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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-08

TIE rri,a,eer York captured ls,t tho brig u.
y. haHi,, Of Rsson, loa.ed viii su- mi snc = q
ma merry, shoCk-, DC. ste Ngs oea he'd hear IL 8
e e'.o Ialei snN .; Is reroF ell tta Yankees SUB
coed !. baruipg her on Sunday l..'.'
4 Norfolk cOnesl 0i0eut OF The Er miner saysi
"A0'hcr frivatter lett rur 9ateis Yesterday ~ er'
nooElc Smith, eafryiup fsvo guus o! heavy oiiber'
Whore she ~ gone, or low, il IN tee ldnroiee "a
tnd oU. lho whD officer this y~s.el know tbesf
rOic tLo'oug y, ard will pily It i"m'ualy.
POLITICAL GENERALS. .,
The fcll0<ing nom TIE o0r0sa9L h6pS Of tho : iiu
shove that Il, Inc so1h M well "a in North, tie
people are bed viled 10y political brigaoifis; 80,
"Our dsl sstb sinOgute the agpl imeDf OF M
Tooahs g. }gi s'ierG euersisbp, and states thht ne
ters iDn edi .ly upon he service. ~ de siih'e
from tlr rulc rot lace eiyiliaLa IN II. mllidis
pOsiIions onll hs iastlGale ut all it world be- ~ TIE
ease Of Mr. Toouls. lie has a powerful intellect
that seems gasp she merits Of quss and il e
if by irtui lon, ans be will likely do more real te'
vice 10 the country ia thar pol ION th1n any o'Lcr h
frou he walks OF lite, md Of lis linh ed exiel
&c. Iveu N lis case, though, We uink the az
Il e t bolt inipiUus AID uujutt Far be ter WOMB u
have ben had tie honor been conferred on so"e on"
oi tire ga lt sriris who baye r'enIy won thir " &c
g. il on tbs bl.Oiy field al Naua,sss. 10 0veihoA
"a, re EeiO,s for de pruU o'ipn OF who hns he'r
f.ced au en- ny Ia the ted, however worthy III Ill
olher resi'eris, IL uot ngit.'
PRISONERS Al cHARLoTTTSvILLE, Va
We learn that tie following Federal sol iee are ai
the hos Il 1t CbIlrttesyiile, Va. lnry "eo
wonH ed AID taken prisoners at the stone pi'.Se
fgif. AL OF item bic doing WELL and are hh1i,
ir' atej, receiving tie same care rs Tue "Ouhue'
uth'rn =: 9Th,
II, kgA "a R>gi~snt-rimolhy o'suIli',n. - heien'y
gs.ens NJ .a,eSAIezsnder D. Jerow. Duehs'' County
RIA ,igas-Cspt Bu'er,voh. Sgt Rhodes lSh' 70 not
hurt Int '1so ms Csit.h HDtsks lf;rs1 a y, VI,
ist - wounded
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-08
TIE REBEL TROOPS.

WAsBISGrON, N.dn' sdsy, Aug. Z, 1901.
No Rebel IsO,s ale Nisible within zen niles Of Alex
ard ia.
Several wen known Saees.iobi,t II Baltimore have
recently vi-ii,d camps at Alexandria, ninging
freely With tr Some 81 tbom boa-t Thai they
entered our lises withou: pa,ses.
de.efteT rUm tte Rebel rat ks states that there are
large nuBt ers OF m,rs Cd troolsin he snruys army
src u At ii ~ would 10 t.d to d,fert IL they cond
lie further sys that th. connissnrat of to Rebel
fore, in a shocking coDdItion. men hrs alter
naiely SsIreied With food and fanisbed.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-08

PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, Aug Z, 1901.
Thomas J. ArInstr0rg Is 10 be executed on tfhny
for ,he murder Of Robert Crawford. He made con-
feston tha, he drove tbs wagon In which the purdef
wss committed but imIliates two o'h'rs IN the 80
,usl DEED Of which he decares his innocenre- IN
confession will preveu: the sentence against M" "'"
h..;ner ,ziad ont
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-08

FRos NASSAU, N. Prom gentleman seeently
arrived from Nassau N. p we learn that the inhset-
anita largely in favor Of The Secession cause. and
every report Of Disasters 70 the Union tTooPs rs hasd
with delight. They express their belief that the re-
cult Of the contes, can DO only in the recognition OF
the Southern Conederacy. They derive their inform
alton of afias mostly fron Southern papers al
though their trade IL smos, entirely with the North.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-08
Sos,,r. .r,hc ArabIa-Prince Alfred.

