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St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-02-28

THIS TRrrH Asorr SAN PArcE'-
A correspondent Of the Rochester Der.o-
erat takes exception 10 u statement coll
corning she renowned Sans Patch which
recently appeared in IN English b,ok,
aud give the correct version "f th~ story
Of that individuals last leap. He ssys -
''Sam Ps.ch's last leap occurred on
the afternoon Of the 18th Of November.
1922, on q cold. Cloudy. dismal autumn
day. The heavens. as If in keeping
with the melancholy spectacle. w.r. nj
most clothed in sacketu,h. The FUN re-
fused 10 look upon the n.ourntul tragedy.
But ten thousand human bcirgs. more
tLoughtless. lind 'he banks Of the river
ou both sides l,.rched also upon th"
mills and houses, and in trees, above aus,
below the high banks, to cheer and en-
courage the poor drunken suicide in his
self-immvla.;on. A scsffold was crested
thirty feet high. OH the leland above the
falls, as they then were. standing yer,
near where the saw-,sill upon the trow
of the eatarac, nsw IL. Prom that tcaf-
fold poor Sam dropped into the deep water.
rs it then ysas below. Ten thousand ca
ger eyes watched hi,a az he went like an
arrow down against the dark ledge o.
rocks, . distance Of one hundred and
,wen,y-six fec: Teh thousand eager
ewes yased With hrca,hless anxiety upon
the spot where 30 fell. expecting to sec
him emerge from the water, ~ he had
done most gracefully iust one week be-
fore, after jumping from the prec'pice
without the scafFolj. distance Of ninety
| s;x feet. boats put QUA below. and sailed
; AROUND near the spot. ready {" pick him
up. Ten thousand people. like great
crowd Of Witnesses. still lining the cliffs.
ssih ~training their eyes to catch the 6rst
gI,npse Of any dark sFcck On the waters,
no one daring hardly to move or draw a
long breath, for near half an hour, until
one BY one they began to turn away and
give him up. many with fearful eyes,
many With words sadaened and suhdued
lupon their lips. Poor SAINT wac his
Hast leap. How fool-hardy! How
wicked! Aud some we're heard to say,
How wicked to couatensnee . miserable
man in such suicide! If We had moi
been looking on he would not hare done
| itr '...
"ror two long hours, a. least, until
darkness stepped their work. eager mel
haa.cd all pser and through the waters
below the falls. 10 end the poor remain,
Of the MISERABLE yictiIa Of his own folly,
but found ticua not Next day the search
was renewed. Indeed, Is vss kept u
with more o. less diligence for some time
aud yes al in vain fsfshaf season. S.aTsh
ing, dragging. fishing in the water. day
after day revealed nothing. But ths
next spring the body was picked rp b,
some unknown persot near the mouth o
the river. seven miles below, as 10 VA
tioated ont into the lake. Il had lsin u
the water al winter; had gone down osel
the lower falls slso; and still was ia suet
a state Of preservation ss {" be resdi',
identified. Il Was taken up. and decent
! y buried IN . spot Of ground near y
thanS."
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-02-28
SHERIFF ) SALE.
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.

DY virtue Of one writ Of Fieri Facixs
- ISSUED ou, of the Circuit Court fr
Sain; Mary's County, at the suit of Horace
H. Swami. against the goods and cba,:els.
lands and trnements Of F. \. Harding and
Ann ". Harding, and to ,se directed.
have .eiz j aud tsken 10 execution all tn.
right. title. iu,er"h. property. claim ana
demand. a, Law and equity "fthe said +.
\. Harding and Ann NJ Harding. in and
to the following property to wit:
One 'r.c. or parcel Of land, called and
known as
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-02-28

