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BT S. J, ROW.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY,. OCTOBER 1, 1862;
VOL 9:-TfO. 5.
54LT a good article, and very cheap At the
store of WM. V. IRWIX, Clearfield.
SALT! SALT!! SALT !!! A prime arti
cle of rround alum salt, put no in eaten t
if ics. at $3.25 per aaec, at the cheap cash store of
Xorember Z7. - K. MOSSOP.
DK.LITC'n'S MEDICINES. Afresh sup
ply of these invaluable Family Medicines
arc for sale by M. A. Frank, Clearfield, consisting
of Pain Cnrer ; Restorative, a great cure for colds
nd cough; and AiUL-BiUoH Physic. Ihey have
been thoroughly tested in this community, and
are highly approved. Tar thesc.
MORRISDALE nOlTSE.The imderstrti
ed having taken the Morrisdale House, sit
uate in the town of Morrisdale, Clearfield county,
respectfully solicits a share of the, public patron
age. No pains or expense will be f pared to ren
der; tests comfortable. Charges moderate. .
April 2, '62. -GEORGE RICHaRDS.
TO THE PUBLIC. The undersigned hav
ing purchased the entire stock of the lato firm
of Moore A Etxweiler, and having made large ad
'ditions thereto, is now prepared to wait upon cus
tomers. Thankful for the very liberal patronage
heretofore extended to the firm, he hopes by
strict personal attention to business to merit a
'continuance of the same. , .:
March 26, '62 -tf. , D. F. ETZWEILER. .
rUO VISION AND GROCERY STORE
JL The undersigned keepa constantl on hand
hlni!trrm iB iUP,tYgSnto-K?unt7,J
(fee. Tea, Sugar. Kice, Molasses, Ac. Also, Li
quors or ail kinds, Tobacco. Segars, snuff, Ac; all
mt vnicn ne oners to purcnaters on the most ad
vantageous terms Give him a call, and try his
articles. IniarZll ' HO HE HE LLOYD.
TANTED FOR THE GALLANT 81TII
v f 500 abIebodied, moral yonngmen to join
the army of the Union, for the crushing out of the
wicked rebellion mat is now distracting our be
loved country. Come and help us save the pres
ent and Deal liorernment inti Aver rtiv a in mnn
Men will be enlisted for any Pennsylvania regi
ment in the field Twenty-five dollars bounty
and one months pay in advance. Clothing, food
and medical attendance gratis.
Recruiting office in Graham's Row. Clearfield. Pa.
MATTHEW UliUEN, Cant. 84th Reir.P. V.
.3ulj30,l362. , Recruiting Officer.
CLEARFIELD MUSIC SCHOOL For in
J struction upon the Piano, Melodeon and Gui
tar, and in Harmony and binging.
Terms For pupils under six years old. $6,00,
fur seventy two lessons of one half hour each ;
fur all pupils over six years old. $10,00. for seven
ty-two lessons of one hour each ; upon Piano, Me
lodeon. Guitar or in Harmony.
Payable, one-fourth at the beginning and the
Balance al tne end or tne quarter.
Vocal music free to all Instrumental pupils.
C l:J . I rtrt -
ciuuio-i june. .,uu per term.
. Rooms at Mr. Alexander Irwin's. '
.Oct. 1.1860. - E. A. P. RYNDER. Teacher.
VALUABLE TIMBER LANDS FOR
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to tbc following tracts ot land situate in Keating
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-containing 73 acres and allowance and having a
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M"7 7, 1862.
AW IMPOKTAKT PROCLAMATION.
. BTTHS PRESIDENT.
