"7" ' . ' i 111! mini t'.""1'! 1' V f' -r""1 " V s r -I i ... . . . I r,, I ' t . 'NEW SERIES, VOL. 14, NO. 20. SUNI3U11Y, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1861. OLD SEItlES, XoL zi FO M rat at. ; The Sunbury American. PUBLISHED EVKIlt SATURDAY Blf H. B. MASSER, Market Square, Sunlury, Ptnna, , TERM! OP SUBSCRU'TtON? ' , TWO DOLLAR par annnm tot pl half year, y in ml i-fiiu-o. Nu rrR discontinued until all arrearages a.e mill. ' i TOOLUBSi I Three Copiai to one address 8 00 JipKftren do. do. ... W0 Five dollars in advance will pay fot three year's sub set ipl ion tn (he Ameriesn. a oslmasirrs will please act our Agents, end fran fetters containing en liner ipt ion money. They ere permit twl to do the. under the Poet Office Lew. TERMS OF A It V ERT1HHO. (lneSqnnre i of IS lines' 9 Ltimee, - H J 'very subsequent insertion, line Square, 3 months, .... 3 (Ml V.x months, - " Jnc yenr, - . 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LEISENKINCJ, Proprietor, July Id, If 5!). tf From Sehne Crnve, l'a. WILLIAM K. miMKIl rHALKLKT BOM EBB. G.SOMERS& SON, Importers and Dealers in Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings, Taylors Trimmings, &c, No 33 otilh Fourth Street, between Market and Chesnut Streets, Philadelphia. Merchants others visiting the city would find it to their advantage to giv them a call and ex amino their stock. . March 10, lgCO J. P. SHINDEL G0BIN, Attorney Counsellor at Law 6TJNBUBY, I A. WIT.T, attend faithfully to the collection of claims and all professional business in the counties of Northumberland, Montour, Union and Snyder. iMjnscl (ivcn in the German language. t3T Ollice one door east of the 1'rolhonotary's ofliie. Sunbury, May 26, I860. ly THE INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, BROADWAY, CORNER OF FRANKLIN STREET NEW YOBK CIT"5T, (Ten inducements to Merchants ami Tourists visiting ew York, unsurpassed hy any Hotel in the Metropolis, t'he folluwiiig nre nmonir the advantages which it posses. es, and which will he appreciated liy nil tnivelers. 1st. A central location, convenient to places of business, IS well as places of amusement. 2d. Scrupulously clean, well furnished sitiing rooms, ,viih a magnificent liidies l'arlor, commanding an exten sive view of ltrouilway nd. larare and superbly furnished sitting rooms, with a nni'mlieul l'arlor, commanding an extensive view of iliimlwnv. ... 4th. Hcing conducleil on the F.nropean plnn. visitors can live in the best style, wilh the greatest econon.y 6lli. It is connected with Tnjtor'N .'clebratcd Saloons, where visitors nan have their meals, or, if they desire thev will lie furnished in llieir own rooms. fiih. Tlie fare seiveil in flic Saloons and Hotel is sc. Vnowledv'ed by epicuics. to be vastly superior to that of unv other Hotel in Hie city. ... With all Uiese ad.'niiim;cs, the eost of living in the luternalional, is much below Hint of any other first rluxs Ilniel. GIUSUN & CO., 1'roprietors. Augut4,t80a. Iv Ol'Al.UINO'S Freparcil GTue, and Cheneys Mucilage 10 Trice per luttle and brush ii cents. Cordial Elixir of C'hsaya Dark 4 Benzine, for removing f'c,lle- Fort g vi.K AT TI113 OFFICE. Sunbury, March I? lfeOu. A NKW 1,PT OF HAKDWAKB & SAU- TjGRY. AUp, the best assortment of Iror Nails and Steel to be found in the county, at the Mammolhstore of FRILLN'G &. Oil A NT. ISimbury, June 2, 18C0. COXFECT10NAUIES, TOYS &c. 3VT. C. GEARIIAT, CONSTANTLY keeps on hand all kinds of Confectioneries, Fruit and Toys, which he is selling at wholesale and rctnil. Hiving the necessary machinery Slc., he is manufacturing all kinds of Toys, and keeps up his stock, so thut vurclmsers will not be at a loss for a supply of almost any article they may desire. APPLE.1! APPLES ! ! APPLES! ! 1 Just received, a large lot of apples, which he is riling at wholesale and retail, at low prices Oive us a call. M. C. GEARHART Sunbury, March 5, lSfil. if JJA l E.Vl blUTi'ANiA SiOl'i'EKSio bar bottles lor sale by H. B MAS8ER. Iierotseue Lamps. 1 VERY LARGE and cheap assortment will - lie found at the Mammoth Store of Dec. 15, 18bii. i'ltlLI.N'U & GRANT. 1J () ! YE LOVERS OF SOUP ! A fresu supply of Macaroni and Confectionery at Kll.lAU & UKAR 18. Sunbury, June 2, 1860. IT is important to the LADIES to know that -1 Kriling & (irant, have the best and largest assortment of Dress Goods in the county. Kuribury, June 3, I860. A FKESH SUPPLY OF DRUGS at the JL. Mammoth Store. Also, anew lot of per fumery, Soaps and Fancv Article. Very cheap. FRILINQ & GRANT. Sunbury, May SB, 1R60. SKELETON BKIRTS AT the Mammoth Store will be found very large assortment of bkeletou Skirts from seven hoops up to thirty. Oct. 6, I860. FRILIXH Sc (JUANT. AR Iron, Steel, Nails, Picks, Grub-Hoe, anj Mason Hammers, at low prices. U RIGHT & SON. Sunbury, June ,1880. i COMPROMISE. iNcniM;t to th roNonres. of tnit tNtTKD STATES WHICH AgmMnt.ttn ! RXTttA IKsSlOK, jet 4tn, 1861. ' by kuna draw rnocTori. ' " " CovrnoMisitl Who dares to gpeak it On the nation's hallowed day, When the air with thnnder echoe. And thft rocket lightDings play ? Compromise ? while on the dial Liberty poeg ap;p back SconrRorl, and bound, fof oor donial, Firmer to the docpot'ii rack T Compromise t while angels tremble As we falter in the race f Cringe and flatter aod dissemble We 1 wbo hold snch royal place 1 Compromise I it suits the craven 1 Has our valor stooped so low 1 Have we lost our ancient ardor Face to face must meet tbe foe T Compromise is treasons ally, Traitor's refuge, coward's raid i All the wrongs that Justice suffers Flourish in the daily grade. Compromise is base undoing Of the deeds our fathers wronght Thsy for right and freedom soeipif