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CKATES, SKATES, SKATES
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PEACHES.—S,OOO DOZEN HERMETI
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. RHODES A WILLIAMS,
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PHILADELPHIA, EBHXAti 2, 1864
%\t- fl r ms,
ITS BISTORT, ORGANIZATION, AST) EQUIPMENT,
The horse was early used fat warlike 'purposes,
. His strength, size, and disposition to learn render
' him a valuable auxiliary in the hands of man,
whether In Egyptian eharlots, the rude phajtons of
Hannibal’s Numidlan troopers, or oar own simple
cavalry service. A good cavalryman and his horse
are one.'Bee that your horse be eared for first—then
yours.elf, The great Rhus of Our soldiers Is in Car--
rying too.heavy a load. . Infantry would fain trans
port upon their backs furnituro for kitchen and bed
room. Cavalry have even more enlarged notions
of oomfort, andmake their, animals walk under'
enormousburdens. Whatever can bestrappedto a
saddle they fancy should he conveyed. ’ Two hun
dred pounds Is a suffloient weight to be Imposed
upon a cavalry horse ; more than this destroys his
efficiency and the rider’s worth. Forage Is another
great essential. Horses require p!enty,of good feed.
This is impossible when stationed on frontiers of
uninhabited districts, or upon long matches. Every
precaution has been taken to Insure animals good
treatment. Still there are oases or 111 usage disco
vered. .The most terrible punlßhment yet invented
is to deprive the culprit of hig horse and sond him
to the infantry.
In the beginning of the war it was common to see
a squadron of rebel cavalry leap over a ditch or
take a fence flying. Our men despaired of evqr at,
proficiency in horsemanship. What a
sight it must have been to American
D’Orsays who witnessed the evolutions of the first
mounted regiments ! . A thousand horses, and as
many men, seemed actuate 1 ! try different wills, A
more ludicrous rarely witnessed, soldiers
alarmed, somejaismounted, more with test started
from stirrups, and clinging io the saddle pommel
with tenacious Angers, hatless, and scared; horses,
wondering and startled, > kicked; ‘reared, and'
plunged; some without a rider, all with .unre
strained, will and unguided movements. Is it any
wonder a .fight under, suoh oiroumstances was
shunned? Men felt strangely, perched upon the
back of a large quadruped, which was managed
with the same awkwardness a landlubber would a
ship. Those who could as Infantry fight most val
llamtly, iostcourage when elevated from their na
tive supports, and imagined themselves so con-
Bpfcuous as to be made especial targets. A horse
man in a hasty skirmish has finer chances-to be hit
than an Infantry soldier. , ■ r
A ' '•»,
• When our cavalry flrat appeared at Culpeper they
■afforded much-amusement to the inhabitants. At
that time the dashing and promising Ashby was
unchecked In his career. Stuart was terrifying,our
troops and eleotrifying his friends, while we could
not boast the name of a single fearless and auda
; clous rider. Virginia ladles declared our men were
tied to their saddles. This they maintained was to
keep the poor fellows firmly in their seats. These
were sad times with us. The rebels, had poor ca
valry with which to contend. Bettor equestrians
than we, they were more conragedus or persevering
soldiers. Stuart covered his brows ywith. laurels,
raided around our army; plundered trains, and pH
laged towns. What was there to hinder him? Who
opposed ? Nothing—nobody. This man was idol
ized by the.ladies as the Chevalier Bayard of the
Confederacy—the men cheered him as the Murat
of Virginia's northern army.
Our cavalry went about continually doing no
thing. To the rebels they furnished harmless recrea
tion and profitable exercise. The country was mor
tified—the infantry made of them a laughing stock,
Hooker’s remark about the scarcity of dead mules
and cavalrymen was quite apropos, and ean be
readily borne with, when we reflect how it was, un
der his auspices, the, cavalry eorps of the Potomac
army, which since has obtained such efficiency, was
first organized.
The growing impudence of our monnted Ven soon
became to the rebels a source of great uneasiness.
Averlll was the first who ventured in open field to
meet the enemy’B squadrons. He bore the shock so
bravely, charging with such gallantry in turn, that
Stuart trembled, for his fame. His ambitious soul ;
became sorely disquieted. At Aldie, Upperville,
and Beverly’s Ford we proved ouj-prowess, and for ;
the first time the haughty foe knew from eaperl
esce thh.t our cavalry we're armed with serviceable
sabres. ' '".
Tills was a hard lesson learned—to meet the ene
my upfllaoblngly, Competent leaders were soon
developed, in a brie! period the single cavalry .
corps of this army produced saoh men as Averill, B a*
ford, Oustep, Gregg, Kilpatrick, Merritt, Pleasan
ton, and Stoneman,, while a host of other gallant'
riders distinguished.: ihgmgetvo3,;.»sto.neniap led
followers to ,the rear
terra incognito to Yankee soldiers; Ouster became
a terror to their artillerists, and. purveyor for our
ordnance department, while Sheridan, with un-,
paralleled eflfrontery, encamped about the su-i
burbs of Blchmond, and thundired at her gates.,
The ease, comfort, and success of the rebel cavalry i
had gone forever. In bivouac they ceased to sing, -
"If you want goodtimes, line Stuart’s cavalry;
If you want to get licked, fine Ifihkum’s infantry.*’ '
The 6ih Fennsylvania, when first attached to tills
anny, was- comparatively worthless as anorganiza
tion. For a long time their chief employment was
to drive up stragglers. Then the lance had not been
exchanged for the sabre and carbine. Throughout
the entire army they were known derißively as «tur
key drivers.” Last winter, at Culpeper, I heard.
Gen. Merritt compliment this same regiment for In
defatigable energy and gallantry—“lt was inferior
to no regular regiment In his brigade.”
The name of cavalryman at the beginning of this
rebellious outbreak was synonymous with vagabond,
prowler, plunderer. The dashing courage of the
mounted man changes the definition of this word, and
leaves us to imagine a clattering, glittering, glo
rious band, crowned with martial memories. What
we gained, the rebels lost, in reputation* Stuart’s
glory was short-lived. Lee, Hampton, Hosser, Jones,
were all considered better generals, because our
men never had an opportunity of learning in' the
field the value of their beasts.. A good cavalryman
cares for his horse first. His horse must be fe'dif he
steals forage, or himself wants “ hard tack.” Gen.
Halleok’s report, tor 1863, informs us there were
over twelve thousand cavalry in the Army of the
Potomac at that time. To this single corps were
furnished thirty thousand horses, allowing a fresh
remount to each man every two weeks.
Sharp sabre and spurs are the strength of cavalry.;
Ho blade Bhould be blunt when Its owner Is In aotlve'
campaign. With us there is but one kind of mount
ed service. Of cuirasßlers, hussars, lancers, ohas
seure, we know nothing. These branches will sooi
be unknown, save in history. At the instruction
camp of Chalons, where all services are supposed ti)
be represented, heavy and fancy cavalry cannot bb
found. An experiment was made with Hush’s Lan
cers, (6th Pennsylvania Cavalry,) but after
eighteen months’ service their weapons were aban
doned. Many old Officers of this command regret
there was no opportunity to try the. lance, as they
thought that that arm would bo very effective im'a
charge. Murat’s regiment (the Bed Lancers of
Berg) were noted for the fury of their onset; Bush’s
Lancers were not. Nansoaty’s cuirassiers charged
the Imperial Guard of Russia at Austerlitss, and
had many killed and wounded. The latter were
sent to Paris, and as the long line of ambulances
wended Its way through the narrow streets, the
'single line on their banners, “These were al
wounded by the sabre,” elicited from the thronging
populace cheers of enthusiasm and admiration.
