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H. X. NORTH,
A TTORNEY. AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
L 1 Colombia ;Pn.
Coliecttona.l. roroptl y made ,In Lancaste rand York
3ounttes.
Columbla,Mny 4,1850. •
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pRACTICES the Operative, Surgical and Meehan
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good., It 14 iberceura no Isitinbnc. for you ' get "be
wortit•of your money at the Vanuly Medicine Store,
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or? Bond's Dolton Clinkers,. for
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,oßdo nud obUdlon—now 141111110 111 Colombia, *1
the Yamiljr Medicine there:
April 10. itgifi.
SPALDINIPS PREP/1116D 01,11&;.The want of
jemelt au unfelt+ Irian hi ovary family, and hew
eau be supplied; for mending furniture; C 11111111•
avuro.orittamenial work, toys. Are., there Id nothing
.superletr. We have found 'laser& In repairing lamy
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IRON AND SITIDIL!
VIE Subsontier4 hays reralvail 4 Now and Lars*
A Shook n( all Maas niad size of • - • •
DAR , IRON AND STEEL I
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of his liastarsc anti anii ;Shish 11-10 nusialgus In Inrp
at small quantities, at the 10Wasi rites
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rrmMtai puritommitt the • • ,
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, for Evats. peelowal, are to
ud bud only at
EDERLETIVO aroooryiltom
idarah.lo, UMW , 7 r!Plo.rtphooost street.
p r iabEN•REßUL 4 Ftean Garden , Geedsimar-
N.A , riet44 ppm, er rA khnis,juiti timeiretAt ,
COERLISSNIS (navvy Store,
Mareklo,l44o:' c. , -..,-11*,71•Losass street;
POCIttrSOOKS AND:PURSE& '
A LARDE jot of Finsana- Coommn ,Pooltoollooko
JA. mid .Pursos, ot from IS wenn to two donors otoh.
' • Ht Wqmortero and Nowo-Depol.
, Colomblo. Aprn ICJ *0
A: EilW , mote those.' beautiful trials
t wtwo ! wlll 4eo.chem, et 4Attek -,,
aA.YLOit a t wet*.
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et lmrli sua*l4l4,B
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NM prevention lb vliaraleillandh ate. Viersale
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it A niet,nue smite of-Mut ma
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TtrisT reetafts a lame and- fine onnertmont of a o)d
" . P ens. of Newton end Henreid* Insinsfeenno, St
• IgaILLOR ItaCIDONAL•011,0011r$1.114
Aril riOnl easel, abovo toneet.
rktEsti otiodERIFA.
eanthwo to sell 114 b eat "'Love SrruciWmte
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, 13. FONDER/MTH.
- . Sagan, Tobacoo,Ao.
A Lin a alst4aus &e. Teem,* tied lase will
NIJAi be heed at the MON Or %ha ItltkleaSilett.
eileet•rite 'mhos: -
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CRANBERRIES,
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Oin ft,
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gtisttiono.
An Adventara
Fourteen yeareagd I drovelrom Littleton,
a distance of forty-tivdmiles, and, as I , bad
to await the arrival of_two or three coaches,
did ,Apt_stert until after dinner, so I very ,
often had a gooddistance to drive after dark.
It was in the-dead Or winter, and 'the season
had been a tough : one. A great deal-of snow
had fallen, and the drifts were plenty and
deep. The mail that I carried was not due
at 'Littleton,' lty the contract, until one
o'clock in the morning; but that winter the
postmaster was very often obliged ta sit up a
little later than that for me.
One day, in January, when I drove up for
my snail at Danbury, the postmaster called
me into his office.
"Pete," said he, with an important, seri
ous look, "there's some.pretty hekvy,money
packages in' that bag;" and be. pointed to
the bag as he spoke. He , said the money
was froni'Boeton to some land agents up
near the Canada line. Then he asked me
if I'd got any passengers who were' going
through to Littleton. 1 told ,him I did not
know; but. "suppose I haven't?" I said.
"Why," said he, "the agent of the.lower
route came in to-day, and he says that there
have been two suspicious characters on the
stage that came up last,night; and he sus
pects that they have an eye upon the mail, so
that it will stand you in' hand to be a little
careful." '
Ile said the agent had described one of
them as a short, thick set fellow, about forty
years of age, with long hair, and a thick,
heavy Plump of beard under the thin, but
none on the side of his face. Ile didn't know
anything• about' the other. I told the old
fellovil , guessed there was not much danger.
"Oh, no, not if you have got passengers
through; but I only told you .this• . so you.
might look out fon your mail; •and , look out ,
when you change hoises." • ' . •
I answered that I shouldldo:so,vatitfthen
took the bag ander My arm andleft the office.
