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Letter from Camp Chase.

ss.x CAMP CHASE, June 2l, 1861.
j Dear Spirit: Don't be astonished at
seeing this letter dated at Camp Chase
instead of Camp Jackson. It is simply
q change of the name. / know of no
reason for this change, unless it was, as
Artemas Ward would say, because there
10 no one of the present generation OF
oficials resembling Gen. jackson to any
alarming extent.
Notwithstanding our confidence that
NO more of our men would desert us.
there is q pretty long list of them. to wit:
Charles w. Andrews, William a. Adams
Stephen Loveall, Irwin 7. Smith. Benja'
min Mead, James Phillips. John Williams
Stephen A. Buskirk.
Capt. Washburn has lost two from biz
company since they were mustered inte
seryice and sworn. They are John Os
born and Henry n. Moose. / am inform
ed that . reward has been offered 70
them. and that an officer will be sent t.
arrest them and bring them back.
There: is no doubt that these fellow
who bave been deserting will tell all man
ner Of stories about their hardships here il
order to justify themselves in deserting
The people need not place much conf
dence in their tales, as am perfectly sa,
is6ed that q majority of them Jared bet
tsr here than they do at home.
Our company was mustered into th
service Of the u. g., on last Sunday. Th
following men were rejected: Emanu'
Cisne, over age; Gotlieb Kerstner, chea
detective; Caleb Pearce. under age; job
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Can Travel Like Pizen.

The electric telegraph is bound to re-
main mystery to the million, and ludic
rous conceptions of it's modus operandi
which Some Of the most ignorant people
have formed. are as mirth- provoking as
ever seen out Of Rabelias OF
Smollet The last illustration Of this
that has fallen under our eyes. is the fol
lowing story from the Pittsburg Journal
Not long since an old lady entered
O'Dielly's Office in this city, and said sh'
had message to send 10 Wheeling. sIr
few minutes her note was deposited in
dumb waiter and ascended in asmysteri
ous manner through the ceiling. ssl
"Is that going straight to .Wheeling?'
enquired the old lady, with her eyes ben
ON the ceiling sl..a - ed ilis s7'.s'ei "a
"Yes, ma'um,' answered the clerk
ri never was there" continued she
/ "and / didn't know that the, town lay j
that direction. When will get an an
awer, Mr. Telegraphlno noiia:ss5e5sssA p
n can scarcely tell, ma'atn, II may b
two or three hours" sa5 ss 49, :,
The old lady went away and returne
in exactly two hours. Just as she entere
the door, the dumb waiter was comm
down through the ceiling.
"There.i is yonr answer ma'am,' sal
the CLERK. ri - sfa sat
/ The old lady took the neat yellow Ell
velope in her hands with q smile of mil
gled qualification ard astenishment.
"Now that beats all,"hshe exclaime'
"all the way from Wheeling, and the wafi
: still wetl That's an awkward looking bo
but it can travel like pizeal"-sa :,
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In no other way can SO much. 90 n.
ried. 80 useful information be impaired,
and under circumstances 80 hvorabls for
educsting the ehild's mind, as thfoa8h =
judicious. we'll conducted nexspapsro To.
live in village was once to be shut MP,
and uninstructed; but now man may be-.
q hefmit, and yet be cosmopoIite. He
may live in the forest. walking miles to 8
postoffce, having mail but once week.
and Jet be shall be found 40 familiar With
the living world as the busiest actor in Il,
For the Newspaper is q spy glass BY which
be brings near the most distant things, 3
microscope BY which be leisurely exsm9
ines the most nindtaaobject, an ear trum.s
pet by which be collects and bringss swiihsa
in his hearing, all that may be said and, !,
done all over the earth. o museum foil Of
living pictures Of real. life, drawn, not on
canvas. but on paper with printers' isk.. :
The effect Of liberalising and eularei6sE
the mind Of the young, by this weekly
commerce With the world. cannot sbpt b.
appareit to any one Who will ponder L.
Once Z liberal education could only 81
conpleted BY foreis q tfsvsl The sodiE
Of snfysi wealthy could indslge sin'shiD
costly beps6..a Rstz now the poor manh
son can learn a. much at home q, q hrn1,
dred years ago ! gentleman's son copld
By journeyins the world over For. while
there are sonne advantages in going into
the world, it is the poor msa's privilege
to have she world come to see himaa sThA
newspaper il great collector. > sreAt
traveller. great lecturer, Il is the com.
mon peoples Encyclopedias, the lyceuns
The college. 80. 81. s.s.,,.,,,'.
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ST. LOUIS, June 25.--The steamer j.
C. Swon left the Arsenal to day with q
full battalion. Col. BANDS Regiment
of volunteers is destined it is said for
Cape Girardesn, to act in conjunction
with Colonel Sloan's Illinois Regiment,
from Cairo, against the rebel camp near
Cape Girardeau under Gen. Watkins. %s
Col. Doogherty's Regiment of volun-
teers, from the 9Th Congressional Dis
Etrict, Ill.,, was mustered into service fol
three years, at Caseyville to-day.
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YEARS AGO.

