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PURMAN & RITCHIE, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, Waynesburg, Pa. 117 - All business in Greene, Washington. and Fay ette Counties, entrusted to them, will receive prompt attention. Sept. 11, 1961-Iy. J.A.J. BUCHANAN. WM. C. LINI;SEY• BUCHANAN & LINDSEY, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, Waynesburg, Pa. Office on the South side of Main street, in the Old Bank Building. Jan. 1, 1802. R. W. DOWN BY. SAMUEL MONTGOMERY. DOWNES' dr. EMONTGOMEIRT ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS Al LAW, 30tfice in Ledwith's Building, opposite the Court House, Waynesburg, Pa. Y. A. M'CoNNELL, J. J. HUFFMAN. nrcomffinar. di. HUFFSEAN. driVANEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW Waynesburg, Pa. U"Office In the "Wright House," East Door. ollections, &c., will receive prompt attention. Waynesburg, April 23, 120-Iy. DAVID CRAWFORD, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Office in Sayers' Building, adjoining the Post Office. Sept. 11, 1861-Iy. Q. A. BIALCa. JOHN PHBLAN. BLACK & PHELAN, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS Al LAW Office in the Court House, Waynesburg. Sept. 11,1861-Iy. . PHYSICIANS DR. A. G. CROSS WOULD very respectfully tender his services as a PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, to the people of Waynesburg and vicinity. He hopes by a due appre ciation of human life and health, and strict attention to business, to merit a share of public patronage. Waynesburg, January 8, 1862. DR. A. J. EGGY RESPECTFULLY offers his services to the citizens of Waynesburg and vicinity, as a Physician and Surgeon. Office opposite the Republican office. He hopes by a due appreciation of the laws of human life and health, so native medication, and strict attention tobusiness, to merit a liberal share of public patronage. April 9, 1882. DR. T. P. SUZDLDS. PRACTICING PHYSIC AN. Office in the old Roberts , Building, opposite Day's Boot Store. Waynesburgi Jan. 1, 1861. DR. D. W. BRADEN, Physician and Surgeon. Office in the Old Bank Building, Main street. Sept. 11, 1861-Ir. DRUGS DR. W. 1,. CREIGH, Phy.ioian and Surgeon, - And dealer in Drugs, Medicines. Oils, Paints, dr.e.. &e., Main street, a few doors east of the Bank. Sept. 11, 1861-Ig. M. A. JIARVEY, Druggist and Apothecary, and dealer in Paints and Oils, the most celebrated. Patent Medicines, and Pure Liquors for medicinal purposes. Sept. 11, 1881—ly. f ~'• 7 ~~:~~~ = ~-~ :~ r WM. A. PORTER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Foreign and Domes tic Dry Goods, Groceries, Notions, &c., Main street. Sept. 11, 186l—ly. GEO. HOSKINSON, Opposite the Court House, keeps always on hand a large stock of Seasonable Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, and Notions generally. Be t. 11, 1861—ly. ANDREW WILSON, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Drugs, Notions, Hardware, Queensware, Stoneware, Looking Glasses, Iron and Nails, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, • Main street. one door east of the Old Bank. Sept. 11, 1861-Iy. R. CLARK, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Queens ware and notions, in the Hamilton House, opposite the Court House, Main street. ttept. 11, 1861-Iy. MINOR & CO., Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, Gro ceries, Queensware, Hardware and Notions, opposite the Green House. Main street. Sept. 11, 1861—Iy, CLOTHING N. CLARK, Dealer in Men's and Boys' Clothing, Cloths, Cassi metes, Satinets, Hats and Caps, &c., Main strtet, op. posite the Court House. Sept. 11, 1861-Iy, A. J. SOWERS, Dealer in Men's andßoirs' Clothing, Gentlemen's Fur nishing Goods, Snout and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Old Bank Building, Main street. Sept. 11, 1881-4 m. BOOT AND SHOE DEALERS J. D. COSGRAY, Boa an Shoe maker, Main street, nearly olneelitel vgararisier's and Drover's Bank." Every style of and Shoes constantly on hand or made to order. S.s. 11, IMM—IY• 3. B. RICKEY . Ji 9 et and 'Shoe maker, Blaebley's Corner, Main street. Wets and Mawr of every variety sillesys on band or spade to , order on short notice, Sept. 11 1.901---Iy,- GitOOlUlLll3 & V JOSEPH PATER, Dealer in Grocirfee and Confectioneries, Notions, Perfumeries, Liverpool Ware, kc., Glass of eklrelsee, mid Gilt Moulding and Looking Glass Plates. g i caskpaid for good eating Apples. /801-IY. JOHN MUNNELL, gleiler in Groceries and Confectionaries, atniVariety Mood,"Generally, Wilson's New Building, Main street. Sept. 11, 1861-Iy. 80085, itcs. LEWIS DAY, paw and Miilcolianeons Books, Illtats'en sad Perm Ono dOor Ent of Waft. 1113/ i; isallaninuo. From the Methodist MY WIFE. "Charley, your wife is the best woman in the world !" It was my friend Barnes. Now if my friend Barnes, under ordinary circumstances, had uttered in my presence such an exclamation, I might have replied : "My dear friend, why don't you tell me something I don't know