; . I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the Uni
ted States of America, and Commander-in-
chief of the Army and Navy thereof, do beie-
by proclaim and declare that hereafter, as
heretofore, the war will be prosecuted for
the object practically, of restoring the consti
tutiooal relation between the United States
and each of the States and the people thereof,
in which States that relation is or may be sus
pended or disturbed. That it is my purpose
upon the next meeting of Congress to again
recommend the adoption of practical meas
ares tendering pecuniary aid to the free ac
ceptance or rejection of all slave States, so
called, the people whereof may not then be in
rebellion against the United States, and which
States may then have voluntarily adopted, or
thereafter may voluntarily adopt immediate
or gradual abolishment of slavery within their
respective limits ; and that the effort to colo
nize persons of African descent, with their
consent, upon this continent or elsewhere,
with the previously obtained consent of the
governments extstin
there, will be .contin
ued; that on the first day of January, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves
within any state, or designated parts of a statej
the people whereof, shall then be in rebellion
against the United States, shall be then, hence
forward aad forever free, and the Executive
Government of the United States, including
the MHitary and Naval authority thereof,
will recognize and maintain the freedom of
such persons and will do no act or acts to re
press such persons or any ofthum in any ef
ions tuey may mate for actual fre -dom : that
the Executive will, on the first day of January
aforesaid.by proclamation designate the states,
and parts of states, if any in which the people
thereof, resp :ctively, shall then be in rebel-
lion against the United States, and the fact
that any state, or the people thereofr-sball on
that day be in good faith represented in the
Congress of the United States by members
chosen thereto at elections wherein a ma
juruy oi me quauneu voters of . such state
shall have participated, shall in the absence
of strong countervailing testimony, be dec-tried
conclusive evidence that such state, and the
. ,
peupie luercor, arc not men m , rebellion a
gainst the United States. That attention is
hereby called to an act of Congress, entitled
act to make an additional article of war, ap
proved, March 13, 1862, which act is in the
word and figures following :
Be it tuacteiby the Senate and House of Rep-
resentalines of the United St a es of America in
Congress assembled, that hereafter thu follow.
ng shall be promulgated as an additional ar
ticle of war for the government of tho army
of the U. S., and shall be obeyed and observed
as such article : . .
All officers or persons in the military or na
val service of the United States, are prohib
ited from employing any of the forces under
their respective commands for (he purpose of
returning fugitives from service or labor, who
have escaped from any persons to whom such
seivice or labor is claimed to be due ; and any
officer, who shall be found guilty by a court
martial of violating this article, shall be dis
missed from the service.
Section Second, Aad bo it further enacted
. and after
its nassflffB." Also to th ninth and tpnlh
tions of an act entilled an act to surpress in
surrection, to punish treason and rebellion, to
seize and confiscate property of rebels, and
for other purposes approved July 17th, 1862,
and which sections .are in the words and fig
ures following : .
Section Ninth, And be it further enacted.
u. it i. - -r i. . i.n
' P S U - ' Derea,ler
06 enga8e in rebellion against the Govern-
ment of the United States, or who shall in any
way give aid or comfort thereto, and escap
ing from such persons and taking refuge with.
in the lines of the army, and all slaves cap
tured from such persons, or deserted by them
ment of the United States, and all slaves of
such persons fonnd on or being within any
place occupied by rebel forces, and afterwards
occupied by the forces of the United States,
shall be deemed captives of war, and shall be
forever free of their servitude and not again
held as slaves. . ' '
Section Ten, And be it further enacted tbat
no slaves escaping into any state or territory
or the District of Columbia, from any other
States shall be delivered up or in any way im
peded or hindered of his liberty, except for
crime or some offence against the laws, unless
the person claiming said fugitive shall first
make oath that the person to whom tho labor
or service ot such fugitive is alleged to be dne,
is his lawful owner, and has not borne arms a-
gainst us in the present rebellion, nor in any
way given aid and comfort thereto. No per
80Q engaged in the military or naval service
the United States shall, under any pretense
whatever, assume to decide on the validity of
tho clim of ny person to the ser ice or labor
of any other person, or surrender up any such
missea irom toe service.
And I do hereby enjoin upon, and order all
persons engaged in the Military and Naval
service of tbe United States to Qberv, 0007
and enforce, within their respective sphere of
service, the act and sections above recited ;
and the Execntive will in due time recom
mend that all citizens of the United States
who shall have remained loyal thereto through
out the rebellion, shall,' upon the restoration
of the constitutional relation between the Uni
ted States and their respective states and the
people, if that relation shall have been sus
pended or disturbed, be compensated for all
losses by acts of the United States, including
the loss of slaves.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my
band and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this twenty-
second day of September, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-
two, and of the independence of the United
States the eighty-seventh. ""'
Abraham Lincoln.
