Maim VOL. 48. AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. PUBLISHED, EVEHY THURSDAY UOUNTNQ BY JOHN B* BRATTON. TEEMS SunscniPTiON.— One Dollar and Fifty Cents, paid in advance; Two. Dollars if paid within tbo year; and Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, if not paid within the year. These terms will bo rigidly adhered to in every instance. No subscription discontinued until all arrearages are paid unless at the option of the Editor. Advertisements —Accompanied by tbo cash, and not exceeding .©no square, will 'bo inserted, thr.co • tinios for One Dollar, and twenty-five cents for each insertion. Those of a greater length in |||®>p6rtion. '• • . " ; • —Such as Hand-bills, Posting-bills, Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, Ac. Ac., executed, with accuracy and at the shortest notice. 3Hiottllanjona; HOW TO EARN A HOME. A STORY FOR THE HARD TIMEI The other evening I came homo with an extra ten dollar bill ih ray pocket—money that I had earned by but of doors work.— Tho fact is I’m a clerk in. a downtown store, at a salary of SGOO per annum,.and a pretty >yifo and, baby to support out ol it.' I suppose this 'income will sound amazing ly small to your two and throe thousand offi fice holders, but nevertheless, we contrive to live very comfortably upon it. !Wo live upon one floor of an unpretending little house, for which we pay $l5O per annum, and Kit ty, my wife, you will understand, does all lior own work: so, that we lay up a neat little sum every year. I’ve got a balance of two or three’.nundred dollars at the savings bank, the’ hoard of several years, and it is aston ishing liow I feel. W liy Rothschild himself isn’t a circumstance to me 7 Well, I came homo with my extra bill, and showed it triumphantly to Kitty, who of course was delighted with my industry and thrift. ■ ‘Nowy my love,’ said I, ‘just add this to dur account at the bank, and with interest to tho end of the year.’ ' , ' ; . - Forthwith, I commenced: casting interest, and calculated in my brain. Kitty was si lent, and rooked the cradle musingly with her foot. ■ . • ‘l’ve been thinking, Harry,’ said she, after a moment’s pause, ‘that since you've got this extra money, we might afford to buy a new rug. This is getting dreadful shabby, my dear, you must see.’ < I looked dolefully at the rug; it was worn and shabby enough, that was a fact. ‘I can got a beautiful now' velvet pattern for seven dollars,'responded my wife. ‘Velvet—seven dollars,’ groaned I. , ‘Well then, a common tugged rug like this Would cost only throe.’ said my cautious hot- Tor Jiiilf, 'seeing-she eoiildh’t carry lier first ambitious point, wisely withdrew her guns. ■ ■ - ‘That’s more sensible,’ said I. ‘Well, we’ll see about it.’ ‘And there’s another thing I want,’ contin ued my wife putting her head coaxingly upon mv shoulder, and it’s not at all extravagant, either.’ 'What is it ?’ I asked, softening, rapidly. ‘I. saw such a lovely silk pattern on Canal street, this morning, and Bonn get it for six dollars—only six dollars. Harry 1 It’s the cheapest thing I ever saw.’ : ‘But, havn’t you got a very, pretty greeii dress, Kitty?’ .. ‘That old thing! Why, Harry, I’ve worn it ever since we’ve been married.’ ‘ls it soiled or ragged ?! - ‘No, of course ; -but who wants to wear the same old dress forever 1 Everybody knows i t is tho only silk I have. ‘Well, what then ?’ ■ ‘That’s just a man’s question,’ pouted Kitty. ‘And I'suppose you have not observed how old fashioned-my bonnet is getting.’ ‘Why, I thought it looked very neat anil tasteful, %inoe you put on that black velvet Winter trimming.” ‘Of course—you men have ho taste at all in such matters.’ We were silent for a moment; I’m afraid wo both felt a little cross and .out of humor with one another. In fact, on my journey home, I had entertained serious thoughts of exchanging, my old silver watch for a more modern time piece of gold, arid had mentally appropriated tho ten dollars to, further that purpose.’ Savings bank reflections had.come later. , • As we sat before the fire each wrapped in thought, pur neighbor, ■ Mr. Wilmot, knocked at the, door. He was employed at the same Store as myself, and his wife was an old fam ily friend. 'I want you to congratulate me,’ ho said, taking a seat. ‘I have purchased that little , cottage but on Bloomingdale road to day.' ‘What 1 that beautilul little wooden oottngo with the piaza and lawn, and fruit garden be hind exclaimed Kitty, almost enviously. ‘ls it possible ?’ I cried. A little cottage homo of my own, just like that I had often admired on the Bloomingdale road, had al ways been the crowning ambition of my life —a distant and almost hopeless point, but no less earnestly desired. ‘Why, Wilmot,’ said I, ‘how did this hap pen ? you’ve only been in business eight or ten years longer than I, at a salary but a tri fle larger than mine, yet I could as soon buy a mint as purchase a cottage like that.’ ■ ‘Well,' said my neighbor, ‘wo have all been working to this end for years. ■ My wife has darned, patched, mended and saved—wo have lived on plain fare, and done with the oh eap est things. But the magic charm of the whole affair was, that we laid aside every penny that was not needed by actual and positive want. Yes I have seen my wife lay by rod coppers one by one. Times are hard, you know, just now; the owner was not what you call an economical man, and ha was glad to sell even at a moderate price. So you see that even hard times have helped me.’ When opr neighbor was gone, Kitty and I Joofced meaningly at one another. ‘Hany,’ said sho, ‘the rug isn't so bad af- all, and my green silk will do a year lon ger with care.' .‘And a silver watch is quite qs good for all practical purposes as a gold repeater,’ said I, rWb"will set aside all imaginary wants.’ ‘The ton dollar bill must go to the bank,’ paid Kitty .‘and I’ll economise the oOppers yust as Mrs, Wilmot did, Oh, how happy phe will bo among tho roses ip that cottage garden next spring I' Our merry tea kettle sung us a ohoerful little song over the glowing tiro that night, p,nd its burden was ‘Economy and a honje of ypgr own amid the roses and the country . fCT" A wag, bn hearing that a man had given up ohimnoy-swoepmg, expressed aur pjrjsp, as ho thought tijo business sooted him. Anecdote of Washington. Many years ago in a desolate Uttlo the suburbs of sat a lonely wid ow surrounded hy Her fatherless children.--- Her husband had fallen in the battle of his country; but since then she had earned a scanty subsistanco by her own hands Without being burdensome to any one, and her little ones though but poorly fed and clothed, had never felt that bitterest ingredient of poverty —alms seeking from tbe public. _ n Bat recently sickness had laid its heavy hand upon her; and stern wont and starva tion, almost, had followed closely in its foot steps. Yet did not her faith foil. She repeat ed the words that often before had cheered her sad heart: “ Leave thy fatherless children and I will preserve them olive.” “I have been young, and am now old, yet never saw I the righteousness forsaken, nor his seed beg ging brood and her heart rose in humble yet firm reliance Upon their divine Author. As her children.had eaten nothing all day, and as she was still too feeble to rise from her bed, she now felt compelled, though reluc tantly, to send forth the eldest of her children on his first mission of begging, to seek from some-charitable stronger a rew snmiugß -ccr buy bread hoping she should bo again able to earn some by her own efforts. The child, a noble little fellow of ten years, shrank from such bn errand; but, seeing his mother’s look of anguish, ho hushed regrets, and rushed forth into the streets, little think ing, in his grief, what course ho took ; hut a higher power, though unseen, guided his steps. As tho child walked mournfully on,, look ing wistfully into the faces of the people he met, he was too much disheartened by their cold indiffel-ent looks to adventure to address them., The longer he put it off the’more re-' luctant lie was to nsk the alma ho feared might be refused and, weeping bitterly; he hurried on unknown and unheeded by the busy, throng. , Suddenly a kind voice spoke to him and looking up bo saw a mild, benovolent.looking gentleman,, dressed in. black and wearing a three-cornered hat. ,'l'aking the child’s hand into,his, and leading him gently onward, the stranger gentleman soon drew from the little boy thb whole history,' the father’s name and death, .the mother’s struggle to gain support, her recent sickness, and the subsequent suf ferings ; and then he hade the child lead him to his homo, though stopping at a provision store on the way to order a-supply for the poor family. Entering tho lihuse, the quick eye of the strnnger soon discerned the cause of the moth er’s feebleness, and introducing himself as a physician quite suited to her ease, though hot a regular practitioner, he offered to write a pre scription, which he said bo was sure would prove beneficial. Leaving tho paper on the table, after Buying a lew kind, cheering words to the mother, he left the house, promising to •repeat his visit in a few days, and then to re new the pfescrip ion if necessary. , ..Whan.ha.was gone, the, widow at jlu l paper, and found it an order for a hundred dollars, to be paid on demand, and was signed George Washington. This is a true incident. Such was the father of.his country, a God foaring nlan ; hot less pitiful to tho sorrows of a weeping child, ami anxieties of a widowed motner than groat in the armies of his.country and couneds of the Nation. Thus were a widow’s prayers answered, and the seed of the faithful Chris tian not suffered to “beg bread.”, isolation. “.Why is rotation necessary ?” This is a frequent inquiry with practical men. Sup posing a crop carries off a certain specified amount of inorganic substances from the soil, each of which is indispensable to its develop ment, it follows, as a matter of course that the cultivation of that crop, for several con secutive years, will abstraot'so far from the supp’y in the soil, ns ultimately to deprive it of the power of producing it. But all crops do not exhaust the soil of the!sumo special substances ; and hence, if wo cultivate Indi an corn for a couple of years in succession, on one field, and then potatoes, turnips, peas, beans or carrots, we shall find that the latter are by no means stultified from any lack of nutriment—each finding its appropriate ali ment, and in sufficient quantities to insure its healthy growth and u aturatiori. . There are many organic substances in the soil which the corn plant does not spcciallly re-’ quire, or appropriate, and which are conse quently not exhausted by its cultiva.ion; while each of them are essential to the growth of sonic other vegetable. Hence it is that when