«ing Election.
.-(lie over two months to
.JL election, and yet nothing
vflc towards organizing those
.0 the Government.
i-6nr years ago, at this period of the
contest, we had an active, working organ
ization in every district of this county,
and enthusiasm was work ins? up to fever
heat. We had a county club, ward clubs,
and township clubs, with frequent meet
ings and public speaking; and the result
was seen in the ten thousand majority wc
gave to Lincoln and llamlin.
We cannot, of course, in the midst of
a war. effect a repetition of that campaign,
but it is not unreasonable to look for some
evidences of political life and interest.
The enthusiasm, just now, appears to
be all on the Copperhead side. There is
always,to be Sure,more of that feeling in a
party out of power than in the party that
holds possession. The one is anxious to '
get in, while the other feels the security l
which possession naturally gives. Still, j
as it is certain that we will have to have a ,
struggle for the retention of power, we j
must not let the sense of security deceive
us into neglecting the necessary prepara
tions for resisting Uic a«aults of the en
emy.
The pending struggle is not a mere con
test for power —for the offices and patroit- .
age of the National Government. It has j
far higher aims and purposes. The great j
question at issue is whether we shall con- j
rjuer the Rebels or submit to them. The J
Government is for conquering them ;|
tho Copperheads for submitting to them.
Strip oft' all disguises and that is the nak
ed issue. The Copperheads will deny it.
of course, and try to give it another and
more plausible shape; 1 tit 110 one doubts
that if they are permitted to return to pow
er they will concede to Jeff Davis all he
asks.
This being the ease, the political eon
test assumes a much better shape than",
any more struggle for spoils. It is a fight
for maintaining the integrity of the Gov- ;
eminent, enforcing its authority, restor
ing the Union and securing the triumph
of Right, Justice and Freedom. Such an
exalted object should inspirit our friends
with a hearty zeal, active and energetic
enough to put down all opposition.
That our people feel intensely the im
portance of defeating tho Copperheads. |
we have no doubt. All that is wanted to !
secure a full turn-out at the polls is or
ganization—organization with life and
work in it. And it is high time that the
work of organisation was begun.
It will devolve upon the County Ex
ecutive Committee to begin and carry
forward this work. -That Comniittca
should have daily meetings, henceforth j
and give its undivided attention to the
task imposed upon it by tho necessities j
of tho occasion. The people arc just 1
now engrossed with the business of fill
ing their quotas under the draft; but i
that will soon be over, and in the mean
time the County Committee can givo its ]
caro to tho necessary preliminary of lo- j
cal organization.
We invoke tho earnest attention of the ;
members of that Committee to this mat- |
ter. Upon them rests the responsibility
of attending to it promptly. Wc must j
not let Allegheny county full behind her j
former vote. It must not be said of her I
that she did better in ISGO than in 1864. j
We had devotion to the great cause of j
Freedom to urge us on then ; wo have |
the additional influence of Patriotism, |
now. Then we were fighting to get the j
Government right ; now wc are lighting |
to keep it right, and give effectual tri- ]
umph to the principles wc contended for j
then. Wc have every motive, therefore j
to make us accomplish more this year
than wc did in that, we shall be faithless
to our trust if we do not.— Pi/Is. Gaz.
What Has Been Accomplished.-
UNIONTOWN, Friday, Aug. 12. 1864.
To the Editor of the IStts. Commercial:
I was vciy much pleased with your ed
itorial of to-day entitled "Mobile." I
Tiish a few more such blows, falling suc
cessively a little swifter and a littlo heav
ier, might be struck until croakers should
learn to be silent; until every voice should j
be ouly of those who see 110 end to the
war; until the rebellion is subdued and
our great and glorious government stands
once more free, from the dangorof attacks
of malignant traitors and pestiffcrous plot
ters.
But look. Look at tho signs that mark
ed the beginning, the previous progress,
and the present status of thenation inthc
war, and soe if there cau be found in re
ality any shadow of reason for despond
ency.
I simply rehcarso facts well known, ev
en to croakers, if they would but call them
to mind.
At the beginning, eleven States were
Baid to be joined in a Confederacy. Now.
certainly sevcu have been so completely
recovcrcd that no one pretends to think of
them as under rebel control.