I stowed tho mail under my seat a little
morel carefully ilmnitsinif;'iilacing it so that
I - could - kee - p my titirtigaiost it; bat beyond
this I did not feel any concern. It was past
one when I - started; and-I had four passeh
gen, two at whom rode' on to my first Stop
pit* place, .• I 'reached ' Gowan'i . - at
dark; where we stopped fur supper, and
where any oilier two passengiiii - coil - ended
to stop fa :the night: '
About its . o'clbolt" Id the evening I- telt
aowan'e 141111isliine, hating two hones spit
an open puns,
bad seventeen nillet-togo 7 and a hard
seventeen it wart top. The night was 'faults
ohms, but the wind wag sharp and cold, the
Lose snow flying in till directions, while the
drifts wore deep and elopely,paoked. It was
slow, tedious work, and my horses soon be
came leg trotary.anl restive. At the distance
of sir. miles. I came to a little aattlement call
ed Bull's Corners, whore I took fresh hoises.
I'd been two,hoors going that diatonic, Just
as I Wag, g9. 13 4. 1 0.*P 1 0. it man cams, up and
asked if.l wns•going through to Littleton. I
told iiim I should _go, through' if rho thing
could. done. tie said lie was
very anzioni to,go,- and as ho bad no bag
gage, ',told him, to jutop is and . milio him
self as comfortable as possible. 1 was gath•
trlng.up my Three when the hostler cams up
and asked .me, if I knew that one of my
horses. had oat himself badly? I jumped
oct.and went with him, and found-tbst one
of tbs. animale -bad got s dam cart out on
the off forefoot.* I gave•suoh direotionsos I
considered nugatory,- and was about to.tarn
array, when_ the hostler remarked that be
itiattgliti-isinislime.'' I told filai rdid.•
"Then viiniri dlctyon get that iMseengerr
said* t
"lii Gee jnat gotia," I answered.
' "Got in tram where?" • -
"I don't know"
"Well any," said - the - hostler,
h 'that's kind
Where ain't no sunh men been
it the hone! ! :and "L kiwi, there ain't been
none at any oftke neighbors."
'Let's' hare a Itiok at' his "face," maid ,I;
"wit Dan get thit Moab,. at any rate. Do
yelljgo:baeh 'with me, Cod when I get into
the pity:just hold your lantern so that the
light will shine into hfifeas."
Us 'Masi wished,,. and as /stepped ,Into
thipang I got aisle clew of snob portions of
. ,
my passenger's fail as were not multed op.
I saw a short, think /isms, hOrdy fett.
itidleollid sea thid' 'tiara afiCElfeary
'beard under the *bin. I thought.of the man
Witntit.the postmaster bad' dueribed"to me;
tint rdidn't - thlnit eiilunsir upon It until I
lead itiiiied: ibtirhaPe'l - bid got - half smile
hen./ noticed that At mail bag wasn't in
its old plane coder my feet.
"Hallontays I, bolding up my homes •
little, "where's my Main"
My;paeseager eat on the•mat behind toe,
and .L turned towards him.
'dive is *bag of some kind +dipped back
ander my feet." be said, giving it-a kick, as
though he'd stimuli,. forward.
Just at& =meet ay horses lumbered
into •ft deep 4aPromirlft, and I was to
'Wont and toad the unevrdown , abead of
than, and /end tient through it. -
ThletookAngell of , :Mew :gloater, and
wheel got inngilo -I:pullid the mail bag
fertiottind got ray &stop= It. • -AndAs I
was-doing his 3 sari the ram:Aoki lone
Wog teas hie law beceottr the balro/0.11 1 4
put ft lehls breast pocket. At this.' thought
lit woes pistol. I bad earsebt.tho glom of
the bored In the etudight,'esss when I led
"NO ENTERTAINMENT IS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANT PLEASURE SO LASTING."
COLUMBIA,_ PENNSYLVANIA, -SATURDAY MORNING. JULY ZO I , 1861.
time to reflect,,l knew I could not be, mis
taken.
• - . .
About this time I began. to think aente
what se riously. From what I had heard and
seen, I . scon, made up my mind .that
dividual behind me not only Meant to, rob
the mail, but he was prepared to rob Erie .of
my life., Ifjhad resiatejd him he would
shoot me, and perhaps he meant to perform
that delectable job at any rate. While I
was pondering the horses fell into another
deep snow-drift, and I was again forced to
get •out and tread down the snow before
them. I asked my passenger if he would
help me, but ho said be didn't feel very well
7 -would'nt try it; so I worked alone, and
was all of a quarter of an hour getting my
team through the, drifts. When I got into
the sleigh again, I beganilio feel for the
mailbag with my feet, and found it where
I had left it; but when I attempted to
withdraw my foot, I discovered that it had
become entangled in something—l thought
it the buffalo-robe, and tried to kick it clear
r but the more I kicked the more closely was
'it held. I reached down my hand, and af
ter feeling about a few minutes, I found that
my foot was in the mail-bag! I felt again
,and fouud my hand in among the packages
of letters and papers! I ran my fingers
ov.r the edges of the opening, and became
assured that the stout leather had been cut
with a knife.
