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j-j-MBlI) DAILY (SUNDAYS KXOHPTED.)
BY JOHN W. FORNEY.
jjrUJJK, SB- »u SOUTH FOUaTJU SIRECT,
T (| BAU* VBB S S p
I\VW* °** TB sPa * WE2K ’ # irablB to t,le Owdßt,
wilM tn Bnbooribers out of the City at But Dollah's
ffona Donnas po* Bran* Homos,
.fgn*i PoiAAifl roe Six Months—invariably to ad
-Mi lot too time ordered,
THB TRI-WEEKLY PRESS,
jySea to Snbsorfboro ont of too Oily at Tsana Dob
m Amro*, ttt advance.
m i iim>ninrwwiwiiiniiiiin
MILITARY CLOTHING.
SPREAD REPUTATION.
to a 0 'tonae in the United States that
is reputation for getting np
.^rMfA» r Obotnrsto as ROCKHILL' A WIL-
jjfoa, J 503 and 806 Ohestant street,
glides toeing thoroughly acquainted with
(£3 jjaaiaesSj they are prompt to filial! orders
m wderaU price*, and always have \i largs
(rr»a or StatrAHT Goodii oh hand.
CASrETS AND OIL CLOTHS. , .
No,« SOUTH FOURTH BTBMT.
J. T. DELACROIX,
iiiplbw an examination, of his stook of Carpetings, la
v«tiich BIU b« found
350 FOB. BRUSSELS CARPETINGS,
~ | oa ,, itisri presentcosi of importation.
Aiao, 200 pteoea extra Imperial, three-ply, imperflne,
airfion, »od low grade Ingrain, Venetian, Hall, and
-salt Carpeting* at retail, very low for oosh. noB 2m
i BOH-STJRIET C ARPET WARI
- house.
OLDDEN & KIOKNEK. .
N0.'8.13 AtWH STREET, ,
IWO DOOB3 BBLO W NINTH dTBBJET,
SOUTH SIDS, '
ttrasw receiving their
PAW. IMPORTATIONS OF
FOREIGN AND DO&IESTIO
~ CARPETINGS. .
(oiliraalac nil the new styles, which they ore offering at
MOW PBIOEB
wST.&n FOBOABH.
SEWING MACHINES.
QRQYEKr & BAKER’S
CELEBRATED FAMILY
SEWING- MACHINES.
SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS,
I’rrtieular attention is called to the (act that, beside*
•i) JHaehtaea making onr celebrated stitch, we mana
future, In great variety of styles, superior
FAMILY LOCK-STITCH MACHINES.
Tin peculiarities of each stitch will be cheerfully
shown and explained to purchasers, and they have the
gtsai advantage of being able to select from our stook
either a Machine making the ,
GROVER & BAKER STITOH,
i-fOoswaSifl* the
LOCK-STITCH,
tin «!? valuable Sewing Machine Stitches In praotloal
■ ~
PSKJIS FROM f4O UPWARDS.
Office 780 Chestnut St.
aoS-tf - ■■ ■■ ' ' ■ ■ ■ ; -
fJIHE WILLOOX & GIBBS
I vAstinr
SEWING MACHINES
lbts been greatly Improved, making it
ENTIRELY NOISELESS,
eud with HaU'Siloatin* Hommers, are now ready for
tale by
FAIRBANKS & EWING,
HE Si 7X6 OHB3TNITT Street
■, & WILSON.
SEWING* MACHINES,
® Oil ST NUT ST RE ET,
VARNS, BATTS, & CARPET CHAIN.
! WADDING !
W ADDIN 01
PADDING, BATTS,
TWINES, WICKING,
_ COTTON YARNS, .
OABPET CHAIN, *O., *O.
m LARGEST STOCK IF THE CITY,
INSTORE,
And rooSALB, at MANUFACTUBEBS- PRICES, by
A. H. FRANCISGUS.
tie. <33 NABKET and No. I North FIFTH Street
•sS-i-Jm
BATTS, AND
CARPET CHAIN.
fh« subscriber la prepared to sell when .wanted:
SQ,QQ9Ibs. Carpet Chain—Cotton, Lin
en, aad Woolen.
50,000 lbs. Cotton Yam—-Nos. from 5
to 20.
10)000 lbs. Single ?ute and Tow Yam.
100,000 Sheets Black Wadding.
5,000 Bales all grades Cotton Batts,
from 12 to 50 ots. per lb.
1,000 Bales aU grades Wiok.
1,000 Bales all grades Twine—Cotton
and Linen.
1 general assortment et TWINES, TIDY GOT
m, 80PEB, Ac., at the
LARGE FOUR-STORY STORE,
HO. 543 NORTH THIRD STREET,
(Corner of New St)
il L am solely in the Tara business, I am prepared to
*3 the above goods lower than any other house In this
«7. _____ '
«*•*» R T. WHITE.
CABINET FURNITURE.
nABINET FURNITURE AND ML
WLiabd tables.
Moore & campion.
*fo, 381 South BTBOOND Streat, *
“ tonnsohois with their extonalve Cabinet Bnsinoaa, are
l “* onatfaohurin* a onparior urtiole ol
BILLIARD TABLES,
M * 00 band a roll (apply, finished with the
4 OAMPIOH’B IMPBOVED CUSHIONS,
J?™ *" Jwmoaaosd b 7 ell who have need them to be
"r' 10 'to all others.
*nd flnleh of thou# Tables the mann
tt* n»EJ ***** to their nnmeroM patrons throughout
who tra familiar wrttfc tha character of theft
aaSS-Bw
LOOKING BLASSES.
JAMES 8, BASLE & SON,
*Atront3®trß3Ea ahb impobthb*
Loosing glasses.
oie pftrsTXsras,
'IB* SHG&AVINGB,
WOTDEB AHD POIW'BAIT rRAMWf,
PaoTOQBAPB rnanmW)
PHOTOaitAPH AhBDHS,
OABXES-BS.yxsiTjj POBTBAXTB.
CARLE’S GAIjILERIEH.
*« OaifiSXNBS STBSKt,
m
niLAStfLFBIA.
®Jawonery a fancy goods.
& QUAYLBS’
wmtonbbt, tot, and tahot hood*
IMP O B 10 M ,
No.lOafi WAIiNOT STBBNT, .
a*LOlr 3LXTHXTV,
Sw! r PHXLADIIXjPHIAJ
AND JEWELRY.
hoTTFen, jts
Dooior fa fine MtQt
M WATOHESr**
, *WKt,BY, AND OLOOK3,
70S MABKBT Street.
WATnTraj^
AND BILVES OASES.
a H. WATSON.
oHaaTMUT ntwt,
9 7gWELRY, &e j
»* LEBa
S>'wwa H A B f IB¥on , NO. 22
te, OWo Philadelphia, Commission
BB O°M °OBN, HAS.
■ ooU-Ssa
TAH OAMP BUSH.. .WM. WKSLEV KUBIS,
gUSH & KIJR-gPZ,
{Succctsor* to T. IT. Baker a Co.)
yOBHEBLT BUKH, HAIOUHL, A 00.
NO. 137 NORTH THIRD - STREET,
PHILADELPHIA,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS
IN
BLACK AND FANCY SILKS,
FRENCH, ENOLI S H, AND
AMERICAN ;
DRESS GOODS,
OLOIES, CASSIMERES, AND' VESTINGS,
• LINENS AND WHITE GOODS.
LAOES AND EMBBOIDEBIES,
BIBBONS, TBIMMINOS,
HOSIERY, GLQYBS, NOTIONS, *O.
shawls.:
A complete assortment of
WOOL LONG AND SQUARE SHAWLS
Of the following well-known makes:
MIDDLESEX, WASHINGTON, WATBEVLIIT,
PEACE DALE, Ac.
ALSO, ■
BROCHI, LONG AND SQUARE;
STELLA; AND THIBET, LONG AND SQUABS,
To which we invite the attention of CASH and SHOKT-
Tl&iC EUYEBS. 5624-mwf 2m
0010-lm
JQAWBON, BRANSON, & Co.,
N. W. CORNER OF MARKET AND
FIFTH STREETS,
Invite the attention of Cash Buyers to
their entire New Stock of
DRESS GOODS, SHAWIIB, ETC.
V. B. DAWSON. O. BRANSON. J, Q. BOMGARDNER.
oci24*lrrf
Eu HALLO WELL & Go,
• NO. 615 CHESTNUT STREET,
Have just opened an
/ENTIRE: NEW STOCK
■ v ; OF ■
FANCY SILKS, from Auction,
DRESS GOODS in great variety,
SHAWLS, GLOVES,
RIBBONS, TRIMMINGS, &0., &0.,
Which have been *i
PURCHASED EXCLUSIVELY FOB CASH,
And will be gold at
CHEAP PRICES.
The attention of oity. and oonntry buyers is invited*
«eS9tf
rjuaos. MELLOR & 00,
ENGLISH AND GERMAN IMPORTERS,
« AND 49 NORTH THIRD STREET.
HOSIERY, GLbvpS.
Shirts and Drawers, 4-4 Linens.
Fancy Woolens, Linen C. Hdlkfs.
Manufacturers of Shirt Fronts.
~ GENTS’ : FURNISHING GOODS.
JOHN C. ARRISON,
Importer and Manufacturer of
GENTLEMEN’S
FINE FURNISHING GOODS,
Nos. 1 & 3 N. SIXTH STREET.
FIRST STORE ABOVE MARKET ST.
(FORMERLY J. BURR MOORE’S.)
The well-known reputation of this establishment for
Belling Fine Goods at Kodkratb Paioxs wOl be fully
sustained. '
P. S —The celebrated iHPaorsD Patters Shims, bo
justly popular, can be eupplied at short notice.
FLANNEL & CLOTH OVERSHIRTS
' IN GREAT VARIETY. bcll-tf
PHILADELPHIA.