In the remaining four the whole series
of the disease has been circumscribed to
two points. This has been donea lthough
the nation was lo begin thestrugglc with
out money, without knowing who could be
relied on, without our foreign relations in
a very uucertain position, a navy scatter
ed to distant seas, an army unorganized,
and a people hearing the noisy and quasi
victoriousmenacings of a virulent and un
scrupulous foe resounding through the
uir. Now how changed. Again, let not
the feint-hearted fail to call to mind the
thrill after thrill of loyal gladness thathas
swelled through the land, appalling the
souls of the base, as Donelson, Stone Riv
er, Vicksburg, New Orleans, Yorktown,
Williamsburg, Autietaui, and Gettysburg,
have been written on list of decisive
and concluding triumphs of the Natioual
Arms. Away then with despondeucy and
foam. Let freemen rise in the energy of
free determination amd virtuous indigna
tion, and dealing ou the right hand and left
feeling strokes from stalwart arms " con
q«T peace "
"An Honornblc Peace."
Nothing was ever so bad that a good
name could not bo selected for it. No de
niaud. however outrageous, was ever pre
ferred hut there were those who would as
sert it was honorable and just. Jeff. Da
vis asserts that the South wants peace
through segaration and independence,but
the Copperheads employ the term " honor
able peace" to set forth tho same idea.
Having thus declared the object to be ac
complished, they proceed to demonstrate
that the only wayof accomplishing it is to
expel the present administration from pow
er and elect another that will give the j
country "an honorable peace," in other
words, recognize the Southern Confedera
cy. A people so sagacious and intelligent
as ours will not be deceived in this way.
In fact, Jeff. Davis is more honest than
the Copperheads. He specks out plainly |
what ho wants and will have or nothing; j
while they adopt systematic deception, call j
thiugs by names that reflect a false mean
ing, and under a disguise seek to accom
plish that which is revolting to the intelli
gence and patriotism of loyal men every
where.
If the rebellion was not right at the
outset, if it has not been right at any time,
and is not now—if it is tho most stu
pendous wickedness, as we believe it to bo,
that the sun ever shone upon, if it is the
unparallled crime which all who do not
participate in it concede it to be, then how
can we make "honorable terms" with
—how can we think of anything short of
its utter overthrow, an.l the complete su
premacy of the laws o\er the whole coun
try ?
Can'• honorable peace" be entered into
with a murderer—a highwayman—a sedu
cer—a scoundrel who poisons your cup,
lays in wait for you? If you enter into
an agreement with him, what would it be
worth Would you feel yourself honor
ed or disgraced by it ?
Tho reLels can bo dealt with only as 1
enemies. If they have terms which we
can accept —and there can be none that
do not contemplate immediate and uncon
ditional submission to Federal authority,
let them name them. It is our duty to
listen; nay, perhaps to afford Ihe opportu
nity. If they ask us what are our terms !
of peace, let them be told, even a thousand
times, that the supremacy of the Govern- J
uient over the whole country must and I
shall be the end of the war. There can I
be no "honorable peace" but this. If the
rebels do not know this, if the Copper
heads do not or will not, from the attitude
of the Government, the declarations of
the President and those who support him,
let them be told of it again, ami again,
with the assurance that any proposition
of terms from Richmond not inconsistant
therewith will be listened to at any time.
To this extent we would " negotiate" with
the rebels, but 110 farther. Who would
that did not desire the succesof the Re
bellion ?— Pitts. Com.
U NAM MO is.—Lancaster township, the
home of the great Buchanan, gave a
unanimous vole for the soldiers' amend
ment at the recent election. In a canvass
of tho township immediately preceding
the election, it was ascertained that two
votes were against giving tho soldiers the
right to vote. '} hese were Ruchanan and
his Irish coachman. The former being
une.< peetcdl;/ called to a copperhead con
clave at Bedford Springs was unable to
attend tho polls, which the Irish coach
man di<l. but could not muster courage to
putin his vote, lie left tho polls swear
that" Ameriky would be an illigant coun
thry when the nager would have the right
to vote." We hope that tho bogtrottcr's
disobedience of his master's orders will
not lose him his situation.— Lancaster Ex
aminer.
PHILADELPHIA, August 18.—The
destruction of a part of Gen. Sheri
dan's supply train a few days ago,
near Berryvill", seems to have been
the result of cowardice on the part of
some officers anil men of the guard in
charge of the train. The rebels, who
were lying in ambush, allowed the
the greater part of the train to pass,
and when if catne near the rear they
came rushing with a yell, which had
the effect of so frightening Out men
that they ran ofl'at full speed, throw
ing away their arms. Tho rebels then
proceeded to destroy the wagons, and
run off the mules ami cattle, but were
driven off by the appearance of about
200 cavalry. A number of officers
in charge of the train did all. they
could to stop the uncalled-for panic,
while others ran as fast as the men.
