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DEMOCRAT
IPAALT.. CAMPAIGN.
THE WEEKLY POST,
TEE P#E9TOEXTIAL CANCPAION
The approaching Presidential Cain-
Rign, which will open in earnest im
-ir-.4aidiately After the nominations at
„Chicago, is unquestionably 'the most
'''iteperfaitit since the 'formation of the
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our Govenartent, We intend to devote
:1 , 7 ourselves to• it, 'with all the earnestness
and viellpnce 'we can Command ; and,
in &der that , irt, may ,be able to coin
,..lll9sVjAkttthe greatest possible numb'er
ti freadiirsi, we have concluded to issue
the P,OBT to clubs, during the contest,
4 white t Nati' 'With the proceedings
. of the dideago Convention, and end we
u itrnst with the joyous intelligence that
vtemortrhaa • Crowned our efforts in the
election of our nominees.
The price of the
. Campaign POST will
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A Serenade,
" The Philadelphia Keystone Club did
our office the honor, on Friday evening,
clf .4. most charming serenade; but being
=.ithsent at the time d we had not the pleas
, nre' of bearing the nuisic, nor the satis
' factiOri of thanking the Club for its re
f, ..;membrapee of the Post. Better late than
,•• ;never, however; and consequently, we
itbw ri , Vtirn thanks 'to the 'indomitable
B,eystone Clittoif Philadelphia; which,
clupen their return from Chicago will,
give-as another taste of their
quality. .
"The man - iirluihath not music in himself,
And is not touched withconeot d of sweet sounds,
Ie fit for.incianso;i, stisittem and spots. LittrtkatlPlrMin be trusted. , ,
CHICAGO CONVENTION_
- By a private dispatch from Chicago,
received on i , fiaturddy morning, and
published in another,polumn, we are as
sured of tlie,nomination of the popular
favorite; (3biti. McGtai.LAN.
There are.ii few. "one idea" ,men in at
tendance at the Convention, who would
like to 4aie rtheir crotchets prevail in
its deliberttioria, but the sterling sense
of the . intu3ses, led by the sagacity of
t and-wise leaden y renders their
T of d croalcifigs -;harmless.
. only opposition of consequence to
.1 1.11 e nomination of Meer-it:malt comes
from the. states of Ohior.Conneeticut
and Indiana, but even their delegations
are .diviiind. The powerful States of
New• York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ken-
tacky, Missouri and New Jersey are so
enthusiastic in his snpport, that they
_: , welgh Alain' s]] opposition. Besides,
the people, assembled in - Chicago, from
every loyal' State in the Union, create
such an outside pressure in his favor,
that the few impracticable persons op
posed to him are entirely silenced amid
'the e general acclamation. We are, there
fore, prepared to hear of Gen. McCLEL-
LAN'S nomination on the first ballot, or
may y be, 4y, ac.clamption, without the
formality ea. vote. i His nomination
we regard as certain, and his trium
phant election may be regarded as be-
• ing as certain as any future event can
' In the signs of the times, we can
not be mistaken; the very stars have
said it, and the people will confirm the
shining 'Sibyl:
Some of the ablest men in the Union
—not delegates—are in Chicago from
distrlnt fltates, pounaellhig the *per
• course-to be pursued by the Conven
tion; the Clitago Post, alluding to the
platform likely to be adopted, enume
rates as follows:
1. Theinviolability of the Constitution.
i; IL, The maintenance the Union in =ail Its
, integrity. •
ILL Peacoat the earliest praetioablemoicent;
this peace to he; sought by offers,
1. To treat fot return to their allegiance by
those now in rebellion;
convention of the States to consider the
grievances and complaints of any ,or all the
States, and to settle all disputed question?,
either by amendments to the Constitution or
otherwise.
3. Pending these negotiations an armistice
suspending hostilities.
4. The action of that convention to be rati
fied AV detrrtealtito enact in goodlaith.
Tr. Nestle:lU of these offers trite followed
by a vigorous execution of the policy enuncia
ted in the Crittenden resolution, passed by Con-
ANOTHER INVASION FEARED.
After three years and a half of unparal
lelled war,a Nvax,which those who , insist
•eid npOn it contended would notriast more
than "sixty, days," we are engaged in
ethatisting our purses and Our male pop
ulation, in raising another half million
of volunteers. And notwithstanding
the fact of the administration having en•
Oitited•sevenhundredlippepsnd ren since
na'st eictOlidr;therefs tiival necessity for
the additional thousands now demand—
ed. What have become of those men
nR OF*9.,citottall; the , 0 4 1 3( Wing we do
know is that a half million more are cal
led for and what is worse they are badly
needed—not to take Richmond but to
tate'VWahhington and • Pennsylvania
from mare rebel invasions. This is not,
~ tol"l"oo9ll r agingi but the, people will
atilumeto submit( to it, until:they get rid
ttinn,dering rtdere.i z Then,
dwe tet re through the dark
nem 62 1 .4whinkilioriet ' rC isa's stupidity
ixiilliil4lo*..lo3 antelope& the na--
‘- tibn. X But, , in the meantime we must
prepara,tsinantroutipreeent danger; and.
.o,ltbst,,tiaereacresson for Amigo Awre
:,Yttlq040,01.111,b11(19Plly *OM . , i &Fol ex
tractifr a.4 . ratihington to ,, this
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1 -All the motentente UL LUPO L ; ' 7I ' OISIL4
WWC)Irr.IOI , ..O.
