liiiil
I had always been demonstrative toward
my children, the elder as well as the young
er. Minnie had never lost her right to her
father's knee, nor did she over meet me in
the morning or part with me at night with
kiss. This was denied her now. Poor
childl it was the sorest trial of all. Once
or twice she clung tearfully to me in my
sternness, and reaching up to clasp my neck
with her white arms, tried to bend my lips
to hem. No. I promised her never a kiss
while I lived.
Women are strange creatures. There
was my wife, who had entirely eYznPathi
zed with me, as I supposed, absolutely giv
ing aid and comfort to our recreant daugh
ter, I verily believe that, long before the
wedding day came she was as thoroughly
interested in the whole affair as though
Minnie had been about to marry the best
business man in town. Little use was it
for me to tighten my purse strings, and di
rect that the child should have no mar
riage outfit of wardrobes, pillow cases,
counterpanes and the thousand and one et
cetera* in which mothers take such pleasure.
*ln spite of me, but surreptitiously. Minnie
was well provided for, I am sure. I re
member that the shopman's bill for some
ten months after seemed unusually full,
both in nuno,ber of items and footing of
columns, and I shrewdly suspected that
wife had arranged with the tradesman to
have articles scattered ;long through the
months. She was always a good finan
cier.
The ceremony was performed in the
church. I was present, lest my absence
might give too great notoriety to the family
jar. Useless. The whole town having
long since been acquainted with the state
of affairs—the bride's beauty and the
bridegroom's popularity—set many eyes
upon me with the sparkle of criticism in
them.
,'He needn't look so savage like," mut
tered a gruff old yeoman behind me ; "there
ain't a likelier young fellow anywhere
hereabouts that Jemmy Brun ; an' though
Minnie be putty as a pink, it's a good match
a real bargain—so."
Long, long months went by after the
marriage—tedious, unhappy months to
me. I knew I was being soured by the self
imposed restraint on the affectionate part
of my nature. Minnie came to her old
home sometimes. Once or twice she beg
ged for the return of the old love, the home
kiss. No. My daughter was happy in her
husband, happy in her new home. But I
saw very plainly that the bliss of the old
home was lost to her.
Nearly two years went back into the
past,, shadowed in this manner, when a lit
tle human blossom was laid in its cradle.
A little struggling, wee thing—another lit
tle Minnie. Poor me! Here was a new in
fluence to be stemmed, as boats stem anoth
er mt and another wave, forced into Min
nie's chamber, stood over the pale child
with the little one on her arm, and heard
the faint voice and to the sweetly beseech
ing Zook. "Do kiss me, father!" I shook
spy head and went out.
One day a strange change came over the
young mother, alarming the experienced,
and giving to the physician that ominous
air of grave mystery which strikes into the
soul of the loving. I moved about full of
fear and guilty distress. The symptoms
became more and more alarming—she was
oinking. I was called to her bedside as
that of my first dying child. As I bent
over the white face, almost translucent
with weakness, illuminated by eyes all
undimmed by illness, my Minnie gave me
the old-timed glance of love, and throwing
up her hands as if to clasp my neck, said
faintly, but oh ! so earnestly—
" Kiss me, father!"
I !Ant 'down to my daughter, my first
born, and we wept long together—the
strong 'father and the faintly breathing
Vat do you think Minnie did? Why,
she got well again, and in two months was
&oranges' as a lark, and as gay—looking
after the little Minnie like a pretty mother,
as she was.
However, the ice was fairly broken, and
I was my fatherly self ever after. Minnie
even ventured, after a time, to make merry
at my expense over the fact that not only
was Jemmy Brun the best of husbands but
one of the most well-known of American
writers.
I think I was a very great fool.
*lieu the Battle may be Expected.
The public must not be impatient for
the clashing of the two armies now ap
proaching each other in the centre of Mis
souri. The best information from Lexing
ton is to the effect that Gen. Price will
make his stand at that city with the main
body ofhis army, and perhaps choose as
hie vantage ground the very entrenehtnents
which 'were 'so gallantly and successfully
defended by COL Mulligan. To reach
him, therefore, ar.d give him decisive kat
tie even within ten (lags time, will require
extraordinary exertions on the part of Gen.
Fremont. Ile has forwarded to Jefferson
city an immense quantity of army bag
gage, including artillery and ammunition,
the transportation of which will be com
paratively easy and vapid by railroad to
Sedalia, but the movement of which across
the country by wagons will necessarily be
difficult and slow. If the enemy there
fore should not advance and give battle at
some point South of Lexington, we must
not look tor any important results short of
the latter part of next week. The strength
of the hostile forces will be pretty nearly
eqiial, and large enough to make the en
gagement the most decisive one of the war.
