AMERICAN VOLUNTEER. 1 JOHN B. BEITTON, Editor & froprlcor. .1 .--- _W-_,Ji - -, N . 10 , - .- I • ', v , „ '- -1,, • 4 ;:tir. - 1/,:; , r.- - .. -_,-:" . Isio —-- „. ...... , .0, ~-- ihivr CARLISLE, PA., JULY 21, 1804, FOR PRESIDENT IN ISG4, GEORGE B. M’CLELLAN. (fhfcjccS to the decision of n Xational Convention.] MEETING OF TOE STANDING tOJIMITTEE, Tho Democratic Standing Committee of Cumberland County will meet at Siireiner’s Hotel, in tho Borough of Carlisle, on Salur- Jlaj, July 23d, at 11 o’clock, A. M. A full attendance is requested. RUFUS E. SIIAPLEY, July 14, lso4. Chairman. THE LAST MAN CALLED FOR In another column will be found the proc- i lamation ef the President, calling for five j hundred thousand more men for one year.— • Unless the quotas are filled up—which is by I no'means likely—a draft is to take place en the fifth of September; And so the dance of death gocsen. With, oot counting the hundred days men from the, various States, these five hundred thousand will make an aggregate of one million two hundred thousand in less than one year—ta king Senator Wilson’s statement as true that seven hundred thousand men have been ad- j ded to the armies since las: October . Is not ; the fact humilliatiog that millions after! millions of men are ad led to the fray and no results attained toward an end ing of the war by the overpowering of the rebellion ? How long must the “ policy” -of mere numbers bo made to take tho place of brains and military skill at the Capitol of nation ?’ \\ hat is the use of le adera and rulers at all if the people must go cn masse down upou tho rebellious South, and, sans every principle of military genius, carry off every opposing or adverse element? With these numbers added to those already out,. the people could very well sot aside the pres ent incompetents, and, setting up men of straw for President and Secretary of War, carry tho South off bodily. There can no longer be any need for a head of the nation, when all ho can do is to call for aemi-annual instalments of fresh victims to bis incapaci ty- The Drought.—The Cumberland Valley has never suffered so much from tho effect of drought as it does at the present time. For eight long weeks we have had little or no rain,, and tho earth is literally parched up. The oats crop will be a partial failure ; the corn is Buffering much, and if wo are not speedily blessed with copious showers of rain—good soaking onea—we shall have but a very in -differeut yield of that important crop. Po tatoes, too, are ’ suffering, and, indeed, every ’description of garden vegetables are dying or dead from the effects of this unprecedented drought. The long absence of rain, and the sun glaring upon the earth like a furnace has parched up or destroyed nearly everything. Willi all the necessaries of life at starvation prices now, and tax upon tax accumulating •upon us, it is really frightful to look into the future and estimate what it will bring forth. Oh, for a soaking'rain, if it were only to re lievo the parched earth and give us some hopes for the fu tore. Recruiting. —Daring tho whole of last week, the martial music of tho drum and fife was heard Resounding through our streets every day and evening, drumming up recruits under Gov.- Curtin’s call fur 24,000 men to serve for one hundred days. The music re minded us of the early days of tho rebellion, when- men rushed to arms with alacrity from motives of patriotism and a love of country. .No tempting.offeraof high bounty were need ed in those days to-induce men to turn out The aspect of affairs has greatly changed in this respect. With all the public meeting, and with all drumming, the effort to raise a single company in Carlisle has signally foil - cd. Oa Saturday evening last, Capt. Cauf man, an accomplished soldier, who had under taken to raise a company, seeing the want of patriotism and public spirit in our midst, struck his tent, discharged his musicians, and abandoned the effort in despair. Death of a Good Man. —Rev. Bejastin / Keller, General Agent of tho Lutheran Pub- j Ucation Society, died recently in Philadelphia / in the 71st year of bio age. The deceased was for many years a Pastor of the Lutheran Church of this borough, (Rev. Mr. Fry’s,) whore ho labored with great suc cess and usefulness. lie was eminently a “ father in Israel”—a devout and true Chris tian. Whilst he labored here, ho was bless ed and esteemed by the members of Iris con gregation as well ns by tho Christian commu nity generally. A son of the deceased, Rev. P‘. A. M-. Keller, who was born and educated in Carlisle, died some months since in Read ing, Pa. Doos.