• The future of cur cavalry has been unknown and
disputed. With regret'its most, ardent admirers
acknowledged its uselessness in a general engage,
ment. Begular cavalry, first created by tha Invan.
tive mind of the Greek, had always been used to
decide the fate of battles, from the oharge at Arbola,
led by Alexander in person, to the furious failure of
Murat’s heavy black horse atWaterloo. Three years
of warfare havetaught our horseman experience and
caution. Formerly cavalry could form at a distance
of four hundred yards from the enemy’s infintry,
and move forward in columns by squadron, at a
Sot, increased to a gallop as the foe waß neared,-
Little hope now remains of a successful charge, for
good rifles cover a thousand yards 15f ground. If
this were all light, well-disciplined troops could ride
rapidly overbids extent and be successful. The new
effective aim—Spencer’s rifle—renders Impossible
this small ohance; and infantry must be greatly dm
moralized before cavalry can hope to charge them
with a chance of victory. The whole history of this
war furnishes but a single Instance where horsemen
decided the fate of an engagement. It was in the
Shenandoah, and is fresh in the memory of all news
readers. What was once well done can be repeated,
for the genius and gallantry of the Yankee soldiers
were never at fault.
It was the rebels first taught us to make raids. • A
dangerous knowledge It proved. Frothing could be
more expensive. The enemy purchased more dearly
the useless experience, bringing upon their crops
and country disastrous retaliation—to their mounted
service disgrace almost bordering upon ‘ extinction.
There has been a growing opposition to raids, and
our experience as well as that of the enemy goes to
prove they are-very expensive and productive of no
real benefit. All ideas of engaging large bodies of
cavalry In protracted and rapid marches are being
looked npon unfavorably. Infantry would Improve
in such service with each day’s progress. Every
successive stage of travel would be accomplished
with greater ease and celerity, would Increase their
vigor and hardiness, while cavalry must necessarily
break down before the completion of the journey,
and at the very moment when strength and spirit
are required there would be troops of feeble, worn
out horses, and men unaccustomed to foot marching
and fighting.
Sheridan’s raid to Blchmond must be memorable.
But little noticed at the'time, because our grand
army or Virginia was struggling through the pines
of Spottsylvania, attracting all Interest, it" was not
less daring in character, while much more magnifi
cent than any other hasty invasion of similar na
ture. Pleasanton, the old corps commander, had
gone with Grant’s coming, . Kilpatrick had failed
in his hold effort to miter the rebel metropolis, and
FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 3, 1864.
THE NATIONAL CAVALRY.
LIFE AMONG THE TROOPERS.
CR. B. MoBBIDE’S OOBBEBPONDRHOE 1 >
Bepobe Petebbbtjro, November 28,1864
PBHHSTirAHIA CAVAXEY.
CAVALRY MORALITY IMPROVE)).
SHARP SABRE AMD SPURS.
TUB CAVALRY CHARGES AMD MAHOBUVRB.
WHO TAUGHT US TO MAKE Rijns,
PERSONNEL OS OUR OAYALRY LEADERS.
In bB stead came WilgSn. Buford was dead and
purled* Tbq position he had long filled, well and
nobly, . to Torbett, who resigned his com-
in&ntry. The - dispositions ofPieaian
ton, To lord, iuifi Kllpa'rlck were vrtsH known to the
toen »f thwwvalry corps. Or Shertdan, Wilson,
and Tprbett, comparatively little was’known. The
formSfesvas-a soldierly littlejmah, stiff «nd ! straight
hs a dSSMSjpßfedle. in a board. Men noticed that
his eyes were bine, hairiight; bears tawny and
•well trimmed# .The faoe;was mlld and kindly, if
,the whole figure was firm and unbending. That he
.came frojn the West was hot to‘ Ms disfavor—Grant
came somewhere &om that direction-
ToiM|t more' imposing in appearance; I
jmean -sq-TM aa ar«g Soncernefl. TEe half
{sailor, tmlf-qoiater costume adopted by Ouster
fwas Imitated by Torbett, and besides being 'ouirt
and was; very; beijomlog to both offi
cers, who were young and not ill-favored. In this
reckless ride to {Richmond' the latter did not par.
tteipateyheoause-of bodtljr ailment, -General Her.
rittasslmed ooatiqbof the division. ."(general WU
son the cavalrymen had with tliem, tvMch gave
ample; opportunity to-judge if he,wos worthy their
coTifldepoe. Ihe. marches and:
ibatite#'iu*fl a ffiarges, ■ t£at ■ jooourred during this
lengthy ais rapid journey, can never’ be oor
jrectly descrlbedesanv more than they oan be sur
passed.,: - --
» ymaxmk. ■ r ■ • -
Virginia-ds the country for campaigns. It abounds
and tries the skill of the greatest
generals. -of, wßsit use were rules dfstrategy and
all the‘:6n|wledgs jat ,thf-fine Menoe of oirtlized
warfare wh|n we fought near Bbydtoa plank road t
In such-judgles, after the formation of a-llno.wtuoii
is the first-esßential, all that is required is enthu
siasm, courage, and the touch of elbows. There
were tlmeiaftAhe olose-of the Wilderness fights, at
and Spottsylvanla, when brigade oom
manderifpUfid the battle-flags of a division under
their control,'and themajor general might possibly
have but a few regiments, Theusrwr of the old sol
&B,lnsgK& »»a perhaps regimentalbrgahizatio'ns,
stood to sSdulder,;and fought to the.
the iPowpS?- nry, We- wantad-'a" iteiloitt iegifer
at that time; bt\t, many, of the hrauest had been
laid lo# oobllea off ln ambulances. lam not In
.who’ needlessly expose their par
60ijsfto1§*Ber, but I think there are moments—of
peculiar dttngeror golden opportunity—when a oom
mandw-Ehould be far in front, to cheer on, and, bya
noble, example, encourage hie followers. What
officer le thero, from lieutenant'general down, could
ride along.our fines »om the majestic James to the
dusky and, by his ajgpearanee, elicit
Epontajdeous cheers from the men under his com
mand T- Hot one. -Hancook undoubtedly possesses
the •confidence of his corps; every man who wears
upon his cap a Maltese oross is proud of Warren for
a'JeidSg Jtmt no one seeoiS to haye about him aii ex
hilarating power whiohghuses the soldiers to shout
with satisfaction when- appearing among them.
Some mgy.ifayit Is Impossible fdr the influence of
any Single man to penetrate so vast a throng of
Srm<a i *«r* ! meftc»i*ilp'dleon could do-it.'
Sheridan did it, and it can.be done again.
OUSTBE ASD HIS TA7SBK.
Amafs his own men Ouster Is idolized. In him Is
developed all the dare-devil desperation of Kilpat
r:ck*Witl\a stionger mixture of Care and regard for
the lives of his soldiers. #or tiffi rebels to place a
batter? In frent of him fees to lose It. In Septem
ber, JSSSfbe rushed his menuip the steep sldea of
Fony Mountain, and tore t<Wguns*om among the
aefonisbed-rebele. At Todd’s Tavern he ordered his
bend {Bf&y 11 veil and Inspiriting airs, while he rode
his men through the enemy’s ranks, scattering them
Ilke-clsSiE v
A battery before Ouster, and not .six miles frok
Elobmond ! E very man is mounted, and he Is off at
thaicheaAlike a Centaur. _ The ride Is short and
swift, ffis troopers swoop aoWn upon the bewilder-
sabring all who resist, and dlsarm
ing:tbo£e who surrender. »Tn a twinkling, the sec
tion of artillery has ohanged hands. ■
Before the 9th New York was a long, deep ditch.