Q.EORGE GRANT,
MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN
" GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS,
No. 610 CHESTNUT STBBET. %
■oXB-Sm
Fine shirt manufactory-.
The subscriber would Invite attention to his
IMPROVED OUT OF SHIRTS,
Which he makes a specialty to hi« business. Also, con
stantly receiving
NOVELTIES FOB GENTLEMEN'S WEAR.
J.W.SOOTT,
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING STORE,
No. 814 CHESTNUT STREET, '
_ • Fora doors below tbo Continent*!.
jp MILLINERY GOODS.
726 OHISTNUT STREET,
Has cow to store, just received from AUCTION, a largo
and choice stock of •
BLACK ENGLISH OBAPES, at all prices, and
MOUBNING EIBBONS to anlt, and ail other articles
belonging In the Millinery Line.
He fa now celling o his entire stock at
GBEATLT SEDUCED. PBIOES FOE CASH,
and wonld call the attention of the trade to this Tact
Don’t forget,
No. T 26 CHESTNUT STBBET.
N. B.—Velvets cut War. oc2B-tt
rjTHOS. KENNEDY & 880.
7P» CHESTNUT STREET, BELOW EIGHTH.
i
HAVE NOW BEADY THEDA
TALL IMPORTATIONS OF FRENCH
FLOWERS. FEATHERS.
AND GENSBAL HILLIHXBY GOODS.
*eS-8m
1862 1862
WOOD & GARY,
BUOOEBSOBS TO LINCOLN, WOOD, A NICHOLS,
Have now in store a
COMPLETE STOCK
■ OF
' MILLINERY GOODS,
> CONSISTING OF
Silk, Velvet, and Colored Straw
BONNETS AND HATS,
Frenoh Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons, & 0.,
To which they respectfully invite the attention of the
former patron* of the House, and the trade generally.
seg-Sm
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
gOBERT SHOEMAKER
Northeast Corner FOURTH and RACE Street*,
WINDOW AND PLATE ©LASS,
KABD»AOTD*BM 0*
WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, *o.
Dealeea and eoaaumen supplied At
. VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH.
ie3o.tr ■ -
“TUOIFER” OIL WOBKS.
J-J 100 bbla <* Lucifer” Burning Oil on hand. ‘
We gnarantee the oil to be non-explosive, to born all
'“oil In the lamp with a steady, brffllani flame, without
irastlng the wtok, and bnt slowly. Barrefa lined wtt>
llaM enamaL WEIGHT, SMITH, h PEABSALL,
b&>tr Offlca (lj HAjdSTKnil
VOL. 6 -NO. 95. i
DRY-GOODS JOBBERS.
(JAYNE’S MARBLE BLOCK,)
MILLINERY GOODS.
M. BERNHEIM,
BIBBONS, of all widths and colors.
JTIiO'WBBS, all the new shades.
FEATHEBS, do. do. do.
VEIiTIITS, do. do. do.
BILES) do, do. do.
' & CO.,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGIBTB,
IMPORTERS AND DSALXBS
FOREIGN AND^pOMESTIC
AQKSTS rOB TZI OELBBMATMD
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Q EAR K’S
ONI DOLLAR STORE,
603GHESTNUT STREET.
Silver-plated Ware, Jewelry, Photograph Albums,
Travelling Bags. Pocket Boohs. Port Monaaies, Oabaa,
to., for 60 to 100 percent less than the regular prices
The following ie a partial list of articles which we sell
at ONE DOLLAR EACH. The same goods are sold at
other pieces from S 3 to SB each :
YOUB OBOIOE POE ONE DOLL AB !
Ladies’ Seta, new and beautiful styles,
Do. Fins,
B». Bar Bings,
80. Sleeve Buttonft,
80. Guard Chain, *
Do. Seek do.
DO. Gold Thimbles,
Do. Finger Bings,
Do, Pencils,
Do. Pens with oaso.
Do. Bracelets,
Do. Modollions,
Do. 'Oharas,
Do. Pearl Port Monnaiea,
Do. Morocoo do.
Do. Wire do do,
'Do, Parse*,
■ Be. Card Oases.' ■
Infant’s Armlets,
Do. Reck Chains,
Gents' Vest Ohalne, different styles,
Do. Sleeve Bottom), do. do.
Do. Studs, do. do.
Do. Pica,. do. do. -
Do. Soarf Pins, do. do.
Do. Soaif Bings, do. do.
Do. Finger Blogs, do. do.
Do. Pen and Case,
Do. Pencil, revolving, •
Do. Tooth Pick, do.
80. Watch Keys]
Do. Chain Hooks,
Do. Chain Charms,.
Do. Pocket Books,
Do. 818 Books,
Do. Fort Monoaieg, to.
SILVER PLATED WAR®.
YOOB CHOICE FOB ONE DOLLAR I
Setts of Table Spoons,
Do. Dessert do.
Do. Tea do.
■ ' Do. Forks, -
Pair Batter Knives,
Do Napkin Rings,. .
Knife and Fork, ■• ' - !
Goblets,'
■ Cups,
Sugar Bowls, ,
OreamOupß,
Syrup Cops,
Butter Dishes,
Castors with Bottles,
-'Balt Stands, to.-/'
YOUB CHOICE OF ANY OF THE ABOVE AS
TIOLES FOB ONE DOLLAR.
NOTICE,—In order to meet toe wants of onr numer
ous customers, we shall keep a stock of tho'linest Plated
and all Gold Jewelrv, togethor with an assortment of
heavy plated Silver Wave, and a variety of Photograph
Albnms and Fancy Goods, which we will sell at prices
which will defy competition. Ladies and Gontlemea ore
invited to call and examine our stock. Every attention
paid to visitors whether they wish to purchase or not.
Remember OLABK’3
ONE DOLL AB STORE,
noli. 2m 602 CHESTNUT Street.
TVTO MORE APPROPRIATE PRE
i-V SENT CAN BE MADE TO A SOLDIER than
a PROTECTOR AGAINST DAMP SIOKNE3S.
DR. D.RVANS’ PATENT ABDOMINAL SUPPORTER
MEDICATED SAFE GUARD,
“MONEY BELT" ATTACHMENT,
Is stance light, simple, cheap, comfortable, durable
and reliable, acting not only as aremedy for disease, but
also as a preventive! It is endorsed by the highest authori
ty to the laud! 'Among the eminent practitioners who
have examined and approved its medicinal properties are
fnrgeon-General Hammond, U. S. A.; Bargeon-Geaoral
Dele, of Massachusetts; Dr. Hall, of « Hall’s Journal
of H‘aXfh\ ,> Dr. John Ware, of Boston; Drs. Bellows
and Mott, of New York; and all the medical faculty of
Philadelphia, who have examined its merits.
The Safe-Guard is composed of Red Flannel, medicated
cotton betog placed between two thicknesses of flannel,
and quilted to small diamonds. The elastic fastenings and
whalebone are arranged so as to prevent theSafe-Guard
from wrinkling or rolling up, or getting out of place wh9n
the wearer is In motion. It does not take up room la the
knapsack, as it is worn on the march, and gtveß strength
to the soldier.
The “MONEY BELT” ATTACHMENT is madeof
fine water proof rubber cloth, stamped with a patriotio
device, and affords a safe and convenient receptacle for
the soldiers’bills and private papers.
Price according to size and finish ; No. 1, 81,50: No.
2,#1. .. . . . .... .
Sent by mall or express on receipt of the price and
postage,if by mall—On No. 1,20 cents; No. 2,15 cents
Nods genuine unless stamped Dr. D. Evans.
Descriptive Oitculars milled free..
Liberal commissions allowed agents and persona form
ing dubs. A few_cxperienced Canvassers Wanted. None
others need apply to.
■ G. (5. EVANS Sc 00.*, -
Agents for the United States.
No. 439 CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia.
No. 212 BROADWAY, New York.
No: 80 WASHINGTON Street, Boston.
18 WASHINGTON BUILDING, Washington.
Also, for sale by Druggists and Dea’ors to Military
Goods.
FAR TIC UNAS NOTICE— GEORGE G. EVANS
continues, as heretofore, to fill alt orders for Bosks pub
lished in the United States, on receipt ol the advertised
price.
■ Send all Book orders to
GEO. G. EVANS & CO.,
noVQ-lf No. 439 OHE3TNUTBtreat, Philadelphia.
READY-MADE CLOTHING.
&E£?TLEMEN’S
WINTER CLOTHING,
"fTERY DESIRABLE
V IN STYLE AND PBIOE,
Suitable for the season.
fYVEROOATS AND
XJ BUSINESB SUITS,
In great variety.
WAN AM AKER & BROWN,
POPULAR CLOTHING HOUSE,
OAK HALL,
S. E. CORNER SIXTH AND MARKET STS
SPECIAL* DEPARTMENT
FOB CUSTOMER WORK.
noS-ljal
JMNE READY-MADE CLOTHING.
O. SOMERS & SON,
No. 625 CHESTNUT STREET,
UNDER JAYNE’S HALL,
Have now made up for sale an entire new stock of
FINE CLOTHING.
Abo, a fell assortment of CLOTHS, OABBIMEBIS, and
VESTINGS, which they respectfully invite the public to
examine before purchasing elsewhere. aeffbieSl
SILK AND DRESS GOODS.
pALL STOCK
SILK AND FANCY DRESS GOODS.
: A. W. LITTLE & Co.,
seffl-aa No. 3SS MARKET ST.
CHINA AND QUEENSWARE.
gOYD & STROUD,
NO. 32 NORTH FOOBTH STREET,
Have now open a large new stock of ■"/
CHINA, GLASS, AND QUEENSWARE.
0c22-lin
HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS:
■^IIiIAMTARNALL,
DEALER IN HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS,
No. 1030 Chestnut Street,
Agent for the sale of HALEY, MOESK, A BOYDEN’B
PATENT SELF-ADJUSTING
CLOTHES-WRINGER,
Believed to he tbs bcctOLOTHEJ-WRiNGER in nee.