Assuming that McCullough, with probe
bly S,0(10 or 10,000 men, has effected a
junction with Price, whose total force is
not lees than 30,000 men. The enemy
will thus have an army of 40,000 men—
half of them well drilled, well armed, and
efficient 'fighting men. lie has, also am
ple artillery, though it has never yet been
efficiently managed, and cannot begin to
pompete with the Federal batteries under
mamma of such men as Totten and Du
bois.
*to of tin fay.
litiati lentsoky.
The abenfitfrcin Kontniiiky is of an
exciting character - . It daily- be
conies more and more , evident that
the rebels intend to throw a very
large force into that State. Instead
of sending all their available troops
into Virginia, they are beleived to be
withdrawing them from that region
to strengthen Gen. Buckner. It is.
alleged by those who in Washington
urge a further reinforeeMent of the
Union troops in Kentucky, that there
is good evidence that Jeff. Davis has
been ordering a number of regiments
from Eastern Virginia to Tennessee
and lower Kentucky. The loyal
men among the mountains of West
Tennessee say that the Virginia
Central Railroad has of late been
crowded with troops on their way to
Kentucky. Wherever the rebel
troops go they commit great ravages
and one of their chief objects is to
procure supplies by plundering Union
districts. General Zollicoffer, with
his army of 27,000 men, has fallen
back, and is now South of Barbours
ville, Knox county, and not far from
the Tennessee line. It is pretty evi
dent from this that be has no such
force as has been credited to him, and
that the 8,000 men said to have been
marching through Clinton county,
which is separated from Knox coun
ty only by the counties of Whitely
and Wayne, never were there or
have mysteriously disappeared. It
is supposed that Zollicoffer intends
to fortify at Cumberland ford—
naturally a very strong position—
fifteen miles from Cumberland Gap.
An advance movement from Camp
Dick Robinson is reported to be in
progress, though the information is
not known to be reliable. General
Thomas, of the regular army, is in
command there, and his forces are
becoming formidable.
Gen. Lane's Success at Osceola.
We have intelligence by way of
Leavenworth that Gen. Lane has
been completely successful in his
march upon Osceola. After his vic
tory in Papinsville already recorded,
he proceeded immediately to Osceola,
in St. Clair county, Mo., a distance of
twenty miles. The rebel force there
was dislodged, the town burned, and
the immense supply train of Rains
and Price captured. This train was
between two and three miles in
length, and contained all the supplies
and equipage of Rains and Price,
and $lOO,OOO in money. This is the,
most important success gained for
the Union cause in Missouri, and
goes far to redeem our losses at Lex
ington. McCulloch is still near Fort
Scott, and his men swear they are
bound for Kansas,
Movements at Lexington Mo.
JEFFERSON CITY, Oct. 6.—A special
despatch to the St. Louis Republican
says:
Little doubt is entertained here that
Price is on his way South with the
main body of his army, the force re
ported to be making demonstrations
near Georgetown and Sedalia being
merely a detachment for the purpose
of keeping our advance engaged.—
When last heard from Price's advance
guard was in Clinton, Henry county.
It is supposed Price will push to the
Arkansas line. Gen. Fremont will
follow him closely, and give him bat
tle wherever he can find him. A force
of between three and four thousand
rebel cavalry were seen near Lipton
to-day, whose object is presumed to
be to get between our advance and
this place, and fall upon some stray
regiment or transportation train go
ing out.
Colonel Caffu, of Booneville, passed
through here the other day for St.
Louis, but it has since been ascertain
ed that he is on his way South with
important documents, containing the
official proceedings of the mock Leg
islature held at Lexington. A scout
of Linn Creek reports the probable
death of the notorious rebel leader,
Rev Miskel Johnston, who, while mo
ving some of Dorbart Co's powder
on Fridav night, was dangerously
wounded * by explosion of one of the
kegs. General Fremont and staff
will probably leave for Sedalia to-mor
row.
A Special despatch to the St Louis
Republican says :—lt appears to be the
belief in military circles here, that
Gen. price will avoid a battle with
Gen Fremont, if possible, but others
entertain the opinion that he intends
a surprise on some point the least
protected, and that we shall have a
fight in a few days. Gen Fremont in
tends to follow the rebel army into
Arkansas, and force them to fight
wherever he can encounter them.
The Paymasters who brought $l,-
200,000 to pay off the troops to the
31st of August, have discharged their
duty and returned to St. Louis. Claib.
Jackson is reported to be en route for
Texas. The farmers of Pettis county
recently offered to furnish General
Fremont, gratis, $250,000 worth of
grain for his army. Captain Cham
pion, the rebel who was here last
week, has been arrested as a spy in
Georgetown, and is now a prisoner.
gebels Robbing an Insane Asylum.
