Vrtss. BATIT - IiDA.Y, JULY 80, 1864 WE nairE to announce that on and after the first day of August the rates of Tni PRESS will' be as follows : To City Sulam.Were $lO per annum, payablo Vance ; or Twenty Cents per week, payable to the carrier. • • • • • • )lalled to Subacrlhers out of the olty $9 per awns,- $4.50 for =ix months s2 25 for three month& variably In advance ?or the time ordered. .- TTIE TM-WEEELY PRESS. binned to Subscribers $5 par annum; ! . months t 025 for three months. `We are compelled to make for reasons it willbe cl . /aa g e in this time or Ard . l7.necessa ry • • land VniVersal em •barrassmentlo-. 9;Xpka,! reader. In New York the • grt/ , w .. • • at daily nespapers as well as theleadiT: . ug , papers of the West, have Nl advanctil '•• • • their prices to rates higher thalatim er `a ow aSked fOr Trr . F. PRESS. White :paPer Plione now costs 'us over two hundred' -pa cent. inbre than' at the beginning. of the war, and. other materials that necessarily enter into the composition of a .newspaper ,coramand a higher rate, We can no lori,ger , 'publish Trip. - I s Rtss at former rates without a loss, and with the present advance the margin of, profit will be exceedingly small. We arc willing, however, to share this em barrassment in common with our fellow- citizens, as a part of our contribution to the great cauSe, We assure them that as soon as we can return to our former prices we shall do so. THE PRESS will always be kept .up to its present high , standard, and given to the reader . "at:the.very lowest rate. - • THE SITUATION. The lonOttliat the army in front of :Pe tersburg iernainainactive, the sooner. may. we expect activity to be resumed. This is' a paradox easily understood by those who appreciate the necessity of energetic Move- . ments, and the character of the general who commands our foices. General GRANT . has, apparently, awaited some of the re sults of SIIERMAN'S advance before.renew ing his attack, and has considered the two grand armies. 41 relation to the one campaign. With the investment of At- lanta it seems probable that the long quiet near Richmond will speedilk:. be ' broken with the sound,of great battles.. • The crossing of the Jameriver- by a large part„Of our army, on Thursday morn ing, would...seem to indicate a new -and direct attack upon Richmond. If this should prove to be the meaning of the ii,•ovement, it does not follow that GRANT - ii ms • wasted time, or that theigilure of the s i ege of Petersburg is in anyway, a mistake, ~ o r a I -misfortune. Richmond -could have b eer i d e f-,:snded by a smaller force than LEE has needed'.to defend Petersburg and repulse the attacks ui. , on his . .Southerif.communica: . tions, and • GRA.NT, by -thus occupying the attention of the hole army of LEE, has I , t - , not only prevented hi. ufrom sending rein forcements to-JoowsTos, .but, it is believed, has forcedltim - , to draw beh . vily upon the - - rebdl troops in' the West. Thu :l the siege b of Ve t .:::rsburg insured the success t,:f SHER ' and 'directly enabled him to b2 ake that brilliant advance into the heart of tin: enemy's country. Rad GRANT invested Richmond 'prematurely," it is not impro bable that SignmAN would have met snore serious opposition. Whatever rein forcement:Boon . may now have, is corn paratively..unimportant, for SHERMAN is establishea'M front' of Atlanta, and 'may defy the enemy to drive him back. , Ho'is almost as securely postures GRXNT, and his greatest difficulty will be the protection of his lines of,communication. Correspundpnts 'State that it is believed that the great struggle for Richmond is about to .begin, and all accounts agree in representing the army to be in magnificent condition; and confident of its own success. The military situation could not be more encouraging. .Progress has-been slow in the East,lbuttiterYWhere h bw - Tbeext Acicay land sure.:' Shall Soldiers Vote? . It is scarcely necessary to resort to argu ment to 'desist -a decision of this vital ques tion, in which there is, perhaps, as much - Interest felt ;at Richmond as many or us have felt here in Pennsylvania. Whoever , has failed 'to make up his mind upon the matter, orhns felt ,the need of having his convictions strengthened, is not the kind of loyal Wizen Whose vote will do the 'sol -diers any good. It is nothing whatever to the purpose, that certain disaffected mem bers of the judiciary, by dint 'of. incessant - poking around in cobwebbed libraries, and. Among dusty legal terms, have come across something •in Bracton or Fortescue that is sufficiently unintelligible to base a par tisan "opinion":upon. The people care nothing for the moth-eaten decisions of a past geneiation . , hoNi , ever fortified by ab breviations ancl'italics in parenthesis. They claim the right' to rendei their own "deci sions," subject to such rules as the supreme law of. the 'land has prescribed. Some months,ago, 'when this same issue claimed the attention' and eloquence of the New Jersey Legishitnre, • the Democratic mem bers, by a strict party ;vote, denied the Biers the 'privilege Pennsylvania is about to accord them on Tuesday next. Up in that occasion, however, Hon. P. C. BRINCK, a true Union man; • delivefed a forcible speech, ,in_ which, finding . it requisite to fight the Opposition with their own wea pons, hd did not conceive it to' be unneces sary to resort to arguments. Chancing re cently 16 .iead& this speech, we were so im: pressed yvith its clear and consistent reason ing, that_ we haire, taken the liberty of making a few extracts - . .Ist. It is but even-handed justice to the men who :have gone but from their homes to protect us; who have remained behind with our •friends, and have known but little of the torrows and hardships ;borne by our noble citizen soldiers. 'And shall we say to our proportion of the million of soldiers who aro thus engaged, " you may-as volunteers ' or must. as conscripts,..fight, but you shall not help to make tho laws," and so shape the policy of the nation you have:thus , far, - under God's . good • providence. saved, by the perils. of !an hundred battle.tields. 1 think a majority in this chamber will hardly dare deny the .soldier what they and their friends by thousands demand at, their hands. 2d. it Is their right while they fight for their coun try to aavetts very being, if, during the progress of the conflict, grave and Important questions arise, which In their - moral:effect' agitate. the country to an unparalleled degreeotnti are-to produce a great moral as well as phi Ideal revolution, that their will shall be made 'known' at the ballot;box. Certainly they have a right to participate in the great moral combat, even to a - greater extent than.we who have remainedat houio.. Some of them. questions *come under the bend of the Emancipation Polley—the suspensionsof the 'writ of habeas corpus; the employ ment of colored soldiers and sallorso the Condo nation acts, the National Currency, Sec. And who shall detente sity , they shall not have the.privilege and shall not be allowed to vote—either to sustain these actorto,bint them out—and also to sustain :the men and' • - rid , oitures brought forward, or to send 'them back-from whence they came, and put others • in their places 7.• • One other' point in this matter is worthy, -of notice.. The leaders of the Peace fac tion, who it 4 r 4 i;.so bitterly:opposed M, the re .ceptiontif the Soldiers•• vote, have generally -cvincedian:lnolination to havii.MiSQl.lll.l l A.N nordinatitritt 'chicagg., If General' hfc- CLELLAW is. , so popular in the s. .erinyi' i thow does it juippen, ,t.hat, hie -friends: w.o.ukd de prive the army . o f the OpKrtunity o f voting :for him ? Can 11: be. , at > 2copoplar; is 110$ toghe "voming-man?" The 'Weather: The melancholy clays hart cope, ? tilt hottest;'" the 'dustiest, •and .therefore: .the saddest • or - the year. Summer in a , brick atyl. 7 :ooolAer pleasantest vf..piessons • in fact, tureierything derives its value from its:relatiOns, even the delicious 'ponths•or July and August may be in Certain .con. tingencie.s disagreeable. To .• the dw.ellers in offices and stores, e the workers In, fac-, tories, the laborers in the streets, the. heat . •cif August is no doubt harder •to heir than the cold of December. In this latitude there no degree 0f ,, , cold that cannot rigors; be, conquered by artificial means.i Though it be so chilly under, the Sy, P i; bat the owl for all his feathers is a-cold; itud' , the very stars seem to .he frozen,Nwe will baWarm and cosy by the household hearth. , But what art shall cool the burning air of midsummer, when the heavens swim in thin vapors, and the brick built city steams like an oven ? Fans, lemonades, Iced creams and water, are the merest alleviations of the long.'to rture of .• fire by day and mostraitoes night..;;Pro bably there is no intrAligent eitken who not, if meditating •upon tit - Subject at m,tdr: day, on the sunr,y side of the street,, ape ,- with ns that 1 summer in the 00 2 the four seas :A : um, the more tinwe'•• . is, of unpleastipi t„. -T n -the country +' .come and another c ace to shoW nymph has i snot' lovers ; and with a 3 r • ex sigh ,legt nice that of a furnace, ' delights them with a cooler -I•ecepiior.. All that the poets have sung of ;summer may be true enough in the.woods, down by the sounding sea, up in the moun tain gorges; but their praises' of the plea sures .of this fervent month seem rather ironical when, read beside a thermometer which stands ninety . in the shade; The annual migration of citizens must be to Nature, if that respectable lady m iras any of the feelings of her human Inters, a source of self-complacency and exultation. Man, who.despised her woods and wastes, and' built himself cities wherein Nature has scarcely any foothold, flies from his own .creations, as Frankenstein from the monster, ~ when they ,their porn or ngaiiist him. •We cannot -go so far from Natu're that it is 'rot a pleasure to go back to her. All the wealth, the • magnificence, the great libraries, the intellectual occupa tions and interests, the thousands of won ders which contribute to the metropolis, not:replace in the love of the soul one. lit tle'green.leaf.. 'We. turn from all these. conquests and possessions, and find sweet er .pleasures 'in • a shallow breok 'or shade of a tree. Yet with due deference to the love which -even the most civic of citizens may bear to Nature, we belie•ve that the real reason of the • annual .mikra lion is not that the country is so. beautiful, but that the city is so hot. ' • Many of us are doomed to remain in the gieat oven at.its hottest.; yet even .for the poor woman, who tolls with her needle in the narrow court, and the . .perspiCiii arid impatient clerk, .who bites, his pen he sits at his - desk: arid thinks of the. tumbling surf; there is sortie, con: solation. There no one so badly . off that he may not console himself by think ing of other conditions which are even worse. Then nothing can be more cool ing, when the thermometer registertninety, than to remember how.fortunate it is that it is not up to a hundred. If it be:: true that the apprehension of the good but gives the :greater feeling to the worse, the thought of the Black Hole of Calcutta should raise the .• faint ghost of a breeze in the closest and' most oven-like of back offices. 