~Agpf w ejdar, have been mttykud toy
vigor, aitd good judgment, and their
meat movement may well be looked for
====
with anxiety.. 4!1 great apprehension
here is, that theylf„Mill succeed injleceiv
ing SHERIDAN .440 titeir 4 vni inten
tions, by erossitiC the
, Pkittitpac ! - 4t
point considerabtwent qP t 1 Bms
port, and advan4o 146 Batsylitnia, l
and will thus dran.lasaftertftem,
and then will ti ake their real ritAre'l`
went directly on this city by way of
Snicker's Gap, crossing the Potothac at
Edward's Ferry. General SHERIDAN
will probably, however, not be deceived
by such a maneuver. His orders no
doubt, require him to cover Washington,
as a paramount consideration.
If,the Confederates invade Pennsyl va
ilia, I do not Hank General SHERMAN
will follow them into that State, the de
fense of which from invasion, will prob
ably he left to its own militia. General
STEVENSON, the commander at Harper's
Ferry, has organized an admirable sys
tem of scouting.by which he is enabled
to know; every hour, the exact position
of affairs at the upper gaps in the Blue
Ridge; and by means of this, he knows
that as yet, there is no indication on the
part of the Confederates of leaving Gen.
SHERIDAN'S immediate front for any
movement toward Washington.
What they may be preparing to do
in the direction of Hancock is involved
in more doubt. And the prevailing im
pression is, among well informed men
of military education that they will
make no movement at all until strongly
re-enforced, and will then cross the
Potomac at or near Williamsport, and
advance to and take possession of Ha :
gerstown, and from that point will
either advance into Pennsylvania or
else move direct on Frederick and
Washington. "If they do so it is difficult
to see how General &MR! DAN can do
otherwise than to abandon his present
strong position, and throw his army in
their path. It would be shameful in
the Government to leave the defense of
Pennsylvania to the militia of that
State. It is not yet organized even,
and could offer no resistance to the ad
vance of a large army.
C PAPER,
NEW IN VMS TIOI!''aN SMALL ARMS.—
The war has given great stimulus to
the manufacture of Email arms. Espec
iallY has this been the case with pistols.
Hundreds of new improvements have
been patented—breach loading, revolv
ing cylinders, and self cocking pistols,
of all shapes, sizes and weights conceiv
able, for service In the field or for per
sonal defence. As with muskets or ri
fles, so with regard to pistols, military
men and experts differ very much in
their opinion as to the real value of all
the many so-called improvements, how
ever pretty to look at, practical shoot
ers all agree in rejectingcomplicated ar
ranged arms, for the reason that long
service causes them to become unserv
iceable, and this is generally the case
When they are most needed. So dis
gusted havc r some officers become with
this great fault of newly patented arms,
that they advise the use of the old
smooth-bore musket for active, long
continued service, and the old fashioned
rifle • for accurate shooting, notwith
standing the fact that newly invented
guns may make longer shots in fancy
rifle shooting. Exceptions are made
however, in favor of the English En
field rifle musket, and the regular Colt
revolving pistol. Breech loaders are too
apt to be as dangerous to the mau be
hind the weapon as to the enemy in
front. Like many other improvements
it has been proven that small arm "im
provements" may be carried too far,
and involve great expense and no com
mensurate benefit therefrom.
The Derringer pistol was known long
before the invention of breech loaders,
and yet bolds its own for accurate
shooting and obtaining the, whole force
of the charge. This is the distinguish•
ing feature of the old-fashioned rifle
which, although not shooting so rapidly,
yet more than pays for its superior ac
curacy and freeness from getting out of
order.
AN UNDER SEA FLEET.—The • Iron
monger and Mega, Trade Advertiser, in
speaking of the trade of Birmingham,
has the following statement: "The
Messrs. Russell are now engaged in the
manufacture of an extensive and very
novel order for the Russian Government
who seem to have resolved upon making
that country a great maritime power.
I fleet of war vessels, to sail under the
surface, are now being constructed in
Russia. To afford some idea of the
magnitude of the Russian enterprise,
it may be stated that the cost of the tubes
alone for a single vessel of this subma
rine fleet will be nearly nine thousand
pounds. It will contain no less than
thirty-eight lengths of wrought iron
tube, of sixty feet each, having a thir
teen" inch bore, and a thickness of seven
eights of an inch. The specifications
demand that they shall be capable of
bearing a pressure of 2,000 pounds to the
square inch,. and Messrs. Russell test
every tube up to 2 000 pounds. The
submarine boat, which these tubes are
destined for, is of such dimensions that
it is estimated that 200 tons of iron and
steel will be used in its construction.
The cost will, it is calculated, reach 175,-
000 roubles, or £27,000 and the expendi
ture of this amount has been authorized
by the Emperor. Each vessel is to have
engines worked by compressed air, and
to have a very strong break with provis
ion for attaching large cylinders charged
with powder, at the bottom of vessels, to
be fired by electricity. The parties nav
igating the vessel will see what they are
doing by means of `bulls'-eyes,' and
they will be able to regulate the depth
at which they swim,. generally keeping
quite close to the surface."
TERRIBLE SCENE IN AN ITALIAN
Couwr.—A fearful. dramatic scene took
place the other day at the Court of Asia
at Chieti, where the famous brigand,
Sansalvatore Scenna, wag on his trial for
a long catalogue of misdeeds, including
assassination, rape, and arson, Perpe
trated during the course of a long career
of guilt. Sentence was pronounced in
the usual manner, amidst the breathless
silence of all present. Scenna was con
demned to death, three of his' accom
pikes to twenty years at the galleys,and
the four remaining prisoners were ac
quitted. A hum of applause followed
the reading of, the sentence, and the
judges retired, leaving the condemned
men in the hands of the force. Scenna
appeared to be utterly stupefied and un
manned by the just severity of the sen
tence; but on the approach of the carbi
neera to replace the fetters upon his
wratsi he threw a rapid glance around
him, with a sudden, botuid cleared the
/ prilioners' dock, and, in spite of a bay
- onet wound hurriedly inflicted on, his
passage, by one of the soldiers, made his
way,to the window, climbed up with
th e agility of a cat, and flung himself
down into the street. A dill crash was
heard, from without, and those who had
hribied out of;the court-to see what had
'titoiiiiktte,:ftitind 'Been& writhing in
4-"Obeauor bleed snd breathing his last.
