!)c Setters onian.
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1861.
The War loan.
The bids for the 3,000,000 six per cent
WnrAoan, authorized by the Legislature of
Pennsylvania, at its recent extra session.
ivpre onened bv the nrnnnr .nillmritie?. nt
-i -j i -
Hnrrisbur-, on the 13th inst. Bids to the a
mount of 3,000,050 were offered, all, with
the exception of fourteen hundred doll.-irs, at
far. Of this sum the Stroudsiburg Bank
takes 0,000, and the Easton and Farmers,'
& Mechanic' Banks S10.000 each. The
bids range from 300,000 down to ii0; and
we arc glad to fee so many of the Bulks ol
the Commonwealth come forward to the res
cue of the country, in this its lime of great
danger. The spirited manner in which the
Loan was taken, speaks volumes in favor of
the credit of the Keystone State, and of the
patriotism which swelis the hearts of her cit
izens.
tT John N. Stokes desires us to say,
ail goods going by Express, must be at
the office by half past ten o'clock, a. m.,
on account of change in Time Table on
D. L. & V. Railroad.
SSTDrd.mmed out of Camp. At the
Fweanog in of Oapt. Geo. 13. Keller's coin
pny. ol this county, four men P'tcr, A
Frlker, Henry Felkrr, Natbau Baud
and Jacob S. Lon refused to take the
three years oath, and were drummed out
of camp.
Resignation.
. Hon. Peter S. Michlcr has resigned
th Prc.-idcncy of the Farmers' and Me
chanic-' Baok of Eu-ton, the resignation
to take place ou, the 1st of July next.
Mr. Miohler has held this rc-pons-ihle po
fcitiou ever since the Bank was organized
some ten years since.
In Camp Washington, Easton.
there is a company from Salem, Wayne
Co., Pa., called "The Salem Pigeons."
On being asked why they assumed that
nuuie, one of the company, a tall, good
aatured, sun browned toldier, answered:
" You see, like pigeons in our section of
the country, we live on Beach nuts, and
when tbey get scarce, we travel South.
and that is where we ar?bound, now."
Ifew Counterfeit.
A new and dangerous counterfeit five
dpllar bill on the "Howard Banking
Company," Boston, Ma-a., ha just made
its appearance. Yiginette: Santa Clan?
in a sleigh, drawn by eight, deer, on the
"roof of a bourj fce females grouped a
round an ornamental figure o, 5 above,
on right end; medallion head, 5 below
on I. ft end. The word "The Howard
Ranking Co." are very black.
The financial Condition of the Country.
It needed a great war, and its con.-e-qu-nt
interruption of eocutnerce, to ena
ble the people of this country to under
stand their iutrio.sio power and resources,
and to see bow fooli.-bly for years past
we have been wasting the sub.-tautial
wealth of the land. We have often re
marked that America waw, in a coamcr
ctal point of view, bat a great gooe, which
laid golden eg for the manufactorine
nation of the O'.d World; and the fact
that with greatly diminished exports, the
stream of gold .continues to flow in, proves
how va-it might be the wealth and bu-i
lies-! of our country under a more favora
ble policy. Too paragraphbelow fcbowt
the reason why our English neighbors
are o anxious to have an end put to our
civil war.
Influx of Specie.
The English Bankers urc alarmed at
the indebtedness of their country to the
United States. The amount of specie re
mitted us since the 25tb of November
lar-t, has reached the enormous sum' of
twenty nine millions of dollars?- The
Daily News admits that Amerioa "holds
the Firings of the t-pecie movement in its
bands."
Democratic Congressional nomination.
Seranton, Pa., June 12, 1561.
At tbeDemocratic Convention held at
"Wilkcsbarra yesterday. H. B. Wright
--was nominated to represent" the Xlltb
District in CoDgress in place of Col. G.
W. Seranton, deceased.
Military Appointments.
Washington, Juno 15.
Tbo Secretary of the War Department
made the following appointments:
Philip Pendleton, of Virginia, appoint-
ed paymaster in lue army.
