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February . lM'J.-ly
2.isiii:i5-yi.5A'rB-:.',r rivi: oua.
. ti: 'i:i:i:xi:k :
As I:i,proy,vl f.irlH.V-t amllSRO.
'v V.. Ki ll. HAM Jl CO.. 2S!I Pearl st.. New York.
JUli: om'vV.c t7xr constructed on scientillo prin-
I eiplc. with M revolving can aim spring oiaue
erepi-r. "'in1 ie. ii:.leiis the freivingof tlie cream- -!m
t ilo rV. ip ives it i'S fast as frozen.
Ti e niest rapid in l' ei ing. with the least (ruantity
r i"
r.
al incost. as it is the most simple
nd dm aide in 'no '.ure.
I'er Bale ia 1 rincipal cities and lowns in tho
laieh Vrce-er i.et
id full dirccliciin.
oinpanicd with a book of recipes
PKICKS.
f ,1 00
4 on
b 00
t; no
K no
12 no
II. n MAPSKU, Sunbury, Pa.
3 T-tarts,
4 f il iris,
li iuari-.
K quart.-.
14 Ualt-,
i'O r, iv.rl--.
,.,...ty to
r.'h 2 ''. l-i'i-'.
Esat'Stirs.i.rsKK v te:es.
ttornoyn et Law, Sunbury, To.
.HUtliAN TlOCKi:n:i.l.Ett and HH.nM'iX
, 1!. I.' lY !::!. v - : .:i'iillv.uiinoimce that they
tiiiori i into opartnefiiip in the prneliec of
i -r, ;'. - i .ti. and w ill eoi.t'lir.e to attend to all
u-!cd to their charge.
III l lie eooio le.-,
and Montour.
Nor
Ir.in.berl! ad. I'ni- n, S.iy.b
!v, t'aitl'.luiiv and enrL'i"i;llv
.special alten-
. will
1 .
given to the I'UI.I.IX'I JiXS I IK
.-iillati m.s can bo had ill the IjiEll-
c t s'ert. o; posilc Weaver's Hotel,
.ru.iry 1- I --!.
'" r-jw'll!'M, Willi,
I !!. Ci
N Ian-n-2
openeil ill I holinison 8
tri :: Jli.i!
apl-'.i:
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i.' fb
i.vdi i
T.iv. i i
i.--t j.c i,-;
: ?ol:s w si;-
lii".r. Mil! atrect. lia.ille, a large
..j v ,1'
AN. I 1'
.MESTIC MQI'OHS.
be-' brs'.di of l'.randies. (Sin. Old
fii-'i V bi.-kev. Port. Sherry. .Mil
' i ' 1 ...ber ine-. of all grades, all
,. - ,!d W h oli -ale. at the lowest city
k'-ep. r.-. I'V l-livillg of US, C.IU MIVO
;.t
ol pi MM-
M i 1. Y
ng liquors for
r s i: .
lied with a pure
una
nnd
lie.
. :ilH I to e-!.lbli-li 11 re u!-l i. ill for
tnl ly .-ili.-i's the patronage
ord- ..- i ini'lle alien. le I to.
jhi.EAIIAll S. HALL.
1 -1''. '.
?4JI VI"
l,i.
y oni' u in. I,
i.: "licet Metal Screw Top
:)."
vr
f;ir
-iu:i:t metal
,)!'
o screw the Cap down
i.-ll is placed oul.-ide
1 of an ihell di-:.ltit
;i ilily , I the llav.r ol
in euiitaet H itli the
Jar
I"-
l'C c,,
s.-i:i;
ipli.-l by
Agent.
ii i:
I lifi'.
PENNSYLVANIA.
; I,
'.Mi.
a-, ire; !e..-i l thi" well known
i-.'.ly kei.i by Mrs. C. S. lirown.
j li.e jai l. de lied he is re lit I i iii: and
o.-e--. :,n l will ie prepared lo cn-
couu.
bout
irl doe in.. ni, tr. bis iainier..iu
lb ; o intv. al,.J till who may
thpni
i i I
Ji i.-r.l-II YAXKIIllv
l:
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-UKii
I',.'!'
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,S Wesl ol the
M.Tt.MollE.
,id li.-p i. t;
i'ii.
i. i . t .-1 . : : : x : , iv-ipri ctor.
!l.
I .mils,
7V. .1
.ltl Vi'ltrth,
l'i:il.Al l.
1. h e. ii
,...!..! boii
i ai .
; 1- i. for a term of
e. h .ve tlie ldea-ure of
th.ir tii.-ioN hi. I
ll;e traveling eoni-
lil t I' Is 1
ol-, o,. en p.r tile
tin In.-; of M.,i
1 and n-l.'.t'-1 ill
re lerif well v
l i-vle. It is
eci-p!
ll la
loll ot Kliesls.
-;. has been
i mi; . :-ior uianu. r :
eof.laled and lur-et-n'rally
lo-aie l.
in nts
III ..le
l,! ! . ..'1 ta
e ia:ll:l- ii i
b p
e i--
st -amlioat landings,
I' llie Custom House,
a best iiiriuit for the
irinij the European
,.rt e lo St veil llollunl
. l.d tl.tr Corn E t. h
Med With the Hotel is
i lali ,11 of III iso p.'t I
rices lit K,Mlll ll'.lll 1
ie coidiii to loaaooli.
s! .'m per 'day. Table d Hole fur werehanU
uc. s. nun li nn 1 t.j 3 J. M.
JIKVltY NEIL,
Isaac l. Iievuk.
ill. Isa2.-1y
i'.tr ! War! War!
K'.i.M TiiK N'DJtTH.
L'OJIE 1 HOM TIE S01 Til,
come i-i:"M the f.at,
( ii.Mi: i'i'.O.M the west
couiiiry an 1 nuiia yourselves uuini'i, ior
. time to et vour l.i.inber ebeap. Yes,
.i'.:i;i:u ! ! i.vmuehh!
,1 !..i,.j.l at low rates al the STEAM SAW-
r. vuiMr.sT, tfTTxv.rnr, pa.,
anel Luuibc. Eraino Lumbor, iioartU, Si-
i!,:: ti'oin 1 lo j -, per iiiouund, Pluteruig
in '. lloolin Laih. Ac., Ac.
tir.l.re-l. I .r any kind of Lumber, will bo
til l!.e . a U.-l noli ...
lit A T. CLEMENT.
..Van-hp. 1SC1.
TP.01fA COAL OIL!
rninled 3i-1 : plosl
Many hF.ttdST'.NE.
,'tllo3nc Uil, vvtn-ii a few rents more per
I'jiiati. vou t - it li u ,t-rfeel till
Ma.teoil'.ylj)
Vl.r MAM EACVUtlMi COMPANY,
No. IJ7 W'uluul Sued. Plilludelplm.