'These observations are, however, but the weak philosophy which the ex treme heat permits. There are.more prac tical thoughts suggested by an interest ing:, article we have recently read. We may as well make up our minds that 'the winter pf 'O4 is to be of such extreme severity as to afford 'excellent skating and •ox-roasting on the Delaware. To some,' it may 'seem rather • premature to speculate • • upon: the subjedt, but speculation is the or der of the day, and in such intensely hot weather us this a refrigerant news item ought to be acceptable to our readers. It is a pretty-well established theory „that a dry summer is the precursor of a severe winter. Mr. ELLS; an experienced writer and agriculturist of MaSSaellUsett,e, r in. art article on the " Climate of New England," 'says:: "The cold winter of 1641 preceded summei'marked by a sore and long con tb:Ued drought in. July and August. In 1798 the drought was intense in,New Eng land, and this summer was followed by so hard a winter that the suffering was in tense. In 1749 there was another "melan choly 'dry time;' the winter. following long and dreary ; 2 and the summer of 17d2 accompanied by a drought of terrible .SeVe .rity." The ,same -writer further cites the ! droughts of 1894 and.lBs6,•and the winters following, as evidence conclusive upon ! this point, Last year the same conse quences of a dry summer were . observable • in the Mississippi valley. .The hypothesis, to call ittY no .. .better ' , name, seems to •be sufficiently confirmed to Justify eity folks' in laying up a good supply of coal, whiell.l. ;,2.50 for six ....fxsink_crames connedeslLllll,l/7 scarcity Of . 1 °.1 . )0r, the nature of the present .paper currency, and . the demand for coal for the Government itself; must at any ratd, advance in price before'the advent of - the, "melancholy autumn days.!', If. Mr.' FLINT's theory is happily, wrong, so much the better for the toiling millions•through out the length and breadth of the land, to whom the bare mention ,of , a hard winter suggests the most fearful apprehensions. Hard winters are never . so hard as in war ' time.. However, it is more' than probable, That before cold weather sets in GRANT and Su - En - wog will have put the finishing touches to the rebellion ; in 'which ' case a number of very fine speculations will receive theit: death-blow, and the necessaries of life will' be within the reach of all who goto market. WASHINGTON. • WAsurmuTozr, July YD. DISTRESS TN FAIRFAX AND PRINCE WILLIAM .COUNTIES, TTRGINIA—THE GUERILLA KIN . cIIBLOE. A large number of citizens of Fairfax and Prince William counties, Virginia, have come into Alex nodes during the past few days, representing that great distress prevails to portions of the two coun ties, on account of the Scarcity of food. Ccmmunication . has for some time been Inter_ tileted as a military necessity between these coun- ties and Alexandria, and the prevailing scarcity has resulted, as the citizens are dependent upon this market for their supplies. It Is ascertained from the citizens of Prince Wir Ilarn county that the guerillas have not infested that region of the country for two or three weeks to any great extent. The rebel guerilla Kixonra.on has received or ders from Richmond to move down with his band into the counties of Westmoreland and King George, and,operate against the scouting parties sent out from our river gunboats. lAMBI' is still on the Upper Potomac. • . . • REvmslor. LAW Regulations have been prepared by the Treasury Department for warehousing distilled spirits, coal oil, naptha, and manufactured tobacco, under the' recent Internal revenue act. Two new classes:of warehouses are created, to be exclusively used for this purpose, under the direction of the officers of the internal revenue., • A CONSUL RECOGIU7.ED. 'The President has recognized FRAIWIR A. Roes , - max as Consul for the Kingdom ,of. - Hanovor at .... Oarno,linly 29.—The steamer Empire, from New Orleans on the 21st inet.l has arrived.. She reports a rebel. battery of five guns, fifteen miles above Skipwith's Landing, whichttlred several shots Into 'the* tin-clad gniaboafiaoa the 24th, •doing little damage..'The steamer Olamßell, from. Vioksburg, Tor White river; hed Vet Veen' 'heard from; and•it is .belleved hagbeen destroyed. AEPORTXD OAPTURIG OYTHEr.PIIIATE PLORIDA NEW YOUR; July 29:—The steamer' rung Shney, from New Orleans on the 2.lstAnet., _has. arrived at till! port. She peered the Arago.and Yaioo bound up the river, and the• George. Washington .off.the Belize. . On the 27th Sew a side-wheel steamer chasing & blockade-runner, but the's:care was soon acendoned. The Era, of the 21st, mentions a rumor that the pirate Florida had been captured: by Federal gun boats, but believes it to be unreliable. The gunboat Metacemet,'lrom the Mobile. block ade, had arrived at New Orlean's. • • There I t e no other news. .... :, Cettowdidi at 113.60g1.6:3 for low midpAtt. Sugar, , o bgclief ; wee at 256260,. :Molasses,e4Aso for prime new. Western Produce 'exceed - avid ad ' venting.' v 4 , '".The A.Unneicrvabie ..... J . O'HYS, N. F., July 20.—Oysas w..Fleld left to-day fOrPlacentla Bay. lie—visited Trinity Bay yesterday. 'Heart's °onion t 'Po • s DMIXIO of the place where the cable will be landed.. • Mr. Field proposetila build the land line • thence to rtmentla, 'One hundred miles In length, and over gooifroads the entliadistance. A oablewill ß eappect Placentia 'Boy with'clape Breton. ..... • Captaia,Orlebar, of,ll. steamer Mergaretta 'Stevenson, will meet Mr. Fleld;at *gbozentia,jo make soundings. The weather •is.:beaittlful • and • blear. Wind west. Thermometer 76. • • The cotton 'of Tennessee. MEsvlsTs, July 2i.--General Washburne has is sued an 'order that all persons of West Tennessee 'and Mississippi having cotton, will be permitted to bring it to Memphis and store it in tilehande of the, Government quartermasters, subject to such die position-as may hereafter be made, thti quarter- . mestere'giving receipt therefor, and cotton brought in and disposed of in any &tier manner will beieeil: The,Limeaster , Evening Express, of Monday, rays that os t -Piesidez‘t Jae BeChanankka•rnep ber of a company of one-tiondred-days men 'raised In that city, and is now encamped with his com rades at • Camp Cadwalader, In this city I We do not know whether or not this statement Is a fact, at this writing. JEW' ORLEANS. A STEAMER PI RED 'INTO WAR. A STIR IN GEL GRANT'S ARMY. A LARGE BODY OF OUR TROOPS ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER. A DESPERATE ATTACK BY TILE REBELS. TONI ARO 1110911.810 WITH LOOS OF ARTILLEBT. COntlnued Contradictory Reports from the Shenandoah Talley. . RUMORS OF 4.0,000 REBELS HA.ItiNG CROSSED THE POTOMAC TELEORAPHIO INFORMATION • AGAIN ALLEINSID. Sherman Closing Around Atlanta. AIS SITUATION AND PROSPECTS FAVORABLE FURTHER DETAILS ' OF THE GUERILLA WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST. TIRE SIEGE OF PETERSBURG. IMPORTANT PROM GRANT'S ARMS- A UNION POACI: CROSSING , TIIB JAMBS StVIM. • ATTAOKED 13131i1ITIDA MINIMS.D, July 27, via Fortress Mon_ roe, July 28.—An' Important movement Is in pro- gress from this point, and this morning, whilst our troopSwere crossing the James river to the north this, On two pontoon itdsoi a Mfg bores canoe down and attacked oar Inert" Ott Ile hanks, before having had time to organ Ne. ,A spirited engagement took place, and the enemy were driven hack to their entrenchments. Our troops still arriving, organized. and attacked the rebel ,works, carrying them, and capturing . fOur guns marked "Ceptured from the Yankees at Drury's Bluff." WaalsoCaptured many prisoners. The enemy were tinnily drlven'froM their poiltion, .into the woods far beyond, where skirmishing was going on when our Informant left. The gunboats were on hand, and rendered valuable assistance In covering the landing of our troops. The guns captured are no doubt the .same that were captured from Belgees battery tiy . the 'rebels on the 19th of May. These guns are now at City Feint.. ,; CITY l'otsvr, Wednesday, July 2r-10 A. 11 I.—l think. Tam safe in ?eying that tho ball Is about open ing—that the grand conflict is at hand. Heavy min nonading and musketry flans' took place this morn ing all along the lines, particularly in General But ler's department, and up and on both sides of the James river. A strong pressure was made on Gen. Butler's lit e yesterday; and the pressure is thus be. leg returned thismorning. There were heavy movements of entire army corps last night, the nature of which it may be pre mature to definitely mention. The hlghes . t expectaUous prevail here. The army is in magnifteenteomlitlon. ADDITIONAL DETAILS W.ASITINOTON, July 20.—A letter from the Army of the Potomac, dated July 2.3 th, says the arrival of some troops in the vicinity of Bermuda Hundred, a 'day or two ago, attracted the attention of the enemy and caused them to believe an advance on Rich mond by way of Iklalvbru Hill wits intended. A. force consisting of Henshaw's division of Long street's corps; and Wilcox's dislsion of Hill's carps, was immediately'withdrawn from the vicinity of Petersburg and sent down to check. the movement. To counteract this movement on the part of the ene my, the 25 Corps was detached and sent across the James river : and at 6,4' o'clock yesterday the ad vance met the rebel skirmishers in an open field op- , posits James' Neck, the battery being In position on the edge of the woods' on the farther aide of the field. • A long line of-skirmishers was then thrown out at once, who soon drove the rebels to their breast works, where they v ere kept hotly engaged while a brigade of the Ist Division moved around on the left, and, getting on their flank, charged, driving them from their guns into the woods, capturing 50 or 60 prisoners, four guns and a quantity of small arms. The enemy fell back on their (entrenchments, and occupied strong works built there two weeks ago. Onr troops followed, taklng,si position on their front and on their flank, and before this reaches you the entire party may be captured or routed. The guns captured wortifour 20-pounder Parratti,. marked "May 29th, 104, near 'Richmond," nod were the same which bad been captured (rain the 18th Corps at Drury's' Bluff last May. Our lose was only about hail a dozen wounded, none. seriously. General Grant rode to the front In the afternoon in company with General Hancock, and viewed the position the enemy had taken. He seemed well pleased with the morning's operations. General Fosterle command had quite a lively lime with the enemy Luteirdasuat e hxtblo itTes , 'own_ Treax,7fielscirn.-haJr_A—ii.- 7 ...- a stronger position, Which he held until the arrival.. of the 2d Corps. •He had forty or fifty men wounded during the day. , • An attack was expected in Warren's front y ester-% day, but it was not made. Picket • and artillery. firing is indulged to the usual extent, and was F harper in front of the 18th Corps yesterdly than formerly. REBEL ADVANCE. LATEST PROS - 'EPEE'S BERRY-71I.EISEL PIOK ET'S IV 'TIME/LE:PI OPPOSITE L L ANS PORT— EOL. NCi LLIeIAIII d 0 AUK It.EI' . OKTEEI KILLED. .Bar rintorts,•Jnly29—Midnight —The rebels with drew their' pickets from opposite Williamsport-on 'Wednesday night; and yesterday Gen. Kelly occu pied Martinsburg. Telegraph communication with that point has not yet been re-established, nor has any train yet vt ntured up, as the condition of the road and bridge at Opequen creek is not known: The bridge over Back creek, - be3ond Martinsburg, is reported to have been destroyed. •The train crossed the bridge, into Harper's Ferry', today, for the first time since the last rebel raid. Harper's Ferry has been burned over again, this being the fourth or fifth time Blue the war began. The general belief of the officers engaged in the recEnt fight is that Colonel Mulligan was killed. Be is known to have been very severely wounded, and was left on the field. An effort is in progress to learn his fate, and, if dead, to obtain his body. REPORTS FROM BALTIIIORB. BALTIMORE, July. %-11 P. .1k1..