Efere wag a discovery. I began to wish I
had taken a little mere forethought before
leaving Danbury; but as 1 knew that mak
ing such wishes was only alvaste of
.time, I
quickly gave it up, and began to consider
what I had best do under the existing cir
cumstances. I
.wasn't !pug in !making np
my mind upm a few essential paints. First,
the man behind me .was a villain; hecond,
he. had cut open the mail bag and robhed.it
of some valuable matter. ,Ile must have
known the money letters by the size and
shape; third, he meant to leave the stage on
the first opportunity; and fourthly, he was
prepared to shoot me if
.1 attempted to ar
rest or detain him.
I revolved those things over in my mind,
and pretty soon thought of a course to pur
sue. I knew that to got my hands safely
upon the rascal, I must take him unawares,
{1 nd this I could not do while he was behind
me—for his eyes were upon me all the time
—so Llama resort to stratagem. Only a lit
tle distance ahead of us was a house. An
old farmer named Lougee lived there,:and
direetly in front of it was a. huge snow bank
stretched across the rand, through which "a
track for wagons had been cleared with
shovels.
A. we approaohed the cot I saw a - light
in the front room, as! felt confident I should
fur the old man•generally sat 2p Until the
,stage went by. 'I drovelwand when nearly
opposite the dwelling, stood up, as I .had
frequently done when approaching difficult
places. I saw the' snow bank • ahead, and
could distinguish' - the deep cut which had
been • shoieled through it. I urged my
horses to e . good speed, and when near the
batik:forced thetninteit.. •
One of the-runtwiriaiantiod the edge of the
bank,nfterwhiekthiiother ran into the nut,
thus throwing the sielgh civCrAltiont 4quieh
as if lightning had struck it. My passenger
bad Woe ciareniateto'n'ani:Mach =wilt:lent;
and wasn't prepared it; but I hadcplou
hued, and was propaTe4. #a rolled out into
the deep snow, ,With ,a'heitry buffalo robe
about him, while I lighted on my feet directly
on the top of him ! popohed : bis heakin
the snow, and thin sung oqt for old Loagei.
I did not harcto oall weemond ,time,,fOr the
farmer bad come to the window to see me
pass, and, as soon as italavi my sleigh over!
turn, he,lightid his lantern and hurried oat,
"What's to pair . aslied.the old man, as
he harried out.
. .
"Lead the horses iota the small, end theo
oases bere.'!,seld I.
As Lspoke, I partially loosened my hold
upon.the villain's throat, and ha drew a pis.
toile= his bosom;_bpt lame it in .season
and jammed his Iced into the snow sgaln,
outlaw the wsapon: away- from him. By
this cline Lougee had led the horses outand
eameback,sod.leaplained the matter to him
in as few words ai possible.
We hauled the rascal out into the road,and
upon examination , we found about twenty
packages of letters which he had stolen from
the mailbag and stowed away in his pookets.
lie swore, and threatened, and prayed, but
we paid no attentioatolis blarney. Lougee
gut some . gout cord, and when we had se
nerdy: boandllur.elilain, we tumbled..hini
into the pang. - -I asked the old,man if he
would asoompany ma to Without', he-said
"of oaorse." Bo he got hie overcoat add his
=Am And ere ledg we Started.
I reached the end of my route. with my
nail all safe, though not rutunag as it might
Aare been, • and my* msil-bag - •a little the
wore for the game he had played upon it.
flowerer, the mallrobber wee meow; and
rriddwis week he was ..idendlied by ems
others from Concord as an old offender, one
rat rather inclined - to the 'opinion tact bee
le - thei Bate priion'et the present Moment.
At any Mete waelherewhon last I. heard
of Me: •
youth who, ..a.frw.teoatba ,
.was "'pissed
.by ..alrousileateses," !serial'
bet a shadow of his former self.• ins since
bad a "blinrioroP," sod .ws.are. happy to
sey be has sow regained his original pro'
pontos&
@MEI
About •Diamonds.
[Let it be born) in mind in.reading•, the
ensuing article. that Botta* is a jeweller'i
peculiar measure, And that 166 carats go to
make the troy ounce.] -
The diamond is the Most extraordinary
production. of nature. ,From the earliest
times it has been the moat highly vahted:—
A full-grown diamond exceeds in value more
than a hundred thousand times its mass in
gold.
gull-grown? Do diamonds, then, grow?
Assuredly. A diamond is but a piece of
crystalized charcoal. Burn it, - and.. like a
Piece of coal, it gives a gas of carbonic acid.
All crystals grow—They are formed by the :
addition of atoms. In India, whew the
most extensive and iongest‘worked ; diamond
mines are situated, it is the universal belief
that diamonds are constantly growing in the
soil from which they are obtained. Some
are dug out of the crevices of rocks, but the
greater number are rpoured by washing
over the earth and &ye! with which they
are !Axed, as they wash forgold in Australia.
Macy are also found in the beds of rivers.
Gold and diamonds are sometimes found in
the same "diggings." ,
The diamond is diitinguished - from- all
other gems by putting it in water. Other
gents look dull, but the diamond shines
brightly, and looks like•e globule of air un
der the water. Diamonds vary in size, from
the little brilliant sparks we are accustomed
to see; up to two inches or more in diameter.