TgeibiehhilagprlitmeratbOksdVantage
of the conftudon, andl'ltiedeNtiresPetrste ,
effort to' escape, but *ay were speedily
overpowered and csrriedback to peon.
THE - POST-PITTSBURGH, -WO .
.1 . /MAT AORNING, AUGUST 29, 1804.
gi n a 0 /3nbatitute.
To tho'"Ectitoi•
_of the Pittsburgh Uormries
•• . •
~ Hoe you, as yet, got in your substi.
lute of - representative fighting man for
the usual green-back consrderation in
;that behalf? Have you ran the gaunt
let of the bounty-jumpers, pimps and go
iietweens who daily congregate in the vi
cinity of Fourth and Smithfield ftreets ?
Has your biped prototype been duly tes
ted in wind and limb by the Surgeon,
pronounced " acceptable," and finally
given over to the unpitying catch polls
of the Provost Marshall's office, who
invested him with Mambrino's helmet
and consigned him to the receiving
vaults at the Girard House, and epicuri.
an delights of hard tack and army ra
tions ? If you have not experienced this
patriotic felicity I have done so, as your
readers must know.
Having adjusted the preliminary ques
tion of finance, we, 1. e. myself and
"vb." at precisely three p. m. of the
eventful day, stood before the Assistant
Provost. He received us blandly, yet
was a trifle distant and dignified, as be
fitted so important a functionary. The
stories of his having been an accessory
before the fact to the recent flagellation
of a refractory deserter we are satisfied
now is all a bosh. Combe, Spurzheim
and Lavater nail the slander, and the
generous size of his cranium, to say
nothing of his contents, forbids the
dreadful thought. Was our proposed
substitute, quoth the Assistant p. m., a
veteran? He was, and we made_ imme
diate and satisfactory proof thereof.
We were thereupon directed to await the
calling of our names at the back-door of
the sanctum sanclorum, where we would
soon be ushered into the presence of that
hidden Mokanna, the Captain and Pro
vost Marshal of the District and of his
renowned medicine man Doctor Sangra
do. At length we are summoned by one
of the imps of the anti-chamber, and
falteringly enter its precincts We
were received with an omnious silence,
broken by the imperious mandate of the
medicine man (who seemed Master of
Ceremonies), to "strip!"
A hurried survey of the apartment re
veal sundry inquisitorial devices--scales,
metre, sponge, sulphuric ether, etc., and
in the centre of the floor, lo! a semi-cir
cular chalk diagram, within whose mys-
tic limits there stands now in a nude
state my "sub." Doctor Sangrado ma
jestically arises and surveys him with
the eye of a Hippocratic connoisseur.
Having thus superficially measured his
victim, the Ductul• proceeds to details,
and requests him to place each hand by
his side and assume the position of a sol
dier. Would the "sub" raise both arms
over his head and cough with all his
might and main? He does as directed,
with refreshing strength and vigor, dis
playing a :full chest and sound lungs.
Changing to the extremities, the Doctor
suggested that he should stand on his
heels and "work his toes," and then re
versing the operation, stand on his toes
and work his "heels." I began to re
gard hiin with new and profound admi
ration as a practised acrobat of the Ravel
or Blondin school. Would he now
oblige them by walking as fast as
possible across the room and
then running the same distance ?
Certainly, and he steps off on the dou'l
le quick with a lithe and youthful activ
ity which evidently won upon the Doc
tor, who, in his day, has been a man of
parts and vigor., although now fast verg
ing into the lean and slippered panta
loon. This last test was evidently de•
cisive, and as my "sub," like the knights
of old, was placed on his right and then
on his left knee, the Doctor formally
pronounced over his prostrate form the
words, " Captain, I see no defect in
him!" The die was cast, he had passed
the ordeal, and nothing now remained
but the "muster in." This ceremonial
was
,performed in a solemn and impres
sive manner by the "Captain and Pro
vost Marthal" in undress uniform, his
elocution being somewhat marred by
the use of the meerschaum, to which he
is, it seems, constantly addicted, and the
indifference of the profane bystanders to
what was taking place. I bid my "vet
eran" friend an atTectioaate adieu as he
disappeared forever from my vision in
the custody of a shadow conjured up
for the purpose by the inexorable Cap
lain, and wended my way homewards
a poorer if not a wiser man.
Mn. EDITOR : 1 object, 1 protest, in
fact 1 call upon the Government to "sup
press" in future the publication of such
ribald articles as tIA above; articles evi
dently intended and in every way worded
to throw discredit and ridicule upon one
of our greatest institutions—the Provost,
Marshals office and its whole board of
courteous and efficient officials. Why,
sir, if such things are allowed to go on
they will have a tendency to "discourage
enlistments" without compulsation !
Why again refer to the little flogging
scrape ? That was only 26 lashes at
most, and they were not given to a col
ored citizen of African descent, but to a
whits man. The Provost Marshal, Sur
geon, &c., may have certainly been mis
taken as to the popularity and honor of
the situation, still I think, under the cir
cumstances, they do about as well as
others who would be willing to take their
places, and, for this reason, I am glad to
see that General Moorhead retains them
in office—for which I presume the Dis
patch will do a little for him this fall,
when he will be asked to explain his rea
sons for voting for the bill to send poor
men to the field whilst the rich, who can
afford to buy substitutes, remain at home.
IL L. A.
By order, G. V. P.
