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VOL 20.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNT 7, PA. NOVEMBER 14, iS6i.
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A Musket Duel between Opposing Pick
ets. A Washington corrc?pondent of the
T)..lrnit Tribune. rlarfs the followin" in-
A good story is in circulation here, but
which has not yet ot into the papers.-
As it is too good to be lot, put it in hape
for print, for the benefit of all whom it
may concern.
One of tbe Michianders being out on
advanced picked duty, a few days .ago.
came in siht of a ooutn oarolma rccol
on similar duty, when the following dia
logue and duel took place:
Michigan "Hllo, South Carolina,
UU die J KJ KA iVT KM tj
South Carolina-' Pretty well, thank
u; bow are all the Yankees? '
M. 'So, so. What's thc news in Dix-
jou
-S. C. 'Nothing in particular, only
we've got some rifles now that will out
shoot your Yankee suns nil hollow.
M. 'Dout believe that yarn. Yog
Fcshers brag too much Cant fool your
pap on that trigger.
S. C 'Suppose you and I take a few
private pas?es at each other to M'ttle that
littlejuction. What say you!
M. 'Agreed. Forty rods and three
shots each.
The question then aroso as to the pre
liminaries, &o , there being no parties
present to act as n-roods Tbec, how
ever, w.ero soon settled by South Carolina
giving Michigan a gold dollar tor the
nrtt three shots. The partita then took
their positions, and South Carolina Hazed
away his three hhots at Michigan, wbo
stood ereat and pointed out to South Car
olina the direction each of his hols had
taki'n
Michigan had escaped unhurt,
and now came .bis turn to fire. South
Carolina, to his credit bo it said, stood
erect aud received Siichian's firet bot
in the thigh, which brought him down
flat on the ground.
'Hallo, old fellow, noco of that,' said
Wicbiiian, 'no dodging the que-tion.
Stand up like a man. will you? You oo
me two more good snots anu you must
pajthcm, mind tbat, or no more brag-
ging about chivalry '
But South Carolina, having one leg
Irokt-n by tbe Michigans unerring Minie
tnubket, could not ctand on totb legs of
bis chivalry, and therefore rquatted, and
thus cheated our Miehigauder out of two
good .-hots, and euded this funny and lm-
promptu duel.
A Post OSce Customer.
The Philadelphia North American is
reonMLle for the following:
A Milesirn female approaches. She is
short and angular, with a hatchet-shaped
face and a hatchet-edged voice.
"Where's me letther?" is tho abrupt
question.
"What letter! asks the clerk.
"Niver mind now: I want me three
einta."
"Wat tbrec ccntsi
. . ... .491
"The three cints I cot you to sind nlj
letther to New-Yorrick."
"What do you want the threents for
then I"
...
"Because thc tetther never wint."
"And how do you know it never
vent?"
"Because whin my bister answered it,
abe said she never got it."'
"How could she answer it, if she never
got it?"
"Arrah, hould yer lied. Will yergive
mo the three ciuts, or won't ye?''
"No ma'am, you must be crazy to ask
it.
"Id it tnc crazy?"
"Certainly, crazy as a bedbug."
ll- J I..rlr t n c .i nn.1 !! if thf ll '(; nf
uj.'i iuvu jw. -u- ---
you tbat dare call me a oeuDugt is
there any other way of gittin' at ye ex
cept through this little wiody?" a?ked tho
now furious woman.
"No, ma'am no other way."
"Faith, it's lucky for you, thin. Ef
there was, I'd come and welt you like an
odd shoe. But niver mind," continued
the lady as she went away, "I'll tell mo
husband to night, and be'll dot the two
eyes of yees, so fce will."
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Look Out, Storekeepers.
An exohange ays : A law-uit interes
ting to husbands and dry goods dealers,
was decided two weeks -ince at Buffalo,
New York. A gentleman who refused to
pay a bill of SI 12 for rich dresses and
knick-naoks, furnished bis wife, was sued.