If the opinion, which everywhere prevails
in India, is a correct one, and it appears to
be sustained by experience, there could be
no better investment than to plant small die
uionds in a proper soil, and allow them to
grow. fifteen or .twenty years, according
to the experience of ililcunda mines, ought
to be in time enough :tor an abundant Isar
, vest. e. •
The most noted 'regions fur the production
of diamonds are iiinditstan, Borneo, Brazil,
and the Ural Mountains in Russia, which
are also rich in gold and plating. A. few
diamonds have been found id the United
States, and one, it is Said, in Ireland. The
diamond mines, or, more properly, washings
in, Brazil are worked .by ;negro slaves.--;
Happy the negro who had. one of any con
siderable size. If it weighs• more than sev
enteen and-one-hall carats; he - is - crowned
with a garland of flowers, and carried , .by his
-follow-slaves in a triumphal' f roc.ession,: to
the manager, alto presents him with his
freedom. lie receives,: also, a present of
new clothes, bud the. privilege of working
the mines on his own account. If the dia
mond weighs eight or ten-carats, the negro
receives a new suit -of ;clothes, two new
, shirts and a handsome knife; :tor smaller
stones, proportional premiums are given; so
that there is* constant incitement to In
dustry. •
One of the largest; diamonds ever found
is Brazil was discovered in an unexplored
region by three convicts, who, for some crime
had been-banished from thecivilized portion
of the nonntry into.thearild and savage in
terior: - Thns , driven from-society, they con"
coifed the idea - of making some discovery of
such value that their sovereign. the Ring of
Portugal, would gmtitthern a pardon; - An,
'mated by this ambition; they traversed the
country:fur:six years,! exposed to .-the.great-;
est dangers from savages, and the .wild
beasts , and reptiles with -which that tropical
region.abounds.. At instAktey weressarch.
ing the dry bed of a river,.during thedeautir
hoping to find-gold; but tlieir•industry was
rewarded by findings; little ibining•pebble,
about the:size of a walnut, !nit worth a:mil
lion: The next question was,-howm-avail
themselves of their. discovery.' liorrA 'did
they know-batik° first man they matt:algid
rob.them of 'their jewelf-iTheywentr tom
priest. , flelistened to their story:4'l44mi
them to the r Governor of As '
loon as the governor - had seen the - diamond: .1
and•satisfied.himulf °tits genalnenses,.he
suspended the sentence of ..the'stonvietsoand
sent them, the:priest and the diamond, under ,
a proper 'escort, to-. the'-Viceroy-at Moils.
noire.. The diamond wits sent , in a frigate :
to Portugal,. and the priesteenit with ,It to
tell the story of its discovery ,to the Slag—.
It is needless to say that themorstreiga-par;
dotted the conviate, - and anablai them teAber
reputtalynsver,sfter, in the society to white
they:had - ieterned. The devotionsafrthe
priest to ,theireanse was:also rewardet-bja
writable prefenisiett; and-the diamond, found
by these Wandering outlaws, is now the
brightest jewel ! in tierorown-of,,Pcatugol.
•••• •• • 4 , ••• • •
. . .
In its-not t ural ottitoohe disc:co:o4Am
a beentlfit gem, : but. 4t vegoiteo likbe.ent
into the forma in, 'Web eto 74841417, see it.
Worn it szbibitnell turf tubing Windom:
Tbo promise of ,00tting.the diamond II very
Idol!, 42044 and wilioatice« it is tits
,hardest of known, adman% dos, kat& ooly br
mud- neon ; by itself - It le "diamond! eat
dlamood.", The email dismoode,, ood. chips
of letgor one', nts..oroshild to 11 ilno,powder;
and this le etrewnupon icon vbeels, pseud
to retain 'lOll4 the , diamond, foeteoed in
a leaden .sooket o la,hold,notilAtie fiaet . itQsr
another is.,ground ;sok polished. With.4l
tido, tunooth Atest r prAnta,•eoeited with Mgt)
the diantood,umy salio!be- sawn in tic,
olabit may, bek:token off, ao•se•to beiegtil•into
the ooquirediihopow, Tkieekalobeette also
out , to joys*, - or go pr•olow
commodity, nothing ieloot. • • i
Thi..ooet-oCcotAini Cal peat, ..Some
yopra pv iho Filokit of ?preps 081POnt
of A -large Bet
=ROW Wl* &slob front the • •,•
. .
Roh-i-noor, or Mountain of Light. The
only a,count ofitethistory.that (mold be gath
eerd waa, that ithed been found . by. a poor
man in Ichoraesan, and had been need by.
-him, for a long time, instead of allot: to
strike fire with from a piece of steel, is which
rough service it ba d sustained considerable
injury:- . It weighed 130 nitrate, and thejew
oilers of Teheran demanded twenty thous
and pounds as the price of cutting it. Its
value may bo imagined.
