FROM THE OHAPLAIN OF THE 51ST
PENNSYLVANIA.
The following letter though delayed
in publication, will be found interesting
to many of our readers who are ac
quainted with the regiment and its
chaplain :
FREDERICKSBURG, VA., }
May 19th, 1864.
Bat). MEARS :—After several months'
absence from my regiment—having re
signed while it was at Vicksburg—l
again joined it on the sth of April, at
Annapolis. In the midstof a drenching
rain, and for the first time in my life,
riding on a locomotive, I entered the
city where in 1861 I joined the original
Burnside expedition. My first business
was to seek the husband of a woman;
who had come from central Pennsyl
vania with an infant in her arms, to find
him. Ile was sick in the hospital. Suc
ceeding in this, and leaving them to
gether, I made my way to the table,
where nothing but the prices would
suggest that I was in a first clasa hotel,
and prepared by rest and food and a
change of clothing, for reporting myself
for duty. •
While the troops were lying at An
napolis, from the sth to the 22d of April,
was the time for me to be busy with my
work, knowing that on the march and
during an active campaign there is lit
tle that a chaplain can do. During this
short period, I was happier in my work
and felt more encouraged than in all my
former experience in the army. Visiting
the hospital almost daily, where I read
the Scriptures,prayed and distributed re
ligious reading, so liberally supplied by
by the Christian Commission, distribu;
ting religious papers and tracts from
the same source, throughout the regi
ment, having prayers at dress parade
and a prayer-meeting in my tent, every
evening, and preaching on Sundays,
this was the routine of my delightful
labors.
Larger numbers attended my Sunday
preaching than I had been accustomed
to see before, and my tent was crowded
to overflowing, night after night, at the
prayer-meeting. That companionship
of Christian men, which a chaplain in
the army pines for, and ordinarily can
not'have, I found among the agents and
delegates of the Christian 'Commission.
Camp Parole was very near my own
camp ; and there with Revs.. Turbitt,
Bent, Sloan and others of this Commis
sion, and Rev. J. P. Cook of the 94th
N. Y. V., I spent such hours as I could
spare in social and religious conversa
tion, in praise and prayer and Bible
reading, exhorting and encouraging
each other.
One sad event cast its shadow over
this period. Washington Griffith, who
had been a scholar in my Sunday school
at Norristown during all my pastorate
there, and had but lately entered the
army, sickened and died. He was a tall,
soldierly young man—lad I might call
hira—in vigorous health but a week be
fore his death. Ho graduated at_the
Polytechnic College in you city, with
the view of entering the Naval school,
and being a year too young, thought he
might improve that year by active ser
vice in the army. A lad of bright parts
and good training, ho bade fair to make
his, mark in the profession of arms.
But to my surprise one morning, I
found him sick inthe hospital; the next
day his vocal organs were so swollen
that he could not speak to me, but he
laid his.hand carelessly on my cheek and
looked imploringly into my eyes, and
when I promised to send for his father,
seemed to thank me; at my next visit
ho was unconscious and remained so
till his death, which his father arrived
just in time to witness.
Brethren, the time is short. The
night cometh when no man can work.
Most unexpectedly, this period of
camp life and regular labor was brought
to a close, and,on Saturday, the 23d of
April, the Ninth Corps left Annapolis
to join the Army of the Potomac. On
Monday following they passed through
Washington and encamped near Alex
andria. Thus ended our dream of a
coast expedition.. Thus began one of
our severest marches and most active
campaigns. D. G. M.
“itovto Sat.
AtermEtssonx. Letters of Felix Mendels-
Bohn Bartholdy, from 1833 to 1847.
Edited by Paul and Carl Mendelssohn
Bartholdy : with a Catalogue of all his
Musical Compositions compiled by Dr.
Julius Rietz. Translated by Lady Wal-_
lace. Philadelphia : Frederick Leypoldt.
16mo. pp. 421.
This is a second and final series of
the exquisite letters of the great com
poser, extending from the point reached
in the former volume to his death.
