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H. II.lSSO K'.dltor & Publisher
, Tlio Chief Justice of llic ITuIU'd ;
I States. I
j Salmon Portland Chase lias been nomi-
j nated bv the President, confirmed by the I
Senate, and entered on bis duties. n
now occupies the seat of the lamented
Roger II. Taney. The President might
have made a worse Appointment. Though
he is an Abolitionist be has the reputa
tion of being a g"1 1:iw-cr and a fe',,ccrc
man. Like the most of the rest of the
nun who wield the destinies of our Gov-
Tlie Trumpj -EleniUic Case. j parents, farewell! Farewell, beloved
Th'ui extraordinary drama in real life' brothers ! Faithful friend?, farewell ?
has created mote sensation in Europe, than May you find strength to bear this news,
,. ... , , !, ijit I and not be crushed by it. i 'reserve your- ashi
anything that has occurred during the last w,() j w.GenerK
Tli lenient niopatclirs.
official.
Wak Dkiartmknt,7
i 9 r. m. j
KBsam dec n. m.
century.
The facts of the case are briefly these.
There lived in Berne, in Switzerland a
gentleman by the name of Trumpy, a
wealthy banker, who had one daughter, it
appears be was a passionate man, in one
of these fits he threw some missile at his
wife and knocked her ee out. A young
S. Bfl. Petteugill & Co.
Advertising Agents. 37 Pakk Row
Nw Vovk, and It) State reet, IJoston.
re tlvc authored Aint for the "I)km
cr at & Sbstisei.," aud the mutt intliiun
ti.il and largest circulating Newspapers in
the United States an! Canadas. They
are empowered to .contract for us at om
LOWEST TERMS.
corv r r comm i itke.
P. S. NOlN, Chairman,
G'orge Pclany. J. S. Mardis, Georgf C.
K. Zihm, Teter lluWr. Philip Miller. John
K. McKenzie. Joseph Bche. John Durhin.
ll.tvi 1 Farner. Henry rrirdthm-f. John
S t.u ilh, KiUha Phnmner, I-ewis Rodders,
Georte Gurley, John M'Dirnut. Simon
Dunmyer. W A Kii.-e. Thos. F. M.-Gngh.
J.icob Fronbi-iser. J. F. Condrn. John Hani
lit n, F. O'F.irl. Michael P.'hlin. Wm. C.
Diver. John White, Henry Topper. Nicho
U Caiman. M J. IMott." J. W. Cnd..n.
Daniel (Lnfair. Wm. McC o-k-y. Daniel II
Donnelly, Authouy Long, Jtdin Marsh,
John Ryan.
crnmenf, he was born and educated in the i J)v)Ct,)r of great promise the son of a pro
Yankee States, at a place called Cornish, . fCcc0r in one of ths institutions, was call
in New Hampshire in the year 1809. cj on ne .oul,j tlot restore the sight ofthe
After he graduated, be moved to Wash- j evPi uut prosorved ti,0 ia,ly from Wing
ington city and opened a school for boys, ; r,sfiguered. Hermann IX mine, the Doc-
and studied law under the direction of the j lor ncver divulged the cause of the neci-
.
celebrated William irt. I- rom tlienco j jCIlt consequently the family were cx-
parcnts.
so much need you
love vour
uisc.ton Dec IS
end J'io. A . Mr, Xeic Yirk:
and remember with j An official di.-natch from General Sher-
IIkkmann. I man was received to-day, dated near mid-
I nidit, Dec. 13, on the gunboat Dandelion,
The Military Situation. i Qssaban sound. It was written before
We resume, to-day. our sketches ofthe (;enenij Foster had reached him. He re
" military situation," susjendeil during 1 portSj besides some military details of fu
the recent 1 'residential canvas, because . lurc 0pt.raii,,ns (wbivb are omitted), the
that contest seemed to have superseded, fuuown,,r interesting parljculars of his
in the public mind, the events ind move- ojraiionp;
ments of our armies. The war news, as i ( . it-,.,,,. Dandki.iox, O&'SAUax S)i"Xl,
he moved to Cincinnati, and entered vigor
ously on his profession. His greatest
reputation during his close practice was
ceedingly grateful to him. He subse
quently spent the greater part of his time
at their house, and traveled with them.
