte of a Sabbath
school :girl. '
By the death of Thomas R. Ross, the
SancWary has lost a Jacob, the commu
nity a philanthropist. Like Jeans of
Nazareth, he went anout doing . gooti.
For many years an incurable invalid,
suffering the severest pain, be was sel
dom known to murmur or repine. Like
Peter and John, possessing neither ,'" -„
ver or gold, he gave such as he had, tie:
pure words of wisdom and truth. He
had a heart alive to every tender and!
noble impulse; a considerable intellec-,
teal genius which was sadly impaired,
by physical misfortunes. But he has!
passed away front the scenes of pain!
and sorrow; the terrestrial has put onl ,
the celestial, and the mortal the immor-:
tal; As a Christian poet has sung
" Hope has changed to glad fruition
Faith to sight and prayer to praise."
Let us contemplate the glorious
change; those pain-racked limbs ere
this, have " bathed in a sea of heavenly
bliss,' that weary head has found an
abiding resting-place on the bosom of a
friend and brother; the palsied hand
has gathered from the amaranthine
bower, flowers of immortal bloom. He
is oue of those, whose robes have been
washed white in the blood of Calvary,
who with palms in their hands cry with
a loud voice: Salvatiolf to our God,
who sitteth .upon the throb°, and unto
the Lamb. Let us follow him, as he
followed our great exemplar, who is
Victor over Death and Etell; who broke
the bars of the tomb; and who heralded
the glory of the Resurrection morn, that
we too may join the redeemed o all
ages in the land of eternal joys.
PHILADELPHIA, MAY 28, 1884
THE GREAT CENTRAL SANITARY FAIR
This monster exhibition consisting of
over ninety separate departments, and
occupying the whole of Logan Square,
at Eighteenth and Race Streets, with
adjoining lots, was opened with appro
priate ceremonies, last. Tuesday. It is,
well worth a visit and is about as cheap
an exhibition, in view of its extent, va
riety and beauty, as has. ever been open
ed t)
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1864.
two of Iftx
Virginia.—The past week has been con
sumed in manceuvering by the forces under
Grant, while the rebels have been steadily
retreating towards Richmoed. There have
been several collisions, caused by the difThr
ent movements of our army, but no general
engagement. Wherever our army came in
contact with -the rebels, they were, as Gen.
Grant says, " easily'repulsed." The prestige
of the rebel-•army of Virginia has been
broken. They have been on a steady retreat
since the battle of Spotsylvania, and they
offer only that feeble resistance which an
army shows when it has been defeated, shift
ed from one position - to another and dispir
ited. The indications now are that Lee will
.be forced to seek refuge behind the works
immediately in front of Richmond. here he
will be compelled to stand a seige, which, in
the end, cannot but prove diSastrons to him.
This Seems to be the only alternative left
him, except he makes a stand to meet Grant,
which he does not seem in good condition to
do.
On Tuesday, May 31st, thesituation was
somewhat as follows: A portion of the
rebel line rested on the west bank of
Swift Run, an unimportant tributary of
Tolopatomy Creek. The exact position of
their entire line was not fully understood,
brit it was believed that their right covered.
Cold Harber and their left Atlee'S Station, on
the Virginia Central Railroad. Our lines
confronted the enemy on the south-west of
the road leading from Hanover Court House
to Cold Harbor ; our centre resting across
the road, leading south-west from Hanover
toivrt, on the Pamunkey toward Richmond,
by way of Mechaniesville. On Friday, :tune
3d the two armies Were very close.
We give a resume of movements and oper
ations since our last issue :
On the evening of Monday, the rebels
made a furious attack upon our left, held at
the time by Warren's Corps. He had crossed
the Tolopatomy Creek without serious oppo
sition, and intrenched in three lines. A little
after dark the enemy attacked his left,
which lay upon the road, first falling upon
Crawford's division and forcing a part of it
from the first line, but reaching the second
line, or rather a lino further to the left, and
so practically a second line, held by Kitchen's
brigade,late heavy artillery,they met a terrible
repulse. This line was concave toward the
enemy, with a battery at each horn of the
half moon. Early's division rushed into this
"jaws 'of death and mouth of hell," and
speedily went back, all that was left 1 - )f. it.