—la FMlabelphia, at tho present time, the authorities are having the unmzzled dogs destroyed, * The same thing should be done throughout tlw whole country. It would not only be a safeguards against the dreadful disease of hy drophobia* but would also save annually the lives of many valuable sheep. So nu merous have becOnin' the packs of worthless ■dogs, that in many parts of the country the rasing of sheep has been almoatentirely dis pensed with. It appears that the poorer a man is the more worthless curs ho keeps. Ijefe a war ef extermination be declared aganist them. I£7* Senator Hale oaid> some time ago, that the stealings under the Lincoln administra ‘iion.were more than tho entire legitimate ex ponses of the Government. Gan anybody .guess why these shoddies disgorged’ Senator ilale ? GOV. CURTIN—THE REBEL RAID. It is perhaps tveTl fur Andrew 0. CnvriN that the people of this State are law-alWling ami strangely submissive, and wi ling to P ut up with any calamity in store for them. Were it not so, ho might find their rhdigna tiou so great ns to endanger his peacE of mind very seriously at this time. Having been foisted into tho executive chair by the most infernal frauds that were ever practiced by man or devil, ho appears entirely careless as ■to his duties to tho people and tho Slate.— Four times have the-rebels, with -utter-impu nity, entered this valley, leaving desolation in their train, and mortification in the hearts of our people. After their raid through this valley last year, the feeling against tho Go vernor was so great, that fur a time no one dared to defend him. Indeed, it was sup- asss^yi posed then that no man in this sSo‘ioa would ever presume so far as to support him for re election. But, the political whip was brought into reqisition, and the woolly-heads, obeying the orders received from "Washington, at once determined to re-uomiuMo him, and, by fraud and perjury, re-elect him. All sorts of devilish lies were resorted to by the con spirators against our State, to hoodwink and deceive the people. "Fleet Cvrtix and. avoid additional drafts " cleat Ccr.riN and tho war will end inside of ninety days;” “ elect Curt in and stop the flow of-blood and the demand for money.'’ These wero tho captions of‘sh-9 articles that graced the col umns of the Abolition journals during the gubernatorial contest last fall. Let an}' Re publican who preserves the newspaper he .takes turn to his file and examine tho num bers published last summer, and see if we are not correct in what we assert. Eut, the heaviest task imposed upon ilo publican editors was to apologize for Cur tin’s imbecility and culpable carelessness in permitting the rebels to invade the State as often as they pleased. The Abolition editors (in this section particularly.) were uncom monly zealous to hunt up excuses for the Go vernor’s neglect in--not having tho State mi litia organized and equipped, (like New York and New Jersey,) to bo ready to repel inva sion at short notice. “ The reason this was not done,"'' they said, “ was all owing to tho Legislature of the session previous, which was composed of a majority of copperheads, . who refused to pass a ordering an orga nization of the militia.” This was their apology for Curtin, and, lie ns it was, it had its effect, and every traitor Blacksimko poli tician in tins valley Imd this falsehood in hia mouth. And they added, with swaggering heads and knowing looks, “just give us Cur tin for another term, and with him give us a Republican Legislature, and we wiil orga nize the militia at once, ready for any emer gency, and no rebel will dare even look over .he Potomac after that!” Well, Curtin was elected—no, nut elected, but sworn into office fur a second term—and with him a majority of Abolitionists in both branches of the Leg islature. Now, for the Militia Bill and the military exploits, soliloquized the who had been deceived and lied to. But, all these promises were neglected or forgotten. The Legislature dragged its slow length along; days, weeks, months passed, and nothing was done. Tho prince of liars, Bigiiam, of Allegheny, made some fifty speeches in the House, laudnory of the negro; and “the crazy man, Lowry," and “Champneys, in his dotage," occupied the time of the. Senate in the same interesting manner. -Curtin, happy as aivyrLihat be had again usurped •pov.er, never gave the country or tho re bels a thought, and as to organizing