EOSTUF, WtuHttUdy, mug a..
The Arabia sailed az 10 O'Clock q. N. today 90
takes 65 passenger for Liverpool aud 20 for hssA'
but nosyece. .h;a "A
HoEfax fog Liverpool.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-08

BATHER DRowNRD.-CoronerJ ae niau = 49,.
Id IA years Of age, who drowned While o' .ss
az III foot OF Thirteenth street Last ENsl, gu , -
cav eyeiiag. Tie s,u lbs were tskea 70 .re sS'-r
Of NJ. ptvvuss, NJ. 3Ji ll-iTa syeoOss -
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-08

Wos-e s,sin indebted 10 Mr.. Francis d. Newcomb,
purseF d he steamship Columbia, from Havana, FOX a
rePoyt Of tho local and picrcal!le nave to % Inst.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-27
AN ILLUSTRATION.

The different attempts to swindle the gov
eminent, of which we hear accounts continu-
ally, recall the story of the horse which was
purchased in Connecticut for the use of mil
itary officer. 1t runs somewhat after the fol-
lowing fashion.
The worthy Mayor of one of the Connecti-
cut cities had raised fine regiment and was
colonel thereof. His friends land they were
many proposed to buy him a handsome char
ger. Search for the right kind of a horse was
made far and near, but without immediate
success. Presently man arrived from the
rural districts with splendid stallion, which
appeared to be the animal that was needed
But the price asked was twelve hundred dol
lars The owner was evidently more of q
"charger" thsn the stallion.
This wont do, said the committee. ave
must talk to this man"
SO they "talked to him" after the manner
of men in the land of steady habits. They
took him to a good hotel and chad some
thing" By means of punches and persuasion
the owner of the stallion, considering that il
was for the Mayor" and so on, would CONT
down to thousand dollars. SO far so good
Then they had dinner and also ''something'
more, and the horse fell to nine hundred dol
lars.
After dinner the committee and horseownel
sat down for serious talk, and talked till
early next morning, and about once in two
hours the horse fell hundred dollars, so tina
when the talk ended and the parties went t.
bed the price fixed for the tweve-hundreC
dollar charger was three hundred dollars.
In the morning the jockey received hi
three hundred dollars in gold in small bag
transferred the horse aud made the following
speech "Gentemen, sail right View
had good time and good trade. You hav
paid me three hundred dollars for my hos
and he's your hoss-sall right gentlemen
paid ono hundred and fifty dollars for tina
boss last week l"--N Y, Zee. Post
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-27
EROn KENTUCKY

Gen, Buel, commanding the federal forces
in Kentucky, reported to headquarters the
following
Louisville, Dec. 49,
To Mai. Gen. Mcclellan ;-McCook's d.
vision 10 at Mumfordville, Mitchell at Bacon's
Creek, and Zolicoher is either rotreating
across the Cumberland river, or is preparing
to do so at the approach Of any superior
force. Gen. McCookaeported The rebels
attacked my poAets in front Of the railroad
bridge at two o'clock To-day. The plckets
consisted of four companies of the 32d India
ma regiment, Col, Wileys, under command
of Lieut.. Col. lmblea. Their forces consisted
of IA regiment Of Texan rangers, two rcgi-
ments Of infantry and one battery of six guns.
Our loss was Lieut. SAKE, and enlisted men
killed and 10 wounded The rebel loss was
33 killed, including the Colonel Of the Texan
rangers, and about so wounded The rebels
retreated ingloriously.
(Signed) d. G. BuE1. Brig. Gen.
The recent Mumfordville, KY, engagement
considering the dsproportion OF numbers,
proves the most brilliant achievement yet ac-
complished by the fcderals Four companies
OF 400 men Of Col Wallock's regiment, led
by the Lieut. Colonel, drove back over 5000
rebel artillery and infantry. They were first
attacked by a regiment of Texas cavalry,
whom they repulsed, when they were drawn
into ambush and fred into on all sides by the
rebel infantry. The federals returned the fire
vigorously, and stood their ground until the
rebels fell back leaving all their dead and
wounded on the field No reinforcements
reached NanWebber, as reported, til after
the engagement was over. Stones Louisville
battery sHgTf5rtcd Tht iederals from the North
side Of Green river firing at very long range
from riAed cannon. -Four other companies
were on the South side Of the river, but were
engaged as pickets, one and quarter miles
distant from the Potomac.
Adviccs from Somerset state that Wednes-
day morning at dayligbt Gen Scheof, with
all bis torce marched out 20 attack the rebels.
ZollicoHet is in position on Fishing Creek
with 5000 men and some artillery. Scheof s
force consisted of two Tennessee regiments.
Ha,kin's Ky. regiment, the 18Th, 3Ist, 35,h
and 3Sh Ohio regiments, Standurt's Ohio
Hewitts Ky. batteries Of ten guns Of which
four are riAed, four are smooth bore and two
are Parrot guuN Halieofer has no wagons
on this side Of the'river, and but Indifferent
means Of crossing. Gen Scheof was conf
dent Of whipping him, with some hope Of cup-
turing most of his men. Tennesseans lead
the column. 1t is probable a battle took
place on Wednesday or Thursday.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-27
FROM QEM BANKs, COMNAND.