Every field in Virginia has just such surroundings.
The IsarTirginla Cavalry, dismounted, were here
oonoealed, and acted as sbatejhooters.- Of late, the
pot so fond of.fijhtffig bnt like
nivequestriaM, they loft all
thessiiffials in the rear, and fought onfooti 001.
Saokett charged-.wl£h his regiment across the open
fieM,and all were soon in the same dltoh with the
Virginians, ready to die there'or conquer. The
friends .of Virginia regiments call lhem pet names—
for instance, the “Bognijjh Bth> or .“Bloody eth.”
In.thteaffalr the flxat had 001.
Pate killed, one major, the lieutenant colonel
wounded, five line officers placed hors in combat, and
one hundred prisoners taken* * • •
TUB PUIS OF BTUABT.
On the left, Gregg fonghi bis, division fiercely and
aillfirlly.. Kepested charges 'were repelled,.and the
rebels finally pushed backward. Stuart was there
in person.. .Jiewasdistractodiln former times the
■Tankee cavalry Were'Kie sport—he was wont to set •
many a table In a roar with stories, related in great
mrarrihneat, abourthe ingenious methods he took to
»•* blue, :, JCbo could more
amulgtgly desoriha the ridjoulous appearance of
=^M&a^s lbrolbly ar
ray efiir in GmiwaL- BopeSivaressSlifoem, ihafc.jiufc
elegant cavalier”! Where are hluglbes note t Where
was he and bis merry meiT all the time when She
ridan -was destjpylpg roads, bridges, depots 1 As S
chief he not for theap-’
pearance of that generalbefore the gates of ids capi
tal! He ielt guilty. At every .paj*t 'he rallied his di vi
sions,efldjoheered vanntlngly, |itßough wild despair.
gnawy at his heartstrings.’ Fortune, bo long his
stead list friend, deserted him— has since for
taken the wicked cause he espoused. A shot struct
him, he fell heavily from his horse,
“A thing
O’er which the raven Saps her funeral wing. ’’
The rebels were stunned. Davis and Bragg, and
others high In authority, had-been Invited to the
field, Where strange sights and%are sport were pro
miaeothem. Itwasin theprbgrifoime that Sheri
dan should be putto flight,irarSie oufftfin of night
droppet upon a Triumphant
Union soldiers- menacing alarmed citizens, disgust
ed officials, mortified cavalrymen, bearing from the
field their dying chief. Those were sad times In
Blohmond,
ON TO RICHMOND—IN THE DARK,
After Stuart fell the fight relaxed. All the enemy,
save a single squadron on the Brook turnpike, dis
appeared from view. Colonel .Crocker) with Ms re
glment,rthe Bth New York, Wntlyr trotted their
horses down the road toward Richmond to- discover
what %ce had been loft to chock our advance. Dis
cerning no heavy masses in front, the entire corps
marched to within four miles of the city, occupying
the first line of fortifications. Here ,they remained
-until midnight,-when a force advanced within two
miles and a half of the plaoe- Within was hurrying
to and-fro, bells rung, militia mustered. Without
were mim burning with impatience to possess the
town, but having no orders to enter. The night be
fore denizens of Richmond looked out upon the em
purpled sky, and thought itbetokoued a morrow of
blood atf conflagration. All things looked rod and
flushed^-temple 'and dome, dreary prison walls,
and wide, extended roofs.
SHERIDAN’S RAIS CONTINUED,
The ryad leading to Meadow Bridge wax taken.
It was charged with torpedoes, many of which ex
ploded under the moving oolumn, killing several
horses, hut injuring no man. One mile west of this
bridge was found Grade’s infantary nicely-entrench
ed, and well backed by a large body of cavalry.
The position was admirably chosen p gave our men
some trouble before they were ejected. Wilson’s
division,,first felt their fire, and engaged them
warmly for a considerable period, The whole corps
was nowmassed between the OSlekahomlny and re
bel worlS, andfought bravely and successfully. Mer
ritt advanced to the Meadow -Bridge. He was met
by the enemy in great force, showing unmistakable
signs oif their intention to dispute Its passage. A
battery stationed on an eminence hard by com
manded the frail bridge, and made the crossing
very dangerous. Sheridan’s position was precarious.
He was:surrounded. Here was his best place.of
egress, and it was guarded bylnfantry and cavalry.
The rebels' laughed, they oheered, and news was.
straightway carried to town that the “horrid Yan
kee ral&rk” eould not esoape ffteir tolls.
On either side of the road were great-swamps.
Crossings of corduroy showed the traveller secure
passages; Custer dismounted his brigade, and the
sound ofcbugles soon invited forward. The bridge
was traversed In a twlnki'lng, In spite of shot and
shell/ Once over, a line was deployed on both sideß
of the track. The prospeot was unpromising. In
front was a broad marshy bottom, hemmed In by a
towering hill, nm-Eked with breastworks, and teem-,
lag with rebels. For over an hour Ouster was held
in check, end his ammunition was exhausted.
Davis sent forth from his brigade the 9th New
York and 17 th Pennsylvania. The small reinforce
ment was received with oheers. Oh the right of the
road came the reserve brigade 5 on the left were
these two regiments. Steadily marching till lost in
the heavy shadow of the hill, the line was reformed,
and a charge ordered. A more daring or gallant
performance of a command was seldom witnessed.
Carried by assault were the works, their occupants
captured or pursued for miles. Many an excellent
officer lost life or limb near this plaoe, and some tall
fellows were laid low.
Wednesday, May 25th, was reached the left wing
of Grant 1 ! army. Never was a more successful
raid. The rebel cavalry received such severe treat
ment thatthey have not yet recovered, and will al
ways continue to be in a orlppled condition. Their
chief was Slain, Ms corps demoralized, and Rich
mond menaced at her very doors.
I have written more than I Intended. It is time
my gossipplng pen rested from its labors.
- Heroism op a Pennsylvania Soldier Nu
merous examples of heroic endurance of suffering
have been given by our eoldiers'during the war. The
following aooonnt of the heroism of a Pennsylvanian
equals, however, if it does-not excel, any previous
incident which has occurred;
Private Whl*N. Kelierman enlisted In Company
H, 148th Pennsylvania Volunteers, March 1, 1864.