gained in defending James C. liirney. a He aso Ijccams affianced to the daughter,
well-known Abolitionist for harboring a jn tlQ latter part of the summer the old
slave contrary to the laws of Ohio. lie j pdim-m took sick and died rather sud
is among the oldest Abolitionists of any j ,JcnIy. Demme attending to him in his
talent in the oonntrj-, unlike Butler or j jaet illncys. Shortly afterwards Mrs
Stanton his Abolitionism was not pressed j Trumpy publiclv accused herself a: 1 the
on him by self interest or military neces- j l)octor wish making away with the old
sity, we find him at the formation of j gentleman by means of strychnine. They
all Abolition parties as they became formi- j wt.re tried, the trial lasted for many days,
dable. During the pra tice of his pro- j aj they were acquitted It having Wen
fession he was appointed Solicitor of the 1 p,0ed that the old gentleman did not die
Hank of the ITnited States and afterward '. uf poi-ton at all, but a natural death.
one of the State Hanks in Cincinnati, and
this gave him a reputation as a financier,
lie was sent to the United States Senate
from Ohio, in 1819, receiving all the
Democratic votes in the Legislature and
Immediately after their acqnital the Doc
tor and his beautiful bride. Flora, left
their home in Berne and proceeded to the
lovelv lake of Geneva, and there drowned
themselves in its waters. Trulli is stran
ger than fiction
The following is Hermann Demme"?
letter t his parents :
Dkah I'akkxts axi Bkotiikks : 1
it comes to the press, is so vague that, as
well as unreliable, that it is at all times
difficult to get at the exact truth ; yet
sharp , cautious and candid observer may
manage to gain a more intelligent and cor
rect iew of what is transpiring in the
field than the general multitude, whose
whole knowledge is derixed from a con
fused mass of partial, conflicting, and
oftentimes positively false dispatches.
The interest of the war is centered just
now in the operations o Sherman ln-fore
Savannah, ami those of Thomas at Nash
ville. As regard-i the former, the news
thus far rece
1 l.o) 1. M , Dec ia.
To-day at 5 1. M., General Ilazen's
division of the Fifteenth corps carried
Fort McAllister by assault, capturing its
entire garrison ami stores. This opened
to us the Ossaban sound, and I pushed
down to this punlvoat to communicate
with the fleet. Before r-pening commu
nication, we had completely destroyed ail
the railroads leading into Savannah, ami
invested the city. The left is on the Sa
vannah river, three miles above the city,
and the ri-ht on the Ogeechce, at Kind's
j bridge. The army is in splendid order.
ivcd is by" no means distinct , , t,n. . nvli,;n 'I i,c weather has
or po-itive though it has been assumed by Jn 15n( ,m(j "..oFies were abundant.
i portion ot the press that avanna!i has , n ...l. W:IS tnvSl S12reeab!e, and we
were not at all molested by guerillas.
We reached Savannah three days ago,
fallen. No intelligence has reached us
.varranting such a conclusion. The rc-
Tlic Firing ot Xer York
It appears that after all tlm u!,ir-n r
ated in New York some time a t "
out to be nothing but a big snire (.-r .
a big Iioax. The savans of Xe.T -are
entirely at a loss yet what t ril ; .. ,
it. The attempt, if attempt it -a-;..
burn, was made simultaneously in
different places, using the same '
all the places, phor-phorus. an ,
suited to frighten, but will not i
thing except the mot inifl;.riiaL! :.
stance, such as powder, ?ui;.!ier, anj
like. The New York World . , '..
understand it, from the following t0(,
sion of an article on the suhjj.t.
