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ensue Now, whe that understands the subject wifl
pretend to deny that tho power of procreation is lost
sooner by those falling into improper habits than by
tbe prudent ? Besides being deprived the pleasures
of healthy offspring, the most serious and destructive
symptoms to both body and mind arise. The svstem
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I. J4II.STO.
.Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. London,
graduate from one of the niot eminent Colleges in
the United States, ami the greater part of whoso life
Lha been spent in the hospital of London, Paris,
I'hiladelphia and elsewhere, has effected some of
tho most astonishing cures that were ever known ;
in.iny troubled with ringing in the head and ears
v heu asleep, great nervousness, being alarmed ut
widen souuds, bashfulnesa, with frequent blushing,
nttumii'd sometimes with derangement of mind, were
cured immediutelv.
'i.tiai: fAitru 1 1, tit oii i:.
)r. J. addresses all those who have Injured them
selves by improper indulgence and solitary habits,
hieb ruin both body and mind, unfitting them for
either business, study, society or marriage.
TniiSK ore some of the ssd and melancholy effects
produced by early habits of youth, vii: Weakness of
the Buck and Limbs, Pains iu the Jlead, Dimuccs of
ighl. Loss of Muscular Power, Palpitation of the
Heart. Dyspepsy, Nervous Irritnbilitv, Derangement
if tho Digestive Functions, General Debility, Symp
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y untally. The fearful effects on the mind are
?nuch to be dreaded Loss of Memory, Confusion of
J ileus. Degression of Spirits. Evil-Forebodings. Aver
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Timidity, Ac arc soineuf tho evils produced.
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vhl is the cause of their declining health, losing
their rigor, becoming weak, pale, nervous and
emaciated, having a singular appearance about tho
eves, cough aud svmptoins of consumption.
VOl. JIUS
M ho have injured themselves by a certain practice
indulged in when alone, a hubit frequently learned
from evil companions, or at school, the effects of
whi.ih are nightly ft-lt, even w hen asleep, and if not
cured renders marriage iuijmtiMhle, and destroys
both mind aud body, should apply immediately.
M init a pity that a young man. the hope of his
country, the darling of his parents, should be suatched
ro-3 ull prospect and enjoyments of life, by the
consequence of deviating from the path of nature
and indulging in a certain secret habit. Such persons
jtl M," befure contemplating
M A It It I A
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aomesj a weary pilgrimage , the prospect hourly
darkens to tho vie", the mind becomes shadowed
v illi despair aud tilled with the melancholy rcHoc
tiou that the huppincss of unothur bcaouies blghtod
wiih our own
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pleasure finds that he has imbibed tho seeds of this
painful disease, it too often happens that an ill-timed
sense of shame, or dread of cHseuVvry, deters him
from applying to those wjo,' from education and
respectability, can aloue befriend him. delaying till
the constitutional symptoms of this horrid disease
mako their appearance, such as ulcerated' sore
throat, diseased nose, nocturnal pains in tho bead
and limbs, dimness of sight, deafucrt, nodes on tho
shin bones and arms, blotches on the head, face and
extremities, progressing with frightful rapidity, till
nt last the palate of the mouth or tbe bones of the
nose fall in. and the victim of this awful disease
becomes a horrid object of commiseration, till death
puts a period to his dreadful sufferings, by sending,
him to '-that Undiscovered Country from whence no
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Ii is mncl'iiiehuly fart that thousands fall victims
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ignorant pretenders, who. by the use of that Deadly
l'oison. Mercury, ruin the constitution aud make
the residue of lite miserable.
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MISCELLANEOUS;
lIOOltKR'S It EAT IIATTLi:.
Adritttonnl Vart Icujar or tho Four
ny FlKlittngr.
(Correspondence of the New Yord Tforald J
May, 8, 1883.
I shall not attempt id chronicle tho dis
graceful affair of a part of tho Eleventh
Corps (formerly Sigcl's), till I am ablo to
learn the particulars and send you a diagram
of the positions then held by our troops.
GENERAL WIIXIAMs' DIVISION ORDERED TO
6CrPORT GENERAL OKARV.