the mi litia, he considered it unnecessary. The Le gislature—“that infamous body of rascals," as it was termed by the Philadelphia Inquirer —adjourned, without doing a tiling for the protection of the State from rebel invaders ! Such were the promisee of tho woolly- head?, such their actions. When the rebels approach our valley—when the wolf is at our door —then Gov. Curtin and his friends cry to Governors Seymour and Parker fon“ help, help !” Then they are frightened, and trem ble like cowardly dogs, and appeal to the people they have betrayed to " fly to arms and protect their axon homes." Oh, how the people have suffered from the imbecility, the lies, and the treachery of those in power.— But facts in this case have h.oen duplicated n hundred times since tho war broke out—ti war which has been energized, prolonged, and made almost hopeless by the folly, wick edness and treason of the State and National Administrations. Clod save tho Common wealth 1 Fast Dav. —The first Thursday of August has been recommended by the President to be observed as-a day of Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer. We presume all our churches will be open for divine service upon that day, and that it will be observed .with more than usual solemnity. Neper, at any period of our history as a nation, have we had more cause to seek the forgiveness and implore tho blessings of Di viuoProvidcnce than at the present time,— In tho midst of a bloody fratricidal war, which has deluged tho whole nation in blood, and brought death, desolation and lamenta tion to almost every household j our foreign relations on no very sound basis; with want and suffering staring as in the faee ; and with fraud, iniquity and corruption abounding in high places, it becomes us as individuals and ns a people to humble ourselves before the throne of tho Most High, imploring Him to turn away His wrath ana restore us to His divine favor and protection. It is vain and useless U inquire as to what or tr ha brought about this lamentable state of tilings. It is sufficient that they do exist, and it is our duty to repent in sackcloth and in ashes our manifold sins and transgressions, with a firm determination to turn from the error of our ways. We hope, therefore, that all our people will unite in observing in a proper manner the approaching fact day. (C7* Negroes and white women are impris oned' in the same roont'in a station house ib Memphis. So says one of tho Mcmphth pa- pers, B@* The new shoddy candidate for Vice President is professionately a tailor. Let him stick to-his trade and make' a straight jacket for Lincoln. (£7* Tho Philadelphians are to buy Gen. Hancock a house. NATIONAL GUARD. The Gazdte cohoes tho sneers df‘the press in New York and Ohio in referimoo to tho defenceless condition of Penn sylvan into moot raids or invading armies, it says : “ Tho sting of this taunt is ih its trutli.-- We squirm under it because wbtfnoto it to bo true, and every Pennsylvanian, at tb:s hour, when he ‘reflects that tho State is liable at any moment to bo overrun by rebels and has •not an armed man of its own to put up against them, must feel ashamed of his State and hu Ish for her credit among hor siator States.’” > Now this, in tho face of tho faot that Penn sylvania has given more men to this war than any other State,in tho Union, is ungenerous. That wo havo no National Guard to-day rea dy for the field at a moment’s notice is not the fault at least of the people. Immsdiato ly after tno outbreak of tho rebellion tho Gov ernor prompt to measure tho necessities of tho State and anxious to preserve its honor, and soil from tho foot of the invader, organ ized fifteen regiments -which wore armed and cquiped at tho expense of the State. Their name indicatod-their duty, tho Pennsylvania Reserves. There was not a man enlisted in that organization but understood distinctly that he was not to servo out of tho State, or if ho did it was only to repel invasion and then return—tho Reserves were not intended for the array of the general Government; this Sato paying all tho expenses. How much more valuable this splendid body of well disciplined men .were, than raw militia we will not discuss. Tho peril of tho general Government robbed us of tho Reserves, and if twenty such organizations had boon similar ly constituted they would have been ordered to the front by the same imperial power. Tho National Guard of Ohio was enrolled for State defense alone, yet the Governor sent his mi-, Htia to Washington, from