VOLUME 1. Grand.Results of the Battle of the Army of the Tennessee. ARMY OF THE OHIO, ) BEFORE ATLANTA. July 26. J As the details of the battle of the 22d Come in. its Importance and rank among the great battles of the war become more apparent. Never, perhaps, in any cam paign, has more desperate or more suc cessful fighting under disadvantageous cir cumstances occurred. Gettysburg with its thousands of dead strewing the ground Stone River, with its frightful losses— Chickamauga, than which no bloodier field can be found— present nosuch scenes as were here witnessed. The design of the rebel General was a daring one, and was so nearly successful, that what the results of its entire success would have been, may be readily perceived. Nothing but the most persistent courage and des perate fighting saved the army of the Tennessee from a complete route. Sim ultaneous with an impetuous attack of a well appointed column on the extreme flank, its conimatiderfell, and parts of the line were broken through by overpowering masses. Assaults were repulsed from the front, and the lines were faced to the rear, and attacks repulsed from that direction. This was particularly thocase in the 1 itli Army Corps, where the rebel dead strew ed in its front, tells of the desperation of the contest. In such a scene it is imposs ible to speak of the doings of regiments or bodies: It seems to be a contest where companies and individuals fought as rea son dictated. Divisions beset on every side by an impetuous foe, fought by de tachments: corps and corps commanders were lost sight of, and divisions and brig ades forgotten. When tlicy were fought as commands, they were marched Irom one end of a ridge 4o another, or fought from one side of a wfMf, and then from the oth er. But the troops, tired on many san guinary fields, were not to be thrown into disorder or confusion. Assaults were re ceived and repulsed, and attacks were . made and improved. On the extreme right of this army, in front of Gen. Woods' division, the battle could be plainly seen from Sherman's headquarters. Near the right of the line, Captain Glass' battery • of 20 pound Parrots was stationed, and the regiments supporting it were driven away at the first onset of the enemy. General Wood observing the battery de serted, and the enemy endeavoring to car ry it oft', sent his reserve force to retake it. This force, moving through ravines, was not observed by the enemy, and gained the work just at the moment that an ad ditional force of the enemy, who had been sent to assist in carrying off the guns, mounted the work, and here was seen by Gens. Sherman. Sehofield and others one of the most stubborn fights that a soldier ever engaged in. In the suspense and in tense excitement of the occasion, it seem ed to last for half an hour, w hen in reali ty it was of short duration, and fiually re sulted in the free use of the bayonet.— From an extended point on the road lead ing to the city, near the left of. General llaseall's line, batteries were brought into position, that played with frightful havoc into the flanks of the daring enemy.— These shells, plowing through their ranks, already thinned by the destructive mus ketry of our infantry—these missiles, com ing with their peculiar screaming noise, scattering death amidst tlicm— unnerved them, and sent them in confusion back over the field they had so nearly worn. Their backs were no sooner turned,than our men jumped to their feet, and with a wild, exultant cheer, sent a volley through their wasted lines, that told with fearful effect. Thrice their colors fell with the bearers, but each time they were picked up and fiually borne off by the few who were left to tell the story of their gallant fight. Such conflicts are beyond the control of officers of any grade, and none but the brave, heroic men who carry the muskets deserve credit for such bitter, decisive repulsos. Men with such hearts, with courage that thus withstand the assaults of superior numbers of men maddened by delusions, are heroes and deserve monu ments of brass. On this part of the field one hundred and sixty-five dead rebels were found. These figures alone speak for the determined resistance that was made. In front of the 20th Ohio just such another scene might have been wit nessed. Men of that regiment captured and in the enemy's hands were literally jerked out of their hands the rebels pull ing by the feet and our men by the body. REBEL LOSSES. From reports now at General Logan's headquarters, it may be seen that we have buried or exchanged under a flag of truce, three thousand and seven hundred dead bodies. The usual proportion of wound ed, to dead, is five to one. Iu this battle, "however, it is brought down to two to one, thus giving auother evidence of its des perate nature. This proportion would give, seven thousand four hundred wounded. The killed and wounded and prisoners in our hands, make their loss over 12,000. We have seven battle flags now in our possession. These figures, it is believed, are none too high, and are rather consid ered to be too low my those best acquaint ed with tlie nature of the combat. OUR LOSSES Are not near so heavy as would be sup posed. Our men were, for the greater portion of the battle, under good protec tion, and, stung by the loss of their uoblo commander, were bitter and determined in their work. The enemy bad at one time in their hands fifteen pieces of ar tillery. They were enabled, however, to take from the field only eight of these pieces. So far us the loss