We, disdaining what they bought. No 1 By all the Mayflower's peril On the wild and wiDlry sea ; By that Pilgrims prayer ascending As he knelt wilh revereot knee j By the fairrst day of summer When wn tried the true, the brave, Xamo and life and sacred honor To tbe Iloll of Freodoin gave 1 Py the tears, the march, the battle Where the noble, fearless died : Wild around the cannon's rattle, Waiting angels at their side By our children's golden future, By our fathers stainless shield, That which Uod and heroes left US We will never, never yield I IJpar it ! ye who sit in council, We, tbe People, tell yon so I Will yon venture "Yes" to whisper When the millions thunder "No." . Will yon sell the nation's birthright, Heritage of toil and pain, While tbe cry of toil and vengeance Kings from Oregon to Maine 7 Compromise then Separation Such the order of the two Who admits the first temptation Has the second's woik to do. Compromise the sultry silence Separation whirlwind power 1 For a moment's baleful quiet Will yon risk that rending hour f Wbo would sail tbe Mississippi t Who tbe mountain ranges bold I Win Ohio's fertile borders? Sacramento's sands of gold ? Whose would be our banners glory ? Wbo tbe eagle's flight would claim ? Whose our old illustrious story. Patriot graves and Gelds of fame? Compromise we scorn tbe offer ! Separation wo defy j "Firm aud free and one forever!" Thus the people make reply. Death to every form of treason, In tbe Senate, on the field" While tbe chorus, swells and echoes "We will never, never yield !" nnrnnc Address of the Hon. Joseph Ilolt, at Louisville. TriK IXEVITAni.R CONSEQITVCTS. If this rebellion succeeds it will involve necessarily the destruction of our nationality, the division of our territory, the permanent disruption of the republic. It must rapidly dry up the Bonrces of our material prosperity, and year by year we will grow more end more impoverished, more and more revolutionary, enfeebled, and dobad. Each returning election will bring with it grounds for new civil commotions, and traitors, prepored to strike at tbe country that has rejected their claims to power, will spring up on every side. Disunion once begun will go on and on indefinitely, and under the influences of the fatal doctrine of Secession not only will StatPS secede from States, but counties will secede from States also, and towns and cities from counties, until universal anarchy will be consummated in each individual who can make good his position by force or arms, claiming tbe right to defy the power of the Government. Thus we sholl have brnntrbl back to ns the days of the robber Barons with their moated castles and marauding retainers. This doctrine when analyzed is simply a declaration that no physical force shall ever be employed in executing the laws or op holding the Government, and a government into whose practical administration such a priociple has been introduced, could no more continue to exist than a man could live with an enraged cobra in his bosom. If yon would know what the legitimate fruits of Secession arc, look at Virginia and Tennessee, which have so lately given themselves ud to the embraces of this monster. There the schools are deserted j the courts of justice closed j purine ami private credit destroyed ; com. merce annihilated ; debts repudiated ; confis cations and spoliations everywhere prevailing; every cheek blanshed with fear, ond every heart frozen with despair ; and all over tbat desolated land the hand of Infuriated passion and crime is waving with a vulture's scream for blond, the Sword of civil war. And this is the Pandemoninn which some would have transferred to Kentucky. TUB I'KIOW ONB AND INDIVISIBLE, AT ALL HAZARDS. But I am not here to discuss tbis proposi tion to-night. 1 wish solemnly to declare before you and the world, tbat 1 aro for this Union without cooditious, ona and indivisi. ble, now and forever. I am for its preser vation at any and every cost of blood and treasure against all its assailants. I know no neutrality between my country and its foes, whether they be foreign or domestic j no neutrality between the glorious flag which now floats over us and the iogrates and trai. tors wbo would trample it in tbe dust. My prayer is for victory, comtilete. eudorine and overwhelming, to tbe armies of tbe republic over all its enemies. I am against any and every compromise tbat may be proposed to ue maae unuer tne guns or tbe rebels, while at tbe same time, I am decidedly in favor of alTordicg every reasonable guarautea for the safety of Southern institutions, which the honpst convictions of the people not the conspirators of the 8outb may demand, whenever they shall lay down their arms, and not until then. Tbe abitrament of the sword bag defiantly throst into tbe face of the Gov. eroroent and conntry, and there is no honors' ble escape from it. j All guarantees and all attempts at adjust ment by emoodncMa to ths Constitution are bow scornfully rejected, and the leaders of the rebellion openly proclaim that they are fighting for their independence. In this con temptuous rejection of guarantees, and in tbis avowal of tbe objects of the rebellion now so audaciously made, we bave a complete expo sore of tbat fraud which through the slavery agitation has been practiced npon the public credulity for tbe last fifteen or twenty years. In tbe light of this revelation, we feel as one awakened from the suffocating tortures of a nightmare, and realize what a baseless dream our apprehensions bave been, and of what a traitorous swindle we have been made tbe victims. Tbry are fighting for their inde pendence I Independence of what T Inde pendence of those laws which they