there they wore or- dered to G*n. Grant, and Ohio is stripped of militia at this hour and is more defenseless than Pennsylvania. We dislike this contin ual upbrnding-of Pennsylvania after the gross injustice practiced upon our brave Reserves. —Pittsburg Post. f The Stages to. Elect the Next Presi dent. — Congress has decided that none ol the States have been formally declar ed in insurrection shall vote for President till re-admitted into tho Union. Tho Sbates 'thus excluded from participating in tho approach ing Presidential contest are as follows; Y,i rgi n i a, T enn osseo, North Carolina, Mississippi, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Our next President and Vice-President are therefore to be chosen by the following; S'aies: Electors . States: Electors t Maine, 7 Ohio, 21 New Hampshire, 5 Indiana, 13 Massachusetts, 12 Illinois, 16 Rhode Island, 4 Michigan, 8 Connecticut, . 6 Wisconsin, 8 Vermont, 5 Minnessota 4 Now York, , S 3 lowa, 8 New Jersey, 7 Kansas, 3 Pennsylvania, 25 Kentucky, 11 Delaware, 3 Missouri, II Maryland, 7 California, 5 West Virginia, 5 Oregon 3 Total, 24 States; Electors 241, Necessary to choose, 121- Bgy The Philadelphia Aye says, never was Pennsylvania humiliated as she is to-day.— ’Twice before tho Confederate forces invaded our soil and found no preparations to resist their onward march. For two successive summers, when the golden harvest was ripen ing in the sunshine, their steady tramp was heard mi our borders, and their bayonets glis tei n 1 in our valleys. Those events occurred iu the summers of 18G2 and 18G3. And now 1804 lias come. One whole year has passed away—twelve long and dreary Months of fruitless carnage—and the Confederates again threatened our capitol, with as little prepara tion hero to resist their progress as there was when they first appeared in Cumberland Val ley. The incapacity and imbecility of An drew G. Curtin are alone responsible for the present defensleas position of Pennsylvania. To him alone attaches the fearful responsibil ity of the present gloomy hour. We .warn tho people daring the Inst Gubernatorial con test against this faithless Executive, but they did not listen, and now we are cursed with another term of Governor Cnrtin. Highly Important to Cigar Makers.— Tho provisions of the new Excise Law are very stringent in respect to many things, but is perhaps none more so than that relating to tho manufacture of cigars and tobacco. — Tho manufacturer is required to make out and deliver to the Assessor a true inventory of each, kinds of tobacco, snuff, cigars, owned by him on the day this law takes ef fect, which was the first of July, or at the time of commencing business under this act, and an inventory to ho mado on the first day of January in each year, hereafter, and eve ry manufacturer shall keep * hook in such manner as tho commissioner may prescribe, in which he shall keep an account of all the different kinds of tobacco, cigars, &c., from which he must make a weekly statement on the Saturday of each week, and render the same to the Assessor on the following Wcd nesday, and the tax to be paid within five days, and in case of failure to make payment tho collector may destraiu on one day’s no tice. All persons now engaged in tho manufac ture of tobacco, cigars, snuff, &c., are re- 1 quired to give notice to tho Assessor, or his assistant, and obtain from him in addition to the licence, a permit, for which he shall bo required to pay 25 cents. He who manufac tures cigars, &c., now without this permit, is subject .to a penalty ot $3OO, and imprisons raent not exceeding one year. Cannino 'FrCit. —A 1 correspondent of the Country Gentleman seasonably reminds uo (hat many Iruits may be pteserved’with little' or" no sugar. lie says: “ Currants, goose l berries, peaches and pears require no sugar to preserve them.'