They reveal to us a character of uncom
mon beauty and symmetry, with indica
tions of ability, good jadgment and
general excellence by no means limited
to his immediate profession. A. truly
great man admits of being contemplated
from more than one point of view, and
is interesting to every class of observers.
Bible-readers will notice the decided
preference given by the great composer
to. the very words of Scripture in such
compositions as refer to Seri pture events..
Thus speaking of his " St. Paul," he
writes : "All the passages that from
various reasons I formerly wished to
transpose or to alter, I have replaced
exactly as Lfind them in the Bible—it
is always the best of all." Again; hoW
encouraging to a-youth looking out on
the busy and crowded scene of human
pursuits on which he is' about doubt
fully to enter, are the following noble
and wise words, addressed to his nephew:
'C In all employments and in all spheres,
there is now and always will be a want
of able, honest workmen, and therefore
it is not true when people declare it
now more difficult than formerly to
achieve anything. . . . A genuine, faith
ful heart, true love, and a brave, deter
mined will, are alone required for this.
. And," as if correcting himself, he
piously adds : "Even if you do all in
your power, still nothing is done, no
thing is. attained, without the fulfilment
of one fervent wish—may God be with
you!"
Mr. Leypoldt always gets up his books
in excellent taste, to which this hand
some volume is no exception.
LITERARY ITEMS
The Tercentenary of Shakspeare's Berth,
was allowed to pass in England with
but indifferent attempts at a due cele
bration. A week of dramatic and kin
dred entertainments was spen at his
Birth-place—Stratford-on-Avon—and a
commemorative oak tree was planted
on Primrose Hill, London, but no suc
cessful united recognition of the day in
a suitable manner could, it appears, be
organized. The various literary me
morials of the poet, consisting of multi
plied efiitions of his works and various
publications touching upon his oharao
ter; genius, hlitory, Were the most
'Worthy memorial of the event in -the
country of his birth.
The Sale of the Library of the late
George Daniel, the critic, is announced
for this month in London. One of its
distinguished features consists of the
works of Shakapeare, comprising the
finest First Folio known, and the First
Editions of the Qaarto Plays, all being
remarkable copies of the highest degree
of rarity. The collection is also rich in
Elizabethan literature, comprising some
unique pieces of considerable interest:
A most wonderful Series of Black-Letter
Ballads,many of which are quite unique,
will also form a feature of remarkable
interest. There are also some highly
curious autograph letters of Dr. Yob!).
son and other distinguished" men.
DR. HORACE BUSHNELL.--" Work and
Play," by this eminent divine, has been
republished in England, and reviewed
there with commendation.
FAITH. AND PurLosorar.—Among TD
cent works b3aring upon the theological
questions of the day, Dr. _Hannah's
Bampton Lectures of 1863 is noticeable.
Its title is : ".The Relations between
the Divine and the Human Elements in
Holy Scripture." Its concessions to
the critical spirit are noticed in the
recent number of the Westminster Review.
Dr. H. does not regard " what may be
technically called the narrative of his
tory" as begun before the sth chapter
of Genesis. —A work of value in the
same branch of inquiry is " The Nature
and Extent .of Divine InSpiration as
stated by the writers and deduced from
the facts of the New Testament," 'by
Rev. C. A. Row, Oxford ; Longran,ns,
London. He says " The question as
to the nature of the Inspiration of the
New Testament may be considered the
great theological question of the day."
—Rev. Charles Kingsley, the well
known author, has also written and
published on the Colenso controversy :
" The Gospel of the Pentateuch ; A Set
of Parish Sermons ;"- in which he "advi
ses" bis hearers to believe in the
Mosaic origin, of the Pentateuch, draw
ing them off from critical inquiries,
after the example of Stanley in his
" History of the Jewish Church."
Du CIEAILLU'S Stories of the Gorilla
are contested by one W. W. Reade,
Fellow of the Geographical and Anthro
pological Societies of. London, &c.,who
has written 'a book, " Savage Arica."