---Nartlnsburfi t‘uppoted to have been evacuated to-day by . the enemy. We have nothing later autheatte from the Tipper Potomac: but one thing Is cortata, the enemy has not: crossed the Potomac, but at I the lateskadvicgis bad disappeared from the, line.of,the Oar forees are 1111 . 1.1 tOO . ll to be 'pushing tho i fine* vigorously south of the Potomac.. Lieutenant Nugent, of the. 34th Ohio; warn while endeavoring on Sunday to carry from Ithigita Colonel Mulligan. • ' • : Lieutenant Balnes,',l6llat: Ohio, was drowned' to. day In the Alonoeaey.. General Hunter still commands the Department of Virginia ; General Crook the troops in the field: The enemy are believed to be filling back,' pre paratory to an advance in another direction. One forces are moving in pursuit.. . The bridge over Back creek, on the Baltimore and Ohio Bailroadovas burned—no other damage. AYPAIRS IN NORTHERN vntorsra BALTistong, July 29.—The American's special Harper's Ferry despatch says: There is an invasfon going forward here, but it Is not an' invasion of Maryland. Harper's Ferry Is once again, in its varied experiences during this war, the scene of active military operations. , Thus much I may say without Imparting anyln formation to the enemy, for by the time this goes into print they will know that before Maryland can be Invaded again the question is to be decided who Shall be master In the Shenandoah valley. Without touching on contraband news by any reference to the troops which, on our side, aro to be employed in settling this ptoblem, their numbers, commandera, &c., I may say that, the military au thorities have pushed forward their counter move_ quint's against' the schemes of the rebels with an utilises I degree of, vigor, sagacity, and • secrecy: If ii.. rebel forcellngers • anywhere , near Winchester, a hattlo among the probabilities within the next few days.' If fought at all; It will be fought under eircumstances that ought to, and I believe will, give ns success. -It will not be a fight in which a portion of our forces will be exposed to the . whole rebel strength.. There will be no Whipping us this time liy We shall not be obliged to tight against euperior numbers of the enemy and also Midi , management on; our • part. If .we aro whipped, the rqbels will have -to show a larger forcoin the Shenadoah Valley, than has yet been de'velo"pid, except, by . rumor, 'and they Will also have to light for what they get. It is doubtful Whether any serious engagement . will occur, unless, indeed, OUT movements have been stifficlentlyrapid to take the rebels by surprise., ..We have hail abun dant evidence of unfruittulness of,ii Chalie of enemy up this valley, when they have found it ex pedient to avoid giving battle. There Is a race for Staunton or some of the "gaps; in which the rebels have the advantage both of start • and Mei:ice and are here to head us: So lam in qlined bellenit'srillbe this time. ' ThereAs oneeether mitne.to be taken.: Into conside ration, and upon it may depend tbe,wbole question. The enemy may be sufficiently in nocd of the crops of the valley to make It an imperative necessity that they e 130,1110 fighl:for thrall. It le liitdiiiiktealy the suet that these crops nave furnished. te a fiery coast . . derma° extent the subsletence for the army at Rich mond. : • " it *immune 14110118--THIC RllllB4. OWNWIIIrd AT. YALL7NH Nvxruailf AND ZIA:PICNIC; PO/Mr TPOI7- . sawn' sin ONO. • ' ' .••:.' Hannissuito, July 20.—;The rebela„ kayo tioir, possession of some fords on the Po tomac. TheYhiiye. crossed and reoroesed at Falling Waters. sad have , again ciosied, of were croselng, yosterday'and - last! evening. They were In forge, and are,soldto.he at least forty thousand strong. At Hancock they were also orossingfandlears are expressed: that they may get .to,Bedford .Springs, 'whore TioVenbor Curtin now is:' ,, That•telebrated yraterlilg place is a great resort fai*Ush . symps-' thizers,,,t4d... their line of . . 'it is' thou . gitt; ia direct.. . • . at. s „ Gen: (MUCH its novrat. his headquarters at Maui, - nersiourg, and will endeavor to thriart or eironni.. vent this eel movement In Pennsylvania. He is apprised of the facts I have just stated. A correspondent came up on tho Northern Cen.. tral 'Railroad last night from Baltimore, sod routed. 1 ,-TEA PRESS. - PTETTAIW,T,PITT A., SATURDA Y. JULY 30. 1864: Harrisburg early thia morning. He represents all quiet along the line 'A' that road. Gen. Sigel state, to several of hie frionda that he had been ph?.oo. under arrest. GENERAL AVICLULL. HATRIU7IIO, JUly 29 —General b alive n'ad well, and on duty at Hagerstown. THE WAR IN THE SOITTIIWEST. FROM ORNICRAL BMERMAN'EI ARMY• Wean' NOTON, July 29:--A. despatch received here Oates that Hood hos made efforts to renew the as saults upon General Sherman's lines on several occasions since the bsttle of Friday !est. They were, however, feeble efforts, .and were; easily and promptly repelled, with an aggregate yore to Gen. Sherman of only about one hundred met. .~~. WAFIIIIIWTON, July 29.—The •latest . official de• *Moho:. from Sherman's army state that he was steadily advancing his dose oloser around Atlanta. He had as .yet received no tidings of the cavalry flirco sent out,to out the Maoon and Col6nbue Rail road, which is the only moans of °scare left to the rebels from Atlanta, OilverallArt, July 20.--Prlvate advlees from Gen. Sherman's headquarters announce the assignment of Con. 0.0. flowardlto the domroand oithe A.rmy nod Department of Tennessee, a position made va cant by the recent death of Can. MaPherion. • General Howard's chlef of Staff will le Lieute nant Colonel Warren, formerly of the 'lath Ohio Volunteers. • • ••. A WATTLY 1* AitiA*BAißt PO iIfiiiiICPULSED Allmon's, July V.—Apparently acihentic re ports. from Helena say that an expedition, consist ing of a nogio regironnt,:n:portlon of therth Illinois Cavalry, and a battery seotion.of a batte will h, left that place on Monday morning, in the direc4 of White ,river, when near Nelson, eighteen miles out, en countered a formidable rebel force, end, after a short fight, was obliged to retire, witV, a lOss of ,twelve lilted and fourteen wounded. Col. Brooks, of the colored regiment, and a; captains(' artillery, are among the hilted. • Tho.rebele pursued our forces to wlthlp nine Mlles of•llelena; where •tbe.Union soldiers snide a stand, and a sharp fight was going on when 'tett informant left. • The resnalndir of the 15th Onealir and other reinforcements are 4eteK (18114 raptilli If ward from. Helena. • • • • . • c „ . TIIE OCIERILLAII ] N 1148SOR ST. Louis, July 28,—Tha Demorrniiipeolal de spatch from :St. Joseph says that Calmat Cattier wood, Commanding the 6th State 11101 a and Lt lowa Cavalry, has telegraphed to heulquarters „from Huntsville, Clay county, that hale making clean work of the guerillas in that regidt. Re also says that the ribel.Thornton and par& hhi force mussed the Missouri river pit above Cethigtori: Recruiting for the new twelve montlif regiments r im is very brisk. There . is no difficult 10,1 sing the number . called for, and 'man . ) , •mi 6-siltireas have enlisted. . . . • , • A VILLAGE BACKED NEAR LOUTS ILLS, TENTUCKY. Lot:rumLys, July 28.—Laud Rim, a Beall village :In this county, was eistiired this morningby a gang of guerillas, who robbed the stores awiransaoked the pok office. The postmaster was tild that his building would be burned if he kept am more Go vernment property in it. The statement telegraphed yeaterdayi in relation to the killing of Dr. Gilpin, was incorreit: The re• . port arose from his having had some dieculty with a soldier, and was magnifled into a waif); which did not occur. ... :,~ .I.ouisviLLE, July 2.B.—TheNashvilledition lays : On Monday night Captain Brockman of Colonel Stokes , Tennessee Cavalry, attacked Poius Curry's gang of guerillas in De 'Kalb countyo.nd routed therm, killing CUrry and five of his commit!. Cur ry was a noted guerilla, and has been hug a terror to the East Tennesseans. A CALL FOR TROOPS TO SUPPRESS TRR QUERILL AS. ST!LOUIS, July 20—General Roseenns, by au thority of the War Department, has called for nine regiments of six and twelve-months volunteers for the protection of the State against gunillas or In-. vesten. Inthe same connection Govereor Hall has aasued a proclamation stating the emergency to be greet, and urging the people to fill theo regiments at onte. GUERILLA ATEDOITIES IN xniTFORT-TlFili IN- . ABITANTS ENTIRELY AT THEIR MEMY-AN IN DISCRIMINATE SYSTEM OP ROBBERY' AND 3IUR• Our exchanges from Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee reveal a horrible state of affairs. Gue rillas swarm everywhere, avoiding contact with our forces, who - do all-they canto meet and beat them- : They plunder, and, ifnecessary, kill both friend and foe. They do no not pretend any allegiance to the Confederacy, but openly admit that they are nothing but marauders, horse thieves, and villains of every profession. The stringent measures now being • taken will, however, put a sudden period, we hope, to this carnival of blood and terror. As it Is, our Southwestern exchanges are full of accounts of their Outrages, of which tho following is a single.; sample selected from a diversity of others. The Louisville Journal thus details two robberies in Bld litt county, Ky:: . About 72 o'clock on the • night of the 19th inst. a gang of seven horse.thieves : appeared on Knob Creek, In BOHM count>, and commenced their do predations. • Houses were visited. and the citizens roused from their slumbers to witness the plunder ing of their homes. • Mr.-Wm. Vaughan received the first wilt. .11.4 precuteee 'Sr.- Rf.a.rebed.-but_the scamps found nothing to their liking except a double- - barrelled shotgun,, which 'they appropriated to their own use. 'jetties Punk wee then called upon, and robbed of two horses and a' number of blankets., Mr. C. L. Moore received the out.v.isit. Ax.so.n. .o--..eserwrikennOrTiledro?.