That the attempted plot or rA "t -A-you
please was a f rand scan', j
obvious from the letrh pu.'se of i.
public even at this date; lUt t Imr
plot, if in eanie.-it, it was ju vvurtl
and no more than worthy, t vWu,.,
of a Torn-. Bedlam is suseeptiblu ol
most lucid demonstration.
This the scientific Analysis of , .
rus the particular and sole :ij;tn : :
nition used on this occasion il.ws t-
clusively. l'rof. Doremus. in ...
at Cooper Institute tin Mon iav -
the jieculiar projuities of his tr- s
. . . , i . i.i i i.i.
llial pnospnoru, amiougn ii'gi,iv ;
po, ed firm, ot a salute by I ahlgren s ; but uw- to Von McAllister coold not Ue J, i.if, ,u.t a J
I'll I' Is fill IKS.
Before we can issue another paper, that
treat festival will have passed away. And
we sincerely wish our readers a merry i all the Free-Soil votes that favored Demo
Christmas and a happy New Year. But, ! cratic principles. In 1852 he endeavored
notwithstanding how sincere our wir-h may j to raise a new Democratic party and fail
be we know that too many it will be sad i ing in that he withdrew from it altogether.
indeed. There will be a vacancy at many j He was twice Governor of Ohio, and is know well that the news of my death,
- w.'i., i.,.-.r.l Tl,, i.,.Wp.1 h,t ones ' said to be instrumental in establi.dnn;-the j which this letter Wars to you, will cause
will not be there. The insatiate thirst j finances of the State on a firm basis,
for blood has taken many a father, and j He was Lincoln's Secretary of the
many a brother who used to grace the j Treasury, and father of the Greenback
festive board, aD 1 consigned them to death, j system. He retired from that office and
the camp, or a prison, and left nothing j took very little trouble about public af-
r ...... .I... ' ha , .t.i
1.1413 Uli: tll lit I tlliLliiLiii. a iiv iiiiy
ieci ami i lie runn.ug up o! "a-s, may ! - ,p but now we have McAl
have signd.ctl no more than that Sherman's J iu.r wc can go aiK.a,l.
army, or a part of it, had elllcted a com- j w'c ,,.,ve HnMy captured two boats
munication with the co-operative naval i on the Savannah river, an-! prevented
force ot the Gerg,a coast. This, we be- j ti,eir gunboats from coming down,
heve, is all that had taken place at the j j Pi;timatl, tl0 population of Savannah
lime of which we are speaking. What . nt ,VVe,ltJ.iive thousand, art-l the ga.ri-on
has been done su.ee is altoge' her matter j ,it (i(Vtn t)u)U:Sana. General Hardee
for speculation. Sherman, reinforced by I con,,na,js.
the navy, possessed of a new base of sup- ; w" . '.' t , , ,vnrTOn ,,n ,i1(, lr.
plies, aiKl having the way (.pen for retreat : but ,iave t,UTeij in a f.irpt. Sljp.,v ol
od
in
any desperate extrem'uy, may either
negroes, mules,
horses,
Utter
Her. , and our
condition than
behind them but squallid oovertv, to be
wail their absence in a feast of tears. To place we hear ol h:m is delivering a lee
the young and the thoughtless, the carols ture at the opening of some literary in
of j'.y will be sung as heretofore. To the j stitution in Ohio. Such is a synopsis of
heartless shoddyites who are enriching the public acts of a man who holds a po-H.om...K-M
:it tbi pxinse of the blo.xl ' sition onlv second to that of the I'resident.
you feartul pain. But I know, too. that
the unalterable love you bear to me will
secure for me the pardon which I now
lcg of you. The step which this loiter
tells von I have taken has not be n tnk' n
lightly, hot upon calm reflection and sitter
a careful cxauiitialion of all the ciicuin-
'V11' ,,J r auempi 10 carry ; tr.(;8 are ; fa,.
