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OFFICre No. 111 SOUTH NOURTEt. WRIST.
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FINANCIAL.
FROFOBALS FOR LOAN.
TERAMAY DEPASTICWIrr e .11119 a len
Notice le hereby given that subsoriptions mill be re.
seised by the Treasurer of the United States, the 'scans]
Assistant Treasurers and designated Depositaries, and
1 ) 3 , the National. Banks •designated anti (mantled as
popositariesend Financial Agents, for Treasury Notes,
payable three yearefrom August lb, 1884, bearing In
terest at the rate of seven and three.tenthe per cent, per
annunhiwith semi. annual coupons attached, payable tit
/awful money. . ,
Theme notes will be convertible at the' ettion of the
holder, at maturity, to six per cent, gold bearing bonds;
redeemable after Ave and payable twenty yenta from
Auguat IQ, l 7, .
The notes pill be boned in denominations of arty, one
bundled, lye 'hundred, one thousand, and ilea thou
amid dollies, mid will be , issued in blank or payable to
order, a. mube directed,by the subscribers.
'All ectbsolptions must be for Arty dollars, or some
Vollti.ple of fifty dollars.
DIM/butte certificates will be issued for all deposits.
The party depositing must endorse upon the oriptata
certificate the denomination of notee required, and
whether they are to be Wetted in blank or payable to
order. When so endorsed they must be left with the
officer receiving the deposit, to be forwarded to this
Department.
The notes will be transmitted to the owners free of
transportation (lame as seen after the receipt of the
original Certificates of Deposit as they eon be prepared.
Interest Will be allowed to Aneast 15th on all deposits
blade prior to that date, and - will be paid by the Depart
pent on reoeipt of the original certificates.
As the notes drew interest from August 15. persons
pairing depaatts , aabaectoont to that date must pay
the Interest aoortiod from date:of note to date of de
posit.
Parties delositind twenty•flve thousand dollars and
upwards far theee notes at any one time will be allowed
a commisidon of one• tins.rter of one per cent. which
will be paid by this department upon the receipt of a
blll for the amount, certified to by the officer with
whom the deposit was made. No deductions for coin:
pinions must be made from the deposite.
Officers receiving deposits will see that the proper en ,
comments are made upon the original certificates.
All officers authorised to receive deposits are requested
to give to applicants all desired information, and afford
every facility for making subscriptions. -
BUSSORIPTION'S WILL BS ENOYIVED BY TSB
Assistant Treasurer of the tinned States in Phil,
delphia,
Pint National Bank of Philadelphia.
Beoond National Bank of Philadelphia.
Third National Bank of Philadelphia.
AND ALL
EZSPZOTPLZ BAMIS AND 8ANK3144
throughout. the country will donbtlem
AFFORD FACILITIES TO SUBSCRIBERS
7 3-10 U.S.
DIA.'I'IONA-1.4 SAWS.
HILADELYHIA,
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY
intrelaria, AGENT UNITED STATES.
'Under instructions from the Treasury Ddpartment,
this Bank is prepared to receive subscriptions to the new
loan Issued on Three Years' Treasury Notes with Con
pons attached, bearing interest at the rate of two dents
a. day on every $lOO.
These Treasury Notes are convertible at, maturity, at
the option of the holder. luta :11- B. 6 Der eeAt.
(interest payable In coin) redeemable after 111r0 years,
Andopityable in twenty, from August 16, 1867.
Interest allowed from date of subscription, to Ingest
16. and on all subscriptions aftel-that date,te accrued
Interest will be required to be paid.
DAVID B. PAUL, President.
salaam
July 93; left
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INTASIGN 7.80 IN I. l lolub NOM.
©0 PONS ATTACHED,
r lENYESEST PAYABLE EACH BIS MONTHS
The principal le iayable in lawful money at the end of
Umee years; or, the holder him the right to demand it
that time •
TIM LAO FORDS AT PAS IIBTBAD OF TOR CAUL
Thte privilege is valuable, as these 5.20 Hondo are our
Most tpopnlar Loan, and are now selling at eight per
ant. premium.
Subscriptions received in the usual manner, and the
sappeal and• Proposals of the Secretary of the Treasury,
together with our Circulars, and all neceeeary informa
tion. will be fundshed orsUpplication at our office.
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No, 114 SOUTH THIRD STRUT.
FOURTH NATIONAL BANK,
PHILADELPHIA,
V 23 Arch Street,
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY AND FINANCIAL
MST OF TEE UNITED STATES.
3.10 TREASTRY NOTES.
Tt Hank to 'low prepared 'W receive eabaeriptiona to
THE NEW NATIONAL LOAN,
lailnled in the form of THRNE-TRABS MAMMY
110TE8,- Interest payable seml- annaally in lawful
money, on the 16th days of February and 'August re•
aPectively of each year.
These,Treasin7 Notes are convertible at maturity, at
De option of the holder, into U. S. 6 per cent. Bends,
Interes a t payable in COIN, and redeemable after five
and pyable twenty years from August 16th, 1867.
These Notes will be leaned in sums of $6O, $lOO, $5OO,
01.003, $6,000. Interest will be allowed to the 16th of
lartgast 'next on subsoriptions prior to chat date. Sub
goriptions subsequent to that date will be required to
Par the accrued interest. A commission of of one
Per cent. will be allowed on an subscriptions of SAM)
Ind upward.
SAM'L J. MAO MULLAN,
RPECIAL NOTICE TO TICE HOLD.
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AILS ON
SMALL 1.30 U, 8. TREASURY NOM
SEVEN-THIRTY VOTES, of the denomination Of
We and 111)e, annoy be converted is
BONDS ON THE LOAN OF ISEIL
if the same denomination.
lox information apply at the moo of
.11. Y COOKE & Co., BankerS,
171-lin 114 With THIRD Street, 19311 L
STATIONERY & BLANK BOORS.
011. COMPANY DIRBOTORY--00N
'Mining snit of Companies. their Ofdaee, Presidents.
Trimmer% end Regret/erica. W. are also prepared to
OW:Id& Mew tiorapanies with
CEETIPIOATES 07 STOOK. •
• TEABBYEE BOOK,
.0113)311. 07 TRAUFU.
STOOK LEDGES,
WTOOK'LIDOBB BALANCE%
EIGIETER 07 CAPITAL STOOL
DIVIDNIED BOOK,
ssoilive PETTY LEDGE=,
ACOOITET OF SALES
40t Need materials =Alit Low Prices. •
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VOL. 8.-NO. 5.
CURTAIN GOODS.
L E.. WALIZAV'EN,
OttoOBBo.lE TO W. EE mann.)
ILVIONIC HALL.
719 CHESTNUT STREET.
WIPTDOW suArms,
CURTAINS.
me•tegurro, NETTING s
CONEIHSSION HOUSES.
HAZARD & HUTCHINSON,
No. 112 1311813TNIIT STRENT.I
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
roa ran sAla 01
mpii-RmT PHILADBLPHIA•MADS GOODS.
CLOTHING.
EDWARD P. KELLY, •
JOHN KELLY; •
TAXILAORS,
612 CHESTNUT STREET,
Will, from tide date, sell .
SPRING AND BUMMER .OLOTHES
at low prices.
On hand a large stock of Fall and Winter Goode.
bought before the rive, which they will sell at mode
rate prices. Terme net cash. brag
GENTS' FTBNISKING GOODS.
ifilt - IMPROVRD PATTERS SHIRT
WARRANT'iII TO FIT AND GIVE BATISFACITION
MADE BY
JOHN C. AJEMISON,
Nos. 1 Amp 3 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
GENTLEXIIN'S FINE FURNISHING GOODS
CONSTANTLY ON HAND,
LINEN, - MUSLIN, and FLANNEL SHIRTS, and
SHITSRS. COLLARS, STOCKS, TRAVELLING
. TIES, WRAPPERS, dco-,
• - OF HIS OWN NIANITFACTUBIL
HOSIERY
eLo 4 ns,
quit RPR,
SIISYENDEHAS - -
HANDKERCHIEFS,
SHOULDER BEACH% Sm..
Bold at reesonablo .ricea
ARCH STREET.
825
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G. A. HOCEiIA'N,
FIRST FREMIIIN SHIRT AND WRAPPER
MANUFACTORY, AND GENTLEREN'S
FVRNISHING EMPORIUM',
' MtatiriFlD 2 . I MALCIA , ARC 3I-" SZ IC
TO THE NEW STORE,
525 ARCH STREET.
jelo Dammam
SPRING AND SUIAMER.
ENTIEi NEW STOCK
TTNI7ER , CLO rl l l-1C NG .
le THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS.
MINTIRE & BROTHER
(SUCESSOR TO HILL & EVANS.)
1085 CHESTNUT STREET.
s The " Model Sholdder•Seam Shirt?
3n74-wrmun
VINE 3IIIRT MANUFACTORY.
JR- The IMPROVED sauId invite attention to their
CUT OF SHIRTS,
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vrhiohthey make a specialty in their business. has%
constantly . receiving
NOVELTIES FOR GENTLEMEN'S WEAR.
J.W. SCOTT & CO.,
GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE,
No. 514 CHESTNUT STREET,
Four doors below the Continental.
DRUGS.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER & CO.,
N. E. Corner of FOURTH. and RACE Sta'eote,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS.
EANUFARTVREILS ER
WHITE LEAD AND ZINC FAINTS,
AGENTE POE THE CELHEIIATID
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealers and mummers supplied at
inyl4-3m VERY LOW PRICES FOB CARL
CABINET FURNITURE AND BIL
LLABD TABLES,
• MOORE & CAMPION,
No. 261 8017TH BECO/PA STREET,
in connection with their extensive Cabinet buttes%
are now manufacturing a superior article of
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BILLIARD TABLES,
And bare 'low on Isd a' l spply, - flui shed with the
MOORE & OAUPOR 4MPROVED CUERIONS,
Which are pronounced by all who have need them to
be sup , rior to all others. For the quality end finish of
these Tables. the manufacturers refer to their numerous
patrons throughout the anion, who are familiar with
the character of their pork. fina
GROCERIES.
►i'© FAk ILIES REBIDIIiG IN THE
COUNTRY.
We are prepared, as heretofore. to supply fathilloB
at.th@JrCountryßesidences, with every description or
FINE GROCERLES, TEAS, &0., &c.
ALBERT C. ROBERTS,
roy3l4f Comer ELEVENTH and. VINE Ste.
A RORER & REEVES,
WNOLLEALB GROCER%
No. 45 North WATSR Street, and
No. 40 North DELAWARE Avenue,
Offer for eale, at the Lowest Market Prices, a large
stock of
TEAS,
MOLASSES. C 071111%
TEAS, SPICES, TOBACCO,
And Groceries generally, carefully selected for the
country trade.
