The Jeffersonian. (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, August 25, 1864, Image 1

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    JEFFERSONIAKf
UDcuotcir to plttics, Citcrature, Agriculture, Science, iHoralitu, aui ntcral ritelnec.
VOL.23.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA. AUGUST 25, 1864.
NO,
Published by Theodore ScIlOClh
TBRM3T-o dollar a year in advance-and if no
iid before tim end of the ycaj,io dollars and fifty
mid
No n i per discontinued until all arrcamges are paid,
bxcent at the option of the Edilor.
ir7.l ortiscmcnts of one square of (eight lmcsl or
los one or three iiiFcrtions $.1 50. Each additional
insertion, 50 cents. Longer ones in proportion.
JOB PRINTING,
OF Ahh KINDS,
Kxocuted in the highest style of the Art, and oti the
inostucasoii-iblc terms.
The Hardback Line.
A Western correspondent with Sherman's
army writes:
An old lady of the Partington school was
found.
the other day. m a rcrriuie siaie oi
consternation on the approach of our forces
lo this point. Johnston's racers had passed
through the neighborhood, and evcrythiug,
even the poultry, pbrk, and cattle, had been
taken with the malaria of "falling back.'
The old lady was left entirely alone, dcplora-
bly wringing her hands, with poverty as her
UI11V CUIII JJiUWUll, UllU II kl UllIJ' UJJIUH,lll,
cVcn in Iter speech. She viewed first one
hearty, jolly, fat-sided "Yank," then another,
as much supriscd at their gift of gab as their
lack of horns, when one, au enormously huge
.1.. : 1 Mrnnnl nn.tnr.t
Buckeye stepped into the yard to quench
his thirst and fill his canteen at a dilapidated
enccuncn oi a well oav lie
: ... ..r ...nil.
"How ase joj,', Aunty 1"
"Triable ailin, iie now."
"We've got here at last."
"Where did you come from J Er jci
hookers or jihikcrs, or isycr shrrmincs ?" j
"There arc some bovs about who might,
I reckon, hook a chicken or two : but we'er
a Buckles, in the poL"
"Lord! you don't taw 50. I've heard tell
of trees that bore them ar nuts, but never
seed any afore. Ilow'd you git here"
"Weil, if Uncle Abe wants any help, he
just sings out to our Governor, up in Ohio,
and tfceu Johnny Brough .shakes the trees
rust as atanv as he wants let go all holds
mid. roll right down hciC on the hard-lack
line."
uForc God, no ! 'Nother new line 1 How
many lines has you'uns all got! We'nns
almos' taxed t'death already 'nothcr line
'il hang us all, sure."
"IIaint'3-ou folks got about how much of
this as you want!" says Buckeye.
"Got 3 We isn't got nilhin.' Done loss
nll wc ever had got. I don't sec what 'ou erywhere shouting to the men not to sep-
uns all want, way down here to Gcorgy." arate, but to remain together and retire
"Wc come down here to stop this muss, in good order, but the overpowering num-
When we "ct through with old Johnston' ber of the enemy rushed on with all the
,. ? , , t rr iir,,n momentum of an avaiauchc. About this
his armv will have a chance to go Jiomo .
-.... i time Colonel Caprou found it nnpractica-
and sec their relations. : blc to v;de wkhout saddlej and haj jusfc
"But the General says you'uns done fight fiuishcd saddHugj wl,Cn a dozen rebels
fair, Your sheriiwies keep a troublin' of , ruShcd p;)Sfc) knocking him under his
him, and shoving him, in front; and your ll0rse, and firing upon him with their re
hookrrs keep a runnin' onto his eends with volvcrs. The Colonel, finding that he
your jiiitkcrs." was unharmed, mounted his horse and
"Good evening fltnkcrs" said Buckcys, started for the road, where about 150 men
and away he went, giving room for some oth- wcre j nc? hut jefore reaching them
or more quizzical and mischievous than him- ;inotncr s(lU:ld dashcd against him, using
6C i the most obscene anathemas, and rending
e- I the air with those yells which are descri-
A Court Scene. bable only to those who have heard them.
There is an attorney practicing in our The Colonel endeavored to flank them.
courts who has attaiucd a great notoriety, They saw that he was an officer and pur
amoug numerous other things, for bully- sued him to a creek, iuto which he im
ing witnesses on the opposite side of ca- ' mediately plunged his horse, and reached
hes when he is concerned. As it would the opposite bank in safety. His son fol-
not be polite to "ive his full name right '
nut. in the crowd, we will merely cull mm
"Wnvkc " for short."