It will wring the largest Bed Quilt or smallest Hand
kerchief drier than can possibly be dona by hand, In very
mtiob less time.
N. B.—A liberal discount will be made to dealers.
no 3 3m
PRESERVING BRANDY.
PURE CIDER AND WINE VINEGAR.
GREEN GINGER, MUSTARD SEEDS,'
SPICES, Ac., Ao.
AH the reeulaites for Preserving and Pickling Purpose*
ALBERT O ROBERTS.
DSALX3 Of FINN QBOOXBIE9,
-GO BN S 3 ELEVENTH AND VIS*.
PHILADELPHIA, ' FRIDAY. NOYEMBE-R 21, 1862.
®.'|f Hiui.
'•FRIDAY, .NOVEMBER- 21, 1862.
N®w, Warts of Fiction.
Makiog a clean breast of it, we-aye free to
confess a- liking for a good novel. • The mind
reposes upon it, as a sort of cushion, afeor
hard Work, and becomes interested in. the,
fortunes of, for the most part, a set of impro
bable characters, very unreal, but sometimes
very interesting. Few bare been
of late.. The most recent was Anthony Trol
lope’s « Orley Farnv" which /i 3 '-anugually
full of incident. Here is k hew batch, about
which it may be espbdient to say .sometliiag.
“Miriam ” i? by Marion Harland, a South
ern young lady who (to prove her loyalty,- per
-haps ?) lately went info the Union, in a matri
monial manner,, and now resides, in double
blessedness, in the Hispanian territory of New
Jersey- : All novel readers know that this lady,
has written several popular : novels, of which.
“ Nemesis” was t the best': it is so no longer,
for “Miriam’-’ surpasses it, in many respects. ■
A young clergyman, whose chief fault is (hit
he is too much of a model-man—one of the
faultless monsters whom the world ne’er saw
—is thei.hero,..and, after a few troubles,
marries Miriam,: the, heroine.: .- There -is
not much, we admit, in ' the =.'plot or
incidents ofjhia story, but.the characters are
ably drawn and clearly Individualized., ,:There
is 3 tpuch,of satire, too, in -;some of .the pen
cillmgsJ For example, that ecclesiastical
humbug, the ..Reverend:Doctor ! Bogu?, tnuft
have been drawn from' life,' He stands’as'a
relief to the parson-hero of the. tale, the Rev.
Mr. -Thorne, who is at once a gentleman and a
Christian. " The "scene principally lies in a
small, country town, and the author brings its
leading people well before us. American ao-'.
ciety is here dagnerreotyped pretty accurate
ly- • The best character is little Mrs.
pulsivo, noble-miiidec!,.liberal, garrulous, and'
irrepressible, She is a jewel in her way. Wo
promise the reader who may take Miriam ”
in hand that he will not feel disposed soon to
put it down. It occupies the mind, and’ though
its lone is religious, tho book is free from
cant. It is published by Sheldon & Co.; Mew
York. ■ '
Gustave Aimard, author of numerous Frejfok
romances, in which Mexican, Indian, and Bor
der life are rapidly drawn, has been laid hold,
in this country, by T. B. Peterson, who has
republished several of his more striking tales.
We have seen Aimard compared with our own
Cooper; but the two writers have very little in
common. Cooper elaborates a tew incidents,
and makes miniatures of one or two favorite
characters, while Aimard dashes at the canvas
with a bold pencil and crowds it with the' cre
ations of his brain. Moreover, Cooper never
deviates into the wild declivity of the improba
ble. Whatever he relates reads as if it might
have happened—almost as ifitmtist have hap
pened, under the circumstances—bat Aimard
ma bes improhaWc people do things which are
almost impossible. His last romance; repub
lished by Peterson, is “The Pirates of the
Prairies;” a continuation of “The Trail-
Hunter.” A third volume,/entitled « The
Trapper’s Daughter,” will close this'series.
From the first page to the last, this .tale has
action and excitement. Aimard never pauses
to philosophize, like Cooper, but is always up
and stirring. His fictions are very readable.
Published by Dick and Fitzgerald, "New
York, and received by us from T. B. Pugh,
Chestnut street, is one more of AlexWksrDn
mas’ nearly innumerable romances.- It is tailed
“ The Castle of Souday,” and is mainly occu
pied with the adventures of. the, Duchess dov
Berfi, at Nantes, in 1882, and her apprehen
sion in concealment there, through the trea
chery of a vagabond named Deutz, called
Courtin in the novel.- The historical part of
the story, is pretty accurate, and’the caroer of
the inhabitants of the Castle of Souday is not
without interest; stiil, the story is not to be
ranked among Dumas’best tales.
Another French 'novel bears the singular
title of “ Thirty-nine Men and One Woman,”
and relates the adventures of forty French
people .who .resided- on Sable Island, near
Nova Scotia, at the close of the sixteenth
century. Let not the suggestive name of this
tale deter any one from reading it.« The story
has not the slightest impurity of: action or
thought. It is translated by Mr. E. J. Sears,
the accomplished editorof the National Quar
terly Review, with equal accuracy and spirit.
The only slip that we 'noticed was'his rather
format manner of speaking of Sable Island as
cc the Island of Sable.” He has just cause to
complain of errors of the press. On the
cover the author’s name is given as H. Emille
Chevalier, which is a letter too much in the
second . Christian: name. ,On the title-page
the name is correctly given. The transla
tor’s preface is ' signed with the. initials
S. I. S., instead of E. I. S. In page I,
we have sob:e for sober; page 3, a b tpo
little in bragadocia ; page 4, “trembling
with freight /’’ page 23, berry instead of bury ;
and so on. The tale, though. French, is
delicate in tone and action. The one woman
bears herself nobly amid' peril, and the sole
matter for regret is that M. Chevalier kills her
off, at the, conclusion, after a single year of
happy wedded life. .There is not much inci
dent, it is true, but the story is not deficient in
interest, and Mr.- Sears has translated it so
spiritedly that it reads as if composed in Eng
lish by a master-mind. It is published by
J. Bradburn, successor to M. Doolady, New
York. II Emile Chevalier has written any
other works like the present, they will be ac
ceptable to the public, in our language.
The Atlantic Monthly.
The December number, just received, completes
the tenth semi-annual volume, and is not only, the;
best number yet published, but may be pronounced
superior to any single number of any magazine in.
the language. Kot in its palmiest days was any.
one issue of Blackwood quite so good. Longfel
low, Mrs. Howe, and some anonymous writer, con
tribute all the poetry.: Theodore Winthrop’B “ Life
in the Open Air”' is completed, and “Mr.Axtel’i
(the single grain of mediocrity in the number) is
r ot. There is a singu’ariy impressive prose extra
vaganza, called “ One of My Clients,” terribly im
probable, but remarkably well related. Mr. Htg
ginson discourses of flowers, and Mr. Brace on
{•The Possil Man,” making out a strong case of
affirmative presumption. Three papers here stand
out with marked ability: Rose Terry’s little story,
A Woman,” is a gem in its way—a pure and per
fect chrysolite, sparkling a [diamonds, and having,
“Witlilh; flash of the gem, its solidity, too.”
It will bring tears into many a bright eye. Next,
Nathaniel Hawthorne, in his paper “About War
wick,” describes one of the finest old county towns
of England, as he only can describe it. Lastly,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, in an article entitled “My
Hunt after ‘The Captain,’ ” relates, at conside
rable length but so as to make us wish he had
written more, his quest in search of his son Captain
Holmes, who was wounded inthe-neck at Antietam.
This narrative literally .fascinated us on first pe
rusal,—we have already read it a second time, to
etjoy the genial, perfect style.
Holmes has imbued his whole story with a
gentle meditative pathos which: exactly suits .it.
He entrances the reader, until at last, when after
many mishaps, father and son meet at Harrisburg,
we a great breath of relief, and presently
smiled, when unaccustomed tears dimmed our bar
naeles! There is a great deal about Philadelphia
in this article. ..Here is a little bit about one gal
lant son of hers lately lost, deeply mount ed:
These are times in which we cannot live solely
for selfish joys or griefs. I had not let fall the
band I held, when a sad, calm voice, addressed me
by name. I fear that at the moment I was too
much absorbed in my own feelings; for certainly
at any other time- L should have yielded myself
without stint to the sympathy which'this meeting:
might well call forth. : '
“You remember my son, Cortland Saunders,
whenl I brought to see you once in Boston?”
“I do remember him well.” L
“ He was killed on Monday, at Shepherdstown.
I am carrying his body back with me on this train.
He was my only cbild. If you could come to my
house—l can hardly call it my home now—it
would be a pleasure to me,” ’ .-
, Ibis young man, belonging in Philadelphia, was
the author of a “ New System of Latin Para
digms,” a work showing extraordinary scholarship
and capacity. It was this book which first made,
me acquainted with him, and Sept him in my
memory, for therewas genius in the youth. Same
time afterwards he . came'to me with a modest re
quest to be introduced to President Feltob, and
one or two others, who would aid'him in a course
of independent study bo was proposing to him
eelf. I was most happy to smooth the way for
him, and he came repeatedly after this to sea
me and express his satisfaction in the oppor-
tunities for study he enjoyed at Cambridge. He
was a dark, still, slender person, always with a
trance-like remoteness," a mystic dreaminess of man
ner, such as I never saw in any other youth- Whe
ther be heard with difficulty; or whether his mind
reacted slowly on an alien thought,! could notsay;
but his answer would often be behind time, and
then a vegue, sweet smile, or a few words spoken
under his breath, as if he had been trained in sick
men’s chambers. . For such a youth, seemingly des
t’ncd for tho ibnerlife of contemplation; to be a sol
dier seemed almost unnatural. Yet he spoke to
me of bis intention to offer himself to his country,
and bis blood must now be reckoned among the
precious sacrifices which will mako her soil sacrad
forever. Had he lived, ! doubt not that he would
Slave redeemed the rare promise of his earlier
years. He has done better, for be has died that
unborn generations may attain the hopes held but
to our nation and to mankind.” ;
The Doctor jrelatSß his experi
ences in our city: ■ ;
“At ten that evening wo were in Philadelphia,
tho captain at:the house of the friends so often re
failed to, and I the guest of Charley, my, kind com
panion. The Quaker element gives an irresistible
attraction to Jhese benignant Philadelphia house
holds. Many things reminded me that I was: no
longer in the land of the Pilgrims. On the table
were ®mf Stem ox& Schmeer Kw, hat the good
grandmother who'dispensed with such quiet, simple
g™ce, these and more familiar delioacies, was lite
urally.jgnorant o t'Baied Beans, and asked if it was
the Lima bean which was employed in that inarvel
lousdish of animalized leguminous farina;
“ Charley was pleased with my comparing the
face of the small Etbiop known to his household as
‘ Tines I to a huckleberry with features. He also
approved my parallel between a certain German
blonde young maiden whom we passed in the street
and the‘Morris-white’ peach. But he was so
good-humored at times that if one scratched a
lueifer ho accopted it as ah illaminatioh'.