The St. Louis papers notice a high
handed outrage recently perpetrated
in Northern Missouri:
A party of sixty rebels came into
Fulton the other day and robbed an
Insane Asylum there of four hun
dred blankets, the same number of
Sheets, and a quantity of articles of a
similar nature. They surrounded
the house of Dr. Smith, the Superin
tendent of the Asylum, while en
gaged in this operation. They said
they came from Price's army at
Lexington ; that the Asylum's pro
perty belonged to the State, and that
they had a right to ,lidl_ythir% they
chose to take fkom it. The inmates
of the , asylum irere removed some
time since, on aeoonnt of the action
of Jackson's begistatswe.
News from Fortresslionroe--4 Sharp Skir
mish at ilikeeras,l44.lllA&Routed.
Foßramis MoWsor l Oct. B.—The
frigate Susquehanna ha arrived from
Hatteras Inlet, and brings most in
teresting intelligence: The day after
the capture of the Fanny, the Ceres
and Putnam, having one of the
launches of the Susquehanna in tow,
went up to Chicimancofrianno and
landed seven days provisions, return
ing the same evening, without hav
ing seen anything of the Confeder
ates. On Friday, however, word
reached Hatteras Inlet by the Stars
and Stripes that twenty-five hundred
Confederates, consisting of a Georgia,
South Carolina and 1, irginia regi
ment had come over from the main
land in six small steamers and schoon
ers, with flat boats, and had attacked
the Indiana regiment, who were
obliged to retreat. The Susquehanna.
and Monticello steamed up outside,
while Col. Hawkins marched up with
six companies and reached Hatteras
Inlet by nightfall, a distance of 13
miles, and during the night Colonel
Hawkins was joined by the Twen
tieth Indiana regiment, who had
passed in the darkness a large body
of the rebels, landed for the purpose
of cutting them off. Colonel Brown
reported a loss of fifty men as prison
ers, comprising his sick, wounded and
twenty pickets, who could not be
called in. He succeeded in saving
his tents, provisions, etc. On Satur
day morning the _Monticello steamed
around the Cape and a s e w miles up
the coast met the Confederates
marching down the narrow neck of
land to attack our troops. Rebel
steamers were also landing men to
co-operate with them. They were
within easy range, and the Monticel
lo opened upon them with shells of
five seconds fuses. two hundred and
eighteen of which were fired from
three guns in three hours and thirty
' five minutes, doing great execution.
The Confederates at first tried to
shelter themselves behind a sand hill.
and then in a narrow copse, but soon
' broke in every direction, and took
refuge upon their vessels. A shell
passed through the wheel house of
the Fanny, which was already em
ployed against us. It is supposed
that their loss must have reached be
tween two and three hundred killed
and wounded during the engagement.
A member of the Indiana Regiment
who had 'been taken prisoner,
managed to break the rope by which
he was tied, and escaped. He
took to the surf and was taken up
by a boat from the Monticello.—
He reports that the first shell from
her killed Col. Barstow, of the Geor
gian regiment, and the havoc was
frightful. He also states that when
he escaped he killed a Confederate
Captain with his pistol. Upon the
withdrawal of the Confederates,
the Monticello, Susquehanna and
land forces returned to Hatteras In
let. Lieut. Bukhead, of the Susque
hanna. from whom I have obtained
the above account, thinks that no ad
vance can be made from' the inlet
without the support of a fleet of light
draught vessels, and that our force at
the inlet should be speedily increased.
The S. R. Spaulding had arrived on
the Bth with General Mansfield, and
landed her men and stores. Too
much praise cannot be accorded to
Lieut. Braine, of the Monticello, for
this brilliant achievement, which has
caused great exultation at Old Point.
Col. Brown narrowly escaped with
the Indiana regiment. He was shell
ed from the Confederate vessels, and
troops were landed above and below
him, yet he managed to escape with
comparatively small loss. The par
ticulars of this masterly movement
have not vet arrived.
Latest News from the South.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 7.—A fire occur
red on the corner ofWash ington street
and Centre alley, Memphis, on the
29th ult., and destroyed thirty thous
and dollars worth of property ; it ex
tended round to the front row. The
Memphis Avalanche has absorbed the
Bulletin. .4 Memphis paper of the
30th ult., says that thirty eases of
Enfield muskets, part of the fifty thou
stud which came into a Southern
port some time since, arrived at Mem
phis and are on their way to Colum
bus. Memphis was litterly alive with
soldirrs on the 29th ult. The South
ern Commercial Convention assem
bles at Macon, Georgia, on the 14th
inst. The University of Mississippi
is about to be closed for the want, of
patronage. Jacob Thompson has been
nominated for Governor of Mississip
pi.