Spider Cap turing a Snake
The Orleans (New York) Republican
relates that one day last week ex-Comp
troller Lorenzo Burrows discovered, in
a building belonging to him, a small
snake suspended by the neck under a
shelf. On examination, the suspension
proved to be accomplished by nothing
more snbstantial than the threads of a
spider's web.
The main web or nest of the Spider
was just under the shelf, perhaps two
and a hail feet from the floor. From
this depended a caple formed of a num
bet of strands, and from this hung the
snake. The upper half of the snake's
body seemed to be wound around with
the tiny thread, which was so tightly
drawn about his head and throat as to
prevent the) reptile opening its mouth.
Having thus secured him, the spider
seemed intent on drawing his prey up
to his net, and when discovered had so
far succeeded as to have half the length
of the snake from the floor.
The snake manifested its dislike of
the treatment by occasional violent
struggles, in which he would spring
from the floor and exert his utmost
powers to break his filmy. bands. The
.struggles were very complacently and
unconcernedly watched by the spider
from his nest above. The snake was
about a foot in length, and the spider
was by no means a large specimen of
his species. The apparently unequal
struggle was witnessed by more than
one hundred persons during the day, at
tracted by the report of the singular
contest. But that the cable was acci
dentally broken by a person who enter
ed the room, the spider would hap un
doubtedly drawn the snake to his den.
This singular case presents double: room
for wonder—that at the "strategy" of
the spider in getting his coils abort the
snake, and second at the r'wOrtderful
strength - evinoed iu drawing up a-rep
tile at least one hundred times his
weight.
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*Orikirrivais Cli. Delf.gatas and liotk-. 1
• Id•aa..lCl la Onsalp at the Hotels.
At ilEthe plinWpal hotels the subject
- of the nominee 'as the great and ab
sorbing topic of ponvereation among del
egates and poilticans o' every glade.
The platform vgas quite ignored ; no
body spoke of itior merged to remember
that it was a' part o, the business to
Mc Oe
be done. n stock was up—high
ital
up—so high fact that nothing else
could be thought of. Everybody was
for McClellan—at least, everybody talk
ed for him and seemed particularly as
sured that everybody would vote for
him. The prevailing opinion at the ho
ttis, on the streets, whatever a knot of
politicians Met together,twastliat the con
vention would open with more than two
thirds of the delegates in favor of Mc•
Clellan, and that the nomination would
probably be awarded to him by acclama
tion. it was even asserted that Ben
Wood and Vallandigham were in favor
of McClellan—an assertion which it will
be safe to receive with-some doubt. It
is very certain; however, that all the
apostles of Peace and Non coercion who
have yet arrived in the city have shown
much discretion in preserving an exceed
ing demure and quiet behavior. It is
already manifest that their strength in
the convention will be - so small as to
render any obstreperous conduct on their
part quite unavailing.
All day at the Sherman House, Val
landigham was the centre of an interest
ing and interrested crowd of people to
whom he exhibited his sores and rehears
ed his sorrows and sufferings as a politi
cal martyr. But his tone wits that of a
man who is disposed to acquiesce peace
ably when he finds that opposition will
be unavailing, rather than that of the
juryman who reported that he had agreed
upon a verdict, though the other eleven
pertinaciously held out. From present
appearances, the Anti-coercionists will
number but a very small fragment of the
convention—so small that they will not
attempt to make trouble.
The New York Delegation.
The following named gentlemen are
among the delegates from New York,
who arrived yesterday and last night;
Gov, Seymour, Albany; Gov. Hunt, Ni
agara, Judge John Stryker, Oneida; F.
Kernan, Utica; D. C. St. John, Gov.
Parker, N. J.; Mr. Cassidy, Albany;
Manton Marble,
N. Y. I). E. Delevan,
N. Y ; S. J. Tilden, N. Y.; Sanford E.
Church, M. B. Champlain, Allegheny;
Gen. John A. Green, Syracuse; Alfred
Clark, Otsw.,go. The party It ft Buffa:o,
Tuesday evening in the steamer Arctic
for:Deiruit. They were escorted to the
boat by a large concourse of citizens,
amidst the blaze of fireworks and the
boom of cannon. Prior to the departure
of the boat a call was made for Gov. Sey
mour,,i )
lo responded briefly saying that
at
lie was a out to perform a solemn duty
as a dele ate to the Chicago Convention,
and when he returned he would be able
to name our standard-bearerand the next
President. He thought we would soon
meet again to congratulate ourselves
upon a Union restored and a constitu
tional Government once more respected.
Three cheers were then given for Gov.
Seymour, George B. McClellan, and
Dean Richmond, and the boat moved out
of the harbor.
Senator Buckalew, of Pennsylvania,
left Buffalo with the same party.
The Kentucky Delegation
The Kentucky delegation have arriv
ed and are stopping at the Tremont. The
following are among the names:
lions. James Guthrie, J. F. Robinson,
.1 R. Underwood, Paul R. Shipman,
Hamilton Pope, Sarni. B. Thomas, Dr.
Thos. Owing, Garret Davis, Jno. B.
Bruner, Dr. David King, Col. Jno. W.
Henry, Thos. W. Varnor, Thomas Bar
ber, T. 'l'. Gerard.
William M'Grath and Hon. Myer
Strowse of Pa., arc also at the 'Fre
mont.
The Syracuse "Peace" Convention.
Mr. 11. 0. Orderdonk, chairman of the
"Peace" gathering in Syracuse, mani
fests an a , obstreperous disposition by pub
lishing in Eastern papers a card, de
claring that the disorganizing resolu
tions which that conclave attempted to
adopt were not rejected, as the reported
proceedings stated, but in fact adopted,
and that the report of their rejection was
"a trick of the war Democrats." This
Mr. Onderdonk, also publishes the fol
lowing:
NOTICE —The delegation to the Chi
cago Convention, appointed by the
great mass Peace Convention, which
assembled at ,Syracuse, August 18th,will
meet at the Sherman House, Chicago, at
9 p. m. on Saturday, the 27th inst.