President elect. and the Inaugural Mes.
sage. At indianapolis Bob got tigh, and
lost the CARPET bag II was mt founa
ard ,he Presidential party left with NJ, il.
II !. yce missing. There is. hswever. an
osLer carv nf rho messag-. in existence. -
thar Mr.. Lincola will hot be compelled %
re- write that or write new one. Mr..
;rrol., \ ~ vexrd at the carn.essness Of
his so,. but Boz did mt appear to care
nncl, al,od: "a matter. and remarked thu,
the old man ,ui .ht rs we'll sc,ll about that
a. something else.
TnE EPrrCrs cr HARD Trars The
ills All! si,nsh"usrS ar" Drumming with
Migrants. chiefly forei gners. Over two
hundred Of these people. csn,uit;ed To
VI ya,nrnsing, were turned adritt IN Mon-
day - make r"oun for greater criminals. -
At the onion ~,ro-t station house ooa hun
dre,l anil tw-ntv-six loigrrs were taken in
during the night of whom one bla0} man
named Bchj.nin Sheppard. died during
the night At the alm~house the wards
are swarming and the i.,-ane department
is full {" az extent never before known. A
house Of correction ia necessity
never more pressing ,haa at this moment.
The above is taken from the Philsdel-
phia North Ameri"on sf Yesterday. a ps-
per enthusiastic in ;ss admiration Of Presi-
dent Lincoln. and in its approval IF his
speeches, declaring tina. there is mo crisis. ="
and that nothing lie hurting anybody"
s..
Why, H-ns. you have the most ecmi-
nine cas-, If cauntcnsnce | ever have
seen oh yah replied Hans. Il know
dc rsa.on for dst--Ininc moder WAS
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-02-28
Prof. Rarey.

Prof Rarey.
We attended an exhibition given by
this noted individual. ut Front Street
Theatre, ON Thursday afternoon last. and
can testify that the celebrity he has &C.
quired m master Of the acience Of horse
olngy," is we'll founded and deserves to
be perpetuated. h" lers than three III
cious. and sarro.~d to be unmauageabl"
animals. wsro L,ough. into the ring and
each speedily and thoroughly subdued. -
The process ia sisnpl. and purely mechsn-
ical and, When Uuce heel. can be readily
practieed by any one. n, least to such an
exteut ns to an."sr oil practical PURPOSES.
We witt ssse,l On exhibition. at the sam.
place and time. pair OF Shetland ponies
Of full age. the snsll-r of which or;y
weighed sc:rnty Eve pounds. They be-
!oLs 10 F.of. Rarey aud ike his celsbra-
ted horse '.Crni@.r" are objects Of much
ate alton sud admiration. Esres il o
young n,sn. we'll Luiit, Of medium. .iixe and
has rather bright. inssll;grn, faes. lie
is very se!f-!'osess:l in 'is manner and ais
language and general department indicate
o good natural niad. well cultivated. -
His exhibitions in Bal;imos. have been
weA attended and We believe have giren
universal Satisfaction.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-02-28
Dis0.

AZ the rrsi5i. pee Of her husband in This
district. on Tur.day. the 10Th Of fehrusry.
instant. Mrs. ANN r.. wife Of Francis
Golisborough, in the 5oth year of her age.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-02-28
CLAUDE MlLlQTTl.

Brish. bay. hrc! by Mr. Long. owner Of los
ton, was got 10y BOSTON out ri Slender by IN
dustry, Louisa Semmes. by Thornton's Rat
tier. Dsisy Croppcr, by Osles Oscar, Grey
Diomcd--flali'. Union. Leonidas, impt.
Oihell", impt. Georges Juniper. impt. Nor
snss Traveller. out Of isGpi. Selma by the
GodoIphin Arabian.
From the above pedigree, il will be seen.
that Claude Aclnsti. combines more of tie
Sir Archy bised in his veins than any horss
now living. ssing descsndsi. through his si,e
Rstou aud grand sire Tin.ulc.n, directly from
Sir Areby. and thragb Industry sire Of Slsn-
der aud one Of the best sens Of Sir Archv,
again through Thonsos's Rsitler-tthe sirs
ri Louise Hcmu,ss) another distinguished sou
Of Sir Archy.
D. hi. g 8. dam Daisy Ct"r,~r. shroush
her sir" Grey N'.rned. he ID descenied from
in.pt Medley, all his fapsil, Lei,.g distinguish
ed for game and stortncss. 80.
Claude Meinsfte is the sire Of Col. Bowe1
fine cnlt Ike Marvel, which ran in the Fall
uf so. both at Leonard Town and 10 Virginia
with success.
Claude Mselnotte will stand this seaaou Tor
$50, for hloodU! mares, to he discharged By
Sis, if paid i'll tlse s-sron. For c0mrson
mares, Sl4, to he discharges by Sl0, if paid
In the season. Every esic taken. bot No res-
possibility f,r accidents. Groom fec 80
cents.
IIe will stand at tie Head Of 81. Ceu,.
suts Bay on
At Leonard Town IN
At Clifton Factory 90 "
GEoRaE c. TARIToN.
Feb. 2eth. lS6l--sss. sr
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-02-28
FOR the LEGISLATURE.