“ A day in Philadelphia loft a very agreeable
impression of the outside of that great city, whioh
has endeared itself so much of late to all the country
by its most noble and generous care of our soldiers.-
.-Measured vby its sovereign hotel; the Continental,
it would stand at the head- of our economic civi
lization.- It provides for . the comforts and con
veniences, and'many of the .elegancies of life,
more satisfactorily than any. American city, psr
"haps than other city anywhere. :It is not a
'breeding place of ideas, which makes it a more
agreeable residence for average-people. It is
: the great neutral centre of the Continent, which
the fiery- enthusiasms of the South, and the
keen fanaticisms of the North meet at their outer
limits, and result in a compound that turns neither
litmus red nor turmeric brown. It lives largely
on its traditions, of which, leaving out Franklin and
, Independence Hall, the most imposing must be
considered ijs famous ,wafer works. In my younger
, dhya I visited Fairmount, and it was with a pious'
: reycrepce that I renewed my pilgrimage to that
perennial fountain. Its watery ventricles were
throbbing with the same systolo and, diastole as
when, the blood of twenty years bounding in my.
own heart, I-looked upon their giant mechanism.
But in the place of 1 Pratt’s Garden’ was an open
pstrk, and the old house where Kfibert Mor
ris hold his court in a former generation was
changed to a public restaurant. A suspension
bridge cobwebbed itself across the Schuylkill where
that audacious arch used to leap the-river at a
single bound—ah arch of greater span, as they
loved to tell us, than was ever before constructed.
The Upper Ferry Bridge was to the 'Schuylkill
what the Colossus was to the harbor of Rhodes. It
had an air of dash about it which went far towards
redeeming the dead level of respectable -average
which flatter s the physiognomy of the rectangular
city. Philadelphia will never be herself,again
until another Robert Mills and another Lewis
Wcrnwag have shaped her a new palladium. She
must leap the Schuylkill again, or old men will
shake their beads, like the Jews at the sight of the
second temple, remembering the glories of that
which it replaced.”
The January number will commence a new vo
lume, and new subscribers may now. send in their
money. It will contain a Christmas Story, by the
author of “ MargaretJHowth ;” au Essay, by Gail
Hamilton; “ The Record of a GifSd Woman,” by
Nathaniel Hawthorne; “In the Half-way House,”
by J. K. Lowell; Poems by 0. W. Holmes and J.
G. Whittier,; “ A Letter, to the Women of Eng
landj-’ by Harriet Beecher Sfowo; a Paper, by
George William Curtis, and, other - contributions -
from always-weloome Amarioan authors, ■
We may here add that its publishers, Tieknor . &
Fields, Boston; denounce a number of'new books,
among which are “The Canoe and the Saddle,
relating his own youthful adventures in the North
western rivers and forests, with a touch of Indian
lifoi by Theodore Winthrop; “ The Poet’s/ Jour
nal;” the autobiography of his domestic life, told
in versely Bayard Taylor; ah English translation,
the firetever made, of J ean Paufltiph tar’s romance
called “ Titan;” Adelaide Procter’s Poems, in
blue and gold; “ The Story of the Guard,” a his
tory of Fremont’s campaign in Missouri, by Mrs.
Fremont; “ Grave Thoughts of a Country Parson;”
Cabinet Editions of ‘ Longfellow 'and Tennyson;
Jane Austin’s Novels, arid a superb line engraving
(the two yeaxs wotk of W. E. Marshall) of Stuart's
portrait of Washington. . : ■
Fashions For November.
The cool breezes of this particularly rough au
tumn have caused earlier recourse than usual to
the employment of warm covering, much to the ad
vantage of the marchands des nouveautes, who
have so long complained of the languor of their
business. In the exercise of a fortunate spirit of
precaution, they had taken time by the forelock" for
the preparation 'of a number of new manteaux,
which have justbeen offered to the mode under the
names of the Celine,: the Canova, the Lalla Rdokh
(an appellation become very popular in Paris since
the production of the-lyrical composition of that
name at the Opera Comique), the Mindha, the Ty
rolien, <te. -
The first two mentioned are of black velvet, the
Celine especially being riohly ornamented with
guipure and passementerie; The other three are
in cloth, also ornamented with passementerie. Out
of respect for the memory of “ Tom Moore ” we
have given the preference-to the Lalla Rookh
wanteau, to be worn during the season of 1802-3.
From its graceful proportions we think it, in all re
spects, worthy of the place d’honneur. as we might
say,.the Peri-stylo. '
There is little , to-announce'at the present period
of the_ year with regard to novelty in the way of
material or fngon. The autumn’modes' partake so
much of those _ for , the winter that the principal
firms keep their intentions as to the grande sai
son, .which commences in earnest towards the
end,of year, secret. Light woolen stuffs and fou
lards, varied, but mostly dark in their colors,
are very generally worn for morning and prome
nade dress. .
As to bonnets, the mode for,the moment is almost
at a standstill: their [form remains somewhat ele
vated, yet without exaggeration; ,but their styles
of trimming are of the most opposite 'descriptions.
Sonde are remarkable for' the simplicity of their
ornamentation, relying upon their general effect
and a neat bow or flower; for their decoration, with
strings of the. same color as the chapeau. Others
again shine by th.ir richness of velvet, plush (for
the bavoiets), and feathers, apropos of which must
be mentioned'thc new’featber, most highly patron
ized, called the “locophore,” but better deserving
the appellation of bird than that of feather, the
latter giying only an inadequate idea of .the orna
ment. The locophore is intended to take the place
of the old bird of paradise on velvet bonnets,.and
consists of* the head.{of a bird, ;to which fis at
tached a long. and rich- (occasionally variegated) ;
plumage rtf rare beauty. This new plume-oiseau,
or oiseau-plume, will not only add greatly, to the
beauty arid distinction , of an autumn of-winter
bonnet, but also to its cost, for the Parisian cha
peaux locophoiously ornamented are quoted at ex
tremely high figures.
Visiting Dress ■ —Kobe of plain mauve silk,
trimmed with six triple-ringed passementerie orna
ments on the skirt, round the bottom of which is a
inching of dark blue velvet. Attached to each
bottom ring of the passementerie Is a plaited orna
ment, likewise hr blue velvet, made to,fall over
the ruohing,: The entire dress is of the so-called
- paletot form—that is to say, seamless at the waist,
and, consequently, without waistband. The outline
of the open .sleeve is trimmed with a narrow blue
velvet ruebir g, and ornamented with small passe
menterie rings and p’aited velvet, to correspond
with the skirt. Blue crape bonnet, with feathers
and black aigrette.
" Walking Dress —Robe of black moire antique.'
The principal feature of this costume is the Laila
Rookh manteau, designed ‘by the-Parisian house
which carried off the medal at Kensington, and
Which exhibited that beautiful embroidered man
tcau de cour since purchased for her Majesty the
Queen of Spain. The Lalla Rookh is composed of
Vienna cloth, ornamented with three wide guipures
placed en Dials;. the edge of the cloak is rushed
narrowly with its own material, but behind the
niching there is a small band of guipure. Brown
-velvet bonnet, trimmed- with large tuft s of pansies
anclla <&.—Leßolletv ~ :
Tbs' St. Paul Pms, "of November 11th, learns
that Governor Sibley has already reached South
Bend; the place designated to rendezvous the
troops under his command. He has in his charge
iho three hundred and three Indians condemned’ to
be hung, the eighteen condemned to imprisonment,
besides about fifty squaws, retained to cook for the
Indiana. As the train passed through New-Dim,
the sight of these miscreants exasperated the peo
ple most intensely. They turned out en masse, and
pelted them with, stones , and sticks till they get
through the town. One woman, watching her
chance, darted between a file of soldiers, and
knocked down one of. the Indians with a club.
It has been the habit of the Dead-Letter office to
send back only those letters that contained mat
ters of value, hut for the past year the experiment
has been tried of sending all letters, and the result
has been very satisfactory. Not more than sixteen,
percent of the letters have been returned to the
Department, and the double postage that is charged
h s realized a surplus over the expense.
Mr. Wm. Gray, of Boston,-has received from J.
Lotbrop Motley, the historian, now Minister to
Austria, the sum of S5OO, for the use of sick and
Wounded soldiers; also, fl.fbofrom Bdward Can-'
ningham, a merchant,of Massachusetts, now resi
dent in Shanghae.- Both donations have beenjex
pended in accordance with the wishes of the gene
rous givers.
■ At Cape Elizabeth, Me.; last Week, a hoy about
thirteen years of age deliberately killed a lad throe
y ears of ago, by poshing him into the water. Walter
Jordan, the murdered boy, was a son.of Ssatt *.