themselves have aided io enacting ; independence of that Constitation which their fathers framed and to which they are parties and subject by inheri tance; independence of that boneficont Gov. eminent on whose treasury and honors they bave grown strong and illustrious. Wbon a man commits a robbery on the highway, or a murder in tbe dark, be thereby declares bis independence of the laws nndpr which be lives, and of tbe tnriety of which he is a member. Should he when arraigned avow and justify tbe offence, he thereby becomes tbe advocate of the independence he hns thus declared; and if he resists by force of arms the officer, when dragging him to tbe prison, the penitentiary, or the gallows, be is thereby fighting for tbat independence he bas thus declared and advocated : and such is the condition of tbe conspirators of the South at tbis moment. It is no longer a question of Southern rights which have never been vio lated, nor of security of Southern institutions, which we know perfectly woll bave never been interfered with by the General Government, but it is purely with us a question of nutionul existence. In meeting tbis terrible i.-sua which rebel lion has made npon the loyal men of tbe country, we stand npoo ground infinitely above all party lines ar.d party platforms ground as sublime as that on which our fa thers stood when they fought the battles of the Revolution. I am for throwing into tbe contest thus forced upon lis. all the material and morel resources and energies of the nn- ! nun, id oruer mat tbe struggle may be brief aud as little sanguinary bs possible. It is hoped that we shall soon see in the field half : a million of patriotic volunteers, marching in columns which will be p.'rfectly irresistible, i and, borne in their bands for no purpose of conquest or subjugation, but of protection . only we may expect within nine months to see the stars aud stripes floating in every 1 Southern breeze, and hear going up, wild as i the storm, tbe exultant shout of that enmr.ci- ! pated people over their deliverance from tbe revolutionary terror end despotism, by which they are now tormented and oppressed. I The war, conducted on sucb a scale, will ' not cost exceeding four or live hundred mil. 1 lions of dollars, and none need bo startlud nt ' the vastoess of tbis expenditure. The debt ! thus created will press but slightly upon us, ' it will be paid and gladly paid by posterity, who will make the best bargain which bus ' been made since the world began, if they ctm ' secure to themselves, in its integrity and blessings, sucb a goverment as this at such a i cost. But if in tbis anticipation we urn ; doomed to disappointment, if tbe people of tne unitea atates have become so dei-uernte . may I not soy so craven in the presence i of their foes as to surrender up this Republic ' to become dismembered and subverted by tbe traitors who have reared tbe standard of 1 revolt agaioBt it, then 1 trust the volume of ! American history will bo closed and sealed : up forever, and that those wbo shall 'survive I this national humiliation will take unto tbent- ' selves some other namo a name having no i relation to the past, no relation to our atices. , tors, no relation to thoe monuments and battle fields which commemorate alike thoir heroism, their loyalty aud their glory. TnE TEHII "eTBJIISSIONISTS." But with the curled lip of scorn we ere told by the Disuniomsts. thnt in thus sup. porting a Republican Administration in its endeavors to npbnld tho Constitution and laws, we are "Submissionists," and alien they bave pronounced tbis world, they suppose they have imputed to us the sum of all buuian abasement. Well, let it be confessed we are "Submissionists," aud weak and spiritless. as it my be deemed by some we glory in tho position we occupy. For example : the law says, 1 boo shalt not steal ;' we submit to this law, anc would not for the world's worth, rob our neighbor of his forts, his arsenals, his arms, his monitions of war, his hospital store, or anything that is his. Indeed, eo impressed nre we with the obliga tions of this law, that wo would no more think of plundering from our neighbor half a million ot dollars because found in one of bis unprotected mints, than we would think of filching a pur io from his pockets iu a crowd ed thoroughfare. Write us down, therefore, "Submissionists." Agoin: The law says "tboa shalt not swear falsely ;" wa submit to tbis law, and while in tbe civil military service of the country, with an oath to support the Consti tation of the United States resting upon our consciences, we would not for any eurthly consideration of a conspiracy to subvert that very Constitution, and with it the Govern ment to which it has given birth. Write us down, therefore, against "Submissionists." Yet again : When a president has been elected iu strict accordance with the forms and spirit of the Constitution, and bas been regularly installed into oflieo, aud is honestly striviug to hischarge his duly by Biiatching the Republic from the jaws of a gigautic treason which threatens to crush it, we care not what his name may be, or what tbe desig nation of his political party, or what the platform on wbicb be stood during the Presi dential canvas ; we believe we fullill in sight of earth aud heaven our highest obligations to our country, in giving to him an earnest and loyal support io tbe struggle in which he ia engaged. Lucifer was a non-snbmissionist, and tho first Secessionist of whom history bas given us any account, aod the chains wbicU he wears fitly nxprcsa tho. luU due to all wbo openly defy tho laws of their Creator and of their country. He rebelled btcause the Al mighty would not