The following Is correct as far as it
goes :
At six o'clock P. M., ah the 2d of May,
tho First Division, under General 'Williams.
rof the Twelfth Army Corps (Slocum's), was
ordered to leave its intrenebmcnts, which
fronted Howard's, to support General Geary,
one-half of whose lino was then actually en
gaged with the enemy. The division moved
promptly, and iu less than teu minutes were
both engaged.
jackson's attack uros thh eleventh
corps.
General Howard's right, commanded by
Carl Shurz, was attacked by "Stonewall"
Jackson, and held its ground, for about an
hour, when his corps broke in the greatest
contusion, dashing to 'Williams' rear aud
over his intreuchmeuts.
an attempt to check the retreat.
A small regiment from each brigade of
Williams' Division had been left to support
a section of Lieutenant Crosby's Battery, K,
(Fourth United States), and hold the works.
These troops formed across the woods and
endeavored to check the flying columns of
Howard's Corps, but were unequal to tho
-task. Tho Twenty-eighth New York Infan
try, Lieutenaut-Colonel Cook, held their
ground till after the flight of Howard's com
mand, nnd kept the enemy engaged. Col.
Cook, Lieutenants Chaffer and Kenyou. and
about one hundred men, were fluuked add
taken prisoners.
THE SI1KI.I.S AND TnE EFFECTS.
On mv return to camp I examined tho
marks of the shells, ami found that one had
gone through four hospital tents, striking a
tree, and going off at an nnglo struck tho
ground without exploding. Another killed
one of our horses. In the last tent that the
shell went through was a wounded corporal
of tho One-hundrcd-and-forty-ninth New
York infantry, in a sitting posture, reading
a letter from" home. One-half of his head
was taken off by it, and he was dead. What
a horrible thing to contemplate. 5Ien
wounded so badly that they cannot move,
lying exposed to instant death, with a soul
just going before them where ? I could
not learn Ins name.
THE CAMP OF ItJUlUL PKISONEns.
Our camp of Geo' gin and Alabama priso
ners contained lust night about six hundred
in number. These men are in good spirits,
healthy und enthusiastic. In conversation
they aro quite huconic, aud know how to
hold their tongues. Whisky and some cof
fee these men long for, but as for food they
have plenty. They carry flour instead of
hard bread, cooking it as required. Iliese
I prisoners are from Alabama, Georgia and
North Carolina. When they see a shell
' coming in our direction their enthusiasm is
immense.
THE RLTPOSED REHEL LORKU8. ..
From captured officers we learn that the
enemy's loss has been terrible. In Jackson's
corps the casualties are unprecedented.
Jackson is wounded iu the hand ; 1). H.
Hill, severely and removed from the field ;
Roach and "Ransom are killed and Nichols
wounded.
TJIK HEUEI.S FIRE THE WOODS.
Many of our killed have fallen into the
llaIul3 nf the enemy, and are Still
tli ni'ld; 'It is feared that son
lying on
somo ot our
wounded wcrd burned to death, as, after our
troops fell back ou Suuday, the enemy tired
the woods. S. M. C.
DESPERATION OK THE REBELS.
It may seem strange to Northern readers
and those away from the scene of contest to
read of tho repeated attacks niado by the
enemy, who, it would naturally be supposed
would put themselves ulmost wholly on the
defensive. Thu fact is they never fought
with such desperation before ; they feel that
they are being hemmed in, their all is at
stake, and it is victory or death with them.
They are more cautious than our men and
are more secretive. We can learu but little
from prisoners or deserters ; many of ours
tell all they know. Our men not only must
have camp tires and their hot coffee, but
they set the woods on fire, thus unwisely
revealing their position aud making them
selves the target of the cuemy'g shells. The
enemy use exceeding caution about camp
tires. Our men are curious and climb trees
to see what is to bo spied out in tho enemy's
land, and are more seen than seeing. The
enemy, serpent like, crawl along tho ground
and keep out of sight as much as they pos
sibly can.
CENERAi nOOEER.
Whatever may be the issue of the present
righting, one thing is certain, that General
Hooker has made himself known to tho
army as one of the bravest and most daring
men tliat ever was on a Held oi battle, mere
is no fear iu hiin. Ho rides anywhere and
everywhere, and at all times of the day and
mglit. Having occasion to visit ins Head
quarters shortly after my return this morn
ing, ana learning mat, tuey uuu ciiangeu
them from whoru they had been, I asked
Lieutenant Colouel Weid, of Gen. Meade's
Staff, ids present locality.
uo to too very iront," saia me L,ieui.-
Col. "then co to the line of skirmishers, and
from there advance to the first house further
in front, and you will find General Hooker's
heatl-quartcrs.