Extensivent for the products of FITHIAN OGUE'S
Fruit CannLng Factory at Bridgeton, N. J.
ap2B-em
MACKEREL, HERRING, BMW, &a.
—2,51* We. Mass. Nos. 1,2, and S Mackerelaare
caught fat fish, in assorted packages.
WO MAL New Eastport, Fortune Bay, and Halifax
ring
2 SW coxes Lubec, Sealed, and No. 1 Herring..
350 bbls new Mess Shad.
SP boxes Herkimer county Cheese, &c.,
In store and for BRIO by MURPHY & KOONS,
WO. tf No. 248 NORTH WHARVES.
PICKLES. -100 BBLS. PICKLES
Vilna&lL
60 bait bbls. Pickles in Vinegar.
Also, three gallon and live-gallon kt , •ls do.
&or Web." RHODES & WILLIAM,
robßa 107 South WATER Street.
COAL.
(10AL. -r- SUGAR LOAF t BEAVBB
jSRADOW. and Spring Mountain ehi
Lgh c o o. snd
bast Loonit Nountati, trom Bonyylkal prepared!
Praliar for Funny nos. NEM. 0. W. corner KGB -in
and WILSOW Oldae. No. la South SECOND st,
*VW 3. WALTON & GO.
4101ISAIAN 480 Co.,
sex SST BROADWAY. NEW TOSE.,
IMPOSTERS OP
MEN'S' & LADIES' GLOVES,
GERMAN, AND ENGLISH VOSIERI;
MEWS FURNISHING GOODS,
LACES & DRESS TRIMMINGS,
w_bialt they , •
( 4)1),t Vtess.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1864.
Funeral of Major General McPherson at
Clyde, Ohio—rremonCs Chances in Ohio
—Prospects at Chicago—The Great Con. -
sptracy—The Rebels in Canada—Thep'
Extent, Plans, and ProsPer4S—We"*
ward Travel.
[Special Correspondence of The Preati,
Ormvelken, Ohio, August 3, is 64.
The funeral of Major General McPherson at
Clyde, some forty miles west of, this point, drew to
gether a large number of people. ', c 'he remains were.
sent from Atlanta under escort of a detachment of
the lath United States Infantry, and reached
Cincinnati on Wednesday last. The funeral was
appointed to take place at Clyde, on Friday, at ten
o'clock A. M., but , was delayed until nearly noon,
on account of the non-arrival of some Dine railway
trains. It is estimated that there were not far from
ten thousand persons present. The usual military
honors were shown by the detaelament of the 13th
Infantry, and by a regtment:of volunteers and a
battery of artillery, from Sandusky City. Olythris
the residence of General MoPhersones mother, and
the funeral took place from the old homestead, a
neat frame ,building a short distance from town..
The %miry burying ground is near the site of a log
house where General McPherson was born, thirty
'six years ago. It is proposed to erect a monument
to the memory of the deceased General, some six
thousand dollars having already.. team subscribed
for that purpose. -
The Democratic ConventiOn, appointed for, the
29th inet,, at Chicago, Is destined to be of,.far more
Importance than the Fremont Convention in this
city. Cleveland appears to have , forgotten that
memorable event, or at any rate, Is silent upon it.
I am Informed here that there Is not a paper of any
importance theoughout Ohio, either Etglish or
German, thit is advocating the claims of the
Pathfinder. His vote in' the State will be no
thing,, or very near it—certainly not worth
notice. Some of the Democratic ppliticians as
sert that they could be brought AU vole for him
in case McClellan should not be the Chicago nomi
rice. The Democratic 'faith through the West
is largely fastened upon Little Mao, always except
ing the ultra peace element. A large portion of the
latter class are axedlyopposed to the nomination of
any man who has, in even so slight a manner, given
countenance to the war. This olass will be clamor
ous for the nomination of Frank Piero°, or -some
one of his stripe. This failing, and a war man being
a necessity, McClellan will be the first choice, but
he will. encounter considerable opposition. As a
last resort, the desperate say they will favor the
nomination of Fremont for the purpose of defeating
Mr. Lincoln.
The revelations of the northwest Conspiracy has
taken many persons by surprise. The disclosures In
St. Louis and Indianapolis are of: such a nature as
to stamp them as authentic. I have knOwn for more
than a year of the existence of such a conspiracy,
but never suspected its magnitude; In May of last
year an inkling of the matter was given me in St.
Louis, with a request that I would not then make it
public. My informant and myeelfloOked upon it as
a Quixotic affair, hardly worth attention, and alter
a short time it passed from censideration, and was
forgotten until a few weeks since. The rapidity and
extent of its growth are suilleieriOto show the de
termined character of its managers, and the ne
cessity for breaking up their schemes. At the time
I first learned of its existence, the, institution was
without a name, except as a branch of the
K. G. (Ps., latterly the title ofiprder of American
Knights was given to it, and Fy this it is known
among the members. A meeting is appointed in
Chicago for the 27th instant, two days before the
Convention, to which none bat those in the higher
degrees can be admitted. The disclosures now made
Will probably prevent the session, though this is by
no means a certainty. There i 8 considerable acti
vity among the Knights and their friends now at
Niagara Falb], Windsor, and other.placesin Canada.
Some mischief is brewing and it willtake somethirig
More than an exposure to break up the institution.
The snake is scotched, not killed.
The quasi rebel commissioners are still crouching
under the tail of the British lion, and waiting for
something to turn up. Parties who were at the
Falls at the time the "negotiations" were going on
assure me that the rebel delegates were themselves
ready for a peace movertient that should put a final
stop to the war. 'They were ready for any terms
that would not be too humiliating, the only point
for which they were strenuous was that there should
be a recognition of some kind of a Power in the
South. The darling dream of a Confederacy they
were still unwilling to give up,,and will cling to till
the last nioment. My informants inferred that the
would by-and-bye give up iartsliffm, `though re.
tas.canctir-u-eav,--....stseettred of a .re
storstiou of the Union with State powers as of old.
Had the President left out the claustewith reference
to slavery, in his document 'addreesed "To whom
it may concern," there is a general belief that it
would bare been favorably received. The Canada
rebels insist that there was no necessity for this
chaise at the present time, as the subject of slavery
would be a matter of discussion whenever negotia
tions were undertaken. There is a general despon
dency among the rebels in Canada over'the present
condition of affairs. They are about ready to give
up the fight.
The number of Southern refugees that watt over
the border is quite largo and daily increasing.
They are for the most part runaways from the
South, who had not courage to enter - the army, nor
the ability to remain at home without doing so.
They amuse themselves by whisky drinking, poker
playing, and talking liondly over the barbarity of
the Yankees, and the rights of the sunny South.
Occasionally a rumor comes Over that they are
planning the destruction of some of the lake cities,
and particularly a release of the prisoners on
Johnson's Island. None of these plans are likely
to be carried out, owing to the lack of steamers,
arms, and ammunition necessary, as well as the
proper men for prosecuting such an enterprise.
The Canada rebels are not possessed of -pluck like
those under Lee and Hood, else they would "not be
where they are. An attack upon Johnson's Island
would needs be made by a very strong force - to
insure success, and, in any event, would be at
tended with much loss. We are prepared for a
*vigorous defence. .
There Is an immense travel over the lakes to
and from the- groat West. All the railways are
doing an excellent business. Cleveland is now
exulting over the completion of a new route to New
York, by way of, the Atlantic. This gives a continu
ous six-foot gunge through the route; exceeds in dis
tance the inertia Pittsburg and Harrisburg. Steam
ers in large numbers were constantly arriving and
departing for all the lakepory . ; onuline advertising
to send daily boats to make the round trip of Lakes .
Erie, Huron and Superior. These boats, like the
railway Mina, are constantly crowded. Money
appears to , be abundant, and the quantity is only
equalled by the readiness to spend it,
aplb•6m
The Funeral of Col. Diulligan—A Home
to be Presented to His Widow.
The remains of this gallant soldier arrived in
Chicago on Sunday last, and lay in state at Bryan
Hall during that day, Monday, and part of Tues
day, the day of-the funeral. The hall was draped
with emblems of mourning, devices, and mottoes.
Among the latter was a pendant bearing the dying
words of Col. Mulligan, Lay ins down and save the
flag!"" addressdd to his brother-in-law, Lieutenant
Nugent, and some of his soldiers, who, after he was
wounded, were endeavoring to carry him off the
field. Nugent, as represented, was mortally wound
ed while engaged in this work of devotion. During
the time the remains were at the hall, thousands of
people Came to take a last look.
On Tuesday morning the funeral took place, and
was attended by thousands. The - hearse was
escorted by a guard of honor, composed of four
companies - of the Irish }Ng:lke.. Tt was followed
by . the City Police, two rgginierne or the Veteran'
Reserve Corps, officers of the army and navy in full
uniform, the Governor of the State, his Cabinet,
the Mayor and City Connell, the Fire Department,
and a large number of Catholic religions societies.
Between the Reserve Regiments was and empty
hearse, a tribute of respect to Lieutenant Nugent.
Major General S. G. - Hurlbut and Brig. General
J. B. Tarehin were among the officers present.
The cart/Qv was by far the most magnikeent ever
witnessed in Chicago.
The funeral proceeded to St. Mary's Cathedral,
bet the large building was too small to hold the fifth
of the mourners. Before the iervicee commenced
Mrs. Mulligan fainted in her pew, but was restored
through proper medical assistance.. The altar and
galleries of the church were draped in mourning.
Upon the right was hung a banner containing an ex.
tract from 'a letter of Colonel Mulligan to Bishop
Duggan: "I am a soldier, and. I obey ray General;
I gin a Catholic, and I obey my-Bishop." The office
for the dead was chanted by the clergy. The solemn
requiem mass was celebrated by Dr. Butler, Dr.
McMullen then delivered the sermon, and was fol
lowed by Dr. Dunne In a benediction. The cortege
then paned out of the chapel, when the escort was
formed into line, and marched to IffiChigan avenue,
down Lake street, up Market street to the Randolph"
street bridge, and thence to the Milwaukee depot,
where they took the cars for Calvary Cemetery.
The citizens of Chicago are now engaged in rats
ng contributions for the purpose of purchasing a
home for Mrs. Mulligan, and enabling her to live
in all her former ease and comfort. Col. Mulligan
was highly respected in Chicago, as tile columns of
the dallies of the city , amply attest, and, conse
quently, the contributions are numerous and libe
ral. A meeting of the members of the bar of the
city was held to further the object.. One of the gen
tlemen, in addressing his - fellow-lawyers, thus apos
trophised the dead in the words of Halloo); when he
sang the dirge of Marco Botzaris:
"Mummer', with the storied brave.