/ lean ON the railings in the Park,
While my love rides sauntering down the
Row,
And the light in her luminous eyes is dark
With the shadowy dreams of the long ago.
She rides with those dark eyes glancing down
To the little hand on her horses neck;
Chief belle of the bellies of the western town,
How should she weep over one hearts
wrecki -t ssFss
Her dropping hair, in golden haze.
Falls over the arch of her swan-like throat,
I'M her sunlit curls seem wandering rays,
And gild the zsphyrs on which they float.
In the night of her eyes hides gleam Of gold,
Like Jewel under a starless wave;
8at even their light is so deathly cold,
That you think of the lost in an ocean grave.
Her chiselled profile against the air
Seems . cameo cut on purple ground;
And the arabesqued frame of her yellow hair
II the gold that edges the cameo round.
Does she think of the day when she slowly
went
Through the woodland lanes, when the sun
- u
when the blossoming lines filed the air with
And we wandered together, years agoY
Has she still the sketch of the grey church
= tower,
And the graves in shadow beneath the trees;
With the tufted primroses full in flower,
And the wood, snow-white with anemones
Does she ever think of the day knelt,
With her palette and pencils in my hand,
when the art we loved, and the love we felt
Seemed to circle Us round with mystic
band!
Dees she ever think of the words she said,
..I,o. / cast my ranks as Pdcast glove;
Alone stand with the mighty dead,
To triumph or die for the art love:
ssMaster no longer, my love-" she cried;
aPupil no more, but companion and wife:
The pencil your hand has long helped to guide
Shall write great name at the close OF
lifel"
Twas the transient flash of holy fire;
I left her alone with her life's fair scheme
And returned to find the blackened pyre,
And bury the corpse of dear dead dream
Wooed by the sound of an ancient name,
Won by the tinsel of rank and state,
She had left the high road of art and fame,
Too weak to toll to the golden gate.
Was hers the voice that once heard say,
In the eohoing alsles of woodland dell,
aYou might make hundred dukes in day
But the ages made only one Raphaelf
I.scarcely chide her for leaving me,
For what am but a man as the rcsH -
But her deepest falsehood hold tobe
That she's false to the genius in her breast
Not false to herself, but false to the age,
esLost to all time by an infdel doubt,
She crumpies and closes the beautiful pag'
To show to the world the gay binding with
.sSss4 nsE1 hs5l EsFs
So lean on the railings in the Park.
And watch her sauntering down the Rov
TIN the scene before me grows clouded an
dark, f.a
Melting into vision of years ago.
count every day of her purposeless life, ;.
The dull round of years that are ever II
same,
That might have been spent in a glorior
strife,
Leaving century marked with her nam
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Resecker, defect in right eye; Jacob Re.
seeker, rheumatism. These latter were
of course honorably discharged. Our
company now musters rank and file just
100.
There have been several cases of measles
in the camp. One of my company
Benoni Bennett three from Capt.
Washburn's company, Mark Brown, Geo.
Martin and Robert Mariner. None OF
them are dangerously ill. I am myself on
the list of those unfit for duty, in conse.
-ouence Of a gathering on the bottom of
my foot. The manner in which 1 dis
pose of my rations testifes that my gem
|eral health. is all that could be desired:
There is some complaint in camp in
regard to orr rations. An occasional
deficiency in bread is the only just cause
of complaint which has come under my
notice.. I have ouce or twice had to buy
bread for some of the messes, and the
same thing has been done by other off,
GERS. The fact is, the contractor took the
contract too cheap. He gets but IA
cents day for each man, and has to mako
his profits by stinting in the amount.
am informed that our regiment was
filed up last evening by transferring COM
panies from the 26th. I have not yet
learned the order in which they will be
formed into regiment. Capt. Wash
burn has been changed from D to B. and
Capt Charlesworth from E to A
Whether this arrangement will remain
permanent or not is somewhat doubtful
A number of companies which came
here partly full have disbanded and gone
home, in consequence of not being able
TO fll up. This will make room for some
companies not yet accepted. E&
On yesterday we were visited by Mar
tin Voegtly and Mr. Dunlap, of Bares-
vile, who dined with US; and also by DR.
Mccullough and lady from Beallsville.
This morning we received visit from DR..
Ellis, of Stafford. who informs me that
the Summerfeld company has been ac-
cepted on condition that it will be here
by Wednesday.
The friends of the soldiers in writing
to them should enclose postage stamps
as they cannot often be obtained on the
camp ground. Aud, by the way, a good
many of the boys are about strapped
All letters should be addressed to the care
of the Captain of the company to which
the one to whom it is addressed belongs
Camp Chase near Columbus, Ohio.
1 We expect 20 be uniformed some tim
next week. When we will be paid any
thing is uncertain, though we have
promise of it on the ist of July.
The mail boy is here and have onl
time to add Yours, &c.
JERE.
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NUMBER II. !, )
ment. Aid,de-camp. with the rank Of,