already ?" But the circumstances were extra ordinary, as I will tell you. The day before, Barnes had buried his eldest boy—a fine fellow, five years old. Being neighbors, and a close intimacy existing between our respective families, I ran over early next morning to speak a work of sympathy. His countenance wore a , look of deep distress. "It's very hard, 1 know," said I. "Oh ! I could bear it, for myself— but Mary—my wife—she winds her heartstrings so tightly around the ob ject she loves, that the shock of sep aration is terrible. She has not slept, she has not shed a tear, but passes from one paroxysm to anoth er, pronounchig the most• terrible imprecations on things human and divine. Nothing tends to soothe her. The baby she takes no notice of— seems to have forgotten that she has a child left; I fear for her life, and if that is spared, that her easnn will give way." I could not detain him longer the care of his wife, but sadly return= ed home. My wife listened to the story of her friend's desperate condi tion, and scarcely appeared to know when I had finished telling it, but still sat as if listening. Five min utes later, however, when I passed through the hall, to depart for my place of business, I saw her in her dressing-room, putting on her cloak and bonnet It was night when I returned home, after a busy day at my office I and, just as was passing Barnes door he came out, and surprised me with the exclamation I have already repeated. The look of distress was gone from his face, but there was moisture in his eye, and deep emo tion in the tone of his voice. Re membering the interview of the morning, y can well understand that it was n'et - in my thoughts to re ply lightly, when he said : "Your wife is the best woman in the world—the most considerate, the most thoughtful." "She came down to see Mary ?" said "No, she didn't ; she did what was still &etter—she sent another." "The Reverend ?" "No. What could he prescribe for such a case? You know Mrs. Par dee ?" "Yes; she buried'her husband last week." "Atd her three children. within a twelve-month. Well, about noon, to day, just after Mary . had experi enced one of her wildest paroxysms, during which she had made violent efforts to throw herself from the window, and had sunk at last upon the sofa, overcome by complete physi cal exhaustion, the bell rang, and, when I opened the door, there was Mrs. Pardee. She was accompanied by. your wife, who was in the act of taking leave of her." " 'You will go in ?' said Mrs. Par dee. "'No, I'd better not ; you go alone. ve not lost a husband; and my girls —they are at home, rosy with health.' " 'I understand.' " She entered without another word, but paused on seeing Mary ap parently asleep. Then, catching sight of the cradle, she went straight to it, and, sinking upon the floor, bent her face over the baby, and burst into tears. "That was a moment not to be lost ; I also understood. "'Mary !' I cried, in a voice intend ed, if possible, to rouse her. 'Mary, look. up ! look !' 'Both women raised their eyes at the same instant, and looked the one upon the other. That scene will live forever in my memory—the picture of those two women looking into each other's eyes—the expression of one full of the bitterest agony—the other calm though unspeakably sad. For a full minute neither spoke.— Gradually, the full conception of the circumstances seemed to form itself in Mary's mind. The garments of deep mourning, the child in the cra dle, the husband near her—all—she saw them all, though her eyes were still looking deep down into the be reaved heart before her. Then, with a cry, she sprang from the sofa, and threw herself upon the neck of her friend. The fountain of tears was unsealed, and long, long they wept together over that sleeping inlant.-- , . ' At last, Mary slowly spoke ; " ' Yon— believe—there—is—s-- God—and—that—he—is—good ?' , "'Yes.' 1 1— "'How— can— you,—when—h has—killed—all—your—dear--on r "The light of a divine trust b - ed in the woraan's face, 08 eh li• 'Fend, in 4o0 1: 0 1 lizgil tones : WAYNESBURG, GREENE COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1862. " 'When my children were taken from me, I thought the Lord wanted part of my love. But when he took my husband also, then Iknew the Lord was determined to have my whole heart.' "Like lightning the words went to Mary's soul. " Oh ! how wickedly I have sin ned.' "She clasped her babe to her breast, and then, clinging her arias around both husband and child. she said : " will not dare complain again.' "From that moment she was calm, resigned—and, yielding to our per suasion to partake of some refresh ment, in half an hour I had the hap piness of seeing her sink into a gen tle sleep, with a smile upon her lips. "Then Mrs. Pardee explained how your wife had come to her, and beg ged, in the name of sweet Mercy, that she would visit Mary. She was loth to comply at first, being a com parative stranger ; but her visitor in sisting that she alone could hope to rouse Mary from her despair, and perhaps save her life, she at last con sented. " 'And I am very thankful,' she added, 'that my visit appears to have produced such favorable results.' “And so am I,” Barnes added. pressing my hand; "I hardly hoped to see her smile again." I wrung his hand and left him, without saying a word. Something rose up in my throat that wouldn't admit of speech. But in my mind I repeated, as I went home: She is the best woman in the world—the most considerate, the most thought ful." Sii?