yield to him the throne of Heaveo v tbe piiuciple of the Southern re belliou is tbe sumo. Indeed, in this submis sion to tbe laws is fond the cbiea distiuctioo between good men and devils. A good man obeys the laws of truth, of hosesty aud moral ity, aud all those laws .which biive been enacted by competent authority for the gov ernment and protection of the country in which ba lives j a devil obeys ouly his own uiuviuua auo prouigat,e pssiioos.. I lit prin ciple on which this rebellion proceeds, that laws have in themselves no Sanctions, no binding force upon the conscience, and that every man, under the promptings of interest passion, or caprice, my at will, and honors, bly, too, strike at the Government that shelters him, is one of utter demoralization, and shonld be trodden .wit, rg you would tread out a Spark that has fallen on the roof of yoor dwelling. Its unchecked prevalence would resolve society into chaos, and leave you without the slightest guarantee for life liberty, or property. It is time that, in their majesty, the people of the United States should make known to the world that this Government, in its dignity and power, is something more than a afoot court, and that the citixen who makes war upon it is a trai tor, not only in theory but in fact, and should have meted out bim a traitor's doom. The country wants no bloody sacrifices, but it roost and will have ppace, cost what it may. Maj. Gen. McClellan's Military Ge nius. The command of tho army of tho Potomac as will be seen by a telegraphic dispatch from Washington, has been transferred to Major General McClellan, who hns heen summoned ' Washington, his command in W'pstern Virginia having been given to Gen. Rosen crans, who bas exercised great military skill in carrying out the orders of Gen McClellan in that quarter. The correspondent of tbe Ciucinoat Commercial, wbo has accompanied Gen. McClellan in Ins Weatom v,r:n;. campaign, thus speaks of the military genius nw hub uipiHeu ; The ad mil able manner in which this cam paign was planned and executed stamps Major General M'Clellan as a commander of first class military genius. When we remem ber '.hat this entire arinv had In ba onlicto.l end organized ah initio, and all its immense irain, tne innumerable pretty details of ad ministration, which had to be managed by inexperienced men. and that tbo mntri,.l r,r the ormy, and most of its officers, were otter- I .. : . . i ... . .... ly inespiTii'uceu, ana wiinour, military etluca tion a ernat mnnv without, drains anmn r.r tbe Generals without energy to execute on nrner snn mat tne impossibility of perfect ing the transportation and subsistpnr do. partments were serious obstacles to rapid progress, it is amazing that he should so soon, and so perlectly havo accomplished the great mission of sweeping the Confederate armies from the mountains of Western Virginia. When we take the mnp of the campaign, and observe the occupntion of euch succeeding lui.iiiuii, mm men succeeding movement m its order, remarking the object of each, which becomes apparent after it is made, wo cunnot but bo struck with admiration at the beautifully skilful game of war chess which has just bepn plnyed by a master bund. The enemy opens the game by advancing to I'hillippa. M'Clellnn suddenly occupies Parkershurg, and possesses both lines of railroad from the river to Clarksburg and Grafton. Pbillippa is unexpectedly snapped np. The enemy fortifies Laurel Hill, and concontrates at Huttonsville, Beverly ond LeedsviMn. It is tlesirahle to tako the enemy front nnd rear. A swift movement to Hnckhaiihon flanks the enemy on tbe left. Another, tn a point under their cannon, within 0 mile of I.nurel 11:11. suddenly nt that point. A third rapid march finds M'Clellan at Roaring Run, and a mas terly movement utterly destroys tbe enemy at Rich Mountain. Beverly is ours. We have Laurel Hill in the rear, between two powerful wings of our army. Gon. Garnett cannot fight, but (lies to tlip mouutains, nnd is cnugbt in the snore laid for bim. M'CVl Inn moves on lluttotisville anj Cbpnt Moun tain I'ass; Morris moves up the Seneca Puss, and kills Garnett. The Railroad I'ass Bt Cheat River bad already been demmed by M'Clellan. The operations in the Kanawha region were mero bye-play, but some of the movements there wore ns important as pawn positions in chess. Aoybudy by observing tbo map may discover how splendidly the game was planned end plnyed. Hut until they see these formidable mouutain passes, they cannot appreciate the proper merits of the expedition. Garnett vainly supposed that Lis rear could not be turned, "The best laid schemes of mice and men aft gang aglee." Rosen crans and Lander, with tbe first brigade, found a way to turn it, notwithstanding the "impossibility" of tbe thing. That mBrcb was equal tosonieof Xenophon'g marches with tbe ten thousand Greeks. And here 1 beg leave to digress in order to supply an omission in former accounts of tbis famous expedition. Burdsall's dragoons, from Cin cinnati, played a meritorious part in it and, indeed, they almost "ployed out" their horses. The topogrophical feats of the horses wero often astonishing. They climbed mountain, steeps that ordinarily would bo deemed im possable for the best mules. The risk to men ond animals were often of the most hazardous nature, and th journey wag constontly lmr- rnssing ann emtremely laborious. bon the dragoons could not ride they dismounted and helped their horses along. During the battle they were compelled to stand quietly under showers of grape shot and wait for a chance to charge. Tbe infantry did the business so completely their opportunity did not come. Panics in the Field. On the 21st