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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17
TeIegraphed especially to Cleveland Plain Dsalerl
THE VERY LATEST AND MOST RE-
LIABLE NEWS FROM WASHING
TON.
BALLOON. "sKI H." Upper Air, July 8.

BALLOON. "SKI H." Upper Air, July 3.
Dear Dealer.-The rebels didn't tam
per with Russell's correspondence to the
London Times CHANGED to be watch
ing them at the time. and saw them when
they didn't tamper with it.
l saw Brigadier General Schenck this
morning. He has found first rate prec-
ipice about fifteen hundred feet down, and
is anxious to lay a track and back few
car loads of Ohio troops over it. He says
there would be "only nine killed" But
Ter says it is $50 like him"
Horace Greeley is marching on Rich
mond He is determined to take posses
sion of that little burgh before the Rebel
Congress sits there. He always was a
forward youth, and now he is putting him
self forward to Richmond" The ma
tons war cry is pasted on the seat Of
his trowsers in large capitals, so that if
compelled to retreat, the rebels can read
it, and thereby know his unfinching pur-
pose. He has a week rations of Graham
bread and fourteen rounds of Tribune Cd
itorials.
Gen. Scott, who you perceive is COM
pletely superseded by this movement Of
Gen Greeley's. is watching the advance on
Richmond. Fearful that the rebels will
suspect that he is advancing On them,
Greeley is yelling his war cry at the top
of his voice. | can hear it distinctly y with
the naked eye, unaided by my telescope
His disguise is complete, consisting of
smooth shirt collar and a respectable look
ing hat. lie is going to show Scott that
there is "another Richmond in the field.
His Aids-de- amp (they'll all decamp at
the first appearance Of the enemy are Alb
by Kelly. H. W. Beecher, and Fred.
Douglas. His whole party are in Bloom
er uniform.
The federal forces are marching steadi-
ly on Harper's Ferry The right wing is
just crossing the Green Mountains of Yer
mont, while the left wing is being ferried
across HudsOn's Bay on RATS. They will
have possession of that Ferry before the
frosts of many winters.
Gen. Price. of Missouri, who was taken
so violently with the Indian Summer COM
plaint when General Lyon was after the
State troops, has recovered. He leads a
column of Virginia nurses and takes care
of sach re Is as arc too sick to enlist.
A battle may be expected tomorrow
It will take place about this spot, as per-
,eive that the Secession ballOOner is ad-
7ancing will give you full particulars
IF it. Airily yours,
WILKINS.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17
Hints to Invalids.

When you are i'll and desire medical
treatment, consult physician with whom
you are acquainted, who lives in your CON-
munity and has an established reputation.
If you have a surgical operation to per-
form, never put it into the hands of a man
of whom you know nothing. and who ad-
vertises himself as a wonder of skill and
knowledge. Nine times out Of ten they
are imposters.
Never call physician who makes a
great bluster or drinks great deal Of
whiskey.
Never trust your eyes and ears to the
manipulation of an individual. who, for
all that you know, has been kicked out Of
decent society and makes his living by
practicing on the credUlity of weak-mind-
cd people.
Never allow yourself to be swindled out
of an enormous fee by any such pretender
or if he should get hold Of your money
or get into your debt, take him by the
neck and choke it out of him. -.
Never put any confidence in these tin
Grating mountebanks. If they were so
Skilled and worthy of confidence as they
would have you believe, they would not
find it necessary to move from place to
place in pursuit of business.
Never consult them, trust them, or pay
them a single cent of your money, or you
are sure to be humbugged-and more is
the pity, every man or woman with the
least discernment ought to know better
than to trust their senses and money in the
hands of man of whom they know moth
ing, but who, most likely. has the appear
ance of being thief-HalPs Journal.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17
The Art of Visiting.