Punctual attendance is requested.
ONDRILDONK, Chairman.
SAMUEL. T.pSUIT, Secretary.
On this thd Argus comments as fol
lows :
CONSCRIPT .
We doubt whether the annals of po
litical imposture will show anything
grosser than this. We suppose that the
gang of Confidence men will be on ex
hibition at Chicago; if they think it will
pay to go through the show.
The Syractise disorganizers will prob
ably find when they reach Chicago that
it will hardly "pay" to undertake the
kind of exhibition they contemplated,
and, like the Peoria disorganizers, will
probably subside.
Orders From Chief Marshal Willard
Chief Marshal Willard has issued the
following :
The Democrats in the several Wards
in the city are requested to report to the
officers of their respective organizations,
at the headquarters of the "Invincible
Club," corner of Clark and Monroe
streets as soon as possible.
Officers of Democratic organizations,
and delegations from other States, and
from the State of Illinois, are requested
to report as above.
The place, and manner of forming the
procession will be annouAcad hereafter.
CRAB. M. WILLARD,
Chief Marshal.
Horrible Child Murder
Great excitement has been caused in
Paterson N. J., by the horrid murder of
a smdll Child by two other children un
der the circumstances. , A little
daughter of Mr. Huriburt, aged about
two years, who was playing on the walk
in front of his house, suddenly disappear
ed on Monday afternoon. After a fruit
less search by the anxious mother, the
services:of a bellman were procured, but
two days' Search still failed to find the
missing child. On Wednesday night,
however, word was received that the
lost child had been found in a well, an
Investigation revealed the terrible fact
that it had been lured away by two little
beggar girls, named Long, aged respect
ively nine and tslve years, stripped of
its pretty dress, and then thrown into
the well. The juvenile murderers con
fess the crime, and say that they brought
the child to the house of their parents
with no other ctrvering than a shawl, and
that the oldest girl, Emma Jane, threw
it into the well. After committing the
deed they ran into the house, but shortly
afterward returned to to the well, and
looked into it. At that time the child
was still alive, and its struggles were
plainly perceptible. The child cried bit
terly when thrown in. The water in the
well was only from three to five feet
in depth, and when the child was found
its side was visible and floating out of
the water,
its little legs, head and hands
dangling down. .
„ .
The mother of the little murderers has
been injail for some ,time. On . Wednes
day iftetnodre she ' 'liberated, her
timetutysng* cgt. Upon reaching
home, her &it liter, devoid' of that cliff
-oration whirl: Mahe live, may charac-:
terize her more mature years, it old her
;Wit there watt a baby in,She well.
The Indians and the Telegrapli z ''
It is a singular fact apt while ti*
Plains for some hundreds of miles ~west
of Atchinson are no `, wept by 'hiistile
Indians and all white - men are 4iriven,
away, the poles and wires of the Wes
tern Union Telegraph Co. ' are not dis
turbed, It is said thit the Indians have
a superstition which restrains thent froth'
disturbing the wires . 4do which the
"whispering spirit" travels. A writer
to the World thus explains the matter:
To the Editor of the World. A curious
fact in ccnnection wirh the recent In•
dian atrocities along the overland route
probably not generally understood, and
may not be uninteresting to the public.
The Indians have never disturbed the
telegraph line, although they have plun
dered, burned, and murred at various
points along the line. They regard the
wire as the breathing spirit of the Al
mighty, and are filled with superstitious
awe over its performances. This feeling
owes its origin to the following inge
nious expedient on the part of Mr.
Creighton a superintendent of the Over
land Telegraph line, who, on the com
pletion of the line, desired to protect it,
against Indian molestation.
By arrangement he secured the at
tendance at Forts Kearny and Laramis
—five hundred miles apart—of two in—
fluential chiefs of the Sioux and Arapa
bee tribes. They had not met for ma
ny months, but were intimate friends.
Their relations with each other had been
such, that ques:ions and answers be
tween them were wholly comprehensi—
ble to themselves. They talked together
fur an hour, but both manifested incre
dulity, and suspected some pale face jug
glery. To make the impression more
forcible, Mr. Creighton at once arranged
to have both chiefs start simultaneously
from the respective points, and me( t
midway for consultation. Two weeks
were consumed in the journey, and the
"red brothers" met in council. Of course
a comparison of notes dissolved every
doubt, and strengthened the superstition
and awe which had at first inspired
them.
The effect of this ingenious arrange
ment has been of great ad var ttge to the
Overland Telegraph Line. The wires
have never been broken by the Indians,
even when stretches of hundredskif miles
over which the line passes have been
ravaged by predatory bands.
The very fact that the line has not
been molested during the recent troubles
disproves the assumption that secession
guerrillas have led the savages in their
bloody work. If white men had been
connected with these outrages, the wires
would have been cut at a dozen points.
EDWARD BLISS.
A HAPPY CITY.—A. Warsaw letter,
says the Debate, which we find in the
Moscow (Janette, contains the following
curious details: " Warsaw has recover
ed the plenitude of life which belongs to
great cities. It has the French theatre ;
it has excellent acrobats in the Swiss
Valley ; it has music in the Jardin de
Saxe and the park of Larienka. Every
where the public assembles in great
numbers ; but more than elsewhere they
meet once a week at the station of the
railway from Warsaw to St. Petersburg.
This fashionable promenade assembles
each time from 4,000 to 8,000 persons.
There is music there also, but of a par
ticular kind—tears, sobs, groans. This
promenade entertainment, amusement—
call it what you will—is named 'the
adieus with exiled political criminals.'