The famous Pitt diamond,,_ totnetimee
called the Regent diamond,. weighed 410
carats when , .brought in the. rough from 901-
condo; but au much bad to be cut away, that
when ready fur:setting it weighed on y 13(
carats. The cutting occupied two years,
and cost five thousand pounds. The .dia
mond-is one inch and two lines long, - one inch
and one and a half lines broad, and ten lines
thick. It ,balurigs to the crown, of France,
and though nut the largest, is considered
one of the must beautiful in the world, and
was valued, by a commission of jeweller',
some years ago, at more than sixty thous
and pounds. , ,
The Rajah of gatten, in Borneo, -is the
owner of rather a nice diamond, which he
will not sell at any price; firstly,.becauae it
is believed to be lucky to his family, in
which it has been ftr a long period; and,
secondly, on account ofjts medicinal virtues.
When it has been immersed for a little time
in water, it imparts teit the most extraor
dinary ,medicinal properties. This water
is distributed among the people, and cures
many diseases. For these reasons, the Rajah
refused to sell it .to the Governor of Batavia,
who offerel him.fifty thousand pounds, two
large sar brigs, with their guns arukammu
nition, and a large quantity apowder and
shot. . •
The great diamond - in the. sceptre of the
Emperor . of Russia has had an eventful his.
tory. The first we know of it, it formed one
of the oyetkof an idol in 11 .411,
French.
grenadier in the East Indian service having
deserted, in his wanderings in the +coutttry
chanced to hear an acoount of this idol and
its wonderful eye. lie formed a plan to gain
possession of it. Professing.himself a con
vert to the faith of- Brahma,-he studied fur
the ministry,and, after a imitable probation;
beams out of the ',inferior priests af'this
temple, whet e he secreted -himself rtnemight
and stole the,diamond syrit£ the idol. Ile
=delis way to theanglish canspennil then ,
ta Maxims; vs , he rah e -ssoltd- the vsyci,to.miship.-
captain. for two thousand pounds: It went
from hand to. hand,..and .wasi finally bought'
by Prince' Orloff; for his mistress. theEm
prestrOatherin'e of Russia; The price lies .
one hundred thousand pounds and a , patent
of nobility ? which is 'something considerable'
for a pit of-eryatalisettearbOn ibat"one emilef
carry in his watch-Trticket. - :
So much for diasnoilas—tbe moelt-coatien
trated forcible that wonderful' thing which
we call "riches." "Thereat value or-the-dia
mond- It =is wortts-soinething
La out gloss with, and to work up in watohesi
though oihercrystals mist be nertilyits good.
Bin' to give a - quartet of a million fora shin•
ihg pebble, Is nn:eitraiagance that seems to
belong more - to the. realmi of romance than.
the sober d omn i n Of:eistsi-dny • • " •
1 : 31,', 4 0.11...1if - Mj§'.s9V : 4l - ,
IDetail - of -the Battle 'of - Carthage;
-:, • . . Dlisfeytt.._ .„,-.
Sr, ratite; - 441,1 10.—X speolel messenger
arrit.O.,bere, this fief:ling ti,i the t pacific ,
Railway' wit h Cul . . Siegel to,
Aedjgelint'llarding,,; atihe arsenil. .. .
Th 4. feliiwleg
. ia
in' alisireii w
ri tte', n
i-,
t
iolla fir I,lbeaersii ,
`c,irio'oAfgigoiti6it ed S i eg el; with
,
a portion ante reip,nsees,limirt. ufpaa..lol. !
emeo, and taps Iptsmes,Oter4ll",ery... in ill
iboot I.IOQ to,l,M r soee, were ntsseked,by
8,090, rebels ,entler4iien../leines n end ,C4l.
.P .- 1 1 i1 0 Ps***St 410“oliklief asst 464144*
nip **PPIY.W t. :II I kIY ,i lo2 ,l*al• . fz. '
.
T h e
Siegel began the , sption shoat
lualf.pait, 3 nlser ,inAse, tenpin., breaking the,
- , •
enewle., esetm twice , en d . after. half nn,
isoerefo,tilsgfleaoed their . ..artillery. ;the
rebels ha d limes " Sage , One ,Of ttie,Suitst of
Mil!"., ii - A) 1 0, cr . K. tlie, b''PriairMSAYsteet
lia- 14 ":Fli : 1 70caht!t ,a °* II .*I I 4•FTIP.
Faiio i l ick. , !Krte!fl ; -•• ' -"-• • • : :4:1
The s n erP%4 2 : l lls‘:,P4_iik , .... l i-Olr s tlio9P•
10!,13-ttliPtIFP#7411;4.0*YR'rTAltve"; of
PiAllf;rfanbla . ,,,fatte.limaikea - RE
TPTIF.I."., . tAll ' i-IngFP,f'APPitlini,nrinits,vo
~ ergestia' gm benne 14.4 ii ,iisediasies, trhiab
.; ! al eriwl*A ° , l 9 l2l aritkihe kt tta 4° l2l
of'. f l'44 , o,9Pg r * jali n li 4. 4 .. 000 . 4 ill,
Alii 1 P AV sari i11.k* 1 4 1 4 1 -- . .--
,Thearei'ill-_.. tbsa
~,5‘49131;401.,giiv,i41.0*
O'n"?'",64. 3 P. ll :thiir *124.7. bat oar
artillery 740 k-diet, at a cro s s t.in4:141101
47.'041* Wit.h4 l 4xstratkagA Maud
finsOhieck fell baakatiVirth-
AV , #*.essFY , bursz!datNe flea! °I) eo
tliiktown whom soother etattd_was
Ttit , ;el)* Was In ,Posillika of
Siegel eurroatitlettlbe Sewn, Altroythigthell
. 1114 5i1m 4 .4,- 11 0° the"!