At the battle or Po river, on the loth of May,- he
received three distinct wounds—one on the right'
shoulder, another on' the ohln, and the third
near and entirely depriving him of the use of
Ms right -eye. He rejoined Ms regiment on
the 18th of August, when the 2d Corps was on
the inareh.jo Deep Bottom. On the following day
he was so Injured by the eonousßion of a shell that
he was 'removed from -the field insensible, and
was not enabled to report for duty until the 13th of
October. On the 27th of that month, and while the
2d and 3d Divisions were making a reeonnoissance
on the left, General Miles, commanding the Ist
Division, directed a demonstration on the rebel fort
in front of his line. Kelierman was selected, with
others, for the purpose. They charged amid a
heavy fird, and succeeded in driving the enemy from
the tort, capturing a number or prisoners, with
whom Kelierman was sent to the real-. Having
performed this duty, he started back to rejoin Ms
comrades. «In the meantime, the rebels had raßied,
endow trtojps were cdscpelidfl ty fall bask. ROUst-
man In the dkrkneas did not observethis until near
the fort, wheOHe came upon the rebel picket line,
Which bad been established In ,hja abjaenoo, For
tunately he wee- unobserved, and sinking down he
Crept into a email ravine, hoping to make his escape
jdurtatg the night. Soon after- n rebel.vldette was
thrown out a Tew feet In advance- or where he lay,
thus placing him between the vldette and the eblr
mleh ilne. In this position he lay until the night
of the 2d of November, a period of six days; ex
posed to the Wind en<# rain, and the cold, freez
ing atmosphere of the nights,- without food’ or drink,
obewing the leaves and the. roots within reaeh of his
arm, determined not to surrender himself to theene
my, which fieeouldhave done at any. moment wife
safety. On the nightof the 2d, the enemy having
jrelaxod his vigilance, he succeeded in reaching* our
lines, crawling upon his hands; and knee's, and
bringing with him his accoutrements and'spencer
rifle. On being taken to the hospital ko'was utterly
exhausted, bis hands and feet were badly frozen,
and the toes.ot his right foot somewhat gangrenous;
SHe was unable to swallow for the firetway, but on*
the second beef tea acd-other nourishiUg and stioju* '
dating liquors were administered With the best
'effeot. B e has to a great extent recovered the use
ioi his hands and feet, and bids fair,fat no distant
-day, to bo able to rejoin his regiment. Gen. Miles '
has forwarded a recommendation that as a reward
for hie Unexampled fortitude and heroism in refur
.sing to sumnder himself to the enemy under such
.trying circumstances, he be granted a furlough for:
thirty days, and awarded a medal of honor.
Übby Prison.
ITS Am’AU AhOU—K XT H P.I O K AND INTISBtQjR—
DEBCBIPTIOM OF MAO OB TUKNBK, ITS KEBI’KK—
DAMP, DABS, DESOLATION.
I “Edmund Kerke,” who, it will be remembered,
, visited Bichmond early last summer, as an amateur
! peace commissioner, gives In the Beoember
an account of hie visit to th*is»-..«--- " ;j,y
i Prison. It is so well writigwVJVK OIL RJKear
idea of this !lving-tomb to su - 8 sol
diers, that we would do our rewA oir p jistlce if
we did not present them with Its f "features.
1 “ Kerke” had visited the State Depi, Bo w4t, talked
: with the magnates there,, suppv, -Sept, and
, breakfasted at the Spottswood, and "early in the
morning he strolled out through the d&erted Streets,
; in the direction oft be prison, accompanied by Judge
Quid. At last, he goes on to say,.we reached a
dingy brick building, from one corner of. which pro
vided a email sign, bearing, In black letters on a
;. ; «ptie%ro!indf.UiOwbfa*:..-,,, , v , . ■-.*. t .
i;; ship chawdlubs awd OKOasße,
.itwastfeebstorieshigh,and,l was told,eighty,
fleet in width, and a hundred and ten in depth in
front, the first story was on a level with the street,
allowing space- ior a tier of dungeons under the
sidewalk; but in the rear the land sloped away till
the basemeht floor rose above ground. Its unpafnt
ed walls were scorched to a rusty brown, and its
sunken doors and low windows, filled here and there
with a dusky pane, were cobwsbbod and weather
stained, giving the,whole bulldlnga most uninviting
and desolate appearance. A flaxen hatred boy, in
ragged butternuts-and a Union cap, and an old
man, In gray reglmentala, with a bent body and a
limping gait, were paolng to and fro before It, with
muskets on their shoulders, but no other soldiers
were In sight.
Opening a door at the fight, we went Into a large*
high-studded apartment, with a bare floor and
greasy brown walls, hung round with battle-scenes
and cheap lithographs of the rebel leaders. Several
officers In “secession gray” were lounging about
this room, and one of them, a short, slightly-built,
youthful.looking man, rose as we entered, and-, In a
half-pompous, hall-obsequious way, said to Judge
Ould:
“ Ah! Colonel Onld; lam very glad to see you.”
The Judge returned the greeting with a stateli
ness that was In striking contrast with his usual
lrank and cordial manner, and then introduced the
officer to us as “ Major Turner, keeper of the Lib
by.” I had heard oi him, and It was with somß re
luctance that I took Ms proffered hand. However,
I did take it, and at the same time inquired:
,• ‘‘Are you relatedto Dr, Turner, of Fayetteville!”
. “NO,, sir. .1 am’of the old "Virginia family.” (I
never met a negro-whlpper nor a negro-trader who
did not belong to that family.) “ Are you a North
Carolinian 1”
“No, sir.”
Before I conld add another word the Judge said:
“No, Major; these gentlemen hall from Georgia.
They are strangers here, and I’ll thank you to show
them over the prison.” \
“ Certainly, Colonel, most certainly. I’ll do It
with great pleasure."
And the little man hustled about, put on his cap,
gave a few orders te his subordinates, and then led
us through another outside door into the prison.
We entered a room about forty feet wide and a hun
dred leet deep, with hare briok walls, a rough plank
'floor, and narrow, dingy windows, to whose sash
only a few broken panes were clinging, A row of
tin- wash-basins, and a wooden trough which served
as a hathlng-tub, were at one end of it, and half a
dozen cheap stools and hard-bottomed chairs were
littered about the floor, but it had no , other furni
ture. And this room, with five others of; a smaller
size and appointments, and two basements floored
with earth and filled with debris, compose the fa
mous Libby prison, In which, for months together,
thousands of the beat and bravest men that ever went
to battle have been allowed to. rot -and to starve.
At the date of our. visit, not more than a hundred
prisoners were in the Libby, Us contents'having re
cently been emptied into-a worse sink In Georgia;
but almoßt constantly since the war began, twelve
and sometimes thirteen hundred of our officers have
been hived within those half dozen desolate rooms
and filthy cellars, with a space of only ten feet by
two allotted to each lor all the purposes of living.
Overrun with vermin, perishing with cold, breath
ing a "stifled, tainted atmosphere, no space allowed
them for rest by day, and lying down at night
-.“ wormed and dovetailed together like, fish In a
basset!’—their dally radons: only two ounces of
stale beef and a small lump of hard corn bread, and.
, their lives the forfeit, If they caught but one streak
,ol God’s tine sky through those filthy windows—
they have endured there all the horrors of a'
middle passage. My soul sickened as I look
ed on the scene ol their wretchedness. And
.while.. :tjiegn, thoughts-mere. In my mlnd-.ths
cringing, foul-mouthed, brutal, contemptible ruf
fian, who bad caused all this misery, stood within
. two paces of me ! I ,could have reached out,toy
■-hand, and with half an .effort have crushed him,
and—-—I-dld not do it ! Some Invisible powerfiapi,.
my arm, for murder was In my heart.
“TMs Is where the Yankee devil, Straight, that
raised hell so among you down in Georgia, got out,”
said Turner, pansing before a jut In the Wall of the
room. “ A flue was here, you see, but we’ve bricked
■lt up. They took up the hearth, let themselves
down Into the basement, and then dug through the
wall and eighty feet underground, into the yard of
a deserted building over the way. It you’d like to
see the place step down with me,”
We descended a rough plank stairway and en
tered the basement. It was a damp, mouldy, dis
mal place, and even then—ln hot July weather—as
cold as an ice-house. What must it have been In
midwinter! - ‘
The keeper led us along the wall where Straight
and his party had broken ont, and then said:
“It is three feet thick, but they went through it
and all the way under the street, with only a few
case-knives ana a dust-pan.”