it, in spite ot its triple hue of defences by ; wn4. we Parted.
storm. In either case, the chances of j My first duty will be to clear the; armv
success would seem to be m his favor, un- ! of pul.njul negroo., mules and horses,
less the Conlederute strengtli is more near- . e h.ave utterly destroved over two
ly equal to otirs than it probably is. On j lMmdrel mile- of rails, and consum ed
.1111 f .1 i 1
ine vMioie, u.ereiore, tne j.untic may ioou ; ( , nrovIi!:,ins .,.lt were ess. niial
to Iee's and Hotxl's armies. The quick
j stances.
j My existence is shattered by the terri
! ble. events of this past year.
I did not wish to turn mv back on the
for news of the capture of Savannah,
though it is still possihle that events may
disappoint the calculation The t. iking of
an earthwork called Fort M'Ailiter gives
Sherman command of the mouth of the
Ogeechce river, and secures coinmuidc;;
tion with the I'nion fleet.
General Thomas, in a dispatch to the
War Department claims a brilliant vic
tory over Hood near Nashville. Besides
nd the health and the happiness of their j Indeed it is greater in many ways than (.(jme to p.ia.. . , U) lIj;s emj j ,K.rSL.ve,.0(
" I the capture of manv nrisoners. int-ludin-?
battle. 1 resolved to s c my conscious Lcvcr.,i 0jrKvr-i of'hih rank, together
innocence vK.i0110u.-13' esraousneu, uespite
the terrible conijiicaiions which
as long as my honor ami that of iny fami
' lv were ihreateiied. But I could never
j recover from the wound imjiMly inflicted
' upon my :nedie;d honor by the tribunal,
j Mv enemies were not content with all
t the misery which had this year overwhelm
ed me.
They have persecuted me down to the
l.i?l moment, and have- even sought to tear
from me her who has loyally borne up
with ine through all the storm, and whom
I have vainly implored to leave me now.
I declare that 1 could never have been
j happy after what 1 have sulr'etvd ; that
: the honor of our name is safe ; that, so
i far as I have been free to do so, I have
friv-.-n mv lite, not to dishipation, but to
j conscientious labor. These considerations, j
j dear parents, should be to ou a cunso'a- j
lion.
fellow-men, ,it will be a glorious amuvcr- that ot ine 1 resuicnr? v nue ins me uims
sarv. Thev sav times were never as . r the country lasts he is Chief Justice,
good as at the present. The success of a j A second or third rate man may become
few of them, they imagine, is the success President, but a seco.i 1 or third rate law
of the whole country. They know not, i yer would h ue no business setting on the
nor do they care h iw m my their coursj J bench with Li brethren who occupy seats
has deprived of a cup of good coffee or i beside him.
ration of good beef, or a turkey on this j The present in -umbent has a galaxy of
festival. But even to the unfortunate this ' talent who went before him as illustrious
anniversary brings a consolation that predecessors, worthy of imitaiion, and
'shoddy knows nothing of. It is the unsurpassable. Jay, Fllsworth, Mar-Lirth-day
of the Prince of Peace, who j shall, Taney. We say this much of the
alone can give consolation beyon.l worldly j Chief Justice ; because all those -a ho
wisdom, " who can temper the wind to j went before him retired from polities, and
the shorn lamb" arid who never forsakes never, was heard of except when robed in
those that put their trust in him. Such i the Judicial ermine.