Wm. S Rosscncroso, formerly in tb
army, appointed Brigadier General.
John A. Dix, of New York, appointod
Major General.
John Pope, formerly in the army,
pointed Brigadier General.
Stephen A. Hulbert, of Illinois,
pointed Brigadier Genera!.
Hon. A. H. Reeder is here. He
ap
sp-
ac-
cepted the Brigadier Generalship tender
ed btm,.snd will be put into the volunteer
service.
More Arms for our Soldiers.
The National Government have notified
Goveraor Curtin that ten thousand stand
of arms are now ready for that portion
of the Reserve Volunteers stationed at
Eaetoa and Harrisburg. These arms are
of tbe best and most approved description.
Three thousand. more men will be equip
ped thin week. The State authorities are
arranging for a supply of rifles.
Middle. Smitiifeld, June 18, 1801.
Mtt. Editor: I bavo Ecen in your
last week's paper that that traitorous
personage who styles himself "Fair Play,''
cojdcs out in ono whole column of your
Journal, in which be -makes a desperate
efiort to prove. that wbat.W, is not, and
what ho did, he did not do, and wbst is
truth is not truth. But. as is invariably
the ea.-e in all such efforts, ho eignally
fails, for exactly tbe converse of tbe a
hove propositions is the fact, and no illog
ical or perversive mode of reasoning can
successfully Cftablish tbe contrary.
Were it not for the fact that there are
a few new points emitted by "Fair Play's"
late article, I should not further trouble
you, for it is bo plain that he bas substan
tially admitted every charge made on him
and his tribe, that it really needs no fur
ther elaboration.
He and they wero accused of taking
offense and leaving the Church in a bois
terous and disrespectful manner, beoause
tho minister prayed, in short, that the
Government and Union might be sustain
ed at any sacrifice; and this, "Fair Play''
admits, but then be attempts to excuse or
justify himself and his tribe for this uu-
gcntlcmaniy conduct, and. unmistakable
manifestation of sympathy with tho trui-
f.ors, by asserting that the minister did
not treat the occasion 'respectfully," and
that that gave them "akindot implied
ricbt to follow suit." But the minister
did nothing of the kind,, for he only of
fered np a true and loyal prayer, and
therefore none could have taken the
slightest offense, except traitorous 6enti
dents reigned triumphant in their bosoms
lor tuts, ho denouuecs tno minister "a
a wily abolitiouist and rabid fanatic."
The term fanatic is but little understood
yet often used, and most generally by fa
natus to designate their opponents, whose
conduct, notwithstanding, may bo abote
criticism. Now tbe definition of fauat-
io, according to the best authority, is as
follows : "When men add to enthusiasm
and zeal for the cause which they believe
to be the cause of truth, a Jtafrcd of those
who are opposed to them, whether in 2oli
tics or religion, they fall into fanaticism.1'
To whom does this definition of fanatic
apply with the greate?t force I Here is
unmistakably evinced a hatred on the
part of ' Fair Play" and bis tribe toward-
the minister, because they differ with him
on a political question. The minister
supporting the Government and Union,
and imploring God to take control of thi
wicked and unprovoked rebellion andtolet
such results flow from it as will be in har
mony with His will, for which this ' Fair
Play"andhis fanatical tribe denounce the
ojlnisterin a manner which bclraysat duOP
both political and personal Hatred. This,!
(rust, ill atnplysufEce to settle tbefactthat
'Fair Play' and hit? tribe are the veriest fa
natics. ''Fair Play" is wide-awake to
the interest of slavery, and exclaims,
"they will first free tho slaves at all hae-
ards and then preserve tbe Union. Lrom
where does be get this but from bis own
zealous and fanatical brainl The minister
leaves it all iu the care of Providence,
but believing that he in part penetrates
His design, prays that the day may spee
dily come when thh nation shall bo able
to boa-t that it has freed itself from a
?tu2ib)ing block, which bas preceded, in
one shape or another, and in a greater or
less decree, tbe downfall of almost eve
ry extinct republic.