“ Whar’s the keep’s 1” I asked, adopting the Geor
gian dialect, in consequence of a hint from Judge
Ould. “Ye’s got lots 0’ ’em, halnt ye 1”
“ No! only six; stop tMs way,and I’lishowyou.”
, The dungeons were low, close, dismal apartments,
about twelve feet square, boardedoff from the re
mainder of the cellar, and lighted by a narrow
grating under the sidewalk The floors were en
crusted with filth, and the walls stained and damp
with the rain, wMch, in wet weather, had dropped
down from the street.
“And how many does ye commonly lodge here,
when your hotel’s full!” I asked.
“ I have had twenty In each, but fifteen Is about
as many as they comfortably hold.”
“I reckon! And then thecomfut moughtn’tbe
much ter brag on.”
The keeper soon Invited us to walk Into the ad
joining basement. I was a fow steps in advance,
taking a straight course to the ex trance, when a sen
tinel, pacing (b and fro In the middle of the apart
ment, levelled Ms musket so as to bar my way, say
ing, as ha did so:
** Ye carn’t pass yere, sir. Ye must gwo round by
the wall.”
This drew my attention to the Bpot, and I noticed
that a" space about fifteen feet square, in the centre
of the room, and directly in front of the sentinel,
had been dug up recently with a spade. While In
ail other places the ground was trodden to the hard
ness and color of granite, tMs spot seemed to be soft,
and had the reddish-yellow hue of the “ sacred sell.”
Another sentry web pacing to and fro on its other
Bide, so that the place was completely surrounded.
Why were they guarding it so closely 1 The reason
flashed upon me, and I said to Turner:
” I say, how many barr’ls has ye in thar 1”
“ Enough to blow this shanty to —he answered,
curtly.
He said no more, but that was enough to reveal,
the black, seething hell the rebellion has brewed.
Can there be any peace with miscreants who thus
deliberately plan the murder, at one swoop, ol hun
dreds of unarmed and Innocent men ! In tMs room,
seated on the around or leaning against the wails,
were about a dozen'poor fellows who the judge told
me were hostages, held for a similar number under
sentence of death by our Government. Their de
jected, homesick look, and weary, listless manner,
disclosed some of the horrors of Imprisonment.
“ Let us go,” I said to the Colonel; “ I have had
enough of this.”
“No,youmustßeetheupstairs,” said Turner. “It
aiß’t so gloomy up there.”
It was not so gloomy, for some little sunlight did
come through the dingy windows; but the few pri
soners in the upper rooms wore the. same sad, dis
consolate look as those in the lower story.
'“lt Is not hard fare or close quarters) that Mils
men,” said Judge Ould to me; “Itlshomeslekness,
and the strongest and the bravest succumb to it
first.”
In the sill of the attic window I found a minute
ball. Piylng it out with my knife, and holding It
cp to Turnery X said r ,
“So ye keeps this roomforashootln’ gallery, does
ye!”
“Yes,” he replied, langMng. “The boys prac
tice once In a wMle on the Yankees. You see, the
ruleß forbid their coming within three feet of the
windows. Sometimes they do, and then the boys'
take a pop at them.”
“ And sometimes Mt ’em! Hit many on ’em 1”
“Yeß,aheap.” —'
Our visit of an hour here ended, and I went away
sick at heart, to view more enormities at Castle
Thunder and other prisons lor our men.”
Commercial Enterprise at Paris.— Recent
French journals contain descriptions of the Im
mense docks belonging to the joint-stock Dock Com
pany of St. Ouen, at Paris. It was announced that
one of these docks would be filled .with water on the
13th ult.j and a npating warehouse launched on It.
The ’establishments of the company are divided
into lour parts: the railway, the oanal, the dock,
and the fioflkng warehouses. The railway, of which
the company have a lease for nlnty-nine years, is
detached from the rstilwayexeeuted round Paris
between the passage of the Epmettesandtbatofthe
Avenue dee Batlgnolles. The railway was also to he
opened to the public on the same day, from the Bpi
nettes to the dooks of St. Ouen. The canal, which
the company holds by a lease forever, communi
cates: with the Seine in a direct line to the western
point of the Island St. Denis. Its quays, are
covered with merchandise, which is brought there
both by boat and railway. It is on the banks of the
canal, wMch are 1,809 ft. long and ISO ft. wide, pre
senting a superficies of 90,000 ft., that the floating
warehouses. are building. The dock presents a su
perficies of 75,000 ft., and a depth of 21 ft. There
are workshops arranged around it which cover a
superficteßOf 6,400 square yards, and are 1,800 ft.
long and 27 ft. broad. These workshops are in di
rect communication with the canal and with the
railway. The railway carriages and wagons for the
conveyance of passengers ana merchandise are pro-.
tected by a covered gallery, 1,800 ft. long and 24 ft.
wide. There are likewise extensive stores reserved
for the custom-house authorities, brokers, and mer
chants, who have their offtceß in the neighborhood.
The warehouses' are five stories high, and are
fire-proof. There are five floating warehouses,
each of which oont&lns one,hundred vats, and
eaoh sufficient to contain twenty-five thousand
litres of liquid. The floating warehouses are built
entirely oflron, covered with a sheathing of timber,
which gives them the appearance of Immense pon
toons. and protects them from the weather. Being
moored in the middle of the dock, they will be sate
from any risk of fire, and will be constantly under
the eye of watchmen. Being easily moved, they,
may be brought" to the quays to load or unload,
where an apparatus Is fixed for that purpose. Being
immersed in still water, the liquids m toe floating
magazines aie not subject to any variation of tempe
rature. The vats in the floating magazines are es
pecially intended for oil, spirits, and volatile liquids,
which may be preserved there without danger or.
loss." The first of the floating magazines was
launched about five wet la since, and is now moored,
luitapiaee.
FOXJK CENT*?.
tier The Press.!
: The Epigrammatist ok Picket.
4 opoEoiA sr-r&raiona.
On the fugitive Georgians
This beat 1b of sermons;
Since they’ve all lost the day,
As the Germans would say,
They have all become Sherman's•!
THU HBIJRIiMON A aoLPOW BHELT.,
;*< -. • Qeneraf Grant.
Grant saysthe rebellion’s a shell.
Hood says that the thing doesn’t follow:
80, to prove that the the maxim holds well,
Sherman'boats him aUhollowt
' Kamo, echoes.
Tett ns, ye echoes; -we of hope bereft,
Of atlour legions, what are really left 1'
s K. E, tea left.
'Ala* t. who is it wearttta face so surly,
And fit the Valley’s m&idng hurly-burly T
' ’Early, bvrUfi
Ehrfy r s too Sherry’s” too soon for thee,
Thou oanst not jubilate 3a the jubilee!'
InJubid, IsieP;
Jeff iaaknave- our army Ss HTabMe,
But General Lee Is Bobert leDlable.
Lee,diablel
Nowairthe land for crime aul fklsehood food is—
Say, State-eraft, whata part ivtardhing .T ndah’s %
JUdas /
Since sovereign Georgia Sherman's Yankees rob,
Who shonld grleve most the ruin, BEdwal? Cobb T
Hotel, Cobit
Philosophy, alas! Is out of date,
And sacred slavery’s at a desperate rate—
Spratt, Shell t y
Congress Is pulling -freedom by the root'up!