: .1 .-..!., t... !...iic- A.i ! " """""
I A "iu ir.ij.iuj. yiY parting from you has been terribly
luinistration cannot take away. They j OMC Ay i lst Wl?Lk, or rather it j agonizing to me. But it mut be ! Oil":
have no lot or part in this anniversary. nil.t, a ?ad tragedy occurred on the bor- j receive my gratitude for the love jou have
Thoy have a chaplain now in Congress, j tl"rs of OU(. COUI"tv.' We U'lieve in Knox j sl,m n In- the sacrifices you have made
omi.lovcd -t a l in'e c-il irv to nrav for the t , i- "i 1 k 1 .1 I lor me, and forgive me the sorrow I have
emiioia ui a iargt s.u.irj, 10 pi.i 101 uil township, Clearfield count v. A man by the 1 , ,, . , . r
. . , ' 1 - J caiwil von. Do not lament us lor c
mjmlers and the Government, and open , name of Tlluln;l3 AJ:in,s whu hilll been h.m. u.; f:iIlllful i:l nur ,ve liU leall).
the House with prayer. J raiscd in this county and moved away to j My dear parents, I leave to you all that
The Kev. Dr. Channing is Sound on ' tpiUt locality a few- years ago, seemed to i I possess, and Ug of you only to give a
Alwhth,n"isin lint he denies the Divinity ! 1.., ..,..i.l., miliinrv l.m- r,.r .. r.. ! souvenir of me to each of my true friends.
-."-- J 4 I Ji t V m..i.jr -m - m' IV, j
of Christ, denies that He suffered for our polling or desertion, or some other offence 1
eins or was 111c .-.on 01 won. 0i the kmJ ol wtncli we are not aavnea. 1 , lL, ..... ,...11,.,.,-.,... c .....I,,.!.,.,;,.., 1
That is a small matter to them, if he j There was a dance going on, at ; anatomy to the. city of W 11 rz burg, the
is sound on the abolition of slaver-. (Adam's bouse. Some eight or ten I city in which my dear father passed the
We will not issue a paper next week, ! SuUHer3 came to arrest him" he shot the j "r1, P""-"' y f his life, and
1 1 , 1 ,1 1 1 1 ! . . , , 1 which has always ix-en dear to me; send
our boys wi.h to keep the hol-days, as j nrst man dca(1 on lLe ari,l was about ; , . f . , k- ,
11 nas oeen a custom aiw.t neieio.uic 10 t(J m.lke ms escapc l)V knocking otl he 1 senii nv ,namjs,., ;:,t t B , and beg
do so, but wc will endeavor to give you weatherboardi.-ig. Bat tlure were three j him to find some one who can continue
regular news hereafter. j balls put into him before he got any dis- j and complete it.
. . 11 .1 iw . .... 1 i Iii case my father should have a wo-thv
i.t'- in,.' Tli'ia .jr.rvon . r-. l.n.l : tancc. He then asked ti em to carry lnm ! . J . . .. . . -
MRft-ny. 1 his ottence, wlucn had. J ; successor in his clinical chair (Dr. Dem
its origin in England, has become quite : to tI,c housc a,uI shortly afterwards ex- j St.I1lorj s one uf tha leading profes
roinmon in our County. It has its name ! l)lreJ- 0ur hiformant had been in the ; or9 at Heine, in the University), I be
fromihe first perpetrator : and exists ne ghhorhoo.1 and saw the dead b dies j qaeatji my galvano-pla.tic apparatus to
t : .t r.r.,A tn wr.1.1, of both. Jrulv. men must have an awful
viicii ix mail 13 iwu 'ivw "via mt ; -
with a considerable number of wagons.
have j .....1 t II .,,r...l.. ......
.11 I 111). I y lli rillalll ttl lll.-j tl W V i it' 41 I .
lines are said to have been broken and
driven back at all points. That there was
a severely contested fight appears proba
ble, and that 'I homas had the best of it
at last advices may also 3 conceded. But
it is not so clear that the success won by
our arms was conclusive. Hood is repre
sented, in one dispatch, to have shifted
work made with McAllister, and the
opening of communication with our fleet.
j and the consequent indep'-ndenee fir sup-
plies, dissipi'tex a'd their boasted threats
to head me off ami starve the army.
refffinl Savannah :7 already ijauu d.
Yours truly, W. T. Siikkmxn,
M:ijor-Gcneral
Euvvin M. SrvsTox,
Secretary of War.