'Fair Play" asserts that tbe minister
and Observer agree "that the great ob
ject of the present content i the wiping
out of that element of national pin and dis
grace slavery.' Now neither of us bas
said that this was the oljcct so far as
man id concerned. But we do most cor
dially agree, that this Rebellion is a
Providencial affair, brought about by the
madness of tbe pro-slavery fanatics, not
unlike ''Fair Play" and his tribe, for the
purpose of cha-tisiog the nation for its
sin and folly in fostering, with a tender
hand, a baneful and barbarizing institu
tion, and that one prominent natural con
sequence will be, if not the overthrow, at
least the destruction of the poicer of sla
vcrv. Providence may easily be seen, by
glancing at the unanimity with which tie
jicople have rallied around the Govern
ment and Union, energized by a fixed re
solve to save tbetn at all aud every sao-
rince, and this in ppite ot tbo cringing
protefts of 6ucb wily and dcceptivo fa
natical traitors at heart, as arc "Fair
Play" and bis tribe.
Fair Play doeas tbe assertion "?non
strous" that "nineteen twentieths of civili
zation believe slavery to be morally wrong,
aud both socially and financially a curse."
All thi? was freely admitted, even on tbe
part of the slaveholders, down to within a
few years, when a fanatical madness oci
zed their minds, aud they resolved to
make it a divine institution, nnd,Jinanci
ally, tending to great prosperity, and so
dally, producing the higher state of civ
; 1 : .. i : mvii i. : .1 1 1
intmiuu. j. ui mm uiue luey siujobi. uui
ver8ally regarded it as a galling miofor
tune, yet one for which they were not ro
sponsible, for England bad fastened it
upon them when in their infancy; and
the question with them till then, was bow
tbey Ebould rid themselves of it. The a-
bove proportion in favor of my view of
tbe matter is entirely too small, wbicb a
slight reading on this subject will fully
convince any person of ordinary compre
hension. "Fair Play" affects to think that "Ob
server has a wonderful faculty for prying
into the hidden mysteries of human af
fairs, and for reaching tbe.b.oaf ts of men
and laying open to tbe,-world their nefa
rious dsign. ..Now, it is needless for
bair Plav.Udicome to any conclusion
of this kind, for any person understand
ing tho most simple rules of logic could
not have failed to make tbo discovery
that 'iFair Play" and bin fanatical tribe
are traitors at heart, and strong sypathi
zers with tboso who are Etrivin to de
stroy the Government and, were circum
stances favorable, no doubt would be
found rallying around Jeff Davis, and
fighting with him against the Gove.rna.cnt
and Union. Yours,
OBSERVER-
THE TO FOR 'THE UNION,
TIIESiASSED ATTACK at VIEBfSA.
A Railroad Train fired upon from Hidden
Batteries. Five Killed. Six Wounded,
HTine Missinsr.---The Rebels Dare not
come out.
Washington, Juno 18tb, 18G1.
Gon. Sohenk started yesterday after
noon with the 1st Ohio Regiment, to pro
tect tbo Loudoun and Hampshire Rail
road. Guards were stationed at the va
rious bridges on the routo, so that when
tho train reached Vienna, only about 1SH
men remained. Before tho cars bad
stopped, fire wa9 opened from a small
battery and two small field pieces upon a
hill. Some of the Ohio men were killed
at.onoo, and othera after they badTdiscm
barked from the train. At the first alarm
tho engine driver, in affright, detached all
but one car, and hastened back, leaving
the men to look after themselves.
Aftor a few dicharges, the Rebel force,
eitimated at above 2.5U0. coDoistiwr of
- ---- 1
infantry, artillery, and cavalry,- retired
without attempting to pursue their advan
tage. They wore all South Carolinians.
Our position was reinforced duriug tbe
night, by tho two Ohio Regiments, two
from Connecticut, a part of the 69th New
York, a body of United States Cavalry,
and others.
Our loss in tbe engagement was five
killed, six wounded'and nine mining.