By the Pres't, W. H. Seward, Sec' of State.
Nails in Fecit Trees. A singular fact,
and one worthy to be recorded, is mentioned
by Mr. Alexander Duke of Albemarle. He
states that while on a visit to a neighbor, his
attention was called to a large peach orchard,
every tree of w hich was totally destroyed by
the ravages of the worm, with the exception
of three, and these were the most thrifty and
flourishing be ever saw. The only cause of
their superiority known to him, was an ex
periment made in consequence of observing
that those parts of worm-eaten timber into
which nails had been driven were generally
sound. . When : his trees were about a year
old, he ; drove a tenpenny nail through the
body, as near tho ground as possible ; while
t le balance of his orchard failed, and finally
yielded entirely to the ravages of the worms,
these three trees selected at random, treated
precisely in the same manner with the excep-
tion of the n.iilinir hud uluruva huan Im.lih.
furnishing him at the verv neriod with th
greatest profusion of the most luscious fruit.
It is supposed that the salt of iron, afforded
by the nails, is offensive to the worm, while
it is harmless, perhaps beneficial, to the tree.
A chemical writer on the subject says i'The
oxydatioti or rusting of the iron by the sap,
evolves ammouia, which as the sap rises, will
impregnate every particle of foliage.aud prove
too severe a dose tor the delicate palate of in
truding insects." Tho writer recommends
driving half a dozen nails'in tho trunk. Sev
eral experiments of the kind have resulted
successfully. ." ' - .
TheKebexs Making- Salt. A dispatch from
Gallipolis to the Cincinnati Gazette says: I
have just bad an interview with a merchant
of Charleston, who left that place on Wednes
day, arriving here to-day. lie stated that the
rebel force in the Kanawha Valley is nine
thousand, and is nnder General Loring, Eck-
lesand Cerro Gordo Williams. - He saw Wil
liams ana conversed with him. The rebels
have an immense wagon train,and are running
the salt works night and day. None of the
salt works were destroyed ; only some sheds I
were
burnt. f Charleston was not burnt by
J-V.UI- ahtlo n a...wn. ..J sT I J I
vu. o.ituojoaicpiifu, v7Ur cuiuuiissary ae-i
pot was fired, causing tbe destruction of the J
Kanawha Douse. Bank of Charleston, Metho-
dist church. William Kelley's residence, and
William Whittaker'
. ..
s store."
' Gen. Reno. When General Reno fell, Gen
bturges was within a few yards of him. He
was in command of the division formerly com
manded by Reno, increased by several new
regiments, and the men had just distinguish
ed themselves in driving tbe rebels from the
summit of the Blue Ridge. These generals
were bosom friends; had been, classmates at
West Point, and graduated together. When
Reno fell, Sturges ran to bis assistance, bad
him picked np, and said, "Jesse, are you bad
ly wounded?" To. which he replied,. "Yes,
Sam, I am a dead man." . Gen. Sturges bad
him placed upon a litter and carried to the
rear, where be died . in an hour. His laat
words, before leaving the battle field, were,
Bora. I can be with vnu no tmcrr in VA rr
. J . 0. ... ,
but I am with you in spirit." '
Henry Ward Beecher has lately been pitch-
ing into tbe practice of working tbe railroad
conductors and drivers on Sunday. .The oth
er day, Mr. B., in his peculiar way was mak
ing inquiries of a Brooklyn conductor, to
whom he was unknown, as to whether : tbe
Sunday riding could not be broken np. "I
think it might be," said tbe conductor, "bnt
for that confounded fellow Beecher. So ma
ny fancy people from all parts visit his es
tablishment, tbat it makes tbe road profita-
ble. If he would only shnt, the thing could I
be done." ,. : -. -.- '. I
Results or Running tbe Blockade. The
London Times of the 2d of September announ
ces tbe failure of Mr. Pearson, a ship bnilder
of Hull. It seems that Mr. Pearson has been
extensively engaged in tbe business of run
ning cargoes through the blockade 'into our
Southern ports, and tho' be succeeded in get
ting several vessels through, he did not suc
ceed in getting tbe pay for his merchandise.