The repulse was co? - -a 1 1 1 ; i t o ,o ur os , was
trivial, t ll3 enemy's terrible. Crawford and
ititcheiil'Ost perhaps 200 killed and wounded,
and they have buried that number of the
enemy's dead, taken over a hunched prison
ers, exclusive of a hundied rebel wounded
left on the ground.
Warren afterwards reported that in his
fight of Monday afternoon, near Bethesda
Church, Col. Tyrrel, 13th Virginia, and Col.
Willis. commanding Pegra,m 2 s-blipttiv i cac•
killed. Col. Christian, 49th Pennsylvania,
was wounded and captured, so was the Assis
tant Adjutant General of Ramsay's brigade,
name not reported ; ten other conimislore 1
officers were also captured and seventy pri
vates. Sixty rebels were buried on the field.
In order to relieve Warren, Gen. Meade
ordered an attack along the entire line, but
the order failed to reach all the corps com
manders in time to make the attack before
dark, and Gen. Hancock's was the only
corps engaged beside Warren's. After the
engagement Warren held his ground at a
distance of seven miles from Richmond.
A dispatch from! General Grant's head
quarters, dated June Ist, was received at the
War Department. It states that about 5
o'clock on the afternoon of the, 31st , of May
Gen. Sheridan, perceiving a force of rebel
cavalry at'Oold Harbor, which proved. to be
Fitz Lee'sdivision, attacked and after a hard
fight routed it, together with a brigade of
infantry, which came to Lee's support.
Sheridan remained in possession of the
`place: Re reported at dark that there were
many rebel dead and wounded en the field.
He was ordered to hi4Al .the position, and at
10 P.R. the 6th corpswas sent out tooccupy
it.
Wilson had a 'fight lagt .evening, near
Hanover Court House, with young's brigade
of cavalry. He routed young, killing and
capturing many, but there has been a good
devil of artillery filingin' lat direction this
morning.
:In our center, Burnside reports his ad
vanced line as being this morning (Ist) with
in a mile of Mechanicsville.
later dispatch, of the same date as the
dbove, states that the attack ordered upon
•the enemy's flank was made with spirit about
E. o'clock P. ffi., continuing until after dark,
:and resulting in our carrying , the enemy's
•works on the right of the 6th Corps, where are
'still hold them, and also the first line in front
‘of Smith. TheJatter, daowever, were com
manded in the rear, which made those carried
tuntenable. The enemy made repeated as
satilts, on each of the carps not engaged in
Ahe main assault, but were repulsed with loss
in every instance. Several hundred prisoners
were taken, but cannot say what number,
nor estimate either our or the enemy's casu
.altieS. During the night the enemy made
several assaults to regain what they had lost,
tout failed.
Telegraphic communication with the army
was cut .off for a day by a severe storm.on the
Peninsula. This also impeded army move
ments, so that nothing was done until Fri
day June 34. On the morning of that day,
Gen. Grant made an attack upon the enemy's
lines, of which he makes the following report :
" We assaulted at 4.30 o'clock this morning,
driving the enemy within his entrenchments
at all points, but without gaining any decisiVe
advantage. Our troops now occupy posi
tion close to the enemy—some places within
fifty yards—and are remaining. Our loss
was not severe, nor do I suppose - the enemy
to have lost heavily. We captured over
300 prisoners, mostly from Breckenridge."
Another dispatch from Grant's headquarters
states that about seven P. M., (Friday, June
3d,) the enemy suddenly attacked Smith's
Brigade, of Gibbons Division. The battle
lasted with great fury for half .an hour, and
the attaekw as unwaveringly repulsed. Smith's
losses were inconsiderable. At 6 P.