There was a horse case in the .Justices' be a loyal man, and lie engaged mm to tuuir.imuus iu piu&a uu, uu, n pussiuic.
Court, one day, in which Wayke hap- ' pilot him to Decatur. He rested awhile reach our rear before morn ing. They
pcued to be engaged. A slow and easy at his house, when the old man advised march through the woods all night, and
witness had been called to the stand by him to leave his horse, as it would be im- at daylight reached our pickets, who told
the plaintiff, who, in a plain, staightfor- possible to get through on horseback. them the true position of our army. -warded
manner, made the other side of This proved true, but the loyal man was This glorious uews made them forget their
the case look rather blue. The plaintiffs quite pleased to know that it was true. hardships, their lacerations, their fatigue,
attorney being through, Wayke com- He went with them until about twelve o'- They came in town to be welcomed by
xneuccd a regular cross-examination, , clock that night, and while the Colonel. many brave souls who had suffered the
which was cut short in this manner ' bis. son. and Lieutenant Colkins, who had 'same, though separated from them.
"Woll wlmfc do vou know about a horse
1 '
youuhorscdoctor?" said the barbarian,
; i.; nrvpnliar contemptuous and
ovcr-
bearing manner.
"No, I don't pretend to be a horse doc
tor, but I know a good deal of the nature
of the beast'
"That means to say that you know a
horse from a jackass, when you sec
them," said Wayke, in the same style
looking knowingly at the Court, and
lancing triumphantly arouud the crowd
of spectators, with a telegraphic expres
sion, which said, 'Xow, I've got him on
the hip."
The intended victim, gazing intently
at his legal tormentor, drawled out
"Oh, ye-as just so I'd never take
you for a. horse!" .
The Supreme Court of the United
States could not have preserved its grayi
ihrough the scene that followed I he
lick back produced a regular stampde,
and everybody was convinced-that what
ever the attorney might be, the witucss
ilvas a "hoss."
jA big bully of an Englishman was
lately in a crowd of his countrymen,
taunting an American, and wanting to
know why the North had not whipped
Ihe South long ago? The llcv. Doctor
McCliutock,of the M. E. Church of New
York, who happened to be present, asked
permission to answer the question.
"Sir," said he, "the reason why we have
hot wjiipped tlicirf is because they are
A?nep$hihvL(i they been lirilous, w
wouldffiiave done it in ;six months."
Bulji&timc at lejast.stdpired -diis
belloNnngi
J An Escape from Eebeldom -Interesting
Details.
j J Marietta (Ga.) correspondent, wri-
ting August 9th, describes iutcrestiugly
an escape of a colonel from the clutches
of rebels, after they had surprised, slaugh-Jm dis lightener." He trembled in every
tered, or scattered his command. lie nerve, and it was more than an hour be
says : jfore he could regain self-command of him-
Colonel Capron, with his son, a youth
aged seventeen years, and Lieut. Colkins,
of the bth Michigan Cavalry, arrived m
: town this morning, very much to the sur-jall that could be heard was a splashing
! prise of all who were familliar with the: and puffing. In a few momenta the sa
details of the surprise, the topography of; ble son of Neptune came in with the
the country through which he came, and chain in his mouth towing the canoe.
the numerous bands of guerrillas that in-
fcst the region of the Chattahoochie. It
appears mat alter t.ne oattic or iiinsooro
he found his brigade to be composed of;
squads and detachments from the whole; Bridge that night. The party had gone
command, except Col. Adams' brigade, J but a short distance when they heard the
which had remained organized. He was j unwelcome roar of rapids. They were
also alarmed to discover that not more : too near to make the shore, the cauoe be
thau one-third was armed. Having left ling wholly controlled by the current.
Athens, he marched day and uightj think
inr by these long and forced marches to
elude the enemy, who he knew was fol-
lowing him. i dened, impetuous water. Not all of the
The night before the morning of the1 party could swim, so it was decided to re
attack he made a march of nearly forty 'main in the boat, and if she foundered
miles. His object was to pass all cross-(they would rest in the same watery grave
roads, so that when he halted there would j together. Onward the frail, trembling
he lnss i:movr nf nn n think, been use. when 'can oft sned. bearing its nrecious burthen.