ROBERT c. COMBS. Z q ,is recommend.
cd 10 the v"'ers Of this esanty as q candidate
for the Legislature, s.d will be SUPPORTED by
MANY FRIENDS.
FEB. as.h, lSSl-n
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-02-28

FOR ROAD SUPERVISOR,
d. D. WEIGH oHes himself to Tie soseYs
OF Lconasd Town distric, q candidate MT
Supervisor of she Rad and asks the voters a
the district u support him.
Feb. 2S,h. 1861.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-02-28

Paraass. g.
The parade sf the Riley Rihes co Fri
day Last. the anniversary Of the bird q
Washington. was unusually imposing. Ne
Company turning out in great stresgsA
and sxssusiag ia the most crsdisshls snaH-
ner several dific.lt military erolasiosa. "
There will be Psrsds and messing II
this csrrs 60 Sa,ari., next. which j. sis
day for tho regular inoBthly psrade.--
We attended on Thursdsy bit . parade
At fuckers Store Of he new Company.
the smaIIwood vigilanss.s which has
recently been organised 10 Patuxens dis
triet. 1t already numbers. we learn. up
wards Of 30 men. but owing We pre-
suirs 10 the windy character of the day
on Thursday last only IS members were
in the drill. It afforded US pleasure TO
notice the decorum which prevailed 10 tn"
ranks during the drill aud the earnest
ness manifested Ly the members in the
patriotic undertaking which they have
inauguratcd Sergeant Wathen Of the
Riaesis at present their military instru.-
tor.
The Clifton Guards" Capt. Coal.
wersbD giys. We learn. q dinner TO the
Dragons. Capt. r. Jones. ON Tuesday
last At the Clifton Factory. on which
occasion George Thomas MAS expected
to deliver an address and Johu L. Hebb
70 read Washing,on's Farewell Address.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-02-28

FAITHFUL FoREvER.-Thc Etening Pox,
somewhat Indignant at the familiar mem
ton daily made Of bob Lincoln the
Prince of Rai.s"-tbe youngster now be-
fore the country in an attitude rather less
diguifed than that Of poor Tommy"
last summer-has the following:
Robert T. Lincoln. the eldest son Of the
President elect, and who is accompanying
bin to Washington. lie stadent at Har-
ward and will shortly return to his class.
He is young man of fine abilities and
much dignity Of character. The reports
in various papers intimating that bis course
Of life 10 what IS popularity dsnomin.ted as
East" are strictly erroneous. and no less
painful to hin, than to his excellent parents.
to whom he has ever been = dutifui and
stfectionate svn.
The Rochester Uaio~ tele . different
story about Prince Bob's bahits, and IL
lusirates its remarks ~ follows:
When OLD Abe started frsm Springfield.
be gave Boo carpet bag. and told him
that it was his especial and soid duty to see
it safely delivered in Washington. The
bag ca, .ained some private papers II the
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-06-07
Biographical sketch Of Colonel
Ellsworth.