His debts are stated at $2,000,000. ' .
- Annie Maria Story was married to Bob
Short. A very pleasant way to make a story I
short.
? a INTEBESTlKG WAR HEWS. . ,
Near Sharpsburq, Sept. 19, 1862. This
morning opened again with heavy artillery fi-
ring, but the enemy made no reply. They
had left during the night, crossing the Poto-
mac near Harper's : Ferry at some old iron
works. : It seems that all the other fords wm
well guarded, but this one being entirely un
known to the people along the lines, the wi
ly enemy succeeded in escaping..
, r Another visit to the extended battle field
satisfies me that the enemy has not lost less
than fifteen thousand, and I believe that to be
a low estimate. ; The wounded have nearly all
Deen .removed. - I met oue poor rebel lying
under a tree, shot through the head. . One of
our men was bathing his head with water, and
he gave him some to driuk. To a question,
whether he wanted more, he replied, yes. He
gave nis name as feter Baker, from Alabama.
As soon as it was discovered that the rebels
bad made a- hasty retreat during the night,
our army was ordered to move at once. The
rebels must have lost at least thirty thonsand
mon from their ranks during- their raM int
t v ';i ubuu tucj urg
gained but few recruits. Our forces captured
another batch of prisoners this - morning who
hd been left behind. - : , . . ..,,
. W bile the rebels were acting nnder a flag of
truce yesterday, they stripped the dead Union
soldiers of nearly all their clothes, and they
seemed particularly anxious to get shoes, as
our dead men were invariably found to be
shoeless. . Tho wants of their army must be
great.
The rebels have been driven from Maryland,
and that with a loss of killed, wounded and
deserters of not less than thirty thousand
men. General McClellan established bis bead,
duarters this morning at Williamsport, Mary-
land, and Jackson with his army has made the
most miraculous escape from annihilation
Our forces are still pursuing him, but his rag
ged and barefooted rascals are good at run
ning. Ills army is now perfectly demorali
zed, and if our Generals do not rest too -long :
be can never recruit his broken forces. Great
disappointment is felt, however, at his escape
but we must not expect too much from one
battle. Tho rebels entered Maryland with a
view of gaining a large number of recruits,
and they expected also a general uprising of
the people. In all this they were mistaken,
and they have paid dearly for the attempt.
Saturday Evejjiso, Sept. 20 The Fourth
Jiichigan regiment, with a few. men from
Sykes's brigade, crossed the river at Shep
herdstown ford late yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of makinir a reconnnia.anr.
They met a stout resistance from the enemv.
but succeeded in - reaching this side of the
river with but slight loss, bringing with them
four pieces of artillery, which they took from
the rebels. The occupancy of the Virginia
shore was attempted again this morning with
less success. Col. Barnes' brigade, with a
portion of Sykes's brigade, some cavalry, and
two batteries, crossed the river and took a po-
S'tion on the Virginia shore. Shortly after
the troops had been placed in position the en,
nnn A . J a 1. .
cmci6cu uum uuuor mo cu?er oi a wooas
with a line of infantry nearly a milo long. All
the troops soon became engaged, when, the
order was given to retire, which was done in
. . . , . ...
ooa oraer ine nmy following closely be-
hinH UK..r, or..,. I
-r yumj iiuiu
range mey were opened on oy twenty pieces
of artillery, posted on the Mary land bank,
with such effect that they were forced to re
tire out of reach. Their loss from onr artil
lery fire must bavo been heavy, as the explo
sion of onr shells was seen to make large gaps
in their lines. Our loss in killed, wounded,
and prisoners will reach one hundred and fif
ty. The troops safely returned to Maryland.
bringing their wounded with them. .
oonday Evening, Sept. 21. Tbe .firing
heard last evening in the direction of Wil
liamsport. turned out, to have been a raid of
Stewart's rebel cavalry. He crossed on Fri
day night into Maryland, at tbat point, with
his cavalry, one regiment of infantry and sev
enteen pieces of artillery. ; The force aent np
to drive him back, arrived near the town late
in the afternoon. The firing, heard was prin-
cipally from the rebel guns. During the
night, they re-crossed into Virginia, and this
morning bad disappeared ; no one was bnrt.