15, le5i.-ly
SAPONiFiEan
Tlii: FAMILY SOAP M MvKll
- i (jfcabe can be luaJc intu g.iod Soap, nciug
--. -lioiii Ai cellipnii) iR l'aelj llox !
t-.isily nn.le vv.ili ii, nn ma' laif cup of eof-
.,, Miitsl oi.l, ov tlie Pilteiit-'tat
I.i M VM'KAl 'l t IdXH COMPANY.
.. !'? Wjli.ul Sireet, Puiladelplim.
ly
IMU'2. ;li-i-iiiii'inciil lssd'J.
of Ictv York I.lnon.
THE CAMI'KN AND AMflOY AND PHILADEL
PHIA AND TRENTON 11. 11. CO. S LINES.
From J'iinrirpiin to IVrw York ami Way Places,
from Walnut strert Wharf and Kensington
Depot, will leave a.i follows, viz : FAllE.
At A A. M , via Camden and Auiboy, (C. and
A. Accommodation,) $2 25
At 6 A. M., via Camden and Jersey City, N. J.,
Accommodation.
At HI A. M.. via Kensington and Jersey Jity,
(Slomtng Mail.)
At 121 P. M., Camden and Auiboy, (Ac
commodation.) At 2 P. M., via Camden and Auiboy, (C. nnd
A. Express,)
At 4 P. M., via Camden and Jersey City,
(Evening Express.)
At 4 P. M., via Camden and Jersey City,
(Second Class Ticket.)
At 01 P. M.. via Kensington nnd Jersey City,
(Evening Mail.)
Af 12 P. M., via Kensington and Jersey City,
(Southern Mail.)
At 5 P. M..via Camden and Aiultoy. (Accom
modation. Freight and Passenger, First
Class Ticket.
Second Class Ticket,
2 2j
3 00
2 25
3 00
3 (10
2 2b
3 00
3 00
2 23
1 bO
The lij P. M. Line runs dally. (Similars excepted.)
The 12 P. M.. Southern Mail, runs daily.
For Water Hap. Stroitdsburg. Seranton, Wilkes
barro, Montrose, tireat liend. Ac. at 7-10 A.M.,
from Kensington. in Delaware, Laekawauna and
Western Kailroad.
For Maiieh Chunk. Allentown. llethlchem, llelvi
dcre. Easlon, Lauibii'tville. Fletniutou. Ac, at 7-10
A. M.. from Keiisiiiirlon liest, mid at 2i P. M.,
from Walnut street liarf.
: t'l'lie 7-ln A. M. Line connects with Trains leaving
Easton t'r Jlaiu h Chunk, at H-:tj p. M.)
I For Mount liollv. at 0 A. M.. 2 and 4 P. M.
For Freehold, fit (i A. M. and 2 P. M.
WAY LINES.
J For I'.tistol. Trenton, Ac. nt 7-10 and i A. M. nnd
5, 0-:tll and 12 P. M. from Kensington, and nt 2J
, P. M. from Walnut Street Wharf.
j For Iti-idol and intermediate Stations, at Hi A.M.,
from Kdisiugton Depot.
I For Palmyra. ItiverUn, Delanco. llcvcrly, Dur-
I lingtou. Florence. Durdeiitoivu, Ac, at 121, 1, 4. b
1 and 5 J P. M.
j Steamboat Trenton, f.ir Dordentown nnd interme
j diate Stations, at 2 I'. M.. from Walnut st. Wharf.
I J For New York, and Way Lines lea ing Ken
' singlon l'epot, take the Cars on Filth street, above
I Walnut, halt' an hour belore departure. The Cars
run into the Dejait. and on the arrival of each Train,
j run from the DeH,t.
Filly Pounds of Daggagc 0 dy, allowed each
passenger. Passengers are prohibited from taking
anything as baggage but their wearing apparel. All
: ha.ojago over til'ij pounds to be paid for extra. The
Conipiiiiy limit their responsibility lor baggage to
' One Dollar per pound, and will not be liable for any
lltuolllit beyond tflOll, except lv special contract.
I WM. 11. llAT.MEK. Agent.
March 20, 1SH2.
rtIIE siil-seiih-T re.-".eettiilly informs his old friends
I and tho public generally that he has commenced
the
DLACK.-MITHIXi! FC.-'INESS,
in the slooi n'taebed to V.. Y. Plight's Foundry, ami
is prepared to do all kinds of Iil..cksiniihing, in the
bevl stvle and lloll.tlllllei.ip.
All custom work will be protnpt'v attended to.
.1. II. .I M.Ml.'llMAN, Agent,
f'uiibiiry. April 2d. I.Mi2. tf
liBKiUJ-V
B7i ;;raii
M C. tiEAlillAKT
Has Kkti iixcii with a Ni:w Stopk op
otil'clt;Kiii', itiil 'I'oyx
I T seems as if a new age, a new life was opening
1 upon us, eninial ing el ery ie..;rl to nol.ler deed
and fiihir aims ! Art, Literature and Science wil
glow anew, and seek to develope sublillier benutie
and grander conception.
The bush. ess World, too. must feel (lie Hew infliier.ee
and every part be iiiiekeiied and strengthen, d bvau
incriased i!ality. which shall unre us on with elec-
i tl ie ipeed to the eolisulilliialioll of --renter tlliligslhan
j ivio ever dri-Miied of in the l'liilo-oj hy ol the pa.-t.
j A 1 1 i in lit 1 hy the i-llllill.-iaMil whuh perva les all
; clas-es. and de-iioiu- ,. deing his share towards --Tlie
I great evenls ot 'the A.-e. ' liic snl.s.-r.l. -r would re
! speetful'.y inform H.e good peoj.leof Sl'Mil ii V and
llie pulilie '.'"111 ral'y. that he lias jll-t letiu ne.l from
j tlie city of Philadelphia with the largest and eho'l-'est
, slock of t'ont'eetioieirios. Fruit and J'oys. that has
j ever been luoiiht to tlii.- section ol' country, lie is
! al.-o maoal Kltiring all kinds of Colil't etionaries, Ac,
i to fill up orders, wliol, sale or la-tail, at short notice.
I Among his stock of COX FECI lOX.UUES may bo I
i found : " I
I Erellell SeeretS.
I burned Aluauids,
Cream U ln'.e.
lluni Iirops. all kindsscetit. ;
J.ove Props.
Mint Iiroj. red nnd n Idle,
.l.-llv Cakes.
Frail liiops.
Stick Candies, of all scent:1,
lioek Candy,
Almond Candy.
Fid IT.
Primes,
FigS
P.ai-ens. Nuts of nil kinds.
l.en
I;.....
io.illa.
Common t-'ereL-,
Liipioricc,
Itananas,
bales.
Currants, dried,
1.EMUX SVItl'P
oT a suierior ,piality. by the siiiole it dor.en. A
-lljieiior ijlialily ofTohaceo and Segars. and I variety
ol Conteeiioiiaries. Kruit. '1'ovs. Ac. all of i.hieh is
out-red cln ap at wholesale ainl retail.