Had our men mhdea stand they could
have beaten the rebels and saved the
train. Advices from the Valley state
that Sheridan is still pushing Early,
and it is not improbable that he may
yet be able to come up with the ene
my.
The ship Emily Peale, which ar
rived here to-day from Ireland, had
one of her passengers a woaan mur
dered while at sci, and another per
son was murdered on her since her
arrival. The man who committed the
murder in port, afterwards fell upon
his own knife, and is likely to die of
his injuries. The person who com
mitted the murder at sea was a wo
man. She has been arrested. The
principal witness against her is the
man who committed the murder since
the ship arrived here.
COTTON GROWING IN ASIA MINOR.
—A Smyrna paper states that a cot
ton crop of one hundred and fifty
thousand bales of four hundred and
thirty-two pounds each, will be secur
ed in Anatolia, this year, while the
crops of last year was only fifty thou
sand bales. The cost of raising this
cotton is only ten'pounds per bale,
and it sells readily at thirty pounds
per bale, thus leaving a large pro
fit.
The same paper says the interior
is becoming rich by this culture, aud,
" we have no hesitation in saying that
in a few years the staple of Turkey
eotton will ecjual the American."
TTLTC CITTERN.
THOMAS ROBINSON. r ,, it - rK !
CYRUS E. ANDERSON,
M. W. Sl l IK. Publisher, j
BUTLER PA.
n i:»xi;si)AY ii (■. :n,isoi.
' Liberty and Union. Now and Forever, One j
and 'nsepar»bi3." —D. Webster.
FOH PRESIDENT IN 1864 :
AIiKABI.IH I-IXCOLI.
of Illinois.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
ANDREW JOIIXSTOS.
of T< n nessee.
Presidential ElMtan.
BFMATORIAU
V.-rtnn M'Michaol, Philadelphia.
Thomas 11. Cunningham. B*v\vor eonnty.
r.r. nr.HtNTvrivic.
1 Rnh*'-t P. Kins. IIS Flii* W TTall. .
•2 Ueo. Morrii. n Coat en, |' I Charle- 11. Shriner,
3 Henrv niimm. I.S John Winter,
4 William 11. K« rn, |lft Pavld M'Conanghy,
Il>u t"ii 11.-tonki. 'l7 David W. Wood,
0 Charles M.Uunk, 'IS Isaac lt«Mi«»n,
7 Robert Parker, John P-ttton.
* Aaron Mull, |2° 112 «niue| II Dick,
0 John A. Ilieataud, 21 Everard Rioter,
M Ricard 11. Coryell, |22 John P Penney.
11 F.dw »rd Holllday, 23 Eheuernr M Junkln,
12 Chiuiet F. Reed, 24 John W. Ulanchard.
local ti< KCT.
CONGRESS,
THOMAS WILLIAMS.
PRESIDENT JUDGE,
L. L. M'GUFFIX, Lawrence county.
ABBEMBLY,
WM. HASLETT.
JOHN 11. NKG LEY
of Butler Count;/.
SAMUKL M'KINLEY,
of Laurence Count//. *
COMMISSIONER.
A. C. CHRISTY.
AUDITOR.
LEANDER WISE.
Committee Meeting.
The Republican Executive Committee
of this county, are requested to meet in
the Arbitration room, iu this borough, on
SATURDAY the tenth of September
next, for the purpose of attending to all
business that may properly come before
them for action.
We are just entering upon one of the
most momentous political campaigns that
has ever been witnessed in this or any *th
er country —one that involves the very ex
istence, and future unity of this nation.
It is to be expected, therefore, that all <»t It
er business being laid asiiio, there will be
a full attendance of the committee at 'he
time and place indicated.
Tiios. ROBINSON, Chairman.
\i>» election I.IIH.
The act passed by the late session of
the Legislature, authorizing and regula
ting the holding ot elections in Camps,
Hospitals kc. will appear in our paper
next week. We have read it earefullv,
and consider it one of the most carefully
prepared laws wo ever examined—fraud
of every kind is guarded against, and at
the same time the right of suffrage is ex
tended to tho qualified elector under al
most every imaginable circumstance.
Position of (he Herald.