in artillery is concerned, it is of little importance aside from the moral effect. This army is su perbly equipped in this particular arm of the service, and can well afford to spare the same number of pieces at the same price. In prisonres our loss is not defi nitely known, but it is asserted by Gen. Logan that three thousand five hundred will cover our entire loss. The losses fell equally throughout the command. It is reported that the 20th regiment Illinois Volunteers went into tho figbt oue hund red and sixteen strong,and came out with their Lieutenant Colonel, one Captain and sixteen men. < )ther regimenss were quite as fearfully cut up, but, comparatively speaking, our losses are light, and, as the above figureswill show, the Army of Ten nessee won, on the 22d instant, one of the most decisive victories of the war. GENERAL UARKAD'B EXPEDITION Returned on the 24th, having succeeded in destroying the bridge over Yellow Riv er, some three hundred and fifty feet long. They reached Covington,a point 43 miles from Atlanta, and destroyed the railroad at and about this place. Cotton factories were destroyed, and extensive Govern ment buildings, used for hospitals and other purposes. At different points along the route cotton Was destroyed, amount ing in the aggregate to fifteen hundred bales. Largo numbers of horses and mules wore brought in, and about one hundred negroes. The latter were turned over to Gen. Harrow, who organized them into a pioneer corps in which capacity tlicy will be of great service, relieving the weary troops of many hours of diggingand oth er detailed labor. Every division in the army should have such an organization. Tb troops report thecountry thro' which thoy have passed as tilled with refugees, and many of their horses and mules were captured from these people, fleeing from the advancing armies of our Government. Tho crops are mostly gathered, and cer eals are abundant. Corn is growing fine ly and there will he a very great abund ance. The people are all frightened, and know not whither to flee to escape the imaginary " wrath to come." They are leaving their homes and abundant bar vests. and crowding into an already over populated country, and all because they have been taught to believe that we are coming to their homes to desolate them, to their lands to devastate them, and to their State to rob them of all their rights as men. THEIR COMMUNICATIONS I>y rail arc about broken. Their most di rect road to Richmond is in our possession. The railroad to Alabama is severed and their only remaining one, to Macon, will be before this reaches you. They can be supplied over one railroad to a certain ex tent, but the loss of prompt connections with Alabama just at this time. Is very embarrassing. It is so from more than one consideration. Theirsoldiers,as soon as cut off from mail communication with their homes, become disheartened and de sert. The Alabama troops have proven faithful and brave soldiers to their cause, but affirm that when their homes are once in our lines, they can have no heart in the further defense of their laud. Then, too, the levy made by the Government on the ' crops of the farmers, which is one-tenth of all raised, has not yet been gathered,or if gathered, cannot bo carried off, and will fall iuto our hands. Losing this levy from the whole of Alabama makes it nec essary to seize an extra amount from the remaining States, now filled with refugees, which must of necessity create great dis content. JULY 27. Important changes have been made iu the lines of the entire army. Gen. Lo gan, with'army of Tennessee, has left the scene of their sanguinary conflict and goue to the right of the entire army.— Gen. Thomas' right now extends one corps front beyond the Marietta railroad. Gen. Logan joins to the right of this and ex tends his line toward the Macon railroad, which, it is hoped, he will be able to con trol if not reach. In moving into this new position Gen. Hood may attempt tostrike another blow, "Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our duty as we understand it"— A - LINCOLN. BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST IT, 1864. but it is hardly to be supposed fliat, after so perfect a repulse,and such fearful loss es as wore inflicted on him on the 22d,he will again attempt an attack- This new disposition of the troops gives up the old line of communication with Marietta, viz : Rosswell and Isham's Ford, and brings into use the ferry and bridges further down the river. Tho railroad bridgo over the river is being completed, and this will bring the base nearer our field of opera tions. THE ARMY OF THE OHIO, is again on the left of the army,and holds the line of works nearest the city, name ly : General llaseall's line. Dispositions have been made toeover the flank and rear of the army with a sufficient force, and it is to be hoped that the rebel General will bo of the opinion that this flank will be easily turned. He may find, iu such an event, a hearty welcome. THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND, is in the center, and holds strong the lines of investment. Its batteries are in plain view of a portion of the city, and give the chivalry constant reminders of their presence and warm wishes. The thous ands of wounded now filling rebel hospit als will bear testimony to the gallantry of this aifny, for tlicy wero there onthe 20th. General Thomas has issued a congratula tory order to bis troops for the great suc cesses on the 20th and 22d. lie gives a statement of the losses, which does not differ materially from the figures given above, and affirms that we have reason to bo thankful for our great successes. For the prompt and ready manner in which tho attack, of the 20th was met by tho troops engaged, he compliments them.