Ut course this direction is not to lie lanon
in tho literal sense : but it Shows tho fact
that General Hooker spends his time in the
front, and is not afraid to spend it there
While our batteries were shelling the enemy,
vesterdav. in their concentrated movement
to pierce our centre. M described in my last
letter, General Hooker stood by one of the
cannon, and. following the rebound after
being tired, took bold of the wheels himself
ana no i pea to put it 10 pusuiuu. a awry
U prevalent that he ran but sword through
a skedaddling officer, ye iter day, but I do
not believe iu
THE LOSS Or LIFE IX TBE BATTLES.
The loss of life in these five days' baUle
was large, but on our tido was far leu than
on that of the ltebela. They undoubtedly
suffered tbe most Our troops baa cnosen
position, and bfsi let sheltering themselves
as much as possible, dug rifle-pits and threw
up temporary embankments. Of courso this
saved an immense amount of life on our
side, and besides, made it correspondingly
disastrous to the Hcbcls.
Tho exact loss in killed and wounded is
not known hut it will not reach moro than
nine thousand.
OENERAI.S KILLED.
The or.ly Generals known to have been
killed on our side, so far are General Burry
and General Whipple. The former wns a
Major-General of Volunteers, from Maine,
and tho hitter a Brigadier-General of Volun
teers, taken from the regular army. We
believe that on the breaking out of "the lle
bellion he was in tho Topographical En
gineering Department of the Government,
and was esteemed good officer.
TMK RK-CllOSSINO OP TUB rtAPPAIIairKOCK.
Washington, May 7.
The intelligence of General Hooker's
rctrogado movement to his old camp reached
your correspondent at a early hour of yester
day ; but from considerations of policy wo
did not forward it for publication. To-day
the Intelligencer, the official organ of Secre
tary Seward, announces it by authority,
consequently there need bo no further con
cealment. Tho causes are said to be, first tho non
faltilmcnt of General Stoneman's part of tho
programme in early cutting off the Rebel
communications. Up to Tuesday evening
General Hooker had not a word of reliable
intelligence from Stonetnan, and knew not
whether he had succeeded or failed". It was
an emmititd point that the Itehcl railroads
should have been cut last Friday. Tho
heavy rains of Monday night and Tuesday
morning had raised the Itappahannock six
feet, and bid fair to raise it to such a height
that he could not keep up his pontoons.
General Sudgwjck had failed to make a
junction with him on Sunday or Monday ;
the ltcbels had massed large forces on him
(Sedgwick) early on Monday morning, and
about 3 P. M., the ltcbels formed on nn open
plain, and apparently had lifty thousand
men.
General Sedgwick posted his artillery on
a range of hilis, and as the Rebels came up
he double-shotted his guns and mowed them
down at a fearful rate. Regiment after reg
iment melted away before his guns ; but on
they came. They piled up the dead and
dying in heaps, and then clambered over
them, and threw themselves upon the artil
lery as they were courting death ; finding
himself overpowered, Sedgwick ordered a
retreat to this side of the river nnd made for
Banks' Ford. Then commenced the slaugh
ter of our troops. The Rebels pursued him
with a fiendish ferocity. Gibbons' Division
had become separated, and crossed nt Fal
mouth j but during thu night tho Rebels
shelled the portions of Banks' Ford, and at
one time came near causing a panic upon
this side among the teamsters and scattered
troops.
Oeuerul Hooker finding that ho rnn a risk
in remiiiuiug, ordered his troops tore-cross
the river. The eight days' rations had given
out, and it became necessary to replenish
tho supplies of all kinds. The move took
place at United States Ford, without any
serious difficulty, and General Hooker's
head-quarters aro now at Falmouth?
The President left at midnight last night
to meet him at Acquia Creek, to consult
him as the future.
General Avcrill is under arrest for not
having gone to Gordonsville and destroyed
the railroad running west ; nnd except the
news from tho Richmond H7i'.' of the 4th
and 5th, there is not a word from Btonemau.