of June, lHIil, the French army, 22.000 strong, commanded by Marshal Jourdan and Joseph Lionaparte, accompanied by ton thousand civilians men, women and children, were attacked on the plains of Yiltoria by Lord Wellington at the bead of the combined Knglish, Portugese and Spanish troops, amounting to 78,000 men. Tbe light com menced at 4 o'clock in the morning, and at three in the aftornoou the French army were thrown iuto confusion, owing to a panic among the non-combatents, which communi cated to the troops, and the whole French army tied from the sceore of battle like a flock of sheep, leaving all their cannon but two behind them, and all tbe ammunition wagons, provisions and treasure, amounting to many millions of dollars. The same troops, under a different commander, Soult, fought like lions in one month afterwards. On the 21st of July, 1812, on the plaius of Salamanca, Wellington beat Marmoot in less than an bour, a panic having seized the . left wiog of the French army, end totally destroy ed their efficiency. Tiiilip Kearney, formerly a Brevet Major in tbe First Dragoons, has been appointed a Brigadier General. Gen. Kearney was well known in the Mexican war, where be lost his left arm in charging ona of tbe gales at tbe eity of Mexico. He also paid a visit to Italy duriug tbe Crimean war, aud was present at some of tbe decisive battles ia Sardinia. For several yean previously be wai oa tbo staff of the lute Gen. Macomb, aod subse quently aid t ) Gen. rv-ott. Tun Law or Lovg Komeutie attachments often end with tbe sheriff- stUcumeuti. Halls, Sholls and Bombs; How They are Made. Tbe Wntervliet Arsenal, situated at West Troy, N. V., is, as you know, the Inrge arse nsl for the construction and fabrication of military implements, other than small arms and cannon, in the conutry; aud a visit to the workshops at the present time' powerfully impresses one with I be strength and resour ces nf our Government. Everything is at presont on a wor footing, and from three to four hundred hands dinctly, and as many more indirectly, in the neighboring foundries, are kept busy day and night. A large num ber of hands ere engaged in the preparation of ammunition ; sixty tbnnsand ball cartridges are in ado daily; most of these are intended f. r the Minnie rifle, but large numbers of tbe old fashioned round ball cartridges are also manufactured. Tho rapidity with which a cartridge is made is wonderful. Ahoy sits at a counter with a cylindrical stick a pilo cf greased balls and oiip of prepared paper be fore him a simple roll of the paper ond stick a jerk ond twist atone end a twist of a string, aud the cartridge is ready for filling in less time than it takes to read tbis riescrip. tion. They are theu taken into another room, plocod open end up in shallow boxes, and a man, by means of a simple instrument, lilis them with u equal end specific amount of powder, at tbe rote of thirty a minute. A twist ot tbe open end, and the cartridge is complete. The manufacture goes od so fast, that it requires nearly a dozen men and boys to pack, box nnd remove the finished car tridges. In another department a number of men and girls Bre employed in the manufac ture of cannon cartridges of all sizes, from the mightiest columbiad down to a six ponnder. The materiul of which these ore made is a kind of woolen goods (moreen) imported from Fngland especially for the purpose. Thou sands of yards of this material ore being cot np and manufactured. Cannon cartridges are not filled here, but at the place where they are intended to be used. In still another de partment, grape, canister and s'rspped ammu nition are in course of preparation, whilo hut-e cart loads of bomb shells and spherical shot are hourly orrivir.g from tbe neighbor ing foundries. The grape shot are larger than I supposed, aud might more properly be called peach shot tbou grape shot. Some six or more of these are in n cork-screw arrangement, and fitted into a tin cose, ond, when tbus finished, have much the appearance ot jars of preservej meats or fruits. " , The monuf.icluro of bomb shells is also n matter of much interest. The preparation of those I witneHsed is as follows : The shpll is filled full of old fashioned leaden bullets; melted sulphur is then poured iuto fill up tbe interstices and hind the bullets in one solid muss; tbo shell is then put into a kind of lathe, nnd a cylindrical hole of tbe exact size of I ho orifiepjor the shell is bored through the bullets ond sulphur ; the cavity is filled with powder, even with the interior edge of the orifice, a six inch shell of tbe kind here described holding about half a pound, the fuse fitted into the orifice is a recent Belgian in vention, made of pewter, and resembles the screw-cuD used for tbe nnienr. frnii pane An examination of the screw-cap shows, however, that it is mado of two hollow discs oi metal screwed together, ond filled with meal pow der j a number of fine holes are drilled in the lower disc, while the outer disc is entire, and marked with figures in a circle. 1, 2. 