- Raspberries and black berries do not require more than four ounces of sugar to a pound of fruit, and strawberries but little more. Put them up the same way as if you 1 used tho usual quantity of sugary that is, expel the cold air by heating tho fruit after it is placed in the jars, by setting the jars; in cold water; which heat to boiling. The jars that wa use are' self-sealing, with zinc covets, which can be screwed on before' the.jar isremoved from tho hot water, IVo have never lost ajar of fruit put up in them. [[For Iho VojuHtoor. OIR COUNTY CiMIIISSIONERS. Mr. ’Editor— Thoro has boon somo commo tion li'aoauso our oxoellont.nnd.honost County Commissioners rof«cd to pay a bounty to tho' hundred day»( »en. A meeting of Mc chanicsburg hissing VipSts indulged in the siblant sound of their nhturont the mention of their name's. The ■Commissioners were right. They httvo blroady spent a vast sum of money for bounties, without any adequate return, while many of their country constitu ents have complained that the blatant patri otism of Carlisle Republicans has saved its pocket more than once at tho copt of tho tax paving widows and orphans. They aro now asked to pay $5O bounty to tho hundred days men. Does shoddy think there is no stand ard of patriotism but money? Aro the youthful and vigorous editors of tho Carlisle Herald unwilling to risk their lives for tho Lincoln dynasty unless tho, $5O bounty smootho their way to the realms of bliss ? Out upon such patriotism . The Commission ers deserve, for their firfnnoss ftnd integrity, the thanks and gratitude of tho widows and orphans who cannot afford to pay mono TAX. Democratic Newspapers. —The Mountain Democrat gives (he following sensible advice concerning tho importance of oiroulatingDem ocratio newspapers to which wo earnestly in vito tho attention of the Democrats of this county.. Among the many imperative duties ddvol ving upon Democrats, wo united and cordial support of county as the most important. A consistent and ably con ducted Democratic newspaper always exorci ses a great influence in its county and State. All other influences’combined are not to bo compared with it. How much more this in fluence is increased when each Democrat feels personally interested in its success—when each Democrat makes its cause his own, Dem ocrats, your'duty is not discharged when you simply take a.copy; you should labor to in crease its subscribers and thus increase its .usefulness. In this way you can assist and strengthen the Democratic party nootfe than five times the amount of labor and money spent in any other manner. Wo have enter ed upon an im-portantand exciting campaign, in which are involved questions ot greater magnitude than ever before agitated the pub lic mind. The opposition are circulating doc uments extensively, tilled with the basest mis representations and foulest libels against Democratic measures and men. To counteract their wicked influence, to 'Correct their mis representation, to worn the people against >bh? mischievous tendency of their doctrines, Democratic nowapaposa must be circulated, the antidote must accompany the bane to pre serve a healthy atmosphere, wo therefore earnestly append to the Democracy every where - to subscribe for and 'circulate Demo •cratic newspapers. The "War in Europe. —Tho Danish war has recommenced, as we loam by the latest advices from Europe. , The London Confer ence failed in its efforts to secure peace, and as a consequence, the Prussian government seat orders to Marshal Von ratigel to re sume hostilities. This took place on the 26th of last month. Since then tho Danes have retreated from the Island of Alsen, after flomO hard fighting, and wo shall doubtless hear soon that Denmark is being crushed by her German -enemies, tt was stated in tho Berlin journals that the German sovereigns had come to an understanding that Prussia, with the concurrence of Austria, should pro pose at tho Federal Diet that the Germanic Confederation should declare war against Den mark. The excitement in England upon the re sumption of hostilities was immense, it clear ly being tbo desire of the people that their government should aid the Danes. Lord Falrperston, however, has declared that Eng land cannot,alone go to war for Denmark. — Assured that no other Power would side with them in favor of Denmark, Lord Palmerstcn will not undortake a war which would be based merely,, upon chivalrous, and not sel fish motives, the latter being the usual in centive where England is concerned. ■\Vhat Pure Patriots I—lt is amusing to hear that class of men, consisting of Butlor, Dir, Dickinson, Holt, Johnson, Cameron, Forney, Dougherty, &a,, talking about the pure ‘patriotism which guided their actions in leaving the Democratic party. A slight re ference to the present positions they occupy shows that the patriotism which governs them is of i\\o-payiny kind. Butler and l)ix are Major Generals ; Dickinson is a State of ficer in New York; Holt is Judge Advocate General; Forney is Clerk of the Senate and Chief of the Kitchen Cabinet at Washington ; Cameron was Secretary of Ivdir, and Dough erty is a shoddy contractor. Of coarse the' idea of making it pay was not thought of by these worthies when they joined the Aboli tion party. Again at the recent Abolition Convention at Baltimore, out of the ten can didates named for the Vico Presidency, eight of them were of this class of unadulterated patriots. This shows that office Is what go verns these fellows and not principle or pa 1 triotism. Cut upon such hypocrites.