There is considerable anxiety expressed as
to the whereabouts of General Stuart and
his cavalry. He has not been heard from
since last Sunday morning. It is feared lie
will turn up where wo now least expect
him 1
Our loss in the last week is about ten
to twelve thousand killed, wounded und
prisoners, and that of the enemy at least
S'uuu. vt e ltavo over 6000 prisoners.
Many of our wounded fell into their hands
and the loss of Sedgwick's Corps is said to
oe ouuu. v o nave eleven llacs und thirteen
pieces of artillery, taken from the enemy.
Nioulu Stoneman have done his work well
it will be two weeks before they can repair
all tho damage, &c, get up supplied freely,
and before tliut we can have reinvigorated
our own army, and with reinforcements can
again assume the aggressive.
Ueucral Hooker is said to be in tlie liest
spirits possible under the unfortunate delay
lie lias been suhiected to in tuo destruction
of the Rebel army.
lestertlay General Milroy captured a
Rebel officer on whose person was found a
fresh despatch from General Lee, stating
that bis (.Rebel) loss bad been "iVart'ul,"
Pat ok Tnit Militia Who Responded
to tub Governor's Call. Many inquiries
have been made as to the payment of the
militia who wcro called into service by
Governor Curtix in September last, and
who participated in the detense ol the Slate.
The Legislature passed an act paying these
men, prvrUhd the General Uorernuient does
not make nueh payment within nix iiumti.
The act gives "liltecn days pay and sub
sistence at the same rates as are allowed by
act of Congress to tho regulars aud volun
teers, the Adjutant-General to furnish the
Auditor-General on oath the names of all
commissioned and non-commissioned olhcers
and privates who were in service and en
titled to pay, and the Auditor-General to
draw bis warrant on the State Treasurer
for tho amount, countersigned and approved
bv tho Auditor-General. If tho 1'edtral
Government should make paymeut within
six mohths, said paymentto.be taken in.
lieu of that provided by this act. luo
Governor shall receive from the Treasury of
tho United States the sum appropriated by
Congress for the pay and subsistence, and
accept the samo in full of such pay and
subsistence, the State otTeunsylvania hereby
assumiug to pay the same, according to tlie
provisions of this act."
PrwroATiNO White Mes. The Louis
ville Democrat says :
i'n nt tliia tinm a up I'm brio-ada is
marching into Florida, under orders of the
Administration, lor tne purpose oi subjuga
tion white men.'
Tho Nashville Union, in replying to the
above, says : What sort of wbito men are
they of whom the Ibmocrat speaks? Are
they not traitorous and rebellious white
men t Arc they not the disturbers of tho
nation's peace, and tbe violators of law and
order t Aro they not the murderers of the
citizen soldiers of the Union I Have they
not bung, shot and imprisoned men for be
ing patriot! Have they not chased and
torn to pieces tender women with blood
bounds I We do not think that such white
men as the rebels of Florida and South Car
olina are one whit too good to be subjugv
Ud nd Bhot hy negroes of anybody elje. ,
4encrnl Hfenetunii'ia IoTFinriit
Fortress Monroe, May.jB. Colonel Lud
low, Commissioner for cxcrangsVof prisoners
has just returned from City Point, and has
effected tho release and exchange of all Uni
ted States officers held by the rebels.
These officers are two hundred and fifty in
number, and 325 men. Among the 'officers
wcro General Sloughton Bnd Willlch. The
State of Maine left here with them for An
napolis, this afternoon, in chargu of Capt.
John E. Mulford.
Colonel Ludlow has completed the fol
lowing changes :
1st. All ollicers and enlisted men, and all
persons, whatever may have liecn their clas
sification or character- who have been de
livered at city point up to the sixth (0) of
May, 1803.
2d. All officers who have been captjired
and released on parole up to April I, 1803,
wherever they may liave been captured.
8d. All enlisted men who have been cap
tured in North Carolina and Virginia, aud
released on parole up to March 1, 1803.
The Richmond Enquirer of May 5, 1803,
contains an account of a severe battle hav
ing been fought on Sunday, Pd instant, in
Spotsylvania, in which they admit a heavy
rebel loss. Gen. Paxton was killed ; Gen.
Jackson wounded by loss of arm, &c. ; also
Gens. Heth and A. P. Hill slightly wound
ed. The battle was renewed on tho morning
of tlie 4th. They stute tho loss heavy on
both sides, and claim to have taken 5000
Union prisoners.