The Pocahontas Advertiser says
that T. C. 'Hindman obtained 3,000
more men from Arkansas for Hardee's
command. Ex-Governor E. Lewis
Lowe, of Maryland has escaped to
Richmond. Isaac Davenport, of the
Richmond firm of I. &. G. B. Daven
port, give a check of $lO,OOO, owing
to Northern creditors, to the com
missioner. The Northern Bank of
Alabama has suspended specie pay
ment. at the instance of Gov. Moore.
The Nashville merchants have agreed
to receive Treasury notes at par for
debts and goods. Hardee's command
has fallen back to Pitman's Ferry,
on the Arkansas line. J. B. Jones,
formerly editor of a Philadelphia pa
per, is a Secretary in the War De
partment at Richmond.
It is estimated that the Yankee
I property in the State of Virginia, un
der the ban.of the sequestration act,
amounts to thirty millions of dollars.
Mobile papers say that the defences
North of the city are going vigorous
ly forward. The municipal authori
ties of Mobile are 'issuing shin-plasters
in small amounts.
Confederate soldiers, especially in
estern Virginia, are suffering for
tobacco.
A vessel with 4 thousand bushels
of salt, from Laguyra, had its cargo
taken from the Brazos river to Rich
mond.
IA prise schooner was recently cap
tared near Galveston, with 200 sacks
of coffee and 150,000 cigars.
The lilowling Green correspondent
of Uie Naehvillq and American,
Gensia Sueletter Ili adva — n:-
cling towards the Ohio river, Ind
driving. the Home Guards beforeiiim.
W. I. Wicks, ohairinan of the - mili
tary Coitisnitteeof Memphis, says it is
desirable that no more gotten or to
bacco' be shipped there, until further
orders, and if plantersitml stop 'ship
ping, the military authorities will send
the eotten back into the country at
the owner's expense.
The Fort- Smith Herald says :
The Cherokees will furnish three
regiments, the Creeks two regiments
and the Seminoles one battalion.
Gen, Lee Driven From Big Spring
ELKWATER, Oct. D.—Gen. Rey
nolds has made two reconnoisances
in force within the last few days
against Gen. Lee, and has driven
him from Big Spring, the formerren
dezyous of his main force. Part of
his force is now at Elk Mountain and
Greenbrier bridge, respectively thirty
and forty miles from here. and part
of it, under Lee, is said to have joined
Floyd. At Big Spring they destroy
ed the camp equipage and annuli niti.
and burnt several hundred muskets,
wacrons,&c. The road is absolutely
impassible for wagons, beyond a
point twelve miles front Elkwater.
From Jefferson City.
JEFFERSON CITY, October B.—Col.
Mathews telegraphed to Governor
Gamble this morning. from Hermann.
that he had been compelled to sur
render his camp, with three pieces of
artillery, to a superior three. Colonel
M.'s camp was about twenty miles
from Hermann, and is said to have
contained about 400 Home Guards.—
The rebels numbered some 2,000
strong, and their intention is to burn
the Gasconade bridge, in that vicin
ity. On hearing of the approach of
this force, our troops at the bridge
commenced erecting palisades thr
its defence.
Price's army was on Grand river.
in Henry county. at last accounts,
on Wednesday last, marching south
ward.
A rebel named Widerneyer is rais
ing a regiment at Osceola thr the
purpose of making a bray into Kan
sas.
Union men from the neighbor
hood of Lexington deny that any
session of the Legislature was held
there.
Efforts are being made here to or
ganize companies ofrangers, to carry
on guerrilla warfare after the style of
the rebels.
Generals Sturgis and Lane are un
derstood to have received orders to
march from Kansas City to join Gen.
Siegel at Sedalia. General Siegel
sent out a detachment of 3,000 - men
Sunday last to cut off a rebel supply
train.
Washington Items,
WASEINGTON, October B.—Eighteen
batteries and six thousand four hun
dred cavalry were reviewed to-day.
east of the Capitol. Capt. Tidball's
company of mounted Artillery, or
ganized since the battle of Manasas.
was prominent on the right. There
was a large concourse of spectators.
including prominent officers of the
government. It was a grand specta
cle.
A rebel mail carrier was arrested
to-day in one of the Potomac river
counties of Maryland. He was brought
to-night to this city. The boat in
which he had frequently and clandes
tinely crossed over into Virginia, was
secured, in addition to a number of
letters directed to parties in the latter
State.
The impression is tilt Pennsylva
nia people's ticket received a major
ity of the votes cast in the several
camps hereabouts to-day, while the
result among the Philabelphia volun
teers will give that ticket about 3,000
majority.
The government which has had
the managenient of the Washington
branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road for several months past, restored
it to the control of that company to
day.
The hail ti torm yesterday damaged
a portion of the London & Hampshire
Railroad, thus preventing the pas
sage of the Government trains from
Alexandria to Fall's Church. The
necessary repairs were made to-day.
The War in Western Virginia.