— Easton Sentinel. Pile on the Taxes. —The New York Times, a Lincoln Organ, calls for more taxes . It says we must, tax more heavily , although in. 1804 the people will bo called upon to pay : Federal Taxes, iff State Taxes, iff Borough and Township Taxes, iff School Taxes, iff Bounty Taxes, Of Conscription Taxes, iff Militia Taxes, I ff Special Taxes, I [lf Incense Taxes, ' I ff Road Taxes, iff Poor Taxes, iff Internal Revenue Taxes, iff Income Tares, and a heavy additional taxation for everything they eat, drink, and wear 1 Oh the beauty of keeping Lincoln in power. H/” The Democrats predicted that the tri umph of a sectional party would produce a dissolution of the Union, That was denoun ced as “ loco foco stuff 1” The result is be fore the country. We now predict that the re-election of Lin coln, should it occur, will render permanent the separation of the North and South. Th is will be termed “ Copperhead nonsense 1” Well—try it I The Ohio Statesman says that 3,030 farms in that state are loft without a man to attend them. So much for this nigger war in Ohio.' JJgf* Ifon John Covode received only 500 votes at the abolition primary election in Westmoreland county. Ilia abolition oppo nent,, Win, M. Stewart, received 1415. “Hon: est-dblm” is played out. ITon. Isaac SlEnkter. —This - gentleman, Auditor General of the State, iff Still, wo re gret to say, very ill, at his home-in New Ber lin. There is but little hope for his recov er- Correspondence of the Volunteer, ARMY EETTER. Camp 2nd New Jersey Cavalry, ‘1 Whites Station, Tbnn., July B,lBG‘l. ■) Editor oj Carlisle Volunteer : ■ Correspondence from the army seems to ho always welcome nows to every one, and that must bo my excuse for trespassing upon your time and space. Your readers have all, cro this, hoard of our disastrous defeat at Gun town, Mississippi. Among those who toil badly wounded in that ill-fated field, was private Geo. IV, Green, Co. G., a native of your beautiful town. Ho was taken to Gay osn Hospital, Memphis, and although every attention was paid to him, yet on the 30th of Juno his spirit, departed for another and bet tor world—another pure and noble heart sac rificed upon the altar of our country. lie was a member of Co. G„ from its organiza tion, and had endeared himsolfto all by his many winning way?. Always faithful in the discharge of his duty, ho had the esteem and confidence of his superior officers, atpl had not death claimed him as his own, would have been promoted on the first opportunity. But ho has been promoted to a world, and there is nothing.left for friends, relatives and comrades to do, but to weep and lament over Ids untimely death. Ho has gone from us— his merry voice and smiling countenance will no longer appear os of yore to his com rades. Ho has died upon the field of honor, and lot our prayer bo that he may rest in .peace. Yours, &c. , 11 irbo." It is not long since an array correspon dent of the Philadelphia Inquirer was sent out of. the linos of the Potomac army by Gen. Mcado for sending contraband intelligence to bis employers. The other day two other cor respondents—one of the New York Times and the other of the New'York Tiibune— were sent oat, with orders to remain away, for similar offences. It is singular that all the newspapers for which these men corre spond are " loyal,” and that although they published the offensive matter, they pass along .unsupressod and unreprimanded.— What would have been the result had those papers been Democratic ? Why they would have had a file of bayonets at their doors at once, and their publishers would have paid the penalty by imprisonment in one of the Federal forts. That would have been the natural result, of course, , Martial Law in Kentucky. —Tho old joker at tho White House has issued a Proc lamation placing tho State of Kentucky un der Martial Law; and his military officer in, command in that section has issued an “ or der” which prohibits the circulation of Dem ocratic papers in the State I . Was over-such scoundrolism practiced by any former des pot? The object had in view by resorting to those devilish and infamous measures, i a to secure tho electoral vote of Kentucky for tho smutty joker. There is no other reason. Politics and self are all- Lincoln thinks of, and, to carry his points, he is ready to see civ il revolution in the North. Cant Starve Them out. — One of Qroely’s army letters from Grant’s army says; “ Gardens grow nil the luxuries of the sea son. Flocks and hoards have not deserted tho pastures and hills. Fowls' frequent the barn yards, and the dove cotes are not aban doned*' by their meek -and innocent inmates. 