ST! WM. FLINT! WM. FLINT WM. FLINT! WM. FLINT! WM. FLINT ! ST, No. 807 UARKRT *: . No! PHILADELPHIA, ' PHILADELPHIA, PHILADELPHIA, PA. PA. ■ PA. F.myDOUS SACRIFICE WORTH OF JE'wjsLRT, POP, ONE DOLLAR EACH. ' niditl Afforlimoit of Jowflry, eoiuktln. *, BRACELET.*, CA.MEO ShTB, B of Frvucb t'lot. Ch.uliS. Gold atitl Plated I>or sell any "ill, sift or salvanfaed good* s.-M by the host Jewelers os Gold Jewell poods from the best Gold Jewelry V„ D Steles, 0 ARE FORCED TO SELL. 0 ARE FORCED TO SELL. 0 ARE FORCED TO SELL. 1 only a partial list M'onr immense etnrt . KE YOUR CHOICE FQR $1 EACH. IE YOUR CHOICE FOR $l. ploadid Cameo Sets, General Retail - * * * • toll Lava do 10 f 0 <> o Carbuncle do Bto rmmelled auil Coral do 7to 80 and Carbuncle do , 7t030 and Iluby .do 7 to 3o itcrCmpu Setting sets do If) i o g 0 d * Va-e do do 10 to 30 do Jet Seta, do $ to 12 BUck Mosaic do ' 6to 12 Gold Slone Mosaic do oK l*» CaUcci Setg. do hji oi2 wists. with brilliants, do 6 to 15 :t< new style, do 8 to 20 >1 Cluster do • do 10to3i) do 3 to 7 nu-d Gold Tens and CoSlp, S to 6 ■ Plated Spootiß,' Mugs, 4 00 r different fdylcs Ladle* 1 Jewelry; Medal* ' KatUrunnud fizeis; Locket* of every de* Vns, M kuret, with Silver Extension mils, Sltx-vo Button?, Studs,-Ac., &c.; Cor vid Band Bracelet; Gents’ Vest Chains, •r f«»r fen years without changingcolor, i acid—Uicyivro usually sold by Jewelers u«—ail made in Paris. You can tak« ■ each. Ladies’ andGenU’ G uard Chain?, jM by Jewelers at from $b to $3O each • [reu‘s Mod; Chains, beautiful patters; t, enamelled and mby setting.*; Crowe?* {Jr $1 eiveb. retail prices from $5 to -tyle and variety of Jewelry ouddesira above price-, will continue’long enough iv'p.se-tnek. which was purchased at a •’i.Maimf' cturvi i who have failed. • cuoici: for $i facu. j=I‘KCIAL NOTICE, V,v TO SEND MONKY’.^fr r name, place of Ilcddenco, County and an we can make nothing out of ■ ,-ft - vith WAX. Envelopes seolud with gum ■ .;sily opened— the consents . taken out .ti :id to tlii-, ati.l we will bo responsible HTOEMENTS TO AGENTS. .;.g as Agent, who will send ns at one. a OuM Hunting Caw Watch, extra. G
.v rr.iTi: ds oh aro 2r? 1 class Watch and Jewelry Store. 0. ('nurad. au-l those of the subscriber. • l-nl-Ue p upndly. aro invited to call, and a grt'xl article for their money. As lam a cijsli bindm-a?, good? will bo sold very o;*b' ar.J Q:d:': Sain” is the motto of this LEWIS It. BUOOMALL, Formerly O. Conrad, S'. Sr-roiul St., cur. of Quarry, Philadfl. KAT QUESTION' WHICH bi the mind of every refjhe Article for *u lo other matters, the attempt t'j direct,'bui if too line of VS OR SHOES w^m * xatslnation of his atoeV and arorfc. ik ; von hand an assortment ofßoota,Sfuu% •-. which he offers at fair prices, r attention to custom work*, all •—utetl u> None but ?h 1 '■mplorul H-nis on Virginia street, immediate!: I’3 ng Store ?- U] JOHN H. ROCKUTc and Grocery Store. . SCRIP. ER KEEPS CON ~i. hand Li.cd Bread, Cakes, & c . BACON, PLOTJE, KOCERIES, «c lot of SEG MIS and TOBACCO* •TACOB RINK, Virginia Strict, below Annte Str*^- HOE ESTABLIBHMEHT. )KRSIGNEX) ANNOUNCE SHOE SHOP 'J d 1 ‘lr/or abort IT inter** Tin S? io Ti (. v will ke«p on hand ft good a«BOTt!” r --* v •of Vitir ‘iwu manufacture. . } attention given to making Ladtes -- h **;*,* r invito a fcharc of public patronage* i - i -' hey can reader entire sattsfiwUon* . JOHJf SION‘S AL POLICE GAZETTE - Journal of Crime and Criniinil- J . and la widely circulated tbroujiL'-; r uteuns all thn Greiity THal«i CnRHjLy Editorialson nminal Matters,- not to bo fouud lU per annum; £1 for L- ' Ti]f*-rs. (who abould write their try, and State where they reside P‘ :vr “'' To O. W.MATSKLL k CO., : I'rnp’r. of New York Police G«7C‘/ ! ; ■ Km 'Tfrrk’&S AND SHOES.—THE L' l is now on hand and «ill (‘ora in tho Maorinic Tdbplo. plate aasorlim-at of BOOTS lily made, or noolo to order, . f Sanaalr,Onm Shoe*. Cork king In his lino of bnalneu, of “-"'T, Mai on tho most reasonable tarnis. ■’ (ranted. J. SAOKSIACIP FOR SALE. \GtEg, 50,000 LATHE. 3 , UTLDIKO MATBIUtAES, lower than »’ Apply to JOHN SITOKKaSB? nD LARD OILB, a G^ iias rtaid, Carton OH, at McCormick’S*^? ■MMtIMDt of Beadv-Made'^' rfJSf*!. . . ■ ’NoT.l*’'' gribmif McORUM & DERN, 'Ol. 6 AKI> C JUr V V llBFOB;]!!