Knil,i jilrtctt i,- c,nnn4(,,i W. the one
j w UV& kklwuwt llw kiuiuwww " - - "
I , i ,1. . 1 I
J tliy COUlu 01113' come rrom tne iron 0 or(unmao tasu sucguvu u auuuuu piuujju,
i rear. A large number of contrabands completely submerging the passengers.
i had followed the brigade, and heretofore i They all held tenaciously to her sides,
!at night had slept any where within the' when slio came to the surface, and with
picket lines, but this morning at oue o'-! their hats bailed her out. Once more
cloci; toiouoi "japrou Oruered them to en- they began to paddle aown the uuatta
Cr.mp toetlier on the left of the road. hoochie : had gone but a mile or so, when
T!ie rebels, instead of coming along the 1
I main road, diverged before thev came to
! the nickels, and e:ime in through the '
woods on both sides. They came upon
the negroes first. Each one had two or
more Horses tney were bringing tnrougn
to our lines. The stampede of the ue-
grocs, and hundreds of horses rushing in-
to the camp, frightened by the fiendish j
' : veils of the rebels, was the first evidence
1 of an attack. Here the scene or conster
j nation is described as being terrific.
i Horses trampling upon our sleeping men,
! the armed foe murdering the unarmed,
captains and lieutenants waking, and cry
ing out for the men to form in Hue
Captain Lord, after placing an armed
guard in the road in the rear and allow
ing no one to pass, succeeded in rallying
about one hundred men. Colonel Cap
ron was on his horse, without saddle, ev-
lowed him, but the "chivalry" were afraid
to ramp the creeK. xmnug uic lurcuuuu
Colouel C. met a citizen who professed to
joined them, were asleep, the very patri-
' 1 ' V M.
otic'man, who was so willing to serve his
! country, -went home to take care of the
i Colonel's horses. He, with his son and
the Lieutenant, were now left alone in
the swamp.
Finding himself without a guide, the
Colonel resolved to move westward to the
Chattahoochie river. This march through
woods and marshes was heart-sickening;
The women were even scouting the'
even scouting the
woods for Federals. They were scouted j ing in. Both colonels say it will be inl
and hunted down Jike beasts. Very of-, practicable to make out a list of casuali
ten this trio would find it convenient to ! ties for several1 days, as there will be
conceal themselves uutil their matronly j probably two or three hundred come in
scouts had passed. The, only article of j to camp within a week,
food they could obtain was a few berries,; ,9,
and sometimes a Discutt a lriuumy ucgro
would give them. Finally they reached
a ford on the Chattahoochie. As the
, . 1 .! ?L . " 11.. '
Colonel lay concealed in the brush and
.JiU i, C!,w .., nnrkv of about nnft:
hundred rebels, with fifty of our prison-i as , u j ' , wt '
ers; heard their conversation, and sawon." "J.ion, 1 ctor? Why, you never
them cross- the river, and chain the ca-w a lion." "Oh, yes-, massa I seed
noe on the other side and move on south. . Tow J0 -y
Just as he was about'to emerge from his , berc, ebery day." "Why, Pctej that is
ambush, a second party came witk more a jackass, and not a lion. "Well, mas
prisonerk A violent thundel-sWr so can't help it: Dat's jest de way you
came at this time, and prevented their 0Dt5-
crossing. The Colonel now fully deter- j ; "
mined to take possession of the boat, and j jhy' is a man eating soup witb x
run thegauntlet by water. His son was ' f k Ukc othQY k - m3 swcetheni't?
sick, the Lieutenants feet swoolen and J3 ifc tuk(JS go j t0 fc enou u of
blistered.aud himself exhausted with anx- . .
n . IT. 1 1 ' i 1C
O ' 1 -. .1
iot.v and latlirue. xic imuu uuiiio to
swim the river.
j - a
obtain the cauoe, and
briu" it to the opposite shore. Meantime
tho frnrm was racing furiously. Sambo's
t. the desnerate PO-
COUragu ianvu mm, wv w.. ---i 4
sitiou of the party forced him to get up
ted for the bank.
rcat that they all
so as not to get
; separated. Arriving at the bank, Sanibo
;said : "Massa Colonel, I'se can't go in dar
self, so that the Colonel dare trust him to
the turbid stream.