Ueinciiibcr the name i.u.l place . -.s
M. C. liEAItilAKT.
Market sireet, .'1 doors we.-t of E. Y. liiijjht 4 Soii'r
store.
Sunbury. April 1 1, lstll. ly
'i'!lt: ITLAYlit' ..lOM III.V.
LEiilNN'lNt! HE A NEW VOLI ME.
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Volume ot (ho Atlantic Monthly.
I Mi IM the commencement, in 1S57, tho Atlantio
1 has rapt
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y inereiiseil in circulation, and it now
cla.-s o rcadem since be 'iiiniii,
live years ;.pi. Its prosperity steadily augments,
and it continues, aim I all the fluctuation: nnd dan
iriTS incident to our national eri-is, to piiu orouud in
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w iih events which touch the future destinies of Amer
ica in every vital particular, the Publisher and Edi
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Louis Agassi,
ltalph Waldo Emerson,
Nathaniel Haw ihurue,
C C. Hiuewell,
T. W. HiL'inson,
Oliver W. Holmes,
John (1 Whittier,
K. P. Whipple,
llHyard Taylor,
Charles E. Norton,
George 8. Hilltird,
Henry UUos,
Aulhiir '-Marret llowth," Waller Mitchell,
Mrs. Julia W. II, .we
Henry T. 'J'uckennun,
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Mrs. 11. II. rHowo,
i'hiules lteude,
llotai Terry,
Hubert T. Lowell,
Edward Everett,
John Weiss,
Harriet Mariincuu,
'Tho Country Parson, "
Hurriet E. Preseott,
J. T. Trowbridge,
l'rufcssor A 1 White
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HunbuTT, Jan li. IH)J KKlUMi 0 BAST
MISCELLANEOUS.
AI.HtriK'l r llin IC-ort of th Hoc
rttiiry ol" Hiir,
The Secretary of War, in his report to the
President, after (lctiiiling tho military opera
tions of the past year, points to the fact that
the Department f the Pacific has been free,
from any of the calamities occasioned by
the rebellion, but nn earnest and deep sym
patloxhas been manifested by the loyal citi
zens of the Pacilic States in support of the
Union cause.
Prom a survey of the whole field of opera
tions, it is apparent that whatever disasters
our nnns may have suffered at particular
points, n great advance has nevertheless been
made since the commencement of tlie war,
which fact the Secretary proceeds to show.
The Union forces arc now in Jhe field under
uhle commanders, stronger than ever, reso
lute and Ciller to be led against the enemy
and to crush the rebellion by n vigorous
winter campaign. The Armies of the Poto
mac and the West stand ready to vie with
each other in the quickest and heaviest blows
against the enemy.
" Taught by experience the ruin of inaction!
and. hazard" ot delay, a spirit of earnest
activity seems to pervade, the forces of the
United States beyond what has hitherto
been exhibited in the numerous battles and
engagements that have occurred ; our armies
in general have displayed the courage iind
determination that should inspire the officers
and soldiers fighting in defence of their
uovcrnmeiit.'l'iider the calls of July ami
August theie'ire already in the lield over
I'.'li. 0(1(1 new troops, of which :!:"J,(MI0 are
volunteers, and :;:t,0()0 of which have vol
unteered for three years, or during the war.
It will be remembered that the call was
made a! one of those periods of despondency
which occur in every national struggle.
chief hope of those who set the rebellion
on fool was for aid and comfort from disloy
al sympathizers in the northern Slates, w hose
eHorts were relied upon to divide and dis- I
tract the people of the north, and prevent i
them from putting forth their whole strength
to preserve the national existence. The cull .
for volunteers, and a draft of the militia,
all'orded an occasion for disloyal persons to j
accomplish their evil purposes by discoura
ging enlistments, and encourage opposition
lo the war, and tlie draft of soldiers lo carry
it on.
Anxiety was felt in some Slates at the
probable success of these di.-doyal practices,
and tlie government was urged to adopt
measures of protection, by tlie temporary
restraint of those engaged in these hostile
acts. To that end Provost Mar.dialls were
appointed in some of the States upon the
nomination of their (tovcrnors to act under
the direction of the State Kxccutivc, ajid
the writ of hahiiis it'i'iniK was .suspended by
your order. l!y order of the Department,
arrests were forbidden unless authorized by
the State Incentive or by the Judge Advo
cate. Some instances of unauthorized arrests
have occurred and when brought, to the
notice of the Department the parties have
been immediately discharged.
I5y a recent order all persons arrested for
r coiiniging enlistments and disloyal prac-
, ticcs, in the Mates where the quotas ol vol
I tintei rs and militia are tilled up. have been
I released. Other persons arrested hy military
! commanders and sent from the departments
w here tin ir presence was di eme I dan ;crotis
lo the public safety, havn been di-eharged
I upon parole to be of good behaviour and do
j no act of ho-tilily against, the government of
the I lilted Mates.
While military arrests of disloyal in r uns
form the subject of complaint in some stales
the discharge of such persons is complained I
of in olher stales. It has been tlie aim of:
I the Department to avoid any encroachments
; upon individual rights as far as might be ;
i consistent with public safely, and the pre-
servalion of the ( iovi run nut. Hat relied ing 1
j minds will perceive that no greater cnoiur- '
agenient can oe given to ine enemy no
more dangerous act of hostility can be per- j
petraleit in tins war man llic illorls lo
prevent recruiting and enlistments for the
armies upon wluisc stivngtu tlie national
: . l i .
i i ii peii i s,
1 lie expectations of the rebel leaders and
ineir syuipatnicrs in me loyal states, in ti
the call for volunteers would not be answer-
1 an I that the until woubl not he eulorced
i, cii . i i i. .r. ,.i
11, lit I.IUL H, llll'l ll',llll,o ,, ,,,, lu, ,il.
at the
fi'iNtr;1
i-ans by which their hopes were
i. ami M try lo uisarm llie govern-
nient in tutiite it, m llie cliauces ol war
another occasion for increasing the military
force should arise.
liesides ttiding the Stale authorities re- j
specting the draft and cnli -tnients, anotlicr j
important duty is assigned to the provost!
maishalls. The tinny returns and the report i
of the liencral-in Chief shows that a large
number of the oilicers and enlisted i-oldicis
who are drawing pay and rations are im
properly absent from their posts. The pur
suit of such persons and their compulsory j
return to duty is a necessary function of a
provost marshal, and such number only as
may be rcnuircd for that purpose will be
retained in the service.