"SOme people visit nearly all the time,
and so waste their own lives and their
friends substance; some rarely visit at all,
and 50 deny themselves and their neigh
bors one of the greatest pleasures of social
existence Some people make their visits
so short that they are not worth the troub-
le they cost, others stay 50 long that the
visit becomes Visitation" like fever
or a famine. As use is always essential
70 excellence in any art, only those who have
a certain amount of practice, knowing how
to visit well; while those who visit too much
sin in another way, and become bad visit
ors, from imprudenee and earelessness,-
But We are writing the essay which we be-
gan with simply suggesting, and will only
add, in conclusion that all rules must vary
more or less with the character Of the visit
or. As an old epigram says
'What smiles and welcome would give
Some friends to see each day live;
And vet what treasures would pay
Ifsome would always stay away"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17

A HUNTER WHO DIsLIKEs FRESH
TRACKs.-IIarper's "Drawer," for jus
ly, yields the following anecdOte of
the war;
"Previous TO the breaking out of
hostilities at Charleston" a Wiscon-
sin correspondent writes, we had in
our county three companies of Uni
ted States militia, fully armed and
equipped, composed altogether of
our German fellow-citizens. Upon
receiving the requisition of President
Lincoln for volunteer troops, the Gov
ernOr called upon these companies to
join the regiment, whereuPon they
very promptly and unanimously sur
rendered their arms and equipments
back to he State, as did also their
officers their commissions. Among
them was one Captain Jahns, who
had figured largely in times of peace
as Chairman of the militrry Commit
tee in the Legislature of the State,
and in other ways had for eight or
ten years been laboring to establish
lor himself a military reputation
Soon after resigning his commission
he was met by Colonel TealI, who
very cody inquired of him "if the
track was getting too fresh 2" The
Captain not uude, standing what was
meant, the Colonel told him his mill
tary career reminded him of Cali
fornia hunter, who started out with
his gun in the morning upon the track
of grizzly, and pursued it hard all
day. When it became evident be had
nearly overtaken his game, he turned
aside into a miners shanty, very much
excited The miner inquired what
was the matter, as he looked agitated
and alarmed. The hunter replied that
he had been pursuing a grizzly all
day, but the track was getting too
fresh, and he didn't think it safe to
follow any furtherw
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17
WHOLE NO. ssa7. 9
Battle of Laurel Hill.

The Ohio and Indiana troops under Gen:
Mcclellan achieved a glorious victory over
the rebels at Laurel Hin, few miles from.
BuckhannOn, Va, on Thursday the 1Ith,
The following are the dispatches as pub
lished in the Cleveland papers of satur-
day:
CLEVELAND. July II, lS6I-S4P Pm.
A private dispatch to Col Stager from
Western Virginia says that Gen. MeClel-
Ian has gained decided victory at Laurel
Hill He captured the enemy's entire
camp, guns, tents. wagons, &c. f.aaJ a.
Many prisoners were taken, among them :
several officers The enemy's loss IS Sc
we're; ours small. No officers lost on our
side. The enemy's position was turned. * 5
ROARING RUx, HG.,7 Jul5 12ssil :
A battle fought yesterday p. II. at Rich q
Mountain, two miles east of this place, 81
where the enemy, numbering about two
thousand, under command Of Col Pegaran,
were strongly entrenched. %, -
About three o'clock in the morning Gen. sls
Roseneranz with the Sth, 10th and 18th u
Indiana, and 18th Ohio Regiments left
this place, and after very difficult march
OF seven or eight miles, cutting road
through the woods, succeeded in surround
ing the enemy about three o'clock IN the
afternoon. 90 aisif
A desperate fight Immediately occurred. 2
lasting about an hour and half. result
ing in the loss of sixty killed to the cne-L.s
my and large number wounded and ta-
ken prisoners-sOme Of the latter are ofh-
GERS. anu
They retreated precipitately, leaving be-
hind six cannon, large number Of horses.
wagons, camp equipage. &c. sia ass
Loss on our side about twenty killed =
and forty wounded. Among the latter IS
Capt. Girls. Miller, of the 10th Indiana. -
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17
The Kanawha Movement.

When Col Norton and his 400 Fede-
raj troops reached Ripley. Virginia. the e
rebels had vamosed. leaving their break
fast cooking. The rebel force consisted ef 2
500 infantry, 200 cavalry, and four cane
non. The flight was another exemplifca-ro
ton Of the Charleston Courier's, .Our boys q
don't run" The Federal troops after eat-zEs
ing the breakfast left by the rebels, return q
ed to the river. s1 .-iet1la
On the Sth, there we're 1000 Federal
troops in RavenswoOd, and letter Of thas ~
date has the following; :. - 9lls,,
An officer Of the 18th says the rebelsss
will be hemmed in in three days Gen.
Cox's command will march up the Kama q
wha to rout the seeessionists at Charleston.
while the force at Rayenswood viii cut Oft u
their retreat. The movement viii Be made
to-day or tomorrow. 51 80
Two Kentucky regiments left Camp Den
Dison Tuesday. for the mouth Of the Ka- q
nawha. They were fully equipped and
armed, and numbered more than ,000g =
men each. t-71 al 8 Eoa
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17
Tobacco for Boys.