Our country nurtured in her glory's time,
Rest thee, there Im no prouder grays,
Ewen ut our own proud clime,
We fa' thy doom without EL sigh,. _
For thou art Freedom's now, and Fame's'
. One of the low, the immortal names
That were act born to die'"
PRIM euoxo THE illosuorce.—Notwitlistand
lug the - Normons are laying by grain for a season of
fainhip, food la now pretty well 1113 , ta starvation
br ims: ' The Deseret limy. of July inti, quotes Flour
titsm lUD Thai Wheat OS buth'el; Corn 154 50 IR
b u gle Pork Wets. IA I b9 Sugar 111 1 Burter 80 eta,
:and NY ida WV gailuu.
PIIILADELPIIIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1864.
Life in Some Southern Prisons.
Ensign Geo. X. Smith, who was washed ashore
on the South Carolina coast on the 7th of January
last, while attempting to leave the rebel cruiser
Andronioa (aground on the shoals), and taken pri.
Boner, with several comrades, by some cavalry from
a small villege near by, who happened to be passing,
has written to the Brooklyn Uniation account of his
experiences. He is, by the way, if we remember
aright, the same officer who was the first to board
the blockade runner Ceres, on which Lamar, the
ex-rebel commissioner -to -Paris was a passenger.
He captured the famous "Lamar correspondence,"
which was of so much importance to the Government.
He is now at a new military prison camp at Macon,
Ga. He says there are at that place (Macon) a large
ligmber of men, recently front the famous Libby,
who were probably sent hither in view of Grants
movements In front of Richmond. There are also
many naval Officers, and nearly all the Infantry offi
cers ffirmerly confined in Richmond. The number
is about 1,200, of all ranks, front generals down.
The accommodations are . spacions and comfortable;
there is plenty of good water—a real comfort, and
could keep comparatively clean. The prison con
sisted of a large number of tents. The scallion
work, &c., was performed in turns by the prisoners,
and the week the ensign wrote he. had been offi
ciating, as hospital nurse, and says they "have a
good time generally."
His letters, which were examined by the 'com
mandant of the post, ene "C, 8.," are written
on extremely fine note paper, with a pen and in
good ink, (some of them have to use a pointed stick
and a solution er gunpowder.) The envelopes, how
ever, are or the worst -description, they are made
(by the rebels) of the coarsest and meanest kind of
brown paper, so thin and slozy that blotting paper
would almost be better, and secured by gam from
• the pine tree. 'Letters from all the Sout4ern
prisons Come by the way of -Fortress Monroe,
and, we understand, hundreds are recetved daily
at that point. Letters to: the prisoners, which
go the same way, must be addressed :
(rank, &c.,) Prisoner of War, Confederate Mili
tary Prison, at ho. The rebel ten cents
postagantamp (which they can generally obtain
from a more fortunate fellow•prlsoner, or as a
gift or loan from the "robs" themselves,) brings
the letter to our lines,lwhence it is despatched to
its destination for six cents, payable on its receipt.
Packageireontaining clothes or delicacies may be
sent in the same way, and are sure to reach their
destination "safe and sound" The Ensign sends
for a whole list of things, as if he expected to make
a protracted stay there, (in all probability they wilt
be released by ,Sh moan's triumphant - army ere
be will receive them,) and was determlitedlo make
himself as comfortable as possible. "He wants a
change of underclothes, a pair of trowsers, seve
ral pairs of seeks, shoes, etc.;' ten ,pounds of cone,
five pounds of tea, - twenty-five pounds of sugar ;
raper collars, pens, paper and ink, beSides other
articles "too numerous to mention." They can
thus live very comfortably. The prison fare is ne
scessarily plain, coarse, and unpalatable. The En
sign says.that these things are most needed, espe
cially the tea and coffee, for the sick. Those send
ing things to their friends confined in Southern pri
sons had, therefore, better make up their list from
the one given aboye.
Ilerrible Rebel Cruelty.
ABILTVAL OF UNION FRIBONE . REI--THEnt PITIABLE
The New Orleans True Delta of Monday, 25th
gives the following concerning the prisoners who
arrived in that city from Texas, and were described
as 4, animated skeletons 0)
Yesterday, at about the hour when Sabbath bells
were ringing and good people preparing for worship,
our citizens were astonished by the apparition of a
regiment, the like of which certainly never marched
through the streets of any Christian city. Hatless
and-shoeless without shirts and even garments that
decency forbids us to name, they were greeted with
a murmur of indignation almost universal. The
shreds of butternut-colored clothing that fluttered
from their attenuated forms deceived us all. We
believed them rebels held as prisoners in our hands,
and universal execration was hurled upon the au
thorities for what was deemed their inhumanity to
helpless prisoners. But we aeon discovered our
mistake. They were Union men, taken by the rebels
in battle, held many months in captivity, and now
returned to us for that band of sleek, well-fed rebel
soldiers that .we gave up last week. Decency for
bids us to describe the utter nudity of these men,
officers and soldiers. Many of them had not rags
enough to be ragged with, and as their feet pressed
the sharp stones, the blood marked their tracks.
Animated skeletons marching through New Or
leans! ' •
They had ;lust arrived from Red river. In number
nearly a thousand, comprising prisoners from many
battle fields ; many of them twelve to sixteen
months in captivity. Their story is soon told ;
they are one installment from the great prison-pen
near Tyler; Texas, where from four to six thousand
are gathered within a stockade fort, at the rate of
about a thousand to an acre of land. We will not
sicken the reader with a recital of the disgusting
history of this camp—lt Redd atmosphere; its accu
mulated filth, its terrible. destitution. They can be
imagined—we have no wish to recite them, Al
though gathered from many commands, we believe
that a majority of the prisoners returned belong to
the States of lowa and Indiana. The 26th Indiana
and 19th lowa are well represented. - We will men
tion a low incidents as they were related to us by the
prisoners.
Thomas Morehead, of Company I 26th Indiana,
e or the.
gliards,gr P n n erMirra r th, tgfiereeitarrrmtea - ,
'the guardilne. Four-times have - taean troops;
marched the one hundred and ten miles from Shreve
port to Tyler for exchange, their bare feet being out
with the fr 07.071 earth of last November. At Camp
Ford they have built huts from brushwood with
which to shelter themselves. This work was of slow
progress, from the want and the inability to get be
yond the guard lines ihto the woods for material.
Whenever any of these prisoners escaped they
were bunted with bloodhounds, and in nearly every ,
case recaptured. On the 24th of lYlarok Colonel
Rose and all the Indiana. of escaped by digging
under the stockade, but after nights of weary march
ing were recaptured by the aid of dogs and brought
back. Lieut., Collins, one of the number, escaped
again. Lieut. Cul. Borden, commanding the camp,
rebuked the guards for bringing him back alive,
and posted an order to all guards recapturing an
escaped prisoner to shoot or hang him ou the spot.
These men we marched to Shreveport under the
guard of Lieut. Baynes, commanding a. band of
conscripts. So cruel were these-men that when the
footsore prisoners gave out by the roadside, they
put a lariat around their necks and tied it to their
saddles. A .reenement of cruelty. Many of the
officers remaining are in irons, Ind all are suffering
for food, medicines,and clothing. The rations served'
each day are a, few ounces of beef, Indian meal, add
salt. No wonder they die like sheep. A small quan
tity of quinine, blue mass, and calomel constituted
the entire pharmacoposa or the camp. We have not
time to relate a third of the cruelties related to us.
But there is one thing of such frightful enormity
that we should fail to do our duty if we did not call
the attention of the Government to It. Two-hun
dred of these prisoners have been vacinated for the
prevention of small pox with virus tainted with the
foul leprosy of sin, and are now impregnated with
loathsome disease.
Immediately upon the arrival. ,of these men the
representative or the Western Branch of the Sani
tary Commission,
with the agents of lowa and In
diana, addressed themselves busily to the work of
ameliorating their condition. Before night they
will be clad and their immediate wants eared for.
Col. Kimball, by direction of Governor Morton,
made four distinct attempts to send relief to this
camp without success, Kirby Smith has now ex
pressed his willingness to permit them to be so sup
plied, and the agents of the different States and the
Sanitary Commission will immediately ship a libe
ral supply of necessaries, together with stores Pr
the sick, and a supply of healthy virus for realm)
purposes.
Tabulads ProSts of Cotton-raising.
A letter dated Nashville gives some highly Inte
resting particulars of cotton prospects this season in
Middle Tennesse, where it is being raised, particu
larly near Murfreesboro', with every promise of the
largest success and of profitslalmost fabulous. Let
me give you facts derived from personal observa
tion. One farm, five hundred acres of which are,
In cotton, is conducted by three gentlemen,
who discharge the executive duties, the genital'
betag .mainly contributed by partners at the
North. The reason Is now so far advanced that
they can tell accurately enough what Will be
the cost of the crop. The outlay, Including the
first cost of mules and gins, machinery and
Im
plements, will be about W 20,000. They are confident
of having an average crop of 200 pounds of ginned.
cotton to the acre. One of them is an experienced
planter, whose estimate Is reliable. In other words,
the crop will be 100,000. pounds. Ootton has been
selling in Nashville for $1.25 per pound. Suppose
it falls to one dollar, and the crop would pay. Nay,
to allow for every contingency, take off one-half,
and the crop will be a complete success. I may re
mark that in this case the land is hired, at W 3 an
acre. The negroes—some fifty in number—are paid
at the rate 01 $lO a month for men and a ration.
With this they have house rent and a piece of land
large enough to raise corn, vegetables, poultry and
pork for their families.
Another farm is conducted by a gallant ex-Major;
who has beaten his sword. into a plough-share. He
has about three- hundred acres in cotton, and finer
and more promising fields it would be difficult to
find. He estimates that his crop will not cost him
above $lO,OOO, and he hopes to get three hundred
pounds to the acre. Ido not think he will realise
this yield; but take off twenty-five per cont., and
there Is a crop of seventy. five thousand -pounds. I
leave you to compute the profit at the present rates
of cotton. I may remark that the-land on this place
is leased for a term of years.
The region which we included in our imaginary
line "dust cover nearly a third of the State. Sup.
pose that of this tract one-sixth; or .2,501 sonars,
miles, is suitable for cotton, we have then 1,000,000
acres, which, at 200 pounds to the acre, would give
820,000,000 pounds, or 800,000 bales of 400 pounds:
Of course, these are merely the most general inti
mates, Make any reduction from them you please,
still the facts remain worthy of serious attention. -
PrICEMONT.