Blackness plunged into darkness, and
I he Colonel, Lieutenant and Sam linme-
diately pushed into the stream, hoping
unuer tne cover or the darKncss to maKc
the greater part of the way to Rosswell
: This was a most critical moment. They
who had so narrowly escaped death in
battle were now at the mercy of the mad-
nmid n mvrhid of eddies and whirlnools.
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1?1 A .. 1 J 1.
that same dreaded roar of falling water
came through the darkness, falling with
annalliur effect upon their ears. The
boat was immediately headed to the shore.
Beaching the bank they found that the
ivy and briars were so thick, that it was
almost impossible to land. Atter more
than an hour of hard work, they succeed-
ed in getting a place to lie down, wnere
he water was not more than inch in depth,
the rain still pouring in torrents. At
daylight the weary travellers again em
barked, with scarcely a hope of ever
reaching their goal ; but they must not
relax their efforts when so near home.
The undergrow.th is so high and thick that
it is like a vast, green curtain spread on
either side, for miles along the banks of
this now historic stream. The bushwhack
ers were not looking for Yankees in ca
noes, so they did not watch the river very
closely. There were guards at the fords
along the river, but their attention seem
ed to be directed from the water, to the
approaching roads, so, very fortunately
for our refugees, they were permitted to
quietly slip down unnoticed and unharm
ed. As the boat came around a bend in the
river they saw one part of the "Bosswell
Bridge," AH began to cheer and clap
their hands for joy. Moving beyond, a
rouud the bend, they saw the whole
bridge enveloped in a vast sheet of flames.
Colonel Capron says that no language can
ever tell the bitter anguish of that mo
ment. The first and only natural conclu
sion was that our whole army had been
forced back across the river and in their
retreat had burned the bridge. Having
landed, they cautiously approached some
citizens, who said our army was all cut up
and was beyond Marietta. Eor the first
time since their journey began they were
discouraged. All were unarmed, and
as they supposed, in the advance of the
rebeiarray. However tney made up
When the Colouel left llillsboro he thinks
he had about eirht hundred men. It is
evident that since the surprise no organ
ization has existed in the brigade. There
are now aboutjtwo hundred and fifty who
have come into camp in squads of two or
three, scarcely more than four at a time.
They say they are hunted with blood
hounds, and if found, shot like wolves or
any beast's of prey. The men from Col.
Adams 'brigade are also continually coin-
A Fable with a Moral,
Once upon a time a Southern preacher
fd to his slave : 'Teter, how did you
like- my sermon this morning "Ah,
K . . ...... I . I Vrt., ira I Irn n
u- The most tender-hearted maijge
ever saw was ashoemakcr, who -always-
slfut his'evea and whistled' whoU''bMra'n
'his spunk. They start
(The darkness WIS SO grc
held each other's hand,
----- --- jj ; -,y
his awll into a soul.
c
HOW " GEEENBACKS" AHE HA3)E. When Mr. Clark was at the head of the urc to which he looked for the preserva
Thp Wnqhino-ton corresnondent of the Bureau of Construction, he had a map tiou of his property. . He farmed about
Ci
n;nnnfi Clnrr-tt o-ivpe; rim fnllnwino-
interesting description of the manner of,
makin"- government money, prepared by !
oo r.r' - t
an Unio ex-editor, now a
clerk in the
Treasury Department :
To obtain access to the printing bureau
requires a pass from the Secretary of the
Treasury himself. For obvious reasons.
it i a privilege rarely "-ranted, and never
except under the most thorough surveil-
lance. No lady not employed upon the
work is ever permitted, under any circum-
stances, to enter that part of the Depart-
ment. If for no other reason, the crow-
- 1
ded machinery would make it dangerous
THE MACHINE SHOP
is the first room wo cuter. It is supplied
with forges, lathes, planes and drills capa
ble of doing all the repairing necessary
to be done to the machinery of the build
ing, and to facilitate the setting up and
working of such new machines as are de
manded by our extensive paper circula
tion. Compactness and utility has been
studied throughout this branch of the
Treasury Department.
THE PAPER MILL
though not as extensive as one for gener
al manufacturing, is sufficient for all the
labor required in making the note print
ing paper. The engine used in this room
is a great beauty, glittering with brass,
as highly polished and clean as the work
of a watch, and running almost as quietly
and smoothly.