From biographical notice of Col.
Ellsworth, in the Chicago Tribune, we
gather tho following particulars of his
life, additional to what We have already
given.
L. L. Ellsworth was native of Me-
chnnicsville, Saratoga county, New York
where bis parents still reside. IIe was
at tho time Of his doOth about twenty
eight years of age. He came to Chica-
20 in 1850, in narrow circumstances and
with no capital but an indefaticable will
10 succeed His talents were not those
that win their greatest success In busi-
moss career, however, aud though he for 0
time was engaged in the sale Of Patent
/ Rights, il was untitled to him and wBi
abandoned. His genus was Of the mir
itary stamp, aud strongly marked. Pre-
yious to his residence Ia Chicago, whilG
a more youth, he had been honorRbly as
ISOLATED with an Albany military corp
as its drill officer,
Very early in his residence in Illinois
he became connected with military mat
! tiers. Tho Zouave Cadets were first or
ganized in the Spring Of 1866, and frs
began their drill with fifteen members
j With this company the young officer de
vcloped and made practical system o
tactics that will ever bo associated will
his namo.
After their brilliant tour through th,
East, the Zoulves disbandcd, but most o
them + go again entered service as Off
cers OF Zouavc Companies that arc nov
in the field. A lit treatise by Col
Ellsworth, clearly and well presentin,
| his "Munual of Arms" was published
f-w months since, and hus a favorable
rank among trcatises Of similar char
acter.
In 1850 Col. Ellsworth was Oppointe'
Puymastor General of the Illinois 81 &
! Militia. II0 resided for several mont i
i in Springfield, and not then designed t
enter upon a military career, commences
his readings as a student in the law ofiic'
\ of Mr.. Lincoln. Subsequent to Mr.. Lin
coins election 10 the Presidency, Col
Ellsworth was prominently associate,
10 efforts TO amend and reyiyify the near
" extinct militia system Of the State -
The bill prepared by him failed to be
como a law, but is chief features wer'
highly spoken OF by military authorities
The latter incidents Of his career ant
the history Of bis Fire Zouayes arc vel
known TO our readers.
Colonel Ellsworth was unmarried bu
was betrothed TO Miss Spodord, an &c
complishod lady Of Rockford Illinois.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-06-07
SHERTFF SALES.
ShcriR sale.

BY virtue Of m order made by the Court Of
Common Pleas Of Seneca County, Ohio, at
the January term AID. 1861, in the above
entitled cause and to me directed, l will cffer
for sale at public yendue at the door Of the
Court House, Ia Tho city Of Tifin, in said
county, on
Tnf lOth par OF JuSr, A. d. 1861,
between tho hours Of 10 o'clock A. NJ. and A
O'Clock p 81 J, OF said day, the following lands
and tensmcnts, to-wit:
The s0ath partof the west haifof the south
west quarter sfslctioh number fourteen &
IN Township number onc--l-north Of range
fourteen-l4-east, in said Seneca county,
Ohio, conta lining twenty three-23--Rcrcs VI
land more or less.
AlaO, parg- Of tho south cast quarter Of sec
ton number fifteen--l5-in Township mum
Der one-i-anorth Of range fourteen-l4--
east, in mid Seneca county, Ohio. beginning
for the came AZ the south east corner Of said
south east quarter Of said section number e.
teen--l5-runuing thence west one hundred
and sixty-l6O--rOds 10 the south west cor.
ner n said quarter section, thence north on
and along the West line Of said quarter section
seventy nine--79-rOds, thence east Onc--l 90
dthcnce north thirty hise--39-rsls until 4
intersects The south line Of lands owned by
James Wilson, thence east on aud plong tie
south line Of said land owned by james
Wilson, ia said south east quarter section to
che cast line Of said quarter, thence south on
the east line Of said south cart quarter one
huacred aud oigh teen--liS-rods to the
place Of beginning Containing one hundred
and nineteen-ll9--acres Of land more or
desc.
LEVI wEIRICK.
May 10, 1861 $500 Sheriff
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-06-07


Hsrpcr's Ferry, ifh l. not airess, a.
vaeuated' will aoon fall. The roops th,4s
are not near % numerous o. has hssn
stated, There are not over d,0Ou 4. Anx
about the place. There arc misefebiv
equipped and nearly starved. Gen. NJ
Clellan With $4,000 troops is already on
The march for that place. Anothcr forso
viii proceed from Chambefsburg undsf
Cen kcim, another from the Eslnr
House, end stu another iron, Washi,,-
ton, 70 cut of the rebels.
The Government has received M On.
eial intelligence from our Ministers by t,o
last mail nom Europe. The impr,ssiop.
however, which the Etnas mails convey
respecting American affairs there, 4, rn-
tiroly salts factory TO cur Governaost.
aud clearly indicates that great changes
have already taken place In the niinds VI
the Tooplc.
a general order has boon Issued b4
the War Department granting 70 vvlun-
teers now erlst0l the sane money al
lowanco for clothing as the regulars.
The total number VI regiments uccep-
tod from Illinois for tbs war ia oisstsah.
including Heeker,s G erman RegiHcnt.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-06-07