The pay and bounty allowed by act of;
Congress to recruits has offered strong temp
tations to practice fraud upon the liovern-
uient by false returns upon the muster rolls
and false charges for subsistence.. Dilligent
elforts are being made for the detection of
till such practices, nnd to bring the guilty
parties some ot w liom have held respectable
tatioim in society belore a proper civil or
military tribunal, as soon as t lit) preliminary
investigations by the Judge Advocate cun
be completed. The same course is being
pursued in respect to fraudulent contractors
mid disbursing oilicers.
The expenditures for enlistments, recruit
ing, drilling and subsistence of volunteers.
regulars and militia, amounts to the sum of
0,tiltS,23 III.
The general ncftuieseenee of all the loval
States in tho measures deemed necessary to
strengthen the armies and prosecute the war
at every lin.ard to u final success proves the
liilelity ot tlie people to tlie government, ami
their determination to maintain its unity
and uphold its authority over tho whole ter
ritory of the United States.
Tlio Secretary Bays : Kxperienco has
shown that crious defects exist in the mili
tia law, which should bo promptly remedied
Tlio laws relative to volunteers also need
amendment. Tho views of tho Department
on these subjects will be communicated to
the appropriate committees of Congress.
It will be sceu that tho (Quartermaster's
Department upon which, under tho law ol
tho 17th of July, providing for the employ
ment of colored persons, the charge of such
persons is chiefly imposed lias not found
itself burdened with their cure ; but that
it has, on the contrary, derived valuable aid
from their labor, and a considerable portion
of its Held operation lim thu far aiilTcreil
from a scant, rtvtlior tliun from too great n
quantity of such labor.
In JiimiiMttn.i, vJicrc ,"f ot,c tinin there
wcro iiiprt'lio,nsioiis ol' (MiileiiTaisiiiont from
the ln'inlxT of rcfui's. Iho reserve of it
trncl f rich luinl nlim tho rnilrottd to Hor
wick's liny i)ciisi up t territory in whiith
jnany thousands can lie jn'i'litahlu rinployed.
if ilaced iimU r jin-jicr .'ulitlion nnd con
trol. At Tort I'oytd niclt jicrsons hnvo 1'ccn
extensively rtvnloycd in the litiai'terniastei'g
Department, nnd in enlli1, itinj; some thous
ands of acres of the Sea i -.anils of the coast,
tlio products! of which nro used in the sup
port of themselves and families. I't the
operations of the army on the James river
and on tho Potomac, in tl.o fortification of
Washington, and us liilu.iirs, teamsters,
holsters, in the hindii"; and "hipping of
stores, they have heen of vA'ttt service, and
tho ilc'iuiiil for their h;ln,. . ' (!-;ooo.led the
supply avtiilable.
Tito successful movement of the various
expeditions Ly sea, the transportation of
such larjrc bodies of troops, and their regu
lar supply at distant points of the coast, af
ford striking proofs of the ureulncsB of the
military resource of the nation.
These movements have been upon a scale
of rcreat inafrnitiidi'. The collection of the
vat armies which have been raised, nnd
their transport to the tichl of operations in
so bi lot a period, would not have oeen pos
sible but for the extent of our system of
steam transport by railroads, rivers i"d sea.
ll lias been found necessary to exercise
within the loyal Slates the power conferred
upon the 1'residcnt by law to take actual
military possession of the railroads of the
country. The various companies met in
convention in this city, and united in con
vention ill this city, and united in proposing
a uniform tarilV for (hiveinineiit transporta
tion, which appears to be just and cij ititable
and they have performed ail the services
required" of them by the Department with a
iifoniiitni'ss, ellicicnev and cheerfulness
which do honor to the patriotism, of their
m a n :t, ;;'.
.)U('c, th to
!,.,,. ,i
hvcrv means the country tUiotMs h:i; been
mil etc the aliictnieiit ol our'
c..... t r, ,,i'.. ..t... i',,,. n.o ,i,.i..,i..n f,r Ho.
harbors and coasts, as is shown by the report
of tiiis bureau. These details are for obvi -
,t. , ,,o ..! ,.. p.in.ii on, I the h-oisbi-
tion required by ibis bi nuli of ihe .--elvic.i
will, bv your il'lrn lions. I e com:,, uiiicatcl
to the tipproiniatc committee. j
The subject of arming the fol tiiietitioni
particularly of those defending the liarbol ;
of our principal Atlantic ports, has receive
speciai attention, and nil the means at be
disposal of the Dcpai tmcnt have been p- :
plied to that end, so far us was possible id
consistent with meeting other impcraive
requirements.
In consequence of the introduction "1 !
naval warfare of iron-cla 1 vessels, eoinfua- :
lively sale from the effects of such bat-'nes ;
as had hitherto been sutlicient to ganriifU'ec-
tually tigaiust the passttge of liostib..- vs-cls.
It llt.'..(lllil 11 ttil'l' tO I !: I I, C IC'.'.N'li .'.Hit
more powerful orduanc
whole, sh-:
ol s'.tcli r.n.ia.iii :i' iv.-,
umended by a board of I
and competent oliieei's.
been taken to carry the
into elVect.
The Sv erctary calls spi
lieeessitv of providii"' :
:,'!;, r-vi-fl
ii- lil.i.-l cspil 'O'e.
Hid ine.i-M l;av
r ivcontiiK dation
oel title
l.litioii
i r Vu to tlie
I ni;i for
f jrdnance
Ipolt of
tin
tool p:vs, ralioii
reeoe.i mended in ti:
applies.
the Chief of Ordinance.
The nth iiiion ol'th- Dcp.irtnief has been
earnestly iiireete.1 to tlie fort- at' fortilica
tions for coa-t and harbor defe-.'e. A per
sonal in-pection of the iuqioriav works lias
been iiiul- bv (ietietal Totter the ilistiu
guished I'liit!' of Iv.'.-ie.'-eis. 'i'uc grants
made by Cougn-s for f, .niib f.oi.s al the
last ses.'ioti ttnio inted to v'i. ."l'i. "'HI for per
manent works, a i I s7.-,o.iio0 r temporary,
works, 'fin: Chief ,,f linoip.-iS reporis thul
these sums admilted of evil' material pro-'
gre-s bein:; m ale in mo-t olthe iiaporiai
forts now in eour-e of co'iotiielK'n. 'i
This has been re.iiied in iiumbor of if
st.,m.,, mid in all d
lt.,.n ,., i;n
ei le I :U .uiceiiii i t lis
it diiV'illly has bid
exiierieuei ,1 in obtaining : j'ph. - ol mat ::-
als from the .piarrn-s, fne
! ,1Vl ji,,, i,, ,1,0 iliiiii;..ls ftde
tils from the
mi in;
ution
kind
bv the wi
the cbi-s.-s tis.i.,11 Jmp. ived m P.
of work. Similar rouble l:e.s bio
1 ,, ;,,i..,....i ;,, ,,...,o,.i-:,,.iiMii-:iortatioiior
i . . '
loieoi.uterril in oroel'l'll!.