The manufacture of a paper combining
the qualities of wear, and being splitless
and unphotographic, was a much desired
desideratum. Accordingly it was resolv
ed to make some experiments, which were
entrusted to Dr. Gyun. He has produced
a paper firm as parchment, smooth as sat
in, and of a combination of materials
known only to himself, and secured to the
I exclusive use of the government. He
llilS 111 Ll UUUWU 1UIU lb il IUV-H vuu-
not be photographed without discoloring
the paper to which impressions may be
transferred, giviug it the appearance of a
coarse, black spider web. Being mould
ed in the body of the paper it is impossi
ble to erase it, and it, must be a great
preventative of counterfeiting by the pho
tographic process, which has latterly been
the most successful.
THE INK MILLS
are six in number, for making as many
different colors. Each one is called a four
horse power mill, though the whole six
are driven at the same time by an en
gine which one could pick up with one
hand. It not only turns these mills, but
at the same time runs three of Hoe's cyl
inder presses. It was made in the ma
chine shop of the Department, and de
rives its force from its great boiler capaci
ty. Of the manufacture of the ink but
little is to be said, for any one having
seen a common paint shop, has the pro
cess at once, and perhaps the only differ
ence is that here none but first quality
material is used.
THE ENGRAVING ROOM-
is of more interest than auy we have yet
been in. Here soience aud art are both
displayed to perfection. There is per
haps no engraving so fine and requiring
so much time to execute as that on the
plates now being prepared for national
note printing. (pe, the size of a bill, on
which the workman has been employed
almost a year, is a copy of oue of the
paintings in the rotunda of the Capitol.
The figures were of exquisite proportions,
and the water lines, though plain, ex
tremely delicate in their tracery.
With the single plate, as it comes from
the hauds of the engraver, it would be
impossible to do the printing required,
aud as it is equally impossible to have a
number of plates engraved, it becomes ne
cessary to repeat them in another way,
this is done in the following manner.
The engraving is done on a plate of steel
just the size of the bill or bond, and the
cuttings arc indentations. When finish
ed, the plate is hardened and taken to a
'transfer press where a roller of soft
steel, iust of a circumferance to take in
f the size of the flat plate, is rolled over it,
under heavy pressure, leaving tlie impres
sion on the roller in a raised form. This
roller is in turn hardened, and then any
number of flat plates similar to the origi
nal are prepared, and receive in like man
ner the impressions from this roller, and
become fac similes of the plate engraved;
and we have reproduced in a few minutes
what it has taken months with chisels
and eye glasses to make.
THE PRINTING
is now done on the old fashioned engra
ver's press, being nothing more than a
simple iron roller covered with cloth and
paper to press the printing paper into the
indentures, placed in a strong frame and
turned back and forth by hand by spokes
placed in the end of the roller. Two per
sons work at each press, a man and wo
man, the former attending the plate, the ! They found, much to their surpr no the "green un" exclamnng- .
latter the paper. The plate is kept warm ; doubt, that the do nat respe i t, 0w I'll punish you-1 ve been look
while workitKr bv a "is hoiter The : those who have not the pluck to join the ing for you a week."
,e L wt printd reCKd 00 : Southern cause. The result was that! ho ow stared Rapidly at his. as,
other sheets-of thin brown paper to keep '.these very secessionists lost all heir sai ant. U 0 cvld onty did-ooUknow enough
them from blurring, and sent in hundreds I stock their valuable horses, and were to be scared; butas the Bowie knife came
to the- drying room The first process of j plundered ike with Union people J J o noar his face one of his huge to sud
faond printing is numbering- tlie coupons copy 'ho following from the PI iiladolphia denly vacated his poeketa-aud fell Jd
and the denomination with a yellow !nof- xcan of tlie 14th itfat : I ad heavy between tire dandysand.
dant, aud as they fly from the press are Served Him HYgtit. A gentleman the poor fellow was floundoringWthe
i. a i... wlinn iocnfwl. iust arrived fr'ntii Uaecrstowu yesterday Ohio. .