The husband's defence was that ho never
ordered tbe articles, be never received
them, and their purchase was extrava
gant for a woman married to a man in
his circumstances. Tho jury considered
the defence a sound one, and gave a ver
dict for the husband. Dry goods dealers
siast look oat how thoy excite female van
ity, and especially hovr they give credit
for gay apparel.
Interesiing from IiaUeras Iiilefi
3TeaG jb COrill aild. FlOOd.
THE ISLAND SUBMERGED.
Tents," Shanties and Provisions Swept off.
uuaax uizLxz.xz a.mjit.ivatiu.
Deplorable Condition of tae mih Indiana
JJep.oraUe million oj tae th Indiana.
Special Cor. to the Tribune.
IlATTEttAS Inlet Nov. 2 1861.
The land force at tbi noint arc now
u-.:j..-.i... r .
act until mornin, when it assumed the
forni of Derfcct whirlwind, accompanied
! wi,h rain 'which fell in torrents About
3 o'clock 'this morning, tho waves from
the ocean began to wcen over the island
(half a mile wide) into the Sound, and
"
rtrinr! nnrf
before daylight thec tvro bodies of water
were united Not a spot of land was to
be seen. All the lower portion o! tbe Isl
and, where Eort Hatteras and Clark are
situated, was under W3ter, and .-o fuddcu
was. the upheaving and so violent tbe
vtorm, that all cbaucenof escape were cut
0fj before the morning libt came, It
5 uiterly iu.po.-. itle for any astancc
ly iu.po., itle for any astanco
in tlio mirtsf nf iinnthor r-mnwomnnt tcliii.li c. t . r icgiuus, ueiu uutm milium ui uer mcu. lie luuu
of o rd Wb-,D tln TtCi StrmH 0a' rt.ha9 l.be Northw"st. and found in small quan-left. the room with hia mate, and soon af-
h o a d.orc se ous coaaar. ter ban any been said all along by our most cxpenen- titles in this State. ter they both went out of tho house
ou thlcoa t IuA"oM ??d mi,Urar TU' that 1 laDd f0rCG 00 Th mSt 0f 011 fu" M.r X atur herseU that
outn s coast it i ia conte-t with the el- Hatteras Island was entirely unnecessa- Russian sable, which sells from 8500 to they bad cone, went and called hor fer-
CTr.Dt3- .gr UUPD T-Trthat a .mall fleet would effectually 81,500 per M. Tbis quality of fur is 'vat Kirl.gWho slept in the attic She
to reach them from our fleet, po terrible r , . i- -i ,
.,- , ,, .. . . . .learn, will aifO abandon this dilapidated
wa- this' Uatteras htorm. And it was , ... r A .
. , , , . . , t and crumbling fortification on tbe mor-
not until a breaker swept across tbe l.tl . t . , M, . . ,
, . . . row, aud doubtless they will be followed
and. carryiuji men. tent, shanties, and,, ' . j . r .
J . A, . , 'bv tno regulars now stationed at lort
every creeping mmg wnn n, inai me sol-1
i a 6r ,
diers
were aare
great ilood. xMen were suddeulv washed!
out of tbeir beds
huh ioudu an ineiri
. . II. t
clothes (o-ljRt few had undre-sed) borne
to the Sound. Live tock, such as pig,
chickens, horres, cattle, dog, cat-, and
cooking uteuhil", lumber, driftwood, box
e, birrel-. tronk. -bantiea, were 03rried
forward to,;ther with men on them and
in tbeui, .-oaje jumping out of the win
dows, -00.0 cutting their way through the
roof, others jumping ofl into t- e water,
which, in many place, was over th'ir
heads in depth, and making for a box or
barrel in order to rcucb the roof of a
shanty still standing. Officers on hordes
were riding or swimming through tbi
noting-mass, giving orders to this float
ing army of men, who, with a gun in one
hand and with the other hanging on to
tome kind of an object kept themselves
above water. The inof-t mournful bight
of all. however, was to witness the moving
of the sick, soine of whom were in a dy
ing condition before 'the storm caiue.