The editor of the Herald seems to la
bor under a mistake in supposing that wc
had any anxiety in our minds as to his
position, with - reference to the amend
ment to the ccnstitution, allowing the sol
diers tho right of suffrage—we never
doubted his position. Ou two occasions
we requested him to call tho attention of
his readers to the fact that there was an
J election to come off, and to request thorn
j to vote in favor of said amendment—but
! ho declined to do so. If this was not euough
1., . . .
I to convince any one as to his position ccr
i tainlv his walking up to the window and
depositing his own vote against said
! amendment should remove all doubt!!—
j This our neighbor will not, we think, dc-
AdjoiirniiK nt ot'tliv Legislature
j The special session of the Legislature
closed on Thursday last, 25th inst. All
was accomplished of a public character
that led to its convening—with the ex
ception of what is termed bounty bills, or
acts to raise money to pay bounties to vol
unteers, the session confined itself to pas
sing acts of a publfc nature ouly. This
was recommended by tho Governor, in
his message and a determination was in
dicated by a large majority, to legislate
only for the public good, and on matters
eonuccted with the war, by tilling up our
ranks, encouraging volunteers, etc. Du
ring the session there was some seventy
local bounty bills passed.
Acts organizing the State Militia, pro
viding, under penalties, for immediate
enrollment and for muster and drill, etc.
For the preseut, the enrollment will (if it
can be obtained) be on the basis of the
present National Enrollment. Fifteen
regimeuts of the militia are to be armed
aud put into the condition of an immedi
ate special force, and if necessary drafted.
The act regulating the mode of the sol
diers voting combines the present system
I with the Commissioner one, and is cou
' sidered as an excellent aud fair way aud
j means of having the soldiers vote taken
! fairly and certainly.
In addition to the above two important
acts, ourniembcrs had a supp'eaient passed
to our Butler county local bounty law.—
The supplement compels school directors
to act who have heretofore refused. This
is through petition to and mandamus of
the court. It nlso exempts from taxation
for bounty purposes, the property of all
who have lost tiro or more sons in or by
the service. Also the property of all who
have now two or more sons in the nervier,
without having received any local bounty.
Also tho property of willows anil fami
lies who have lost husbands anil finjurs in
the service. Thescarc important questions
to our people just now, and should be
made known. *
The people of Chamhersburg got one
dollars for relief, but
onthelnotiou of one of our members, it
is to be applied only to "thosesufferers in
actual destitution or need of temporary
relief."
The Speakership.
The last act of the State Senate, before
their adjournment, was to elect a Speaker,
during the intcriuni; and Mr. Tcrril of
Susquehanna,waselocted. Wcwereaware
that there was some feeling in view of this
approaching election.
Philadelphia has three Republican Sen
ators —these men are not chosen by the
citizens of the Quaker city so much for
their talent, which is generally none of
the best but for their capacity as mana
gers, and in this respect they scarcely ev
er fail to procure material to maker Sena
tors to their taste
Seventeen Senators make a majority of
that body—nine of this number make a
majority of our party caucus—hero nom
inatii ns are made. It is in this way that
Philadelphia becomes so important, in the
Legislature of the State. She keeps the
same set of men in office, and therefore
they become adapts to the business of "set
ting tip" uoniinations&c. Forsomoycars
they have endeavored not only to cnntroll
the organization of tho Legislature in such
a way as to secure to themselves the (to
them) most important Committees, Cor
porations, Hanks and Railroads, for in
stance, but to be able to use the official
influence of the presiding officers for tho
furtherence of their favorite measures.—
This had became so noticeable that great
dissatisfaction was manifested by some;
and a determination to overcome this state
! of things if possible.
Accordingly a test was made of the re
spective strength of the parties in the re
cent choice of Speaker. The vote of the
opposition was divided but with tho un
derstandingthatif its concentration would
secure success, it should bo united on the
| one having the largest vote on first bal
iott. This was .well understood, as it af
terwards turned out, to be our own",Vena
tor, Mr. M'Candless. But alas, when they
came to count noses to use an elegant ex
pression , there was one more needed to form
the invincible phalanx to resist the en
croaehments of Philadelphia. When wo
reflect with what deffercnce and regard
we have always treated our neighbor.—
Allegheny,when any of her favorite citi
zens was before the people we cannot re
' frain for saying thatshc has embraced the
| first opportunity to requite our friendship
j with coldness. We are not aware that
Mr M'l'nndlass has any feeling- on tho
matter himself-—his many friends feel
proud that by his talents and industry he
has made his mark in the Senate ; and they
do feel sore—as they have a right to do
that lie was deprived of still further dis
tinction by the votes of the two Senators
from a neighboring county! One of them,
j even resides in our Congressional District
—had lie given his support for Mr. M'-
Candless he would have been the Spcak
;er !! But lie saw fit to cast his vote, as
i he had unquestionably a light to do—for
a gentleman in the extreme northern part
iof the State. Whether the Speaker elect
; will be true to those who procured his
success, and hand the business of thcSen
! ate over to Philadelphia remains yet to bo
seen.