-er.te.edod- ...elle - - denied having ' any In his possession. .The thieves soon.erinvinced him that lhey Pere, pasted' Inreegard to-his financial 'affairs. They ery poliVery pronounced littri. a 'liar, at the' Fame time 'informing • him that he had .s. roll-' of banlebills in the .house amounting' to $5OO, and•warne‘Whim that he Would. show. his 'good :MFG by delivering it up to them •withoot am y . further. parley. Finding himself betrayed, end. at tlie complete mercy' of the - he bad no . option in the matter, and, therefore, handed over the $5OO With the best grace- possible , under the eircunuttances., The robbers then broke open his store, and stole from it as many goods as' they ctuld carry away on horseback. They dis- C6i - elti! a barrel or whisky in the house, which was tapped, arid a drunken revel indulged in by the ma rauders. The whisky. maddened . the brain, and • made the devils more ferocious and malignant thin before. No act MIS too mean for them to be guilty of. and they gave wild'excese to their passions. In a quiet, lonely spot on the' creek there stands an ancient, modest cottage, which, for the past fifty years, has been noted for its retirement and the air of quiet surrounding It has for half a century been occupied by three maiden sisters, who have been respected by the:, community in which they re side. With them the frivolities of, youth are past, the surciner.dreetc of life has laded, and now their heir is being marked with the silver touch of age. The sanctity oi this Peaceful abode was riot respect ed. The drunken fiends, with coarse jests upon their' !ins, roused the inmates of the house, and plundered' the roolrie ln.ihe MOH Wanton Manner, and present iug pistols at the breasts of the three maiden ladies, forced them to hand over all the money in' their possesaion, the savings of many frugal years. They also robbed. them of several blankets. The records of crime were never darkened by a more cowardly robbery than this. Three lone, unprotected females were visited at the dead hour of night by seven armed ruffians, and, in a man ner 'coarse and brutal, dragged from their bode,' and robbed 'of the savings of many long tedious years. • Those who could be guilty of such a Jew and cowardly transaction are, un worthy of the name of men, are • burning ehatue to the mothers who 'bore them,-and a disgrace to the form in which nature moulded them. These seven devils were devoid of all principle—lost to, every trace of honor and every feeling of independent manhood. as all of their ope 'rations plainly revealed. °Miens were even way. Mitt and -robbed of the, petty sum of thirty cents. ••These cases are evidences of-the state of affairs in the whole Southwest.. . , , . . Nestor to the Dead—The Funeral of Gen. 111.eVhersou as Louisville. . . The remains of Major General McPherson arrived in Louisville early on the morning of. Tuesday last, and were laid in state throughout the morning, in one of the chambers , of the GaltHouse. A large number or officers and citizens were admitted to view the remains, after which they were escorted to The stentuboat• landing, to be transported to Ohio. TLe Loulsyille Journal says: • , • The pageant was a very solemn ono—an honor to the city of Louisville. His coffin was enveloped by the banner which he had died to defend, and by It laytbe sword be bad 'used so well lu many a hard fought battle. • When the procession began to move from the hotel, Blain street, between Second and Third, was a sea, of moving tortes. The advance , was, led by a platoon of cavalry, then came the band, discoursing low, dirge-like Innate. • A column of infantry came next, •Ibllowml by.. the plumed hearse, with Generals. Ewing and Allen as two of the.pall.beaters. The hearse was guarded by an other infantry battalion, alter which* followed the personal escort of the General. Leaning upon the • arm of the .senior stair officer was the General's -brother, attired in a citizen's suit of plain black, and his young bead bowed In. thought -"andisiir :row. Closing upon the escort's rear came' the . ;various oMoers on duty in the city, .with their respective Fteffs. A mounted platoon followed by the salt Pennsylvania Cavalry on foot brbught• up the rear of tbe military. ' Then came the citizens on foot. /lathe procession advanced to the mail boat-landing, the deep.mouthed catinon v at stated intervals, thundered a salute in honor to the ho oral dead. As tliblead of the preces s ion began to form AD.- parade line on th'e levee, the rear was just Wiring the Galt House. The flags throughout the city, and on the steamers, were suspended at half. mast. Surrounded with the bustle and imposing pageant ewer, the dead hero was removed from• the henna. Go was carried on board the steamer with sad, walling music falling in mournful cadence _upon thea4; In presence of heads bowed, in' respect , and the patado line at a present-arms. Fifty-twit men of the s ixth United States 'lnfantry- were de tailed by Gen. Sherman to accompany the remains to • . , The Journal in an editorial notice of the funeral says: The hotly of General. McPherson was borne in mournful elate through the streets of our •:!:;-4 yee tertiay on the way to his lasC•resting place 'tip the 'sounding waves of Erie. The fate of this youthful and gallant warrior is , fitted to touch the universal heart. As we contemplate it, we eau but recall the exquisite lines of Homer on the death of Eupttorbus in the fields of Troy : , As the young olive. in some sylvan scene. Crown, 'd by fresh fouutaiva with eternal green, 'Lilts the gay bead, in snowy flow'rets fah., •Allil p 155 a and dances to the gentle air; Wheel()) a whirtwlno from Wert heaven Invades • The (endemism and withers all its shades; It lies Uprooted front Its rents' bed, ' • • ; A 1°,414 rain now, defaced and dead: . , Theis young, thus beautiful, Euphorbee lay, • • • es • • . • TEFELBT, .4,I7KNOHPD WITHOUT DRINIUNO t —Wti , ,. ter, evenksalt Water, imbibed through,tlse' ap7 ‘ po'ssestblrst Silliest as well as fresh Water talien In a narrative by Captain Xonnody of the lose of his vessel, and his .distress afterwards, the Captain says • ..I cannot conclude without . making mention of the great advantagel received front 'soaking my clothee twice a day in salt water, and putting them on without wringing. To this discovery I may, with justice, attribute the preservation of my life, and the lives of six other persons, who must hove per idled had it not been put in use. The water ob." sorbed through the pores of the skin produced in every redpect the same effect as would nave result, ed from ; the moderate drinking of. any liquid. The saline particles, however which remained in •imr cluthes.becorniug encrusted with the heat of the sun and that of 'our bodies, lacerated our skins and were otherwise inconvenient, but we found by washing nut these partleles and frequently wetting Our clothes ' without wringing, twice In the course era day, the Skin became well in a short time. After those 'operations we •uniforuilr found that' the drought went off, and the parched tongue was oared In al few minutosl alter bathing and washing our clothes, and, at the same time, we toned ourselves as much refreshed as If we had received 601 lit actual nourishment. Four persons in the limit, who drank. salt water, went delirious =a ow, (iieN. itiPIERRROWS BTICOEBSOI Oft A REF,tiToN. Sumpter Undergofug Another Bombard. New YORK, July 20.—Tho Palmetto Herald of July 2lat says that Admiral Dahlgren had left for Charleston harbor. The Vermont would sail for the North in a week, and after being repaired would be stationed at Nor folk as a receiving ship. Fort Sumpter Is undergoing another destructive bombardment from our batteries. The tiring is slow but accurate, end serious damage has resulted to some of the strongest portions of the tort. The tire on Charleston Is also kept - mi . .. The work of erecting battertns; residencea for rebel prisoners on Norris Island, progresses, though the rebels annoy the workmen to the extent of their ability. Oen. Fosterta lute 'expedition created a great scare In Savannah. The rams were moved down to the obstructions in the river, and 0 °Coral 'Johnson sent a brigade of Georgia troops to Savannah, which was diverted at Augusta to John's Island, where they partiolpated in tha light of the Oth. NEW YORK OITY. (Special Correspondence of The Prem.) NEW YORK, July 20,18• are now attracting tho increased attention and un usual interest,which may naturally be expected un der existing circumstances. With a draft starring them in the face so closely, men are somewhat nervous and uncertain in their movements, and show an extreme anxiety to ascertain whatreerult- Mg prospects are. Every day the entire subject is thoroughly ventilated in the columni of our dailies, end the public mind is fist becoming an inextrioa ble meddle, in Its Vain attempts to understand the puryort of the fearfully long orders, lettere, edi torials, and so on, that are served up for Tits °alight , enment (1) Really, It Is almost impossible to 'determine liow things are going on ; today, ft is aarertext positiVely that no draft will be necessary ; tomorrow, it is still more decidedly ellirined that the draft must take place, and the latter is probe bly the. MOTO ,sensible statement. The fact Is that meD are not swarming Ines fist as would bo agreea ble, although in Brooklyn recruiting is moderately britli. It is, at least, settled that the hundred-days Men are to be exempt from, any draft made during their term 01:service, and that decision, of course, tends to diminish the general excitement about military matters. The gums:Jon of recruiting co lored men in the rebellious State 9 etat a disputed one, no orders haying yet been received c,Zneeririag MR. MOSES TAYLOR, who was absent from the city at the time the ap pointment of Assistant Treasurer was tendered to Mtn. lies now returned, and has returned an answer to President' Lincoln declining the position, and giving as a reason the multiplicity and pressure of his other duties:, His acceptance was considered doubtful from the first, at least by his friends, and therefore the refusal could hardly be termed 'a dis-. appointment. The question for the curious now la, 'who will be selected In his pleats? Is meeting with decided success here. The Broad way and Canal-street dry•goods denten: bn...e begun to clime their stores on Saturday afternoons at three o'clock, and It is believed that this reform will be followed by others. A movement Is also la progress for the increase of clerks , salaries, and It is under; stood that A. T. Stewart has increased the salaries of his employees twenty-five per cont. AN NNTIIUSIASTIC 3VOI.NLLAN MEETrIi(I was held in the Seventeenth ward on Wednesday evening. Some speeches were made, and a series of resolutions adopted, to the effect that the only way to preserve . the country from certain destruction Is, Mat, to reinstate General McOlellan• in ,his posi tion, and, secondly, to elect him President in 18E4. are beginning to show a most praiseworthy spirit in the matter of municipal reform. The different trade associations are calling for mass meetings, and the first of these meetings, called by the iron -workers, took place on Thursday evening. The object of this general movement Is to give the city an honest, wise, and sound government, and to promote the public interests generally. It Is hoped that the effort may have the desired effect of eradicating some of the many evils which. have grown up in our city ad ministration during the last few years. IRE NR* YORK SCR UTZ kiN. CORPS, or annual German shooting festival, terminated yesterday at Jones' Woods. The affair has been distinguished for the . great spirit exhibited, and the enjoyment manifested by all participators. There were various side genies and out-door sports, such as are common in Germany on such occasions, and the ladies amused themselves by firing at a target also. The festival is designed as e. kind of reminder of the Fatherland, and is immensely popular among the Germans. THE BROOKLYN PHOTOGRAPHERS . have held a meeting In order to form an association among themselves, to be known as the " . .13rooklyn Photographic Society." The object is the ele#ation of the art, and the instruction and amusement of the members. The latter may either belong to the profession itself, or may be only amateurs, or sin. tern lovers of the art in general. After the election of oflicere, and the reading of the rules and by-laws the meeting adjourned. THE BOARD OF POLICE COMSVSSION,IRS have passed an Important resolution, which I ap pend : . ) , dresi....TaLaverv.oandide...