— Coming from General Thomas, this order has a peculiar significance. It is not for mere buncombe or empty show. It is a statement of fact, and from one so far-see img and clear-headed, speaks hopefully for tho. successes to be derived there from. GENERAL BTONKMAN Started this morniingon an expedition, with * * * days rations, and from his usual success and energy it is to be supposed success will attend him. Ho will no doubt * * and destroy such other works as may be of benefit to the rebel cause. Gen. Garrad and Gen. Me- Cook also * * * * THE SITUATION. From these statements it will be seen that great work is marked out for the coming few days, and it is confidently hop ed that the result will have a marked ef fect upon the results of the campaign.—- The past few days of apparent inactivity have been well improved. Get. Sheridan lias gathered his mighty hosts for a weigh ty blow, and as these dispositions promise, it will not be long in making known its effects. He is uot tho commander to al low an enemy to recover from au exhaust ive battle, while be sits tamely by in qui et. He knows full well the great advan tages now offered him and no man is ever more prompt in improving such advanta ges. His armies are in the best of spir its; his troops confident, and in the few days to come great and glorious successes, will be ours. It is useless to speculate or to promise of success, for ere this reaches the public, tho telegraph will have given the results. Of one thing, however, the people may rest assured, and that is. that this campaign is not yet ended. The ob ject is not the possession if Atlanta, but the destruction of the rebel army defend ing it, and that will be accomplished be fore this army spreads its tents over these hills and plains to rest or quiet.— This part of the rebel Government is to tering, and it is uot the intention to give its defenders time or opportunity to prop its weakened frame or gather new materi al for additional aid. The blow must fall on the armies while they are weak and these will uot Ue few nor long spared.— Wlieu Hood, with his aire ady thinned ranks has been thoroughly beaten; when his army bears no organization; when troops are scattered and disheartened; wheu the hospitals of the South are filled with those who will not yield so long as life or limb are left them, then this army will settle into quiet, then this campaign will have ended, and our work finished.— Cincinnati Commercial. THE PRESENT INFLATION. —RiII S is a good accountant, but like all men, will sometimes make mistakes, and in one of his bills figured up that " 8 times 8 are 88." The debtor was not slow in discovering the mistake, and demanded au explanation. Rill examined the ac count and saw that he was " down" but did not like to admit it; so putting on a bold face, he said— " That's all right." " How so ?" was tho inquiry. "It's all owing to the inflation-of the currency," said Rill, the multiplication table, like every thiug "else, has gone up. WAR SONG. Now eh nil the cannon roar Proudly along the Hhore, Shaking tbo earth like Jehovah's command! Let the brave battlo-hymn Rise in the forest dim, Loud aathe thunder-bloat riuga through tho land I From the bold ocean-crag Send out our biittl«-tlag— Unfurl it—unfurl ii—high over the main! Brothers, heboid it there! Brightening the Northern air! It never was borne through a battle in vain! Wide o'er the bat tie-path Sweep in thy stormy wrath ! Bird of the mountain ! w h"«r broad bloody wing Darkens the flamiug land ! 11 uniting the warrior-band! Bird that the pomp of War ever will bring! ANTHOKY ALLY*. WIT AND WISDOM. HOT —the present dog days. MOTTO for a Hairdresser—Cut aud comb again. WHY are some men like corporations? Ans. Because they have no souls. WHAT sort of birds makecool summer pantaloons? Russia ducks. THE pleasure of doing good is the only one that does not wear out. MAN was created "a little lower than the angels," and he has been getting "a little lower ever since." Tni;v N. Y. Post discovers thi't "Ii natural'' is called tho key-note to good breeding. ".JOHN, goto fhe pump and bring me a can of water—l am as dry as a fish." '• So is tho pump, father." WHY is eating soup with a fork like kissing your sweethart ? Ans. Because it takes a loug time to get enough of it. llow does a man appear when he is without chairity ? Ans. "As a sounding brass and a tinkling sytubal."— PAUL. A LETTER-WRITER describes a beauti ful young lady as having a face a painter might dwell upon. That would be a de lightful residence. MANY persons, like a mocking-bird or a blank wall, say nothing of themselves, but give back imperfectly the utterances of others. AN American abroad remarked at a table d'hote on tho Continent, recently, that Austria need never fear national bankruptcy so long as she retained her hold on Venice, for it was her " floating capital." TOM THUMB retires on a quarter of a million. This is but a fair illustration of the strange freaks of fortune, these topsy turvy times. It seems much easier to make a fortune by litllenes* than by great ness. IT is a common trick of one of the principal American conjurors to make his wife suddenly disappear from tho eyes of the spectators. If he could teach to oth er husbands this trick of making wives vanish he would have a fair opening for a fortune. " MY father was one of the framers of the new constitution," said a youth of pa trician blood, the other day, to another of more than plobian origin. " Who cares for that," quoth the lat ter, '• my father was one of the framers of the new meeting-liouse ! " As a school-master was employed in Scotland in teaching a sharp urchin to cypher on the slate, the precocious pupil put the following question to his instruc tor : " Whaur diz a' the figures gang till when tlie're rubbit oot " THE man who doth no paper take, drudging two dollar* a year, Will never a px>d husband make, Because hi.