While this battle was being fought, the
Enquirer says, "General Stoneman with
fifteen thousand cavalry, destroyed the Fred
ericksburg railroad nt Ashland und took
possession of a train of cars, capturing seve
ral rebel government officers. The engineer
jumped from the engine and pretended to
be dead, but the Yankees awoke him nud
made him run the train to the village. They
also destroyed two locomotives. A detach
ment of Yankees then proceeded to Hanover
Court-house, tearing up the Central railroad
track and cutting the telegraph wires. Also,
burnt the court-house and several bridges on
the Fredericksburg railroad, and destroyed
the water tank nt Hungary. They were
evidently guided by some one familiar with
the country. We have obtained his name
nnd he is weil known in Richmond.
"At brook pike the Yankees exchanged
their jaded horses for fresh ones, and pro
ceeded across the Chickahtmiiuy, destroying
the turnpike and railroad bridges over that
river, and captured a locomotive which had
been sent out this morning on a rccouuois
sance. "Gen. Stoneman was still in Louisa county
yesterday, and a detachment of his command
is making their way down tho York river,
and may join the Yankee forces now iu Wil
liamsburg, Va.
"They had destroyed several trains of cure
laden with government stores."
fliinii aiitl tle Chincwc.
Tlio Chinaman's phylosopliy of life is ap
parently simple, his fundamental maxims
being two : To do nothing to-day whichean
bo put off till to-morrow, and to do nothing
at all except .on compulsion. The gokleu
rulo of liis humanity is, Uo unto others just
as they will be sure to do unto you if they
get a chance.
The Chinese judiciary is a wonderful in
stitution; it appears to he almost equally
hazardous to be the prosecutor or nccused
in a criminal trial the plaintiff or defendant
in a civil cause. One or two instances .will
be ot niterest : Tho "Chcboen" is tho magis
trate, aud he seems to possess a power which
is without control, and from which there
is no appeal. The key to his court is ready
money paid into the hands of subordinates ;
the key to his ear is ready money paid into
his own hand. The preponderance of testi
mony with him means only the weight of
metal bribes given by the respective euitors.
On a certain occasion the owner of a junk
borrowed a sum of money on his vessel, and
failed to pay when it came due. The lender
made strenuous efforts to collect his bill, aud
then reluctantly appealed to the court. The
Secretary was" polite, but requested a few
dollars before he could open the door to the
"('liejiecn's, Chamber of Justice ; the messen
ger was too unwell to announce this suitor
to the magistrate till a package ot one hun
dred Mexican dollars had beeu handed to
him. Tho police officer had worked hard
tho day before, was quite worn out, was
wholly uncqual to the exertion of hunting
up the debtor till he hud received a hundred
dollars. Then the claimant was told to go
and return another day. Three weeks after
wards his debtor was in prison ; then liegnn
the defence, which was n general denial of
allegations and a charge of forgery. The
plaintiff met this by a fresh payment to the
court, praying at the same time that he
might see the debtor face to face iu the pre
sence of witnesses. At tho end of a mouth
this iuterview was granted him, and the
debtor made his appearance with what he
claimed as the genuine seul of the legal in
strument this seal was different from the
one on tho document in suit, and the plain
tiff was warned with a terribly significant
look that he stood in a delicate situation.
To add to the hobblo in which the affair
stood, the arrested debtor turned out not to
be the identical man with whom the clai
mant transacted his business, though be was
the owucr of the junk, and was a man of the
samo name. Touching this point, it should
bu said that all the members of a iamily have
a way iu China of taking the same name,
thus promoting a vuriety of accidents.
Under the circumstances it did certainly look
as if the plaintiff in this case were itideed iu
"delicate situutiou" ; for if he retired from
the contest ho would receive a beatiug with
thu bamboo, and if he lost his cause he would
bo beaten just as much. So he asked tor
time, which he paid for aud obtaiucd. Then
a sensible suggestion was made, thut tho
matter ought to bo compromised. joiu
parties iuuined at tho idea, anil ou the part
of tho debtor there was paid to the creditor
about eight hundred dollars, the prectso
amount the creditor had paid in bribes to
tho court. Somo time after the two suiters
met in an opium shop and compared notes ;
they found that tho debtor had been twice
bambooed'in privato because ho refused to
acknowledge the debt, aud had at last agreed
to pay over the whole amount. Ho sup
posed tho money weut to the creditor ; but
this conversation disclosed tho fact that tho
Chebecn bad pocketed the w hole, only re
funding the amottut of the suitor's bribes.