ment. Aid-de-camp. with the rank Of,
Captain.
Ad,ices have been received here from
Fort Pickens to the 10th inst. There
was no change ipsths military statue. sAe4s
tive operations we're still kept up on boths
sides. Commander Brown had entirely
completed his means of defense The for.
tress is In tho best possible condition, and
no fears were entertained OF the rebel for.
ces under General Bragg which our cou.s
mander states are still very large, notwith-s
standing portion Of them have been de-,
tailed for service at some other point
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A Warm Bath wager--Test Of 1ndas
rance.


rance.
Smith was man who never permitted
himself to be outdsne -he could do what:
ever anybody else conld. Smith mai
Brown in bathroom. and Brown. kpos.
ing the Others peculiar eonceita, said shas
he Brown conld endure . hotter bath
than any other man living. Theseat
Smith fred up and bet was made. Two
bathing tubs were prepared with six inches
Of cold water in each. The fellows strip.
ped, and separated by cloth partition,
each got in and let on the hot water st
the vord--the wager being vhpi should
stay In the longest with the hot water rua<
ming. Smith drew up his feet Rs fafsis
possible from the boiling steam, whflS
Brown pulled ont the plug in the bottom
Of his tub.s After about half o minatsy
quoth SMITH ss I've lasasB q f1s4a
"Hov is,it, Brown--pretty wsrm3r
"Yss." ssys the other, .it's getting
almighty hot, bat guess can hold sus
Q minute yet.p A ,s6la8 ael u ssgso
$50 can I. z answered Smith. q "Ecis.se
squeshl'-lighsningl--it's awfulln haa
Fifteen seconds equal to half An hour
By Smiths imaginary watch .srd'E
/ Il say. OYER there-how is it nowfysix
Cob, iss nearly up TO the boiling point
EOh. Christopheri" answered the diAbolieai
william. who Was laying in the empty tuhs
while. the hot water passed out Of tie
escape pipe. o-sBea & asiiaas asso sgsd
i By this time Smitkwas splurging about
like boiled lobster. and called out agaiAs
II sa-a-ay. over there--how isit nouf''
4 "Hot as . furnace!" replied Bfowni
"but whs~l sciss ss-guess I can hold
out another minutel" toa# 7tssl, BIB
\ The deuce you canp shrieked We posl
!, boiling Smith. who rolled ont and bolted
!, through the partition, expecting to fad
| the other quite cooked. % s.ief s3f si
+ You internal rascal, why didnt you Pui
: the plug iui"5 40 "a sii seal
z "Why. / didn't agree tol'seaid tie In,
perturabls jokeri .why'n thuader dida'i
! Jon leave yours OUT" Isl dis saseksoa
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-07-03