- 1 .ID PICE FREE. New-York Benevolent Infirmary, ESTABLISHED ISSO, ! , '„r ,rrvi to The Chase of Medical Jicjorm; to the Uij m ; If MRul Knowledge for th< Prevention nf lHseasc. j ~ {ho relief of those sufforiuK and uilbcU'd with Cl r^ ’ 1 :'l Vin.h-nt Disorder*. To this end H.W Inf.rniarj * I led to enable the aide and ooffeniiß .throughout the ‘Ch, and breadth of our land, to avoid the l ominous. n Extort i-n, and Ignorance of professal Fh’jsicmitt, 1 - a'-liwhicli tlifnisaiid* and tern? of thousands annually ifMome of the diseases we euro, not only Tndmiarv but in all parte of our country : f ~11'imtion and Pulmonary Complaints, levers, Scrof • i Eye and Ear Disease. Cancers and other “ '■ ,r,“ l umdice and Liver Complaint, Seminal W uakness, "" .I ~s. eof the Urinary ami Sexual Orsons. Irom , J :;.,or whatever nature. Our object will he to ' j 1; , afilicted by effecting in all cases aspeedy cure. 1 '.i yc.? [i to charge nothing for advice uml written pro '! “1; but will fUrnnb when requested the very best • -!,at tli- lowest r'ftos. • it m ‘Jic-s are prepared In our own Laboratory, un , „f able Chemist's. and are the most reliable --cif-.iice, including all tii f - recent discoveries. a Urging u-i by letter, containing full account of • L -,t id appearances of disease, age. occupation, li“hcd at the Inhnuary, to aid these objects. | jjjj FAMILY PHYSICIAN, I , simple miiedhs easily obtained fur the cure of r n a ll Us form*, with’funexphumlum.s of the u4' -yiuptom?, diet, bathing and c'xercrie. Price diet?. : ili;’L.vniKS’ MEDICAL FRIEND, ASP THE niVSIOLCMiV OX MAlilllAlii:. %.,rk on tlie cause, symptoms and treatment of ail r.v laiutH peculiar to the, sox. on marriage, its duti.s, . , i .‘ :u ;mr] its results, un "Children, their ills, and on the p “f CMiic-ption. with Invaluable Instructions to h, :u uti r-übjicri of a piivate nature. Price 25 edits. The Gentlemen’s Medical Companion, AM) PRIVATE ADVISER, A look for the old cud young, embracing the Pathology, Prevention and Caro of all Di-eases of the Urinary awl Sex u.d ur ’.u:s. and a warning voice of advice and counsel,such as tyK found in no ollier work. Price 25 cents. THE GUIDE AND GUARD FOR KVEEV OXE. It exposes all the Humbugs, and the vhrlous Tricks to trike the rick-and well. It illustrates the plans of tho raid Rogues tu dupe every one. It guides the un w..;y Uiruuch life, and shows up every swindle of the ago. It v'i: as liuw all kinds of Food, Medicines. Liquors ami („are adulterated, with the means of detecting the Price 25 cent*.. v THE HOUSEHOLD AND FARM, PLANTATION AM) SHOP. T\r '-very family, liaving over 1000 receipts on Cooking, l’r h-w,(ig. Dyeing, Cleaning, Ac. Ib>w to plant and what •!i‘ j to raise. How to cure animals, advice tohouso i- ;.i: inera and mechanics, on IOuO subjects of inter-' Pi ic»* 25 cents. Worth $lO to any one. THE CONSUMPTIVES BOOK. Fer tie ;e who wish to got well irotn that awful disease, h full of all the remedies used for it. with a ulG:! -{aDAiu nt of the results, and other useful ir.forma a. ihice l'i cents. Hr information in them is not to be found in any works - 1 :1 • I > -1 1 > ** I, nor obtainable from-any other source. Thee- I are published on line white paper, uud beautifully Any of the above works will be mailed free, on receipt of p.-i r. in stamps or money; or the whole in a handsomely’ b i;:: i vulmne for one doliati. No family should be with m\ them. They are illustrated with beautiful engravings, ii:; i c-.uTain the condensed experience of years. Ac-knt.- Wanted f<-r the above works, who can jnakcslsU ;; Send for a circular f.l bath suffering from secret habits: jr miration of mind; loss of power: nervous debility: lifts* .M.-rlit; wnkefnluess: love of solitude; eruptions fe, pU.osard and smv remedies nr Irregularities, Obstructions. Whitt**, Ac., -send to u>:. PREVENTIVE. Vo are convinced that there are many parents of scrofu •>!;■. consumptive and diseased condition to whom a mi ; rous otfjpnug only brings sufbring and poverty. To ud: we womiJ say write, and wo will scud information of -ure. iviH-td-ted, and pcvor-failing Preventive. \Ve will mail free, to any one applying fur it, THE JOURNAL OF MEDICAL REFORM. I* l- a largo and beautiful paper, and contain* the most • hi tbl’- information on Spermatorhoax, or Seminal WeaU v--. Tl:;i cause, effects and cure, showing the awful cf l ed el the disease, •Ja .11 Other diseases of the Sexual Orgeus, a full ex pin !> »:; u f the origin of Syphilis, the means of prevention on-n-urnpli’-n, di^-ase. On the- Llv-.t. Heart, Stomach and SLiu. Oil Ft-ma’e Complaints. ' On the various Schools of Medicines. On the of Treatment now practiced. Oa the thilic Treatment of Diseases. > )u tl*.- various Medical Humbugs, 1 'a On- CUyfliulogy of Marriage. 1 »:i tli*- Common sense of Medicine. .Du iJkt. Kxt*rci?-.*s. and Ablution. llih-; Dhy.vdan should be. H-.-w u» prevent Pregnancy. < '.nd many other things. Sn?:n fog it. > Till' journal should be in the hands of ev. rv one-. J. M. I)., A. M.. Chief Physician. S. S. McKfas, urz-on. Dr. J. Boyle, Chemist. 