The? were carried on cot- from place to
place on the shoulder-, of men who were
wading throagh water nearly neck deep,
It v?as also a sad'sight to witness huch a
destruction of property. At the wharf
were a) the Government property is ftor
t-d. a wholesale de-truction took pUce
provi-ions of every kiud were soon afloat
barrels of crackers, bread; sogar. pork,
beef, molasse, bean", potatoes, fih, box
es ol candles, soap, clothing, and in fact
everything required for an array was seen
to go with the fiood, with the bui'dins
containing them iu a very dilapidated
condition. Thc steamer Spaulding ar
rived thc evening before with a large load
of provisions, clothing, lumber. &c, ani
as good luck would have it, sho wasuna
ble to land but a small portion of her car
go the night .-he came in. Unfortunate
ly there was however, -ome clothing lan
ded for the naked 20th Indiana Rcgi
ment. Nearly half of this much needed
freight was placed on tbe pier, and went
vfith the waves of the ocean within view
of-.tbe fioiflierS) j.o, with tearful eyes
and ehiveiiog forms, beheld tbis, to them,
. meiaDchoilv sight of all. About
!.6 o'clock this morning thc flood wa- at
its bight, and for two hours Col. Brown
of the 20th Indiana Regiment and officers
" ri
were in great su-pen-o. It was very ei
dent that a new inlet below Fort Clark
! bad been made during thc night, which
entirely cut off their escape; and as tbo
' waves were rushing into Fort Clark by G
in the morning, it was apparent that all
mint moot with a waterv crave if the wa
, ter continued to rise at the same rate for!
I two hours to come. Fortunately, the!
j country was xpared from bearing of such '
horrible tidm-'S as was momentarily
hreatonin
tbe lves ot tne.-e loval
diers. The storm began to abate by 7
.
tbii morning, auu tv u ooiocb a
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a. tu
mrrow ridgoof sand boach wa-discover ,
ed above Fort Clark, wbioh was bailed!
with wild delight by the 20th Indiana
j Regiment, who, but a few minutes beiore
r i .
were making preparations to ave tneui
selves, if pos-ible. from a fearful atc
By noon tbe tide had gone down, and
3 . .
left quite a little spot lor tbo ball drown
od and exhauted meb to walk upon and
build some campfires, ihicb enabled them
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taents of provisions had been rescued 8tijke. I hae taken refuge on board iho
from the water. What a -ight to beholol scbooner Bell, in order to write this let
All was devastation and ruin; tbo entire ter. desiring a more Meady position than
camp was made dei-olate Several feet of a floating chanty can afford. Tbe 20tb
sand are taken from the Mirtace of the isl- Indiana Regiment will all be located at
and, leaving it in such, a condition tbat 11 Fort Bailey by the 4thinst, where itis
U suro to be under water as ofteu us the thought the water from tho ocean canDOt
tide comes up. disturb them. No live have been lost
Between Fort Clark and Hatteras, a b? this flood, though thousands were
. 1 . -
rt i.nnt n lioantv rnea irom wnat lew irair
uc iui owu.w ,-,
during tho night, and now it is a vast
.. inUf onmn c i v faot ilnnn W.'LS IOrUICU
sheet of water between the two forts.
Fort Hatteras now stands isolated from
theland, and will be swept entirely away
iu the next severe Btorm, its sandy walls
having already commenced to crumble,
In fact it is thought that tlio next great
storto ( wbicb'i- liable to visit this region
y ), will lev.-l ooth forts, Clark and
11,uv,tta, --uu tuuv bUB .iu.
eratesonly bunt them for nouioiur me,
expecting they would be swept away be-
fore Spring which account, for using
cheap material (sand and turflwith which
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cuuap uiatuiiui auu auu i,uriyuu wu.cu
for s are oontruoted Ibis .weep-
ffiakc9 , thc predlcll0DB of the
, predictions of the Confederates when we
't0ok Pession. ?f ,this treacherous and
Vtl. , . Jy Baid we
wou,u r,e B,au l auu.JOD nawm asi-
Camp Wool (where be Olh N.Y .