This was a civil cause. One ou the crim
inal sido of the court ws no less peculiar.
A certain widow woman bad a daughter of
fourteen years. She thought the girl might
be made of some use ; so she looked, about
till she found a wealthy merchant, whom
sho induced to adopt the child. After
awhile, on the strength of her celatipnahip
to the adopted, tbe mother asked the mer
chant for a few dollars aa a gift. He de
clined, and the woman went to the' Chcbccn
with an accusation of kidnapping against
tho merchant. Tho secretary politely inti
mated to her that the Recused man was rich;
sho understood the hint and paid dollar after
dollar into his outstretched palm, hoping at
each that he would any "enough." But ho
did not say "enough," even when sho had
paid away her last coin. So sho departed,
aud returned when sho had accumulated
moro money. On third "interview of this
sort the secretary said "enough." After the
usual dti'ay the case enmc on. The accused
declared his entire innocence, and returned
the girl to tho mother. Tho Court would
give tho. woman no damages because the
man 1. Intended" no wrong, but informed
her that die had showu herself a good citi
zen by coming to Court and paying her own
expenses, and that she might continue to do
so on the same terms if she desired. So the
case disappeared' ft'M the tribunal. It was
not long, however,' before the mother met
tho merchant in tho street and had the im
pudence to ask him for some pecuniary aid.
Ho made answer to the effect that "the big
fish had nearly eaten him up,n and it then
appeared that while this case was going on
he was forced to pay to the secrctury about
fifteen hundred dollars, which ho was led to
suppose was to go into her pocket ; instead
of this, however, tho Coiut absorded the
money and dismissed tho woman with a
compliment.
LIFE II
EICHMON D.
larlicular of the Itcrent Bread
ItiotM.
A lndy of foreign birth, who has resided
in Richmond for several years, has just ar
rived in Washington. Her statements, which
the "Republican pronounces perfectly trust
worthy, aro very interesting. She says there
is a decided Union seutiuicnt in the rebel
cnpitol, and this sentiment is spreading in
spite of the pressure against it. Outward
demonstrations nro prevented, but there is
a large community who know each other,
and w hoso feelings for the Union cannot bo
crushed out.
Provisions arc so scarce in Virginia, ac
cording to her statements, thut the enemy
will be compelled to capture some of our
stores to sustain themselves. Sho predicts
that as soon as the roads are in good condi
tion rebel raids will be the order of the day
The. bread riot in Richmond was a more
serious affair than we have been led to sup
pose by any accounts that have hitherto
reached us. Several hundred females, led
by a woman of determined character, as
sembled, and, after arming themselves with
hatchets, divided themselves into three par
ties and marched through the three priuci
pal streets, which run parallel through the
city. While on their way they halted at the
principal stores and seized whatever pro
visions and groceries they could find. Tennis
passing through the streets were impressed
and the articles were sent, as fast as captur
ed, under the care of persons detailed for
that duty, to the quarters iuhabited by tho
poor people and distributed. After passing
these streets tho whole body concentrated
in a quarter occupied chiefly by Jew specu
lators and traders, aud proceeded to open
retail establishments and themselves. Tho
The plundering had by this timo become
rather promiscuous, anil various high func
tionaries w eic vainly endeavoring to quell the
riot.
General Winder interposed without effect.
Governor Letcher attempted to harangue
the crowd, but they would not listen. Final
ly Jeff. Davis himself came to the rescue in
a barouche, but even the conspirator-in-chief
could make no impression for somo time.
He made several attempts to speak, but his
voice was drowned in the cries of the excited
mob.
At length the police succeeded in arrest
ing a few of tho ringleaders nnd locking
them up iu tho central guard-house, after
which silence . was so far restored that Jeff.