them all boxed up and ready for them
BY tho timc tho Ohio mcn reach cd Cam-
crOn there had collected from the sur
rounding country some eight hundred or
one thousand people, who received Z EN-
with enthusiastic demonstrations. The
mon got Ut and mingled with them, chs.
king hands with all, men, women and
girls.
Al Beltou they received a similar dona.
ton, and all along the way they were
greeted with still stronger demonstration
Of JOY than wero showered upon tho 9th
ers. During the night, owing to the
breaking down Of the wires at Glover's
Gap, 100 men we're seut up 10 take pos
session Of tho place, and guard the road
aud telegraph. This morning the Ohio
men will 60 down to the camp at the burnt
bridge. II is expected that all hands
will 20 10 work rebuilding the bridges, so
that the trains will be enabled to 70 on
in day or two. There ore now more
than 1900 men at Warrington and the
camp below. There isno doubt that they
will push through 10 Grafton as soon as
practicable, Col Kelly was heard TO say
yesterday, that he was des.ous Of paying
bis rcspcets to that place and TO Fotter-
man, at az early day as possible. An
experienced telegrapher accompanies
the troops, to repair the lincs and keep
up communication with Wheeling.
Al Cameron, yesterday they hauled up
some Sccessionists, and made them swear
10 support the Constitution Of the Unit-
ed States. To day that place was full
Of men, armed. Squads ofthcm were g.
ing cut to bring some more Of the same
stripe, intending to make them tako the
same oath also.
The indianapolis Journal Of yesterday
publishes the following private telegraph
io dispatch received by Gov. Morton frt n
an oflicer Of distinction, from which II
will bo seen that tho seeessionists who
had located at Grafton had got scared e'
tho approach of Col. Rolly's troops. art
had run into the mountains;
To Gov. o. p, MoRroS
have just rec, ivcd the following tel
cgram from Col, Kelly, commanding tht
troops advancing from Wheeling towards
Grafton: ~ am advised by one Of III,
road masters who has just arrived from
Graf on, that my forward movement OF
Pennington yesterday, and the arrest o.
Secession volunteers aud bridge burnett
was reported to Grafton last night, an,
that ha passed the burnt bridges, an,
was advancing on G 0lton with ten thou
sand men. About l2 o'clock last nigh
the Scccssionists broke up heir camp snt
lotteutcd up the valley OF tho river. Tit
railroad men refused locomotives an,
curs to take them East"
The distance from Wheeling to Graf
ton is loo miles. From Wheeling I,
Manniugton the distance is sixty miles
Farmington 10 seven miles beyond aut
forty-fivo miles from Grafton. Parkers
burg is 100 mica from Grafton and DIa
rietta where there were 900 compGniet
Of artillery Stationed, il only twolv,
miles above parkersburg. A gent,emai
from pOrlersburg reports that a thuusRn,
morning for GfStttAAbJIasss Ssl.MeI!Sagk SsQ M k,
err Virginia road 1t is said that tn,
bridges are also destroyed on this road, .,
that these troops, like our own ut Man
nington, will bo detained.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-06-07
Negro pIoiln GeorgIn.

The Cassyille (Ga.) Standard says
A negro man belonging to Mrs. Lyon,
who resides in the nth District Of this
county, was hung at Kingston on lHst
Thursday, for planning und endeavoring
to incite an insurrection. He was tried
bya committee Of twelve citizens, and
the evidence was considered sufficiently
conclusive as TO his guilt to warrant bis
conviction and execution. According to
his own statements, il was ono Of the
most diabolical schemes ever devised by
any 6end 10 murder the citizens Of this
county and take possession Of their prop
ertY. A white man by the name Of Un-
derwood was implicated in the plot
Ho Is now IN jail, committed on charge
Of treason. Several other negroes were
implicated, but we have not learned the
precise nature Of tho evidence addueed
against them. When such congpiracios
as these are detected, our citizsns eanr
not be tovigllant b watching the actions
of the negroes and iaean wlite men.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-06-07
TnANK.n
cnnrrnhnmd Of Wnr.