"c quartered), some three mil.B above
Fort Iattcra9. wa9 much
b tbi.9 V0' Th,r IarS bspital,
80mo U?J . V ?H fcCt' "
-vit". run rtrtirrtwrtT T?rtri unnnii
' '
ibey lost nearly all their provihion and j -the opossum and muskrat fursiabound found that it enveloped a bard s-ubfUnce,
many other s-tores. Camp Bailey, seven iQ great quantities, and are easily obtain that tbe bard substance was a ring, and
mil-- up the island, where Capt. Bailey, Fitch is but little in demand, al- that ring hd been given to ber many
with a portion of the Indiana Regiment, though a few year? fiuco it was much 'years before, and had been in her po
is stationed, has, I learn, escaped with sought after. Boffalo kin are obtained session ever since. Half bewildered at
but little I o9, they being on a higher
?,nt '
fL
, .
point of land, which is htronjjly fortified.
companies of thin regiment left Fort
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Uatteras. Camp Bail
or Fort Bai-
i
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UfKU U 1 V - 4 I J 1 . I. 1 V UU J t V I. W 1. f ( V Ul
the enemy, which i- momentarily expec
ted. I do not believe tbut an army of
twenty thou-and can assail this posi
tion with any hope of success. The Con
federates hae b en making ready all a
long to give us battle a sooo as the Win
ter -tortus came to their assistance.
They have been concentrating nearly all
their forces in the State on Roanoke Isl
and, some nO miles above u, at the head
ot this i-land. with this iutention. In
c::-c of an attack we bball be a-si-ted by
our fleet, which will be aide to command
the ocean ide of the iland, while the
Confederats will, with their nmall fleet ot
gunboats, command thc Sound, we having'
no gunboats which can enter the Sound,
and you may expect to bear soon that a
great battle has been fought on tho Island
of Uatteras.
The 20th Indiana Regiment. are cer
tainly in a very destitute condition, so
far as clothing is concerned. Tbi- is tbe
-econ-i attempt Government ha made.
.ince this regimeut camo to Hatteras, to
supply them with clothes. About lour
weeks xioce their new overcoats-were all
taken wilh the tug Fanny. They had
been suffering long and much for them
Now half of tbeir new blanket, dhirt
and sock- havo beeu swept away by the
flood before they were delivered. They
huve only one shirt each to their backp,
and a Sumoier suit, furnished thorn by
tbeir State when first sworn into tbe ser
vice of the Government They ore o
b ligfd to go to their bed in tbeir wet
clothes, which are in tbe most filthy con
dition possible, not having been able to
wa-b a garment for the want of a change.
It i certainly the oo-t melancholy sight
I havo beheld .-ince tbe war broke out. "
The pro-pects are tbat they will be in no
better condition thi- Winter if they re
main hero. They are now in n far more
destitute condition, so far as clothes are
concerned, than the poor inhabitants on
tbis island, who have ent their worthy
Chaplain, the RcvrN. M. Taylor, to the
North, to obtain puccor for tbem. Tbo
poor destitute people on tbe iland (wbo
will see sorrowful times before Spring)
have offered to share their scanty and di
lapidated clothing, which they nerd so
much, with the 20th Indiana Regiment,
so much worc is tho condition of these
patriotic soldiers' from Indiana than those
starving and half naked Islanders.
Tho neck of land where tbo new light
house was to be erected, has been washed
away. The schooner Bell, Capt. J Q.
Adams, arrived bere toico few weeks
with all the materials ready made for this
lightuou-e, which is unuer ine aupervn-
joi-hodoi u. wmim iu.b,i...u..u.u
. i .1 . I r . r r
ic and a prominent, ana wormy Puizeu oi
ttr..: n..l.. ul.ncn r.?alttr
irniniuciuu,
none will quo-lion.