'Hh e in New York. 104 Chambers street. Office in WUliumsburglr, South Sth and hth streets, will pdease enclose two or three stamps •>r return postage, and address Lit. A. BEIIXKY, Secretary, Williamsburg, New York. (Rut Ul.) N'ur. IS, ISW.-ly BEAUMANS POCO METALIC PAINT, Equal to lied lead and7s per (x-nt. cheaper—stands r.‘JO degrees beat—warranted proof and will neither !;ule nor wash. For SIEA.'I BOILERS AXD PIPES. UAS HOLDERS, BAIL ROAD BRIDGES AXD CARS. PLASTER. IROX AXD DRICK FROXTS, TJX ROOFS, HOUSES, BARA'S. FENCES WAGOXS. SHIP DECKS. PLUMBERS' JOIXT& IRONFOCXDERS PATIERXS, <£c., tf-j. ■ For graining a,nd ulaining equal.(o TurJc ish Lji-iicr. . COLORS : ire Umlc*r Brown Lake, Olive Indian Red and Clad:. . ' £s*' One responsible agent wanted in every town and city in tho United States. Terms accommodating. For Circulars, &c., apply to'or addsesn „ WM. L. HOUPT, >h 21-6 m. No. 102 N. 4lh street, Philadelphia. CONFECTION ER¥ AND OYSTER SALOON. THE SUBSCRIRER WOULD 1N ,.-l. the citizens of Altoona and vicinity that hi* Confectionery, nct and fruit stork, u always supplied with the. very best articles to be had, and in great variety. He ha.« also an OYSTER SALOON to his afore, in which ho will serve up PRIME ASTERS. In all styles. f .** times prepared to supply cake*. candies, ic., r ptc-nic« and other parties. He invites a whare of public P trouage, believing that he can render full satisfaction to Remember, his store and saloon is on Virgiuiasttcet, two ooorsveiow Patton’s Hall. OTTO ilOSgl. The Bodusger. M ’ oU^, - I ‘^ U l article, just patented, is something or « 0 «» , new » and never before offered to agents, who are Qted everywhere. Pull particulars sent frt*., Address SHAW k CLARK, Biddleford. Maine. XJLANKS of all descriptions n *atlr md expedkiyusly executed at this office. TITUS. W'INSLOW, AN EXPERI i.Tj. ENCED NURSE AND FEMALE PHYSICIAN, presents to the attention of motUen> her SOOTHING SYRUP, FOR CHILDREN TEETHING, w hich greatly facilitates the process of teething, by soften ing the gums, reducing all inthimation, will allay pain and spasmodic action, and is sure in reyuhitf. ihe J3oicch. Dcpaul upon it, mothers, it icilt give rest to yuufadvts, and lirlirf and Health to you. Infants. We have put up and sold this article for over ten years, and can say, in confidence and truth of it, what we have never boen'able to say of any oth-*r medicine—never has it failed, in u single instance, to » fleet a cure, when timely used. Never did we. know an instanceof dissatisfaction by any one who used it. On the contrary, all are delighted with its operations, and speak in terms of highest commen dation of its magical effects and medical virtues. We speak of tliis matter “what we do know,” after ten years* expe rience, and pledge our reputation for the fulfilment of what we here declare. In almost every instance where the in fant is suffering from pain and exhaustion, relief will be found in fifteen or twenty minutes after the syrup is ad ministered. • i> This valuable preparation is the prescription of one of the most experienced and skillful nurses in New England, and has been used with never-failing success in thousands nt cases. It not only relieves the child from pain, but invigorates the stomach anti bowels, convcta acidity, ami gives tone and energy to the whole system. It will almost instantly relieve Cripinp iu Vn lioivd.* and I Vi>td Odic, and over come convubosns, which, if not spadi'ii/ remedi'd. end in death. Wo believe It the htti and surest raucd'l in the world, in all cases of Dysentery and Diurrluna in children, whether it arises from teething or from any other cause.— Wo would say to every mother who has u child suffering tTom any of the foregoing complaints—do not let your pre judices, nor the prejudices of others, stand between your suffering child and the relief that will be ante —yes, abso lutely-sure—to follow the use of this medicine, if timely used. Full directions fur using will accompany each bat tle. None genuine unless the fac-simile of CURTIS & PERKINS, New York, is on the outside wrapper. Sold by Druggists throughout the world, and by G. W. Kessler and A, Roush,Mi lingula, Altoona. Price 25 cents per bottle. 4-3T* Principal Office,- No. 13 Cedar street, N. Y. July 12, ISOO.