At ten o'clock Thursday morning rebel
battery of three guns, aanked by about 200
infantry, suddenly commenced Smelling the
encampment of Geary's Pennsylvania regi-
ment, at Point of Rocks. About 200 shells,
well aimed, fell in the midst of the encamp-
ment, the first within few feet of Lieut. Col.
Korpany, commanding. The six companies
in camp were well deployed aud entrenched
The 2Sth regiments battery opened fire with
ten guns, the first shot disabling one rebel
gun, and the second falling in their centre
Our battery then advanced and poured a con-
tlnuous fire into them. The rebels were
driven from their position in full retreat, kill
ing fourteen and wounding many. Our side
did not lose man. The engagement lasted
over half an hour. After the rout of the
rebels the victors turned their guns on some
houses near an old furnace on the Virginia
side, where about 80 rebels we're secreted.
and drove them out, killing and wounding
many. Our guns were most admirably served
A gentleman who arrived at Frederick
from Williomsport late Tuesday night re-
ports that Jackson's brigade has been large
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-27

One of the nassrngers from Fort picLers
to New York on the steamer Connecticut WAS
A. n. Baker. formerly a lieutenant Of mari
mes in the United States navy. who dcsortod
the rebel army at Pensacola and wen, IN Fort
Pickens. and rave information which led IN
the opening of the fire of pickens unon tho
rebel batteries. He states that Brayy's force
at present consists of between fvc and s;v
thousand men. and the lines run from tho
Perdido river at Pensacola TO the navy varJ
"a distance of nine miles. Nearly an minis
force is epcamped in che vicinity or tho ,obst
Notifications. and only about one tbopsapd
men are beyond easy reach ON the line 10 per-
dido These fsrces do moi. AS has been sun
posed. occupy the forts and batteries TO ,nv
considerable extent. bot are cnc,mped two
miles away, in the woods. and ont Of tine
range Of our fire A sufficient force Of men
to guard The batteries are detailed To that
work. but they do little more than picket DIN.
ty. On the occasion Of an alarm. companies
are marched from the camps in the woods as
needed. aud arc employed to work the bate
ries. The rebel batteries are not of formi-
dable character. Many Of them are construct.
ed with sandbags, and some Of these are
mounted with quakers' or wooden puns-
very formidable in appearance, but not OF any
particular service m action. Instead of the
one hundred and fifty or sixty guns which
have been counted by our forces. the real ones
are less by about one-third.
The condition of the troops at Pensacola
is worse than has generally been believed -
They are miserablv uniformed At Tho heat
some have no regular uniform. and often thev
are but half fed. Half rations are frcooent-
lie served 10 the troon. and ,rnch de,,,rsl;,.
alton exists At the time of tbe bopb,,d-
ment from pickip. the confederate ,orces ,yore
in no condition to be attacked. and a com,ar-
ALVEY small landing army would have cle,r.
ed the camp and fortiieations
Lieutenant Baker has spent considerable
time in Richmond, and other parts of NE
confederate states travelein, t,yice ,br,,,.,h
the whole rebel region. and conversing with
all sorts of people. Heis confdent-and this
he asserts from admissions which have becn
made TO him-that the confidence n..ufr,d
by the rebel leaders and by the journals l..
not shared by the people. The chance e..
pecially since the result of the port ROYAL
expedition has become known. and in view of
the belief that other fderel expeditions are
to follow rapidlv. has been especially marked
The people are inouiring bow the war is to
end and although there is no outspokeu
sentiment Of disafection or dissent AZ 70 the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-27