Jordan, keeper of the poor house and town farm
The murderer is a hoy named Isaac Smith, an in
mate of the poor house. Smith confesses the deed,
but assigns no reason for it.
-FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA,
General,Milroy's Expedition to Crab Bottom—
Three Hundred Bead of Cattle,:One Hundred
Morses, and One Hundred Prisoners Taken—
Small Pox atiStßuntoii—A Pri
soner, &c.
(Special Ooirespondenee of The Press.]
..Whseliho, Ya , Nov., 19,18G2. "
I have just had e conversation with as officer of Gen.
Milroyie division,(who arrived to this oitv from Highland
county, Va , yeetsrday, and I am enabled to give you
some ‘account of tho operations of Gen. Mjlroy on hie
way to Btaunton:
It appears {hat bn Tuesday of last week, Gen. MUrojr
and Col. Latham, having started with a considerable force
from Beverly, "a few daya preview, attacked and surprised
a camp of rebels at Crab Bottom, la Highland county,
not fpjsn Monterey, capturing about three hundred
fine cailie, about cue hundred horses, and taking oyer a
hundred prisoners. The rebels (about one hundred in
number) were guarding the steck in the Bottom; and
ware completely surrounded before they were aware of
it. The expedition returned to Beverly, on Saturday
laßt, having been Bnooessful beyond all expectation.
"WHY STAUNTON WAS NOT CAPTURED.
It was the intention of Genera! Miiroy to move 41-
rectly to Staunton, under orders from: Major General
Oox, but orders to the effect, that Burnside would take a
sew route for Btohmond rendered such an advance unne
cessary at present The reports that the roads are get-,
ting had is ntfonnded, and I hardly think that General
Cox will forego a winter campaign.
SMALL POX RAGING IN STAUNTON.
The prisoners taken report that toe small pox is raging
at Staunton, and that the inhabitants are dying at the
rate of sixty per day. They ail agree that the people are
hesrfily tired of the war, and aro just beginning to suffe r
severely from its effects. •
. .' NOTED REBEL CAPTURED,
Among the prisoners captured by Gen, Mtlroy was the
tomowhat famous Col. Harnass, who, with About fifty of
his followers, arrived In the city last evening, and were
confined in this Athcrnum.
BTIKEISO iniES AHEAD.
You may look for stirring news from Gen Cox’s army
in a few day*. He fa sending out expeditions in every
direction, and, St is said, is watching for Jackson in the
valley beyond. There ore no rebels in force west of the
Bice Ridge np to Highland connty now.
Respectfully,
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
Advance -of the Army—Occupation of Fre
dericksburg—Attack; on Gen. Sturgis’ Am
munition Train—Heath of a Pennsylvania
Officer—Status of our Generals—Burnside
and Hooker, &c.
THE OCCUPATION OF FREDERICKSBURG.
Hakassas Josotios, Nov. 17.—A. gentleman who ar
rived litre on Tuesday from Aquia oreek; which piace he
left that morning, says that the rebel force at Fredericks
burg (six companies of cavalry) was completely token by
surprise at our rapid advance upon Falmouth, and barely
succeeded in makinglbeir escape from enr cavalry, under
Gen. Bayard, The greatest joy was manifested by the
Billon people of Fredoricksbnrg and vicinity when they
heard of the advance of the Union army in that direction.
Most of the negroes in the coimlry around Fredericks
burg had been sent toßichmond and other points further
a;utb.
While Bayard’s Cavalry was at Falmonlh, on Satur
day, the rebels opened fire from four pieces of artillery
stationed on a hill in the rear of Fredericksburg. It was
replied to by Pettit’s New York battery, which soon
silenced it. Onr battery was fired from the side of the
road, in the rear of Falmouth, and nothing bat the early
evacuation of the rebels saved their .town from deßtruo
ti*n,., Our correspondent heard an engine whistling in
the town, and it has ere'this reached Richmond, with
word that the troopa were there." Contrabands say the
railroad is in good order all the way to Biohmond, a
three hours’ride.
POSITION OF THE REBEL Alt .MV.
Latest intelligence, believed to be reliable, states that
the main body of the rebel army has succeeded fa reach
ing a point between onr army and Bichmond. Jaokson
and Etnart are said to he between Culpeper and War
teuton.
THE ARMY MARCHING dIT.
The army is marching through this place en route tot
Richmond, while the sick and wounded are being'trans
ferred by cars to Washington. The road from Warrenton
ließ through a region made desolate by the rude destruc
tion aid havoc of war. Many of the plantations are
totally uninhabited, save bv the aged and decrepid no*
gross who have been left behind.
ATTACK UPON. STURGIS’ AMMUNITION TEAIST.
In the attack on SturgiV ammunition train, hear Sul
phur Springs, cn Friday evening, Lieutenant John H.
Mcllvaine, of Bareli's Battery, was killed, and one
private belonging to the same had an arm blown off. A
serjeant in the 35th Masßadhnaetts was klUed, and two
teamsters belonging to the wagon train wounded. Three
ladles present to administer to the wants of the sick and
wounded, acted most heroically wider the hot nre.
BEATS Oi LIEUTI&ANT M’ILvA.IN.
Captain Bareli’s Battery, occupying an exceedingly
exposed posilion, withstood for something like an hour
the fire Irom the heavy twenty-pound guns. Early in
the fight Lieutenant Howard Mclivatn.was struck by a
shell, which carried away- Ms arm, side, thigh, and hip,
laying open Ms entrails and causing one of the most
fearful wounds ever recorded. .
The brave and untortunate yoneg man lay in' most
horrible agony, raving from pain a great portion of the
time, from the moment ef receiving his wound till eight
o’clock this morning, when he whs relieved from his suf
ferings by death.,; Heasid to ofriend, as he lay writhing
in agony, that he was not afraid to dio; he only wished
that death might come soon to rid him' of the dreadful
pain he suffered. ■ v- t
' The : deceased was from Beading, Pennsylvania, and
had been in service since the opening of the war, having
served with Captain Burell in the three months’ volun
teers. In-September, 1861, the present Durell’s battery
v wes swern Into the service of the United States, and has
since been constantly employed All who have corns In
■ contact with Lieutenant Mcllvain pronounce him-a
I onng men of remarkable promise and most, excellent
Qualities, social and otherwise, and one who would have
made a noteworthy mark la the world had he. been
spared. He is'universally lamented .in this corps, with
which he had been connected since the 11thof last Au
gust, and Capttin Burell mourns in him his best and:
meet trustworthy officer, which, is saying nothing dero
gatory to the other brave men in his command.
[Oaptein Bareli’s Battery is from'Bsading, Pa.; and is
one of the best in the service. It was formerly Company
A, of the 104th P. V-, Colonel Bavis, bat was detached
about nine months since ani ordered to military duty on
the Potordac 80. Press.]
THE CASUALTIES.
Below, are the casualties in tte fight or Saturday:
Killed—Junior First Lieutenant Howard Mcllvaine,
Buretl’s' Battery A, 104;h Pennsylvania Artillery.
Wounded—Private Henry Ives of the same battery, arm
badly shattered, amputated on the field: Private——
Amidori, same battery, contusion of facß by piece of
shell; Private Charles K. Barling, 6ih Now Hampshire
Volunteers, wagoner, leg fractured below the knea by
shell.
Headquarters Lsi-t Wirt:,
WEAVKKVIJ.LK, V«.,-XjV. IT.
STATUS OF GENERALS. :
General Franklin, instead of having resigned upon the
removal ot McClellan, now has the place of honor next
to General Burnside. Bay before yesterday be was as
signed to the commend of two corpß—his own original
one and that of General Beynolds. General William F.
Smith, who commanded a division under General Frank
lin, has the .command 'of-the Sixth corps, and General
Howe, who commanded a brigade ,tn the diviiion of
General Newton, has command of General Smith’d old
division. These promotions seem to meet the approval
of all the officers, and give the lie to ail those who sold
the above-named .generals had tendered their resigna
tions, and would not serve their country unless some par
ticular man led them to battle.
CAPACITY OF OUR MEN.
Our soldiers stand from twelve to fourteen miles a day,
.with nearly fifty pennds of baggage upon their backs,
much more cheerfully than they thought they would. I
passed along the entire line; this morning, and found
them all in a joyous mood. To-day being the Sab
bath, many of them were singing the old, familiar
psalms and hymns they were wont to hear in their village
churches among the Mils of New- England / others were
chanting I * l Old John Brown” and “ Marching On ”to
the inspiration of its mneio. . Still* others, whose early
life was spent in the streets and by-lanes of New York,
were humming tnnes more.appropriate to ahotbeyday
of the week than the one upon which we were compelled
to match.
- BURNSIDE AND HOOKER.
As Gen. Bnrnslde passed alongthe line this morning, and
rode to the front, the soldiers gave him six of the heartiest
cheers I -have ever heard. His superb figure and splen
did horsemanship alone wonld elioit applause from almost
any one.: There is net-an army in (ho world that can
furnish, two manlier-locking generals than Bnrnslde and
Hoi ker.— JV. r. Tribune.
THE WAR IN MISSISSIPPI.
Advance of Gen. Grant’s Army- Occupation of
Holly Springs—lncidents of the Movement-
Rebel Officers Captured, &c.
Headquarters of Gen. Grant’s Adtasoe,
Holly Springs, Miss., Nov. 15.
THE HOT-BED Of SECESSION OCCUPIED.
If was decided to move early upon Holly Springs, and
Got. Lee ordered the roveille to be sounded at 4 o’clock
the next morning. We cast ourselves upon theflosr of
the parlor, and wrapping our blanketß about ns, were
soon in the embrace of the aieepy god. ..
Out of the most tantalizing dreams of those far away
I was rudely awakened by an orderly, and muested to
mount for Holly Springs. Hastily , swallowing a oup of
coffee, we started and rode rapidly along in the gray
twilight through a country beautiful to the eye, and, but
for this n ost unnatural war. most productive. Now plan
tations are going to waste, fences are destroyed, and It is
marked with utter desolation. , ;..