In this he says he has seen a young
gorilla and a chimpanzee in a domestic
state, both equally docile. lie r,'= ,
says that no white man has ever 1; :1,..;, , ; 1
a gorilla or a chimpanzee.
GOLD AND SILVER COINS.-A" new
manual of current coins has just been
issued in London ; said to be " the most
useful volume of its kind since the pub
lication of that by Messrs. Eckfeldt and
Dubois, of the United States Mint: and
in the number and beauty of its fac
similes, and of the coins described,
excels that well-known work."
An edition• of the " "False Deeretals "
in Latin, has lately been published in
London.—A Life of the theologian
Calixuis of the 17th century has lately
appeared in Oxford and London, written
by Rev. W. C. Dowding. The author
hopes the conciliatory theology of Calixt
may possibly have a beneficial influence
on parties at present divided in England.
—George H. Lewes' Life - of Gcethe
has reached a sale of 13,000 in England
and.Germany.—Rawlinson's 2d volume
on the " Two Great Monarchies of the
Ancient Eastern World" has appeared,
and is full of valuable and original
matter, drawn from the recently discov
ered inscriptions.—A Tamil Drama
called Arichandra, the Martyr of Truth,
has been translated into English by a
native Hindu. It exists - in the original
only on such perishable material as
palm leaves, and is supposed to be 500
years old. The hero undergoes every
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trial rather thati tell a lie ; a high moral
tone pervades the drama.
FRANCE.--h is said that Renan is
about to reappear in the position of
Lecturer in the College of France upon
condition that he confines his studies to
the lyrical and secondary historical
books .of the Old Testament, namely,
Ecclesiastes, the Psalms,. Job, Esther,
etc. This rumor is rather confirmed by
the published programme of lectures to
be delivered at the College of France,
in which his name appears with the
note that he will lecture on the book of
Job. 60,000 copies of the cheap edition
of his " Life of Jesus" have been already
sold, and the demand for them con
tinues-to be as great as ever. He has
already received $25,000 from the sale
of the Bvo. edition, and it is believed
that the book—both editions—will put
$33,000 into his purse before the first of
July next.
GERMANY.—The first volume of a
History of the United States has been
issued in Germany by Karl F. Neumann.
It brings the narrative down to the
Presidency of Jefferson. It is more a
constitutional history than a pageant of
events.. It goes back to the colonial
system and traces the complicated party
manoeuvres from this time. It is cal
culated to remove prejudice and acquaint
Europe .with the facts of which they
are willingly ignorant. It will be com
pleted in two more volumes, of which
the - second will soon appear.—The
first volume of a life of Carl Ritter, by
Dr. Kramer, has appeared.
THE NEW ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH
CABLE.
The following description of the tele
graph -cable, which is proposed to be
laid - across the bed of the Atlantic ocean
in 1865, is frog'. the London Observer :
In the construction of the telegraph
cable, the great and difficult priablem to
solve was how to arrange the various
parts so. as to prevent any strain upon
the " core." , There are some portions
of the Atlantic where the depth is more
than two and a-half miles, and the mere
weight of sueh a length of cable as
would, c,...0Q.nd from the bottom of the
ocean to the ship would be sufficient,
unless proper precautions were taken,
to stretch and probably to break the
COmmunication: The line which Svas
first constructed failed in ConSe4tiened
of this point not having been kept suf
ficiently in view—its specific gravity
was much too great for its strength, and
it was the strain upon the inner core
which was, no doubt, the cause of the
faihire. he new cable, like the first
one, has a centre or core formed of seven
copper wires—six laid round one. The
weight, of copper in these wires is, how
ever, 300 pounds for each nautical-Mile
as against 106 pounds in the first cable.
This is in itself an important point of
difference, the weight of copper for the
conducting wires in the whole length
tieing more than 200 tons greater than
in the first cable. The gauge of the
wire to be used is that known as No.