- official from skcuktakt stanton.
Washington, Di:c. 17, 183 4.
Major G'')nral J)ir, New Yurie:
Despatches have bt-en received to-dav
from Genera! Foster, who had a personal
interview, on the morning of Wednesday,
the 14th inst., with General Sherman at
j Fort M'AHish-r, which had been taken by
j assiult on the preceding day.
Savannah was closi ly le.-iegcd, a'.d
bi iv.sitiiin with :i view to renew ihft . rant lire with the rebel forces there, .wa
tiht'ui", and if he were in a condition to ! confidently expected. It was to lie sum- ! the lnemUianes
make a stand on Hi ilelen.-ive he may lie moned in two days, aim n noi sarrennei - ".- -
would open his batteries
" purposes of ignition, and would i. . ;
' the majority of cases ignite x.-: .
" even pap.T, unh ss accoiiip:iiJ;...i ;!
" other highly infiamable ;.g his, ;.,;
" instance, sulpher." The learnt,;
fessor proved, by actual expei irun:!, ;
paper, although heated and blacker.,.
even reduced to a film, when exp,-i .
phosphoiiscent action would not I.:.-b-
ignititl. No flame was, in tl; k. .
experiments, comuiunicatevl to lh- p;
and it is well known that in the : r
sition-of ordinary lucifers" fiiN;.-;
used simply because of the '.-..y :.
of phosphorus to ignite v.ir.l 1
pho.-phorus ignites the sulphur .i :. .
rial in itrn-lt highly inflammable a: :
sulphur in its turn commuuieates t.:::.
the wkh1v part. The sole rea-i."
some Inciters " will burn but a ?
after ignition is doe to the p :!.-:-! r v .:
phur in tin ir composilioii. Yt-u bt: -light
; it burns with briHi:!n-.- tor
.-.lant and stid lenlv expins V e.i ;
wood peculi uiy black and sir. kv
Inciter was wanting in Milpl.u:- ;
phosphorus, wiiich burned so br .. .
for an instant, was not sallieit.nl :
tnuuicate tlanic to t!ie wood.
Now, what is the deduction fivr:. '
premises? An attempt, cither Z "
or otherwise, has been made. I:
ic-on made with phosphorus a f;..!
lieved by the public at large to be'
the most fearful agents of ignition, !
reality iue of the most iucfiicieiit ..
posible. A little ol; her added, a :;
shudd-.-rs at the havoc h'u h mi,;!. I
etl. What we ask i.-lhededm-tioii fieri.:
prem'ws.. The solati -n turns u-m
qoesii n w beti:or we are u sepp ;
were liinoi .iit ;
If theV Weie.
were too -jre;i' "US Ioois to mai.e n
i)cctab!e incendaries ; and that liiev
stron'' en u'h to turn the tide of battle . ed Snerman
in Lis own favor, ami again assume, an ' ujon it.
itiV. n.tvrt ii,Mnnii.t iiim'itii. i!ia Vi-iterul I General I'o.ster reports that Sherman's
trcH.ns. The next np ."its f.om that quar- army is in splendid condition, bavins lived j " ""' of parts asaboh.ier, j
ter, therefore, will be anxiously awaited
Swtihiy Mercury.
ticiulultcmcc ot" (rii. Jackson.
Mr. Kivcs was a worshipper of Gen.
Jackson, with whom he was on the most
intimate terms, as publisher of the Globe,
on its march on the turkevs, chickens,
j sweet potatoes and other good things of i st:ln"-
the richest part of Georgia. The march j '',e tu'e
was feebly r sisted.
Nothing has been heard from General
Thomas to-day. Unofficial despatches
state that the Provost Marshal at Nash-
Give to mv brothers something which
may be useful to each of t hem. I b g
then edited by Mr. Blair, and the ac- ville reports 5,000 prisoners and 49 pieces
Khowledged organ ot the Old Hickory.