- THE ADVANCE GUARD.
The advance guard of the column, consisting or com
panies A and P, of the 3d Michigan, was in command of
Capt. Diktman of company A. and this was followed by
Col. Hatch, commanding the first brigade of the division,
consisting or the 2d lowa cavalry and the 3d Miohigan
cavalry, lieutenant Colonel Herrick, of the 7ta Kansas
cavalry, led the 2d brigade.
IMPEDIMENTS TO OUR ! PROGRESS.
We were not obstructed until we arrived within a short
distance of the rebel breastworks, just outside of the
town, and nota mile distant. Here a dozen rough look
ing buiternutß with sorry steeds saddled and bridled; had
been standing . picket. alt night long, and wearied, had
fallen SBleep by the wayside, where they had built their
camp-tiro. So soundly did they slumber that they heard
not the notes of‘.he advancing oolumn until the advance
guard was within 200 yards.
They sprang to their horses, but before they could meunt
Captain I)ikf man came rapidly forward at a charge, and
ordered them to surrender. One brave fellow'drew his
revolver and shouted “never!” but a shot from one of
the soldiers soon laid him low, and another killed his
horse. Three others were killed, and all the others
wounded end,taken prisoners, except one, who escaped
somewhere to the left of the column, beyond the town.
When I rode in directly after, one poor fellow,'the one
who bravely refused to surrender, was lying by .the road
side, dead. The others killed were brought In shortly
after, and the: three were unceremoniously tumbled into
a common grave, where they sleep the sleep that knows
no waking. They have fought their last battle,
From Ibis- point we 5 experienced no difficulty, but
marched directly on up the fiscent leading to the village,
and, drawing our forces in'front of the court house, took
formal possession of the city.
Every avenue of approach to Holly Springs was first
taken peieeeaion of by the cavalry,-and patrols were sent ,
out to arrest all persona endeavoring to leave the pity.:
This duty ended,-a domiciliary visit was made to:the
several dwellings, and from bedrooms and kitchens were
taken several distinguished prisoners, among whom were
several officers who had taken advantage of the proximity
of. the. rebel cavalry to vlrit their families in Holly
Springs. They did not dream ol Federal attack -and
capture. . - . ,
>X . NOTED REBELSCAPTURE!*.
The following officers were taken ifasonors:
Capt. Clark, commissary Yan Dorn’s staff.
Capt. Harris, At A. General on Col. Orr’sstaff.
Lieut. Reynolds,lst Tennessee cavalry.
Lieut. Bryan, Ist TenheeSOa davairy.
Snrgeon Harable, Medical Director of Jackson’s divi
sion.
Assistant Surgeon Bullock, Jackson's division.
Lieut. S. H. Maury, A. D' U. of Gen Maury.
While these prisoners were being brought in, other
Ltiuada of cavalry were Sant to visit the stables la town,
ana presently homos and males, tea by enthusiastic sol
“V;? 9 ' Y, 6 ” 3 brought to the public square, in the oeatte of
W cfi ’ bB ooort house, an ancient edifice of cotsiJeraoio
aichltectnral pretentions, in situated. Here Lieut Badd,
5..1 SjS*' S ’ , lowa > w« installedas provostmar-
Sm Bnd besan *° dispense the gospel aooordtag to Abra.
- T!?,!! 1 ' mtekllr besieged by citizens, From whom
*??“> . Mku, S rotoa*. Went.
?bdd referred teem to Colors ol i, oe who would coolly
aafe the applicant tor relief if tho horses were valuable
and file males serviceable. If an affirmative aoswer
was given, Ooionti Lee would, with the - utmost noncha
lance, ear, *> Those are jaattko animals'tho Government
needs. Ton have furnished the rebels with material aid
and now you mast eid as. One Stuart once made a raid
into Pennsylvania, and took a quantity of auimala, and
now we propose to pay you in your own coin.” The
consequence is that we have a largo number of valuable
horses, and our men have an excellent remount.
PURSUIT OP THE ENEMY. '
When 001, Lee started to meet tho enemy, he sent GoL
" aick^ tteB »>?“r°ad. rhiming nearly parallel with
wto-lr ?blok Col. P eo waa Posted, with the in
of attacking them in tho rear, On ■ the enemy’s
Colt’s revehrt,!?*?? totojasiee, dismounted, armed with
VTO PRTWVing rifles, end, supported by two companies
of sabres, advanced to attack their right, where they
seemed In great foroe.; At the same lime ho deployed a
D&traiiojD, dismounted and armed in the aama manner, to
attack tbeir left, with two mounted battalions in the cen
w®. The enemy* observing this disposition of our forces,
mayoned. fete diYlfrton one half to the timber on the
right and the other to the timber on the left- The former
half reached the desired position, with the evident mton
tien of making a detenr and turning our left flank, at
tacking us in oor rear.
F Pf! a P^. tcly OoL Lee, by a happy inspiration; had pre
vented this movement by sending 001. Hatch on the
Salem road. He arrived at the timber j ust as the rebels
reached It, and drove them back with the utmost precipi
tation. The rebels fired a volley or two and dea across
the - brow of the hill and joined their left wing. ■ It was
during this flight that a shot from one of the revolving
riflee, In the hands of onr boys, killed a rebel lieutenant.
001. Batch followed clo lely, and succeeded in killing four
or five more and wounding others. Of course there was
no rnoia work for onr boys in front of the rebel right and
centre, and reports coming in From our right wing that
the enemy were attempting to tarn our flask and make a
simitar demonstration, onr forces were shitted in that di
rection. :
The enemy, from the brow of the hill where our forces
weie stationed, were, distinctly seen, and occasional
shots made his position more manifest. Two companies
were deployed as skirmiibers, and thrown out each side
of the road, and a battalion of cavalry, under Oaptain
Qnales, with drawn sabres, rode slowly along the road,
prepared to make a charge if necessary. -The rebels
were driven as before, with almost similar results When
tho mounted men had gore a mile or two further, and
had received a shot or two of grape and canister, which
fortunately did no harm, Colonel tee deemed it prudent
to fall back upon the town, oDd give up further pursuit
This was accordingly done, and at five we arrived at
headquarters. An orderly had Btood guard over our
dinner, but, somehow, bntter and milk had disappeared,
and we were glad to break onr fast upon-hard biscuit,
“sheep,” and coffee. Our “Intelligent contraband" is
supposed to be responsible for the extraordinary exodus
of eatables.
BTRAT.
WHEREABOUTS OF THE REBELS.
This evening an orderly came In with the intelligence
that the rebels are hovering on onr front; but we
ore strongly picketed, and have taken every precaution
to guard against surprise, and expeot to sleep soundly.
DESCRIPTION OF HOLLY SPRINGS.
, A word as to Holly Spricgg, Thills a town of 3 000
inhabitants, or was in its palmy days; now its inhabi
tants number scarcely 1,600, They arc mostly rebels.
X did ace tiro Helen families, to one of whom I was able
to do a substantial sendee; but the vast majority are
rebel to the core.
I find they have the moßt extravagant notions as to
the manner in whiGh the rebel prisoners were treated at
damp Boogies. Our landlady assured me, with the
utmost gravity, that the Yankee soldiers and citizans
thought no more of shoottng a rebel prisoner thin if
they were hogs. “ Why,” (he says, “the citizens shoot
them for pastime” I tried to disabuse her of this
opinion, and told her I.wsb living in Chicago at the time
she mentioned, and reports of that nalure were positively
untrue, but she would not believe it.
The entire town and country is destitute of everything
but arm, I aipsnd the prices of a few leading articles,
Confederate scrip being the standard of value: Tobacco,
Em a!', plugs, $1 each; quinine, 875 an ounce: 8a1t,5125
a barrel: domestics, SI 60 a yard; a pair of boots, S3)-
a pair of new riisset brogans, SIS. Tea 1s beyond Brice,
and coffee cannot be had for money.
The Kansas boys had somehow obtained a large
amount of Confederate scrip from prisoners and others,
and drove some heavy bargains in exchanging it for
commodities, ornamental and useful, nothing came
amiss. They laid siege to a tobacco store, and bought
out the entire stock in trade at a dollar a plug. One
soldier looked grotesque enough coming along the streets
with as much as he could carry of gingerbread, whleh
Cost him, he said, 552,500, or 355 a quarter section.
GOT. PETTU3’ WORK.
I had neglected to state in its proper order in the nar
rative, that on taking posreßßion of the eourt hou«e, a
large number of commissions in the Confederate army,
signed by Governor Pottos, of this State, were discovered!
Should Colonel Lee endorse and send them to the lucky
owners, he would give them authority to draw from the
overflowing treasury of the “ Confederate States of Ame
rica,” an abundance of that, the inordinate love of which
the Scriptures declare.to be the root of all evil. Accord
ing to the rebel interpretation of Scripture, this means
Confederate bonds. —Chicago Tribune.
FROM JKEY WEST AND THE GULP,
Sanitary Condition of Key West—War Vessels
—Arrival of Prizes— From Apalachicola-
Friendly Feeling of the Bermuda Lesisla
ture Towards Us,-toe.
HEALTH OF THE-ISLAND.
■ Kev West, Nov. 14:—We are slowly recovering from
the effects of the past epidemic. The.season has been a
Severe one, the most (evert ever known, as the number
of new-made graves will testify, but we hope that it is
now.all over, and think, with the northerly winds which
have prevailed for some time past, that (he place is again
safe for strangers. If all reports are true. Key West
will be more lively this winter than at any time since the
war. We expect many strangers from the North.
WAR-VESSELS AT KEY WEST.
Annexed Is a list of United States ships-of-war in the
harbor of Key West:
Frigate St. liawrence, Captain Schenek.
Steamer Magnolia, Captain Spotts.
Steamer Stars and Stripes, Captain Cole,
Steamer. Huntsville, Captain .Rogers.