E A reader OF the Drawer writes
from rural village in Missouri, and says:
II must tell you what heard
in store in this place yesterday after
noon. / had stepped in to purchase
some little article, when my attention was
directed to an old lady who was examin.
ing piece of calico. She pulled it this
way and that, as if she would tear it into
pieces, held it mp to the light in different
positions, spat on q corner and rubbed il
between her fingers to try if the colors
were good She then stood still while
seemingly not entirely satisfied. At last
she Gu. off a piece with the clerks scis
sors. and handing it to tall, gawky look.
ing girl of about sixteen, standing beside
her, said. Here Liz Jane, you take y
chaw than 70 see eft fades.' And Ii;
Jane put it in her mouth and went duti
fully to work.
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~ A city paper says that Capt.
Travis will give satisfaction to ell who
visit his pistol gallery. We don't think
many o. them will demand it.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-30


~ Agricultural - sciety.
To The Board of Dir ec,ors Of the 10.
,oa State Agricultural Society: Agree
ably to section 2. Of ne Act for the en-
couragement Of Ayr culture" approved
Jan. %, 1857 The S ecretarv OF the Scott
county Agricultural Society reports as
follows:
ABSTRACT OF PRocEEDIEGs DURING THE
The officers for the year 1861, (elect-
ed Nov. 81, 1902 we're as follows
President, Edwin Smith Vice President,
Thos. X. Fluke; Treasurer, John Lam
bert Secretary, Ira NJ. Clifford Direct
ors, Robert Chrlstie,C. K. Ma,ks, Chaun-
cey Krum, J. a. LeClarc, II. G. Neal.
% meetings of the board were held dur
ing the year. Measures were early set
Oh foot to Increase tie capacity OF the
buildings OH the grounds, and, previous
TO the Fair, tine matter was accomplished.
TIE premium list was adopted at
meeting of the Board, held March lst
An application to permit the grounds
and bulldogs thereon TO be useQ by the
Iowa Volunteers, was made az a meet
ng, held April 22d; bat had to be de-
MED for the reason that certain terms of
agreement with the prcprictors Of the
soil precuded any such grant on the part
Of the Directors the use Of the unoc-
cuped fair grounds, near the North
eastern city limits, though was freely and
unreservcdly rendered. Subsequently
to the Fair, at a meeti z held Sept. 81,
Adj't. Gen. Baker requested the use OF
the grounds for an encampment for cav
airy. II solutions were PASSED, embody
ing respectful denial, Tor the reason
ab we mentioned, Which were transmit
ted to the General by the hands of the
President Of the Society; but, soon af-
ter, that officer entered upon, and took
possession Of the premises, aud appropri-
a,ed the improvements for military pur-
poses.
The Fair was held in September, at
Davenport, commencing Monday, the
9th, and ending Saturday, the Nth. The
weather, for portion of the time, was
unpropitious; but this drawback, allEo'
promising unpleasant: results, only seemed
t. give additional stimulus to the at
tendance during the period ofuncloudcd
skies. The entries amounted to seven
hundred and fifteen, and the attendance
of people was very large much greater
than ever before.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-30

LONDON papers record the death OF
the man who saved the Queens life -
John Turner, aged ga, an imbecile in.
mate of the workhouse, who, about
three weeks since accidentally fell down
some steps and sustained injuries which
caused his DEATH" lie was formerly a
v'ctualler. On the 9th Of July, 1887,
the four horses ofthc Queens cabriage,
containing her Majesty and the Prince
Le'n'ngen, took fright on the top Of
the Higate Hill and dashed down the
steep. Turner, at the risk of his life.
got the wheel-horses by the head Just
in time to enable her Majesty to Jump
out. On the following day the deceased
attended Buckingham Palace, in answer
to summons from Sir II. Wbatelv who
gave him flO, and requested him to
put up the Royal Arms to commence
rate the circumstance, which he did, at
cost Of $50. lie was also informed
that her Majesty would always be his
trend. lie had since made constant
application to Prince Albert, but had no
!ortner recognition Of his services. This
% proved upon his mind that at last he
became an lmbecle and an inmate of the
workhouse.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-30