Time passes ; soon another Gnbernato
| rial canvass will be upon us ; and as there
| are several talented gentlemen in the west
who will be pressed forward by their
friends for that honorable position—as well
as several smaller places to fill, we expect
j te have a finoopp jrtunity t> discharge our
j reciprocal duties!
Copperhead Peacemakers.
The Copperheads appear, at present to
be distinguished from all others in the na
tion, by their persistent bellowings after
! peace! peace'.! only give us peace. Hav
ing forgotten their cries for war, in I*l2,
and that they precipitated a war upon us
with Mexico, in 1845, and that they ori
ginated and executed several fillihuster-
I ing expeditions into Cuba and Mexico,
; for the extension of slavery, they now
would have us believe they are exceeding
ly merciful, that war is horribly cruel,
and that they are for peace world with
out end. Their pretensions need exami
nation. It is at ince evident, that they
themselves are at war with no one, but
the loyal party of the North. The ro
be lion appears to be so just to them, that
Lawrence and Ft. Pillow massacres do
not even require an explanation or an
apology at their hands, it is in vain
that we seek for evidence to convince any
one that they condemn the rebellion in
I ite objects, or in the manner in which it
lias been conducted. Now if they menu
that they want peace instead of a war in
which (hey themselves are engaged, they
evidently mean, they want tom ike pence
with the loyal patty of tho North. Pu
we are satisfied that they do not mean
this, for it is clear to any one, that they
arc endeavoring to widen the breach be
tween themselves and tho loyal party, and
if possible to annihilate their enemies in
the North. They evidently wish us to un
derstand that they are not a party to the
struggle going on. but wish to become
mediators between the North and South.
Their leaders boast that they arc not ac
countable for any thing that has beeu
done in this war. They desire us to think
that they stand in the same relation now,
as peacemakers, that France and England
do. And that if we will gratify them by
I elping them to elect a President, that
they will effect this desirable end.
Now wo are prepared to say. that all
this yelping for peace, is sheer hyprocracy.
We have had one war in Ametica, and
only one that wns not brought upon in
by the Democratic party, and that was
our war for independence. Rebellion
and secession were inaugurated by Demo
crats, and their only advocates arc found
among rebels in the South and Copper
head* in the North. This cry for peace
is only for political purposes. The essen
tial qualifications of peacemakers, are
conlnes , disinterestedness, and'candor.—
These appear to be entirely ignored by
the leaders and organs of tho Copperhead
party. Every possible effort is being
made to excite the passions of tho popu
lus and to rouse them to acts of insubor
dination and consequent destruction of
the present administration.
Disinterestedness is not ercn claimed by
our would-be pacificators. The doctrines
of State Sovereignty and its consequent
secession, with tho Divine right of sla
very arc held with equal obstinacy by
Kcbelsand Copperheads. The reasonings
and sympathies of both run in the same
channels. It is well known that the bal
ance of power is held by their friends in
the South, and if such a thing should oc
cur as the restoration of the Union, of
course llcbels and Copperheads would co
alesce. If coolness and disinterestedness
are wanting, candorof necessity is lacking
also. Hence we cannot feel at present,
that the nation's interest, which is the
loyal parties interest, issafeintheirhands.