OPINCINNATI, Oct. 4.—The following
is a special despatch to the Cincinnati
Commercial :
CHEAT .51.ouNTAIN, Va., Oct. 3.
This morning, at one o'clock, a por
tion of Brigadier General Reynold's
brigade, consisting of three Ohio reg
iments, 411624th, 25th and 3d, and por
tions ofthe'six Indiana regiments, the
7th, 9th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 17th, to
gether with detachments of Colonel
Bracken's Indianaregiment, Colonel's
Robinson's Ohio regiment., Col. Green
field's Pennsylvania Cavalry, and de
tachments of How'sregulars, Loomis,
Michigan And Daum's Virginia Artil
lery, numbering in all 5,000 men, left
that mountain to make a reconnois
sance in force in front of the enemy's
position on Green Briar river, 12 miles
distant.
Col. Ford's Ohio regiment was sent
to secure an important road, the pos
session of which flanked our main col
umn.
The expedition arrived in front of
the enemy's fortification at 8 o'clock,
their pickets retreating, after firing
an ineffectual volley.
Colonel Kimball's Fifteenth Indi
an was then• sent forward to secure a
position for Loomis' battiery, while
Cummins' Tiventy-fourth Ohio deploy
ed as skirmishers on the south slope
of the mountain.
Loomis' battery then got into posi
tion, supported by the 17th Indiana,
and opened the battle. The shot was
responded to by an enemy in the bush,
who were soon routed by the 14th
Indiana, with a loss of 7 killed and a
large number wounded and taken prig-
- Howe's battery, supported by the
Thirteenth Indiana, Then opened 6re
within three hitntreli yards of the
enemy's fortifications. Capt. balm - j
also opened a brisk fire .with two pie
ces. The firing , was almost incessant
for an hour, our artillery doing good
execution.
The enemy's battery did but little
injury, their guns being aimed too
high. Our guns effectually silenced
three of theirs.
While observations were being made
of the enemy's fortifications, which
lasted three hours more, an irregular
fire was kept up. Before the close
of the reconnoissance, which was most
satisfactory, the enemy received
heavy reinforcements from Monterey,
making their strength about 15,000.
Our loss is but ten killed and eleven
wounded. We captured thirteen
prisoners and a lot of cattle and
horses.
Movements of Gen. Roseormiz.
CINCINNATI, Octoberlo.—The Com
rcie s Kanawa advices says that
General Rosecranz is at Mountain
Cove. a strong position twenty-five
miles beyond Gauley. He had ad
vanced ten miles further to Little
Sewell, but the enemy was too well
entrenched and too strong at Big
Sewell. five miles further on, to be at:
tacked. and Roseeranz fell back as an
invitation to come outand have a fair
tight. There was no expectation of
an attempt by the enemy to force
his position. The weather in the
Gauley region is terribly bad. Rain
falls almost incessantly. Roseeranz'
troops are well clothed and have plen
ty of overcoats and blankets. The
fight at Chapmanville was a sharp and
bloody affair. Five ofPiatt's Zonaves
were killed. A dispatch from Gen.
Reynolds to Gov. Morton. dated Hut
tonville. October, Sth. says: The ene
my in our front on the Huttonville
road has been driven to Greenbrier
Springs, twenty miles beyond Big
Springs. their late rendezvous. They
are about fifty miles from Elkwater,
and a hundred and twenty from Cheat
Mountain. The roads about Hutton
yille arc impassible for wheels. The
enemy destroyed hundreds of musk
ets, tents, camp equipage. &e. Sev
eral wagons fell into our hands.
Important from Virginia.
The Cincinnati "Gazette" states that on
Monday, Roseeranz telegraphed to Wash
ington fur more troops, and that a req
sition having been made on Governor Den
nison, two Ohio regiments were ordered to
the Kanawha. It appears that Floyd
and \Vise have been reinforced, and Rose
cranz and Cox had fallen back from Sewell
Mountain. The report is that Lee had rt
enforced the rebel Generals, but this cat
not be, for it was only on Thursday tlu
the reconnoissance under General Reyna
found his army to be fifteen thonsat
strong, and he could not have reinforce
Floyd since that time. That the retie,
have been strengthened is undoubted':
true, but it will he found that this strengtl
came from Beauregard, and not from Lee
Anticipated Battle near Darnestown.
Private letters from Darnestown
Tuesday, mention indications on the pa,
of the rebels to cross the Potomac, ner
the junction of the Monocacy river, ai
attack the divisions of Generals Banks at
Stone. Rockets and signal fires hal
nightly been seen in the direction of Sup
loaf, and, it is said, that the rebels ha'
laid a telegraphic wire through the river
The Southeastern mountain slopes of Lou
don county doubtless shelter a large for(
of the enemy. General Stone may, pe]
haps, anticipate them by making the fir ,
visit.