* wife can never kn >\v what ia going on in the world and his children will very ignorant appear. The last line is ratliM long for good jingle, but the moral is sublime. WHEN Archbishop Laud was on trial ho was told that if he had not committed one great act of treason he had perpetra ted so many small crimes, taken together, made him a traitor. •' 1 never knew," said the Archbishop, •• that one hundred black rabbits made up a black horse." HEAR THIS, YE LOVERS I —A young lady who has been married six mouths says it is all nonsense to talk of love in a cot tage. The little rascal always runs away when there is no bread on the table.— There is more love in a sirloin of beef than in all the roses and posies and wood bines that ever grew. ONE of tho fair daughters of North ampton was recently singing a fashiona ble air at a high pitch of voice, when an Irishman, who was passing by. rushed in with a look of astonishment, and exclaim ed, — "Sure, I thought some one was being murthered." A WINDY orator once got up and said : "Sir, after much reflection, consideration, and examination, I have calmly, deliber ately, and carefuily come to the determin ed conclusion that in cities where the population is very large there are a greater number of men, women and chil dren, than in cities where the population is less. (Educational §cjnwtmcnt. Kindergartens. Kindergarten means a garden of Chil dren. Froebel, the inventor ot the sys tem of instruction symbolized by this name, was German, possessing all the pa tience characteristic of tho German tem perament, combined with the philosophi cal tendency of the German intellect.— Tho poets have long classed children and flowers together; it remained to Frccbel to show the similarity between the right culture of the child and the plant. A gardener does not endeavor to make all his plants blossom intorosesorcammcllias; he knows he could'not if ho would. He is charmed with Nature' endless variety, and wishes not to thwart her own sweet plan. In the Kindergarten the im livid u ality of the child is never' sacrificed to loutine instruction. On tho contraiy, its development is indirectly encouraged by the play given to all the mental faculties. As, for instance, the artistic element is at once appealed to, and, molding in clay, drawing with chalk or pencil, or when too young to handle the pencil, pricking with a pin the outlines of birds, et c., drawn on paper by the teacher, form a part of every day's exercises. The social instinct of children is grati fied by the society of their equals iu the Kindergarten, and yet they arc kept under healthful restriction by the wise and nev er-ceasing oversight of tho genial teacher. They have the pleasure of working iu company, but at the same time rival pretensions and the thousand ami otic forms of the selfish instinct are check ed by an appeal to the affections or the conscience. Children are eager to learn. Their ■restless curiosity is well known to all p:c occupietj mothers, who find it impossible to slake this perpetual thirst of mind; yet they soon tire of one subject, and are disgusted with tho book or the teacher that wearies their attention. In the Kindergarten, while it is the aim of the teacher to occupy constantly, the child is never allowed to feel weary of learning, and thus form habits of inattention. In struction is invested with all tho charm and variety that Nature offers in the count less successions and changes of the out ward world. Again : In childhood the senses are iu their fullest activity. The child observes details which quite escape tho duller senses of the adult. In the Kindergar ten this fact is seized upon as the basis of all instructions of scientific character. Objects themselves are presented for in vestigation and examination. Leaves, plants, insects, shells, and —animals are the subject—colored prints, all find their appropriate place and use in tho Kinder garten. Observations are drawn mil of the children in regard to these objects; thus they learn to think for themselves, and also to ejrpren each thought as it ri ses. Too much cannot be said in favor of any system of education which cultivates this power of utterance. The gift of speech, that golden gift—the distinguishing characteristic of man—is the very facul ty whose culture we seem most, often to leavo to chance, flow few people talk half as well as tlicy can think. How few, however large their powers of obser vation. can so describe a place or thing as to make it a livuig reality to the auditor. What an motive power does that man wield who is capable of pour ing his living, burning thought into the crystal forms of language, leaving them as " things of beauty forever" in the memory of his fellows. Is it not. worth while to begin the cultivation of this wonderful power even in childhood? The teacher of the Kindergarten, like the flower garden, preserves