these are grown alternately, the productive powers of the soil are not so rapid ly exhausted, and fertility is kept up by a sort of recupeiativo process ; the organic ele ment necessary for the development of one crop, having tiino to accumulate while the soil is occupied by another crop by which they are riot required. , • • In many sections of our country tho Indi an u corn crop is one of prime importance, consequently it is frequently cultivated for two, three and even four years in succession, on the same field ; but I have observed when ever this practice has been injudiciously adopted, that, after the third season, gener ally after the second, there is an obvious fall ing off, oven when liberal manuring is adopt ed. Very few farmers, therefore, who con sult their own interests, arid who have had the benefit of experience and observation, are found to favor it either in theory or prac tice. By adopting a judicious system of rotation, and adhering rigidly to it, with the assistance of copious manuring—returning to the soil more, if possible, than thr crops carry off— any land may ho retained in a condition of high fertility while, by an opposite course, it will as certainly bo exhausted and “run out.” It is a principle with mo never to attempt the cultivation of a orop which I cannot afford to manure well, and this should bo the policy of every faraor. One had better run in debt for manure than exhaust his soil by cropping Without, or, perhaps, had bettor suffer his land to rest until manure oan bo made.—Go)-. Germantown Telegraph. Kino Treatment of Animals ProfitadPe. —-The horse servos us with a superior ability and a bettor will, if treated kindly. On the same condition, tbo sheep gives us a better fleoeo; tbo 05, more officiant labor ; and the swine, a bettor carcase, The cow that is dealt gontly with and made contented with her lot, gives us not gnly more milk, but of a richer quality than if ill-treated,, fretted, and made miserable. All animals make n better return if carpd for considerately. “The merciful man is merciful to i)is beast." He would bo so if there was no reward. IV 0 owe it to the animals which , qro put into our power j wo owe it to ourselves, and we owe it to God, who has given us power over them, to make tlio brief space wo intend for them, free from all unnecessary suffering. ' ; "OUR COUNTRY—MAY IT ALWAYS BERIQUX—BUT) RIGHT OR WRONG, Otlß COUNTRY.” An Old Maid’s Solilloquy. •‘Hoigho I I’m thirty-three years old to day (I call myself twenty-tow). Yes—there’s no use of mincing matters now—l am alone. I’m on old maid. It’s very strange that I never had an offer; without a particle of egotism, I can say that I am yet good-looking (for that new sot of teeth from Palmer’s has improved my looks wonderfully), have a good education, and, what is of still more,impor tance, would like to be married. But that doesn't help the matter in the least. Dear me, cannot I setmy wits at work—what few I have—and think of some plan by which I can catch a husband 7 It’s funny if I cannot. “ Let’s see, I have quite a little sum of mon ey in the bank—enough, at any rate, to last me for some time. Hurrah!,l have it now. I’ll go to Saratoga next'week: it’s tbe height of the season, and—let pie think—l’ve an aunt there—rich, I believe ; she’s not hoard from me for years,: and will never know but that I. have been married. I’ll introduce my self to her as her niece, a widow— by the way, black is.,very becoming to me—-and it shall be no fault of mine If X don’t come homo a married woman. Mon are not so' afraid of few sighs and tears —I was-always called a good actress—one of two allusions to my poor husband, and I shall be an ‘old maid’ no longerl Wouldn’t 1 the people store, and wouldn’t that hateful Sarah Crocker be pro voked if I should happen to be married first after all. “How I wish people would attend to their own affairs. There’s that Sarah Crocker, I verily believe the old thing spends all her time and energies in trying to provoke me.— Why, ft’s only three weeks since she sent mo, ‘out of pity’ for my ‘ago’ a cap, that must have belonged, to her grandmother—mine never would have worn such a looking thing—and a pair of huge iron spectacles, that looked ns though they hud been brought over in the ‘Mayflower,’ Never mind, 1 had the pleasure of returning them, and a note besides, telling her that, as I had not yet reached the years of discretion, which she had, I.must beg to be excused from wearing her gift; in the mean time, I would leave them to her, ns I pre sumed—from what I had heard—that she would find far more use for them than I.— Goodness, Wasn’t she modi why, she’s held that head of hers thirty degrees higher ever since—guess she won’t alarm anybody; lucki ly I am not easily frightened. , “I suppose she thinks she’s sure of Mr. Green, now that he’s called to see her twice. Humph, I wish her joy of her lover; I wouldn’t have him if I never got married. He’s got tho reddest hair that I ever saw on the head of any mortal—what if he is rich? he’s a widower, arid people do say—there, as I live, that’s him crossing tho street, going to see Sarah Crocker, I s’pose—but, no—he’s passed there, and, as sure as fate, ho is coning here. Dear me, how my heart flies—what can he want of me this afternoon ? There now, I' remember, he was very attentive to mo at Jlrai.yanola, party, tire, other,M^yemßg(.