Another Soldier Dead
On the evening of the 4th inst., Wm. H
Walker, son of D. S. Walker, Esq.,
Jefferson township, and a member
Capt. Templeton's company, died nel
Washington City, of heinmorrhage of tl
bowels. Young Walker had been sick
some time. He was highly esteemed
his companions in arms and was belovt
by a large circle of friends at home. R.
father was with him when he died al
will bring his remains home for int 4
ment.— Washington, (Pa.,) Review.
From Missouri.
A dispatch from Jefferson City star
that definite advices have been recei'
that the rebels are retreating Southw:
rapidly. On Thursday night Price's an
after severe forced marching, had reach
Grand River, over seventy miles south
Lexington. His guerillas were dispersi
His main army was about twenty.
thousand strong. Lane is reported
ing on a parallel line west of them,
rassing their flanks. We are not likely
overtake them, though our divisions
striving to cut them off. There are
prospects of a battle soon.
Ringgold Oavahy at New Greek.
In the recent severe skirmishing on I‘
Creek, near Romney, Va., the Ringo
showed itself to be an useful branch of
army of Western Virginia. Althoff
the rebel force was much larger than
federals—their cavalry numbering s(
500—yet when the Ringgolds threw
a challenge for a fair fight in an open fi
they declined to come "up to the scratcl
For many hours this gallant company .
rassed and kept at bay a superior for(
frequently driving back the secessionist
At one time they were virtually in posses
sion of Romney, and had they been sus
tained by reinforcements could have held
it, but the opposing force being so large as
to enable them to overpower our men, they
fell back to New Creek.—Review.
J. C. RRECKINRIDGE.-1710 Hon. J.
C. Breckinridge, with others from
Kentucky, was atAbingdon, Virginia,
on the 3d instant. It is understood
that Mr. Breckinridge will resign his
seat in the United States Senate,
and issue an address to the people of
Kentucky, and engage actively in
the war. It is believed that he will
be in kichmond in 4 fttw days,
litat From Fortrass Monroe.
FORTRESS MONROE. Oct. 9.—Briga
adieP Goa, - Williams has not yet left
for Hatteras inlet, the revenue cutter
Cornia haVitig been detained by the
severe .gale naw prevailing. The tug,
Young Atherica, while engaged in
sounding the channel of the James
River yesterday, exchanged several
shots with the Pig Point battery.—
Several shells exploded near the tug,
but did no harm. The Union gun is
now mounted so as to sweep the
roads hetween the Fortress and Sew
all's Point. Gen. Wool and Quarter
master Tallmadge have recommended
to the Quartermaster General the
quartering of the troops at Old Point
and Newport News. for winter, in
comfortable wooden houses, built so
as to accommodate two or three com
panies each. This plan will doubtless
ly be adopted.
Engagement Between Gun Boats.
The gun boats Tyler and Lexington
had an active engagement. on Mon
day with the rebel shore batteries at
Iron Banks, three miles from Colum
bus. The boats left Cairo at nine
o'clock, for down-river reconnoisance,
and arriving at Lucas Bend got
sight of the rebel gun-boat Jeff. Davis.
which, on chase being given, put
about with all possible despatch for
Columbus. The Lexington and Con
estoga. while in chase, and throwing
shot, were suddenly fired upon from
masked batteries on each side of the
river. The shots, however, gener
ally fell short. Al battery of rifled
cannon on the Iron Banks, threw
balk over and around the gun boats,
cutting close, but fortunately doing
no damage. Parties on board rep
resent the scene fir a time as par
ticularly exciting. shot and shell
were flying in uncomfortable prox
imity, making the air ring with
music. The guns of our boats were
admirably manned, every shot going
home, and the shells bursting in the
air over the rebel quarters, causing a
big commotion among them. The
boats finally drew off and returned
to Cairo. It is not known what dam
age was done the rebels.
Insurrection Among slaves in Missouri.
JEFFERSON CITY, October 7.—Gene.
Fremont and McKinstr - left for the
Jm, causing am .
eeditiffe. exgr.ugebent -lasted
about twenty minutes, in which the
enemy lost eleven killed, twenty-nine
wounded and twenty-two prisoners;
and we captured one hundred and
twenty-seven Enfield rifles, a large
number of sabres, pistols, bowie
knives and cavalry acontrements.—
Our loss is three killed and two
wounded.
On Sunday, Oct. 6th, 1861, by Jackson
Hinderman, Esq., Mr. DAVID *ninny to
Miss SUSAN CRAIIBM, both of Marshall
county, Va.
On the 9d of September, by Rev. Thomas
Thomas, Mr. IseAc M. Come, of Hiram.-
burg, and Mies Yuman. Seutsa, of,Cumber.
land, Ohio.