What must the treasury do that wakes «d Foeteup 1
Foote apt
Hearken, ye masters of the ■ 5,1
Your speculations all are empty, Hunter. • ’
"’Ptßfit. T, jfmUert -* K.’ O.
The Slnkhig of ta| Florida.
FULL rAKTIOCXAUS OP THE OOLUSIOW,
The Fortress Monroe correspondent of the World
gives the following particulars of the sinking of the
pirate :
“On the 18th instant the Florida, then lying, at
anchor in Hampton Beads, was ordered by the Navy
Department, to be taken up the James river and an
chored under the guns of tee ram 'Atlanta, off New
port News* She was commanded by Acting Master
Jonathan Baker, who had a crew of ten men, and
there were besides. Third Assistant Engineer Han
nan, an acting ensign and four firemen.
On the Iflth the Florida went to Norfolk to eoal,
and just before starting was run into by the trans
port steamer Alliance, and very seriously da
maged. The transport struck-her on her bow,
knocking off her bead-chains and booms, and
otherwise injuring her. She was In very bad con
dition when captured, and all the time elnoe her
arrival here -She Has leaked bo baaly as to keep
the steam-pump engaged continually. The cot
Helen with the Alliance greatly Increased the vo
lume of the water which continually poured into
her, causing her to fill at the rate of eight Inches an
hour. On the arrival of the Florida at Newport
News an additional pump was secured from the At
lanta, and the two were kept uninterruptedly at
work. The position of the vessel was about half a
mile from the shore and three-quarters of a Mile be
low the Atlanta. Here she had remained since the
20th. A very strict watch had been kept, day and
night, as it was supposed that measures might be
taken by the rebels to attempt ber destruction
from the Shore.
“About e o’clock on Sunday evening one of tbe
pumps on board suddenly gave out, throwing an
additional burden upon the remaining one, though
the water was for a time apparently kept down as
before. At 12% o’clock Mr. Baker Inspected tbs
pump, and observing that the water was not then
gaining, retired. An hour afterwards 'the engi
neer In charge reported to him that he could not
keep the vessel clear, and that the water was gain
ing constantly. The commander immediately
called all hands, the deck pumps were rigged, and
they commenced bailing actively. The At
lanta was also signalled without delay, and two
boats’ crews were hurried from the ram to the
aid of the sinking vessel. Before they arrived, how
ever, the water had risen considerably above tbe
fire-room floor, so that it was found necessary to put
the fires out. The pump engine was. thus stopped,
and the waterkept pouring mat a fearful rate, it
was impossible, at any time after it was found the
ill-fated ship was sinking, to move her toward tbe
shore, as there was' but seven pounds pressure of
steam—just sufficient to work the pumps. Neither
‘.were there means at hand for towing her ashore.
From the fact that the boilers of the Florida were
constructed for burning’ soft coal, and there was
only hard coal on board, it took, under any 'circum
stances, a long time to get up sufficient steam to
work her engines.
“ In a few minutes after sending the two boats to
the Florida, Captain Woodward, of the Atlanta,
came himself on board to see what could be done to
keep her afloat. Bnt it was apparent that she must,
coon sink, and the men were ordered to save their
effects, and prepare to leave her to her fate. The
Florida kept rapidly filling, so that at seven o’clock
the water was a foot above the berth-deck.
“ At the some time that Mr. Baker signalled the
Atlanta he sent a telegraphic message to Admiral
Porter at this place that the Florida was sinking.
The Admiral immediately ordered the tag Page to
steam up to the Florida, and tow her into, shoal -
water toward the shore. The tag came alongside
at 7.16, hut the Florida was by this time so near
sinking that it was -deemed dangerous to attach it,
asin going down she would take the tog along with
her. A.taw minutes after, with eight feet of.water
in her, me careened over and disappeared stern
taK , ,n *£k\.2£*- - Baker and Captain Woodward re
hoard, just as when aho was captured. The cause of
her sinking Is considered undoubtedly to be the col
lision with the transport steamer, and it.is supposed
that the Government will call upon the owner or
that vessel for damages.”
_ ' ’ . .
Tbb Condition i&m Prospects op Missouri.—
A leading article i® the St. Louis Democrat of Mon
tes thus discusses the position of Missouri: It Is a
■very easy matter to foresee some of the leading dif
ficulties which stand In the way of Missouri’s resto
ration to peace and lasting prosperity. - She is
frightfully impoverished. Her public debt is very
♦ great, and far beyond her presentabilltyto liquidate.
Her private resources have been enormously de
pleted by the exhaustive processes of internal war,
andin every Interest she has been a heavy loser.
She has wealth, both natural and acquired, and is
particularly rich in the former. So considerable are
her prospective reliances, that nothing save the im
mediate future need occasion uneasiness. “Repu
diation,” especially, is a word which should have
no place In her vocabulary. But when it comes to
look seriously at the prospects Immediately before
our State, no extravagance of hopefulness can be :
safely indulged.
Our progress towards the bright pictures we have
been accustomed to portray of the results of freedom
and radical loyalty, although sure, must at first of
necessity be slow. Time will be required for their
realization, and their realization is worth ail the
time It will cost. Prudence, too, andsolid states
manship on the part o! our rulers, both executive and
legislative,-are stemiy demanded by the emergency,
and a failure at this tJmels neither likelyto be over
looked nor forgiven. The responsibility which now
goes with the reins of the State Government Is cer
tain to prove both weighty and Irksome. But the
responsibility of the present crisis is two-fold. It de
volves partly upon the Governor and Legislature
an d partly upon the people.
There is a mutual obligation to be borne in mind.
From the Governor and Ms co-ordinates In the Go
vernment, the people will justly expect not only an
honest, bnt an able and fearless discharge of every
duty, and In the exerciseof the appointing power a
careful discrimination for the best capacities and
the truest principles, rather than the gratification
of personal or partisan claims. But at the same
time the State authorities will have an equal right
to expect ol the people patience, forbearance, and
an honest weighing of the difficulties of the sltuar
tion. Let these mutual obligations be faithfully
met, and all will be well. Heart-burnings and mux
minings, which it is not altogether unreasonable to
expect, will In that event be avoided, and solid sa
tisfaction be mnehmore speedily attained. We have
reason now to look for the beginning of a vast Im
provement in our State affairs, but we should not
lorget that we can only now look for the beginning.
The Democrat also says: The officially rendered
vote of warren county settles the question between
Anderson and Guitar In the Ninth district, giving
the election to the former beyond controversy. That
county yields to Guitar two hundred and thirty
three votes only, bnt to the radical nominee seven
hundred and ninety- four. The soldier vote will con
siderably increase the majority. The result Is pecu
liarly gratifying, from the fact that Guitar’s success
would nave been the only one of which conservatism
in the State could have boasted, and again, because,
while he has been one of the most positive and out
spoken exponents of pro-slavery conservatism In all
Its phases, civil and militate, Ms rival was the
equally avowed and admitted representative ’of ra
dical policies. It Is matter for thankfulness that
Missouri’s actual position and true Interests are not
to be misrepresented, as they would grossly and
more or less disastrously be, by the presence of
Odin Guitar as a member of her Congressional dele
gation.
GBNEBAL NEWS.
