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SUNI3U11Y, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1861.
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Importers and Dealers in
Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings, Taylors
Trimmings, &c,
No 33 otilh Fourth Street, between Market and
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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
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Sunbury, May 26, I860. ly
THE INTERNATIONAL HOTEL,
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(Ten inducements to Merchants ami Tourists visiting
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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
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can live in the best style, wilh the greatest econon.y
6lli. It is connected with
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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
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10 Trice per luttle and brush ii cents.
Cordial Elixir of C'hsaya Dark 4 Benzine, for removing
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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
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bar bottles lor sale by
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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.
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Sunbury, June ,1880.
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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.
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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.
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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.