_M., Wil
son with his cavalry, fell upon the rear of a
Brigade of Heth'wgDivision, which Lee had
ordered , around to Ais legt,iapparently-with
the intehtion.of enveloping Burnside. After
a sharp" but' "short conflict ilson 09.1r6:th.cna
from their riffepits'in confusion, Het;so -. a
few prisoners. He had - - pretiously '-'fonght
AIdIOUS
THE WAR.
Monday, May' 30th.
Tuesday, May 31st
Friday, Jane £d
cavalry. During these fights he lost several
officers, among them Colonel Preston. First
Vermont Cavalry, killed ; Colonel Benjamin,
Might ew York Cavalry, seriously wounded,
General Stannard, servin , in the Eighteenth
Corps, was severely wounded.
Our entire loss in killed, wounded and
missing during the three days' operations
around Cold Harbor will not exceed, accord
ing to the Adjutant General's report. 7.500.
Colonel Cessnola in command of 5000 fresh
troops has reached Grant, having marched
from Port Royal, Virginia.
In these engagements, Burnside held the
extreme right and Warren the left of our
Saturday, June 4th.
Movements of the enemy to-day would in
dicate a change of position on his part to
ward our left, down the Chickahominy.
Gen. Grant says that this morning the ene
my's left was -drawn in fromßurnside's front.
The associated press reports decided tokens
of a hast.' retreat, blankets and knapsacks
being strewn on the line'of March. Through
the day, they were very busy Constructing
entrenchments on the west side of the Chick
ahominy -at Bottom's Bridge, and toward
evening threw a party across to 'the east side.
Bottom's Bridge is, we, conjecture, in front
of our extreme left. In the night, an at
tack was made on Hancock, Smith and
Wright—not on Burnside on the right--
which was everywhere repulsed. Hancock's
lines were brought Within forty yards of the
rebel works.
Sunday, June sth.
There was no fighting to-day.
Monday, June 6th
Changes were going forward in the position
of certain corps with a view to further opera
tions. Reinforcernents are arriving daily.
Everything is going on Supplies and
arrangements at the White House.
West Virginia.—gajor-Gen. Hunter, who
is in command of this Department., has taken
measures to put a stop to guerrilla operations,
which are likely to prove effective. The
guerrillas and bush Whackers. who infest the
Shenandoah Valley have always proved them
selves a source of trouble and annoyance to
the different officers commanding that de
partment. About two weeks ago they fired
into, one of our wagon trains as it was passing,
through a place called New Town. As soon
RS the circumstance became known to Gen.
diunter he sene i a detachment of soldiers to
Newtown with 4rders to burn the honse:i of
of two well known and preminent secession
ists. The order was promptly executed.
Gen. Hunter has also issued the4ollowing
circular, and sent it to the prominent seces
sionists resident;in the Val!ey :
ITEARQUARTR ', B DEPARTMENT HP WEST VIRRINIA.
\ is TUE FIELD, VALLEY OF THE SHENANDOAH
May 24, 1864.
SIR : Your npme has been reported to me
with evidence that you are one of the leading
Secession symPathizers in, this valley, and
that you countenance and abet file bush
whackers and guerillas who infest the woods
and Mountains of this region, swooping out
on the roads to plunder and outrage loyal
residents, falling upon and firing into defense
less wagon trains, and assassinating soldiers
of this command who may chance to be
placed in exposed positions. These practi
ces. are not recognized by the laws of war of
any civilized nation, nor are the persons en
gaged therein Entitled to any other treat
ment than that due by the universal code of
ix*tl,.,,--k-o-pitt:Ltxther Put
laws,
But from the difficulties of the country, the
secret aid and information given to these
bush-whackers by persons of your class,
and the more important .occupation of the
treops under my command, it is impossible
to chase, arrest and punish these common
marauders as they deserve. Without the eoun
tena,nce and help given to them by the Rebel
residents of the Valley, they could not sup
port themselves for a week. You are spies
upon our movements, Owing the clemenCy
which bas protected your persons and pro
perty, while loyal citizens of the United
States residing within the Rebels lines are in
variably plundered of all they may possess,
imprisoned, and in some cases put to death.