-an<l complimented mo two three times upon my good looks. (I wonder which will he the most becoming, crimson or black bons —black, I guess.) I shouldn’t be surprised if he pro posed. Alter all; his hair isn’t red! it’s au burn ; and, as for what people said about him, T'donft believe there’s a word of truth jn it. If ho does ask me to be his wife, os sure as my name is Margaret Stebbins, I’ll say ‘yes’ —if itls only to provoke that hateful Sarah Crocker.” ' • i Ax hour i.ater.-tj" Dear me. I’m doomed to disappointment. Ho wanted me to lend him the las mimberof tho ‘Mercury.’ Mennthing I s’pose he’s too stingy to take it himself.— Yes ; I shall have to go to Saratoga after all,” A Good Story.— A very good story is told at tho expense of Col. J. K. Comstock, who, for many years, was widely known as the “ prince of landlords,” and proprietor of the Glean House, in Clean, New-Ymk. Many years ago Comstock was “ legally served,” for violating tho license law. The trial was had at Portvillo, and the justice, after hear ing the process, entered up a judgment against the “ host” of the Clean House. Of course, John was “ hopping niad.” • “He would carry, it up, and blow the judgment sky high!” . . . Hon. Berij. Chamberlin was tho first Judge of the .comity—and shortly after the events, above partially narrated, tiie Judge put up •for the night with Col. Comstock. ' After sup per, John unburdened..himself to Judge Chamberlin, relating very minutely the cir cumstances attending his conviction lit Port villo, &0., &o. The Judge blandly hut strong ly urged John to carry the suit up to the Common. Pleas—“ there you arc pretty sure to have justice done you !” Having satisfied himself that Judge Chamberlin would do him justice, Col. Comstock directed his Attorney to appeal to tho Common Pleas of the ooun- In duo time the cause was called, Judge Chamberlin presiding who upon hearing the proofs, allegations, arguments, &0,, prompt ly affirmed the judgement of the Justice’s Court, to the utter confounding of. Col. Comstock’s attorney, who had anticipated an easy victory for Ins client. Not long after tills Judge Chamberlin called again at the Clean House, and Cjt. Comstock was of course glad to see him. In the evening. “ Mine Host’’ three or four times sought to bring up his liquor case, but the Judge evad ed it until, Comstock bolted right on to it thus: , “Judge, you remember my liquor suit?” “ Oh, yes, John, very well,” replied the Judge. “ You advised riio to carry it up to your court, didn't you. Judge ?" said Comstock. “Yes, I did, John,” said tho Judge, “for I wanted you to bo dealt fairly by." “ You did 1 But you heat mb, though, didn’t you ?" inquired Comstock, in his pe culiarly searching manner. “ Yes, John," said the Judge, looking Com stock very seriously in tho face, “ The fact is, John, your liquor for a year past has boon so confoundedly poor, that I hadn’t the courage to reverse the judgment!” John was silently satisfied, and has never carried up any more liquor suits, O' A young medical stqfioqt, who had been screwed very hard at his examination for odtriiasion to tho faculty, on a warm day, was nearly oyoroonio by tho numerous ques tions put to him. when tho following query was added i “ What course would you adopt to prodqea a oopioqs porspiration ?” Af tor a long breath, ho observed, wiping his forehead: “ I would have the patient examined before the Medical Society!" jjQy» Well, folks, how do you like the Lin coln Coffee? Excellent Jlye (0,) ain’t it? It goes down a fellow’s throat like a grand VVide- Awako demonstration, minus tbo good hopes for “ bolter times," don’t it? Guoss wo’ljhave to drink Adam's bovorago for awhile; it is by far the cheapest and best one apiy ip the market. ' ' ■ • ' CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1862. A letter from Rome gives ah account of a remarkable suicide which hnS; taken Waco at Naples. A Mr. Kenrick, an elderly married gentleman; appears to have fijrmed a liaison with a Miss Gray, ayoung and pretty English woman, with whom he has been living at Rome and at Naples. It appears that Mr. Kenrick’s relatives inEngland^whoare weal thy, paid ho heed, under the circumstances, to his application for remittances, and that the two thereupon rosolvpd ■on suicide. From what subsequently transpired, it seems they must have-gone directly to the public gardens of the Villa Realo, oh the sen shore, where, the cafe being open* they took a glass of rum or rosolio. , They then climbed over the low walls of the yilla, where asomi-oircu lar space overlooking the sea. is furnished with stone seats, and descended on the beach, where Miss Gray tied her dross round her ankles, and filled from the waist with sand, Mr. Kenrick effecting the Same purpose by filling the bosom of his waistcoat and coat sleeves with.sand and Gray ap plying the necessary strings pnd tap.Os from her own dress. They then tied-themselves togethenjound the waist witfi thmr pooket- handkerchiefs, anddeliboratciyiay (town to die in the sen, which at that point is, not more than two or three fcotd'ftp. They had the resolution to endure suffocation, and their corpses were seen in the transparent water next morning at day-break, by a fishcrm.an. Mr. Kcnrick’s life was insured for- £3,000 which his heirs lose from tlierfact of his hav ing committed suicide. There are some episodes in tho life of a sol dier provocative'of laughter, and that lighten camp life. Not loog ngo a farmer