1 Our horses wade through clover knee deep, and tho growing wheat brushes their sides going through it. Immense tracts are filled with thriving corn-fields. Even the maidens ‘stand in the doorways and smile on us ns we pass, in spite of their hatred uf Yankees in the abstract. We have very serious doubt? engendered by our lala gxperienco, of ever starving the Confederady, and we look for the .and only by hard fighting, in Connection with Gaueral Grant’* left fianlr strategy*.” Downtali. or Ilian Bonnets. —Ohr laily readers will be interested in learning the la test news about bonnets. A Paris corres pondent of an Eastern paper says: “It is now difficult to distinguish between a bonnet And a cap, the ears and ear-rings being tbo most conspicuous objects which you remark at their sides. The Empress herself has adopted a small, round shape, encircling the oval of the face, and almost always garnished with a fringe, either of jot, white bends, or straw, Which falls upon the hair. Black vs. White. The community of Washington City wore, the other day, shocked by the intelligence that while a white mur derer wab being hung there, President Litf> coin had l pardoned a black murderer. The White man hsd been’ circumstantially found guilty of having murdered his vgfrf by exces sive beating. The negro murdered tbo hus band of a wife with whom ho held unlawful relations. Bbtll Wore recommended by the courst for mercy, but tbe President had no mercy for the white niahj.and no piinishment for the double crime oftytho negro.- How un jbstlv fanaticism compels its victims to act is, in these oases, strongly illustrated. It j a stated by the Major of the Ist Va. cav alry, that on the lUtvroh to Lynchburg Gen. Hunter had a former rriember of the Virginia Legislature; froin Greenbrier county arrested tor the murder of a 1 Fedehvl soldier, and on the testimony of a riegro be'Was found guilty by a court martini and sentenced' to bo hung and his property to be burned ; which sen tence having been approved by Gen. Crooks, it woe fully carried, out. Bread and Cheese. —Professor Johnson says that a pound of cheese is equedl in nu tritive value to two pounds of flesh. The Europeans seem to be better acquainted with this fact than our town people. With us, cheese is regarded rather as a luxury, while in England it is considered'one of tbe sub stantial articles of food, and it is not uncom mon for the workmen there to mako a full meal on bread and cheese alone. Tub three Graces or Shoddy.— Howard of the Times, Stanton of the Tribune, and Henderson of the Post, all have niched in the in the avails of Fort ‘La Fayette. —Albany Ar gus, Democratic editors are sent to Fort La Fay ette, but there ie a difference between the “ order of their going” and that of the Shod dies. The former are sent because of thoir political opinions, hut the latter are sent— -one for Jorgery, another for furnishing the en emy With contraband goods, and a third for .swindling the Government, lt nppefers that Morgan has carried -out the threat to shave the heads of prison ers taken in Kentucky. A lieutenant, cap tnred nt Ml. Sterling, was duly shaved, in retaliation'for -the tohserial- operations upon 1 Morgan and his staff. 0“ Tda Read Slavery Part?.— Slavery of speech,- slavery of press, slavery of mind, slavery of election ; but absolute freedom to break the constitution, suppress opposition newspapers, and insult the people. The Escape of General Franklin. Baltimore, July alt.