No man was better acquainted with the
eventful administration of General Jack
son than Mr. Hives was, and I have sat
in his oftice hour after hour listening to
reminiscences. Among these were the
attempts made nt ti flerent times by Mr.
an Buren, Atlorn v General B. F. But
I i. , , r
of artill ry as being already secured
It is ascertained that in trnusmittmc
General Thomas report last niht a tele
graphic mistake was made at Ivouisville
or Nashville in the estimated numlier of
our casualties. The despatch written by
General Thomas stated that his whole loss
would not exceed three thousand, and
too lazy to b?g," and resorts to snatching
bodies for the purpose of makiiur an hon
est living. We are informed that biKlies
o taken are worth $30 a piece, and that
a man can make a good living at it
reluctance to go into the army, when they
resort to means so fatal and de.-perate.
the University ; otherwise, let my family
! keep it.
To my mother, with my heart's fare
well, I leave the clock which has mea
sured out the weariest hours of my life.
You will understand that at this solemn
moment I cannot recall all that I would
wish don. ; I trust in the thoushtfulriess
HOW TO GKl- T1IK OkFICKOF ClIAPI-AIX !
Get yourself called on to preach
preach politics ; abuse the Democrats ;
SiiEinri. Or. last Saturday- our new thank God that Lincoln ia re-elected j of my parents to fulfil all that I forget to
Sheriff; James Mvers was sworn into of- ! V& ''irn ns ,he 110St beautiful and j "i'10"-
- ;.-.. ti.: i ' It. dear parents and brothers, you will
tier. John P.uek retires with the cood ; luuU3 "! ; ' mamiirv . ;r tl. t-i
lppointed. take you will se-. not an act of cowardice.
but the determined action of an incurably
wi h.i3 of every person who had anything
to do with him. lie was energetic hon
. st and capable, and we trust our new
'-Go in Lemons and get '
C3"Henry Ward Beecher, in hisThanks-
! ti... u tl...
. , lx i 1 .....ti . . i ' UIVU'K nciiimii ram " "it iiaiiuil ill
- " I r.. .U.L... i...,! t to lar. I have never tremble.1. Mv
WO.IIL IV! iiuinilillll tj.iii.viii, VktJtJ llf - B J
wounded man, I shall be satisfied. I have
patiently borne all that it is most fearful
competent, we have no doubt he will.
double its taxes." If any one had said
. ST See advertisement in to-day'n paper, t that before the election, Beeeher would
iA bovce mid lA fur by D. A. Ctn- ! bave d,'iKiinel him a? copperhe-i.l and
rod tri:r.
death, now that my innocence has been
established, can ive rise to no sinister in
terpretations. I- orgi ve me, then ! Would
I might have taken the pardon of all you
Mth mc. I ht might nt l
ler, and others, io tone down and nnxlify i very few were killed.
lackson's messages and proclamations, j A despatch from Lexington this even
On one occasion it was in the message ; ing states that on the 13th inst , at Kincs
of DeeemU'r 8th, 183o, on the French j port, Tennessee, Gen. Bui bridge had a
indemnity Gen. Jackson had written : fiht widi Basil Duke's brigade (formerly
"The honor of my country shall never j John Mor-ait's. and ronteil it. with a loss
he stained by an npolo-ry by me for the ; to the enemy of one hundred and fifty
statement of truth ami the performance j killed, wounded and prisoners, and their
of duty ; nor can I give any explanation ! trains. Dick Morgan, a brother of John,
oi my olhcial acts, except such as is due i Was captured.
(Signed) Fivvin M. Stanton,
to llltetriifv m..l inktii-e siml ConsiteiO
J .ilVA J ..v..., ,
with the principles on which our iusiitu- j
lions have been framed." j
" I was waiting for the Globe s copy of I
the message," Paid Mr. Hives, ' chatting !
with the General, who was smoking his !
pipe, when Major Donelson, his private J
Secretary, came in, and read the page or J
more ot manuscript which the Cabinet
had substituted for this sentence.