•A German woman in Winsted, Connecticut, thinks that "we in-this country don't know anythin about war yet." During the existence of a war in Germany, she was compell ed to work in a blacksmith's shop for three years, so scarce were the men. Sig - Dr. Chalmers once asked a woman what could be done to induce her husband to attend the kirk. "I don't know," she replied "unless you were to put a pipe and a pot of por ter in the ' pear?' CENSUS CURIOSITIES. There are more Americans than either Englishmen or Scotchman in Lower Canada. While the natives of England in the Province number 13,139, and of Scotland 13,160, those of the United States number 13,641. Nearly one-fifth of the whole popula tion of one county, and one-sixth of another, are Americans. Out of a population of 1,110,664, only 298 of the inhabitants of Lower Canada claim to be returned as "Christians;" only 5 were classed as "Disciples," and 3as "Mormons." Of the last mentioned there is a solitary repre sentative in the County of Broome, one in Quebec, and one in Hunting ton. The gender of the three is not given in the abstract before us, but it would seem they are not practical propagandists. In the County of Berthier there is a solitary Jew and a solitary Univer salist. They occupy a more isolated position even than four more of the inhabitants of the same county, who are returned as of "no religion."— There is but one Quaker and one Methodist in the County of Dorches ter, while in the well-improved Coun ty of St. Hyacinthe, with a popula tion of 18,877, there are hit 130 Pro testants, and all but 439 of the people are of French origin. The Counties of Charlevoix and Kamouraska are, however, religiously still more con servative, there being but two dis senters from the Catholic faith in each. While 847,320 of the population of Lower Canada are of Trench origin, only 672 are natives of France. On the other band, the so-called English rovince of Upper Canada contains, eside its Canadian population of I rench origin, 2,389 natives of France facts which seem to show that new rid old French "cotton" together less •ordially than might be supposed, and that the emigrant from Paris and Lyons chooses to mix with the varieties of the English race, in pre ference to enjoying the luxury of as sociation with .the Only people who have preserved the monarchical tra ditions of France in their ancient pu rity, and havejetained to this hour nearly all the. habits, - che manners, and (until a few years ago) all the endal rights of two centuries ago. In the Upper Canada County of Glengarry there is a population of I ritish origin of nearly 20 ; 000, of -boat only 377 are of Irish origin; et there are 10,919 Catholics, and Ivor 9,000 Presbyterians—these two cuts including over nineteen-twen ieths of the whole people. The trange fact may also be stated in he same connection that there is •ss dissent from the Common School ystem in this than in any other ounty of the Province. The ex- Tomes of religious belief meet in this .xceptional region, but only to har monize and work cordially together for social purposes. The Catholicism of the district, it appears, was im ported from the Highland regions, where once the followers of the Stu arts abounded, till the Imperial arm became too strong for them, and forced them to flee,. first to France and afterwards to the wilds north of the St. Lawrence. The Mormons of the Western Prov ince are a more respectable body in point of numbers, than in Lower Canada, counting in all about 70 members. But they seem to be less sociably disposed than at the head • uarters of the Saints, for tho Cana • ian septuagint are scattered over inetoen counties, and in ten of these hey count but separate units of the opulation, forbidding much hope of a natural increase of the faithful in the British Province. While Lower Canada is the mari time Province of the Union, only 02 of its people were born "at sea."— The inland Prbvince of the Weit, on the other hand, gives a population of 323, as of that indefinite nationality. Possibly in this case the lakes come within the technical description, "at sea." The abstract before us, how ever, throws no further light on the subject.