The Naval Academy.—-The graduating class
at the Naval Academy at Newport last week num
bered thirty-one, and after a short leave'of absence
all will be ordered Into active service with the rank
of ensign. The following are from New England:
Casper F, Goodrich, Connecticut j Henry G. white,
Jr., Connecticut; Edward M. Stedman, Massachu
setts ; John Sohouler, Massachusetts: Francis W>
Dickens, Connecticut; George F. F. Wilde, Massa
chusetts ; Charles H. Davis, Jr,, Massachusetts;
Charles J. Tram, Massachusetts; George N. Flagg,
Vermont.
MyStrsious Signals.— On Friday night last
square pieces of paper, about the color of brick
dust, were scattered through every street of New,
port, Kentucky, and bn Blithe avenues, leading to
the city. The appearance of these queer bits of pa
per, It Is supposed, was a signal for the Sons of Li
berty to rally for some purpose, probably to rescue
the parties who were arrested In Cincinnati at an
early, hour that morning, on the charge of organi
zing a guerilla raid Into Kentucky.
Tbb New Fractional Currency. —The plates
oi the new filly cent fractional currency are nearly
ready for printing. These notes will be of the same
breadth as those now in circulation, but nearly
twice as long. The hew five cent notes will be of
the same size as the old ones, while the ten and
twenty-five cent notes-will he of lengthg graduated
between the highest and lowest denominations. It
is probable that a three cent note will be issued for
the greater facility of making change.
Tbe Fishbrieb. —Gloucester, Mass., has of late
presented a busier appearance than any of our- sea
port towns. The harbor has been crowded with re
turning vessels, and streets filled with stalwart fish
ermen, and stores with purchasers of goods. The
wharves have been literally covered with, tiers of
mackerel, nearly one hundred thousand barrels of
which were to be seen at one time. They are now,
however, mostly sold and shipped off, or stored for
the winter. The great success oi the Gloucester fishe
ries this year wfil cause many a home In Maine and
Nova Scotia to rejoice In abundance, and will stimu
late the owners oi vessels to largely inciaase their.
business next season. W
Eights or Railway Passengers.— An Indi
vidual, residing at Acton, Canada, has obtained a
verdict of one hundred dollars against the Grand
Trunk Railway, for having been put off the cars at
Victoria Bridge. He bought a ticket at Acton,-for
Montreal and back, for wMch he paid *2 60, the
single fare being $1.75. The ticket stated that It
was only good lor the day of Issue and the dav fol
lowing, He did not return till the third day, when
the conductor refused to. receive the return ticket,
and demanded #1.75, the full fare. He declining to
!'*/' tkhteb'hTra B stopped, andhew as compel leu to
lefeve it. as the judge charged against the com
- nany, it would appear that he regarded the insertion
1 «*?.**■*•
THE WAR press,
(FOBiaSitaa wxsshz.t
Tbm Earns WIU be rent to mbeeriberebr
mau iper annorn la advaaoe) at«« u oft
Three copies ™
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Tot eonlee ——lC W
w«er<HulHi Bunt Ten will becharnd at the SMM
rate, U.SO perccpy.
JFhemotwtmtetaUoausaeeomjnnt, the order, emt
ta no instance eon Hues terms be deviated from, ad
they ttfard very liUUmenv than the cost of paper.
“* mne * te4 *° : “ aseate M
PB2SONAI.
—At the Tenth anniversary of tie Massachusetts
Su’Bday School Teachers’ Convention,3taßc“
. ton on the 18th ult., the following touching fact W ae
■ relatod by one of the speakers, whloh was reported
in the JSew York (Baptist) Chronicle:
“A gentleman, known to the speaker, having
recently visited Washington on business with the
;President, ,was, on leaving home, requested by a
; friend to ash JMr. Lincoln whether he loved Jesus.
\ The business being completed, the question was
; kindly asked. The President burled his face In his
handkerchief, boned away and. wept. He then
.turinta, and said: .
; „„„ 1 iert home to take- this chair of state, t
: r-bSS, 001 ™^?® 1110 T ra, y for i I was not-
When my son died, the aeveram
’ ZL 03 oot a Christian. But when r
owSfJSF' t3 . , 9°ked upon the,graves ot
: t fallen In defence fif their 1
“nntry, I then and there consecrated myself to
, Christ; Jdo love Jesus.’ ” ’
’ . Th* fellow-townsmen of Major General Condi
; honored him with a public-dinner, on the eve ofhlff
departure for the West. General Couch, in reply
to a toast in his behalf, said s
' „GteKTSKKBif, Fellow-citizbhs, Fataima. and
Neighbors of Taunton—l may add, of B-,vn
ham and Bighton—(for I see gentlemen from
those places around me)—l an glad to be made'
aware that the people at bone are interested
In me, and, by meeting yois kero, to be. off*
5222. fkat tas People of Taunton- appreciate my
semoes, which r am sure they monldnot have done
Unless l had donemy duty. For my part, whenever
on the march, or in the battle, I hovedone anything
amounted to anything, my first thought h»
TWitot w I r^ oala b ® thought of by the people of
i i applause. ] X thank you for
oompSe^u^reS^f
I remember the time when 1 first became acquainted
with many of ypu.ecrtanally. It was in tbe Armory
Hall on X think, after Sumpter, when
Jon example of assuring: your gat»
lant aEWiers that thelroluldren and families should
be prft-lded for—an example speedily followed br
the other New England States andbytho country,
gd Whlcmhas hadtajmmyeKjf In recrnWnzonr
* to a rß) !ef • very much obliged
t?. : blsfor jprowil.^^^^^^^^wved. pnrfse; and
taanktog ybn for/fiPHnSbess and hospitalities, I
hope I shall alwaysbefouralwonhy of your friend
ship. and of being called s citizen of Taunton.
[Loud applause, followed by-atmslpjiy the band.}
Gen. Burnside having been eleoted an agg»i
elate member of the Sanitary fJommlsston, asknoypo
ledges the compliment In the annexed letter:
„ r „ , . .. “PaovxpEMOß, Nov. 28,1884.
J.FosICT- Ja ihrfts, Esq., General*Secretary United'
, States Sanitary Commission; a
P*aß Sin: I beg to tharsk-your noble Com
mission lor the honor conferred u pen me by mv elao
tlon to an associate membership in the same,
■ “I have been a witness to so many acts of vour
agents In the fieM, that have resulted In strength.,
comfort, and encouragement to our slek and wound!
ed soldiers, and In gratification and happiness to all
the army, that I leel myself honored by beings*
closely associated with a Commission engaged In ho
glorious a work. ® e -
“I have the honor to be, with high regard, your
obedient servant, ? ’ yo “ r
“ A. E. Burnside, Major GeneraL”
—The Bichmond Sentinel, in an article on the
“Mysteries of the War,” says;
“A few nights ago weheard one of our mokt Intel
ligent generals remark that Jackson and Forrest
werette mysteries of the war, Withont explana
tion, his opinion with reference to these two great
military chieftains would not be appreciated. For
instance: before the war Stonewall Jackson was
regarded as an ordinary tutor of boys in the natural •
sciences at the Military Institute. While his
ftiends knew he was good, brave, and possessed of
untiring energy, none of them supposed that he
was a great captain; and yet the world has scarcely 1
seen one more uniformly successful. He Seemed to
be emphatically a man of destiny, who controlled
and ordered generals under him as if they were -
mere men upon the’ chess board. Forrest, too in <
peace times, was regarded as chivalrous, generous,
and brave; but nobody ta Ms extended circle' of
friends dreamed that-he was capable of rivalling
Murat as a cavalry leader. And yet It is so/andas
much as we appreciate a flwrodgh military eduea
tlon in a general, we always feel a perfect confi
dence, though he happens to be without ft, that -
whenever he Is In the saddle, either In pursuit of
Yankee cavalry, gunboats, or what not, that sac
cess will surely crown his efforts.”