18. These conducting Wires are to be
insulated by four layers of guttapereha,
laid on alternately with four thin layers
of the material known as Chatterton's ,
componnd, the diameter of the core thus
covered being rather less than half an
inch, the exact figures being .464 of an
inch, and the circumference 1.892 inch.
'ln the first cable the core was protected
by three coverings of gutta pereha,
weighing 261 pounds per nautical mile
the difference between the nautical and
geographical mile is in the, proportion
of 1,126 to 1,760 yards—the weight of
the insulator in the-first cable was 261
pounds ; in the one now about to he con
structed it will be 400 pounds per mile.
The next important point to _be con-
Sidered is the protection to be afforded
to the core, and the insulating portions.
In the first place there will be a "pad
ding" or coating of soft jute yarn, satu
rated with a preservative mixture,
which
will be wound round and next to the
insulating outer surface of guttapercha
This will to resist the strain which
will be brought to , bear upon the cable
when a great length is paid out in deep
.water. Outside of this padding is the
coating, employed only for protective
purposes, and forming, of course, no part
of the telegraph proper. This consists
of ten solid wires, of the gauge .095
drawn from homogeneous iron. Each
of these wires is surrounded separately
with five-strand tarred hemp, the whole.
of these ten strands are to be laid spi
rally. round the padded. core, and they
are formed in such a manner that, when
a heavy strain comes upon it the wires
will lend their strength to the. cable.
The improvement which the present
cable offers over the first one - in this re
spect is very great. In the first cable
41,e, protection of the core was sought to
be effected by eighteen strands of char
coal iron wires. There were laid spi
rally,round and upon the core. In pay
ing out the cable the whole strain came
upon the core or inner portion, and not
upon this outer coating of wire, which .
really served only to increase the speci
fic gravity of the cable, without giving
to it any additional strength. The cable
about to be manufactured has a vast
superiority over the former one in re
gard to its specific gravity. The first
one weighed, in airy 20 cwt.; the pres•
eat one will weigh 34 cwt. to-the nauti
cal mile. In water, however, the weight
of the first cable was 13.4 cwt. per mile;
1 the specific gravity of the present one,
notwithstanding its greater _strength
and increased diameter, weighs but 14
cwt. When it is, considered that proba
bly some eight miles of the cable will be
suspended-in water betw - een the points
on which the cable rests at the bottom
of the ocean„ and the ship from which it
is being paid out, it will be seen at once
how important is this great increase of
strength,'Cbtained as it is with so small
an addition, to its specific gravity. The
weight of the respective cables in air is
as .20 to 34 cwt., while the specific gray,
ityi'or wcightin water, is only &lbw
poutids - gfeitsr. - „Buoyancy -combined:
ivitlittrengtkappeats, therefore,tcadive,
.
been obtained in a very satisfictory
manner. The hemp which surrounds
the protecting covering of the iron wires
is much lighter than water, hence the
comparatively low specific gravity.
Another important point is the
strength or .breaking strain of the cable.
The breaking strain of the first tele
graphic cable was 65 cwt., that of the
present one is 155 cwt., or considerably
more than twice that of the former.
The now cable is equal to eleven times
its weight per nautical mile in water.
In other words, if the cable were sus:
pended in water it would bear its own
weight for a depth of eleven miles. Now,
as the deepest part of the Atlantic, be
tween Ireland and- Newfoundland, is
2,400 fathoms, or about two miles and a'
half, it foilOws that the cable will bear
a strain equal to 6.64, or nearly five
times its own vertical weight, in the
deepest water in which it will be sub
merged.
The distance to be traversed between
Ireland and Newfoundland is 1,640
miles. The first cable was laid with 15
per cent, of " slack" over and above the
actual mileage. If the whole of the
line.be taken on the Great Eastern, as
is intended, it is probable that this
amount of" slack" may be considerably
reduced. It is intended, - however, with
a view of providing against all con
tingencies, to manufacture 2,300 miles.