-Iy. WHEELER & WILSON’S S SEWING $ j BjL - - &> i R. A. O. KERR, % ALTOONA, PA., g 5 % Agent for Blair County, g. S.NOSHM •n H3I33HM r piIESE MACHINES ARE ADMIT j tthe best ever offered to the public, and their superiority is satisfactorily established by the fact that iu the lasi eight years, Over 14,000 More uf these Machines have been sold than of any other man ufactured. and more medals have been awarded the pro prietors by different Fairs and Institutes than to any oth ers. The Machines are warranted to do all that is claimed fur them. They arc now in use in several families iu Al toona. and in every case they give entire satisfaction. The Agent refers those desiring information as the su periority of the Machines, to Col. John L. Piper. Rev. A,. 15. Clark. George Iluwkcsvrbrth, Iknj. F. Rose, and E. 11.' Turner. Esqrs. The machines can he seen and'examined at the store of th" Agent, at Altoona. Price of No. 1 Machine, silver plated, glass foot and new style Ilemrncr—sGs. N-o. 2. ornamental bronze, glass,foot and new stvle llcmmcr~sss. No. 3, plain, with old style llenvmer—s4s. [March 21,1861-tf. $35,00 PuyslWntirc cost for Tuition in the.most popular and successful Commercial Sclmolin the Country. Upward.of twelve hundred young men > from twenty-eight different States, have beeiiedUcaU-d for business hero within Ibu past three years, hutw of whom have been employed as Booh Keepers at salaries of $2000,00 per Annum, immediately upon graduating, who know nothing of-ac counts when tluy entCTodihe College. jKs'Minister's «*ons half price. Students enter at any lime, and review’ when they please, without extra charge. For Catalogue of R 4 pages. Specimens of Prof. Cowley’s Business and On amenta! Penmanship, and a largo engra ving of the College, inclose twenty-five cents iu Postage Stamps to tne Principals, JENKINS &SMXTIT } Pittsburgh, Pa. Altoona, Jan. 24,’61-ly*. VALLADE & STEWART WOULD RESPECTFULLY IN FORM the public that thov have fitted up a neat PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY, On Corner of Caroline d Virginia St*i Altoona. Pa., where they are prepared to take the best PHOTOGRAPHS ever taken in this part of the country, ami on the most reasonable terms. We make auv kind of a picture from a SMALL AMBItOTYPE up to LIFE-SIZE PHOTOGRAPH, painted in Oil, Wt/cr h>r or India Ink, and also the MINIATURE. Every typo and large size Oil Painting on Canvas. Entire satisfaction given or uo charge. We have Also on hand a large assortment of fine GILT FRAMES of different Sizes and prices. • Wo respectfully invito the public to call and examine oiir specimens before going elsewhere. V»>, Remember the place. FigarVs iSnildinq, corner of Caroline and Virgina Streets. [April lb, 18Cl.-Spi GLEN-ECHO MILLS, GERMANTOWN, PA. McCALLUM db CO., MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS & 'WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Carpeting, Druggets, Oil Cloths, MATTINGS, &c. WAREHOUSE. No 509 GIIESTNUT STREET, (opposite the State lloufc,) PHILADELPHIA. [mar2VCl-ly. Tn.GHHAN’ V. Rhoads, Charles Sail.gr. REVE UR/E HOUSE, (late eagle hotel,) Third Street, above Bee, ■! PHILADELPHIA, RUOADS & SAILOR, proprietors. TERMS, $1.25 PER DAV. March 7, 1861-ly LINCOLN, WOOD & NICHOLS, Manufacturers andlmdorters op straw and millinery goods, Silk Bonnets, French Flowers, Panama, Palm Leaf, Leghorn and. Strain. Idols, No. 725 Chestnut And 721 Lcdge Strlbt, PUIL .1 DEL I y UIA j March 28.-3 m ALTOONA, PA., MONDAY, JULY 1, 1861 THE ALTOONA TRIBUNE E. B. McCRUH, PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS. Per Annum, (payable invariably in advance,) $1,50. All- papers discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for.. TERMS OP ADVERTISING. 1 insertion 2 do. 3 do. Four lines or less $ 25 $ 37)£ $ 60 One square. ( 8 lines) 50 75 1 00 Two “ (16 “ ) 1 00 1 50 2 00 Three '* (24 “ ) 1 50 . 2 00 2 50 Over three weeks and less than three mupths, 25 cents per square for each insertion. 3 mouths. 6 months. 1 year. Six lines or less- $ 1 50 $ 3 00 $ 5 00 Ono square, 2 50 4 00 7 00 Two “ 4 00 6 00 10 00 Three “ 6 00 8 00 12 00 Four “ 6 00 10 00 14 00 Half a column 10 00 14 00 20 00 One column 14 .00 Administrators and Executors Notices. Merchants advertising by the year, three squares, with liberty to change, - Professional or Business Cards, not exceeding B lines with paper, per year 5 00 Communications of a political naracter or individual In terest will be charged according to the above rales. Advertiseinen .s not marked with the number of inser tions desired, will be continued till forbid and charged ac cording to the above terms. Business notices five cents per line fur every insertion. Obituary notices exceeding ten Udcl, fifty cents a square Skkct Ipwtrg. From the Pennsylvania Fifth. TO MY HUSBAND, In tin* c;ilm evening, lone and still, I sadly think of thcc —of thy high