• tFavnu tome be required to swear that he has not paid or promised to pay any money or consideration, to any person whatever, for nny recommendation given, or for any influence exerted In procuring his appointment. . booit portance, and the measure adopted. will no doubt prove of the greatest advantage to the force. Auether ree•niution recently passed is equally wise and judicious. It provides that hereafter, at the Central office, a tnomber of the Board of Surgeons shall be on duty, every night, :to attend to any de mands made for his serepes. A class, for in struction in police regulations and duties has also been formed at the headquarters of the force, No. 300 Mulberry street, where men are taught by the inspector for two hourb every morning for a month, at the end of which they are retained or discharged, according to their fitness or untitnesifor office. An excellent idea. eg THE lIOSE OE CASTILE" seems destined to bloom in vain for 'America, for alter having been postponed once or twice, the pro gross of the opera was suddenly stopped; shortly after the beginning of the first set, on Wednesday evening, by the sudden Illness of the prima donna, Wad. Comte Boit:chard. In the midst of an aria, she suddenly threw up her bands ar.d rushed from the stage, falling In a swoon immediately. The mana ger requested the, audience to wait a few moments, but in o vain; they were obliged to disperse, receiving their tickets or money at the. door, on the 'way out. llladame Borchard Is quite seriously ill. Othei theatrical 'natters remain as before, not exhibiting anything sufficiently interealing for comment. The price of coal has advanced one dollar a ton, bringing it up to fourteen.dollaurs. Once, there would have been an exclamation at such a price; but we have been treated to,such a monotony of surpriseS akin to this, that we are too feeble to exelaim any more ; but we may still ask, in all meekness, what are we coming tot .at the Fashion coarse, Long Island, on Wednes day, a match came off between P. Carpenter's b. g. Stonewall Jackson, and J. FL Morton's ch: m: Belle of Hartford, 'for one thousand dollars, mile heats, beat three in' five, in harness. The latter won. • The first regatta of the new Union Yacht Club took place on Wednesday. There were six yachts, • .and the course was from New Brighton, L. 1., to Southwest Spit and returning, 'about twentyMx miles. The Katydid woo. The Nitith National Bank has signified its readl ness to take subscriptions for the new loan. Gold closed at 255. ' The weather is extremely hot and Sultry, the thermometer standing eighty-eight degrees at eight o'clock last evening. [BT Telegraph. 3 AN ARRIVAL PltOld ASPINWALL The steamer Costa Rica has arrived from Aspin wall with dates to the 11th instant, and g=4ooo in specie. The Panama advices are to the 17th. Several small revolutions are reported•in Central America, but they were generally promptly quelled. There is nothing impOrtant from Peru. It is stated that one of the vessels which furnished provisions to the Spa n sh fleet off the Ohinoha Islands was Chilean. The Chilean 'COngresz . declines to interfere In the Peruvian-Spanish troubles. • .• • The steamer Golden City arrived at Panama on the MI from . San Francisco. ' . The cotton cultivation 18 general throughout Oen•, tral America. " • • • , ARRIVAL 07 WOUNDED The steamer Western . Metropolis arrived to-day, with 500 * sick and wounded soldiers from the hospi tals at City' Point, `Va. Most of these are light aftels Midi : mese, and they'will soon return to the army. . COLLICOII RELY ? . The Worcester °college regatta on Lake Quin slgamond, to-day, was attended by a host of people. .:Ib9 Sophomore boats of Harvard and Yale rowed tie first race—Harvard boating handsomely, in 19 Minutes 5 seconds; Yale, 26 minutes 16 seconds. /le race of the University boats o resulted in .a vio - , ty,fur Yale—time, 19 minutes 1 second ; Mama], minutes 43 seconds. • . , .• NAHUM INTELLIGICNCIC. , . rrived, bark• Fire, Sourer, from Rotterdam ; brig . oreildiragos no. . , 1 , • , . . '' •OW 'ME Rhlit.L. Ptt.:K.Ta olaga KNOWN TEEM ' ;NII NTE..—In a letter, from the 130th Ohlo, to the TliAdo 11/aae,We Mid the following: - . IOW days since, I was shown some letterathrown toner pickets by rebel pickets, asking..for various artieles which they stand in need of, and of the let.: tool made verbatim copies as fOIIOWEI'.!'' " ' ', ', • ' • July 31, 1864, '' • Ore PICKET NEAR BERMODA. lEVITNDRED. • Well ,Brother Yonk I Suppose you have had your . "Mikey this morning. \VO Robs cast get any our orisers drink all, here Is two plugs 'of Tobacco I I \ Imp,o soma Gentleman among you will , be so kind as 1 to throw one over na ,an exchange for them two Pocket knives small ones worthAus sou may think Tobacco this will sell for $1,500 in our camp yea : have the Tobacco you can do as you would 'wish to be done by which will sathify me 8.9 one who wishes ' you all well And hops we' will leech the. next time, under more favorable Circuit:lateness. I Yours Very Ilcspecttwelv. • Bob to Friend Yank Wishing wo may hex. a Speedy Paten. Direct to Iteb 57 VA Infantry. i ' In Tee Evaniwo.orr riCKOT July 14 1801 Friend 'lank If you cant send the Pocket knives senll •nais' Cutts. Peroha Combs or a good silk, hand kerchief for both'plugs or twogood canteens ornate. writing Paper and Envelopesor some Mt leTrinck- IN to rend home the time Is not far distant I hope when we will be at pence resting , round our &sallies at hoMe I dm your - Friend till bred on our orders is At this titne to tire on ally who may got between the lines but we dont Obey say such Orden if we are made fire •ourpieces .will be so •arrangad as not to hit any of you if you geS Order's to lire let us' have Caution to get in our plha, 67 'i r e Infantry Yours Respectively ... . ..... , . • - Reb to. Friend Yank. - Sergeant we havnt any Paper totrade but some of Abe .nien will trade tobacco with you, for anything you; have to trade,. for hard took or knives meat or paPer "or envelopes or anything you have and if I can get a paper I will swod it over to you today ao you may know that we [rill be your Friend till fired on so nothing wore at this time but Remain your friend. Engineer II Va.Regitnent. Ilinderbeek Village. N. Y. KINDEMIOOK, N. Y., July 28, 1804 Morreepondeoco of The Press.] This village, located in Columbia county, New York, distant from Philadelphia two hundred and platy-five miles, and about els miles inland from the nucleon river, contains a population of seven hun dred persons. It handsomely laid out at right angles, containing many beautiful d wettings, nume mus stores, several churches, two banks, and a large cotton manufactory. It is situated on an undula ting plain overlooking a large sect inn of the sur rounding country, and Is justly named the roost hand• OHM villege In the State. Near this place ex-Pre sident Martin Van Buren was born and roared. The old mansion and homestead In which he formerly resided, and whereat he spent the last hours of his life, still remains a monument to his me mory. The American Cyclopedia speaks of it as a spot upon earth so delightful as to be well calculated for the home of the highest tribunal of the earth. Directly to the southeast Is n. fine view of the ever-smoky Catskill Mountains, the Mountain Rouse, visible in the distance, appearing more like a toy building thrown carelessly among the deep mountain gorges than a mammoth hotel for the accommodation of the hundreds, built Solidly by the mountain fastness. The country for miles around is generally level compared with the mountainous regions to the north, south, east, and west; the land is generally Improved, and under an excellent state of cultivation ; the farms are large, the dwellings neat and commod lout'', the outbuildings are numerous and sufficiently roomy to admit all of the crops, obviating any loss by barracking or stocking out of doors. Hay, corn, rye, and potatoes form the chief products. Wheel was formerly the chief crop raised, but of late years the weevil has proven so destructive as to ruin the crops, and thereby create an almost total failure. Rye has, therefore, been stibetitiketl, anti yields well. although the grain does not command so large a price; or the yield not greater, the deficiency is more than made up by the sale of straw, for the purpose of menu factoring paper. The oats crop has proven an entire failure, owing to the dry weather. Corn and potatoes will surely follow. Large quantities of the latter are raised. Fields containing from ten to forty acres, which would present a novel sight in Pennsylvania, are in no way uncommon. The drought is of a longer duration than any former one in the memory of the. most aged resi dents, no rain having -moistened the grounctsince Diay last. Not only in this locality, but through a considerable portion of the' State, the destroyer of vegetation holds forth in its devastating sway. One mile and a half from this place is the town of yalatle, noted for its - extensive manufactories. mills are in constant ope ration, large number of operatives, the rt Sc t v i l n a , l eM 7 i m toying lY large water power being furnlshet; from Kinderhook lake. This body of water Is about three Chiles ;zegth by one end a half In width, and Is noted for Its beauty and tithing qualities, the waters thereof' fairly abounding In 11th of various kind—the pickerel among the largest, Is considered almost without an equal for line flavor when properly served. Some twelve miles distant northeast, is the settlement of Noiv Lebanon, whereat lathe most important branch of the Shakers (commonly called Shaking Quakers) in the United States. They nillnbarabo.tinal mem bers, and ate lliiiiiwnorn Of upwards of 4,000 laud of excellent land. They have a large and handsome meeting.house or 'church, a laboratory, five mills, two machine shops, and ten large dwellings, and an immense atone barn, arranged in comp' ete order. They are principally engaged in growing and cultivating the various varieties of medicinal plants, and preparing herbs and extracts for the various markets. They appear remarkably happy and'quiet, and their sys tem of working and management is well worthy 'of imitation. They hold two meetings weekly, enter ing the meeting-house generally by twos, quietly, not a word being spoken going or returning.. After they have assembled they place themselves in rows. about six feet apart, males facing the females. The exercises suddenly commence with singing, then a few words from the deacon, and, with the precision of clock-work, all the members commence their re ligious dance, which is truly amusing tb the looker on. ` Quite a number of . otber places are to be , found, among which are Philmont Falls, upwards or eighty Get in height, and very beautiful; Columbia Sul phur Springs, &c. . P. Cape May. To the Editor of The Press: ' CoLussztet.Housz, CADS ISLAND, N. .T., • July 28, 1884. SIR : Having, a few days since, concluded to leave the sultry avenues of Philadelphia for a season, to enjoy the refreshing ocean breezes, we Boon fixed upon Cape Island as our choice. Our ride over the West Jersey and Cape May and IVlilvllle Railroad was pleasant and speedy, and in due time we teens] ourselves at the sea,side, and in comfortable quar ters at the Columbia House. This season, at "Cape May, ,, had promised large. ly, and extensive preparations were mado for the comfort of visitors, but, unfortunately forth" hotels; the late rebel raid put a check upon business, and 'has produced what is called a "late season, ,, Just now visitors :are coming to the Island in crowds. All . lB life, and hotels are rapidly filling up. To say a word for the superiority of Cape Island over other seaside resorts would be entirely super fluous among those who know anythia of their comparative advantages and attractions ; bat. I. ..111.nr•t-he not nf•plaee te ; etot - ti: Weill COO- Cerning the Columbia 'House, as compared with other 'hotels at 'this favorite