Uwros LEAGIIES.—The Indianapolis Sentinel, an
" 0:A. K." paper of Indiana, enraged itt General
Carrington and Governor Morton for their exposure
of the "Sons of Liberty," threatens a similar reve
lation of the "Loyal Leagues." The Indianapolis
Journal invites it to the work, and gives It the fol
lowing programme, which the Sentinel and its se
cessionist associates will hardly be able to carry
out:
"It threatens to expose the 'Loyal Leagues,' and
we hope it will not stay Its hand. If they are en
raged In raising armies to aid the rebellion, let Us
know it. If they are appointing men to command
their levies, who are known friends of the rebels In
arms give us the names of the culprits. If they are
scheming to break up this Government into as many
fragments as there are States, let their schemes be
exposed In the virtuous columns of the Sentinel. If,
however, the 'Loyal Leagues' are true to the Con
stitution and the laws•; if the object of their forma
tion is to sustain the constituted authorities against
allttempts to overthrow the Government, and to
Mann putting down any attempted counter-revolu
tion In the interest of the febellion, then they will
smile at all exposures the Sentinel may make. We
think we can assure the Sentinel that the. Loyal
Leaguers will not, with brazen-faced falsehood,
deny the existence of the leagfie, nor brand it with
dishonor by swearing that there is no such assoola
tion. The existence of 'Loyal Leagues' Is as well
known as any other fact of current history; and
they are neither afraid nor ashamed to give notice
of their meetings through the public pieta." -
A St. Louis despatch of Friday says : Gen. E.
B. Brown; commander of the central dlatriet of
Missouri, Is in town. He says there Is no doubt of
Quantreills death. He has the evidence of many
rebels In' different parts of the country to that of
andiome cypher settees addressed to Quart
troll, talon from the body of a rebel who was sup
posed to be Quantrell, but subsequent invest;gation
satisfied the general that Quantrell had -really
been
, CONDITION
MU - 11.03P3E.
The Recent Mysterious Railway Murder
. is England.
eurPOSED DISCOVERY or THE rearrraaron—aria
PLIGHT TO AMERICA.
Some days since we published, the details of a hor
rible and mysterious murder upon the North Lon
don Railway. A Mr. Briggs, It will be remembered,
was killed by some person then unknown, and his
remains were thrown out of the carriage upon the
track.
Energetic efforts were at once set on foot to dis
cover the perpetrator, with what result is told in the
following letter to the London Times, dated Liver
pool, July 19:
"London and the . world at large will be thankful
that such a clue has at last been found to the track
of themurder of•the late Mr.-Briggs as to leave no
doubt.that the murderer will be brought tojustioe.
It appears that the police at last felt themselves au
thorized in believing that tl, air efforts to capture the
perpetrator of the murder would be successful, and
from informatiori which had been received they pro
ceeded to the house of a cabman at Boar`, where for
some months past a German tailor named Francis
Muller has lodged. This -man, it now-transpires,
left London a few days ago for the purpose of pro
ceeding to •Nete York, but our reporter is not at
liberty to divulge the exact route taken, nor the
name of the vessel in 'which he has sailed. It
must suffice now to say that he was discovered'
in this wise : A little 'girl, the• daughter of the
cabman, at whose house Francis Muller bad
lived, said that after his leaving, four days ago, she:
found in the room, he had occupied, a small carcit
board box, such 'as jewelers put their various wares ,
in, and upon her exhibiting it to her father' ho •re
membered the .name ofthe tradesman with whom
theelain of the late• Mr. Briggs had been exchanged.
The cabman immediately communicated with the
police authorities, and. the: box was, by them taken
to Mr. Death's establishment, that person's name
and address-being engraven on the inside. 'Upon
its being shown to Mr. Death, be at once identined
it as one of his boxes, 'and suoh a one as he should
have used wherein-to plane a chain similar to that
exchanged lor the one auppoaed to have been taken
.from the -late unfortunate gentleman, Mr. Briggs,
and which had been identified as his' property.
• That slight clue having been ,obtained, of course
the: next`step'sreras •to connect Muller with the
.man whojaold the chain AN Mr. .Death, and Mr.
Death, ifompany with the cabman and the pollee,
went do to the cottage at Bow where Muller had
(id, an upon. seeing a photograph Mullaer had
given to the child, he at once reeoguized the leatures. _
of the pemon who changed the Oben' on Monday. It
is almost needless to add that this discovery assured
the police they were on the right scent at last, and
the next step was to ascertain whether the hat which
liad been found in the carriage on the railway on the
night of the murder, and which it was evident had
beipnged to the person who had committed the
crime, could in any way be c onnected . with the man
Muller. The'-Cabman was, therefore, taken up to
Scotland-yard, and upon the het being shown to him,
be at once knew'it as one he had purchased for Mul
ler about boar months ago. This seemed so conclu
sive that inspector Tanner immediately.went bank
to Scotland:yard, Wiled the discoveries that had
been made, and, accompanied byinspeotor Thomp
son, proceeded to Bowstreet police office, and there
obtained a warrant for the apprehension of Francis
Muller. The next step was to inquire as to the
probable residence of the now suspected murderer,
and as he had on leaving 'his lodgings stated his in
tention of going abroad; close inquiry was set on
foot as to any person bearing a similar resemblance
having left the country. Success crowned the in
quiries of the acutedeteetives, and a person fully
identified as the suspected murderer. Muller was
ascertained to have left Londonfour ditty's ago in a
ship bound direct for New York, the passage occu
pying on the average nineteen days, and which,
having 'cleared the - Downs many hours before the
inquiries wore set afoot, must be far away before
this reaches the public eye. Government resources
were at once asked for and granted. Sir George
'Grey gave every facility, and an Admiralty steamer
from LiverpoOl has sonic hours since borne Lisped
tor Tanner end Sergeant Clarke to arrest the mur
derer, or more probably await his arrival on his
landing, as the steamer, batting accidents, will
retch America at least four days before the sailing
vessel that conveys the villain flying from justice.
Mr. Death, the jeweler, and the cabman, whose
name our reporter did not ascertain, accompany the
detective police officers in the Government steamer,
for the purpose of personally identifying Muller, and
no doubt whatever exists in the minds of the, police
that - Muller will soon bo in the hands °Onetime. The
clue so far obtained has beenof course, some addi
tional incentive to inquiries likely to prove success
ful. The history of Muller, so far as Can at present
be gleaned, shows that he came to this country about
eighteen months ago, and followed' his occupation
as a tailor, and il was not unfrequently noticed that
he had In hirposseseion a very handsomsegoideratoh
and massive chain, by no moans according with his
position or the money at his command : • Whether
be was In the babitof drinking, or how the circum
stances arose, Muller would never divulge, but
some months ago he got into a broil with some wa•
men or woman, and lust his watch and-chain. lie
refused to give any description of them, to offer any
reward or make any inquiries, but has continually
complained, and most bitterly, of the loss he had
sustained. Since the morder he has, as has now
been ascertained, shown on several occasions a
vetch, a very hafidsome one, and said .he had
saved up money enough to buy it, and was quite
contented at having been able to get one. The chain
Which the man Muller obtained' from Mr. Death he
pledged on Tuesday at a pawnbroker's in the city,
and sold the ticket on the day following to another
tailor, a' friend of his a German. This man, upon
being, questioned by Inspector Thompson, at : Scot
land yard, admitted that he had read about thelmar
der but had-not said anything to any one isbart the
chain, and it has not been considered that there was
sufficient evidence to justify the police in detaining
bins .for any complicity in the murder. He will,
however, .remain under surveillance, so as to 'be
forthcoming at the trial upon Muller's being
brought back to this country. No trace whatever
has .been found of the watch itself, and it may
be fairly expected, and for the ends of justice
' hoped, that Muller has it still in his posses
sion, and that it will be found upon him, so as to
emitdtuto.an undoubUir. i the , hto.f ev7
Rl' their ability to identify the
man supposed to have-get into the carriage -with
Mr, Briggs, and it is understood that the photo.
grap of Muller will be - shown to them to add to the
circumstantial evidence already obtained."
vuavasit PARTIOOLERS.
[From the Daily News, duly 20.3
On Monday morning a cabman, named Jonathan
Matl;ews, was taken to the Harrow-road Station,
where he made the following communication : I
rive at at No. 65 Earl street, Lisson Grove, and am
a cabman. Last night, and for the first time, I saw
a placard in the Edgewaro road, having reference
to a murder committed on the North London Rail
way; I commuicated certain information to a water
man named Amos.”
The following is the communication made by the
cabmen before Mr. Henry, the chief magistrate, at
Bow street, yesterday afternoon.:
• " I know Franz Muller. He is a native of Co
logne. His age, as he told' me. is 25, and for some
time past he has been employed as a shirt-Mater in
the hrm of Messrs. liodgkinson, hosiers, of Thread
needle street, in the city. Seven or eight months
ago he commenced to keep company with my sister,
and, as her suitor, he was in the habit of coming to
my house. I remember ono Sunday in October or
November last he came to my house and said to me,
You have got a nice hat, where did you get it
from 1' I told him I had bought it from a man named
Walker a hatter in Crawford street: Muller said,
I
Well, should like to have one like it.' I said,
' Well, try this on,'and he did so, but found it too
tight for hie hea d. I then said, ' I know your size
now, and I will get one for you.' I.did so, and
on the following Sunday, he came and took' it
away. Some time afterward he name to my horse
again when I said, 'How well that hat wears; I
have lied three hats since then.' I Said hold of the
bat, and noticed on the inside brim a particular
• thumb-mark, caused by the hat being, put on and
taken off by the hand atone particular spot. The
hat produced (the one found in the railway carriage)
is the same, and I could swear to it. Last Monday
week Muller visited my house and saw my wife.
After paying her the usual compliments, he took a
box out of his pocket and pulled out a gold chain,
which he said he had paid ..S3 les. for that morning.
He then fixed the chain on a watch, and gave the box
to my child to play with. [The box was produced
and identified by Mr. Death, who was present, as the
one which he had placed the chain in.] Muller then
exhibited a ring which be had on his finger, and
which was similar to the one described by Mr. Death.
Muller then began to complain, saying he had been
very unfortunate ; he had been down collie city, and
a cart having passed near his foot, he had sprained
his ankle. lie then said, "Lam going to Canada;
be sure you see Jonathan (meaning me), and tell
him not to go out to-morrow morning until I come,
for I particularly want to see him.' For two or
three mornings I waited for him, but he never came,
and I have never seen him since. Yesterday I com
municated the above facts to Inspector Steer, of the
D division, and I handed over to hint the box pro
duced.
The other evidence went to show that Inspecter
Steer gave thisinformation at Scotland-yard, and
the Commissioners of Police immediately instructed
Superintendent Tiddy and Inspector Steer to tho
roughly investigate the matter. These two officers
at once went to No. IS Park-terrarse, Old Ford, Bow,
a house kept by a man named Blytb, who said he
was in bed on the night of the day the murder was
committed, when Muller came home.