The total weight of the cable to be laid
will be 4,122 tons, a burden whieh to
the Great Eastern will* a very trifling
affair. The actual cost of the telegraph
and the expense of laying it are to be
defrayed out of the new capital of £600,-
000, upon which there is a joint guaran
tee of the British and American Gov
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and others, who have done so much to exalt the repute.
tion of our country in the world of letters by their his.
torical productions.—Princeton iteVieW.
A richer contribution to.Elstorical Theology has not
been made, either in this country or Europe, for many
years, than , by, these noble volumes.--27w0/osned Wee*.
::Fertile as the present age has been in historical works
of the highest merits, few of,them.will rank above these
velumbsin those qualities whfcli"giVe 'permanent liver
est and value to a history.- -It ..iosomork which reflects
honor on American literature, and adds another name
to the noble lila' Of *Anierfetut historiatis.—Amar. P , 14 14
and Theofogiorfi..Beeko.
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V. A_ SONS
WHY, PERSONS PREFER THE
FLORENCE.
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other Machine, and never skips stitches:
Ibis the only Machine that can make the lock and
knot stitches.
It is the only Machine haying a, perfect and tuaifOrna
tension of npper and lower thread.
It is the only ,Machine haring the reversible feed
motion, enabling the operator to fasten the ends of
seams, thereby saving much labor.
It is the only Machine that will not vex and annoy the
operator by getting oat of order.
It is the only Machine made on correct mechanics/
principles, without any springs to get out of order, wad
will last a life-time.
VII.
There is no other. Machine that will do so wide A
range of work as the Florence; changes from one kind
of stitch to, another, can be made instantly white. the
Machine is in motion.
VIII.
It uses all kinds of thread, and Hems, Fells, Binds,
Tucks, Braids, Cords, Quilts, Gathers and Sews on a
Ruffle at the same time.
It possesses so many advantages over all others that
it is universally acknowledged to be the perfection of
Sewing Machines.
There is no risk in buying' the Florence. We war
rant every Machine to give entire satisfaction or money
refunded. Besides, we keep them in order, and give
instruction free of charge. The public are - invited to
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FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY,
• G3O Chestnut Street.
N. B. Send for circulars and samples of sewing', if you.
cannot call at the office. k2_,54
The Government Loan
8200,000,000.
This Loan is Authorized by Act of
Congress of March Bth, 1864, which provides for its RE.
DEMPTION IN COIN, at anyperiod not less than ten'
'or more than forty years from its date, at the pleasure
of the GovernMent.
Until its Redemption, five per cent
interest is to be paid semi-annually IN COIN.
. .
Subscriptions to the Loan are re
ceived by the National Banks in the United States notes
win such currency Or other funds as are taken by
them on deposit at par
Its Exemption from State or Lo
cal Taxation adds from one to three per
cent. per annum to its value
The Rate of Interest on this loan,
although but five per cent. in coin is as much greater in
currency as the difference between the market value of
Onrrency and gold
As a Rule, the five per cent. specie se
curities of all solvent governments are always par or
above, and currency now funded in the National Loan,
will be worth its face in gold, besides paying a regular
and liberal percentage to the holder. -
The authorized Amount of this
loan is Two Hundred Million Dollars. The amount of
subscriptions reported M the Treasury at Washington
during April and May, has been over
$60,000,000:
Subscriptions svill.be received by
the TICASIJILER or ma Uzi= Stags at Washington, and
the ABsISTAAT TIZZASIIREES at New York, Boston and Phila.
delphili, and by the.
First National Bank of Philadelphia, Pa
Second National Bank of Philadelphia, Pa.
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AND BY ALL NATIONAL BANKS
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,v
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This Loan, issued under authority of an riot of Con
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Two Hundred Millions of Dollars, ($200,000,000,) United
Stater' Bonds, redeemable alter ten years, and payable
forty years from date, IN COIN, dated March 1, 1861
bearing interest at the rate of
,fibs %or eent.
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premium.
Coupon Bends ready for sale.
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