Secretary of War.
U.K.Mriovi.i Gkxkkai. Ofkiceks.
The Senate Military Committee have
under consideration the bill which passed
the House, dismissing all unemployed
general officers. The following are the
i names of those effected by the. bill : Map
i ior 1IIIS urn it im. : tV...:i 11....1 v ...t t-
(i 1 1 .. 1 . 1 . 1 viennai m iitiniri, viiiiirose i.
It was late on Sunday night, and ., .... , . . ' , mw . .
r.n.rrou ..... ... : 1 iiurnsuie, r ranz r.ic-i, oamuei i: iiemi-
hen Major Donelson read the substi
tuted sentence, the General said : ' Now
read that again.' It was read a second
time, anil he then rose, and paced the
floor, stopped and said. 'Strike all that
out, sir, and put what I wrote. That's
what I meant, and, by G d, that's what
my message shall say.' " The alterations
were made, and I have the original copy
to show that this was so. "The words
omitted'" Mr. Hives went on to say,
'were milk and water, but those re
tained bad the bark on."
y More money, more inn, mora war
Dr 1 the pror-rmrn.
zelman, Daniel K. Sickles, James S.
Negley, John M. Palmer, Julius II.
Stahl, Carl Schurz ; Brevet Major-Generals
Wm. W. Averill, George J. Stan
nard ; Brigadier-Generals, George W.
Morcll, Samuel D. Sturgis, Fleazer A.
Paine, Adolph Yon Steinwerr, Jacob G.
Laumnn, Speed S. Fry, Mahlon D. Man
son, Fitz Ilenry Warren, Francis B. Spi
nola, Alfred W. Flett, Thos. W. Sweeny
liobt. O. Tyler, Alex. Schimmelfinnis,
Frank S. Niekeion, Gabriel 11. Paul,
Walter G. Gresham, James II. Led lie,
A II 1 'ii.l.im wl fi-riTi l?il;KAV. Wm
! F. Bartlett, John B. M'Intosb, George 1 nas no1 3cl l,u,u u,v-1
II Chapman, Kli Ltnf, SMen Connr. 1 agtnt at NbvilU I
so, if the idot be as extensive : ; i i
1
pretend, is not ti be credi
What, then, is the otl.-r I "
.mma It is that the wi,
called plot was a gigantic hoax :
intended to unsettle' the public
security in the city and to precip.u
bv the lest of excuses into the
arms of martal law of a Butler, or
other minion of usurpation. Hi:'
dilemma. Which horn w:!l aboli?; : .
nals take! Are rebel iucendiiri.
or was the attempt to burn oar -.v
other of those inimitable "jukes' '
pause for a reply.
The IT ay I lie Jlonej Cof
The Washington correspondent e!
Chicago Tribune, (Lineoin's organ,? '
that Gree Adams, late Auditer :
Postotliee D partment, and .!'" "
retts, his chief clerk, had lon w.
habit of felling the waste V llvr t:
Department, which aecunui'.:!:
rapidly, to dealers, and putting t!,n
in their own pockets. D'.iring tl'.'
they have sold over tfo.OOO ww,
one dime of which have they iv
into the Treasury. They even wi
ther. They cut down the wago-" 1
laborer who had been employed
pare the pajwr for selling, from W
lars a month to fifty dollars a v
They said thai in the present r-
when the country was reding o"llf.
a terrible load ot expense aim
was the duty of every public
save what he could to the Go"?
and make all the sacrifices I'1"
save his bleeding country. 1luV
fore, with great reluctance, kxV
poor devils wages twenty dollar?
ter. and mournfully put the same
pockets. They divided their
gains, and left not a word nr a sc
a -en in the office to indicate k
Sam that they were prieful u
this special mark of his lav or.
The new Auditor, Mr. l'.?.-
this business operation,
paid over his half of the money
lie i ,v