,il lt.."-,lc
j Mui 'h has bcr n done
p.dvanciti.-iiig he
,. ..:,,
pious nt t!i 1 r::i 'if 11 coinioi-
cial harbors for service; m pivpa. i.ig :"
tional guns, nnd in pru'iding for llie 1'ivp
tion of additional uivimcnt of very cgc
calibre in the existif;' batteries, ttri in
placing all in ell'eclivi'oiiditiou forde-nce. I
Like measures havifiici it o e-. t v en v. on
reference to our nav. i stations nnd o'.i.'lioii
tiers gem rally.
The Secretary s-iv:
No nphorism is iore universally rfeived
than that the sole bjeet of a just wr is to
make the encmv I'd the evils of hi injus
tice, and bv liiss,!'ei-in;rs amend K ways.
ll,, iinut i for,. foe be attacked in v need I
accessible p.artcr '1 he power of tl- rebels
rests upon their .'cculiai- system labor,
which keeps lallers on the plant Jions to
support the ovvifs , ho are devoi ig their
time and strcngl to destroy our ai ms and
destroy our gov! anient.
.eii i il Clallt'fU'n llt ff rt.
The Coiniui.dcr-in-chii f, in his report to
the Secretary f War, state ; that ie started
on the Sfdh V'bily to visit the Amy of the
Potomac, t-t ' taiii if there ws a possi
bility of uii'lviiiice upon Kiehi.ond iroin
Harrison's jnding, and if not, tiformsome
plan of uiiitii the armies of tjueral Poie
and MeCh in, who was of the (union that
it would rt'iiro 50,01)0 additical men to
go on.
lien Ht. 'th replied that the could not
bo possib' sent, and that not more than
20,000 cihl be provided, (le:. .MeCIellall
was askc t' consider the mivttr till moi'ii
ing whf he agreed to go w ill lhat num
ber.' , .
On (n. HalhcU's arrival Initio he receiv
ed a tW'dcli, Haying that i least bTi.000
men vnld be required. report t:;ys
that sih reinforcements colhl not be sent
withi. leaving Washinotonand Ualtimore
tilnio! defenceless, and an fder to with-
Initjie Armv of the Potoiiu was issued
in gust th'ird, a previous order having
becfivcu for the n moval o' tho sick, and
traforU in vast muiibcrs hAing been sirj)
Hut a protest xvns Teeeivcd fioin
UeMeCh llan on the fifth and tho order
w,put in force for clevt-u ivb, viz : on the
1
n the 1st, orders were fvcn ,0 encrnl
irimide to embark at New port News for
iuia Creek. Ho arrive their promptly
1 the uight of the Ud. I
'A review ol the movcmcits Uforo Wasli-
Ujftoo it made. Gen. IfijVtk bsv that a
part of the Arimff tho Potomnc. was ordered
t ,1... C..,..,f IV.toJ h,v,m. ',-t.t tin, I tt,. M..,.
111 nit; iii'iii ' " ' 'i - -.. . . , hum uiui. tfe,,.
t'ox was oideri
10 Ciimc by rail via Wtish-
irigtoh from V
crn V liginia, with the main
e.
portion of his f
(.icneriil 1 o
Porter to bo nt
on the 271h, ordered Gen.
istow Station in the next
f ome unexplained reason
morning, but fl
Porter did not
imply Willi tins order, and
his corps was r t in the battles of tho 28lh
and Jilili, in x' General I 'ope gained con
siderable groutl, though tho buttles were
not decisive.
a Of the reinhi'ciiicnts from Alexandria,
embracing at liigth the whole Peninsular
Army, it is sail "Some of tho corps moved
w ilh' beeominiaetivity. but tho delays of
others were m er creditable nor Cxctirahle
'I'iie soldiers niiallv cngagoil in thoso bat
tles fought fh great bravery, but ninny
thoiis anils strt'gled nway that a few Voi-
untarilv surril
Icred t t:;e enemy sr, as lo
lie paroled as
It is added,
mac arrived
isoners of war."
Had the Army of the Poto-
few davs earlier, the rebel
army could 1
beer, easily defeated, and
rcrhais dec liileil.
The lesses i South Mountain nnd Antie-
ic lessen i South Mountain nnd Antic
are put ;l,? l'J killed, H.OCO wounded
ill:i m'pvtr a total of 10,721.
tatn are
and 111
I he report
Watt's tlmt tue army rested on
of the Potomac, near Sliarps
17th of September until the
er, and says that the long in-
the nor! ii I
I itrg. t mm l
Jt.lh ol' Oe
activity of
large nn army, in tlie lace ol a
defeated foejiiul during the most favorable
season for fpid marches nnd a vigorous
campaign, is a ma'tu tf grout disappoint
ment find rcret.
UiJ. ila',ek states t'.iat he telegraphed to
(ien.McClijan on October Cth to cross the
rivev CUf McCJlclIan disairoved of tho
plan of cnt-ing south of the blue ridge, but
proposed p cross tit Harper's Kerry and
more on J'inchestcr; In.t he did not cross
uu.il Oct.E'ith. and then at Herlin, thepass
occi!(in till Xov. l!d.
J bii in r his period (icn. McCIellan slopped
cilnintiuidling with the Commander in
ilii f. aili"cs.-ing the President. On the 0th
'Js rciuoj.l w as ordered.
. ..
--' "-j
of tlie
.' i-reasm j.
,' e ( H'.iiot better ana,yze this most im-
porlana and elaborate document lor our
'cad. tlian by t ntiug up lis conclusion
el beginning at the end ol it. 1 h
l lllll IllslOilSl
e,
Secretly expresses his decided opinion that,
notw i j-t inding t lie gieat diilieulties crea
ted bt llie vast, sudden, and jirotraeted
expenditures of the war, he can still main
tain t-public credit and provide for the
pu'.iliij wauls. The means by which he pro
poses to accomplish these great ends nre
simple, and the general plan is condensed
in a finrt paragraph :
"lj recommends that whatever amounts
niay'c needed beyond the sums supplied
by i veil no and through other indicated
moils, be obtained by loans, without in
Ci'e.i'i'g the i.-stie "f Uuit'.d States not s
lieviiai the am unit lixed by law, unless a
cii j" pel !ie i 'ti.'.i ney shall demand it. He.
r. .:iii:'i"i.ls, n'.s.i, tin: i.r.j.tni '.at hill of bi.iik
i P.J a -social ion : lor t .,e impl'ovcliu ill of the
pu've credit a:td f. r the supply to tl.e
p.jplc of a s.u'e and uniform cum ney.