who did not reside so far.from a camp, of “tho boys” as he wished he did, was accustomed to find every morning that several rSws of potatoes had disappeaed from, his.fiold. He bore it for some, time, but when the last half of his field of fine “kidneys’- began to disappear, he be gan to think that sort of thing had gone far enough and determined to sftp' it. Accord ingly,. ho made a visit to camp early next morning, and amused himself by going around to see whether the soldiers were provided with good iind : whblesoinfe provisions. He had not proceeded far when ho founS’a “boy” just serving up a fine - dish of “kidneys,” which looked marvellously like those ,that tlio“gudo wife" brought to his owri table. Halting; the following Colloquy-ensued. . “Have fine potatoes here, I see,” “Splendid 1” was tho. roplyjk “Whore do you get them V’]* “Draw them.”'. y “Does the, government furnysh potatoes in your rations?” - ■ , : - : - “Nary potatoo.” • “1 thought you said you drew them ?” "Did I—we just do that:thin&!“ v “But how, if they are not joollned in your I <V.« “Easiest thing in tho woriob Won’t you take some with us ?” said the soldier, ns he' seated himself at the table, opposite the smo king vegetable. “Thank-you 1' But will you oblige mo by telling how you drew your potatoes, as they are not found by the commissary ?" “Nothing easier. Draw’ -em by the tops, mostly. Sometimes with.a hob, if ono is loft in the field.” “Hum I yoa 11 understand,, JWell,’ soo here, if you won’t draw any more of mine, .1 will bring you a basket every morning, and draw them myself.’’ “Bully for you, old follow 1” was theory, and three cheers and a tiger were given for Farmer—there, wo had like to have written his name. The covenant was entered into, and no one but the owner drew potatoes from that field afterward. Anecdote of Simon Cameron. —A Pdnnsyl vanian. now in the army, relatesus a tradition al anecdote of the Secretary of War, which is probably as true as the posthumous stories of juvenile, days of g,reat men generally are ; and wo therefore put it on record for the benefit of his future biographer. It was the custom aforetimerin Pennsylva nia for mothers to place an apple, a silver dollar and a Bible before their children, as soon as they were able to toddle about and, witli a mother's interest watch them make their choice. It was considered indicative of their more matured predilections. In nocord dance with this custom, the mother of the in fant Simon, as soon as he was able to stand oh his pins, produced the articles and sot them before the child, hoping in heart he would, silect the Bible/ . But not so Simon. The future Secretary of War took a somewhat deliberate view, and with loss reverence than King Alfred mounted a top of the Holy Writ, pocketed the dollar and commenced munch ing the apple 1 It is needless to add that ho has been at that business over since.— Cin. Bnii- •' By the Nape op the Neck. —The editor of the Glencoe Register tells a very good story pleasantly, thus; '■ Such were the words of a beautiful croak er, the other day: “ If T only had the editor hy the nape of the neck, wouldn’t I wring him!” -said the amiable lady. Now, dear madam, wo have a partiality lor ladies taking us by the nape of the neck, ( nhd wo beg to assure them that wo would most cheerfully submit to the wringing from their dear hands. Wo like it, and would only ait upon the of fensive to their satisfaction. ' But what have we done, that the beautiful creature wants to embrace us in such a gentle way ? ■ Nothing; only published some wholesome truths in regatd to the climate, soil, and fen, tllity of the State, which had a tendency to bring her husband into our midst. She ad mits that what we said was true, bjtt hero is the rub s in the East a little stranger made its appearance about once in every four years; here about every year. JustxlS if wo wore to blame for that! BSf*“ A man can’t' help what is done be hind his back,” as the scamp said when ha was kicked out of doors, ffiP'An exchange paper, in speaking of a subscriber who has taken the paper for a number of years, and then refused to pay for it, says:—" Ife would steal n passage to heaven in a secret corner of a streak of light ning, and smuggle gold front the streets of Now Jerusalem to buy stunips'af half-penny cigars," " - ID" A little girl wont to camp meeting, and when she got homo she said tho sisters in tho various tents told her a good many things, and asked her questions about tuo ui ble, On being pressed to stat J wimt they told hoi-, sho said one thing they told her about Poter " who swftra throp times before jip crowded." ■■ Extraordinary Salcido. Drawing Rations. .A Model Body-Guard. “ Briok’”Somoroy, of the La Crosse (\Vis) Sfhmocrat, oh beiifg invi(ed to assist on (inn ing a body-guard tor President Lincoln, and after due consideration, decided to “go in,” provided the following basis cifud bo adopted and rigidly adhered to throughout the war; The compan y shall bo entirely composed of Colonels, who draw pay and rations in ad vance. Every man shall have a commission, two servants and white kids. Each man shall ho mounted in a covered bIKSy. drawn hy two white stallions. Under the seat of each buggy shall bo a cupboard, containing cold chicken, pounded ice and champagne, a la members of Congress, and military officers at Bull Run, Each man shall have plenty of cards and red chips to play poker