THE EFFECT OF SECESSION ON Coon
MANNERs.-Rev, DIR. Butler, of Washington,
in lecture at Cincinnati few evenings ago,
gave his audience a few instances of the amia-
BILE disposition Of young ladies of secession
persuasion. In Alexandra, a gallant young
artillery officer was spit upon by two young
ladies', few days before the battle Of Bull
Run. He Immediately inquired their names
and ascertaned their residences, and on that
same evening, with number of his comrades
serenaded them for three hours, singing the
most sentimental songs in praise Of the love
illness and genteness Of woman.
The second "Illustration" given by DR.
Butler was follows I'm Baltimore a young
lady dropped her handkerchief one day. a
Federal officer was sufficiently overcharged
with etiquette to pick it up and hand it tC
her. The dear creature-type Of the graces
as she was--gave him side glance, and il
dulcet tones inquired: "Do you think that
would accept of anything from an abolition
hireling :"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-27
THE VOLUNTEERS MOTHER.

lie Is my boy, my only boy.
His father died long years gone by
And little have known Of joy
But gazing on his do
His COZ. a~v WITH higher GLOW,
-'ry calls him lct him 60
H9heVe grieycd me tender, Kind,
Strong loving--full Of hope and grace
MY life was In his own entwincd.
My heart but mirrored Back his face
With stern resolve he seeks the Zoe
His country calls him let him go
How often have sat beside
q Vim sleeping--custeting round his head
inose rich brown locks, my praise, my pride
And now the earth must be his bed
lis wrong to grieve for this know
His country calls him; let him q
Al in how many hearts this strife
Is waged to prayer, by prayer Is won
There is the wood the fire. the knife,
And for the sacrifcc--our son
Iwould kill me II he fell but, no
His country calls him let him go
For God who gave our land so blest
Would have us guard IL heart and home
Give up their best at such bchest.
The gulf was closed in heather Rome
With one young warrior. Veal or woe,
His county calls him let HIM go
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-27
THE BAREFooTEp PRINTER BoY

Some thirty years ago barefooted boy
hoated down the Susquehanna on an humble
raft, and arrived at Harrisburgh, He came
from the North, and belonged to a large fami-
ly; all his worldly clothes were tied up in a
little pocket handkerchief. He sought and
obtained employment in printing office as
an apprentice. From an apprentice to jour.
neyman, from journman to a reporter, from
a reporter to an editor the printer boy work
ed his way, against obstacles which the suf-
fering poor only know. The young asprant
became printer to the State, and by fru-
gal manageme was soon enabled to ac-
complish the object nearest his heart-the
establishment of his mother in a home above
want His brothers were his next care, and
in few years they, too, with his sisters
were independent in the world the once
bareiooted printer boy was in possession o.
afiluance surrounded by a young and affec.
tionate family. He rose in honor and office
until the barefooted printer boy was elected
United States Senator. This man was Simon
Cameron, the present Secretary of War
Neto York World.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-27

Half the potato crop in Canada, it is stated,
has rctted. At Toronto they nov bring 70
to IS cents per bushel, while six weeks ago,
% cents was the price.
The wife of each soldier resident in the
State, enlisted in a Wisconsin regiment. re-
ceives from the State s. per month. and each
child under twelve years Of age SO pc. month.
Should the soldier lose is life in the service,
the same liberal bounty inures TO his family
so long as it may be needed. This care fo7
the families of those who enlist has been the
means Of securing an excellent class Of men.
The bill abolishing the ranking privilege.
abollshos all laws authorizing letters or public
documents to be sent free, but provides that
all who are now entitled 90 the ranking priv
ilcge may send them without prepayment,
the postage to be paid 10y the recipient
speeches TO bc carried for a cent, public docu-
ments at two cents per pound within 1000
miles. making the postage on our agricultural
patent report 3 cents, and the Globe 10 cents.
1t is estimated that the increase of the revenue
will be "a million OF dollars.
A resolution was offered in the Washing
ton City Council favoring the abolition Of
slavery in the District OF Columbia. The
resolution was tabled, 9 against
The sloops Of war, Constellation, at Ports
mouth. and the Nae-doaian, at Boston, when
they shall have been Iefued, are under
orders to cruise in foreign seas for the pro-
lection Of our commerce The steamer
INCOMING Of the Pacific coast squadron goes
70 China waters for the same purpose
The government has Intelligence from Man
assas that more troops have arrived within a
few days from the South.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-27