The officers next interrogated a lodger in the
house, named Goodwin, a German, who said that on ,
the night mentioned Muller came home about it
o'clock, and appeared very much confused, which
he accounted for by saying he had met with a severe
injury in the city, and had sprained his ankle. The
lodger produced a pawn-tioket, which ho said he
had bought of Muller. The ticket related to the
gold • chain Molter received from Mr: Death, and
wideh Muller had pledged in a pawn-shop in Bow:
Mr. Adams, the American rdimister, was present,
during the whole of the examination, and at his re
, quest a copy of the depositions was prepared to be
ihrwardia to the home executive in America.
Itfurther transpired in the examination that
Muller sailed from the London Docks on Thursday
afternoon last, in the sailing vessel Victoria, bound
for New York.
Lost night, at 9 o'clock, Mr. Inspector Turner,
Mr. Death, and the cabman, started from Euston
square for Liverpool, en route for New York by
to-day's American mall. The inspector was fur
nished with a warrant granted br.Mr. Henry for
the apprehension of Muller on the charge of murder,
and he also carried with him letters front Mr.
Adams to the executive at New York.
IMPOSTORS US PA:RM.—Paris IS a. sort of place of
refuge for all the adroit chevaliers d'industrte who
delight in a wide field of action. Only last week a
young Spaniard, employed as bell-ringer at a. church
In Spain, stole a large sum of money and all the
sacred vessels of silver belonging to the church,
and came here to indulge in the pleasures of for
tune, and made so fine a figure that he was soon
' surrounded by a number of persons anxious to share
them with him. He• beoame very intimate with a
most respectable retired merchant, dazzling his with
and daughter with a title of Viscount and - a MM.
bar of splendid presents, and was on the point Of.
marrying the young lady, who had all her linen
marked with the crown appertaining to her future
rank. when lie was discovered to be an impostor.
The father gave evidence against the gentleman in
court, amusingly acknowledging himself " bitten,.
raying that his wife andtlaughter were so taken with
the Splendor that he could not help being delighted
at seeing them so pleased. •
Again, we have a German adventurer of the same
Wipe. a strikingly handsome young man, with blue
eyes and a -magnificent beard, who takes up his
abode at the Hotel • Mirabeau, in the Rue de la
Paix. There he hired half a dozen valets, S. cou
rier, and a magnificent carriage, and contrived,
upon these superb appearances, to ,get several of
the moat respectable persons of the class of retired
merchants to lend him sums varying from $5OO to
$.5.000, upon which he lived sumptuously.
Lot It be remembered that these fallen noblemen
never attempt to .present themselves in the realty
high society in Paris. It is only in a certain ambi
tious class of half-bred people that they and their
dupes.
nit DRAWBACK OF PERSONAL DEFORMITY.—
There are crowds of persons in the world who would
have achieved immensely more, only for their per
sonal deficiencies. Tomkins would have shown
much more self-assertion if he had not lost a front
tooth. The reason Dixon is always restless and self
constrained, when walking with a friend in the
street, is, that if he .happen to turn his head too
much to the side the hair will be seen to be growing
gray behind the ear.. Smith shuffles in and out of
the room hurriedly,' and sits with his legi awkward
ly drawn Under the chat, because his feet are
rather too big. You wonderwhy Johnson shows
no activity, and why he never gives the children
a romp ; but the fact is, his locks are getting fright
fully thin at the front, and they are brought over
andarranged ao carefully, that any violent move
ment would disturb them. Most of us- are nu
easy to our poor defective bodice at some point,
and cannot bear to be seen from behind, or from
the left side. It le only the lucky beauty that
can bear the gaze of eyes from all quarters ,• and
we ordinary people shuffle through life, ;keep.
log our face, or one arm, towards our neigh
bors. The stiffneas, inelegance, and occasional
rudeness we show. arise from our manceurring to
hide the other aspects. Some are always plotting
to chow their profile, others scheme deeply to keep
a full front face In view ; remembering this (for we
like to • point a moral), if a man la not civil ; it
down to the fact that he knows if he opened his.
mouth you would see - a gap. in the pearl ;if a fellow
jolts you In the crowd, and stares you outof Coun
tenance, believe that be wants to keep 'YOE from
looking down and observing that he liar' bunions
We have known a man to recover selereapect after
a visit to the dentist; a friend of ours who had 'gone
skulking about for years, ridlculouily wearing kis'
hat when he should not, blushing at the dread of
disclosing a white, shining pate whet he uncovered,
became a clever , disputant, and, indeed, quite
conversationalist,brilliant upon the invention of
somebody's patent wig. Several ladies of our ac
quaintance brightened up, grew. pleasant-tein
pared ; and improved vastly ip their housewifery, on
the discovery by some one that their hands were
very prettily shaped.—Vicloria Magazine.
TEE VALUE oi* A II&T.—E. sailor who had re.
oelved a considerable share of prises money at
Plymouth, was on , the point of , proceeding. to
London to spend it; but having beard of the various
tricks and temptations to ease the unwary of their
Money,. he hit upon an expedient to insure a safe
return to his ship when she should sail twain. He
therefore at every inn on the road where the coach
stopped for refreshments,, paid doable, that he might
bare credit for an equal tupply on' histeturn, and
agreed with each. landlerd.that he shouldtwiri his
hat upon bleaker three times, in proof of his being
the same who made the payment in advance. He
also paid fair bank, by the same coach. As he
feared, poor fellow,. so it fell out ;_ he was soon
coaxed or cheated outrof all his money, and took his
seat on the Plymouth beach to return. At every
inn on thoroad Jack was gladly recognized by hie
merry twirl of his hat, and was never asked for , pay
ment. -
Toward the end of his journey a Jew, who had
accompanied him all the way, and who hail seen
how the reckoning was paid by three tattle of hie
hat, could no longer refrain from tixpaestdng his
wonder and the sailor, to carry On' The joke, said
the hat Was the most valuable article he pessessed,
adding that when he alighted at PlaVeutithe woeld .
pay hie. fate . in the same why, "Infleqielisg. really
diocese, the Jew became 'quite anxious fonshe hat,'
and offered him twenty guineas for it, whioh, ai a
very particular favor, the sailor agreed to - take, as
he was about to join the ship, and the hat, was no
longernseful.
It was not long before the Jew was again obliged
to travel, and, of course, this valuable hat was - his
companion ; but the very first inn at which he took
refreshments he wee undeceived in a way that might
have been attended with Serious eon:sequences ; for
when the waiter demanded his share of the rec kon
tug, Mozes„with a confident look, twirled hie hat
upon hisetick three times. Upon this the waiter
thought he, was either tipsy or mad, and called. his
employer, Who made the poor Jew ttvirl the quicker ;
and it was only by the interference of some humane
passengers that the uniprtunate Jew was prevented
from losing his liberttlie - Well as his money.
_A Hoven lnon•Cratiar—The Kehireh, built for the
Viceroy of Egypt, and intended for the service of
the Nile, made a trial of her powers yesterday in
the Thames, for the inspection of the Lords of the
Admiralty before proceeding on her • voyage to
Egypt. This vessel is of 348 tons burden, by Messrs.
Samuda Brothers, with engines of eO - horse power,
by Messrs. John Penn St Son, is entirely encased in
armor two' Inches thick from stem to stern, and
reaching from the gunwale to two feet below
'water. She has two semicircular cupolas, or
shields, on deck, one forward and the other aft, each
of which contains a long iftpounder gem, and is also
entirely covered with armor plates two Inches
thick. Yet, notwithstanding all this large amount
of armor protection, the draft of water of the cra ft ,
With her grins, Steles, COMB, and proviSions all on
board, was something less than four feet, and the
mean speed obtained by the vessel was' nine knots
per hour. The limited draught renderAd two screws
advisable, and these are arranged to work one under
each quarter. The powers of the vessel were tested
in every way by Admiral Drummond, and she was
found capable of manoeuvring, and steering in the
most satisfactory way, making the complete circle
in three minutes twenty-Wre seconds.—London
• 'Taws, July 20.
A Sr/Mt:MAE ARREST IN Pinie.—A. commissary
of pollee recently called at the hotel of a well-known
millionaire, requesting to see the master of the
house. The gentleman being absent; the officer of
the law, who, be it known, was disguised as a gen
tleman, (let me explain, as I Intend no reproach to
so useful a body no badge of office being visible,)
asked for the mistress of the mansion. Upon her
entering he said, "Madame, you have among your
people, a prisoner escaped from the galleys. Here
is his 'photograph. To avoid all scandal,. I have
stationed two of my men in the street. Send your
servant out upon some pretext, and I will 'sea that
no noise ailed be made." "This is not in the least
like any one of my servants," protested the lady
upon looking at the portrait. The husband entered
about - this time, examined the photograph, and ree
pasted that there was no 'one in the house it re
sembled in the least. The commissary was per
fectly certain of his man, turned to -the lady, and
requested her to permit all her servants to be called
into the room, which reasonable request was imme
diately acceded to. Men and women assembled in
a line. After looking at the men; the lady ex
claimed triumphantly, " You see I was not wrong."
But she had hardly finished when the commissary
marched up to the ladles maid, a small, liyely bru
nette ; threw of the cap, handkerchief, and apron
worn coquetisbly by the fictitious maid servant,
cried out, "This Is my man ;" took him by the arm,
and conducted him Into safe quartere."
EA.VORAEL3 PROSPECTS 07 THE DANES.—A. tele
gram from Elsinore, dated Julyl3, says: It is not
unlikely that the Danish question will be settled
much more favorably for the Danish monarch than
could have been expected. The reason assigned is
that M. Bitenark, unable to devise any means by
which he could annex Schisms* and Holstein to
the Prussian dominion, and unwilling to gra.
tify the nationality feeling in Germany in favor
__ea:A-Prince of Augustenburg, or the . Russian
ulliWalOn iII laver of the Duke ofDldenburg, will
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provided e • . 1311 to ..,epinaric
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according : lo ldoSs.M 1
.
Bismark will thus have triumphed over the demo
cratic and nationality party both in Gerthany and
Denmark. These views,,the Times correspondent
states, are derived from a gentleman of - very high
rank in Denmark, brought, through his connections,
into oleo Intimacy with the Courts and Govern
ments of Germany, snit especially of Prussia., and
who had seereM. Ilismark lately, and entertained a
much higher opinion of that statesman's rectitude
and moderation than the world at large is disposed
to entertain.
A Hastry MARRIAGE IN Runs Livs.--The Morn
fog Post says : "It will surprise many of out readers
to learn that Lady Florence decals Paget, only
daughter of the Marquis of Anglesey by his second
marriage, was married, on Saturday lest, at Saint
George's Church, Hanover Square, to tho Marquis
of Hastings. The marriage warn hurried anti unex
pected one—more particularly, it would appear, to
the connections of her ladyship, none of whom were
witnesses to the ceremony. The marriage took place
by license, Rev. John Knipe liL A., curate of Welles
borne, - Warwickshire , officiating. The bride was
given away, in the absence other father, by Capt.
