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- • 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.
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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. • • • •
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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.—
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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.
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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
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"_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.
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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
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