NUrlfIst hF1usfs. GUS and
H0"asi fttfi o. 'ff1che aud1l Rleu8qf-
&c ana NeF'.i Dl,er5er,
FoI an Of which Il Is a spoed t ~. , .
never fails. This Lnimeut is I M "a i'.,] a ;
Of Dr. stephen Sweet. Of Conncctie-, az % trns ~,
setter, and has been used 30 his prschs sr more t6e
twenty years with the most astonishing succe !.
a. ANcriat0r Of PAIN, it is unri,aled by any pre-
paratnn before The public, Of which the most skeptca
may be convinced by a single trial.
This liuimcut will cure rapidly and radically Rlei-
Dafe Dsoraci Of every Kind, and boo thousands of cases
"here y mas heen naea t h2s never been known 20 TAFT
- a- q. 2 ' ~ i''''' ID" ''''!
cay .U ~
~ W.. 't,'e t-e ss OF 4'0'''N' 3" '"iee mine
w. e, ~ n wy. ~, ~ 90 j.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-27
THE APPLES OLE NEW ENGLAND.

ny MRS. NJ. A. DEEisON.
The apples Of New England
How hang their loaded boughs
over the grey stone fences,
In reach Of the dappled cows;
. every red-ohoeked Baldwin
Hath merry song TO sing,
or some old moss rooted cottage,
Where the farmer is a king.
Yes, king Of his bursting acres,
Whose grain takes a thousand hues
In the wouder-tinting sunshinc--
Yes king In his cohbled shoes;
King Of the sturdy plowshare;
King Of the sickle keen
King over Gods full meadows,
Budding in white and green.
The Russets Of New England
What rudy fires they see,
Where the crack Of the veiny walnut
And the crack Of the pine agree;
Where the herbs hang high IN the chimney.
And the cat pnrrs on the hearth,
Aud the toloking boys guess riddles,
Will many shout Of mirlh.
o the Greetings Of New England
OF the old Rhode Island stock
Brought from English gardens
To grace the land " focl,
As fair as Britain's daughters,
As hardy as her men,
But hircr lads and lasses
Have plucked their fruit since then.
o the penrmain Of NeW England
With It's blended milk aud rose
There's smell OF Albion orchards
Wherever the good tree grows
A stout old Pilgrim brought b..
And 20 cradle It's seed ne broke
The good old soil of Hartford,
BY the roots Of the Charter Oak
o the Pippins Of New England
What lovers smiles they see,
When their yellow coats Ia letters
Tell tales At the apple bees
What rosy checks az the quitingsi
What Kisses In huskiug time
That soon lead oh 20 she rarson,
Or end iu wedding chime.
o the Apples Of New Englaudl
They are famous in every land
And they sleep in silver baskets,
Or blush in iewelcd hand;
They swell in delicious dreaming,
On a beautiful, crimsoncd lip,
Ard taste Of the ucctared hhssos
No lovcs has dared TO sip.
They 90 % the southern islands,
They ~ tu Tue western sd g.
Aud the, tell " their glorious firth place.
To every frolickug child
or the home where men are noble.
And the women as good us fair;
o ho Apples uf New England
They are welcome everywhere.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-27

Hiram Powers, the American sculptor, has
a work in progress which promises a triumph
for him and for art beyond his Greek Slave,
his Fisher Boy or his America-heretoiore
his credentials to fame l. 1.-Two Discon-
ISOLATE" and Of him and it, the Florence cor
respondent Of the London AHeneum writes /:
" 1t is a popularity of Powers that except
for portrait busts he discards the use , f clay
altogether, shaping his thought out Of the
plaster Immediately, and working this sub
stance with a file to a surface representing,
with wonderful success, the tissue Of the hui
man skin. The Eve, not quite finished in the
lower limbs, stands thus worked, and is as
exquisite a statue as it can be when transfer
red to the marble. With a weight Of I'M
speakable woe on her up-turned features,
which yet is borne with resignation, and with
a total freedom from any melo-dramatic grim
acing. she is pacing forth instinct with two
/ fold majesty of intense sorrow and matches'
beauty. Why dost thou not speak to me
Mark; 2 Donatello is reported to have cried
as looked up at the statue Of the Saint on tht
wall of Or San Michele; and with at least a,
good reason might be asked Of the Eve why
she does not advance, so admirably is the idei
OF movement impaired to the figure. She il
walking and that with an inmitable grace
and majesty which is the very poetry CT mo
ton, the pose and carriage Of the beautiful
creature suggesting to one the noiseless AM
majestic movement of the stem Of nobl
ship"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-12-27

b. F. Watson of Lawrence having written
to Gen. B. +. Butler to ask if he authorized
Gen. Phelps insane proclamation, or had
any knowledge of it prior to its publication,
Gen. Butler replies 1.-The proclamation was
neither foreseen, numated to, nor authorized
by me"
AS the subject of abolishing slavery in the
District Of Columbia is now agitated, it ma,
be interesting to the public to know that the
total population of the District is 81, 1872, Of
which II 1871 are free blacks, and 1885 art
slaves, OF which l744 are in Washington.