A strong and sensible writer admins
tiers wholesale dose for boys who use to
bacco. 1t has utterly spoiled and utterly
ruined thousands of boys, inducing dan
gerous precocity, developing, softening and
weakening of the bones. and greatly iuju-
ring the spinal marrow, the brain. and the
whole nervous full A boy who early
frequently smokes, or in any way uses
large quantities OF tobacco, never is known
to make man of much energy of charac-
ter, and generally lacks physical and mus
cular as well as mental energy. We would
particularly warn b,Ys who want to DC
ANYBODY in the v.rl to shun tobacco as
a most baneful pois "a. -,
1t Injuries the teeth, produces morbid
condition of the throat and lungs, cOmpro-
mises the stomach, besides blasting the
brain and nerves.
Those twelve year old specimens of
Young America who strut about the streets
suspended at the hind end of a long nine,
ought to be regularly spanked and put to
bed by their mammas.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17
GAMp CHASE. July 9th. 1861.

NAht OliASEs y Oulg ONHs 1COl.
TrumJm FoLEs:-Would you know
how 1.-The Infant spent the Fourth p
Let me tell you-under the general super
intendance Of our warlike Colonel, the
9th Regiment formed in line of battle at
l:30 p NJ. and led by Post Adjutant
Sturges. marched to an adjacent grove,
where. under the direction of Captain Hall,
the programme was put through. the SOL
diers resting on the grass beneath the am
pie shade. whilst a lively breeze famed Us,
free of cost. Six hammers foated in Cres-
cent form. then rose up our Captain under
their folds, in a fifteen minute speech,
which was characterized by conciseness,
united to 5oldness of expression, in ac-
cOrdance with his new vocation, reviewed
the condition of our country, the causes of
that condition, and the remedy; to wit
warlike men well disciplined. and earnest
to ''eharge bayonet" Three cheers and
a tiger, by the regiment, and dessert by
John Supple, of night owl screcch, were
given. The bronzed features of the Colo
mel are before US, as he talks like the true
soldier and gentle an. After him rises
the noble Givens, and utters forth senti-
ments of glorious patriotism; the earnest
jackson and the chivalrous Higaens, also
added by their remarks to the interest of
the hour; prayer by Bishop Davis. Song
of the Red, White and Blue Attention,
right face, forward march !'' is carried from
Company to Company, and with steady
tread a thousand men return to their bar
racks, in the morn to renew with more c.
lastic feeling, the School of the Soldier"
1t will no doubt be highly gratifying to
Old Trumbull as it was to us, to know
that We have so much brain pan among
our Captains (all those who spoke were
such. unless otherwise designated). Inev-
er listened to better speeches. The entire
affair reflected considerable credit upon
Captain Hall. Lieut. Richardson of Cleve-
land was, as officer of the Guard, detain-
cd from joining with u.s.
We have muskets and are going through
the manual of arms Twenty-three rebel
prisoners were brought into Camp, on Fri
day; expect lot more; they draw soldiers
rations and are to do fatigue duty. (clear
up the ground of stumps &c.) The last
Hartford cheese adds homelike taste to our
dinner. Has ''Or any other man. got some
more for US? CHARLES.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17
GEN. SCOTT AND THE TRIBUNE.

The course of portion of the Republi-
can press toward the Administration,
writes the able correspondent of the New
York Post, is so decidedly hostile that the
Government is somewhat embarrassed
This l know to be the fact A portion of
the press labors to undermine the conf
denee of the people in General Scott, and,
in fact, by insinuations and criticisms, to
destroy the military reputation of almost
every officer urder him. Such may not
be the intention of the articles alluded to,
but they will have precisely that effect.
Scott is altogether too slow-the army must
be in Richmond in three weeks, shouts one
journal. Yet there is not military man
in the world who will not give it as his
opinion that if our small, raw army, con-
centrated arounk Washington. were to
march straight on to Richmond" it
would be utterly destroyed. And, if it
were, these impatient writers could shake
off their responsibility for the slaughter of
an army and tie loss of campaign-but
Gen. Scott could not
Let me give single illustration OF the
unfairness of certain journals in their at
tacks upon the Administration-and |
give it simply because it is in everybOdy's
mouth here. A few weeks since there was
an unmistakeable demand that General
Dix should be appointed Major General
and called into the field. A New York
journal repeatedly made this demand up
on the Administration, at times the air of
the demand was menacing. Well. Gener-
al Dix was duly appointed and yesterday
that very journal complained because Gen.
Dix is appointed to the command at Ar
lingtOnl Pray. where can the War De-
partment put Major General? We ehaye
one at Fortress Monroe-one at Williams
port--Nr. Fremont is to be stationed
in the West-where then could General
Scott put General Dix except at Airing
ton? The insinuation that our troops are
dissatisfied is utterly false, as | am as
sured by many of the prominent officers
it possible fer the War Department to
disarm such 4 critic?
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17
How Sudden the Earthquake Was.