Tho bodies of the Ohio killed, and
some of tbo wounded were brought op to
the oamp at Alexandria this morniug.
The conduct of tho Ohio mentis spo
ken of with great praise by tbe officers at
Alexandria. Less than 200 of them wero
opposed to the Rebel force, and yet tho
temper they displayed was such as to pre
vent any attempt to take them prisoners.
A BATTLE Iff MISSOURI.
900 Rebels Killed, Wounded, and Prison
ers Nalioyial loss Seventeen. The
Rebel Gen. Price Mortally Wounded.
St. Louis, Juno 18, ISfiO.
Tho Democrat has a special di-pntch
from Jefferson City, which says that citi
zens of this place, who have ju-t arrived
in a skiff from six miles below Boouville,
bring news tbat Gen. Lyon attacked and
completely routed tbe State forces nt
Boonville, killing three hundred and ta
king six hundred prisoners.
Gen. Prico, the rebel commander, wa
mortally wouuded.
The Union loss is only seventeen.
Full confidence is not placed in the
news.
Chamberaburjj, June 13. Wallace.
with hi regiment of Iadianna volunteers,
(eft Cumberland on the 11th in-t., for
Rodney, where he surprised, and, after
a sharp fiht, completely routed five hun
bundred Secession troops, capturing spun
prisoners, killing two, wounding one, and
taking a first camp equipage, provisions,
medical ttores, arms, etc. On our side,
one was slightly wounded. The regiment
returned to Cumberland the same day
Romney is the county seat of Hampshire
county, Virginia, about twenty miles due
south of Cumberland.
Arrival of a Secession Privateer at 2Jew
York.
New York, June, 15. Tho schooner
Savannah, a privateer, in charge of Mid
shipman Cook, arrived this afternoon,
with the Stars and Stripes flying iu tri
umph over. tbe. Secession rag. She- was
captured by the Perry about sixty mileti
off Charleston. She bad taken the bri
Joseph, of Rockland, and sent her into
Georgetown S. C.
Tbe Savannah is armed with an 18
pounder pivot gua amidship and was for
merly a pilot boat. Her crew, consisting
of thirty pirates, were in irons ou bard
the Minnesota.
Leesburg is the capital of Loudon1
county, Virginia, and lies within three.
miles of the Potomac, and 150 miles north
of Richmond, and about 37 miles from
Washington. It is a handsome town, of
about 2000 population, situated in the
midst of a fertile, highly'cultivated , aud
picturesque country, with streets well
paved and bouses substantially built. It
bas three churches, a bank, a courthouso,
an academy, and ono newspaper office.
Gen. Butler, at tbe bead of tbo army
in Virginia, retains all tbo slavos that
take refugo in bis camp. General, if you
get any Tennessee niggers, please- send us
four or fivo of them, as indemnity for the
damage done us in the soppresbion of the
Louisville Journal in tbat State, by mob
violence. Louisville Journal.
Cotton has recently reached New York
from Llorida. In some places in Florida,
tbe United States bas tbo allegiance of
the people.
Tho Railroad Presidents, at their Con
vention in Harrisburg, agreed to a reduc
tion of thirty per cef uoder their usual
fares for transportation for Government
for War purposes.
Gov. Curtin bas issued two death war
rants. Armstrong, of Philad., to bo hung
0th Aug., and Weaver, of Perry county,
Oth Sept.
TbeHon. David Taggart, former
ly Speaker .of tho Pennsylvania Senate,
and late a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Governor, has been ap
pointed a P.'jymDstejr.in tho Army.
(fOW-".!.1 -H M-Ji1 1-3. J'K
THE BETHEL SKIRMISH.
Official Report of Col. Duryee.
Headquarters, Camp Hamilton, near )
Fortress Monroe t Tuesday June 11, J
Sir: In acordance with your instruc
ttons previously rcceiY.ed,I proceeded, on
the 9th of June, at lljKo'clbck p. m., on
the march.to Bethel. "
Tbe firat two miles to Hampton Bridge
we proceeded leisurely aloog, waiting for
the howitzer, which should to placed nt
Hamptou Creek, much delay was ocoa
aionod by the non arrival of the surf boats,
which were to convey the regiment across
the river, and it was 10 o'olock before
the columu was formed, ready to push
forward upon the other siJe.