—N. Y. Tribune. _7_ 7 _ _7. • • NO PLACE FOB THE BOYS. Does it not seem as if in some • ouses there is actually no place for he boys ? We do not mean the lit le boys—there is always room for hem; they are petted and caressed; here is a place for them on papa's nee and at mamma's footstool, if of in her arms; there aro loving ords, and many, often too many in * ulgences. But the class we speak •f now are the schoolboys, great, noisy, romping fellows, who tread on your dress, and upset your work-bas ket and stand in your light, and whistle and drum and shout and ask questions and contradict. So what is to be done with them ? Do they not want to be loved and cherished now as dearly as they were in that well-remembered time when they were the little ones, and were in .dulged, petted and caressed. But they are so noisy, and they wear out the carpet with their thick boot*, and it is so quiet when they are gone, say the tired mother and fastidious sister and the nervous aunt; "anything for peace' sake," and away go the boys to "loaf' on street corners, and listen to the profane and coarse language of wicked men, or to the unsafe ice, or to the railroad station, or the wharves, or ;the other common places of rendezvous of those who have nothing to do or no place to stay. But it is argued that there are few bays who care to stay in the house after school, and it is better they should play . in the open air—all of which is true. We argue for those dull days and stormy days and even ings, all in which they wish to stay I in, or ought .to be kept in, and in which if kept in they make them selves and everybody else uncomfort able. We protest against the usages of those homes where the mother is busy with her sewing or her baby, and the father is absorbed with the newspaper in the evening which he never r.2ads aloud, and the boys must "sit still and not make a noise," or go immediately to bed.— They hear the volt:6 of other boys in the streets, and long to be with them; home is a dull place: they will soon be a little older, and then, say they, "we will go out and see for ourselves what there is outside which we are forbidden to enjoy."— We protest against the usages of those homes where the boys are driven out because their presence is unwelcome, and are scolded when they come in, or checked, hushed and restrained at every outburst of merriment. MUSIC AS A CHARM. But it is not man alone that is ca pable of being influenced by music.— That more musicians than Orpheus have "charmed the savage breast" is beyond dispute. Naturalists show us that the most ferocious beasts are more or less subdued by its powers. Captain Henry Wilson, of the East India Company's service, who has written an interesting book on India, informs us that a traveling fakir called one day at his house with a beautiful large snake basket, which he caused to the tune of a pipe on which he played. Having been great ly annoyed with snakes about his farm yard, which continued to destroy his poultry, and even attacked the animals, one of his servants inquired of the fakir whether he could pipe these snakes out of their boles and catch them, to which he hastily re plied in the affirmative; and, being led to place where a snake had re cently been seen, began to play upon his pipe. In a short time a snake came gliding toward him, and was instantly caught; he commenced again and had not continued five minutes, when a huge cobra di eapello, the most venomous kind of sepent i thrust his head from a hole in the room. The fakir approached him fearlessly and played with more spirit, until the snake was half out of his hole and ready to dart at him. He then play ed with one hand only, and advanced the other under the reptile as it was raising itself to spring;.the snake then darted at him, when dexterous ly seizing it by the tail, he held it firmly until the servant despatched it. VISIT TO THE CAVE OF MAOHPEttra. The following is an extract from a private letter: The Prince of Wales was at He bron recently. lie and his suite ob tained permission to visit the cave of Machpelah, Abraham's burial place. They are the first Christians who have been allowed to enter it since the Crusades, nearly 700 years ago. Dr. Stanley says everything is kept in the most beautiful order, and noth ing could be more satisfactory. than the state in which the tombs are pre served. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Jo seph, Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah are buried there. Two of the Sheiks were inclined to give annoyance and show their animosity at Christians being allowed to enter the cave.