p,,:•;"))lY"..bis sad
7 901114. 114 APP!Ozillitaltl"0. -errb •
V",wit!"s 4 44o° : 2 , 0 3 tin. 419•01
Ir9 oll %.%P* l l l # TaPitatt.h.. l s°Vedr,•-th•
. nbelit,puideAba- most saione;,stbiak,a.pd
Otero 44,114551ieet, port of tbe.,tatttle woe
Xough4 but the !Deal ionted.
ezt&foreed to Nithdrem.
theriAll.,bitakone,iiloopt.-Yetson,
where he *mid be sup portet. The leas cap
wakens a:koalas r, 3efick,,Fat.takeo about 5
0% 1 44..7. Feßisl1 4 ahe. eeereP. he et
AhhkrAchrhP teek-P1,411
$1,50 PER , YEAR r- ADYA 034 - viroo'ir
subsequent to bid capture: it is•beliered their
loiss,ie considerably greater..,.... .
.Forty-five.pritioners were taken._ Our loss
is 8 : killed.atid 45 wounded - and Wash:oz.!
The battle tri. whioll, Wolff ,was killed
was fought 4:2 Sabarday i 3cl miles from Spring-
field. _
TheSpiingfiald-aorrespoiedenroftheDem:
octet nays, under- date-of•the Oth,.thatitn.
osediately, after- tins.-iirival-Of Brig' Gen.
Sweeney :at Springfield--he'-deapatched
messenger to . Cole. Siegel ; and ' &lonians,
who were• encamped-at: Neosho, to -move
their • columns- to Carthage,• which- was
promptly_aine. - .
Last night a messenger arrired - froris.Cod.
Siegel, stating that Gas. Jackson and (lett
ered* Price and Raines had united their
forces, about 4,000 strong, and- were en
camped eight miles-north of' Carthage.—
Siegel and SolOmorra : pushed forward'rtip
idlY, tittickied the rebel forces early 'yester
day' morning, and continued fighting baring
the daY 'Messengers` are continually"
Acing, bringing inforthation that the rebels
are retreating sotitheardly"; betyfeen Sar
coxie and Mount Vernon, falling back - on
Casetville with their baggage and plunder,
under Cover of their catMon,:and that Seigel
is attacking their rear. This afternoon Gen.
Sweeney commands In person, itnd a frying
column is moving southWartily to intercept
the rebels at' Virona, thiis•crushing them
completely between our columns. Large
bodies of mounted men are congregating on
the western, plains and at Forsythe, with the
intention of jqining 4ack/on's force, but
Genertil Sweeney has sent a detachment of
250 mounted men - through D 'tights county
to prevent their union and drive them back.
goin:ilondopd aconapitoy
of lluwe GoOrdo uyrival.l iist r ,nigtls, .14ring-
Col;CoffoO, i4e - at inioilier of die
r!, prieoner.
'Later' advieen say that a repoit reached
Springfield'op Sunday Morning of an,en- .
aakenient.befireen 500 UniteeStates troupe
under Cul. _W0 .. 1/T, and uhou.o 1.500 ['click,—
ivoir occupied a prairie when the battle
I . ;nt" the rebels eeireating to the wows
be fo . lkiWed, and, in the eleirinishinOn, the
timber: lest BO killed and wounded, he him
eef betng among the loped. The loss of
ills rebels *tie tionsidorible..but it has not
. • •
been deßnitely .
A 'tussle n iter wasd i Sprinztlel4
for reinforcements, and the "w'hole force'tit
iltmediately l peehe4Serkrud, ;
GFeaerT on svgs at tee,4ville on Sunday
was ",14 Clinton
on tl:e acme day. 'Their isperite,i' to forne:it
junction , ahunt;tv?i; milealiom_Cliutt?l. on
Sunda.* night.
, A.E1D1T19.9.7.• , rtrri =LOL
I i Sr. Lonts;lul e y 1i.. 7 ,-4.leutenant ,Toslgn.
but Siegel's . 4d3utant,, who comes bearer of
liespatch:n. g'iiiis - ,Sidditiutipl particulars, of
the battle nein. Ca:rthics.„ The State troops
were posted on a ridge •in the mairie with
Aso pieces of artillery. Caralry on each iliink
'and infantry in the rear.. The artilieg of
Cul. Siegel ipproaoked" within eight hundred
Yards with four
. einnott : in the . cfrotre 7 n
'body of infantry and a sis-oolnderOluder•
Lientenantnhionl llaeimudife ‘ on:thgleft.