Confederate fleet of small aun-boats,
Beven in i umber, made their appearance
, i t.. :L.L :..
at noon to day. doubtless with the inten
tion of watching our movements, une 01
thc number came within three miles of,
Fort Hatteras. and ett two shell in tbe 1
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dlr,ot,on of cur Bret, and tben 11 on
q.jjck time. This is an every day occur-
renee'on tho part o' the lletiel boats wno
-rn donht ess w;:tcliiri!' rn ir coaucen 10
f h rn n f fi I) P fl .
MAKING HoNEY. Take ten pounds nt
sugar, dwolwd in four pounds of water
two pounds of honey. cooling, etir
in ten drops of peppermint.
The Pur Trade.
4 Thn im ;n 7,,,.a ,.niiTT
ces about tho 1st of October, and at ores-
. .1 .....
eDC ine business is qnito brisk among tbo
numerous dealers throughout the city.
Mink sable and Siberian squirrel fur, arc
those most in demand, and are consider-
ed most fasbionahlo AUh
ea most tasbionable. Although tho de-
mand for tbis class of furs is very great,
yet owing tQ lfce grcafc
facility with which thoy are obtained, the
prices are moderate. The best quality
of mink .able is found in Maine; it is nl-
fo procured in tho Hudaon Uav reeions.
Uon from Russia has been prohibited by
the Emperor Ibo93 that reach this
country have been smuggled away. The
Hudson Bay nable is also quite scarce
i nd Pen-'". bn8"d 39 high as blOO
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in Minnesota, Dakota, Nebraska, Kan-as
and Northern Texas. Each year this
animal becomes scarcer and before many
years they will doubtless be extiuot
Tbe animals are shot by tbe Inoians and
others, who sell the skins to traders. The
hides are worth from three to twelve dol
lars a piece. The fine-t kins are great-
ly in demand by military offioers, who!
use them in.-tead of blankets, for which ;
they are found far superior
Mot of the beaver skins bought by
the dealers of this city are shipped to
England, where they are used extensive
ly for cloak linings. This animal is found
among the Rocky Mountain and in the
British dominions, and docs not, as many
suppose, decrease eaoh year, although, itis
said they push farther Wc-t. Tbo quan
tity of beaver skins obtainod this year ia
equally -a great as has been procured for
several years back. Very few are now
found about Luke Superior, where a few
years since they were found in great numbers.
Tho dealers in this and other cities re-
give tnem tae appeartinoe ot tnose more
rare. Tbo price of all furs varies accor
ding to their shade of color, and scarci
ty This business is carried on to a great
extent in thi city, and, although one of
profit, yot involves con-iderablo risk and
outl ay . Philadelphia Press.
An old Trick Revived.
At Boston, lately a fellow who preten
ded to be a Government agent to pur
chase borses, said to a greenhorn, tbat
he wauted to buy a particular horse which
was on sale, aud would give Si 10 for the
animal. "Now," said he, "tho fellow
3hks SI 25 for lhe horse, and ho knows mo
a9 a Government agent, and will not sell
to tne for a cent less than $120, I know.
It is quite likely you oan get the horce
for Si 00, and if so, you will make S10,
for I. will give you SHO cash." The
bait took, and tbo greenhorn bought the
hor.-e for $100. The pretended Govern
ment 3tfent wss then suddenly missing;
and it turned out tbat be was tho real
owner of thc horo and took this method
of finding a purchaser. The real value
of the horse was only thirty dollars.
gggr Jeff. Davie has not always been op
posed to coercion. When the Topcka
Legislature presumed to exercise power
in Kansas Territory, he let off thus :
"Tho position of the insurgents i8 that
of open rebellion against tbo laws and
constitutional authorities, with such man
ifestations of a purpose to spread devas
tation over tbe land as no longer justifies
further hesitation or indulgence Patri-
! otim and humanity alike require that re-
hellion should be 'promptly crushed."
Wasn't this monstrous I All tho To-
pekaites wanted was to be let alono.