The burying of tbe dead is still continued at
the rate of about 1,000 per day. To morrow
will probably finish it. Maryland heights was
yesterday occupied by a federal force. , The
indications are that the rebels are continning
their retreat iqto the interior of Virginia,
leaving the line of tbe Potomac. Divine wor-
ship was held at headquarters this evening,
Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, officiating
Mohdat Evenino, Sept. 22. Tbe following
is the special report ot onr loss in Snmner's
corps, at tbe battle of the Antietam t -5
Richardson's Division Killed, 212 ; woun
ded, 889; missing, 24. -' V? ;l V !
Sedgwick's Division Killed, 835, wounded,
1577; missing. 821. - ? " ":Z - L '-'- r
French's Division Killed, 293 ; wounded,
1821 missing, 208. ' -
Total loss, 6,265. The loss in missing may
be somewhat reduced by stragglers. -
A train of cars crossed tbe Monocacy this
morning,
The road is now opep to Harper'
Ferry, where there is a sufficient Union force
oral! purposes. The rebels in their hasty
fro Maryland left between eleven
"d twelve hundred wounded at Sharpsburg
nd the river.,; They are being; paroled.'
Twenty-six stand of colors, taken dorinir the
b"' of Antietam, have been received at
neaa-quarders. Seven more, known ta horn
v. v .
been captured, are in the hands of the differ-
ent regiments. ''' " -5 " i
Headquahters Tuesday evening" Sept- 23.
Information received to day from a servant who
deserted from the rebels yesterday, shows
that their loss in general officers in th lt
battle was greater than was at first supposed.
General Wright, of Georgia, was wounded
in two places ; General Branch of North Caro -
lina, killed ; Gen. Lonestreet wounded: Msior
General Anderson, commanding a division
wounded; General Colquitt, of Georgia.' killed
The rebels admit their loss to be 20 000 ar
the battle of Antietam, and 30,000 since they
I entered Mary laud.'"'"' "
The Alabama brigade, commanded by Col.
Corning, acting brigadier general,' has not
been able to muster fifty men since the battle.
i . K.9IUCU19 i nils lecuoD oi Maryland nave
"offered terribly since its occupation by the
two armies. In many cases families, ' who a
few days ago were in comfortable dMnm.iL.'
ces are now wanting the necessaries of life
An tne forago, fuel, and also subsistence used
by the army, whether in the regular way by a
responsible officer, or taken' indiscriminately
oy tnose in want, is pomptly paid for by
Genera! Ingalls, chief quartermaster of the
army, and Col. Clark, chief of subsistence, the
proper affidavits being made.
The claims of those whose farms have been
laid waste and buildings destroyed during the
battles are referred to the authoriti. .t wnh.
ingion for settlement. A people so loyal, and
who have sacrificed so much for the Union as
those in this section, are not only deserving of
the sympathy of every lover of the Union, bnt
the Government should take the matter in
hand and instautly relieve their wants.
The movements of the rebel army are mys
terious. The miltarv authorities he m f.Al ant.
J isfied that the whole rebel army is still on the
opposite Bide of the river, information to that
effect having been received to day. Gen. Lee
is also there.
Their intentions are not yet developed, but
an attempt to roocupy Maryland must be con
sidered impracticable. Without tents, and, in
many cases, without shoes or , blankets, the
present position of tho rebel army would be
very uncomfortable if a cold rain should occur.
With the present weather, overcoats and blank
ets are almost indispensable at night. .