C9l 7 ,Sulotusin's ism:Brawl ;Wicked! st,it isocin,
'der; was on the right; and 'lsibisay,nc Infiliit,.,
ty ei! also b,ibi ad diecentrg.'„ 'pi:a artillity,
oti:'Colonef' S'sgrol'a . " We. ppened t tire:v??ih,
:ebrePtiell; and Boon theirigagennontlnatue,
geneitiii; Tne_stemi.hail: nti gttpn i acid...
their . artiller i s ts be ing . iinT, tbitichillit. west
;Oieetill 0 hinds:Fir thSl,'lden't)triopjN
...
~,
' 4 . . 4 4fier two lioari f firipom.ortenapk t erfil:.
letY were entirely ililiiitt 4431:,tlitoir raidte
broken. Aboat 150 of
-1 #
attempted to outflank CuloneLSistiel and oat
off his
. bisignge u:stin..Wttlptwee s, ll l•,fßijog
back, 14tlea 11ri r i b; a t il it u rt il ) wi n ?r ,
derail imii : th e trein: _wan reached:in:. iipcld,
cir'lii;l:iitli ' Apus;d4 blip,i'iinnTaad,artillary t
and %/mai tfiiistrent was condi:M*3)4 e,
point was reached where the road Teased
tbrungh.e kiiikiiaitToe each side of which
die IliMailtAffft2MritrA4o large
ncillib•Sh -: 1., 7 4.:. Ii i t'.3, ',.." 5
4. 3 .11 A i4441'0991/ibir,SO4/1.110. 111 4 2Vid
the 1
,4 1 14 0 ,?4~:f r. *IVA* 9014107.; in
•-i.404. 40. ielPAlPtilia44ll;olll tbnirtynai•
libr-iLithilas iklimgfficialMetAtut o(#hieser.
04.1 1 7.14.1g."0114 P.AltimProsajliftlifccan.
isierl.i.kokla*ndliti* rnalnknn4 std toast
• dot 4bkiilisultri,e96B4oo4*-49044minice
I
Ainksioand 4ft tea;naiaataa l taa illteleofettme
wow Illattfal4; 44,01 1 V11 .44100141 L ItAiltbil•
Up zidmitaalkoppeswecalmeareilinactsisty
Ilse abottansissnamberof wetoltersenad -
bopie busimes.; welts isktlessit sr .k,anstr:dier,
igto4nd ' ~... ,:- .1 ' . •..; r .4 -.: r_t:".,,, ,-,., .-- -
CFd..lB.lolAulAnt,naman4,lffasOmpos
iviortia.,7•,iidaff. b" azi 4 aPitO* qiac i t
it'Pliii of woods on Um, noi4t,r4datif On
' isma. and albsi:two boarsaliitio;
ing in which all the forces a s both. slaw
were "mg, and in whieb;isfet - 4 . .7*iile
.think the enemy lot.
"nearly 288_11114,..d,
4:11
Col. 8. ininesdni in iiidafthelti Aind
tkil:igisiz.gt4 ll44 .b? 9ArsAsitiN "'
-- '
felt baik on:le . , irlienne - 101
alai da.l`to ItoiniYannaL, ,"" ,
Tim msu g. ant Om: Sitsetaoy . 'veiiro
Maud Sr* Miles, and 0414.0wa i irsiat
*ant V:eisio**l6l .
•
„ii;tateitint•COloaellf4 was
as titstrod. -
Th610111)414 44.aciOiais!,of ttie mast
t444 6 ,4: 64 *C 4 45 4 . 1 . 6 . 11 G°"F" 9l :• ll .*Ar s _ _re
Feciell°4 I .l.,t4 ( 3l "arwa.ft Vr !k! b !'?it":
..ST.,L)zug,..Juls 10.-4 Ilvenitrals fro
Col. Slivi . l bnui come in fro= Jasper
0.42,
[WHOLE IV umnirl,6l3.
Cattitage.tbetlyeen Col. Siegel, atidacksou.
°Wii loot eight,kille&audforty-fire wounded.:
.Rapuited,tha:enemy, fuur_orAve oml:sat*
atrong. Silenoed their artillery.: Took
otigiaty: boraes,andlled And.
,mounded a
large number. Our, torod.uoteriga : ctigi moat
or the fighting, &tut .loar;ois borties. z - .. Lyons
and Sturgioa not more than. four 'days dis
tant.
awn:item P0.6.4.E7' 11±1STECtED
ELT 11213.NA023.
Sr. kits. July 11.—J. U. Bowen, agent
of Abe lienoibaL and - Ss. Joseph. -14.rilleieul,
brings the GI I lowing account of uffaireisi that
seetitin of-the States —
About two o'clock on• Wednesda- morn
ing,the .camp of ti.e Federal troops wider
Cul(mel , Smith, of the Illinois Sixteenth.
near.,ll6lonroe Station, eome.thirty milis west
of Hannibal, embracing 300 of, the. lowa
Third, :200 cif .the Illinois 'Sixteenth,- and
about 100 of the Hannibal Home Guards,
"was attacked by I,SOO Secessionism; under
Brigadier General"• Harris.