Frederick Granville, a mutual friend. After the
ceremony the noble Marquis and bride left town by
special train for his ancestral Feat, Donnington
Park, near Ashby de la Zonche Leicestershire."
ESCAPE FROM .& FRENCH PRISON.—Itt. Viboux,
lately manager of the Comptoir Commercial du
Haut-Rhine, and one of the principal shareholders
in the company for the erection of the Palace of In
dustry at Auteuil, lately escaped from the prison at
Colmar, where he was under detention on a charge
of embezzlement. The fugitive seems to have been
Sure 01 the Success of his projects for recovering his
liberty, as, on the morning which followed his sue,
cusful attempt, about twenty persons, among whom
were the Procureuramperial and the Mayor of Col
mar, received letters announcing his intention to
escape. These communications were terminated
by a request to his creditors to obtain for him pro
tection, promising at the same time to restore pros
perity to the Comptoir-Commercial, both at Colmar
and Paris. Vlboux even wrote to his gaoler, inform
ing him that he had escaped by the wall of the pri
soner's yard. A rope-ladder was found at the foot Of
the wall mentioned ; but it appeared rather to have
been placed there to confirm the fugitive's state
ment than to have been thrown there by a prisoner
who had made use of it in his escape.
Riorsons ow Psene.—The official announcement
In the Moniteur that an armistice for one month has
been concluded between Denmark and the German
Powers has produced a favorable impression upon
the public of Paris, as up to the last moment doubts
were entertained of the willingness of-Prussia to
accept each sacrifices as Denmark was prepared to
make. Some time may elapse before the treaty of
peace is signed, and for a few months negotiations
may be carried on between the belligerents "with
out foreign intrusion," as Von Bismarlsobserves ;
but there Is now little reason to doubt that all
lighting between the Danes and the Germans is at
an end. In reference to this question, the most ex
travagant rumors have been circulated in Paris;
'according to some parties, the cession of the Danish
fleet to the Prussians had actually been effeoted,
and, in their eagerness topurchase peace at any
price the Danes had consen te d to the payment of a
warindemnity of £11,000,000 sterling. These con
cessions, It was said, had awakened a revolutionary.
spirit In Denmark, and a popular outbreak, with the
erection of barricades and Street fighting, had taken
place in Copenhagen.
FRA'NcE AND TEE DANISH QIISETION.—France
Is represented in theParislan journals to have acted
in the Danish affair so diecreetly as to have increas
• ed her own dignity, and the speedy conclusion of
the arralatiee is attributed to the amicable inter
vention of the French Government. Yet, with re
g.ard to the prbielpies upon...which a peaceful solu
j
tion of the Danish dffiliculifebould be effected, the
• reticence of the Emperor Napoleon continues. The
Paris correspondent-of the Morning Herald, how
ever,_ Says : "There is now ground for supposing
that France will object to the settlement the Ger
man Powers have to peeperei ) So far as England
is concerned, it will, be seen,that tho Danish ques
tion has been disposed of by the declaration of Earl
Russell to the effect faiit, whilst there was no desire
to urge the Danes to accept terms incompatible
with the safety and honor of their country, the
British Government bad never engaged to suPport
-the Danish cause by force of Wins, nor to impose
upon Germany the conditions suggested in the con
ference.
Twx Hove ALLIANCE.—La France has youblished
a letter dated Vienna, July 14, in which the writer
declares that, notwithstanding thepersistence of.the
Northern Powers in denying the authenticity of the
correspondence upon the projected Holy Allialace,
the real embarraesmtmt winch the publication of
those letters occasioned is still painfully felt. The
adhesion of Prussia to the proposed plan of mutual
assurances was, it is said, obtained without much
difficulty ; not so, however, with Austria, . who, in'
addition to guarantees forthe preservation of her
dominions in. Venetia and Hungary, wished to join
pretensions relative to events that might arise in
Italy on the death of the Pope, and olatinedtho con
currence of Prussia in other plans which Austria
contemplated. Negotiations upon these matters
were opened„and the harmony now existing between
the Ministers at Vienna and Berlin-is pointed to as
evidence of a mutual understanding haying been
arrived at.
BRIGANDS IN TEE ROMAN STATES.—A corres
pondent of the Morning Post, writing from Rome on
the Oth of July, draws attention to the appearance
of numerous bands of brigands in the immediate
vicinity of that city. • So unsafe is the country
round about Rome considered to be, that when the
French ambassador recently removed to a residence
a dozen miles from the capital be felt it necessary
to bare an escort of French eavalry and a picket
of hifentry on permanent guard around his villa.
This state of affairs is attributable to the rigorous
measures adopted by the Italian commanders,
which have driven many 'of the banditti over the
- frontier, where they Carry on their nefarious press
tices to the great annoyance Of the subjecte of the
Pope. - •
Cultic OR DEArrisitils.—At the last sitting of the
Academy of Sciences, M. Flourens presented an
application addressed to him by Dr. Turnbull, a
Scotch physician, who proposed to employ a method
of his own on a certain determinate number of per
sons afflicted with want of hearing, and prayed the
the Aea state ofth ap e P° p th atl t e s n c ts onlin bef i o t r te e e be —flrs ing t' s t° ubra as rtte rt r to
the treatment in question b ee n next, to report at
the end of a year what had the amount of =l
oess + arrived at. Dr. Turnbull hag explained el s
method to M. Flourens, and will likewise comuni-
Ideate it to the members of the committee. He has
deecribed it In a sealed aer depoeited with the
A ca demy, but Wisheil it -motto be published until
the ex piration of a year.. The Academy, considering
the etibject of immense importance to humanity,
at once ILT 4 lnted committee composed of MM.
rbii l 4 l 's t o •UllY 4 Algi IRA BltalA..-Gcgirtani,
FOUR CENTS.
A 'Notable Bear Fierbt.
Tine seen Or woPwr K S ARBAEGL
Some "game" out of the ordinary quality_ was
suppose in the town of Orange t N. %Mt in
summerof 183 s, because of the large num
ber of Sheep found dead in the pastures, killed
by some savage beast. It was declared to be a,
wolf, and that this must be destrord.
by
n a o r r ai d ed er
to do this the - town was aurro
.u, citizens, whose Plan Was to gradually Contract
their -lines, something after the plan of. the mo
dern "anaconda," till whatever of game might
be enclosed should be driven to the centre of
the diminished circle, and there it could easily be
destroyed. In the npmber the wolf was expect,-
ed to be. In the progress of the contraction of
the lines, the dogs, which made part of the force,
gave signs at the mouth of a cave which extend
ed under a ledge of rock, that something was
suspected of 'being concealed there, and the con
clusion was easy and quick that that something
Was the wolf. Upon this the men and the dogs
proceeded to such demonstrations as It was sup
posed would induce the monster to come out. -
And they were not mistaken. The only mistake
was that it was not a wolf, lint a black bear, de•
dared by those who had the nearest opportunity of
observation/Us be a %ry large bear. Whether it
was a disappointment - at seeing a bear. instead of a
wolf,' or whether it was that peculiar paralyzing
surprisethat - sometimes momentarily and rinse
obuntaloli • overcomes oven stouthearted hunters
when they:meet larger game than they are Just then
thinking of, or whether the extraordinary sae of
the bear impressed them in a manner which some
persona think indietative of weakness, certain it Is
the beast passed off scatheless between two ranks or
men, each of whom held in his hand a wee pon load
ed—but only. for a wolf. They said the bear was
very large. They were much laughed at. Some
persona thought the faets proved that they were
scared, and among these was the hero of our story,
John Cheney, of the town of Sutton, N. H.
In the month of October following this wolf hunt,
John and his brother, with theii little our, wont out
on that side of Blount Kearsarge which lies in the
town of Sutton, to hunt and shoot partridges, as
they are called, but which are really a variety of
grouse. The method of the hunt there practiced-is,
to trust the dog to find the game and scare- If into a
'tree, and then so to lix the attention of the bird by
constant .barking as to allow the approach of the
hunter'unperceived by the bird, which thus falls an
easy prey to the combined sk id of. dog and man.
Cheney's dog barked Jr} the course or the hi 2 P.
which is received by the hunter as an indiesuce
that he has • driven his . bird Into a tree, and there
he barked and waited the appearance of his master,
who did not fall to quickly respond to the call.
But this time it was no partridge. It.was ,no
common grouse. In an excavation in the earth
caused by the upturning bythe roots of a huge tree,
sat a large black bear ! This was a surprise. But
it was not a scare. The occasion was too Important,
however, to be passed without a "council of war."
In. this case the result negatived the proverb that
" councils of war never High - 1.." The Medleys deter
mined to give battle. But like wise soldiers they care
fully considered their means for aggressive and de
fensive warfare as against the enemy before them.
These were found to consist of one common shot
fowling gun, of single barrel, with a tolerable supply
of powder, and that size of shot used for shooting
partridges ; one small cur dog, and two men, one
of them,John, the writer knows from personal
acquaintance, of rather less than medium size,
with such weapons as Nature's God gave them, viz.,
their fists, their feet, and their teeth. And with
these the two brothers determined to give battle.
This they proceeded to initiate in the following
manner They doubled the quantity of shot in their
gun, and at a very " short range" poured the whole
into the side of the bear, while his Interest was
chiefly bestowed on the little dog,he - being, up to
this time, the most noisy of h is new acquaint
ances. But the discharge of the musket changed
all this, and roused him to a sudden and wrath
ful sortie from his quiet and hitherto peaceful hole.
He gave a fearful and angry growl as he came out,
and made direct for our friend John, evidently in
tending to show him before the close of their aw.
quaintance what he thought of such interference
with his prescriptive rights and privileges.
The bear was really large—he was very large—
the steelyards decided that. He was so large—
_
John at once recognised in him the historical ohs
rector of the Orange hunt, and all his own fire was
at once in a blaze. He thought hie neighbors of
Orange were scared. He was not. Thought was
quick but so was the bear, and on he Caine, his
huge jaws wide open, and his great white teetk too
apparent for comfed t or assure dee, and in the act of
a direct assault on his little antagonist he was felled
in a manner he bad not calculated on, and which
probably astonished and disconcerted him.