It is from you and your families and neighbors
that these bandits receive food, clothing,
amunition and information ; and it is from
their secrethidin„a places in your houses, barns
and woods, that they issue on their missions
of Pillage and murder.
You ave, therefore, hereby notified that for
every train fired upon; or soldier of the. Union
wounded or assassinated by bushwhackers in
any neighboOood within- the reach of my
cavalry, the houses and other property of
every secession sympathiser residing within
a circuit of five Miles from the place of out
rage, shall be destroyed by fire ; and that for
all public property jayhawked or destroyed
by these marauders, an assessment of- - five
times the value of such property will be Made
upon the Seeession sympathisers residing
within a circuit of ten miles around the point
at which the offense was committed. The
payinent of this assessment will be enforced
by the troops of the Department, who will
seize and-hold in close military custody the
persons assessed, until such payments shall
have been made. This provision will also be
applied to make good, from the Secessionists
in every neighborhood, five times the amount
of any loss suffered by loyal citizens of the
United States from the action of the bush
whackers whom you encourage.
If you desire to avoid' he conseqUences here
in set forth, you will notify your guerilla and
bushwhacking friends to withdraw from that
portion of the Valley within my lines, and
to join—if they desire to fight for the rebel
lion- 7 -the regillar forces of the secession army
in my front or elsewhere. You will have none
but yourselves to blame for the consequences
that will certainly ensue, if these evils are
permitted to continue. This , circular is not
sent to you for the reason that you are sin
gled out as peculiarly obnoxious, but because
you are believed to furnish the readiest means
of communication With the prominent seces
sion sympathizers of your neighborhood. It
will be for their benefit-that you communi
cate to them the tenor of this circular.
D. ENNlraa, Major-Gen. Commanding
Official Copy ; P. G. BIER. A. A. G.
The aboVe circular.has already had the good
effect' f bringing soineof the most prominent
of the F. F. V's. to volunteer their services
to aid in seeking out the guerrillas and bush
whackers. . ,
General Butler's Operations
Nothing can be more galling to the rebels
than to have the man whom of all others in
the North they hate the most, close to their
own capital. Although the original design
contemplated in Butler's movement has not
been fully, carried out, he
_has yet rendered
most important service to our cause, and a
.corresponding amount of damage to the ene
my. .He has been:attacked several times by
the enemy, but on every occasion they have
been repulsed with:heavylloas. Butler made
his nityVeinent with the design of forthing a
w:th Ur an whc_2 a lir; ant ule
should arrive, and thus. in a measure, sur
round the rebel army and the rebel capital.
But the stubborn resistance made-by Lee has
frustrated this plan, in part. Not only were
reintbreements intended for Butler sent to
Grant, but it became necessary for him to
send a column of 20,000 men of his force,
to co-operate in the movement against Lee.;
and to keep pace -with the reinforcements
sent Lee by Beauregard. Butler has made
his position on the James River so strong
that even with his small force he can hold it
against all comers. until he is able to shake
hands with Grant. But Butler has done
more than hold his position. While Grant ,
was pushing Lee from place to place, and
defeating him at every point, Butler kept
30,000 men, under Beattregard, so busy that
they could give Lee no assistance. He so
destroyed the railroad between Petersburg
and Richmond that for twenty-one days it
was utterly useless to the rebels, ICad not
Grant's campaign been prolonged beyond
'expectation, Butler would have, ere this,
been in possession of the city of Petersburg„
and would have seriously threatened Rieh
mond itself. As it is, he has carried
.nut
fully his part of the plan : he has sent more
reinforcements to Grant :than Beuuiegard
has to Lee, and has put at least 10,000 of the
rebels hors du combat.
Georgia.—Next to the operations of Grant
in Virginia, thoSe of Gen. Sherman in, Geor
gia, are the most important. While Grant
has been driving Lee before him into the
defences of Richmond, Sherman has been
pushing Johnston with equal speed into the
defences of Atlanta. These are the main ar
mies of the rebelS; and both of them may be
said to be beaten and in full retreat. Sher
man is in the heart of Georgia, with his army
flushed with victory, while that of his antag
onist is dispirited. At the battle of "Resaca,
the rebels showed' considerable fighting
pluck, but were unable to stand before the
valor of the Union troops. The following is
an account of a
A despatch from Gen. Sherman, dated at
12, noon, June 6th, at Ackworth, says I
am now on the railroad at Ackworth Station
and have full possession forward to within
one mile of Marietta. This despatch reach
ed Washington the same day.'