Aroll,w ,'o nenil heeniise it cannot DC
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JLVi4Ut MWViv. m ,
photographed without showing too plain-
the fibre in"tho paper. The discovery,, appearedrin fron.tjqf Hageitown,, one ot, "Maybe thems somebody elbe thab
was made in the folfowing manner its principal citizen's .undertook a xugas- been looking ir wc a we
' made for military purposes, which it was
necessary to repeat. It was photograph-
and au obscure road marked with a
p " ,1 , i ii i
iamc yellow line was aiscovercu io oe crc gaiuurcu m uiu ru.ir ot ms corn--black
in the copies. He then photograph- cribs. He was emphatically a man of.
ed a specimen sheet of inks, or paints, plenty and of substance. When the reb-
and of a11 Ac colors, except black, yellow
was tlie only one winch might not imve
' Deea altered with ease with a touch of' the
, brush. It was as the black itself. Hence
! anJ attempt to photograph this colorlwill
only lead to the discovery, and as it is the
ground work oi bonds and other secun -
! ties au(1 covered by the printing, it seems
1 1 1 " n i
another security against fraud
ME SERIES NUMBERING
Is the last process before trimming
The
work is done by women, the
machines
ini c
i j 4.1 l c ' i i
ures are placed in the edires of six disks
UCIUM IIUIIVCU IT 1 L 11 1 ll CitU 1 1IC II."-
sty
rn, j:j, . u
rachet, and will number from 1 to 91)9, -
nnr, ;-n, .. ,
999. For consecutive numbering, a little
hook is attached to the ratchet, and the
machine shifts itself. Otherwise the
disks are turned by the number.
THE TRIMMING AND CUTTING
Was formerly done by hand, and of course
very imperfectly and laboriously. There
were two things to be overcome in cut -
ting by machinery the inequality of the
registry and the shrinkage. It was desi-
rable that the edges should be trimmed
so they would wear well. If cut with ;
straight knife, they would be beveled one
way. As tliey are now cut, witn circular
knives running pinchingly, they have an
edged beveled both ways. The sheets are
registered in the centre, and the shrink
age divided between the two edges.
The greenbacks are printed four on a
sheet. ' Oue machine trims the margins
and another separates them This latter
is an ingenious contrivance. It slits them
very fast, and lays them with regularity
in a box, each series of numbers separate
ly. The notes are lettered A, B, C and
D, and the numbers on each are the same;
therefore it is essential they should be
kept carefully apart. Each of the boxes
that receive them has a movable bottom
When the cutting for the first day com
mences this bottom is near the top of the
box, but as the cutting progresses and
the number of the bills increase, a ratch
et lets the bottom drop the thickness of
a bill, so the box is kept just so full all
the time, to make the bills slide in with
out doubling. It is intended that the
cutting should be a criterion by which to !
judge of the genuineness of the bills, for
every one must be the same width aud
length. If the end of a bill be placed on
the centre of another, there will be found
no difference in the width, an exactness
which cannot be given by the hand.
The currency-cutting machine is more
complicated, as it cuts both ways, aud
files them in bundles of five dollars each
and I am not sure but it binds aud seals
them.
THE CHECKS AND SAFEGUARDS
upon every one employed in this depart
ment, from the chief down to the lowest
laborer, operate at every turn. Not even
a blank sheet, much loss a printed paper,
is passed from one hand to another with
out being counted and receipted for, and
unless there is collusion from one to au
other through every process through
which the paper has to pass before it is
money, through the entire rauge, there
cannot be an over-issue. The paper is
issued from oue room, and is reissued
from that room sixteen or eighteen times
before it is put into circulation, being
counted, cnargeu anu receipteu ior eacu
i l I : i a- i.
time, and recounted, recharged and rc
reccipted for through each process that it
passes after leaving this room.
Five hundred persons are employed in
note boud and currency making. It would
seem as if this number ought in a month's
time, turn out enough money to carry on
half a dozen such wars as wc have on
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TlofoH alflii Vtt ciin nrl T'lcfntmil fi hi orrii '
Worked by the treadle, something after1 . ."p
J O mrincinn with
ic ui ?i ucuici auu it usuu a aut iijl: , . ..
hand, uuc a minion or uouars in notes stylc. The combatants lought long and
of the required denominations to do the I wcjj until Miss Uuion seized Hiss Seceab'
current business of individuals, is an im- by the throat, when she fell to the
mense pile of paper, and when it comes J round and gave up the battle. The.
to hundreds of millions they grow into partics.Aycro then duly cared for by their
small haystacks as to the size. By tlie ( iVionds.
present process each pressman tabes about j There is uo fictiou about this. It.ic--five
hundred imprcssious per day. By tually occurred at the time and place. ,c-v
the hydraulic presses it is expected that ! iatcd above as several of the Gentry, boys
from three to five hundred impressions
per hour will be taken.
Fate of Rebel Sympathizers.
It is a matter ot congratulation that!,
tho Secessionists of Maryland were the'
fferers iu tho recent raid.