Aid he rccoiiine. ipU no i!i-;,ige in the l.c.v
lvi bag en' I'll.' la g- '.!. -.tioii of b.niiU c
iipt llie net ,-s;ny inei-. ise of amount iiiul
l.'e l'i peal of tlie absolute restriction lo
a:ktt '.e.lue, and of ti;e clauses autln ri.ing
Cn: ei tal iiil v al w i
The c.-timate i.ntde ty the Secretary s i-s-o.onlitiitvs
of the citrr -nt li-v iil year fol all
imposes oilier than of i lie war and .Navy
Departments, and of liie public debt, tire
tin; same as was the actual expenditures
last ve;,r, if 2 1.." 1 1.4Tii
Interest on public debt, 2"),(U I,.i02
War a'ld ISavy Dtpartmtiits, 7,!ll,(ltlo,7o'.l
Total
Of ihis a
$71- .,.1'S,777
i f course the greater
;reuati
part is due to i'ne e.
aiel while there i
dueli ni of liif i.tj
next, tin re is, we n
it w ill not e eiine.c
l':-e:.l year, 'i'lie Sei
higher sunt for il.iM
oit.iiuiance ot the war,
liit ie prospect of a re
Uilil.ue belore .1 illy 1
reason to hop.' that
1 i:ro;i:;ii the succeeding
clary c-limalcs a still
tvio departments, tor
the year lsiid A, -liolio
To meet '.lis i-xpi :a
:i i ipt.- lVom i t w niic.
r'niin custom.:,
From in-., .T.al revtnuo
All other .sources,
I llie war continue.
l:ture the estimate of
proper is as follows :
!fl!,0 1 1.7:10
, ft.i,4.ll.:io;l
U.si5a,750
! Total, SfH'.7,-i."il.7yS
Add to Ihis a balance unexpended from
i the former fiscal vcar i f 1 :!, b,o 111, tin 1
tin aiiioiint to be realiod fro in loans already
made or authorized of s:;;)l.lo0,'.il I, ami the
execs of expenditures for the current ji.ir
is .'.' TO, 111 ?." 1 7. 'l itis sum must be provi
ded tliroit-'li new legislation.
This balance is less than the public have
generally believed it would be. AVith the
public credit at the high point it was shown
to have been, tit the placing of the last loan,
there should be no great diiliculty in provi
ding means to get tluouidi the year, and the
Secretary e'jpi'i ss.-s confidence ill being able
to do so. II,. nlvoiat.s itt great length a
system of bank note circulation based on
I'tiitcd States bonds, which would, when
established, absorb bonds and provide rev
enue bv tie. ir sale. He advocates the remo
val of the limit now assigned to the accept
ance of temporary deposits, and expects to
get iJ.i,Oini,(aio" fr.'in that source for the
current j-itir, it the limit is removed. Not
much of immediate revenue is expected from
the proposed bunking- system, if adopted,
and the great res. mice, therefore, is addi
tional loans. The laws of last session ail
thorir.ing the issue of 00,(lllO,(i()H of "live
twenties" in bonds, and $ i-VI.OliiLCUO in
I'nited Slates notes, convertible into such
bon is, were attended by conditions w hn h
have made the negotiation of Iarue amounts
imjn ssible, nnd it is recomnii ndctl that
these restrictions be repealed. If repealed,
it is believed that the requisite amount can
be real i.ed from them alone. These bonds
are nut low lu'gotiable below pur, and
llieicfore tin y are taken only l y individual
investors, and as no taker can make a profit
on cither I on I, i f iioti.., tin y go oil' slowly.
llond for a longer time, or at a higher
rate of interest, would oiler one alternative
to the repeal of thefe restrictions.
Next lo llioe prt positions the Secretary
would prefer the 7.110 three year bunds,
convertible iuto -live twenties" (0 per cent.)
at maturity, and ol smaller notes bearing
11.05 per cent, interest, as foriiitrly recom
mended by him. Through one of tho olher
of these nieiisuies, ull easy of execution, he
is confident of raising the t270,l)12,517 re
ipiiied for the current fiscal year, and also
the greater sum of i-0i7,U8,18J reipiired for
the li.-cod year following, ISGJ- l, in case the
war ahull continue.
The dark aide of tho picture is tho public
debt, though the ii.civa.in": wraith hud
Rtrength Ov tll0 emnir render it far less
ihscournginr;, tho erretury thinhs, than
it would be K anv ctiuT Power of the
earth. The cstima..,i 0.xpeii(iitii;e:i for isi;.3 -1
if a year of wnr, ro iSiri,-1 l:i,lS ). The
actual debt, July 1, Ma3 ..-,i VJil,H71.
On July 1, ISO:!, it is estimated that it will
reach l,r,'2.27.40;l,'nl on .Inly 1, 1S01,
f 1,711, li3-j,.'iS(i. Of cour.-o this is calcula
ting tlio war to continue on the present
gigantic soiilo a calcula'ii n which is obvi
ously Kreatly in error. Eitlrer the rebels
Will be licntun or vk shnll biv loiior l,,.f,,r.
July 1, 18(M. IT u.. uar rn,iy t lio Secret nrv
estimates the expenditures ' ;iaG3-4 us fui
lows :
War nnd Navy, t. ."i.Strsi
Other Departments, 24,511,-lTi)
Interest, CO.OOO.Ooo
Pensions and bounties. 10,0v)0,00o
Total. ' - $MVl.j7,ni9
Or not to exceed ii-io.oi'.tCiO under f.ny
contingencies. The K.ii'&h annual lmdgi t
is morn than twice this sum, ir:!t!4,l;i(i.iit3
for the year ending March 111, 1802, and that
of France nearlv three times as much, or for
lb02 !M21,Ka,ubO.
Aiiot'icr I.etScr li-oiu I.ieul. CIcii.
Svutt.
To tho Kditor'nftho Nationiil Intcllijjcncer.
All official roport of mine mtido to
President Lincoln, March ilO.lsMl, on our
southern forts, xvas published ;m the 21st of
October last. To this ex-President Tluch.m
un rcjilied nt frrcnt length in the name month
A short rejoinder from me followed early in
November, and here is another paper froln
Mr. IJucluinan, dated the 17th of the same
month, nnd on the same subject. A brief
notice of this paper shall terminate my part
in this controversy.
Mr. Huclianan has intimated that I have
actuated by n feeling of personal ill-will to
wards him. This is unjust. 1 had no pri
vate rcsciniments to gratify. On the con
trary, I have well rrtneinbered the many
oliicial courtesies received, from him as wi 11
as from Mr. Floyd, both as Governor of
Virginia and Secretary of War ; but to vin
dicate justice nnd the truth of history is a
paramount obligation.