— Major God. frank lin arrived nafo in this city about throo o clock this morning, as was anticipated from the in formation received yesterday, and wont, to Barnura’s Hotel-, Whence ho departed to-day for Philadelphia. The following w a brief account of his capture and escape Ho was seated in a car at the time of his capture alongside of a wounded when a Rebel officer came on the oar and addressing him uelf to the wounded officer, said “ Are you Major-General 'Franklin 7 He replied that ho was not, and gave them his name and rank. _ General Franklin was in citizen a dress, but tho Rebels also put the question to him, and ho frankly answered that such was his name and rank. There was no doubt in his mind, from tho manner of tho interrogator that ho had boon pointed out by some ol tho P! *Tho Rebel said, “ General, lam happy to see you.” Tho General replied, “ I cannot say that I am pleased to see you under the circumstances.” ■ About ton minutes afterwards Gilmor came into the oar, and, addressing himself to Gon cral.Franklin, said, “ General, you will con sider yourself my prisoner.”' . ito was then pnt into a carriage, and, with other prisoners, driven through tho country, stopping awhile at Xownstown and go ing across to Reistertown, where they arrived ■it about 'otio 'o’clock on Tuesday morning, and immediately bivouacked for tho night. _ Tho General was put in custody of Captain Owens and two guards, who were charged with his safe-keeping. Excusing liirnisoif as sick and weary, ho immediately laV down i and feigned sleep. Soon after the Captain and his guards lay down, and ho listened anxiously for indications of sleep on their P te had not to wait long before ho heard the guard nearest to him commence to breatth, heavily, moihonfainly increasing in volume and profundity until it became sufficiently loud to wake any ordinary sleeper. The Captain and his other guard had also in the meantime commenced to breathe rath er heavily, and the'General continued, with his ears open, to feign sleep. He lay in tins way for some time, until all throe gave un mistakable signs of sleep. Fearing that they were ploying posertm, ho got np and walked carefully arodnd, and moved over to the fence still watching them, lie then coughed loudly and made considera ble noise, thinking.that they wanted an •ex cuse to shoot at him, each man lying with his right hand grasping the muzzle of Ins Tho indications of profound sleep be ing so unmistakable on the part of all throo of them, he now thought bo would test tho sincerity of thei: slumbers by jumping tho fence. This he did, and on looking back could see no movement of the dusky forms of his guards,' and off ho shot noross several fields, jumping the fences and keeping straight ahead in tho direction bo thought would take him towards the city. lie rrtn' for about three-quarters of an hour, when lid entered a thick wood, and. in his Weakly slate, being really broken down by fatigue, ho sought a place of concealment. Ho remained concealed for the rest of tho night and nil the next day, frequently eooing from his hiding place the llobel scouts search ing for him, and pcouring tho busheaand the roads. Finally, about sunset, utmost tarnish ed fur water and food, he thought he would j venture out, having como to the conclusion that freedom -and starvation were nearly its bnd as being a prisoner. lie still kept to tho woods, however, and soon saw two men moving towards him, car rying 3argo bundles of hay. He walked up to them, and asked them what they were doing with hav in the woods, when one of them re plied, “Wo have hid our horses in tho woods to keep them out of tho hands of the Re bels, and we are going to feed them.” This reply was a sufficient'indication of their sentiments, and ho .immediately made known to them the circumstances pf bis jSfcCjajl ence in the woods, and who lie wak. They greeted him most kindly and cordi ally, dropped their hay, and conducted him by a secluded route f o bheir farm-house, where ho was treated most kindly dnd hos pitably received by tho family. Being in a neighborhood surrounded by Rebel sympathisers, and some of the Rebel scouts still prowling around, apparently watching for him, Ins whereabouts was kept a,profound secret by his loyal host, who, on | Wednesday, set about devising nieaho of getting him to tho city. , This He accomplished, and at midnight last night a carriage went out from the city and returned with the General ; # he feeling, as ho cxpres'aed himself, “ more frefc than ho ever had before fell in his life.” _ , v Tho name of tho gallant and patriotic Maryland farmer is rtt present withheld, for the reason tltat ho has reason to fear Itfebel retribution should tiny more of the highway men, of GUmbrVband be still in his neigh borhood*. , •. The Gcne'fal loft this morning for Phila delphia, to join hra family -lit York, Pa., where he will spend a few weeks to recuper ate his shattered health! OCT The iTewlSTork Independent, a lead ing republican paper, of a recent date, says : “We have reached a point when wo fife will ing to greet tho black man a