New Jersey Banks.
Thompson's Reporter of Saturday,
makes the following notion of hobo of our
iuU ueaiera ,u iu,s auu uuieruiu. i-j ber that ring, and -he had kept it in re
sort to numerous tricks by wbieh they brailcc of what he hsd been. This
ean dye furs of a common quality, and L tfae Hl f lhe ri 0n the rettun
3W Jersey Banks! recently discredited : et rae beg that yon will be after forgiv-TheB-B
H-rbor Bank, N. J.. ha- ap-i'S o tt I should happen to pitch in and
sm.,1 ; Aonnt for its redemption n you for that same-l m apt to do it
Nc
, . . (n ;,a ,n,ln;nn in
iiuiuluu u j.uv r
r rndonmed
Uaujuvu. UUU ,wo
i The Bank of New Jersey, New Brun"
there
wick, is redeming its notes at it counter.
at flnuntv Bank notes are in
. ...
dflmaD(j at 90 ceuts on tho dollar.
Lane's Style
' ' . ..tlo
A otnr inn snncimen of tbo obHOXIOUS
- r flirniahe(, : tbc
doings or o ' denatches from
- . -ntpntM of two
r.
r . . i- tt , r.,:
...kn u anrpfl tn re heve some Union tarni-
omc Union larni-
.
lies, whom the secessionist; had rot.bed,
CwVl - v w - . - -
bad robbed,
r Di..-n
General Jim called the citizens of Pleas-
U1 U J. IUU.T
ant uiii rogeiuui, ucm.uu H.w:.w-,
rr-n . tl,A nr nny
am urn iuwu., n -
. - , 1 .u :.u -
Union Hag. anu emeri.ineu fcBe wu . husbands returned,
lisfl Ami'Hcan speech. Pointing to the.wiienino ionra
en-ign no uau i.iinou, uu u tuui.
.T,nt fln. has been vour protection, and
MH!i.l I. o.iil I s t lin rn 1
.hall be Mill. So long as it remains here
xf : ; a k. t
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sou ore saie; ouui it i" uufc uuwh, mj iu
1 1 T return and burn vour
Eternal 1 will return una ourn your
. , . . a bi
men x , . pj
and a jtbou-n 1 .eeionut-.
?' flan is still waving over the town I
ttaijia0is to
Roinatic Story of an Old Lover.
A California paper tells a singular f-to-
ry of a robbery in Stockton ftreet. 3aa
" "
Francisco, as follow: Samuel Mattesoo,
a merchant, went to Sacramento on some
business. The first night tbat be was ah-
sent from home, two burglars entered bis
residence and ransacked it. Mr-. Matte
son heard them-in short, thoy boldly
hcr b.
reau drawers. She was much frightened
and feigned to be asleep. One of the
burglars finally came to thc bedside and
held a dark lantern to ber face. Ho then
; had been carried off by the burglar,. A
casket ; of jewelry wm open on the bureau
but all had been left there, and her watch
, hun where she bad placed it on retiring,
JJende the oa.ket ahe discovered a little
rn 1 1 t r. i r n r n n n t n r i d ,p ,,r nni
rr r
. tbo singular proceeding, she was about
casting the scrap of paper from her, when
her eye caught tbe mark of a pencil up
on it. She carofully opened it and
read:
"Tbis rin, which wa3 once mine, tells
me in whose house I am. I did not know
you were in California. You know I am
an outlaw tbe world knows it, and I do
not care to deny it but, fallen as I am,
I cannot rob vou, Maria.
Forgive
me,
and God bless you.
Henry."
Tbis explained all. She read the
scroll, and dropping upon her knees,
prayed for him wbo bad writteu it. And
who was "Henry?" Ten years ao he
loved th'at name Maria, wheD they both
lived in Brooklyn, New York, and bo
would have made her his wife for .-he
told him she would be his had he not
taken to driuk and gambling, aud finally
forged the name of hi- employer, for
which he was jiven a home in Sing Sing.