trust, To meet thy Country’s need, to cruslij repel The demons trampling low into the dust Her sacred, holy Flag! I dre-au! of dangers, lowering and dark— Bangers oncircliig thee, ray earthly all! And trembling shrink, lest battle’s fatal mark Should claim thee victim to the thrilling call Of our torn, bleeding Flag! Trusting, I look to God! and, ■weeping, bid Thee, in this hour of trial, urJUnchwg meet Those traitorous heart?, forgetting, in their pride, Their Father’s brave, whose spirits sad, entreat, Their glorious Flag to save! Through dangers manifold, and seas of blood, Our Fathers pressed, this glorious boon to wave, Unstained, unspotted by rebellious flood, > O'er our bright homes; above the Patriot’s grave, Our broad, striped, starry Flag I Then go—and if to meet Death's cold embrace. Go!—e’en though this heart vow bleeding, break I Our Country’s sacred honor, glorious praise, Must yet resound o’er earth—must proudly’fioat Her sacred, bloodstained Flag. Xazarcih, Pa. Emma, AEMY-HYMN. Tl'.NZ —“Old Hundred," 0 Lord of Hosts! Almighty King! Behold the sacrifice we bring! To every arm Thy strength impart, Thy spirit shed through ev^ry^ieart! Wake in our breasts the living fires, Iho holy faith that warmed our sires; Thy hand InUh made our Nation free; To die fur her in serving Thee. Be tiion R pillared flame to show The oiidnight snare, the 'silent foe; And when the battle thunders loud, Still guldens in its moving cloud. God of all nations! Sovereign Lord! In thy dread name we draw the a word, We lift thy starry flagon high .That fills with light our stormy sky. from treason's rent, from murder's stain Guard Th«m its folds till Peace shall reign,— Till fort and field, till shore and sea Join our loud anthem, Praise io Thee; Hfkt Ihiscfllauß. Correspondence of th 2 N. Y Herald . THE BATTLE AT BOONEVILLE, Booneville, June 18.|— The boats moved up to a landing eighth miles below Booneville, on the south side of the river. Here they fastened to the shore, and the troops were debarked. A farmer at work in afield near the landing stated that the enemy were in camp four amd a half miles from that spot, or three and_ a half miles below Booneville. The levePbottom land of the Missouri was here half a mile in width to the bluff, but it gradually nar rowed as it extended up the river, until it terminated where the bluff came to the water’s edge, two miles from the boat landing. The road followed for a mile and a half along this,bottom and then ascended the bluff. The latter is a range of, low hills or ridges, about two hundred height j which are separated by ravines,\some of them with quite precipitous sid< The order of proceeding was as follow ;; Ten mounted men, the only cavalry ir the ex pedition, led the advance; scouttog par ties, detached from the Second regiment, were thrown out fyr half a mile on the left, and to the river on the ripht; Gen. Lyon’s company of regulars, led'by Sarg’t Griffin, and Company B, of the Second | regiment, commanded by CaptainfSchultc, followed the cavalry; Captain Totten's bat- I tcry of artillery, and his company of regu i lars, the latter led by Lieut. Latbrop, came nest, followed by Colonel Blair's (First) regiment; the rear was brought up by a battalion from Colonel f Bocrnstein’s regi i ment,’ led by Lieutenant Colonel Schaffer, i On board the boat was Captain Ilicbard j son, with Company D, First regiment* and Captain Boastep, with twenty men and a siege (eight-inch) howitzer. , At just three minutes before seven A. i Mi, on June 17, the order was given to I movW The morning was cloudy, with 00-1 1 casiqnally a few drops of rain, but before [independent in everything.] the battle was over the sun shone out as clear and bright as ever. As the column ascended the bluff, the pickets of the en emy were seen and driven in. After an advance of three fourths of a mile, one of the advanced guard rode has tily back to the head of the column, and informed General Lyon that the whole body of the State troops was drawn up a few hundred yards in front. General Lyon at once ordered the regulars, under Sergeant Griffin, to the left, and Captain Schultz’s riflemen to the right. Captain Totten's battery was ordered to the front to occupy the road. The enemy were drawn up about three hundred yards in advance, on the crest of a hill, or rather a long swell or ridge, over which the road passed at the highest point. The road was occupied by Colonel Marmaduke, with a small body of horse men and a battalion of infantry. Imme diately on his left was a brick house tilled with rebel troops, and back of this, to wards the river, was a narrow