witli. . The only side arms, to bo opera glasses, champagne glasses, and gold-headed canes. The duty ol the.company shall ,he to take observations of battle, and on no account shall it be allowed to approach nearer than ten miles of the seat of war. 15 obi rid each buggy shall be an ambulance, so hrrnnged as to bo converted into a first class bearding aay nmcraTmli sumptuous sleeping and dressing room al night. . The regimental band must bo composed of pianos and guitars, played by young ladies, who shall never play a quickstep except.jn case of retreat. Reveille shall not bo sounded till late breakfast time, and not then if any one of the regiment has a headache. In case of n forced march into an enemy’s country, two miles a week shall be the maxi mum; and no marches shall be made except the country abound in game, or if any mem; hers of tho regiment object. Kid gloves, gold tooth picks, cologne, hair dressing silk,, underclothes, cosmetics, and other rations, to bo furnished by the Govern ment. Each member shall bo allowed a. reporter for.some New York paper, who shall draw a salary of two hundred dollars a week, for puffs, from the “.incidental” fund. Every member shall be in command, and when pno is promoted all-are to bo. CoranHssions never to bo revoked; A Scene al a Review, There was a beautiful instance. of fine; horsemanship displayed at ablate review held at Vienna,.upon the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of tho establishment of the .mili tary order of Maria Theresa, when some thir ty thousand cavalry were in line. . A little child, in the front row of tho spectators, be coming frightened rushed forward just as a squadron of hussars were charging at full tilt —swooping down with maddening velocity, nay, almost on the child. Terror paralyzed alike the spectators and the mother of tlib, child, while the lovely and amiable Empress almost tainted -witbhorrpr, for the child's do sfrnctibnseemed inevitable. The little one was almost nndor the horse’s feet —another instant would have sealed itji doom—when a hussar, without lessening his speed or loosening hold, throw himself along the horsos’neck, and seizing tho child, plilcec it in safety in front of his saddle, without so much os breaking his pace or altering the alignment in the Toast. A hundred thousand hailed with pride and joy the deed, while two voices could but sob their gratitude : the one a mother’s, the other that sympathi zing and beloved Empress. A proud moment that must have booh for the hussar, when his Emperor, taking the enameled cross of merit’, attached it to his breast—a proud mo ment alike for the sovereign and'the man! I [C7“ A certain witness in an assault an d battery suit we once heard, mixed things up considerably, in giving his account of the ailair. After relating how Dennis came to him and stuck him, he proceeded : “ So, yer honor, I,just’hauled off and wiped his Jaw. Just then his dog cum along, and I hit him again. “Hit the dog?” ‘ “ No, yer honor, hit Dennis. And then. I up add a stun and throwod it at him, and rolled him over, and over.” • “ Threw a stone at Dennis ?” “At the dog, yer honor, And,he got up and hit mo again.” “ The dog ?” . “ No, Dennis. And with that ho struck his tail betwixt his legs and run off.” '• Dermis ?” “No the dog. And when ho came back lit Die he got me down and pounded me, yer honor." “ The dog came back ntyou ?” “No, Dennis, yer honor, and ho isn’t hurt any at all.” “ Who isn't hurt ” “ The dog, yer honor;” O’ From using glasses on tuo nose you will see an object single; from using them under the nose you see it double. 'CT’Whon you see, a man on a moonlight night, trying to convince .his shadow that it is improper to follow a gentlemen, you may be sure that it is high time for him to join a temperenoe society. lunorance.—“ I know well enough, 11 said a fellow, “ whore fresh fish comes from, but where these salt epos are patched, I’ll be hanged if l ean toll.” WUgiNQ a Wn.i,.—“ Wall, B,” said a friend to another, who was about leaving for the wap. 11 have you made your will ?” “Q, yes," said B; “ I will forgive all the follows I owe, and call upon all who owe mo to pay up.” , [D” Xt is said that the average number of battles a soldier goes through is about five. Wo know on old maid, says a down oast editor, who has withstood fourteen engage ments, and has powder enough loft for a 8 many more. CT’A man with a modest appetite dmod at a hotel ■ after eating the whole of a young pig was asked if bo would have some pud ding. He said ho, didn’t opre much about pudding, but if they had imotbpr little hog ho would ho thankful for it. Success,— Industry pad economy pro ponsablo requisites to sppcpss; but they are not the only ones. A mpn may be petive, and oven over economical, bqt Ho must pos sess good judgment, or his industry and economy Will bo of no a\’ al h ID” On a bridge near Ifrattlaboro, yt., may bo soon the folhvsving:— r .;, <‘ Qno dhUw hue this hpAgPita pass. Unless ye,a walk yo,ut-hpirsa,m ass.” Important News!! HURRAH FOR BUKNSIDE. The Fight at Roanoke Island. DETAILS OF THE NEWS, The Rebel Amy Captured. mourni is in Richmond. GREAT CARNAGE! Bravery o£ the Massachusetts Sol diers. ELIZABETH CITY BORNEO TO ASHES! Gen. Wise a Fugitive. His Son Mortally Wounded. EebeJ Fleet Destroyed. Fortress Monroe, Feb. II. —By n flag of truce, to-day, wo liavo news of the complete success of the Burnside Expedition