Cairo, - Sept
20. Gen. Rosecrans com-
u uiuT,ug .roui xvienci i uua, missis-
sippi, yesterday morning. During the after
noon bis advance came in contact with the
enem 'apickets,and heavy skirmishing ensn
ea until night. The fight was resumed this
morning and lasted nntil nearly noon, when
the enemy gave way in a southerly direction.
It is stated our loss is between 400 and 500 kil
led and wounded. The rebel loss was notascer-
Mned but ls Mlend to be greater than ours.
Rrtn T tv-m r- nAM ru: -
fciI,j , tha . ,
fielJ wonn(1 ,, ,alrJn -...-...1
. " V" " I" V
swiuo i oiaicu io ub uueen tnoosana, nnaer
Genera, Priee ; V
il hattln tnnlr rklaoa turn
miIe8 east of Tnka
" "
Gen. Rosencrans is in
pursuit of tbe enemy. ;
Louisville, Sept.' 22 Evening. The main
body of Bragg's army is reported to have been
at Hodgeosville, La Rue county, this morning
en route for Bardstown, which place they are
supposed to have . reached this ' evening.
Ninety-five of the 4th Indiana cavalry attack- I
ed about the same number of Forest's rebel
cavalry yesterday morning, a mile from Leba- I
non Junction, and drove them a short distance
when tbe rebels were reinforced by twice their
number. Our troops still pursainjr.thev drove
them into Boston, killing five, wounding sev
enteen and capturing thirty two. We lost
eleven prisoners and two wounded. Gov. Rob
inson has issued a proclamation calling the
citizens to arms under Gen. Nelson, for tbe
defence of the city.
The Highest Bopntt. The town of Strath-
am N. H.', offers $500 bounty for volunteers
for three years, and $400 for nine months men.
Many of the New Hampshire towns have vo
ted $300 and more. The state also offers a
bounty, and the nation which are to be added.
These bounties are equivalent to giving every
volunteer in New Hampshire a farm, and,
ff they go on at that rate farms will be so de
preciate that $698, which a three years volun
teer conld now receive in advance in Stratbam,
will pnrcbace a very good farm." ' ' "! J
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-Baltixobx, Sept. 22. A correspondent of
tbe Amrican states, tbat at Sharpsburg on Fri
day, Geneial McClellan met tbe guide who
conducted the cavalry force from Harper's Fer
ry, and enabled them to escape and capture
Longtreet's train. He complimented bim on
bis services, and remarked that, if Col. Miles
bad held ont for twenty -lour hours longer, he
would have been able to capture a large por
tion of tbe rebel army- m-I . -. .. .-
Mrs. Partington says one ia obliged to walk
Terry - circumscrumptiously - these slippery
times.
. 8P01IGES WHAT' ARE' THEY V -
Sponges elong to the lowest class of raoi--
mals; a-creature which may be said to form,
the first link in the great v chain of life
which ends wsith man.- This microscopia-
j protozqon i by not means tin frequently to ,be
I met with ia stagnant waters-and vegetable in
w- - s
fusions. It is a minute semi-fluid mass, pre-
senting scarcely any evidence of distinct' or-
gDzt'o. avenof the simplest kindw When,
?ne- cretu Io Jther course if, its .progress..
I meets wiUl a..partiole capable of affording it
nutriment, its gelatinous body spreads itself
over and annnd tho precious mbrcet so as to-
e op 11 comP,eteJy " The substance thus,
1 takeD i,,to tuis extemporized stomaoh.under-
80es 80rt o digestion, thj nutritive material
beine "tmcted, and the indigestiable part
oeingt" it were, squeezed out of the body..
u,ine.moa of-us- reproduction nothing yeft
Is.6n01nsare that it undergoes multiplication
I by self-diyisioh, and that portion separated.
m mu88ether by cutting or tearing.
can develope themselves into independent
beings. This living speck of jelly which cad
get along without legs, and which can convert
any portion of its substance into a stomach,,
aaiy be regarded, as the type the Protozoa.