Surprise by Gen. Hooker. —The move
ment of the 20th Corps, was from our right
to the left in a semi-circle of about four miles,
closing in around the enemy's position, like
the two legs of a pair of callipers, leaving
only a small opening for the rebels to es
cape through in the direction of Resaca. It
was their last hope. They spent the after
noon-in fruitless attempts to break through
our left by desperate charges upon Stanley's
position, during ;which they were repulsed
with heavy loss, and after night set in to
cover their design, two or three dashes were
made at Butterfield's line, and that of Gen.
Geary, but in every case they found the Un
ion boys wide awake, and prepared to re
ceive company. During these night attacks,
the rebels left a large number on the field,
while our loss was trifling.
Gen. Stanley's brigade occupied the ex
treme left, the 101st Ohio, Col. Kirby having
the left of the line. the 31st Indiana and 51st
Indiana, Col. Smith and Maj. Richards being
to the rieht. Gen. Stanley ascertained that
the enemy was moving towards his left, and
sent Col. Kirby to observe the movement.
The Colonel was just in time to discover a
large force; apparently about two diVisions;
wheeling rapidly into •position, with the evi
dent purpose of, attacking at once. ire sent
word to the General, but a few moments only
elapsed hefore an oVerwhelming Ins's of the
enemy 'clashed in through the woods which
had concealed their presence and move
ments from view, and swept his line with a
volley which passed clear through them. A.
portion of the brigade, which had not got.
into position occupied l'avine, and found
it necessary to fall baCk precipitately, as the
enemy was sweeping round upon both flanks.
Seeing our troops retire. and supposing they
had accomplished the object of their attack
and broken the line, they pushed forward
with still greater, rapidity. cheering and yel
ling. The woods on the left of this flat con
cealed from their view a heavy body of heart- -
try of Hooker's corps, which had just arrived
at the opportune moment, and Capt. SimOn
son's sth Indiana Battery. attached to the
Ist Division, 4th Army Corps. In another
instant the battery swept their line with
grape and canister at short range, by repeat 7
ed and rapid - diSebarges. " The battery
take the battery!" was heard from the Offi
cers who were leading the column ; but be
fore they could recover from the surprise and
shock, Hooker's men poured into them such
a murderous and destructive fire that the
rebel front recoiled, and-their thinnedyanks
were seeking their cover upon the double
quick. Gen. Hooker rode up to Simonson's
battery and asked:
" What battery is this ?"
" Capt. Simonson's sth Indiana," was the
reply.
. " Every one of you are heroes," said the
General.
Inhumanity of the Rebels.—Many of the
enemy's wounded fell into our hands during
the fight, who were tenderly carried from
the field in our ambulances; and were cared
for 'in our hospitals, receiving the same at
tention as own wounded. While we Were
doing this in obedience to the dictates of
humanity, and the principles of civilized war
fare, the rebels were scalping our dead and wound
ed on die field. Reeking scalps, freshly cut
from the heads of our. -heroes, were
found , suspended to the limbs of trees by the
hair, with inscriptions written on slips of pa
per attached like the following : " low do
you like this?" Gen. Shernian's attention
was called to several cases of this kind, by
persons who saw these evidences of savagery
on the part of our adversaries.
MARRIAGES.
On the 11th ult., at the beautiful and romantic resi
dence of the bride's parents, in Carroll Co., Maryland,
by Rev. Wm. B. Evans, of Washington, D. C., Ain GEO.
M. BURNHAM, to Miss VIRGINIA DE,RIS.
DEATHS
At Dauphin, Pa., on the Dit day of Xuno, 1864, of
typhoid fever, ALEXANDER DOL'GLASS MOORE, only
son of A. D. and Maria Louisa Moore, aged 2 years, 5
months and 21 days.