When he was worthy of her love, he gave
of Mr. Matteson from Sacramento, the
thc wife related the adventure, and show
ed him the note; but he is not jealous,
nor has be attempted tho arrest of the
burglar.
A Sign of a Poor Han.
The We-tern Virginia correspondent
of the Cincinnati Commercial, wbo is up
among the mountains, speaks as follows
of the people:
They are deplorably ignorant, without
the pleasant simplicity of ordinary ru-ti-city,
and they aro poor. Their little
farms ore psstures and meadows, with
patches of corn, wheat and potatoes, not
much larger than a ten pin alley. They
export a few cattlo, aud considerable
quantities of beeswax and honey.
Strange to say tbe expanding enterprise
of hooped skirts has not yet nflYcted their
female vanity. Calico even is rare
How can a woman bo happy without cal
ico? and the woman about Cross Lane
and its neighborhood perspire under cross
baraed linsey wollsey, unassi-ted by that
voluptuous swell of thc skirts which im
parts so couch grace to female- apparel.
Every family is thronged with its litter
of tow heads, and by tho way, a chatty
little woman on the hill yonder, enlight
ened mo by stating tho curious physiolo
gical fact that "tow head young ones is a
sign of a poor man. I should think so
considering the uumber to the yard in
those mountains.
JJjPWhen Colonel Jackman wa9 onco
dining with an Irish gentleman in New
York, ho naid to him, while drinking
wine, "You'll exeu-e me, Mr. Dwycr, if
I should happen to make any disparag
ing remarks about your countrymen: I
am apt to do so when merry with wine."
"To be sure I will!" said Dwycr; "You
will be nuite excusable: at the same time
a
i .
! when L am merry, ana near my cournry-
men derided." Tho colonel was of course
00 Irishmen for thc evening
I Tbe bcautios of spiritualism arc shown
. . .
in tbe case ot two young marriou men or
Scarsburg, Vt,who left for California
some year- since and returned homo re
cently to find their wives re-married, who
having
heard nothing Irom tnem since
tboir departure, applied to a young lady
spiritualist, who was very exact in descn-
. - . ., ,L.. .1 .iL II Tl nl Kr!r
bine to rnem uiu ueaiii auu uuui -
"'"fa1 . , ,
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1. ., , v .wl ., 1 m 1 its nf thf. funeral, and
- ; d. Tbeir
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WlieS HUDUUSlllg Hill - -
re
as n funnv time
1
married, and tnoro
wsy Mr. II Rookafellow, of Philadol-
phia, tho young man who lost an arm at
iiil linn, and was captured and taken
. o'gv
to Richmond, has been appointed by ggft
n;.l,mn
io iwu-i , ; r, , - , tt7s
Cameron to a 81 viOO cl. rksblp m the
D - nartment
Mr. Rockafellow, it will be
TQmht,riAt rePentlv fcScapcd from Rioh-
o.ond with the prisoners stt free by tho
.Rebcli.
f GENERAL SCOTT.
Gen. Coott his resigned the command
of the National Army, and has retired to
private lifts ladu with the honors of a
long and brilliant career. This intelli
gence, though the step has. been for some
days anticipated, will affect with sadness
all wbo read it for all have long united
in poying tribute to the bravery, nkM',
and puribtio devotion .of the veteran
chief, arid to part from him is like bid
ding adiou to a valued friend.
The record of Gen. Scott's eervicoa is
too fresh in the momory of the people to
mako nccctsary more than the most has
ty recapitulation: Ho was. born -on tho'
13th of June, 1780 near Petersburg, Vir
ginia. Educated for tho law, he re
mained in that profession for about two'
years, and was then, in 1B0S, appointed
a Captain of Artillery in the army. In
1812 he was made Lieutenant Colonel;
Adjutant General, with rank of Colonel,
in 118; Colonel in the same year; Brig
adier General in 114; Brevet Major
Geucral, for gallantry, in 1HI4; Major
General and General in chief of the army
in 1811; Brevet Lieutenant General in
His chief battles have boon at Queens-
town HL'hts, Fort George, Fort Erie,
Chippewa. Luoday's Lane, various en
gagements in the Black Hawk wars, Ve
ra Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, San
Antonio, Cherut'usco, Moliuo del Rey,
Chepultepcc. Jlexico. He was taken
prisoner at Queenstown, and severely
wounded at Lundy's Lane. For his ser
vices in this battle and that of Chippewa
he received from Congress a gold medal.