We now advanced rapidly, and soon
came up with our two companies of skir
mishers, uuder Capts. Bartlett and Kil
patrick, who had been dispatched ahead
an hour and a half previous. Proceed
ing steadily on', without resting a mo
ment,. we came, about o'clock in tbe
cnoruiniT. to Littlo Bctbc. a distance of
about 13 miles. At this point we dis
covered and surprised the pioket guard
of the enemy, and a mounted officer, with
four or five foot, were taken prisoners.
Whilo pushing forward toward Rig
Bethel, we suddenly board a heavy fire
of musketry and cannon in our rear, be
speakiug a severe engagement. Suppos
ing it toibo an attempt of the enemy to
cut off our reserve, wc immediately coun
termarched in quick and double-quirk
time, when, having prooecded about five
mi.'es, we came upon two of our
re"i
meutrf, aud lcirned tbat, in the darkness
of tho night, they had mistaken each oth
cr for enemies, and that an unfortunate
engagement, accompanied with some Ions,
had tukeu place. We then, by your
command, returned and advanced upon
Great Bethel; beiui? supported by the 7th
Regiment, under Col. Bcudis, and the
3d, under Col. Towsend.
Proceeding to within a mile of County
Bridge, tho colum halted, Capts. Kilpat
riek and Bartlett having discovered that
the enemy were holding a strong position
in battery at the head of tho road. We
now drew up in line of battle ou the riht,
at tbe skirts of the woods and tho artil
lery two howitzers and a brass 6 poun
der was pur-bed home thirty rocs up the
road. At U point, Lieut.-Col. Warren
rode into the fieid aud assumed his posi
tion in the regiment, and, from his pre
vioas knowledge of the ground, proved of
invaluab.c assi-tancc.
Capts. Winslqw, Bartlett, and Kilpat
lick, having been ordered to advance, un
der Lieut. Col. Warren, as skirmishers,
the rejrin ent was formed on the left, from
whencij I led.tbc coluam in person, up the
road, toward the enemy's battery: but
the firing proving icry dotructivc, we
marchid.Jt.yood drdur till we were rov
ered bv Ibc woods on the ribt, where
wc baked for some time to rest, and in
order to romplcte the preparation for
charging the batteries iu Sank. In the
a-.carjiiaie, Lieut. Col. Warren made a
recooucisauce, aud reported a plan of at
taok. ' I then led off the troops to the left, in
the open field, and also to tbe riht, sup
ported on ibu rigbt by tbe German Ri
fle?. After several attempts to charge
batteries, being prevented by the creek,
we withdrew, by your command, to tbe
t it . 111.1 .1
rear, anu Having couecieu our mucu anu
wounded, suh as we could find, proceed
ed . down tho main road. Lieut.-Col.
Warren, however, with a small detach
ment, remained and irought away the
body of Lieut. Greble, with tho'field-piece
he wa serving with such effect at the time
of his death.
Oar chaplain also remained to take
care of the wounded, but being cut off by
a company of cavalry, he only escaped
by taking to tbe woods, and escaping un
der cover of the niht. We continued
our march toward Hampton, aud reached
the bridge, haying only four killed, twelve
wounded, and two missing.
Tbe following names deserve an honor-
3
ablo mention: Lieut -Col. Wrarren, for
his aid in forming the plan of attack, and
remaining among the last to bring away
a brother officer; al.so. Chaplain Wins
low, for his many kind attentions to the
wounded; al?o, Capts. Bartlett Kilpat
riok, and Winslow, for the effective man
ner in which they fikirnikhed before the
or.emy's heavy fire; also, Lieutenant J
Duryca, who led the charge on the left
nann oi tno Datterics; ai?o, xucuiuuame
York and Camberling; Surgeon Gilbert,
for performing upon the field of battle
successful amputations, and for his con
tinued attentions to the suffering and
wounded, not ouly on thoufiuld, but after
ward, when almost exhausted; also Lieut.