They have none ot the qualifications of
peacemakers, and it were better for us to
trust our cause with some nation over the
ocean, to settle our difficulties, than with a
party whose doctrines and sympathies are
all against us. But we deny that they
even want peace; but it is power for
which they arcstriving. and theyare only
dealing out a peace narcotic, hoping by its
effects to seize the reigns of government
and play into the hands of the slave pow
er. Can men want peace, who arc every
where inciting the multitude to insurrec
tion and the resistance of the laws? Do
men desire peace who incite and justify-
New York riots, and would turn their fol
lowers into roving bands of guerrillas, to
prey upon the lives and property of loyal
citizens? Arc men very much troubled
about peace,wlioare marshalingtheir hosts
in secret conclave and shipping the imple
ments of war to all parts of the country, to
shoot down theii loyal neighbors ? Is it
tructhatmcn who want peace are teaching
the right to resist with force < fiiinis.legal
power, and in addition to our present dis
asters create a war at home, and carry fire
and sword to every village, town and city
in the North ? These are the measures
proposed by Copperheads, and lie would
fain have you believe that he is the only
merciful man left. \\ e arc of tho opin
ion that the loyal party regard war with
as much horror as Copperheads can do;
and as soon as rebels indicate the:r will
ingness to make peace on any other terms,
than that of secession we shall advocato
an adjustment of our difficulties by some
other method than that of the sword, but
until then, we shall urge tflfecccssity of
bringing them to terms by force of arms.
We hope our friends will not be deluded
with the siren song of peace, as advocated
by the leaders of the Copperhead party.
We all want peace, but we want a real
peace and that we will not get till the
military power of the rebellion is broken
down. We advise the loyal hosts of the
North to keep cool, but yet do not swerve
from your attachment to the nation's in
terests. Should the Cop|ierlieadssucceed
in their peace operations so far as to rai-e
insurrections among us, we advise all our
friends still to keep cool, for coolness is
the characteristic of great men, and rash
ness is au evidence of weakness, but ar
ray yourselves on the side of the govern
ment, and under its authority alone, and
not ou your own responsibility, if need
be, die for your country, and a grateful
country will hold your memory sacred.
When Copperheads acknowledge that
thero is a North as well as a South, that
the North has rights as well as the South,
and that the rights of the North shall be
held as sacred as those of the South, and
let them lose their vindictiveness, and their
evident disposition to rule or ruin, and
then we will join theui in securing the
welfare of the nation. Until this is done,
their persistent cries for peace, only exas
perates the war party, and make them
more determined to secure a peace by tha
sword, and until we get new light, we con
fer* that we can eee no othor way.
Personal and Sews Hem*. ]
—lt is understood that Gov. Andrews, I
of Massachusetts, will be a candidate for
re-nomination this fall. I
—California has recently been refresh- |
ed with rains, a remarkable circumstance |
at this season of the year. .
—The regiment of rebel deserters nnd
prisoners just mustered into the United i
States service, have been sent West, to
fight the Indians. I
—Tho father-in-law of Prince Mettcr- 1
nicli has written a letter to President
Lincoln, expressing his conversion to the 1
North.
—The report that Admiral Dalgreen
has been relieved, and is to be succeeded
at Charleston by Commodore Rowan, is
not true.
-—lt is claimed that enough seamen (
have enlisted in New York to clear the (
city from the draft. The record has been
sent to Washington.
—A London correspondent states that
the arrangements for diplomatic repre
sentation between Mexico and Knglatid i
and Mexico and the rebel American Con
federacy were nearly completed, and the
new Mexican Minister in London would
soon be received by Queeu Victoria.
A woman in Maine, with an eye to
business appeared at Portsmouth, on Fri
day, with four substitutes, whom she had
brought from Baltimore. She sold them
soon after her arrival to the brokers for
8000 each.
—Substitute brokers aro required by
law to take out a license, but scores of them
have not dmie so. They are making im
mense profits and should be looked after
by the proper authorities.
-—The Richmond papers say that the
Irish grave diggers who have been get
ting ISO per day have struck for higher
wages. A man can't die in Richmond
for less than a hundred dollars, unless
tho doctor deadheads him.
The U. S. »loop-of-wnr Dacofah saw
the Tallahassee eleven miles ahead of her
on Tuesday evening, and cluised her at
(he rate ot (5 knots, while the pirate went
12 with ease, and was soon lost to view.
The Daeotah 'burned 200 tons of coal in
five days, and had to put back for more.
—An unusual degree of fatal sickness
is prevailing in many portions of the in
terior if Mis*iui i. Diarrhea and dysenta
ry. generally terminating in flux, are the i
must common types. Giown perw.is mid
children are the victim of the disease,
physicians appear to have little success in
treating it.
—The Harp is soon to be introduced
into the Church of l-.ngland choirs. 'lbis j
most historical id' instruments is finding j
many advocates, and tho Court Journal
says: '-Several piclatcs pf authority
have considered the point involved most
favorably, and musicians are as one as to
the solemn and beautiful effect it will
have in occasional accompaniment.