A writer, describing the Mendoza South
America) earthquake, says:
The town was all peace and activity.
Customers were in the shops, loungers a
bout the Corners bright moon shone-
when, in five minutes, the whole town was
in heap, or rather a series of heaps of
ruins. The cloud of dust from the fallen
walls was so dense that for half an h.ur
the moon was invisible, an intense dark
ness adding to the confusion and dismay
of survivors Ere long the lurid light of
burning buildings, or remains of buildings,
began to CLEAN. Some persons who had
been buried under the walls, but were still
alive, were burned. On every hand rose
cries for help Robbery then set in. Shops
and stores were scenes of unhindered pill
LACE. The earth at intervals was still
trembling. The savage robbers would rob,
and then kneel in prayer, crying in loud
voices for mercy, and up and at the work
of depreciation once again. A nun was
taken out alive who had been under the
ruins eight days, but she did not survive,
such had been the shock to her system and
such her exhausti"n. A man was actual
ly taken out who had been sixteen days
buried under the ruins. He had sustain
ed bruise on TIE head, on which some
worms had bred.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17
Studies for Life.

1t is the delicate discernment that marks
the gentleman and gentlewoman. Such in
stinetively shrink from saying or doing a
thing that will pain the feelings of anoth
err if they say or do anything of the kind,
it is because they don't know what they
are about; while vulgar people 60 through
life, unintentiOnally and ignorantly, stick
ing pins into more sensitive natures at ev-
cry turn. You, my friend, accidentally
meet an old school companion. You think
him low-looking fellow as could well be
seen. But you say to him kindly that
you are happy to see him looking so we'll.
He replies to you. with a confounding
candOr. 81 cannot say that of you; you
are looking very old and care-worn." The
poor man did not mean to say anything
disagreeable. 1t was pure want of dis
cernment. 1t is simply that he is not a
gentleman, and never can now be made one.
Your daughters, poor things, is getting
hardly any partners" +" said vulgar rich
woman to an old lady in ball room; it is
really very bad of the young men," The
vulgar rich woman fancied she was making
a kind and sympathetic remark. 1t is to
be recorded that sometimes such remarks
have their origin, not in ignorance, b in
Intentional malignity. Mr.. Snarling, of
this neighbOrhood, deals in such. He sees
a man looking cheerful after dinner, and
laughing heartily. Mr.. Snarling exclaims,
"Bless ME, how flushed you are getting
Did any Of your relations die of apoplex-
y" If you should cough in the unhap-
py wretch's presence, he will ask, with an
anxious look, if there is consumption in
your family. And he will receive your
negative answer with an oIninous shake of
the head. 81 am sorry to hear" says
Mr.. Snarling, the week after your new
horse comes, 81 am sorry to hear about
that animal proving such bad bargain.
| was sure the dealer would cheat you"
1T was very sad indeed" says Mr.. Snar-
ling, that you could not get that parish
which you wanted" He shakes his head
and kindly adds, Especially as you were
so very anxious to get it. 81 read the De-
cember number of Fraser" (in which you
have an artiele,) says the fellow, ''and of
all the contemplate rubbish that ever was
printed, that was decidedly the worst.
You cannot refrain from the retOrt, ''Yes,
it was very stupid of the editor to refuse
that article you sent him; it would have
raised the character of the magazine. =
Snarlings face grows blue; he was not a.
ware that you knew so much. Never
mind, poor Snarling he Furnishes himself
very severely. Only man who is very
unhappy himself Will 60 about doing all
he can to make others unhappy. And
gradually Snarling is understood. and then
Snarling Is shunncd-RecreatiOnS Of a
Country PdrSOp.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17