I had said that, with a x-icw to the medi
tated rebellion. Secretary Floyd had ordered
11.-1,000 extra stands of nui'skets and rifles
from northern depositories to southern arse
nals. To this Mr. 1). now replies in snbi tancc
1. That the transfers were mad;! under tin
order dated nearly a year before Mr. Lincoln's
election to the Presidency. True; but if
Mr. 11. has persuaded himself that the revolt
had not long before been planned, (depen
dent on the election of any northern man.')
it is not likely that he will make a second
convert to that opinion. 2. He only gives
lOI.OOOas the nunibcr of arms transferred,
omitting the lO.tlOO rifles. :J. He says that
the muskets (JOo.OOO) were condemned, and
that purchasers could not be found for many
of them at if 2 f)0 each. Now, here is an
olliiinl e.to.',c"''Ciit, pKide to ip.e eighteen
months ago, tjc.sl received fivm my papers
tit Washington.! showing that (..ihi'I of
the-" arm were '; ere'.t" sio.i r..t:..l;i S-," pr i
b..l ly cminly new, and 1(,K) others, ti-rmi ii
"muskets altered to percussion," vv i: !i i:i.0o!i
percussion rifles"' not one of the 11.-i.iMt)
was p "condemned," but all precisely like
most of the small arms issued to our troops
l regular tin I uilimtccr) in IS!!. -1. Mr.
liueliiiuati further intimates lhat those anas
were transferred to equalize, in some degree,
il. posits among the d'ul'ereiit States, tts if
the e had any Slate pride in allow ing storage
to the property of t!;e I'nited States within
their particular limits if so, why not c.- tab!i. h
storage places in the great Slates of Ohio,
Indiana, and Illinois, within which the
I'nilcd States ha. had no deposit of arms
and no arsenal ? o. Mr. 1!. suppuses nit- to
brand the transferred arms with the epithet
"sloleii." In my n joinder to him I now here
use the term, because I knew the transaction
though very quietly conducted, was ollicially
recorded, and tin- freight paid for by the
I'nited States, whose property lite nnr.s
continued to be in their new depositories.
Mr. ii-.tchanan mixes up perhaps 1 ought
rather to say '.;;. r.i ro.,J'ri;,. quite a
diiVerent class of firms w ith the foret'oing,
viz tue qiioatas of arms clistniniteii t.eiong
the scvcial States under the annual appro
priation towards arming the whole body of
militia of the I'liion. 'I Int., he says : "flic
southern Slates received in ISliO hss instead
of more titan the (juntas of arms to which
they were entitled bylaw." This is most
strange, contrasted with information given
to me last year, and a telegram just received
from Washington and a high oiliecr not
of the Ordnance liurcatl in these wonU and
figures :
' "Khode Island, Delaware, and Texas had
not drawn at the end of eighteen sixty ilMi'l
their annual quotas of arms lor lhat year,
and .Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Kent ueky
only i-t jnirt ; Virginia, Soti:!i Carolina,
lici.rgio, Florida, Alabama, l.ouisi i;,,-!, Mis
sissijijii, and Kansas were, by order of the
Secretary of War, supplied with tla irqiiotus
for eighteen sixty one t lsiil I in advance, and
Pct.nsylvai.ia tin I M uy iar.d in part.'1
This infYii.iiv of arms to eight southern
States is a sullieii nt eomnutit.iry by itself
on the tr in-li r, about the mine time, of the
H i, 000 muskets and rifles.
In respect to the heavy c-innnn ordered
from Pittsburg to the Gulf of Mexico, Mr.
li.ichanan lias shown me tliafc I was in errr
iu saying that tin ir shipment w .is counter
manded in March instead of .bum try, ISill.
This was tho only imuieteri.il part of my
stauim nt 4 furl was correct in lis declara
tions that 1 gave information to Secretary
Holt that the shipment had commenced, and
that he ordered the guns to be n lauded, and
stojiped the robbery.
Wi viki'-:i.i Scott,
New York, Dec. 2, l'jJ.
Over and above the utti.d depo.-!v. in the
suitthern arsenals.
Tli.isn m no are unut ready t.i 111. die it fur ):!
other people's wnnt of modesty, are nfts-n th-v who
are Iheniselves irost obnoxious lo rebuke. Tl 'M. it
wil a slirctvd girl, und not devoid of Una modesty
titter, vi ho ia narked, when elber (,'irls vvt :r milking
fun '.f her short skir's mil white hose, nud nil-fin. ;
to be much sho-tked e.t the exhibition there f nt 11
party : -If you'd only pull your dresses altoul your
nooks, nheiu they ought to be, they d b us ihort ts
mine t-lia was Uot Ut ubled any uioro.
Flour win selling in Kiehn'onl nt f'.'7 ft birrel :
nhite het "t 4 bushel ; red nt ft. 'J'j ; unliollid
com meul l H bu-'hel, nd bruit l tiu cents, w ilh
such firioes lulu. i ihe best iniuket of tha l.'onfed
emits, 1.1.J tlmt ii.iuiedintely after biuve-st, the j.ros
pcet fi-r tho y, inter nnd spring mobtbi U not the lutMit
ehet-rful tbey could Coutuuipltlo.
The clebrated David Crockett, on visiling
a inenagerie, wmiCoiiiprtringtlieeoiiHteniince
of a monkey to lhat of one of his fellow liiem-bei-s
of Congrti.-. Turning, ho saw the fen
tlemau overheard his remarks. So to m ike
matters pleasant, he fcdd, '1 do not know
which b apclojjlzc to to you or to the
inoukejr."
VvIM tt1ii-.-i!.
-Tln re i---a -'haj!( r in the natural h:s!nry
of ntiiuinlo Hint It.H hardly I een touched
upon in yet. and that will be p-c.iilly in
teres, itig with It f re net: to faniilici. Tin)
vol-.-.s of t-.nim ils have a family character
ret to mistaken. All the rnniihe bark nnd
howl. The fos the wolf, the dog have the
same kind of utterance, though on ft somu
what di'.:'cnt pilch. All the bears growl,
from tho white bear if the Arctic snows to
t'. ,e small li'iick bear of the Andes. All the
r.-.ts miii't, Ir.mi our quiet. Itrrsulc Comptin
ions to the lionti nnd tigers, nnd panthers of
llie forest nnd jungle. This last may seem
n strange r.ucrtion; but to any one who has
listened critically to tv.' ir sounds and ana
lyzed their vi.;ccs, tV i rot'the lion is hut
a pignnli-j vim, bra: inr 'ut the same pro
portiivn to ITiut of n rat (is its statelv und
majestic form Jocs to the smaller, softer, nnd
more jH;neefut r.sj-.ect of the cat. Yet, not
wittistantliry tJte dill'i renro in (hcirsize, xvlto
can lnolt-nt the lion, vt liel he ' in his mora
sleepy mood, ns he lies curled Vp in the cor
ner of his cage, or in his fiercer iomcnts of
hunger or of rage, w ithout being i-tjiinded
of 11 cat ? And this is not merely the resem
blance of our carnivcrous animttl to another;
for no one was ever reminded of a dog or a
a wolf by a lion. Again, nil the horses and
donkeys neigh ; for the brtiy of the donkey
is only a harsher neigh ; pitched on 11 differ
ent key, it is true, but n sound of the same,
character, as the donkey himself i-t but a
clumsy nnd dwarfish horse. All the cows
low, from the'liiiffnlo roaming the prairie,
the musk-ox of the Arctic icefields, or tho
jack of Asia, to the cattle feeding in our pas
tures. Among the birds this similarity of
voice in families is still more mnked. Wo
need only recall the harsh and noisy parrots
so similar in their peculiar ufteranee. Or
take, ns an example, the web-footed family.