MANUFACTURES OF PERCUSSION Caps
Al the br'desburgh Arsenal, in Phila-
oelph'a, there are not less than sc. 900
percussion caps manufacture daily.
Sixty sheets Of copper are thus con.
somed, weighing three pounds. Il is
es 'mat' d that a sheet, which COSTS O, q
dollar, will yield 2,o4o c .ps. F urte.n
thousand caps may be filed from a
pound Of Eliminating powder.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-30

SouTH CAKoLrNA. The Southern
Co"fsderacy Of the 9th inst, (pubIi-hed
at Atlanta, Ga.,) says that the extra ses-
SION OF the legislature ofSouth Carolina
after sitting three days, adjourned sine
d's on the 9th inst, after choosing
Presidential Electors and ordering the
banks to loan the State 100000.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-11-30

"usuOOs MSs6Tss MOJTIe, 6UO0C EOO
Messrs. Brownie, about 100; Mr..
Washbon about 100; Mr.. Churchill
about 100; Mr.. Cir nth about 100: and
some others whose names are not rccol-
lected. The focks have been in the
State from three TO five years. The
yield Of wool per head is IL to 4 lbs.
The price has been tfuctuating-irom
20 to 30 cents per pound The enemies
to the flock are prairie wolves and dogs.
1t Is presumed our Senator and Repre-
sentatives viii be wiling to advocate
some iaS Tor the protection Of sheep
from these sayages, although they have
not been seen with special reference t.
the subject.
No FEHcEs.-Thc question OF requit-
ing every man, by Law, TO take care OF
his own live stock, has not been intro
dnccd into the Scott County Agricultu.
raj Society. The system has some ad.
voratcs in this county, though the
matter has not Lecn Sufficiently 6..yel.
oped by investigation or discussion, to
cnatle the mass Of The people 10 draw
conclusions of satisfactory charac er.
The fact is evidently not known TO our
farmers that By fencing in stock, instead
OF fencing it oat, there would be ali an
nual saving to the State, OF at least
100000 in the wear, tear and interest
On fences alone, without counting the
original cost Of building them.
sYSorsIs OF raEAsrRER's RIPosr.
The Treasurer's report exhibits as fol-
lows:
| Dr. 10 balance from last year........ $ 45l.4S
| To cash received from various sour
| ces-rent Of reireshment stands, en-.
trance money at the gate, entry fees
On articl 8 an stock for exhibition,
| amount from State, &c............. 2.4l5.70
| L. cash received for members tickets 10000
!, $4,067.1s
Or. BY cash paid for premiums 81 $4,000
| ny cash paid on sundry
| ders for expenses, building
| purposes, interest, 6c..... 1,7l5.S2
ny cash On hand in bank. l,C55.374. 067. 10
| REMARKS.
A great deal Of fruit has been raised
IN the county during the past year.
Apples and crabs, particularly, have
been quite abundant. Much more at
tention Is bestowed upon productions OF
This kind than formerly.
A general view gives strength to the
impression, that the spirit of this section
OF country, in relation to agricultural
pursuits, is evidently becoming more
and more aroused AS the disposition to
adopt permanent habits is being devel-
Opcd. Having abandoned the idea Of
holding property for speculative pur-
poses merely, the tendency is RAPIDLY
towards improvement OF the most sub.
stantlal character-a state Of affairs
much needed, and now happily, as is
believed, having vcrification, as year
after year will testify.
All OF which is respectfully submitted
!. NJ. CLIFFORD,
Sec'y Scott Co. Ag'l Society.
Dated Nov. 9th, 1861.
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BARD TINS IN CaNADA.-A CORES.
pondcnt OF The Toronto Glohe od,
tne establishment OF soup kitchens in
that city, 10 view Of the prevailing desti.
tuition among the poorer classes and the
approach Of Winter.