Davis was ablo to make himself heard. He
promised them relief, and the Confederate
i'rca-suivr appearing at tho samo timo, dis
tributed Coufederate scrip to rioters, the
excitement abided and the crowd dispers
ed. They reassembled subsequently, however,
fn front of the guardhouse, and demanded
the release of those who had been nrrcstad
who was to be tried for rioting. General
Winder, military governor, sent secret orders
for their release, alleging that tho Virginia
troops would lay down their arms if tho ex
citement among their families at homo was
not allayed.
Since' that time the government has issued
to -the poor of thu city small rations, but
this cannot last long, for the army is nn short
rations, and the government supplies arc
failing even at that.
It should have beeu stated that tho wo
men, before commencing their raid, reported
to the Governor's mansion and asked for
food. He replied that it was our of his
power to afford them relief, as tho govern
ment demanded all the provisions it was
possible to get for tho army.
There are deep tnutterins anions: the peo
ple already, aud symptoms of uncontrollable
uisHiicciiou arc plainly exiuuiieii. .v lew
are making immense fortunes out of this war
but the many suffer severe privations, which
they cannot endure much longer. Some
boldly declare, in moments ot excitement,
that it is iu vain to contend longer with the
lankces, tor they must be beaten at last.
During tho bread riot an individual noted
for his eccentricities was in the crowd shout
ing, "It's of no use 1 Wo might as well give
it up. Wo are whipped," ic.
It was noticed, at the tim? cf this grand
emeuto, that tho most potent influence iu
quelling tho mob was tho free distribution
of money to thpcoplc, and it was the gene
ral opinion that blood would nave flowed
freely if this remedy had not been, applied.
New Volcano in Mexico. Mr. John
Xauthns, United States Consul tit Man
zanilla, writes from Colina, March liHh, to
tho Smithsonian Institute, announcing the
breaking out of a volcano there, as follows :
"Tho whole town is at present m a state
of extraordinary excitement, uews having
come that a new volcano broke forth tea
terday only six leagues from town. The
eruption came so suddeuly und was so
violent that the Armeria river was til led tip
by a barricade of ejected saud, mud and
stones to a height of over one hundred feet.
The river, of course, was sloped Iroui com
ing down, aud it ia said that uorth of the
barricade the river is running back and
inundating the forest for leagues. Tho
volcano broke out in the top of a bill only
bout one hundred aud titty, tect high above
the level of the Armeria river, but it is said
to be growing alarmingly every hour. For
the past three day we have bad niauy
heavy carthquakit,"
A Sew l'onrxof Ilccusc Im IloV
ingest, Kyiitptvuiii, and I'roycr
Ti-i'utiMcut.
Formany weeks, an alarm, in many cases
quito unnecessary, has existed in different,
parts ol tho city and suburbs respecting a
disease, since named the "Spotted Fever."
The approach of disease in any shape-'is
sufficiently hideous, oven though the medi
cal books and tho physician's knowledge'
placo it definitely among that class, tho
treatment for which has tho sanction of
ages. It is consoling even to the sick man
to know that his complaint is understood,
and that there can be no mistake iu it
character, or confusion in the remedies tr
be applied. Materia medica in our day
and generation has so far advanced to per
fectiou that tho dying patient cannot leava
our world with a reproach of science on bis
lips. Occasionally, however, the theories
of tho men of science nro baffled and bewil
dered by new deAclopmonts of those 111
that tho human flesh is heir to. One such
has just presented itself, but, happily for
those who yet expect to see .many moro
years of terrestrial joy, this new disease has
been confronted by tho medical men, and
successfully treated. An eminent physician
of this city informs us that the disease
which at tir. t broke out as an epidemic is
now on the wane, and the cases of death
arc now fo few as to i.iutse no greater
anxiety than the usual ailments known to
every household.
Tho disease was entirely unknown in
this part of the country. It i3 said to bo
similar to the spotted fever which prevailed
in New-England between the years 1808
and 1813. The namo "spotted ' fever" at
taches to it for tho present in consequents
of the similarity. It attacks persons of all
ages of life, but is chiefly prcvulent among
the young, from fifteen to twenty-five ycara
of age. The patients are taken down with
a chill, which is generally preceded by
uncomfortable, feelings for a few hours.
The chill is followed by an intense headache,
pain in the back of the neck, passing down
the spine, nnd fever. In about twenty-four
hours nn eruption, in reddish spots, appears
beneath the skin, causing however, no eleva
tion. It cousins of little points of blood
varying in size from a pin's head to a quar
ter of an inch, nnd sometimes larger. Tho
eruption was found to bo precisely similar
to spots found in the interior of a body
examined at Mamiyunk some ten days ago.