Some of the rebels believe that there is “ much -
of the angel in our generals, demons as they usually
are.” A lady exile from Atlanta, who was under - ■
the necessity of calling on General Sherman, says *
he was very kind and eoneUlatißg in his deportment
towards her, and all others who visited hinu and -
continues:
“He expressed much regret at the necessity
which compelled him to order the citizens of A i
lanta from their homes, but stated, In justification
of his course, that he intended to make Atlanta a
second Gibraltar; that when he completed his da.
fenEive works it wonld be impregnable: andas no
communication could be held with their friends In
the south they (the citizens) would suffer for food
that it was impossible for him to subsist his army’
and feed the citizens too, by a single line of raft!
road; and that as he intended to hold
all hazards he thought it was .humanity to send
them out of the city, where they could obtain nc
cessary supplies. He took my little child in hi*
arms and patted her rosy cheeks, calling hern
“poor little exile,’and saying hewassorey to havS
to drive her aw ay from her comfortable home but
that war was a cruel and inexorable thing, and its
necessities compelled him to do many things which
he heartily regretted.’’ °
Our readers remember the feeling letter which
. the President sent to the sorrowing Boston mother,
’ Mrs. Bixby, who had lost five sons In the war. The
‘ following are their names and regiments: Sergeant
Charles W. Bixby, Company D, 20th Massachusetts
Volunteers, killed at Fredericksburg, May 3,1883 :
Corporal Henry Bixby, K, sd, killed at Gettysburg,
Id-nil-2..1868-. Private Edward Bixby, 22d,.diedof
wounds In hospffaTarrmtyYsiateVtfr-O. f Privates
Oliver C. Bixby, E, 58th, and George W. Bixby, B,
; 58th, killed before Petersburg, July 30, ISM.
’ 5 —Mrs. Douglas, Che widow of Senator Douglas,
is living In quiet retirement with her mother, Mis.
Cntts, In the old homestead, near the Capitol build
ing. Her brother, Oapt. Cdtts/ who was wounded
In one of the battles In Virginia last summer, has
not yet recovered; and- is receiving every possible
care at her hands. Mrs. Douglas says lime about
politics, hut her sympathies are said to be strongly
enlisted In the Federal cause. Mra. Cults Is as
great a rebel as can be found In Washington City, or
even In Richmond, and loses no opportunity to ex
press her political sentiments. This will appear a
little strange to those who recollect that her hus
band, at the time of his death, was in the employ of
the “Lincoln” Administration, and that he never
earned a dollar In his life except in a Government
situation.
Major General Banks is preparing to leave
-Washington to resume his position as head of the
Department of the Gulf, including Louisiana, Ar
kansas, and Missouri. His civil policy has met the
approval of the President of the United States, and
lie returns to Ms post at the request of the Execu
tive, and It is no less pleasant to announce that the
kindliest exist between Major General
Banks and Major General Canby, in charge of the
military operations in the division of West Mis
sissippi.
Abraham Lincoln is the first President from
the Northern States who has been twice elected.
THE STATE.
' Soldiers’ Monument at Erib.—a monument
to the mommy of the soldiers of Erie county is now
being erected. The Erie Dispatch, describes It as
follows:
The base is to be 8 foot square by 18' Inches thick,
and another sab-base, 5 feet square by 2 feet thick,
with a deep moulding on the upper edge. This base
Is to be surmounted by a die 4jj ( feet.sqaare and 3
feet high, to the cap, the four comers of which are
to represent cannon from the trunnions to the muzzle,
with laurel wreaths running spirally around them.
The four sides of this die will form the panels upon
Which the inscriptions will be carved. The cap co
vering this die, and which faring the base for
the ruing column, will be deeply moulded And
carved In bas relief, with emblematic war figures
the whole resting on a oomice of cannon .balls. The
column is to be of the Corinthian order,l7 feet high,
broken off at the top, draped nearly to the bottom
by the American flag, and surmounted by a wreath
of laurel, over the whole of wMch Is perched an
American eagle with extended Wings. The whole
monument will be some 28 feet high. The design Is
an exceedingly handsome one, and cannot be fully
carried out at a less expense than $4,500.
Improvements Along tub Lehigh —The now
railroad of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com
pany is being energetically pushed forward. Thls
road is to run from Manch.. Chunk to Easton, on
the east bank of the LeMgh. At Easton It will
connect with a new road that is being built by,,the
Morris Canal Company. It Is said the company
intend to bridge the Lehigh above the Allentown
Furnace with a view to run a branch track’ to 'this
side of .the river down to the East Pennsylvania
junction, where it is proposed to bridge the river for
both roads.
Tee ancient borough of
on the Youghiogheny river, at the foot of Chestnut
Ridge, the present temlnusof the railroad, has of
late years grown Into a place of importance. Not
only has the town Increased in population and
many needed Improvements been made, butits bu
siness has also vastly increased. ThMailroad com
pany has erected very extensive works,, among
which axe a machine shop, carpenter shops, and %
ear factory, in which, In all, about one hundred men
axe constantly employed. All the castings, except
the wheels, esed in the building of passenger and
freight care, are oast at the foundry .of Mr. Francis,
and the brass work required Is also oast In tire town.
Several new passenger cars have recently been
built and placed upon the road, which are not a
wMt Inferior In point of elegance and durability to
those of Eastern manufacture.. Quite- a large num
ber of substantial freight oars have recently been
built, and others are being hurried to completion, to
meet the pressing demands of the local ttada over
the road. One drawback upon thetrade and growth
of ConneUsvUle, at present, is the. scarcity of dwel
ling-houses, there being none to rent at any price.
Journalism, The Wyoming BqmMican, or
Tunkhannock, has changed editors, Mr. Wm. Bur
gess having laid aside the pen and taken up the
sword Id defence of the Union*. He » succeeded
’Thomas 'c'haUant, of the Danville Intelli,
Senear, has been lylngserionslylU for several weeks.
Mr. R. Lyle WMte has purchased and assumed
control of the Meadville Republican,
<H» Translating jhe Birina Cemmedia.
BY LONGFELLOW.
Oft have I seen at some oathedrai door
A laborer pausing In the dust and heat,
Lay down Ms burden,and with reverend met
Enter, and cross himself, and on the floor
Kneel to repeat Ms pater-noßter o’er;
Far off the noises of the world retreat;
The lond vociferations of the street
Become an undistiSguishable roar.
So, as I enter here from day to day,
And leave my burden at this minster-gate,
Kneellsgln-prayer, and notasharaed to pray,
The tumult of til© time disconsolate
' To Inarticulate murmurs dies away,
- While the eternal ages watch ana wait.
Atlantic Monthly.
Faro.— A faro bank was recently started at Head
line hut the citizens of that place ooold not appro
bate the honor which was done them by the enter
prising managers of the institution. “ Aooording
ty,” siys the Republican, “the matter was brought
to the attention of the-grand Wry, who presented
the parties engaged in the lnf&nal enterprise, and
they will be brought to justice.'’ Knowledge, how
ever, may be disseminated in a variety of troys, and
the consequence of this affair frt Mtmdwilehas been
the publication of an article ot the
origin and prooesg gf playing the celebrated game.