Gov. Carr, who was commanding Cotupa
ny B. his captain being ill, and Lieut.
George Duryoa; also, Sergeants Agnes,
Ouderdouk, and Allison and Corporal
Brunoer.
Yet there was no flinching on the part
of auy officer or private, oud I might
mention many more with honor. In
2losing, I cannot but speak of Col. Town
send, of tbe 3d, who, with his whole com
mand, stood up nobly iu my support, un
til compelled to retreat by tho terrible
fire. Per order, Col. A. Durjee.
Lieut. Mallory, Aid-do Camp to Brigadier-General
Pierce.
Sg"?"We observe some oensuro of Gov.
Curtin for appointing Democrats to offi
ces of a military nature. We think his
course in choosing bin party friends for
civil offices, is usual and justifiable but
military appointments, in such a time as
this, should know no party-bias. Ilia se
lection of Gen. Patterson and Gen. Cad
wallader is generally approved. Gon.
Halp, Quartermaster General, has obargo
of tho supply Department, through which
most of ihc speculations have been ma do
so that Gov. Curtin's liberality in
choosing a Democrat to that post, U the
very act of which Democrats take advan
tage to slander and traduce him without
a practiclo of evidence. Chron,
lOAu old farmer in Southern Illi
nois, seeing tho cannon at Cairo, remark
ed that "them brass missionaries bad
converted a heap of "folks," -
- The Last Hours of Mr. Douglas.
At about eleven o'clock on Sunday
morning, Bishop Doggan called at fbe re
quest of some friends to converse with
Mr. Douglas, who was then, for the first
time in 48 hours, perfectly rational.
Mr. Douglas immediately recognized the
tBishop. and expressed his gratification at
the visit. Bishop Duggan soon asked:
Mr. Douglas have you ever been bap
tized according to the rites of any
church?'' Mr. Douglas replied:
"Never."
Tbe Bishop continued "Do you de
sire to have ma said-after tbo ordinan
ces of the holv Catholio Church!" The
answer wad:
"No, sir: when I do I will coin muni
cato with you freely,""
Tbe Rishop then turned to Mr. Rhodes
and said:
"Do you think he is fully possessed of
his mental faculties?" Mr. Rhodes re
plied, "I do not know, perhaps you bad
better ask him again." The Bishop re
peated hid question, to which Mr. Doug
las answered, in strong, full voice:
"You perhaps did not understand me.
When I deniro it, I will communicate
with you freely."
The' Bishop then remarked to Mr.
Rhodes. ''He is undoubted! v in his ribt
miud, and docs not desire mv offices."
He then withdrew.
During the day (Sunday) Mr. Douglas
seemed to bo much better, and btrong
hopes wero entertained of bis recovery;
he slept most of the day, aud in the even
ing'soemed much refreshed. Mrs. Douj
las aud Mr. Rhodes remained with him
during the night. At about four o'clock
on Monday morning he seemed to be
much wor:-e, and sank rapidly; hi- friends
were sent for and at the request of Mrs.
Douglas. Bishop Duggan vi-itcd hitn a
gain. Soon after the Bishop entered, he
approached the bedside, and addressing
the patient, said:
"Mr. Douglas, you know your own
coudition fully, and in view of your ap
proaching dissolution do you desire the
ceremony of extreme unction to be per
formed?" Mr. Douglas replied:
"No, I have no time to discuss these
things now."
The Bbbop then withdrew. After he
had gone Mrp. Douglas requeued Mr.
Rhodes to ask her husband if he dcired
tbo ministration of any clergyman. Mr.
Rhodes then said to Mr. Douglas:
"Do you. know the clergymen of this
city?" To which Mr. Douglas replied:
"Nearly every one of them."
Mr. Rhodes Do you wish to have
either or any of them call to sec you to
converse upon religious subject'?