— The Governor of Hebron, however had them turned out, or rather he escorted them out himself, and the remainder were very complimentary to the Prince, saying that they were glad to have the opportunity of show ing any civilty in their power to one of the Princes of England, to whom their government was so much in debted for kind offices; that they looked on it as a great compliment to themselves that the heir to the throne of England had visited one of their holy places, eto, So that altogether it was very satisfactory. DEATH Or REV. G. W. BETHUNE. The New York Journal of Com merce says : "Intelligence has been received from Florence of the death of George W. Bethune, D. D., in that city, on the 28th of April. It was telegraphed to Paris just in time to catch the steamer, and al though not as particular as could be desired, the method of communica tion leaves little room to doubt the statement. He was born in ,this city in March, 1805. In 1826, just after attaining his majority, he entered the ministry of the Presbyterian Church, but a few months after trans ferred his relations to the Reformed Dutch, and for thirty-six years he has been connected with that church ) and prominent in every movement to advance its intareeta," WATERLOO. "Napoleon's army at Waterloo, consisted of 48,950 infantry, 16,795 cavalry, 7,232 artillery men, being a total of 81,974 men and 649 guns.— They were the elite of the national forces of France : of all the numer ous gallant armies which that mar tial land has poured forth, never was there one braver or better discip lined or better led, than the host that took up its position at Waterloo, on the morning of the 18th of June, 1815."—Greasy. THE ROUT "Cries of "All is lost, the guard is driven back," were heard on every side. The soldiers pretend even that on many points the M . -disposed persons cried out sauve qui pent.— However this may be, a complete panic at once spread itself through out the whole field of battle, and they threw themselves, in the great est disorder, on the line of commu nication ; soldiers, cannoneer s, caissons, all pressed to this point ; the old guard, which was in reserve, was infected, and was itself hurried along. "In an instant the whole army was nothing but a mass of confusion ; all the soldiers, of all arms, were mixed pellmell, and it was utterly impossi ble to rally a single corps. The ene my perceiving this astonishing confu sion, immediately attacked with cav alry, and increased the disorder, and such was the, confusion during the night coming on, that it was impos sible to rally the troops, and point ' out to them their error. Thus a bat tle terminated, a day of false manoeu vres rectified, the greatest successes ' insured for the next day—all was lost by a panic terror. Even the squadrons of service, drawn up by the side of the emperor, were overthrown and disorganized by these tumultuous waves, and there was then nothing else to be done but to follow the torrent. It was im possible to wait for the troops on our right; every one knows what the bravest army in the world is when thus mixed and thrown into confusion, and when its organization no longer exists."—French Official Account. "The enemy preserved means to retreat till the village Planchendit, which he had on his rear, and which was defended by the guard, was, af ter several bloody attacks, carried by storm. From that time the re treat became a rout, which soon spread through the whole French army, and in its dreadful confusion, hurrying away everything that at tempted to stop it, soon assumed the appearance of the flight of an army of barbarians. It was half-past nine. The field marshal assembled all the superior officers, and gave orders to send the last horse and the last' man in the pursuit of the enemy. The van of the army accel erated its march. Tho French army being pursued without intermission, was absolutely disorganized. The causeway presented the appearance of an immense shipwreck ;0 was covered with an innumerable quan, City of cannons, caissons, carriages, .aggawo, arms, and wrecks of every kind. * * * It was moonlight, which greatly favored the pursuit, for the whole march was but a con tinued chase, either in the cornfields or the houses. "At three o'clock Napolean had dispatched from the field of battle a courier to Paris, with the news that victory was no longer doubtful; a few hours after he had no longer any army left."—Prussian. O, ial Bulletin. "The battle was lost by France past all recovery. * * * And of the magnificent host, which had that morning cheered their emperor in confident expectation of victory, very few were ever assembled again in arms. Their loss, both in the field and in the pursuit was immense ; and the greater number of those who escaped, dispersed as soon as they crossed the frontier.",—Creasy. WHO IS OLD? A wise man will never lust out long as he can move and breathe he will be doing for himself, his neigh bor, or for posterity. Almost to the last hour of his life Washington was at work. So was Franklin and Young , and Howard and Newton. The vig of their liv 3s never decayed. No rust marred their spirits.—lt is a foolish idea to suppose we must lie down and die because we are old ? Not the man of energy; not the day laborer in science, art, or benevo lence; but he only suffers his energies to waste away, and the springs of life to become motionless on whose hands the hours drag heavily, and to whom all things wear the garb of gloom. Is he old ? should not be put; but, is he active'? can he breathe and move with agility ? There are scores of grey headed men we . should pre fer, in any important enterprise, to those young . gentlemen who fear and tremble at approaching shadows, and turn pale at a , lion in their path, at a harsh word or frown- lerYoung ladies are said to like winter, because it brings the chaps to their lips. NEW SERIES.