Bark James L, Davis. »
Bark Amanda.
_ Steamer Santiago de Cuba, Captain Bldgley, left on
the 12th. ’ - . ... .
Steamer Sagamore, Captain Bigelow, left on the 11th.
The English war-steamer Petrel came into our harbor
on the 7th, ana remained a few day--. Her captain says
we do not make half enough prizes out of English block
ade running. .
- ARRIVAL OF PRIZES AT KEY WEST.
NOV. 8 —English brig Hermosa, from Cardenas, Cuba,
with an ai sorted cargo, captured off Babine Pass by the
United States Steamer Connecticut, Captain Hnxion,
ana sent to thiß port for adjudication, in charge of Acting
master Charles W. tee. Cargo cost $l2 000.
Nov. 11.— Schooner Adventnre. Cargo, rope and bag
ging. Captured by the steamer Kensington, Captain
.Crockett, off Sabine Pass There are two more priz-s
on the way; also captured by the Kensington.
NAVAL OPERATIONS AT APALACHICOLA.
AU. S. Steamer Fort Henry, off Apalachicola, Oct
30.—The Fort Henry, assisted by the Sagamore, in onr
launches, captured a sloop laden with sixty-two hales of
valuable cotton, above the town of Apalachicola, on the
loth rust. . The expedition was commanded by Sir. K B. -
Smith, first lieutenant of the Fort Henry, and had itnot
been for his coolness and excellent judgment, all the
boats’ crews would have been killed by guoriljs lying in
embush for us. As it was, the vessel was captured with
out the loss of a man on our side, although several vol
ley s were fired upon us from the town aa we passed, which
were. returned by us with musketry and howitzers. The
balls flew around our heads like hailstones, piercing onr
clothes and grazing the skin, but with no effect. The
next day Burgeons Btevens and Uraper were Bent" for
ashore, under a flag of truce, to perforin an amputation
on a boy’s Bim, shot near the shoulder, the physioian in
town not being competent for the operation. The mother
of onr .pilot, was removed up: the river from town for
giving ns valuable Information. Accordingly we landed,
captured and now hold two of the most prominent citi
zens as hoßtages for her return. There is a strong Union
feeling In Apalachioola, and the citizens all say the firing
wss made by a Stctsh company from above, who had
come down to bury a comrade, and in opposition to the
entreaties of the town people.
OUR FRIENDS IN BERMUDA.
Hamilton, Bermuda, Noy.l2.—The Colonial Legisla
turn has adjourned. The following order was adopted by
it on the 4th inst,:
Ordered, on motion of Mr. Triratogham, That a mos
sage be sent to his Excellency the Governor, request
ing his Excellency would be pleased to communicate
with the Cnnard Mail Steam-packet Company, acquaint
ing them of the passing of an act by the Legislature to
encourage steam communication between New York and
Bermuda, arid to ascertain if it would be compatible
with any of their arrangements to carry out such a
scheme as contemplated by the Legislature, and in
accordance with the provisions of that act. Also,
to procure any information on the subject from any
other source that his Excellency may think it would be
Important to have. •
[From the Bermuda Boyal Gazette, Oct. 14 ]•
COTTON TRADE WITH THE CONFEDERATE PORTS.
The British steamer Peterhoff, from Nassau, N.F.,
bound to Liverpool, England, with 1,250 bales cotton,
arrived at Halifax on the 29th:nlt.j for coal, and left on
the following day.
Tbo steamer Gladiator, with cotton, Sc,, left Bermuda
on,Tneeday last, for England; the Wachita on Wednes
day, and (he Minho on Saturday.
' Signals thrown out to decoy the blockaders on the de
parture of the Minho bad the desired effect.
[From the Bermuda Beyai Gazette, Oct. 21 ]
Ithe steamer Herald. Capt. Ooxetter, four days from
Charleston, -’B. 0, laden .with cotton, arrived here on
Thursday last The Herald has made several successful
trips to Charleston, brie on one occasion had a Very nar
row escape of being captnred by the late United States
- ship Airondack," when nearly Into the harbor of Nassau,
N.P,, that vessel having fired a broadside at her when
dose under her guns, but without doing any material
damage. The Herald did not meet, with either Admiral
Wilkes or his fleet oh bis passage here from Charleston.
Admiral Wilkes’ ship has not been seen in this neigh
borhood, that we can learn, for some days, and the grin
b'eatß Tioge and Sonoma have not been seen since the
afternoon of Sunday, the 32th lest., and it is generally
believed that they went in pursuit of the steamer Minho,
which veesel left here, through the North-Bock: passage,
on the previous evening, supposed for Charleston.
Pennsylvania Items.
Cambria County. —Wood, Morrell, & Co.’s ( Cambria
Iron Woiks) first instalment of tax smonnted to S 2 313 9B
—Williem Allen, ot Cambria, was, run over and shock
ingly mangled, last Sunday,by the fast line —On thesnb
ject of increasing ratCß, the Tribune says:* l The subject
is being discuss* d in other cities, and must,'.from the
same necessity, extend to the oountry press. We of: the
country can no more afford to furnish our papers and
space in cur columns at the old .rates then our city co
temporaries,” ",
On a Etbiks.— The miners at the Broad-Top mines
have been on a strike for two weeks paßt. They receive
fifty cents per tori and demand ten cents advance. The
• miners begin to think that they haw a right to share the
tomense profits which the dealers in coal are making by,
the extravagantly high prices which that article is now
bringing in the markets.of the country.
EiioCKi.se Heath.— Mr, Henry Davis, an eld resident
of Greene county, a carriage, a few days
since, while the bortes effr and being a
very heavy man, his leg was b okbn entirely off, at Or
near the ankle- joint, the bone protruding and entering
the ground. He suffered the most intense pala, and died
in one week after the accident.
Costiotbu —William McKeever, a youth, has been
convicted, at York, Pa, of manslaughter, in killing F.
Pente, and sentenced to the House of Befuge. ;
BxvxsuE eojiMissicNEs—Thomas J. Bigham, Esq.,
has teem appointed by the Court of Common PteaVto re
present this Judicial District in tho next Board of Beve
nne Commissioners.— lbid.
RETALIATION.—On the passage of Kirby Smith’s
rebel army orit of the State, via Cumberland Gap, they
captured Captain H. King, and fifteen other Home
Guards, and hanged them, -without any charges being
made against them, or giving them the benefit!* atrial.
The Union men of the viotaity determined to retaliate,
threatening death to all rebel soldiers between Mount
Vernon and the Gap. This threat was oarrfed into exe
cution. Finding line rebel stragglers on the ronte, ton
the 6tb, they were hanged to,trees. Two were executed
at Hackney’s, near Big Bockcaatle Biver; two more at
Pittman’s Corners, and the remainder beyond London.
One of the soldiers executed was a notorious man, named
Thrift, from Putnam county, Ohio, who had joined the
rebel army some time since.
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•LETTER FROM .WASHINGTON.
The Congressional Session.
Washington, Nov. 10,1882.
Everything about the capital betokens the noar ap
proach of the Congressional session; ' If rumor is to b*
Ousted, it will be one fraught with infeis# excitement-.
Absorbing political questions will be discussed. The re
cent action of the Administration; the change fa its pat
iioy and the commanders of its armies, ths removal of
Modellan and Buell; the result of the election?, and the
vast expenditure of the public money consequent upon »
state of war, will all raise in both houses tho mrat earnest
debates. Ardent friends and reckless foes will kosnly
battle over the momentous events of the present wonder
fal month. Fessenden will bring Ms ability, and VTade
k!s “seriehce to bear against the attacks of Bayard end
Scraljbury, and Garrett Davis. Thaddeus Stevenaami
Wwen Lovejoy will mass saroasm and inspiration agsinnt
Pendleton's sophistry and-Vellandlgham’s foolishness..
ana Honsa will both witness many IntoUeotusC
combats, and thejabnlversary of Lincoln’s inauguration,
though it will bi ing the dissolution of. Oongress, will not
by any means see the end of the terrible quarrels this war
has produced among ourselves.
The Capitol resounds with the ham of preparation,
Painters Inside and masons without, decorate the build
ing. The carpets are down in the Senate chamber and
Representatives’ hall, ami In ths former Hie little desks
and massive arm- chairs are all in place. Members or*
beginning to flock aronnd, and tbe : corridors even now
foreshadow the session by iho presenoe in them of $ f|w
of the great mefi ?£ tl»e land. ,
The famed suite of rooms in the Senate extension, to
voted to the comfort ol the members, are almost ready Far
those who frequent them. The President’s room, ooeu
pled about four hours in tho year, and as expensively.de
corated, perhaps, as any other of its size In Christendom*
Is prepared tor the session, Prom Its walls Washington
and his first Cabinet look down upon tho visitors. Tka
beautiful mosaic floor is covered with carpet, and ths
plain though rich furniture, is uncovered and stands oat
»mid the mirrors and frescoes, emblematic of the nation.
Thoueeudg of dollars have been spent adorning this cham
ber, that the President when, at the end of the session,
he comes to tho Capitol to approve the bills passed In ft*
last moments, may have a fit place in which to sxeioito
hie magisterial functions.
The Senate retiring and reception rooms vie with ths
other in splendor. Their colonnades of nastve marble
their mantels and uncovered floors are all as perfect as
art csn inake them. They, too, Bra prepared, and the
chairs and centre tables are as plain and rich as their
aristocratic brethren of the President’s room. This snito
is one of the curiosities of Washington.
In the city the preparation is as great as in the Capi
tol. New vigor has seized the hotel-keepera, and their
domestics are scrubbing and scouring with praiseworthy
zeal. The proprietor of the National has had a ceat of
whitewash put npon his out-buildings. The Metropoli
tan is redolent with cheap white paint, and lazy negroes
are renovating Willard’s wish water and soap. Alia#
town is agog for ths session. j, q,.
LETTER FRO* NEW YORK.