—TheCiiillieothe (Mo ) C ronie r states
that a fight occurred on Sunday morning
last night 8 miles easts of Carrollton, be
tween Ril: Anderson's gang of demons
and tho militia from Carp II and Ray.
-Five of Anderson's gang were killed.
Three of tho killed were taken off, strap
ped on horses. Anderson made for ' har-
I itoa county, saying he would return next
Sunday.
—A New York letter says that "there
has never been a day since the war began J
when the loyal people of this community
felt a more cheerful confidence in the fu
! ture than they do now, and in view of
the events of the past two years, they arc
almost unanimous in the desire that every
man should do his utmost toward replen
ishing our army with men and our treas
ury with money, as tho only practical
means of ending tho war."
General Fisk, in a speech which lie
made recently at Chillicothe, said lie had
written to his Chief that there were a
great many grades of loyalty iti this coun
try now—more than were tenses in the
English Grammar. '1 here was past loy
alty,- present loyalty, perfect loyalty, im
perfect loyalty and pluperfect loyalty.—
And in the last case, man;/ oj them were
si) straight they leaned over backward, and
ill the beginning irere reheh.
—The most hopeful sign of "a good
time coming ' in Missouri is found in tire
rapid enlistment of men to make up the
! nine regiments of twelve months' men.
From every part of that State information
I upon this subject is most encouraging and
hopeful. In several cases the regiments
have already been filled up to the maxi
mum, and will soon be armed, equipped
and re idy fur active service In St. Louis,
the work of raising two regiments is going
forward most satisfactorily, and a few
days will sec these organizations com
plete.
—The Commissioners of the Central
Park, New York report the number of
visitors to that resort during the year at
1,400,335 pedestrians. 0i1,724 equestri
ans, and 022,400 vehicles. Allowing
three persons to each vehicle, the aggre-.
gate number of visitors amounts to 4,327,-
| 409. The number of workmen euiploy
j ed in the Park dining the year tvas 1,207,
' and three of the items of labor were tho
planting of 20.358 trees aud shrubs, ex
! cava*.ion and tilling of 123.5U7 cubic
j yards of earth, and the excavation of 7,-
! Bsßyard < of rock.
j —The Salt Lake daily Ttlegraph, snys
: that Mes-rs. 11. D. Is.tc.in and William
j Holmes, of St. Louis, and Professor R.
I A. Fisher, of New Haven, Connecticut,
j airived at Salt Lake city the last week in
j July. They had visited Colorado, and
puriiosed to spend a shorttime in the city
of the Saints, after which they would
proccc'l to Nevada aud California, From
San Francisco the propose to take a steam
er down the Pacific, and enter the interi
or of Sonora, to visit the silver mines of
Conigutta.
—An interesting document is now in
possession of General Fisk, commanding
I the district of North Missouri. It con
sists of j)ti amnesty oath and certificate
j found on the body of a guerrilla, its
; owner recently shot and killed in the
! Northoru part of tho State. The ball
j which killed the guerrilla passed direct
ly through tho broken oath of loyalty.
' Tlut bullet-torn paper is indicative of the
I punishment in sti.re for treason to which
the amuesty in Missouri has been widely j
put.
LATEST FROM GRANT'S ARMY.
PETCRS3URG ALMOST WITHIN OUR GRASP,
Ntw YORK, Aug. 24.—The morning
papers contain very little news in addition
to whai was telegraphed last night. A
headquarters luih corps correspondent
says that our forces were withdrawn from
Deep Bottom the night of the 20th. An
important co-operative movement by the
luth corps commenced ihip morning, de
tails of which will reach you at the prop
er moment.
The Ihrahl'i correspondent gives tho
following particulars of the battle of tho
21st :
TVe rebels found themselves under a
quadruple tire of musketry and ariillcry,
which ( a used them to throw down their
pieces and raise their arms in token of
surrender. Gen. Hi t'er sent Capt. Daley,
of his staff to receive them as prisoneis-
Our men having ceased tiring. Capt. Da
ley told Haywood he had been sent to re
ceive him and his brigade as prisoners.—
Without saying a word Haywood drew his
revolver and shot ("apt. Daley. The Cap
t.iin lived half an hour, but long cnougL
to make Ins statement.
llaywood following the shooting ol Da
ley, called to his men to pick up their
muskets and fall back, which order they
attempted to obey. Our men again fired,
when they again threw down their pieces
and this time gave themselves up as pris
oners. This second volley added largo
numbers to their killed, and among them
llayw >od, who was shot through the head.