Mr. Douglas No, I thank you.
Soon after this, about five o'clock, he
desired to have bis position in bed
obanged, the biinds opened aud the win
dows raised. Mr. Rhodes lifted bira to
au easier posture, where he could look
out iu the street, and drink in tbe fresh
morning air For a few moments be
seemed to gain new life. Then be tean
to pink away, bis eyes partially closed,
and in slow and measured cadence?, with
considerable pause between each accent,
he uttered:
"D.athl Death!! Deathll!"
After this he seemed to revive slightly,
and Mr. Rhodci asked him whether he
had any message to send to his 'mother,
or si?ter Sarah, or his boys, "Robby" and
"Stevie," to which he made no reply, ev
idently not underrtanding the question.
Mrs. Douglas then placed her arm around
his neck and said
"My dear, do you know Cousin Dan?"
"Yesl" he replied.
Mrs. Douglas continued:
"Your boys, Robby and Stevie, your
mother and sister Sarah have you any
mosage for then?"
The dying man repliod:
"Tell them to obey the laws and sup
port tbe Constitution of the United
States.
At about five o'clock Mr. Xiller come
iuto the room, and noticing tho open
shutters Bnd wiudows inquired
"Why have you all those windows rais
ed and so much light?"
Mr. Douglas replied:
"So that wo can have fresh air."
At Mr. Douglas' request, Mr. Rhodes
changed the dying mau's position aain
in bed for tbo last time. He now lay
rather down in tho middlo of tho bed.
upon his left hide, his bead slightly beet
forward and off the pillow. His wife vat
beside him holding bis- right haud io
both of her's, and loaning tenderly over
him, sobbing.
Mr. Rhodes remarked to. Mrs. Doug
la?: "I am afraid he docs not lie comforta
ble;" in reply to which Mr. Douglas
said
"He is very comfortable."
These wero his last intelligent words.
From fivo o'clock ho was speechless,
but evidently retained his consciousness.
When a few momenta before bis death,
his wife leaned lovingly over him and
aobbingly usked, "Hulaud, do you know
me! will you kir-s me?" he raised his eyes
and smiled, and though too weak to speak,
tho movements of the muscles of bis
mouth evidenced that bo was making an
almost dying struggle to comply with her
request.
11 is death was calm and peaceful; a
fow faint breaths after nino o'clock; a
single rattling of his throat; a short quiok,
convulsivo shudder, and Stephen A. Doug
las had passed from time into eternity.
.s-
Who'll Help?
At a recent meeting of tho Sunday
School Uuion'of New Orleans the follow
ing resolution was adopted with entiro
uuanimity, viz:
Resolved, That a oommitteo of ladies
aud gentlemen .bo appointod to raiao chil
dren for tbo Sabbath Schools.
Hero is a fine field for some of our en
terprising young folks who wish to go
south.
figfGcnt Scott was soventy-firo
years
of ago qn tbo. 13th ,Junc.
How to Perfect the Blockade
Our foreign advices leave no room ta
question tbe discontent with which tho
commercial Powers regard the blockade
of fbe Southern jorts, and tLe reluctance
with which they submit to the require
ments of international law in that partic
ular. They propose to be to the last de--gree
exacting and punctilious in regard
to it. Tbo blockade must be perfect not
merely formal. It must bo impossible
for a vessel to enter; and to ascertain
whether or not it is to, we shall pretty
certainly be subjected to a series of test
experiments, which will demand all tbe
vigilance of our cruisers to defeat. For
eign ships will unquestionably attempt to
break through our lines, and if they suc
ceed, neither England nor France will
continue to recognize a leaguer which
they have thus ascertained tq be incom
plete. It so hojpcns, however, that we'
aro not restricted to a ncode of closing'
the Southern ports, which any foreign
Government may retain tbe option of pro
nouncing legal. It is in thepowcr of
Congress so to isbut them up, that tho'
mere attempt to enter a Southern harbor
even if no cruiser be present, will incur
forfeiture, and create a ground of war a
gaiust the Government whose flag the of--fending
vessel is ay bear. An act declar
ing by name every port between Norfolk
and the Rio Grande no longer a port ot
entry, and annexing the entire Southern
Confederacy to tbe jurisdiction of tho
New-York Custom-House, would render
it quite immaterial whether our cruisers
were numerically strong enough to ex
clude European, ships, aud would relieve-,
us from tbe necessity of demonstrating
the blockade to have an effective exist
ence. Such legislation should J o anion?
the earlicct ads of Congress. IV.