May 17th, 1864, at Washington, D. C., WILLIAM B.
LANGSTROTH, son of the late Thomas Langstroth, of
Montgomery county, Pa., in the 22d year of his age.
"None knew him but to love him,
Nome named him but to praise." -
[New York Observer pleAse copy.]
Jar Philadelphia Tract and Mission Se
clety.--The Fifty-eighth Meeting in behalf of 'Slip
•Society will ,be helckin;the Church of the Evangelists,
Catharine street, above Seventh; on SABBATH EVEN
ING, I2th et ' 8 o'clock- . .
Rev. S.Durberow,,Rey, Long and Hr. JohnLatimei
•wI ltike:pirt in the exercises.'
JOSEPH f. SCHREINER, Agent,
94• Ch-own ,treet.'
fpirriAl Nctices%
4Xte The Pain Killer,
So jtiITY celebrated. was introduced to Vie pat H.
serf-ral years ago, and now enjoys a popubirire
gulled by any other medicine. For the cure cf Dip
therta, yysentery, Cholera Norbus,
Coughs and Colds, Scalds, Burns, etc., it is witnout en
equal. Sold by all the principal clrugginis.—Daff N
dealer, Clereland. Ohio.
Prices 35e., 755. and $l5O rer bottle.
Presbytery, of Niagarae--The Pre=hytery
of 'Niagara will meet in Perni-annu#l session, at WI
on the third Tuesday 121st] of June,el4 o'eloek. I'.
L. I. ROOT, Stated Clerk.
The Noon-day Prayer heating, from
12 to 1 o'clock. daily observed at 1011 Chestnut street.
Christians and . all others are affeetionitelniuvui,l
attend'.
Rgr. Notlem—The Preshs tery of Ontario uill hohi
its next semi-annual meeting in •LIVONIA, 01:1 the-
PHLRD TUESDAY in JUNE (triAt). at 4 n'elo , tk. P. 11.
L BARN ARD, State..i Clerk.
Notiee.-.The Buffalo Presbytery will
hold their next. stated meeting at. Silver Creek. en the
Reeonit - 1•ITF,S1).11" (the t4th day) of June. commencing
at 4 o'clock, P. M. TIM(Yri-TY STIL.T.M
Stated Clerk.
'&74— 1".4e Presbyters - of Rochester'
wi4 hold it, next Stated ?Ter-tinff it 4",),1en...)-1
tin- Nth (lay of Jane next., at. 2, n'elor.l.: P. 41.
Clid E. ri..;KM
ibiellll,7En, Mar
Gas The Yr esbytery of Columbus
ail! hold its next Stated Meeting at Columhu , . on Tues
day, the 21st day of June next, etc o'clock, A. M. The
Records of Sesston are to he presented at the nieeting.s
B. G. Riley, Stated Clerk.
Roux, Wis., May 1821861.
“gr.- «A Slight C.01d,” Coughs.
Few are aware of the importance of checking s. Cough
or "SLIGHT corm" in its first stage; that which In the be
ginning would yield to a mild remedy, if neglected. soon
attacks the lungs. "Brown's Bronchial Vrocha3"
sure and almost immediate relief. ilfilitarn °filters and
Soldiers should have them, as they can be carried in the
pocket and taken as occasion requires.
611- Table .Department at the Great Cell..
tral Fair of the Committee on Labor, income anti
Revenue
Mrs. E. W. Ilutter, N 0.307 New street, Phila
Mrs. J. W. Forney, President, No. Ca south West, n eton
Square; 3frs. R. ffammett, Vice President, No. to Vine
street; Miss Ada Sager, Treasurer, MB ArPli ,treet
Miss Louisa E. Claghocu, Secretary, 1006 Arch street;
Thomaz Fitzgerald, Recording Secretary. N,. 337
South Seventh street.