The fashion has been recently introdu
ced by agitators. Although the day fix
ed for the departure of the convoys is
always kept secret, each time the whole
of Warsaw learnes it through the night,
and at four in the morning the precincts
of the station are encumbered with a
compact mass. Only some dozen per
sons are banished at a time, and thou
sands assemble
. to bid them adieu The
police appear not to care about it."
People will see, says the Debate, that
nothing is wanting to this pretty picture;
%%hat grace, what delicacy, and what
good taste ! It is an idyll. After that
let any one deny that Warsaw amuses
itself, and that joy and happiness have
returned with calm, justice, and liberty,
under a paternal administration !
INPRON"ED MANUFACTURE ('F GAS.-A
well known gas engineer in London pro
poses that the manufacture of gas be
carried on in the immediate vicinity of
the mines. Here the coal is to be sub
mitted to distillation in the simplest
manner, and the product collected in the
form of coal oils; the oil so obtained may
then be submitted to purification from
the nitrogenous and sulphur compounds
which are so fruitful a source of com
plaint, when they find their way into il
luminating gas, it being thought far
easier and cheaper to remove all the
nitrogen and sulphur from a gallon of
coal oil, than from the one hundred and
fifty or two hundred feet ot gas, of which.
it is the representative. When the oil
has been properly prepared, and purified
from all deleterious substances, it is to
be conveyed to the place where it is
needed, and there converted into gas.
The works necessary for this purpose
need only consist of a few retorts, and a
gas holder or two. The retort being
heated to redness, a little of the oil is
allowed to flow into it, when instantly it
is converted into permanent gas, and car
ried through a pipe into the gas-holder,
of the ordinary construction; from which
the illuminating gas is supplied, to the
mains as heretofore. ,
GEN. BURNSIDE.—Gen. Burnside ar
rived in this city Tuesday morning, in
good health and spirits. It is not cor•
rect, as stated by the telegraph, that he
has been relieved. The Court of Inqui—
ry in relation to the assault on Peters
burg has not reported, and has not ex
amined any witnesses 'except Gens.
Burnside and Meade. We judge that
one of those unfortunate military diffi
culties, which seem inseparable from
the service, has arisen between Gen.
Meade and Gen. Burnside, and the lat
ter, being the subordinate, prefered, as
he always does, to sacrifice himself rath
er than embarrass the army in the field
by any controversy. He tendered ;his
resignation, which Gen. Grant refused,
and also refused to relieve him. The
Court of Inquiry was temporarily ad
journed on account of the necessary ab
sence of some of its members. Gen.
Grant then offered him twenty days
leave of absence, by virtue of which he
is at home. We have no doubt that his
testimony before the Court of Inquiry
will acquit him of all blame, and that he
soon will be called to his old or some
new command. —Providence Journal,
THE LONDON TIMES ON AMERICAN
Bio GDNS.—The London Times, after re
hearsing the results of some experiments
made at Shoeburyness with an Arm
strong 600-pounder, concludes that this
weapon is capable of smashing through
the stxongest sea-going armor-clad that
could be got to float, at a distance of
4,000 yards, or even more; and - it then
informs its readers that "the Americans
have now literally hundreds. of 600-
pounder guns, and have just succeeded
in casting at Pittsburg a 20-inch gun to
throw a spherical shot of 1,600 lbs." It
thinks the result of the experiments it re
ports proves that we are not "altogether
wrong" in trusting to heavy shot at low
velocities, and frankly acknowledges
Shp there is no charge - of pow *,that
could be expected to send the'l,6oo lbs
shot out of its gun which would not at
close range "be sure' .
,to tell with' Onoet
miniFing effect WI ',Very beet our .
•iron -clads." That will do for the /Vines.
Even Englishmen, it seems, .learn Wis
dom be experience:
sus, TRUSSES, •
.R. RUSSES, TRUssEs,
TRUSSES, TRUSSES, !TRUSSES,
A superlokartkao of Trusses. The latest inV ,
prpvementr _
ef
Hard. tlpbbefiturses,
Hard Rubbeir.lTrussee,
Hartkiltubber Tursses,
Thor e wistang a BOhalTrusa and at a low price,
should calTand ekairdue my stock before.pur
chasing eisitwhere.
Superior earbott rlll, Burning Fluid, Soda
Ash, and Pot. Ash, Perfumery and Patent
Medicines of all Ivnds. A large and complete
assortment of Gun Elastic and Hard Rubber
Syringes. Remember the place,
At Joseph Fleming's Drug Store,
At Riseph Flemin& Drug Store,
Corner of the Diamond and Market street,
Corner of the Diamond and Market street,
5u29411.
Mf . FAC TS FOR SOLDIER S.—
.yhrougbout the • Indian and Crimean
Campaigns, the only medicines which proved
themselves able to cure the worst oases of Dys
entery, Scurvy and Fever, were HOL
LOW AY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT. There
fore, let every Volunteer see that he is suppli
ed with them. If the reader of this "tiotice"
cannot get a box of pills or ointment from
the drug store in his place, let. him iwrite
to me, 80 Maiden Lane, enclosing the a
mount, and I will mail a box free of expense.
Many dealers will not keep my medicines on hand
because they cannot make as much profit as on
other persons' make. 85 cents, 88 cents, and
31,40 per box or pot. au22.-Iwd
A UNIVERSAL MEDICINE.—BY
what we eat by the air we breathe, or
by the water we drink, we can be made sick; or
by fatigue, or from debility induced by heat,
because theite effects end by producing impuri
ty of blood. To regain health we must purify
the blood, by the organs of the stomach and
bowels ; these organs must be continued in the
regular performance of that duty which nature
has assigned them, and should there be any im
pediment, to what does experience point 7
TO BRANDRETIPS PILLS,
which cannot injure, and which will surely re
store the bowels to the regular performance of
their duties.