-As the bear was just about to close in on his fbe
the active little man sprang suddenly to one side,
and then to the rear. of his enemy, seizing him by
the hind leg with both his hands, and at the same
Wee uttering the most positive assurances that he
had "none of the Orange boys to deal with this
time." Neither this new mode of attack by "flank
and rear," nor the assurance, seemed agreeable to
-Bruin, for he at once set about doing his best to got
away. He ran down the aide of the mountain, over
rocks, brush, logs, knots, sticks, stumps and what
ever of rough there was on the side of this rough old
peak, till he was tired of it. John, in the mean
time, kept his hold on the leg, and kept up the re
peated assurances, and, it is said, even with curses,
that he had "none of the Orange boys to deal with
this time." Notwithstanding, in his descent, he was
rapidly parting with his garments, portions of which
Could now be seen hanging to bush and knot, and
tree, till that which remained to him of them was'
but a sorry spectacle.
This was continued for some time, till at last the
bear's patience gave ' out. He would stand this no
longer. It was evidently a losing game, this run- I
sling away from an enemy from whom there was no
escape. And now with increase of wrath he stop
ped—he turned on the prostrate ragged man, who
evidently, whatever was true in some other respects,
bad the advantage of his adversary in that of ac
tivity. He sprang to his feet, and when about to be
taken In that embrace by his fee, which, with those
more civilized, is sometimes practiced and received
as evidence of the truest affection, he showed his
utter want of appreciation of this demonstration on
the part of his new acquaintance from Orange by
knocking him down with his list. And this he was
so uncivil as to repeat several times, as often as he
as threatened with the " hug," till his little dog
appeared on the scene and laid sharp hold of brain's
heels with his teeth.
ofie too many, an. sti . :4 • • s
but with n 9 better success than before. John re
newed his old attack. He caught the retreating
beast again by the leg, and again cried out' no
Orange, boys, and again he was dragged down the
mountain side as before, till, probably from the
8&1330 considerations as decided the termination of
the previous retreat, the bear stopped. John sprang
to his Met again, and again knocked Bruin down.
This, as before, he repeated. But now he was becom
ing exhausted by this extraordinary course of bat
tle. His strength was failing, while his enemy still
bad a large supply of this necessary element of
successful conflict. And, as is like to be the case,
superior strength began to show its value in pro
tracted fight. The bear had mew the best of it,
and was not satisfied with mere embraces. lie
'threw his adversary upon the ground, and having it
all his own way, he proceeded to break bones and
lacerate flesh most cruelly. And here would prilba
bly have been the end of the plucky little man had
it not been for the timely interference of his brother,
just when Bruin was best satisfied with the course
the fight was taking. He had not forsaken his
friend in the strife. But the extraordinary progress
of the two combatants down the side of the moun
tain had been so rapid that up to this time, he had
been left quite behind and out of the calculations of
both. Now he Came up, armed with his empty gun,
with which he proceeded to give such blows over the
sensitive snout of the ugly beast as soon brought
him to terms. 'With this slight weapon he actually
"knocked out the brains" of the bear.
Therewas now opportunity to look over the battle
field and ascertain the extent of dainages to the
parties engaged. John was found with the bone of
his right arm broken above the elbow, and the flesh
of thfs past much lacerated by the teeth of his ene
my. He was also bitten through the right thigh,
the flesh of which was also badly torn.
These, with the many bruises received in his
rapid descent, were the sum of his personal in
juries; but his clothes t It may well be doubted
whether their parts were ever all seen again.
There was but one trophy of the fight—the body
of the vanquished; and it gives pleasure to the
writer to be able to add that this was found, flesh
and hide, of sufficient vain° to pay the surgeon's
fees for his attendance of the broken bones and
wounds, and that for. these services it was re
ceived. It weighed between four and five hun
dred pounds, as was ascertained by actual weight,
and became the property of Dr. Henry Lyman, of
Warner, N. H., formerly a sergeon In the United
States army in the war of 1512, who, as has been
stated, was a near relative of the writer. In the
year 1810, while in the town of Sutton for spotting
purposes, the writer made inquiries of the mhabf
mum as to the truth of this story, which, they all
confirmed as a matter of which they had knowledge,
and of which they were evidently not A little proud.
They were at the trouble, to find John Cheney and
Introduce him, and it was from his mouth that, sub
stantially, the above story was received. Fla also
exhibited his scars on his arm and leg with evident
satisfaction ; and to the inquiry; what'he' now, in the
light of his experience, thought of such fights, swore
that ho " would do thp . same thing again if he aver
got a chance." His neighbors approved highly of
this, and seemed to have no doubts that he would be
equally successful in a second encounter.—Corre
spondence of New York Evening Post.
A GIIOST STORY.—A. gentleman who is a travel-
ing agent for an extensive wholesale grocer in
Wheeling, recently stopped over night at a hotel in I
-a email town on the railroad between this place and
that city, and being weary, after a long day's ride
over the rugged roads on the head waters of Buffalo,
retired at an early hoar to his room. Several other
strangers were stoppilig at the same house, who
remained below In lively conversation with.
the landlady. Having a large sum of money be
longing to his employer, our hero felt consider
able anxiety for its safety; and, after carefully con
cealing his wallet in some unusual place, turned
into bed and endeavored to forget the.armoying per
plexities of the day by courting "Nature's sweet
restorer—balmy sleep." The fullronnd moon shone
brightly and lighted up every object in the room.
No sound, save• the confused and indistinct vibra
brations of the conversation carried on below, dis,
turbed the solitude of the place. Turning his face
towards the wall, Mr. 0. soon fell Into °profound
slumber. After sleeping about half au hoar, he was
partially awakened by the gradual slipping of a
Land under his pillow. Knowing that his money
was not there, be remained quiet a moment to as
sure himself that he was not dreaming and to await
further developments. Just as the hand was
withdraws), he turned over on his back: As
he done so, he felt a cold clammy .hand upon his
forehead. At this he sprang up in the bed and
I looking round, beheld, standing at the side and
near the bead of the tied, what appeared to be a girl
about twelve or thirteen years of age. There she
stood with her large black eyes turned full upon
• his own, and not two foot from him. The idea of
its being y
a ghost never entered his mind. There a
as ever feature of the face, the lon black ir
nd the dark leaf-like lisrare in what g
appeared ha
to
be
For a f c u e l t l i lc°v d e
r h e u s n s u c t u e t s
w th i e hl gn w r n esctkoo a d n dm s o h t o io r n t
l s e l s e s e ad
utterly heedless of his Inquiries as to what she was
doing and what she wanted, or of his remonstrances
and commands to leave the room. At last he
called loudly to the landlady to come up and ' , make
this girl leave his room." After repeated calls and
explanations the landlady started up, followed by
the other travellers. As their footsteps began to
fall upon the stairway, the girl glided silently, with
her eyes still gazing at Mr. o—, towards the
head of the bed, and with one hand caught hold of
and drew forward a lady's dress suspended against
the wall. Drawing the dress in front of her face, •
she endeavored to conceal herself from the observe,.
tion of those about to enter the room. As the door .
opened, she ',reached upon the floor and glided un
der the bed. Mr. (-- states that he tried to cateb
her by the arm in order to detain her until the lady
entered, but grasping her arm 'was like grasping a
moonbeam. He distinctly saw the curtain swing
back to its place after she had passed under.
When the party entered the room, they drew
the bed out into the middle of the floor, ex
amined the floor and partitions for any mode of
escape, and diligently searohed in every part of the
room, but nothing unusual could be found. The
lady denied that the house was haunted, or that ap
paritions had ever been seen in the room before, but
Mr. Q . learned the next morning from some of the
children that the same ghost hadfreines tly been
Seen 'before. After all was over, Mr. C. again re
tired, and enjoyed a good night's rest.—Fairmount
W. Va.) Nalulua.
SCILYIRO BY leflesovat BIISIWITACKER.S. —Th O
Louts pa re narrating the parasol srs of a re
cent fight with the bushwhackers 1n the State of
- Islissetal, declare that the dead eoldlers were
scalped. On the coat of one of them was the fol
lewMg note :
TOU come to hunt bushwhao'kers VnoW 3ren Isre
skelpt I Olegtent ekelpt yolk. Wet. ANDEEBQN.I3
%WM VirAJEt PlZElea si
(PUBLIBII6O wzrartar.)
T 5 Wal Paean will be seat to aelteertbers bY
mall (per anntun In advance) at V 4 OW
Three coptee 600
Five coptee 8 Ole
Ton copies 16 00
Larger Clubs than Tea will ,be charged at the sane
rate. 50 per COPY;
The enotety meat always accompany the order, and
tit no ingiance duet thfeseiteovesehedeofatedfrom. as the&
afford eery • Ott It more than the cot!' of paper.
'a- Postinseire are rent:meted to act as agents for
'lnc Wen Panes,
Aar- To the getter-toot the Club of t+3l3 Or twenty, at
extra copy of the Paper will be given_
GRNICRAL NEWS.
TOUCIUNG SCRIse t A COURT Roos---One jot
Sutherland, who ties been on trial at Indianapolis
for several days for killing Roddy A. Small, Wag
acquitted on Thursday. His wife and three children
were in court at the time. After the announcement
of the verdict there followed a scene, nays the India.
napolis Journal. notoften witnessed in a court room:
"The prisoner that was—now a prisoner no long
er-;--felt upon his knees, and lifting his eves toward
heaven, uttered an earnest prayer of thanksgiving
and pniise to the God whosernatice and mercy have
been so wonderfully manifests:din him. The prayer
was irresistibly eloquent, and when amen was pro
nounced, amen came back in response from every
part of the room, and there were tonne in every eve.
All rose to their feet; the acquitted man advanced
and took each juryman by the hand, with a fervent
God bless you! you have saved an innocent man
from f.hesee end 4h, g rece, and you havetaken a foul
stein from my name. God bless you P'• And to the
Prosecutor, wham conduct in theorise Commands ad
miration from all forits fairness and honesty, he
gave a cordial 'God bless yonP ' The old, white
haired father, 'ware firm trust had snpported the
son in the dark hours of trial, now melted In tears
of joy that his tiny was acquitted of guilt, and his
own good name remained untarnished: The jrnite.
wiping his eyes of the tears that had come nob d
den, ordered the eheriff, to adjourn the court."