--VOL. 4, NO. 2 . GIDEON WELLES. Special Correspondence of The Chicago Times WASHINGTON, May 15. The Morality of the Republican party. as illuminated by the venerable Gid eon Welles, formerly of Connecticut, now a curious sp:cimen , of human longevity preserved in the Navy- De partment, is truly lovely to contem plate. This "ancient mariner" is supposed by many to bo the original Captain Noah rho commanded the ark, but as an admirer of tiat, respo table sailor I deny that Gideon re minds one of him, save slightly in his morals. Noah, you remember, get on a ter rible "rampage," drank consi lerable, and committed divers and. sundry little indiscretions ; ust after landing from a forty days' cruise ; but it is a common failing for "old salts" to do similar things, even down to this day, and I think, therefore, that Captain Noah should be forgiven, and not be abused by odious comparisons be tween himself and Gideon. Noah had no brothers-in-law by the name of Morgan. He neither married a Moroan, nor did any Mor gan marry a Noah, as far as heard from. But, if such relationship had existed between the Noah and Mor gan families, I very much doubt whether Noah's sense of propriety would have permitted him to have paid his brother-in-law $14,000 a month for purchasing the ark, or whether his shrewdness would have allowed him, for a moment, to think that the most economical manner of employing a man is to pay him two per cent , upon all the money he can pos sibly spend ; nor do I believe that the idea of honesty then entertained by Captain Noah would have sanc tioned such an arrangement. But Gideon Welles, of Connecticut —moral, Puritanical, Chadbandish, nigger-beloving Gideon—being of the Yankee persuasion and an exem plary member of the great moral reform and retrenchment Republi can party, deems it safe, expedient, and entire christianlike, to buy a few vessels for the navy through his. brother-in-law, George D. Morgan, another pious Republican. And Secretary Welles kindly and econom ically tells George D.. Morgan, that he cannot afford to pay him any reg ular salary, but that he will give the mere trifle—enough for a Republi can patriot,--of two per cent, upon all the money that he, George, could spend for ships, steamers, &c., in five months. Upon. this, George D. Morgan, with great and ardent patriotism, pitches right into the marine dicker, and, in five months, buys boats enough to make the snug some of seventy thousand dollars profit to himself, for which you and I and other poor peo ple "out West" must be taxed. "John P. Hale, Republican, of New Hampshire, Chairman of the commit.. tee on Naval Affairs in the Senate, investigated the whole matter, and ho reports it a swindle on the Gov ernment and the people—one that ought to meet with the severest pun ishment—a grand marine larceny perpetrated upon the taxed citizens of the United States through the cor ruption and the connivance of Gid eon Welles, Yankee moralist and gen eral philanthropist, from conscien tious Connecticut. The Van Wyck committee prove it all, and demonstrate the'fact that Welles, the Cabinet officer of "hon est" "Old Abe," is a regular thief, & robber, a pirate upon the Navy of these United States. A House com mittee prove it ; a Senate commit mittee endorse it ; John P. Hale re iterates it in a Senatorial speech; and the House gives 45 votes to censure this high-born knave, and condemn him before the people, upon the same day that they passed a resoluticn damning, with ineffaceable disgrace, the late Secretary of War. But Gideon Welles had patronage in his grasp. Republican members could not afford to give a vote aglinst patronage, and so Gideon es caped. SOUTIIERN WRONGS.--Daring ft re cent interview with Major . Monroe, the latter remarked that 'he (Gen. Butler) had always been a frioad of the South." The General here in terrupted him with the following re marks ;—"Stop, sir; let me set you right on that point at once. I was always a friend to Southern rights, and an enemy to Southern wrongs." Ho, for Charlaoton. Mobile papers of the 2:3th, found in the rebel camp at Corinth, con tain a dispatch from Charleston, stating that the Federal fleet had just passed two batteries in the Stone river and were within 8 miles of the city, where great excitement existed. `Davis will protract the war twenty ears before surrender one inch of irginia soil. Whilst he-will not surren der au inch. he will ahendon Virginia at li is not the. Whim) of the Ms , ele to wait sang enough io *weeder app pliv"—Zottisvelle Democrat ifirGen. Sigel has liken command at Harpeee Peary of tha array wog. Banks.
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