In the living sponge the skeleton, 'usually
composed of a fibrous network "strengthened,
by spicules of mineral maiteE, Is clothiid. with
a soil flesh,. Most sponges "are strengthened
u
by calcareous or siliceous spicules and the
variety of forms presented by these bodies Isi
almost endless." In the 1 ordinary sponge!
spongia officinalis, the fibrous skeleton is almost
entirely destitute of spicules; but io the curious
J and beautiful sponge of Barbadoe the , entire
network of libers is composed of silexj and ia
so transparent that it looks as if composed of
spun glass.. , .
With the exception of those that- belong toj
the genus Songtlla, ;all known sponges are
marine, but they ditter very much in habit ot
growth ; some are only found at considerable
depths, others live near the surf ace, and many
attach themselves to- rocks and shell3 between
the tide-marks. . The average depth at wnicb,
the best Turkey sponges are found is thirty
fathoms; those of an Inferior quality are found
at lesser depths. . t ' .
. AH the finer descriptions of sponges are ob-
tained from Islands in the Mediterranean, and
the coarser description from the Bahama banks
and the eoast of Florida. About one thousand
bales, each weighing 300.!bs., are shipped an
nually from Nassau, New Providence Spongei
fishing is also carried on at Key West, in Flork
da, where about 100,000 lbs., are gatberd an-
ually. Our great sourse of sponges however.
is the Bahauas-
The Andsor island and th' Car. a"W
great sponging districts. ;The sponge is
DSU-
ally found in grassy and rooky patches near
the shores of this group. , Crawls for cleaning;
these may tw seen,, constructed with stakes
about two inches thick, driven into tbe mud,
and forming a square of twelve feet, sufficiently
high to prevent the sponge washing out.. . Ia
these the sponge is soaked and washed frequent
ly, after having been burried in sand about a
week or ten days, when it loses tbe black:
animal matter, which has an offensive smell.
When first ;atherd the pieces are wrenched
. strong two
from tbe rocks with a strong two pronged fork
axed to a pole. The 8Don?ea
I M i , .
are of. four
kinds yellow, glove, velvet and mop.' Tho
first is the most valuable kind; tbe second is
tbe tonghest, and used much in stable for its
softness. In 1859, 207,450 pounds of Bahama
sponges were imported into tbe United States.
I At Nassau, New Providence, it may be seen-
in vast quantities on clear days spread! on tho
I roofs of houiies, and hung upon fences to dry.
All tbe sponges which are hawked around oar
streets for side, either come from Key West
or Nassan. ,
ToccEiNo; Devotion to the Flag. H. AI-
exaudej, the color bearer of the Tenth New
Fork regiment, deserves to be placed high on
the roll of our heroes. He received three terri
ble wounds in a recent engagement, but clung'
to his colors with tenacious grasp. While be
ing taken into the hospital be became insensi
ble,aud an attempt was made to take tho flag a-'
way, but bis unconscious hand beld it more
powerfqlly j even then his ruling passion was
strong. 1 Such men in life and death, are glo
rious examples- If they live let them receive
all the honors tbey can bear, and when they
die let their names be -watebwards of lasting
renown. ' - - .
A Novel Case roa the Law Codets.-A
curious ca so at law recentl v - ocenrred - at
Shrewsbury, Vt. A man was arrested for paa-(
ainga twenty -dollar Con federate-States note
in exchange io a horse-trade. Tbe complaint
was made nnder the statutes against offering
money or goods under false pretences. Tha
man wan bound over to appear at tbe. county
court and annwer to tbe complaint. The case
may yet Agere on the pages of-the Vermont
Law Reports. : ' '- -:; ' ': ' ' ? t-vx-f
A por fellow ia Virginia, whose wife left
bis "bed and board,"; advertised her, but not
in tbeufiual way. , His advertisement ran thuax
"Jane, yonr absence will rain ell. Think of
your catiareii, your husband, your - parents.
Return, , return, all may - be well. ;-At: any
rate, enclose the key of the enpboard. whera
the whiskey isu'o x t,-xt'-h,t f.tfinim
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