A BLoOD-Tal awry - • fitestor.—On the occasion of
the funeral of the rebel. General Bishop Polk, Bishop
Elliott delivered an address, of which the Augusta
(Gal Constitutionalist says, in its report :
"At the close of the deeply-interesting remarks,
Bishop Elliott left the desk, and turning his face to
the North said : In the name of his Episcopal office ;
in the Rama of the blood that, like that. of Abel,
called aloud from the ground for vengesneaon those
Wbo lend the sanction of the Church to thia crusade
against religion; in the nsate.cif desolated homes
and blackened roof trees, of desecrated churches, of
altars profaned, and the Holy Sacrament trampled
in the mire ; in the nave and by the authority of
God, and by the enchanting spell-word evoked from
tie presence of the mangled and martyred dead—in
His name who closes for this hour the list of prelates
murdered. Thus did the Bishop summon took of
the Episcopal bishops and clergy of-the North as
have urged on this war, to most him and their via
time, alive and dead, at the judgment bar of Al
mighty God• there-to answer. Pew there were that
did not thrill as the Bishop concluded. And may
Ood haves:mercy Runs them in that del. , "
A INarte.4.VS lat tlril OF A BRAVE FLAN.—The Belfast Age re a remarkable escape from death
on the battleneld. - Calvin Aldus, of that city, a
soldier of the 7th Blaine, while advancing upon the
rebel Jettifications near Petersburg received no less
than fifteen bullets through his olothee without
having a scratch. As be mounted the breastworks
aball struck his scull, and glancing off, left him
senseless on the ground. While lying there no teem
than four charges, back and forth were made over
his body. Coming to his senses; and the rebels see
ing him move, they put seven balls into various
parts of his body, and to finish him hit him on the
head with a musket. Every one supposing him
dead. he lay for some hours, but finally rdriving was
sent to thebospital, and brought to Augusta, from
which place he made his escape and got as far as
Baltimore on his way to the front again, when a
surgeon seeing his unfit condition, sent him back-
This plucky fellow is now at home in Belfast, but
pound to get back at the first opportunity.
DIRT AB A Dner.—A. physician in Connecticut,
and said to be a distinguished chemist, has recently
made a discovery' trash must prove of immense
benctitfin these times of exorbitant prices of living.
His discovery is that dirt, the soil on which we tread
with careless feet, can be converted into a whole
some article of diet. The Connecticut doctor Is
said to have been led to this important discovery
by the reflection that the Patagonians and other
athletic tribes make dirt a portion of their daily
food. This undeniable fact suggested to the doctor
a proposition equally undeniable—to wit, that inas
much as the vegetable productions upon whioh We
have been in the habit of subsisting, all spring front
• the soil, the soil itself must contain all the nutri
tious elements which find their way into the plants
which clothe its surface. "In a word, an acre of
good, stiff mud bears the same relation to corn, po
tatoes, peas, and beans, that a bag of wheat does to
a barrel of well-bolted white flour. Wheat is not
flour, but the dour contains nothing which is not
in the 'wheat. Mud ie not corn, nor is it peas, but
everything good in corn and peas comes out of the
mud.'
A TEMPLE OF WIT.—ATIRMIS Ward left town
last week for his Heine dominions—to dot the l's
and cross the t'a in his new critical work upon the
Mormons, which Carleton Is to publish In the fail.
On his return to the metropolis, A. W. will proeeett
to found a temple of Wit, Rumor, and Sarcasm:.
The edifice Is designed according to the burlesque
school of architecture, will be built of regular
bricks, and adorned with wax sculpture. A depart
ment of primitive jokes will be conspicuous among
the Interior features. A course of Illuminated leo
tures will be delivered In the main hall of the new
Ward Institute early in tne winter, provided the
lecturer, or his anticipated audiences, are not draft
ed between this and then. Powerful subjects are
to be freely grappled with nightly, and a ray of
new light let in upon everything of public import
once. To sum up, from all that w,it can gather, Mr.
Ward proposes to become himself; as It were, an
animated, extemporaneous, comic, evening journal,
to be Issued regularly between the hours of eight
and ten P.M.—New York World.
DEPREDATIONS BY THE SOLDIERS STATIONND
Anourin - Betristpax.—We are daily in receipt of
accounts of depredations, and even outrages, com
mitted on the private rights of: citizens residing
around the suburbs of the eity,.by the soldiers sta
tioned at the fortifications. They roam through the
country for miles out., enter the grounds of the
country residences, and break into the milk houses,
rob the orchards, and carry off the chickens, and
even sheep and pigs, threatening to shoot any one
who even attemps to remonstrate with them. This
has been the case on Charlesatteet avenue, on the
York road, and on the Ilook.stown road, and doubt
less other roads, to an extent that it is no longer
bearable. The soldiers have been treated with the
utmost kindness by the residents, and now repay
that kindness by outrage and Insult.—BaUintore
4111CriCER.
ANOTHER SOART. Irr PORTLATID.—The sea aer
-pent is reported having been seen off Cape Mira,
beth. A party on Thursday evening, about six
o'clock, when between Wood Island and the Cape
- CIF irg -1- 7 • -777- 7- - • •, • • .-* ste-ußovad •
commenced to move, and playfully wagging its tail,
disappeared. It was next seen farther off, swim
ming on top of the water, its head and some fifteen
feet of its body projecting from the surface. The
second time it disappeared, and while the party
were looking at each other in amazement, it came
np with a rash some twenty or thirty feet from
the yacht. With its head well elevated it took
good look, winked at the gentlemen, nodded them
an adieu, and made its exit. What goes to confirm
this story is that a. mermaid was seen in the same
vicinity a few years since. It 18 proposed to call - on
Government for a gunboat to cruise In the locality.
STREL COLLARS DARGEROUS.—A. friend gives WI
the following account of lan accident which well
nigh proved a very seriouS affair. Major Avey, of
the 83d Ohio, a few nights ago retired to rest as
usual in hie tent in camp, at Baton Rouge. Daring
the night he was awakened by a fall, oaused by the
supports of his cot givirg way, and was astonished
to end his throat cut and bleeding profusely. An
investigation showed that he had neglected to take
off his steel shirt collar before going to bed, and the
fall had caused the sharp edge to penetrate his
throat, making &wound some three inches in lengtk
and near a quarter of an inch deep. Had the cot
not been a low one, the accident might have proved
fatal.
Moral : Steel collars are dangerous, and single
gentlemen should be careful to undress properly
before retiring to rest.— N: 0. Era.
A NEW FEMALE SSIIIINART.—Bishop Whelan, of
the Catholic Church, is now building, a few miles
east of the city, and upon a tract of land purchased.
from the Steenrod estate, a female seminary of im
mense proportions. The location is a most ad
mirable one for such‘an institution, and the building
will be constructed with all the modern improve.
merits. The foundation has been completed, and
the bricks, which were made and burned upon the
spot, are being laid by the masons. Wo were
Dot able to get the dimensions of the building, or
gather any particulars respecting it, but regarding
ft as a very important Improvement about which
very little is known, we shall do so at some future
time.—Wheeling Intelligencer.
BRIVARD PON. A MunDISBER--The Cincinnati pa
pers have the following important item :
A reward of $2,000 has been offered for the arrest
of Frank Robing for the murder of James - Ward, the'
owner of the iron works at Niles, Trumbull county,
Ohio. Robins has been living in a house owned by
Ward, with a woman, to the scandal of the neigh
borhood, and had been notified by Ward to leave
the premises. Robins met him a day or two after,
and coolly shot him. - Robins is described as a mart
about thirty five years old, heavy set, weighs about
240 pounds, live feet nine inches tall, black hair and
chin whiskers. He wore light pants, light -gray
coat, and slouch bat.
THE Isrviergrie Warrnro.—The plan of writing
with rice.wa ter, to be rendered visible by the anon
cation of iodine, was praetiaed with great success in
correspondence during the late war in India.. The
first letterof this kind was received from Jellalabad,,
concealed in a quill. On opening it, a small paper
was unfolded. on which appeared only a single word,
' , iodine." The magic liquid was applied, and an.
important despatch from Sir Robert Sale stood forth.
a YACHT Rams.—The yacht race around Long
Island ended on Friday night. The boats Annie
Laurie and Restless started at 10 A.M., on Wednes
day, and the Annie Laurie came in at Court street,
Brooklyn, at about 7 &electron Friday evening. The
Restless was ten miles behind.
A yew days since a poor woman arrived In Ohio e
go, having begged her way from tho Interior o-
Georgia with four children, in the hope of seeing
her lust:and, who was confined as a.prisoner in Oa i rr .
Douglas, and persuadeliim to take the oath of all
twos. She arrived only to find his name on the list
of those who died in camp.
BRION TEA.—Brick tea Is nearly all gipped to
Russia. Probably very few people out o Chins
know what brick tea. Is. It is the refuse and powder
-'Of various kinds of tea worked up with blood Into
sakes looking like bricks. It is very cheap, and
sold at six tees per pienl. A tae] is $1.33 ; a picul
• 133 pounds.
True WitsTanti COSisPriffinT.—The German pa,
pen of the West take different views on the great
conspiracy. The Westliche Post treats It as a serious
matter, and says it arises from disgust with the
present Administration. The Anreigerridicules the
whole affair.
Tuts ANNIVERSARY of West Indian emancipation
was celebrated by the colored population over the
country. In New York, Baltimore, and St. Lenin
the turnouts were immense, and the rejoicing of the
thorough and unaffected style peculiar to the race-
Fiax.—The Bloomington (Dl.) Pantograph says
that one business firm in that city hag contracted for
the seed from one thousand acres of flax. They esti
mate that there are from 3,000 to 4,000 acres sown In
the county.
DEATH PROM INHALING CHLOROFORM—A MM..
Martin, of Pittsburg, on Monday, died from the ef—
fects of chloroform, which she inhaled to have a tooth
extracted.
From Tenn son's “Enoch Arden"
Long lines of cliff *asking have left a chasm;
And In the chasm axe loam and yellow sands ;
Beyond, red roofs about a narrow wharf
fin cluster ; then a moulder'd church ; and higher
A long street olimbe to one tall-toweed mill;
And high in heaven behind ft a gray down
With Danish barrowa ; and a hszelwood,
By autumn nutters haunted, flourishes
Green in a cuplike hollow of the down.
Here on this beach a hundred years a"
Three children of three houses, Annie t ee ,
The prettiest little damsel in the port,
And - Philip Bay, the miller's.only son,
And Enoch Arden, s rough sailor's lad
Made orphan by a winter shipwreck, Owed
Among the waste and lumber of the shore,
Bard coils of cordage, swarthy-fishing nets,
Anchors of rusty flute, and boats updrawn ;
And built their castlka of dissolving sand
To watch them overdo:n.o,l, or following up
And flying the White hreakerolally let
The little footprint daily wash , d away.
A narrow cave ran in beneath the cliff ;
In this the children playod at keeping house..
Enoeh was host one day, Philip butst
While Annie still was mistress ; at times
Enoeh would hold possession for a week :
"This is my house and this my little wife."
"Mine too" said Philip, "turn and turn about :T.
When, if they quarrel Pd. Enoch, stronger-made,
Was master : then would Philip, his blue eyea
All flooded with the helpless wrath of tears,
Shriek out, "I hate you, Enoch," and at this
The little wife would weep for company,-
Arid pray them not 6) quarrel for her sake,
awl pay sho %% Id ljttle bOtlt.