resort'; and to do this 13 only necessary to say that it stands No.l in all that:beton:a to a pleasant hotel home at the sea, Tee Colombia House mks • been opened by Mr. George J. Bolton, of Harrisburg, Pa., who has for his principal assistant Mr. J. H.' Donnison, of the Merchants' Hotel, Philadelphia. Many improve ments and altbrations have been made to the hobse. New, neat, and attractive bath-houses have been erected this reason, and the "observatory is really kchotce feature of the establishment: The attention to guests is excellent. The tible couki not be bettor . In Philadelphia or New York city, which speak; loudly for the enterprise of the proprietor. The dual& by sO celebrated a band as. Birgfeld's cannot , to please all. The "hops" inaugurated this season at the Columbia House have proven a decided success; and, In brief, the life at Cape flay this' season is aC this well-kept hotel. • • ' •• Visitors upon the Island are' now' numbered by thousands, and yet we are told the season is; by no means, at its height: A. J 3. C. The Oil Region. We stated, a few weeks since, that the daily pro duetion of the Venango region , had decreased to the amount of 1,200 to 1,500 barrels. Also, that the de crease was (Ming chiefly to local causes that would be soon remedied. We are glad to state that our prediction has been amply verified within the, past to trdays. Some of the wells that were then stopped have started up again, several new wells have Dean struck, and the amount of decrease we then stated has.been fairly made up by the increase. The Parr farm has increased lately from about 150 barrels per day to between 500 and 600. The llamtnond started up again, and was producing 300 barrels per day, but stopped one day this week. Several good wells have been struck upon Cherry Run recently, among which is one produciarsixty barrels, owned by k. Criswell, Esq:, of this place. The Cornwall Brothers have also struck 'a good well upon the Tarr Farm, which is now producing about sixty barrels, with good prospects- of an in . . The greatest, activity now , prevaili among tubers throughout the entire oil region ; most of their wells ail! be bored to a sufficient depth by the. first of August or the middle of September, to tell whether or not the production is to be materially increased. We incline to the opinion that such will be the case. All the indications for a prosperous and exten .sive fall trade are flattering; in fact, better than ever before. About the mouth of Ptthole creek the oil lands are,being rapidly taken up on, both sides of the river, by Eastern capitalists, who are rapidly developing them. The Robert Harper farm, 100 acres, on the river, two miles above Pithele, has been recently leased to R. C. Clyde and several gentlemen from New York, who are now engaged In bringing the 'Same into active development. They have four wells,' at depths of 200 to 500 feet, giving One shows of oil. The landed interest, one-' fourth, has just been sold for $20,000. Opposite the McCrea a farm has recently been sold for $BO,OOO, the Culbertion farm, just below, for' $65,000, while next below Messrs. Hussey & Mcßride are boring several wells on their own extensive purchases. Almost the whole river shore, for several miles above and below these localities, has recently passed into the hands of companies i °siding in the Eastern cities. Stewart's run, two miles above the Harper place, is now being developed by several parties. nie Nellis Perm has also been sold. Stewart's Run bears a strict resemblance to Cherry Run. and the marvellous results of the re cent borings in this and Cornplanter Run, show conclusively that the best district is not confined either the creek or river valleys, nor do we believe that more than a beginning is made.—Oil City Re gister, 21st. • STAGIC ROBBED BY, Rithat GOBRILLAB.— The Salt Lake City Daily Telegraph, of the ffith, says: Despatches from.Pitoserville, _California, of the 2d, report the robbing of. the Pioneer stage, on the movions evening, by a band .of six, robbers. Eight bags of bullion, and Wells, Fargo, . @ Co.'s treasorc-box, were taken. The stage was thee allowed ,to pass on. Upon. Its arrival .at Placer ville, Sheriff. Rogers and a party, were emit in pursuit, who had -a fight with the rob. hers, in -which one. of : theme was wounded, and . Deputy Sheriff Staples killed and Constable Ran ney wounded. The bodies of Staples and A:lamest,. were at once robbed by the bandits, who would Mao, have finished Ranney but that the landlady of.the house where they were found plead 'for. htelife. When the gang lett, they asserted that they were. good Jeff Davis mon and were not to:he taken by Union officers. The 'captain of the band handed to, one of the constables the following: `i This is to Tier-,tify that have received from Wells, Fargo, h Co. the Hun of 8---cash, for the purpose of outfitting recruits enlisted in California for the Confederate States Army. . R. Haw av IN OIIAM, ti "Captitin,cointaanding C. S. A., Jurie; ....The paszengers were not molested. The money .missing. The excitement , at Riaeferville • was Intense. . . DLOODY ENCOUlrrilt. BET , WEEN A .7.)!IMERI`ER. AifD A *OLDDIR.—On Friday last a deepemte en ,eounter occurred 'in , Bell township, Westmoreland county, between.'Sergeaut McCauley, or the 'Pro.; vost Guard, and a ; man , named Suman, who had ' been drafted lastsnnner, but who had failed to re: port. Sarnia had Men .dodging the officers, 'but 'Sergeant McCauley,. 'hearing that Simian was engaged in harvesting for a farmer by the name of 'Richey, proceeded thither; and fotrad all the bar: vesting partyzumen along—in the house at the dinner table. BleCauley sat loan and ate With them, after which he in a gentlemanly, manner told Suman his busitiess;and desired blat peadeably to accompany him. Suman tit first appeared net dis;' posed toresist, and milled to his brother to bring him his coat, from which he took a revolver , and at once proceeded louse It In oinking it, It wanceitientally . dischaiged, lodging the; „contents in the hip of his own brother: McCauley then drew hterimetrer and told him to desist., oche would shoot him. Surrtan' persisted by tiring agstnit Mathiuley; the ball en• tering his right side; at the setae instaatthe latter mapped Ms pistol,. but 'it failed to discharge: A' scuffle then. ensued In which McCauley knocked Surnan down, and temporarily defeated, loath he and his brother. McCauley got possession, of both pis• tole, and had them then labia power, when Smola gave up and was taken to Greensburg and put' in the custody of Capt. Coulters officers. Wasvartx Oaors.—A latallillwaukoo letter says that winter wheat Is producing a Tull, Ano, plump grain, thirty bushels pee acre. Corn and potatoes are exeollebt, and grass light. The drought In Mtn— ,nesota was loss' holurlons , than supposed: The chick bug bas not appeared, and surplus wheat Is certain. - Corn and potatoes are• also looking well. Corn never looked better. In , Pdlohigan than it does now. I hirty bushels of wheat per acre will ba harvested in rtnoch county. Potatoes and rage. tablei aro doing finely. In some parts of tho State wheat will not be so good, a4Q a two-third crop is the general estimate. • A Card fromillr. JoWett. OONTINRNTAL ROTIL, PRILADELTHIA, July 2:1,.18134 To the Presideill It Is announced, under Government authority, "I have never received the slightest recognition from the President" The President surely will not deny giving me permission to :Odra° him on National subjects, a week prior to his inauguration ; that the authority hat never been withdrawn ; that at intervals I asked If It would still be agreeable to receive communications from me, and if so, through Mrs. Lincoln. The reply "No objection." Further, on one occasion the President used the following language: "Row are you, Mr. Jewettl all but of Colorado ; for Mr,. Lincoln and myself receive your letters from all parts of the States." The Presi lent will not further deny that I did not act under the Government authority at Niagara, by virtue of the power of Mr. Greeley. Mr. Greeley at least ac knowledged 1 did in his letters to me. If not denied, I am vindicated. If denied, I will, under oath, with facts, substantiate my position. Alac for the grati tude of Republics ! This is my reward for unceas ing peace efforts. As my trust is alone In God, success will yet attend me. WM. CORNELL JEWETT. To the Citizens now in Colorado. A CARD 171101 COLONEL JEWETT. CONTINENTAL /I OTE.I" PH C.A., July 28, 1881. Ihave now for years been your Brun friend, at a cost of time and money. I have interests In your Territory, both as owner or gold claims and the con trol of rich property for Europe, fur which f believe no demands exist against me. I have acted solely with a view to the rapid progress of your ferritory to the tirst position In power and influence la the nation. The rtcordso. Congress, the press through out the 'United States and Europe, and the informs lion, through reports, I have disseminated, show that I have time. all wan. can do to this end. L. stand Justified before God in the Integrity of motive in - my acts through life, so in my heart I stand justified before that higher tribunal In the integrity and unselfish character°t my action for your region, and to restore peace to my desolate country. Some year or more since I addressed Mr. E. Bliss in person; then editor of the Denver News, now Colo rado Emigrant Commitsloner, New York. He gave me the lollossing reply, for which evidence of an appreciatios of me in part I beg leave again now to tender my thanks : _ METROPOLiTaN ROTEL, NEW YOak, January 12, 1803. Win. Cornell Jewett, Esq.: DEAR Slit : 1 sincerely hope all your efforts for the development and advancement of Colorado Interests will result in your personal success and good of the Territory. lam willing to say that'ao far as the co. *operation of the Rocky Mountain News can aid you In a laudable and honorable enterprise, such ser vice will be most cheerfully given; but In reference to your National policy, I can promise nothing until further developments. We may be-compelled to denounce your efforts in this coonection while sup porting and endorsing your business enterprises. Your good sense will acknowledge the justice of this. Very respectfully, -}..DWARD Buss. The following is my reply : EDWARD BLISS, Esq.