Times.
INDUSTRY AND IDLENESS.
BY THE HARD OF THE GASTON II A LI. OF FASHION,
I never will wear otit my !ife, I nm certain,.
In toiling throughout the whole day
Jack Hnrper'sa dunce, for allowing himself
No leisure, for pleasure or play.
Said Billy Bowline, as lie twirled his mous
tache, Gave us the last touch to his faultless
neck-tic;
If he is resolved ou such hum drum exis
tence, 0
Fur the present, I'll bid him good bye.
And onward he ha&ted, to seek for enjoy.-'
ment
In the gratifications of sens-
While Jack struggled on in the pathway of-'
duly,
Regardless of giving offence.
Billy Bowline, like butterfly, for a short sea-
son,
Fluttered gaily, in fortune's sunibcam
But the fiklc dame's frown, an abused shat-r
tered frame,
Awoke him, from out pleasures dream.
He saw his mistake, looked around for'a
cure,
Mourning sadly, as many have done
O'er ill-employed time; alat! for poor Billjv
Life's journey he could not rc-run.-
Jack Harper, by- steady adherence- So busi
ness, A competence gained in due timer
And retired to life of true pleasure and com
fort
Ere scarce he'd attained tc his prims..
Now beneath his own roof, dressed in neat
est apparel,
From the Clothing Emporium of Pyle,
You may find Jack endeav'rfng, in useful
pursuits,
The leisure he earned, to bugile.
A splendid lot of Spring and Summer
Goods at Pyle's Easton Hall of Fashion, op
posite the old Easton Bank.
Chaplain.
We see it stated that Hon. Jeremiah
Schindcl, late State Senator, who recent
ly resigned his five ministerial charges in
Lehigh county, has been tendered tbe po
sition of Chaplain in the fir-1 Pennsylva
nia reuiment.
jXjThe censu-) of Cauada has been
completed and bhows the following re
sult: Total, Lower Canady, l.lOS.UH.
total, Upper Canada, 1,369,733; total all
Canada, 2,473,644.
Senator Douglas's Vacancy.
Springfield, III., June 12, 1861.
O. II. Browning ha been appointed
Senator by Gov. Yates, to fill tbe vacan
cy occasioned by the death of Senator
Douglas.
fiT.Some of the Southern cities are is
suing au improved currency, in tho chape
of sbinplastors, for fivo cents. It takee a.
sheet of them to buy a glass of old rye.
fiA peddler being asked by a spindle-shanked
wag, if ho had any tin over
alls, replied, -'No, but I have a pair of
caudle molds that would just fit you."
A good story is told of a member of
tho Georgia Legislature He was from
one of the back towns, and "put up" at a
hotel for tbe first time in his life. Be
fore his plate, at tho dinner table one dayr
was a dish of peppers. He kept looking
aud looking at them; and finally, as tho
waitors were rather slow in bringing on
thing", he up with his fork and fastened
upou ono of tbe peppers, and into bis
mouth it went. In a moment tbe tears
came iuto bis cyos, and be hardly knew
what to do. At last, spitting tbe pepper
into bis band, ho laid it down alongside
of bis jjlate, and, with a voico that set?
the whole tabic in a roar, oxolaimed,.
Just lie there and cool."
.--Americans in Paris have raised
forty thousand francs for the purobase of
rifled cannon to bo presented to our Go?
eminent. ITT ' ""
Thoro are now'twenty-oight Coapanica.
in Camp at Easton. ' -