JU1U1.1JU - - ,
j Supposing that their treasonable conduct (
(towards our Government would insure
I them the kindest treatment from the in-,
ivading force, they did not move : their J
' horses or cattle to a place of safety. ;
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ing to show the spirit and temper of the
invading rebels. When the rebel norue
200 acres of land. His barns were full
of grain, his pastures were dotted with,
sheep and cattle, and forty well-fed swine
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els came he walked, out to their lines,;
.Tvun a aamasic linen napKin amxeu to uia.
walking cane. The first rebel soldier ho.
encountered he requested him to show,
, him to the commanding officer. He was,
passed under guard to the object of his
.scarcii.
"General,
i 1 1 "
said he, "I am a warm.
; sympathizer with the South. I heartily,
wish success lo this invasion and to your
forces. 51y object in seeking you out is-
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io i) ill aviuiJb but; iiiiiiumuu 11111 uiuac 111 y .
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1 nousc your headquarters during your,
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to a fine old-fashioned
modern additions, with it
hay ricks on the back
1 uv,f.T.,i, cj.ii, a;a
I x ou svmpatluze with the couth, did
you say: queried the General.
"Yery earnestly, sir, and always liavo
done so."
The rebel general beckoued to a ser-
geant wno stood near mm. "imug a.
musket for this man," said he, "andTiiko
him in the ranks."
1 The "sympathizer" opened wide his.
; eyes, but stood mute with horror. - Ho
. o
i "couldn't sec it in that light. He stam-
mercd out at last,
'Oh!
L didn't mean
that, General.
I don't want to fight.
I
want to entertain
you
and your staff
j wnne you remain nere, ana to snow you
'that I am your iriend
The rebel general contemptuously in
formed him that they interprised sympa
thy only in its literal sense. He had
claimed to sympathize with them, and.
they intended to avail themselves of his
'good will. A string of
wagons
was
trotted out, driven to the sympathizers,
property, and in the same afternoon ho
was stripped ot everything. JLhc rebels,
carried off all his cattle, sheep, hogs and
smaller live stock, removed all his hay
and wheat crop, leaving his barns utterly
empty. The cavalry horses were turned'
into his growing oats, and his corn was
cut for fodder for the stolen stock while;
on the march. The sympathizer was de
tained until all was done, and was then,
released with thanks for the sympathy he
had manifested.
A Spirited Fight between Two Girls at'
Church.
The St. Joseph (Missouri) Herald of
July 29. tells this story :
"On last Sabbath, while church was
being held about six miles north of Al
bany, Gentry count-, a party of the mili
tia entered the place to secure horses with
which to cuter the service under the call,
of Gen. Fisk. A Union girl promptly
came forward and placed her horse at the
service of the, boys, and also pointed out
to them anpilicr fine steed, which she re
marked was the property of a secessionist
lady friend of hers. A Union trooper
was soon astride of the 'contraband and',
was about to leave with him, when the
lady owner made her appearance and pro
tested against giving him up. ,
"The Uuion girl urged the soldier to
go along; she had voluntarily contributed
her horse, aud insisted that the secesh
horse should also do duty. At this the,
rebel girl applied all sorts of opprobrious,
epithets to the Union girl, who iu turn
became angry and knocked her opponent,
flat on the ground and then jumped up
on her and pounded away at a terrible
rate. Dr. ills, ot that vicinity, hnally.
)parted t,c Amazous, but they didn't stay
; parted, aud were soon fighting each other.
- . .
again,
accompanying their diows witn
screams of defiance. Their gay Sunday
dresses were soon in shreds; long, beauti
ful tresses of hair were mixed with blood
from daiivty noses, etc. The bystanders
despairing of putting an end to the rof
formed a circle, and seated themselves to
. em-ov the exhibition in regular prize-ring'
J J . ...
now here can testify.
Scene on the Ohio. ,
nr hnnfc stonned to take in wood. On
ltho sil0rc, among the crowd, was a rc-
narkabry stupid looking fellow, .with' bur
bands in his pockets and his upper lip
haninr down.
O O - -- r t
dandy, ripe for a scrape, nods and
wjnks at all around saying, "Now I'lb
have some fun; I'll frighten the greenhorn.'
c jumped ashore with a 1
"Bowie," brandishing it in the face of
firnonv then inninnd nn nnnrnnur
boat, put his hands in -his pockets, audi
jooKing arouuu, saw:
" , long roe oi