For his gallantry in Mexico he was re
warded with thc thanks of Conrcs; and,
especially for the victories achieved in
front of the city of Mexico, he received
another good medal. Tbo crowning hon
or won by htm from hi country was tho
brevet rank ol Lieutenant General, which
wan to date from tho day on which Vera
Cruz wa. captured.
In 1.S52 General Scott received the
nomination for Prewident at the Balti
more Whig Convention. In bis letter
accepting this nomination he said: !
sboujd ppither countenance nor tolerate
any sedition, disorder, faction, or resist
ance to the lawe or the Union, on any
pretext, in any part of the land; and I
should carry into tbe civil administration
this one prinaiple of military conduct
obedience to the legislative and judicial
departments of Government, each in its
con.-titutional sphere. He has, througli
his life, acted in accordance with this
sentiment, and especially in bis views
touching the present rebellion he has been
ever consistent.
Concerning Gon. Scott's skill as a com
mander, nothing need be aid. Thero
has never been any difference of opinion
on that point. His cam-paigus have re
ceived high and enthusiastic praise from
tho-e whono approbation i praise indeed,
and his reputation will rest securely upon
his labor" in tbe field. The state of his
health long since made him desire to be
relieved from the arduous service of his
command; but hi- patriotism held him at
his pot til! ho s-aw the National Capital
in a position of security, .and could deliv
er to his successor a National army well
ordered and efficient, confident that with
tranquility, he could leave tbe destinies
of his country in the keeping of itsbra70
defenders.
Tho well merited honors done to tbe
retiring .General-in Chief by the Presi
dent and Cabinet will call forth a nincero
response irom all who peruse tho record,
while the modesty and deep feeling e
vincod by tbo brief reply of tbo veteran
will add to tho sentiment of admiration
which his character inspires in every
heart. The highest wish which a true
desire for Gen. Scotts happiness can
frame is tbat he may live to -co tho day
when tbis Union, once more free from in
ternal strife, shall resume the pursuits of
peace, arjd rejoice in undivided strength.
IV. Y. Tribune.
Poor Pellow.
A Mr. Casey, who lives in Barriton,
Illinoi-, recently made a complaint a
gainst tbe widow Manning He to-tified
that the amiable widow was "hound to
marry him at all hazards." Oo one oc
oasion t-hc urged him to go with ber and
get married, and when ho refu-ed, she
followed him home, and chucked bricks
at him. Another time when ho refused
to go sho threatened to "catch him some
time and give hirn a d 1 of a licking!"
Tho pugnacious window was arrested and
held to bail.
jfot Dead, but Dead Drunk.
In scouring tfae inland (Santa Rosa) af
ter the stampede of the rebels who at
tacked Billy Wilson" men, a dead officer
wa found stone dead with sword, re
volver, &a , all completo. On examina
tion no wound could bo di-covered, ex
cept one down tbe throat, which was red
olent of "red eyo" and an empty bottlo
by hi side told the tale. ia now a-
live and well, a prisoner, and rejoice in
the namo of Captain John Davis of
tho Alabama Second ReMimcnt,. and ia
said to bo a full cousin of Jeff. Davis.
Enormus Export of Brea'dstiiffa. ,
During the week endins on tho -liStff
inst., th re w-re os ported frofis N-
ta Europe 1 377.51 u-h. Is of jjrlrp
ami .121 arrcl- fl ur t! tht to'bn
worth two atid 3 tait rrsiilica cf Jollari.