and cultivates the mental peculiarity of each child while destroying those hnrtful weeds of selfishness and forwardness that spring up in every mind, however fair its ten dencies: hut is not satisfied with this a lone. It has been well said, that the mind can afford to wait for the body, be cause it survives it; but that the body cannot wat for the mind. If the educa tion of the mind takes precedence of that of the body, the latter is stunted or irretrievably ruined;'not unfrequcutly dragging down the mind into its deformi ty. It is not necessary to sacrafice ei ther the mortal or immortal iu education. The mind and body should grow togeth er, and we believe both will develop more harmoniously if both bo wisely exercised. The true Kindergarten provides for both tho mental and physical restlessness of children. The utmost freedom of mo tion, consistent with regard to the com fort of others, is allowed ; while plays and songs representing the labors of the far mer, the cooper, tho woods-man, or the habit of the hare, the bee, etc., give all the variety of movement so dear to the child.—These plays, however, are not merely outlets for bodily vivacity, but become easy intellectual exercises; as whatever is done with a purpose must quicken intellect. < The history of Kindergartens in this country can bo briefly told. Tho idea of Frcebel was putin practice by Miss Pea body of Boston some three or four years ago. Tho system was seized upon by kindred minds in New York. In the San Francisco Kindergartens, Frujbel's idea, with such modifications as change of country and nation necessitate, has been thus far carried out with a success that renders it certain, that playing, set tojuusie, and made to mean something, is Natures method of tuition for little chil dren. The San Francisco Kindergarten has one great advantage ovor all kiudred in stitution*, which should not be left unno ticed. It it is a dissideratum to learn to speak one language well, it will no doubt prove a subject of congratulation to pa rents, that they can place their children under such influences as will enable them ut the age when the vocal crgansaro most plastic, to learn to speak and read equal ly well the two great modern languages, French and English. Yet, perhaps, tho most intetesting thought with Kindergartens is the single fact, that so deeply has the importance of early education fixed itself iu reflective minds, that the finest genius of the Old World and the New has not disdained to lavish its fairest gifts of mind, its labor and its time, on children. When we see rare scholastic attainments the culture of true gentleman and the generous enthu siasm of an ardent mind, consecrated to the service of little children, we may well look upon the spectacle with rever ential attention. Surely such men as I'estalozzi and Frcebel, aud others like them, have partaken largely of the spirit of llini who " took little children in his arms and blessed them", " saying, "of such is the Kingdom of Heaven."—Cal ifornia Tracker. The Late Raid of Qon, McCook. Tuo MILES WEB* or AII.*NT4, August 3, 1864. I have been able to gather a few and only a ft w, partieularßof the unfortunate raid by Gen. McCook south of Atlanta, and such as 1 believe reliable I will send you. About ten days ago, the cavalry belong ing to this army, marching iu three col umns, under command of Generals Stone man, Garrard and Ed. McCook, left here intending to form a junction at a point, as nearly as I can ascertain, about twenty miles south of Atlanta, and on the Ma con railroad. The column under Gener al McCook. about two thousand in num ber, was obliged, starling from the right wing, to cross the Chattahoochee, near the railroad, go around north of the riv er, and again cro.-s it below where the rebel cavalry were posted. Everything progressed favorably till after the com mand had crossed the West Point Rail road. no opposition was encountered worth mentioning, ami there was good promise of sucoe.Te the courier left he lias stricken the chains from our prisoners at. Amerieusand A ndersonville before to-day. If in no other way, he can escape by way of I'ensaeola. [subsequently intelligence of the safe ty of Gen. McCook and from twelve to fifteen hundred of his commend has bceu received; also of tho capture of Gen. Stoneman and a small part of his com mand.] GEN. IIOOKER. —It is understood that Cen. Hooker will be assigned t« a new department, to bo composed of upper Maryland and portions of Pennsylvania and Viiginia. The force he will have will, it is believed, be large, to operate in tho valley of the Shenandoah against the reb els and possibly invest Rfchmoud from that direction. This will be but carrying out Gen. Grant's original intention, but in executing which, Sigel utterly and Hunter measurably failed. Preliminary to the campaign in tho Valley will be the work of driving the rebels from the border, for which tho force now iu tlie neighborhood is probably quite sufficient. We look for military operations in the Valley of considerable magnitude, bearing directly on the siege of Petersburg and Richmond. There are those, however, who maintain that Gen. Hooker will supersede Meade as commander of the Army of the Poto mac. This, we repeat, is quite unlikely, although a change at an early day is not improbable. i £&* A Young man who has recently taken a wife, says he did not find it so hard to get married as he did to get the furniture, and when he came to get the bread and butter, he had to fall back up-,' on the old folks.