ASTANDARD MEDICINE fur the speedy. radical
and. effectual sure 01 an diseases arising from
This medicine bag wrought the moat miraculous wren
to desperate cases of
Scrofula,
l'utaneous Diseases,
Pimples on the Face,
Old stubborn Ulcers,
Tetter Affections,
Dyspepsia,
Jaundice,
Mercurial DiseasiA,
Liver Complaint,
Low Spirits,
and all Disoasei originating in an Impure state of the
Blood.
Sworn statement of David Were/try, of Napier
Bedford count•:
In April. 1556, as near as I ran remember, a small
pimple made its appearance on my upper lip, whicb
soon became enlarged and sore. l used poultices of
sorrel. and a wash of blue vitriol, without effect.—
Finding the sore extending, I called on Dr. Ely, of
Schellsburg, who pronounced it CANCER. and pre
scribed a wash of sugar of lead and bread poultices.
Finding these remedies of no avail. I called upon Dr.
Shaffer, of Havitheville, Somerset county, who also
pronounced the disease Cancm, and gate me internal
and external remedies—the latter consisting principally
of caustic; but all to no purpose as the disease con
tinued spreading toward the nose. I next used a prep
aration of arsenic, in the form of salve. This for a
time checked the disease, but the inflamation soon in
creased. I called upon Dr. Statler, of St. Clairsville,
Bedford county, who also pronounced the disease Can
cer, and applied a salve v,id to he a never failing rem
edy, hut it had no elfeLt whatever in chocking the
spread of the sore. In December in tile same year, the
disease had eaten away a greater part of my upper lip
and hail attacked the noso, when I went to Cincinnati
where I consulted Prof R. S. Newton, of the Eclectic
Medical . College. lie pronounced the disease "a cu
tattering Vancer, superinduced by an inordinate use of
mercury." Ile applied mild zinc ointment, and gave
me internal remedies. My face healed up. but the in-
Itam m atic,,, was hi - 41101011210y removed. In February,
1557. he pronounced me cured, and I left for home. In
April the disease again returned, and su violent was
the pain that I cotiM not rest at night. Late in May I
returned to Cincinnati. and again placed myself under
the charge of Dr. Newton, with whom I remained un
til Septeniber, during which time he used every known
ly, and partly succeeded in checking the disease,
"hen I returned home there it ere still three die
ing ulcers face. I continued using New
>reparations, and also medicine that 3 got from
y, but the Cancer continued g.owing until it had
the left rids se ma nose. the rreater portion of
cheek, aad Add attacked my :=ft eye. i had given
. hope of ever being cured, since Dr. Ely said he
ith only give relief, but that a cure was impossible.
ifarch, IEOB. I bought a bottle of "Blood Searcher;"
. I must eon fess that I had no faith in it I was very
oak when I commenced taking it; but I found that I
lined strength day by day, and also that the ulcer§
;hat General Wool
RZAD True Cvnx.—l was afflicted with a horrid di
sease in my feet and ankles, so much so that for stx
weeks I was confined to my bed, and at other times to
my chair, where I was compelled to sit for weeks. I
was in the care of both our eminent physicians for a
long time, but they could do nothing to effect a cure or
ease my pain. My feet and lees became very much
swollen, and having heard of your Blood Searcher
(although I bad very little faith in ii), 1 was induced by
Messrs. Alexander & Son, agents at this place, to try
it. I had not used one bottle before I began to fled
immediate relief. I tried another, and am now able
to walk about without crutches. I have tried other
patent medicines, but received no be.nedt. I take
pleasure in recommending your Blood Searcher above
all others, to those who may be afflicted as I have been.
Your., truly. Paine iltistase.
APOLLO, Armstrong Co., Pa., Dec. 12, 185 Q.
We, the undersigned citizens of Apollo, being ae,
quainted with the facts in the above statement, testify
to their correctness.
CANCER CUBED.—A letter from England, MT.
JOHN POPE. of Blaenovon, near Pontypool.
Monmouthshire, England, writes as follows:
BLARMOVON, Aug, 11161.
Stit:—An old woman in this place has wished me I.
write you respecting LINDSEY'S BLOOD SEARCH
ER. from which she found great benefit and wishes to
have a little more. She has been suffering from a
disease of a cutaneous nature for the last six or seven
years. flee daughter, who is living in America, ob
tained it for her, and sent her eighteen bottles. She is
now quite out of it, and I have written to her daugh
ter twice and have rereived no answer; of roam sh•
is anxious to get more, to get completely cured. 1 told
her I would write to you for the agency in this country,
and she felt very mach pleased to hear me say so. 1
now beg to ask you on what tei me you will supply me;
you will please bear in 'Hind the carriage, and supply
me as Cheap as possible. The carriage °tithe one dozen
bottles was it Fs lid. The medicine was a present from
her daughter. 1 would kite to have the Blood Search
er in ajar or small cask,lf you can send it in that way,
or in pint or quart bottles. I will send a bill through
bank or registered letter, which ever will be mast con
venient to you, if you will send me carrier's receipt of
the parcel as security. I would send you a stamp to
answer this, but as his uncertain of this reaching you,
on account of the country being in sixes and sevens, a
term which is commonly used, you will be kind enough
and charge me with the postage. Yours. respectfully.