If the patient is suffering from a severe
attack he generally becomes delirious, and
often becomes perfectly insensible. When
death takes place, it occurs in from twelvo
hours to four days. If tho disease lasts for
a few days the patient recovers. The treat
ment which hr.s thus far been successful is
this: Avoid blood-letting; put the patient
on stimulants, such i brandy, wine, or
whisky ; ulso give qirijie freely, and apply
to tho back ot the neck-aud down the limbs
mustard poultices. Keep up external warmth,
promote perspiration, and make cooling
applications to the head.
Upon examination after death, U is juit
evident, from the presence of tho spots in
the interior of tlio body being similar to
those on the exterior, as well as on uccouut
of tho dissolving condition of the blood,
that it is strictly u blodd Uiselso, and ougnt
to bo trerted "accordingly. There is no
reason whatever to suppose that it spring
from infected rags, as has been charged,
and the best evidenco of this is its simulta
neous appearance in various parts of thu
country. PhihtMjihia 1 ts.
To Pkeserve Rkxxet. We abridge the
following from tho "Country Gentleman :"
Tho calf should bo taken from the cowr
sixteen or eighteen hours before killing it.
When the rennet is taken out remove tho
straws, if there bo any, and fill it with salt;
never was it in the least, inside or out. Placo
a laver of salt on tho bottom of a large stono
jar that can be covered closely; then put
in tlie renuet , add auotuer layer ol suit, ana
so ou till the jar is full. Cover tho jar tight
and set in a cool place. When wanted for
use, ninke a strong brine, (the brine should
bo about as warm as new milk just from tho
cow,) throw in a few sprigs of sage, and allow-
one gallon of brine for two rennets ; they
should be put iu soak four days before need
ed for use.
Sir A. P. Gordon Camming writes to a
Scotch journal : "In cutting tho Inverucssi
and Perth Railway through tho Loehnavan
dah Park on Altyrc, we have unceremoni
ously trespassed on the privacy and retire
ment of a numerous colony of ancient toads.
The cutting is here from twenty feet to
twenty-five feet deep, the lower part beiqg
through from ten feet to sixteen feet of
freestone nnd red conglomerate. Tho in
teresting old residents arc found in tho red
freestone, about fifteen to twenty feet below
tho surface, where they certainly must havo
been severrl niuctccu years' leases out in tho
laud above them. They are sometimes turn
ed out by the navy hand pick, or' the great
iron crowbar ; but a blaat of powder, of
w hich a vast amount is here expended, seems
to cause the greatest upset in tho establish
ment, as a shot is sometimes tho means of
exposing a dozen of the sleepy old fellows.
They seem noue thu worse for their long re
pose, but after giving a lew v inks at thu
new light" thus suddenly let in upon them,
and taking several gasps of tbe ttuwonted
air, they liesurely aud deliberately proceed
to hop and crawl dowu tho lino along the
small water course towards the lower iiclda.
I have seen them in numbers, and soma
of the nieu have counted above forty at
once.
Rules is Rkuard to Lf.itf.hs to oo Bu-
Yonu this Linux. lu order to secure tho
transmission of letters across the lines, tho
billowing rules, established bv an order of
General I)ix, must be complied with ;
1. No letter must exceed one page of u
letter sheet, or relate to any other than pure
ly domestic nutters.
" 2. Every ietier must be binned with tho
writer's name in full.
3. All letter must be sent with five cents
postage enclosed, if to go to Richmoup, nud
ten cents if beyond.
4. All letters must be enclosed to tho
Commanding General of the Department
of Virginia, at Fortress Monroe. No let
ter sent to any other address w ill be fur
warded. All letters aeut to Fortrc Monroe with
out a strict compliance with these rules, ex
cept for prUonur of war, will bv transmitted
to the Dead Letter office.
A correspondent of au Australian paper
relates tho discovery, ueur. CuMleuitiitie
(Australia), of three human bodies petrified
into solid marble. Every purt (4' tho body
is said to bo accurately preserved, and the
attitudes are so natural t taut the disc oTerer,
uutil he weut close up, imagined the block
of stoue to be living mm.