Il Is report that General Butler has re-
fused to return 20 arebel Colonel, certain
Claves owned by him, who fled into Fort
Monroe. The Genera offered to return
the fugitives if their owner would provo
his loyalty by sweating allegiance TO the
Constitution and Government ofthe Uni
ted States; but declared that as the
slaves Of an enemy, ho held them con-
traband Of war, and should not return
them.
Wheaton, on "tho almost unanimous
authority of elementary writer's Of for
eign ordinances, and Of treOtics," calls
contrabund Of war call warlike instru-
ments or materials by their own nature
fit TO be used in war" In Douy:er's Law
Dictionary Is this definition:
commodities particularly useful in
war are oontraband, as arms, ammuni-
milton, horses, timber for ship building,
and every kind of naval stores. When
articles come into use as implements OF
war, whish were before innocent, they
may be declared 10 he eonuaband'"
Slaves, looking on them from their
masters eoint, as ehattels and property,
are certainly, In these times, articles
which have come into use as implements
Of war. Slaves did tho hardwork IN con.
structing the batteries which reduced
Fort Sumter. Slaves are now used by
Gen. Bragg 10 build sand-bag batteries
around Fort Pickons. Wherever the reb-
el troops have had severe labor 70 per-
form, they have used slaves as much as
they have used spades, shoyela, plck-axes
or other entrcnohing tools, NJ
Counted as pcrsous, these iugltiyes IN
to Fort Monroo arc desertere from the
enemy, whom a commander never gives
up. Counted as ARTICLES" there % no
doubt that they are eontTaband Of war;
and may indeed DO regarded, from the
rebel standpoint, as enircnehins loVls' "
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-06-07
The Frost.

The Frost Of May % provea TO have
been wide spread aud fatal 70 most kinda
Of fruits. How Il may be iH the .imno.
diato region Of tho Likes. wv are nos
well informed but from pretty well up
In northen Ohio, 70 away dowa ia Ten-
nessee, wo have adviers Of the most dis-
astrous effects. Throughout the greater
part Of Ohio, there is a eloan sweep u
peaches, cherries, plums, spIicots and
pears, and serious damNge to apples,
grapes, Strawberries, ,--Colum5g! M
NOiss.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-06-07
singular Phenomenon tlt lake
MICHIGAN.

The Chicago Tribune notes a slnpular
ph nomenon that took place Oh a6 inst
Several atmospheric and barometrieal
indications Lai Tr sAged a commotion u
tho elements. Shortly before aosn the,
waters Of L ke Michigan rose thirty o,
inchcs above tho ordinary levsi and ia
The course Of h,li an hour again fell.--.
Throughout the day this at ruatlve RI
sing aud falling took place II intervals
of fifteen or twenty minut,s, causing
strong currents, the difference in eleva-
ton being nearly three feet. The wind
was at frst s. W., or of shore. Al
eight o'clock the evening tIo wind
changed to the N. w, and terrible
gale and thunder storm followed. The
storm reached Cleveland shIrty phsr
ten o'clock.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-06-07

The FLOATING D4TTERT."-Ths
Charleston correspondent Of tho PLilai
delphia American ssya Of tha famVus
floating battery;
About a certain "loatlng battcryn-r.
the machine We built to take sumter
It leaked. 1t was placed on mud bar
near Sull,van'H Island; Major AndsFsoh
frod few shots at Il. Alter the "glo-
rious victory" Il was found 20 be noarlY
knocked to pieces. The guns were hss-
tily removed, aud the thing towcd round
10y the means Of the N ", 10 tha Ash
Icy river. The tide has lAled itwi.h mud
aud sand, and that is the end ofthe pas
floating battery, have endeuvored u
fnd out how much Il cost, but that u oue
Of the items carefully concealed rom
the inquisitiye public.