himself to impress the deputation with a
sense of his importance and his courage.
81 am not said he, Ito be intimidated by
a pack of blackguards here from Northern
Ohio. l shall come to this camp as often
as l please-every day if l wish, and |
give you notice that will have you taken
Of will report your insolence to your
commanding officer, and see if pass from
Con Scott is not to be respected" Here
the honorable gentleman began to inquire
after the names of several soldiers who
were in the deputation, they, meantime,
laughing, kissing and grOaning a defiance
of his threats, which he did not seem 70
relish. Resuming his tone Of bravado, he
said, Il am ashamed of you. sorry for the
honor of Ohio, and the troops of Ohio, that
you have seen fit to treat re in this man.
ner, but | give you to understand that if
you expect to frighten me, you have mis-
taken your man"
"Who." inquired one of the soldiers.
"Who has the most reason to be ashamed,
you Of US, or We of you? We are here
fighting for our country; you have meanly
and traitOrously tried to prevent it. We
can stand your shame, and all the shame
you have for us, so far as the honor of our
State is concerned, a id sight better
than you can stand the shame which man.
ties every honest Northern cheek at the
mention of your name" Repairing to the
camp of the ID Ohio Regiment, Mr.. Val
landigham in short time made his ap-
pearance again at the camp of the lst, ac-
companied by two officers, whose presence
seemed necessary to protect him. As he
passed the quarters of the Grays, the Fife
Major struck up, in pleasing notes, TIE
"Rouge's March" and he was asked if he
could dance to that; several onions, thrown
by invisible hands. struck near his head,
and a storm of groans and Kisses followed
him on his walk toward the officers quar-
ters. In that vicinity, guarded by the Of
ficers. and by a line of guard specially de-
tailed for the purpose, he engaged in con-
veTsatiOn some time. Meanwhile an eff
gy, on which was the inscription "Yallan-
digham, the Traitor was suspended from
a tree. in full sight from the road along
which he took his departure, and at that
time a company were engaged in practicing
pistol shooting at it Before he was en-
tirely out of sight the efigy was taken
down, placed astride of a rail, and carried
to the trenches without the camp.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-07-17
The Traitor Vallandigham.

There is no man in Congress from any
free State, who is such burning disgrace
to his constituents, as clement |. vallan-
digham, from the Dayton (Ohio) District.
On every occasion he does his utmost to
embaErass the Administration, voting a.
gainst all appropriations for the soldiers,
or for the war, against the calling out of
more troops, and in every manner possible,
m Congress and out, shows unequivocally
his hatred of the free States, and his SYM
pathy with Southern rebels and traitors.
His mouth-pieee, the Dayton Empire, edi-
ted by J. F. Bollemeyer, (Once resident
of this place. is the most pestilent sheet
published within the free States. Bolle-
meyer was formerly Clerk in one of the
Departments at Washington, and was i'm
ported to take charge of the Empire, for
the express purpose, We are informed, Of
bOlstering up the failing political fortunes
of Vallandigham, and he has executed his
commission with considerable ability, we
will give the devil his DUE and with most
faithful perseverance Week after week,
his paper is devoted to making slanderOus
charges, wholesale and retail, against the
free States, and against all Republicans
and Democrats who sustain the Govern
ment of the United States 1t has bestow-
ed particular attention upon the Western
Reserve, and there is no vile epithet which
it has not applied, or malignant SANDER
AGAINST its people, to which it has not CIV
en- an airing. One of these, We recOllect
was, in substance, that the whole Reserve
had not furnished single regiment for the
war, published at time when two regi-
ments from the Reserve were on their way
to Washington, four were at Camp Taylor
and two at Camp Dennison.
Vallandigham is beginning to be well
understood. he visited the camp of the
1st Ohio Regiment, few days since, then
cncamped in Virginia, opposite Washing
ton City. OF his visit there, cOrrespOn-
dent of the n. Y. Tribune thus speaks;
Soon after the departure of the officers
T noticed what seemed to be an excited
gathering of the Cleveland boys, and upon
sspproaching it, 1 discovered gentleman
IN the midst talking very earnestly, and
using a great many emphatic gestures, who
mon inquiry, I learned was the Hon
element /. Vallandigham, of Dayton. Ohio.
1t seems that the Cleveland Grays had de-
auted number of their company to inform
Inn that his presence in the company was
osaereeable to'them, and to request him
: qlietIy to withdraw. He was replying to
TIN request when first saw him, and in
tbc act of doing so was evidently exerting