The dyspeptic, the billions will find them a
treasure of health and the same may be said to
all who, are sick in any way, take Brandreth'a
Pills and be cured.
Sold by THOMAS ItIIDPATII, Pittsburgh,
and by all respectable dealers in medicines.
aufl4yder.wc
tarITNPRESEATABLE Ii KA D S
are in a moment beautified by the of er
&Um of
CRIBTADORO'S HAIR DYE,
which, without the slightest trouble, imparts to
the hair of the head, the whiskers, beard or
moustache, any shade of brown or the most
perfect black. Ladles can use it without soil
ing their fingers. It is the most expeditious
hair.dye in the world,and the only one free from
every.p hing oisonous ingredient, anvegetabled that 'containspr p a
nouris and ein.
URISTADORO'S m HAlR ollient PRESERVATIVE,
a valuable adjunct to the Dye, in dress
!nu and promoting the growth and perfect
health of the hair, and of itself, when used alone
—a safe guard that pretests the fibres from de
cayunder all circumstances and under all climes.
Nanufactured by J. CRISTADORO, No.
Astor House, New York. Sold by an Drug
gists. Applied by all HairDreasera.
auB-lyd&wc
I:4rDR. TOBIAS' VENETIAN
HORSE LINIMENT, pint bottles at
fifty cents each, for the cure of lameness, cuts,
galls, colic, sprains, Re., warranted cheaper than
any other. It is used by all the greit horsemen
on Long Island courses. It will not cure ring
bone nor spavin, as there is no liniment in ex
istence that will. What It is stated to cure it
positively does. No owner of horses will be
without after trying one bottle. One dose re
vives and often saves the life of an over-heated
or driven horse. For colic and belly-ache tt has
never failed. Just as sure as the sun rises, just
so surp z is this valuable Liniment to be the
Horse embrocation of the day.
Office 66 Oortlandt street, New York.
Sold by THOS. REDPATH, Pittsburgh, and
all respectable Druggists. auB-Iydaiwc
larA FACT. • • • •
I. it a Dye.
** •
In the year 1866 Mr. Mathews first prepared
tke VENETIAN HAIR DYE; since that time
it has been used by thousands, and in no instance
has It failed to give entire satisfaction.
The VENETIAN DYE is the cheapest in the
world. Its price is only Fifty cents, and each
bottle contains double the quantity of dye in
those usually sold for $l.
The VENETIAN DYE is warranted not to in
jure the hair or scalp in the slightest degree.
The VENETIAN DYE works with rapidity
and certainty, the hair requiring no preparation
whatever.
The VENETIAN DYE produces any shade
that may be desired—one that will notfeule,crock
or wash out—one that in as permanent as the hair_
itself. For sale by all druggists. Price 50 cents.
A. IMEA.THEWS.
General Agent, 12 Gold at. N. Y.
Also manufacturer of MAT MIMS' ARNICA HAIR
Gcoss, the best hair dressing in tise. Price 26
cents. janl6-Iyd
rENETIAN HAIR DYE, VENETIAN VIJNIALIaiT and ORLSTADORO'S HAIR
DYE,
sold at JOS. FLEMING'S DRUG STORE,
(lon of thentamond and Market at,
tgr LYON'S KATHAIRON.-IKATHA
iron le from the Greek word "Kathro,"
or "Kuthairo ' " signifying to cleanse, rejuvenate
and restore. This article is what its name signi
fies. For preserving, restoring and beautifying
the human hair it is the most remarkable pre
paration in the world. It is again owned and
put up by the original proprietor, and is now
made with the same care, skill and attention
which gave it a sale of over one million bottles
per annum.
It is a most delightful Hair Dressing.
It eradicates scurf and dandruff.
It keeps the head cool and clean.
It makes the hair rich, soft and glossy.
It prevents the hair from falling off and
turning gray.
It restores hair upon bald heads.
Any lady of Genleman who values a beautiful
head of hair should use Lyon's Kathairon. It
is known and uaed throughout the civilized world.
Sold by all respectable dealers.
DEMAS S. BARNES & CO.,
New York.
IWIIEIMS'i'REET'S INIMITABLE
HAIR RESTORATIVE, .NOT A DYE,
but restores gray hair to its original color, by
supplying the capillary tubes with natural sus
tenance, impared by age of disease.. All instan
taneous dyes are composed of lunar caustic, des
troying the vitality and beauty of the hair, and
Wont of themselves no dressing. .He is
Inimitable Coloring not only restores hail to its
natural color by any easy process, but gives the
hair a
Luxuriant Beauty,
Promotes its growth, prevents its failing off,
eradicates dandruff, and imparts healtliand pleas
antness to the head. It has stood the test of
time, being the original Hair Coloring, and is
constantly increasing in favor. Used by both
gentlemen and ladles. It is sold by all respecta
ble dealers, or can be procouted by them, of the
commercial agents, 1). S. BARNES & CO., 202
Broadway, New York. Two sizes, doe. and gi.
HAGAN% MAGNOLIA BALM.—
This is the most delightful and extraordi
nary article eyer discovered. It changes the sun
burnt face and hands to a pearly satin texture of
ravishing beauty, imparting the marble purity of
youth and the distil:gut appeirance so inviting
in the city belle of fashion. It removes tan,
freckles,Dimples and roughness from the i
leaving t he complexion fresh, traneparent a xit
smooth. It contains no material injurious to the
skin. Patronized by Actresses and ()pep:, Sin
gers. It is what every lady should have. Sold
everywhere. Prepared by
W. E. HAGAN, Troy, N. Y.
Address all orders to
DEIN AS S. BARNES re 00.,
New York.
mriNEJLICAN MUSTANG LINI
MENT.—The parties in St. Louis and
Cincinnati who have been counterfeiting the
Mustang Liniment under pretence of proprietor
shiphave been thoroughly estopedby the Conrts.