•
Donations of all kinds of Fancy Articles thankfully
received. Articles can be Rent by Expree.s. or other-
wise, to either of the above Ladies, or to the Office, No
US South SEVENTH street, Philadelphia.. sill they
will be duly acknowledged. 941-2
gt, tivrtrtisttntotts.
WENDEROTH & TAYLOR,,
912, 914 and. 916' Chestnut Street,'
PHILADELPHIA.
PHOTO-MINIATURES ON PORCELAIN,.
lvorytypes, Photographs, Cartes de Vistie,
and every style of
PORTRAITS- IN OIL AND WATER COLORS,
Executed in the highest style.
lap VIEWS OF COUNTRY SEATS made, 10 by n
inches.
F. A. WENDEROVT. W.2-I.yj W. C. TUTOR
TEN xt, V., s Ist s
WHY PERSONS PREFDR, THE
FLORENCE.
It does better and finer work than con b? ~ o ne on any
other Machine, and never skips stitches.
It is the ouiy Machine that can mak.. the. 14.. k and
knot stitches.
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It i 3 the only Machine h - tv ng a perfect and uniform
tension of upper and lower thread.
It is the only Machine having the reversible feed
motion, enabling the operator to fasten the ends of
seams, thereby saying - much labor.
It is the only Machine that will not vex and annoy the
opera' or by getting out of order.
- _
It is the only Machine made on correct mechanical
principles, without any springs to get out of order, and
will last a life-time.
There is lie other Machine that will do so wide a
range of work as the Florence; changes from one kind
of stitch to another, can ho made instantly while the
Machine is in motion.
'lt uses all kinds of thread, and Hems, Fellsg.Binda,
Tucks, Braids, Cords, Quilts, Gathers and Sews on a
Rutile at the. same time.
It possesses so many advantages over all others that
it is universally acknowledged to be the perfection of
&wing Machines.
There is no risk in buying the Florence: We war
rant every Machine to give entire satisfaction or money
refunded. Besides, we keep thern in order, and give
instruction free of- charge. The public are invited to
call and see the operations of this perfection of Sewing
Machines. It must be seen to be appreciated, and
costs you nothing to Lost its merits.
FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY.
G3O Chestnut Street.
N. B. Send for circulars a/Assn/antes of sewing, if your
crannot call al the office. 942-54
THE UNDERSIGNED
Would respectfully inform the public in general that
he is prepared to furnish the
RICHARDSON
AIR-TIGHT, CIRCULAR ENDS CASKET,
without joints, which, in our hands, we guarantee 00
disinter bodies of soldiers on the battle field, and bring
them to their relatives or friends, fres of disagreeable
odor, (it matters not how long they have been buried),
or no charge for the Casket, at one third less than we
tarnish the metallic case: no advance on the latter.
Likewise we furnish Undertakers as well as private
families with Caskets and Cases of every description;
terms reasonable.
Also, ENIBALDSHVG done by.lifeasrs. Brown .t Co. in
a perfeot manner, or no charge, at the klranelllee_
221 South ELEVENTH street;
ZORN GOOD, trndertakez-,
No. 821 SPRUCE street, and
No. 221 South ELEVENTri 41 Feet,
PLU ,•ELl'diA
11,11 LI N"
We refund the money, if desired. for every lot ,of
Shirts which fail in any respect.
FINE SHIRTS,
Cut lengthwise of - Muslin, made of NE.ir York Mills
Muslin, and very fine Linen Bosoms,
ONLY' $3 AO.
• Williamsville Mills Mutlin, and fine Linen Bosoms,:
ONLY 93 RIG. -
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODa:_
SMITH & JACOBS,
£42 4 No. 12416 CHESTNUT ~:treeir.
REMOVAL.
0. H. WILLARD, PHOTOGRAPHER.
Has 'removed from 1.623 Market Street,-to-his new and
spacious galleries,
NO. 1206 Chests* t. Street. .
would say that his .accommoelations now are
.of the most eon , modious and esperta,ve character; and
he-feels , cordidenl, that, by-elose peirsonid zetention to
his business, to give his patrons a much finer quality oI
work than has horo.:ltore been ptadveed.i❑ the city.
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