lane, where his left wing was posted. To their rear was a wheat-field, and in this was miscellaneously scattered small crowds of men, apparently without order or regularity. To his right was another wheat-field, separated from an adjacent corn-field by a worm fence, and behind this fence his right wing was posted. As soon as our men were in position, Captain Totten unlimbered a twelve-pounder and a six-pounder, and sent a shell from the former into the midst of the men occupy ing the road. A puff of smoke rising from among them showed that the gun ner’s aim had been true. .11. C. DEUX, 40 00 1 76 25 00 10 00 The next shell was directed against the squads of men in the wheat-field, and caused them to make a* hasty retreat. — The fire now became general along the whole regulars on the right and the German troops on the left advancing in good order. Our line was formed on a ridge similar to that occupied by the ene my, and parallel to it, separated from the dattcr by a valley with a gentle descent on either side. To our left was a cprn-ficld, and on our right a copse or grove of scat tered oaks. % The regulars advanced In the corn-field to, the crest of the ridge, creeping up the latter and firing when an opportunity oc curred, taking for their motto that of an Irishman at Donnybrook Fair,' “ When ever you see a head hit it.” The hollow between the ridges was full of scattered oaks, and these served as a cover to our men. Captains Stone, Colej and Caven der,Swcre sent to support the right of the regulars, and in this way they all advanced to the fence where the enemy were at first posted. The battalion .Second^sup ported by 'Captaius Maurice’s, Burke’s, and Yates’ companies, were at the same time doing good work on the right; and in twenty minutes from the time Captain Totten fired the first shell, the rebels were in full retreat and our men occupying the line first held by the enemy. The house on the right had been completely riddled by the last shots from the battery, and one shell burst in the very centre of the building, at a time, when it was full of soldiers. Several dead bodies of the rebels were found in the wheat-field near the showing that our fire had been effective. In fact, at the first volley from the right wing several saddles were emptied of their riders, and two horses galloped over to our lines. The correspondents of the N. Y. Herald and St. Louis Democrat en tered the battle on foot by the side of the battery, but were very soon mounted, having succeeded in capturing these run away steeds. From this point the Union troops pro ceeded, still in line, for nearly a mile, over ground somewhat uneven, but not rough. In a grovq at the entrance to Camp Vest the rebels made,a brief stand, but two shells and a few rounds of Minnid balls speedily dislodged them, and they fled in tumultuous haste toward Booipe ville. Captain Cole, supported by Chp taip Miller, entered and took possession ! of the camp, capturing a large quantity I of provisions, ammunition, rifles and camp equipage. He secured one secession flag, ! one lone-star flag, and one State flag with fifteen stars. >''* The number'of killed and wounded on the part of therebles has not and proba bly will not be accurately asertained. — Many’of those fighting on the rebles side were -‘loose men,” not enrolled in any company, and fled in large numbers not to any rallying point, but directly home, thinking, doubtless, that there was some mistake about the popular belief that the Union troops arc, cowards.. Out of one company (Capt JJcCulloch’s Cooper Go. lliflcs) thirteen are known to be killed and several wounded. The number of dead alread brought in-J to Booncville, or taken to friends in the country, cannot tall much short of fifty, and the wounded now heard of are as many more. Several shells were burst di rectly in their midst, and the Minie balls flew thick and fast from tho rifles of our soldiers, so that the mortality list must have been quite large. On the side of the Union troops, there were three killed, ten wounded, and one missing. We took eighty prisoners, nineteen of whom have been released, and the remain ing sixty-one put on board the Louisana. During the engagement Rev. William A Pile, of St Louis, chaplain to the First Regiment, was furbished with a detail of four men to look after the wounded. De scending to a ravine he came suddenly upon a party of twenty four , rebels, and peremptorily ordered them to halt and sur render. They evidently considered discretion the better part of valor, and at once threw up the sponge, i e, took off their hafs, and laid down their arms. The parson soon after reported himself to General Lyon, with his twenty four prisoners, guarded by four men and himself The story is pretty well’circulated among our bdys, and the chaplain is looked upon (if his clerical neck choker will allow the expression) aa a perfect trump, a decided bricks; “SHARPE’S” THE WORD! I recently procured a Sharpe’s rifle.