3, 4. In this state tho shell is weather and water proof. When tuken for use, the gunner, by means of a small steel instrument, 6coops out a portion of the cuter soft metal surface, and lays bare t!iP chnrgo of composition powder below it. If the sh"ll is defired to explode in one sec ond nfter leaving the gun, the scooping is mado on figure one ; if in two seconds on figure two, end so on the idea being tbat the shells of this description shall first strike at the object aimed at and do execution as a ball, nnd then explode, sending the bullets forward 83 if from another cannon located at. the precise point where the fight of the shell is nrrested. Large sholls of eight or ten inch es are filled with powder only, and bursting, do execution by means of thuir fragments. Tb'-se large shells tire generally fired by means of a fuse of meal powder extending through a brass plug screwed in the nionlb of tho shell ; in both cases the fuse is fired by ig nition of the charge in tho gun. Sprintiidd Jiejiub. Our Savage Foes. It is time that we understand the real character of tbe foe we are called to en counter. Their treatment of our wounded and prisoners stamps them as destitute nf all the attributes of humanity. We are told that during the fight "they carried American Hugs to deceive our men, and when small squads that bad got separated from their regiments approached these flags they were fired upon and slaughtered. The Utbds ulsn Jireil upon the iruunileil, ttamling thtiu ii) for tnrie!, anil then jiri'iy at them. Due of the Connecticut vim snw this done. A outnlier of the 2d New York saw the Rebel sharp shooters fire upon and kilt tiro vieimdiri e who were giviug wine and water to the wounded. They also ehot at ambulances bringing off the wounded, attacked (lugs of truce sent out to suceor the suffering, tired point blank at the buildings used as hospitals, aod, ft is said by some, that they Gred the buildings. Capt. llacgerty, of the C9th, was killed in a charge. When Ins body was found his throat was cut from ear to enr, and his ears and nose were cut off. Many of Ihe wounded were found thus disfigured. The faces of our dead, in the skirtnisb on Thurs day, were found horribly mauled with the butt'endg of muskets, and their bodies filled with wounds, evidently inflicted ufter they had fallen npon the field. I'oor Captain Howney, of the Fire Zouaves, on Sunday, being overpowered by numbers, threw down his arms aud surrendered. 'We take no prisoners, d n ye,' was the reply, aud be wus literally blown into pieces, no It ss than 1C balls entering his body. Sucb are tbe expe riences of our brave soldiers at the hands of these worse than savages. It ia terrible to contemplate the fearful retribution whicb will eveotually be meted out by our troops to tbe foe; but if they provuko it by such acts of barbarity, they cannot justly complain. A'. 1'. Tribune, A Tkxt ros) thk Rkhkij. Our friend, the editor of the Korthu-exttrn Christian Adcocute, of this city, met a brother clergyman the day we received the confirmation of the routing of 10,000 rebels at Millersport. by Uen. 1'utter eon aod said he "should like to preach a ser mon to that rebel army, so disturbed by Uen. Patterson." "Ab, from wbat text?" "Ye did run well fur a season," was tbe clerical rej oi u de r. C'A ica go I 'aptr. m s Curious Phk.momknon. It ia stated tbat last week, a day or two after the battle of Hull Run, thousand of crows passed over this city, their coarse evidently being in the direction of tbe scene of carnage in the South. It is a fact tbat caroivernus birds are often thug attracted, at great distances, by battle, fields ot tbe cu I vf buuiao blood. . Matrimony under Difficulties A queer case csrpe to our notice yesterday. Tbat it is true in evpry particular w learn upon indisputable authority. A rirh old German widower, living eight miles out nf town, drove into the city ypsterday morning in big own conveyance, wilh a buxom female whom be proposed to convert into a wife (lis wagnD was a shockingly primitive article, wilh rope harness and raitling spokes, while bis horse, though not in lean condition, ap peared to have remained unenrried for at least six months at a time. Tbe object in driving into the city was to find a clergyman to perform Ihe ceremony, who ondt;rs.lood tbe German language, and was willing to take in payment a half busbpl of "schnitts." In mougrel German Ftlinitts is used to exprpss dried. The widower drove first to the bouse of a well known preacher down town. A Milesian female opened the door, and the widower told her his errand be wanted to be married, ond to pay for the operation with two pecks cf schnitts. The preacher was absent, but the girl langlied in bis fuco, and slammed tbe door npon bim Nothing disconcerted, rxcept at the trouble he was taking, tho widower rejoined his charmer in tho vehicle and drove to the house of the next preacher on bis list ; he bad taken memorandums of foor. He left tbe girl io the wagon whilo be went to the door and made tbe inquiry. Tbe clergyman for tunately was at home. The widower caused him to be summoned into tho parlor and there stated bis business. Whether the clergyman's family were not partial to dried apples, or otherwise, we didn't learn. Suffice it to soy that the clergyman was just going out to pay a visit to a sick parisbiouer, and couldn't possibly be detained. The widower now began to feel Ingnbrions, especially as tbe girl in the wagon commenced to berate bim lor bis bungling manner of doing business. Mr. Widower climbed into his rickety buggy, hit bis horse a heavy whock with a hickory goad, anddrove eight squnrus further to tho residence of minister No. 3. He saw minister No. 3, but minister No. 3, a bachelor, didn't need schnitts. .M r. Widower was now desperate, aud ths cirl benan to fear tbat the marriage might yet bo indefi- ! 