[Correspondence of lha Press,]
New York, November 20,189*.
A LINKER TO M’CLELr, AN.
In anticipation of a business-visit of the « Young N».
poleon : ’ to New York some time this wtek, or next, tha
Aldermanic Committee on NalUnal Affairs are making
frantic efforts to arrange a dinner for the retired chief
tain, and propose other fettive offerings asTcalated to
make him forget his Waterloo. Of course these would
be amphytrions have an Interested purpose in their hos
pitable scheme; they meditate the dinner as a “ rebuke to
the Administration.” Should McClellan follow the
laudable example of Banks, and refnse to «do” the
civic feast, he would lose no friends by it, and might gold
a few. As brigadiers are ophemeral military “ sensa
tions,” it is as well to keep them before- the public white
they last with as much buncombs flourish aa possible;,
but it will be time enough after the war to give msjec
generals the honors they are entitled to; Only the peH
ticiftEß think of doiag otherwise.
COUNTERFEITING THE NEW POSTAL CURRENCY
has become one of the new war trades. Night befoett
last a eitizen picked up the proof-sheet of one of tha
connterfeit dies in the street, ana conveyed it to the offlea
of the United States Tressnrer. There is no clue to tha
rtgues yet;, but this lucky finding blockß their gamo.
The counterfeits are. tolerably well executed, save tha
figures in the date, which are larger than those of tha
genuine notea. .
The continued scarcity ofithe simon-pure currency
encourages some of the brokers to sett it at ten percent.
premium: bat the United States District Attorney has
expressed a determination to stop this unpatriotic, if not
unlawful, speculation, and will hereafter prosecute any
broker or other party found in it For toy own
part, tnongh the basin eas ia unquestionably a virtual
fraud upon the public, I cannot eee what great different*
tbete is between charging a praminm for the postal cur
rency and for the demand notes. Both are factitious Go
vernment issues, and the fact that one bears interest doea
not distinguish it in law from the other. P
“ GARIBALDI’S ENGLISHMAN,”
otherwise known as Hr. Mason Jones, who won quite a
romantic : notoriety in Enrffne as the follower of Gari
baldi through the latter’s Siciliau campaign, is delivering
Garlbaldiau end mlscellaneons lectures at Irving Half
this week. He speaks without notes, and achieves strong
dramatic effects by artistic management of a sympathetic,
powerfn! voice and great animation of.gesture. In other
words, he is a capital oratorical actor, like Gough, and
handles his subject exhaustively without exhausting the
auditor.
AT THE OPJEKA,
Signora Gnerrahella appeared last night a 3 the mttffary
heroine of “ La Flglia,” Meyerbeer’s “ Dinorah” and
Cordier’s debut being deferred to next Monday eventoe
Bumor efflims that the trained goat, which acts sncha
pictutesßue part in tfce latter opera, is in a forward state
of lyricel sagacity, and will be ready to cross the stage
alone, and “ leap from rock to rook,” punctually on tha
evening mentioned. This goat’s debut is expsoted to
call forth all the deepest science of the critic-, and hte
lemons hell ■ terzetto wiX take piano- forte circles by storm*
I shall endeavor to record duly for Z7te Press the first
American experiences of Dinorah and Oipricomus
THE DESTINATION OF GEN. BANKS’ EXPEDITION
has -been discovered by the Herald, and made pnhlio
It seems that the General bimßelf has been imprudent
■enough to divulge the secret : he says that he Is gring
South! - STBYVEBANT
Ttie Late General Richardson
To the Editor of The Frees
Sir : Among the many entities to tha memory of tha
late Mejor General Bichardson, few, if any, have paid
tribute to his sterlicg qualities as a man. ~ The world ac
knowledges the hero, and history will do honor to Ms
fame, but only those who knew Mm as a man, and had
leaned to love him, can appreciate hie noble oharaotsr.
Hs possessed the kindest- heart and the moat unselfish na
ture, ever careful and considerate where others were
concerned, yet as guileless as a child. His intelleot was
clear, vigorous, and comprehensive, and his perceptions
so intuitive as almost to appear prophetic.
_ Possessing a ringlet:ess of purpose in the conscientious
discharge of every doty, he despised sophistry and
duplicity In all their forms, and went straight to hte
work with a firm and honest heart. . He was earnest in
all he undertook, and Integrity was so strongly marked
in bis every act, that faith in’ tbs man was irresistible
impartial and just in bis conclusions, lenient in hte
judgments, firm in the right, and unswerving in Mb duty,
he impressed Ms manhood upon you. The moßt humble
could approach Mm, sure of an'attentive hearing and a
sincere interest in their wants; and the affectionate re
spect with which he was regarded by every soldier in hte
division is an evidence of his considerate care for their
welfare. ..
They all felt and appreciated, the true nobility and
grandeur of Ms character. Despising all vain preten
sions, pomp, and show, he recognized greatness only by
by lta worth. With manly independence of thought and
action, he was urbane and deferentlalto honest difference
of opinion, hut iesrltaa in the rxpreation of Ms own
Hia innate kindness of heart made Mm tolerant and
charitable. He looked at the world through Ms own un
selfish nature, and trusted to that integrity in others
wbjch was but a counterpart of Mmseif.
Life to him was earnest, and he felt as though it must
be to to ail; thus his trust and confidence in human na
ture. The qualities that made up the man adprned toe
soldier, they were one and inseparable; in that, his
greatness consisted. He carried his manhood ever with
him, and lived ont the honest promptings of his heart.
No one could be in daily intercourse with him and not
fetl his worth. Frank, cordid, genial, and unpretend
ing, where he trusted he confided.
A clcie observer of men and events, a concise reasoned
possessed of a wonderful memory, and -an analytical
mind, his conclusions were carefully and accurately
drawn. In council, as in the field, he was ever the same
fearless, independent man, conscious of the right, and.
steadfast toils maintenance. His character was marked
by Btrong contrasts, but the same generous impulses
prompted every tet, whether by the.family hearth or on
the tented field.. It is to accordance with perfect manhood
that it Bbould be so.
Forgetfulness of self pervaded his life. At horns, the
dutiful son, the devoted husband, the affectionate
brother, and kind friend; thoughtful and ever mindful
of those he loved, guarding them with jealous care and
tender solicitude.
Bnt as lie was kind and gentle In retirement, so was be
fitern and invincible in war; and, as he had lived for
others, so did he die.
Very respectfally yourß,
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
NEWFOUNDLAND FLEET.—Several of our fishing
iWpsels are about fitting outforatrip to Newfoundland,
to procure herring, and -will start the last of the present
month. This branch of,our fisheries proved very suc
cissfnllast season, and it will be auiie extensively en
gaged in the present year: -It Is rathera hazardous
business at best Two vessels were lost last year, and
previous years have witnessed a . great sacrifice of Ufa
and property. We hope the present season will be more
for innate in this rtßpect, and, that our brave fishermen
who engage in this vocattanmay reap a handsome profit
as a reward for tbeir labors.—Cape Ann (Mass) Advtr
li}er,’jgoVil4. ■
OFFfOEEB OF THE 0. S. STEAMEB ATLANTA.
:—The Ohorleston Utrcuty gives the following list of
officers of the new 0. 8. steamer Atlanta, formerly Fru
gal ; "Wm." Mcßlair; Md., commander; Wm. A. Webb,
Va., lieutenant, Samuel W. Averett, ■ Ya:, lieutenant,
Thomas Arnold, Ky,, lieutenant; Wm B. Dalton, Mias.,
passed midshipman: D. til.,Scales, Hiss,, passed mid
shipman ; S. S. lee, Jr., Va, acting master; J, A. G.
Wiliiamson, Va . midshipman; Frank Bevil, Ga , mas
ter’s mate: E. Johnson acting chief ensdneer; Wm. T.
Morrell,>Va ,2d assistant engineer; G. W.Tennent, Ga,
2d assistant engineer; J. J. West, Va.,3d assistant en
gineer. '..-v;.:. -
A BTfMOBED PBOPOSITIO H FBO H!JEFF D AVIS.
—lt is rumored that Jeff Davis has offered a million baiea
of cotton for tale at Jjf centsa pound, payable m gold.
He agrees to give permission for its shipment, the buyers
to arrange with the TJnited States Government as to ex
empiion from seizure oh the high seas.
! SWALLOWED A BRASS THIMBLE. The La
fayette (Indiana) Courier says that a little girl near
that city swallowed a brass thimble in the early part of
latt month, and is now gradn&Uy sinking under the ef
feclb of the poisonous metal, and baa been given up to
die.
A HUSKIES FBOLIO —The Nantucket Mirror
gives an account of a jelly bnaking frolic at a largo
farm there, and a dance on the green by moonlight, after
250 busheie of ears were husked ont.
FOOLHABDT PBOPOSITION.—An extraordinary
'balloon ascension is gravely proposed in England. Mr.
Glaisber, who has already ascended six miles, has been
challenged by a Mr. Simons to aecend with him to a
height of eleven miles.
SiNGULAB TASTE.—In Cincinnati, last week, a
respectable young man, named Kendall, man ied a mu
latto girl, Maria Burnett, from New Orleans, whose
father, a planter, left her a considerable estate.
A STBANGEB ON A STBANGE BUSINESS.—On
Wednesday a fine-looking gentleman, with a turban upon.
hiß head, was pasjtag on State street. Upon ioguiry wa
learned that be was an Arab, a native of Morocco, and
a follower of the 11 Great Prophet.” He was ael tag books
and amulets. The “ Amulet,” he says, “Is a berry that
grows upon a tree in a botanic, garden, on Mount Leba
non, near Jerusalem, and has been used In the four Quar
ters of the globe as a preventive of cboler* scarlet fever,,
and other contagions diseases.” Mr. Edrehi has this
advertisement gratis. He appeared every way a gentle
man, of manly form, good intellect, and considerable
cnlfire.— Nasburyfort Hit
J. H. T.