— Sharpe’s the word. Breech-loading. It is a good thing to have in a - family, in a war time. Said .1 to that estimable woman, my wife. He that careth not for his own household is worse than an infidel, or something like it. I dare sav you can find the, passage if you look for it. : It is a beautiful trait, finely seen in the least spe- cimens of the brute creation. Have a scar on my hand where, fifteen years; ago, a woodchuck advertised the fact ifa three in- He cured for his house, he did, sertions. and it was the worse for me that I-was an infidel on that point, and put my hand in- to his hole to draw him out. My Sharpe’s rifle cost me §6O, Eastern currency, paid for with my .even check of SIOO, on Messrs Sort & Company,- ray Chicago bankers; this of itself I thought rather a sharp rifle, but then said I, all for country. I took the weapon in my hand and admired it. It had none of the high flashy sheen of burnished metal and varnished wood, seen in our conimop shoot ing irons, but the tone of the clouded bar rel and black walnut stock was eminently quiet and respectable, made for service. This, said I, shall be an . heir loom in my family. Decidedly; I shall hand this down to posterity, as a memento of these times. Thus armed and equipped I went home to that estimable woman, my wife. “My dear,” said I, “this is a Sharpe’s /ifle.” She immediately sent our girl Jane into the room overhead with the baby, a move ment I saw she regretted when she ob served how studiously I kept the muzzle pointed at the ceiling. “Oh, if it should go off,” said she. “It is not loaded,” said I. Then I called her to notice that these were times when it was a good thing to have weapons in the family. Said I, “My dear, this is the celebrated Sharpe’s rifle.” Such as. they used in 'Kansas?” She asked. I assured her it was the very same. “ But the piece has uo ramrod,” said my wife. “Hhat,” said I, repressing a gleam of gratification of the ponciousnessof superiorknowlcdge,” is be cause it is breech loading.” “Is it,” said she quietly, and was leaving the room. — I was burning to show my newly-ac quired familiarity with the wonderful wea pon, and felt piqued because she had so little curiosity. “If you will sit here, iuy dear, I will show you.” “In this broeeh-loading. rifle, the lever moves just so, and that thingumbob there flics back, and if you look now your eye can follow the fine rifle twist of the barrel.” “ I see,” said my wife, “ but I am afraid the piece is loaded.” “And yet, estimable woman, you are looking straight through the barrel, now an open tube from one end to the other.” “ How do you touch it off?” asked my wife. “ That, my dear, is a beautiful pe culiarity of this weapon. The percussion caps are all concealed here under the ham mer, and are automaton primers.”— “ What is that?” said she. “Self-acting,” said I. Then I slid back a spring to show her, and out flew a small shower of percussion caps; “ I shall dp this better in time,” said I. “Now, my dear,” said I, oracularly, “ This beautiful firearm carries a minie ball. I can fire from eight to ten shots a minute, at a mark from a mile to a mile and a half distant. Think what a weapon tnis will prove in case of an attack.” My wife was so charmed that she insisted that she herself should learn bow: to fire it.— /“ A mile and a half said she. “ Then you could hit a man somewhere in the vicini ty of Bull’s Head.” I made a little esti mate and thought it might be done. “ There is one objection that strikes me,” quoth my estimable wife. “ You arc so very near sighted, ijuy dear I Don’t you recollect that you cannot distinguish persons across the street, and often ask me whether it is our dear doctor that is sitting in the desk ? How are you to see to hit a man a mile and a half off?”