1 . . . MM i iiiinj puaiiHiueu. i uey arove, However, to tbe bouse of minister No 4. Mr. WiJower left the girl in tbe wagTm, alighted, and gave a jerk to the bell pull that brought the worthy clergyman in person to tbe door, before the bell itself had ceased its clamor. The im portant question was now put to him, and, to the great joy of tho Germon, a response in the affirmative was rendered. "You sboost Ebumps out, Becky," shonted the German from the door step to the girl in the i tvogon ; "he takes der schnitts !" The girl obeyed' orders, jumped out of the vebiclp, and carried the bag contoiuing tho schnitts into tbe bouse. In ten minutes the job wos done, tbo schnitts carried and deposi ted in the minister's storeroom, and the couple Ihft, carrying the empty bag with tbem. We learned that tbe hride was the servant girl of tbe groom. She had strnck for higher wages, and tho widower had concluded that a marriage certificate, paid for In two pecks of schnitts. would come Icbeaperthan on advance of wages. Whether ne win tninK so n year hence remoins to be seen. Our informant represents him as worth nbout forty thousand dullais. Philadelphia North American. IIow a Greased Pig was Caught. The army correspondent of tho Providence Journal, in describing the amusements in. uuigeu in rjy tno i irsl Rhode J!und Regi I meut, Bt Cump Spragne, near Washington, Wheuoffdutv. fives the fiillnainir r.n,n.,r,,a account of tbe capture of a greased pig by the volunteers : "The poor porker, closelv shnvpd n.t time. onglily lubricated from snout to tail, was con- veya to mo arenB in a covered box- Piteous iudeed was tbo expression of his innocent fiiee when, oncoged, he was turned ad rill. LTnlinowirirr his iti.dtinv 1m l.,tlu ei...,.... j , .. ........j i, I irotn bis prison, grunting satisfaction at rn- 1 .. .. 1...-.L1 iensu. uui wun a wnoop, icn incarnate tienifs rushed madly forward and eudeavored to clutch his reprehensible tail. Piggy, of a sudden, awoke to a realizing sense ol bis po sition, and darted off, uncertain where to go, and emitting the most doleful srpipols. Ho rushed hero, and scouted tberp, having no re spect for tbe legs of any one, and routing people in every direction. Tbe men, perspir ing, hot and eager, were desperate io tbe chose. 1 bey grabbed and caught only to find their efforts futile. No sooner would the prize appear to he won tbou it was lost The difficulty of the capture was enhanced by its being allowable only to catch tbe animal by his unctious oppndage any other method being ruled out. Tbe feat appeared impossi ble, but one man sublimely rose, whoso imel lect was adequate to the performance of the feat. He showed himself to be tbe very Na poleon of pig chosers. He soared supreme at the ardunusoess of the task, ond watching on nppoitunity, threw himself bodily upon the victim, and seized his tail between his teeth. The squealing was terrihlp, bnt was drowned in the sbreiks of laughter, tbat were undoubt edly beard io Washington. m . . Matrimonial. I bave lived soiiiary long enough ; I waul somebody to talk at, quarrel with then kUs and make up again. Therefore I sin open to proposals from young ladies and fresh widows of more than average respectability, tole rably tame in disposition i and hair of any color than red. A nearly as I can judae of invself, I sin not overeiijbiy nor older tent 'five years of age. In height am either five fm-t eight or eight tc.-t live, f.iri'i't hich. WViglil 1 :'), :i I 5 or ft 3 1 one of the three; recollect each figure perf. ct!y well, hut os to their true arrangement, a-n some what pmzlcd. Have a whole suit of hair, dyed by nature and free from dandruff. Eves bolter' nut brindle, tinged will) pea green. Nose blunt according In the Ionic order of architecture, wilh a touch of Ihe ('ompo-ile, and mouth between a a cnt lish and an alligatum's made ei-peciully for oratory an J the reception of large oytcis. Esrs palm, iled, long and elegantly s'tupr 1. My whiskers are a combination of dog hair, m.wx and briar uusu well behaved, fearfully luxu riant. 1 am sound in limb and on the nigger question. Wear boots No, 9, when corns are Iroublesoine, and can write poetry hv the mile with double rhyme on hoih edges to read backward, forward rrueswise, diagonally. Can play the jewsliarp and base drum, and whistle Yankee Doodle in Spanish. Am very correct in my morals, and first-rale at leu pins ; have a regard for the Sab bath, anj never drink only when invited. Am a domestic animal, and perfectly docile when towels are clean and sbiit bullous all right. If I possess a predominating virtue, itia that of for giving every enemy w hom I deem haiardnus Io handle. 1 say my prayers every night, mosqui toes permitiing ; and as to whether I snore iu my sleep, I want sorr.e' one to lell me. Money is no object, as I never was troubled witn any never ex pect to be. Quilp says that nearly all the cannon at tbe South are rifled from tbe L'uiUd Stales. Is FitmAr an Unmckt tAt?-Tb mur. der of Colonel K. FJmer F.lsworth, on Friday morning, will be regarded by some supersti tions persons as a bad omen ; but the follow. Ing interesting record will show that what ever ot Iter nations mny fesr, Americans havn no right 'to Indulge gloomy apprehensions on the sixth day of the week I "On Friday, Angust 21st, 1492, Christn. pher Columbus sailed on his great vrtysge of discovery. On Friday, Octnher 12, 1492, he first discovernd land. On Friday, January 4. 1493. he sailpr! on his return to Spain, which, if be had not reached In ssf-ty, the happy result wovld never have been known, which led to the settlement on this vast continent. On Friday, March 15, 1493, b arrived at Palos in safety. On Friday, November 22, 149.1, he arrived at HispooioU on his second vorage to America. On Friday, June 13, 1494, he, thought, unknown to himself, discovered the coDtiueut cf A merica. "On Friday, Mnrcb 5. 