(Signed.) JOHN POPE.
[We have seen the letter which is published to to
day's Dispatch, from John Pope, and believe it !e ettl
DINPATCR
M. A. RAKYKY 114 W. S. CRETGIL Waymnpbays.
J. 'HATHAWAY. Garaniinteltown.
M. STANLEY, Slarsrart.
J. F. STEWART. awn.
WK. BLACK, 34Mfew.
.1. C. BLACK CEl..ansesibaca.
MILLER lAMB. Mankarytlkr, and by Drauttna and
Merehanta generally.
October 12,1E161.
rriftr. undersigned administrator of the estate of
1 Philip Rogers, dec'd, in pursuance of an order of
the orphan's Court of Greene county. Pa., wilt sell at
public sale, on the premises, on the. 186th day of
November next, a piece or parcel of land, 'iter
ate in Wayne township. adjoining lands of D. A.
Worley, Alexander Yager. and others, containing
about FOUR ACRES. the improvements are a CAB
IN HOUSE, a Young Orchard, and about two acres
cleared. Terms made known on day of sale.
H. J. ROGERS, Adminhrtrater .
Administrator's Notice.
ETTERB dT Il kdministration having . teen greeted
to the undersigned. upon the estate of DAMES.
LIGENER, ate of Monongeheth township, deed.
flee is hereby given to ail persons indebted to
mats to make immediate payment. and th„dr
Ass against the same to prevent them as.Y
mitilerettoe. eettlinment.
JAB. ._lotricip.
v BmGineßli,
Pfov. 9. Ifigf—M nitothitenstnra•
14NIMEY'S IMPROV.ED
31.00 - D SMAROICER
IMPURITY OR THE BLOOD
FEMALE COMPLAINTS,
THE ABOVE 19 A PORTRAIT OF DAVID M'CREART
mtnenced drying up. I continued, and when the
ird bottle was taken, my fare was healed as if by a
irarle. I used the fourth bottle, and I have bees
Altliter since than 1 have peen for the last seven yews.
(though my face M sadly disfigured, I am stilt grateful
a benign Providence who has spared my fife, and
has been done through the instrumentality ot
IN Dail IMPROVED BLOOD SEARCHER.
DAVID M'CREARY.
Sworn and Pubscribed. this 31st day of August, A.
1858, before me, one of the justices of the p.esee in.
id for the borough of Hollidaysburg, Blair county,
t. JOHN Goßi„gy, J. P.
Witness—V..l. JONES.
We also refer to the case of Naney !Delaney, of
Iderton, Armstrong county. Pa., cured of Scrotal%
ter bring unable to get out of hed for three year*.
To the case al a lady to Ansonyille. Clearfield coats
, who was also afflicted with +Scrofula is its wont,
Po the ease of George Meisel, residing In Carroll
ern, Cambria cotsnty, Pessw Ivania, who wan no
Ily afflicted with Center that it ate hie entire none
, and his case wan worse, if possible, than Me
reary's.
The partictrars of these cases—every one of which
an cured by the use of the - Blond searcher"—may
ro he found in a circular In be bad of any of Gm
unit.
A BAD SORB I.EO CURED —PittablLl76, September
1861-4 beieby certify that I have had a sore leg for
ir a year. It was covered with ulcers and sores so
lilt 1 could not work for nearly a year. My leg swell-
I so that I was unablv to do anything for a long time,
ir at least six months. I tried several of the best doo
irs in the city, hut without any benefit; finally I called
n Dr. Keyser, at No. 140 Wood street who only as
mded me about two weeks, and gave me but two bev
ies of medicine, and I am entirely well, and have con
nued well for six mouths. lam employed at the
axle Engine Mouse on Fourth street, where any ono
see me. THOMAS FARRELL-
hi. X. WlstrAlv,
Jo.. EVGAstvin,
DR. GAO. R. HICYSNAD,
=13=1E731
PniilDlllll4M, PENN' A
Administrator's Sale
Oct. 2,1661-4 t
I
Cancerous Formation,
Erysipelas, Beth,
Sore Eyea,
Scald Head,
Rheumatic Affectione.
Costiveness,
Bait Rheum,
General Debility.
Lose of Appetite,
Foul StotnaW
.7. M. AissANniat,
FITIA.Es