Do net till the geese and the iniiiimernbi.i
hosls of duces quack t Cues not every mem
ber of the crow family caw, whether it be.
tlio jackdaw, the i::v, tlio magpie, tho rook.
I in some green rookery of the old world, or
I the crow of our woods, with its long melan
choly caw, that seems to make llie silcnco
I and solitude deeper. Compare nil tlie sweet
warWcrs of the songster family the night
ingales, the thrushes, the mocking birds, the
robbins they differ in the greater or less
perfection ( 1 the note, bur the Fame kind of
Voice ruus through the whole rroup. Jyej-
TitK KmiM. I.ossics. The Hiclimond Dis
patch, ol Nov..l'.th thus estimates the rebel
losses lrom the capture of Fort Donclson :
Our losses in killed nnd wounded nt Fort
Donclson, may bo roughly estimated at
".-)00 ; nt Roanoke tunl on the Nor'h Caro
lina coast, i",00; ,t Elkhi.-rn. :i.")00 ; ntShiloh
Mi.OOO; nt Williamsburg. Seven Pines, nnd
before Fticiunond, 20,(100 ; in the valley of
Shenandoah, 5000; at Cedar Hun, 1200;
at the second battle of Mun.-t-ses, COiiO; nt
Koonsioti and Cramptcji (hips. 4tin0 ; at
Sharp-long, lO.i.Miii; At Corinth. -IlioO; at
1'orrv v ilie, oOOil, and o000 for those who
l.ave fallen :-t outposts, in sk!rnii.,lic: i.'C
Tin s-, figures, eddo.l to. -oin r, make the
cnoiinoiis slim of 7,j.ooii ; of this number
il would be safe lo say thai one tlii rd or2-V
1111I) are now in their graves, having cither
been killed i.llt.'ig'it or died from their
wounds, t'ttiie as mary- probably mo;-.-
have died from s.'n d-tiess. To this sh.' uld be
added !". 000 moie f, r tho -e who have been
maimed mid whose heallh has been ruined
for life. Tints, cur lo-si-t in ti 11 months of
of the present year may be estimated at 75,
OUO men, w ho 'have 1 iiher pi risked or have
been di-r.bled. If the whole truth were
known they would probably reach lOn.OOO
by the end of the yi ar, for the deaths lrom
disease in the hospitals, in camp, nnd at
home, generally exceed those in battle. For
every year the war continues we must expect
our casualties to he quite as heavy as they
have been the present.
ltKMAltli M'.I.K WOUKS OF HlMAN Lxlli)!'..
I Nincvili was 15 miics l.-ng. i wi,le, and
;! '5 mi!-? round, with a wall 100 feet high,
: and thick 1 noitgh for Ihrco rliario-.s abreast.
; I in by Ion was 50 mih s -.- hliin liie wahs. vvliich
I were 75 ii i t thick r.n.i 1 00 high, with 10'J
j bia.er.g:.ti s. The ttinjoeol' Piaua, al Kjihe
) stis, was 420 ft ct to the support of the roof.
I It was one hundred years 111 buildir.g. Tl 0
! largest i f the pyramids is 4S1 fed !ii-;'i and
65. i feet on the rides; tile base covets eh v ti
acre-: ; ike stones are about CO feet in length
and the layers arc 20... It employed :;i;0,
000 men in build',!. g. The labyrinth in
F.gypt eoutaius fS(ii) chambers and 12 halls.
Thebes, in Kg pt, presents ruins 27 miles
round, (incl loo g.itt-. Carthage vss 20
miles round. Atinns was 25 mlhs lottttd
i-.nd coiilaiiud ;i.VU)i!) olticns and -lufi.tMH)
siaves. The temple of Fn-lphos xva' so rich
ill donations thai it was plundered of $50.
Ooii.tnjO, and Nero carried away from it JO')
slut ucs. The walls of House were HI inih-s
round.
A Wtfu A J.t xi u. Whiie la.xb.
. it. . 1. .
outer iiixurti s, wi.y not tax 11 111:1:1 tot-
h:
wife? We heard this quel; m asked the
other day. We :.d:uit that 11 ooo,'; w ifr is .1
Injury : what n b:..'. cfe -.liny' be, v.e sdifll
not pause to consider. Hut i-.iitawii'e a
tax ill lursel!'? is she Hot one of tln.-e social
taxes to which we all giaci l'ally siilnuit, be
cause they introduce its to better 1 pportiin'
ties for enjoy!.:.; rational happim-.-And
if so, t.t.xin:' taxation w ott'd be a mon-tious
outrage. We think it would be , i-t r to tax
"single 1-les., -di-.ess." If t hut b.-a luxury,
why hho'.ild it not be taxed, since it is the
species of luxury which avowedly diniir.isln s
tlie expenses of tho enjoyi r of it.' Old
bachelors deserve, to be taxed ; tud so do all
old maids w hosi. singleness ist!:eit -u!t of
a positive ilt v'.inniion to matriniony if
there be r.-.-.y stieh 'fax them by all mens.
A chap out west uaui-.il Halm vh
'.nude u Sji-'ivh at a war-iaei -ling, v.as (
fised i:i Ihe i!!af paper, which said it
a very patriotic 1, alio s, 1 t;t the spi
i.lainf-re'l Lin lhy Murray, u fully,
next day llanus wrote 11 i.ote to the ci
declining be never knew such a man i;
life as l.iudlcy Mm ray, and therefore 1
not i.ave slandered him. M:s. I'.o. us
wife, being i.t a tea party, a':so took I p
cudgel for her hilsb.iud, w 11. ti l ie iu;
was dhcii.siicd, by I'eclavit .g t bat "M
iKgau it by abasing lu-r li'i.tl.'.cid, an I j.,
-jcod us he fave.
had
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'.I let
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"Is Jlrs. ..I
lUHti of 11 servant.
in in iii.cd a gitilV
"Xii, sir, rlu-'s not st
home.''
'Well, I nlil sin : V, as 1 ov e lu r
sonic money,
itu.l have called lo ray it." A
voice is nt once hear 1 from ovi 1 iIil I a. us
trade, exclaiming "Oil ! I 11111 in ; to ho sum
liitul Why, Killy, d.dn.t you knuvv that
Ask the gcmU mait to walk in '."
An. vnu ct.rro.v und lubwn io liie)
beeu dt's.royed. I r fear of Ihe I'ui .u -
t SvtiiU: L Ne Yoik f'
Ul V ol .