Although the Federaln were -surprised, •
they repelled the attack, driire' the rebels--;
hack, killed fiMri-and wounded toreral, be
sides capturing fire prisonore-and eeren
!wrests. Barris retreated to Marini°, where
another skirmish occurred, in which the
rebels were -again repulsed. Smith thenL
took up a position and sent messengers' for
reinfuri.sments ftsim. Quincy. . -
Re was afterwards surrounded by a largo
flirce, but i• was thouglit'ho could hold out
until reinforceinenta reached him, Most of
the rebel troups were mounted.,
Colonel M.trcb•left the Sr. lemis Arsenal
yesterday, for , some point..d.rwn the river;
supp.r.ed to be Cape,(iiirardeau.
now about, I•oo3,Federitl , truittie_ encamped
in the vicinity ofTis,,t•Snub.
fNCY, July 0 11-Captain McAllister,
§..y.teouth Regiment, was shot
:by the Pscessio b ists,,concealed in the,briish-'.,
woutdi..w4ile placing a picket guard Of seven
inen ; ilve. miles this, side ..f-Morizas,.Al 9 .—•-
• tIYO wen of Captain ,P.etrie's company, of. •
.this city, were also: killed•at the some time
and place.
• fora Itbaut-1,200 infuntry•tind cai
alry:leava- haret.ti,-itight o tavitecor -Colonel
--Wst hare no.futher neuters:in bun
thap;that.ba wan: surrounded: by 1,600 var.. -•
alry,.aatj la great peril.:. • • . - .:•.
rt[tv 01 TV viderixti:
_
81(111 , CO',V.LICT intIeirOUNTAIN.
A".l'artiertOr Tave Th . misitud L Colifeder-
Ides SarretitidintlintilhattedAidth.
Sill Cannon: Cain',
I.l3 oiiigere :eta;
-4{ , 344tcN0 r RUS, Yiug'knip, July 12.—A
battle was foeght...Nriterday„ attempt:ea at
EMI? g49.lmtlijA. Ail, east of rhier Sam
where the Aosta; nowteriegtwo,thotssaad.
commanded-: bt. Volonel — Pegrean.- were
strea.gly t entrjmojlest" -
About• three a!aloeit yeeterJty morning
General Rosenctantirefeeneral McClellan's
iisleidn.-vtith portion- *PIM Sightly ; Tenth
andffhirteenthindisnaand Nimuien tlt Ohio
/legiteental, leTi hereA.and otating their road
through 411travods.-.517e9 succeeded in var.
ro. ending 4 the Ammo,: about.thfee: Walachia
the-afternoora; 1. „ e
NAtidseperatetight.inimedistely 06 sued.
Jetties abookanatonesed.a.dialf. reeelring
in?* Joseoto-Afte- enemy ad 60 killed and a.
large-neMber:Weandedvand made prisohore.
Itotoe-of Ate hams- are oaffidels: -The Con.
federates. loan,' retreated .precipifite/y.
leaving behind dad guns. a large number of
horses and wagons, !amp equipage.
Iose"on ilaii-Tiodend aide '2O
killed-'and-4 0 ivilialidial:..among the ratter
CiptfOriantillife. bf the Tenth Indiatfeates.
'meat.
Fll3
.; :
Gon.iteoiawi.
fulrov;lng
ab~lato~l was ti ~ r~Celiahl St. ITeigitisr.
Lora aftbi Army i~r ,\ Y'whinAtont
- llsitiyhertir ilsbe to,"
Bttra MAIUNTAIN. VIIMIDTY4 .
ere ed: t"Ailiis3oelMb,
ChltALIDs Oseested:l4
"We are in possession of all the anemia
Iliveksop:te eLpotatinsiciatotßever,l3thave
taken all his gunarendreelveopdargestscisnat
of walPaa.:loo4l:•tioio Ant abort.. sci.have
takeo44,o tkielihehedi with'li.lisrsovotnob or
of prieoneres sesoytoferhons
We bane also several dicers se :priseepre.
The enemy lossfettany.killedo •
- . .riesillaveloskinanilmbdiPthifontt kilba
Rad irauldsdoxf whom all .bniawo or
• aril artMlkillgerahjamise Clem Baum-
crams. vehicle torootil tbovpoottioa. Thom
off thormsom diet opiospodEnottiotottigh• th*
woods cation dioorgioisoL. Amour, tho
ookootts: der. Tolos ductommily of
tholottodlitowAsovr...poleitogrom wss
in oosto•astiv,l2uo colossi ai CisaJtnoa.
ontotriolkobionoop.miotoritalmoolgtorand
ottotoimolcsomt..kigiti.- aeon J:gotaggb
Asstmonimigskiimmw v ilte
utatammiCllMAgoklaltal7
tabliaktibideftiLip
I I 7 &dot* posisigo.4l
watt* valet fahnnii elegulitlati
timing opaimestahistadtatiblaanimby,bad
latiotted.-lagnitneW Plashisica U 44 4 1 4 16.
with a pac t Bnatatarame4,Apm
and am wow. within three sails' of it, Our
416010134111 , 4•01Pilte and ahnoor.blantipa—..
:I doubt whettaw W»s and .Jattestaartitall
22 01
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