—sift: I thank you for pro. mired business cooperation, and cannot expect ;our support in mediation, Colltrary to your judg ment.. r ouroppositlon will make, no, difference in, my feelings. ,aporeciate yonr friendly offices more for Colorado fl, , on my own account; for 1 , am sure the cc.operetion of sae Governor; Peopld, and press of Colorado will the haei:fir develop her • rich resources and position of a controls.; State. Wm. CORNett JuNeers.,, Some few months since, a delegation of some sixty citizens Rom Colorado met at the St. Nfaholas Truoi, New York. 1 deliVered before them an ad dress, and was tendered a vote of thanks • fur my, .efforts to promote the- welfare of your regi.in. Understanding that a 'prejudice existed against RIO In your 1 ciritory—first,' from my opposition to the war policy or the Coverument; secondly, opposition to my-having possession of certain dts puled rich gold claims; thirdly, opposition to believed desire en my part to reach the Senate -1 therefore refused to visit the mountains, but, as Is well known; four trips have been made on my be • half during the past two' years to your mountains by trustworthy gentlemen—the result, information disseminated by me through reports, both here and 'ln Europe, tensing to the stability or future opera tions. I had-other reasons for not making personal vbits—among them the importance of my presence In Europe to urge medial ion and the coining - Intern it- Hostel Congress, and being convinced the day would I come when the people would favor. my. views,—thus foes become my friends ; and .further that my Min, raster was not understood . ; foP there is 'no 'offtee in.the gilt of mankind I would accept—unless it be President or Vice President, without remuneration, that I might through power secure a peace upon the best possible terms to sustain our nationality, undeta belief that adherence to the Union and „slave emancipation through the sword would be the '.'success of the South, through the necessity of the aid of Europe, while through conciliation we might secure bith, if not at least under two independ .ent Governments, the spread of liberty. I claim to be a patriot of-the forefather stamp. Thus IMt for t my beloved country, not for myself. It is the want Of this character in the prominent men before the country- that has brow ht about the sad civil war. • pray. God to raise up from the people many to join me In a disinterested and noble spirit, so that, under the mighty power of the people, peace and returning prosperity may be restored, : with a patriot-fore lather rule. And Ido now, in the name of. the do. -patted statesmerkwho have erected the great Tem ple of Liberty upon American' soil, call upon yon and the people to say - the word for honorable de-' liberation. • ' •• • . I desire it understood that this Is not a reply to a letter of abuse admitted to the columns ore city jour nal... I will have no controversy with men- who descend to abuse, for they have an.answer.-in the., condemnation of the judgment .of mankiod,,and that great tribunal bitore whom we are judged by motive. But,' desire it understood that this appeal is to claim, through citizens now in Cotoratio,a con; demeation or approval of my efforts, orts, so that it may be established or not that Territories are ungrateful, as ,It is established by history that Republics are ; and with such action I withdraw, until then, ftfrther efforts for Colorado, and ask the press, when refer ring to my national action, to adopt me under the • title of I' Colonel Jewett of the United States," In place of" Colorado Jewett," given to me by the dis tinguished Southern Commissioners now in Canada.. The,Perils .01 Married Life. Truth is stiliFer'than fiction." kinitlemsn ; from a - city in the South, whom we will designate as Mr. N., recently came North, leaCing - his famlly'be- I • bl i pAd his busi • a), sclett • - ; - 45, 1' friend in New • - rarer in which liw stated that he bad - Fent on the dress; and - hoped that It 'would prove satisfactory in quantity and quality.". -The agent at the South received the letter for Mr. N., and sent to Madnm N. to know if she:had "received the (Wis.'. The trusting and devoted wife not having' received anything of the kind from her "liege lord," concluded, hastily, that all was not • right, and in suantlytlespatched a letter to ,her. husband at the Noith that Fite had made the discovery of his in - fidelity and heartlessness in sending new dresses to "soother seriman." , The " green eyed monster" had set his iron hoof upon the happiness of the too con and-she resolved that; great ils'muSt be the Facrilice, -- separation must and should be the ' derider. The husband. In the meantime, received her let ter, and morti6ed and surprised at such news- to hint, wrote his friend in !slew York to know what on earth he had writton'or sent, that had thus caused 'such'en estrangement, , and also to his wife demand ing the letter which was the pause of all the trouble. But before the reply came another epistle reached the distracted, husband from his loving but too jealous wife.' which • explained, the whole,. thing. • With trembling hands he broke the seal and found the .problem solved thus : Reader, would you be-. lieve it 1 The friend had purchased on account of „Dlr. N., in .New York, some gold,l which he .had forwarded to him in a previous steamer, which he bad'in this letter denominated as "'dross, and' which , he hoped would prove satisfactory In quantity and quality I , ' The wife bad sent to the agent for the original letter, and read the lines correctly, which the blundering agent had failed to do. She apolo gized, she prayed for forgiveness, for the continuance of that love and happiness which , had ever been vouchsafed Ler. The husband received it with tears ofj ay, and thus ended.the tarce,of "much ado abed, THE STATE. ALIWOST ROMA - NM—An unfaithful husband, who flourished in this city. in "April last, and who had formerly seduced and deserted a young wife, who In the paroxysm of despair-platen end to her -life,-. has - made himself quite a hero in .the columns of our dailies, or if he did not, he has at least made' a young lady front Belmont, Ohio,nuite a heroine. • • Where he was born, or' where he lived before his first marriage does not appear, but immediately .after that he was found guilty or oonntertelting, and was sentenced to of e year's confinement in the East,- ens Penitentiary. ' , After his release he married an- • other lady near Steubenville, Ohio, and continued to' practice the nefarious business of counterfeiting, .was again arrested, out made' his'esoape and came tq this city in April last. While here he attempted to seduce the young lady from 'Belmont, Ohio, -spoken of above, but, discoVering his, character, she refused to keep hiss company, and was about depart ing; homeward, when he threatened her' if she : did not redeem her promise of marriage. Fearing bodi ly 'barna, she accompanied him to. Alderman Do naldson's office, where he salted to : be married, when tbe.lady screamed, tore away from him, and asked ,protection which was given. She soon• aftertie parted for' home. • Not long alter this, his second "(Steubenville) wife came in: search of him, but he., 'had then left the city for parts unknown, when his. wife related the whole story concerning him. He. went by the name'of Conn; but it is not certain 'whether that was his real name. Such scamps have names to snit every possible' occpsfon. It is, to be regretted that he avas.not arrested when attempting to seduce the Belmont lady., ' °ulcers in such cases: Cannot be too vigilant In securing such villatns.• 'As 'it Is, he Is loft to roam up and down the wide world, 'perhaps to seduce and ruin , a half , dozen more 'of thoughtless young ladies.—Pittsburg Gthette. • A Finn tag BLoomsnortri.—.Our town was visited by a frightfild fire on Saturday. It was the largest amid proved the most,disastrous of any ever happen ing rin Bloomiburg:. About -4 o'clock P.. M. the . ;alarm of "fire" was wile, when It was dis-• .covered that the stable of Robert F. Clark, Esq., ,was in flames. Soon it spread to the stable of J. J. Brower, then'to that of Col.' Tate, the ambling ot ; the Exchange; Judpo Rupert, and Philip Unangst. In about an hour all were burned to the ground. At, one time it was feared the hotel, and the whole - block of the Exchange Buildings, would be swept. The Exchange. and the south end or the building attached to ifilllerls store wanton fire several times, but the exertions of the people and the unsparing use of water saved them. Had there been any air Stirring, our whole town would 'have 'been laid in ashes. The horses, carriages, at.e , were all saved, but the grain and bay in the buildings were destroyed. The bee will not tall short of $8.000.• The originof the fire is unknown—probably caused by the dan 'gerous habit. of hoye!playiraty4hMetchell---t-Bleenza burg Republican. ,Ic.rastatvat Snot.s.—The Northern Pennsylvanian says that the new. machine -shops of the -Erie Rail way Company are now thirty under way, in Great Bend. They are all to be, built of stone, with-the exception of the steam-hammer shop. If no impedi ment prevents, such as the scarcity of labor or acci dents, it is °emoted that the shops will be finished in twe years from-this titae.,..W.hen completed there is no doubt but that they will be the most beauti fully arranged, best equipped, and most extensive ,shops.ln the 'United States. They aro thirteen, hurt .dreg and sixty-nine feet in length ' and seven• hun , dyed and fifty-eight feet In width. Really, these are "shops as are shops"-Honesdale Herald. • . . SUICIDE AT PORT JICRTIS.—On Sunday night last, Mr. Nathan-T.. Hulse,'"of Greenville,t la this County, committed suicide at Port Jervis,Jay shoot ing himself with a : pistol.. Nit. Hulse was: ell known in this vicinity, having formerly beenspost master atpreenville.and also at Minisiuk. At the, time ondsfiesith he was engaged' in uteivoantllo.ba - 1 Mans at Greenville. It is said that for-some time his habits have been somewhat intemperate, and on Sunday Ito was laboring under an'attacker delirium tTC/1119/35, which Impelled him to • the fatal act. ; Hie relatives aro airworthy people, highly. esteemed in the community, and the sad end of this unfortunate ,man w ill fall w ith : quo:og weighat upon, them.— . .. • Middletown Mercury. 0711%12 STAmmine,—Someof the seared farmers are arriving ber'e again with stook.` We mot a party of seven eteat,able.bodled men yeeac.rday afternoon, each of than riding a good horse, accompanied by a big, ob;e•bodted negro leading two mules. These men lett their homes on Saturday' last, scattering exaggerated stories of the near approach of the reboil, as they passed 'on ; and although they a were hundred, and tiny mileafrom. the, place:Dean pied by the rebels, they were 'still hound lota flir ther to :I.'ow° of safety, leaving their hismes and families at the mercy of the marauders, Their flight reminds 119 Of a oelebrated horseman whaleft Oar- Mit, the other evening.in a great.hurryi and drove eighteen miles in two bows in order to escape the advancing rebels, who were- making their . way . towards thia atty.—Hearin/mpg Telegraph‘ MA: . - Ksrki t 8 by Telegraph: It9:•4LFloii Sull ; sales of • 500 ISAIe lioidarii•street 6 superfine,. at sllBo@tl,62K. W heat native ; now white $1.800:1 82 : red 81.7.51 a 1.80. Cora quiet at $1.7301a4. 'whisky dull, sad Dowaially $1.75121,T9, MINIMAL NI Ws. WrIAT A . SOLVnen Cass 8 Paused Press says: " A private in the 30th Matne ftv"o - t had on the allotment roll $lO per month 1 10 - served to be deposited in the Savings Bank, in' serving only $3 per month to spend for Mamma. Alter twenty months' pay the allotment was die ennUnued. Two hundred dollars therefore wen deposited. Out of the $3 per month, and by taking what money Is allowed if clothing Is not drawn, kw managed to save und send home at one time Vri for a watch and some other things, at another time 021, to be forwarded to hts father in Nova Scotia. Within a lewdays $240 have come by express to he also deposited In the bank. The State and city bounties to re-enlistment ore yet to be paid, which will swell the sum, with interest accrued - . to upward. of $730. At the close of the war at this rate he will bnve a big pile for himself. We commend this example for the Imitation of all others of our brave soldiers In arms for the defence of oar country. EMnniny end gond habits are the secret of all this. Neither tobacco nor Hither has been used by Mail" FEMALE:PAINTER:4.