To guard against the further imposition, I have
procured fronrthe United States Treasury, a pri
vate steel-plate revenue stamp s which is placed
over the top of each bottle. 1. h stamp bears
thelaaetrwk of my signature, and without which.
the article is a counterfeit, dangerous and worth
lesadmitation. Examineevery Ottle r This Lin..
imebt has been in use and growing in - favor for
many years. There hardly ertikts a /mullet on
the I habitable globe that does of contain-evi
dence of its wonderful effects. It is the ben
emolleirt in the world. With its present im
proved ingredients, its , effects upon man and
beast are perfectly remarkable. bores are hes&
ed, plains relieved, lives saved, valuable animal,
made useful, and untold ills assuaged. Tor cuts,
bruises, sprains, rheumatismriwellings;
caked breads, strained horses, he., it is a Sever
signdruggist& remedy that should never be dispensed
It should be in every family. Bold by
all 4tg
AL,P ! Ra t 4NPSi t
SHE ABOVE ARTICLEM POE VOA'
SIMON JOHNSTON,
by
oar. SmtUttleld isad Fourth so.
4110NladaiM40d
=CM
WHOLE BIMZ3
R
OF
BOOTS ANI) SHOES
GO TO
Concert Hall Shoe Stare,
No. 62 Fifth St.
me-For cash we can atler superior induce.
meats tonny house to the West. Every vaidety
of
Boots and Shoes
from 10 Gents perualr and upwards can be found
at this celebrated house.
Call In and look at the •bargains. Next door
to Express Office. su2T
itiyo:4lA:ri;t:4:4l:jiif.Ll.lr4l
Barred Flannel,
Grey Flannel,
Scarlet Flannel,
Twilled Flannel,
For aisle by
WHITE, ORR & CO.
No. 25 Fifth Street
pouitTii WARD, ALLEGURNit.-
RALLY! RALLY-!
The Committhe are requested to nuke: one
more determined effort to raise the money ne
cessnry to clear the Want. from 3ha 4rakft, and
report to a meeting etthe house or t. Feud
harper Chestnut street, THIS (Monday)
EVENING, at 7g o'clock.
MEMEISME
N TI C .
rritlF. STUDIES AT ST. VINCENT
UGLLEGE, near Latrobe, 'Westmorland
county, will be resumed on MONDAY, gep
tember sth nu29.5t
BOILER'S MEETING.-;-T
will be eioieeting of the Boilers of-Pitts
burgh and, vicinity on
TUESDAY EVENING, at 7 o'clock,
Corner of Fifth and Smithlied sts., all ate in
vited to attend, as business of importance will
be transacted: auSikat
DR. BROWN'S REBIEBTE6'-4ARB
known only to himself. r 111 cure certain
diseases when all other remedies fail. Recent
cases cured without htnderance from buliness in
a very short time. The cure is Made by destroy
ing the poisonous taint that th. "food Is sure to
keep unless the proper rented- t used: This is
what he claims for his remedies, that they ate
the afire and only remedies for that foul disease,
Syphillis. Office, No. 60 Smithfield street, Pitts
burgh. auia•lt
CLOSING OUT SALE
OF SUMMER
BOOTS, SHOES AND GAITERS,
P - rt, Y G.- O c) P S .
Hoop Skirts, Hosiery &0.,
M 'CLELLAND'S,
55 FIFTH STREETi
FNIIIIRD SALE OF THOSE BEAIPPI-
N_ PIM BUILDING LOTS, in Maple Sub-
Division, of Braddock's Field, on MONDAY
AFTERNOON, A ugust 29th, at 2 o'clock, on the
premises.
TIMMS : One-Third cash, balance in one and
two years with interest, secured by Bond and
Mortgage. eto sash to be paid on each lot when
sold, as part of cash payment.
Excursion Trains, as heretofore, will leave
both the Co unelleville and Pennsylvania Depots
at the same hour, oneOclock, precisely, on day
of sale, returning at 6, and take persons (ladles
or gentlemen) to and from the sale Dee of charge.
No Tic eta required. Plans to be had.at Am
non Rooms, No. 54 Fifth street.
au26-3t A. M'ILWAINE, Auc'r.
NEW GOODS.
WE ARE NOW DISPLAY= W
and very desirable styles of EAU,
DRESS GOODS,
in the following materials : Very handsome
Plain and Brocade Alpances,
NEAT FIGURED IRISH POPLINS,
Very Heavy French Poplins in new patterns:
French and English Chintzes,
dark colors and neat figures
BALMORAL SKIRTS
at very low flgnrts. A splendid line of
33 mi ci x xa is
The best assortment in the city of the above
goods. . HUGIJS RAMA
5u23 corner Market and Fifth ay.
Maj. Gallupe's Heavy Artillery
GARRISON SERVICE.
HAVE AIITHOILITY PROli MB
ExileSency the Governor of Peranpylvaxiis, ap•
pi:Oieifky the Secretary of War, to rithle One
Regiment: of HEAVY ARTILLERY, to serve
for one year
HIGHEST LOCAL BOUNTIES
will be paid by . the Recruiting Officers, besides
the regular United States Bounty of
ONE HUNDRED - ricniuM3
ail , trikeUlqtuirtels Wfl BalL
ezo. S. eALL#Fir.
Orr= or Tits Ai:Kum frAlitsse 00, 2
Prrrystraon, AmtArtsll4
NOTICE N ow.. SIIIPP f.
On-and afteePSONDriailtibiltit4 bat
peatcle *Ube regebreill* memo% to
ket itethetiotimilkeDdleert : Item
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