- That is indeed an objection,” said I, “ blit that may be obviated by the use of a glass. H«iall procure one at once.” A few days after, I went home earlier than usual and took my Sharpe’s rifle un- EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. der my arm for a little practice. Said I*l shall go to the quiet suburbs, and there get up my target practice a little. I took my ■wife’s opera glass with me. I selected a rectangular bit of board, and attached it to a fence, and sweeping the field of vision with my glass, saw nothing to prevent my making a few pretty shots. As the piece and I mechanically were on familiar terms already I loaded it with out difficulty. Shutting the Minieballin bis chamber, “ Golittle one,” said I, sight ing through the opera glass as I took aim at the board. Laying down the piece, I ran towards the board. It was a good run —quite a little distance, in fact. That board I found whole—there was not the trace of a Minnie ball to be seen. “Deci dedly,” said I “that ball has gone astray,” and again I swept the field with my glass. This time I was struck with the contor tions and antics of a red cow a quarter of a mile away. She was trying to get up, with strong tendency to lie down. To my naked eye she was invisible, With my glass I saw her lie down and roll Over on her back. A suspicion flashed across me —a new light on the subject of long range guns. I have paid thirty dollars for that cow; my Sharpe’s rifle has thus cost me a sum you can estimate from data I have given you. I begin to suspect that it is less an acquisition to the family than I thought. Sure enough one might be called to shoot a burglar, but then the later doings of the ball, which might travel a mile after pas sing through the burglar, arc not very pleasant to contemplate in a city. I doubt if I am as happy with my Sharpe’s rifle as a family piece as I fondly hoped I should be. On a war footing, in the tented field you know, it would be a capital thing, said I. “If one wasn’t nearsighted,” said that estimable woman my wife, “ for he might kill a cow or his own general officer,” said she. I should use an opera glassy of — course,” said I, nettled, I confess, as I care fully rolled up my Sharpe’s rifle in an old blanket. I have not disturbed it since—■ I am ready for enemies at a mile and a half, however. ANBDOTE OP GENERAL SCOTT. The Lancaster Examiner tells a good story of General Scott: —“Several days ago the General was called upon by a Vir ginian, whom he recognized as an old ac quaintance. The visitor, after taking a scat, frankly acknowledged his'allegiance to the Southern Confederacy, but presum ed that as he came a messenger of mercy, he might safely claim by the courtesies of war a friendly protection. Upon an assur ance of entire safety he told his story thus: ‘I am in allegiance with the Con federate army, to which I have liberally supplied men, and money, and arms; and whilst I justify and support a resistance to the northern invasion, my individual sense of honor arid personal respect for your military greatness impelled me to hazard my life in crossing the borders that I might frankly tell you that in a den of conspirators plotting your assassination; there is one who, at regular intervals, without suspicion or arrest, visits your camps and communicates with your on cers. From my own personal knowledge he has, under the guise of,.patriotic devo tion to the Government, removed every obstacle, and he has thoroughly perfect ed his plans. God only knows at what moment they may put them into execu tion and you bo assassinated.’ •‘The General gratefully thanked him for his friendly devotion, and asked a des cription of his treacherous murderer, which was given him in detail. After the departure of the chivalric Virginian, the General, instead of being shocked, appall ed or horror struck, merely smiled, which to his Secretary was incomprehensible, who anxiously inquired what it all meant? The General’s reply was: ‘That Bob again; he is beginning to murder me as he did in Mexico. Bob’s a good spy, but he sb of ten unnecessarily troubles my friends that he must stop it.” Desire for Water. — A participator in the fight at Great Bethel, gives the fol lowing idea of the risk a soldier will ran to obtain water upon the battle field: —- “Some of us have had very narrow chances for life. In the course of the fight sever al of us ran across a road along which the cannon of the enemy were constantly playing, in order to get water. (I find, by the way, that on the battle field a man will risk his life, without hesitation, for water.) Having got it, wo were waiting to rush back again dodging the ballsin order to do so. Our First Lieutenant sang out, “Don’t so many of you come at once.” I, with some others, stopped to allow the next lot to pass. They made a rush, and when nearly across, a cannon ball came whizzing along and killed four men, mow ing them down instantly.” Why are wcU-fed chickens like successful farmers? They are blessed with full crops. yfiy- Why is the Union like a crab ap ple? Because, to be worth anything, it must be preserved- \ NO. 22.