—AL present the printing bald ness seems to have received the largest accession of female help. Many country newspapers are each'. sively."set up" by women, and there are few pro- Andel printing offices In which they are not em ployed. In this city, in the aloes of several weekly papers, the compositors are exclusively females, and in many large book and job printing office! there is in Increasing per centime of feminine "typos." Other trades have also undergone a salutary change In this respect, and the old prejudices of working's). n against the employment and competition of the other sex are toploly disa ppearing . In the country, and especially in the Western States,lt. Is remarked that the absorption of the male members of families r,n dery It a. matter of necessity that their female roly lives should even cultivate the land. and It is no longer an unusual sight to see the latter worklot{ to the Melds, and guiding reaping and mowing ma. Clam A CHILD FASOINATXT) 11T A SNAKE.—One day last week. in Warrenville, Ohio, a girl haring a child in charge, left it in a baby-wagon, drawn up by the side of the road, for a few minutes, whilst she went to a neighboring house. A man coming by soon after was attracted by a peculiar noise and by the singular condition of the child, which was gazing very intently, with a fascinated gaze. into a tree overhanging the road. On looking up, he saw a huge black snake culled around the tree, and looking directly Into the eyes 01 the child, whilst its distended jaws and quivering fangs evidenced iw hostile intent. The man bad no weapon wits which to attack the Snake, to hi raised an alarm, which soon brought a. number of the neighbors to the spot. Weapons were procured and the snake speedily killed. 'rho rep. tile was found to be about the thickness of a man's wrist, and measured over five feet in length. NATIONAL-Brlnvino,—The enormous amount of bunting usedby the natl.•n ashore and afloat, at borne and abroad, DOW rende:rs lilt character and du rability more important than it has ever before been. With a view to compare the material of our flag With the material employed by other Countries, an Anierican and an English flag were raised at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on the 15th of June, and not hauled down until the 25th of July. Forty days' wear and tear approved the Enellih material. The English was frayed and split In several places, but the American wee rent the whole length—sixteen feet—lnto a number of Streamers. The reenacts were sent to the Navy Department for examination, in the hope that a better texture may be ordered. The contracts undoubtedly pmvide for the best manufacture. The contractors arc probably at fault. • ODD Fustartat Comm:ie.—There was a novel funeral procession in Trenton, N. J., on Tuesday. The vflln of a child was carried In a hearse, which Wall followed by carriages In the usual manner, bat on Ike Sidewalk. opposite the hearse, walked six or eight young Rids dressed In White, with broad blue sashes, their beetle covered only by long white veils and wreaths. At an interval followed a number of boys, 'of !rem ten to twelve years of age, each wear ing: ' , around the neck a scarlet badge. Following there were friends of the deceased. STOCK BAlSll4o.—Cavalry horses command one hundred and sixty dollars each in Vermont. There are no better beasts no der the saddle than the choice Dlesserger, Black Hawk and Morgan horses of that State, of which the two latter belong to one family. Horses are worth their tall value over the • whole country now, and farmers can do no water thing than buy up all the I:mewling mares which may come within their reach, and so be prepared for the do. mend which will precede their ability of supply. ATTEMPT TO THROW A TRAM ova.—an attempt was made a day or two since to throw a train off the track between Rock Island and Peru, Illinois, by piecing a " chair" qn the rails. The engineer dis covered the obstruction In time to save the wain. Sean* was made In the vicinity, and a man was discovered in the underbrush, who admitted the deed and acknowledged Le was a Confederate sol dier, lately escaped. • • A DlELasostoLv Arrant.—Three young women . were drowned in Chautauqua lake, on Tuesday, the 19th inst. A party of three young men named Babcock, Wallace and Bentley, with their Miters, bad been taking a sail last. rowboat ;. and on •ap proaching Fair Point the boat; which was leaking as well as overladen, filled and sunk. Nibs Rautiel 'Wallace and the Misses Helen and Emma Babcock were drowned. • Trri Macirmaan FISHBRY.—The Gloucester (Massachusetts) Advertiser reports the arrival of schooner Arcturus. This is 'the first arrival or the season, and otherveisels are' reported on thcir way home with good fares.. The mackerel, being of the early catch, are not very fati.but there beim/ sagood demand, they readily sell at wood prices. The pros pect for a sucomsful mackerel season is encouraging. TITS ARMY NEEDED ASST.—The Army and Navy Journal shows that the present interval of zest en joyed by our army in front of Petersburg was abso lutely demanded by its condition. The men had became worn down by a campaign, which for its protracted energy excited the amazement oral' Dv rope. The epirit of both officers and men was as witting and enthusiastic as ever, but the dash had become weak. . . No- FENCE-JUMPING Now.—To prevent steers 'from jumping fences, clip off the eyelashes of the under lids with a pair of scissors, and Useability to jump la as effectually destroyed as Sampson'a power was by the loss of his locks. The animat will not attempt a fence until the eyelashes are grown a gain. SOUN - n - Tit or A. Swgruhnsia.—.Tl... - horn of a sword-fish, which had Tferceti the copper and four McKayt! Inches threugh plank of h e ship Donald was taken out of the bottom of that vessel •:.nile on the dry-dock at London a couple of weeks ago. . „ Orz of the workshops attached to the Western House of Refuge, Rochester, N. Y., was destroyed 'by fire lest week. The sparks from the fire Ignited. a Congregational ehurco, a, quarter of a mile dis tant, destroying it alio. .ans_pw Fiar..—TheHeston_Transcript states t • at the woodluome_on-lionAsa Armory port. of NOW gag— lan(l7-1.718 air bat been so tilled with smoke of later, and the atmosphere has been so thick, that the range of vision on the most elevated points eaten& Only a, few miles. ' ' • !, • • Blov - mo A. CIIIIINI:r.-A chimney;one hundred feet high, containing ninety , thousand bricks and . weighting over two hundred tons, was moved ono hundred feet, Worcester, Blass., without dbilo-- caring a brick. . - JEISS eV RAILROAD DITROVIMIENTIL—The West. Jersey Railroad Company have made extensive im provements along Timber creek, with a view of opening a large coal depot, from which nearly the whole of South-Jersey can be supplied. ST. LOMB OPXRA lior,sx.—The subscriptions for the St. ).outs Opera Rouse already amount to e 50.000. The citizens are determined to have opera there even if the fever and ague does give the voices of the singers a fierce tremolo. Har.D•on - TB s Nanors.—The Richmond Examiner says "it is easier tor a saw-mill to pass through the, eye of ttneedle than it IS for ,a rich man. to enter Camp Lea as a conscript." ' n His- No lzrcoini.-The Hartford Courant reports a man of that place who owns in stocks and other • property $300,000, and who swears to an income of only $l2. SEVERAL acres of land above the Powellton. House, in Newburg, N. Y., have recently been sold at t-'2,500 per acre.' • • Oas-prt-ric of the national income of Great Bri tain is deriyed isep . the tax on ardent ROMs. Tai quota Of Massectivisetts under the 500,000 oiH is 21.670. ' •• la; all parts of the State of Maine hay Ls plentiful and the quality excellent. - Public .Entertainmentsu _ "_WAS Ms - UT-ST BRET THHATILE-WiNFOD'Eir —Sanford Is meeting with great success at this es tablishment, and nightly performs to fashionable audiences. The musical part of the entertaMment. is excellent, particularly the "Maid of Athens," as. sung by Mr. Crosher, and the opening chorus. After this evening there will he.tt change or programme, THE HOP AT ArLarcrio•Otty.—The•Subscriptiott• bop at the United States Hotel, Atlantic City, this• evening, promises to be the grandest affair of the season. Messrs. Brown & Woeiper, the proprietors,. know how to conduct such affairs, and in this in stance they have spared rio effort to 'give due eclat . to the occasion. Whoever attends will enjoy an en tertainment long to be remembered. CITY "ITEMS. TOE MOST USEFUL and economical artiOlo• Slk every family is a Sewing Machine, and we know the Wheeler & Wilson to be the best, simplest, and: cheapest Sowing Machine in the world.. Every ma chine warranted, and the money returned if not en tirely satisfactory. Instruction given at the- resi dences of the purchasers. Go to tl•,e Whoeler & Wilson agency, No. 704. Chestnut street, above Seventh, and examine these wonderf machines. ELEGANT SUMMER CLOTHING tT MODISHATZ PHICES.—We invite attention to tt .e large and ele gant stock of Simmer Clothing or .ered by Messrs. C. Somers & Son, NO. 625 Chest nut street, under Jayne's Hall. It embraces every vi iriety of seasons. blW.gasments made from the chob ;est materials, in the most approved styles, and the' jars selling them 'at great 'bargaiiis in view of the advanced stage of She season. '• . SIMI= 001911071101q$ AIM FrICE A. L. Vansint, ?flak , and Cues taut streets, Is not only dollating his customers s flth the finest Con fections In America, espeCiall7 i adapted for the sea son, but his present 'tlispla' y of fine hobhouse Peaches, luscious Apricots, 3 nd Hamburg Grapes surpasses any similar displa y that Re have ever seen this early in the season. • THE " Pnizu-Tilsoat. "ST lIRT Imvented by Mr. John F. Taggart, and sold. by Mr. George Grant, 610 Chestnut street,. Is, .velt . pout exoeption, the best in fit, comfort, beauty, and. durability. His stock of Gentlemen's Furnishing C roods,. of his own exclu sive xnanufactUre and I mportation, Is also the choicest In the alty, is prices are moderate. . SSABONABLE CONFECT ION:.--Measrs. E. G. Whit, man be C0;;,'N0.,318 , f ;hesMut street, have well earned for themselves the reputation of manufao turing the, richest aril purest Confections in the city. They Use; only M.) flnost materials, and mann featuring largely for tho- whole ale tradca their - goods are always fre sh, and: really /ewer in prices than are charged else' where ffor mom ordinary grail Um No one ehOuld. think of leaving the city with out a.liberal supply:of those delicious andimaltiJul.. preparations. TSB HBATED TERSIh SAS EVIDYNTVA Exalt RS._ ESWED.-=Yesterday wasa scorcher. Noewitiudand-. hig this, however, the , rush at Mr. W. W. Alter's Dew yozd, co. 957 ISTsrth Printh street, was unalxkt-. ed with customers ?sat oa obtaining the boat Catl in the market, at th.e.loweat prices.- PAnenora'Srurract..—No artlclo of eat, Mad ever toolt. , so sonde a. , held upon publlo favor- These Parabolaa.are truly a blessing to them who, are not blessed with, good eyes, and they Lava been so pronounced by thousands who have used For sale orgh , by E. Borhat, Optician, No. Chestnut stroet, EITROPYAN CAPITALISTS AND THE Frva-Twart- Tras.—Tho liuropean capitalists are rushing Into the market. for the purpose of buying up the United States tlvatwenty per-cent. bonds.. Ten millions of dollars are said.Pi have been sent hither to be in . vested la Matter:mite security. Well, our cousins series the water sometimes do a sensible thing or two, sad this la one of them.. The wiser and more sagaoioua of tf.cm have for some Ume shown their `good sense byproouring their wearing appsrel at the Brown-Stone Clothing Hall of Rookhill Wilson, Nos. 603 and 606 PbAst•itt tteet, iebOYe 5131411‘ E=l
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