at Roa nokc Islands I'ho island was taken posses sion of, and Cobimander Lynch’s fleet of steamers completely destroyed. Elizabeth City was attacked on Sunday and. evacuated by the inhabitants. It was previously burned, whether by our shells or by the inhabitants is not known for certain. The first news of the defeat arrived at Nor folk on Sunday afternoon, ai\d caused a great excitement. The previous new.s was very satisfactory, stating that the Yankees had been permitted to advance for the purpose of drawing them into a trap.. The rebels on the Island were supposed to bo only, a little over three thousand fighting uten. Gen. Wise was ill at Nag’s Hoad, and was not present during 4he engagement. When his situation became dangerous ho was taken to Norfolk. .All the rebel gun-boats but-one were captured, and that escaped up the creek and was probably also destroyed. One report at Norfolk, says' that only sev enty, and another that only twenty-five, es caped from Roanoke Island. Gen. Ilugttttelegraphed to Richmond that only fifty on the Island escaped. There ap pears to be no bright side of the story for the rebels. ' . -to-- - ' The Richmond Examiner of this morning says mite loadina, editorial 5“ The doss of on 'entire” army divTWnoto-Island' is certainly the most painful event of the war. The in-, telligence received yesterday by telegraph is fully confirmed. Twenty-five hundred of our bravo troops on an island of the sea were ex posed to all the force of the Bnrnside fleet.—■ They resisted with courage, but when 15,000 were landed against them, retreat being Cut (iff by the surrounding element, they were forced to surrender. 1 - This is a repetition of the Uattoras disas ter oii a largo scale. . The following are despatches on the subject from the Richluond papers of this morning:— Norfolk, Feb. 10.—The latest nows states that 0. Jennings Wise, son of General Wise, was shot through the hip and disabled, though his wound is not considered mortal. Major Lawson and Lieutenant Mullen were mor tally wounded. About 300 Confederates were killed, and our wounded numbers over one thousand. The number of Yankees wounded is about the same. Midshipman Camm had his arm shot off. The other casualties (ire not reported. A late arrival this morning says that Eli zabeth City has been shelled and burned by the Yankees, and that the enemy was push ingon through.to Edenton. SECOND DESPATCH Norfolk, Feb. 10.—A rumor has prevailed that Commodore Lynch's fleet of gun-boats had been captured. It is not believed, but it is thought that all wore burned bv the Rebel's to prevent their capture, with the .exception' of one which was endeavoring to make its es cape. . . The llobol fleet wont to Elizabeth City from Roanoke Island, and was probably burnt at the former point. , THIRD DESPATCH, Fed. 10.—[Received in Richmond at mid night.]—Aoourior arrived hero this afternoon, at 4 o’clock, and brought intelligence that Elizabeth City was burned this morning by its inhabitants. During the oonflngratiou'tho United States forces landed a largo force. All our gun-boats, excepting onp, wgs cap l tured by the enemy. Gen. Wise has not arrived (it Norfolk, The following is tbo very'latest, copied, from the Norfolk Day Jiaajc A courier.arrived hero yesterday aftornoop, about three o'clock, from whom wo gather the following information T'ho, enemy advanced in full force upon Eli zabeth City yesterday, and began the attack ppon that place, The citizens, finding resist ance in vain, evacuated the place, but before doing so sot fire to the town, and when our informant loft it was still in flames, . Wo have also to record the capture by the enemy of alt our little fleet, except the Fanny , or the Forest —our informant was not certain ■which. This eluded the enemy and made up Pasquotank river, but was pursued, however, and fears are entertained that she too was captured. • It is said that before our boats surrendered thev wore abandoned, and that the crews succeeded in making their escape. If so, wo are at a loss to conjecture why they wore not tired before they wore abandoned, The disaster-jo our little fleet is attributed to tfio fact tl)at, having exhausted their sup ply of coal qnd umiqunitinn, they proceeded to Elizabeth City for the purpose of obtaining a supply, Every effort was made to obtain coal, but without success, and they could not return to the Island or lend any assistance to bur far ces. AU the details published wijh reference to the capture ofßoanoko Island are confirm ed by the courier, lie represents opr loss at 300 killed and the Federal loss at 1000, Great havoc was made among them while coming up the road loading to the fort. Our forces brought to boar upon them two 32- poundors, and at every lire the ranks were terribly thinned. The places of the fallen were, however, quickly filled, The Peek Point battery was manned by the Kiohmond Blues, and most nobly did they | defend it, Uuripg the conflict they were at tacked iiy 1 whole regiment of Zouaves, and though completely overpowered, they stood their ground bravely, nor did they yield a foot till all but seven fell bleeding to the ground. \ ' There is good reason to believe that, hod Col.' Hcnningsen with his artillery been on the islnnd.it wouldnothavobeenforcedtosur . render. The look of field pieces was sadly felt, and hnd they been at hand, the enemy perhaps would never have been able to have landed their