The prisoners numbered between 500 and
(WO. After two hours' fighting the buttlu
ended.
The same correspondent states that the
rebels report the rebel Gen. llooke was
killed on that day.
A special lo the llWi from Washing
ton. under da eof the 23d, says:
'1 be Slur this evening says that when
the boat left City Point yesterday morn
ing, Warren's coi]>s was wariuly engaged
with the enemy, who were trying to dis
lodge hmi from his position on t'<e Wel
don Kaih'oad. llis position has been s<>
strengthened as to be deemed impicgna
ble.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—A special to'
the Timet says: It is reported by officers .
just arrived from the front, that uu attack
was made on Sunday upou our left by the
rebels, in which they were handsomely re
pulsed. I'cneral A. I', iliil was knock
ed from I.is horse by a piece of shell and
was badly wounded. Gens. Heath and
Fit/. Hugh lee, sonof the rebel chieftain,
were killed.
11 KAIIQI'ARTKRS ARMY or THK POTO
MAC, August 23.—The enemy early yes
| terday disappeared from the front
; id' the ->ih and 9 li corps on the Weldou.
Railroad. and tho belief is that the ut
tempt to regain this important lino of coni
mumcatii'D has been abandoned, and tho
ciieuiy are fortifying their right flank to
resist the attack in this direction. They
may be preparing to make a dash on our
lines in some other direction.
'1 lie roads arc wot, making traveling
difficult.
Scv<*al deserters have come in, and a
great many think thccmlof the struggle
near at hand, and they believe Petersburg
to be almost within our grasp, and will be
in our possession at an early day.
NKW YOUR, August 24.—A Harper's-
Ferry dispatch to the Herald, dated II:
J 30 a. m., August 23d, states that skir
mishing commenced very early this morn
ing on our right, and extended along the
• whole line.
The rebels made # scveral charges w hielu
drove our lines in, and wo were rapidly
driven through the t wn.out on the Har
per's Ferry pike. The rebels followed us
I very close.
'J he whole army is now strongly post
ed on the heights in the rear of this
place, with the enemy close upon us.
1 But seeing us thoroughly prepared, they
1 may not risk au engagement. Should
' they do so, your readers may look for
some very encouraging news.
BAI.TIMORK, Aug. 24.—Reports have
been received here, via the Northern-
Central Railroad, hat the rebels have
; crossed tho river, which reports need
confirmation.
Nothing is received direct from the
Upper Potomac.
Important from Tennessee
i MEMPHIS. August 24.—Memphis was
I attacked at four o'clock this morning by
i Gen Forrest with three brigades of cava!*
. I ry, about 3,000 strong. They left Gen.
Smith's front on the evening of the 18th,
and made a forced march on this city.
, They drove in the pickets and dashed di
rectly to the heatkju irtersof Gen. Wash
burue, who made a narrow escape. They
then went to Gen. Buckland's quarto s,
I who also escaped. They also attacked
j-1 the Irving prison, but were repulsed by
t | the guard. They next visited the Gayo-
I so House, expecting to capture 1 cneral
Iliilburt, but he was stopping at a friend's
' I house,
i Our troops now attacked the rebels
! and soon drove them from the city, kill
ing about thirty and wounding one hun
' I dred. They captured from thirty to for
ty horses, but had no time for plunJee.
Our loss is about the same as the reb
' els.
Gen. Washburnc is carrying out a plan
which is expected to result in the capture
of a large number of tho attacking par-
LATER.
i The raid into Memphis yesterday was a
1 complete failure, and is so admitted by
r Forrest. His intention was to capture
I Washburnc and other Generals, and, our
i troops icing without leaders, take and
- plunder the city. They captured quite
- a number of prisoners, including two of
1' fleets, several clerks, and a telegraph op
drator. Numerous acts of cruelty were
i perpetrated by the rebels. Among the
r wounded are Col. Starr, of the tith Illin
. ois cavalry, and Lieut. Irwin, of the Bth
j lowa, who has since d ed.
! An immense force of contrabands
1 is employed securing the harvest of the
. government farms near Arlinutmn, under
the superintendence of Coloucl Grecti,
. Chief Quartermaster of the Department,
i It is estimated that the net profits from
these farms for the present season will
exceed fifty thousand dollars.