149C, Henry VIII. of Kogland gave to John Cabot his commis sion, which led to the discovery of North America. This is the first American St,at paper in England. On Friday, September 7,157."), Melende.z fonnded St. Augustine, the oldest town in the United States by mnr than forty years. On Friday, November 10, 1620, tbe May Flower with the Pilgrims made the harbor of Frovincetown ; and on the same day tbey signed tbat constitntion. On Friday, December, 22, 1G20, the Pil grims made their Coal landing at Plymkutu rock. On Friday, Febrosry 22, 1732, George) Washington, the father of American freedom, was born. On Friduy, June 10, 1775, Bun ker Hill was seized and fortified. On Friday, October 7,1777. the surrender of Saratoga, was made, whicb bad socb power and influence in inducing Frauce to declare for our cause. On Fripoy, September 22, 1787, tbe treason of Arnold was laid bare, which saved ns from destruction. On Friday, October 19th, 1781, llio surrender otYorktown, the crowning glo ry, of tbe American arms, occurred. On Fri doy, July 4th, 1776. the motion in Congress) was made by John Adams, seconded by Richard Henry Lee. that the United States Colonies were; and of right ought to be, freo and independent." ' Jfavmcr's )cp;u1wiitt Fruit Trees in Shrubberies. I shonld like to see the apple ond pear In more general use as ornamental plants, and want to know why they are not more fre quently planted iu places of moderatp, or even limited extnnt, es suburban and villa residences, by intermixing them with coromoh shrubbery plants. For cottage ornees they ore peculiarly adopted, and in the former places might be planted to a considerable extent, and would add greatly to the beauty of residenres ot this seoson of the year; and affurd in the column somo compensation, by way of set off, by contributing a snpply of fruit in placs whero there is generally n. want of it. The great beauty of the bloom of some varieties of apples and pears would of themselves eutiile them to a place in our grounds, solely as ornamental plants; and 1 wish you could persuade nurserymen tomaku a selection fur this purpose, as I iniagitiei many country gentlemen would bn induced to purchase them for their parks and homestPBtU for this property olouo, if good-sized plants could ba procured ; and that proprietors of small places would be glad to introduce them. 1 say nothing of the Chinese apples and ppurs, which are just now in bio im, and worthy of all the admiration tbey cull forth ; but having DOticed for several seasons bow really beautiful tbe bloom is of many varieties of apples, I venture to suggest the matter to your readers. As for the pear, it is, when old, one of the most picturesque trees to be met with, nnd for porks and home grounds rnvaluable as an ornamental trep, when in bloom. I strongly advise planters to try the Beurre Ranee pear, ond threw or foor other new varieties; these have fine foliage and flowers and a strong habit of growth, which, as they grow old, would prove useful orna. ments to landscape scenery. London Flori.tm Tunvips Render! your attention, if you please. The text is turnips rounJ turnips English turnips the sort of turnips which, per. haps, you consider worthless for stock, because it has been so long ding dunged into your ears mat tney are worlliless, that you believe it. Yet vou believes lie. They are not worthless. All England would be short of mutton but for tur nips. They also add largely to Ihe product of beef, or at least to the growth of cattle, and al though they are "watery food," they are im worthless. Tbey are but little more watery tbuu potatoes, and upon potatoes some people do live, sometimes. Ask Ireland. Cattle, nil sorts of farm entile, ran live upon turnips with only half their usual allowance of hay and grain. The pigs will not refuse them if cooked. And as turnips cost next to nothing, we urgo farnicra to grow turnips. We talk of it now, because now is the lime. Remember thoold ong about the ' time to sow them : On the twenty-fifth day of July, Sow your turnips, wet or dry." He prcpireJ for it. Have a good, rich pieco of land plowed and finely harrowed and manured and you ran grow turnips. Bone.dust, or super, phosphate, is one of tbe best manures for this crop. Tbe best variety is the red strap it grows ef uudiinn size and very solid, and is not worth less. It was the principal food upon which we kept two niilch-r.ows last winter, and sold one fur bi cf in the spring. Operation of Wtrmsn. Hundreds of plants that will bear ordinary cold a' live ground cannot stand the frcexing of their lender roots. In summer time all plants in pots are exposed to the wind sun and rain. In respect to the water ing ol plants there is commonly no tittle misap prehension. In long, rainy seasons, nobode lliinks of watering tbe plants standing out of doors, and yet there will be found many so busby as to tluow od' sitA' quantity of rain, and thereby injure tlieinseltes; ou Ibis account. Ion murlt care cannot he exercised in frequent examina tions, whenever there are many plants kept in pots, in order to insure their successful growth. Another point may be referred to in Ibis connec tion, namely, that wherever the plants are placed in summer time, the bottom houlJ be hard. Whatever the mateiial stones, bricks, or oilier substances it should bo impervious to worms, aud roots, otherwise Ihe one will fill the pot, much Io tbo detriment of the plant, and the roots will penetrate, so that when Ihe plants have to be re moved Ihey will lose all the youngest and best portion of their roots. Many form a ha'd found ation of ashes, hut this is only a paMisI remedy, and for only a short time; as soon as Ihey get saturated with wet, Ihe worms pass through wilh impunity, and root will uke hold as freely as in eanh. Many ervy tbe success of others who have never made at) effort to succeed themselves.
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