force. Colonel Henningsen hnd orders, we pnder stand, to report at Roanoke Island, but by some misunderstanding, he mistook Elizabeth City for the place of destination. Captain Taylor, of this city, is reported as having distinguished himself. GENERAL WISE REPORTED SHOT. In addition to the above there are many rumors wo might give, but ns they are noth ing more than rumors, we prefer withholding them. Among them is one, however, worthy of no tice that General Wise bad been shot in an ambulance on the way to Norfolk., This is mere statement, and we can only account for it by supposing that the name of the Gen eral was confounded with that ofhia son, who was reported among the killed. It is reported that one regiment from Mas- saonuseus was sible to ascertain which of the five that were attached to the expedition. . The news occasions great excitement at Old Point. A steamer with the official des patches from General' Burnside is hourly expected. The prisoners captured; number ing nt least 2000, will bo hero in a few days. All the Southern papers received are unani mous in admitting the complete victory of our troops, and that at. the loss of the Island is A very serious one! . . There had also been some skirmishing at Port Royal Ferry. ’ . . The city of Savannah is being strongly fortified. The latest news from Savannah is. that the Federal gun-boats were at Wall’s Cut, an opening which communicates; with the Savannah river, above Fort Pulaski. THE REBEL FORCE ON ROANOKE IS LAND. A recently published statement of the Reb el force on Roanoke Island, was as follows: Major-General Hill, commanding. Brigadier-General, Henry A. Wise. TROOPS- —WISE LEGION. Light Artillery Battery, Cant. Romer. ’First Regiment, Col, R. S, Ewall. Second Regiment Frank Anderson, Third Regiment, Col. J. L. Davis. Infantry Battalion, Lieut-Colonol Gibbs. , Infantry Battalion, Lieut-Colonel . Patten, Infantry Battalion,’Major Duffield. Infantry Battalion, Major Hausborough. Georgia Regiment, Colonel McMillan. North Carolina Regiment, Colonel . In all, about 6000 troops. The fortifications were supported hit small naval force, under Commodore W. F, Lynch. The names of the Rebel steam gun boats, were the Fanny .(captured from the Union), Curlew, Sea Bird and Post Boy.- Each of these vessels had an armament of two guns. It is presumed that Major General Hill is , among the prisoners taken. , Wise escaped by being sick at Nag's Head, which is-on the outer coast of North Carolina. Ho was hur ried away from there to, Norfolk, when -his situation became dangerous. From Tennessee and North Alabama THE GUN-BOATS ADVANCE TO FIiORANGE, ALABAMA. They Are Enthusiastically Welcomed! FIVE STEAMERS CAPTURED AND SEV EN BURNED, UNIONISTS IN TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA. Two Hundred and Fifty Tennessee Volunteers.” Cincinnati, Feb. 12.—Special despatches to the Gazette and Commercial, dated Fort Henry, the 10th ihst., give the following ac count of the expedition up tbo Tennessee riv er;— After the capture of Fort Henry the gun boats Lexington, Conestoga and Tyler gave chase to the Rebel steamer Dunbar. Reach ing the Memphis and Louisville Railroad bridge, our troops took a quantity of stores, &0., and passed on in chase of the Dunbar, but did put overtake her. It is supposed that she escaped by running into seme creek du ring the night,. The gun-boats wont to Florence, Alabama, at the head of navigation, and a distance of two hundred.and fifty miles from Paducah, Everywhere along the river they were received with a hearty welcome from numerous Union families in South Tennessee and North Ala bama, and at towns along the road the old flag was looked upon ns a redeemer, and bailed with shouts of joy, Capt, Grim, of tbo gun-boat Tyler, recruit ed thirty men for sendee’on t)w gunboats, and says bo can got enough to man tbo whole fleet. The people of Florence were so delighted at finding the Stars and Stripes once more their protection, that they prepared to give a ball to the officers, of the gon-boats; but the latter could not remain to accept their cour tesies. . Wherever our boats landed, and when the people became assured that wo did not oonie to destroy but to save, they seemed tn have . no means too extravagant to express their de dollght and joy, Our boats captured four steamers, including an unfinished gun-boat, and burned seven others. 'l'hey captured a largo quantity of stores and tWh ifan'dfed gtaVid ' of arms. A gun-hont will he sent up the riv er again this morning. The weather is im proving and the roads arc drying. Washington, Feb. U.-~Tho following.is Lieutenant Commanding Phkm’s’ official re port to flag officer Foote, at the head-quarters of tfie army, by telegraph from Oairo:— "Gun-Boat Conestoga, > Bail road Crossing, Tcnncsao River, Feb. 10. j "Sir; Wo have returned to this point from our entirely successful expedition to Florence, at the foot of the Mussel Shoals, The Rebels wore forced to burn six steamers, and wo captured two others, besides the half complete gun-boat East pari. "The steamers burned wore freighted with Rebel military stores. The Eaatport boa about 230,000 feet of lumber on beard. We also captured 200 stand of arms, and a quan tity of clothing arid'steres, and destroyed the encampment of Col. Crows, at Savannah, Ten nessee. . "Wo found the Union sentiment strong.'* t 1 NO. 37.
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